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| US10038230B2 |
Wideband electromagnetic cloaking systems
Arrangement of resonators in an aperiodic configurations are described, which can be used for electromagnetic cloaking of objects. The overall assembly of resonators, as structures, do not all repeat periodically and at least some of the resonators are spaced such that their phase centers are separated by more than a wavelength. The arrangements can include resonators of several different sizes and/or geometries arranged so that each size or geometry corresponds to a moderate or high “Q” response that resonates within a specific frequency range, and that arrangement within that specific grouping of akin elements is periodic in the overall structure. The relative spacing and arrangement of groupings can be defined by self similarity and origin symmetry. |
| US10038224B2 |
Power supply device
A plurality of required DC voltages are outputted. A power supply device includes: a first switch circuit corresponding to the plurality of battery devices, and that includes a switch for connecting a negative pole terminal, by which negative pole terminals of the battery devices are connected, and a first switch for connecting a positive pole terminal, by which positive pole terminals of the battery devices are connected, and a switch for bypassing, by which the battery devices are bypassed; and a second switch circuit corresponding to the plurality of battery devices, and that includes a second switch for connecting a positive pole terminal, by which positive pole terminals of the battery devices are connected, and a switch for connecting, by which the negative pole terminals of the battery devices are connected to a positive pole terminal of the other battery device. |
| US10038223B2 |
Method of charging a lithium-sulphur cell
A method for charging a lithium-sulphur cell, said method comprising: monitoring the voltage, V, of a cell during charge as a function of time, t, or capacity, Q, determining, in a voltage region in which the cell transitions between the first stage and second stage of charge, the reference capacity, Qref, of the cell at which dV/dt or dV/dQ is at a maximum, terminating charge when the capacity of the cell reaches a.Qref, where a is 1.1 to 1.4. |
| US10038222B2 |
Secondary cell state detector
A condenser is connected to both electrodes of a secondary cell. A first switch is provided between a positive electrode of the secondary cell and a one-side plate of the condenser. An MCU turns ON the first switch when the secondary cell is in a first state to connect both electrodes of the secondary cell to both plates of the condenser, and then turns OFF the first switch. In addition, thereafter, the MCU detects a state of the secondary cell based on a differential voltage output from a differential amplifier circuit when the secondary cell is in a second state. |
| US10038215B2 |
Method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte
A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing sulfide solid electrolytes, by which sulfide solid electrolytes whose productivity, recovery rate, and ionic conductivity are improved can be produced. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: pulverizing a mixture that is obtained by mixing a sulfide solid electrolyte containing sulfides and a single type of halides or a raw material thereof, an ether compound, and a solvent to obtain a pulverized product; and carrying out heating treatment wherein the obtained pulverized product is heated to obtain a crystallized sulfide solid electrolyte, wherein formulas “0.44≤C/(A+B+C)≤0.70” and “0.10≤B/(A+B+C)≤0.36” are satisfied, where “A [g]” denotes a weight of the sulfide solid electrolyte or the raw material thereof, “B [g]” denotes a weight of the ether compound, and “C [g]” denotes a weight of the solvent. |
| US10038211B2 |
Fuel cell stack manufacturing method
A fuel cell stack manufacturing method includes: a step of disposing a fuel cell stack so as to be sandwiched between a first fastening member and a second fastening member; a step of temporarily fastening the fuel cell stack by inserting a jig into a hole-form first connecting portion formed on each end portion of the first fastening member and a second connecting portion formed on each end portion of the second fastening member while applying pressure to the fuel cell stack at a predetermined load; a step of performing aging processing on the temporarily fastened fuel cell stack in order to advance creep deformation of the fuel cell stack; and a step of inserting a pin into the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion while reapplying the pressure. |
| US10038209B2 |
Cell stack device, module, and module housing device
A cell stack device is provided with a cell stack comprising a plurality of cells, a manifold fixing an end of each cell of the plurality of cells thereto with a sealing material, and configured to allow a reaction gas to be supplied to each cell. An electrically conductive end member is disposed at an end portion of the cell stack in an arrangement direction of the cells, and suppressing deformation of each cell, such that a first end of the electrically conductive end member at a side of the manifold is separated from the manifold. |
| US10038204B2 |
Current collector for a fuel cell
A fuel cell stack assembly has a plurality of cells in a stack configuration. Each cell comprises a membrane-electrode assembly disposed between an anode flow plate and a cathode flow plate. A current collector plate is disposed at each end of the stack and a compression assembly maintains the stack under compression. At least one of the current collector plates is formed as a printed circuit board having a first face disposed against a cathode flow plate or an anode flow plate of an outermost cell in the stack and a second face opposite the first face. The first face includes an electrically conductive layer disposed on a substrate of the printed circuit board to serve as a stack current collector electrode. Electrical components such as temperature sensors can be mounted on the printed circuit board such that they lie in or adjacent to a flow channel extending along an adjacent face of the anode or cathode flow plate. The printed circuit board can provide laterally extending connection tabs for electrical connection to the current collector electrode and to the electrical components. |
| US10038202B2 |
Fuel cell separator, fuel cell, and fuel cell battery
A fuel cell separator 10 includes a power generation section 10B provided in a central region on a surface of the separator formed into a plate, a plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B provided in a region closer to the outer periphery than the power generation section 10B, and a reinforcing portion 14A provided so as to extend from a manifold beam portion 15 formed between the plurality of manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B to a gap region 13 formed between the power generation section 10B and the manifolds 11A, 11B, 12A, and 12B. |
| US10038200B2 |
Method of producing Pt alloy catalyst using protective coating of carbon layer and ozone
A method of producing a catalyst including a platinum-transition metal alloy on carbon, more specifically, a method of producing a carbon supported platinum alloy catalyst with high activity and superior durability includes coating a carbon-supported catalyst with an organic polymer as a material for a carbon layer, heat-treating the catalyst under a hydrogen-deficient atmosphere to convert the organic polymer into the carbon layer to prevent growth of catalyst particles caused by heat treatment through the carbon layer, allowing, at the same time, a transition metal supported together with platinum to be diffused into platinum particles to form a catalyst having a core-shell structure including a platinum skin layer on a surface thereof, and removing the carbon layer by ozone treatment after the heat treatment to induce an electrochemical reaction on the surface of the catalyst. |
| US10038199B2 |
Noble metal-based electrocatalyst and method of treating a noble metal-based electrocatalyst
A noble metal-based electrocatalyst comprises a bimetallic particle comprising a noble metal and a non-noble metal and having a polyhedral shape. The bimetallic particle comprises a surface-segregated composition where an atomic ratio of the noble metal to the non-noble metal is higher in a surface region and in a core region than in a sub-surface region between the surface and core regions. A method of treating a noble metal-based electrocatalyst comprises annealing a bimetallic particle comprising a noble metal and a non-noble metal and having a polyhedral shape at a temperature in the range of from about 100° C. to about 1100° C. |
| US10038195B2 |
Electrode structure having structured conductive buffer layer
An electrode comprising a current collector, a conductive buffer layer composed of a conductive polymer formed on the current collector, and an active material layer formed on the conductive buffer layer. The conductive buffer layer can expand and contract between the non-lithiated and lithiated states. |
| US10038193B1 |
Electrode having an interphase structure
An electrode for use in a device such as a secondary battery may include a first layer having first active particles adhered together by a binder, a second layer having second active particles adhered together by a binder, and an interphase layer interposed between the first and second layers. In some examples, the interphase layer may include an interpenetration of the first and second particles, such that substantially discrete fingers of the first layer interlock with substantially discrete fingers of the second layer. |
| US10038189B2 |
Transition metal composite hydroxide capable of serving as precursor of positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries
A transition metal composite hydroxide can be used as a precursor to allow a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a small and highly uniform particle diameter to be obtained. A method also is provided for producing a transition metal composite hydroxide represented by a general formula (1) MxWsAt(OH)2+α, coated with a compound containing the additive element, and serving as a precursor of a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The method includes producing a composite hydroxide particle, forming nuclei, growing a formed nucleus; and forming a coating material containing a metal oxide or hydroxide on the surfaces of composite hydroxide particles obtained through the upstream step. |
| US10038188B2 |
Cathode active material, process for its production, cathode and lithium ion secondary battery
To provide a cathode active material with which a lithium ion secondary battery having favorable cycle characteristics and having a high energy density even when discharged at a high voltage can be obtained; a cathode comprising the cathode active material; and a lithium ion secondary battery having the cathode.A cathode active material comprising a composite oxide (A) containing Li and at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Mn, and the following particles (B) and the following fluorinated carbon material (C) present on the surface of the composite oxide (A): particles (B): particles containing an oxide of at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Sn, Si, Al, Ce, Y, Zr, Co, W, V, Nb, Ta, La and Mg; and fluorinated carbon material (C): a fluorinated carbon material in the form of particles or fibers. |
| US10038180B2 |
Rechargeable lithium battery with controlled particle size ratio of activated carbon to positive active material
A rechargeable lithium battery that includes: a negative electrode including a negative active material, and a positive electrode including a positive active material and activated carbon. When the positive active material includes a lithium iron phosphate-based compound, the average particle diameter of the activated carbon is greater than or equal to about 1000% and less than or equal to about 3000% of the average particle diameter of the positive active material. |
| US10038177B2 |
Method for manufacturing storage battery electrode, storage battery electrode, storage battery, and electronic device
To provide a method for forming a storage battery electrode including an active material layer with high density in which the proportion of conductive additive is low and the proportion of the active material is high. To provide a storage battery having a higher capacity per unit volume of an electrode with the use of a storage battery electrode formed by the formation method. A method for forming a storage battery electrode includes the steps of forming a mixture including an active material, graphene oxide, and a binder; providing a mixture over a current collector; and immersing the mixture provided over the current collector in a polar solvent containing a reducer, so that the graphene oxide is reduced. |
| US10038176B2 |
Electric work vehicle
An electric work vehicle includes a plurality of battery mounting portions, a plurality of battery packs that can be detachably mounted to the battery mounting portions, a main body contact provided for each one of the battery mounting portions and electrically connected with the battery back mounted to the battery mounting portion, a power feeding circuit to which the main body contact is parallel connected, a battery switch configured to block flow of electric power from the battery pack to the power feeding circuit, a switch operating portion for operating the battery switch, a charged amount estimating portion for estimating a charged power of the battery pack mounted to the battery mounting portion, an electric motor driven by power fed from at least one battery pack via the power feeding circuit, and a driving wheel receiving power transmitted from the electric motor. |
| US10038175B2 |
Bus bar module
A bus bar module has a body part, first to third hinge covers, first to third hinges, and first and second parts. The first to third hinge covers are directly or indirectly connected through the first to third hinge parts to the case of the body part. The first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinges are integrally formed with the case of the body part. In an initial state of the bus bar module, the case of the body part, the first to third hinge covers and the first to third hinge parts have no undercut. The first to third hinge covers are bent at the first to third hinge parts, respectively, so that at least a part of the second hinge cover covers the first part and at least a part of the third hinge cover covers the second part. |
| US10038172B2 |
Rechargeable battery
A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab; a first current collection plate electrically connected to the first electrode tab; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap assembly including a cap plate sealing the top-end opening of the case; a connecting pin located between the first current collection plate and the cap plate and electrically connecting the first current collection plate and the cap plate; and a first terminal unit electrically contacting the first current collection plate and protruding through the cap plate. |
| US10038167B2 |
Thick-ETL OLEDs with sub-ITO grids with improved outcoupling
An organic light emitting device is described. In certain embodiments, the device has a transparent substrate, a transparent grid layer disposed over the substrate, and an OLED disposed over the grid layer. The OLED can include an anode, a cathode, and at least one organic layer between the anode and cathode. A refractive index of the transparent grid layer is less than or equal to a refractive index of the transparent substrate. In certain embodiments, the at least one organic layer includes an electron transport layer having a thickness of at least 50 nm. In certain embodiments, the refractive index of the transparent grid layer is less than n=1.20, or in certain embodiments, less than n=1.05. Methods of manufacturing an organic light emitting device are also described. |
| US10038163B2 |
Display device
A display apparatus including a substrate; a plurality of unit displays disposed over the substrate, each of the unit displays including a thin film transistor including at least one inorganic layer, a display device electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a planarization layer between the thin film transistor and the display device; and an encapsulation layer encapsulating the plurality of unit displays, wherein the planarization layer of each of the unit displays includes a spaced area exposing a surface of the at least one inorganic layer between the plurality of unit displays, and wherein the encapsulation layer contacts the at least one inorganic layer in the spaced area. |
| US10038161B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode display including an organic light emitting display panel configured to display an image, and a lower passivation film attached to a bottom of the organic light emitting diode display panel. The lower passivation film includes a support film that is in contact with the organic light emitting diode display panel, and a stress adjustment layer formed beneath the support film and configured to reduce a bending stress to be induced in the organic light emitting display panel when the organic light emitting display panel and the lower passivation film are bent. |
| US10038159B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device structure and manufacturing for the same
An organic electroluminescent device structure and manufacturing method for the same are provided. Surfaces of an anode, an organic electroluminescent structure and a cathode all have arc structures undulating periodically to avoid the total reflection in propagating an exit light to the substrate, increasing the light efficiency. Utilizing a PEDOT:PSS thin film as a material for the anode to replace an ITO material, the cost is reduced. The manufacturing method utilizes a wet coating process to form the PEDOT:PSS thin film as the anode so as to reduce the cost. Utilizing a transfer-printing method to pattern the PEDOT:PSS thin film to form an arc structure undulating periodically on the PEDOT:PSS thin film (the anode) to avoid the total reflection inside the organic electroluminescent device such that most light can be propagated out from the substrate. Accordingly, a light efficiency of the bottom-emitting type organic electroluminescent device is increased. |
| US10038154B2 |
Flexible display device with chamfered polarization layer
There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display. |
| US10038153B2 |
Platinum (II) emitters for OLED applications
Described herein are novel platinum(II) emitters. These materials show high emission quantum efficiency, a low self-quenching constant, and are stable in thermal deposition processes. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) fabricated from these materials can have pure green emission, high efficiency and low efficiency roll-off. The OLEDs can have a chemical structure of: |
| US10038151B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound having a formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, where ligand LA is ligand LB is and ligand LC is is disclosed. In formula M(LA)x(LB)y(LC)z, M is a metal having an atomic number greater than 40; x is 1 or 2; A1-A8 are carbon or nitrogen; ring B is bonded to ring A through a C—C bond; M is bonded to ring A through a M-C bond; X is O, S, Se, CRR′, or NR1; rings C and D are each independently a 5 or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; at least one R4 is a five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic ring which can be further substituted by RE; each R substituent is independently selected from a variety of moieties; and any adjacent R substitutents are optionally joined to form a ring. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound of formula M(LA)(LB)(LC)z are also described. |
| US10038150B2 |
Metal complexes for use as dopants and other uses
The invention relates to electrochemical devices comprising complexes of cobalt comprising at least one ligand with a 5- or six membered, N-containing heteroring. The complex are useful as p- and n-dopants, as over of electrochemical devices, in particular in organic semiconductors. The complexes are further useful as over-discharge prevention and overvoltage protection agents. |
| US10038140B2 |
ReRAM using stack of iron oxide and graphene oxide films
There is provided a non-volatile memory device comprising: a substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the substrate; a resistance layer disposed on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode disposed on the resistance layer, wherein the resistance layer include a stack of a graphene oxide film and an iron oxide film, wherein a resistance value of the resistance layer varies based on a voltage applied to the upper electrode. |
| US10038137B2 |
MRAM device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device in an insulating layer. The MRAM device includes a first electrode, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) over the first electrode, a second electrode over the MTJ, and an insulating spacer surrounding sidewalls of the first electrode, the MTJ, and the second electrode. Top surfaces of the insulating spacer and the second electrode are exposed from the insulating layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a conductive pad over the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second electrode. The MTJ is entirely covered by the conductive pad. |
| US10038135B2 |
Electrostrictive composite and electrostrictive element using the same
An electrostrictive composite includes a flexible polymer matrix and a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film structure is at least partially embedded into the flexible polymer matrix through a first surface. The carbon nanotube film structure includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes combined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. |
| US10038134B2 |
Electroacoustic transduction film and manufacturing method of electroacoustic transduction film
Provided are an electroacoustic transduction film in which conversion between a vibration and a voltage is able to be appropriately performed without the occurrence of dielectric breakdown of the air between upper and lower thin film electrodes even when a high voltage is applied therebetween, a user is able to be prevented from coming into contact with a piezoelectric layer, and high productivity is achieved, and a manufacturing method of an electroacoustic transduction film. A piezoelectric layer which stretches and contracts in response to a state of an electric field, an upper thin film electrode formed on one principal surface of the piezoelectric layer, a lower thin film electrode formed on the other principal surface of the piezoelectric layer, an upper protective layer formed on the upper thin film electrode, and a lower protective layer formed on the lower thin film electrode are included, and a groove which penetrates the thin film electrode and the protective layer is formed in at least a portion of an outer peripheral portion in a surface direction of at least one of the upper thin film electrode and the upper protective layer, or the lower thin film electrode and the lower protective layer. |
| US10038132B2 |
Thermoelectric materials and their manufacturing method
Disclosed is a thermoelectric material with excellent thermoelectric performance. The thermoelectric material is expressed by Chemical Formula 1 below: CuxSe1-yQy |
| US10038131B2 |
Thermoelectric power generation and mineral extraction from brines
Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus that uses a brine from a well that is used to both generate electricity and recover valuable minerals present in the brine. The method and apparatus uses a hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from the brine to concentrate the brine that is then used to recover the minerals. |
| US10038130B2 |
LED module having LED chips as light source
An LED (Light Emitting Diode) module includes an LED unit having one or more LED chips and a case. The case includes: a body including a base plate made of ceramic, the base plate having a main surface and a bottom surface opposite to the main surface; a through conductor penetrating through the base plate; and one or more pads formed on the main surface and making conductive connection with the through conductor, the pads mounting thereon the LED unit. The through conductor includes a main surface exposed portion exposed to the main surface and overlapping the LED unit when viewed from top, a bottom surface reaching portion connected to the main surface exposed portion and reaching the bottom surface. The pads cover at least a portion of the main surface exposed portion. |
| US10038128B2 |
Light-emitting device and method of manufacturing thereof
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a light-emitting device, which comprises providing a first substrate and a plurality of semiconductor stacked blocks comprising a first semiconductor stacked block and a second semiconductor stacked block on the first substrate, and each of the plurality semiconductor stacked blocks comprises a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer on the first conductive-type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer; conducting a separating step to separate the first semiconductor stacked block from the first substrate, and the second semiconductor stacked block remains on the first substrate; providing an element substrate comprising a patterned metal layer; and conducting a bonding step to bond and align the first semiconductor stacked block or the second semiconductor stacked block with the patterned metal layer. |
| US10038123B2 |
Phosphor-coated light extraction structures for phosphor-converted light emitting devices
A conformal thin-film phosphor layer is disposed over a surface of a hemispherical lens, a Fresnel lens, or a microlens array, thereby forming a phosphor-coated light extraction structure. Also disclosed is a phosphor-converted photonic crystal light emitting device that incorporates a thin-film phosphor layer. A wafer-level packaging process incorporating a thin-film phosphor layer is also disclosed herein. |
| US10038105B2 |
Semiconductor devices, a semiconductor diode and a method for forming a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes at least one highly doped region of an electrical device arrangement formed in a semiconductor substrate and a contact structure including an NTC (negative temperature coefficient of resistance) portion arranged adjacent to the at least one highly doped region at a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate. The NTC portion includes a negative temperature coefficient of resistance material. |
| US10038104B2 |
Normally-off junction field-effect transistors and application to complementary circuits
A junction field-effect transistor (JFET) with a gate region that includes two separate sub-regions having material of different conductivity types and/or a Schottky junction that substantially suppresses gate current when the gate junction is forward-biased, as well as complementary circuits that incorporate such JFET devices. |
| US10038094B2 |
FinFET structure and methods thereof
A method and structure for providing a unique structure for FinFET S/D features described a semiconductor device including a substrate having a fin extending therefrom, the fin including a channel region, and source and drain regions adjacent to and on either side of the channel region. In various embodiments, a gate structure is disposed over the channel region, and the gate structure includes a metal layer disposed over a dielectric layer. In some examples, a first epitaxial layer at least partially embedded within the source and drain regions. In addition, a second epitaxial layer is disposed over the first epitaxial layer, where a top surface of the second epitaxial layer is higher than a top surface of the metal layer along a direction normal to the substrate. In various examples, a silicide layer is also disposed over, and in contact with, the second epitaxial layer. |
| US10038091B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first well and a second well formed in the substrate, the first well being doped with dopants of a first conductivity type and the second well being doped with dopants of a second conductivity type, a third well within the first well, a gate structure partially formed over the first and second wells, and a first epi region on the third well and a drain region electrically coupled to the second well, the first epi region being doped with dopants of the second conductivity type. |
| US10038084B2 |
Energy-filtered cold electron devices and methods
Energy-filtered cold electron devices use electron energy filtering through discrete energy levels of quantum wells or quantum dots that are formed through band bending of tunneling barrier conduction band. These devices can obtain low effective electron temperatures of less than or equal to 45K at room temperature, steep electrical current turn-on/turn-off capabilities with a steepness of less than or equal to 10 mV/decade at room temperature, subthreshold swings of less than or equal to 10 mV/decade at room temperature, and/or supply voltages of less than or equal to 0.1 V. |
| US10038081B1 |
Substrate contacts for a transistor
In some embodiments, a substrate contact is formed by forming a first gate structure and a second gate structure. The first gate structure is formed in a first volume in a first area of the wafer and the second gate structure is formed in a second volume in a second area of the wafer. The gate dielectric is removed from the wafer in a first area of the wafer but remains in the second area. A first sidewall spacer formed for the gate structure and a second sidewall spacer is formed for the second gate structure. In some embodiments, the first gate structure can be utilized as a substrate contact and the second gate structure can be utilized as a gate of a transistor. In other embodiments, the first gate structure and the second gate structure can be removed and a metal gate material can be deposited in opening for forming a substrate contact and a metal gate, respectively. In some embodiments, the first gate structure (or the replacement metal gate structure) can be used as part of a body contact to bias the body of a transistor. In other embodiments, the first gate structure (or replacement metal gate structure) can be used as part of a current terminal contact for the transistor. |
| US10038077B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. A plurality of target patterns is formed on a substrate. The plurality of target patterns is extended in parallel to each other along a first direction. A first mask pattern extending in the first direction and including a plurality of first openings is formed. A second mask pattern extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and including a plurality of second openings is formed. Each second opening overlaps each first opening to form an overlapped opening region. A region of the plurality of target patterns is etched through the overlapped opening region using the first mask pattern and the second mask pattern as a etch mask. The region of the plurality of target patterns is overlapped with the overlapped opening region. |
| US10038076B2 |
Parasitic capacitance reducing contact structure in a finFET
In a fin-Field Effect Transistor (finFET), a recess is created at a location of a fin, the fin being coupled to a gate of the finFET, the recess extending into a substrate interfacing with the gate. The recess is filled at least partially with a first conductive material. The first conductive material is insulated from the gate. The fin is replaced with a replacement structure. The replacement structure is electrically connected to the first conductive material using a second conductive material. the second conductive material is insulated from a first surface of the finFET. A first electrical contact structure is fabricated on the first surface. A second electrical contact structure is fabricated on a second surface of the finFET, the second surface being on a different spatial plane than the first surface. |
| US10038075B2 |
Silicon-on-nothing transistor semiconductor structure with channel epitaxial silicon-germanium region
An improved transistor with channel epitaxial silicon and methods for fabrication thereof. In one aspect, a method for fabricating a transistor includes: forming a gate stack structure on an epitaxial silicon region, a width dimension of the epitaxial silicon region approximating a width dimension of the gate stack structure; encapsulating the epitaxial silicon region under the gate stack structure with sacrificial spacers formed on both sides of the gate stack structure and the epitaxial silicon region; forming a channel of the transistor having a width dimension that approximates that of the epitaxial silicon region and the gate stack structure, the epitaxial silicon region and the gate stack structure formed on the channel of the transistor; removing the sacrificial spacers; and growing a raised epitaxial source and drain from the silicon substrate, with portions of the raised epitaxial source and drain in contact with the epitaxial silicon region. |
| US10038074B2 |
Manufacture method of TFT substrate and manufactured TFT substrate
The present invention provides a manufacture method of a TFT substrate and a manufactured TFT substrate. By locating the first channel region and the first lightly doped offset region between the first source and the drain, and locating the second channel region and the second lightly doped offset region between the second source and the drain, and forming the first overlapping region and the second overlapping region respectively between the drain and the gate and between the second source and the gate, thus, the paths of the current flowing from the first, the second sources to the drain and the current flowing from the drain to the first, the second sources are the same. Namely, the current path from source to the drain and the current path from the drain to the source are the same. According, the symmetry of the TFT structure is realized. |
| US10038073B1 |
3D integrated circuit device
A 3D integrated circuit device, the device including: a first level including a single crystal wafer, the first level includes a plurality of first transistors; a second level overlaying the first level, the second level includes a plurality of second transistors; a third level overlaying the second level, the third level includes a plurality of third transistors; a first metal layer interconnecting the plurality of first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the third level, where the second level has a first coefficient of thermal expansion; and a connection path connecting at least one of the second transistors to the first metal layer, where the connection path includes at least one through-layer via, where the through-layer via includes a material, the material has a second co-efficient of thermal expansion, and where the second co-efficient of thermal expansion is within 50 percent of the first coefficient of thermal expansion. |
| US10038067B2 |
Spatially decoupled floating gate semiconductor device
A method includes forming a tunneling dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, a first portion of the tunneling dielectric layer is directly above a channel region in the semiconductor substrate and a second portion of the tunneling dielectric layer is directly above source-drain regions located on opposing sides of the channel region, the second portion of the tunneling dielectric layer is thicker than the first portion of the tunneling dielectric layer, forming a floating gate directly above the first portion of the tunneling dielectric layer and the second portion of the tunneling dielectric layer, and forming a control dielectric layer directly above the floating gate. |
| US10038065B2 |
Method of forming a semiconductor device with a gate contact positioned above the active region
One illustrative method disclosed includes, among other things, forming an initial conductive source/drain structure that is conductively coupled to a source/drain region of a transistor device, performing a recess etching process on the initial conductive source/drain structure to thereby define a stepped conductive source/drain structure with a cavity defined therein, forming a non-conductive structure in the cavity, forming a layer of insulating material above the gate structure, the stepped conductive source/drain structure and the non-conductive structure, forming a gate contact opening in the layer of insulating material and forming a conductive gate contact in the gate contact opening that is conductively coupled to the gate structure. |
| US10038058B2 |
FinFET device structure and method for forming same
A low electrical and thermal resistance FinFET device includes a semiconductor body, a fin body on the substrate wafer, an isolation structure forming a fin connecting region, a gate dielectric on the fin body extending above the isolation structure, a FinFET gate electrode on the gate dielectric, a heavily-doped buried layer in the semiconductor body extending under said fin, and a vertical conductive region extending from the semiconductor body surface to the heavily-doped buried layer. Additionally, a fin body-to-buried layer implanted region disposed in the fin connecting region provides a low electrical and thermal resistance shunt from the fin body to the heavily-doped buried layer. |
| US10038057B2 |
Junction interlayer dielectric for reducing leakage current in semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a p-doped layer including a doped III-V material on the substrate. A dielectric interlayer is formed on the p-doped layer. An n-type layer is formed on the dielectric interlayer, the n-type layer including a high band gap II-VI material to form an electronic device. |
| US10038056B2 |
Method for fabricating of cell pitch reduced semiconductor device and semiconductor device
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. A plurality of trenches is formed at a predetermined cell pitch in an upper surface portion of a substrate. A first insulation film is formed on the substrate. A gate electrode is formed and partially filled within each trench. A first conductivity type region is formed in the upper surface portion of the substrate between the trenches. A second conductivity type region is formed in a side surface of the substrate between the trenches and the first conductivity type region. A second insulation film is formed covering the gate electrode within each trench, wherein an upper surface of the second insulation film is positioned lower than an upper surface of the substrate. A source metal layer is formed on the second insulation film and electrically connected to the first conductivity type region and the second conductivity type region. |
| US10038053B2 |
Methods for removal of selected nanowires in stacked gate all around architecture
A method forms first and second sets of fins. The first set includes a first stack of layer pairs where each layer pair contains a layer of Si having a first thickness and a layer of SiGe having a second thickness. The second set of fins includes a second stack of layer pairs where at least one layer pair contains a layer of Si having the first thickness and a layer of SiGe having a third thickness greater than the second thickness. The method further includes removing the layers of SiGe from the first stack leaving first stacked Si nanowires spaced apart by a first distance and from the second stack leaving second stacked Si nanowires spaced apart by a second distance corresponding to the third thickness. The method further includes forming a first dielectric layer on the first nanowires and a second, thicker dielectric layer on the second nanowires. |
| US10038052B2 |
Semiconductor device with channelstopper and method for producing the same
A vertical semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, an active area (AA) located in the substrate, having a drift region doped with a first dopant type, an edge termination region (ER) laterally surrounding the active area (AA), a channelstopper terminal provided at the front surface and located in the edge termination region (ER), and a first suppression trench located on a side of the channelstopper terminal towards the active region (AA), and provided adjacent to the channelstopper terminal. Further, a production method for such a semiconductor device is provided. |
| US10038051B2 |
Vertical potential short in the periphery region of a III-nitride stack for preventing lateral leakage
A semiconductor die includes a substrate and a semiconductor body supported by the substrate and having a periphery which is devoid of active devices and terminates at an edge face of the semiconductor die. The semiconductor body includes a first III-nitride semiconductor layer and a plurality of second III-nitride semiconductor layers below the first III-nitride semiconductor layer. An uninsulated connection structure extends vertically in the periphery of the semiconductor body and provides a vertical leakage path for at least some of the second III-nitride semiconductor layers to the substrate, to a metallization layer disposed above the substrate, or to both. A corresponding method of manufacturing the semiconductor die is also described. |
| US10038044B2 |
Display device having a driving chip
A display device includes: a display substrate having an active area, which includes a pixel array, and a peripheral area around the active area; a driving chip on the display substrate; and a conductive combination member connecting the display substrate to the driving chip, wherein the display substrate includes: a first signal line in the peripheral area to transfer a driving signal from the driving chip to the active area, the first signal line including a first connection pad; a second connection pad at a different layer from the first connection pad and overlapping at least a portion of the first signal line; and a contact member contacting the first connection pad, the second connection pad, and the conductive combination member. |
| US10038036B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode panel and manufacturing method using the same
An organic light-emitting diode panel and a manufacturing method using the same are provided in the present invention. The OLED panel includes at least a pixel. The pixel includes an anode conducting layer, an insulation layer, an emitting layer (EML), a cathode layer and a reference voltage layer. The anode conducting layer is disposed on a transparent substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the anode conducting layer and has a first cavity and a second cavity, wherein there is a distance between the first anode layer and the bottom of second cavity. There are a hole injection layer (HIL) and a hole transmission layer (HTL). The HIL is disposed on the first anode conducting layer. The HTL is disposed on the HIL. There are a cathode layer, an electronic injection layer (EIL) and an electronic transmission layer (ETL) in the second cavity. The cathode layer is exposed by the bottom of the second cavity. The EIL is disposed on the cathode layer. The ETL is disposed on the EIL. The EML is disposed on the insulation layer. The reference voltage layer is disposed on the EML. |
| US10038031B2 |
Micro light emitting diode structure, pixel unit, and light emitting diode display panel
A micro light emitting diode structure includes a light emitting stacking layer, an insulating layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The light emitting stacking layer includes a truncated quadrangular pyramid, wherein the truncated quadrangular pyramid includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall, and a top portion of the truncated quadrangular pyramid has a recess. The insulating layer covers the first sidewall, the third sidewall and a part of the top portion of the light emitting stacking layer. The first electrode covers the first sidewall of the light emitting stacking layer, a part of the insulating layer on the top portion, and the bottom surface of the recess. The second electrode covers the third sidewall of the light emitting stacking layer, and another part of the insulating layer on the top portion and contacts the light emitting stacking layer through an opening of the insulating layer. |
| US10038030B2 |
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode comprises: a first light-emitting structure, comprising: a first area comprising a side wall; a second area; and a first isolation path having an electrode isolation layer between the first area and the second area, wherein the side wall of the first area is in the first isolation path; an electrode contact layer covering the side wall of the first area, wherein the electrode contact layer is separated from electrode isolation layer; an electrical connecting structure covering the second area; and an electrical contact layer under the electrical connecting structure, wherein the electrical contact layer directly contacts the electrical connecting structure; wherein each of the first area and the second area sequentially comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. |
| US10038029B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a growth substrate, a plurality of light-emitting diode units formed on the growth substrate and arranged in a closed loop, an electrode directly formed on the growth substrate, an electrical connection structure formed on the growth substrate and connecting the plurality of light-emitting diode units with the electrode, and a plurality of rectifying diodes connecting to respective nodes of the closed loop. |
| US10038025B2 |
Via support structure under pad areas for BSI bondability improvement
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an integrated chip having a via support structure underlying a bond pad. The integrated chip has an image sensing element arranged within a substrate. A bond pad region extends through the substrate, at a location laterally offset from the image sensing element, to a first metal interconnect wire arranged within a dielectric structure along a front-side of the substrate. A bond pad is arranged within the bond pad region and contacts the first metal interconnect wire. A via support structure is arranged within the dielectric structure and has one or more vias that are separated from the bond pad by the first metal interconnect wire. One or more additional vias are arranged within the dielectric structure at a location laterally offset from the bond pad region. The one or more vias have larger sizes than the one or more additional vias. |
| US10038020B2 |
Solid-state image sensor
A solid-state image sensor includes: a pixel array that includes first pixels, each having first and second photoelectric conversion units, and second pixels, each having third and fourth photoelectric conversion units; first to fourth transfer gates via which a signal charge respectively generated in the first to fourth photoelectric conversion units is respectively transferred to first to fourth charge voltage conversion units. At least one of a gate width, a gate length and an installation position of at least one transfer gate among the first to fourth transfer gates is altered to achieve uniformity in voltage conversion efficiency at the first to fourth charge voltage conversion units. |
| US10038019B2 |
Image sensor and manufacturing method thereof
An image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensing circuit, a pixel electrode, and an opto-electrical conversion layer. The pixel sensing circuit is corresponding to a plurality of pixel regions. The pixel electrode is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The pixel electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode and is electrically connected to the pixel sensing circuit. The first electrode and the second electrode are coplanar, and have different polarities. The opto-electrical conversion layer is disposed on the pixel sensing circuit. The opto-electrical conversion layer includes a plurality of opto-electrical conversion portions, each of the opto-electrical conversion portions is corresponding to each of the pixel regions, and the opto-electrical conversion portions are separated from each other by a pixel isolation trench. |
| US10038018B2 |
Image sensor having phase difference sensing pixels arranged in irregular hexagonal shape
Provided is an image sensor. The image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixel blocks. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of phase difference sensing pixels. Each of the plurality of phase difference sensing pixels may be periodically repeatedly arranged in the pixel array in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. |
| US10038016B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a pixel, a scanning line, a signal line, a pixel electrode, a first switching element, and a capacitance line producing capacitance together with the pixel electrode. The first switching element includes a first semiconductor layer connected to the signal line and the pixel electrode, and a first gate electrode opposed to the first semiconductor layer and connected to the scanning line. The capacitance line includes a first portion opposed to the scanning line and extending in an extension direction of the scanning line, a second portion connected to the first portion and opposed to the pixel electrode. |
| US10038014B2 |
Thin film transistor array
