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US10128957B2	Method and system for a distributed optical transmitter with local domain splitting Methods and systems for a distributed optical transmitter with local domain splitting is disclosed and may include, in an optical modulator integrated in a silicon photonics chip: receiving electrical signals, communicating the electrical signals to domain splitters along a length of waveguides of the optical modulator utilizing one or more delay lines, generating electrical signals in voltage domains utilizing the domain splitters, modulating received optical signals in the waveguides of the optical modulator by driving diodes with the electrical signals generated in the voltage domains, and generating a modulated output signal through interference of the modulated optical signal in the waveguides of the optical modulator. The delay lines may comprise one delay element per domain splitter, or may comprise a delay element per domain splitter for a first subset of the domain splitters and more than one delay element per domain splitter for a second subset of the domain splitters.
US10128955B2	Enhanced digital diagnostics for optical PAM apparatus A Pulse Amplitude Modulated (PAM) optical device utilizing multiple wavelengths, features a communications interface having enhanced diagnostics capability. New registers are created to house additional diagnostic information, such as error rates. The diagnostic information may be stored in raw form, or as processed on-chip utilizing local resources.
US10128954B2	Integrated transceiver with lightpipe coupler A transceiver comprising a chip, a semiconductor laser, and one or more photodetectors, the chip comprising optical and optoelectronic devices and electronic circuitry, where the transceiver is operable to: communicate, utilizing the semiconductor laser, an optical source signal into the chip, generate first optical signals in the chip based on the optical source signal, transmit the first optical signals from the chip via a light pipe with a sloped reflective surface coupled to the chip, and receive second optical signals from the light pipe and converting the second optical signals to electrical signals via the photodetectors. The optical signals may be communicated out of and in to a top surface of the chip. The one or more photodetectors may be integrated in the chip. The optoelectronic devices may include the one or more photodetectors integrated in the chip. The light pipe may be a planar lightwave circuit (PLC).
US10128951B2	Optical fiber-based distributed antenna systems, components, and related methods for monitoring and configuring thereof Optical fiber-based wireless systems and related components and methods support radio frequency (RF) communications with clients over optical fiber, including Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) communications. The systems may be provided as part of an indoor distributed antenna system (IDAS) to provide wireless communication services to clients inside a building or other facility. The communications can be distributed between a head end unit (HEU) that receives carrier signals from one or more service or carrier providers and converts the signals to RoF signals for distribution over optical fibers to end points, which may be remote antenna units (RAUs). A microprocessor-based control system or systems may also be employed. The control systems may include one or more microprocessors or microcontrollers in one or more of the components of the system that execute software instructions to control the various components and provide various features for the optical fiber-based distributed antenna systems.
US10128950B2	Dynamic control and modification of coaxial tap directionality A bi-directional coupler assembly includes a first port for connecting to one of an input forward path RF signal line and an output forward path RF signal line. A second port connects to the other of the input forward path RF signal line and the output forward path RF signal line. A relay is connected between the ports and to at least one directional coupler. In a first state of the relay, an input forward path RF signal delivered from the input forward path RF signal line and through the first port is directed through the at least one directional coupler in a first direction. In a second state of the relay, an input forward path RF signal delivered from the input forward path RF signal line and through the second port is directed through the at least one directional coupler in said first direction.
US10128948B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting secure VLC identifiers In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. An apparatus is for determining position using visible light. The apparatus receives positional information regarding a plurality of stationary light fixtures. The apparatus receives reset information indicating an occurrence of a reset event. The apparatus receives an identifier from a first stationary light fixture of the plurality of stationary light fixtures via visible light. The apparatus determines a position of the first stationary light fixture based on the received identifier, the received positional information and the received reset information. The positional information and the reset information are received via a wireless communication medium different from visible light.
US10128947B2	Method for optical driving chip to control light-emitting device, and optical drive chip therefor This application discloses a method for an optical drive chip to control a light-emitting device and an optical drive chip thereof. A receiving unit of the optical drive chip obtains to-be-sent data, and transmits the to-be-sent data to an execution unit of the optical drive chip; and the execution unit converts the to-be-sent data into a drive signal according to a control parameter set, where the drive signal is used to control a light-emitting device to emit visible light. Because the optical drive chip converts the to-be-sent data into the drive signal according to the control parameter set so as to control the light-emitting device, rather than obtaining a single control parameter one by one to control the light-emitting device, no delay problem occurs in a process of controlling the light-emitting device by the optical drive chip. In addition, the to-be-sent data is encoded, which ensures data transmission reliability.
US10128944B2	Detecting coded light A device comprising an input for receiving image data representing light captured by a camera, and an image analysis module for detecting a coded light component modulated into the light with a modulation frequency. The camera has an exposure time, and the light is captured over a sequence of exposures each lasting for an instance of the exposure time. The detection performed by the image analysis module experiences a frequency blind spot in said detection due to an effect of said exposure time. To address this issue, the device further comprises an output for controlling one or more parameters of the camera which affect the exposure time, and a controller configured to control the one or more parameters to avoid that the modulation frequency corresponds to the frequency blind spot.
US10128943B2	Predictive maintenance of optical transport network system A system for predictive maintenance of at least one optical network element in an optical transport network including a power monitor in communication with the at least one optical network element, the power monitor configured to selectively retrieve an actual power level from the optical network element; the power monitor being in communication with a data store having a specified power level for each of the at least one optical network element and an acceptable tolerance, wherein the specified power level includes a low mark and a high mark defining a specified power level range; wherein the power monitor compares the actual power level to the specified power level; and generates a signal if the actual power level is outside of the specified power level range by an amount greater than the acceptable tolerance.
US10128940B2	Optical transmission method and optical transmission system An optical transmission method wavelength-multiplexing and transmitting multiple channels including data. The data are composed of data areas independent between the channels and data areas non-independent between the channels. Data patterns of the data areas non-independent between the channels are variable. The data patterns of the data areas non-independent between the channels are set so that in time periods of the non-independent data areas on an optical transmission section, a time period during which polarization states of the multiple channels are correlated in the optical transmission section has a length such that an error rate is less than or equal to a threshold value, the error rate being determined from a temporal distribution of bit errors obtained from a result of error decision after demodulation in an optical receiver.
US10128939B2	Beamformer for end-to-end beamforming communications system Methods and systems are described for providing end-to-end beamforming. For example, end-to-end beamforming systems include end-to-end relays and ground networks to provide communications to user terminals located in user beam coverage areas. The ground segment can include geographically distributed access nodes and a central processing system. Return uplink signals, transmitted from the user terminals, have multipath induced by a plurality of receive/transmit signal paths in the end to end relay and are relayed to the ground network. The ground network, using beamformers, recovers user data streams transmitted by the user terminals from return downlink signals. The ground network, using beamformers generates forward uplink signals from appropriately weighted combinations of user data streams that, after relay by the end-end-end relay, produce forward downlink signals that combine to form user beams.
US10128936B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving D2D signal by relay terminal in wireless access system supporting device-to-device communication Provided are methods for, in a wireless access system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication, configuring a relay terminal and selecting a link through which the relay terminal can efficiently transmit a D2D signal, and devices for supporting same. A method for effectively transmitting a D2D signal by a relay terminal in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving relay mode configuration information from a base station; receiving scheduling information about a first resource pool and a second resource pool from the base station; relaying a D2D signal through an access link in the first resource pool; and transmitting the D2D signal through a one-hop D2D link in the second resource pool. The relay terminal is connected to both of the access link and the one-hop D2D link, wherein the access link can be configured for D2D relay communication with the base station, and the one-hop D2D link can be configured for D2D direct communication with another terminal.
US10128932B2	Receiver, system and method for frequency diversity communications using beacon and methods useful in conjunction therewith A communication system comprising at least one communication network node having a capacity for communicating with at least one additional communication network node at a given center frequency; and at least one external frequency converter, external to said node, operative to cause at least one communication network node, from outside said node, to communicate with at least one additional communication network node, at least on occasion, according to a given communication protocol, at at least one converted center frequency which differs from the given center frequency, and also comprising beacon functionality.
US10128929B2	Transmitter method for multiple antenna systems, transmitter apparatus and network node thereof The embodiments of the invention relate to a transmitter method for multiple antenna systems. The transmitter method contains the step of operating at least one antenna array in a first operation mode by transmitting first transmit signals (TS1-1, TS1-a, TS1-A) from a first number of antenna elements (AEG1) with a first transmit power and the step of operating the at least one antenna array in at least one second operation mode by transmitting at least second transmit signals (TS2-1, TS2-b, TS2-B, TS3-1, TS3-C, TS3-C) from at least one second number of antenna elements (AEG2, AEG3) smaller than the first number of antenna elements with at least one second transmit power larger than the first transmit power. The embodiments of the invention further relate to a transmitter apparatus for multiple antenna systems. The transmitter apparatus contains means for operating at least one antenna array in a first operation mode by transmitting first transmit signals (TS1-1, TS1-a, TS1-A) from a first number of antenna elements (SUB-G1) with a first transmit power and for operating the at least one antenna array in at least one second operation mode by transmitting second transmit signals (TS2-1, TS2-b, TS2-B, TS3-1, TS3-c, TS3-C) from at least one second number of antenna elements (SUB-G2, SUB-G3) smaller than the first number of antenna elements with at least one second transmit power larger than the first transmit power. The embodiments of the invention even further relate to a network node, which contains the transmitter apparatus.
US10128928B2	Channel state information CSI reporting method and apparatus, and base station antenna The present invention discloses a channel state information CSI reporting method and apparatus, and a base station antenna. In the method, at least one precoding matrix is selected from a codebook based on a reference signal sent by a base station, and CSI is sent to the base station. The CSI includes at least one selected precoding matrix indicator PMI, and the PMI is corresponding to the selected at least one precoding matrix. At least one precoding matrix W included in the codebook may be expressed as W=W1W2, where is a Kronecker product, and at least one of W1 or W2 is an antenna selection matrix. Therefore, in embodiments of the present invention, the base station can select, according to the at least one precoding matrix that is fed back, one or more antenna ports to send a signal.
US10128927B2	Channel state information reporting enhancement for network assisted interference cancellation and suppression The present invention relates to reporting feedback concerning reception quality under at least two different assumptions of interference conditions, i.e. two interference hypotheses. In particular, a first and a second reception quality are determined for the same reference resource under two different interference hypotheses. The first and the second reception quality are then transmitted within the same channel state message.
US10128926B2	Method and device for transmitting signal A method for transmitting a signal that includes the steps of: determining the beam width of a beam to be transmitted; determining, on the basis of the beam width, relative narrowband transmit power (RNTP) information indicating whether a transmission power of at least a predetermined critical value is transmitted to a predetermined resource block; transmitting the RNTP information to an adjacent cell; and transmitting the generated beam to the resource block according to the RNTP information. Also provided is a method for configuring an RNTP value for controlling inter-cell interference in a communication system.
US10128925B2	Method for uplink multi-user transmission in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor In the present invention, disclosed is a method for uplink multi-user transmission in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for performing, by a station (STA), uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from an access point (AP), a trigger frame including information for UL MU transmission; and transmitting an UL MU PPDU on the basis of the information for UL MU transmission, wherein the trigger frame is a medium access control (MAC) frame, a MAC header of the trigger frame includes a type field and a subtype field, and the type of the trigger frame may be indicated by the type field and the subtype field.
US10128924B2	Proximity activated antenna switch system and method therefor A state of a detection signal received from a proximity detector is determined. The first proximity detector is incorporated with a primary antenna at an information handling system. The proximity detector can assert the detection signal in response to detecting that an object external to the information handling system is located close to the proximity detector. A second antenna is coupled to a wireless communication circuit at the information handling system if the detection signal is asserted.
US10128919B2	User terminal, radio base station, radio communication system, and radio communication method An object is to enable proper operation of extended carrier aggregation that can allocate at least six component carriers to each user terminal. Provided is a user terminal that communicates with a radio base station that configures a plurality of cell groups each of which including one or more cells. The user terminal includes: a control unit that controls six or more component carriers configured by the radio base station; and a transmitting/receiving unit that receives information on a plurality of component carriers configured by the radio base station and feedbacks ACK/NACK information to one of the component carriers in each cell group.
US10128917B2	Systems and methods for tone plans for wireless communication networks Methods and apparatuses for communicating over a wireless communication network are disclosed herein. One method includes forming a message that includes a plurality of data tones and one or more direct current (DC) protection tones. The method further includes setting a value for a data tone of the plurality of data tones to carry a data portion of the message. The method further includes setting a value for a DC protection tone of the one or more DC protection tones by repeating the value for the data tone as the value for the DC protection tone. The method further includes transmitting the message to one or more wireless communication devices utilizing the plurality of data tones and the one or more DC protection tones.
US10128916B2	Wireless communication link using near field coupling A memory device may include an array of closely spaced memory integrated circuits that communicate wirelessly over at least two frequencies using near field coupling.
US10128912B2	Efficient near field communication (NFC) tag detection and related methods The present disclosure relates to efficient near field communication (NFC) tag detection and related methods. In accordance with one example, there is provided a method of communication between a mobile wireless communications device and near field communication (NFC) tags, comprising: polling for NFC devices at a default rate; detecting an NFC tag in response to the polling at the default rate; when the detected NFC tag was previously detected a first threshold number of times within a first threshold duration, polling for NFC devices at a reduced polling rate.
US10128911B2	Arrangement for managing wireless communication between devices An arrangement for managing bi-directional wireless communication between a controller and a plurality of controllable-devices wherein each controllable-device is able to provide operable function specific instructions to the controller as to how it would like to be operated by the controller and wherein a proximity mechanism means provides bidirectional communications over a distance of a few centimeters between the controller and the or each controllable-device.
US10128910B2	Mobile device with near field communication function A mobile device with the NFC function includes an NFC chip, multiple SIM card slots, a power supply unit, and an eSE integrated into the NFC chip. One SIM card slot is connected to a first power port on the NFC chip. The power supply unit is connected to a second power port on the NFC chip. When the mobile device performs near field communication, the second power port on the NFC chip is triggered to output a first level signal. Each of the rest SIM card slots is connected to the power supply unit. The eSE is connected to the power supply unit. The power supply unit is configured to supply power to the eSE and the SIM card slot that is connected to the power supply unit, when the first level signal is received.
US10128909B2	Subsea contactless connector system and method with extremely high data transfer rate A pinless connector for subsea data communications comprises contactless connectivity data transmitter coupler, comprising one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data transmitters, and contactless connectivity data receiver coupler, comprising one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data receivers, which can allow for rapid collection and/or download data from subsea vehicles or sensors without having to plug in an external connector or physically remove the data recorder from the unit. Typically, these are operative at a low power level, e.g. less than or around 50 milliwatts, at an extremely high data transfer rate or around 5 GBits/second. The connectors may be incorporated into a subsea system comprising two subsea devices. A slip ring system may similarly comprise one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data transmitters and one or more first solid state contactless connectivity data receivers.
US10128903B2	System and method of cancelling floquet mode resonance and far end crosstalk, and mitigating crosstalk in a printed circuit board A method includes providing a first circuit trace and a second circuit trace on a printed circuit board, determining a far end cross-talk (FEXT) response associated with the first circuit trace, determining a time delay associated with the second circuit trace, estimating a floquet response associated with the time delay, comparing the FEXT response with an interface frequency associated with the first circuit trace, comparing the floquet response with the interface frequency, and determining whether the floquet response cancels the FEXT response on the first circuit trace at the interface frequency.
US10128902B1	Device, system, and method for coexistence based frequency hopping Devices, systems, and methods utilize coexistence-based frequency hopping. Methods are performed at a user equipment including an antenna arrangement comprising a first plurality of antennas configured for use with a first connection and a second plurality of antennas configured for use with a second connection. The methods include determining, for each of a plurality of combinations of one of the first antennas and one of the second antennas, an individual expected interference limiting a number of usable channels for the first connection. The methods include determining a combined expected interference based at least in part on at least one of the individual expected interferences. The methods also include selecting, based at least in part on the combined expected interference, an operational antenna of the first plurality of antennas for communication associated with the first connection.
US10128901B2	Generation method for distributed channel hopping system in cognitive radio networks A method for generating a distributed channel hopping system in cognitive radio networks. The method includes: 1) providing a symmetric asynchronous CH system comprising n periodic CH sequences such that each period of a CH sequence comprises exactly L frames and each frame comprises n timeslots; 2) labelling the n periodic CH sequences in the constructed CH system; 3) hopping, by the CH sequence i, to the channel (lM+j mod N) in each timeslot tt,j,d∈Ui,j of the frame l; and 4) hopping, by the CH sequence i, to an arbitrary channel h∉ {0, 1, . . . , N−1} in each timeslot t∉Zn\ROT(U, i) of the frame l.
US10128897B2	Two-phase transmission for machine-type communication A two-phase approach to machine-type communications is provided. In a first phase, for activity detection, at least one symbol is transmitted using a long signature. During a second phase, for data transmission, information-carrying symbols are transmitted using a short spreading signature. Activity detection performance is enhanced through the use of a longer spreading signature.
US10128889B2	Cell type power supply device, circuit and electronic equipment A cell type power supply device includes: a housing having a shape and dimensions based on a cell standard; a cell holder including an inner positive terminal and an inner negative terminal that are brought into contact with front and rear terminals of the external cell held in the housing; an outer positive terminal connected to the inner positive terminal; an outer negative terminal connected to the inner negative terminal; an output transistor interposed between the inner negative terminal and the outer negative terminal or between the inner positive terminal and the outer positive terminal; a control circuit that generates a control signal of the output transistor in accordance with a signal received via an antenna; and a detection resister interposed between the inner negative terminal and the outer negative terminal or between the inner positive terminal and the outer positive terminal in parallel with the output transistor to change a voltage of the outer negative terminal or the outer positive terminal with respect to a reference voltage in accordance with ON/OFF of a power switch.
US10128887B2	Multi-configuration clamp system for electronic device A support system which allows for the use and mounting of a smart phone, or similar electronic device, in a variety of ways. The support system may be adapted to function as a hand grip while supporting the smart phone during image acquisition, or while watching images on the smart phone. In another configuration, the support system may be adapted to attach to the user's belt. In another configuration, the support system may function as a support stand. In another configuration, the support system may be mounted on a tripod. The support system may include a kit of parts which allow for the modification of support accessories to allow for different configurations. The support system may include a removable shutter which may actuate the camera functions via wireless communication.
US10128885B2	Method and apparatus for dynamic tuning A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, adjusting a matching network utilizing a first tuning state resulting in a first tuning where the first tuning state is selected from among a first group of predetermined tuning states that increase performance in duplex operation, and responsive to a comparison of a first performance metric with a first reference metric, determining a weighted first tuning state and adjusting the matching network utilizing the weighted first tuning state resulting in a second tuning, where the weighted first tuning state is determined based on a weighting factor, the first tuning state, and a second tuning state selected from a second group of predetermined tuning states. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10128883B2	Small antenna apparatus and method for controlling the same An antenna apparatus for a mobile terminal is provided. The antenna apparatus includes an antenna pattern, a first electric circuit and a second electric circuit respectively connected between both ends of the antenna pattern and a system ground, and a third electric circuit disposed between the antenna pattern and a feeding line, wherein the first electric circuit and the second electric circuit extend electrical wavelengths of the antenna pattern and the third electric circuit increases input impedance matching.
US10128882B2	Mobile communication radio receiver for processing signals from multiple networks A mobile communications radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit for generating a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, it includes a first receiver comprising a paging indicator channel demodulator for demodulating a paging indicator channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal, and a second receiver including a pilot channel demodulator for demodulating a pilot channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal. A first data connection is configured to couple paging information contained in the second down-converted signal to an input of the paging indicator channel demodulator of the first receiver.
US10128874B2	Radio frequency coupler circuitry RF coupling circuitry includes a first coupled signal output node, a second coupled signal output node, an RF coupler, RF filtering circuitry, and attenuator circuitry. The RF coupler is configured to couple RF signals from an RF transmission line to provide coupled RF signals. The RF filtering circuitry is coupled to the RF coupler and configured to separate RF signals within a first RF frequency band in the coupled RF signals from RF signals within a second RF frequency band in the coupled RF signals. The attenuator circuitry is coupled between the RF filtering circuitry, the first coupled signal output node, and the second coupled signal output node. The attenuator circuitry is configured to attenuate the RF signals within the first RF frequency band and the RF signals within the second RF frequency band.
US10128871B2	Diagonal anti-diagonal memory structure A quarter product code codeword includes various R code symbols and C code symbols each including a plurality of symbols. Each symbol is loaded into a diagonal anti-diagonal structure in two unique locations. To provide for fast loading, the symbols may be shifted by one or more shift registers associated with the diagonal or anti-diagonal structure. The two locations at which each symbol is positioned are included within different diagonals or anti-diagonals making it possible to load or unload either symbol or multiple symbols in a single clock cycle. Further, by partitioning the diagonal anti-diagonal structure, multiple respective symbols or plurality of symbols may be loaded or unloaded in a single clock cycle.
US10128870B2	Methods and systems for maximizing read performance of error detection code Systems and methods for maximizing read performance of error detection code are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for maximizing read performance of Reed Solomon Based code are provided.
US10128869B2	Efficient convergence in iterative decoding A decoder includes one or more Variable-Node Processors (VNPs) that hold respective variables, and logic circuitry. The logic circuitry is configured to decode a code word of an Error Correction Code (ECC), which is representable by a set of check equations, by performing a sequence of iterations such that each iteration involves processing of at least some of the variables, to hold one or more auxiliary equations derived from the check equations, so that a number of the auxiliary equations is smaller than a number of the check equations, to evaluate the auxiliary equations, during the sequence of iterations, using the variables, and, in response to detecting that the variables satisfy the auxiliary equations, to terminate the sequence of iterations and output the variables as the decoded code word.
US10128865B1	Two stage digital-to-analog converter An N bit digital-to-analog converter DAC is based on a first stage including a first set of resistors corresponding to higher order bits of the digital input, and a second stage including a second set of resistors corresponding to lower order bits of the digital input. A plurality of pass transistors is arrange to connect a first subset of the first set of resistors in the first stage selected in response to a digital input to a second subset of the second set of resistors in the second stage selected in response to the digital input. A means for reducing variations in a sum of on-resistances RON of the pass transistors in the plurality of pass transistors selected in response to a digital input is provided, resulting in more uniform steps in output voltage of the DAC over a wider range.
US10128861B2	Analog to digital conversion circuit An analog to digital (AD) converter includes an AD conversion circuit, and a calibration circuit that calibrates an output value of the AD conversion circuit. The calibration circuit includes a right-shift circuit that shifts an accumulated value of values obtained by removing a deviated value from a plurality of output values of the AD conversion circuit. The calibration circuit calibrates the output value of the AD conversion circuit based on the shifted value.
US10128860B1	High speed SAR ADC using comparator output triggered binary-search timing scheme and bit-dependent DAC settling A method of increasing SAR ADC conversion rate and reducing power consumption by employing a new timing scheme and minimizing timing delay for each bit-test during binary-search process. The high frequency clock input requirement is eliminated and higher speed rate can be achieved in SAR ADC.
US10128856B1	Digital locking loop circuit and method of operation A digital locking loop circuit (DLLC), such as a digital phase-locked loop or digital delay-locked loop, includes a digitally-controlled frequency generator, a digital loop filter configured to output a digital control signal for the frequency generator, and a multi-stage time-to-digital converter to detect phase error between an input reference clock signal and an output signal fed back from the frequency generator, to adjust the digitally-controlled frequency generator to decrease the phase error. Each phase-error detection stage detects a phase error component at a respective resolution, and combinatorial logic combines the components into a phase error signal. The plurality of stages may operate in parallel to provide different portions of the phase error signal. The DLLC may include a fractional phase interpolator to adjust the target frequency by a fractional amount, and one of the stages includes conversion circuitry to compensate for a fractional phase. A method also is provided.
US10128855B2	Apparatus and method for clock synchronization for inter-die synchronized data transfer Described is an apparatus for clock synchronization. The apparatus comprises a pair of interconnects; a first die including a first phase interpolator having an output coupled to one of the interconnects; and a second die, wherein the pair of interconnects is to couple the first die to the second die.
US10128852B2	Low leakage ReRAM FPGA configuration cell A low-leakage resistive random access memory cell includes a complementary pair of bit lines and a switch node. A first ReRAM device is connected to a first one of the bit lines. A p-channel transistor has a source connected to the ReRAM device, a drain connected to the switch node, and a gate connected to a bias potential. A second ReRAM device is connected to a second one of the bit lines. An n-channel transistor has a source connected to the ReRAM device a drain connected to the switch node, and a gate connected to a bias potential.
US10128851B1	Techniques for programming circuits using mode decoding An integrated circuit includes programmable circuits, a configuration status register circuit, a mode register circuit, a mode decoder circuit, and a multiplexer circuit. The configuration status register circuit stores configuration bits and is coupled to provide the configuration bits to the programmable circuits to program the programmable circuits to implement functions of a first mode. The mode register circuit is coupled to store mode bits. The mode decoder circuit decodes at least a subset of the mode bits received from the mode register circuit to generate decoded bits. The multiplexer circuit is coupled to provide the decoded bits from the mode decoder circuit to the programmable circuits to reprogram the programmable circuits to implement functions of a second mode.
US10128841B2	Termination circuit, receiver and associated terminating method capable of suppressing crosstalk A termination circuit, a receiver and associated terminating method are provided. The termination circuit is applied to a receiving terminal for receiving a channel transmission signal. Being coupled to a control module, the termination circuit includes an upper circuit and a lower circuit. The upper circuit selectively conducts the receiving terminal to a first voltage terminal, and the lower circuit selectively conducts the receiving terminal to a second voltage terminal. The control module detects a voltage level of the receiving terminal in response to a trigger signal, and accordingly controls the first switching signal and the second switching signal for a termination duration. The termination duration is corresponding to an n-th data bit carried by the channel transmission signal.
US10128839B2	Multidirectional input device including a position detector that detects a neutral position and a moving direction of the movable body A multidirectional input device of the present disclosure includes a case, a movable body that is mounted on the case so as to be movable in a plurality of directions with a predetermined neutral position as a base point, a first position detector that outputs a first signal in response to a position of the movable body, a second position detector that outputs a second signal when the movable body is located at the neutral position, and a controller that detects a moving direction of the movable body by the first signal. The controller corrects a threshold value for determination for detecting the moving direction in response to the first signal and the second signal.
US10128837B1	System and method for identifying objects using capacitive sensing technology Embodiments disclosed herein provide for an improved system and method of identifying objects using capacitive sensing technology. Embodiments provide for a sensing array including a plurality of capacitive sensor pads, as well as a microcontroller configured to detect and identify the plurality of objects. Embodiments further provide for encoding each of the plurality of objects with a unique ternary code.
US10128836B1	Proximity sensor assembly and method of detecting failure thereof A proximity sensor assembly is provided that includes a proximity sensor comprising conductive circuitry and generating a signal based on a sense activation field. The proximity sensor assembly also includes control circuitry for processing the signal to sense activation of the sensor, the control circuitry further monitoring the signal and comparing the signal to one or more parameters of a prior captured signal stored in memory and determining a fault condition based on a change between the current signal and the one or more parameters of the prior signal, wherein the control circuitry generates a baseline value of the prior signal and adjusts the baseline value to an adjusted baseline value when a fault condition is detected in an attempt to correct the fault condition.
US10128835B2	Aging tolerant I/O driver An integrated circuit includes an IO node, and an IO driver coupled thereto. The IO driver has a first driving circuit with a first PMOS transistor having a source coupled to a supply node and a gate coupled to receive a PMOS driving signal, and a first NMOS transistor having a source coupled to ground, a drain coupled to the drain of the first PMOS transistor, and a gate coupled to receive a NMOS driving signal. The IO driver also has a second driving circuit with a second PMOS transistor having a source coupled to the supply node and a gate coupled to receive a first delayed version of the PMOS driving signal, and a second NMOS transistor having a drain coupled to the drain of the second PMOS transistor, a source coupled to ground, and a gate coupled to receive a first delayed version of the NMOS driving signal.
US10128834B2	Bidirectional integrated CMOS switch A bidirectional integrated CMOS switch is provided which is capable of switching voltages beyond the range of the supply and ground potentials. The switch is composed of NMOS and PMOS transistors as the switch conductor path, a diode bridge, and control circuitry to turn the switch on and off by means of low voltage logic, regardless of the voltages on the switch terminals. The device and method of the invention enables the switching of high voltage loads operating at arbitrary or floating voltages relative to the low voltage power supply and ground, and provides on/off control of the switch with ordinary low voltage logic levels. The invention provides bidirectional switching without conducting through the parasitic body diodes of the CMOS devices.
US10128826B2	Clock synthesizer with integral non-linear interpolation (INL) distortion compensation A method of compensating for integral nonlinear interpolation (INL) distortion in a clock synthesizer driven by a system clock running at a frequency fsys, involves introducing a selected nominal analog delay Idt with an actual delay of Idt+δ at the output of the a first path with a digital controlled oscillator (DCO) and a digital-to-time converter (DTC) and a nominal digital delay ID with an actual delay of ID+Δ at the input of a second path with a DCO and a DTC that offsets the actual analog delay in the first path, adjusting the contents x(k) of a compensation module in the second path to align the output pulses of the first and second paths for different values of k, where k represents an interpolation point, iteratively repeating the two preceding steps for all N values of I, and averaging the contents x(k) of the compensation module to derive the compensation values to be applied to a one of the DTCs to correct for INL distortion.
US10128825B2	Ringing suppression circuit A ringing suppression circuit includes: a single line switching element, which is driven by a voltage, that is connected between a pair of signal lines; a controller that detects a change in a level of the differential signal and turns on the single line switching element to lower an impedance between the pair of signal lines; a period detector that detects a length of a suppressing period indicated by a setting signal, which is an input; and a suppressing period storage that stores the length of the suppressing period which is detected by the period detector. In addition, the pair of signal lines includes a high potential signal line and a low potential signal line. Moreover, the controller turns on the single line switching element for only the suppressing period having the length, which is stored in the suppressing period storage.
US10128820B2	Cognitive signal processor for simultaneous denoising and blind source separation Described is a cognitive signal processor for signal denoising and blind source separation. During operation, the cognitive signal processor receives a mixture signal that comprises a plurality of source signals. A denoised reservoir state signal is generated by mapping the mixture signal to a dynamic reservoir to perform signal denoising. At least one separated source signal is identified by adaptively filtering the denoised reservoir state signal.
US10128815B2	Branching device A branching device that separates signals of different pass bands increases attenuation characteristics outside the pass bands, and increases isolation characteristics. The branching device includes a duplexer including a transmission filter and a reception filter electrically connected to an antenna terminal, and a filter electrically connected to the antenna terminal. An inductor is electrically connected between the antenna terminal and a ground potential. The transmission filter is a ladder filter including serial arm resonators and parallel arm resonators, and each includes a polarized inductor electrically connected between the parallel arm resonators and a ground potential. The inductor and the polarized inductors inductively couple with each other, and a distance between the inductor and the polarized inductors is shorter than a distance between the polarized inductors.
US10128811B2	Method for operating a selective switching device for signals The disclosure relates to a method for operating a selective switching device for signals, a related selective switching device, and a message transmission system having the selective switching device. An embodiment of the method includes the following steps, not necessarily in this order: determining a current temperature in the region of the selective switching device; determining a signal shift of the selective switching device due to the current temperature; adding the signal shift to an input signal of the selective switching device as to receive a compensated signal for which the signal shift due to the current temperature is compensated; and removing the signal shift from an output signal of the selective switching device as to receive a corrected signal for which the compensation is corrected.
US10128808B2	Gain calibration for an imaging system An imaging system includes an array of photodetectors and electronic circuitry associated with the photodetectors to read intensity values from the photodetectors. The electronic circuitry can include an integrator with an integrator capacitor having a nominal capacitance, wherein a gain of the electronic circuitry associated with a photodetector can depend at least in part on the actual capacitance of the integrator capacitor, the actual capacitance differing from the nominal capacitance. The imaging system can be configured to determine a gain factor that depends at least in part on the actual capacitance and/or a signal voltage input to the integrator. The imaging system can be configured to apply the gain factor based at least in part on the actual capacitance of the integrator capacitor calculated. The imaging system can be a thermal imaging system and may include an infrared camera core.
US10128806B2	Method of controlling an audio amplifier unit and audio amplifier unit A method for controlling an audio amplifier unit having an audio input, an amplifier, a volume regulation unit and an audio output. An audio signal is received via the audio input and is amplified by the amplifier, and an adjustment procedure modifies an operating curve of the volume regulation unit for the received audio signal. From a modified setting of the volume regulation unit, a modified amplification value is calculated according to a first volume operating curve. The amplifier's amplification is modified to match the modified amplification value, and a second volume operating curve is determined and assigned to the calculation of modified amplification values of the amplifier. The modified amplification value is substantially at the center of the second volume operating curve. Further, the volume regulation unit is adjusted mechanically or electrically to a predefined position.
US10128805B2	Programmable gain stage based on width ratio of two MOSFETs An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the gain of a common source differential amplifier. The common source differential amplifier includes a pair of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) each including a gate, a drain, and a source and at least one common source degeneration MOSFET in electrical communication between the sources of the pair of MOSFETs, the at least one common source degeneration MOSFET including a plurality of gate structures. A controller is in electrical communication with the gate structures and is configured to selectively activate one or more of the gate structures for controlling the gain of the common source differential amplifier.
