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US10127368B2	Systems for identity validation and association The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented platform for managing electronic endorsable instruments and electronic endorser verification information in order to validate endorser identity. A computer system receives an endorsable electronic instrument and a mobile phone number associated with a targeted potential endorser. The endorsable electronic instrument and a verification information request are sent to the mobile phone number by sending a link to a web-based application via SMS/MMS message. The endorsed electronic instrument and corresponding verification information are received and are associated to validate the endorsed instrument.
US10127362B2	Pool mobile units A network of modular, multitier pool mobile units, that wander around and under water of a swimming pool. The pool mobile units monitor for safety, emergency and accident related events and undertakes appropriate actions, scrub and clean the swimming pool, emit chemical agents to sanitize the swimming pool water, and may play music. The pool mobile units may simply operate on the pool surface, be fully submersible, or semisubmersible. A central server manages a plurality of multitier pool mobile units in a plurality of swimming pools, supports music download, and provides experience based resources for the multitier pool mobile units. The central server provides experience based resources in the form of safety, emergency and accident supports. The user can configure the parameters of both pool mobile unit and the central server.
US10127360B2	Material dispenser and notification system A system for medicine dosage compliance may comprise a dispensing component that provides for medicine to be dispensed based at least upon authorized identification of a user and a secondary authorizer. The dispensing component may comprise an identity authentication component that automatically authenticates an identity of the user and the secondary authorizer at the time of a dispensing event. The system may further comprise a communication component providing one or more notifications to one or more third parties. The communication component may comprise a wireless personal area networking component that sets up a local networking connection between the dispensing component and a local device to share data between the dispensing component and a local device. The local device may communicatively be coupled to a remote network component. A notification component may generate notification information of the dispensing event for one or more third parties.
US10127359B2	Healthcare similarity engine In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for a healthcare similarity engine that uses healthcare data to identify a set of similar patients. One aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a similarity request including a patient X data vector representing attributes of a particular patient X and a set of similarity parameters; calculating a set of similarity metrics using the patient X data vector and the set of similarity parameters; ranking the population of patients based on their respective similarity metrics; and generating a neighborhood subset of the population of patients most similar to patient X by selecting the top-ranked patients. Another aspect of the subject matter can be embodied in methods that include the actions of providing a display of a graphical representation of a healthcare similarity request input dashboard.
US10127351B2	Accurate and fast mapping of reads to genome Accurate and fast mapping of sequencing reads obtained from a targeted sequencing procedure can be provided. Once a target region is selected, alternate regions of the genome that are sufficiently similar to the target region can be identified. If a sequencing read is more similar to the target region than to an alternate region, then the read can be determined as aligning to the target region. The reads aligning to the target region can then be analyzed to determine whether a mutation exists in the target region. Accordingly, a sequencing read can be compared to the target region and the corresponding alternate regions, and not to the entire genome, thereby providing computational efficiency.
US10127350B2	Deconstructing overlapped peaks in droplet digital polymerase chain reaction data To determine a peak signal corresponding to a particular part of a sample, a data signal for a cluster can be transformed into a set of localized functions. For example, the data signal can be transformed to obtain coefficients of a set of wavelets, which can span a variety of scales that define an exponential decay of the wavelet. The coefficients in a time region for which a peak signal is to be obtained can be replaced with coefficients that model the behavior of tails of other peaks. The tail model can be determined using nonlinear regression, which may need to only be performed once. An inverse transform can then provide a background signal that can be subtracted from the input data signal to provide the desired peak signal.
US10127349B2	Method of producing oligomer affinity pairs The invention provides methods to identify pRNA- and pDNA oligomer affinity pairs. Affinity pairs comprised of nucleic acid oligomers which demonstrate no cross-reactivity (“orthogonal”) are designed using software and empirically verified by thermodynamic study and lateral flow testing. The design software uses a semi-random algorithm to build such sequences of nucleic acid oligomers based on user-input parameters for affinity strength and orthogonal stringency. These pairs can be applied for use in multi-analyte solid support and lateral flow diagnostic tests.
US10127348B2	Visualization tool for qPCR genotyping data Systems and methods are used to display data obtained from a qPCR instrument. Each of two or more samples is probed with a first labeling probe and a second labeling probe. A first data set is received from a qPCR instrument at a first cycle number that includes for each sample a first labeling probe intensity, and a second labeling probe intensity. A second data set is received at a second cycle number that includes for each sample a first labeling probe intensity and a second labeling probe intensity. A first plot of first labeling probe intensity as a function of second labeling probe intensity is created using the first data set. A second plot of first labeling probe intensity as a function of second labeling probe intensity is created using the second data set. The first plot and the second plot are displayed in response to user defined input to provide dynamic and real-time analysis of genotyping data.