A thin film transistor array including a gate wiring connected to a gate electrode and extended in a first direction, a source wiring connected to a source electrode, a drain electrode having a gap from the source electrode, a semiconductor pattern formed at least in a portion corresponding to the gap between the source and drain electrodes, the semiconductor pattern having a region defined by extending the portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a pixel electrode that overlaps with a capacitor electrode in the planar view. In the planar view, the drain electrode has a shape of a single line, the source electrode has a first portion in a line shape and a second portion in a sheath shape surrounding the drain electrode and keeping a space from the drain electrode, and the source wiring is narrower than the region of the semiconductor pattern. |
| US10038011B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is described, which includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor. The second transistor and the capacitor are provided over the first transistor so as to overlap with a gate of the first transistor. A semiconductor layer of the second transistor and a dielectric layer of the capacitor are directly connected to the gate of the first transistor. The second transistor is a vertical transistor, where its channel direction is perpendicular to an upper surface of a semiconductor layer of the first transistor. |
| US10038010B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device may include: a substrate; a first well region formed on the substrate; a second well region formed on the substrate, the first well region and the second well region extending in a first direction and being adjacent to each other in a second direction crossing the first direction; a first active region formed in the first well region; a first power region formed in the first well region, the first active region and the first power region being separate from each other in the first direction; a second active region array formed in the second well region; a second power region formed in the second well region, the second active region array and the second power region being separate from each other in the first direction; and a first dummy active region formed in the first well region between the first active region and the first power region, the first dummy active region being separate from the first active region and the first power region in the first direction. |
| US10038009B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices
Provided are a semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, and an electronic system adopting the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor pattern, which is disposed on a semiconductor substrate and has an opening. The semiconductor pattern includes a first impurity region having a first conductivity type and a second impurity region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. A peripheral transistor is disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor pattern. A first peripheral interconnection structure is disposed between the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor pattern. The first peripheral interconnection structure is electrically connected to the peripheral transistor. Cell gate conductive patterns are disposed on the semiconductor pattern. Cell vertical structures are disposed to pass through the cell gate conductive patterns and to be connected to the semiconductor pattern. Cell bit line contact plugs are disposed on the cell vertical structures. A bit line is disposed on the cell bit line contact plugs. A peripheral bit line contact structure is disposed between the bit line and the first peripheral interconnection structure. The peripheral bit line contact structure crosses the opening of the semiconductor. |
| US10038007B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor devices
A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes an upper structure on a lower structure, the upper structure including conductive patterns, a semiconductor pattern connected to the lower structure through the upper structure, and an insulating spacer between the semiconductor pattern and the upper structure, a bottom surface of the insulating spacer being positioned at a vertical level equivalent to or higher than an uppermost surface of the lower structure. |
| US10038006B2 |
Through-memory-level via structures for a three-dimensional memory device
A three dimensional NAND memory device includes word line driver devices located on or over a substrate, an alternating stack of word lines and insulating layers located over the word line driver devices, a plurality of memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, each memory stack structure including a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel, and through-memory-level via structures which electrically couple the word lines in a first memory block to the word line driver devices. The through-memory-level via structures extend through a through-memory-level via region located between a staircase region of the first memory block and a staircase region of another memory block. |
| US10038001B1 |
Hybrid electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) systems and methods for forming
Systems, methods, and techniques described here provide for a hybrid electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) that functions as both a single polysilicon EEPROM and a double polysilicon EEPROM. The two-in-one hybrid EEPROM can be programmed and/or erased as a single polysilicon EEPROM and/or as a double polysilicon EEPROM. The hybrid EEPROM memory cell includes a programmable capacitor disposed on a substrate. The programmable capacitor includes a floating gate forming a first polysilicon layer, an oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) layer having disposed over a first surface of the floating gate, and a control gate forming a second polysilicon layer with the control gate formed over a first surface of the ONO layer to form a hybrid EEPROM having a single polysilicon layer and a double polysilicon EEPROM. The single polysilicon EEPROM includes the first polysilicon layer and the double polysilicon EEPROM includes the first and second polysilicon layers. |
| US10038000B2 |
Memory cell and fabricating method thereof
A memory cell includes a selector, a fuse connected to the selector in series, a contact etch stop layer formed on the selector and the fuse, a bit line connected to the fuse, and a word line connected to the selector. The contact etch stop layer includes a high-k dielectric for improving the ability of capturing the electrons, thus the retention time of the memory cell is increased. |
| US10037995B2 |
Semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes first-type-channel field effect transistors (FETs) including a first first-type-channel FET including a first gate structure and a second first-type-channel FET including a second gate structure. The first first-type-channel FET has a smaller threshold voltage than the second first-type-channel FET. The first gate structure includes a first work function adjustment material (WFM) layer and the second gate structure includes a second WFM layer. At least one of thickness and material of the first and second WFM layers is different from each other. |
| US10037991B2 |
Systems and methods for fabricating FinFETs with different threshold voltages
Systems and methods are provided for fabricating semiconductor device structures on a substrate. A first fin structure is formed on a substrate. A second fin structure is formed on the substrate. A first semiconductor material is formed on both the first fin structure and the second fin structure. A second semiconductor material is formed on the first semiconductor material on both the first fin structure and the second fin structure. The first semiconductor material on the first fin structure is oxidized to form a first oxide. The second semiconductor material on the first fin structure is removed. A first dielectric material and a first electrode are formed on the first fin structure. A second dielectric material and a second electrode are formed on the second fin structure. |
| US10037990B2 |
Method of manufacturing interconnect layer and semiconductor device which includes interconnect layer
A semiconductor device includes an interconnect layer on an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) structure. The ILD structure includes: first contacts, extending through the ILD structure, electrically connected to corresponding first components located in a floor structure underlying the ILD structure; at least one second component located within the ILD structure and spaced from a surface of the ILD structure (in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the ILD structure) a distance which is less than a thickness of the ILD structure; and second contacts directly contacting corresponding first regions of the at least one second component. The interconnect layer includes: first metallization segments which directly contact corresponding ones of the first contacts; and second metallization segments located over a second region of the at least one second component, a width of the second metallization segments being less than a width of the first metallization segments. |
| US10037987B2 |
Semiconductor structure of ESD protection device and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a semiconductor structure of an ESD protection device with low capacitance and a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure of an ESD protection device, comprising: forming a buried layer with a first doping type and a buried layer with a second doping type in a first region and a second region at a top surface of a semiconductor substrate with a first doping type, respectively; forming an epitaxial layer with a second doping type on the buried layer with the first doping type and the buried layer with the second doping type, wherein the buried layer with the first doping type and the buried layer with the second doping type are buried between the semiconductor substrate and the epitaxial layer, a first doped region with a first doping type is formed at a top of a third region on the buried layer with the second doping type located on the epitaxial layer. |
| US10037984B2 |
Display device
A display device including: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a first pad terminal and a second pad terminal disposed in the non-display area, the first pad terminal arranged along a first row and the second pad terminal arranged along a second row; a first connection unit connected to the first pad terminal; a first driving integrated circuit connected to the first connection unit; a second connection unit connected to the second pad terminal; and a second driving integrated circuit connected to the second connection unit, wherein first connection unit is disposed overlapping the second connection unit. |
| US10037983B2 |
Semiconductor device with modified current distribution
Semiconductor devices having modified current distribution and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, a memory die in contact with a logic die can be configured to draw a sum amount of current from a current source. The memory die can include a plurality of through-substrate vias (TSVs) formed in the memory die and configured to provide the sum amount of current to the memory die from the current source. The memory die can include at least two interconnection contacts associated with a first TSV closer to the current source that are not connected. The memory die can include an electrical connection between at least two interconnection contacts associated with a second TSV that is further in distance from the current source than the first TSV. |
| US10037982B2 |
Photonic integrated circuit package
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a photonic integrated circuit package, including a photonic integrated circuit chip, including multiple electrodes configured to receive the electrical signal, where at least one characteristics of a segment of the traveling wave active optical element is changed based on the electrical signal received by a corresponding electrode of the multiple electrodes; a ground electrode; and multiple bond contacts; and an interposer bonded to at least a portion of the photonic integrated circuit chip, the interposer including a conductive trace formed on a surface of the interposer, the conductive trace electrically coupled to a source of the electrical signal; a ground trace; and multiple conductive vias electrically coupled to the conductive trace, where each conductive via of the multiple conductive vias is bonded with a respective bond contact of the multiple bond contacts of the photonic integrated circuit chip. |
| US10037978B2 |
Semiconductor module and stack arrangement of semiconductor modules
A semiconductor module and a stack arrangement of semiconductor modules is proposed. The semiconductor module comprises an insulated gate bipolar transistor, a wide band-gap switch, a base plate, and a press device. The insulated gate bipolar transistor and the wide band-gap switch are connected in parallel and are each mounted with a first planar terminal to a side of the base plate. Further, a second planar terminal of the insulated gate bipolar transistor and a second planar terminal of the wind band-gap switch are connected with an electrically conductive connection element, and the press device is arranged on the second planar terminal of the insulated gate bipolar transistor. Hence, when arranging the semiconductor modules in a stack arrangement, any press force is primarily applied to the insulated gate bipolar transistors of the semiconductor modules. |
| US10037977B2 |
Power electronics system
A power electronics assembly includes a case and an array of power stages disposed within the case. Each of the power stages includes a transistor-based switching arrangement configured to change direct current from a traction battery to alternating current for an electric machine. The power stages are bonded together via a resin to form a monolithic power module adhered to a wall of the case. This disclosure also discloses methods for forming power electronic assemblies. |
| US10037974B2 |
Semiconductor device package and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device package includes a package substrate, a first electronic device, a second electronic device and a first molding layer. The package substrate includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an edge. The first electronic device is positioned over and electrically connected to the package substrate through the first surface. The second electronic device is positioned over and electrically connected to the first electronic device. The first molding layer is positioned over the package substrate, and the first molding layer encapsulates a portion of the first surface and the edge of the package substrate. |
| US10037971B2 |
Semiconductor device having plural memory chip
A semiconductor device includes a stacked plurality of memory chips. The memory chips each include a plurality of memory banks, a plurality of read/write buses that are assigned to the respective memory banks, and a plurality of penetration electrodes that are assigned to the respective read/write buses and arranged through the memory chip. Penetration electrodes arranged in the same positions as seen in a stacking direction are connected in common between the chips. In response to an access request, the memory chips activate the memory banks that are arranged in respective different positions as seen in the stacking direction, whereby data is simultaneously input/output via the penetration electrodes that lie in different planar positions. |
| US10037969B2 |
Integrated circuit structure with active and passive devices in different tiers
An integrated circuit structure includes a two-tier die including a first tier and a second tier over and bonded to the first tier. The first tier includes a first substrate including a semiconductor material, an active device at a surface of the first substrate, and a first interconnect structure over the first substrate, wherein the first tier is free from passive devices therein. The second tier includes a second substrate bonded to and in contact with the first interconnect structure, and a second interconnect structure over the second substrate, wherein metal lines in the second interconnect structure are electrically coupled to the first interconnect structure. The second tier further includes a plurality of through-vias penetrating through the second substrate, wherein the plurality of through-vias lands on metal pads in a top metal layer of the first interconnect structure, and a passive device in the second interconnect structure. |
| US10037959B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a conductive bump, and a ferromagnetic member extended within the conductive bump, wherein a center of the conductive bump is disposed on a central axis of the ferromagnetic member. |
| US10037955B2 |
Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof
Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof for semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a packaging device includes a contact pad disposed over a substrate, and a passivation layer disposed over the substrate and a first portion of the contact pad. A post passivation interconnect (PPI) line is disposed over the passivation layer and is coupled to a second portion of the contact pad. A PPI pad is disposed over the passivation layer. A transition element is disposed over the passivation layer and is coupled between the PPI line and the PPI pad. The transition element comprises a first side and a second side coupled to the first side. The first side and the second side of the transition element are non-tangential to the PPI pad. |
| US10037953B2 |
Contact pad for semiconductor devices
Packaging devices and methods of manufacture thereof for semiconductor devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a packaging device includes a contact pad disposed over a substrate, and a passivation layer and/or polymer layer disposed over the substrate and a portion of the contact pad. A post passivation interconnect (PPI) line is disposed over the passivation layer and is coupled to an exposed portion of the contact pad. A PPI pad is disposed over the passivation layer. A transition element is disposed over the passivation layer and is coupled between the PPI line and the PPI pad. The transition element includes line having a width greater than the PPI line. |
| US10037951B2 |
Semiconductor package with antenna
A semiconductor package includes a radio frequency (RF) module, an antenna, an electromagnetic (EM) shield and a first mold body. The RF module having a bottom and a lateral side, wherein, the RF module includes a module board at the bottom. The antenna located at the lateral side of the RF module. The EM shield covering the RF module, wherein the EM shield includes a side wall disposed along the lateral side of the RF module, and the side wall of the EM shield is between the RF module and the antenna. The first mold body fixing the EM shield and the antenna, such that the antenna is spaced apart from the side wall of the EM shield by a predetermined distance. |
| US10037949B1 |
Semiconductor package and fabricating method thereof
A semiconductor package that includes EMI shielding and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fabricating method of a semiconductor package includes forming a substrate, attaching semiconductor devices to a top portion of the substrate, encapsulating the semiconductor devices using an encapsulant, forming a trench in the encapsulant, and forming a shielding layer on a surface of the encapsulant. |
| US10037941B2 |
Integrated device package comprising photo sensitive fill between a substrate and a die
An integrated device package that includes a die, a substrate, a fill and a conductive interconnect. The die includes a pillar, where the pillar has a first pillar width. The substrate (e.g., package substrate, interposer) includes a dielectric layer and a substrate interconnect (e.g., surface interconnect, embedded interconnect). The fill is located between the die and the substrate. The conductive interconnect is located within the fill. The conductive interconnect includes a first interconnect width that is about the same or less than the first pillar width. The conductive interconnect is coupled to the pillar and the substrate interconnect. The fill is a non-conductive photosensitive material. The fill is a photosensitive film. The substrate interconnect includes a second interconnect width that is equal or greater than the first pillar width. The conductive interconnect includes one of at least a paste, a solder and/or an enhanced solder comprising a polymeric material. |
| US10037937B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor package
A method of fabricating semiconductor packages includes providing an interposer layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, in which the interposer layer includes through interposer vias embedded inside, and the through interposer vias extended from the first surface toward the second surface, in which through interposer vias are patterned to form repetitive polygonal-packing units, and part of the through interposer vias can be grouped within at least two distinct said polygonal-packing units; subsequently, forming at least one redistribution layer on the first surface to form terminals on a surface of the redistribution layer away from the interposer layer, in which the terminals are selectively connected to the through interposer vias respectively; and then disposing at least one semiconductor chip on the redistribution layer, wherein the semiconductor chip includes active surfaces electrically connected to the terminals respectively. |
| US10037935B1 |
Lead frame with dummy leads for burr mitigation during encapsulation
Embodiments of a lead frame for a packaged semiconductor device are provided, one embodiment including: a die pad; a first row of active lead fingers that are laterally separated from one another along their entire length; a package body perimeter that indicates placement of a package body of the packaged semiconductor device, wherein the package body perimeter is located laterally around the die pad; a first dummy lead finger positioned in parallel next to an initial active lead finger of the first row of active lead fingers, wherein the first dummy lead finger and the initial active lead finger are laterally separated from one another along their entire length, and wherein the first dummy lead finger is separated from the package body perimeter by a gap distance; and a first tie bar connected to an outside edge of the first dummy lead finger. |
| US10037933B2 |
Test socket assembly and related methods
A socket assembly including a housing that has one or more spring probes therein. The socket assembly further includes a leadframe assembly that has one or more cantilever members, and the leadframe assembly has microwave structures and a flexible ground plane. The socket assembly further includes an elastomeric spacer adjacent the leadframe assembly, the elastomeric spacer having one or more holes receiving the spring probes therethrough. |
| US10037932B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In a resin sealing type semiconductor device, a semiconductor chip CP2 is mounted over a die pad DP having conductivity via a bonding member BD2 having insulation property, and a semiconductor chip CP1 is mounted over the die pad DP via a bonding member BD1 having conductivity. A first length of a portion, in a first side formed by an intersection of a first side surface and a second side surface of the semiconductor chip CP2, covered with the bonding member BD2 is larger than a second length of a portion, in a second side formed by an intersection of a third side surface and a fourth side surface of the semiconductor chip CP1, covered with the bonding member BD1. |
| US10037931B2 |
3D-microstrip branchline coupler
The disclosure is directed to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a three dimensional microstrip branchline coupler and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a plurality of through silicon vias and conductive lines electrically connected to a first end and a second end of respective ones of the plurality of through silicon vias. A first through silicon via of the plurality of through silicon vias forms a first port of a three dimensional (3D) branchline coupler. A second through silicon via of the plurality of through silicon vias forms a second port of the 3D branchline coupler. A third through silicon via of the plurality of through silicon vias forms a third port of the 3D branchline coupler. A fourth through silicon via of the plurality of through silicon vias forms a fourth port of the 3D branchline coupler. |
| US10037930B2 |
Power semiconductor module and manufacturing method of power semiconductor module
An object of the present invention is to provide a power semiconductor module that can secure a satisfactory cooling without expanding the size of a case component. In the power semiconductor module according to the present invention, a frame case includes a front surface, a back surface, and a pair of side surfaces and formed with an opening part in at least one of the front surface and the back surface. A metal base is inserted into the opening part of the frame case. A frame case is provided with a joining part FW to which the peripheral part of the metal base and the peripheral part of the opening part of the frame case are joined. A first concaved part and a second concaved part are formed respectively in each of a pair of side surfaces of the frame case. Each of the concaved parts is prolonged toward an inner side of the frame case from the side surfaces, and includes a bottom surface formed facing the joining part FW side in an intermediate position of the thickness direction of each of the side surfaces. |
| US10037927B2 |
Semiconductor structure, testing and fabricating method thereof
A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure includes forming first and second features in a scribe region of a semiconductor substrate in which the first and second features are electrically isolated from each other; forming an interlayer dielectric layer over the first and second features; and forming a first contact in the interlayer dielectric layer and connected to the first feature and a second contact in the interlayer dielectric layer and connected to the second feature. |
| US10037926B2 |
Apparatus and methods for through substrate via test
A stack of vertically-connected, horizontally-oriented integrated circuits (ICs) may have electrical connections from the front side of one IC to the back side of another IC. Electrical signals may be transferred from the back side of one IC to the front side of the same IC by means of through substrate vias (TSVs), which may include through silicon vias. Electronic apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to test and/or replace defective TSVs. Additional apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed. |
| US10037925B2 |
Removable sacrificial connections for semiconductor devices
Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices and Radio Frequency (RF) components are provided. The method includes providing a circuit layout on a semiconductor layer and providing one or more sacrificial connections to connect bump pads in the circuit layout. The method also includes testing the circuit layout using the one or more sacrificial connections and removing at least a portion of the one or more sacrificial connections. In this way, the performance of the semiconductor device is improved by reducing or avoiding capacitive or inductive leakage paths that can be caused by leftover materials. |
| US10037924B2 |
Fin-FET device and fabrication method thereof
A method for fabricating a Fin-FET device includes forming fin structures with each having a gate structure on the top in both P-type regions and N-type regions, forming a first epitaxial layer on each fin structure on both sides of the gate structure in the P-type regions, forming a P-type doped first covering layer on each first epitaxial layer, forming a second epitaxial layer on each fin structure on both sides of the gate structure in the N-type regions, forming an N-type doped second covering layer on each second epitaxial layer, and forming a titanium-containing silicification layer on the first covering layer and the second covering layer. The method further includes performing a first annealing process to let titanium ions in the silicification layer diffuse into the first covering layer to form a first metal silicide layer and into the second covering layer to form a second metal silicide layer. |
| US10037923B1 |
Forming transistor by selectively growing gate spacer
A method includes forming a gate dielectric layer on a semiconductor fin, and forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric layer. The gate electrode extends on sidewalls and a top surface of the semiconductor fin. A gate spacer is selectively deposited on a sidewall of the gate electrode. An exposed portion of the gate dielectric layer is free from a same material for forming the gate spacer deposited thereon. The method further includes etching the gate dielectric layer using the gate spacer as an etching mask to expose a portion of the semiconductor fin, and forming an epitaxy semiconductor region based on the semiconductor fin. |
| US10037918B2 |
Contact structure and method of fabricating the same
A method includes forming a first transistor and a second transistor over a substrate, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor share a drain/source region formed between a first gate of the first transistor and a second gate of the second transistor, forming a first opening in an interlayer dielectric layer and between the first gate and the second gate, depositing an etch stop layer in the first opening and on a top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer, depositing a dielectric layer over the etch stop layer, applying a first etching process to the dielectric layer until the etch stop layer is exposed, performing a second etching process on the etch stop layer until an exposed portion of the etch stop layer and portions of the dielectric layer have been removed. |
| US10037917B2 |
Structure and formation method of semiconductor device structure
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a fin structure over a semiconductor substrate and a gate stack covering a portion of the fin structure. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer, a work function layer, and a conductive filling over the work function layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a dielectric layer covering the fin structure. The dielectric layer is in direct contact with the conductive filling. |
| US10037913B2 |
Interconnect structures with enhanced electromigration resistance
Interconnect structures are provided that include an intermetallic compound as either a cap or liner material. The intermetallic compound is a thermal reaction product of a metal or metal alloy of an interconnect metallic region with a metal of either a metal cap or a metal layer. In some embodiments, the metal cap may include a metal nitride and thus a nitride-containing intermetallic compound can be formed. The formation of the intermetallic compound can improve the electromigration resistance of the interconnect structures and widen the process window for fabricating interconnect structures. |
| US10037912B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In a method of forming a semiconductor device including a fin field effect transistor (FinFET), a first sacrificial layer is formed over a source/drain structure of a FinFET structure and an isolation insulating layer. The first sacrificial layer is patterned, thereby forming an opening. A first liner layer is formed on the isolation insulating layer in a bottom of opening and at least side faces of the patterned first sacrificial layer. After the first liner layer is formed, a dielectric layer is formed in the opening. After the dielectric layer is formed, the patterned first sacrificial layer is removed, thereby forming a contact opening over the source/drain structure. A conductive layer is formed in the contact opening. |
| US10037910B2 |
Wafer holder and method for manufacturing the same
A wafer holder 10 includes a resin adhesive layer 16 between a ceramic electrostatic chuck 12 and a metal cooling plate 14. The adhesive layer 16 includes a first layer 16a in contact with the electrostatic chuck 12, a second layer 16b in contact with the cooling plate 14, and an intermediate layer 16c located between the first layer 16a and the second layer 16b. Heat resistance of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c is higher than heat resistance of the second layer 16b, flexibility of the second layer 16b is higher than flexibility of each of the first layer 16a and the intermediate layer 16c, and the layers are in hermetic contact with each other. |
| US10037907B1 |
Frame unit transfer system
Disclosed herein is a frame unit transfer system for transferring a frame unit formed by supporting a workpiece through an adhesive tape to an annular frame, the frame unit being stored in a tray during transfer. The tray includes a bottom portion having a mounting surface for mounting the frame unit thereon during transfer, a side wall standing from the outer edge of the bottom portion, an inlet/outlet opening formed through the side wall so as to allow the pass of the frame unit, an abutting member provided on the bottom portion at the inlet/outlet opening for preventing the frame unit mounted on the mounting surface of the bottom portion from undesirably projecting from the inlet/outlet opening during transfer, and a plurality of openings formed at predetermined target positions in the bottom portion in relation to the frame unit. |
| US10037906B2 |
Systems and methods for annealing semiconductor structures
Systems and methods are provided for annealing a semiconductor structure. In one embodiment, the method includes providing an energy-converting structure proximate a semiconductor structure, the energy-converting structure comprising a material having a loss tangent larger than that of the semiconductor structure; providing a heat reflecting structure between the semiconductor structure and the energy-converting structure; and providing microwave radiation to the energy-converting structure and the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include at least one material selected from the group consisting of boron-doped silicon germanium, silicon phosphide, titanium, nickel, silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, silicon carbide, n-type doped silicon, and aluminum capped silicon carbide. The heat reflecting structure may include a material substantially transparent to microwave radiation and having substantial reflectivity with respect to infrared radiation. |
| US10037901B2 |
Substrate liquid treatment apparatus, method of cleaning substrate liquid treatment apparatus and non-transitory storage medium
A substrate liquid treatment apparatus includes: at least one processing unit that processes a substrate with a treatment liquid; a storage tank that stores the treatment liquid; a circulation line through which the treatment liquid discharged from the storage tank into the circulation line is returned to the storage tank; a branch supply line that is branched from the circulation line to supply the treatment liquid to the processing unit; a recovery line that returns to the storage tank the treatment liquid having been supplied to the substrate in the processing unit; a distribution line connecting the circulation line and the recovery line; and a shutoff valve, provided on the distribution line, that is opened when cleaning of the recovery line is performed. |
| US10037900B1 |
Underfill stop using via bars in semiconductor packages
A device is disclosed. The device includes a baseboard including a first set of metallic contact pads, a semiconductor integrated chip (IC) package including a second set of metallic contact pads and metallic interconnects to connect the first set of metallic contacts pads and the second set of metallic contact pads through metallic interconnects. The second set of metallic contact pads includes a first group of contact pads and a second group of contact pads. The first group of contact pads are designed to carry a high frequency signal. The baseboard includes a plurality of holes that at least partially segregates a first group of metallic interconnects that connects the first group of contact pads to the baseboard and a second group of metallic interconnects that connects the second group of contact pads to the baseboard. |
| US10037896B2 |
Electro-assisted transfer and fabrication of wire arrays
A fabrication method includes: (1) forming a wire array on a fabrication substrate; (2) forming a porous layer within a portion of the fabrication substrate below the wire array; (3) separating the porous layer and the wire array from a remaining portion of the fabrication substrate; and (4) affixing top ends of the wire array to a target substrate. |
| US10037895B2 |
Structures, methods and applications for electrical pulse anneal processes
Structures and methods are provided for nanosecond electrical pulse anneal processes. The method of forming an electrostatic discharge (ESD) N+/P+ structure includes forming an N+ diffusion on a substrate and a P+ diffusion on the substrate. The P+ diffusion is in electrical contact with the N+ diffusion. The method further includes forming a device between the N+ diffusion and the P+ diffusion. A method of annealing a structure or material includes applying an electrical pulse across an electrostatic discharge (ESD) N+/P+ structure for a plurality of nanoseconds. |
| US10037891B2 |
Manufacturing method of element chip
A manufacturing method of an element chip includes a preparation process of adhering a holding sheet to the first main surface of a substrate so as to prepare the substrate held by the holding sheet, a plasma dicing process of performing plasma etching on the isolation region of the substrate to the first main surface so as to divide the substrate into the plurality of element chips. The plasma dicing process includes a first plasma etching process of performing plasma etching on a the isolation region partially in a thickness direction while a cooling gas is supplied between the stage and the holding sheet, and a second plasma etching process of stopping a supply of the cooling gas after the first plasma etching process, and performing plasma etching on a remaining portion of the isolation region. |
| US10037889B1 |
Cationic particle containing slurries and methods of using them for CMP of spin-on carbon films
The present invention provides methods for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP polishing) spin coated organic polymer films on a semiconductor wafer or substrate as part of lithography or as part of electronic packaging. The methods comprising spin coating an organic polymer liquid on a semiconductor wafer or substrate; at least partially curing the spin coating to form an organic polymer film; and, CMP polishing the organic polymer film with a polishing pad and an aqueous CMP polishing composition having a pH ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 and comprising elongated, bent or nodular silica particles containing one or more cationic nitrogen or phosphorus atoms, from 0.005 to 0.5 wt. %, based on total CMP polishing composition solids, of a sulfate group containing C8 to C18 alkyl or alkenyl group surfactant, and a pH adjusting agent. |
| US10037888B2 |
Three-dimensional nonvolatile memory devices including interposed floating gates
Provided are three-dimensional nonvolatile memory devices and methods of fabricating the same. The memory devices include semiconductor pillars penetrating interlayer insulating layers and conductive layers alternately stacked on a substrate and electrically connected to the substrate and floating gates selectively interposed between the semiconductor pillars and the conductive layers. The floating gates are formed in recesses in the conductive layers. |
| US10037879B2 |
Ion trap design method and ion trap mass spectrometer
In a three-dimensional quadrupole-type ion trap, a shape and an arrangement of the ring electrode and the end cap electrodes 11 and 12 are shifted from an ideal state in which only a quadrupole electric field is formed, so that the polarities of the ratio of strength of an octupole electric field with respect to the strength of a quadrupole electric field and the ratio of strength of a dodecapole electric field with respect to the strength of the quadrupole electric field are different from each other, their absolute values are equal to or greater than 0.02, and the absolute value of the ratio of strength of the octupole electric field with respect to the strength of the dodecapole electric field is within the range of from 0.6 to 1.4. |
| US10037878B2 |
Blanking out of pulses in pulsed lasers for LDI mass spectrometers
The invention relates to optically pumped and pulsed solid-state lasers which are used in mass spectrometers in particular for ionization by matrix-assisted laser desorption (MALDI) and which operate at pulse frequencies of up to 10 kilohertz or even higher. The invention proposes that, instead of interrupting the clocked sequence of the laser operation, individual light pulses or groups of light pulses are blanked out so that subsequent light pulses do not have a higher energy density, in accordance with the requirements for LDI processes. Methods and devices for the blanking out of light pulses are provided which are, in particular, low cost and considerably less complex than other methods. |
| US10037877B1 |
Ion implantation system having beam angle control in drift and deceleration modes
An ion implantation system has an ion source forming an ion beam. An mass analyzer defines and varies a mass analyzed beam along a beam path. A moveable mass resolving aperture assembly has a resolving aperture whose position is selectively varied in response to the variation of the beam path by the mass analyzer. A deflecting deceleration element positioned selectively deflects the beam path and selectively decelerate the mass analyzed beam. A controller selectively operates the ion implantation system in both a drift mode and decel mode. The controller passes the mass analyzed beam along a first path through the resolving aperture without deflection or deceleration in the drift mode and deflects and decelerates the beam along a second path in the decel mode. The position of the resolving aperture is selectively varied based on the variation in the beam path through the mass analyzer and the deflecting deceleration element. |
| US10037869B2 |
Plasma processing devices having multi-port valve assemblies
A plasma processing device may include a plasma processing chamber, a plasma electrode assembly, a wafer stage, a plasma producing gas inlet, a plurality of vacuum ports, at least one vacuum pump, and a multi-port valve assembly. The multi-port valve assembly may comprise a movable seal plate positioned in the plasma processing chamber. The movable seal plate may comprise a transverse port sealing surface that is shaped and sized to completely overlap the plurality of vacuum ports in a closed state, to partially overlap the plurality of vacuum ports in a partially open state, and to avoid substantial overlap of the plurality of vacuum ports in an open state. The multi-port valve assembly may comprise a transverse actuator coupled to the movable seal plate and a sealing actuator coupled to the movable seal plate. |
| US10037868B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus
The plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber disposed inside a vacuum vessel; a first high-frequency power supply outputting a first high-frequency power for supplying an electric field to generate a plasma for use in processing a sample to be processed inside the processing chamber; a sample stage disposed inside the processing chamber with the sample placed on an upper surface thereof; a second high-frequency power supply intermittently outputting a second high-frequency power for generating a bias potential to an electrode disposed inside the sample stage and capable of variably adjusting the output time; and a function to adjust operation of the plasma processing apparatus using a result of detection of a temporal change in waveform of current or voltage in a transient state of the second high-frequency power in synchronism with start of the intermittent output of the second high-frequency power. |
| US10037867B2 |
Inductive plasma source with high coupling efficiency
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a substrate with a radiofrequency inductive plasma in the manufacture of a device. The inductive plasma is maintained with an inductive plasma applicator having one or more inductive coupling elements. There are thin windows between the inductive coupling elements and the interior of the processing chamber. Various embodiments have magnetic flux concentrators in the inductive coupling element and feed gas holes interspersed among the inductive coupling elements. The thin windows, magnetic flux concentrators, and interspersed feed gas holes are useful to effectuate uniform processing, high power transfer efficiency, and a high degree of coupling between the applicator and plasma. In some embodiments, capacitive current is suppressed using balanced voltage to power an inductive coupling element. |
| US10037866B2 |
Charged particle beam apparatus
A charged particle beam apparatus with improved depth of focus and maintained/improved resolution has a charged particle source, an off-axis illumination aperture, a lens, a computer, and a memory unit. The apparatus acquires an image by detecting a signal generated by irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam caused from the charged particle source via the off-axis illumination aperture. The computer has a beam-computing-process unit to estimate a beam profile of the charged particle beam and an image-sharpening-process unit to sharpen the image using the estimated beam profile. |
| US10037863B2 |
Continuous ion beam kinetic energy dissipater apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for slowing positively charged particles, comprising the steps of: (1) transporting the positively charged particles from an accelerator, along a beam transport line, and into a nozzle system; (2) placing a first liquid in a first chamber in a beam path of the positively charged particles; (3) placing a second liquid in a second chamber in the beam path of the positively charged particles; (4) moving the first and second chamber with the nozzle system; (5) slowing the positively charged particles using the first liquid and the second liquid; (6) moving the first chamber in a first direction to yield a longer first pathlength of the positively charged particles through the first chamber; and (7) moving the second chamber opposite the first direction to yield a longer second pathlength of the positively charged particles through the second chamber. |
| US10037861B2 |
Lamp, method for manufacturing a lamp and use of a holder for such a lamp
A lamp (10), which is particularly a motor vehicle headlight, comprises a burner (12) for emitting light, which is supported by a holder (16) for mechanically connecting the burner (12) with a socket (14). The holder (16) comprises a metal ring (26) surrounding the burner (12). The metal ring (26) is thermally connected to the burner (12) via a single connecting surface (40), which is in planar contact to the burner (12) over an angle of ≥350° in circumferential direction. Due to the increased heat transfer to the environment the used materials are less subjected to heat, so that the overall lifetime and the shock resistance of the lamp (10) are increased at the same time. |
| US10037859B2 |
Over-temperature protection method, over-temperature protection circuit and linear driving circuit thereof
A method of over-temperature protection for a power switch, can include: (i) generating a sensing signal by sensing a temperature of the power switch; (ii) determining a temperature threshold signal based on a conduction voltage between first and second terminals of the power switch, where a value of the temperature threshold signal is reduced as the conduction voltage increases; and (iii) turning off the power switch when the sensing signal is greater than or equal to the temperature threshold signal. |
| US10037856B2 |
Electrical system, and electrical switching apparatus and guard member therefor
A guard member is for an electrical switching apparatus of an electrical system. The electrical system includes at least one electrical conductor. The electrical switching apparatus has a housing. The guard member includes a base portion structured to receive the electrical conductor, a number of coupling portions extending from the base portion and being structured to be coupled to the housing, and a plurality of petal portions extending from the base portion away from the number of coupling portions. At least one of the petal portions is orientated at an acute angle with respect to the base portion. |
| US10037854B2 |
Energy accumulation basket
The present invention relates to an energy accumulation basket, formed by holders provided with multiple housings where there are arranged capacitors held by their ends between holders, the inner walls of the housings having indentations where respective accessory elastic projections are housed, whereby capacitors arranged in the housings fit within the perimeter, and where conformations are defined on the outer face of each holder, said conformations protruding into the housings for supporting the end of the corresponding capacitor, the capacitors being axially retained in the respective housings by means of the conformations of the holders. |
| US10037849B2 |
Ceramic capacitor and methods of manufacture