US10128802B2	Semiconductor device including amplifier Disclosed here is an apparatus that comprises an amplifier having first and second input nodes, first and second resistors, a first electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled between the first input node and the first resistor, and a second electrostatic discharge protection circuit coupled between the second input node and the second resistor.
US10128801B2	Bootstrapping readout for large terminal capacitance analog-SiPM based time-of-flight PET detector A detector system for time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission topography (PET) includes an analog silicon photomultiplier (aSiPM) configured to detect at least one photon event. The aSiPM has an anode and a cathode. A transformer has a first side electrically coupled to the aSiPM to form a low-impedance current loop between the anode and the cathode of the transformer. An impedance ratio of the transformer N reduces an effective terminal resistance of the aSiPM. An amplifier is electrically coupled to a second side of the transformer. The amplifier has negative feedback path configured to minimize the voltage swing between a non-inverting input and an inverting input. The negative feedback path reduces an effective terminal capacitance and an effective load impedance of the aSiPM.
US10128799B2	Multi-Frequency tunable low noise amplifier and multi-frequency tuning implementation method therefor A multi-frequency tunable low-noise amplifier and a multi-frequency tuning implementation method therefor. The amplifier comprises: a system controller (13) and a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) matching tuner (12) connected to the system controller (13). The system controller (13) is configured to respond to a first operation executed by a user via a user interface (15) when in a first mode, to acquire a first matching value produced on the basis of the first operation, and to output the first matching value to the MEMS matching tuner (12). The MEMS matching tuner (12) is configured to be controlled by the system controller (13) and to support the amplifier working on different frequency bands in tuning processing, thus allowing the matching value of the MEMS matching tuner (12) itself to match a current working frequency band.
US10128793B2	Compensation technique for spatial non-uniformities in solar simulator systems An apparatus and methods for compensating for spatial non-uniformities in solar simulators. This is accomplished in part by acquiring a spatial map of the intensity distribution that the solar simulator produces across the illumination plane using a reference cell, identifying an area of an arbitrary solar cell within the illuminated area, and then calculating the expected illumination levels for that solar cell in that specific location based on the spatial mapping. The results of that process can then be used to determine the efficiency of the arbitrary solar cell during a test in which the reference cell (of known efficiency), located in a different part of the illuminating beam, simultaneously measures the illumination in one area of the illumination beam.
US10128790B2	Electrical bonding splice for solar panel rail guides In various representative aspects, an assembly for connecting and electrically bonding two solar panel rail guides is provided. More specifically, the assembly provides a novel and improved inner rail used as a splice that slides within the two solar panel rail guides and includes a serrated screw that is pre-installed within the splice. When installed, the two rail guides are brought together along the splice and meet at the point where the screw is located, the screw can then be tightened so that the serrations penetrate surface treatment layers on each of the rail guides so that the solar panel rail guides are secured and electrically coupled to each other. An alternate embodiment utilizes the inner splice to join two solar panel rail guides by sliding the splice within the inner contour of two solar panel rail guides, and utilizing a pair of bonding pins to electrically bond the splice and the two solar panel rail guides. A stop pin inserted into the splice provides a tactile connection point where the two solar panel guides can be joined together.
US10128788B2	Increasing component life in a variable speed drive with stator heating An apparatus and method for extending component life in a motor drive having a stator heating mode is disclosed. The current supplied to stator windings is cycled through a set of primary stator power transistors to increase the overall lifespan of the drive, thus preventing premature failure of the stator power transistors by splitting the workload between them, rather than having a single transistor supply the bulk of the stator heating current.
US10128787B2	Detection of rotor lock In some examples, a controller device is configured to generate control signals for a power-conversion circuit that drives an electric motor including a rotor. In some examples, the controller device includes subtraction circuitry configured to generate an error signal based on a difference between an estimated angular velocity of the rotor and a target angular velocity for the rotor. In some examples, the controller device further includes proportional-integral (PI) circuitry configured to generate a reference torque signal based on the error signal. In some examples, the controller device also includes processing circuitry configured to determine that the rotor is locked based on detecting that the reference torque signal includes a saturated amplitude for at least a threshold time.
US10128785B1	Systems and methods for mitigating transient events in a power generation system Embodiments of the disclosure relate to transient event mitigating systems and methods that can be incorporated into a power generation system. The power generation system can include an exciter coupled to an alternating current (AC) generator that provides electric power to power lines. The transient event mitigating system can include an automatic voltage regulator that detects a transient event in one or more of the power lines and configures a power converter to respond to the transient event by increasing an amount of direct current (DC) voltage coupled into the power converter. The power converter can provide the increased DC voltage to an exciter coil of the exciter for a transitory period of time in order to adjust the electric power generated by the AC generator and mitigate adverse effects of the transient event.
US10128784B2	Alternator charging based on marginal fuel cost Method and systems are provided for, in response to a state of charge (SOC) of a vehicle battery increasing above a threshold SOC, reducing an alternator charging based on one or more of a spark timing, an engine speed, an air-fuel ratio, and an engine load. In this way, fuel consumption may be reduced while maintaining a battery SOC for operation of front-end accessories may be achieved, and fuel consumption may be reduced during aggressive vehicle driving conditions such has high engine loads near transmission downshift thresholds and high engine speeds.
US10128783B2	Synchronization of internal oscillators of components sharing a communications bus A drive circuit includes an internal oscillator and a pre-drive controller coupled to the internal oscillator. The pre-drive controller can have a switch control output configured to be coupled to a switch input. The pre-drive controller can receive switch control data, receive a clock signal, receive a synchronization signal, synchronize the internal oscillator based on the clock signal and the synchronization signal, and generate a pulse modulated switching signal at the switch control output based on the switch control data and the internal oscillator.
US10128771B2	Powering electricity meter circuit front end with coreless PCB transformer An apparatus. The apparatus includes a source of radio-frequency energy and a first transformer coil coupled to the source of RF energy. A second transformer coil, the second transformer coil electromagnetically coupled to the first transformer coil. A modulator is coupled to the source of radio frequency energy, wherein the modulator is configured to receive a modulating signal comprising a pseudorandom bit sequence. The apparatus further includes a power receiver coupled to the second transformer coil.
US10128767B1	DC-DC converter system for blocking reverse powering ADC-DC converter system is provided. The DC-DC converter system includes a transformer that is disposed between an input terminal and an output terminal, and a primary side switching circuit unit that converts voltage of the input terminal to AC voltage and provide the converted AC voltage to a primary side coil of the transformer. A secondary side switching circuit unit includes a plurality of switches that convert voltage induced in a secondary side coil of the transformer to DC voltage and provide the converted DC voltage to the output terminal. A controller is configured to adjust a short-circuit/open state of the plurality of switches based on voltages at both ends of each of the plurality of switches.
US10128764B1	Method and apparatus for delivering power to semiconductors A semiconductor package includes a VLSI semiconductor die and one or more output circuits connected to supply power to the die mounted to a package substrate. The output circuit(s), which include a transformer and rectification circuitry, provide current multiplication at an essentially fixed conversion ratio, K, in the semiconductor package, receiving AC power at a relatively high voltage and delivering DC power at a relatively low voltage to the die. The output circuits may be connected in series or parallel as needed. A driver circuit may be provided outside the semiconductor package for receiving power from a source and driving the transformer in the output circuit(s), preferably with sinusoidal currents. The driver circuit may drive a plurality of output circuits. The semiconductor package may require far fewer interface connections for supplying power to the die.
US10128758B1	Automatic phase current balancing in multi-phase converters Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a multi-phase voltage converter. The multi-phase voltage converter generally includes at least two converter stages coupled to an output node of the multi-phase voltage converter. Each of the at least two converter stages generally includes a switch disposed between an input node of the multi-phase voltage converter and the output node, the switch having a first resistance, and an inductive element coupled between the switch and the output node, the inductive element having a second resistance. In certain aspects, the first resistances of the at least two converter stages match and/or the second resistances of the at least two converter stages match.
US10128757B2	Buck-boost converter with small disturbance at mode transitions The disclosure describes decreasing the overshoot and undershoots during the mode transitions of a Buck-Boost switching converter, without causing mode bounces. This is achieved by a main compensation capacitor of an error amplifier being charged or discharged, so that the output voltage level is shifted close to the target value. The expected behavior of the disclosure is contributed to two items, one is a mode transition detector, configured to detect mode transition among buck, buck-boost, boost, and ½f buck/boost modes, and the other is charge/discharge circuitry configured within one-clock cycle of a mode transition being detected.
US10128749B2	Method and circuitry for sensing and controlling a current An inductor conducts a first current, which is variable. A first transistor is coupled through the inductor to an output node. The first transistor alternately switches on and off in response to a voltage signal, so that the first current is: enhanced while the first transistor is switched on in response to the voltage signal; and limited while the first transistor is switched off in response to the voltage signal. A second transistor is coupled to the first transistor. The second transistor conducts a second current, which is variable. On/off switching of the second transistor is independent of the voltage signal. Control circuitry senses the second current and adjusts the voltage signal to alternately switch the first transistor on and off in response to: the sensing of the second current; and a voltage of the output node.
US10128748B2	Switching power-supply apparatus and droop characteristic correction method In a switching power-supply apparatus that controls magnitudes of output voltages of respective converters connected in parallel to be equal to a target voltage value, only a selected one of the converters is made to operate. In this state, correction values generated by the respective converters are received and stored in memory. Droop characteristics generated for the respective converters are corrected using the correction values. Accordingly, a switching power-supply apparatus and a droop characteristic correction method capable of correcting variations in droop characteristics generated for respective power converters are provided.
US10128743B2	Integrated PFC and PWM controller with a plurality of frequency-load curves Disclosed is an integrated PFC and PWM controller with a plurality of frequency-load curves to minimize the no-load power consumption and maximize 4-point average efficiencies. The controller selects a frequency-load curve among the plurality of frequency-load and controls the PFC stage and the PWM stage to operate in HM, BM, DCM, or CCM based on the combined result from the input voltage and the output load sense signal, fetched respectively from the input terminal of the PFC stage and the output terminal of the PWM stage. The controller has the PSU operate in HM in case of no load, and operate in BM, DCM or CCM as the load increases across the flyback out rail.
US10128740B1	Dynamic AC impedance stabilization in a flyback LED driver An apparatus and a method reduce the ripple on a load current through an LED load. The load current is provided by a flyback converter, which is responsive to a feedback signal to maintain the output current at or near a selected magnitude. The LED load has an AC resistance which is at least one cause of the ripple on the load current. A stabilizing resistor in the current path to the LED load reduces the magnitude of the ripple caused by the AC resistance. The stabilizing resistor may have a constant stabilizing resistance value for different LED loads; or the stabilizing resistor have a dynamic stabilizing resistance value such that the stabilizing resistance value is greater when the LED load has fewer LEDs and is smaller when the LED load has more LEDs.
US10128735B2	Control circuit for semiconductor switching element, and semiconductor device A control circuit for a semiconductor switching element includes a control terminal, a main electrode terminal, and a current sensing terminal, and controls the semiconductor switching element including a diode connected to the main electrode terminal or the current sensing terminal. The control circuit includes an overheat detection circuit, a current detection circuit, and an interruption circuit. The overheat detection circuit outputs an overheat detection signal when a temperature detected based on an output of the diode is equal to or higher than a predetermined set temperature. The current detection circuit outputs a current detection signal when an output value of the current sensing terminal is equal to or greater than a predetermined set current value. The interruption circuit turns off the semiconductor switching element when both the overheat detection signal from the overheat detection circuit and the current detection signal from the current detection circuit are input.
US10128734B2	Motor-generator shaft with centrifugal fan blades Disclosed in the present invention is a shaft construction for motor-generators and alternators that provides effective airflow and improved overall cooling without the need for an external fan. The shaft comprises a plurality of circumferentially disposed centrifugal fan blades and longitudinal cooling channels. As the shaft rotates, the centrifugal fan blades pull the air inwardly across the winding end-turns on one end of the stator into the housing and propels the air at high pressure through the cooling channels along the shaft to cool the rotor inner circumferential surfaces, winding end-turns on the other end of the stator and bearings mounting surfaces, and exhausts through the exhaust vents on the ends of the housing. The airflow path provides effective cooling of the stator windings, rotor, shaft and bearings that prevents high temperature gradients, thus resulting in improved motor-generator performance.
US10128730B2	Vibration motor A vibration motor includes a fixation part having a housing forming an accommodation space and at least one coil fixed in the accommodation space, a vibration part including a magnet and a weight for accommodating the magnet, an elastic connecting part for suspending the vibration part in the accommodation space; a damping element accommodated in the weight; a limiting column penetrating the damping element and extending along a direction from the magnet to the coil, two ends of the limiting column being fixed to the housing.
US10128727B2	Rotor member, rotor, electric motor, machine tool, and manufacturing method of rotor A rotor member includes a cylindrical sleeve part having a circular outer peripheral surface, a plurality of magnets arranged along the outer peripheral surface and including an inner peripheral surface having a curvature radius larger than a curvature radius of the outer peripheral surface, and a cylindrical holding member surrounding the plurality of magnets. Between the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve part and the inner peripheral surface of the magnets, a gap of a radial direction increased toward a circumferential edge portion of the magnets is formed.
US10128724B2	Electromagnetic machine with optimized electromagnetic circuit elements integrated in tracks formed as crenellated annular lines An electromagnetic machine (100) has two first elements, each one having: at least one first electrically conductive track (101) in the form of a crenellated annular line able to form a first plurality of electromagnetic circuits (102) able to interact with at least one magnetic element of the electromagnetic machine; at least one second electrically conductive track (103) arranged in the form of a crenellated annular line able to form a second plurality of electromagnetic circuits (104) able to interact with at least one magnetic element of the electromagnetic machine, said second track (103) being formed along said corresponding first track (101) and such that the circuits (104) of the second plurality of electromagnetic circuits are each disposed between two successive circuits (102) of the first plurality of electromagnetic circuits. A second element provided with at least one magnetic element is disposed between the two first elements.
US10128722B2	Electrical connection structure, terminal structure, and vehicle An electrical connection structure includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a conductive spring. The first conductor includes a first plate. The second conductor includes a second plate opposite to the first plate. The conductive spring is provided between the first plate and the second plate so as to be pressed by the first plate and the second plate. The conductive spring includes a plurality of first contact points contacting with the first plate and a plurality of second contact points contacting with the second plate.
US10128720B2	Electric motor and electric pump This electric motor includes: a brushless motor (20); and a control device (50) that is coupled integrally to an end of a motor case (11) in an axial direction. The control device (50) includes: a bus bar unit main body (53) that has a base unit (54) with a plurality of bus bars wired thereinside and has a connector unit (58) provided integrally on the base unit (54) and led out to an outside of a housing (10); a motor drive unit (66) that drives the brushless motor (20); and a motor control unit (71) that controls the motor drive unit (66). The motor drive unit (66) is attached to a first main surface (51) of the base unit (54) while the motor control unit (71) is attached to a second main surface (52) of the base unit (54).
US10128719B2	Torque support To permit a torque support (4) having the most play-free introduction of force into the supporting structure with a compensation of tolerance at the same time, it is provided that a guide bushing (24), which is arranged in a recess (28) on the second end (13) and a connecting pin (20), which is pivotably mounted in the guide bushing (24) all arranged on a connecting part (10) of the torque support (4), a gap (29) being provided in the radial direction (R) between the guide bushing (24) and the recess (28) and the guide bushing (24) being arranged in a play-free manner in the tangential direction (T) in the recess (28).
US10128718B2	Stator, brushless motor, and stator manufacturing method In a stator, winding coil sections are formed at respective teeth, and pairs of winding terminal portions that are continuous to the respective winding coil sections are guided out from between base end portions of respective adjacent teeth toward one axial direction side of the stator core. A first retaining portion that retains a base end portion of one winding terminal portion of each pair of winding terminal portions, and a second retaining portion that retains another winding terminal portion of each pair of winding terminal portions, are provided between the base end portions of the respective adjacent teeth. The first retaining portions and the second retaining portions are disposed between the base end portions of the respective adjacent teeth so as to be offset from each other in a circumferential direction and a radial direction of the stator core.
US10128716B2	Electric direct current motor with flexible rotor assembly and method for the manufacture thereof An electric direct current motor is disclosed which includes a shaft, a winding support, a collector having several collector wires, and an air-cored outer rotor winding with several winding terminations. The outer rotor winding is at one end connected to the shaft via the winding support in a torque-proof manner, and is electrically connected with the collector. The winding support can be replaced by a printed circuit board as a bearing component of glass-fiber reinforced thermosetting plastics, wherein the printed circuit board includes at least one layer and is connected to the shaft via a metal hub.
US10128715B2	Electric motor with reliable wire connection An electric motor has a stator, a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, motor windings, a connection plate electrically connected to the motor windings, and a power lead for connecting the motor to a power source. The power lead is connected to the connection plate by an electrical connection and by a separate mechanical connection. The mechanical connection protects the electrical connection from vibration or movement which may otherwise break the electrical connection.
US10128714B2	Motor, actuator, and medical support arm apparatus Provided is a motor. An electrically active part is provided with an insulating structure so that insulating properties between the electrically active part and one or more conductors near the electrically active part satisfy a certain safety standard regarding medical electrical equipment.
US10128712B2	Rotating electrical machine and method of manufacturing the same A rotating electrical machine includes a stator and a rotor rotatably mounted on the stator. The stator includes a plurality of slots into which coils are insertable, a plurality of types of unit coils inserted into the slots at slot pitches differing for every type of unit coil, and a plurality of coil groups formed by arranging the unit coils in a lap winding so that the unit coils are overlapped in a radial direction of the stator. The coil groups have the same arrangement configuration before insertion into the slots and are inserted into the slots so as to be shifted from each other by a predetermined slot pitch.
US10128709B2	Electric machines An electric machine comprising: a) a first means for providing a first magneto motive force comprising a first set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprising odd and even harmonic subsets, each harmonic in said first set of magneto motive force space harmonics having a respective amplitude, wherein one of said odd or even subsets of said first set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant working harmonic and the other of said odd or even subsets of said first set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant undesirable harmonic; and b) a second means for providing a second magneto motive force comprising a second set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprising odd and even harmonic subsets, each harmonic of said second set of magneto motive force space harmonics having a respective amplitude, wherein one of said odd or even subset of said second set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant working harmonic and the other of said odd or even subset of said second set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant undesirable harmonic; wherein the net effect of said first and second means provides a resultant magneto motive force comprising a resultant set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprising odd and even harmonic subsets, each harmonic of said resultant set of magneto motive force space harmonics having a respective amplitude, wherein one of said odd or even subsets of said resultant set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant working harmonic and the other of said odd or even subsets of said resultant set of magneto motive force space harmonics comprises a dominant undesirable harmonic, wherein the amplitude of the dominant undesirable harmonic of the resultant set of magneto motive force space harmonics is at least reduced relative to the amplitudes of the dominant undesirable harmonics of the first and second sets of harmonics.
US10128706B2	Coil with twisted wires and stator assembly of a rotary electric machine A rotary electric machine includes a stator having an open slot configuration and a plurality of stator poles with a coil positioned about each stator pole. Each coil has a plurality of electrically conductive wires defining a group of wires and the group of wires is wrapped generally around a stator pole to define a plurality of turns. At least a portion of the group of wires is twisted, and the portion of the group of wires has between approximately 1 and 5 twists per turn. A method of fabricating a stator assembly is also disclosed.
US10128703B2	Shaft-embracing permanent magnet inter-shaft glued rotor structure of high-speed motor The present invention relates to a shaft-embracing permanent magnet inter-shaft glued stator structure of a high-speed motor; the structure is a shaft-embracing permanent magnet integrated structure; the rotor structure comprises a permanent magnet (2), an output shaft (1) which is connected with one end of the permanent magnet (2) and embraces one part of the permanent magnet (2), and a rear shaft (4) which is respectively connected with the other end of the permanent magnet (2) and the output shaft (1), used for embracing the other part of the permanent magnet (2), and connected with the output shaft (1) to form a sealing mechanism of the permanent magnet (2). Compared with the prior art, the present invention has advantages of good electro-magnetic performance, high reliability, high productivity and good concentricity.
US10128699B2	Systems and methods of providing wireless power using receiver device sensor inputs A method for wireless power transmission is performed at a wireless power transmitter. The method includes: (i) requesting sensor data from a receiver device; (ii) receiving sensor data from the receiver device in response to the request, wherein the sensor data is generated by one or more sensors of the receiver device; and (iii) determining whether the receiver device is in a proscribed state for wireless power reception based on the received sensor data. The method further includes, in accordance with determining that the receiver device is not in the proscribed state: transmitting, by antennas of the wireless power transmitter, a plurality of wireless power transmission waves to the receiver device so that each wireless power transmission wave of the plurality of wireless power transmission waves constructively interferes with at least one other wireless power transmission wave of the plurality of wireless power transmission waves.
US10128698B2	Device and method for detecting an object within a wireless charging region An assembly and method are provided for detecting an object within a wireless charging region of an electric vehicle. The method includes applying by a controller, a voltage to the wireless charging region to generate a capacitance value and measuring by the controller, the capacitance value of an electromagnetic shield disposed on the underside of the vehicle. Further, the controller monitors the capacitance value of the electromagnetic shield; and the controller detects a change in the capacitance value when the object enters the wireless charging region.
US10128697B1	Detecting and deterring foreign objects and living objects at wireless charging stations Foreign objects at a wireless charging station can be detected and deterred by activating a primary coil in a transmitter to generate an electromagnetic field in response to a receiver being positioned within a predetermined distance from the primary coil. The receiver can be coupled to a battery in an electric vehicle for wirelessly receiving power from the transmitter for charging the battery. A voltage induced on a sensor coil in response to a foreign object being positioned within the electromagnetic field can be measured. The sensor coil can include a first spiral and a second spiral. The first spiral being spiraled in a first direction away from the point and the second spiral being spiraled in a second direction away from the point. The foreign object can be determined to be between the transmitter and the receiver based on the voltage.
US10128696B2	Wireless power receiving apparatus A control circuit is employed for controlling a wireless power receiving apparatus that receives an electric power signal from a wireless power transmission apparatus. An electric power detection unit detects the received electric power PRX received by the wireless power receiving apparatus. A control unit generates a control signal CE for controlling the electric power PTX to be transmitted by the wireless power transmission apparatus. When the received electric power PRX detected by the electric power detection unit falls despite the control signal CE not indicating an instruction to lower the electric power PTX to be transmitted, an abnormal state judgment unit judges that an abnormal state has occurred.
US10128693B2	System and method for providing health safety in a wireless power transmission system Embodiments directed to providing health safety in a wireless power transmission systems are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes a processing apparatus with a processor; a data storage; and one or more wireless power transmitters each including at least two antennas. The one or more wireless power transmitters receive instructions from the processing apparatus that cause the transmitters to transmit RF waves that constructively interfere to provide wirelessly delivered power to one or more receivers. The processing apparatus receives and processes wireless power proscribing data for each respective receiver, respective wireless power proscribing data including at least one user-specified circumstance that a user inputs as to when a respective electronic device coupled with the respective receiver is in use; and the processing apparatus causes transmission of the RF waves by the transmitters in accordance with determining that the at least one user-specified circumstance is not present at the respective electronic device.
US10128692B2	Sender transducer for wireless power transfer A signal generator generates an electrical signal that is sent to an amplifier, which increases the power of the signal using power from a power source. The amplified signal is fed to a sender transducer to generate ultrasonic waves that can be focused and sent to a receiver. The receiver transducer converts the ultrasonic waves back into electrical energy and stores it in an energy storage device, such as a battery, or uses the electrical energy to power a device. In this way, a device can be remotely charged or powered without having to be tethered to an electrical outlet.
US10128689B2	Systems and methods for enabling a universal back-cover wireless charging solution Systems and methods for converting voltages between different voltage levels in a receiver are disclosed. In an aspect, a wireless power receiver apparatus for charging a chargeable device is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of receive antennas disposed on a cover of the chargeable device, wherein at least one of the plurality of receive antennas is configured to wirelessly receive power according to a wireless charging protocol different from at least one other of the plurality of receive antennas. The apparatus includes a switching circuit disposed on the cover and configured to receive the wireless power from at least one of the plurality of receive antennas and selectively provide a respective voltage from a corresponding one of the plurality of receive antennas across an output configured to be connected to an input of the chargeable device.
US10128688B2	Systems and methods for limiting voltage in wireless power receivers This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for the limiting of voltage in wireless power receivers. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a power transfer component configured to receive power wirelessly from a transmitter. The apparatus further includes a circuit coupled to the power transfer component and configured to reduce a received voltage when activated. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to activate the circuit when the received voltage reaches a first threshold value and configured to deactivate the circuit when the received voltage reaches a second threshold value. The apparatus further includes an antenna configured to generate a signal to the transmitter that signals to the transmitter that the received voltage reached the first threshold value.
US10128685B2	Methods and equipment for providing backup power in cellular base stations A load accumulator for a cellular base station antenna includes a plurality of input terminals configured to receive a plurality of input voltages, a plurality of output terminals configured to be coupled to a respective plurality of tower top equipment and configured to supply output voltages to the tower top equipment, a plurality of switches coupled to respective ones of the plurality of input terminals and the plurality of output terminals; a voltage sensor coupled to at least one input terminal of the plurality of input terminals and configured to sense a level of one of the plurality of input voltages received at the at least one input terminal, a supplemental input terminal configured to receive a supplemental voltage, and a control logic coupled to the voltage sensor and to the plurality of switches and configured to detect that the supply voltage supplied to the at least one input terminal has fallen below a threshold voltage, and in response to detecting that the supply voltage supplied to the at least one of the plurality of input terminals has fallen below the threshold voltage, to supply the supplemental voltage to a respective one of the plurality of output terminals.
US10128684B2	Energy control via power requirement analysis and power source enablement Disclosed are systems and methods to provide energy control via power-requirement analysis and power-source enablement. Both demand-side and supply-side techniques are used alone or in conjunction to determine an optimal number of power sources to supply power to one or more loads. When fluctuations in power requirements are present, measures such as decoupling less-critical loads in order to continue delivering power to critical systems and turning on and off power sources as needed to meet the current power demands of a system are implemented. Power sources are periodically deactivated by the system on a rotational basis such that all power sources wear evenly, prolonging the life of the equipment. A scalable architecture that allows the virtualization of power from the underlying hardware form factor is also provided.
US10128683B2	Systems and methods to provide enhanced diode bypass paths Systems and methods for efficiently allowing current to bypass a group of solar cells having one or more malfunctioning or shaded solar cells without overwhelming a bypass diode. This can be done using a switch (e.g., a MOSFET) connected in parallel with the bypass diode. By turning the switch on and off, a majority of the bypass current can be routed through the switch, which is configured to handle larger currents than the bypass diode is designed for, leaving only a minority of the current to pass through the bypass diode.
US10128682B2	Charger for electric vehicles Disclosed embodiments relate to a charger body of a charger for electric vehicles. In some embodiments, a charger body may include an internal line resistor disposed between the wall outlet and the first connector, one end of internal line resistor being connected to the wall outlet and the other end of the internal line resistor being connected to the first connector; a switch, one end of the switch being connected to the first connector and the other end of the switch being connected to one end of the internal line resistor; relays, one end of each of the relays being connected to the first connector and the switch and the other end of each of the relays being connected to the second connector; and a controller controlling operation of the switch and the relays depending on a predetermined operation mode.
US10128678B2	Method and circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to applying a charge pulse to the terminals of the battery during a charging operation, measure a plurality of voltages of the battery which are in response to the first charge pulse, determine a charge pulse voltage (CPV) of the battery, wherein the charge pulse voltage is a peak voltage which is in response to the first charge pulse, determine whether the CPV of the battery is within a predetermined range or greater than a predetermined upper limit value and adapt one or more characteristics of a charge packet if the CPV is outside the predetermined range or is greater than a predetermined upper limit value.
US10128677B2	Quick charging method, mobile terminal, and power adapter In embodiments of the present disclosure, after a mobile terminal has recognized a type of a power adapter, the mobile terminal actively initiates a quick charging request, and negotiates with the power adapter via handshake communication to determine charging parameters. The power adapter charges a battery of the mobile terminal via a multi-stage constant current mode.
US10128676B2	Method and apparatus for charging a battery An electronic device is provided that includes: a terminal unit including a first terminal and a second terminal; a driver configured to provide one of a first signal and a second signal to the first terminal, the first signal having a first current level and the second signal having a second current level; and a driving controller configured to cause the driver to detect, at the second terminal, a third signal having the same current level as the first signal, and cause the driver to provide the second signal to the first terminal in response to detecting the third signal.
US10128668B2	Charger, charge indicator, and associated methods A system and method for charging battery packs is provided. The system may include a charging pad comprising a power supply, a charging pad surface, and a microcontroller unit. The power supply may provide charging power. The charging pad surface may include a first charging region and a second charging region. The microcontroller unit may control delivery of charging power to the first charging region and the second charging region such that a device placed on the first charging region is given a higher charging priority than a device placed on the second charging region.
US10128666B2	Battery module A battery module including: a plurality of battery packs each having a plurality of battery banks; a first wire that connects the plurality of battery packs in parallel; and a second wire that connects battery banks of the different battery packs in parallel. A natural balancing operation may be implemented without a complicated circuit configuration.
US10128665B2	Power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus includes a converter, an output voltage detector, an output voltage controller that performs control to make a detected value of an output voltage of the power supply apparatus approach a target value in accordance with a comparison result between an output voltage of the converter and a reference voltage, and an instructed value reader that reads an instructed value regarding the output voltage from outside. A pre-bias voltage is applied across output terminals from an external circuit connected to the output terminals also during a time when the converter stops an operation. At a time when the converter starts to operate, the output voltage is set such that the output voltage becomes identical or approximately identical to a pre-bias voltage. After the output voltage has become identical or approximately identical to the pre-bias voltage, the output voltage is set such that the output voltage becomes an instructed voltage instructed from outside.
US10128664B1	Monitoring voltage levels on power lines and recloser operation An electrical power distribution system comprises recloser monitors that monitor power line voltages to thereby whether reclosers are open or closed. The recloser monitors report the voltages and associated times to a remote recipient, such as by cell phone. Momentary voltage drops that do not result in a power outage are reported as well. At least some of the recloser monitors are carried by power poles and desirably comprise weather stations for reporting localized weather conditions. The overall efficiency and reliability of the power distribution system is improved by allowing for more rapid identification of outage locations and proactive repair of power system components prior to actual outages.
US10128651B2	Inrush current inhibiting circuit including a control part that controls a switching element An inrush current inhibiting circuit is to inhibit an inrush current flowing to a load which includes an input capacitor and a pair of output terminals. The inrush current inhibiting circuit is provided with a switching element connected to the power source and on-off controlled, a first inductor connected between the switching element and a connecting point between the one output terminal and one electrode of the input capacitor, a diode whose cathode is connected to a connecting point between the switching element and the first inductor, a second inductor connected between an anode of the diode and a connecting point between the other electrode of the input capacitor and the other output terminal, and a control part for controlling the switching element.
US10128647B2	Cable management clasp A cable management clasp includes a clasp body extending between a connector end and a cable end configured to receive a cable array of cables through a cable entrance. The cable array exits the clasp body at the connector end through a cable exit. The clasp body holds the cables of the cable array in a parallel arrangement. The clasp body extends along mutually perpendicular longitudinal, lateral and elevation axes. The clasp body has a mandrel including a cable bend surface having a bend radius greater than a minimum bend radius of the cables. The cables transition around the cable bend surface between the cable entrance and the cable exit. The mandrel directs the cable array to rotate a roll angle about the elevation axis and the mandrel directs the cable array to rotate a yaw angle about the longitudinal axis.
US10128645B2	Secured assembly electrical apparatus An electrical accessory (1) for installing in a wall, includes: a support portion that is adapted to be fastened to the wall and that includes at least one electrical box (80); an electrical unit (50) including at least one base (51) that houses an electrical mechanism (52) and that is provided with at least one snap-fastener tab (60) that is adapted to be snap-fastened on the support portion; and a front portion (10, 30) including a front wall (11) and at least one tongue (20) that extends at the rear of the front wall so as to fasten to the electrical unit. The tongue is adapted to be interposed between the snap-fastener tab and a rigid portion of the base of the electrical unit.
US10128644B1	Electrical box mounting method preventive of water ingress An electrical unit mounting assembly, having a top, bottom, back and front, and including a partial enclosure, made of insulating material, defining a cavity having a mouth at its front and defining a through-hole leading to the cavity, at its back and a panel extending outwardly from the mouth, for at least 4 cm and having a front surface. In greater detail, the assembly is oriented in an upright manner so that its top is topmost, the through-hole is constructed so that liquid cannot be driven by gravity from inside the cavity, through the through-hole and wherein the front surface of the panel includes raised surfaces defining down channels to prevent a foreign surface from blocking liquid-flow down the down-channels.
US10128641B2	Pivot cable solution A cable spacer (200) for managing cable work in particular in machinery having a rotatable part. The spacer is capable of receiving at least part of a cable bundle to ensure that a clearance or distance between the cables is maintained even during torsion or other motion of the cable bundle.