US10127346B2	Systems and methods for interpreting a human genome using a synthetic reference sequence In an embodiment of the present invention, three novel human reference genome sequences were developed based on the most common population-specific DNA sequence (“major allele”). Methods were developed for their integration into interpretation pipelines for highthroughput whole genome sequencing.
US10127344B2	Automation for monolithic 3D devices A method of designing a 3D Integrated Circuit, the method including: performing partitioning to at least a first strata and a second strata; then performing a first placement of the first strata using a 2D placer executed by a computer, where the 2D placer is a Computer Aided Design (CAD) tool currently used in the industry for two-dimensional devices; and performing a second placement of the second strata based on the first placement, where the partitioning includes a partition between logic and memory, and where the logic includes at least one decoder representation for the memory.
US10127342B2	Method of designing and modifying lithium ion battery cathode materials A method of designing and modifying electrode materials for a battery device is disclosed in this invention. The method includes constructing a first principle model for battery electrode material properties estimation and screening. The method also includes applying a structural and compositional modification on the first principle model. In some embodiments, the method includes developing a hybrid physical model to estimate the battery cell cycling behavior with the calculated and experimental parameters. The method and the simulation models have the advantage that both atomic level and physical structure will be considered for the battery electrode and its modified derivatives with small compositional or structural changes. Therefore, both the time consumption and accuracy for battery electrode material designing and modification for specific application requirements can be improved.
US10127334B2	Computer method and apparatus converting process engineering application data into a canonical flowsheet representation Process engineering software applications have respective proprietary in nature and disconnected model representations of a manufacturing or processing facility. The invention method and apparatus extract from the various applications topology of equipment and streams for a facility. From the extracted data, a convertor or adapter of the invention system derives a common canonical model. To support the common canonical model (e.g., a Flowsheet object in embodiments), the converter/adapter maps or associates one or more physical assets to a logical asset, and arranges a working hierarchy of assets that can be navigated, queried and filtered.
US10127328B2	Distribution device for web content The present invention provides a distribution device for web content capable of quickly distributing a multi-domain web page in response to a request from a client. A unit 1 acquires from a web server an html file A and related sub content B, C, D for a web page requested from a client, and then caches the html file A and related sub content B, C, D in a unit 2. A unit 3 edits each piece of content data B, C, D so that the client can obtain the html file A and each piece of content for the web page from the same domain. A unit 701 reads out the html file A that was cached in the unit 2 and distributes the html file A to the client. A unit 703 push-distributes each piece of content data B, C, D to the client.
US10127327B2	Cloud-based image processing web service Techniques are disclosed for interactively viewing and manipulating elements of a web page or application layout uploaded from a client to a server. Elements of the layout, such as graphics and image properties, are extracted, encoded and used to generate a JSON file describing the layout along with a sprite sheet of all of the images. The JSON file and the sprite sheet are then stored as a rendition of the layout within a cloud environment. A web-based application can be used to retrieve the JSON file and the sprite sheet. The JSON and sprite sheet may be used to create a preview environment. Additional data in the JSON can be used to generate an information panel in the web browser for representing relationships between the layers, styles and other properties of the layout in the information panel and the elements displayed in the preview.
US10127326B2	Managing access rights to content using social media Provided are methods and systems related to communications between a social media service or provider (e.g., Twitter®, Facebook®) or other resource (e.g., web page) and one or more content providers. In an aspect, provided are methods comprising receiving a request for content, wherein the request comprises a user agnostic identifier, determining user information associated with the request, determining time information associated with the request, determining media content associated with the user agnostic identifier based on the time information, determining one or more access rights to the media content based on the user information, and providing access to the media content based on the one or more access rights.
US10127322B2	Efficient retrieval of fresh internet content Aspects of the technology described herein increase the efficiency of a search session by determining whether fresh content is likely to be responsive to the user's query. Whether fresh content is likely to be responsive to a specific query is determined by retrieving social media posts that are responsive to the query. The social media posts are evaluated for virality, which is the tendency of a social media post to be circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another. The virality of a social media post can be determined by comparing a number of times the social media post has been re-communicated by individual users. Queries that return viral social media posts may be classified as seeking fresh content.