A capacitor includes a pair of electrodes and a metalized dielectric layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, in which the metalized dielectric layer has a plurality of metal aggregates distributed within a dielectric material. The distribution is such that a volume fraction of metal in the metalized dielectric layer is at least about 30%. Meanwhile, the plurality of metal aggregates are separated from one another by the dielectric material. A method for forming a metal-dielectric composite may include coating a plurality of dielectric particles with a metal to form a plurality of metal-coated dielectric particles and sintering the plurality of metal-coated dielectric particles at a temperature of at least about 750° C. to about 950° C. to transform the metal coatings into discrete, separated metal aggregates. Contrary to conventional techniques of separating electrodes by a dielectric tape, this inventive system and method demonstrates that a metalized dielectric layer may be formed in-situ during sintering. |
| US10037848B2 |
Inductive rotary transmitter
An inductive rotary transmitter includes a rotor and a stator, which form a rotary transmitter. A rotor winding is arranged on the rotor, and a stator winding is arranged on the stator. Apart from the rotor winding, the rotor does not have any ferromagnetic or soft-magnetic material parts for inductive coupling to the stator or the stator winding. The annularly closed magnetic field lines for inductive coupling are formed on the stator side via the stator winding and a plurality of separate stator elements, which are produced from ferromagnetic or soft-magnetic material. The stator elements overlap both the rotor winding and the stator winding at a respective mounting point of the stator element and direct the magnetic field lines (M) around the rotor winding and around the stator winding to effect a magnetic coupling. |
| US10037841B2 |
Magnetic field structures, field generators, navigation and imaging for untethered robotic device enabled medical procedure
A magnetic field generating apparatus comprises two or more co-facing, coaxial magnetic field generators configured to generate equivalent magnetic fields directed toward a symmetrically central convergence plane; a magnetically shielding encasement configured to contain all of the associated magnetic fields generated by the coaxial magnetic field generators; and articulation frames and supports for positioning of the apparatus about a fixed point, wherein the generated magnetic fields are counter-rotated relative to one another. |
| US10037839B2 |
Magnetic hydrotalcite composite and production method thereof
A magnetic hydrotalcite composite which is useful in fields such as wastewater treatment, ultraviolet absorption, electromagnetic wave absorption and acid gas absorption, and a production method thereof. The magnetic hydrotalcite composite comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, in which the inner layer is made of a hydrotalcite compound and the outer layer is made of a ferrite compound. |
| US10037838B2 |
Thermistor element
A thermistor element satisfies 4≤(d/ed) when a first distance is d, which is a shortest distance between a first internal electrode and a second external electrode, whereas a second distance is referred to as ed, which is a shortest distance between the first internal electrode and a fifth internal electrode, in a cross section of a body including an L direction and a T direction thereof. |
| US10037836B2 |
Slickline manufacturing techniques
A technique for manufacturing slickline with a jacket of enhanced bonding. The technique may include roughening an outer surface of a metal core and applying an initial insulating polymer layer to the roughened core in a non-compression manner such as by tubing extrusion. The insulated core may then be heated and run through a set of shaping rollers. Thus, the grip between the polymer and the underlying metal core may be enhanced at a time following the initial placement of the polymer on the core. In this manner, processing damage to the underlying core surface which might adversely affect maintaining the grip may be minimized. Other techniques such as powder spray delivery of the initial polymer layer may also be utilized in a similar manner. |
| US10037831B2 |
Methods of nanowire functionalization, dispersion and attachment
A nanowire device and a method of making a nanowire device are provided. The device includes a plurality of nanowires functionalized with different functionalizing compounds. The method includes functionalizing the nanowires with a functionalizing compound, dispersing the nanowires in a polar or semi-polar solvent, aligning the nanowires on a substrate such that longitudinal axes of the nanowires are oriented about perpendicular to a major surface of the substrate, and fixing the nanowires to the substrate. |
| US10037826B2 |
Apparatus for supporting spent nuclear fuel
A fuel rack apparatus includes: a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a plurality of storage tubes coupled to and extending upward from the upper surface of the base plate, the storage tubes arranged in a side-by-side arrangement to form an array of the storage tubes. Each of the storage tubes extend along a longitudinal axis and include: an outer tube having an inner surface defining an inner cavity; and an inner plate-assemblage positioned within the outer tube that divides the inner cavity into a plurality of interior flux trap chambers and a fuel storage cell. |
| US10037821B2 |
System for integrated protocol and decision support
Embodiments of the system support hospital operations, delivery of health care, and improve patient satisfaction. The interactive hospital information system utilizes inputs from a mobile device, eliminating the cost of fixed cameras and sensor systems in the hospital facility. Aspects of the invention facilitate real-time patient care and patient room updates by care providers, validating that prescribed devices, services, and setups are in place per protocol. The system communicates with rounding persons as to specific care management. Network devices, such as an iPad® or smartphone, are utilized to monitor and record ongoing activities in the healthcare setting. |
| US10037820B2 |
System and method for managing past, present, and future states of health using personalized 3-D anatomical models
A computer generated 3-D model of the human body (avatar) is created by aggregating personal health and medical data of a user. This data may include data derived from the user's electronic medical record. The user's physical characteristics are entered into the software to generate a personalized avatar that resembles him or her. Data regarding the user's medical history and physical characteristics are visualized on the avatar to map the past and present states of the user, and may be modified by a set of health variables for the purpose of projecting a future body image over established time intervals. |
| US10037819B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and refresh method of semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device may include a row address generating circuit, a row active pulse generating circuit and a word line activating circuit. The row address generating circuit may generate a row address in response to a refresh command, a row active pulse, and a normal address. The row active pulse generating circuit may generate a row active pulse in response to a refresh signal and an active signal. The word line activating circuit may selectively enable a word line in response to the row address and the row active pulse. |
| US10037817B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices and memory systems including the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cell rows; and a data control circuit configured to, sequentially read a first unit of data from N memory cell rows of the plurality of memory cell rows, generate merged test results by comparing bits read from the first units of the N memory cell rows, and output the merged test results, during the test mode of the semiconductor memory device. Therefore, test time for testing the semiconductor memory device may be greatly reduced because a test device may determine pass/fail of the data of the unit of repair unit on one read operation. |
| US10037814B2 |
Track and hold with active charge cancellation
A track and hold circuit includes a primary sampling capacitor, a primary switching transistor, and a cancellation transistor. The primary switching transistor is configured to provide a track state that connects an input signal to the primary sampling capacitor and a hold state that isolates the input signal from the primary sampling capacitor. The cancellation transistor is coupled to the primary sampling capacitor. The cancellation transistor is configured to inject a charge onto the primary sampling capacitor that cancels a charge injected onto the primary sampling capacitor by the primary switching transistor while the primary switching transistor is in the hold state. |
| US10037813B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a first memory cell which is capable of being set to any one of at least four threshold voltages, a first bit line, a word line, and a first sense amplifier which is connected to the first bit line. The first sense amplifier applies a charging voltage to the first bit line in a first verification operation in which a first voltage is applied to the word line, does not apply the charging voltage to the first bit line in a second verification operation in which a second voltage higher than the first voltage is applied to the word line, and applies the charging voltage to the first bit line BL in a third verification operation in which a third voltage higher than the second voltage is applied to the word line. |
| US10037812B2 |
Semiconductor memory device capable of shortening erase time
In a memory cell array, a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines are arranged in a matrix. A control circuit controls the potentials of said plurality of word lines and said plurality of bit lines. In an erase operation, the control circuit erases an n number of memory cells (n is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) of said plurality of memory cells at the same time using a first erase voltage, carries out a verify operation using a first verify level, finds the number of cells k (k≤n) exceeding the first verify level, determines a second erase voltage according to the number k, and carries out an erase operation again using the second erase voltage. |
| US10037810B1 |
Method and apparatus for coupling up a voltage-setting transistor for a control line in a programming operation
The peak voltage at which a voltage-setting transistor is driven is reduced while the body effect of the transistor is also compensated. The voltage-setting transistor is driven at an initial level and then coupled higher by a capacitor which is connected to the control gate of the voltage-setting transistor. The amount of coupling can vary as a function of an assigned data state of a memory cell connected to the transistor by a source line and/or bit line. The capacitor may have a body which is common to a set of memory cells. The voltage can be set prior to applying a program voltage to the control gate of a memory cell to control a programming speed of the memory cell based on its assigned data state. The voltage can also be set in connection with a sensing operation. |
| US10037800B2 |
Resistive memory apparatus using variable-resistance channels with high- and low-resistance regions
Apparatus including: memory cell unit(s) having a variable-resistance channel component (CC) extending between first and second supply terminals for supplying read and write (R/W) signals to the unit in respective R/W modes, and resistive memory elements (RMEs) arranged along the CC, RME includes resistive memory material (RMM), extending along a respective channel segment (CHS) of the CC in contact therewith, in which respective lengths along that CHS of high- and low-resistance regions is variable in write mode, and a gate terminal provided on that CHS for controlling resistance of the CHS in response to control signal(s) (CS) applied to the gate terminal; and circuitry configured to apply the CS such that, in read mode, a RME(s) is selected by applying a CS producing CHS with resistance between the resistance regions of the RMM; and remaining RME(s) are deselected by applying CS producing CHS having resistance less than the low-resistance region. |
| US10037799B2 |
Phase change memory with mask receiver
Technology for writing data to a phase change memory array is disclosed. In an example, a method may include identifying mask logic for masking cells in the phase change memory array and routing the mask logic to the cells. The method may further include routing input data to the cells. Set and reset pulses for the cells may be selectively prevented or inhibited based on the mask logic. |
| US10037798B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for driving semiconductor device
To provide a semiconductor device which can write and read a desired potential. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor (Tr), a second Tr, and a capacitor. In the semiconductor device, operation of writing data is performed by a first step and a second step. In the first step, a low voltage is applied to a bit line and a first wiring to turn on the first Tr and the second Tr. In the second step, a first voltage is applied to the first wiring, and application of the low voltage to the bit line is stopped. Operation of reading the data is performed by a third step and a fourth step. In the third step, a high voltage is applied to the first wiring. In the fourth step, application of the high voltage to the first wiring is stopped, and a low voltage is applied to a capacitor line. |
| US10037795B2 |
Seven-transistor static random-access memory bitcell with reduced read disturbance
Systems and methods relate to a seven transistor static random-access memory (7T SRAM) bit cell which includes a first inverter having a first pull-up transistor, a first pull-down transistor, and a first storage node, and a second inverter having a second pull-up transistor, a second pull-down transistor, and a second storage node. The second storage node is coupled to gates of the first pull-up transistor and the first pull-down transistor. A transmission gate is configured to selectively couple the first storage node to gates of the second pull-up transistor and the second pull-down transistor during a write operation, a standby mode, and a hold mode, and selectively decouple the first storage node from gates of the first pull-up transistor and a first pull-down transistor during a read operation. The 7T SRAM bit cell can be read or written through an access transistor coupled to the first storage node. |
| US10037788B2 |
Semiconductor devices and semiconductor systems
A semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device may be configured to output commands and addresses. The first semiconductor device may be configured to output a strobe signal toggled and data after an initialization operation. The second semiconductor device may be configured to start the initialization operation if the commands have a first combination and stores internal data having a predetermined level during a set period of the initialization operation if the commands have a second combination. |
| US10037785B2 |
Scan chain operation in sensing circuitry
Examples include apparatuses and methods related to scan chain operation in sensing circuitry. A number of embodiments include an apparatus comprising an array of memory cells coupled to sensing circuitry having a sense amplifier and a compute component, the sensing circuitry to receive a scan vector and perform a scan chain operation on the scan vector. |
| US10037784B2 |
Memory card
A memory card and an electronic system including the memory card. The memory card includes: a substrate having two pairs of edges, in which the edges of each pair face each other; a plurality of first row terminals that are arranged adjacent to an edge at an insertion side of the substrate and include a first voltage power terminal; a plurality of second row terminals that are spaced farther apart from the edge at the insertion side than the plurality of first row terminals and include a power terminal of a second voltage. According to the memory card, efficient use of an area may be maximized and an electrically stable power supply may be provided. |
| US10037782B1 |
Storage array enclosure having sidewall step for use with expansion module
An enclosure has a sidewall with a step that results in an upper part of the sidewall extending over a slide mounting region. A backplane is located at a base of the enclosure and is configured to receive a plurality of data storage drives. A circuit carrier extends from the backplane to the step in the side of the enclosure. The circuit carrier has one or more connectors proximate an upper surface of the step and is configured to receive one or more expansion modules that expand a functionality of the backplane. |
| US10037781B2 |
Interface systems for portable digital media storage and playback devices
A docking assembly serves as an interface between (1) a portable digital media storage and playback (PDMSP) device, and (2) a media reproduction system. A remote controller preferably controls the docking assembly and PDMSP device, which may receive electric charge from the assembly. Media reproduction systems may reproduce audio and video signals in user-perceptible form. Telephonic relay capability is further provided between a telephonic PDMSP playback device and a telephonic remote controller by way of a telephone rebroadcast receiver associated with the docking assembly. Methods for downloading digital media files, and for creating or modifying playlists with a remotely controllable docking assembly adapted to provide a television-compatible video output signal, are further provided. |
| US10037779B1 |
Read-after-write methodology using multiple actuators moveable over the same magnetic recording disk surface
One or more magnetic recording disks are coupled to a spindle motor, each of the disks having opposing recording surfaces. Two or more actuators are moveable independently over at least a first recording surface of the one or more disks. A first actuator of the two or more actuators comprises a first write head and a first read head. A second actuator of the two or more actuators comprises at least a second read head and may include a second write head. A controller is coupled to the two or more actuators and configured to write data to a track on the first recording surface using the first write head, and perform a read operation on the data written to the track using the second read head. The controller is also configured to verify that the data was successfully written to the track in response to the read operation. The read operation can be performed within less than one revolution of the first recording surface after the write operation. |
| US10037778B1 |
Indexing zones for storage devices
Technologies are provided for using an index in one region of a storage device to track modifications to data stored in another region of the storage device. The index can be stored in a first storage region using a first storage format, and data items can be stored in a second storage region using a second storage format. The index can map logical identifiers for data items to locations in the second storage region where the data items are stored. Instead of modifying a data item in the second storage device region, an entry in the index can be updated to mark the data item as deleted. Requests for data items can be reconciled using the index before returning the requested data items. Storage locations in the second region that are associated with index entries that are marked as deleted can be reclaimed and used to store additional data items. |
| US10037777B1 |
Ultrafast photomagnetic recording in a dielectric medium using anisotropic ions effective gilber damping
A recording medium comprising a dielectric magnetic layer, the dielectric magnetic layer comprising anisotropic ions having a difference in a single ion contribution to magnetic anisotropy (ΔK/ion) between a ground state and an excited state of said anisotropic ions equal to at least 0.1 cm−1 (0.0124 meV/ion) at 20° C. (68° F.), wherein the effective Gilbert damping (α) of said dielectric magnetic layer is equal to at least 0.01. |
| US10037776B2 |
Information recording medium and method for reproducing the same
An information recording medium (10) including a first region (11) in which medium identification information has been recorded, a data region (13), and a second region (12) which is positioned between the first region (11) and the data region (13) and in which control information has been recorded, in which an area of the first region (11) is greater than an area of the second region (12) in size. |
| US10037773B2 |
Heat assisted magnetic recording writer having integrated polarization rotation waveguides
A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) writer is described. The HAMR writer is coupled with a laser that provides energy having a first polarization state. The HAMR writer has an air-bearing surface (ABS) configured to reside in proximity to a media during use, a plurality of waveguides, a main pole and at least one coil. The main pole writes to the media and is energized by the coil(s). The waveguides receive the energy from the laser and direct the energy toward the ABS. The waveguides include an input waveguide and an output waveguide. The input waveguide is configured to carry light having the first polarization state. The output waveguide is configured to carry light having a second polarization state different from the first polarization state. The waveguides are optically coupled and configured to transfer the energy from the first polarization state to the second polarization state. |
| US10037769B1 |
Magnetic disk device and write processing method
According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a disk, a head including a main pole configured to apply a recording magnetic field to the disk, and side shields provided in a first direction with respect to the main pole and possessing a magnetic field in the magnetization direction of the first direction, and a controller configured to output a recording current in which a magnitude of a first electric current and a magnitude of a second electric current opposite to the first electric current in direction of the current are different from each other to the head according to the magnetic field of the side shields. |
| US10037768B1 |
Assessing the structural quality of conversations
Input of a conversation is received. The conversation includes at least a first user. An utterance of the conversation is analyzed to identify a dialog act attribute, an emotion attribute, and a tone attribute. The dialog act attribute, emotion attribute, and tone attribute are annotated to the utterance of the conversation. The conversation is validated based on the annotated attributes compared with a threshold. The annotated conversation and the validation of the conversation are stored. |
| US10037763B2 |
Audio encoder and decoder with program information or substream structure metadata
Apparatus and methods for generating an encoded audio bitstream, including by including substream structure metadata (SSM) and/or program information metadata (PIM) and audio data in the bitstream. Other aspects are apparatus and methods for decoding such a bitstream, and an audio processing unit (e.g., an encoder, decoder, or post-processor) configured (e.g., programmed) to perform any embodiment of the method or which includes a buffer memory which stores at least one frame of an audio bitstream generated in accordance with any embodiment of the method. |
| US10037758B2 |
Device and method for understanding user intent
A voice recognizer 3 generates plural voice recognition results from one input speech 2. For each of the voice recognition results, an intent understanding processor 7 estimates an intent to thereby output one or more candidates of intent understanding results and scores of them. A weight calculator 11 calculates standby weights using setting information 9 of a control target apparatus. An intent understanding corrector 12 corrects the scores of the candidates of intent understanding result, using the standby weights, to thereby calculate their final scores, and then selects one from among the candidates of intent understanding result, as an intent understanding result 13, on the basis of the final scores. |
| US10037755B2 |
Method and system for active noise reduction
An active noise reduction system and method to cancel fan or blower noise. The system utilizes 2 microphones: one to pick up the subject noise and the noisy signal at far field. The proposed system utilizes a portable loudspeaker that is placed near the subject. The loudspeaker broadcasts omni-directional or directional anti-phase signals to reduce the noise at far field. The system includes a real-time processor (DSP or FPGA) with fast adaptive filter to process the 2 microphone signals and generate the anti-phase signal. The adaptive filter uses the second microphone as a reference to generate an out-of-phase signal, which can then suppress the far field noise. The system is simple to set up and portable. The system utilizes frequency-domain adaptive filter and proven algorithms to quickly compute the anti-phase signals for cancelling detected noise. |
| US10037754B1 |
Surgical helmet with hearing protection
A surgical helmet assembly includes a surgical helmet, headphones mounted on the surgical helmet, and a noise cancellation system configured to supply a noise cancelling audio input to the headphones to mitigate unwanted ambient noise. A gain of the noise cancelling audio input is configurable to permit necessary feedback noise from surgical tools or the like to be heard by the wearer. |
| US10037752B1 |
Orthosonic thrust apparatus and method
An acoustically resonating medium has one or more nodes and anti-nodes. Insulating a first side of a resonating medium at a node from ambient air and exposing the opposite second side of the resonating medium at the node to ambient air results in thrust in the direction of the first side. Insulating the second side of a resonating medium at an anti-node from ambient air and exposing the first side of the medium at the anti-node to ambient air also results in thrust in the direction of the first side. |
| US10037747B1 |
Peripheral drum quick mount idiophone and associated flexible drum sticks
A idiophone assembly for attachment to a rim or side of a drum comprising a idiophone, one or more quick release drum rim clamps and one or more fasteners and, as applicable, associated bosses for securing the clamps to the instrument is described. Advantageously, the assembly can be easily secured to the rim of a drum and easily removed from the drum as desired. In some variations, rubber insulating spacers are provided that at least partially acoustically isolate the instrument from the drum. The assembly is often positioned where it can be struck independently or in unison with the drum head to produce a rimshot or cross stick. A flexible drum stick is also described having two striking ends and a movable handle. |
| US10037744B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device. |
| US10037741B2 |
Shift register unit and driving method thereof, as well as array substrate gate drive device and display panel
The present disclosure provides a shift register unit and a driving method thereof, as well as an array substrate gate driving device and a display panel, to decrease a duty cycle of a thin-film transistor connected to the pull-down node in order to prevent the thin-film transistor from aging and increase the lifetime of the thin-film transistor. The shift register unit includes an input module, an output module, a reset module, a function module, a first pull-down module and a second pull-down module; wherein the first pull-down module is configured to provide a low level of the second square wave signal to the pull-up node and the output lead in response to a high level of the first square wave signal and a high level signal at the first pull-down node; the second pull-down module is configured to provide a low level of the first square wave signal to the pull-up node and the output lead in response to a high level of the second square wave signal and the high level signal at the second pull-down node. |
| US10037737B2 |
Common voltage adjustment circuit, common voltage adjustment method, display panel and display device
The present disclosure provides a common voltage adjustment circuit, a common voltage adjustment method, a display panel and a display device. The common voltage adjustment circuit includes: a filter unit; and a control unit configured to, at a compensation stage, enable a common voltage feedback line to be electrically disconnected from a second input end of a common voltage negative-feedback amplification unit and enable a reference common voltage output end to be electrically connected to the second input end of the common voltage negative-feedback amplification unit through the filter unit, and at a non-compensation stage, enable the common voltage feedback line to be electrically connected to the second input end of the common voltage negative-feedback amplification unit and enable the reference common voltage output end to be electrically disconnected from the second input end of the common voltage negative-feedback amplification unit. |
| US10037729B2 |
Display device including host and panel driving circuit that communicate with each other using clock-embedded host interface and method of operating the display device
A display device communicates using a clock-embedded host interface. The display device includes a panel driving circuit and a host. The panel driving circuit includes at least one timing controller embedded driver (TED), and drives a display panel. The host at least one of transmits and receives video data, additional data, and a hot plug detect (HPD) signal to or from the at least one TED through one port using a clock-embedded host interface. |
| US10037728B2 |
Display driving method, display driving device and display device
The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of display technologies, and provide a display driving method, a display driving device and a display device for improving the display effect of a display device with a given area of the subpixels. The method comprises: receiving an image signal; converting the image signal into a virtual pixel array and determining a color component corresponding to a color of each subpixel in each virtual pixel of the virtual pixel array; arranging a sampling region for each subpixel on the pixel array of the display device; determining a grey scale signal for the subpixel corresponding to the sampling region depending on the color component corresponding to the color of the subpixel in each virtual pixel covered by the sampling region; and displaying the image signal depending on the grey scale signal for the subpixel. |
| US10037726B2 |
Detecting method of substandard state and display module and electronic device operating the same
A display module is provided. The display module includes a display area which includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first conductive lines, and a plurality of second conductive lines intersecting the first conductive lines, a non-display area at least partially surrounding the display area, test circuitry electrically connected with the first conductive lines, and a third conductive line electrically connected between one of the first conductive lines and the test circuitry. The third conductive line may include a portion disposed in the non-display area and extending along a periphery of the display area. |
| US10037725B2 |
Driving methods of graphene display devices and graphene display devices
The present disclosure relates to a driving method of graphene display device and the graphene display devices. The method includes obtaining target point coordinates of a pixel within a color gamut system by RGB grayscale values to be inputted by the pixels, obtaining chromaticity coordinate (CIE) or a brightness of a first dynamic sub-pixel and a second dynamic sub-pixel of the pixel according to a location relationship of three color gamut blocks divided by a RGB color gamut within the target point coordinate and a gamut coordinate system, determining a driving voltage of the pixel in accordance with the CIE or the brightness of the first dynamic sub-pixel and the second dynamic sub-pixel, and outputting the driving voltage to the pixel. The graphene display device may for quickly, effectively, and more convenient realize high color fidelity so as to enhance the performance of LCDs. |
| US10037724B2 |
Information handling system selective color illumination
A display presents information as visual images with plural pixels, each pixel having red, green and blue OLED films that illuminate with varying intensity defined by pixel values generated by a graphics processor. An image adjuster alters the pixel values for pixels located outside the field of view of an end user so that degradation of OLED material occurs in a balanced manner, such as by reducing illumination of blue OLED material, which tends to degrade at a more rapid rate than red and green OLED material. |
| US10037723B2 |
Fault-tolerant LCD display
A fault-tolerant LCD display system comprises an LCD panel and a first driver coupled to the LCD panel and including a first gate driver and a first source driver, the first driver including a first transient voltage suppressor. A second driver is also coupled to the LCD panel and includes a second gate driver and a second source driver, the second driver including a second transient voltage suppressor. One of the first and second drivers is operable to be active while the other is inactive, and vice versa, and the first and second drivers are isolated from one another. The first and second transient voltage suppressors are operable to prevent a back biasing voltage from leaking back through the inactive driver and thus the transient voltage suppressors are operative to prevent a back biasing voltage from shunting through the non-active driver. |
| US10037720B2 |
Neon-free illuminated signage
A system and method for presenting a visual message by illumination. The system includes an LED light source and a transparent sheet. The transparent sheet is a transmission medium that includes a modified surface that refracts light in designated areas. The LED source illuminates the transparent sheet so that the LED illumination of the sheet achieves a visual effect of a neon filled glass tube lighting. The illumination system, however, is neon-free. The modified surface includes a disruption pattern or a printed ink layer, or the sheet includes two modified surfaces, one modified with a disruption pattern and another one modified with a printed ink layer. The LED light source includes multiple LED emitters on a circuit board. The LED light source projects light through the sheet in a direction that is parallel to a surface plane of the sheet. |
| US10037716B2 |
Endotracheal intubation training device for medical emergency training
An endotracheal intubation training device includes a head portion comprising an open mouth, a jaw located below the mouth, a tongue inside the mouth, and an elastic member disposed below the tongue; an airway portion comprising a trachea extending from the head and communicating with the mouth, and a glottis positioned inside the trachea; and a glottis narrowing portion disposed to surround the airway portion and configured to control a size of the glottis. |
| US10037714B2 |
Hydrogel liquid precursor, liquid set for three-dimensional modeling, hydrogel modeling object, and method of manufacturing three-dimensional object
A hydrogel liquid precursor includes an inorganic mineral and a monomer, wherein the inorganic mineral accounts for 15 percent by mass or more of the hydrogel liquid precursor, wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has an initial viscosity of 20 mPa·s or less at 25 degrees C., and wherein the hydrogel liquid precursor has a ratio of a two-week viscosity to the initial viscosity of from 0.90 to 1.10, the two-week viscosity representing a viscosity of the hydrogel liquid precursor at 25 degrees C. after being left at 50 degrees C. for two weeks. |
| US10037712B2 |
Vision-assist devices and methods of detecting a classification of an object
Vision-assist devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vision-assist device includes an image sensor for generating image data corresponding to a scene, a processor, and an auditory device. The processor is programmed to receive the image data from the image sensor, perform object recognition on the image data to determine a classification of a detected object that is present within the scene, and determine a confidence value with respect to the classification of the detected object. The confidence value is based on a confidence that the classification of the detected object matches an actual classification of the detected object. The processor further generates an auditory signal based on the confidence value. The audio device receives the auditory signal from the processor and produces an auditory message from the auditory signal. The auditory message is indicative of the classification of the detected object and the confidence value. |
| US10037711B2 |
System and method for in-vehicle operator training
An on-vehicle system for assessing an operator's efficiency of a vehicle, include sensors, an audiovisual display device, a processor and a data storage. The sensors measure or detect conditions of components of the vehicle, and convert the detected conditions into analog or digital information. The data storage stores program instructions, the analog or digital information from the sensors, and other data. The program instructions, when executed by the processor, control the on-vehicle system to determine a state of the vehicle within a vehicle's environment based on the analog or digital information from the sensors, determine whether one or more of a predetermined set of behaviors has occurred based on the determined state of a vehicle, assess performance of the determined one or more of the predetermined set of behaviors, and present the operator, via the audiovisual display device, a feedback based on the assessment. |
| US10037708B2 |
Method and system for analyzing exam-taking behavior and improving exam-taking skills
A method, a computer program product, and a system for analyzing exam-taking behavior and improving exam-taking skills are disclosed, the method includes obtaining a student answering sequence and timing to an examination having a series of questions; comparing the student answering sequence and timing with results from a statistic analysis of the examination obtained from a plurality of students; and identifying an abnormality in the student answering sequence and timing according to the comparison. |
| US10037706B1 |
Aircraft movement limits for safe flight
A value for an aircraft movement limit is received where the aircraft movement limit is associated with a manned aircraft. The aircraft movement limit is automatically set to the value. A pilot instruction is received and a control signal for the aircraft is generated using the pilot instruction and the aircraft movement limit. |
| US10037705B1 |
Air traffic control flight management
Methods, devices, and systems for air traffic control flight management are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive airport information associated with an airport, generate, using the airport information, a card panel including a number of flight cards, wherein each respective one of the number of flight cards corresponds to a different respective aircraft at the airport, and a user interface configured to display the card panel in a timeline view in a single integrated display. |
| US10037702B1 |
System and method for providing visualization aids for effective interval management procedure execution
Methods and apparatus are provided for simulating an interval management (IM) procedure for an ownship aircraft and a target aircraft before the start of the performance of the IM procedure. The method comprises receiving an IM clearance message from air traffic control (ATC), parsing the received IM clearance message into parsed information components identifying the complexity of the IM clearance message based on the number of elements in the information components, generating a flight chart depicting the area over which the proposed IM procedure is to traverse using the mapping information wherein the flight chart includes a vertical view and a plan view, and simulating the IM procedure on the generated flight chart before any steps of the IM procedure are performed. |
| US10037696B2 |
Cooperative automated vehicle system
A cooperative-vehicle system suitable to operate an automated vehicle in a courteous or cooperative manner includes an object-detector and a controller. The object-detector is used by the host-vehicle to detect an other-vehicle attempting to enter a travel-lane traveled by the host-vehicle. The controller is in communication with the object-detector. The controller is configured to control motion of the host-vehicle. The controller is also configured to adjust a present-vector of the host-vehicle to allow the other-vehicle to enter the travel-lane. The decision to take some action to allow the other vehicle to enter the travel-lane may be further based on secondary considerations such as how long the other-vehicle has waited, a classification of the other-vehicle (e.g. an ambulance), an assessment of how any action by the host-vehicle would affect nearby vehicles, the intent of the other-vehicle, and/or a measure traffic-density proximate to the host-vehicle. |
| US10037695B2 |
Personalized route indices via crowd-sourced data
Traffic incident information may be clustered to determine geographical locations in which a statistically-increased level of traffic incidents occur. Indices indicative of vehicle operating conditions within the locations may be generated according to crowd-sourced event information factors and an index function including coefficients defining contributions of the factors to the indices. The coefficients may be optimized to minimize error between the index-predicted statistically-increased level areas and the clustered traffic incident information. |
| US10037691B1 |
Behavioral based traffic infraction detection and analysis system
An approach is provided in which an information handling system detects a traffic infraction of a driver driving a vehicle. In turn, the information handling system forms an infraction detection zone that includes a set of traffic control devices, and sends a set of configuration parameters to the set of traffic control devices. The information handling system then uses vehicle identification data in the set of configuration parameters to identify driving behaviors of the driver through the infraction detection zone and issues a citation based upon the identified driving behaviors. |
| US10037687B2 |
Wearable device and detecting method thereof
The wearable device includes a case, a processor, a storage unit, a sensor, and a power supply. The processor, the storage unit, the sensor, and the power supply are disposed in the case. The storage unit is electrically connected to the processor, and a default value is saved in the storage unit. The sensor is electrically connected to the processor. The sensor is configured to output a sensing value, and the sensing value is saved to the storage unit. The power supply is electrically connected to the processor, the storage unit, and the sensor. The processor is configured to execute a wearable mode or a non-wearable mode after the default value is compared with the sensing value. |
| US10037683B1 |
Crash detection using GNSS velocity measurements and bus monitoring
A vehicle telematics device for a vehicle that includes an electronic processor, a wireless chipset for wireless communication to and from the vehicle, and a bus interface for receiving bus messages from a communications bus in the vehicle. The vehicle telematics device includes computer readable memory storing program code that, upon execution by the processor, causes the vehicle telematics device to: (a) monitor for messages received by the bus interface from the communications bus; (b) detect a communication failure of the communication bus based on the monitoring; (c) determine a vehicle movement that is indicative of a vehicle crash; and (d) initiate a communication with a remote facility in response to both the detection of the communication failure and the determination of the vehicle movement that is indicative of a crash a notification. |
| US10037679B1 |
Garbage reminder system
A garbage reminder system for reminding a user to place a garbage can for pickup includes a garbage can that has an outer wall. An alarm unit is provided and the alarm unit is coupled to the garbage can. The alarm unit is programmable to emit an audible alarm at a selected time and date. In this way the alarm unit issues a reminder to set the garbage can at a curb for pickup. |
| US10037675B2 |
Remotely controlling aspects of pools and spas
Systems and methods of (remotely) controlling aspects of pools and spas and of modifying water contained therein are detailed. Internet-enabled access to pool and spa controllers may happen without any need for users to create firewall ports or utilize static internet protocol addresses. Certain networking devices may be configured using a USB connection or SD card, avoiding any requirement for an Ethernet cable or supplying separate power to the devices during configuration. Time-varying data may be obtained in respect of one or more installations and analyzed for various information. |
| US10037673B1 |
Motion-based lighting system with intelligent alerts
A method includes receiving a first signal indicating a first movement in first predefined zone at a first time. A first activation signal is communicated to cause a first light source in the first predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the first predefined zone. A second activation signal is communicated to cause a second light source that in a second predefined zone to be activated and provide downward illumination in the second predefined zone. Responsive to an absence of receiving a second signal indicating a second/return movement in the first predefined zone at or before a second time that is after the first time, an alarm signal is transmitted that is indicative of an occurrence of a potential non-normal event. |
| US10037671B2 |
Human respiration feature extraction in personal emergency response systems and methods
A non-wearable Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) architecture is provided, implementing RF interferometry using synthetic aperture antenna arrays to derive ultra-wideband echo signals which are analyzed and then processed by a two-stage human state classifier and abnormal states pattern recognition. Systems and methods transmit ultra-wide band radio frequency signals at, and receive echo signals from, the environment, process the received echo signals to yield a range-bin-based slow signal that is spatially characterized over a plurality of spatial range bins, and estimate respiration parameter(s) of the human(s) by analyzing the slow signal. The antennas may be arranged in several linear baselines, implement virtual displacements, and may be set into multiple communicating sub-arrays. A classifier uses respiration and other derived features to classify the state of the human(s). A decision process is carried out based on the instantaneous human state (local decision) followed by abnormal states patterns recognition (global decision). |
| US10037659B2 |
Two-way merchandise fixture
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a fixture and method for a fixture (referred to as a Two Way Fixture) displaying and holding objects for sale at a retail store. The two way fixture includes a free-standing frame which is formed by a I-shaped base portion and a U-shaped upright portion. A pair of tempered hardboards are inserted in the middle of the U-shaped upright portion. The two way fixture has shelves and wire racks mounted to the sides of the U-Shaped upright portion. The shelves, I-shaped base portion, and wire racks create a volume allows for the two way fixture to hide or obscure a cash box, therefor storing components of a point-of-sale (POS) station while keeping the electronic components live and updated. The two way fixture can be configured to surround the pole and the cash box. |
| US10037655B2 |
System and method of conducting games of chance with enhanced payouts based on cash in amount
A system and method of conducting games of chance with enhanced payouts based on a cash in or initial investment amount is disclosed. In response to a player's initial investment or cash in amount, a payout schedule is selected. The larger the initial investment the better the selected payout schedule for the player. Live games of chance, games of chance facilitated by electronic gaming machines or devices and server-based games may utilize the method disclosed herein. Players may also receive enhanced awards such as enhanced player points based on the amount of the initial investment. Awards and bonuses may also be provided to players who exhaust an initial investment exceeding a threshold amount. |
| US10037654B2 |
User selectable gamblng game hybrid game