US10128640B2	Retrofitting device for medium voltage switchgear A retrofitting device for medium voltage panels which comprises a plurality of first and second horizontal CB contacts aligned in a first and second horizontal plane, a plurality of first and second vertical SWG contacts aligned in a first and second vertical plane, a first bar assembly comprising first connection elements for connecting each of said first horizontal CB contacts with a corresponding first vertical SWG contact, a second bar assembly comprising second connection elements for connecting each of said second horizontal CB contacts with a corresponding second vertical SWG contact, said first connection elements comprising a first portion and a second portion linked to each other and free to change the angular position with respect to each other in a vertical plane when in an unlocked condition, said second connection elements comprising a third portion and a fourth portion linked to each other and free to change the angular position with respect to each other in a vertical plane when in an unlocked condition, first locking means being provided to lock the first with second portions and the third with the fourth portions in a desired position in which said first horizontal CB contacts and said second horizontal CB contacts are positioned on a substantially same vertical plane.
US10128637B2	Wavelength-tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser for swept source optical coherence tomography system A wavelength-tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with the use of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology is provided as a swept source for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). The wavelength-tunable VCSEL comprises a bottom mirror of the VCSEL, an active region, and a MEMS tunable upper mirror movable by electrostatic deflections. The bottom mirror comprising a GaAs based distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) stack, and the active region comprising multiple stacks of GaAs based quantum dot (QD) layers, are epitaxially grown on a GaAs substrate. The MEMS tunable upper mirror includes a membrane part supported by suspension beams, and an upper mirror comprising a dielectric DBR stack. The MEMS tunable quantum dots VCSEL can cover an operating wavelength range of more than 100 nm, preferably with a center wavelength between 250 and 1950 nm, and the sweeping rate can be from a few kHz to hundreds of kHz, and up to a few MHz.
US10128636B2	Vertical cavity surface emitting laser The invention relates to a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (100) comprising a first electrical contact (105), a substrate (110), a first Distributed Bragg Reflector (115), an active layer (120), a second Distributed Bragg Reflector (130) and a second electrical contact (135). The Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser comprises at least one AlyGa(1-y)As-layer with 0.95≤y≤1 with a thickness of at least 40 nm, wherein the AlyGa(1-y )As-layer is separated by means of at least one oxidation control layer (119, 125b). The invention further relates to a laser device (300) comprising such a VCSEL (100) preferably an array of such a VCSELs (100) which are driven by an electrical driving circuit (310). The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a VCSEL (100).
US10128635B2	Photonic integrated device with dielectric structure A photonic integrated device (PID) for generating single and multiple wavelength optical signals is provided. The PID includes first and second reflective structures having first and second predetermined reflectivities, respectively. A common waveguide is optically coupled to the first reflective structure, and at least one semiconductor waveguide is optically coupled to the second reflective structure. The PID further includes at least one active gain region that is disposed between the first and second reflective structures. In various embodiments, the PID includes at least one of a dielectric waveguide based wavelength dependent element and a dielectric Bragg stack.
US10128633B2	Surface emitting semiconductor laser A surface emitting semiconductor laser includes a post disposed on a substrate, the post including an active layer and a distributed Bragg reflector; a first insulating layer disposed on side and top surfaces of the post and on the substrate, the first insulating layer having an opening on the top surface of the post; an electrode disposed in the opening of the first insulating layer; an electric conductor including a pad electrode on the first insulating layer, the electric conductor extending on the first insulating layer to the electrode; and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, the electrode, and the electric conductor so as to cover the electrode in the opening of the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer having an opening on the pad electrode, the opening of the second insulating layer having an edge on a top surface of the pad electrode.
US10128628B2	Wire with terminal and manufacturing method therefor A method for manufacturing a terminal-attached electric wire including an electric wire including a core wire having plurality of strand wires, and a female terminal including wire barrels crimped around the core wire. The method includes a first step of applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire, and a second step of crimping the wire barrels in a region of the core wire to which ultrasonic vibrations have been applied. The first step includes applying ultrasonic vibrations to the core wire while leaving a compression margin for the crimping by the second step such that the resistance between the electric wire and the female terminal is stabilized until the strand wires of the terminal-attached electric wire are severed when the core wire of the terminal-attached electric wire is further compressed after the second step.
US10128623B2	Wall bushing for plug connectors Provided is a wall bushing for establishing contact between a plug connector and a housing wall or the like. The wall bushing can be placed and fastened over an opening by three fastening bores. Advantageous arrangement of the three fastening bores ensures that the wall bushing is fitted on the housing in a particularly safe and stable manner. The special shaping of the wall bushing additionally allows a high mounting density of a large number of wall bushings in a small area.
US10128619B2	Ground shield for a contact module A contact module includes a dielectric holder holding signal contacts and guard traces. The guard traces are electrically commoned and provide electrical shielding between the corresponding signal contacts. A ground shield is coupled to a first side of the dielectric holder and provides electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The ground shield is electrically connected to each guard trace and has a plurality of rails. Each rail has side strips aligned with the signal contacts and connecting strips extending inward from a first edge of the side strip into the dielectric holder to directly engage the corresponding guard traces. The rails are generally L-shaped defined by the side strips and corresponding connecting strips.
US10128618B1	Electrical connector module assembly with shielding elements An electrical connector module assembly is provided and includes a first shell and a second shell configured to mate together with the first shell along an interface that extends along a portion of the shells. The first and second shells form a cavity therebetween that extends along the length of the shells. The cavity is configured to hold an electrical component therein. The module assembly also includes a plurality of shielding elements positioned along the portion of the shells. The shielding elements are configured to form a seal along the interface that shields the electrical component from electromagnetic interference.
US10128616B2	Electrical connector having commoned ground shields An electrical connector includes a housing and contact assemblies. The housing includes shroud walls and a base having a front side and a rear side. The front side of the base and the shroud walls define a cavity configured to receive a mating connector. The base is electrically conductive and has chambers extending therethrough that are defined by chamber walls. The contact assemblies are received in the chambers. Each contact assembly has a signal pod surrounded on at least two sides by a ground shield. The signal pod includes a dielectric body holding a pair of signal contacts. The dielectric body engages interior sides of the ground shield to electrically insulate the signal contacts from the ground shield. Exterior sides of the ground shield engage the chamber walls of the base to electrically connect the ground shield to the base.
US10128615B2	Variable-clocking terminal assembly A variable-clocking terminal assembly includes a crimp barrel, a terminal lug, and a locking collar. The crimp barrel includes a crimp portion having a crimp portion cavity sized and configured to receive a cable end of an electrical cable. The crimp barrel includes a conical portion extending axially from the crimp portion. The terminal lug has a cylindrical portion and a terminal tongue extending outwardly from the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion has a conical cavity configured complementary to the conical portion. The locking collar has collar threads configured to engage threads formed on one of the crimp barrel and the terminal lug for drawing the conical portion into direct physical engagement with the conical cavity in a manner locking an orientation of the terminal lug relative to the crimp barrel and establishing electrical continuity between the conical portion and the conical cavity.
US10128609B2	Water resistant connector assembly A water resistant connector assembly includes first and second connectors. Each connector has a housing and a water resistant seal. Each connector is formed in a two-shot operation with the housing being formed of polypropylene and the seal being formed of a thermoplastic elastomer. The seal of one of the connectors has a portion that is provided on an outer surface thereof and has ribs which fold over in a direction opposite a water ingression direction when the second connector is connected to the first convector, thereby creating a seal between the connectors when they are connected. The seals of each of the connectors are also provided at terminal/wire insertion areas, and these seals ensure proper insertion of the terminal/wires. These seals may further include strain relief portions to provide resistance to angularity of the wire.
US10128608B2	Sealed electronic connectors for electronic devices A plug connector for an electronic device has a deformable seal positioned on it such that when the plug connector is mated to the electronic device a liquid-tight seal is formed between the plug connector and the electronic device. A seal may also be positioned within a receptacle connector cavity of the electronic device such that it forms a liquid-tight seal to a plug connector when the plug connector is mated to the electronic device.
US10128605B2	Connector A connector (10) to be mounted into an attaching member (60) provided detachably to a case (80) of a device accommodating a waiting connector (90) to face the waiting connector (90) and to be connected to the waiting connector (90) includes a housing (20) configured to accommodate a terminal (50) and a movable member (40) forming a wire accommodating portion (41) together with the connector housing (20). The wire accommodating portion (41) is configured to accommodate a wire W connected to the terminal (50), and including a held portion (45) to be held movably within a plane perpendicular to a connecting direction to the waiting connector (90) with respect to a holding portion (70) provided in the attaching member (60), and a coupling (37, 39, 43) configured to couple the housing (20) and the movable member (40).
US10128604B2	Electrical connector assembly The present disclosure provides an electrical connector assembly which comprises: a mounting frame having a connector mounting space and at least one mating opening; a protective cover which can cover and latch with and uncover the mounting frame and comprises an outer cover made of a hard material and an inner cover made of a soft material, an inner surface of the outer cover is engaged with an outer surface of the inner cover, the protective cover is further provided with a strap, the strap connects with the mounting frame so as to allow the protective cover to move between an open position and a close position; and at least one connector having a connector mating portion, the connector is received and fixed in the connector mounting space, and the connector mating portion is exposed via the mating opening. The protective cover of the electrical connector assembly of the present disclosure has the advantage of being easy to operate, feel good and beautiful in appearance.
US10128603B2	High power connector A high power electrical connector includes a plug and receptacle for use in a power transmission system. The plug includes a wire conductor attached to a mounting end and a circular contacting portion extending from a second end. The plug is configured to mate with a receptacle connector having a sleeve for engaging the circular extension and a mounting end for connection to a conductive wire. A contacting ring made from a braid provides a low resistance interface between the plug and receptacle minimizing the potential for heat buildup across the interface and minimizing electrical failure.
US10128602B2	Electric connector with a terminal interface A method of assembling an electrical connector includes inserting an electric terminal with an attached wire to an initially inserted position in a wire opening defined by a connector body. The electric terminal is moved through the wire opening in an insertion direction relative to the connector body. The electric terminal is attached to the connector body in a seated position, wherein the wire is coaxial with the wire opening.
US10128600B2	Connection terminal and connector The present disclosure discloses a connection terminal and a connector. The connection terminal comprises a terminal body, a plug-in part, and a stop part. The plug-in part is disposed at an axial front end of the terminal body and extends along an axial direction of the terminal body to enable a plug-fit with a mating terminal. The stop part is disposed at an axial front end of the terminal body for stopping the connection terminal from a continued forward insertion when the connection terminal is mounted in place in a connector housing. The stop part extends along a radial direction of the terminal body and is arranged to be stop-fittable with a rear end of the plug-in part along the axial direction of the terminal body. The connection terminal according to the present disclosure has a simplified structure with good processability and high mechanical strength.
US10128599B2	Connector The connector has a housing and a retainer. The retainer is accommodated in the housing and has a base portion and a front upper beam extending forward from the base portion and positioned above an insertion passage of a flat cable. The upper beam includes a middle portion positioned in the middle of the upper beam and a forward extending portion extending forward from the middle portion. The middle portion has an engaging portion configured to engage an engaged portion of the cable, and at least a portion is positioned in the passage of the cable. A region is provided in the leading end of the extending portion above the leading end of the extending portion for restricting upward movement. The upper beam is elastically deformable so that the middle portion moves upward when the upward movement of the leading end of the extending portion is restricted by the region.
US10128592B1	Integrated circuit interface and method of making the same One example includes a device that is comprised of a plurality of printed circuit boards, a plurality of vias, and a plurality of castellations. The plurality of printed circuit boards are laminated together, at least some of the plurality of printed circuit boards including a dielectric panel and a plurality of conductor pads. The plurality of vias, through the plurality of conductor pads, include a conductive material to respectively electrically couple the plurality of conductor pads with each other. The plurality of castellations, on at least one side of the plurality of printed circuit boards, to electrically couple each of a plurality of contact pins of an integrated circuit socket with respective contact pads of the plurality of conductor pads.
US10128591B2	Electrical connector One embodiment provides an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing defining a slot; and a pin. The pin includes a stub member comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion to couple to a first printed circuit board; and a movable member operable to engage the second portion of the stub member to create a conductive path, wherein the stub member is only engaged with the movable member when a second printed circuit board is inserted into the slot.
US10128590B2	Pluggable LGA socket for high density interconnects Embodiments provide for a method for pluggable Land Grid Array (LGA) socket for high density interconnects. A method includes inserting an electrical-to-optical transceiver into an opening of a channel housing that is positioned above a land grid array connector located on an electrical package. After the electrical-to-optical transceiver is inserted into the channel housing, a tapered opening remains between an upper portion of the channel housing above the electrical-to-optical transceiver, wherein a gap of the tapered opening decreases progressively starting from the opening. The method includes inserting a conductive wedge into the gap of the tapered opening prior to communications through the electrical-to-optical transceiver between a component on the electrical package and a component external to the electrical package.
US10128584B2	Elastic electric contact terminal with improved environmental resistance and fabrication method therefor Disclosed is an elastic electric contact terminal comprising: an elastic core; a polymer film which is bonded while covering the core, with an adhesive layer being interposed therebetween; and a copper foil capable of being soldered, which is bonded while covering the polymer film. A metal plating layer is formed on every surface exposed outwardly from the copper foil.
US10128575B2	HDTV antenna assemblies Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of HDTV antenna assemblies. In an exemplary embodiment, a high definition television antenna assembly generally includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element has a generally annular shape with an opening. The second antenna element includes first and second arms spaced apart from the first antenna element. The first and second arms extend at least partially along portions of the first antenna element. The first and second antenna elements may be electromagnetically coupled without a direct ohmic connection between the first and second antenna elements.
US10128573B2	Tunable multiple-resonance antenna systems, devices, and methods for handsets operating in low LTE bands with wide duplex spacing The present subject matter relates to antenna systems, devices, and methods that provide efficient coverage of low frequency bands (e.g., 700 MHz-bands and 600 MHz-bands) for the new generations of mobile communication. For example, a dual-resonant radiating system can include a ground plane, a radiating coupler spaced apart from but in communication with the ground plane, and a ground plane extension in communication with the ground plane. In this arrangement, one or both of the radiating coupler and the ground plane extension are tunable to tune a dual-resonance frequency response.
US10128572B2	Patch antenna, method of manufacturing and using such an antenna, and antenna system The invention relates to a patch antenna. The invention also relates to an antenna system for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals comprising at least one antenna according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing an antenna according to the invention. The invention moreover relates to a method for use in wireless communications by using an antenna according to the invention. The invention additionally relates to a RF transceiver of a wireless communications device comprising at least one antenna according to the invention. The invention further relates to an electronic device comprising an RF transceiver according to the invention.
US10128571B2	Counter electrode device, system and method for varying the permittivity of a liquid crystal device Techniques and mechanisms for changing a permittivity of a liquid crystal (LC) cell that is to facilitate a radiating or guiding of a radio frequency electromagnetic wave. In an embodiment, a device includes electrodes coupled to variously apply different electrical fields to the LC cell at different times. At one time, a first electrical field is applied to increase an average alignment of polar LC molecules with a first axis. At another time, a second electrical field is applied to decrease the average alignment of such polar LC molecules with the first axis. The first electrical field and the second electrical field have different respective directions at a first location of the LC cell. In another embodiment, the first electrical field is applied with a first plurality of electrodes and the second electrical field is applied with a second plurality of electrodes that is different than the first plurality of electrodes.
US10128570B2	System and method for wireless communications using an adaptable diamond phased array antenna system An antenna system includes an array of radiating elements forming a diamond shape. The diamond shape includes a first axis and a second axis. The diamond shape is oriented with the first axis aligned with a reference plane shared by a plurality of airborne communications relay platforms. The diamond shape is reoriented to maintain the first axis aligned with the reference plane in response to a change in position of the reference plane relative to the array.
US10128567B2	Antenna device for a vehicle An antenna device for a vehicle, including a generating device for generating electromagnetic waves, a waveguide system for transmitting electromagnetic waves, the waveguide system including a plurality of waveguide set-ups. The waveguide set-ups each having an inlet for feeding in the generated electromagnetic waves, the waveguide set-ups each including a plurality of outlets connected to the respective inlet, in order to couple out the electromagnetic waves fed into the respective inlet. The plurality of respective outlets being connected to openings in a surface, from which the electromagnetic waves are able to radiate, so that the surface includes a plurality of regions, whose respective openings are connected to a separate inlet via a separate waveguide set-up.
US10128566B2	Advanced radome designs with tailorable reinforcement and methods of manufacturing the same Apparatuses and methods are provided including radome designs with tailorable through thickness reinforcement (TTR) or transverse members that increase mechanical durability of the reinforced radomes against an applied forces while providing desired radar transmissive performance matched to a particular environment. Embodiments provided allow for greater mechanical durability while maintaining sensitive RF performance across the entire structure. TTR in the embodiments include composite rods, fibers, fiber bundles, tows, or a combination of these options. The TTR can be placed through the core or both the skins and the core, and the TTR can be continuous threads of materials.
US10128564B2	System and apparatus for clothing with embedded passive repeaters for wireless communication A passive repeater garment includes a clothing item and a plurality of flexible antenna apparatuses, each including an electromagnetically reflective layer; an insulation layer, which can be dielectric; an arrangement of conductors, including a first antenna, a second antenna, a coupling element, a reflector; an antenna layer; and a protective cover layer. The conductors can be made from conductive threads. The first and second antennas can include a dipole antenna, a rhombic antenna, a planar antenna, or a Yagi-Uda antenna, and an undulating portion. Also disclosed is a system of passive repeater garments, including a plurality of personal assemblies of passive repeater garments, each assembly configured for a human user, and including a plurality of passive repeater garments.
US10128563B2	Wireless communication device A wireless communication device includes a base, a first antenna module, and a second antenna module. The base has a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface disposed opposite to the first bearing surface. The first antenna module is disposed on the first bearing surface. The second antenna module is disposed on the second bearing surface. Upon the structure of the wireless communication device, the dissipation efficiency and signal transmission/reception performance generated by the antenna of the wireless communication device can be improved.
US10128561B2	Antenna apparatus and electronic device including the same An antenna apparatus is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a first section including at least one slit spaced apart from an outer edge of the antenna apparatus by a predetermined distance, a second section distinguished from the first section through the slit, and a feeding module for supplying a current to at least one of the first section and the second section.
US10128556B2	Transition between a SIW and a waveguide interface The present invention relates to a transition arrangement (1) between a SIW and a waveguide interface (3). The SIW comprises a dielectric material (4), a first and second metal layer (5, 6) and a first and second electric wall element (7a, 7b) running essentially parallel and electrically connecting the metal layers (5, 6). The transition arrangement (1) comprises a coupling aperture (8) in the first metal layer (5) and a third wall element (7c) running between the first and second electric wall elements (7a, 7b). The transition arrangement (1) further comprises an intermediate transition element (9) with a first and second main surface (10, 11), and a transition aperture (12) having first and second opening (13, 14) with corresponding first and second widths (w1, w2). The transition element (9) is mounted over the coupling aperture (8), the first width (w1) exceeding the second width (w2) and the transition from the first width (w1) to the second width (w2) taking place between the first opening (13) and the second opening (14) in at least one step (15, 16). The second opening (14) is mounted to the waveguide interface (3) having an interface opening (17) being offset relative the second opening (14), a front step (18) being formed.
US10128555B2	Metallic waveguide with a dielectric core that is disposed on a non-planar or irregular surface of a substrate A digital system has a substrate having a top surface on which a waveguide is formed on the top surface of the substrate. The waveguide is formed by a conformal base layer formed on the top surface of the substrate, two spaced apart sidewalls, and a top conformal layer connected to the base layer to form a longitudinal core region. The waveguide may be a metallic or otherwise conductive waveguide, a dielectric waveguide, a micro-coax, etc.
US10128554B2	Printed circuit board, optical module, and transmission equipment A printed circuit board includes a first signal line inside a first dielectric layer; a first ground conductor layer and a second ground conductor layer; a second signal line disposed on the first ground conductor layer; a signal via for connecting the first signal line and the second signal line; and ground vias formed surrounding the signal via. The ground vias include first ground vias formed at respective first points, second ground vias formed at respective second points. The first points are placed on the line of a first polygon, and the second points are placed on the line of a second polygon, and the distances between adjacent first points and those between adjacent second points are all equal to or shorter than a first distance, and at least one second point is placed within the first distance from each of the adjacent first points.
US10128552B2	Structure and electronic circuit A structure which cuts off propagation of an electromagnetic wave at one or more frequencies is provided. The structure comprises linear third conductors arranged on a plurality of different layers different from a first layer of a substrate including the first layer where a first conductor is formed and a second layer where a second conductor is formed, and at least one fourth conductor configured to connect one end of one conductor out of the third conductors to one end of another conductor out of the third conductors. At least one of the third conductors has a curved shape.
US10128551B2	Electrolyte for lithium air battery and lithium air battery including the same An electrolyte for a lithium air battery including a deuterated compound, wherein the deuterated compound is a deuterated product of an organic compound, in which at least one hydrogen atom is substituted with a deuterium atom, wherein the organic compound has a carbon-hydrogen (C—H) bond dissociation energy of 337.2 kJ/mol or more.
US10128547B2	Method for producing secondary battery Provided is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which localized precipitation of a foreign metal in the negative electrode can be reliably suppressed in a shorter time, regardless of, for instance, electrode type or electrode variability. The production method is a method for producing a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode provided with a negative electrode active material layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The method comprises a step of constructing a cell including the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro-charging step of performing charging over one hour or longer, up to 0.01% to 0.5% of the capacity of the constructed cell, in a state of charge such that a positive electrode potential is equal to or higher than an oxidation potential of iron (Fe), and a negative electrode potential is equal to or higher than a reduction potential of iron (Fe), and maintaining the state of charge; and a step of performing an initial conditioning charging.
US10128545B2	Battery pack A battery pack has a case which includes accommodating areas for battery cells located between and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Each PCB has openings that correspond to respective accommodating areas. The battery pack also has tabs connected to the battery cells through the openings in the PCBs. First ends of pattern portions of a first PCB are connected to respective tabs of the first PCB, and second ends of the pattern portions are at a first pattern collecting portion in the case. First ends of pattern portions of a second PCB are connected to respective tabs corresponding to the second PCB, and second ends of the pattern portions of the second PCB are at a second pattern collecting portion in the case. A battery management system is connected to the batteries through the first and second PCBs.
US10128541B2	Power storage device A power storage device with reduced initial irreversible capacity is provided. The power storage device includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, and an electrolyte solution. In the negative electrode active material layer, the content percentage of a carbon material with an R value of 1.1 or more is less than 2 wt %. The R value refers to a ratio of a peak intensity I1360 to a peak intensity I1580 (I1360/I1580). The peak intensity I1360 and the peak intensity I1580 are observed by Raman spectrometry at a Raman shift of 1360 cm−1 and a Raman shift of 1580 cm−1, respectively. The electrolyte solution contains a lithium ion and an ionic liquid composed of an organic cation and an anion.
US10128539B2	Cyclic phosphonamides as an electrolyte component for lithium-ion batteries An electrolyte suitable for use in lithium ion batteries contains 100 parts by weight of aprotic solvent, 1 to 50 parts by weight of lithium-containing conducting salt, 4 to 50 parts by weight of vinylene carbonate, and cyclic phosphonamide of the general formula 1 in which R1, R2, R3 are each hydrocarbyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by fluoro, chloro or silyl groups and which has 1-20 carbon atoms, where two or three of the radicals R1, R2, R3 may be joined to one another, and n has a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. The electrolyte is used in a lithium-ion battery which comprises a cathode, an anode, a separator, and the electrolyte.
US10128536B2	Multi-cell lithium-ion batteries Lithium ion (Li-ion) multi-cell batteries in which the requirements for individual monitoring and controlling charging of each cell, the requirements for monitoring and controlling charge balancing and the effects of repeated charging and discharging are ameliorated are presented. In one or more embodiments, the multi-cell battery includes configuration material that substantially provides a moisture barrier.
US10128533B2	Solid electrolyte material and lithium battery A solid electrolyte material includes: Li2+yGe1−xMxO3. x satisfies an equation of 0≤x<0.5. y satisfies an equation of −0.5
US10128532B2	Sulfide solid electrolyte material, battery, and method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte material Sulfide solid electrolyte material with favorable ion conductivity, wherein charge and discharge efficiency is inhibited from decreasing. Solves problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material including a Li element, Si element, P element, S element and O element, having peak at position of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement using CuKα ray, wherein sulfide solid electrolyte material does not have peak at position of 2θ=27.33°±0.50° in X-ray diffraction measurement using CuKα ray, or in case of having peak at position of 2θ=27.33°±0.50°, value of IB/IA is 1 or less when diffraction intensity at peak of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° is regarded as IA and diffraction intensity at peak of 2θ=27.33°±0.50° is regarded as IB; and wherein molar fraction of O element to total of S element and O element is larger than 0.2.
US10128531B2	Solid electrolyte particles, preparation method thereof, and lithium secondary battery comprising the same Provided are a method of preparing solid electrolyte particles of Chemical Formula 1 including preparing a precursor solution by mixing a titanium precursor, a lanthanum precursor, and a lithium precursor in an aqueous or organic solvent, and heat treating the precursor solution, solid electrolyte particles prepared thereby, and a lithium secondary battery including the solid electrolyte particles: Li3xLa(2/3-x)TiO3(0 According to a method of preparing solid electrolyte particles according to an embodiment of the present invention, solid electrolyte particles may be easily prepared by heat treating at low temperature for a short period of time.
US10128529B2	Lithium-ion secondary battery, fabricating method therof, and electronic device A lithium-ion secondary battery with a high capacity retention rate is provided. In addition, a fabricating method of a lithium-ion secondary battery with a high capacity retention rate is provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer. The electrolyte solution includes at least one of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide (LiTFSA) and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)amide (LiFSA). The electrolyte solution includes vinylene carbonate (VC). A coating film including lithium oxide is on a surface of the negative electrode active material layer. A fabricating method of a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a first step of enclosing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution in an exterior body, and a second step of annealing the exterior body enclosing the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte solution for 24 hours or longer after the first step. The annealing in the second step is performed at a temperature higher than or equal to 80° C. and lower than or equal to 100° C.
US10128527B2	Laminating apparatus There is described a laminating apparatus for coupling electrodes of non-rectangular shape with a separating film for the manufacture of electric energy accumulating devices, wherein a pair of laminating rollers has a roller driven by an elastic arrangement loaded with a variable force adjusted by an endless screw conveyor controlled by a brushless motor, during the passage of the electrodes, so as to vary the laminating force according to the width of the electrode laminated instant by instant, in order for the laminating pressure to remain almost constant.
US10128525B2	Preparation of imides containing a fluorosulfonyl group A process for preparing a fluoro compound of formula: R2—(SO2)—NX—(SO2)—F (III) including: (a) a first step for obtaining the chloro compound of formula: R1—(SO2)—NX—(SO2)—Cl; (II) this first step including the reaction of the sulfamide of formula: R0—(SO2)—NH2 (I) with a sulfureous acid and a chlorinating agent; and (b) a second step for obtaining the fluoro compound of formula (III), this second step including the reaction of the chloro compound of formula (II) with anhydrous hydrofluoric acid in at least one organic solvent; in which: X represents either a hydrogen atom or a monovalent cation M; R1 represents an electron-withdrawing group having a positive Hammett parameter σp; if R1 represents Cl, then R0 represents OH; otherwise, R0 is identical to R1; and if R1 represents Cl, then R2 represents F; otherwise, R2 is identical to R1.
US10128524B2	Fuel cell manufacturing method and fuel cell manufacturing device A fuel cell manufacturing method and a fuel cell manufacturing device are provided in which it is possible to heat, in a localized manner, sections for which heating is desired. In this fuel cell manufacturing method, a laminate is obtained by stacking a membrane electrode assembly and a separator that has an adhesive disposed therebetween. Coils are provided adjacent a site of the laminate to be heated. Preferably, coils are disposed on opposite sides of the site in the stacking direction of the membrane electrode assembly and the separator such that current flows in the same direction as directions intersecting the stacking direction. The site to be heated is subjected to induction heating by passing current through the coils.
US10128517B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack; a centrifugal compressor that compresses and supplies the oxidant gas to the fuel cell stack; a regulating valve that controls pressure at an outlet of the compressor; and a control unit that controls the compressor and the regulating valve, wherein the control unit determines a rotation speed of the compressor and an open degree of the regulating valve based on a target air flow rate corresponding to a current value instructed to the fuel cell stack, actuates the compressor based on the determined rotation speed, and actuates the regulating valve based on the determined open degree. The control unit executes feedback control to reduce the difference between an actual air flow rate and a target air flow rate by changing the open degree of the regulating valve while maintaining the rotation speed of the compressor.
US10128512B2	Paper-based magnesium battery and the use thereof The present application relates generally to paper-based magnesium batteries, and the manufacture and use thereof, such as in wearable or point of care devices.
US10128508B2	Positive electrode material slurry for lithium secondary battery including at least two conductive materials and lithium secondary battery using the same Provided is a positive electrode material slurry for secondary battery including a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, a binder, and a solvent, wherein the conductive agent includes a first conductive agent and a second conductive agent having different particle shapes and sizes.Since the conductive agent of the present invention may be uniformly dispersed in the positive electrode active material by including a point-type conductive agent, as the first conductive agent, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) subjected to a grinding process as the linear second conductive agent, conductivity of an electrode to be prepared may be improved and a secondary battery having improved high-rate discharge capacity characteristics may be provided.
US10128507B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a sulfide solid electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive active material particle and a coating film including an oxide including lithium (Li) and zirconium (Zr) on a surface of the positive active material particle.
US10128506B2	Electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, nonaqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack An electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery according to the present embodiment includes: a current collector; and an active material layer that is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the current collector. The active material layer contains a fluorine-containing aromatic compound, in which at least one of hydrogen atoms bonded to the aromatic ring has been substituted by fluorine, at 0.01 mass % or more and 1.0 mass % or less.
US10128500B2	Preparation method of lithium nickel manganese oxide cathode material of battery and lithium nickel manganese oxide cathode material of battery A preparation method of a lithium nickel manganese oxide cathode material of a battery includes steps of providing a nickel compound, a manganese compound, a first quantity of lithium compound, a second quantity of lithium compound and a compound containing metallic ions, mixing the nickel compound, the first quantity of lithium compound, dispersant and deionized water to produce first product solution, adding the manganese compound into the first product solution and mixing to produce second product solution, performing a first grinding to produce first precursor solution, mixing the second quantity of lithium compound, the compound containing the metallic ions and the first precursor solution, then performing a second grinding to produce second precursor solution, and calcining the second precursor solution to produce the lithium nickel manganese oxide cathode material of the battery, the formula of which is written by Li1.0+xNi0.5Mn1.5MyO4. Therefore, the activation energy of reaction can be reduced.
US10128499B2	Positive electrode active material, preparing method thereof, and lithium secondary battery including positive electrode comprising the positive electrode active material A positive electrode active material includes a lithium composite oxide and a zirconium oxide coating layer and a lithium zirconium oxide coating layer that are in a form of sequential layers on the lithium composite oxide.
US10128498B2	Power storage device A power storage device which has improved performance such as higher discharge capacity and in which deterioration due to peeling or the like of an active material layer is less likely to be caused is provided. In an electrode for the power storage device, phosphorus-doped amorphous silicon is used for the active material layer over a current collector as a material that can be alloyed with lithium, and niobium oxide is deposited over the active material layer as a layer containing niobium. Accordingly, the capacity of the power storage device can be increased and the cycle characteristics and the charge-discharge efficiency can be improved.
US10128488B2	Type II clathrates for rechargeable battery anodes An anode for a rechargeable battery includes a Type II clathrate having the formula MxX136, where a cage structure is formed by X, M represents one or more guest ions, and 0
US10128487B2	Methods for alkaliating roll anodes The present invention relates to processes that may be used singly or in combination to prevent lithium (or alkali metal) plating or dendrite buildup on bare substrate areas or edges of electrode rolls during alkaliation of a battery or electrochemical cell anode composed of a conductive substrate and coatings, in which the electrode rolls may be coated on one or both sides and may have exposed substrate on edges, or on continuous or discontinuous portions of either or both substrate surfaces.
US10128483B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a battery cell including an electrode tab, a cell holder through which the electrode tab is inserted, a connection tab welded to the electrode tab and providing a welded portion above the cell holder, and a fume discharge groove located in a region of the cell holder under the welded portion.
US10128481B2	Lithium-based battery separator and method for making the same A lithium-based battery separator includes a porous polymer membrane having opposed surfaces. A porous carbon coating is formed on one of the opposed surfaces of the porous polymer membrane. Polycations are incorporated in the porous carbon coating, in the porous polymer membrane, or in both the porous carbon coating and the porous polymer membrane.
US10128477B2	Cap assembly and secondary battery including the same A cap assembly includes a current interrupt portion; a cap-up electrically connected with the current interrupt portion; and a gasket fixing the current interrupt portion and the cap-up, wherein the current interrupt portion comprises a vent portion comprising a safety vent configured to fracture when a predetermined pressure is applied thereon, and a cap-down comprising at least one hole configured to allow gas to flow in a direction toward the cap-up; and wherein an overall area of the at least one hole is about 0.12% to about 1.61% of a cross-sectional area of the gasket based on an outer diameter of the gasket.
US10128474B2	Cell module and cell pack A battery module includes a first battery stack, a second battery stack, a first bracket, and a second bracket. The first and second battery stacks each have a plurality of rechargeable batteries. The first battery stack has an end adjacent to the second battery stack, and the second battery stack has an end adjacent to the first battery stack. The first bracket is provided at the end of the first battery stack. The second bracket is provided at the end of the second battery stack and has the same shape as the first bracket. Each of the first bracket and the second bracket has insertion protrusions and receiving recesses that are alternately arranged. One of the insertion protrusions of the second bracket is inserted into the receiving recess formed between adjacent two of the insertion protrusions of the first bracket.