US10127321B2	Proactive knowledge offering system and method A system and method for proactively making knowledge offers. A processor is configured to gather information on interactions by a user with resources provided by an enterprise having a customer contact center. The processor anticipates need of the user based on the gathered information, and generates a query based on the anticipated need. Prior to the user expressly requesting knowledge relating to a particular topic, the processor proactively identifies and suggests the knowledge to the user based on the generated query. The processor receives feedback relating to the suggested knowledge and outputs based on the feedback, a relevance score for the suggested knowledge.
US10127317B2	Private cloud API Methods, systems, and computer program for implementing a private cloud are provided. A computer-implemented method may include registering a private cloud in a central registry; retrieving private cloud registration data from the central registry; sharing the private cloud registration data with other users; and allowing other users to connect to the private cloud using the shared private cloud registration data.
US10127309B2	Audio information retrieval method and device Embodiments of the present invention provide an audio information retrieval method and device. The method includes acquiring a spectrogram of an audio clip, extracting a local feature of at least one energy extreme point in the spectrogram to use as a local feature sequence of the audio clip, and conducting an audio information retrieval according to the local feature sequence of the audio clip to acquire audio information. Embodiments of the present invention reduce the probability of a missed match (e.g., false negative) and improve the accuracy of audio information retrieval.
US10127306B2	Searching alternative data sources A method and system for searching alternative data sources include monitoring a first communications source broadcasting unstructured data, and a second communications source broadcasting structured data. The method further includes generating text from the unstructured data and from the structured data collected, and parsing the generated text. The method also includes defining a search phrase, and analyzing the generated or parsed text for semantically relevant text in relation to the search phrase. The method also includes selecting the semantically relevant text.
US10127305B2	Presenting a user profile A first user of a presentation machine may be a recruiter that initiates an action in reference to a first user profile. The first user profile may describe a first candidate for a job. The presentation machine may identify the first user profile and determine a similarity score that indicates a degree of similarity between the first user profile and a second user profile that describes a second candidate for the job. The presentation machine may also access a volatility score that indicates a likelihood that the second candidate is receptive to a proposal that the second candidate be employed by an employer. Based on the similarity score and on the volatility score, the presentation machine may determine a rank of the second user profile. Based on the determined rank, the presentation machine may present the second user profile to the first user.
US10127299B2	Analytics information directories within a comprehensive framework for composing and executing analytics applications in business level languages Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for building and executing analytics solutions. Such a solution may provide a comprehensive analytics solution (e.g., a risk assessment, fraud detection solution, dynamic operational risk evaluations, regulatory compliance assessments, etc.). The analytics solution may perform an analytics task using operational data distributed across a variety of independently created and governed data repositories in different departments of an organization. A framework is disclosed which allows a user (e.g., a risk analyst) to compose analytical tools that can access data from a variety of sources (both internal and external to an enterprise) and perform a variety of analytic functions.
US10127297B2	Dynamic integration of disparate database architectures for efficient management of resources in an on-demand services environment In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic integration of disparate database architectures for efficient management of resources in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first database platform, a job request in a first programming package, transforming the job request from the first programming package to a second programming package, transmitting the job request in the second programming package to a second database platform for processing. The job request may be processed at the second database platform that is independent of the first database platform. The method may further include receiving an output relating to the processing of the job request.
US10127296B2	Cooperative naming for configuration items in a distributed configuration management database environment Disclosed are methods and systems to provide coordinated identification of data items across a plurality of distributed data storage repositories (datastores). In one disclosed embodiment, a single configuration management database (CMDB) controls identification rights for all CIs as they are first identified in a master/slave relationship with all other CMDBs in the distributed environment. In a second embodiment, a plurality of CMDBs divide identification rights based upon coordination identification rules where certain CMDBs are assigned authoritative identification rights for CIs matching the rules of a particular CMDB in the distributed environment. In a third embodiment, one or more of the plurality of CMDBs may also have advisory identification rights for CIs which do not already have an identifiable unique identity and can coordinate with an authoritative CMDB to establish an identity for CIs.
US10127293B2	Collaborative data intelligence between data warehouse models and big data stores Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for collaborative data intelligence. Embodiments of the present invention can include one or more data stores and one or more data warehouses (DWHs), each individually configured to communicate with a physical storage management system. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to manage the chaotic disorder of social data in real time, using a collaborative DWH model and big data store, in order to assess the potential of data integration to reporting and decision management.