A hybrid game having a user selectable gambling game is provided. The hybrid game includes a real world engine constructed to provide a randomly generated payout of real world credits from a real credit wager for a plurality of gambling games, an entertainment software engine constructed to execute an entertainment game providing outcomes based upon skillful execution of the entertainment game to earn a payout of game world credits, and a game world engine constructed to manage the entertainment software engine and communicate gameplay gambling event occurrences based upon skillful execution of the entertainment game that trigger at least one wager in the gambling game to the gambling game, receive entertainment game variable data from the entertainment software engine to determine what type of gambling game to execute, from a plurality of gambling games, and initiate a gambling game, from the plurality of gambling games, in the real world engine utilizing the real credit wager, based upon the entertainment game variable data received from the entertainment software engine. |
| US10037643B2 |
Bill processing device
A bill processing device includes: a loading unit that feeds a bill having a pair of serial number information; a reading unit that reads the pair of serial number information from the fed bill; a determining unit that determines whether at least a portion of the pair of serial numbers match each other; a stacking unit that stacks the bill in a case where the determining unit has determined that the at least a portion of the pair of serial numbers match each other; and a reject unit that receives the bill in a case where the determining unit has determined that the at least a portion of the pair of serial numbers do not match each other. |
| US10037641B2 |
Systems and methods for individual identification and authorization utilizing conformable electronics
An identification device includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate configured to conform to a skin surface of a body portion of a healthcare provider; a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly including one or more identity sensors configured to generate one or more identity sense signals associated with at least one physical characteristic of an individual subject other than the healthcare provider; circuitry configured to compare the one or more identity sense signals generated by the sensor assembly to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity; and a reporter configured to generate one or more communication signals associated with a comparison of the one or more identity sense signals generated by the sensor assembly to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity of at least one individual. |
| US10037639B2 |
Intelligent pathway access control
Systems and techniques for intelligent pathway access control are described herein. A destination for an object and a reason the object is traveling to the destination may be obtained. A pathway may be established between a current location of the object and the destination using an electronic map of locations between the current location and the destination based on the reason the object is traveling to the destination. A set of access control features may be identified along the established pathway. A time window for arrival may be calculated for each access control feature of the set of access control features. The object may be allowed passage through an access control feature of the set of access control features based on a proximity of the object to the access control feature and a respective time window for arrival for the access control feature. |
| US10037638B2 |
Simplified authentication method for controls on persons
The invention proposes a method for controls on persons in possession of a document comprising a machine-readable zone containing a document number and an electronic chip in which an authentication biometric is stored, comprising: at a first step (100), acquiring (120) a biometric datum, acquiring (110) the document number by reading the machine-readable zone, and recording (130), in a memory (20), the number linked with the biometric datum, and at a second step (200), acquiring (210) a biometric, from said biometric datum retrieving (220), in the memory, the number of the identity document corresponding to the person, accessing the content of the chip and retrieving the authentication biometric datum (240), and performing authentication (250) of the person by comparing the authentication biometric datum with a biometric datum of the person. |
| US10037636B2 |
Access management system
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for remotely managing access to an area. An access management platform, which can be an electronic lock that is installed on e.g., a door of a house, can enable a user to establish a virtual presence at the door. In one example, a delivery person activates a doorbell button/icon of the access management platform, which sends a message to a smartphone of the owner of the platform. The owner, who is at work, uses his smartphone to initiate a video stream using a camera of the platform, and a two way audio stream. The owner sees and initiates a discussion with the delivery person. The owner uses his smartphone to unlock the door, and asks the delivery person to open the door and deliver the package inside. The owner uses his smartphone to capture his signature to acknowledge the delivery. |
| US10037634B2 |
System and method for idle state determination
An idle state determination system and method are disclosed for a work vehicle having an engine and at least one movable work implement. The movable work implement includes a load bin. The idle state determination system includes a source of work vehicle data that indicates one or more operational parameters of the work vehicle, including at least a speed, a state of an engine and a position of the load bin. The idle state determination system including a source of idle state classifications that include a plurality of idle states associated with the work vehicle, and the plurality of idle states including at least a waiting idle state and a loading idle state. The idle state determination system includes a controller that processes the work vehicle data to determine an idle state of the work vehicle. The controller classifies the idle state as one of the plurality of idle states. |
| US10037626B2 |
Interaction with virtual objects based on determined restrictions
Motion and/or rotation of an input mechanism can be tracked and/or analyzed to determine limits on a user's range of motion and/or a user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space. The user's range of motion and/or the user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space may be limited by a personal restriction for the user (e.g., a broken arm). The user's range of motion and/or the user's range of rotation in three-dimensional space may additionally or alternatively be limited by an environmental restriction (e.g., a physical object in a room). Accordingly, the techniques described herein can take steps to accommodate the personal restriction and/or the environmental restriction thereby optimizing user interactions involving the input mechanism and a virtual object. |
| US10037624B2 |
Calibrating object shape
Examples describe an apparatus for calibrating a three dimensional (3D) mesh model of an articulated object. The articulated object is an instance of a specified object class. The apparatus comprises an input configured to receive captured sensor data depicting the object. The apparatus has a calibration engine configured to compute values of shape parameters of the 3D mesh model which indicate which member of the object class is depicted in the captured sensor data, in order to calibrate the 3D mesh model. The calibration engine is configured to compute the values of the shape parameters with an optimization process to find at least one potential local or global minimum of an energy function, the energy function expressing a degree of similarity between data rendered from the model and the received sensor data. |
| US10037622B2 |
Virtual terrain alteration systems and related methods
Systems and techniques for generating an artificial terrain map can compute a region of a noise map in an N-dimensional space and define a terrain characteristic in correspondence with a value of the noise map at each of a selected plurality of positions within the region of the noise map. The terrain characteristic can be projected at each of a selected plurality of positions within the region on a lower-dimensional sub-space. A map of an artificial terrain can be rendered based on the projection. The map of the artificial terrain can be scaled or otherwise manipulated in correspondence with scaling or otherwise manipulating the lower-dimensional sub-space. Generated maps in machine-readable form can be converted to a human-perceivable form, and/or to a modulated signal form conveyed over a communication connection. |
| US10037620B2 |
Piecewise linear irregular rasterization
One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for rendering a geometry object in a computer-generated scene. A screen space associated with a display screen is divided into a set of regions. For each region; a first sampling factor in a horizontal dimension is computed that represents a horizontal sampling factor for pixels located in the region, a second sampling factor in a vertical dimension is computed that represents a vertical sampling factor for the pixels located in the region, a first offset in the horizontal dimension is computed that represents a horizontal position associated with the region, and a second offset in the vertical dimension is computed that represent a vertical position associated with the region. When the geometry object is determined to intersect more than one region, an instance of the geometry object is generated each region that the geometry object intersects. |
| US10037618B2 |
System and method for image processing and generating a body model
Images of foreground objects in a scene are generated by causing electromagnetic radiation to be emitted having a first spectral power distribution from a surface of a first foreground object, which is adjacent or at least partially obscured by a second foreground object. A first image of both of the first and second foreground objects is acquired while the first foreground object emits electromagnetic radiation with the first spectral power distribution. A second image of the first and second foreground objects is acquired while the first foreground object is not emitting electromagnetic radiation or is emitting electromagnetic radiation with a second spectral power distribution which is different to the first spectral power distribution. An alpha matte of the first and second foreground objects is generated based on a comparison of the first image and second image. |
| US10037617B2 |
Enhanced user interface systems including dynamic context selection for cloud-based networks
According to one embodiment, a network device associates each tile object of a plurality of tile objects with a tile set. Each tile object includes one or more parameters of a communication network, and each tile set linked to one or more context objects for a dashboard interface. The network device further determines a dynamic context for the communication network, and identifies at least one tile set linked to a context object of the one or more context objects that matches the dynamic context (the at least one tile set includes one or more associated tile objects). The network device also determines a respective display position (e.g., defined by the dashboard interface) to each tile object of the one or more associated tile objects, and provides the dashboard interface for display, with each tile object of the one or more associated tile objects displayed according to the respective display position. |
| US10037611B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating map data from images
A method for mapping a geographical location of a feature in a satellite image is provided. An image of a geographical surface is obtained, the image comprising a plurality of pixels, data indicating the latitude and longitude of each vertex of the image and data relating to a grid corresponding to the image is obtained. A grid location of a feature in the image is received, the grid location identifying a cell in the grid. The grid location is translated into a geographical location, which comprises calculating a pixel space location of at least one vertex of the identified grid cell; converting the pixel space into a latitude/longitude space based on the obtained data indicating the latitude and longitude of each vertex; and determining the latitude and longitude of the at least one vertex of the identified cell, based on the calculated pixel space location and the latitude/longitude space. |
| US10037609B2 |
Video-based identification of operational mode shapes
A method and corresponding device for identifying operational mode shapes of an object in a video stream includes extracting pixel-wise Eulerian motion signals of an object from an undercomplete representation of frames within a video stream. Pixel-wise Eulerian motion signals are downselected to produce a representative set of Eulerian motion signals of the object. Operational mode shapes of the object are identified based on the representative set. Resonant frequencies can also be identified. Embodiments enable vibrational characteristics of objects to be determined using video in near real time. |
| US10037608B2 |
Arrangement for, and method of, detecting motion of a target in a venue having multiple regions
An array of light sensors arranged along mutually orthogonal sensor rows and sensor columns is exposed to return light from a target over successive frames. The array is subdivided into mutually orthogonal zones, each having a sub-plurality of sensor rows and sensor columns. Each row of zones is scanned multiple times to produce output light intensity values, which are averaged to obtain an average zonal value for each zone for each frame. The average zonal value over the successive frames is simultaneously averaged with slow and fast response characteristics to obtain respective slow and fast response values for each zone, which are then compared to obtain a difference value for each zone. Motion of the target in any region of a venue is indicated when the difference value between the fast and slow response values in a corresponding zone exceeds a threshold value. |
| US10037604B2 |
Multi-cue object detection and analysis
Foreground objects of interest are distinguished from a background model by dividing a region of interest of a video data image into a grid array of individual cells. Each of the cells are labeled as foreground if accumulated edge energy within the cell meets an edge energy threshold, or if color intensities for different colors within each cell differ by a color intensity differential threshold, or as a function of combinations of said determinations. |
| US10037601B1 |
Systems and methods for automatic detection of architectural distortion in two dimensional mammographic images
There is provided a method, comprising: segmenting fibroglandular tissue of a 2D mammographic image of a breast, extracting regions within the segmented fibroglandular tissue and within a boundary portion between the segmented fibroglandular tissue and non-fibroglandular tissue, computing representations for each RoI by a pre-trained deep neural network, training a classifier on the representations to compute a probability score of architectural distortion for each RoI, clustering RoIs defined as positive for architectural distortion using a mean-shift method and providing an indication of the probability of the presence of architectural distortion around a cluster based on the probability distribution of cluster RoI members, removing small clusters having fewer RoI members than a small number threshold, classifying the image as positive for the indication of architectural distortion when at least one cluster remains, or classifying the image as negative for the indication of architectural distortion when no cluster remains. |
| US10037599B2 |
Automatic gain control filter in a video analysis system
Techniques are disclosed for analyzing a scene depicted in an input stream of video frames captured by a video camera. Bounding boxes are determined for a set foreground patches identified in a video frame. For each bounding box, the techniques include determining textures for first areas, each including a foreground pixel and surrounding pixels, and determining textures for second areas including pixels of the background model image corresponding to the pixels of the foreground areas. Further, for each foreground pixel in the bounding box area, a correlation score is determined based on the texture of the corresponding first area and second area. Pixels whose correlation scores exceed a threshold are removed from the foreground patch. The size of the bounding box may also be reduced to fit the modified foreground patch. |
| US10037594B2 |
Resolution estimating device
A resolution estimating device is achieved which is capable of adequately estimating the resolution of the original image of any received image signal. A resolution estimating device (1000) includes a proximity-degree acquiring unit (1), an accumulation unit (2), a frequency transform unit (3), and a spectrum analyzing unit (4). The proximity-degree acquiring unit (1) acquires the proximity degree value of each target pixel. The accumulation unit (2) accumulates the proximity degrees of the target pixels, for example, in the vertical direction on the image, and obtains a one-dimensional data sequence of the accumulated proximity degree values. The frequency transform unit (3) performs a frequency transform on the one-dimensional data sequence of the accumulated proximity degree values obtained by the accumulation unit (2), and obtains a one-dimensional frequency-component data sequence which is a one-dimensional data sequence for frequency regions. The spectrum analyzing unit (4) detects periodicity, for example, in the horizontal direction on a proximity degree image on the basis of the one-dimensional frequency-component data sequence obtained by the frequency transform unit (3), and estimates the resolution of the original image, which is an image before a scaling-up process, of an input image on the basis of the detected periodicity. |
| US10037589B2 |
Parallel image processing system
System and method for a parallel image processing mechanism for applying mask data patterns to substrate in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, the parallel image processing system includes a graphics engine configured to partition an object into a plurality of trapezoids and form an edge list for representing each of the plurality of trapezoids, and a distributor configured to receive the edge list from the graphics engine and distribute the edge list to a plurality of scan line image processing units. The system further includes a sentinel configured to synchronize operations of the plurality of scan line image processing units, and a plurality of buffers configured to store image data from corresponding scan line image processing units and outputs the stored image data using the sentinel. |
| US10037585B2 |
Systems and methods for managing table and seating use in commercial establishments
Computerized systems and methods are provided for allocating and managing table and seating inventory at commercial establishments, such as restaurants. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method receives a first request to allocate table inventory at a commercial establishment. In some aspects, the first request may include a first party size and a first requested time. Based on a received request, the method may determine a mode of allocation associated with the commercial establishment. The method may identifying one or more first units of table inventory capable of accommodating the first party size at the first requested time. In certain aspects, the identification may be based on at least the determined allocation mode. |
| US10037584B2 |
Obtaining social relationship type of network subjects
Social network behavior data of two network subjects whose social relationship type is required to be determined is obtained. The network social behavior data of the two network subjects to be determined is discretized by a preset manner in such a way that each of the social behavior is discretized into N levels according to a quantity of each social network behavior. A merged probability of each social relationship type to which the two network subjects belong is calculated according to a conditional probability that each level of network social behavior corresponds to each social relationship type. A social relationship type having the largest merged probability is initially determined as a social relationship type of the two network subjects. The present techniques effectively utilized network social behavior data, implement determination of social relationship type, and improve user network experiences. |
| US10037583B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing social network content of a key influencer
This technology relates to a method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and influencer analyzing computing device for analyzing content associated with one or more influencers of at least one social network. This technique involves identifying key influencers of at least one social network with respect to a topic of interest. Thereafter, an overall topic cloud and an influencer topic cloud for each key influencer is created and analyzed. The overall topic cloud and an influencer topic cloud are compared to cross-verify if the identification of the key influencers is correct. After that, volume of social interaction of the key influencers with respect to the topic of interest are determined and visualized. |
| US10037582B2 |
Personal merchandise cataloguing system with item tracking and social network functionality
An online personal merchandise cataloguing system is equipped with integrated item tracking and hosted (or imported) social network functionality. The system comprises an internet application with a supporting backend network, the pertinent configuration and operation of both being substantially under the control of an individual retailer. Accessible through an internet browser or a smartphone “app”, the internet application is configured to provide a user with means for listing or otherwise cataloguing items of merchandise. In combination with and supported by the retailer's backend computer network, the internet application enables the user to share his online catalog with an extrinsic social network and to track cataloged items. |
| US10037580B2 |
Route risk mitigation
A method is disclosed for mitigating the risks associated with driving by assigning risk values to road segments and using those risk values to select less risky travel routes. Various approaches to helping users mitigate risk are presented. A computing device is configured to generate a database of risk values. That device may receive accident information, geographic information, vehicle information, and other information from one or more data sources and calculate a risk value for the associated road segment. Subsequently, the computing device may provide the associated risk value to other devices. Furthermore, a personal navigation device may receive travel route information and use that information to retrieve risk values for the road segments in the travel route. An insurance company may use this information to determine whether to adjust a quote or premium of an insurance policy. This and other aspects relating to using geographically encoded information to promote and reward risk mitigation are disclosed. |
| US10037578B2 |
Route risk mitigation
A method is disclosed for mitigating the risks associated with driving by assigning risk values to road segments and using those risk values to select less risky travel routes. Various approaches to helping users mitigate risk are presented. A computing device is configured to generate a database of risk values. That device may receive accident information, geographic information, vehicle information, and other information from one or more data sources and calculate a risk value for the associated road segment. Subsequently, the computing device may provide the associated risk value to other devices. Furthermore, a personal navigation device may receive travel route information and use that information to retrieve risk values for the road segments in the travel route. An insurance company may use this information to determine whether to adjust a quote or premium of an insurance policy. This and other aspects relating to using geographically encoded information to promote and reward risk mitigation are disclosed. |
| US10037573B2 |
Processing binary options in future exchange clearing
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing binary options (also referred to as digital options) in existing clearing systems, such as futures clearing systems. The binary option is treated, or processed, similar to standard options on a non-tradeable cash-settled underlying futures contract. A hypothetical instrument, referred to as a book instrument is created to facilitate clearing of the binary option. The book instrument has an expiration date after the expiration of the binary option, such as the day after the expiration of the binary option. For each binary option that expires in the money, a transaction is created for the book instrument future. The underlying book future has an assigned price that is a fixed amount less that the final price for the underlying statistical or actual value of the binary option at expiration. Transactions are loaded in the clearing system and processed and all positions are liquidated. |
| US10037572B2 |
System and method for multi-market risk control in a distributed electronic trading environment
A system and method are provided for distributed risk management. According to one example embodiment, a central risk controller is provided that can communicate with a plurality of local risk management modules located at a plurality of gateways. The central risk controller may allocate a portion of a central account balance associated with a trading account to each local risk management module. Then, as the trades are made using the trading account, the local risk management modules may manage risk associated with the trades until the local account balance is insufficient. As the account balance gets low, the local risk management module may query the central risk controller for the additional risk account balance. |
| US10037571B2 |
System and method for reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spread trading strategies
System and methods for reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spread trading strategies in an electronic trading environment are provided. Specifically, reducing the risks involved in trading multiple spreads that share a leg by, among other things, quoting a single order in the shared leg instead of quoting orders for each of the corresponding spread legs. Based on the computed quote price for the single order, associating the single order with the leaned on price that results in the price closest to the inside market in the shared leg. The single quote order is based on the market conditions in the spread legs and the desired spread price. Once the single order fills, a hedge order is sent to the leg that obtains the most advantageous price for the spread based on the other spread options. |
| US10037562B2 |
Payment using unique product identifier codes
Various methods and systems are provided to capture a unique product code, such as QR code, on a mobile device, process the information contained in the code, provide the user with options of making a purchase, including purchasing a plurality of selected products from different captured codes, and processing the payment via the user's mobile device. |
| US10037558B1 |
Computerized process to, for example, automate the home sale, mortgage loan financing and settlement process, and the home mortgage loan refinancing and settlement processes
A computer system and method for automating and facilitating the home sale, mortgage origination, and settlement process, and the home mortgage refinancing origination and settlement process, over a geographically distributed computing network are disclosed. The system and method also allows a home buyer to search for homes offered for sale by a plurality of sellers and, using the home data conforming to the buyer purchase criteria and buyer data, search for loan pricing information for loans from a plurality of lenders, loan pricing information for a plurality of loan types, or both. The system and method then uses this information to process the sale transaction. |
| US10037557B2 |
Connecting transaction entities to one another securely and privately, with interaction recording
A system and method for connecting first and second transaction entities includes displaying a transaction associated with the first transaction entity where the transaction may be associated with a category of transactions. An option is also displayed to request interaction with the first transaction entity. A processor receives selection of the option and transmits a command to establish the interaction between the first transaction entity and the second transaction entity. The interaction is recorded and stored in a data storage device. The processor analyzes the recorded interaction and, according to one embodiment, detects one or more keywords in the recording. A notification may be transmitted in response to the detected one or more keywords. In another embodiment, the processor may detect a trend from analysis of the recording and may make a modification relating to future transactions associated with the category of transactions based on the detected trend. |
| US10037552B1 |
Systems and methods for discovery and tracking of obscured web-based advertisements
Systems and methods are provided for discovering advertisements on publisher web pages and for determining whether the advertisements are obscured by other content on the web pages. An advertisement tracking and discovery system may use web crawler applications to explore multiple publisher websites. The web crawler applications may gather advertisement data that includes information associated with detected advertisements, placement pathways by which the advertisements were placed on the publisher web pages, and obscuration information for the detected advertisements. Obscured advertisements that have been detected may be ignored during advertisement tracking and discovery operations or obscuration information may be stored and provided with other advertisement information for the obscured advertisements. The advertisement data may be aggregated and formatted to be provided to a user. The provided data may include advertisement screenshots and web page screenshots containing the advertisements. |
| US10037550B2 |
System and method for identifying offline consumer interests for online personalization by leveraging multimedia inputs
A system, method and computer implemented program product for enabling a user to retrieve information from a telecommunication network. The system, in accordance with the present invention comprises a handheld device, using which multimedia inputs, typically photographs of objects of interest could be captured. Subsequently, the images are processed by a processor and relevant keywords describing the image are extracted. A search is carried out for information comprising the extracted keywords, and the retrieved information is shared with the user, via the handheld device. A third party service provider or an online merchant portal or establishment provides an updated detail to the user based on retrieved updated user profile comprising the updated user preferences and interests. |
| US10037542B2 |
Automated teller machine (ATM) interface
One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for intelligent data presentation are provided herein. Data can be presented on similar devices having different characteristics in different manners. For example, data may be rendered in a first manner on a first device having one monitor, the same data may be rendered in a second manner on a second device having two displays or a different display size. Financial information, sales data, banking information, etc. may be presented in a variety of ways based on capabilities or properties of a device accessing the information or data. Similarly, renderings may be selected based on interaction capabilities or interaction options a user may have with different renderings or presentations. In other embodiments, user interaction with an automated teller machine (ATM), call center, vehicle, or other interface can be based on device properties or device capabilities. |
| US10037540B2 |
Framework for marketplace analysis
A marketplace diagnostics framework for analyzing and managing online marketplaces. |
| US10037529B2 |
Online machine data collection and archiving process
An online machine data collection and archiving process generates a machine data profile of a customer computer accessing a transaction form of a merchant web site and links the machine data profile and a transaction record with customer identifying information using a unique transaction identification string. The process preferably captures parameters typically communicated as a part of web accesses, such as an IP address, an HTTP header, and cookie information. The process additionally causes the customer computer to process self-identification routines by processing coding within the merchant transaction form, the self-identification routines yielding further profile parameters. The process further includes a routine for bypassing an intervening proxy to the merchant web site to reveal the true IP address of the customer computer. |
| US10037527B2 |
End-to end device authentication
End-to-end device authentication is provided. A dispenser receives an authorization token and a dispense amount from a host. The authorization token and the dispense amount are validated and when validation is successful, the dispenser dispenses the dispense amount. |
| US10037518B2 |
Interception of touch pad events for handling in a secure environment
Some examples include sending, to a secure environment, coordinates for certain touch events made to a touchscreen of an electronic device. As one example, an import address table that is accessed by an event loop of the electronic device may be modified. For instance, only those touch events that are performed within the bounds of a user interface area may be diverted to the secure environment, and all touch events outside that area may continue to be identified, such as by using operating system libraries of the electronic device. In some cases, a checksum may be generated for the import address table using a cryptographic hash function. The checksum may allow a payment application and/or a payment processing system to determine whether an unauthorized modification of the import address table is present. |
| US10037510B2 |
System and method for calibration and mapping of real-time location data
A method of mapping the location of at least one object in three dimensional space, relative to an initial point in three dimensional space by an EIR terminal which contains a microprocessor, memory, a scanning device, a motion sensing device, and a communication interface. The method includes scanning a signal of decodable indicia located at a pre-defined area of a physical object, locating the decodable indicia within this signal, decoding the decodable indicia into a decoded message. The decoded message is an identifier for said physical object, which is then displayed. After receiving an interface command, the EIR terminal is placed in mechanical contact with the pre-defined area of the physical object and a first spatial position is stored as a point of origin in the EIR terminal. |
| US10037507B2 |
System and method for improved quality management in a product logistic chain
A quality management system for products including a multiplicity of product unit specific indicators, each operative to provide a machine-readable indication of exceedence of at least one threshold by at least one product quality determining parameter, an indicator reader operative to read the product unit specific indicators and to provide output indications and a product type specific indication interpreter operative to receive the output indications and to provide human sensible, product unit specific, product quality status outputs. |
| US10037506B2 |
Benchmarking through data mining
A system with access to regularly updated information regarding an entity can generate information regarding the performance of that entity. For example, values of various key performance indicators (KPIs) can be determined. One or more of the values can be compared to a corresponding threshold or range. Based on the results of the comparisons, an alert can be generated and sent to a user associated with the entity, a user interface (UI) that presents information to the user about the entity can include information regarding the KPIs, or both. The system may have access to data regarding a number of similar entities. Using the data for the similar entities, one or more benchmarks for the KPIs of the entity can be determined. The KPIs can be compared to the benchmarks and the results shown in a UI, an alert, or both. |
| US10037504B2 |
Methods for determining manufacturing waste to optimize productivity and devices thereof
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and productivity assessment computing device that identifies entities present in frames of a video. Entity movement across the frames is plotted to obtain a trajectory of the entities. Interactions of one or more of the entities in each of the frames are identified. A unique sequence encoding is generated for subtasks performed by each of the entities. One of the subtasks is classified as a waste subtask based on one or more of the interactions corresponding to the one of the subtasks and the trajectory and a type of each of the entities associated with the interactions. The sequence encodings of the one of the subtasks are correlated with a number of frames per second of the video to determine waste duration value(s) for a task and the waste duration value(s) are output. |
| US10037503B2 |
System and method for managing supply of service
Disclosed herein are a system and a method for managing supply of service. The system may include at least one processor that performs the operations including receiving a plurality of orders for a service; marking a locus based on the plurality of orders, the marked locus relating to a first number of orders of the plurality of orders, the first number of orders sharing a first characteristic, and the marked locus relating to a first location; and identifying at least one provider of the service to whom information relating to the marked locus is to be delivered. |
| US10037501B2 |
Energy management costs for a data center
A method and computer program product for managing energy management costs of a data center is disclosed. The method and computer program product include computing an energy cost estimate based on available energy rates which include wholesale electricity prices for periods of time of an hour. Embodiments of the method and computer program product include establishing fees for processing jobs. The fees are based on at least one wholesale electricity price. Embodiments of the method and computer program product include processing jobs based on scheduling-factors. Example scheduling-factors include factors related to timing, duration, environment, cost, or priority. |
| US10037497B2 |
Information provision device, information provision method, and information provision program
An information provision device according to one embodiment includes a receiving unit, an extraction unit, a setting unit and a presentation unit. The receiving unit receives search criteria. The extraction unit extracts reservation acceptance information of the target facility corresponding to a past determination target period based on the search criteria by referring to a storage unit storing reservation acceptance information of a facility. The setting unit calculates a rate of decrease from an initial number of vacancies in the target facility during the past determination target period based on the extracted reservation acceptance information, and when there is a date of change when the number of vacancies has changed to be less than a specified threshold during the determination target period, sets an estimated date for a reservation request. The presentation unit outputs the value set-as estimate information for reservation request. |
| US10037496B2 |
Numbered ticket information issuing system, numbered ticket information issuing server, and numbered ticket information issuing method
A numbered ticket information issuing system according to an embodiment includes a numbered ticket information issuing server. The numbered ticket information issuing server includes a numbered ticket information issuing unit and a numbered ticket information transmitting unit. The numbered ticket information issuing unit issues, when receiving, from a wireless terminal, a numbered ticket issue request containing information on a wireless device installed in a shop or a facility that provides a product or a service, numbered ticket information on the shop or the facility corresponding to the numbered ticket issue request. The numbered ticket information transmitting unit transmits the numbered ticket information issued by the numbered ticket information issuing unit to the wireless terminal. |
| US10037493B2 |
Universal adiabatic quantum computing with superconducting qubits
A quantum processor is operable as a universal adiabatic quantum computing system. The quantum processor includes physical qubits, with at least a first and second communicative coupling available between pairs of qubits via an in-situ tunable superconducting capacitive coupler and an in-situ tunable superconducting inductive coupler, respectively. Tunable couplers provide diagonal and off-diagonal coupling. Compound Josephson junctions (CJJs) of the tunable couplers are responsive to a flux bias to tune a sign and magnitude of a sum of a capacitance of a fixed capacitor and a tunable capacitance which is mediated across a pair of coupling capacitors. The qubits may be hybrid qubits, operable in a flux regime or a charge regime. Qubits may include a pair of CJJs that interrupt a loop of material and which are separated by an island of superconducting material which is voltage biased with respect to a qubit body. |
| US10037492B2 |
Selecting a window treatment fabric
A fabric selection tool provides an automated procedure for recommending and/or selecting a fabric for a window treatment to be installed in a building. The recommendation may be made to optimize the performance of the window treatment in which the fabric may be installed. The recommended fabric may be selected based on performance metrics associated with each fabric in an environment. The fabrics may be ranked based upon the performance metrics of one or more of the fabrics. One or more of the fabrics, and/or their corresponding ranks, may be displayed to a user for selection. The recommended fabrics may be determined based on combinations of fabrics that provide performance metrics for various façades of the building. Using the ranking system provided by the fabric selection tool, the user may obtain a fabric sample and/or order one or more of the recommended fabrics. |
| US10037491B1 |
Context-based sentiment analysis
Context-based sentiment analysis includes: determining whether a piece of comment data included in a comment is context-sensitive, the determination being made with reference to a set of comment features; determining a context sentiment type of an associated context related to the piece of comment data, the associated context being distinct from the comment, in the event that the piece of comment data is determined to be context-sensitive, and the determination being made with reference to at least a set of context features; and classifying the comment data in the event that the piece of comment data is determined to be context-sensitive, the classification being based at least in part on the comment data and the context sentiment type. |
| US10037487B2 |
Single-chip financial audio IC card
The application discloses a single-chip financial audio IC card, including a security chip, a contact module, a non-contact module and an audio module switch. The security chip is used for controlling, analyzing and processing data, which is shared by a controlling, analyzing and processing data module; the contact module has function of contact communication, including a 7816 interface; the non-contact module has function of non-contact communication, including a RF coil; the audio module has function of acoustic communication, including a switch, a battery and a buzzer; the contact module, non-contact module and audio module are connected in parallel to the security chip. The application of single-chip financial audio IC card has the advantages of low cost, small processing difficulty, good compatibility, high security, good stability and reliability. |
| US10037474B2 |
Determining the relative locations of multiple motion-tracking devices
The technology disclosed relates to coordinating motion-capture of a hand by a network of motion-capture sensors having overlapping fields of view. In particular, it relates to designating a first sensor among three or more motion-capture sensors as having a master frame of reference, observing motion of a hand as it passes through overlapping fields of view of the respective motion-capture sensors, synchronizing capture of images of the hand within the overlapping fields of view by pairs of the motion-capture devices, and using the pairs of the hand images captured by the synchronized motion-capture devices to automatically calibrate the motion-capture sensors to the master frame of reference frame. |
| US10037473B2 |
Vehicle exterior environment recognition apparatus
A vehicle exterior environment recognition apparatus includes a computer configured to serve as a vehicle identifier, a candidate identifier, a cover identifier, and a lamp determiner. The vehicle identifier identifies, from an image captured by an image-capturing unit, a preceding vehicle and a vehicle region occupied by the preceding vehicle. The candidate identifier identifies, as a light-emission source candidate, a candidate determinable as a light-emission source in the identified vehicle region. The cover identifier identifies a cover in the identified vehicle region. The cover covers the light-emission source. The lamp determiner determines whether the light-emission source candidate is a lighted lamp, based on a lighted-state determination threshold and one of the number of pixels and pixel area of the identified light-emission source candidate. The lighted-state determination threshold is based on one of the number of pixels and pixel area of the cover identified by the cover identifier. |
| US10037472B1 |
Automated vehicle object detection system with camera image and radar data fusion
An object detection system for an automated vehicle includes a radar, a camera, and a controller. The radar detects a cluster of targets characterized by a radar-distance (x) from the host-vehicle. The camera renders an image of an object and a lane-marking present in the area. The controller is configured to determine an equation that is a function of a longitudinal-distance from the host-vehicle and corresponds to the lane-marking, determine a first-optical-angle (θ) based on a first-image-distance between a reference-point on the object and a spot on the image indicated by the equation where the longitudinal-distance is equal to the radar-distance, determine a lateral-distance (Dist_LM) between the object and the lane-marking based on the first-optical-angle and the radar-distance, and determine a first-lateral-offset (yRM) between the object and a longitudinal-axis of the host-vehicle based on the lateral-distance and a first-value of the equation where the longitudinal-distance is equal to the radar-distance. |
| US10037468B2 |
Image processing device, information storage device, and image processing method
An image processing device including an image sequence acquisition section that acquires an image sequence that includes a plurality of images; and a processing section that performs an image summarization process that deletes some of the plurality of images included in the image sequence acquired by the image sequence acquisition section to acquire a summary image sequence. The processing section detecting a scene change from the image sequence, setting a partial image sequence that includes images among the plurality of images included in the image sequence based on the detected scene change, selecting a reference image and a determination target image from the partial image sequence, and determining whether or not the determination target image can be deleted based on deformation information about the reference image and the determination target image. |
| US10037467B2 |
Information processing system
This information processing system comprises: an object detection unit which detects and tracks an object in motion video data and detects a plurality of object elements which represent elements of the object; a feature value extraction unit which extracts respective feature values for each of the object elements from frame images which configure the motion video data; a frame selection unit which selects, for each object element, the frame images which satisfy respective frame selection criteria which are set for each object element; and a feature value linking unit which links frame specification information which specifies the frame images which are selected with the frame selection unit for each object element, and the object element feature values which are extracted from the selected frame images, and stores same in a prescribed storage unit. |
| US10037466B2 |