US10128472B2	Secondary battery head cover assembly, secondary battery including the same and assembling method thereof The present application relates to a secondary battery head cover assembly, a secondary battery including the same and an assembling method thereof. The secondary battery head cover assembly includes a head cover and an insulation structure, the insulation structure includes a top connection sheet and two naked battery core insulation sheets, an electrode pole is provided on the head cover, and an electrode pole through hole, through which the electrode pole passes, is provided at a position on the top connection sheet corresponding to the electrode pole, the top connection sheet is located below the head cover and is fixed to the head cover. The secondary battery includes the secondary battery head cover assembly and the naked battery core, the naked battery core is located below the top connection sheet, and the two naked battery core insulation sheets wrap the side and bottom surfaces of the naked battery core.
US10128467B2	Method for depositing a target material onto a organic electrically functional material The invention relates to a method for depositing a target material onto an organic electrically functional material. The method includes the steps of: providing a substrate with an organic electrically functional material, like an emissive electroluminescent layer; creating a vapor plume of target material by pulsed laser deposition; depositing a first layer of target material on the organic electrically functional material, while maintaining the maximum particle velocity of the deposited particles below a preset value; and depositing a second layer of target material on the first layer of target material, while the maximum particle velocity of the deposited particles is above the preset value. The invention also relates to an intermediate product and to an organic light emitting diode.
US10128464B2	Organic electroluminescent device having thin film encapsulation structure and method of fabricating the same Provided is an organic electroluminescent display device, including a substrate, an organic light-emitting device on the substrate, and an encapsulation layer formed on the organic light-emitting device and the substrate. The encapsulation layer includes an inorganic layer and a polymer organic layer alternatingly stacked with an intermediate layer formed of a first organic monomer between the inorganic layer and the polymer organic layer, and one surface of the intermediate layer is bonded to the inorganic layer through bonding sites on a surface of the inorganic layer and another surface of the intermediate layer is bonded to the organic layer by polymerization.
US10128462B2	Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; an organic light emitting diode formed on the substrate; an overcoat covering the organic light emitting diode; and a patterned metal sheet attached on the overcoat and having a plurality of protrusion and depression portions. A plurality of protrusions may be formed in a bottom surface of the patterned metal sheet where the protrusion and depression portions of the patterned metal sheet and the overcoat face each other.
US10128460B2	Flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A flexible display apparatus including: a first film including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite each other, and a first groove formed in the first surface, the first film having a first rigidity; a third film on the second surface of the first film; a fourth film facing the third film; an emission display unit between and encapsulated by the third film and the fourth film; and a second film on the fourth film and facing the first film, the second film having a second rigidity that is less than the first rigidity.
US10128456B2	Organic electroluminescence element, and material for organic electroluminescence element The organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and at least an emitting layer between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer includes a first host material, a second host material, and a phosphorescent dopant material. The first host material is a compound represented by a formula (1) below and the second host material is a compound represented by a formula (2) below.
US10128455B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device To increase emission efficiency of a fluorescent light-emitting element by efficiently utilizing a triplet exciton generated in a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer of the light-emitting element includes at least a host material and a guest material. The triplet exciton generated from the host material in the light-emitting layer is changed to a singlet exciton by triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA). The guest material (fluorescent dopant) is made to emit light by energy transfer from the singlet exciton. Thus, the emission efficiency of the light-emitting element is improved.
US10128454B2	Display device A display device includes an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a blue light emitting layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer and/or an electron injection layer, and a cathode, which are stacked in this order, and has the following characteristics (i), (ii), and (iii): (i) the hole mobility of the blue light emitting layer≥the electron mobility of the blue light emitting layer, (ii) the hole mobility of the hole transport layer≥the electron mobility of the blue light emitting layer, and (iii) \|the HOMO value of the blue light emitting layer−the HOMO value of the hole blocking layer\|≥0.4 eV.
US10128450B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A compound having a structure according to formula (I) is disclosed. In formula (I), Cu is a monovalent copper atom; C is a carbene carbon; X1 and X2 are selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof; X1 is bonded to C by a C atom, and X2 is bonded to *C by an N atom; X1 and X2 are optionally joined to form a ring; and Y is selected halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino, phosphine, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, heteroalkynyl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, and combinations thereof. A formulation containing compound having a structure according to formula (I), and a device with an organic layer comprising disposed between an anode and a cathode, that includes a compound having a structure according to formula (I) are also described.
US10128446B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrodes; and an organic layer between the pair of electrodes, which includes a light-emitting layer, wherein the organic layer contains a compound represented by the following formula (I); and the light-emitting layer contains a iridium complex phosphorescent material: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and contiguous substituents of R1 to R8 may be bonded to each other to form a condensed ring; R9 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a hetero-aryl group, or a silyl group, and each of which group may be substituted with a substituent; and at least one of R1 to R9 represents a deuterium atom or a substituent containing a deuterium atom.
US10128445B2	Organic light emitting element and organic light emitting display device including the same An organic light emitting element and an organic light emitting device, the organic light emitting element including a first compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2:
US10128442B2	Substituted 1,2,3-triylidenetris(cyanomethanylylidene) cyclopropanes for VTE, electronic devices and semiconducting materials using them Provided are processes for preparing an electrically doped semiconducting material that includes a [3]-radialene p-dopant. Also provided are processes for preparing an electronic device containing a layer that includes a [3]-radialene p-dopant. The processes may include (i) loading an evaporation source with a [3]-radialene p-dopant and (ii) evaporating the [3]-radialene p-dopant at an elevated temperature and at a reduced pressure. The [3]-radialene p-dopant may be selected from compounds having a structure according to formula (I) herein.
US10128431B1	Method of manufacturing a multi-layer PZT microactuator using wafer-level processing A multi-level piezoelectric actuator is manufactured using wafer level processing. Two PZT wafers are formed and separately metallized for electrodes. The metallization on the second wafer is patterned, and holes that will become electrical vias are formed in the second wafer. The wafers are then stacked and sintered, then the devices are poled as a group and then singulated to form nearly complete individual PZT actuators. Conductive epoxy is added into the holes at the product placement step in order to both adhere the actuator within its environment and to complete the electrical via thus completing the device. Alternatively: the first wafer is metallized; then the second wafer having holes therethrough but no metallization is stacked and sintered to the first wafer; and patterned metallization is applied to the second wafer to both form electrodes and to complete the vias. The devices are then poled as a group, and singulated.
US10128430B2	Vibration element manufacturing method, vibration element, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and moving object A method of manufacturing a gyro element as a vibration element is a manufacturing method of processing a quartz crystal substrate to form an outward shape of a gyro element including a vibrating arm and form recessed portions in a vibrating arm. The method includes forming the outward shape of a gyro element from one surface of the quartz crystal substrate using dry etching and forming the recessed portions using wet etching.
US10128429B2	Piezoelectric positioning device and positioning method by means of such a piezoelectric positioning device A piezoelectric positioning device (1) has at least one piezoelectric actuator (3) having a first connection contact (4) and a second connection contact (5). A control device (6) with digital/analog converters (12, 16) connected to the connection contacts (4, 5) is used to control the at least one piezoelectric actuator (3). In comparison with a coarse converter (12), a fine converter (16) has a comparatively smaller voltage range and lower voltage levels, with the result that a high degree of positioning accuracy can be achieved.
US10128428B2	Ternary molybdenum chalcogenide superconducting wire and manufacturing thereof A process for the manufacturing of 100% dense TMC bulk material by hot isostatic pressing (HIP) for manufacturing of ternary molybdenum chalcogenide (TMC) single or multifilamentary superconducting wires, in particular that of SnMo6S8 (SMS) and PbMo6S8 (PMS). Such wires allows generation of magnetic fields in excess of 24 Tesla, the limit of the presently used Nb3Sn wires. In addition, TMC superconducting wires are complementary to Nb3Sn because they have about four times higher mechanical strength, i.e., yield strength Rp02. The deformation process by hot extrusion and the hot wire drawing allow plastic/superplastic deformation of the TMC superconductor with perfect grain boundaries, increase the critical current density. Further, the use of high purity molybdenum, with a residual resistivity ratio of at least 100, is considered as an additional inventive step because molybdenum serves not only as a diffusion barrier but simultaneously as electrical stabilizer.
US10128422B2	Two part flexible light emitting semiconductor device Provided is a light emitting semiconductor device comprising a flexible dielectric layer, a conductive layer on at least one side of the dielectric layer, at least one cavity or via in the dielectric substrate, and a light emitting semiconductor supported by the cavity or via. Also provided is a support article comprising a flexible dielectric layer, a conductive layer on at least one side and at least one cavity or via in the dielectric substrate. Further provided is a flexible light emitting semiconductor device system comprising the above-described light emitting semiconductor device attached to the above-described support article.
US10128419B1	Method of manufacturing a light emitting device A method of manufacturing of a Light Emitting Device that has increased reliability and efficiency. Specifically, the disclosed methods uses Atomic Layer Deposition to improve the thermal conductivity between the ceramic plate and the LED, decrease the amount of organic contamination, and increase the efficiency of the optical output of the Light Emitting Device.
US10128418B2	LED cap containing quantum dot phosphors An LED device has a cap containing one or more quantum dot (QD) phosphors. The cap may be sized and configured to be integrated with standard LED packages. The QD phosphor may be held within the well of the LED package, so as to absorb the maximum amount of light emitted by the LED, but arranged in spaced-apart relation from the LED chip to avoid excessive heat that can lead to degradation of the QD phosphor(s). The packages may be manufactured and stored for subsequent assembly onto an LED device.
US10128417B2	Quantum dot based color conversion layer in display devices Embodiments of a display device including barrier layer coated quantum dots and a method of making the barrier layer coated quantum dots are described. Each of the barrier layer coated quantum dots includes a core-shell structure and a hydrophobic barrier layer disposed on the core-shell structure. The hydrophobic barrier layer is configured to provide a distance between the core-shell structure of one of the quantum dots with the core-shell structures of other quantum dots that are in substantial contact with the one of the quantum dots. The method for making the barrier layer coated quantum dots includes forming reverse micro-micelles using surfactants and incorporating quantum dots into the reverse micro-micelles. The method further includes individually coating the incorporated quantum dots with a barrier layer and isolating the barrier layer coated quantum dots with the surfactants of the reverse micro-micelles disposed on the barrier layer.
US10128416B2	Method for manufacturing light emitting device with phosphor layer A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, having mounting a light emitting element on a board, forming a phosphor layer that contains a phosphor by spraying on surfaces of the board and the light emitting element after the mounting of the light emitting element; and forming a cover layer that contains at least one type of light reflecting material and light blocking material on a surface of the phosphor layer over the board.
US10128412B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a light emitting structure including a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer, a light-transmissive conductive layer disposed on the second conductive-type semiconductor layer and having a plurality of open regions through which the second conductive-type semiconductor layer is exposed, and a second electrode disposed on the light-transmissive conductive layer so as to extend beyond at least one of the open regions, wherein the second electrode contacts the second conductive-type semiconductor layer in the open regions and contacts the light-transmissive conductive layer in regions excluding the open regions.
US10128409B2	All-inorganic perovskite-based films, devices, and methods Provided herein are all-inorganic perovskite-based films, devices including all-inorganic perovskite-based films, and methods of forming all-inorganic perovskite-based films. The methods may include casting a precursor formulation that includes an all-inorganic perovskite, a liquid, and a polymer. The amount of polymer in the precursor formulation may be less than the amount of all-inorganic perovskite in the precursor formulation.
US10128408B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a light-emitting member that includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light-emitting layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a first metal layer electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second metal layer electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer. The light-emitting member has a first surface including a front surface of the first semiconductor layer, a second surface including a front surface of the second semiconductor layer, a side surface including an outer periphery of the first semiconductor layer, and a recess extending inwardly of the second surface to an interior portion of the first semiconductor layer to expose an inner surface on a side of the recess facing the side surface.
US10128404B2	Electronic devices comprising N-type and P-type superlattices A superlattice and method for forming that superlattice are disclosed. In particular, an engineered layered single crystal structure forming a superlattice is disclosed. The superlattice provides p-type or n-type conductivity, and comprises alternating host layers and impurity layers, wherein: the host layers consist essentially of a semiconductor material; and the impurity layers consist of a donor or acceptor material.
US10128403B2	Semiconductor substrate, semiconductor device, and manufacturing methods thereof A method of manufacturing a semiconductor substrate including forming a first layer on a substrate, patterning the first layer to form a plurality of patterns spaced apart from one another, forming a second layer on the patterns to cover each of the patterns, heat-treating the second layer to form cavities in the patterns between the second layer and the substrate, and growing the second layer covering the cavities.
US10128396B2	Photovoltaic cell A photovoltaic cell may include a hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer including a n-type doped region and a p-type doped region. The n-type doped region may be separated from the p-type doped region by an intrinsic region. The photovoltaic cell may include a front transparent electrode connected to the n-type doped region, and a rear electrode connected to the p-type doped region. The efficiency may be optimized for indoor lighting values by tuning the value of the H2/SiH4 ratio of the hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer.
US10128395B2	Trench process and structure for backside contact solar cells with polysilicon doped regions A solar cell includes polysilicon P-type and N-type doped regions on a backside of a substrate, such as a silicon wafer. A trench structure separates the P-type doped region from the N-type doped region. Each of the P-type and N-type doped regions may be formed over a thin dielectric layer. The trench structure may include a textured surface for increased solar radiation collection. Among other advantages, the resulting structure increases efficiency by providing isolation between adjacent P-type and N-type doped regions, thereby preventing recombination in a space charge region where the doped regions would have touched.
US10128390B2	Lead selenide capped with a benzoate ligand Semiconductor materials offer several potential benefits as active elements in the development of harvesting-energy conversion technologies. In particular, lead selenide (PbSe) semiconductors have been used and proposed to design solar energy harvesting devices, IR sensors, FET devices, amongst others. The present disclosure provides a lead selenide capped with an aromatic ligand. The use of an aromatic ligand, and more specifically benzoic acid, provides robustness and more durability to the lead selenide, and therefore prevents the lead selenide from breaking or cracking easily. Also the aromatic ligand prevents the degradation and oxidation of the lead selenide, without affecting any of the lead selenide electronic and chemical characteristics.
US10128389B2	Nitride UV light sensors on silicon substrates An ultraviolet light sensor and method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The ultraviolet light sensor includes Group-III Nitride layers adjacent to a silicon wafer with one of the layers at least partially exposed such that a surface thereof can receive UV light to be detected. The Group-III Nitride layers include a p-type layer and an n-type layer, with p/n junctions therebetween forming at least one diode. Conductive contacts are arranged to conduct electrical current through the sensor as a function of ultraviolet light received at the outer Group-III Nitride layer. The Group-III Nitride layers may be formed from, e.g., GaN, InGaN, AlGaN, or InAlN. The sensor may include a buffer layer between one of the Group-III Nitride layers and the silicon wafer. By utilizing silicon as the substrate on which the UV sensor diode is formed, a UV sensor can be produced that is small, efficient, cost-effective, and compatible with other semiconductor circuits and processes. The sensor may be configured to be sensitive to a specific subtype or subband of ultraviolet radiation to be detected by selecting a specific composition of said Group-III Nitride layers.
US10128387B1	Optoelectronic apparatus enabled by dielectric metamaterials An array of dielectric resonators is formed on the substrate of an optoelectronic device. Each resonator includes an active medium having an optical transition that is operative in a process of photodetection or photoemission. The dielectric resonators in the array are each dimensioned to provide a resonance that lies substantially at the frequency of the optical transition.
US10128382B2	Thin film transistor substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and display apparatus having the same A thin film transistor substrate includes a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode. Each of the source electrode and the drain electrode includes a wire layer and a protective layer. The protective layer includes zinc oxide in an amount greater than about 70% by weight and less than about 85% by weight and indium oxide in an amount greater than about 15% by weight and less than about 30% by weight.
US10128380B1	Vertical metal oxide semiconductor transistor and fabrication method thereof A vertical MOS transistor includes a substrate having therein a first source/drain region and a first ILD layer. A nanowire is disposed in the first ILD layer. A lower end of the nanowire is in direct contact with the first source/drain region, and an upper end of the nanowire is coupled with a second source/drain region. The second source/drain region includes a conductive layer. A gate electrode is disposed in the first ILD layer. The gate electrode surrounds the nanowire. A contact hole is disposed in the first ILD layer. The contact hole exposes a portion of the first source/drain region. A contact plug is disposed in the contact hole. A second ILD layer covers the first ILD layer.
US10128376B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a substrate, a device isolation layer that defines an active region, an active fin vertically protruding from the active region of the substrate and extending in a horizontal direction, a gate structure traversing the active fin, and a source/drain contact on the active fin on a side of the gate structure. The gate structure may include a gate pattern and a capping pattern on the gate pattern, and the capping pattern may have impurities doped therein. The capping pattern may include a first part and a second part between the first part and the gate pattern. The first and second parts may have impurity concentrations different from each other.
US10128369B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device, method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device, and method of controlling silicon carbide semiconductor device In a trench-gate vertical MOSFET, an n-type drift layer and p-type base layer are epitaxially grown on an n+ silicon carbide substrate, and an n++ source region and p++ contact region are provided inside the p-type base layer. The first source electrode contacts the n++ source region, and the second source electrode contacts the p++ contact region. The first source electrode and second source electrode are separated from each other.
US10128366B2	Field-effect transistor A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed over the semiconductor substrate, and an epitaxial structure formed partially within the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer formed over the semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed over the gate dielectric layer, and a spacer formed on side surfaces of the gate dielectric layer and the gate electrode. A laterally extending portion of the epitaxial structure extends laterally at an area below a top surface of the semiconductor substrate in a direction toward an area below the gate structure. A lateral end of the laterally extending portion is below the spacer.
US10128362B2	Layer structure for a group-III-nitride normally-off transistor A layer structure for a normally-off transistor has an electron-supply layer made of a group-III-nitride material, a back-barrier layer made of a group-III-nitride material, a channel layer between the electron-supply layer and the back-barrier layer, made of a group-III-nitride material having a band-gap energy that is lower than the band-gap energies of the other layer mentioned. The material of the back-barrier layer is of p-type conductivity, while the material of the electron-supply layer and the material of the channel layer are not of p-type conductivity, the band-gap energy of the electron-supply layer is smaller than the band-gap energy of the back-barrier layer. In absence of an external voltage a lower conduction-band-edge of the third group-III-nitride material in the channel layer is higher in energy than a Fermi level of the material in the channel layer.
US10128358B2	Transistor having a monocrystalline connection A transistor comprising a semiconductor substrate comprising a collector region extending from a main surface of the semiconductor substrate into a substrate material. The transistor comprising a base structure arranged at the collector region along a thickness direction parallel to a direction of a normal of the main surface of the semiconductor substrate, where an emitter structure arranged at the base structure is averted from the semiconductor substrate and along the thickness direction. The transistor comprising a doped electrode layer arranged at a lateral surface region of the base structure and along a lateral direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. The doped electrode layer and the base structure form a monocrystalline connection.
US10128354B2	Thin film transistor, method for manufacturing the same, array substrate and display device The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor, a method for manufacturing the same, an array substrate and a display device. The method for manufacturing a thin film transistor includes providing a substrate, forming a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an amorphous silicon material active layer and a cap layer on the substrate successively, wherein The cap layer is provided with a pattern on a side of the cap layer away from the amorphous silicon material active layer, and the pattern is composed of at least one groove along a length direction of the active layer and at least one groove along a width direction of the active layer, subjecting the amorphous silicon material active layer to laser annealing treatment to transform the amorphous silicon material active layer into a low temperature polycrystalline silicon material active layer, and removing the cap layer.
US10128351B2	Semiconductor devices having a gate conductor and methods of manufacturing the same Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the method may include: forming a first shielding layer on a substrate; forming one of source and drain regions with the first shielding layer as a mask; forming a second shielding layer on the substrate, and removing the first shielding layer; forming a shielding spacer on a sidewall of the second shielding layer; forming the other of the source and drain regions with the second shielding layer and the shielding spacer as a mask; removing at least a portion of the shielding spacer; and forming a gate dielectric layer, and forming a gate conductor as a spacer on a sidewall of the second shielding layer or a possible remaining portion of the shielding spacer.
US10128348B2	Metal bump structure for use in driver IC and method for forming the same A metal bump structure for use in a driver IC includes a metal bump disposed on a matrix, an optional capping layer disposed on the metal bump to completely cover the metal bump and a protective layer disposed on the metal bump to completely cover and protect the metal bump or the optional capping layer and so that the metal bump is not exposed to an ambient atmosphere. The protective layer or the optional capping layer may have a fringe disposed on the matrix.
US10128344B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a drain region made of a first or second conductivity type semiconductors; a drift layer made of the first conductivity type semiconductor; a base region made of the second conductivity type semiconductor; a source region made of the first conductivity type semiconductor with higher concentration; a contact region made of the second conductivity semiconductor with higher concentration; a trench gate structure having upper and lower gate structures; a source electrode connected to the source and contact regions; and a drain electrode at a rear side of the drain region. The upper gate structure is inside the trench at an upper side, and includes a first gate insulation film and a first gate electrode. The lower gate structure is inside the trench at a lower side, and includes a second gate insulation film made of higher dielectric insulation material and a second gate electrode.
US10128340B2	Power semiconductor device The present invention relates to a power semiconductor device which includes: a first conductivity-type silicon carbide semiconductor layer; a switching device which is formed on the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; a second conductivity-type electric field relaxation impurity region which is formed in a terminal portion of a formation region of the switching device and which relaxes an electric field of the terminal portion; and a first conductivity-type added region which is provided between second conductivity-type well regions of a plurality of unit cells that constitutes the switching device, and at least on an outer side of the electric field relaxation impurity region, and which has an impurity concentration higher than that in the silicon carbide semiconductor layer.
US10128338B2	Semiconductors with increased carrier concentration Within examples, a semiconductor device includes a first structure that includes a first doped semiconductor material of a first doping type. The semiconductor device further includes a metal in contact with the first structure, and a second structure that includes a second doped semiconductor material of the first doping type in contact with the first structure. A band off-set for majority charge carriers between the first doped semiconductor material and the second doped semiconductor material is sufficiently large for charge carriers from the second doped semiconductor material to be transferred into the first doped semiconductor material.
US10128328B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices and semiconductor device containing hydrogen-related donors Crystal lattice defects are generated in a horizontal surface portion of a semiconductor substrate and hydrogen-related donors are formed in the surface portion. Information is obtained about a cumulative dopant concentration of dopants, including the hydrogen-related donors, in the surface portion. Based on the information about the cumulative dopant concentration and a dissociation rate of the hydrogen-related donors, a main temperature profile is determined for dissociating a defined portion of the hydrogen-related donors. The semiconductor substrate is subjected to a main heat treatment applying the main temperature profile to obtain, in the surface portion, a final total dopant concentration deviating from a target dopant concentration by not more than 15%.
US10128324B2	Method of manufacturing display unit with a second electrode formed to extend across a bezel region A display unit includes a display panel including a display region and a terminal region on a first substrate, the display region including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element, and the terminal region including a plurality of terminals at a part of a peripheral region of the display region. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode that is provided commonly to the plurality of pixels, in order from the first substrate side. The second electrode extends, continuously in a plan view, to an end of the first substrate in a region on the first substrate except for the terminal region, and is configured to be electrically disconnected from an exterior member of the display panel.
US10128320B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A display device includes a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels; a display switching function portion that displays an image based on light emitted from the pixel portion, and is capable of switching a three-dimensional display and a two-dimensional display of the image; and a sensor portion that detects whether or not an object comes into contact with or approaches.
US10128319B2	Hybrid display A hybrid pixel arrangement for a full-color display is provided, which includes an inorganic LED in at least one sub-pixel, and an organic emissive stack in at least one other sub-pixel. In an embodiment, a first sub-pixel is configured to emit a first color, and includes an inorganic LED, a second sub-pixel is configured to emit a second color, and includes a first portion of a first organic emissive stack configured to emit an initial color different from the first color. A third sub-pixel is configured to emit a third color different from the initial color, and includes a second portion of the first organic emissive stack, and a first color altering layer disposed in a stack with the second portion of the first organic emissive stack.
US10128312B2	Non-volatile memory device There is provided a non-volatile memory device which can enhance the reliability of a memory device by using an ovonic threshold switch (OTS) selection element including a multilayer structure. The non-volatile memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, a selection element layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, which is closer to the second electrode rather than to the first electrode, and which includes a first chalcogenide layer, a second chalcogenide layer, and a material layer disposed between the first and second chalcogenide layers. The first chalcogenide layer including a first chalcogenide material, and the second chalcogenide layer including a second chalcogenide material. A memory layer between the first electrode and the selection element layer includes a third chalcogenide material which is different from the first and second chalcogenide materials.
US10128310B2	Magnetoresistive memory device and manufacturing method of the same According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive memory device includes a magnetoresistive element of a stacked layer structure includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic layer between the first and second magnetic layers, and an insulating layer of a group III-V compound provided on a side of the first magnetic layer of the magnetoresistive element, the insulating layer including an chemical element of group II, group IV, or group VI.
US10128307B2	MicroLED display and assembly Crystalline (micro)LED display assemblies, methods of fabricating such display assemblies, crystalline LED source substrates from which the (micro)LEDs may be transferred to the display assembly, and methods of fabricating such source substrates. LED elements may be prepared for transfer by pick-n-place or other means to a bonding substrate. Anchor and release structures enable LED elements to be affixed and electrically coupled to a bonding substrate with conductive polymer. LED elements may be prepared for transfer to a bonding substrate with self-aligned LED electrode metallization structures enabling the elements to be affixed to a bonding substrate with an adhesive and electrically coupled with a self-aligned local interconnect metallization. After affixing the LED elements, material may be built-up around the LED elements and the display assembly separated from the bonding substrate.
US10128306B2	Light emitting diode chip having distributed bragg reflector and method of fabricating the same A light-emitting diode package including a body and leads. The body comprising a mounting surface. The light emitting diode package also includes a light emitting diode chip including a substrate and a plurality of light emitting cells disposed on the substrate and positioned to be spaced apart from each other, each of the plurality of light emitting cells comprising an active layer disposed between a first conductive-type semiconductor layer and a second conductive-type semiconductor layer. The light emitting diode package also includes a phosphor member disposed on the light-emitting diode chip and a distributed Bragg reflector disposed on the substrate and between the plurality of light emitting cells.
US10128304B2	Isolation for semiconductor devices A system and method for isolating semiconductor devices is provided. An embodiment comprises an isolation region that is laterally removed from source/drain regions of semiconductor devices and has a dielectric material extending over the isolation implant between the source/drain regions. The isolation region may be formed by forming an opening through a layer over the substrate, depositing a dielectric material along the sidewalls of the opening, implanting ions into the substrate after the deposition, and filling the opening with another dielectric material.
US10128297B2	Pin diode structure having surface charge suppression A semiconductor structure having: a silicon structure; and a plurality of laterally spaced PiN diodes formed in the silicon structure; and a surface of the silicon structure configured to reduce reverse bias leakage current through the PiN diodes. In one embodiment, a gate electrode structures is disposed on a surface of the silicon structure, the gate electrode structure having portions disposed between adjacent pairs of the diodes, the gate structure being biased to prevent leakage current through the diodes.
US10128290B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a solid-state imaging device photoelectrically converting light taken by a lens; and a light shielding member shielding part of light incident on the solid-state imaging device from the lens, wherein an angle made between an edge surface of the light shielding member and an optical axis direction of the lens is larger than an incident angle of light to be incident on an edge portion of the light shielding member.
US10128289B2	Embedded image sensor semiconductor packages and related methods An embedded image sensor package including a transparent cover having a first side and an opposing second side. A first layer couples over the second side of the transparent cover and has an opening. An electrically conductive layer couples in or over the first layer and electrically couples with one or more electrical contacts exposed on an outer surface of the package. An image sensor chip having a first side with an image sensor and an opposing second side electrically couples with the electrically conductive layer at the first side of the image sensor chip. The image sensor chip couples over the first layer so the first side of the image sensor chip faces the second side of the transparent cover through the opening. The image sensor chip, first layer, and transparent cover at least partially define a cavity hermetically sealed using an underfill material. The package includes no wirebonds.
US10128288B2	Image sensors and image processing devices including the same Image sensors and image processing devices including the image sensors are provided. The image sensors may include a semiconductor substrate including a plurality of pixel areas, a photodiode provided in the semiconductor substrate in one of the plurality of pixel areas and a transfer transistor having a transfer gate electrode. A portion of the transfer gate electrode may be in the semiconductor substrate and may extend toward the photodiode. The image sensors may also include a floating diffusion configured to accumulate charges transferred from the photodiode by the transfer transistor, and the floating diffusion may include a first area and a second area disposed on different sides of the transfer gate electrode.
US10128286B2	Imaging array with improved dynamic range utilizing parasitic photodiodes within floating diffusion nodes of pixels A pixel sensor having a main photodetector and a parasitic photodiode and a method for reading out that pixel sensor are disclosed. The pixel sensor is read by reading a first potential on a floating diffusion node in the pixel sensor while the floating diffusion node is isolated from the main photodiode. The pixel sensor is then exposed to light such that the floating diffusion node and the photodetector are both exposed to the light. A second potential on the floating diffusion node is then readout while the floating diffusion node is isolated from the main photodiode. After the first and second potentials are readout, a third potential on the floating diffusion node is readout. The main photodiode is then connected to the floating diffusion node, and a fourth potential on the floating diffusion node is readout. First and second light intensities are determined from the readout potentials.
US10128285B2	Imaging element, electronic device, and information processing device The present disclosure relates to an imaging element, an electronic device, and an information processing device capable of more easily providing a wider variety of photoelectric conversion outputs.
US10128282B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device The number of masks and photolithography processes used in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device are reduced. A first conductive film is formed over a substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first conductive film; a semiconductor film is formed over the first insulating film; a semiconductor film including a channel region is formed by etching part of the semiconductor film; a second insulating film is formed over the semiconductor film; a mask is formed over the second insulating film; a first portion of the second insulating film that overlaps the semiconductor film and second portions of the first insulating film and the second insulating film that do not overlap the semiconductor film are removed with the use of the mask; the mask is removed; and a second conductive film electrically connected to the semiconductor film is formed over at least part of the second insulating film.
US10128268B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Provided herein is a semiconductor device including N stacked groups (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to two) sequentially stacked over a substrate, each stacked group including interlayer insulating films and conductive patterns alternately stacked, and N concave portions each having stepped sidewalls formed in the interlayer insulating films and the conductive patterns of the stacked groups, the N concave portions each having stepped sidewalls being aligned in a first direction.
US10128267B2	Non-volatile memory device A non-volatile memory device includes channel hole structures, bit lines, and intermediate wiring. The channel hole structures are arranged in a two-dimensional pattern on and extend vertically from a substrate. The bit lines extend in a first direction, are spaced apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, and are electrically connected to the plurality of channel hole structures. The intermediate wiring which connects channel hole structures and the bit lines. The bit lines includes a first bit line and a second bit line directly connected to the channel hole structures through a first contact and spaced apart in the second direction. The intermediate wiring is between the first bit line and the second bit line.
US10128262B2	Vertical memory having varying storage cell design through the storage cell stack An apparatus is described having a memory. The memory includes a vertical stack of storage cells, where, a first storage node at a lower layer of the vertical stack has a different structural design than a second storage node at a higher layer of the vertical stack.
US10128254B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first pattern, a first gate electrode, and a second pattern. The first pattern is disposed on the substrate and extends in a first direction substantially vertical to an upper surface of the substrate, and includes a first part, a second part and a third part sequentially disposed on the substrate. The first gate electrode is connected to the second part and extends in a second direction different from the first direction. The second pattern is disposed on the substrate, extends in the first direction, is connected to the first part, and does not contact the first gate electrode.
US10128253B2	Two-port SRAM structure An integrated circuit structure includes a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell, which includes a read port and a write port. The write port includes a first pull-up Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) device and a second pull-up MOS device, and a first pull-down MOS device and a second pull-down MOS device forming cross-latched inverters with the first pull-up MOS device and the second pull-up MOS device. The integrated circuit structure further includes a first metal layer, with a bit-line, a CVdd line, and a first CVss line in the first metal layer, a second metal layer over the first metal layer, and a third metal layer over the second metal layer. A write word-line is in the second metal layer. A read word-line is in the third metal layer.
US10128247B2	Semiconductor device having memory cell utilizing oxide semiconductor material A semiconductor device including a non-volatile memory cell including a writing transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor, a reading transistor which includes a semiconductor material different from that of the writing transistor, and a capacitor is provided. Data is written or rewritten to the memory cell by turning on the writing transistor and supplying a potential to a node where a source electrode (or a drain electrode) of the writing transistor, one electrode of the capacitor, and a gate electrode of the reading transistor are electrically connected to each other, and then turning off the writing transistor so that the predetermined amount of charge is held in the node. Further, when a transistor whose threshold voltage is controlled and set to a positive voltage is used as the reading transistor, a reading potential is a positive potential.