US10127291B2	System to perform impact analysis of objects Impact analysis of an object is performed by selecting an object and determining impacted objects corresponding to the object. A type of the object is determined. A query is formulated and executed to retrieve relationship objects from a relationship table matching the type of the selected object. Nested properties associated with the relationship objects for the individual relationship objects are determined iteratively. A parent property associated with the nested properties is identified. A query is formulated and executed to fetch dependent values corresponding to the dependent values. The dependent values are added to a list. A query is formulated and executed to determine impacted objects corresponding to the dependent values. The impacted objects are displayed in a graphical chart.
US10127290B1	Systems and methods for distributing augmented-reality effects In one embodiment, a method for distributing an augmented reality (AR) effect may include ranking, by a computing system, a plurality of client devices based on a device capability, where a higher ranking may represent relatively better device capability. The system may identify a first subset of client devices having a first particular ranking. An AR effect may be transmitted to the first subset of client devices. The system may determine a performance score for the AR effect among the first subset of client devices. The performance score may be based on one or more performance parameters associated with the AR effect running on the first subset of client devices. The system may transmit the AR effect to a second subset of client devices when the performance score of the AR effect among the first subset of client devices satisfies a predefined threshold.
US10127288B1	Display of social content In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include identifying social content related to online content for display to a user, determining social content providers associated with the identified social content, calculating quantities based on the user's interaction with each of the respective social content providers, and displaying at least some of the social content based on the calculated quantities. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.
US10127284B2	Scoring attributes in deep question answering systems based on algorithmic source code influences Systems and computer program products to perform an operation comprising: identifying a first attribute of a source code in a deep question answering system, computing an influence score for the first attribute based on a rule in the source code used to compute a confidence score for each of a plurality of candidate answers generated by the deep question answering system, computing an importance score for the first attribute based at least in part on the computed influence score, and upon determining that the importance score exceeds a predefined threshold, storing an indication that the first attribute is an important attribute relative to other attributes specified in the source code.
US10127282B2	Partitionable ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) for use with a bloom filter A bit vector for a Bloom filter is determined by performing one or more hash function operations on a set of ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) words. A TCAM array is partitioned into a first portion to store the bit vector for the Bloom filter and a second portion to store the set of TCAM words. The TCAM array can be searched using a search word by performing the one or more hash function operations on the search word to generate a hashed search word and determining whether bits at specified positions of the hashed search word match bits at corresponding positions of the bit vector stored in the first portion of the TCAM array before searching the second portion of the TCAM array with the search word.
US10127280B2	Automatic recursive search on derived information A processing device receives a query comprising a first field value and a time period. The processing device performs a first search of a data store using the first field value to identify a first plurality of events having the time period and a field that comprises the first field value. The processing device determines, for one of the plurality of events, a second field value of a second field that is specified in a first context definition, the second field having an assigned field type. The processing device automatically performs a second search of the data store using the additional field value to identify a second plurality of events having the time period and the additional field value. Information from the first plurality of events and the second plurality of events is aggregated, and a response to the query is generated that comprises the aggregated information.
US10127278B2	Processing database queries using format conversion Devices, methods and systems for processing database queries formatted differently than the database storage model being queried are disclosed. Processing database queries independent of the storage model of the queried database may be performed by receiving a query for one or more data items stored in a database, determining whether to use at least one query operator that uses data having a format different from the storage model format of at least one of one or more data items stored in the database and converting the format of the data used by the at least one query operator to a format that matches the storage model format of at least one of one or more data items stored in the database. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
US10127275B2	Mapping query operations in database systems to hardware based query accelerators Methods and arrangements for mapping a query operation to an accelerator are provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a query operation and determining the design logic of the query operation, receiving a configuration of one or more available accelerators and a design logic of each of the one or more available accelerators, and determining if the query operation can be offloaded to one or more of the one or more available accelerators. Based on a determination that the query operation can be offloaded to one or more of the one or more available accelerators, the method also includes creating software structures to interface with a selected accelerator and executing the query operation on the selected accelerator. Based on a determination that the query operation cannot be offloaded to one or more of the one or more available accelerators, the method further includes executing the query operation in software.