Video processing apparatus, video processing method, and video processing program
This invention provides a video processing apparatus for suppressing a decrease in search accuracy of an object of a search target based on a feature extracted from a degraded image in a video. The video processing apparatus includes an image degradation estimator that extracts an image in an image region used as an index of image degradation from a video and estimates a degree of image degradation in the image region, a feature extractor that extracts a feature of an object of a search target from the video, a feature database that stores the feature of the object of the search target, and a matcher that controls matching between the extracted feature and the stored feature based on the degree of image degradation estimated by the image degradation estimator, when searching for the object from the video. |
| US10037464B2 |
Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method
Methods and systems are disclosed including a computer storage medium, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors included in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), cause the UAV to perform operations, comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan configured to direct the UAV to fly a flight path having a plurality of waypoints adjacent to and above a structure and to capture sensor data of the structure from a camera on the UAV while the UAV is flying the flight path; adjusting an angle of an optical axis of the camera mounted to a gimbal to a predetermined angle within a range of 25 degrees to 75 degrees relative to a downward direction, and capturing sensor data of at least a portion of a roof of the structure with the optical axis of the camera aligned with at least one predetermined location on the structure. |
| US10037463B2 |
Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method
A computerized method performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan comprising a plurality of inspection locations for a structure, wherein the plurality of inspection locations each comprise a waypoint having a geospatial reference; navigating to ascend to a first altitude above the structure; conducting an inspection for an object of interest in at least one of the plurality of inspection locations according to the flight plan, the inspection comprising: navigating to a position above a surface of the structure associated with the object of interest based on monitoring an active sensor, and obtaining, while within a particular distance from the surface of the structure, information from one or more sensors describing the structure such that obtained information includes at least a particular level of detail; navigating to another inspection location of the plurality of inspection locations; and navigating to a landing location. |
| US10037461B2 |
Biometric authentication, and near-eye wearable device
Biometric authentication can comprise: obtaining, in response to an access request, verification information for biometric authentication and a piece of depth information corresponding to a presentation depth of the verification information; presenting the verification information at the presentation depth according to the piece of depth information; acquiring gaze point depth information of an eye of a user during presentation of the verification information; and analyzing whether the gaze point depth information is consistent with the piece of depth information, to determine whether the biometric authentication succeeds. Also, verification information for biometric authentication can be presented at a depth corresponding to the verification information, and whether the biometric authentication succeeds can be determined by determining whether a gaze point depth of an eye of a user during presentation of the verification information is consistent with the depth, thereby improving accuracy of authentication and security of object access. |
| US10037457B2 |
Methods and systems for verifying face images based on canonical images
Disclosed herein are a system and method for verifying face images based on canonical images. The method includes: retrieving, from a plurality of face images of an identity, a face image with a smallest frontal measurement value as a representative image of the identity; determining parameters of an image reconstruction network based on mappings between the retrieved representative image and the plurality of face images of the identity; reconstructing, by the image reconstruction network with the determined parameters, at least two input face images into corresponding canonical images respectively; and comparing the reconstructed canonical images to verify whether they belong to a same identity, where the representative image is a frontal image and the frontal measurement value represents symmetry of each face image and sharpness of the image. Thus, canonical face images can be reconstructed using only 2D information from face images under an arbitrary pose and lighting condition. |
| US10037453B2 |
Capacitive fingerprint sensing module
A capacitive fingerprint sensing module includes a flexible printed circuit board, a lower conductive adhesive layer, an upper conductive adhesive layer, and a positioning frame. The flexible printed circuit board has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface has a finger pressing region and a first sensing layer. The lower surface has a second sensing layer. The lower conductive adhesive layer is formed on the second sensing layer and provided to cover second sensing electrodes mounted on the second sensing layer. The upper conductive adhesive layer is formed on the finger pressing region. The positioning frame has an opening facing upward and a slot. The flexible printed circuit board is inserted through the slot and embedded in the positioning frame. Accordingly, effects of conductivity enhancement and accuracy improvement of the capacitive fingerprint sensing module are produced. |
| US10037450B2 |
Information code image display system, information code image display terminal, information code image display program, server, and information code image generating program
An information code image display system includes an area specifying part, an image generation part, and a display controller. The area specifying part specifies an area as a conversion target area, the area being a part of a base image displayed in a display area of a display part. The image generation part generates a base-image-attached information code image by applying an information code to a conversion target image corresponding to the conversion target area. The display controller displays in the display part the base-image-attached information code image and a remaining image obtained by excluding an image of the conversion target area from the base image. |
| US10037449B1 |
Inventory tracking using RFID
A storage unit includes a support bar for hanging items and an RFID antenna provided within a predefined distance of the support bar. When the items hanging from the support bar are adorned with RFID tags, and the RFID antenna emits electromagnetic fields in a direction of the support bar, RFID signals identifying the items are transmitted from the RFID tags to the RFID antenna, thereby enabling a placement or a removal of an item to be automatically registered, or an accounting of the available items to be automatically performed. The RFID antenna may be a portion of a transmission line that uses shields and/or dielectric materials to shape the electromagnetic fields toward a predefined direction, and the locations of items bearing RFID tags on the support bar may be determined by varying the phase of the emitted radiofrequency and determining strengths of RFID signals when the electromagnetic fields are emitted at varying phases. |
| US10037447B2 |
Method and apparatus for sensing environment using a wireless passive sensor
A method begins with a first reader sending a first radio frequency (RF) signal prior to exposing a vehicle to moisture testing. The method continues with a second reader send a second RF signal after exposing the vehicle to moisture testing. The method continues by a first RF sensor tag receiving the first RF signal and adjusting a tank circuit in response to the first RF signal to produce a first impedance change. The method continues by the first RF sensor tag generating a first digital representation of the first impedance change. The method continues by the first RF sensor tag receiving the second RF signal, adjusting the tank circuit in response to the second RF signal to produce a second impedance change, and generating a second digital representation of the second impedance change. |
| US10037442B2 |
Anti-copy electronic device
An anti-copy electronic device contains: a wireless signal controller having a sensor, and the wireless signal controller and the sensor are accommodated in a casing. The sensor has humidity detection, pressure detection, lights detection, color temperature detection, ultraviolet (UV) detection, and special gases detection in an interior space of the casing. After the casing is removed, the sensor detects a change of humidity, pressure, lights, color temperature, ultraviolet (UV), and special gases in the interior space and sends an indication signal to the wireless signal controller so that the wireless signal controller destroys a password setting program of the wireless signal controller, thus avoiding copy of the password setting program. |
| US10037441B2 |
Bus protection with improved key entropy
An apparatus includes a processor and a bus encryption unit. The processor is configured to communicate information over a secured data bus, and to communicate respective addresses over an address bus. The bus encryption unit is configured to generate an encryption key based on multiple addresses that appeared on the address bus, and to encrypt the information communicated between the processor and the secured data bus with the encryption key. |
| US10037439B2 |
Secure master and secure guest endpoint security firewall
This invention is a security firewall having a security hierarchy including: secure master (SM); secure guest (SG); and non-secure (NS). There is one secure master and n secure guests. The firewall includes one secure region for secure master and one secure region for secure guests. The SM region only allows access from the secure master and the SG region allows accesses from any secure transaction. Finally, the non-secure region can be implemented two ways. In a first option, non-secure regions may be accessed only upon non-secure transactions. In a second option, non-secure regions may be accessed any processing core. In this second option, the access is downgraded to a non-secure access if the security identity is secure master or secure guest. If the two security levels are not needed the secure master can unlock the SM region to allow any secure guest access to the SM region. |
| US10037438B2 |
Setting security features of programmable logic devices
Systems and methods are disclosed for allowing security features to be selectively enabled during device configuration. For example, a programmable integrated circuit device is provided that receives configuration data and security requirement data. Control circuitry compares enabled security features in the device against the security requirements, and can configure the programmable integrated circuit device with the configuration data or prevent such configuration. Control circuitry may also use the security requirement data to set security features within the device. |
| US10037434B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating access to private files using a cloud storage system
A method for providing access to objects associated with a particular client in a cloud storage system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection with a user, providing a client namespace associated with the client to the user, where the client namespace represents objects stored on the cloud storage system and objects stored on a private storage system apart from the cloud storage system, receiving a request from the user to access an object stored on the private storage system, and providing information to the user to facilitate access to the object stored on the private storage system by said user. Other systems and methods are also disclosed. Important advantages of the present invention are facilitated by separating the logic for user access (control plane) from the actual storage (Storage plane). Private file system access can still be managed from the cloud, while keeping the client data private. |
| US10037432B2 |
Implementing file security settings based on context
One embodiment provides a method including: obtaining, using a processor, at least one file; accessing, using a processor, context data associated with the at least one file; evaluating, using a processor, the context data associated with the at least one file against a rule set, wherein the rule set comprises information regarding file security settings; and automatically implementing, using a processor, a file security setting for the at least one file based upon the comparing. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10037430B2 |
System and method for controlling the on and off state of features of business logic at runtime
Methods and systems are provided for controlling the execution of business logic that allows features to be turned on or off at run time for each particular user entity of a plurality of user entities. Prior to run time a library is configured based on an administrator's interaction with an interactive control panel at a computer of the system. For each particular user entity and for each particular code block of an object that comprises a plurality of code blocks each corresponding to a particular feature and having an enabling predicate associated with that particular code block, the library can be configured by defining an on/off state for each feature of that particular code block via an enabling predicate associated with that particular feature. The library can then be cached in a custom settings cache of the system for use at run time. |
| US10037429B1 |
Copy protection for secured files
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to copy protection. A request to copy a file from a requestor with one or more privileges sufficient to access the file may be received. The file may be determined to be subject to copy protection. In response to determining that the file is subject to copy protection, a notification of the copy attempt may be transmitted. Copy protection may then be applied to the file. |
| US10037428B2 |
Data security using request-supplied keys
Requests are submitted to a request processing entity where the requests include a cryptographic key to be used in fulfilling the request. The request processing entity, upon receipt of the request, extracts the key from the request and uses the key to perform one or more cryptographic operations to fulfill the request. The one or more cryptographic operations may include encryption/decryption of data that to be/is stored, in encrypted form, by a subsystem of the request processing entity. Upon fulfillment of the request, the request processing entity may perform one or more operations to lose access to the key in the request, thereby losing the ability to use the key. |
| US10037426B2 |
Method of loading files into random access memory in an electronic device and associated electronic device
In an electronic device designed to function in a trusted execution environment (TEE), because of the execution of a trusted operating system by a processor of the electronic device, or in a rich execution environment (REE), a method of loading files into random access memory includes the following steps: reception (E10) by the trusted operating system of information (L1) identifying at least one file; verification (E11) by the trusted operating system of the conformance of the identified file to at least one given criterion; in the event of conformance, loading (E13) the identified file into an area (Z2) of random access memory accessible in read only mode when functioning in the rich execution environment (REE). An associated electronic device is also proposed. |
| US10037415B2 |
Information processing system that authenticates license of application program installed in information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing system includes: one or more information processing apparatuses; and a management server, in which the management server includes a license key table management unit that receives inputs of a serial number, an application ID, and a license key from an administrator and registers them in a license key table, and a license key authentication unit that extracts the corresponding license key from the license key table by using the application ID and the serial number received from the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed, and performs license key authentication of the application program by using the extracted license key, and the one or more information processing apparatuses each include an application installation unit that installs the application program, and an authentication requesting unit that transmits the application ID and the serial number to the management server to request for license key authentication. |
| US10037414B2 |
Enhanced user control for content protection solutions
This disclosure relates to enhanced user control for content protection solutions. An options component determines or infers a set of digital rights management solutions supported by a content source, and a data component determines or infers information associated with respective digital rights management solutions supported by the content source. The set of digital rights management solutions can further be supported by a client device. A prompt component provides a user a set of digital rights management options based at least in part on the set of digital rights management solutions supported by the content source and the information, and enables the user to select zero or more of the digital rights management options. The content source can enable access for a subset of associated content based at least in part on the selections of the user. |
| US10037413B2 |
System and method of applying multiple adaptive privacy control layers to encoded media file types
Disclosed are systems to apply customized permission settings to protect particular regions of a document, and, in particular, documents that are of a lossy′ encoded media file type, e.g., an MPEG video format. The custom access permission settings may be implemented by obfuscating the protected regions of the original file and then embedding “secret,” e.g., hidden and/or encrypted, versions of the obfuscated regions in parts of the data structure of the original file, e.g., in the form of “layers” that are held within video stream containers. The content of the individual encrypted video stream containers may then be decrypted according to each recipient's permissions and layered on top of the obfuscated regions of the encoded media file before being displayed to the recipient. In some embodiments, additional layers of video may be used to reduce the appearance of aliasing around borders of the protected regions of the encoded media file. |
| US10037409B2 |
Automated method and system for reducing the improper disclosure of documents
An automated system to reduce improper disclosure of documents containing image information for a patient. The system includes an OCR processing tool that passes each document through an OCR module that converts the document image information into text information, and an automated QC process tool that uses the text information to perform a quality control review for patient demographic matching conditions in the documents. |
| US10037408B2 |
Apparatus for preventing unauthorized access to computer files and for securing medical records
Apparatus for identifying the writer or receiver of a document, where identifying information for each of a plurality of registered human individuals is stored in a database, calls for capturing local images of an individual producing or receiving information and determining whether this individual is the same as one of the registered individuals whose identifying information is stored in the database. The identifying information stored in the database includes both an alphanumeric identifier and at least one image of a unique, visually observable biologic identifier on a body portion of each registered individual. The accuracy of user identification is enhanced by allowing the sender of information to supply visual content which modulates the appearance of a biologic identifier of the user. A human gatekeeper further hardens the system against inappropriate access. Utilization of the system for the document of critical encounters such as medical events is provided. |
| US10037404B2 |
Feature cloning based on geometric search
A method of cloning models of a physical fastener may include a computer-aided design (CAD) system receiving one or more instructions that identify a base model of a physical fastener. For each of one or more socket models having at least one characteristic corresponding to the base model, the method may further include generating a clone fastener model based on the base model of a physical fastener and at least one physical property of the one or more socket models. |
| US10037396B2 |
Integrated circuit device configuration methods adapted to account for retiming
A method of configuring an integrated circuit device with a user logic design includes analyzing the user logic design to identify timing requirements of paths within the user logic design, determining latency requirements along those paths, routing the user logic design based on availability of storage elements for incorporation into those paths to satisfy the latency requirements, and retiming the user logic design following that routing by incorporating at least some of the storage elements. |
| US10037392B1 |
System and method for designing irrigation systems
A computing device is described that is configured to display a graphic visualization for modeling an irrigation system, such as a center pivot irrigation system. In an implementation, the computing device includes a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The computing device also includes one or modules stored in memory and executable by the processor. The one or more modules are configured to instruct the processor to receive a command for placing one or more representations of a center pivot irrigation system within a graphical representation of a cultivation area and to receive one or more operational parameters of the center pivot irrigation system. The one or more modules are also configured to instruct the processor to model operation of the center pivot irrigation system based upon the one or more operational parameters. |
| US10037390B2 |
Techniques to simulate production events
Techniques to simulate production events are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques to simulate production events based on randomization across a distribution of production events. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a simulation application operative to simulate one or more commands in a simulated environment using a task hierarchy, the simulation application comprising a configuration component, a command generation component, and an execution component, wherein simulating the one or more commands comprises executing one or more task commands. The configuration component may be operative to receive the task hierarchy from the data store, the task hierarchy comprising a plurality of task entries, each task entry comprising a list of task entries or a task command, the list of task entries comprising probabilities associated with each task entry in the list of task entries, wherein task commands correspond to the simulated environment representing a production environment. The command generation component may be operative to determine the one or more task commands by traversing through the task hierarchy based on the associated probabilities until the one or more task commands are reached. The execution component may be operative to execute the one or more task commands as one or more simulated commands in the simulated environment. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10037387B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing a webpage
According to an example of the present disclosure, a mobile terminal recognizes a webpage in an archive format in a browser of the mobile terminal, parses the webpage in the archive format to obtain file header information, obtains boundary strings and a character encoding format according to the file header information, performs a content dividing and content decoding operation to the webpage in the archive format, and displays data obtained via the content dividing and content decoding operation in form of a webpage. |
| US10037382B2 |
Surface acoustic wave sensor
The present invention provides a surface acoustic wave sensor capable of suitably controlling the flow of a liquid sample onto IDT electrodes. A surface acoustic wave sensor 1 has a piezoelectric substrate, a first IDT electrode and a second IDT electrode which are located on the upper surface of the piezoelectric substrate and are separated from each other while sandwiching a detection part (detection region) on the piezoelectric substrate there between, and the cover which forms the space being on the first IDT electrode, second IDT electrode, and detection part and straddling them. On the lower surface of the cover, the detection part-facing surface (lower surface of the film) facing the detection part has a smaller contact angle to the liquid sample than that of a pair of electrode-facing surfaces (lower surface of the cover body) facing the first IDT electrode and second IDT electrode. |
| US10037381B2 |
Apparatus and method for searching information based on Wikipedia's contents
The present invention is to provide an apparatus for searching information based on Wikipedia's contents comprising: a document converting part extracting fulltext documents, section title documents, info-box documents, category documents and definition statement documents from Wikipedia original documents and generating at least one of Wikipedia documents for questions and answers; a document indexing part analyzing the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, extracting POS-based index terms from the Wikipedia document for questions and answers, and generating a Wikipedia document index for questions and answers; a question analyzing part receiving a natural language question, analyzing a question pattern, an answer pattern and a question focus from the natural language question, and extracting document search keywords; a document searching part performing document search by using the document search keywords from the Wikipedia document index for questions and answers and generating document search result from each Wikipedia document index for questions and answers; an answer extracting part extracting first answers by using information about the question pattern, the answer pattern and the question focus from the document search result; and an answer integrating part integrating and prioritizing the first answer and generating a second answer. |
| US10037378B1 |
Techniques for classifying and labeling data
Techniques for classifying and labeling data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for classifying and labeling data comprising one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to distribute training data across a plurality of hosts. Each of the hosts may be assigned a random subset of the training data, and configured to cluster its own subset independently. The one or more processors may be further configured to label each cluster of the training data. The one or more processors may be further configured to receive new data, associate the new data with a plurality of the clusters of the training data, and assign the new data a label. The label may be chosen from labels of the plurality of the clusters. And the label may have a maximum associative factor of the new data. |
| US10037373B2 |
Natural person information setting method and electronic device
Disclosed are a natural person information setting method, an account information providing method, and electronic devices. The natural person information setting method includes the following steps: an associated set of each account is determined according to a degree of association and an exclusion index of another account with the each account; convergence processing is performed on all associated sets, such that after the convergence processing, no associated account in any one associated set appears in another associated set; and identical natural person information is set for any associated account in a same associated set having gone through the convergence processing, and a same natural person is set for any associated account in the same associated set according to the identical natural person information. Also disclosed are an account information providing method and electronic devices. |
| US10037368B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for performing a free-form query
Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for performing a free-form query are disclosed. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for performing a free-form query includes receiving free-form information for requesting information about a computing system, converting the free-form information into at least one compatible query for querying at least one data set, querying, using the at least one compatible query, the at least one data set for the information about the computing system, and providing the information about the computing system. |
| US10037364B1 |
User interface portlet data cascade actuator apparatuses, methods and systems
The User Interface Portlet Data Cascade Actuator Apparatuses, Methods and Systems (“UIPDCA”) transforms database data sets, user interface widget data selections inputs via UIPDCA components into cascading UI subsequent views data selections and channel outputs. In one embodiment, the UIPDCA may include a data cascade user interface view apparatus. The UIPDCA's processor issues instructions from a UI view component to generate and broadcast a first event message that specifies a data source parameter associated with a user selection and the channel associated with the UI view component. The UIPDCA's processor issues instructions from a subsequent UI view component to update UI widget elements based on result of executing a query modified using parameters specified in the first event message, and to generate and broadcast a second event message that specifies a data source parameter associated with a default selection and the channel associated with the subsequent UI view component. |
| US10037363B2 |
Method and device for displaying search result on mobile terminal
A method for displaying a search result on a mobile terminal and a device for displaying a search result on a mobile terminal are provided. The method for displaying the search result on the mobile terminal comprises sending a search request; receiving the search result containing a local application call identifier; and calling a local application in the mobile terminal according to the local application call identifier, and displaying the search result via the local application. |
| US10037362B1 |
Mining procedure dialogs from source content
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for human-machine communication. The method, computer program product and computer system may include a computing device that maps linguistic data of source content to a vector. The computing device may cluster the linguistic data of source content. The computing device may determine a plurality of segments based on the mapped linguistic data and the clustered linguistic data. The computing device may transform a segment of the plurality of segments into representative data, the representative data is a function of the remaining plurality of segments. |
| US10037360B2 |
Approximate template matching for natural language queries
Systems and methods provide a media guidance application that recognizes a plurality of natural language search queries for identifying a set of search results. For example, a user may want to determine when the Yankees are playing their next baseball game. The user may structure their query in multiple ways, such as, “When are the Yankees playing?” “What time is the Yankees game?” “When is the next Yankees baseball game?” The user would expect the same result, a description of when the Yankees are playing, regardless of how the query is structured. The systems and methods enable a user to use a plurality of search queries when searching for items or information to get desired results. |
| US10037359B2 |
Search results using social routing of content
Systems and methods for improving search results using social routing are provided. In example embodiments, an affinity metric and match metric are determined for a plurality of users. The affinity metric indicates an interaction level between a given user and the match metric indicates how well the given user matches parameters of a search string. Based on a correlation between the affinity metric and the match metric, one or more items of content may be transmitted to one or more selected users. Improved search results can then be generated based on interactions with the one or more items of content. |
| US10037358B2 |
Data classification
A method for managing data in an enterprise by identifying data of interest from among a multiplicity of data elements in an enterprise, the method including characterizing data of interest at least by at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and at least one access metric thereof, the at least one access metric being selected from data access permissions and actual data access history and selecting data of interest by considering only data elements from among the multiplicity of data elements which have the at least one non-content based data identifier thereof and the at least one access metric thereof. |
| US10037357B1 |
Selecting between global and location-specific search results
Methods, system, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting between location-specific and global search results. One method includes receiving a query and a location identifier identifying a geographic location, obtaining a location-specific set of search results responsive to the query and a global set of search results responsive to the query, and determining a cluster score for the global set of search results. The method further includes selecting either the global set of search results or the location-specific set of search results as a primary set of search results according to one or more scores for the location-specific and global sets of search results, wherein the one or more scores include the cluster score, and identifying one or more identified search results in the primary set of search results for presentation in response to the query. |
| US10037356B2 |
Placement of services in stream computing applications
A stream of tuples to be processed by a plurality processing elements executing on two or more compute nodes is received. Each compute node stores one or more of the processing elements having one or more stream operators. It is determined whether an overhead parameter associated with a first streams service located at a first stream operator is outside of a first overhead criterion. The first streams service is ended at the first stream operator and a second streams service is instantiated at a second stream operator when the overhead parameter associated with the first streams service is outside of the first overhead criterion. The second stream operator is different from the first stream operator. The method may include determining whether the first streams service samples a first data attribute of tuples or measures performance. |
| US10037354B2 |
System for optimizing guide values
A system for optimizing guide values, particularly in the field of infant feeding with mother's milk and/or in the field of medical drainage, which includes at least one first data set which has at least one first data group assigned to a first target group. The system also has a second data set, with at least one second data group assigned to a second target group. First data of the first target group are stored in the at least one first data group and second data of the second target group are stored in the at least one second data group. A data processing unit is used for processing the first and second data and for output of the guide values to the second target group. The data processing unit is formed in order to receive new data generated on the basis of the output of the guide values to the second target group and on the basis of the use of these guide values in the second target group and in order to convert the first data set on the basis of these new data for the purpose of optimizing future guide values. |
| US10037351B2 |
Artifact correlation between domains
An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method for correlating artifacts between a versioned domain and an un-versioned domain, generates metadata having attributes of both of the versioned domain and the un-versioned domains, for an artifact in a set of artifacts; creates an instance using a specific version of a versioned artifact definition, wherein the instance comprises a first part directly created from the versioned artifact definition and a second part created from an un-versioned artifact definition; specifies linkages between a respective representation of the artifact in the versioned domain and the un-versioned domain; provides a set of facades through which a selected one of author, execute and update instances of the artifact is performed using either the versioned domain or the un-versioned domain; and correlates all versions of the artifact definition to a single un-versioned definition. |
| US10037350B1 |
Systems and methods of a mortgage pricing service
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for creating and using a common, generic, data/object model to represent information grids or lookup tables, such as a mortgage asset pricing information grid, mortgage asset re-pricing grid, and credit risk pricing grid. The common model allows a common software representation for logically different attributes. |
| US10037348B2 |
Database management system with database hibernation and bursting
A data processing network includes a database management for a plurality of databases serviced by a server comprising a plurality of data processors. Each server data processor includes a copy of the database management system and a monitor for measuring and analyzing various parameters for each server data processor and each included database and performing various methods transparently to a user. For example, when a parameter or combination thereof indicates that a database in one data processor is inactive or requires additional resources, that database is set to an inactive state or is transferred to another data processor with greater resources, respectively. An inactive database is recalled upon receipt of a request for access to that database. A database in a data processor of greater resources can be returned to a server data processor or another data processor with fewer resources. These operations are transparent to database users and independent of user or administrator intervention. |
| US10037342B2 |
Information processing device, system, information processing method, and program
There is provided an information processing device including an action history acquiring unit configured to acquire action history information on a user, the action history information being accumulated in a predetermined time frame, an attribute score calculating unit configured to calculate an attribute score of the user for one or more attributes in an attribute group, the attribute score being based on the action history information, and an object generating unit configured to generate an object on the basis of the attribute score, the object representing the user. |
| US10037335B1 |
Detection of 3-D videos
Methods and systems related to the detection of 3-D video content are disclosed herein. Specifically, a video image file may be analyzed in order to determine if it contains 3-D stereoscopic video content. An assumption is made regarding the possible 3-D format of the video image file. The assumption could be that the video frame includes a left portion and a right portion where each portion contains respective stereoscopic image perspectives. Image analysis algorithms could be used to determine if the left and right portions are sufficiently similar to confirm the assumption. If so, an indication could be carried out that could include a change to metadata or a similar change to associated video image file information. If the left and right portions of the video frame are not sufficiently similar, another analysis may be performed to test a different 3-D file format assumption. |
| US10037334B1 |
Memory management and sharing host OS files for Virtual Machines using execution-in-place
A system for memory management for Virtual Machines (VMs), including a host computer system running a host operating system (OS); at least two Virtual Machines (VMs) running on the host computer system, wherein each of the VMs has a Guest OS supporting a guest file system with execution-in-place that allows code execution without an intermediate buffer cache; a hypervisor configured to control the VMs; and a thin provisioning block device configured to store shared pages and formed of at least one delta file. The hypervisor is configured to receive a page fault, and to read the shared pages from the thin provisioning block device. The Guest OS executes the file that is stored on the thin provisioning block device. |
| US10037322B2 |
System and method for document driven actions
A system and method are disclosed for tracking documents in a computing environment, including documents stored locally on computing devices. A monitoring module stored on a computing device may determine that a user is trying to open a document stored locally on the computing device and communicate a signature associated with the document to a document tracking system. A document tracking system may compare the signature with a set of stored signatures to see if the document corresponds to a document already being tracked. If the document is not being tracked already, the document tracking system may upload the document into the system, send a link to a newer version or determine one or more actions to be performed on the document based on the signature. |
| US10037318B2 |
Systems and methods for image processing
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for dynamically modifying images based on the content of articles associated with the images, particularly the emotional content of an article. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure allow users to quickly and easily identify the emotional nature of an article based on such an image. Characteristics of an image associated with an article may also be modified in response to comments from viewers regarding the article. |
| US10037317B1 |
Techniques for automatic generation of natural language text
Techniques for creating a template to be used in connection with automatically generating text. Techniques include creating a template to include human language text and at least a first tag that serves as a placeholder for a text portion referring to at least one referent; and allowing a user to specify multiple options to be used in place of the first tag when generating output text using the created template, the options comprising at least a first referential expression for the at least one referent and at least a first anaphoric expression for the at least one referent. |
| US10037315B2 |
Using form fields as dimensions to define consumer segments for which form interactivity metrics can be analyzed
Improved authoring techniques enable digital forms to be configured so as to facilitate subsequent analysis of how specific consumer segments interact with such forms. As a form author defines and manipulates the fields that comprise a form, selected fields can be designated as dimensions across which metrics can be analyzed. Depending on the particular type of data being collected, author-designated dimensions are optionally transformed into more meaningful categories. For instance, a “household income” field can be transformed into lower- and higher-income segments. If the form author wishes to later analyze metrics such as interaction time and errors encountered, consumers can be segmented on the basis of such dimensions. For example, the form author may understand which income segment requires the most time to complete a form. In general, this provides information with respect to how certain segments interact with a digital form, thereby enabling form authors to improve consumer experience. |
| US10037314B2 |
Mobile reports
A mobile data analysis system is provided that enables mobile device location tracking, secure messaging, and real-time sharing of intelligence information, among other features. In one embodiment, a mobile data analysis system includes functionality for generating mobile reports. In this context, a mobile report represents information collected by a mobile device user and provided as input to a report form displayed by an associated mobile device. The collected information may, for example, include information relating to an activity or event, information relating to a particular person, entity, or location, or any combination thereof. A mobile report may be based on a report template. A report template defines one or more data fields and other property information to be included in a mobile report based on the report template. A mobile report may be sent to a server that generates one or more data objects, and one or more data object links between the data objects, based on input data contained in a mobile report. |
| US10037310B1 |
Evaluating content in a computer networked environment
Systems and methods of evaluating content in a computer networked environment are provided. The data processing system can provide a first link to content for display on a first web page and a second link to the content for display on a second web page. The first and second links have first and second thumbnails associated with the content, respectively. The system determines at least one of a first number of views and a first number of conversions of the first link and at least one of a second number of views and a second number of conversions of the second link. The system can determine a quality metric of the first thumbnail and a quality metric of the second thumbnail, and can select one of the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail for display on a web page based on the quality metrics. |
| US10037309B1 |
Encoded text data management
Disclosed aspects relate to encoded text data management using a set of encoded text data types. A first set of bits which indicates a first encoded text data type may be identified. A second set of bits which indicates a first quantitative size of a third set of bits for a first set of text data of the first encoded text data type may be identified. Using both the first set of bits and the second set of bits, an encoded data management operation may be executed with respect to the third set of bits for the first set of text data of the first encoded text data type. |
| US10037306B2 |
Approximation of non-linear functions in fixed point using look-up tables
Computing a non-linear function ƒ(x) in hardware or embedded systems can be complex and resource intensive. In one or more aspects of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for computing a non-linear function ƒ(x) accurately and efficiently in hardware using look-up tables (LUTs) and interpolation or extrapolation. The apparatus may be a processor. The processor computes a non-linear function ƒ(x) for an input variable x, where ƒ(x)=g(y(x),z(x)). The processor determines an integer n by determining a position of a most significant bit (MSB) of an input variable x. In addition, the processor determines a value for y(x) based on a first look-up table and the determined integer n. Also, the processor determines a value for z(x) based on n and the input variable x, and based on a second look-up table. Further, the processor computes ƒ(x) based on the determined values for y(x) and z(x). |
| US10037305B2 |
Computer-implemented systems and methods for time series exploration
Systems and methods are provided for analyzing unstructured time stamped data. A distribution of time-stamped data is analyzed to identify a plurality of potential time series data hierarchies for structuring the data. An analysis of a potential time series data hierarchy may be performed. The analysis of the potential time series data hierarchies may include determining an optimal time series frequency and a data sufficiency metric for each of the potential time series data hierarchies. One of the potential time series data hierarchies may be selected based on a comparison of the data sufficiency metrics. Multiple time series may be derived in a single-read pass according to the selected time series data hierarchy. A time series forecast corresponding to at least one of the derived time series may be generated. |
| US10037304B2 |
Side-by-side diesel utility vehicle