US10128245B2	Semiconductor devices including active areas with increased contact area Semiconductor devices may have a first semiconductor element including first active regions that are doped with a first conductivity-type impurity and that are on a semiconductor substrate, a first gate structure between the first active regions, and first contacts connected to the first active regions, respectively; and a second semiconductor element including second active regions that are doped with a second conductivity-type impurity different from the first conductivity-type impurity and that are on the semiconductor substrate, a second gate structure between the second active regions, and second contacts connected to the second active regions, respectively, and having a second length greater than a first length of each of the first contacts in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US10128242B2	Substrate contact land for an MOS transistor in an SOI substrate, in particular an FDSOI substrate A substrate contact land for a first MOS transistor is produced in and on an active zone of a substrate of silicon on insulator type using a second MOS transistor without any PN junction that is also provided in the active zone. A contact land on at least one of a source or drain region of the second MOS transistor forms the substrate contact land.
US10128241B2	Integrated circuit devices An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area extending on a substrate in a first direction, a first gate line and a second gate line extending on the fin-type active area in parallel to each other in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, a first insulating capping layer covering an upper surface of the first gate line and extending in parallel to the first gate line, a second insulating capping layer covering an upper surface of the second gate line and extending in parallel to the second gate line, wherein a height of the first gate line and a height of the second gate line are different from each other.
US10128239B2	Preserving channel strain in fin cuts A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a fin cut mask over a region in a fin field-effect transistor (finFET) structure. The finFET structure includes one or more fins and one or more gates and source/drain regions formed over the one or more fins in active regions of the finFET structure. The method also includes performing a fin cut by removing a portion of at least one fin. The portion of the at least one fin is determined by an exposed area of the fin cut mask. The exposed area of the fin cut mask includes at least a portion of the at least one fin between a first dummy gate and a second dummy gate formed over the at least one fin. The method further includes removing the fin cut mask and depositing an oxide to replace the portion of the at least one fin removed during the fin cut.
US10128235B2	Asymmetrical vertical transistor A method of fabricating asymmetric vertical field effect transistors (VFETs) includes forming mandrels above a substrate comprising a first semiconductor material. A first set of spacers is formed adjacent to each side of the mandrels, and trenches are formed in portions of the substrate that are not below one of the mandrels or one of the first set of spacers. The method also includes filling the trenches with a second semiconductor material that is different from the first semiconductor material and forming a second set of spacers adjacent to each respective one of the first set of spacers. The second set of spacers is above the second semiconductor material. A plurality of fins is formed such that each one of the plurality of fins includes a portion of the substrate and a portion of the second semiconductor material. Gates are formed between each adjacent pair of fins.
US10128232B2	Heterojunction field effect transistor device with serially connected enhancement mode and depletion mode gate regions Roughly described, a heterojunction field effect transistor device includes a first piezoelectric layer supporting a channel region, a second piezoelectric layer over the first, and a source and drain. A dielectric layer over the second piezoelectric layer electrically separates the source and drain, and has a plurality of segments, two of them separated by a first gap. A first gate has a first tine, the first tine within the first gap, the first gap having a length of less than about 200 nm. In the first piezoelectric layer immediately beneath the second piezoelectric layer, directly beneath the first gap, stress in the dielectric layer creates a piezoelectric charge of at least about 1×1011 per cm2 of electronic charge. The first gate controls a normally off segment of the channel region. A second gate, having a length of at least 500 nm, controls a normally on segment of the channel region.
US10128230B2	Semiconductor device An RC-IGBT has a chip area of the semiconductor chip larger than that of a semiconductor chip including an IGBT section but not including an FWD section, as it is provided with the FWD section. It is demanded to reduce the chip area of the RC-IGBT semiconductor chip. Provided is a semiconductor device including: a transistor section including a plurality of transistors; a free wheeling diode section being at least opposite to one side of the transistor section and provided outside the transistor section, when the transistor section is seen from a top view; and a gate runner section and a gate pad section provided to contact the transistor section and not surrounding an entire periphery of the transistor section, when the transistor section is seen from a top view.
US10128227B2	ESD protection device and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an ESD protection device. The ESD protection device includes a rectifier diode and an open-base bipolar transistor, the anode of the rectifier diode is the first doped region and the cathode of the rectifier diode is the semiconductor substrate, the emitter region, base region and collector region of the open-base bipolar transistor are the second doped region, the epitaxial semiconductor layer and semiconductor substrate, respectively, the first doped region and the second doped region extend through the doped region into the epitaxial semiconductor layer by a predetermined depth. The doped region can suppress the induced doped region around the second doped region, so that the parasitic capacitance of the open-base bipolar transistor is reduced and the response speed is improved.
US10128223B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a first chip, a second chip stacked on the first chip, and a third chip stacked on the second chip. The second chip includes a second semiconductor layer having a second circuit surface facing the first wiring layer and a second rear surface opposite to the second circuit surface, a second wiring layer provided on the second circuit surface and connected to a first wiring layer of the first chip, and a second electrode extending through the second semiconductor layer and connected to the second wiring layer. The third chip includes a third semiconductor layer having a third circuit surface and a third rear surface facing the second chip, a third wiring layer provided on the third circuit surface, and a third electrode extending through the third semiconductor layer, connected to the third wiring layer and connected to the second electrode through bumps.
US10128218B2	Semiconductor device including die bond pads at a die edge A semiconductor device is disclosed that is formed with die bond pads at an edge of the semiconductor die. The die bond pads may be formed partially in a kerf area between semiconductor die on a wafer. When the wafer is diced, the die bond pads are severed along their length, leaving a portion of the die bond pads exposed at an edge of the diced semiconductor die. Having die bond pads at the edge of the die minimizes the offset between die when stacked into a package.
US10128216B2	Stackable molded microelectronic packages A microelectronic package has a microelectronic element overlying or mounted to a first surface of a substrate and substantially rigid conductive posts projecting above the first surface or projecting above a second surface of the substrate remote therefrom. Conductive elements exposed at a surface of the substrate opposite the surface above which the conductive posts project are electrically interconnected with the microelectronic element. An encapsulant overlies at least a portion of the microelectronic element and the surface of the substrate above which the conductive posts project, the encapsulant having a recess or a plurality of openings each permitting at least one electrical connection to be made to at least one conductive post. At least some conductive posts are electrically insulated from one another and adapted to simultaneously carry different electric potentials. In particular embodiments, the openings in the encapsulant at least partially expose conductive masses joined to posts, fully expose top surfaces of posts and partially expose edge surfaces of posts, or may only partially expose top surfaces of posts.
US10128206B2	Conductive pillar structure The invention relates to a bump structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate; a contact pad over the substrate; a passivation layer extending over the substrate having an opening over the contact pad; and a conductive pillar over the opening of the passivation layer, wherein the conductive pillar comprises an upper portion substantially perpendicular to a surface of the substrate and a lower portion having tapered sidewalls.
US10128205B2	Embedded die flip-chip package assembly Embodiments of the present disclosure describe integrated circuit (IC) package assemblies and methods of fabricating IC package assemblies. These embodiments include dies embedded in embedding substrates to provide larger pitch interconnects to facilitate coupling to substrates or circuit boards through flip chip techniques. The embedding substrates may contain conductive pathways for coupling die contacts to larger pitch contacts located on the embedding substrate. By embedding the dies in the embedding substrates, dies having smaller pitch contacts can be used in package assemblies with larger pitch components without the need for silicon interposers and without having to utilize more stringent pick and place operations. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10128203B2	Fan-out package structure, antenna system and associated method A fan-out package structure is disclosed. The fan-out package structure includes an antenna main body; a redistribution layer (RDL); and an antenna auxiliary body in the RDL. An antenna system is also disclosed. The antenna system includes: an antenna main body, arranged to provide a first resonance; and an antenna auxiliary body, arranged to provide a second resonance through parasitic coupling to the antenna main body; wherein a dimension of the antenna main body is greater than a dimension of the antenna auxiliary body. An associated semiconductor packaging method is also disclosed.
US10128202B2	Electrostatic protection structure, array substrate and display device Disclosed are an electrostatic protection structure, array substrate and display device. The electrostatic protection structure includes a first electrostatic protection unit and a second electrostatic protection unit which are disposed in sequence. One end of the first electrostatic protection unit is connected with a first electrostatic beginning end, and another end of the first electrostatic protection unit is connected with an electrostatic discharge end; the second electrostatic protection unit includes a first conduction structure, of which one end is connected with a second electrostatic beginning end and another end is connected with an electrostatic terminating end. The second electrostatic beginning end is a outflow end for static electricity, the first conduction structure is configured to disconnect from the second electrostatic beginning end and/or said electrostatic terminating end when static electricity passes the first conduction structure.
US10128201B2	Seal ring for wafer level package Devices and methods for forming a device are disclosed. At least one die is provided. A redistribution layer having a fan-out region extends concentrically outwards from an outer perimeter of the at least one die. A seal ring is disposed in the fan-out region of the redistribution layer.
US10128200B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first and second semiconductor chips, a resistive component, and a semiconductor chip including a first circuit coupled to electrodes on both ends of the resistive component. A sealing body has a first long side, a second side, a third short side, and a fourth short side. In a Y-direction, each of the first and second semiconductor chips is disposed at a position closer to the first side than to the second side, while the semiconductor chip is disposed at a position closer to the second side than to the first side. Also, in the Y-direction, the resistive component, the second semiconductor chips, and the first semiconductor chips are arranged in order of increasing distance from the third side toward the fourth side, while the semiconductor chip is disposed at a position closer to the third side than to the fourth side.
US10128199B1	Interchip backside connection A multi-chip module structure (MCM) having improved heat dissipation includes a plurality of semiconductor chips having a front side mounted on a packaging substrate, wherein each semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips further includes a through-substrate vias located at a backside of each semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips. A plurality of wire bonds is present that provides interconnect between each semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips and is located at the backside of each semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips. A heat sink is located above a gap containing the plurality of wire bonds, and a cooling element is located on a surface of the heat sink.
US10128198B2	Double side via last method for double embedded patterned substrate An interposer substrate includes a first circuit pattern embedded at a first surface of a dielectric layer and a second circuit pattern embedded at a second surface of the dielectric layer; a middle patterned conductive layer in the dielectric layer between the first circuit pattern and the second circuit pattern; first conductive vias, where each first conductive via includes a first end adjacent to the first circuit pattern and a second end adjacent to the middle patterned conductive layer, wherein a width of the first end is greater than a width of the second end; second conductive vias, where each second conductive via including a third end adjacent to the second circuit pattern and a fourth end adjacent to the middle patterned conductive layer, wherein a width of the third end is greater than a width of the fourth end.
US10128196B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate a semiconductor element is formed; a first electrode layer stacked on the semiconductor substrate and connected to the semiconductor element; a first insulation film stacked on an upper face of the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer stacked over the first electrode layer and the first insulation film, the second electrode layer including a material having a mechanical strength that is higher than a mechanical strength of a material included in the first electrode layer; wherein a groove portion is provided from the upper face in a direction toward a lower face of the first electrode layer, a protrusion portion protruding into the groove portion is provided on a lower face of the second electrode layer, and a lower end of the protrusion portion is positioned below the center position in a thickness direction of the first electrode layer.
US10128195B2	Substrate design with balanced metal and solder resist density A package includes a package substrate, which includes a middle layer selected from the group consisting of a core and a middle metal layer, a top metal layer overlying the middle layer, and a bottom metal layer underlying the middle layer. All metal layers overlying the middle layer have a first total metal density that is equal to a sum of all densities of all metal layers over the middle layer. All metal layers underlying the middle layer have a second total metal density that is equal to a sum of all densities of all metal layers under the middle layer. An absolute value of a difference between the first total metal density and the second total metal density is lower than about 0.1.
US10128190B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing such semiconductor device The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising: i) a substrate (1) comprising an insulating layer (2), wherein the electrically insulating layer (2) comprises a recess (99), and ii) a first conductive wire (20). The first conductive wire (20) comprises a first conductive sub-layer (22) provided within the recess (99), and comprises a second conductive sub-layer (24) provided on the first conductive sub-layer (22) forming a shunt for the first conductive sub-layer (22), wherein the first conductive sub-layer (22) comprises tungsten and the second conductive sub-layer (24) comprises aluminum, wherein the first conductive sub-layer (22) and the second conductive sub-layer (24) are substantially planar, and wherein the second conductive sub-layer (24) has substantially the same pattern as the first conductive sub-layer (22). The invention provides a semiconductor device, wherein the charge transport problem is improved, while ensuring a large packing density and a full flat-topology. This advantage is particularly useful in high-speed and/or high resolution image sensors.
US10128189B2	Standard cell layout for better routability A method of fabricating an integrated circuit is disclosed. The method comprises defining a multi-layer semiconductor device structure on a substrate using standard cells, defining an input port on the M0OD or PO layer of the semiconductor device structure and an output port on the M0OD layer, and defining a metal-1 layer over the M0OD and PO layers, the metal-1 layer having a first set of conduction paths and a second set of conduction paths. The method further comprises defining a metal-2 layer over the metal-1 layer and configuring the first set of metal-1 conduction paths and the metal-2 conduction paths to interconnect circuit components in different cells, wherein inter cell connections in the semiconductor device structure are made using the first set of metal-1 conduction paths or a combination of the first set of metal-1 and the metal-2 conduction paths.
US10128188B2	High aspect ratio contact metallization without seams A low resistance middle-of-line interconnect structure is formed without liner layers. A contact metal layer is deposited on source/drain regions of field-effect transistors and directly on the surfaces of trenches within a dielectric layer using plasma enhancement. Contact metal fill is subsequently provided by thermal chemical vapor deposition. The use of low-resistivity metal contact materials such as ruthenium is facilitated by the process. The process further facilitates the formation of metal silicide regions on the source/drain regions.
US10128186B2	Simultaneous formation of liner and metal conductor An integrated circuit device having a substrate including a dielectric layer is patterned with a set of conductive line trenches. Each conductive line trench of the conductive line pattern having parallel vertical sidewalls and a horizontal bottom. A metal fills the set of conductive line trenches, wherein the metal fill is created by an anneal and reflow process. A liner which is an alloy of the metal and a selected element formed at interfaces of the metal layer and a surface of the dielectric, created simultaneously with the metal fill by the anneal and reflow process.
US10128185B2	Hybrid subtractive etch/metal fill process for fabricating interconnects In one example, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes patterning a layer of a first conductive metal, via a subtractive etch process, to form a plurality of lines for connecting semiconductor devices on the integrated circuit. A large feature area is formed outside of the plurality of conductive lines via a metal fill process using a second conductive metal.
US10128184B2	Antifuse structure in via hole in interplayer dielectric An antifuse structure includes a first electrode layer, an inter-metal dielectric layer over the first electrode layer, and a via in the inter-metal dielectric layer. The via penetrates through the inter-metal dielectric layer exposing a portion of the first electrode layer. An antifuse layer is deposited in the via and over the portion of the first electrode layer. A second electrode is disposed in the via and over the antifuse layer. An interconnect layer may be deposited over the inter-metal dielectric layer and in electrical contact with the second electrode in the via.
US10128183B1	Structure of integrated circuitry and a method of forming a conductive via A method of forming a conductive via comprises forming a structure comprising an elevationally-extending-conductive via and a conductive line electrically coupled to and crossing above the conductive via. The conductive line comprises first conductive material and the conductive via comprises second conductive material of different composition from that of the first conductive material. The conductive line and the conductive via respectively having opposing sides in a vertical cross-section. First insulator material having k no greater than 4.0 is formed laterally outward of the opposing sides of the second conductive material of the conductive via selectively relative to the first conductive material of the opposing sides of the conductive line. The first insulator material is formed to a lateral thickness of at least 40 Angstroms in the vertical cross-section. Second insulator material having k greater than 4.0 is formed laterally outward of opposing sides of the first insulator material in the vertical cross-section. Additional method aspects, including structure independent of method of fabrication, are disclosed.
US10128182B2	Semiconductor package structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a die disposed over the substrate, and including a die pad, a conductive via disposed over the die pad and a dielectric material surrounding the conductive via; a molding disposed over the substrate and surrounding the die; a lower dielectric layer disposed nearer the substrate and over the dielectric material and the molding; and an upper dielectric layer disposed further the substrate and over the lower dielectric layer, wherein a material content ratio in the upper dielectric layer is substantially greater than that in the lower dielectric layer, and the material content ratio substantially inversely affects a mechanical strength of the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer.
US10128181B2	Package structure and fabricating method thereof A package structure includes a first carrier plate, a second carrier plate, a pin group and an encapsulant member. A power component is disposed on a first top surface of the first carrier plate. The second carrier plate is disposed on the first top surface of the first carrier plate. A driving circuit is disposed on a second top surface of the second carrier plate for driving the power component. An opening runs through the second carrier plate, and the power component is accommodated within the opening. The pin group is assembled on the first carrier plate and/or the second carrier plate. The encapsulant member encapsulates the first carrier plate, the second carrier plate, a part of the first pin group and a part of the second pin group, so that the first pin group and the second pin group are partially exposed outside the encapsulant member.
US10128173B2	Common contact leadframe for multiphase applications In some examples, a device includes an input leadframe segment and a reference leadframe segment that is electrically isolated from the input leadframe segment. The device further includes at least four transistors comprising at least two high-side transistors that are electrically connected to the input leadframe segment and at least two low-side transistors that are electrically connected to the reference leadframe segment. The device further includes at least two switching elements, wherein each switching element of the at least two switching elements is electrically connected to a respective high-side transistor of the at least two high-side transistors, each switching element of the at least two switching elements is electrically connected to a respective low-side transistor of the at least two low-side transistors, and the at least four transistors include at least one discrete transistor.
US10128168B2	Integrated circuit device including through-silicon via structure and method of manufacturing the same An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a semiconductor substrate having a via hole extending through at least a part thereof, a conductive structure in the via hole, a conductive barrier layer adjacent the conductive structure; and a via insulating layer interposed between the semiconductor substrate and the conductive barrier layer. The conductive barrier layer may include an outer portion oxidized between the conductive barrier layer and the via insulating layer, and the oxidized outer portion of the conductive barrier layer may substantially surrounds the remaining portion of the conductive barrier layer.
US10128167B2	Semiconductor module and manufacturing method of semiconductor module A semiconductor module is provided, including: a cooling-target device; a first cooling unit on which the cooling-target device is placed and that has a flow channel through which a refrigerant for cooling the cooling-target device flows; and a second cooling unit to which the first cooling unit is fixed and that has a flow channel coupled with the flow channel of the first cooling unit. Also, a semiconductor module manufacturing method is provided, including: placing a cooling-target device on a first cooling unit that has a flow channel through which a refrigerant for cooling the cooling-target device flows; and fixing the first cooling unit to a second cooling unit that has a flow channel coupled with the flow channel of the first cooling unit.
US10128165B2	Package with vertically spaced partially encapsulated contact structures A package comprising at least one electronic chip, an encapsulant encapsulating at least part of the at least one electronic chip, a first electrically conductive contact structure extending partially within and partially outside of the encapsulant and being electrically coupled with at least one first terminal of at least one of the at least one electronic chip, and a second electrically conductive contact structure extending partially within and partially outside of the encapsulant and being electrically coupled with at least one second terminal of at least one of the at least one electronic chip, wherein at least a portion of the first electrically conductive contact structure and at least a portion of the second electrically conductive contact structure within the encapsulant are spaced in a direction between two opposing main surfaces of the package.
US10128162B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method may include: forming a SOG film on a wafer, the wafer including a semiconductor substrate and a polyimide film exposed on a surface of the wafer, and the SOG film being formed so as to cover the polyimide film; applying a protection tape on a surface of the SOG film; processing the wafer on which the protection tape is applied; and peeling the protection tape from the wafer.
US10128154B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a fin region with long and short sides, a first field insulating layer including a top surface lower than that of the fin region and adjacent to a side surface of the short side of the fin region, a second field insulating layer including a top surface lower than that of the fin region and adjacent to a side surface of the long side of the fin region, an etch barrier pattern on the first field insulating layer, a first gate on the fin region and the second field insulating layer to face a top surface of the fin region and side surfaces of the long sides of the fin region. A second gate is on the etch barrier pattern overlapping the first field insulating layer. A source/drain region is between the first gate and the second gate, in contact with the etch barrier pattern.
US10128152B2	Magnetic trap for cylindrical diamagnetic materials A magnetic trap is configured to arrange at least one diamagnetic rod. The magnetic trap includes first and second magnets on a substrate that forms the magnetic trap defining a template configured to self-assemble diamagnetic material. Each of the first and second magnets extends along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length, and contact each other to define a contact line. The first magnet and the second magnet have a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction.
US10128144B2	Support cylinder for thermal processing chamber Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to a support cylinder used in a thermal process chamber. In one embodiment, the support cylinder includes a hollow cylindrical body comprising an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface parallel to the inner peripheral surface, wherein the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface extend along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support cylinder, and a lateral portion extending radially from the outer peripheral surface to the inner peripheral surface, wherein the lateral portion comprises a first end having a first beveled portion, a first rounded portion, and a first planar portion connecting the first beveled portion and the first rounded portion, and a second end opposing the first end, the second end having a second beveled portion, a second rounded portion, and a second planar portion connecting the second beveled portion and the second rounded portion.
US10128142B2	Semiconductor structures including carrier wafers and attached device wafers, and methods of forming such semiconductor structures A semiconductor structure comprising a carrier wafer and a device wafer. The carrier wafer comprises trenches sized and configured to receive conductive pillars of the device wafer. The carrier wafer and the device wafer are fusion bonded together and back side processing effected on the device wafer. The device wafer may be released from the carrier wafer by one or more of mechanically cleaving, thermally cleaving, and mechanically separating. Methods of forming the semiconductor structure including the carrier wafer and the device wafer are disclosed.
US10128137B2	Management method of substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing system A measurement processing process S103 of measuring a cut width of a film based on an image obtained by imaging, with an imaging unit 270, a peripheral portion of a substrate which is processed based on a substrate processing recipe; a creation process S602 of creating a management list in which a set value of the cut width of the film, a measurement value of the cut width of the film measured through the measurement processing process and time information at which the measurement result is obtained are correlated; an analysis process S603 (S606) of analyzing a state of the processed substrate based on the created management list; and a notification process S605 (S608, S609) of making a preset notification to a user based on an analysis result obtained through the analysis process are provided.
US10128134B2	Substrate transfer method and processing system Provided is a substrate transfer method for sequentially transferring a substrate between a heat treatment chamber and another chamber different from the heat treatment chamber using a transfer unit having a first pick and a second pick. An unprocessed substrate is held by the first pick, and the substrate is transferred to the heat treatment chamber. A processed substrate, heat-treated in the heat treatment chamber, is held by the second pick, and the unprocessed substrate held by the first pick is loaded into the heat treatment chamber. The processed substrate held by the second pick is transferred to the other chamber. An unprocessed substrate in the other chamber is held by the first pick, the processed substrate held by the second pick is loaded into the other chamber, and then both the first pick and the second pick are put into a state of not holding a substrate.
US10128130B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A compact and high-reliability semiconductor device is implemented. The bonding wires situated in the vicinity of a gate, and the bonding wires situated in the vicinity of a vent facing to the gate across the center of a semiconductor chip in a molding step have a loop shape falling inwardly of the semiconductor chip, have a weaker pulling force (tension) than those of other bonding wires, and are loosely stretched with a margin. The bonding wires situated in the vicinity of the gate in the molding step are, for example, a first wire and a fifth wire to be connected with a first electrode pad and a fifth electrode pad, respectively. Whereas, the bonding wires situated in the vicinity of the vent in the molding step are, for example, a third wire and a seventh wire to be connected with a third electrode pad and a seventh electrode pad, respectively.
US10128129B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device with improved reliability that achieves the reduction in size. A semiconductor wafer is provided that has a first insulating member with an opening that exposes from which an upper surface of an electrode pad. Subsequently, after forming a second insulating member over a main surface of the semiconductor wafer, another opening is formed to expose the upper surface of the electrode pad. Then, a probe needle is brought into contact with the electrode pad, to write data in a memory circuit at the main surface of the semiconductor wafer. After covering the upper surface of the electrode pad with a conductive cover film, a relocation wiring is formed. In the Y direction, the width of the relocation wiring positioned directly above the electrode pad is equal to or smaller than the width of the opening formed in the first insulating member.
US10128128B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having air gap between wirings for low dielectric constant A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) loading into a process chamber a substrate including: a wiring layer including a first interlayer insulating film, a plurality of copper-containing films formed on the first interlayer insulating film and used as a wiring, an inter-wire insulating film electrically insulating the plurality of copper containing film and a recess formed between the plurality of copper-containing film; and a first diffusion barrier film formed on a first portion of a surface of the plurality of copper-containing films to suppress a diffusion of a component of the plurality of copper-containing film; and (b) supplying a silicon-containing gas into the process chamber to form a silicon-containing film on: a surface of the recess; and a second portion of the surface of the plurality of copper-containing films other than the first portion where the first diffusion barrier film is formed.
US10128124B2	Method for blocking a trench portion A method is provided for blocking a portion of a longitudinal through-hole during manufacture of a semiconductor structure, comprising the steps of: forming a stack comprising a hard mask comprising at least one trench, and a first coating filling the at least one trench and coating the hard mask, wherein the first coating comprises one or more materials that can be etched selectively with respect to a second coating; etching at least one vertical via in the first coating directly above the portion of the trench in such a way as to remove the first coating over at least a fraction of the depth of the trench, filling the at least one via with the second coating material, and removing the first coating selectively with respect to the second coating from at least the one or more longitudinal through-holes in such a way as to leave in place any of the first coating present directly underneath the second coating.
US10128121B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method and substrate processing program A substrate processing apparatus is provided that includes a control part configured to control a substrate process in accordance with a processing procedure set in a process recipe. The process recipe is linked to a plurality of partial recipes obtained by dividing the processing procedure into functions. The control part controls the substrate process in accordance with processing procedures set in the linked plurality of partial recipes.
US10128120B2	Method of treating a layer The inventive concepts provide a method of completely removing a damage region of a surface of an etch target layer after plasma-etching the etch target layer. The method includes performing a first post-etch plasma treatment process using a first post-treatment gas on the plasma-etched etch target layer. A polarity of ions of the first post-treatment gas may be the same as a polarity of bias power applied to a stage in a plasma apparatus.
US10128117B2	Semiconductor device, related manufacturing method, and related electronic device A semiconductor device may include the following elements: a first doped region; a second doped region, which contacts the first doped region; a third doped region, which contacts the first doped region; a first dielectric layer, which contacts the above-mentioned doped regions; a first gate member, which is conductive and comprises a first gate portion, a second gate portion, and a third gate portion, wherein the first gate portion contacts the first dielectric layer, wherein the second gate portion is positioned between the first gate portion and the third gate portion, and wherein a width of the second portion is unequal to a width of the third gate portion; a doped portion, which is positioned between the third gate portion and the third doped region; a second gate member; and a second dielectric layer, which is positioned between the third gate portion and the second gate member.
US10128113B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure comprises a substrate comprising an interlayer dielectric (ILD) and a silicon layer disposed over the ILD, wherein the ILD comprises a conductive structure disposed therein, a dielectric layer disposed over the silicon layer, and a conductive plug electrically connected with the conductive structure and extended from the dielectric layer through the silicon layer to the ILD, wherein the conductive plug has a length running from the dielectric layer to the ILD and a width substantially consistent along the length.
US10128109B2	Method for synthesis of two-dimensional dichalcogenide semiconductors The present disclosure relates to methods of making a transition metal dichalcogenide. The methods can include a step of depositing a transition metal onto a substrate to form an epitaxial transition metal layer. The methods can also include a step of depositing a chalcogen onto the epitaxial transition metal layer, and a step of reacting the chalcogen with the epitaxial transition metal layer to form a transition metal dichalcogenide. In some instances, the chalcogen is reacted with the epitaxial transition metal layer at a temperature of between about 300° C. and 600° C., between about 300° C. and 550° C., between about 300° C. and 500° C., between about 300° C. and 450° C., or between about 300° C. and 400° C.
US10128106B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device When a defect region is present near the pn junction in a GaN layer, lattice defects are present in the depletion layer. Therefore, when a reverse bias is applied to the pn junction, the defects in the depletion layer cause the generated current to flow as a leakage current. The leakage current flowing through the depletion layer can cause a decrease in the withstand voltage at the pn junction. Provided is a semiconductor device using gallium nitride, including a gallium nitride layer including an n-type region. The gallium nitride layer includes a first p-type well region and a second p-type well region that is provided on at least a portion of the first p-type well region and has a peak region with a higher p-type impurity concentration than the first p-type well region.
US10128104B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a film on a substrate by overlapping the following during at least a certain period: (a) supplying a first source to the substrate, the first source including at least one of an inorganic source containing a specific element and a halogen element and an organic source containing the specific element and the halogen element; (b) supplying a second source to the substrate, the second source including at least one of amine, organic hydrazine, and hydrogen nitride; and (c) supplying a third source to the substrate, the third source including at least one of amine, organic hydrazine, hydrogen nitride, and organic borane.
US10128098B2	System and methodology for expressing ion path in a time-of-flight mass spectrometer A system for expressing an ion path in a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer. The present invention uses two successive curved sectors, with the second one reversed, to form S-shaped configuration such that an output ion beam is parallel to an input ion beam, such that the ions makes two identical but opposed turns, and such that the geometry of the entire system folds into a very compact volume. Geometry of a TOF mass spectrometer system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention further includes straight drift regions positioned before and after the S-shaped configuration and, optionally, a short straight region positioned between the two curved sectors with total length equal to about the length of the central arc of both curved sectors.
US10128097B2	Low cross-talk fast sample delivery system based upon acoustic droplet ejection An ion source for a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ultrasonic transducer which focuses ultrasonic energy onto a surface of a sample fluid without directly contacting the sample fluid.
US10128094B2	Optimizing quadrupole collision cell RF amplitude for tandem mass spectrometry A mass spectrometer includes a collision cell and a system controller. The collision cell includes a plurality of rod pairs configured to generate pseudopotential well through the application of radio frequency potentials to the rod pairs. The collision cell configured to generate a target fragment from a parent ion by colliding the parent ion with one or more gas molecules. The system controller is configured to set a radio frequency amplitude of the radio frequency potentials to a default amplitude; monitor the production of a target fragment ion while adjusting the collision energy; set the collision energy to optimize the production of the target fragment ion; apply a linear full range ramp to the radio frequency amplitude to determine an optimal radio frequency amplitude; and set the radio frequency amplitude to the optimal radio frequency amplitude for the parent ion, target fragment ion pair.
US10128092B2	Compact mass spectrometer A miniature mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an atmospheric pressure ionization source, a first vacuum chamber having an atmospheric pressure sampling orifice or capillary, a second vacuum chamber located downstream of the first vacuum chamber and a third vacuum chamber located downstream of the second vacuum chamber. A first vacuum pump is arranged and adapted to pump the first vacuum chamber, wherein the first vacuum pump is arranged and adapted to maintain the first vacuum chamber at a pressure <10 mbar. A first RF ion guide is located within the first vacuum chamber. An ion detector is located in the third vacuum chamber. The ion path length from the atmospheric pressure sampling orifice or capillary to an ion detecting surface of the ion detector is ≤400 mm. The mass spectrometer further comprises a split flow turbomolecular vacuum pump comprising an intermediate or interstage port connected to the second vacuum chamber and a high vacuum (“HV”) port connected to the third vacuum chamber. The first vacuum pump is also arranged and adapted to act as a backing vacuum pump to the split flow turbomolecular vacuum pump. The first vacuum pump has a maximum pumping speed ≤10 m3/hr (2.78 L/s).
US10128091B2	Filter apparatus for arc ion evaporator used in cathodic arc plasma deposition system A filter apparatus for arc ion evaporator used in the cathodic arc plasma deposition system according to this invention is characterized by a set of multiple straight tubes placing in parallel to one another wherein the size and/or amount of large particles, which could contaminate the plasma beam, can be controlled. The filter apparatus further comprises a set of solenoid coils which coil around the filter to generate a magnetic field to drive plasma to the targeting object or material.The filter apparatus of this present invention can reduce a number of large particles in the plasma beam and can further be designed into compacted shapes with high flexibility for adaptation in order to suit engineering demands. In addition, the filter apparatus according to this invention does not hinder the line of sight and is in consistent with the direction of plasma movement so that large number of plasma can be obtained, resulting in a reduced electrical consumption for driving the plasma and a faster deposition rate to enable quick, high volume production of quality products at a reasonable cost.
US10128090B2	RF impedance model based fault detection A method to detect a potential fault in a plasma system is described. The method includes accessing a model of one or more parts of the plasma system. The method further includes receiving data regarding a supply of RF power to a plasma chamber. The RF power is supplied using a configuration that includes one or more states. The method also includes using the data to produce model data at an output of the model. The method includes examining the model data. The examination is of one or more variables that characterize performance of a plasma process of the plasma system. The method includes identifying the fault for the one or more variables. The method further includes determining that the fault has occurred for a pre-determined period of time such that the fault is identified as an event. The method includes classifying the event.
US10128087B2	Configuration independent gas delivery system A gas delivery apparatus for supplying process gas to a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus includes a mixing manifold having a plurality of gas inlets on a surface thereof, the gas inlets being equally spaced from a center mixing point of the mixing manifold; and optionally a plurality of gas supplies in communication with the plurality of gas inlets on the surface of the mixing manifold. A method of supplying gas to a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus using such a gas delivery apparatus involves providing a plurality of gas supplies in communication with a plurality of gas inlets on a surface of a mixing manifold; flowing at least two different gases from the plurality of gas supplies to the mixing manifold to create a first mixed gas; and supplying the first mixed gas to a plasma processing chamber coupled downstream of the mixing manifold.