US10127274B2	System and method for querying questions and answers A system and method for information retrieval are presented. A client computer receives a natural language query comprising an array of tokens. A query processing server analyzes the natural language query (interpreted as a question) to identify a plurality of terms and a relationship between one or more pairs of the terms according to a knowledge model defining interrelationships between a plurality of entities. A set of assertions is constructed using the relationship between the pair of terms, and a query is executed against a knowledge base of frequently asked questions, corresponding answers, documents and/or data using the set of assertions to generate a set of results. The knowledge base identifies a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items is associated with at least one annotation identifying at least one of the entities in the knowledge model. The set of results are transmitted to the client computer.
US10127268B2	Repairing data through domain knowledge Correcting data in a dataset. A set of data tokens from a tabular data store are grouped into a plurality of different clusters based on similarity of tokens. A reference cluster is selected from among the plurality of different clusters such that the plurality of clusters includes a reference cluster and one or more other clusters, one or more tokens in the one or more other clusters are transformed. Transforming tokens is performed based on a cost of transforming tokens. The effect on the reference cluster of adding the transformed tokens to the reference cluster is determined. Using this information, a correction for a token in the dataset is identified. The data store is updated to correct the token.
US10127266B2	Scalable virtual namespace and semantic policy management for object storage In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for object-granular policy assignment in an object storage environment includes: automatically assigning a plurality of objects stored within the object storage environment to one or more policies; and locating one or more of the objects among a plurality of policy rings within the object storage environment based on semantics of the one or more policies. A virtual namespace maps each object to at least one of the policy rings based on the one or more policies assigned to the object; and the virtual namespace is scalable with a number of the plurality of objects stored within the object storage environment. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
US10127265B2	Systems and methods for measurement equivalency According to one aspect, a system configured to provide equivalent measurement values is provided. The measurement equivalency component is configured to receive, from a component, data requesting at least one measurement value meeting at least one criterion, the at least one measurement value having at least one first measurement type, determine that the at least one measurement value is not stored within at least one memory, determine that at least one stored measurement value meeting the at least one criterion and having at least one second measurement type different from the at least one first measurement type is stored within the at least one memory, and provide data descriptive of at least one equivalent measurement value based on the at least one stored measurement value to the component in response to receipt of the data requesting the at least one measurement value.
US10127261B2	Methods and systems for resolving conflicts in hierarchically-referenced data In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for managing conflicts in a logical component hierarchy is provided. The logical component hierarchy includes an ancestor component and a descendant component associated with the ancestor component. The method uses a computer device in communication with a memory. The method includes determining, by the computer device, a requirement to replace the descendant component, within the logical component hierarchy, with an overriding component. The overriding component is associated with the ancestor component by an overriding reference. The method also includes replacing the descendant component with the overriding component within the logical component hierarchy.
US10127256B2	Asset storage system and method, and computer readable recording medium thereof An asset storage method includes storing an asset database including a plurality of initial business logical entities and a plurality of initial implementation entities; receiving a to-be-searched business logical entity; and searching the initial implementation entities corresponded to the to-be-searched business logical entity. Each initial business logical entity and at least one of the initial implementation entities are related to each other.
US10127255B1	Computer system and method of initiative analysis using outlier identification The computer system and method described herein attempt to address the deficiencies by analyzing all relevant data points for each test and control location collectively determine outliers and then exclude the individual outlier data points from the data when analyzing an initiative during a relevant test period. Rather than exclude outliers at the site level, the particular time increment having the outlier data can be extracted and the site can remain in the analysis.
US10127253B2	Searching method, client and server A searching method, a client and a server are provided. The searching method includes: obtaining, at a client device, a query set selected from two or more multi-level classification webpages; sending the query set from the client device to a server; and receiving, at the client device, search results according to the query set from the server.
US10127252B2	History and scenario data tracking Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with history and scenario data tracking are described. In one embodiment, a method includes recording, in an overlay table, a scenario comprising a set of respective modified records resulting from respective operations performed on respective selected records in project data, such that the selected records remain unmodified in the project data. In response to a request for the project data as modified by the scenario, the method includes combining records in the project data with the modified records in the overlay table to create a scenario result, such that the selected records are not included in the scenario result.
US10127251B2	Organizing on-disk layout of index structures to support historical keyword search queries over temporally evolving data Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing on-disk layout of index structures are provided herein. A method includes organizing an on-disk corpus of data index structures; partitioning each data index structure into an active and/or latest state data partition and an archived data partition; sub-partitioning each of the archived data partitions into sub-partitions based on exact lifespan of each data item; executing a search query that includes temporal predicates and keyword predicates across the corpus by: pruning a collection of identified items of data from the corpus that contain the keyword predicates using range metadata associated with the temporal predicates to generate a pruned list of data items; and performing a list intersection operation on the data index structures to generate a list of common data items from the pruned list; retrieving the common data items from the active and/or latest state data partitions and the archived data sub-partitions.