A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame includes a front frame portion, a mid-frame portion, and a rear frame portion. The utility vehicle further comprises an attachment supported at the front frame portion. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an operator area supported by the frame and including an operator seat and an adjacent passenger seat spaced apart from the operator seat. The operator seat and the passenger seat are in a side-by-side arrangement. The utility vehicle also comprises an auxiliary power assembly having an attachment shaft configured to be operably coupled to the attachment. The attachment shaft extends in a generally longitudinal direction of the utility vehicle and projects outwardly from the front frame portion. |
| US10037299B1 |
Computing in parallel processing environments
A computing system comprises one or more core processors coupled to a communication network among the cores via a switch in each core and switching circuitry to forward data among cores and switches. Features include a programmable classification processor for directing packets, techniques for managing virtual functions on an IO accelerator card, packet scheduling techniques, multi-processor communication using shared FIFOs, programmable duty cycle adjustment and delay adjustment circuits, a new class of instructions that use a ready bit, and cache coherence and memory ordering techniques. |
| US10037297B2 |
Method of extending range of USB transmission for isochronous transfer
A method for extending the range of isochronous USB data transfer, by providing a local extender and a remote extender, coupled respectively to the USB host and the USB device, and coupled to each other via a non-USB cable. After receiving a first In-token from the host, the local extender transmits a first data packet to the host, which contains a data payload having a non-zero length; the data is either generated by the first extender, or previously received from the USB device and stored in a buffer. The local extender forwards the first In-token to the USB device via the remote extender; in response, the USB device generates a second data packet containing requested data and transmits it to the local extender via the remote extender. The local extender stores the second data packet and transmits it to the host in response to a second In-token from the host. |
| US10037294B2 |
Semiconductor device, electronic component, and electronic device
A semiconductor device including a memory which can perform a pipeline operation is provided. The semiconductor device includes a processor core, a bus, and a memory section. The memory section includes a first memory. The first memory includes a plurality of local arrays. The local array includes a sense amplifier array and a local cell array stacked thereover. The local cell array is provided a memory cell including one transistor and one capacitor. The transistor is preferably an oxide semiconductor transistor. The first memory is configured to generate a wait signal. The wait signal is generated when a request for writing data to the same local array is received over two successive clock cycles from the processor core. The wait signal is sent to the processor core via the bus. The processor core stands by for a request for the memory section on the basis of the wait signal. |
| US10037293B2 |
Wafer-level package having asynchronous FIFO buffer used to deal with data transfer between different dies and associated method
A wafer-level package has a first die and a second die. The first die has a first clock source arranged to generate a first clock, a first sub-system arranged to generate transmit data, and an output circuit arranged to output the transmit data according to the first clock. The second die has a second sub-system, a second clock source arranged to generate a second clock, and an input circuit having an asynchronous first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer. The input circuit buffers the transmit data transferred from the output circuit in the asynchronous FIFO buffer according to the first clock, and outputs the buffered transmit data in the asynchronous FIFO buffer to the second sub-system according to the second clock. |
| US10037290B1 |
Dual-port memories and input/output circuits for preventing failures corresponding to concurrent accesses of dual-port memory cells
A dual-port memory including a first memory array and at least one address decoder. The first memory array includes memory cells and two ports for each of the memory cells. The at least one address decoder generates word line signals for concurrent access to two ports of one or more cells of the memory cells in a same row of the first memory array. Each of the word line signals is generated to perform a read operation. Pulse widths of the word line signals for the read operations are proportional to a ratio of (i) a reference amount of cell current of a cell of a reference memory array to (ii) an amount of cell current of the one or more cells of the plurality of memory cells in a same row of the first memory array. |
| US10037289B1 |
Data storage system with efficient processing of single mapping callback for host I/O requests
In a data storage system a host I/O request is received from a host-side interface, the host I/O request specifying a range of logical block addresses (LBAs) of a mapped logical unit (MLU). Mapping information is obtained for a plurality of extents of the underlying logical units of storage. If there are a sufficient number of free sub-I/O request tracking structures to track completion of a plurality of respective sub-I/O requests for the extents, then the sub-I/O requests are concurrently issued to the device-side interface, using the mapping information. Upon receiving transfer initiation responses for the sub-I/O requests to initiate transfer of the respective extents, they are forwarded to the host-side interface to cause the respective extents to be transferred to/from the host. As the transfer initiation responses are forwarded to the host-side interface, the respective sub-I/O request tracking structures are freed for use in processing subsequent host I/O requests. |
| US10037288B2 |
Memory protection at a thread level for a memory protection key architecture
A processing system includes a processing core to execute a task and an input output (IO) memory management unit, coupled to the core. The IO memory management unit includes a storage unit to store a page table entry including an identifier of a memory domain and a protection key associated with the identifier. The protection key indicates whether a memory page in the memory domain is accessible. The IO memory management unit also includes a protection key register comprising a field indexed by the protection key, the field including a set of bits reflecting a memory access permission associated with the protection key. The protection key register is, responsive to receiving a request from an IO device to store data associated with the process or the thread of the process, to one of allow or deny permission to access the memory page in the memory domain for storage of the data associated with the process or the thread of the process based on the protection key. |
| US10037287B2 |
Method for protecting memory against unauthorized access
A method of protecting software for embedded applications against unauthorized access. Software to be protected is loaded into a protected memory area. Access to the protected memory area is controlled by sentinel logic circuitry. The sentinel logic circuitry allows access to the protected memory area from only either within the protected memory area or from outside of the protected memory area but through a dedicated memory location within the protected memory area. The dedicated memory location then points to protected address locations within the protected memory area. |
| US10037284B2 |
Bridging and integrating devices across processing systems
Particular embodiments described herein can offer an electronic fabric for a processing system that includes a fabric adapter to couple to a first fabric associated with a first system and to couple to a second fabric associated with a second system. The fabric adapter is configured to pass bidirectional communications between the first system and the second system. The electronic fabric can further include an address translation agent configured to map a first physical address in a first address space of the first system to a second physical address in a second address space of the second system. |
| US10037283B2 |
Updating least-recently-used data for greater persistence of higher generality cache entries
Techniques for improving translation lookaside buffer (TLB) operation are disclosed. A particular entry of the TLB is to be updated with data associated with a large page size. The TLB updates replacement policy data for that TLB entry for that large page size to indicate that the TLB entry is not the least-recently-used. To prevent smaller pages from evicting the TLB entry for the large page size, the TLB also updates replacement policy data for that TLB entry for the smaller page size to indicate that the TLB entry is not the least-recently-used. |
| US10037280B2 |
Speculative pre-fetch of translations for a memory management unit (MMU)
Systems and methods for pre-fetching address translations in a memory management unit (MMU) are disclosed. The MMU detects a triggering condition related to one or more translation caches associated with the MMU, the triggering condition associated with a trigger address, generates a sequence descriptor describing a sequence of address translations to pre-fetch into the one or more translation caches, the sequence of address translations comprising a plurality of address translations corresponding to a plurality of address ranges adjacent to an address range containing the trigger address, and issues an address translation request to the one or more translation caches for each of the plurality of address translations, wherein the one or more translation caches pre-fetch at least one address translation of the plurality of address translations into the one or more translation caches when the at least one address translation is not present in the one or more translation caches. |
| US10037279B1 |
Host device caching of a business process data
A data storage subsystem includes a data storage array and a host device in communication with the data storage array. Applications on servers and user terminals communicate with the host to access data maintained by the storage array. In order to enhance performance, the host includes a cache resource and a computer program including cache configuration logic which determines whether an IO received from an application is associated with a predetermined type of business process, and configures the cache resource to store data associated with the received IO where it is determined that the IO is associated with the predetermined type of business process, thereby enabling the data to be available directly from the host without accessing the storage subsystem in response to a subsequent Read request. |
| US10037278B2 |
Operation processing device having hierarchical cache memory and method for controlling operation processing device having hierarchical cache memory
An operation processing device including: processors, first cache corresponding to each processors; and a second cache shared by the processors, wherein the second cache includes; a data retaining unit that retains data, a first information retaining unit that retains first management information of data in the first cache, a second information retaining unit that retains second management information of data in the data retaining unit, a classifying unit that classifies a request performed by referencing the first management information and not referencing the second management information as a first type request and classifies a request performed by referencing the second management information as a second type request, a second processing unit that references the second management information to perform the second type request, and a first processing unit that references the first management information and does not reference the second management information to perform the first type request. |
| US10037277B2 |
Multi-tiered caching for data storage management in a device
A data storage device includes one or more storage media that include multiple physical storage locations. The device also includes at least one cache memory having a logical space that includes a plurality of separately managed logical block address (LBA) ranges. Additionally, a controller is included in the device. The controller is configured to receive data extents addressed by a first LBA and a logical block count. The controller is also configured to identify at least one separately managed LBA range of the plurality of separately managed LBA ranges in the at least one cache memory based on LBAs associated with at least some of the received data extents. The controller stores the at least some of the received data extents in substantially monotonically increasing LBA order in at least one physical storage location, of the at least one cache memory, assigned to the identified at least one LBA range. |
| US10037271B1 |
Data-temperature-based control of buffer cache memory in a database system
A database system may include a memory device that includes a least a portion to serve as a buffer cache and an array of persistent storage devices configured to store data of a database. The database system may monitor a frequency of data value associated with a first portion of data of the database stored in the buffer cache. The database system may maintain the first portion of data in the buffer cache in response to the frequency of data value associated with the first portion of data being greater than a frequency of data value associated with at least a portion of the data of the database stored in the array of persistent storage devices. |
| US10037262B2 |
Accelerated test automation framework
A system for establishing an automation framework includes a script of unresolved references. A reference resolution mechanism resolves the unresolved references to a plurality of software entities. A reusable library communicatively coupled to the reference resolution mechanism collects the resolved references. A recollection mechanism recollects resolved references that are referred to in the script and an execution engine executes the script by referencing the reusable library. |
| US10037259B2 |
Adaptive debug tracing for microprocessors
Systems, methods, and apparatuses to perform an operation comprising receiving an indication of a first error in a processor, identifying a first control signal, of a plurality of control signals in a debug bus, associated with the error, wherein each of the plurality of control signals are coupled to one of a plurality of input ports of a multiplexer, and changing a configuration state of the multiplexer to output the first control signal to a trace array. |
| US10037255B2 |
Device, method and program for performing system testing
In an approach for testing the operations of a host system during a host system migration, a terminal agent exchanges messages already exchanged between the current host system and a terminal with the new host system. A manual operation replay unit replays messages generated by manual operations among the messages sent to the current host system by the terminal. An automatic response unit automatically generates a response message for messages received from the new host system. The automatic response unit also generates screen data for a screen displayed on the terminal on the basis of messages received from the new host system. A comparison unit compares and evaluates screen data generated by the automatic response unit and screen data from a screen generated by the terminal on the basis of messages received from the current host system. |
| US10037253B2 |
Fault handling methods in a home service system, and associated household appliances and servers
Fault handling methods in a home service system, and associated household appliances and servers are disclosed. According to a fault handling method, the household appliance may send a first message to a primary server, and may decide the primary server fails when not receiving a feedback connection signal from the primary server. The household appliance may then send a second message to a backup server according to pre-stored identification information of the backup server, so as to connect to the backup server. Thus, the household appliances can directly communicate with the backup server to establish connections thereto, eliminating the need of communications between the primary and the backup server, and no extra servers would be needed, which can reduce the cost, thereby avoiding the collapse of the entire home service system due to failure of the primary server. |
| US10037252B2 |
Reducing input/output (I/O) operations for centralized backup and storage
Techniques are described for reducing I/O operations and storage capacity requirements for centralized backup storage systems. A central server optimizes the collection and centralization of backup data from a number of endpoint devices for backup purposes. The central server utilizes a single instance store and a persistent files cache to minimize the number of backup copies for each non-unique file, reduce storage usage, network traffic, memory footprint and CPU cycles required to identify and process non-unique data. For each file in the single instance store, the server tracks the source device of that file until a threshold number of devices have been reached. Once the file reaches the threshold number of sources, the file is marked as persistent and its hash value is placed in the persistent files cache. Thereafter, all pointer creation and reference counting for that file cease. |
| US10037249B2 |
Managing remote data replication
Various systems, processes, and products may be used to manage remote data replication. In particular implementations, a system and process for managing remote data replication may include the ability to store versions of a disk at a first site, a second site, and a third site. The version of the disk at the first site may store input/output for a host system, the version at the second site may be a synchronous replication of the version at the first site, and the version at the third site may be an asynchronous replication of the version at the first site. The system and process may also include the ability to synchronize the version at the first site with the version at the third site if the second site is unavailable and synchronize the version at the second site with the version at the third site if the first site is unavailable. |
| US10037248B2 |
Method and system for managing secure element
A method for managing a secure element (SE) is disclosed. The method for managing the SE includes identifying secure information stored in the SE, sending a command to request to set suspension of use of a means of payment included in the secure information stored in the SE to a secure server, generating backup data using at least part of the identified secure information, transmitting the backup data from the SE to the secure server through a secure channel set between the secure server and the SE and storing the backup data, transmitting a restoration command on the secure information to the secure server, and restoring the backup data of the secure server to the SE or another SE. |
| US10037247B2 |
Memory system having idle-memory devices and method of operating thereof
The memory system may include a memory device including a plurality of sub-memory devices coupled to a channel; and a controller suitable for controlling the memory device to store a first data into a selected sub-memory device and at least one idle sub-memory device among the sub-memory devices during a first program operation to a selected sub-memory device among the sub-memory devices with the first data with a first data; and to perform a second program operation to the selected sub-memory device with the first data stored in the idle sub-memory device when the first program operation to the selected sub-memory device fails. |
| US10037245B2 |
Raid system performance enhancement using compressed data and byte addressable storage devices
A method for operating a RAID storage system includes configuring the RAID storage devices to receive in a read or write command a byte count, receiving a first data block to write to the storage system, compressing the received first data block to generate a first compressed data block, and then storing the first compressed data block memory. The method additionally includes executing a set of RAID operations to perform a partial stripe update, including: retrieving a second compressed data block from memory; determining a physical size of the second compressed data block; generating, based on the second compressed data block and the physical size, redundant data corresponding with the second compressed data block; and writing the second compressed data block and the redundant data by transmitting a write command including the second compressed data block, the redundant data, and the physical size to the set of RAID storage devices. |
| US10037242B2 |
Failure detection in a processing system
A first processor enters a control record in a database and then selects the control record and locks it with a pessimistic lock. If the first processor finishes its operations, it deletes the control record. A subsequent processor searches for the control record and attempts to lock it with a pessimistic lock. If the subsequent processor is successful in locking the control record, it determines that the first processor has failed in performing its process, and takes desired action. |
| US10037240B2 |
Timestamp repair mechanism in case of decompression failure
Methods, systems, and devices may implement a header repair mechanism to deal with a loss of successive compressed headers (e.g., due to radio interface). The present methods and apparatus exploit the fact that once a correct timestamp (TS) from a previous decompression success (called “last successfully decomp_TS”) is known, another (e.g., a subsequent) TS should be in the form: last successfully decomp_TS+n*min_TS_STRIDE, where n is a positive integer if the estimated sequence number (SN) is higher than the last successfully decompressed SN, and a negative integer if the estimated SN is lower than the last successfully decompressed SN, and min_TS_STRIDE is the expected minimum TS increment, which is known and directly related to the medium sample rate and frame rate, for example. |
| US10037239B2 |
System and method for classifying defects occurring in a software environment
System and method for classifying defects occurring in a software environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving defect data from at least one data source. The defect data comprises the defects occurring in the software environment. The method further comprises receiving current data and historical data pertaining to the software environment from a current environment database and a historical environment database. The method further comprises analyzing the defect data based on the current data, the historical data, and one or more rules to determine at least one root cause causing the defects in the software environment. The method further comprises classifying each of the defects into one or more categories based on the at least one root cause. |
| US10037238B2 |
System and method for encoding exception conditions included at a remediation database
An information handling system includes a remediation sever to receive an indication of an error condition at a data processing device via an Internet connection, the indication including an error code. The information handling system also includes a data storage device coupled to the remediation server, the data storage device to store a remediation database including error resolution procedures associated with error conditions. Each error condition is uniquely identified by an error code. An error code includes a concatenation of an alphanumeric string identifying a software application associated with the error condition, an alphanumeric string identifying an action to resolve the error condition, and an alphanumeric string identifying a software service corresponding to resolution of the error condition. |
| US10037231B1 |
Method and system for jointly determining computational offloading and content prefetching in a cellular communication system
Provided is a method and system in a mobile wireless communication network for jointly determining computational offloading and data prefetching for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in the mobile network. The method includes using a decision module in the mobile wireless communication network to process data indicative of mobile wireless communication network status including statuses of one or more UEs attached to the network. The decision module is configured to determine if the status of the mobile wireless communication network including said one or more UEs is sufficient to support joint computational offloading and data prefetching by at least one of the UEs. In the case that a positive determination is made, the decision module transmits a message to a UE to enable it to offload part of its computational load to one of a network edge computing node, a mobile wireless communication network server, and server in a network connected to the mobile wireless communication network; and to prefetch data to one of the network edge computing node, the mobile wireless communication network server, and a mobile wireless communication network data cache. |
| US10037230B2 |
Managing data processing resources
Examples relate to managing data processing resources. In one example, a computing device may: determine, for each of a plurality of data processing jobs, that the job is independent or dependent; allocate data processing resources to an independent job processing pool or a dependent job processing pool based on an initial resource share value indicating how resources are to be allocated between job processing pools; determine a first policy for scheduling data to be processed by processing resources allocated to the independent job processing pool; determine a second policy for scheduling data to be processed by processing resources allocated to the dependent job processing pool; determine an initial parallelism value that specifies a number of concurrently processing jobs; and provide a processing device with instructions to process batches of data using the allocation of data processing resources, the first policy, the second policy, and the initial parallelism value. |
| US10037229B2 |
Operation of a multi-slice processor implementing a load/store unit maintaining rejected instructions
Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes a plurality of execution slices, a plurality of load/store slices, and one or more instruction sequencing units, where operation includes: receiving, at a load/store slice from an instruction sequencing unit, a instruction to be issued; determining, at the load/store slice, a rejection condition for the instruction; and responsive to determining the rejection condition for the instruction, maintaining state information for the instruction in the load/store slice instead of notifying the instruction sequencing unit of a rejection of the instruction. |
| US10037228B2 |
Efficient memory virtualization in multi-threaded processing units
A technique for simultaneously executing multiple tasks, each having an independent virtual address space, involves assigning an address space identifier (ASID) to each task and constructing each virtual memory access request to include both a virtual address and the ASID. During virtual to physical address translation, the ASID selects a corresponding page table, which includes virtual to physical address mappings for the ASID and associated task. Entries for a translation look-aside buffer (TLB) include both the virtual address and ASID to complete each mapping to a physical address. Deep scheduling of tasks sharing a virtual address space may be implemented to improve cache affinity for both TLB and data caches. |
| US10037227B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for work placement on processor cores
Work can be migrated between processor cores. For example, a thread causing a heavy load on a first core can be detected. A power control unit can determine to migrate the thread from the first less-efficient core to the second more-efficient core. The power control unit can request that the first core and the second core transition to a low-power state (e.g., a sleep state, a C6 power state, etc.). The first core can transfer its software context to a first core software context storage, halt and quiesce. The second core can halt and quiesce. The software context from the first core software context storage can be transferred to a second core software context storage of the second core. A processing core identifier of the first core can be assigned to the second core. The power control unit can then request the second core to transition to an active state (such as a C0 state). |
| US10037226B2 |
Electronic device with plurality of processes executing processings corresponding to interrupts, interrupt processing method, and recording
An electronic device includes a plurality of processes, an interrupt waiting unit for each of the processes, and an interrupt handler. The interrupt handler processes the interrupt. The interrupt waiting unit sets an interrupt waiting flag to wait for an occurrence of the interrupt. The interrupt handler, when the interrupt occurred, sets an interrupt style of the occurred interrupt and releases the interrupt waiting flag from the set state. The interrupt waiting unit, when the interrupt waiting flag was released from the set state, sets the interrupt waiting flag if the interrupt style set by the interrupt handler is not an interrupt style matched with the process, and operates the process if the interrupt style set by the interrupt hander is the interrupt style matched with the one of the processes. The interrupt waiting flag is located to each of the processes. |
| US10037225B2 |
Method and system for scheduling computing
Provided is a method and system for scheduling computing so as to meet the quality of service (QoS) expected in a system by identifying the operation characteristic of an application in real time and enabling all nodes in the system to dynamically change the schedulers thereof organically between each other. The scheduling method includes: detecting an event of requesting a scheduler change; selecting a scheduler corresponding to the event among schedulers; and changing a scheduler of a node, which schedules use of the control unit, to the selected scheduler, without rebooting the node. |
| US10037223B2 |
Method and system for providing virtual desktop service using cache server
Provided herein is a system and method for providing a virtual desktop service using a cache server, the system including a host server configured to provide the virtual desktop service to a user's device using a virtual machine, a distributed file system configured to store data for the virtual machine, and a cache server configured to, when a request to process data reading is received from the virtual machine inside the host server, pre-read a data segment for the requested process of data reading from the distributed file system and store the pre-read data segment in a cache, and perform the process of data reading using the cache. |
| US10037219B2 |
Virtual machine locking
Systems and methods for virtual machine locking. An example method may include: applying a lock to a virtual machine, the lock enabling ongoing execution of the virtual machine and outbound communication by the virtual machine while precluding unauthenticated inbound communication to the virtual machine, receiving, from a first device and in response to an authentication request, an authentication attempt, processing the authentication attempt to authenticate the first device with respect to the virtual machine, and in response to a determination that the first device was successfully authenticated with respect to the virtual machine, enabling inbound communication from the first device to the virtual machine. |
| US10037216B2 |
Intelligent disabling of browser plugins
Systems and methods for disabling one or more plugins associated with a browser application are provided. In one exemplary method, a plugin is installed on an electronic device, and the device receives data from a data source, where that data is associated with the installed plugin. Whether the installed plugin meets a disabling criteria is determined. In accordance with a determination that that the installed plugin meets a disabling criteria: performance of a function with the installed plugin is foregone; and it is reported to the data source that the installed plugin is not installed on the electronic device. In accordance with a determination that the installed plugin does not meet the disabling criteria, the function is performed with the installed plugin. |
| US10037212B2 |
Information processing device and method for protecting data in a call stack
An information processing device includes a control unit, a hash unit, and a comparison unit. The control unit runs a program and to store flow control information of the program in a call stack. The hash unit generates a first hash value by applying a hash function to selected data in response to a first context change of the program. The control unit starts or resumes a second process or thread of the program only when the hash unit has generated the first hash value. The hash unit generates a second hash value by re-applying the hash function to the selected data in response to a second context change. The first and second context changes include a termination or interruption of the first process or thread and the second process or thread. The comparison unit determines whether the first hash value and the second hash value are identical. |
| US10037211B2 |
Operation of a multi-slice processor with an expanded merge fetching queue
Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes a plurality of execution slices and a plurality of load/store slices, where each load/store slice includes a load miss queue and a load reorder queue, includes: receiving, at a load reorder queue, a load instruction requesting data; responsive to the data not being stored in a data cache, determining whether a previous load instruction is pending a fetch of a cache line comprising the data; if the cache line does not comprise the data, allocating an entry for the load instruction in the load miss queue; and if the cache line does comprise the data: merging, in the load reorder queue, the load instruction with an entry for the previous load instruction. |
| US10037210B2 |
Apparatus and method for vector instructions for large integer arithmetic
An apparatus is described that includes a semiconductor chip having an instruction execution pipeline having one or more execution units with respective logic circuitry to: a) execute a first instruction that multiplies a first input operand and a second input operand and presents a lower portion of the result, where, the first and second input operands are respective elements of first and second input vectors; b) execute a second instruction that multiplies a first input operand and a second input operand and presents an upper portion of the result, where, the first and second input operands are respective elements of first and second input vectors; and, c) execute an add instruction where a carry term of the add instruction's adding is recorded in a mask register. |
| US10037208B2 |
Multi-element instruction with different read and write masks
A method is described that includes reading a first read mask from a first register. The method also includes reading a first vector operand from a second register or memory location. The method also includes applying the read mask against the first vector operand to produce a set of elements for operation. The method also includes performing an operation of the set elements. The method also includes creating an output vector by producing multiple instances of the operation's result. The method also includes reading a first write mask from a third register, the first write mask being different than the first read mask. The method also includes applying the write mask against the output vector to create a resultant vector. The method also includes writing the resultant vector to a destination register. |
| US10037206B2 |
Methods and systems for state switching
Disclosed are methods and systems for state switching. The method is applied to a first hardware system. The first hardware system is connected with a second hardware system. The first hardware system has a first operation state and a second operation state. The second hardware system includes a memory unit. The memory unit has a first access state and a second access state. The memory unit is in the first access state currently. The method includes: the first hardware system sends an access state switching instruction to the second hardware system when the first hardware system enters the second operation state from the first operation state, wherein, the access state switching instruction is adapted to switch the memory unit of the second hardware system from the first access state to the second access state. The application of the present invention can ensure the security of key data, avoid the access of key data by malicious software, reduce the implementation costs and has a higher extensibility. |
| US10037205B2 |
Instruction and logic to provide vector blend and permute functionality
Vector blend and permute functionality are provided, responsive to instructions specifying: a destination vector register comprising fields to store vector elements, a first vector register, a vector element size, a second vector register, and a third operand. Indices are read from fields in the second register. Each index has a first selector portion and a second selector portion. Corresponding unmasked vector elements are stored to fields of the destination register, wherein each vector element, responsive to the respective first selector portion having a first value, is copied to an intermediate vector from a corresponding data field of the first register, and responsive to the respective first selector portion having a second value, is copied to the intermediate vector from a corresponding data field of the third operand. Then unmasked data fields of the destination are replaced by data fields in the intermediate vector indexed by the corresponding second selector portions. |
| US10037203B1 |
Real-time software upgrade
The various technologies presented herein relate to upgrading industrial control software in real-time. During utilization of a first software to control an industrial process, a determination can be made that the first software needs to be replaced (e.g., partially or entirely) owing to a newer version of software is ready to be deployed, a vulnerability in the first software has been determined, etc. Rather than closing the industrial process down while the first software is replaced, a second software can be deployed such that the first software and the second software are operating in parallel (e.g., receiving the same operational data, process states). When a critical point (upgrade location) in the first software has been reached, control of the industrial process can be switched to the second software, thereby enabling control of the industrial process to occur without having to temporarily cease operation and/or monitoring of the industrial process. |
| US10037202B2 |
Techniques to isolating a portion of an online computing service
Techniques to isolating a portion of an online computing service are described. The following description may refer to the isolated portion as a deployment unit configured with a complete build of the online computing service. In one embodiment, after applying one or more changes to the complete build, the deployment unit may be used for testing these changes using end-to-end tests. In another embodiment, the deployment unit may be dedicated to a specific group of tenants that require at least some isolation from other tenants. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10037197B2 |
Flexible microinstruction system for constructing microprograms which execute tasks, gateways, and events of BPMN models
In accordance with embodiments of the invention, a set of Microinstructions define a set of primitives or instructions to execute a business process modeling language in accordance with the semantics defined by the language. The Microinstructions define atomic operations that can be executed as part of a running process. The Microinstructions can be combined into Microprograms which map to business processes of the business process modeling language, for example BPMN. The Microprograms can be compiled using a suitable compiler into any execution language. The Microinstructions thereby provide flexibility for executing business process modeling languages in any business process execution language. |
| US10037195B2 |
Method, mobile device and system for creating new mobile application by fusing existing program stacks
A method, mobile device and system for creating new mobile applications by fusing existing program stacks are disclosed. The system includes a number of mobile devices and a remote server. By using a modification program installed in the mobile device, the stacks can be restored to source codes, objects and user interfaces. Drag-and-drop editing and moderate modification on the source codes can be processed, further simplifying steps for creating new mobile applications. It not only benefits learners to study programming at younger ages, but also enables the creation of an on-line store which allows innovative stacks to be shared or sold thereby. |
| US10037193B2 |
Extracting entropy from mobile devices to generate random numbers
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for extracting entropy from mobile devices to generate random numbers. In some embodiments, first vibration data may be received from a first device. Second vibration data may be received from a second device. A first piece of entropy data may be generated using the first vibration data and a second piece of entropy data may be generated using the second vibration data. The first piece of entropy data and the second piece of entropy data may be aggregated. The first piece of entropy data and the second piece of entropy data may be stored in an entropy pool. |
| US10037192B2 |
Methods and apparatus for performing product series operations in multiplier accumulator blocks
A specialized processing block on an integrated circuit includes a first and second arithmetic operator stage, an output coupled to another specialized processing block, and configurable interconnect circuitry which may be configured to route signals throughout the specialized processing block, including in and out of the first and second arithmetic operator stages. The configurable interconnect circuitry may further include multiplexer circuitry to route selected signals. The output of the specialized processing block that is coupled to another specialized processing block together with the configurable interconnect circuitry reduces the need to use resources outside the specialized processing block when implementing mathematical functions that require the use of more than one specialized processing block. An example for such mathematical functions include the implementation of scaled product sum operations and the implementation of Horner's rule. |
| US10037191B2 |
Performing a comparison computation in a computer system
A method and computer system are provided for performing a comparison computation, e.g. for use in a check procedure for a reciprocal square root operation. The comparison computation compares a multiplication of three values with a predetermined value. The computer system performs the multiplication using multiplier logic which is configured to perform multiply operations in which two values are multiplied together. A first and second of the three values are multiplied to determine a first intermediate result, w1. The digits of w1 are separated into two portions, w1,1 and w1,2. The third of the three values is multiplied with w1,2 and the result is added into a multiplication of the third of the three values with w1,1 to thereby determine the result of multiplying the three values together. In this way the comparison is performed with high accuracy, while keeping the area and power consumption of the multiplier logic low. |
| US10037188B2 |
Arithmetic processing device and method of controlling arithmetic processing device
An arithmetic processing device includes: a first memory configured to store values of a first coefficient of a logarithmic function, where the logarithmic function is decomposed into a series operation term and the coefficient term, depending on respective values of a first bit group included in operand data of a first instruction to calculate the value of the first coefficient; a second memory configured to store values of a second coefficient included in the series operation term depending on the respective values of the first bit group included in operand data of a second instruction to calculate the value of the second coefficient; and a selector configured to select the value of the first coefficient read from the first memory based on the execution of the first instruction and select the value of the second coefficient read from the second memory based on the execution of the second instruction. |
| US10037183B2 |
Method of interacting frames between multiple electronic devices and electronic system thereof
A method of interacting frames between multiple electronic devices for a first electronic device includes determining if a first frame of the first electronic device and a second frame of a second electronic device toward a same direction when the first electronic device detects an approaching or contact from the second electronic device to operate in an extend mode or a clone mode. If the first and second electronic devices operate in the extend mode, the first and second electronic devices collaboratively display one of the first and second frames being a dominant frame; if the first and second electronic devices operate in the clone mode, the first and second electronic devices respectively display one of the first and second frames being the dominant frame. |
| US10037180B2 |
Device and method for providing user interface screen
A method for providing a user interface screen in a device includes receiving a user input for manipulating a user interface of a printer driver installed in the device, determining a type of an input used for the received user input, determining a display style of the user interface corresponding to the determined type of the input, and providing the user interface presented in the determined display style. |
| US10037179B2 |
Print restriction change control for an image forming system and image forming apparatus
Setting change for an image forming device may include determining whether the image forming device is currently performing print processing. In some examples, if the image forming device is currently performing print processing, the setting change may be delayed. In other examples, the setting change may be implemented irrespective of the print processing. In one arrangement, the setting change may be specific to a particular entity (e.g., a user). |
| US10037174B2 |
System and method for managing printing devices using activity scores
The present disclosure is directed to a system, a method, and a device for monitoring printing devices using activity scores. In example embodiments, one or more printing devices are polled to monitor associated device states. A management device, using the associated device state and one or more requests transmitted to each of the one or more printing devices, generates an activity score. By comparing activity scores of the one or more printing devices, the management device can rank the printing devices against one another and assign priority levels to each printing device. These priority levels can then be used to establish frequencies for future polling of the one or more printing devices. |
| US10037167B2 |
Multiple scheduling schemes for handling read requests
A non-volatile memory system may include a controller that issues data transfer commands to have data units associated with a host read request transferred from non-volatile memory to a temporary storage area before the data is sent to a host. The controller may be configured to generate a schedule that identifies when the data transfer commands are issued. The schedule may be generated according to one of a plurality of scheduling schemes, each with a different priority in having the data units transferred to the temporary storage area. Which scheduling scheme the controller selects may depend on a queue depth of a read request queue. |
| US10037165B2 |
Storage system and control method thereof
According to one embodiment, a storage system includes a storage which includes a plurality of node memories including a nonvolatile memory and a control unit which controls the nonvolatile memory, a routing unit which controls packet transfer between two or more of the node memories, and a packet control unit which analyzes the packet transferred from the routing unit. |
| US10037163B2 |
Self-describing cluster association
A cluster association recognition system and related method are described. The system may identify sequences of data clusters in compilations of cluster journals. The system may generate the compilations by populating the cluster journals with cluster identifications associated with host addresses identified in host read requests. Upon receipt of future read requests, the cluster sequences may be used to identify data sets that are associated with a cluster sequence in order to identify further data sets that a host is likely to request. |
| US10037162B2 |
Storage management device, storage management method, and computer-readable recording medium