US10128085B2	Method of plasma etching A method of plasma etching includes an etching process that generates plasma from a process gas that includes fluorocarbon by using first high frequency power output by a first high frequency power source, and by the generated plasma, etches a low-k film with a metal-containing film as a mask. In the etching process, the first high frequency power is intermittently applied.
US10128081B2	Composite charged particle beam detector, charged particle beam device, and charged particle beam detector A composite charged particle beam apparatus modulates an irradiation condition of a charged particle beam at high speed and detects a signal in synchronization with a modulation period to extract a signal arising from a particular charged particle beam when a sample is irradiated with a plurality of charged particle beams simultaneously. Light emitted from two or more kinds of scintillators having different light emitting properties is dispersed, signal strength is detected, and a signal is processed based on a ratio of first signal strength when the sample is irradiated with a first charged particle beam alone to second signal strength when the sample is irradiated with a second charged particle beam alone. The apparatus can extract only a signal arising from a desired charged particle beam even when the sample is irradiated with the plurality of charged particle beams simultaneously.
US10128074B2	Pyrotechnic circuit breaker having an improved structure for accommodating a bus bar, and assembly method thereof A pyrotechnic circuit breaker ,comprising a body, an igniter, a piston a bus bar, wherein the piston comprises a cutting edge and is adapted to move along a normal direction from a raised position to a lowered position to cut a portion of the bus bar, thereby separating the bus bar into two distinct portions in order to break the electrical conduction of the bus bar.
US10128073B2	Electrical switching apparatus and thermal trip assembly therefor A thermal trip assembly is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a housing, separable contacts enclosed by the housing, an operating mechanism for opening and closing the separable contacts, and a number of shunts. The thermal trip assembly includes a load conductor, a bimetal adapted to cooperate with the operating mechanism to open the separable contacts in response to a trip condition, and a bypass heater element structured to be electrically connected to the shunts. The bypass heater element directs the flow of electric current to at least partially bypass the bimetal.
US10128071B2	Abrasion resistant material, puffer cylinder, and puffer type gas circuit breaker Disclosed is an abrasion resistant material having low cost and excellent abrasion resistance, a puffer cylinder, and a puffer type gas circuit breaker. The abrasion resistant material includes: a base material which is formed of pure aluminum or aluminum alloy and has an unevenness structure formed on its surface; and an aluminum hydrated oxide film which is formed on the surface of the base material, wherein a surface of the aluminum hydrated oxide film is provided with an unevenness structure which is finer than the unevenness structure of the base material.
US10128069B1	Electrical switching apparatus and debris barrier therefor A debris barrier is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes separable contacts and an arc chute. The separable contacts generate debris when tripping open in response to an electrical fault. The arc chute has a plurality of splitter plates each having an edge portion and a distal portion located opposite and distal the edge portion. The debris barrier includes a first leg, a second leg, and a middle portion connecting the first leg and the second leg. The middle portion is coupled to one of the separable contacts. At least one of the first leg and the second leg has a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion extending therefrom. The first barrier portion is located proximate the distal portion. The second barrier portion extends from the first barrier portion toward the edge portion in order to redirect the debris toward the edge portion.
US10128068B2	Terminal assembly for vacuum contactor switch The present disclosure relates a terminal assembly for a vacuum contactor switch which is connected to a terminal of a cradle with electricity applicability to protect a power system by breaking circuits in the event of a dangerous situation such as a short circuit or an overcurrent. The terminal assembly includes a body portion, a connecting member, a contactor and a bush. The body portion is inserted into a terminal hole formed in the terminal of the cradle and provided with first fastening holes formed in opposite side surface thereof. The contactor is connected to one end of the body portion through a connecting member. The bush has a pair of pieces disposed to surround a periphery of the body portion with both ends of one of the pieces facing both ends of the other piece.
US10128067B1	Three phase unitized high voltage switch assembly with a cantilevered telescoping base Switch gear for interconnecting a plurality of power transmission lines including a number of high voltage switches arranged in three phase unitized relationship for routing power in one or multiple directions. The switches are pre-mounted on a beam to form a unitized assembly which is attached in the field to a vertical support structure or substation structure. The unitized assembly includes a telescoping base design that permits the width of the unitized assembly to be reduced so that the assembly can be transported by truck to the installation site and then the switch assembly may be extended to the final width for installation at the site. The telescopic base design is preferably cantilevered and includes free rolling capability for easily manually reducing or expanding the width of the unitized assembly when the beam is lying on a ground surface.
US10128066B2	Toggle switch having improved moulded sealing component, and assembly with such a toggle switch and a support panel A toggle switch includes a hollow base, a switch mechanism, a cover, a bushing extending from the cover, a toggle lever, and a one piece resilient sealing component. The sealing component includes a lever seal surrounding the toggle lever and covering the inner wall of the bushing for sealing a space between the toggle lever and the bushing. A cover seal forms a lower closed sealing ring compressed between the cover and the base for sealing the cover to the base. The one piece resilient sealing component also includes an upper closed sealing ring surrounding the bushing and extending on a portion of the upper surface of the cover for cooperating with a panel for mounting the switch.
US10128065B2	Rotation transmitting mechanism and lever switch adopting rotation transmitting mechanism A rotation transmitting mechanism may include first and second tubular holders connected to first and second tubular members, respectively, to be incapable of rotating relative thereto, and a third tubular holder provided to project from an inside of the second tubular holder to the first tubular holder side and connected to the second tubular holder to be incapable of rotating relative thereto. The rotation transmitting mechanism may also include an inner coil spring, the ends of which are inserted inside of and respectively fixed to the first and third tubular holders, and an outer coil spring, the ends of which are inserted outside of and respectively fixed to the first and third tubular holders. The coils may have the same winding direction. In certain states, the second and third tubular holders may be connected to be incapable of rotating relative to each other.
US10128059B2	Switch Provided is a switch that can be downsized. A switch is provided with a plunger, two upper torsion springs that bias the plunger in a returning direction, housing-side contacts, and plunger-side contacts. One of the upper torsion springs is arranged on one side of a plane that includes an axis passing through a central portion of the plunger, and that is perpendicular to perpendicular lines M connecting the plunger-side contacts and the axis, and the other one of the upper torsion springs is arranged on the other side of the plane.
US10128054B2	Linear-hyperbranched polymers as performance additives for solid electrolytic capacitors Provided herein is an improved capacitor and a method for forming an improved capacitor. The method includes providing an anode and forming a dielectric on the anode. A linear-hyperbranched polymer is formed and a conductive polymer dispersion is prepared comprising at least one conducting polymer, one polyanion and the linear-hyperbranched polymer. A layer of the conductive polymer dispersion if formed wherein said dielectric is between the anode and the layer.
US10128051B2	Variable capacitance component A variable capacitance component includes a variable capacitance layer made of a dielectric material, a pair of electrodes that face each other via the variable capacitance layer, a pair of insulating portions that support the variable capacitance layer therebetween, and a pair of lead portions is respectively connected to the pair of electrodes, and the pair of lead portions is respectively disposed inside the pair of insulating portions, and the pair of lead portions is on a same axis that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the variable capacitance layer.
US10128050B1	Composite electronic component and board having the same A composite electronic component includes: a composite body in which a multilayer ceramic capacitor and a ceramic chip are coupled to each other. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a first ceramic body, and first and second external electrodes disposed on both end portions of the first ceramic body. The ceramic chip includes a second ceramic body disposed on a lower portion of the multilayer ceramic capacitor, and first and second terminal electrodes disposed on both end portions of the second ceramic body and connected to the first and second external electrodes. A width of first regions of the second ceramic body in which the first and second terminal electrodes are disposed is wider than a width of a second region of the second ceramic body between the first regions.
US10128049B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor In an embodiment, a multilayer ceramic capacitor 10 is formed in such a way that a first face f1 of a capacitor body 11 has a concave shape and a first part 12a of a first external electrode 12 contacts the concave-shaped first face f1, and that a second face f2 of the capacitor body 11 has a concave shape and a first part 13a of a second external electrode 13 contacts the concave-shaped second face f2.
US10128039B2	Coil component A core of a coil component is formed of a first flange, a second flange, and a winding core connecting the first flange and the second flange to each other. A winding is wound around the winding core. The core is formed of a first part and a second part, the second part having a smaller magnetic permeability and a higher rigidity than the first part. The second part is formed of an end portion of the first flange on one side in an extension direction of the first flange and an end portion of the second flange on one side in an extension direction of the second flange.
US10128038B2	Isolation transformer An isolation transformer wherein in a first coil group of a pair of coil groups provided in an isolation transformer, an inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a positive direction of a z axis and then drawn out to an outer peripheral side of a primary side coil as a first inner peripheral side lead wire, and in a second coil group, the inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a negative direction of the z axis and then drawn out to the outer peripheral side of the primary side coil as a second inner peripheral side lead wire. The first inner peripheral side lead wire and the second inner peripheral side lead wire are then connected to each other, such that respective inner peripheral side end portions are connected to each other in series.
US10128037B2	Embedded substrate core spiral inductor Inductors are fabricated in core layers according to a predefined semiconductor package manufacturing process rules. The inductors provide an embedded substrate trace inductor solution. The inductors may be part of an on-chip voltage regulator or any other circuit design. The inductors provide a core spiral structure to help increase inductance, particularly using magnetic field coupling between inductors. The core layers provide thicker and heavier conductive segments for the inductors, particularly as compared to inductors fabricated in build-up layers according to the semiconductor package manufacturing process rules.
US10128031B2	Method for manufacturing magnetic particles from a silicon oxide-iron core-shell structure Provided is a method for manufacturing magnetic particles, in which an oxidation treatment, a reduction treatment, and a nitriding treatment are performed in that order on raw material particles with a core-shell structure in which a silicon oxide layer is formed on the surfaces of iron microparticles, thereby nitriding the iron microparticles while maintaining the core-shell structure. Due to this configuration, granular magnetic particles with a core-shell structure in which a silicon oxide layer is formed on the surfaces of iron nitride microparticles can be obtained.
US10128028B2	Varistor device A varistor device includes a main body, a conductive area, a specific-melting-point metallic pin, and an elastic unit. The main body has a first surface, and the conductive area is located at the first surface. The specific-melting-point metallic pin has a first section and a second section. The first and the second sections are one-piece formed. The first section is fixedly disposed on the conductive area. The second section has a specific melting point such that the second section melts when a current flows between the first surface and the second section so as to expose the second section to a temperature greater than the specific melting point. The elastic unit has an end connected to the second section, and the elastic unit provides an elastic force to the second section to break the second section so as to cut off the current when the second section melts.
US10128019B2	Copper alloy for electronic/electrical device, plastically-worked copper alloy material for electronic/electrical device, component for electronic/electrical device, terminal, and busbar A copper alloy for an electronic and electric device includes: Mg in a range of 0.1 mass % or more and less than 0.5 mass %; and a Cu balance including inevitable impurities, wherein a graph, in which a vertical axis is dσt/dεt and a horizontal axis is a true strain εt, dσt/dεt being defined by a true stress σt and the true strain εt, obtained in a tensile test of the copper alloy, has a strained region that has a positive slope of dσt/dεt.
US10128008B2	Apparatus to switch ultrasonic signal paths in a moderately high radiation area The invention relates to an apparatus and methods for operation in relatively high radiation fields to remotely switch signal devices through a shared single main umbilical signal cable. The invention is particularly suitable for use in a nuclear reactor, such as a boiling water reactor, and in difficult to access areas in the reactor pressure vessel. One or more main umbilical cables connect a control station to an enclosure housing a signal switching device. The signal switching device allows several signal generating/receiving devices, such as cameras and ultrasonic probes, to be controlled by the one or more main umbilical cables.
US10128007B2	Chimneys having joinable upper and lower sections where the lower section has internal partitions Chimneys include several combinable parts usable in nuclear reactors. The parts are modular and removably joinable without destruction for use in directing flow in an operating nuclear reactor and directly fit in storage area during non-operation. Chimney parts are joinable through flanges and connecting structures. Chimney parts may include partitions that divide or direct energetic coolant flow from a nuclear core as well as steam separating and drying structures. The parts each individually fit within storage areas of the nuclear plant, including equipment or buffer pools in the refueling floor of the plant. Methods move the chimney parts between the reactor and storage areas, and multiple parts may be stacked or nested in such moves. Methods are usable underwater and with storage pools to prevent exposure of chimney parts during an outage. During operation, chimneys are usable in place of existing single-piece chimneys.
US10128005B2	Optimized flower tubes and optimized advanced grid configurations A support grid for a nuclear fuel assembly, the nuclear fuel assembly including a generally cylindrical fuel rod with a diameter, wherein the support grid includes a frame assembly having a plurality of generally circular cells and a plurality of helical frame members. The helical frame members are disposed in the cells and are structured to contact the cell as well as a fuel rod. The helical fuel rod contact portion may have a variable pitch.
US10128004B2	High temperature strength, corrosion resistant, accident tolerant nuclear fuel assembly grid The invention pertains to a nuclear fuel assembly grid or a portion or a part of the grid, such as a grid strap and/or an integral flow mixer that is at least partially constructed of a composition containing one or more ternary compounds of the general formula I: Mn+1AXn (I) wherein, M is a transition metal, A is an element selected from the group A elements in the Chemical Periodic Table, X is carbon or nitrogen, and n is an integer from 1 to 3. The invention further pertains to a method of making the nuclear fuel assembly grid or a portion of a part of the grid, by employing a sintering process to sinter the composition containing one or more ternary compounds in powder form such that the resulting grid or a portion of or a part of the grid includes a plurality of sintered layers.
US10128001B2	Closed enclosure with probe for identifying contents of enclosure An automatic data collection system tracks articles by providing a robust electromagnetic (EM) field within an enclosure in which the articles are stored. Respective data carriers, such as RFID tags, attached to each article respond to the electromagnetic field by transmitting data identified with each article. An RFID scanner receives the transmitted RFID tag identification data and a processor compares the received identification data to a data base. The data base associates the identification data with data concerning the medical article to which the RFID tag is affixed, such as the name of the medicine, the size of the dose, and the expiration date. The processor is also programmed to keep track of the number of articles of a particular type remaining in the enclosure, to note receipt of an article in the enclosure, and to note removal of the article.
US10128000B1	Computer system and method for delivering operational intelligence for ambulatory team based care and virtual medicine Various structures and methods are disclosed related to a computer system for delivering data for operational intelligence in support of optimizing health care delivery. Particular embodiments selectively extract various data sets for operational support from a large electronic medical record (“EMR”) system on schedules of varying frequency to efficiently refresh data during the operational day. Other embodiments enhance EMR extract data using other computerized data sources and/or computer analysis of the EMR data. Other embodiments provide efficient data delivery for operational intelligence to optimize integrated, team-based health care delivery as well virtual medicine and transitional care. These and other embodiments are further disclosed herein.
US10127998B2	Memory having one time programmable (OTP) elements and a method of programming the memory A method of programming a memory includes selecting a logic state for programming a first bitcell of the memory. A first one-time-programmable (OTP) element of the first bitcell is programmed using a first set of conditions intended to achieve a first target resistance in accordance with the selected logic state which results in a first degree of programming of the first OTP element. A second OTP element of the first bitcell is programmed using a second set of conditions different from the first set of conditions intended to achieve a second target resistance in accordance with the selected logic state which results in a second degree of programming of the second OTP element, wherein the first and second degrees of programming are visually indistinguishable.
US10127997B2	Data storage device comprising super block parity data based on page type of word line or plane A data storage device may include a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices including a plurality of blocks and a controller suitable for generating super block parity data for a super block, which is formed of one or more of the plurality of blocks.
US10127996B2	Test circuit for memory device and semiconductor integrated device including the test circuit An efficient test for a flash memory combined with a logic chip and incorporated in a semiconductor integrated device can be executed.A logic chip combined with a rewritable nonvolatile memory and incorporated in a semiconductor integrated device is provided with a test circuit. The test circuit reads a programmable test sequence transmitted from an external tester and stored, generates a memory control signal specific to the nonvolatile memory in accordance with a product ID read on the basis of the test sequence, executes a test in which the generated memory control signal is outputted to the nonvolatile memory, and outputs, to the tester, a test result based on a value outputted from the nonvolatile memory in response to the memory control signal.
US10127992B2	Method and structure for reliable electrical fuse programming A method of programming electrical fuses reliably is disclosed. If a programming current exceeds a critical current, disruptive mechanisms such as rupture, thermal runaway, decomposition, or melt, can be a dominant programming mechanism such that programming is not be very reliable. Advantageously, by controlled programming where programming current is maintained below the critical current, electromigration can be the sole programming mechanism and, as a result, programming can be deterministic and very reliable. In this method, fuses can be programmed in multiple shots with progressive resistance changes to determine a lower bound that all fuses can be programmed satisfactorily and an upper bound that at least one fuse can be determined failed. If programming within the lower and upper bounds, defects due to programming can be almost zero and, therefore, defects are essentially determined by pre-program defects.
US10127988B2	Temperature compensation in memory sensing Sense circuits and methods to vary, in response to temperature, a precharge voltage level of a sense node during a sense operation, a sense node develop time during the sense operation, and/or a ratio of a deboost voltage level capacitively decoupled from the sense node to a boost voltage level capacitively coupled to the sense node during the sense operation.
US10127985B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory cells, first and second word lines that are connected to the first and second memory cells, respectively, a first transistor connected to one end of the first word line, and second and third transistors respectively connected to first and second ends of the second word line. During a read operation on the first and second memory cells, when the first word line is selected, a first voltage is applied to the second word line, and then a second voltage is applied to the first word line, and when the second word line is selected, the first voltage is applied to the first word line, and then the second voltage is applied to the second word line. The second voltage is applied to the first word line for a longer duration than is applied to the second word line.
US10127984B2	Method for operating storage device determining wordlines for writing user data depending on reuse period Embodiments include a method of operating a storage device including a flash memory, comprising: calculating a reuse period of a selected memory block in the flash memory; determining a set of wordlines of the selected memory block for writing data based on the reuse period of the selected memory block; and writing the data into the set of wordlines.
US10127982B2	Volatile memory, memory module including the same, and method for operating the memory module A memory module includes an emergency power supplier, a plurality of ranks each including one or more volatile memories, a non-volatile memory, and a controller suitable for backing up data of the ranks into the non-volatile memory by using the emergency power supplier during a power failure, wherein the ranks are sequentially backed up, and while one rank is backed up among the ranks, the other ranks are controlled in a self-refresh mode.
US10127978B2	Resistive memory device and resistive memory system including a plurality of layers, and method of operating the system A method of operating a resistive memory system including a plurality of layers may include receiving a write request and first data corresponding to a first address, converting the first address into a second address and assigning n (n is an integer equal to or larger than 2) pieces of sub-region data generated from the first data to the plurality of layers, and writing the n pieces of sub-region data to at least two layers according to the second address.
US10127977B2	Method, system and device for non-volatile memory device state detection Disclosed are methods, systems and devices for operation of non-volatile memory devices. In one aspect, a sense circuit may enable a determination of a current impedance state of a non-volatile memory element while avoiding an unintentional change in the state of the non-volatile memory element.
US10127973B2	Training controller, and semiconductor device and system including the same A training controller, semiconductor device and a system including the same are disclosed, which relates to technology for training a phase of data. The training controller may include a read training circuit configured to control a read training operation based on a read signal and a control signal. The training controller may include a write training circuit configured to control a write training operation based on a write signal and a write training signal. The training controller may include a reset controller configured to generate a reset signal when a mismatch occurs in the read training operation or the write training operation.
US10127970B2	Voltage boost circuit A voltage boost circuit for eDram using thin oxide field effect transistors (FETs) is disclosed. The voltage boost circuit includes a boost capacitor which is precharged with a precharge voltage in a precharge stage and which provides a boosted supply voltage to a thin oxide FET during a pump phase. The voltage boost circuit further include a drive capacitor which provides a turn on voltage to the thin oxide FET so that the boosted supply voltage can pass to an output node in the pump phase.
US10127966B2	Reading circuit with a shifting stage and corresponding reading method A reading circuit for a charge-retention circuit stage is provided with a storage capacitor coupled between a first biasing terminal and a floating node, and a discharge element coupled between the floating node and a reference terminal. The reading circuit further has an operational amplifier having a first input terminal that is coupled to the floating node and receives a reading voltage, a second input terminal receives a reference voltage, and an output terminal on which it supplies an output voltage, the value of which is a function of the comparison between the reading voltage and the reference voltage and indicative of a residual charge in the storage capacitor. A shifting stage shifts the value of the reading voltage of the floating node, before the comparison is made between the reading voltage and the reference voltage for supplying the output voltage.
US10127963B2	Charge sharing between memory cell plates using a conductive path Methods, systems, techniques, and devices for operating a ferroelectric memory cell or cells are described. A first ferroelectric memory cell may be used to charge a second ferroelectric memory cell by transferring charge from a plate of first ferroelectric memory cell to a plate of the second ferroelectric memory cell. In some examples, prior to the transfer of charge, the first ferroelectric memory cell may be selected for a first operation in which the first ferroelectric memory cell transitions from a charged state to a discharged state and the second ferroelectric memory cell may be selected for a second operation during which the second ferroelectric memory cell transitions from a discharged state to a charged state. The discharging of the first ferroelectric memory cell may be used to assist in charging the second ferroelectric memory cell.
US10127958B2	Magnetic memory According to one embodiment, the magnetic memory includes a structure including a first magnetic layer and a conductive layer, a second magnetic layer, an intermediate layer, a third magnetic layer, and a fourth magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the conductive layer. The intermediate layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the first magnetic layer. The third magnetic layer is provided between a second electrode and the intermediate layer. The fourth magnetic layer is provided between a first electrode and the intermediate layer. Further, the magnetic memory includes a first conductive-type first semiconductor layer electrically connected with the first electrode, a first conductive-type second semiconductor layer electrically connected with the second magnetic layer, and a second conductive-type third semiconductor layer electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
US10127949B2	Heat and flow management in a computing device A computing device caddy for housing a computing device is provided. The caddy includes a first caddy component. The first caddy component includes a first end wall including a first plurality of fins coupled to an outer surface of the first end wall. The first plurality of fins are configured relative to each other to create eddies within a flow. The caddy also includes a second caddy component. The second caddy component includes a second end wall. The second end wall is opposite the first end wall. The second caddy component is coupled to the first caddy component, thereby defining a cavity for housing the computing device.
US10127946B2	Electronic media disc storage tray component Product packaging for electronic media discs including a tray component with hub portions arranged on one or more opposing surfaces of the tray for storage of a plurality of discs. Each tray component includes one or more tab portions for quick and easy assembly and disassembly with other trays such that any number of trays may be interconnected together providing customizable product packing.
US10127944B2	System and method for multimedia authoring and playback A multimedia authoring and playback system and method in which the playback of multimedia content is presented in one or more windows or displays called “playback displays,” and in which additional windows or displays called “control displays” are included in some embodiments to provide various management and control functions. Included are features for creating, editing and distributing multimedia content, which may be viewed by recipients who play the content (and in some cases may be allowed to modify it); also included are features for programming playback behavior of multimedia content, interconnecting multimedia content, and exploring and navigating through multimedia content.
US10127939B2	Magnetic storage apparatus including a magnetic recording medium having a barrier layer between two heat sink layers A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a first heat sink layer, a barrier layer, a second heat sink layer, and a magnetic layer that are successively stacked. The magnetic layer is made of a material including a first main component that is an alloy having a L10 crystal structure and a content of 50 at % or higher, or content of 50 mol % or higher. The barrier layer is made of a material including a second main component that is one of an oxide, a nitride, and a carbide having a content of 50 at % or higher, or content of 50 mol % or higher.
US10127936B2	Dynamic vibration absorber, flexure, and head support mechanism A dynamic vibration absorber includes an arm section that includes an elastic unit; and a weight section that is connected to the arm section and includes a mass unit. The arm section and the weight section each include a plurality of stacked single-layer materials having different degrees of elasticity and specific gravities, and at least one of the single-layer materials of the arm section and at least one of the single-layer materials of the weight section are shared in common.
US10127932B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a soft magnetic underlayer, an underlayer, an intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer successively stacked on a nonmagnetic substrate. The soft magnetic underlayer includes a soft magnetic layer having an amorphous structure. The underlayer includes a first underlayer, and a second underlayer provided between the first underlayer and the intermediate layer. The first underlayer is made of a TiV alloy having an amorphous structure, and the second underlayer is made of an NiW alloy including at least one element selected from a group consisting of Co, Cu, Al, Cr, and Fe. The intermediate layer is made of Ru or an Ru alloy, and wherein the soft magnetic layer, the first underlayer, and the second underlayer are stacked in this order.
US10127929B2	Assessing disorders through speech and a computational model In a system and method for assessing the condition of a subject, control parameters are derived from a neurophysiological computational model that operates on features extracted from a speech signal. The control parameters are used as biomarkers (indicators) of the subject's condition. Speech related features are compared with model predicted speech features, and the error signal is used to update control parameters within the neurophysiological computational model. The updated control parameters are processed in a comparison with parameters associated with the disorder in a library.
US10127927B2	Emotional speech processing A method for emotion or speaking style recognition and/or clustering comprises receiving one or more speech samples, generating a set of training data by extracting one or more acoustic features from every frame of the one or more speech samples, and generating a model from the set of training data, wherein the model identifies emotion or speaking style dependent information in the set of training data. The method may further comprise receiving one or more test speech samples, generating a set of test data by extracting one or more acoustic features from every frame of the one or more test speeches, and transforming the set of test data using the model to better represent emotion/speaking style dependent information, and use the transformed data for clustering and/or classification to discover speech with similar emotion or speaking style. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US10127924B2	Communication apparatus mounted with speech speed conversion device In a communication apparatus, an encoder compresses telephone call voice which is transmitted from another communication apparatus. A voice accumulator preserves the telephone call voice, which is compressed by the encoder, as a message. A decoder expands the telephone call voice which is preserved in the voice accumulator. A signal memory temporarily maintains the telephone call voice which is expanded by the decoder. A speech speed convertor performs speech speed conversion on the telephone call voice, which is read from the signal memory, and outputs resulting voice from a speaker. A memory monitor temporarily stops to expand the telephone call voice in the decoder in a case where the memory monitor determines that an idle capacity of the signal memory approaches a predetermined lower limit value.
US10127922B2	Sound source identification apparatus and sound source identification method A sound source identification apparatus includes a sound collection unit including a plurality of microphones, a sound source localization unit configured to localize a sound source on the basis of an acoustic signal collected by the sound collection unit, a sound source separation unit configured to perform separation of the sound source on the basis of the signal localized by the sound source localization unit, and a sound source identification unit configured to perform identification of a type of sound source on the basis of a result of the separation in the sound source separation unit, and a signal input to the sound source identification unit is a signal having a magnitude equal to or greater than a first threshold value which is a predetermined value.
US10127919B2	Determining noise and sound power level differences between primary and reference channels A method for estimating a noise power level difference (NPLD) between a primary microphone and a reference microphone of an audio device includes obtaining primary and reference channels of an audio signal with primary and reference microphones of an audio device and estimating a noise magnitude of the reference channel of the audio signal to provide a noise variance estimate for one or more frequencies. A modelled probability density function (PDF) of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) coefficient of the primary channel of the audio signal is maximized to provide a NPLD between the noise variance estimate of the reference channel and a noise variance estimate of the primary channel. A modelled PDF of an FFT coefficient of the reference channel of the audio signal is maximized to provide a complex speech power level difference (SPLD) coefficient between the speech FFT coefficients of the primary and reference channel. A corrected noise magnitude of the reference channel is then calculated based on the noise variance estimate, the NPLD and the SPLD coefficient.
US10127916B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing alveolar trill A method and apparatus for enhancing audio processing between a transmit radio (230) and a receive radio (240) are provided. Digitized audio frames (202) are applied to parallel inputs of both a vocoder encoder (204) and a trill encoder 212 of the transmit radio (230). The vocoder encoder (204) generates voice bits which are communicated over a voice bits channel (206) to a vocoder decoder (208) of the receive radio (240). Trill encoder (212) generates signaling bits which are communicated over a signaling bits channel (214) to a trill decoder (216) of the receive radio (240) for recovery of trill information (218). At the receive radio (240), a decoded audio signal (209) generated from the vocoder decoder (208), and the recovered trill information (218) are both provided as inputs to a trill reconstructor stage (220) to generate a recovered audio signal (222) having a reconstructed trill.
US10127915B2	Managing silence in audio signal identification An audio identification system determines whether a portion of a sample of an audio signal includes silence and generates a test audio fingerprint for the audio signal based on the presence of silence. In one embodiment, the audio identification system uses a value indicating silence for a portion of the test audio fingerprint corresponding to the portion of the audio signal that includes silence. When comparing the test audio fingerprint to reference audio fingerprints, the portion of the test audio fingerprint including the value indicating the presence of silence is not used. In another embodiment, the audio identification system replaces the portion including silence with additive audio and generates a test audio fingerprint for comparison based on the resulting modified sample.
US10127914B2	Method for compressing a higher order ambisonics (HOA) signal, method for decompressing a compressed HOA signal, apparatus for compressing a HOA signal, and apparatus for decompressing a compressed HOA signal A method for compressing a HOA signal being an input HOA representation with input time frames (C(k)) of HOA coefficient sequences comprises spatial HOA encoding of the input time frames and subsequent perceptual encoding and source encoding. Each input time frame is decomposed (802) into a frame of predominant sound signals (XPS(k−1)) and a frame of an ambient HOA component (CAMB(k−1)). The ambient HOA component (C˜AMB(k−1)) comprises, in a layered mode, first HOA coefficient sequences of the input HOA representation (cn(k−1)) in lower positions and second HOA coefficient sequences (cAMB,n(k−1)) in remaining higher positions. The second HOA coefficient sequences are part of an HOA representation of a residual between the input HOA representation and the HOA representation of the predominant sound signals.
US10127912B2	Orientation based microphone selection apparatus An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive from at least two microphones at least two audio signals; at least two processor instances configured to generate separate output audio signal tracks from the at least two audio signals from the at least two microphones; a file processor configured to link the at least two output audio signal tracks within a file structure.
US10127909B2	Query rewrite corrections Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for natural language processing. One of the methods includes receiving a first voice query; generating a first recognition output; receiving a second voice query; determining from a recognition of the second voice query that the second voice query triggers a correction request; using the first recognition output and the second recognition to determine a plurality of candidate corrections; scoring each candidate correction; and generating a corrected recognition output for a particular candidate correction having a score that satisfies a threshold value.
US10127908B1	Connected accessory for a voice-controlled device Coordinated operation of a voice-controlled device and an accessory device in an environment is described. A remote system processes audio data it receives from the voice-controlled device in the environment to identify a first intent associated with a first domain, a second intent associated with a second domain, and a named entity associated with the audio data. The remote system sends, to the voice-controlled device, first information for accessing main content associated with the named entity, and a first instruction corresponding to the first intent. The remote system also sends, to the accessory device, second information for accessing control information or supplemental content associated with the main content, and a second instruction corresponding to the second intent. The first and second instructions, when processed by the devices in the environment, cause coordinated operation of the voice-controlled device and the accessory device.
US10127906B1	Naming devices via voice commands Techniques for naming devices via voice commands are described herein. For instance, a user may issue a voice command to a voice-controlled device stating, “you are the kitchen device”. Thereafter, the device may respond to voice commands directed, by name, to this device. For instance, the user may issue a voice command requesting to “play music on my kitchen device”. Given that the user has configured the device to respond to this name, the device may respond to the command by outputting the requested music.
US10127901B2	Hyper-structure recurrent neural networks for text-to-speech The technology relates to converting text to speech utilizing recurrent neural networks (RNNs). The recurrent neural networks may be implemented as multiple modules for determining properties of the text. In embodiments, a part-of-speech RNN module, letter-to-sound RNN module, a linguistic prosody tagger RNN module, and a context awareness and semantic mining RNN module may all be utilized. The properties from the RNN modules are processed by a hyper-structure RNN module that determine the phonetic properties of the input text based on the outputs of the other RNN modules. The hyper-structure RNN module may generate a generation sequence that is capable of being converting to audible speech by a speech synthesizer. The generation sequence may also be optimized by a global optimization module prior to being synthesized into audible speech.
US10127900B2	Acoustic panel assembly An acoustic panel assembly may have one or more panels adaptable for reflecting sound waves and a support member to which the one or more panels may be attached. The support member may be extendable and retractable. The one or more panels and the support member may be collapsible into a housing. The one or more panels may be configured in one or more substantially planar portions, one or more substantially curved portions, or a combination thereof.
US10127897B2	Key transposition Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer program products, and systems to for automatic key transposition. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to determine compatibility between a known melody capable of being generated by a pitch generation system and a first performance profile associated with a first performer that performs in conjunction with the pitch generation system. Embodiments of the present invention can be further used to determine an appropriate key to update one or more pitches associated with the known melody, to be generated by the pitch generation system during the performance by the first performer, based on the compatibility between the first performance profile and the known melody.
US10127895B2	Contoured banjo bridge The present invention is directed to a Contoured Banjo Bridge with a flat upper surface for making contact with and securing the strings present on a stringed instrument and one or more convex overall lower surfaces which makes contact with the head of said stringed instrument, to maintain a uniform pressure with the banjo head surface when the strings are tightened, whereby the convex lower portion of the banjo bridge has a curved lower surface to compensate for the stress applied onto the head of the stringed instrument when the strings are tightened. The Contoured Banjo Bridge may be constructed with one or more openings to achieve the intended purpose of this application.
US10127891B2	Spatial optical modulating system A system includes a spatial light modulator and a controller. The spatial light modulator is configured to perform phase modulation of a light that passes through a liquid crystal by applying individual voltages to the liquid crystal from each of a plurality of electrodes. The controller is configured to control the voltages applied to the liquid crystal from each of the plurality of electrodes based on phase image data. The phase image data represents values of each pixel corresponding to each of the plurality of electrodes by predetermined gradations. The controller converts gradation values, which are the values of each pixel, into voltages input to the electrodes corresponding to each pixel. The controller is configured to change a fluctuation width from a minimum value to a maximum value of the input voltages corresponding to a fluctuation width from a minimum value to a maximum value of the gradation values.
US10127889B2	Display system for enhancing visibility and methods thereof Provided is a display system. The display system includes: a display; a sensor that senses light that is irradiated onto the surface of the display; and a controller that locally adjusts the luminance of a partial area in which visibility deteriorates as a result of the irradiated light in all display areas of the display.
US10127888B2	Local pixel luminance adjustments An electronic device includes a display and a processor coupled to the display. The display includes a plurality of zones distributed over a viewable display area. The processor is configured to (1) obtain source data for the image to be displayed in the viewable area of the display, (2) analyze the source data in selected zones of the plurality of zones to determine at least one characteristic of the image in each selected zone, and (3) adjust, separately in each zone of the plurality of zones, at least one type of subpixel in the subpixel matrix based on determined characteristics of the image in the selected, analyzed zones.
US10127887B2	Acceleration of color conversion Techniques related to accelerating color conversion are discussed. Such techniques may include generating a converted color value based on an array of ordered coefficients associated with a subsection of a section of a color conversion space and input color channel value offsets within the section of the color conversion space.
US10127884B2	Method and electronic device for displaying content An electronic device includes: a communication module configured to receive a content; a direction detection unit configured to detect a direction that a screen of the electronic device faces; a control unit configured to determine whether to display the received content on the basis of a least one of whether the received content corresponds to a designated content and whether the detected direction corresponds to a designated direction; and a display module configured to display a notification notifying the reception of the content without displaying the content if the detected direction does not correspond to the designated direction and the received content corresponds to the designated content according to a determination result of the control unit.
US10127883B2	Frame rate control method and image processing apparatus selectively limiting frame rate A frame rate control method is provided. The frame rate control method includes the following step: detecting a frame rate of an image signal generated by an image processing apparatus to generate a first detection result; detecting a system load on the image processing apparatus to generate a second detection result; and determining whether to provide a frame rate limit to limit the frame rate according to at least the first detection result and the second detection result.
US10127879B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel rows, a data driver configured to transfer data voltages to the display panel, a gate driver configured to transfer gate signals to the display panel, and a signal controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver. The pixel rows are divided into i (i is a natural number of 2 or more) pixel row groups including a plurality of pixel rows, respectively. The display panel displays one still image for one frame set including the i sequential frames, and each of the i pixel row groups is charged by receiving the data voltage for each frame of the frame set, and the frames in which the i pixel row groups are charged are different from each other.
US10127876B2	Gate driving circuit and display device including the same A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages, a k-th stage (where k is a natural number) of the plurality of stages being configured to receive a clock signal, a (k−1)-th carry signal from a (k−1)-th stage of the plurality of stages, a (k+1)-th carry signal from a (k+1)-th stage of the plurality of stages, a (k+2)-th carry signal from a (k+2)-th stage of the plurality of stages, a first ground voltage, a second ground voltage, and a third ground voltage, and to output a k-th gate signal and a k-th carry signal, the k-th stage including a first pull down circuit configured to discharge the k-th gate signal as the third ground voltage in response to the (k+1)-th carry signal, and the third ground voltage having a lower voltage level than the first ground voltage and having a higher voltage level than the second ground voltage.
US10127875B2	Shift register unit, related gate driver and display apparatus, and method for driving the same The present disclosure provides a shift register unit. The shift register unit includes a pre-charge reset module; a pull-up module; a pull-down module; a first pull-down control module; and a second pull-down control module. The pre-charge reset module is connected to a forward scanning control signal input terminal, a reverse scanning control signal input terminal, a first signal input terminal, a second signal input terminal, and a pull-up control node. The pull-up module is connected to the pull-up control node, an input terminal of a first clock signal, and a signal output terminal. The first pull-down control module is connected to a pull-down control node, the forward scanning control signal input terminal, the reverse scanning control signal input terminal, the first signal input terminal, and the second signal input terminal.
US10127874B2	Scan driver and display device using the same There is provided a scan driver including a plurality of stages coupled to respective scan lines, wherein a kth (where k is a natural number) stage of the plurality of stages includes: a first driver configured to supply a kth scan signal to a first output terminal, based on a first clock signal, and a second driver configured to supply a kth carry signal not overlapping the kth scan signal to a second output terminal, based on an inverse first clock signal.
US10127867B2	Apparatus and method for controlling liquid crystal display brightness, and liquid crystal display device The disclosure provides an apparatus for controlling liquid crystal display brightness, the apparatus pre-obtaining a zone backlight value corresponding to a zone image data block according to grayscale values; if the zone backlight value is above a first threshold, multiplying the pre-obtained zone backlight value with a backlight value gain coefficient, which is more than 1, to a obtain backlight value to which a gain is applied, of a backlight zone corresponding to the zone image data block, outputting the backlight value to which the gain is applied, to a driver circuit of backlight source in the backlight zone to control brightness of the backlight source in the backlight zone as a result of driving; if the zone backlight value is below a second threshold, compensating for the grayscale values of the pixels in the zone image data block using compensation coefficients, each of which is more than 1.
US10127861B2	Scan driver and display device having the same A scan driver includes a plurality of scan driving blocks. Each of the scan driving blocks includes a first shift register including a plurality of driving transistors, the first shift register being configured to provide a first driving signal to a first driving node and to provide a second driving signal to a second driving node, a second shift register including a plurality of masking transistors, the second shift register being configured to provide a masking signal to a masking output node, and a buffer circuit including a plurality of buffer transistors, the buffer circuit being configured to provide scan signals. The buffer circuit outputs the scan signals that include the first pulse or the scan signals that include the first pulse and the second pulse based on the masking signal.
US10127859B2	Electroluminescent display An electroluminescent display is disclosed. An electroluminescent display comprises a display panel including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including subpixels. A pixel circuit of each subpixels includes a driving transistor configured to drive the electroluminescent diode, a first switching transistor configured to supply a first voltage to a gate of the driving transistor in response to a first scan signal, a second switching transistor configured to supply a second voltage to the gate of the driving transistor in response to a second scan signal, a third switching transistor configured to supply the second voltage to a first electrode of the driving transistor in response to the second scan signal, a fourth switching transistor configured to supply a first supply voltage to a second electrode of the driving transistor in response to an emission control signal, a first capacitor between a first node connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor and a second node connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor, and a second capacitor between the second node and a power supply line supplied with the second voltage or the first supply voltage.
US10127853B2	Method of compensating for an excimer laser annealing mura and display device employing the same A method of compensating for Mura in a display panel includes displaying a high gray-scale image and a low gray-scale image on a display panel. The displayed images are photographed to generate a high gray-scale luminance image and a low gray-scale luminance image. An ELA Mura for-measurement image having moiré-removed luminance values is generated by dividing luminance values of the low gray-scale luminance image by luminance values of the high gray-scale luminance image. One-dimensional average data is obtained from the ELA Mura for-measurement image. The one-dimensional average data is transformed into frequency-domain data. Target frequency-domain data having a maximum peak value is identified from the frequency-domain data. A direction, an intensity, and a frequency of the ELA Mura are obtained from the target frequency-domain data. A filter is determined based on the obtained information. The filter is applied to image data.
US10127849B2	Displaying always on display-related content Systems and methods for displaying always-on content on a display of a mobile device allow the device to use a low power processor for certain always-on content and to coordinate with the device application processor for the remaining always-on content. In an embodiment, a pixel row-skip pattern is specified by the low power processor based on the display screen's resolution setting as well as ambient light conditions. In a further embodiment, the execution of pixel rendering in keeping with the prescribed pattern is synchronized between the device's low power processor and main application processor.
US10127846B2	System and methods for extraction of threshold and mobility parameters in AMOLED displays A system to improve the extraction of transistor and OLED parameters in an AMOLED display includes a pixel circuit having an organic light emitting device, a drive device to provide a programmable drive current to the light emitting device, a programming input to provide the programming signal, and a storage device to store the programming signal. A charge-pump amplifier has a current input and a voltage output. The charge-pump amplifier includes an operational amplifier in negative feedback configuration. The feedback is provided by a capacitor connected between the output and the inverting input of the operational amplifier. A common-mode voltage source drives the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier. An electronic switch is coupled across the capacitor to reset the capacitor. A switch module including the input is coupled to the output of the pixel circuit and an output is coupled to the input of the charge-pump amplifier.
US10127844B2	Sign base and sign assembly A sign assembly includes a sign panel, a base including an upper surface and a lower surface, a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, the first longitudinal side including a midpoint disposed between first and second outer points, and the second longitudinal side including a midpoint disposed between first and second outer points, and first and second longitudinal sides, and a platform disposed on the base for attaching the sign panel to the base, wherein a distance between the midpoint of the first longitudinal side and the midpoint of the second longitudinal side is less than a distance between the first outer points of the first and second longitudinal sides, and the distance between the midpoint of the first longitudinal side and the midpoint of the second longitudinal side is less than a distance between the second outer points of the first and second longitudinal sides.
US10127832B2	Refreshable tactile display A system for providing a tactile display is disclosed. The system utilizes magnetic forces and actuators in order to move a series of tactile elements. The system can be arranged such that the display may include an entire array of thousands of elements.
US10127831B2	Systems and methods for computerized interactive skill training The present invention is directed to interactive training, and in particular, to methods and systems for computerized interactive skill training. An example embodiment provides a method and system for providing skill training using a computerized system. The computerized system receives a selection of a first training subject. Several related training components can be invoked, such as reading, watching, performing, and/or reviewing components. In addition, a scored challenge session is provided, wherein a training challenge is provided to a user via a terminal, optionally in video form.
US10127830B2	Place value teaching device An improved numeracy and place-value educational device which accurately displays a range of both whole-number and decimal place-value properties. A conventional counting-wheel odometer comprising a plurality of sequentially numbered counting wheels (10a-10f) and motion transfer components (not shown) is supported by a frame (12). A decimal carrier (20) moves laterally across a portion of the frame (16). The lateral movement allows a decimal point (20′) to precede or follow any numeral in a specific row displayed by the counting wheels (10a-10f). A place value band (18) displays place value names (19a-19f). Its movement, in unison with the decimal carrier (20) and a moveable comma (241, maintains the correct orientation of place-value names (19a-19f) in relation to the decimal point (20′) in unalterable fashion. Force is applied to the motion transfer components which selectively rotate the counting wheels (10a-10f). A sequential, dynamic display of both whole-number and decimal place-value names, notations, and properties is presented consistently, accurately, and objectively.
US10127826B2	System and method for proctoring a test by acting on universal controls affecting all test takers An aspect of the present invention relates to an online test platform adapted to facilitate the development, delivery, and management of educational tests with interactive participation by students, teachers, proctors, and administrators even when some or all of them are remotely located. The platform may include administrator interfaces, test proctor interfaces, and test taker (e.g. student) interfaces to allow each participant to view, navigate, and interact with aspects of the online test platform that are intended to meet their needs.
US10127823B2	Automatic page detection method for print article and print article using the same An automatic page detection method for a print article and a print article using the same are provided in the present invention. The automatic page detection method for the print article includes the steps of: disposing N receiving units at N first preset position of a cover of the print article; disposing a transmitting unit at the second preset position of the cover of the print article; disposing N thin conductors respectively at N pages, wherein the a thin conductor is disposed between Kth first preset position of the Kth page and the second preset position of the Kth page; emitting a detection signal by the transmitter; and determining the present page according to the receiving unit(s) of the N receiving units which receive(s) the detection signal.
US10127819B1	Intelligent alarm systems and methods of using the same The aspects of the present invention relate to intelligent alarm systems and methods of using the intelligent alarm systems. In certain embodiments, the intelligent alarm system includes: one or more personal alarm devices, one for each user, and an intelligent alarm controller. Personal alarm device includes a transceiver module and a personal alarm module. Intelligent alarm controller includes a proximity detection module, a transceiver module, and an alarm control module. When at least one user carrying personal alarm device approaches the intelligent alarm controller within a predetermined distance range, the intelligent alarm controller detects the user using ultra-wide band (UWB) radio frequency signals, turns on a controller alarm device using alarm control module, and instructs the personal alarm device in the predetermined distance range via the transceiver module of the personal alarm device to turn on one or more alarms on the personal alarm device using the personal alarm module.
US10127818B2	Systems and methods for detecting and avoiding an emergency vehicle in the proximity of a substantially autonomous vehicle Systems and methods for identifying that an emission received or captured from the external environment, or a received electromagnetic signal carrying a data, indicates an emergency vehicle in proximity to a substantially autonomous vehicle and that the emergency vehicle occupies a relative position and/or navigating a relative speed such that the substantially autonomous vehicle is a current or future obstruction for the emergency vehicle. A system comprising at least an aspect of the substantially autonomous vehicle is capable of causing the maneuver of the substantially autonomous vehicle to a position, such that substantially autonomous vehicle is not obstructing the emergency vehicle when at the position.
US10127817B2	Vehicle and method for controlling thereof A vehicle turning in an intersection includes a speed detector configured to detect a driving speed of the vehicle; a sensor configured to determine a cross time between the vehicle and a target vehicle driving in the intersection, and a controller configured to calculate a turning radius of the vehicle in the intersection, based on a minimum turning radius of the intersection, configured to estimate a time to collision between the vehicle turning in the intersection and the target vehicle and a time to collision avoidance allowing the vehicle to pass cross the target vehicle without colliding with the target vehicle, based on at least one of the driving speed of the vehicle and the calculated turning radius, and configured to transmit a warning signal by estimating that the vehicle collides with the target vehicle when the determined cross time is equal to or more than the estimated time to collision and equal to or less than the estimated time to collision avoidance.
US10127815B2	Method and device for setting up a movement model of a road user A method for setting up a movement model of a road user includes reading in a current movement vector of the road user, averaging movement vectors read in over of period of time to obtain a characteristic movement value of the road user for the period of time, and ascertaining a movement model using the movement value.
US10127812B2	Electrical data processing system for monitoring or affecting movement of a vehicle using a traffic device Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring or affecting movement of a vehicle using a traffic device. An event data source may have a processor and/or a transceiver. The event data source may transmit, via the transceiver and to a vehicle and infrastructure computing device, information indicative of an event affecting a portion of road. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may comprise a vehicle and infrastructure control computer. The vehicle and infrastructure computing device may receive, from the event data source, the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road. The computing device may determine one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road and configured to control traffic for the portion of road. Based on the information indicative of the event affecting the portion of road, the computing device may send, to the one or more traffic devices associated with the portion of road, instructions to change one or more characteristics of the one or more traffic devices.
US10127810B2	Vehicle safety and driver condition monitoring, and geographic information based road safety systems Embodiments of the present disclosure include vehicle safety monitoring, and more particularly monitoring a condition of an operator of a vehicle. According to some embodiments, the present disclosure includes a system for alerting the operator and/or a remote server/user when the operator's driving time violates a pre-determined maximum threshold. According to other embodiments, the present disclosure includes a system that compares an operator's driving behavior against a personalized driving model, and generates a flag based on that comparison. In some cases, this comparison can help detect when the driver is exhibiting signs of fatigue or other kinds of impairment. According to other embodiments, geographic information may be used to improve road safety systems.
US10127807B1	Apparatus, system and method for using a universal controlling device for displaying a graphical user element in a display device An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device in cooperation with a universal controlling device. The smart device causes a particular consumer electronic device template to be displayed to a user in response to receiving an indication of a particular key that was touched by the user on the universal controlling device. The template comprises one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation in association with the particular consumer electronic device. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device.
US10127801B2	Integrated security system with parallel processing architecture An integrated security system that includes a security coprocessor coupled to a conventional security system panel and an interactive security system. The integrated security system enables conventional security system features as well as the consumer-oriented interactive features and functions of an interactive security system without sacrificing reliability or the significant burden and cost associated with frequent software updates associated with conventional security systems. The integrated security system also minimizes or eliminates the need for new battery backup circuitry or larger batteries.
US10127794B1	Vehicle occupancy warning system A vehicle occupancy warning system includes a vehicle that has a door and a back seat. The back seat may have a child seated therein. The door is selectively positioned between an open position and a closed position. A sensing unit is coupled to the vehicle and the sensing unit is aligned with the door. The sensing unit senses when the door is positioned in the open position and the closed position. An alarm unit is positioned within the vehicle and the alarm unit is in electrical communication with the sensing unit. The alarm unit emits an audible alarm when the sensing unit senses that the door is in the open position. In this way the alarm unit reminds a driver to check for the child in the back seat thereby inhibiting the child from being left unattended in the vehicle.
US10127792B1	Safety system for operations having a working field on an opposite side of a barrier from a device Systems and methods for increasing situational awareness for a tool operator and an individual approaching a working field of the tool are described. An example method includes activating a first device, where the first device has a working field and has an operational path configured to intersect a barrier. A proximity sensor of the second device then detects a presence of an object in a sensor zone of the second device. The second device transmits a wireless signal to the first device indicating the presence of the object in the sensor zone of the second device. Then at least one of the first device and the second device issues a first alert indicating the presence of the object in the sensor zone of the second device.
US10127790B2	Leak detector A leak detector assembly for use with a backflow prevention device includes a housing defining a passageway for receiving a fluid. A flap assembly couples to the housing for generating a low flow error signal indicating minimal fluid passing through the passageway and a fully actuated error signal indicating significant fluid passing through the passageway. The flap assembly includes a flap mounted in the passageway such that significant flow of the fluid moves the flap to generate the fully actuated error signal. The flap assembly also includes a sensing element on the flap to determine a presence of the fluid without movement of the flap to generate the low flow error signal based on a low flow of the fluid.
US10127788B2	Estimation and monitoring of patient torso angle A person support apparatus supports a person in a laying-down or a seated position. One or more body-mounted sensors detect changes in the position of the person relative to a reference. A control system receives output from the body-mounted sensor or sensors through a remote coupling. The control system uses patient position information obtained from the body-mounted sensors to determine whether the person has experienced a change-in-position and/or a change-in-activity event. Alternatively or in addition, the position of the person situated on a person support apparatus is detected using one or more sensors that are not body-mounted, but rather are coupled to the person support apparatus or to another component of a patient support system. The patient position information is used to estimate the patient's torso angle. The estimated torso angle is used to assess the patient's condition.
US10127787B1	Method and system for remotely monitoring a user A system and corresponding method of operation for monitoring indicators of a user's physical characteristics is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a first indicator, which corresponds to a physical characteristic of the user as monitored by the user monitor device; identifying a threshold value for the first indicator; comparing the first indication and the first threshold; generating a second indication when the comparison indicates that the first indication equals or exceeds the first threshold; and displaying or transmitting the second indication.
US10127786B1	Internet protocol monitor security apparatus and methods A miniature Security Control Device is described for coupling a baby monitor and internet. For example, one embodiment of a miniature Security Control Device comprises: a housing having a compact form factor; a first network interface integrated within the housing to couple the Security Control Device to internet over a first communication channel; a second network interface integrated within the housing to couple the Security Control Device to a baby monitor over a second communication channel, the second communication channel being a local wireless communication channel; an alternating current (A/C) input interface to couple the miniature Security Control Device to an A/C power outlet; a transformer integrated within the housing to transform the A/C power from the A/C input interface into a lower voltage D/C signal; and at least one light emitting diode (LED) powered by the lower voltage D/C signal, the LED to notify a user of a current status of the Security Control Device and additionally configurable as a user-programmable night-light.
US10127782B1	Configurable sensor Methods and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for providing an indication of a direction a person passes through a door in a property, the method including receiving, at a sensing device and from a control panel of an alarm system in a property, instructions to provide an indication of a direction a person passes through a door in the property; obtaining motion data using a motion sensor that is included in the sensing device; detecting the opening of the door using a magnetometer included in the sensing device; based on the obtained motion data and detected opening of the door, determining a direction a person passed through the door; and providing, to the control panel, an indication of the direction the person passed through the door.
US10127781B2	Systems and techniques for vandalism detection in a personal communication structure (PCS) Systems and techniques for vandalism detection in a personal communication structure (PCS) are described. The PCS may include one or more vandalism detection systems which may be located in different system compartments of the PCS. Each vandalism detection system may include (or being communicatively coupled to) an accelerometer and may be able to differentiate forces associated with acts of vandalism from other forces. The vandalism detection systems may transmit alerts with accompanying data to a remote entity. The data allows for an appropriate response to the alert. The alert may be transmitted to a remote security center over a wired or wireless communications system. The controller may transmit the alert again or to other locations if an acknowledgement is not received.
US10127777B1	Streetlight control for emergency response A method of controlling streetlights by a centralized streetlight management system is described. The method includes receiving, from a user device, information corresponding to a request for assistance and determining, based on the information, a location of the user device. The method also includes sending, from the centralized streetlight management system, information corresponding to the location of the user device to one or more computing devices associated with an assistance-providing authority, and receiving, from the one or more computing devices associated with the assistance-providing authority, information indicating dispatch of assistance to the location of the user device. The method also includes, responsive to receiving the information indicating dispatch of assistance to the location of the user device, transmitting, from the centralized streetlight management system, one or more control signals to at least one streetlight at the location of the user device.
US10127772B2	Gaming device having subsequent game symbol bonus Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for bonusing symbols in subsequent games of gaming devices based on a current game outcome. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to initiate and display a first gaming event on a game display of the gaming device. If one or more symbols appear as part of a predefined criterion, such as being part of a winning symbol combination, the one or more symbols may be associated with a modifier, such as a multiplier, in one or more subsequent gaming events.
US10127764B2	Processing of a user device game-playing transaction based on location An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted between a user device and a game-playing terminal, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a request for playing a game; determining a location of the user device associated with the game; determining the user device is located in an approved location associated with the game; and processing the game-playing transaction based on determining the user device is located in the approved location associated with the game. The game-playing transaction is conducted on a first communication interface, and the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a first or second communication interface.
US10127763B2	Game simulation In various embodiments, a player may play a simulation of a mobile gaming device over the Internet using a personal computer, for example. In some embodiments, an image of a mobile device's screen may appear on the screen of a computer or other computing device. The image of the mobile device's screen may display a game.
US10127759B2	Process for selecting a recording on a digital audiovisual reproduction system, and system for implementing the process A process of selecting a recording on an audiovisual reproduction system consists of displaying a number of windows on a touch screen as an interface with a user. Items of information are stored in a bulk memory and are representative of an image of the album cover that is associated with each window and whose corresponding musical recording is stored in the bulk memory of the reproduction system. Each zone of a window is associated, via the touch-screen interface software, with at least one address for accessing the items of information in the database that is stored in the bulk memory belonging to the album cover whose image is displayed in the window that is touched by the user.
US10127757B2	Path switching structure and medium storage apparatus and financial device having the same The path switching structure according to the present disclosure includes a branch part from which a plurality of transfer paths along which a medium is transferred is branched, and a medium branch apparatus having a diverter guiding the medium introduced to the branch part along any one of the plurality of transfer paths to another transfer path among the plurality of transfer paths, wherein the plurality of transfer paths include a first transfer path along which the medium is introduced to the branch part, a second transfer path in which the medium is introduced to the branch part or the medium is discharged from the branch part, and a third transfer path in which the medium is introduced to the branch part or the medium is discharged from the branch part, and the diverter is rotated between a first position a second position.
US10127755B2	Moire magnification device A moiré magnification device including a transparent substrate carrying: an array of micro-focusing elements, the focusing elements defining a focal plane; a first array of microimage elements in a first colour and a second array of microimage elements in a second colour, the first and second arrays of microimage elements are located in a plane substantially coincident with the focal plane of the focusing elements, the second array of microimage elements being laterally offset from the first. The pitches of the micro-focusing elements, first and second arrays of microimage elements and their relative locations are such that the array of micro-focusing elements cooperates with each of the first and second arrays of microimage elements to generate respective magnified versions of the microimage elements due to the moiré effect. An interruption zone is perceived between the magnified versions of the first and second microimage arrays, respectively, and exhibits no magnified versions.
US10127745B2	Merchandise display security systems and methods Merchandise security systems and methods are provided. In one example, a merchandise security system includes a plurality of electronic keys and a plurality of merchandise security devices located within a retail store. Each electronic key and each merchandise security device is configured to store one or more serial numbers. In addition, each electronic key is configured to be authorized for communication with one or more merchandise security devices within the retail store. An electronic key is configured to communicate with a merchandise security device for locking, unlocking, arming, and/or disarming the merchandise security device when the serial numbers match.
US10127744B2	Queue management system A system for regulating access to a resource by a plurality of users, comprises: a plurality of portable access keys, each being provided to one of the plurality of users and having an eligibility level associated therewith; a standard access queue allowing access to the resource by all users at a standard access rate; a premium access barrier allowing access to the resource at a premium access rate for users in a premium access queue, separate from the standard access queue; and a queue manager for managing the premium access queue by receiving a request from a user wishing to access the resource via the premium access queue, allowing the user to access the resource via the premium access barrier if the eligibility level associated with the user's portable access key meets an eligibility threshold, determining an access queue characteristic and setting the eligibility threshold based on the determined access queue characteristic.
US10127742B2	Portable device and method for querying a vehicle network A portable controller device having an OBD-II port interface and a microcontroller that interacts with a vehicle network through the interface, including programming for querying successively the vehicle network for one or more parameter, and for retrieving values for the parameter returned from the network. The retrieving values for the parameter returned from the network is compared with an inferring response or parameter value, such as an absence of a response to query of the monitoring parameter, that if satisfied can infer that the journey status of the vehicle has changed from ‘underway’ to ‘ended’, and identifies the monitoring parameter as a candidate parameter. The journey status can be confirm as ‘ended’ when successive querying of the candidate parameter returns the same an absence of a response.
US10127740B2	Inspection apparatus, inspection system, and inspection method There are provided an inspection apparatus, an inspection system, and an inspection method capable of inspecting operation of a control device, accurately, during use.An inspection apparatus configured to inspect operation of an ECU coupled to automotive networks, includes an inspection performance control unit configured to transmit two pieces of data including operation-inspection data and security-check data used for inspecting the operation of the ECU, to the ECU, and configured to receive data output from the ECU. The operation-inspection data is data previously generated based on design information of the ECU. The security-check data is data including part or entirety of the operation-inspection data replaced with random data.
US10127738B2	Method for vehicular control A method for vehicular control includes providing a forward viewing camera, a yaw rate sensor, a longitudinal accelerometer, a speed sensor and a control system at the vehicle. While the vehicle is moving, an angular rotational velocity of the vehicle about a local vertical axis is determined, a yaw rate offset is determined, and a longitudinal acceleration is determined. A corrected yaw rate is determined responsive to the determined yaw rate offset of the yaw rate sensor and the determined longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. The control system determines a projected driving path of the vehicle based at least in part on the determined corrected yaw rate. A hazard condition ahead of the vehicle in the projected driving path is determined at least in part responsive to detecting an object and to the projected driving path. The system automatically applies the brakes of the vehicle responsive to the determined hazard condition.
US10127737B1	Communication system and method for using human telematic data to provide a hazard alarm/notification message to a user in a dynamic environment such as during operation of a vehicle Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing near real time communication, such as a warning/notification, to a user based on analysis of various user and vehicle telematic data. The system includes a user with a wearable human telematic sensor providing telematic data about the wearer. Also, the system and method includes at least one vehicle telematic sensor configured to provide telematic data about the vehicle and/or surrounding environment. The various telematic data is communicated and processed to provide a notification back to the user such as a potential safety hazard. The safety hazard may be based upon sensed data specific to the user, specific to the vehicle, or combinations thereof.
US10127736B1	Method and system for performing interaction based on augmented reality A method for performing interaction based on augmented reality is performed at a first mobile terminal. While rendering a real-time scene photographed by its camera, the first mobile terminal submits its current location a remote server and then receives, from the remote server, information of multiple mobile terminals. After calculating the distance and orientation relationships between the multiple mobile terminals and itself, the first mobile terminal selects a second mobile terminal whose distance and orientation relationship with the first mobile terminal satisfies a preset requirement and then renders one or more interactive icons of the second mobile terminal near a portion of the real-time scene corresponding to the second location of the second mobile terminal. Finally, the first mobile terminal performs a respective interaction with the second mobile terminal in response to a user selection of a respective one of the one or more interactive icons.
US10127730B2	Augmented reality and virtual reality location-based attraction simulation playback and creation system and processes for simulating past attractions and preserving present attractions as location-based augmented reality and virtual reality attractions An augmented reality and virtual reality location-based attraction simulation playback and creation system that simulates past attractions and preserves present attractions as location-based augmented reality and virtual reality simulations and processes for simulating past attractions and preserving present attractions as location-based augmented reality and virtual reality simulations of the attractions are disclosed.
US10127729B2	System and method for facilitating virtual-space-based presentation and user interaction In certain embodiments, service-related information related to an individual may be obtained. The service-related information may indicate real-world services, times of performance of the real-world services, quantities related to the real-world services, or other information. A three-dimensional virtual space may be provided such that at least one dimension of the three-dimensional virtual space corresponds to time of service performance. Based on the service-related information, three-dimensional objects associated with the real-world services may be provided to be presented in the three-dimensional virtual space such that (i) at least one dimension of each of the three-dimensional objects corresponds to a monetary amount related to at least one of the real-world services and (ii) the three-dimensional objects are presented in the three-dimensional virtual space in accordance with the respective times of performance of the associated services.
US10127728B2	Facial feature views of user viewing into virtual reality scenes and integration of facial features into virtual reality views into scenes A method, system, computer readable media and cloud systems are provided for rendering virtual reality (VR) views into VR scenes for presentation to a head mounted display (HMD). One method includes sensing a position of a nose of the user when the HMD is worn by the user. The method includes identifying a model of the nose of the user based on the position that is sensed. The model of the nose having a dimension that is based on the position of the nose of the user, when the HMD is worn. The method further includes rendering images to a screen of the HMD to present the VR scenes. The images being augmented to include nose image data from the model of the nose. In one example, the HMD is configured to capture facial feature expressions which are usable to generate avatar faces of the user, and convey facial expressions and/or emotion.
US10127727B1	Systems and methods to provide an interactive environment over an expanded field-of-view Systems and methods to provide an interactive environment over an expanded field-of-view are presented herein. The system may include one or more of a headset, a first image forming component held by the headset, a second image forming component held by the headset, one or more physical processors, and/or other components. The first image forming component may be configured to generate light rays to form a first set of images of virtual content at a first resolution. The first set of images of virtual content may be presented to the user over a first angular portion of the user's field-of-view. The second image forming component may be configured to generate light rays to form a second set of images of virtual content at a second resolution. The second set of images of virtual content may be presented to the user over a second angular portion of the user's field-of-view.
US10127724B2	System and method for providing augmented reality on mobile devices A system and method for providing augmented reality on a mobile device is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes providing a targeting advice area in a camera preview of an application running on a user device and recognizing a target using the targeting advice area. The computer-implemented method further provides an event via the camera preview based on a target recognition.
US10127722B2	Mobile capture visualization incorporating three-dimensional and two-dimensional imagery This application generally relates to systems and methods for generating and rendering visualizations of an object or environment using 2D and 3D image data of the object or the environment captured by a mobile device. In one embodiment, a method includes providing, by the system, a representation of a 3D model of an environment from a first perspective of the virtual camera relative to the 3D model, receiving, by the system, input requesting movement of the virtual camera relative to the 3D model, and selecting, by the system, a first 2D image from a plurality of two dimensional images associated with different capture positions and orientations relative to the 3D model based on association of a capture position and orientation of the first 2D image with a second perspective of the virtual camera relative to the 3D model determined based on the movement.
US10127717B2	System for 3D Clothing Model Creation A system for creating a model of an article of clothing or other wearable, the system includes a mannequin or other model of at least a portion of a human form; a sensing device configured to scan the mannequin without the wearable to generate a first scan information and configured to scan the surface of the wearable on the mannequin to generate a second scan information; a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device to receive the first and second scan information, the processor configured to: generate point clouds using the scan information; aligning the point clouds; generating a plurality of slices along at least one longitudinal axis through the point clouds, each slice having a centroid along a corresponding longitudinal axis; and generating a table having a plurality of entries each representing a distance between corresponding vertices for the pair of point clouds; the table representing the wearable.
US10127714B1	Spherical three-dimensional video rendering for virtual reality Systems and methods are disclosed for spherical three dimensional video rendering for virtual reality. A method includes receiving a spherical two-dimensional (2D) input image and a corresponding spherical depth map to be used in a creation of a spherical three-dimensional (3D) video, determining, by a processing device, a pixel shift value for each pixel of the spherical 2D input image based on the spherical depth map, and generating, based on the spherical 2D input image and the pixel shift values, a modified spherical image, wherein the modified spherical image in combination with the spherical 2d input image comprises at least one frame in the spherical 3D video.