A monitoring unit acquires load information on a Tier pool that includes therein a plurality of volumes. A maximum performance calculating unit calculates, on the basis of the load information on the volumes acquired by the monitoring unit, an entire bandwidth of the Tier pool. A bandwidth management unit calculates, on the basis of the minimum guarantee bandwidth for each of the predetermined volumes, each of individual bandwidths such that the sum total of the individual bandwidths allocated to the respective volumes corresponds to the entire bandwidth calculated by the maximum performance calculating unit 101 and allocates the calculated individual bandwidths to the respective volumes. |
| US10037160B2 |
Storage device dynamically allocating program area and program method thereof
A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including memory blocks divided into a first memory area and a second memory area; and a memory controller. In the case of programming specific attribute data, the memory controller determines a memory area in which the specific attribute data will be programmed according to a wear out ratio of the first memory area and a wear out ratio of the second memory area. The wear out ratio is a ratio of the current maximum erase count of memory blocks of a memory area with respect to the allowable maximum erase count of the memory area. |
| US10037157B1 |
Techniques for migrating to a thinly-provisioned logical disk without writing zero blocks
Techniques are provided for implementing a zero detection feature in the middle of a I/O driver stack that is able to function properly on migration of a thickly-provisioned logical disk to a thinly-provisioned logical disk. This may be accomplished by creating the destination thinly-provisioned logical disk with a Zero Detect mode that is initially set to active upon a migration. The zero detection feature implemented in the middle of the I/O driver stack is configured to require any writes to a logical disk to be buffered when that logical disk is in active Zero Detect mode, and to automatically apply zero detection to such writes to prevent writing entire blocks of zeroes. The Zero Detect mode may then be set to passive upon completion of the migration, allowing zero detection to be applied only to select write operations in the normal course of operation. |
| US10037156B1 |
Techniques for converging metrics for file- and block-based VVols
Techniques for visualizing performance of file-based VVols and block-based VVols for aiding in administration of a data storage system operating in a virtualization environment allow performance of these different types of VVols to be visualized side-by-side using a common set of performance metrics. Thus, in one embodiment, the performances of file-based and block-based VVols are both converted into a mutually-compatible format and rendered for display together on screen. |
| US10037155B2 |
Preventing write amplification during frequent data updates
A system, method, and apparatus are provided for limiting or preventing write amplification. Full documents (which may be stored as blobs) are stored as monolithic entities in that only the entire documents can be written or read. When one or more fields or other portions of a document are determined to be “hot,” those fields are stored in a separate structure, possibly adjacent to the document. When only these fields are updated, the document need not be rewritten. For read requests, both structures are read and merged to yield a true version of the document. Fields may be considered hot based on criteria such as frequency of access, ratio of the fields' size to the size of the document, type of document, the application associated with the document, etc. |
| US10037142B2 |
Configuration of a physical control unit to support multiple logical control units for different tape drive types in a mainframe native tape attachment storage system
Various embodiments of a tape storage system having a physical control unit configured to support multiple logical control units are provided. Each logical control unit supports communication with a single tape drive model type up to a maximum number of drives. A customer obtains a number N of logical control units through purchase, lease or other legitimate avenues. Based on the number of tape drive model types L and the number of tape drives for each type QL, the model types are mapped to the N LCUs. In general, mapping priority is given to the newer generation model types and the model types in which the number of attached tape drives QL exceeds the capacity M of a single LCU. |
| US10037139B2 |
Method and apparatus for word completion
Methods and apparatuses are provided for improving character entry in an electronic device. User input of one or more characters is received via a capacitive physical keyboard. A second user input is then received indicating a desire to add or remove a word completion, such as a prefix or a suffix, to the first set of characters. Based on a generated list of word completion rules, the electronic device modifies the word based on the user input, and outputs the completed word for display. |
| US10037137B2 |
Directing input of handwriting strokes
One embodiment provides a method, including: presenting, on an input and display device, one or more input fields for an underlying application; detecting, using the input and display device, one or more handwriting input strokes provided to an input field overlay application; determining, using a processor, an input field targeting characteristic based on the one or more handwriting input strokes; selecting one of the one or more input fields as a target input field based on the input field targeting characteristic; and inserting a converted form of the one or more handwriting input strokes into the target input field. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10037133B2 |
Third party action triggers
Methods, systems, and apparatus, for providing notifications based on third party data. In an aspect, a method includes receiving first instructions that cause a user device to render a resource that includes a first parameter value of a first parameter and display the resource and generating second instructions that cause the user device to display an action trigger prompt that is rendered with the resource and in an initial state, and wherein the action trigger prompt is rendered to augment the resource with additional content not provided by rendering of the resource according to the first instructions. |
| US10037126B2 |
Electronic device and method of messaging meeting invitees
A method of composing an email message at an electronic device and an electronic device operable to carry out the method are provided. The method includes receiving an email command from a user input of the electronic device through a calendar user interface, the email command relating to at least one of a plurality of intended attendees of a calendared meeting, and providing an email composition interface in response to receiving the email command. The email composition interface includes a user-editable portion of an address field. The user-editable portion of the address field is automatically populated with email address information for the at least one of the plurality of intended attendees. |
| US10037124B2 |
Vertical profile display including weather icons
A vertical profile display includes weather information for an aircraft. In some examples, the vertical profile display includes one or more weather icons, each weather icon indicating a weather condition for a volume of space at a particular altitude. Each weather icon is displayed within the vertical profile display at a portion of the vertical profile display corresponding to the altitude of the weather condition indicated by the particular weather icon. |
| US10037120B2 |
Image supply device, image display system, method of controlling image supply device, image display device, and recording medium
An image supply device used with an image display device and an operation detection device adapted to detect an indication location in accordance with a position indication operation on a display surface includes a drawing section adapted to generate a superimposition image to be displayed while being superimposed on an original image based on the indication location detected by the operation detection device, a first image generation section adapted to generate a first composite image by superimposing the superimposition image generated by the drawing section on the original image, a second image generation section for generating a second composite image by superimposing an operating image for instructing a process of the superimposition image generated by the drawing section on the first composite image in response to a change in the original image, and an output section adapted to output the second composite image to the image display device. |
| US10037119B2 |
Dynamic configuration of touch sensor electrode clusters
An apparatus of one embodiment includes a sensor having a plurality of electrodes and a controller having a processor and a memory. The memory includes logic operable to configure the plurality of electrodes of the sensor to form a first cluster pattern including a first cluster and a second cluster. The first cluster and the second cluster each include two or more electrodes of the plurality of electrodes. The logic is further operable to determine a value associated with a capacitance of a first cluster and configure, in response to determining the value, the plurality of electrodes to form a second cluster pattern. The second cluster pattern includes a third cluster and a fourth cluster. The third cluster and the fourth cluster each include two or more electrodes of the plurality of electrodes and the third cluster is interleaved with the fourth cluster such that an electrode of the third cluster is positioned between two electrodes of the fourth cluster. |
| US10037112B2 |
Sensing an active device'S transmission using timing interleaved with display updates
Embodiments described herein include an input device with a plurality of sensor electrodes, where each sensor electrode includes at least one display electrode of a plurality of display electrodes, and where each display electrode is configured to be driven for display updating and capacitive sensing. The input device also includes a processing system configured to acquire sensor data using one or more sensor electrodes during one or more display blanking periods, where a first half sensing period occurs during a first display blanking period and a second half sensing period occurs during a second display blanking period. The processing system acquires sensor data using a first resulting signal from the first half sensing period and a second resulting signal from the second half sensing period. |
| US10037110B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes a first transparent conductive wire and a second transparent conductive wire. The first transparent conductive wire is of a first conductive layer and the second transparent conductive wire is of a second conductive layer. The first transparent conductive wire includes a first conductive portion parallel to a first axis and a second conductive portion parallel to a second axis, wherein the first transparent conductive portion and the second transparent conductive portion commonly have a first overlapping area. The second transparent conductive wire includes a third conductive portion parallel to the first axis and a fourth conductive portion parallel to the second axis, wherein the third transparent conductive portion and the fourth transparent conductive portion commonly have a second overlapping area. The projection centroid of the first overlapping area is not in the same position as the projection centroid of the second overlapping area. |
| US10037106B2 |
Optical sensor arrangement and method for gesture detection
An optical sensor arrangement (10) comprises at least two light sensors (35, 36) for providing at least two sensor signals (S1, S2), and an evaluation circuit (12) that comprises an input (16) coupled to the at least two light sensors (35, 36) and is designed to evaluate the at least two sensor signals (S1, S2) for gesture detection in an adaptive manner using previous values of the at least two sensor signals (S1, S2). |
| US10037105B2 |
Method for preventing false touches on terminal and terminal
Provided is a method for preventing false touches on a terminal and a terminal. The method includes: a touch operation on a touch screen of a terminal is detected and a touch parameter of the touch operation is obtained. If the touch parameter matches a preset touch parameter, it is determined that the touch operation is an invalid operation, and the touch operation will be responded nothing. |
| US10037103B2 |
Gate driving circuit, touch display panel and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a gate driving circuit in which a node potential compensation unit connected to a touch switch terminal is provided between pull-up nodes of two stages of shift register units of each preset unit group. The node potential compensation unit may compensate for, under the control of both of a pull-up node of a previous stage of shift register unit and the touch switch terminal, a potential of a pull-up node of a next stage of shift register unit, and may enable the potential of the pull-up node of the next stage of shift register unit to be in a stable state, so as to improve the stability of the potential of the gate turn-on signal output by the next stage of shift register unit, thereby enabling a TFT of a pixel region in a corresponding line to be normally turned on and improving a display performance. |
| US10037102B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes an electrostatic sensor unit in which a plurality of TX lines and RX lines intersect with each other to detect a touch position electrostatically, and a power supply unit configured to selectively apply an AC voltage to the TX lines and the RX lines to induce capacitive coupling between an external LC circuit and the electrostatic sensor unit. |
| US10037101B2 |
Touch panel having a filter unit for filtering unintended touches and method thereof
A position indicated by a user with a finger or a stylus can be detected even in a case where an edge of a hand on a little finger side, a wrist or the like touches a touch panel. An input device acquires a touch intensity change signal that indicates a change of touch intensity at a plurality of measuring positions on a touch panel, applies a frequency filter, which suppresses a frequency component of the touch intensity change signal generated by a touch other than by a finger or a stylus, to the touch intensity change signal at at least one of the measuring positions, and generates data of a position indicated by a user on the touch panel based on the touch intensity change signal, to which the frequency filter is applied, at the respective measuring positions. |
| US10037096B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus having the same
The present application discloses a display panel comprising a display substrate in a display area and a display circuit board electrically connected to the display substrate; a touch button in a touch button area and a touch button circuit board electrically connected to the touch button; and a connecting line for connecting the display circuit board and the touch button circuit board, the connecting line substantially outside of the display area. |
| US10037095B2 |
Methods of forming nanostructure conductive films and touch devices including the nanostructure conductive films
The present disclosure provides a method of forming a nanoscale conductive film. The method comprises providing a nanoscale base film, forming a first patterned insulating layer on the nanoscale base film, and etching the nanoscale base film in a current generation system, using the first patterned insulating layer as a mask. The nanoscale base film includes a substrate, a first overcoat on one side of the substrate, and a first nano material layer laminated between the substrate and the first overcoat. The first patterned insulating layer is formed on the first overcoat, exposing portions of the first overcoat. In the first nano material layer, first regions are masked by the first insulating layer and second regions are not masked by the first insulating layer. The first regions and the second regions are electrically isolated from each other after etching the nanoscale base film in the current generation system. |
| US10037092B2 |
Stylus to host synchronization
A system and method for synchronizing a stylus to a capacitive sense array. The system including a capacitive sense array which includes a plurality of electrodes. A synchronization signal is transmitted to the stylus using the plurality of electrodes. The synchronization signal is transmitted to the stylus by capacitively coupling the stylus to the capacitive sense array. |
| US10037086B2 |
Portable device
A portable computing device is disclosed which may include a base element, a lid element, a first motion sensor, a second motion sensor, a processor, and an eye tracking system. The first motion sensor may be disposed in the base element. The second motion sensor may be disposed in the lid element. The processor may be configured to control the first motion sensor to detect first motion information, control the second motion sensor to detect second motion information; and determine final motion information based at least in part on the first motion information and the second motion information. The eye tracking system may be configured to determine a gaze position of a user based at least in part on the final motion information, wherein the processor is further configured to execute one or more control processes based at least in part on the determined gaze position meeting a predetermined condition. |
| US10037082B2 |
Physical interaction dependent transactions
Systems and methods are provided according to one or more embodiments for conducting transactions based on actions or gestures such as physical interactions between users each having a user device. In that regard, gestures such as a handshake or other physical interactions between users may be detected to determine transaction details such as a payment amount or a value to be transferred from one user via a user device to a recipient via a recipient device. The amount or value may then be transferred based on one or more determinations including proximity between the user or the user device and the recipient or the recipient device, a specific action or gesture, voice commands, facial recognition, preset transfer instructions, a unique identifier, or other close-quarter determinations. |
| US10037076B2 |
Gesture-driven modifications of digital content shown by head-mounted displays
Introduced herein are various techniques for displaying virtual and augmented reality content via a head-mounted display (HMD). The techniques can be used to improve the effectiveness of the HMD, as well as the general experience and comfort of users of the HMD. A binocular HMD system may present visual stabilizers to each eye that allow users to more easily fuse the digital content seen by each eye. In some embodiments the visual stabilizers are positioned within the digital content so that they converge to a shared location when viewed by a user, while in other embodiments the visual stabilizers are mapped to different locations within the user's field of view (e.g., peripheral areas) and are visually distinct from one another. These techniques allow the user to more easily fuse the digital content, thereby decreasing the eye fatigue and strain typically experienced when viewing virtual or augmented reality content. |
| US10037071B2 |
Compute through power loss approach for processing device having nonvolatile logic memory
A computing device apparatus facilitates use of a deep low power mode that includes powering off the device's CPU by including a software routine configured to be run by the CPU that effects saving to a non-volatile memory a state of the CPU and/or the device's peripherals before entering the deep low-power mode. The software routine can be configured to control this state storage in response to detecting a low power event, i.e., loss of power sufficient to run the CPU, or a software command to enter the deep low power mode to save power as part of an efficiency program. Then, upon wake up from the deep low power mode, the software routine is first run by the CPU to effect restoring from the non-volatile memory the state of the CPU and the peripherals before execution of a primary application for the central processing unit. |
| US10037068B2 |
Configurable digital interface for switching voltage regulators
A high-speed, low-latency configurable digital interface for a voltage regulator includes a first hardwired unit, a second hardwired unit and a programmable microcontroller interfaced between the first and second hardwired units. The first hardwired unit is operable to deserialize incoming frames received over the configurable digital interface into commands and data associated with operation of a switching voltage regulator, and serialize outgoing data into new frames for transmission over the configurable digital interface. The second hardwired unit is operable to process the commands included in the incoming frames deserialized by the first hardwired unit, and provide the outgoing data to be serialized into new frames by the first hardwired unit. The programmable microcontroller is operable to change one or more of the commands and data flowing between the first and second hardwired units. |
| US10037067B2 |
Enabling a non-core domain to control memory bandwidth in a processor
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having multiple domains including at least a core domain and a non-core domain that is transparent to an operating system (OS). The non-core domain can be controlled by a driver. In turn, the processor further includes a memory interconnect to interconnect the core domain and the non-core domain to a memory coupled to the processor. Still further, a power controller, which may be within the processor, can control a frequency of the memory interconnect based on memory boundedness of a workload being executed on the non-core domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10037065B2 |
Multi-core processor, information processing method, and program
In a multi-core processor having a plurality of processor cores, each of the processor cores is configured to calculate consumed energy on a basis of issued instruction information and power consumption information. The consumed energy is energy consumed in execution of an instruction issued by the processor core. The issued instruction information represents the instruction issued by the processor core. The power consumption information represents change of power consumption resulting from execution of processing corresponding to the instruction. |
| US10037055B2 |
Commodity sales data processing apparatus
In one embodiment, a commodity sales data processing apparatus includes a portable data processing terminal with a first connector and a touch panel. A docking station has a second connector which connects to the first connector and performs transmission and/or reception of information between the data processing terminal and the docking station, when the data processing terminal is connected to the docking station. A connection mechanism connects the data processing terminal and the docking station in a separable state. A lock mechanism locks connection by the connection mechanism, so as to make the connection by the connection mechanism from in the separable state to in an inseparable state, and releases locking of the connection by the connection mechanism when a specific key operation is performed. |
| US10037051B2 |
Computer arrangement having a tablet part and a base part
A computer has a tablet (4) and a base (6) detachably connected by hinge (14). Receptacles (20) and plugs (22) form electrical and mechanical connections when the tablet (4) and base (6) are coupled. The base (6) is connected via the hinge (14) to a pivoting rail (12) that has plugs (18) and a first contact (26) on a longitudinal side (17) directed toward the tablet (4). The tablet (4) has receptacles (20) and a second contact (28) on a longitudinal side (23) directed toward the pivoting rail (6). The hinge (46) has toothing system pairs (30), a setting device (32) assigned to a toothing system pair (30) and friction hinge elements (38, 40). Each toothing system pair (30) has two toothing system elements (34, 36) arranged symmetrically to a transverse axis (33) and engaging one another. Each friction hinge (32) is assigned at least one toothing system pair (30). |
| US10037049B2 |
Management system that performs processing for synchronizing setting data, alternative management apparatus, management method, and storage medium
A management system capable of preventing a problem from occurring in synchronizing setting data. The setting data is managed by a server, and is alternatively managed by an MFP as an alternative server. The server keeps a first time. The MFP keeps a second time. The MFP corrects the second time using a difference between the first time and the second time. The MFP manages the setting data based on the corrected second time. |
| US10037044B2 |
User interface for special purpose controller
A temperature controller for controlling the temperature of an inside space that is serviced by one or more pieces of HVAC equipment. The temperature controller may include a controller having a control algorithm for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment as well as a user interface that may be configured to display a hierarchical menu structure and to permit a user to traverse the menu structure. The user interface may be configured to display breadcrumbs that provide an indication to the user of the current location within a hierarchical menu structure, and in some cases, provide instructional information in a designated or common display area that helps instruct the user in using a particular menu or menu option. These and other features may help make the special purpose controller more intuitive to set up, program and operate. |
| US10037042B2 |
Valve control system and valve control method for steam turbine
A valve control system for a steam turbine that decrease in effective power as well as secure control stability in the event of an electric power system accident is provided.A valve control system for a steam turbine includes an accident detection unit 44 which detects an occurrence of an electric power system accident, a first selection unit 45 which selects, from a plurality of control valves 13 (13a˜13d) which adjust a volume of steam flowing into a steam turbine, control valves 13 to be rapidly closed according to a scale of the accident detected, and a normal control circuit 11 which continues normal pressure or speed control by the control valves 13 which are not selected. |
| US10037041B2 |
System and apparatus for integrating mobile sensor platforms into autonomous vehicle operational control
The foregoing is directed, in one embodiment, to a system for optimizing the continuous monitoring of targets by a collection of mobile sensor platforms comprising a plurality of mobile sensor platforms equipped with a processor, at least one imaging device and a communication device, wherein in the processor of each of the mobile sensor platforms is configured, though code executing therein, to communicate with the other plurality of mobile sensor platforms in order to assign each member of the plurality to obtain image data of a member of a set of targets in response to the receipt of target selection data, and a remote computing device configured to receive imaging data from one or more of the plurality of the mobile sensors and generate a target selection data for transmission to the plurality of mobile sensor platforms. |
| US10037038B2 |
Lawn care robot
A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector. |
| US10037036B2 |
Method and arrangement for determining safe vehicle trajectories
A method and arrangement for determining safe vehicle trajectories for a vehicle equipped with sensors for monitoring a surrounding environment, taking into account sensing limitations, as well as a vehicle including such an arrangement. The method includes detecting observable obstacles, detecting unobservable areas, adding virtual obstacles in unobservable areas, associating each observable obstacle and each virtual obstacle with one or more hypothetical events and assigning an occurrence probability to each combination of obstacle and one or more events, and determining safe vehicle trajectories based on both observable obstacles and virtual obstacles and the occurrence probability of each combination of obstacle and one or more events. |
| US10037035B2 |
Methods and apparatus for positioning aircraft based on images of mobile targets
Methods and apparatus for positioning aircraft based on images of mobile targets are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, by executing first instructions via a processor, a mobile target in an image obtained by a camera mounted on a first aircraft and obtaining, by executing second instructions via the processor, current coordinates of the first aircraft. The example method includes determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, coordinates of the mobile target based on the coordinates of the first aircraft and the image. The coordinates of the mobile target are within an area of uncertainty. The example method includes determining, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, a first position for the first aircraft that reduces the area of uncertainty of the coordinates of the mobile target. |
| US10037029B1 |
Roadmap segmentation for robotic device coordination
Systems and methods related to roadmaps for mobile robotic devices are provided. A computing device can determine a roadmap that includes a first intersection associated with first and second edges. The computing device can determine an edge interaction region (EIR) surrounding the first intersection that includes portions of the first and second edges, where a traversal region on the first edge portion can overlap a traversal region on the second edge portion. The computing device can determine first and second sub-edges of the first edge; the first sub-edge within the EIR and the second sub-edge outside the EIR. The computing device can receive a request to determine a route, determine the route specifying travel along the first sub-edge with a first rule set and along the second sub-edge with a second rule set, and provide the route. |
| US10037024B2 |
Automated stochastic method for feature discovery and use of the same in a repeatable process
An automated method for discovering features in a repeatable process includes measuring raw time series data during the process using sensors. The time series data describes multiple parameters of the process. The method includes receiving, via a first controller, the time series data from the sensors, and stochastically generating candidate features from the raw time series data using a logic block or blocks of the first controller. The candidate features are predictive of a quality of a work piece manufactured via the repeatable process. The method also includes determining, via a genetic or evolutionary programming module, which generated candidate features are most predictive of the quality of the work piece, and executing a control action with respect to the repeatable process via a second controller using the most predictive candidate features. A system includes the controllers, the programming module, and the sensors. |
| US10037019B2 |
System comprising development environments and machine controls
The invention relates to a system having one or more development environments (2) for creating machine programs (6), in particular robot programs, and one or more machine controls (12), in particular for controlling robots. One or more machine controls (12) are represented in a development environment (2). The system is configured for the regular transmission of data from one development environment (2) to a machine control (12) and/or the reverse. A development environment (2) and a machine control (12) each preferably comprise a database (1a and 1b). The representation of a machine control (12) in a development environment (2) is carried out in that the affected databases (1a and 1b) are synchronized. Furthermore, a development environment (2) can react to changes in a machine control (12) represented therein. The invention further relates to a method for operating in such a system and a related computer program product. |
| US10037017B2 |
Method of measurement on a machine tool and corresponding machine tool apparatus
A method of scanning an object using an analog probe mounted on a machine tool, so as to collect scanned measurement data along a nominal measurement line on the surface of the object, the analog probe having a preferred measurement range. The method includes controlling the analog probe and/or object to perform a scanning operation in accordance with a course of relative motion, the course of relative motion being configured such that, based on assumed properties of the surface of the object, the analog probe will be caused to obtain data within its preferred measuring range, as well as cause the analog probe to go outside its preferred measuring range, along the nominal measurement line on the surface of the object. |
| US10037016B2 |
Hybrid dual-duplex fail-operational pattern and generalization to arbitrary number of failures
A modified dual-duplex fail-operational control system. A primary controller includes a first processing unit and a second processing unit for executing a function. A first comparative module comparing the function results from the first and second processing unit to determine an error the first controller. A second controller includes a first processing unit and second processing unit. The first processing unit executes the function. The second processing unit operating in a non-redundant state and not executing the function while in the non-redundant state. A second comparative module determines whether an error is present in the second controller. A matching function result identified by the first comparative module of the first controller is input to second comparative module of the second controller to determine whether an error is present in the second controller utilizing only the matching function result identified by the first comparative module and the function result determined by the first processing unit of the second controller. |
| US10037015B2 |
Automatic portable electronic device configuration
A network- and/or client-side device configuration system facilitates automatic configuration of portable electronic devices. Predetermined configuration parameters for a particular portable electronic device are generated and stored. A computer-readable visual symbol such as an optical graphic code (for example, a tag, barcode, or matrix code) is generated by a network-side service and transmitted to an authorized user of the particular portable electronic device. The portable electronic device reproduces the visual symbol and transmits a message (which may or may not include the reproduced visual symbol) to the (same or different) network-side service. The network-side service authenticates the portable electronic device, and authorizes the portable electronic device to access and use the predetermined configuration parameters to automatically configure itself. |
| US10037011B2 |
Time measuring circuit and temperature sensor circuit
A time measuring circuit is provided with an oscillating circuit configured to generate a low-speed clock signal and a high-speed clock signal; and a measuring circuit configured to measure target time based on clock number of the low-speed clock signal and the high-speed clock signal outputted from the oscillating circuit, wherein the low-speed clock signal has a relatively low frequency and the high-speed clock signal has a relatively high frequency. The oscillating circuit is configured to switch from outputting the low-speed clock signal to outputting the high-speed clock signal when elapsed time from when a measurement of the target time started reaches a set value, and the set value is calculated by subtracting a predetermined value from a preliminary value which is provided by a preliminary measurement measuring the target time using only the low-speed clock signal. |
| US10037008B2 |
Electronic timepiece
An electronic timepiece includes a letter plate that has an ALT region, a BAR region, and a COM region and a first display hand that displays indication of an altitude display mode by pointing the ALT region, displays indication of a barometric display mode by pointing the BAR region, and displays indication of an azimuth display mode by pointing the COM region. In the letter plate, the ALT region, the BAR region, and the COM region are arranged in a line in this sequence. In a rotation direction of the first display hand, a distance between the ALT region and the BAR region and a distance between the BAR region and the COM region are shorter than a distance between the COM region and the ALT region. |
| US10037005B2 |
Methods using a series of sequential timekeeping periods
A method displaying a series of sequential timekeeping periods on a timekeeping device includes, at a beginning of a time period, rotating an indicia dial in a first direction, and aligning a first set of indicia on the indicia dial with a corresponding set of apertures on a cloaking dial, thereby displaying a first 12-hour period of time on the timekeeping device. The method further includes, at an ending of the time period, rotating the indicia dial in a second direction opposite the first direction, and aligning a second set of indicia on the indicia dial with the corresponding set of outer dial apertures of the cloaking dial, thereby displaying a second 12-hour period of time on the timekeeping device. |
| US10037002B2 |
Image forming apparatus comprising process cartridge
An image forming apparatus includes a body casing, a plurality of process cartridges, and a moving member. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum having a rotation axis extending in a first direction. The plurality of process cartridges is configured to move between an engaging position and a release position in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The photosensitive drum and the positioning member engage with each other in the engaging position, and are disengaged from each other releasing the engagement in the release position. The moving member in a pressing position is configured to exert pressure so that the process cartridges are moved to the engaging position. The moving member in the non-pressing position is configured to release the pressure so that the process cartridges are moved to the release position. |
| US10036999B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a toner cartridge which is detachably mounted from a first direction to store a toner; and a processing unit which is detachably mounted from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and is provided with a photoconductor, a developing section for supplying a toner fed from the toner cartridge to the surface of the photoconductor to convert an electrostatic latent image to a toner image and a cleaning section for collecting the toner adhered on the surface of the photoconductor. |
| US10036994B2 |
Electrifier cleaning mechanism and image forming apparatus
An electrifier cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning member which makes contact with part of a long discharge member, a ball screw arranged in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the discharge member and rotatably supported, a drive source which rotates the ball screw in both of forward and reverse directions, a holding member which holds the cleaning member and has a screw hole in which a screw part of the ball screw is screwed, and rotation of which in a circumferential direction of the ball screw is regulated, and a pressing member which presses the holding member from a first end side of the discharge member toward a second end side thereof in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10036992B2 |
Cleaning system for cleaning a photoconductive surface
Cleaning a photoconductive surface (16) from particles and excess fluid with at least two wiper blades, wherein a first wiper blade (12) is to contact the photoconductive surface (16) and to wipe at least some of the particles and at least some of the excess fluid from the photoconductive surface (16) and wherein a second wiper blade (14) is to contact the photoconductive surface (16) and to wipe at least some of the particles and at least some of the excess fluid that have passed the first wiper blade, from the photoconductive surface (16). |
| US10036990B2 |
Image forming system and conveying control method
An image forming system includes: an image forming unit that forms a toner image on a sheet; a post-processing unit that performs post-processing to the sheet; a conveying unit that conveys the sheet from the image forming unit to the post-processing unit; a discharge member that is arranged between the image forming unit and the post-processing unit in a sheet conveying direction, and discharges static electricity from the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit; a voltage applying unit that applies to the discharge member a discharge voltage for discharging static electricity from the sheet; and a control unit that accelerates a conveying speed of the sheet when the discharge voltage is applied by the voltage applying unit, and controls the conveying unit to vary acceleration timing for accelerating the conveying speed of the sheet in accordance with a type of the post-processing. |
| US10036984B2 |
Manufacturing method for peeling member
To provide a manufacturing method for a peeling member in which a non-adhesive resin film formed by fluororesin resin or the like is adhered to a metal plate, the method capable of manufacturing the peeling member which can prevent adhesion of a paper right after fixing for a long period of time with high productivity and without variations in quality. The manufacturing method for the peeling member provided with a peeling sheet 1a formed by a metal plate 2 and a non-adhesive resin film 4 adhered to the metal plate 2, the manufacturing method including a groove forming step of forming a pattern portion 5 formed by a plurality of recessed grooves on at least a part of a paper passing side surface of the non-adhesive resin film 4 along a longitudinal direction of the non-adhesive resin film 4. |
| US10036983B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus with an upstream-downstream tension difference
An image forming apparatus includes a forming part that forms an image on a ribbon-like medium that is being transported; and a fixing part disposed downstream of the forming part in a medium transport direction, the fixing part including multiple fixing members, which are arranged in the transport direction and fix the image to the medium by applying heat and pressure to the medium. An upstream-downstream tension difference, in the medium transport direction, of the fixing member located on the most upstream side in the transport direction is greater than those of the other fixing members in the medium transport direction. |
| US10036979B2 |
Communicating a classification of a consumable product
A non-volatile memory includes a mechanism that communicates a classification of the consumable product to a device. |
| US10036974B2 |
Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charger that charges the photoconductor, a transfer unit that transfers a toner image formed on the photoconductor to a transfer device, a charging power supply that outputs AC voltage for applying a charging bias to the charger, a transfer power supply that outputs DC voltage or DC current for applying a transfer bias to the transfer unit, an output detector that detects an output value of the DC voltage or the DC current, and a controller that calculates load impedance of the photoconductor based on the detected output value of the DC voltage or DC current detected by the output detector while modifying the output of the AC voltage by the charging power supply and sets the output of the AC voltage that the load impedance starts converging into a predetermined value as an adjusted AC output to the charging power supply. |
| US10036973B1 |
Image forming apparatus and cleaning method
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a photoconductive drum and a charging roller facing the photoconductive drum. The charging roller receives a potential bias. A controller performs an electrostatic cleaning operation by alternately applying, to the charging roller, a first bias and a second bias of opposite polarity to the first bias so that contaminants repelled by the first bias and contaminants repelled by the second bias are transferred from the charging roller to the photoconductive drum. |
| US10036972B1 |
Charger and image forming apparatus
A charger includes a roller-shaped charging member and a contact width varying device. The charging member is in contact with a surface of an image holding member so as to charge the surface of the image holding member. The contact width varying device varies in an axial direction of the image holding member a contact width of the charging member with the image holding member so as to decrease uneven wear occurring in the axial direction of the image holding member. |
| US10036970B2 |
Magenta toner
Provided is a magenta toner having a toner particle containing a binder resin, a wax and a colorant, wherein the colorant contains a specific amount of a compound (1), the colorant also contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a naphthol compound, a quinacridone compound and a lake compound thereof in addition to the compound (1), and the binder resin contains a specific amount of a polyester resin. |
| US10036968B2 |
Control method of movable body, exposure method, device manufacturing method, movable body apparatus, and exposure apparatus
A control method of a movable body includes: a step of detecting a part of a plurality of grating marks provided at a wafer placed on a movable body that is movable within an XY plane, while scanning a measurement beam, that is irradiated from a mark detection system, in a Y-axis direction with respect to the part of plurality of grating marks, as moving the movable body in the Y-axis direction; a step of measuring an irradiation position of the measurement beam on the part of the plurality of grating marks; and a step of relatively moving the measurement beam and the movable body in an X-axis direction on the basis of the measurement result of the irradiation position and also detecting another grating mark while scanning the measurement beam in the Y-axis direction. |
| US10036965B2 |
Stage apparatus, lithography apparatus, and device manufacturing method
A stage apparatus includes: a coarse moving stage; a fine moving stage located at an interval from the coarse moving stage in a first direction; an electromagnetic actuator including a first core located on one of the coarse moving stage and the fine moving stage and a second core located on the other of the coarse moving stage and the fine moving stage and configured to accelerate or decelerate the fine moving stage in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a controller configured to correct a command value of a thrust of the electromagnetic actuator in the second direction in accordance with a relative position of the fine moving stage with respect to the coarse moving stage in the first direction. |
| US10036962B2 |
Inspection apparatus and methods, lithographic system and device manufacturing method
A scatterometer is used to measure a property of structures on a substrate. A target grating comprises lines arranged periodically over an distance gp in a first direction, each line individually extending a distance gL in a second direction. The grating is illuminated with a spot of radiation and diffracted radiation is detected and used to calculate a measurement of CD, side wall angle and the like. The spot defines a field of view customized to the grating such that an extent fP of the spot in said first direction is greater than distance gp while an extent fL of the spot in said second direction is less than distance gL- The grating may be smaller than conventional gratings. The calculation can be simplified and made more robust, using a mathematical model that assumes that the grating is finite in the first direction but infinite in the second direction. |
| US10036957B2 |
Post development treatment method and material for shrinking critical dimension of photoresist layer
A lithography method is provided in accordance with some embodiments. The lithography method includes forming a patterned photoresist on a material layer, applying a first bonding material to a side surface of the patterned photoresist, performing a treatment on the first bonding material to bond the first bonding material to the side surface of the patterned photoresist, wherein the treatment creates a bonding site on the first bonding material configured to bond to a second bonding material, applying the second bonding material to a side surface of the first bonding material, and patterning the material layer by selectively processing a portion of the material layer exposed by the patterned photoresist, the first bonding material, and the second bonding material. |
| US10036954B2 |
Pattern-forming method, resin, and composition