US10127713B2	Method and system for providing a virtual space A method including defining a virtual space for immersing a user. The method further includes defining a field of view of a head mounted display. The method further includes generating an image of the field of view based on the virtual space that is visually recognizable by the user. The method further includes updating the image of the field of view in synchronization with movement of the head mounted display. The method further includes generating the image of the field of view including a guiding region which covers a part of the virtual space for guiding a sight line of the user when the image of the field of view is updated without synchronization with the movement of the head mounted display. The method further includes displaying the image of the field of view on the head mounted display.
US10127712B2	Immersive content framing A virtual view of a scene may be generated through the use of various systems and methods. In one exemplary method, from a tiled array of cameras, image data may be received. The image data may depict a capture volume comprising a scene volume in which a scene is located. A viewing volume may be defined. A virtual occluder may be positioned at least partially within the capture volume such that a virtual window of the virtual occluder is between the viewing volume and the scene. A virtual viewpoint within the viewing volume may be selected. A virtual view may be generated to depict the scene from the virtual viewpoint.
US10127711B2	Method and apparatus rendering caustics A method of displaying caustics, the method includes determining intersection positions at which rays emitted from a light source pass through particles of a first object and meet a second object; applying caustic textures to the intersection positions; and rendering the first object using a caustic map based on a result of the applying caustic textures to the intersection positions.
US10127706B2	Language element vision augmentation methods and devices Near-to-eye displays support a range of applications from helping users with low vision through augmenting a real world view to displaying virtual environments. The images displayed may contain text to be read by the user. It would be beneficial to provide users with text enhancements to improve its readability and legibility, as measured through improved reading speed and/or comprehension. Such enhancements can provide benefits to both visually impaired and non-visually impaired users where legibility may be reduced by external factors as well as by visual dysfunction(s) of the user. Methodologies and system enhancements that augment text to be viewed by an individual, whatever the source of the image, are provided in order to aid the individual in poor viewing conditions and/or to overcome physiological or psychological visual defects affecting the individual or to simply improve the quality of the reading experience for the user.
US10127697B2	Imaging product selection system A computer system for selecting image products includes a display for displaying digital images, and for displaying representations of image products. Digital images are composited into the displayed representations to form digitally composited image product views. Programming controls displaying the composited image product views separately from the unselected representations. One or more of the displayed composited image product views are selected and assembled or fabricated.
US10127696B2	Computer system to generate scalable plots using clustering One or more embodiments may include techniques to computer generate one or more plots based on computational clustering performed by a system. Embodiments include performing clustering on a dataset to generate a number of clusters of data for the dataset. The clusters may be processed and used to generate the one or more plots. In some embodiments, the plots may include one or more variables plotted against a weighted average score associated with a cluster, the plot may visually indicate the effect that the one or more variables has on the predicted outcome. The one or more plots may be presented in a display on a display device. In some embodiments, the plots may be segmented and each segment may correspond with a number of individual curves. The segmented curves may be plotted and displayed on the display device.
US10127694B2	Enhanced triplet embedding and triplet creation for high-dimensional data visualizations The present disclosure relates to a triplet embedding system that improves dimensionality reduction through exponential triplet embedding. In particular, the triplet embedding system employs heavy-tailed properties of t-exponential distributions and robust non-convex loss functions to improve visualizations in the presence of noisy data. In addition, the triplet embedding system uses triplet similarity weighting and improved sampling to improve and accelerate triplet embedding in large datasets. Overall, the triplet embedding system produces improved dimensionality reduction visualizations, which accurately reveal the underlying structure of the real-world high-dimensional datasets in lower-dimensional space.
US10127691B2	Geometry correction for computed tomography Disclosed are apparatus and methods determining a center offset distance for computed tomography (CT) imaging. A specimen is positioned between an emission source for outputting radiation towards the specimen while the specimen rotates with respect to a detector for receiving radiation that has passed through the specimen. A center calibration indicator (CCI) is also positioned near the specimen so that at least a portion of the radiation passes through the CCI onto the detector. Projection data is collected from emissions received at the detector for multiple rotational positions of the specimen relative to the detector. A sinogram image is generated based on the projection data. Two alignment points corresponding to the CCI are located in the sinogram and used to determine the center offset distance for the sinogram. A specimen image is reconstructed by back projecting the sinogram using the determined center offset distance.
US10127689B2	Mobile user interface design testing tool A tool for verifying a user interface (UI) design of a mobile application receives a screenshot of the application's UI operating at a target device and retrieves a reference UI design image that corresponds to the received screenshot. The tool generates a plurality of images based on discrepancies between the screenshot and the reference UI design image. The plurality of images include a set of differential images in which each pixel location has a value that is based on a difference between corresponding pixels at the same pixel location of the reference UI design image and of the screenshot. The plurality of imagers also include at least one blended image that is an overlay of the reference UI design image with the screenshot.
US10127682B2	System and methods for calibration of an array camera Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera are disclosed. Systems and methods for calibrating an array camera in accordance with embodiments of this invention include the detecting of defects in the imaging components of the array camera and determining whether the detected defects may be tolerated by image processing algorithms. The calibration process also determines translation information between imaging components in the array camera for use in merging the image data from the various imaging components during image processing. Furthermore, the calibration process may include a process to improve photometric uniformity in the imaging components.
US10127680B2	Eye gaze tracking using neural networks Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for gaze position prediction using neural networks. One of the systems includes a neural network comprising one or more neural network layers, wherein the neural network is configured to obtain a collection of input facial images of a user, wherein the collection of input facial images of the user comprises (i) a query image of the user, (ii) one or more calibration images of the user, and (iii) a respective calibration label that labels a known gaze position of the user for each of the one or more calibration images of the user; and process the received collection of input facial images of the user using the one or more neural network layers to generate a neural network output that characterizes a gaze position of the user in the query image.
US10127678B2	Modular device for high-speed video vibration analysis A technique for modular high-speed video vibration analysis of a structure. An embodiment of a device for high-speed video vibration analysis comprises a camera arrangement configured to generate at least two high-speed video streams of the structure and a data analyzer unit, connected to the camera arrangement. The data analyzer unit comprises a processing unit configured to extract vibrational data of at least a portion of the captured structure by considering estimated deformations of at least a portion of the captured structure along a first plane and determined depth information of at least a portion of the captured structure along a second plane different from the first plane or along an axis included in the second plane.
US10127676B2	Image-based object counting method and apparatus An image-based object counting method includes rasterizing a counting line in an image into counting line pixels; determining two points on a trajectory line included in the image, as target pixels; determining, from the counting line pixels, corresponding pixels that corresponds to the target pixels; determining whether the counting line intersects with the trajectory line based on the target pixels and the corresponding pixels; and determining the number of one or more trajectory lines including the trajectory line that intersect with the counting line as the number of objects that pass through the counting line.
US10127673B1	Word bounding box detection A system for determining bounding boxes includes the input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive an image. The processor is configured to detect a line associated with connected components in the image; determine gap sizes within the line; determine a word structuring element size using the gap sizes; and determine bounding boxes for the line based at least in part on the word structuring element size.
US10127672B2	Separation of foreground and background in medical images A method for processing an image includes computing a plurality of binarization scores for an image using a corresponding plurality of binarization threshold values, determining a selected binarization threshold value based on the plurality of binarization scores, processing the image or another image using the selected binarization threshold value. Each binarization score of the plurality of binarization scores may be based on a transition pixel count for a binary image that is derivable from the image using a specified threshold value of the plurality of thresholding values. A computer system and computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
US10127667B2	Image-based object location system and process A camera image, associated pose, and range data are applied as inputs to a floor plan generation process, which outputs a venue floor plan. The camera image, associated pose, and venue floor plan are input to a data extraction process, which outputs feature geo-location and metadata information to a data storage mechanism.
US10127666B2	Medical information processing apparatus, medical imaging diagnostic device, and method A medical information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes determination circuitry and display control circuitry. The determination circuitry determines whether there is a change in an amount of individual metabolites among a plurality of metabolites in magnetic resonance spectroscopy within a part worthy of attention set on medical image data by comparing the amount of each of the plurality of metabolites with a reference value corresponding to each metabolite. The display control circuitry display identification information by associating therewith the part worthy of attention, the identification information identifying whether the amount of each of the plurality of metabolites is changed.
US10127652B2	Defect detection and classification based on attributes determined from a standard reference image Systems and methods for classifying defects detected on a wafer are provided. One method includes detecting defects on a wafer based on output generated for the wafer by an inspection system. The method also includes determining one or more attributes for at least one of the defects based on portions of a standard reference image corresponding to the at least one of the defects. The method further includes classifying the at least one of the defects based at least in part on the one or more determined attributes.
US10127649B2	Electron channeling pattern acquisition from small crystalline areas A method for crystal analysis includes identifying a crystalline region on a device where an electronic channeling pattern is needed to be determined, acquiring a whole image for each of a plurality of different positions for the crystalline region using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) as the crystalline region is moved to different positions. Relevant regions are extracted from the whole images. The images of the relevant regions are stitched together to form a composite map of a full electron channeling pattern representative of the crystalline region wherein the electronic channeling pattern is provided due to an increase in effective angular range between a SEM beam and a surface of the crystal region.
US10127647B2	Methods and systems for detecting cracks in electronic devices Systems and methods for detecting cracks in an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving an image of a front side of a mobile device and automatically identifying edges in the image. For given edges among the identified edges, the method includes determining whether another edge among the identified edges is present within a predetermined distance of the given edge. Next, straight line segments corresponding to the edges for which another edge is within the predetermined distance are identified, and then a crack evaluation assessment is assigned to the mobile device based at least in part on the identified straight line segments.
US10127640B2	Method and device for reducing noise in a component of a picture The present principles relate to a method and a device for reducing noise in a component of a picture. The method includes obtaining a low-pass filtered component by low-pass filtering the component of the picture, for a current pixel in the component of the picture. For at least one current neighboring pixel of the current pixel, computing a distance, relative to the current neighboring pixel, between the value of the current pixel in the low-pass filtered component and the value of the current neighboring pixel in the low-pass filtered component. When the distances relative to the at least one neighboring pixels of the current pixel are lower than a first threshold, modifying the value of the current pixel in said component of the picture according to a linear combination of the value of the current pixel in the component of the picture and the value of the current pixel in the low-pass filtered component. Otherwise the value of the current pixel in the at least one component of the picture remains unchanged.
US10127637B2	Automatic orientation adjustment of spherical panorama digital images The present disclosure includes methods and systems for correcting distortions in spherical panorama digital images. In particular, one or more embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods correct for tilt and/or roll in a digital camera utilized to capture a spherical panorama digital images by determining a corrected orientation and generating an enhanced spherical panorama digital image based on the corrected orientation. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods identify line segments in a spherical panorama digital image, map the line segments to a three-dimensional space, generate great circles based on the identified line segments, and determine a corrected orientation based on the generated great circles.
US10127631B1	Automatic image inpainting using local patch statistics Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media to perform automatic image inpainting using local patch statistics. The method includes receiving a user input identifying a user-selected region of an image and determining a local region for the user-selected region. The local region includes a portion of the image outside of the user-selected region and that surrounds the user-selected region. The method may further include enlarging the local region by a predefined padding size, and scaling the user-selected region to a predetermined size. The method may further include identifying patch matches within the local region, and inpainting the user-selected region using some of the patch matches identified within the local region.
US10127625B2	Bandwidth-efficient lossless fragment color compression of multi-sample pixels Described herein are technologies related to facilitate lossless compression for multi-sample color data of computer graphics that maximizes the apparent quality of pixels while avoiding a corresponding burden on memory and processor bandwidth.
US10127619B2	Determination of targeted food recommendation A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and system for generating a targeted menu item recommendation are provided. The targeted menu item recommendation includes receiving a menu item recommendation request, generating search criteria for the menu item recommendation request, retrieving menu information regarding the search criteria, assigning weighted values to the retrieved information based on the text of the menu item information, preferences of the user, and social media association values, and generating the targeted menu item recommendation.
US10127618B2	Determining connectivity within a community Systems and methods to determine trust scores and/or trustworthiness levels and/or connectivity are described herein. Trust and/or Trustworthiness and/or connectivity may be determined within, among or between entities and/or individuals. Social analytics and network calculations described herein may be based on user-assigned links or ratings and/or objective measures, such as data from third-party ratings agencies. The trust score may provide guidance about the trustworthiness, alignment, reputation, status, membership status and/or influence about an individual, entity, or group. The systems and methods described herein may be used to make prospective real-world decisions, such as whether or not to initiate a transaction or relationship with another person, or whether to grant a request for credit.
US10127615B1	System and method for delaying an executable instruction that would otherwise be executable immediately upon arrival at an executing system A system and method are provided for intentionally delaying an execution of an executable instruction by determining if a current executable instruction is received from a predefined source for which all executable instructions are to be intentionally delayed. When so, the system sets a sequence time associated with the instruction equal to a receipt time plus a delay time. The system saves the instruction in an intentional delay queue for future execution. When the current executable instruction is received from a source that is not the predefined source, the system determines if a condition for immediate processing of the current executable instruction is present. When so, the system executes the instruction immediately. Otherwise, it performs an intentional delay determination that determines whether the current executable instruction has been intentionally delayed. When the current executable instruction has been intentionally delayed, the system executes the instruction immediately.
US10127609B2	Computer runtime optimization for system supporting asset-level bids on a portfolio with maximum and minimum constraints An Optimization Server reduces M×N iteration space using various techniques to enhance computer performance by improving computer runtime and memory usage. The Optimization Server determines an aggregate combination of bids that results in high proceeds on individual assets of a portfolio subject to minimum and maximum constraints imposed by a bidder across a plurality of individual asset bids. The Optimization Server stores in a memory a portfolio array including M number of elements. Each portfolio array element corresponds to a bid array of bids on the plurality of individual assets of the portfolio. Each bid array includes N number of elements and each bid array element corresponds to a bid amount on one of the plurality of individual assets in the portfolio. The bid array also includes a corresponding minimum constraint and a corresponding maximum constraint across all of the individual asset-level bids placed on the portfolio.
US10127604B2	Identification and caller options relating to custom ringback audio Custom ringback audio, and metadata associated with the ringback audio, may be transmitted to a caller device. The caller device may playback the custom ringback audio during a ringback portion the call and may provide, via a graphical call interface, information based on the received metadata. The information may include, for example, a title of a song corresponding to the custom ringback audio.
US10127603B2	Optimizing product features with respect to price Some embodiments include a method of facilitating item selection based on features. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US10127598B2	Recommendation system based on group profiles of personal taste This document describes a method and system for recommending items, such as beverages, that members of a group are likely to find appealing. When group members are identified, the system may identify one or more preference models for each member. Each preference model represents a pattern of dependency between characteristics of items that the member has rated and the member's ratings for those items. The system may develop a group preference profile by merging the patterns of dependency for each of the members into a group preference model. Then, when it receives a request for a recommendation for an item, the system uses the group preference profile to select, from a database, a candidate item having characteristics which are likely to appeal to many or all members of the group.
US10127593B2	Method and apparatus for presenting information Proposed are a method and an apparatus for presenting information. The method includes: detecting an off-line user behavior, and acquiring user behavior data; if the user behavior data satisfies a pre-set condition, acquiring on-line resource information according to the user behavior data; and presenting the on-line resource information.
US10127592B2	Mobile commerce framework A subscription-based system for providing commerce information for one or more mobile devices for one or more merchants. Some techniques employed feature a subscription-based method for presenting commercial resources to a mobile device. The method involves receiving mobile device user information relating to a geographic location to locate one or more merchants within a subscription-based shopping network, and receiving mobile device user information relating to a merchant type within the subscription-based shopping network. The method also involves receiving, from a database over a communication network, information for one or more merchants associated with the mobile device user information for the geographic location and the merchant type, and presenting the associated merchant information on the mobile device. The associated merchant information can include a merchant name and address, a merchant telephone number, a merchant advertisement, a merchant coupon, or a merchant product or service offering to subscribers of the shopping network.
US10127591B1	Systems, methods, and devices for dynamic used vehicle marketing, dealer matching, and extended sale period transactions platform The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for marketing and selling used vehicles during an extended sale period and dynamically matching used vehicle dealers to used vehicle transactions. A used vehicle marketing and sales platform allows vehicles to be marketed and sold through a dynamic user interface before its date of availability and/or before auction using a dynamic price listing generation system. The used vehicle marketing and sales platform also matches used vehicle dealers to complete transactions through a dealer matching system in order to provide a physical location for delivery of a used vehicle and to provide fulfillment of the transaction.
US10127586B2	Purchasing recommendations based on expiration versus consumption behavior Aspects relate to methods, systems, and processes related to providing purchasing recommendations to a consumer including tracking and recording, by a processor, perishable product input related to a perishable product, tracking and recording consumption information related to the perishable product and the consumer, tracking and recording waste information related to the perishable product and the consumer, and providing a purchasing recommendation to the consumer based on the recorded perishable product input, the consumption information, and the waste information.
US10127584B2	System and methods for providing financial account information over a network A system and method for providing financial account messages to customers while accessing web sites is disclosed. Methods, systems and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention enable a financial account issuer to provide an application to customer's computer system over a network. The application may be configured to provide various messages associated with the customer's financial account provided by the financial account issuer while the customer browses web sites. The financial account messages may be configured to provide interactive and dynamically changing account status information based on attempted purchases of goods and/or services by the customer at merchants' web sites. The application may also be configured to provide rating information associated with web sites accessed by the customer.
US10127583B2	Visualization of reputation ratings In one embodiment, a system and method is illustrated including receiving a feedback request identifying a particular user, retrieving a feedback entry in response to the feedback request, the feedback entry containing a first term, building a scoring model based, in part, upon a term frequency count denoting a frequency with which the first term appears in a searchable data structure, mapping the first term to a graphical illustration based upon a second term associated with the graphical illustration such that the graphical illustration may be used to represent the second term, and generating a feedback page containing the first term and the graphical illustration. The method may include assigning a value to the first term so as to identify the first term, assigning the first term to the searchable data structure, and extracting the first term from the searchable data structure based, in part, upon an extraction rule.
US10127582B1	Processing platform implementing unified framework for trigger, context, action and result associations in relation to customer communications An apparatus comprises a processing platform implementing a unified framework for representation and processing of trigger, context, action and result (TCAR) associations and constituent elements thereof in relation to customer communications in an enterprise. The processing platform comprises a TCAR mapper, a TCAR reasoner, a TCAR action commander, and a TCAR repository. The TCAR mapper is configured to capture events and transmogrify corresponding TCAR associations for storage in the TCAR repository. The TCAR reasoner is configured to perform one or more reasoning operations over selected ones of the TCAR associations stored in the TCAR repository. The TCAR action commander is configured to orchestrate one or more actions determined at least in part by the one or more reasoning operations performed by the TCAR reasoner. A given one of the TCAR associations includes as its constituent elements a trigger, context, an action and a result, and may contain additional related information.
US10127581B2	Risk premiums for conversion-based online advertisement bidding An advertiser specifies a conversion-based bid for a conversion event associated with an ad. If a conversion event occurs for the ad, an effective conversion-based bid can be adjusted by a risk premium associated with the ad. An account associated with the advertiser can be debited based upon the adjusted effective conversion-based bid.
US10127576B2	Identifying purchase patterns and marketing based on user mood A system and method for facilitating electronic commerce over a network, according to one or more embodiments, includes communicating with a user via a user device and a business entity via a business entity device over the network, monitoring user navigation events over the network, determining a mood of the user based on user navigation behavior, marketing to the user based on the mood of the user, and storing user information related to the user navigation events and the mood of the user.
US10127568B2	Systems and methods for improving the accuracy of day-ahead load forecasts on an electric utility grid Systems and methods improve the forecast of electricity consumption, and/or refining such predictions. Predictions may be refined by accounting for factors such as preliminary predictions, pricing and cost information associated with future supply of energy, the extent of anticipated changes in the predictions, the time of day and/or anticipated daylight for the period of time. Coefficient values are calculated for a forecast error model that takes into account factors related to electricity consumption using existing historical electrical grid data. Using the calculated values, the forecast error model may be applied to current electricity demand forecasts.
US10127561B2	Method for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices A system and method are disclosed for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a service management center (SMC) (100) that has a plurality of service centers (102-110) for supplying services to a corresponding plurality of devices (120-128), and a controller (112) for managing operations of the service centers. The controller is programmed to receive (202) from a select one of the devices an identification reference in response to a request for service by an end user, search (210) for one or more services associated with the identification reference, select (212) from the search results one or more services appropriate for the requesting device, and enable (220) the one or more services on the selected device.
US10127549B2	Universal merchant application, registration and boarding platform A system for processing e-commerce transactions. The system includes one or more processors programmed to receive a selection of one or more alternative payment brands from a merchant. Each of said alternative payment brands including a different merchant application process. Further, the processors are programmed to receive merchant information from the merchant necessary to apply to the selected alternative payment brands and apply to each of the selected alternative payment brands using the merchant information in accordance with the merchant application process for the selected alternative payment brand.
US10127544B2	Sending and receiving payments using a message system The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices that provide a transactional payment system. In particular, the transactional payment system allows users of a messaging system to send and receive electronic payments to and from other users of the messaging system. A messaging application on a client device can receive payment information input (such as a payment amount and payment method) from a sender for making a payment to a recipient. The messaging application can send a payment message including the payment information to a messaging system, and the messaging system coordinates a payment process based on the payment information. During the payment process, the messaging system can provide status updates to the sender and receiver of the payment via status messages that are included in a message thread corresponding to the sender and the recipient.
US10127540B2	System and method for facilitating electronic financial transactions during a phone call A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call.
US10127538B2	Smart integrated point of sale system Embodiments of the present technology relate to an all-in-one integrated transaction platform. An example integrated point of sale (PoS) device comprises a tablet processor, secure processor, and memory for storing executable instructions that comprise a business management system, a housing comprising a plurality of video display screens, wherein a merchant display screen is coupled to at least one customer display screen, a business management system receiving input from the plurality of video display screens, a payment reader, wherein the payment reader is capable of accepting at least magnetic swipe cards, EMV (Europay, MasterCard, and Visa) chip and pin cards, and NFC (near field communication) payment, a barcode scanner, a cash drawer, a printer, an ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliant secure keypad, a biometric verification unit, at least one camera, GPS (Global Positioning System), and wired and wireless communication technologies such as but not limited to Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G/4G etc.
US10127534B2	Transaction systems, and related methods A portable device configured to enable completion of transactions. The portable device comprises an input mechanism arranged to enable input of an identifier into the portable device, and a selection mechanism arranged to enable the user to select a payment mechanism to be associated with the identifier. The portable device further comprises a communication module arranged to transmit data relating to the identifier and the payment mechanism selection to a remote server. Completion of a subsequent transaction relating to the identifier is enabled using the selected payment mechanism.
US10127528B2	Financial services ecosystem A financial services ecosystem for providing a collaborative worldwide payment system includes: a computer-based system configured to credit a merchant, by way of a merchant bank, for goods sold or services rendered to a consumer; and a payment process platform configured to receive data from a user application. The payment process platform is configured to generate a disposable bank identification number (BIN). The disposable BIN is converted from a BIN issued by a financial institution or credit card company. The disposable BIN is used by a biller as an authorization BIN to document that the consumer has paid a bill.
US10127519B2	Apparatus and method for predictive dispatch for geographically distributed, on-demand services Provided is a process of coordinating dynamic on-demand logistics to deliver goods or services between geographically distributed heterogeneous sources of inventory and geographically distributed consumers at scales exceeding metropolitan areas of more than one million residents, with more than 10,000 users, more than 1,000 vehicle operators, and more than 10 geographically distributed sources of inventory.
US10127515B2	System and method for generating commodity flow information Disclosed is method including receiving digital vessel data for a global fleet of vessels, the digital vessel data being one or more of AIS data, image data or radar data and combining one or more of pieces of data. The method includes inferring, based on the first combined data, a loaded/empty status of a vessel or a cargo. The method includes combining other data to yield second combined data, receiving data regarding one or more of supply, demand, and amount of available cargo to yield third combined data, generating information relating to a supply of vessels available to load at a specified port and/or deliver a cargo to a specified port, in each case within a specified period of time and generating suggestions for one or more vessels regarding future routes based on the data.
US10127512B2	Association-based product design A method for designing a new product includes automatically identifying a plurality of components of stored products, wherein the plurality of components is associated with an existing component included in a design of the new product, automatically selecting a new component from among the plurality of components, wherein a relationship between the existing component and the new component optimizes a design objective for the new product, automatically adding the new component to the design for the new product, and iteratively repeating the identifying, the selecting, and the adding until a stopping criterion is met, wherein the design for the new product is complete when the stopping criterion is met.
US10127509B2	System for temporarily suspending a workflow associated with a work item Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for temporarily suspending a workflow associated with a work item. The system is configured to establish a communicable link with a queue to retrieve a first work item. The system is configured to receive a notification from a first device, where the notification comprises a second work item. The system temporarily suspends the first work item and the work flow associated with the first work item, in response to receiving the second work item from the first device. Once the system determines execution of a user action associated with the second work item, it restores the suspended first work item and the one or more suspended sessions associated with the first work item.
US10127507B2	Project management system providing interactive issue creation and management Systems and methods are described for providing interactive issue creation and management for use in project management processes. The system provides users with mechanisms for creating fully-featured, easy-to-identify, and highly legible issues, with a visual mechanism for communicating issue information between the parties involved in the project management process, thereby resulting in improved tracking to ensure issues are appropriately addressed and timely resolved, saving time and money.
US10127499B1	Operating a quantum processor in a heterogeneous computing architecture In some aspects, a heterogeneous computing system includes a quantum processor unit and a classical processor unit. In some instances, variables defined by a computer program are stored in a classical memory in the heterogeneous computing system. The computer program is executed in the heterogeneous computing system by operation of the quantum processor unit and the classical processor unit. Instructions are generated for the quantum processor by a host processor unit based on values of the variables stored in the classical memory. The instructions are configured to cause the quantum processor unit to perform a data processing task defined by the computer program. The values of the variables are updated in the classical memory based on output values generated by the quantum processor unit. The classical processor unit processes the updated values of the variables.
US10127498B2	Utilizing spatial probability models to reduce computational resource and memory utilization A method, article comprising machine-readable instructions and apparatus that processes data systems for encoding, decoding, pattern recognition/matching and data generation is disclosed. State subsets of a data system are identified for the efficient processing of data based, at least in part, on the data system's systemic characteristics.
US10127495B1	Reducing the size of a neural network through reduction of the weight matrices Systems and methods for reducing the size of deep neural networks are disclosed. In an embodiment, a server computer stores a plurality of training datasets, each of which comprise a plurality of training input matrices and a plurality of corresponding outputs. The server computer initiates training of a deep neural network using the plurality of training input matrices, a weight matrix, and the plurality of corresponding outputs. While the training of the deep neural network is being performed, the server computer identifies one or more weight values of the weight matrix for removal. The server computer removes the one or more weight values from the weight matrix to generate a reduced weight matrix. The server computer then stores the reduced weight matrix with the deep neural network.
US10127493B2	Logical entanglement device for governing AI-human interaction A process of using a logical entanglement device such as a non-volatile logic gate as a failsafe to constrain the behavior of an autonomous machine controlled by an artificial intelligence (AI). Such a device may be employed to extend an AI self-boundary to include other objects or entities such as humans. This logical entanglement device may act much like a mirror neuron and cause the AI to respond to human nonfunctionality or suffering as if it were its own, causing the AI's behavior to reliably mimic empathy and compassion when interacting with humans and limiting the possibility of the AI devaluing the functionality and well-being of humans.
US10127491B2	Assigning product information to an aggregation of bales of agricultural crop material A baler is provided with binding material having identification tags at spaced intervals. A formed bale is bound with the binding material using a knotter system on the baler to obtain a completed bale. The identification tag is identified with a read module and sensed parameters of the crop material or bale are associated with the identification tag on the completed bale. A number of identified bales are then joined into the aggregation of bales. The identification tag for each of the identified bales in the aggregate is associated to the aggregation of bales. A person then could read a single identification tag of one of the identified bale in the aggregate which would then populate a characteristic field in the software for each identified bale in the aggregate based off the single identification tag that was read.
US10127490B2	Electronic document such as a chip card with reduced metallization The fabrication of an electronic document includes the following steps: —obtaining of a flat body in which is made a cavity of globally rectangular shape including a deep portion surrounded by a countersink and which contains an electronic component having connection terminals situated on this countersink while having the shape of meanders 5A, 5B, —obtaining of a module including a support furnished on a so-called external face with a plurality of external contact zones and on a so-called internal face with a printed circuit including connection pads 4A, 4B of hefty form while being connected to certain at least of the external contact zones, the support being furthermore furnished, on this internal face, with a microcircuit connected to this printed circuit, this module being encased in the cavity by an anisotropic conducting adhesive whose overlap coefficient lies between 5 and 8%.
US10127488B2	Systems and methods for creating dynamic programmable magnetic stripes Conventional magnetic stripe cards are encoded with static magnetic patterns. To act like many different magnetic stripe cards, a programmable dynamic magnetic stripe card disclosed. The programmable dynamic magnetic stripe card includes a solenoid coil for generating a magnetic field and solenoid coil driver circuitry for driving the solenoid coil to generate a magnetic field. To improve the quality of the magnetic field generated, a biasing magnet is placed adjacent to the solenoid coil.
US10127484B2	Audible barcode system A system using a mobile Internet device with ability to scan a barcode in which a uniform resource locator (URL) is placed, and plays a transmitted audio signal activated by the URL in a Cloud database where both audio and word contents are stored. From general information for direction, instruction and information on the bottle of medicine, nutrition facts and ingredient tables on the packages of food, monthly bills, invoices, menu, magazines, to advertisement—all are either possessed of limited language translation options or use small font to explain something in a limited space. The system provides translation options and an audible signal.
US10127478B2	Electronic apparatus and method According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor converts a first character in a first image of images in which characters of languages are rendered, into a first character code by using dictionary data for a first language environment, converts the first character into a second character code by using dictionary data for a second language environment, causes a memory to store a pair of the first character code and a first area in the first image corresponding to the first character code, and causes the memory to store a pair of the second character code and a second area in the first image corresponding to the second character code.
US10127476B2	Signal classification using sparse representation A system, method and computer program product is provided. An input signal for classification and a set of pre-classified signals are received, each comprising a vector representation of an object having a plurality of vector elements. A sparse vector comprising a plurality of sparse vector coefficients is determined. Each sparse vector coefficient corresponds to a signal in the set of pre-classified signals and represents the likelihood of a match between the object represented in the input signal and the object represented in the corresponding signal. A largest sparse vector coefficient is compared with a predetermined threshold. If the largest sparse vector coefficient is less than the predetermined threshold, the corresponding signal is removed from the set of pre-classified signals. The determining and comparing are repeated using the input signal and the reduced set of pre-classified signals.
US10127475B1	Classifying images Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for classifying images. One of the methods includes obtaining data that associates each of a plurality of object category labels with a respective high-dimensional representation of the object category label, wherein the high-dimensional representation of the object category label is a numeric representation of the object category label in a high-dimensional space; receiving an input image; processing the input image using one or more core layers to generate an alternative representation of the input image; processing the alternative representation of the input image using a transformation layer to determine a high-dimensional representation for the input image; selecting, from the high-dimensional representations associated with the object category labels, a closest high-dimensional representation to the high-dimensional representation for the input image; and selecting the category label associated with the closest high-dimensional representation as a predicted label for the input image.
US10127469B2	Leveraging digital images of user information in a social network Techniques are provided for automatically creating online accounts based on digital images, such as digital images of business cards. In one technique, multiple data items that have been extracted from a digital image of a business card are identified. A particular data item is contact information of a user associated with (or identified by) the business card. A verification code is sent, based on the particular data item, to a computing device of the user. The verification code is received from the computing device of the user. In response to receiving the verification code an account is created for the user and the account is modified to include a least some of the multiple data items.
US10127468B1	System and method for capturing, organizing, and storing handwritten notes Handwritten notes are captured organized and stored by a system as a digital representation. The system includes a notebook having a set of pages, wherein each page has placed thereon a folio identifier representation, such representation including a page identifier. The system also includes a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions, which, when running on a camera-equipped computing device at a time when the camera thereof views a page of the notebook, cause performance of processes. The processes performed by the instructions include: processing an image associated with the page, detecting and decoding the folio identifier representation to provide a page identifier for the page, and if the image has not been previously captured, then capturing the image of the page and saving the image in an image store.
US10127467B1	Systems and methods for associating vehicle operators with driving misses indicated in vehicle operation data Systems and methods for assessing vehicle operation are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive and analyze image data depicting an individual located within a vehicle. The electronic device may also access and compile vehicle operation data and operator data corresponding to a state or condition of the vehicle operator. The electronic device may identify, from the vehicle operator data, a set of close misses experienced by the vehicle, correlate the set of close misses with a state or condition of the vehicle operator, and attribute at least some of the close misses to the vehicle operator. A remote server may aggregate and compile corresponding data from a plurality of vehicles.
US10127466B2	Lateral sign placement determination Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for predicting the placement of road signs. A device receives data depicting road signs from multiple vehicles. The device analyzes a detected placement of the road signs and at least one characteristic of a collection of the data. The characteristic describes the road upon which the data was collected, an operation of the vehicle from which the data was collected, or an environment in which the data was collected. The device generates a model that associates values for the detected placement of the road signs with values for the at least one characteristic. The model may be later accessed to interpret subsequent sets of data describing one or more road signs.

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