A pattern-forming method comprises: forming a resist underlayer film on an upper face side of a substrate; forming a silicon-containing film on an upper face side of the resist underlayer film; and removing at least a part of the resist underlayer film and at least a part of the silicon-containing film with a basic aqueous solution. Preferably, the pattern-forming method further comprises, after the forming of the silicon-containing film and before the removing of the resist underlayer film and the silicon-containing film, forming a resist pattern on an upper face side of the silicon-containing film, and etching the silicon-containing film using the resist pattern as a mask. |
| US10036951B2 |
Pellicle assembly and fabrication methods thereof
A method for fabricating a pellicle assembly for a lithography process includes fabricating a pellicle frame including a sidewall having a porous material. In some embodiments, the pellicle frame is subjected to an anodization process to form the porous material. The porous material includes a plurality of pore channels extending, in a direction perpendicular to an exterior surface of the sidewall, from the exterior surface to an interior surface of the sidewall. In various embodiments, a pellicle membrane is formed, and the pellicle membrane is attached to the pellicle frame such that the pellicle membrane is suspended by the pellicle frame. Some embodiments disclosed herein further provide a system including a membrane and a pellicle frame that secures the membrane across the pellicle frame. In some examples, a portion of the pellicle frame includes a porous material, where the porous material includes the plurality of pore channels. |
| US10036949B2 |
Method for manufacturing photo mask and photo mask manufactured with same
A mask is provided for vapor deposition. The mask includes a plurality of effective open areas each of which includes apertures formed therein and extending therethrough to define hollow openings through which a deposition material is allowed to pass. The mask also includes ineffective areas that include solid portions located around the effective open areas. The ineffective areas include recesses formed therein such that the ineffective areas that have the same surface area as that of the effective open areas are made to have substantially the same mass as that of the effective open areas. |
| US10036946B2 |
Light source device, illumination device, and projector with solid-state light source and collimator lens
The disclosure relates to a light source device including a solid-state light source, a collimator lens that receives a light beam emitted from the solid-state light source, and a beam width expansion element adapted to expand a beam width of the light beam from the collimator lens. |
| US10036940B2 |
Lens apparatus and image projector using the same
To provide a lens apparatus and image projector using the same capable of easily fitting a projected image to a spherical screen by adjusting a field curvature, the lens apparatus according to the present invention includes a first optical system for changing the field curvature by moving in an optical-axis direction, a control unit for moving the first optical system to a target position in the optical-axis direction specified based on a predetermined amount input as a field curvature amount while a relationship between a position of the first optical system in the optical-axis direction and the field curvature amount is previously stored, a position detection unit for detecting a reference position of the first optical system in the optical-axis direction, and a movement amount detection unit for detecting a movement amount of the first optical system from the reference position to the target position in the optical-axis direction. |
| US10036938B2 |
Light recycling for projectors with high dynamic range
Projection systems and/or methods for efficient use of light by recycling a portion of the light energy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a projection display system is disclosed comprising a light source; an integrated rod that receives light from said light source at a proximal end that comprise a reflective surface which may reflecting/recycle light down said integrating rod; and a modulator comprising at least one moveable mirror that reflects light received from the integrating rod in either a projection direction or a light recycling direction. In other embodiments, dual and multiple modulator projector display systems are disclosed. A first modulator may affect either a pre-modulated halftone image or may affect a highlights modulated image for a desired image to be displayed. A second modulator may be provided for primary modulation of a desired image. |
| US10036935B2 |
Imaging apparatus and mount adapter
A body of an imaging apparatus comprises a mount section on which an interchangeable lens and a mount adapter can be mounted. A contact unit is movable in the direction of the optical axis by a moving mechanical unit and has a first contact portion composed of a plurality of contact terminals. If the interchangeable lens is mounted on a body via a first mount adapter, the first contact portion is movable to a first position that contacts a second contact portion formed in the interchangeable lens. If the interchangeable lens is mounted on the body via a second mount adapter, the first contact portion is movable to a second position that contacts the second contact portion of the interchangeable lens. |
| US10036934B2 |
Laser system
A laser system is described, the laser system comprising: an optical cavity defined by at least first and second at least partially reflecting elements; and a gain system. The gain system comprising at least first and second gain media located within the optical cavity. The first and second gain media are configured to generate optical radiation of at least first and second wavelength ranges in response to pumping energy. |
| US10036924B2 |
Curved liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes a display substrate having pixel electrodes and a curvature along a first direction, an opposite substrate coupled to the display substrate and curved together with the display substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. Each pixel electrode comprises a plurality of domains successively arranged along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and further comprises branch electrodes positioned within each domain to be inclined with respect to the first and second directions, the branch electrodes of two domains adjacent to each other in the second direction being arranged in alternating manner. |
| US10036919B2 |
Monolithic diffuser plate, and backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the same
A monolithic diffuser plate for a backlight unit or a liquid crystal display (LCD) device can include a base substrate made of transparent glass, a monolithic diffusion sheet part integrated on a front surface of the base substrate, and a hiding diffusion part integrated on a rear surface of the base substrate for increasing a hiding power of the base substrate. The monolithic diffuser plate can increase a hiding power for hiding individual light sources in a backlight unit, prevent deformations caused by temperature variations and surrounding environmental factors, and minimize the thickness of a product using the monolithic diffuser plate while also increasing the reliability the product. |
| US10036918B2 |
Light unit and display device including the same
The inventive concept relates to a light unit and a diffuser separated from the light source at a predetermined distance and having a cylindrical structure, and a cylindrical structure display device including the same. |
| US10036915B2 |
Method for manufacturing PDLC display device and PDLC display device
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a PDLC display device and a PDLC display device. The method for manufacturing a PDLC display device according to the present invention provides a black matrix and a base plate that collectively delimit a plurality of pixel cavities and fills a mixture of PDLC and red QDs, a mixture of PDLC and green QDs, and PDLC respectively into the plurality of pixel cavities to form a PDLC substrate, which is laminated with an array substrate, and installed with a blue light backlight module, so as to form a PDLC display device. Light leakage and color mixture can be eliminated and processes related to alignment layers and polarizers can be saved to thereby increase the manufacturing efficiency and lower the manufacturing cost. The PDLC display device according the present invention is manufactured with the above-described method and demonstrates at least four displaying modes of red, green, blue, and indistinctness, allowing for use in applications where unique effects are required, and helping eliminate light leakage and color mixture and also requiring no alignment layer and polarizer so that the manufacturing efficiency is high and the manufacturing cost is low. |
| US10036909B2 |
Display device
A liquid crystal display device (a display device) includes a liquid crystal panel (a display panel) having an outer peripheral edge portion having a substantially circular shape and including linear edge portions that are linear at a part of the outer peripheral edge portion, and flexible printed circuit boards (mounting components) mounted in an outer portion of the liquid crystal display panel to match arrangement of the linear edge portions in a circumferential direction. |
| US10036908B2 |
Medical monitor, electronic apparatus, and video display unit
According to one embodiment, a medical monitor includes a housing, a display panel, a phototransmissive front panel and a support portion. The phototransmissive front panel includes a first surface, a second surface and a locking surface. The first surface faces the display screen. The second surface is located on an opposite side to the first surface and is exposed to an outside. The locking surface is provided along at least one side of the second surface and is located inward of the second surface in the housing in a thickness direction of the display panel. The support portion is provided in the housing. The support portion faces the locking surface from the outside in the thickness direction of the display panel. |
| US10036904B1 |
Method and system for integrated differential electro-absorption modulator device
An integrated differential Electro-Absorption Modulator (EAM) device. The device includes a substrate, an electrical driver, and two EAM modules. The electrical driver circuit is configured overlying the substrate member and has one output electrically coupled to the first EAM module and the other output electrically coupled to the second EAM module. The first and second EAM modules have a first and a second output, respectively. A beam splitter can be configured to split an optical input into two optical outputs, each of which can be optically coupled to the optical inputs of the first and second EAM modules. |
| US10036903B2 |
Photoelastic modulator having symmetric structure and forty-five degree double-drive photoelastic modulator
The present invention relates to a Photoelastic Modulator (PEM), particularly to a novel polarized light modulator structure based on a photoelastic effect. The PEM, which controls driving voltages of two groups of piezoelectric actuators, is able to implement polarized light modulation having a relatively large optical path difference, and polarized light modulator having a fast modulation shaft moving circumferentially, and the PEM operates stably without a moving component. The present invention includes the piezoelectric actuators, a light pass crystal and a driver controller. Two light pass faces of the light pass crystal are parallel regular octagons directly facing each other, and identical rectangles are formed by side faces of the light pass crystal. The piezoelectric actuators are in soft connection with middle positions of the rectangles by connection rubber layers. The width directions of the piezoelectric actuators are consistent with the direction of the light pass thickness of the light pass crystal, and the widths are slightly larger than the light pass thickness. The piezoelectric actuators are connected with electric output ends on the driver controller by electric adapters. This aspect is mainly applied to PEMs. |
| US10036901B2 |
Lenses with electrically-tunable power and alignment
An optical device (24, 60) includes an electro-optical layer (40, 62), having an effective local index of refraction at any given location within an active area of the electro-optical layer that is determined by a voltage waveform applied across the electro-optical layer at the location. An array of excitation electrodes (46, 68, 72), including parallel conductive stripes extending over the active area is disposed over one or both sides of the electro-optical layer. Control circuitry (48, 70, 74) is coupled to apply respective control voltage waveforms to the excitation electrodes and is configured to concurrently modify the respective control voltage waveforms applied to excitation electrodes so as to generate a specified phase modulation profile in the electro-optical layer. |
| US10036900B2 |
Bimodular contact lenses
Ophthalmic lenses for correcting refractive error of an eye are disclosed. Ophthalmic lenses include an inner optic portion configured to be disposed over the optical region of the cornea and having a central portion disposed between an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The inner optic portions configured to at least partially diverge from the shape of the cornea to provide at least one lenticular volume between a posterior surface of the inner optic portion and the cornea. The central portion may be characterized by a thickness from 50 μm to 900 μm and a modulus form 20 MPa to 1500 MPa. |
| US10036896B2 |
Lens driving device
A lens driving device is disclosed. The lens driving device includes a housing including a base, and a cover body forming a receiving space together with the base; a lens barrel assembled inside the housing and moveable along an optical axis of the lens barrel; an anti-shake carrier assembled inside the housing for suspending the lens barrel along the optical axis; an anti-shake spring having one end thereof fixed to the housing, and another end fixed on the anti-shake carrier; a plurality of bearing steel balls provided between the base and the anti-shake carrier for reducing friction force when the anti-shake carrier moves perpendicular to the optical axis; wherein the anti-shake carrier depends on elastic force of the anti-shake spring when it moves perpendicular to the optical axis, and the anti-shake carrier will return to an initial position. |
| US10036891B2 |
Variable transparency heads up displays
A heads up display presents images to a user. A background is located behind the heads up display. The heads up display is operable to vary the transparency of the images such that images alone are viewable, the background is viewable through the images, or the background is viewable but the images are not. The heads up display may vary the transparency of the images by varying the transparency of a display screen. Alternatively, the heads up display may record the background using a visual recording element and may combine the recorded background with the images such to overlay the images over the recorded background. The, the display screen may display the images. Alternatively, the display screen may be a projection screen upon which an image projector projects the images. The heads up display may also include an illumination element that illuminates the background when not sufficiently illuminated. |
| US10036879B2 |
Microscope
A microscope includes a condenser lens that is arranged removably and insertably with respect to a light path of light from a light source, and an objective that collects the light from the light source, which has been transmitted through a sample. A conditional expression below is satisfied when b is an exit pupil diameter of the objective and adet is a diameter of an area in a state in which the condenser lens has been removed from the light path, the area being included in an exit pupil plane of the objective and being an area through which the light from the light source, which has entered the objective through one point on the sample, passes: 1/20≤adet/b≤1/2 (1). |
| US10036874B2 |
Camera lens
The present disclosure provides a camera lens, including a first lens (focal length is f1), a second lens (focal length is f2), a third lens (focal length is f3), a fourth lens (focal length is f4) and a fifth lens (focal length is f5) which are successively arranged from an object side to an image side and which satisfy the following conditional expressions, 0.5 |
| US10036872B2 |
Camera apparatus, camera body, interchangeable lens, and method of controlling operation of camera body
The invention speeds up operation of an interchangeable lens. The interchangeable lens, which is removably mounted on a camera body, includes a communication control microcomputer, a lens driving circuit and a lens driving actuator. A body-side microcomputer and the communication control microcomputer of the interchangeable lens are connected and are capable of communicating with each other. Lines are provided in such a manner that the lens driving circuit and body-side microcomputer can communicate directly. A command from the body-side microcomputer is input to the lens driving circuit. This allows the lens driving circuit to be controlled directly and makes it possible to control the interchangeable lens at high speed. |
| US10036870B2 |
Lens actuator
A lens actuator includes a housing; a movable unit received in the housing and including: a carrier, a focusing coil disposed in the carrier, four magnets disposed to face the focusing coil in four directions perpendicular to the optical axis direction, a holder fixing the magnets; four shake correction coils each disposed opposite to one magnet and fixed on the housing; a first elastic element including a pair of spring plates arranged centrally symmetrical, each spring plate including a first spring part connecting the carrier to the holder, a second spring part connecting the holder to the housing and a third spring part connected between the first and second spring parts. |
| US10036868B2 |
Lens barrel and optical apparatus
The lens barrel includes a lens housing barrel including a first barrel portion and a second barrel portion having a diameter smaller than that of the first barrel portion, an external barrel disposed at an outer circumference of the lens housing barrel and extending from an object side further than the first barrel portion to the second barrel portion, and a first elastic member disposed between the external barrel and the second barrel portion and elastically deformable with a movement of the external barrel with respect to the lens housing barrel due to an external force from the object side. The lens barrel further includes a second elastic member disposed between the external barrel and the first barrel portion and elastically deformable with a movement of the external barrel with respect to the lens housing barrel due to an external force from a radially outer side. |
| US10036865B2 |
Parking door assemblies for use with fiber distribution hubs and methods of installing parking door assemblies
A fiber distribution hub includes an exterior cabinet housing, a cabinet door, a distribution panel, and a parking door assembly. The distribution panel located in a cable holding volume defined by the exterior cabinet housing includes a fiber distribution field formed of connector adapters that provide a connection between feeder cables and distribution cables. The distribution panel includes a pivot axis opposite a swinging side, where the swinging side moves about the pivot axis between a partially accessible configuration and a fully accessible configuration. The parking door assembly moveably connects to the swinging side of the distribution panel. The parking door assembly includes a parking door including a connector holder retaining structure configured to retain a plurality of fiber optic connectors and a hinge structure that connects the parking door to the swinging side of the distribution panel. |
| US10036861B1 |
Connector assemblies for optoelectronic modules
In one embodiment, an optoelectronic assembly may include at least one transmitter or at least one receiver, a sleeve, a housing, a fiber stub, and a receptacle. The sleeve may define a sleeve opening sized and shaped to receive an optically transmissive portion of an optical fiber. The housing may define a housing cavity at least partially enclosing the transmitter or the receiver. The housing may include a lens port defining a lens port opening. The fiber stub may be positioned at least partially in the sleeve opening and the lens port opening. The receptacle may define a receptacle opening. The lens port, the sleeve and the fiber stub may be positioned at least partially in the receptacle opening. |
| US10036858B2 |
System and method of automatically inserting fiber
A system for automatically inserting fibers is disclosed. The system comprises a cable having a plurality of fibers, a ferrule having a plurality of bores, a moving mechanism movable in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction that are perpendicular to each other, a cable holder mounted on the moving mechanism and holding the cable, and a vision device. The moving mechanism moves the cable holder under the guidance of the vision device to align the plurality of fibers with the ferrule and insert the plurality of fibers into the plurality of bores. |
| US10036856B2 |
Connector with built-in bent optical fibers and method for producing bent optical fibers
A connector with built-in bent optical fibers includes an optical fiber array including a plurality of bent optical fibers each having a bent portion and a linear portion formed integrally with the bent portion, a ferrule having a plurality of positioning mechanisms that align end portions of the plurality of bent optical fibers, and a resin portion disposed at an outer periphery of the bent portion. The resin portion is filled in the ferrule. The bent portion has a bending angle of 85°-150°. When the bent portion of one bent optical fiber is divided into a plurality of regions along a longitudinal direction at 10°, a variation in bend radius among the plurality of regions excluding regions corresponding to 10° at both ends is 0.3 mm or less, an outer diameter of the bent portion of the bent optical fiber is smaller than an outer diameter of the linear portion. |
| US10036850B2 |
Polarizing and polarization maintaining leakage channel fibers
This disclosure relates to polarizing optical fibers and polarization maintaining optical fibers, including active and/or passive implementations. An embodiment includes a polarizing (PZ) optical fiber that includes stress applying parts (SAPs) disposed in a first cladding region, the SAPs comprising a material with a thermal expansion coefficient, αSAP. A core region is at least partially surrounded by cladding features and the SAPs. The core includes glass with a thermal expansion coefficient, αcore. The arrangement of the SAPs satisfies: Rsc=dSAP/Dsc, where Dsc is the SAP center to core center distance, and dSAP is the average SAP diameter, and dα=|αSAP−αcore|, and where Rsc and dα may be sufficiently large to induce stress birefringence into the core and to provide for polarized output. Active fibers in which a portion of the fiber is doped may be implemented for application in fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and/or optical pulse compressors. |
| US10036845B2 |
Curved display device and method of manufacturing the same
A curved display device includes a backlight unit which generates light and a display panel which receives the generated light from the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light guide plate and is curved. The display panel is disposed on the curved backlight unit and is curved. The curved light guide plate defines a light incident surface thereof and an opposite surface. The light incident surface receives the light generated by the curved backlight unit. The opposite surface faces the light incident surface. A thickness of the curved light guide plate decreases from the light incident surface to the opposite surface. |
| US10036838B2 |
Infrared ray absorbing composition or infrared ray absorbing composition kit, infrared ray cut filter using the same, method for producing the infrared ray cut filter, camera module, and method for producing the camera module
An infrared ray absorbing composition kit comprises: a composition containing a copper compound or pigment having a maximum absorption wavelength in the wavelength range of 700 nm to 1000 nm; and a composition containing a metal oxide having a maximum absorption wavelength in the wavelength range of 800 nm to 2000 nm. |
| US10036837B2 |
Mother substrate, light-control member, method for manufacturing light-control member, and display device
A light-control member (13) includes a substrate (39); light-shielding layers (40) provided in a first area (A1) on one surface (39a) of the substrate (39); a light-diffusion section (41) provided in an area other than the light-shielding layers (40) in the first area (A1) and formed of light transmitting material; and a support section(45) provided in a second area (A2) positioned on an outer side of the first area (A1) on the one surface (39a), in which the light-diffusion section (41) has a light emitting end surface (41a) in contact with the one surface (39a) of the substrate (39), a light incident end surface (41b) opposing the light emitting end surface (41a) and having an area greater than an area of the light emitting end surface (41a), and a reflective surface (41c) which is in contact with the light emitting end surface (41a) and the light incident end surface (41b) and on which light incident from the light incident end surface (41b) is reflected, and a formation area of the support section (45) per unit area in the second area (A2) is greater than a formation area of the support section (45) per unit area in the first area (A1). |
| US10036836B2 |
Eyewear
An actuation mechanism for simultaneous actuation of first and second variable focal length lenses is disclosed. Each lens comprises a distensible membrane bounding a fluid-filled cavity, the focal length varying with the degree of curvature of the membrane as it distends. The actuation mechanism comprises a hydraulic master actuator in fluid communication with a hydraulic slave actuator associated with the first lens and with a hydraulic slave actuator associated with the second lens. Each slave actuator is configured to vary the degree of distension of the membrane of its associated lens in response to operation of the master actuator, whereby the master actuator is operable to cause a variation of the degree of distension of the membranes of both the first and second lenses simultaneously. |
| US10036835B2 |
Gradient index lens for infrared imaging
A gradient-index lens for directing incident electromagnetic radiation comprises at least one substrate having a plurality of micro-features (e.g., trenches or holes) that may be arranged in a pattern of varied size and/or spacing. Each of the micro-features has at least one dimension that is less than a wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation. The spacing between adjacent micro-features is less than the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation, and the size and spacing of the micro-features are sufficient to produce an effective refractive index profile of the lens that is graded. |
| US10036834B2 |
Curved display device
The present invention provides a curved display device, and relates to the field of display technology. The curved display device comprises a plane display panel and a gradient index lens provided at light exit side of the plane display panel, wherein the gradient index lens makes light exiting from the plane display panel converge toward a center of display surface of the curved display device. In the present invention, by adding a gradient index lens to a traditional plane display panel and using refraction effect of light by the gradient index lens, curved display is achieved without curving the display panel, thus poor display caused by curving the display panel is effectively avoided. |
| US10036827B2 |
Petrophysically-consistent calibration of full-tensor electromagnetic induction tools
A method for calibrating an electromagnetic core analysis tool is disclosed. The method includes disposing a tilted test loop inside of or outside of a tool having more than one antenna. A uniform test pack, a layered test pack, and an effective media test pack are each disposed in the tool. A signal is induced in a receiver antenna in the tool when a second antenna is energized with a known current of a known frequency. The induced signal is measured and a calibration gain and offset is determined. A corrected signal is produced and compared with the determined signal based on a forward model. |
| US10036826B2 |
Inversion techniques for real-time well placement and reservoir characterization
A method is disclosed herein. The method includes disposing an electromagnetic logging tool in a borehole penetrating a formation, the electromagnetic logging tool being part of a drill string in the formation, the drill string having a drill bit. The method includes acquiring measurements using the electromagnetic logging tool. Further, the method includes using a processor, applying a pixel-based inversion to the acquired measurements to determine at least one formation property, wherein applying the pixel-based inversion includes using adaptive regularization. |
| US10036825B2 |
System and method to measure or generate currentless electrical field downhole
The invention relates to measuring and generating electrical fields downhole. In one embodiment a system is provided that includes an amplifier connected to a first electrode in electrical contact with the Earth via an operative capacitive coupling. An additional electrode and amplifier are disposed in the borehole opposite the first electrode and constitute a first pair of electrodes spaced in a direction orthogonal to the axis. A second electrode is part of a group of counter electrodes spaced from each other and disposed outside the borehole. The first pair of electrodes and the amplifiers are configured to be one of a source that generates an electrical field in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis of the borehole and a sensor that measures an electric field substantially orthogonal to the axis of the borehole. |
| US10036820B2 |
Expert guided knowledge acquisition system for analyzing seismic data
A method includes retrieving a seismic data set, receiving training data that includes one or more seed points of an identified geobody, determining a geobody trajectory of the identified geobody, based on the one or more seed points of the identified geobody, displaying the geobody trajectory, receiving inputs expanding the geobody trajectory, shrinking the geobody trajectory, confirming the geobody trajectory, or a combination thereof, training a classification algorithm using the geobody trajectory, running the classification algorithm on the seismic data set, receiving an output of one or more sets of voxels from the classification algorithm, skeletonizing the one or more sets of voxels to present the one or more sets of voxels as a set of possible geobody trajectories, and retraining the classification algorithm based on feedback received from a reviewer. |
| US10036819B2 |
Method of using semblance of corrected amplitudes due to source mechanisms for microseismic event detection and location
A method for determining hypocenters of microseismic events includes entering as input to a computer seismic signals recorded by a plurality of seismic sensors disposed proximate a volume of subsurface to be evaluated. For each point in space in the volume, and for a plurality of preselected origin times, a seismic energy arrival time at each seismic sensor is determined. Event amplitudes for each arrival time are determined. A synthetic event amplitude is calculated for each arrival time. A semblance between the determined event amplitudes and the synthetic event amplitudes is determined. Existence of an actual microseismic is determined event when the semblance exceeds a selected threshold. |
| US10036818B2 |
Accelerating full wavefield inversion with nonstationary point-spread functions
Method for reducing computational time in inversion of geophysical data to infer a physical property model (91), especially advantageous in full wavefield inversion of seismic data. An approximate Hessian is pre-calculated by computing the product of the exact Hessian and a sampling vector composed of isolated point diffractors (82), and the approximate Hessian is stored in computer hard disk or memory (83). The approximate Hessian is then retrieved when needed (99) for computing its product with the gradient (93) of an objective function or other vector. Since the approximate Hessian is very sparse (diagonally dominant), its product with a vector may therefore be approximated very efficiently with good accuracy. Once the approximate Hessian is computed and stored, computing its product with a vector requires no simulator calls (wavefield propagations) at all. The pre-calculated approximate Hessian can also be reused in the subsequent steps whenever necessary. |
| US10036816B2 |
X-ray detector with protective element and adhesive element
An X-ray detector includes an anti-scatter grid, an electrode and a converter element for converting X-rays into electrical charges in a stacking arrangement. In an embodiment, the stacking arrangement is externally enclosed by a protective element. The protective element extends in the stacking direction such that an enclosed area is at least arranged between the anti-scatter grid and the converter element and along the entire height of the converter element in the stacking direction. An adhesive element is arranged between the anti-scatter grid and the electrode. |
| US10036811B2 |
Laser tracker with a warm air flow shield for the measurement beam
Some embodiments of the invention relate to a coordinate measuring machine for determining the position and/or for continuous tracking of a target embodied as a retroreflector or at least having a retroreflector. In some embodiments, the coordinate measuring machine may be a laser tracker. The coordinate measuring machine may include comprising at least a base defining a vertical axis, a support swivelable relative thereto and, tiltable thereto a beam guiding unit for emitting measurement radiation for receiving at least some of the measurement radiation reflected at the target. In some embodiments, the coordinate measuring machine includes a heat influence reduction component that may be configured to prevent and/or actively reduce heat emission, and/or obstruct or prevent warm air from passing through the near region free beam path. |
| US10036809B2 |
Real-time warning for distracted pedestrians with smartphones
Studies have shown that using smartphones while walking increases the probability of pedestrians colliding with obstacles. Techniques are presented for providing real-time warnings to distracted users of smartphones. The techniques are implemented by an application which makes use of sensors commonly found in most smartphone. By estimating distances to nearby objects using acoustic signals, a generalized solution is achieved without requiring any prior knowledge of the user's environment. The process can be enhanced by using images acquired from the phone's rear camera. |
| US10036805B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting surrounding environment based on sensing signals of frequency-modulated continuous wave radar and continuous wave radar
Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for detecting a surrounding environment based on a Continuous Wave (CW) radar sensing signal and a Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar sensing signal. A method of detecting a target based on a Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar sensing signal and a Continuous Wave (CW) radar sensing signal may include sending, by a radar, the CW radar sensing signal for detecting the target and receiving a first response signal that is a response to the CW radar sensing signal; sending, by the radar, the FMCW radar sensing signal for detecting the target and receiving a second response signal that is a response to the FMCW radar sensing signal; generating, by the radar, the frequency spectrum of a beat signal by performing signal processing on the first response signal and the second response signal. |
| US10036795B2 |
Method for the adjustment of at least one magnetic resonance image data set of a movable examination object and correspondingly designed magnetic resonance device
A method for the adjustment of at least one magnetic resonance image data set of a movable examination object and correspondingly designed magnetic resonance device is provided. Moreover, a method, a computer program product and a computer-readable storage medium for the adjustment by a magnetic resonance device of at least one magnetic resonance image data set of a movable examination object is provided. After capturing two different types of position data for determination of the position of the examination object using navigator measurements and with the help of external markers, recording parameters and/or reconstruction parameters for recording and/or reconstruction of the at least one magnetic resonance image data set are adjusted as a function of the first and/or the second position data. |
| US10036790B2 |
Combined PET/MR imaging system and APD-based PET detector for use in simultaneous PET/MR imaging
APD-based PET modules are provided for use in combined PET/MR imaging. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator (e.g. LSO) crystals read out by an array of APDs. The modules are positioned in the tunnel of a MR scanner. Simultaneous, artifact-free images can be acquired with the APD-based PET and MR system resulting in a high-resolution and cost-effective integrated PET/MR system. |
| US10036785B2 |
Temperature-compensated magneto-resistive sensor
In one aspect, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a sensor that includes a first magnetoresistive (MR) element and a second MR element less active to a presence of a magnetic field than the first MR element. The second MR element includes a metal layer diffused into other layers of the second MR element. |
| US10036780B2 |
Evaluation apparatus and evaluation method of sheet type cell
An electrode probe is brought into contact with a measurement part on an outer surface of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of a sheet type cell, and quantity of electricity is measured at the measurement part, so as to evaluate the sheet type cell. The electrode probe may be connected to a voltage meter and to a charge source or a discharge source, and the evaluation made by detecting a charge characteristic that changes the cell from a non-charged state to a fully charged state, a discharge characteristic that changes the cell from a fully charged state to the non-charged state, or a measurement voltage of the voltage meter when the cell is in the fully charged state. |
| US10036779B2 |
Systems and related methods for determining self-discharge currents and internal shorts in energy storage cells
Systems and methods for determining self-discharge currents in an energy storage cell and detecting internal shorts are disclosed. A system includes a DC voltage source configured to provide a constant test voltage selected to be less than an open-circuit voltage of an energy storage cell to the energy storage cell. The system also includes a current measuring device operably coupled between the DC voltage source and the energy storage cell, and control circuitry operably coupled to the current measuring device. A method includes applying the constant test voltage, and measuring the test current flowing between the DC voltage source and the energy storage cell until after the test current switches from a negative current to a positive current. The method also includes determining a self-discharge current of the energy storage cell by analyzing the measured test current with computational models that capture physical processes tied to the test methods. |
| US10036776B2 |
TMS pin for mode signal and output for read data
The present disclosure describes using the JTAG Tap's TMS and/or TCK terminals as general purpose serial Input/Output (I/O) Manchester coded communication terminals. The Tap's TMS and/or TCK terminal can be used as a serial I/O communication channel between; (1) an IC and an external controller, (2) between a first and second IC, or (3) between a first and second core circuit within an IC. The use of the TMS and/or TCK terminal as serial I/O channels, as described, does not effect the standardized operation of the JTAG Tap, since the TMS and/or TCK I/O operations occur while the Tap is placed in a non-active steady state. |
| US10036773B1 |
Aging-sensitive recycling sensors for chip authentication
Various devices, methods and systems are provided for aging-sensitive chip authentication. In one example, among others, a chip includes a reference Schmitt trigger ring oscillator (STRO) configured to enter a sleep mode during operation of the chip; a stressed STRO; a VDD charge pump configured to boost a positive voltage supplied to the stressed STRO during operation of the chip; and a GND charge pump configured to under-drive a ground voltage supplied to the stressed STRO during operation of the chip. In another example, a method includes detecting activation of a chip including a reference STRO and a stressed STRO and, in response to the activation of the chip, initiating sleep mode operation of the reference STRO. In response to the activation of the chip, a VDD voltage supplied to the stressed STRO can be boosted and/or a GND voltage supplied to the stressed STRO can be under-driven. |
| US10036770B2 |
Semiconductor device with test mode circuit
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of test entry selection units configured to selectively activate a plurality of test entry signals in response to a test entry code, and a plurality of test operation blocks, corresponding to the respective test entry signals, each configured to be reset in response to activation of the corresponding test entry signal to perform a set test operation corresponding to a test selection code. |
| US10036767B2 |
Detection apparatus, power receiving apparatus, non-contact power transmission system and detection method
Disclosed herein is a detection apparatus including: a resonant circuit provided with a Q-factor measurement coil and one or more capacitors to serve as a circuit for receiving pulses; a response-waveform detecting section configured to detect the waveform of a response output by the resonant circuit in response to the pulses; and a Q-factor measuring section configured to measure a Q factor of the resonant circuit from the response waveform detected by the response-waveform detecting section. It is possible to increase the precision of detection of a metallic foreign substance existing between a power transmitting side and a power receiving side. |
| US10036766B2 |
Method for producing a force-measuring element
A method for producing a force-measuring element (10) having at least one articulation point (20) which separates one region of the force-measuring element (10) into two connected subregions (11, 12) which can be deflected in relation to one another. The method includes: providing a force-measuring element blank (10), removing material from the force-measuring element blank (10) in order to produce the articulation point (20), checking whether the deflection behavior of the subregions (11, 12) which is produced by the articulation point corresponds to a predefined specification, defining a correction form (30) which can be produced through material removal and compensates for an ascertained deviation from the predefined specification, correcting the articulation point geometry using a laser and the previously defined correction form (30), through material removal at the articulation point. |
| US10036765B2 |
Reducing hysteresis effects in an accelerometer
In some examples, the disclosure describes an accelerometer having improved hysteresis effects, the accelerometer including a proof mass assembly including a proof mass, a support structure, and a flexure flexibly connecting the proof mass to the support structure to allow the proof mass to move about the plane defined by the support structure. Some examples may include at least one thin film lead including an electrically conductive material on the flexure, where the at least one thin film lead provides an electrical connection between an electrical component on the support structure and an electrical component on the proof mass, and where the at least one thin film lead comprises at least one of a yield strength greater than pure gold or a thermal expansion coefficient less than pure gold. |
| US10036764B2 |
Bulk acoustic wave accelerometers
Accelerometers and associated techniques for detecting motion are described. For a resonant accelerometer, an externally-applied acceleration can cause a change in the electrical spring constant Ke of the electromechanical system. A resonant accelerometer can be driven to resonate in a bulk acoustic wave mode of vibration, which can have a high resonant frequency. Other accelerometers and associated techniques are disclosed. |
| US10036762B2 |
Method for determining the position of a fixed cartography token including deducing coordinate points of the cartography token with respect to movement of a needle
A method of determining the position of at least one fixed cartography token (10) of an automaton, the token (10) including a base (11) having a lateral surface and an end face (14a), a stud (15) of smaller cross section than the base (11) projecting from the end face (14a) of the base (11), the stud (15) including an end face (16) opposite the base (11). The method is aimed in particular at deducing the coordinates (XO, YO, ZO) of at least one point (O) of the cartography token (10) with respect to a movable member. |
| US10036761B2 |
Cell smearing apparatus and cell smearing method
A cell smearing apparatus comprising: a mixed solution container accommodation unit accommodating a mixed solution container containing a mixed solution of cells and a preservation solution; a suction unit suctioning the mixed solution from the mixed solution container accommodated in the mixed solution container accommodation unit; a sensor unit sensing variation of the mixed solution suctioned by the suction unit; and a controller controlling a suctioning speed of the suction unit based on a value sensed by the sensor unit. The present invention allows cells to be examined to be smeared as a monolayer on a slide for microscopic examination. |
| US10036760B2 |
Sample analyzer and sample analysis method
A sample analyzer comprises an input to select a sample type to be measured from a plurality of platelet sample types of differing concentrations, a measurement part to obtain optical information of a sample, a processing part that calculates platelet aggregation information from the optical information, and an alarm part. The processing part determines whether the actual measured sample type differs from the inputted sample type based on the optical information from the measurement part, and actuates the alarm part accordingly. |
| US10036757B2 |
Addressable antibody arrays and methods of use
Systems and assay methods are disclosed for detecting an autoantibody in a sample. In certain instances, the systems and methods employ a mass tag releasably connected to an antigen. The tag is thereafter released for detection. A tag can be detected by mass spectrometry or in certain instances the tag is fluorescent. Methods for diagnosing a disease or disorder in a subject are also disclosed. |
| US10036752B2 |
Agents and methods for determining colorectal cancer status
The invention provides a method of determining the colorectal cancer status of subject, comprising applying to a colon and/or rectal surface an agent which is able to distinguish between a) mature glycosylated forms of MUC2 and b) incomplete or aberrant glycosylated forms of MUC2, and determining the extent to which the agent binds. |
| US10036750B2 |
Immunochromatography, and detection device and reagent for the same
An immunochromatography for multi-item detection is provided which contains detecting and measuring fluorescence and light absorption respectively at once with a detection device. The immunochromatography contains using fluorescent particles and light absorbing particles, wherein the fluorescence excitation wavelength of the fluorescent particles and the absorption wavelength of the light absorbing particles are in the same wavelength region; and detecting and measuring, at once, the intensity of reflected light from a test area, the intensity of reflected light from another test area, and the intensity of reflected light from a non-test area other than the test areas. |
| US10036748B2 |
Methods and compositions for detecting fungi and mycotoxins
The invention relates to a method of identifying a specific fungal species in patient tissue or body fluid. The method comprises the steps of extracting and recovering DNA of the fungal species from the patient tissue or body fluid, amplifying the DNA, hybridizing a probe to the DNA to specifically identify the fungal species, and specifically identifying the fungal species. The invention also relates to a method of identifying a mycotoxin in patient tissue or body fluid. The method comprises the steps of extracting and recovering the mycotoxin from the patient tissue or body fluid, contacting the mycotoxin with an antibody directed against the mycotoxin, and identifying the myocotoxin. Both of these methods can be used to determine if a patient is at risk for or has developed a disease state related to a fungal infection, and to develop an effective treatment regimen for the patient. |