US10127244B2	Systems and methods for dynamic data storage Systems (100) and methods (1000) for dynamic data storage within a network. The method comprising: receiving at least one first data file (202) comprising first data (302-320); segmenting the first data so as to form a plurality of first data segments (208); processing each of the first data segments to transform at least one first attribute of a plurality of attributes thereof so as to form a second data segment (210); storing the second data segments respectively in a plurality of different data stores (116-120); and dynamically changing physical locations where the second data segments are stored in response to an occurrence of a first trigger event. In some scenarios, the method steps may be iteratively repeated in response to one or more second trigger events (which may be the same as or different than the first trigger event).
US10127243B2	Fast recovery using self-describing replica files in a distributed storage system The embodiments relate to performing a write operation in a filesystem. Replica files embedded with respective sets of data are stored are on persistent storage local to replica nodes of the filesystem. The storage includes atomically updating the replica files to the replica nodes. Each set of data has information for self-characterizing each replica file. A map stored at persistent storage local to a remote node is updated. The map maintains information for identifying each replica file stored at each replica node.
US10127239B2	Computer readable recording medium storing data management program, data management apparatus, and data management system Regarding a management of data stored in a folder to which a permission range of access is set, a data management apparatus is caused to perform (a) a detection region setting step which sets a detection region for detecting a preliminary operation, which is for storing any data into a destination folder which can store data; and (b) a storing limitation step which limits the storing of the data into the destination folder in cases where the preliminary operation is detected at the set detection region, and the access permission range set for the destination folder is different from the access permission range set for a source folder storing the data originally.
US10127238B1	Methods and apparatus for filtering dynamically loadable namespaces (DLNs) Methods and apparatus are provided for filtering dynamically loadable namespaces (DLNs). In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises the steps of, in response to a job submitted by an application, obtaining a dynamically loadable namespace (DLN) portion of a global single namespace of a file system, wherein the DLN is associated with the job and is maintained in a capacity tier of object storage of a storage system; obtaining one or more filtering directives from a user; reducing the DLN based on the one or more filtering directives to generate a filtered DLN; and dynamically loading the filtered DLN, including the metadata only for the filtered DLN, from the capacity tier of object storage into a performance tier of storage of the storage system for processing by the application. The filtered DLN is merged into the original DLN following one or more modifications to the filtered DLN.
US10127234B1	Proactive optimizations at multi-tier file systems A recommendations manager (RM) of a file system service identifies a file system object group (FSOG) for which proactive placement recommendations are to be generated using statistical analyzes. Usage metrics collected from the FSOG are used to train a model. Predictions obtained from the model are used to generate a recommendation to transfer a file system object proactively from one storage device group of the service to another. The recommendations are provided to an object migrator of the service to initiate the transfer.
US10127232B2	Media sharing across service providers Embodiments including methods and apparatus to share file and file recommendations are disclosed. Data is received indicating a particular media item from a first service provider, where the particular media item is accessible from the first service provider according to a first pointer. A second pointer is identified in a database according to which the particular media item is accessible from a second service provider. Data indicating the second pointer is transmitted to a media playback system, via at least one of a WAN or a LAN.
US10127231B2	System and method for rich media annotation Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for rich media annotation, the method comprising receiving a first recorded media content, receiving at least one audio annotation about the first recorded media, extracting metadata from the at least one of audio annotation, and associating all or part of the metadata with the first recorded media content. Additional data elements may also be associated with the first recorded media content. Where the audio annotation is a telephone conversation, the recorded media content may be captured via the telephone. The recorded media content, audio annotations, and/or metadata may be stored in a central repository which may be modifiable. Speech characteristics such as prosody may be analyzed to extract additional metadata. In one aspect, a specially trained grammar identifies and recognizes metadata.
US10127226B2	Method for dialogue between a machine, such as a humanoid robot, and a human interlocutor utilizing a plurality of dialog variables and a computer program product and humanoid robot for implementing such a method A method for performing a dialog between a machine, preferably a humanoid robot, and at least one human speaker, comprises the following steps, implemented by a computer: a) identifying the human speaker; b) extracting from a database a speaker profile comprising a plurality of dialog variables, at least one value being assigned to at least one of the dialog variables; c) receiving and analyzing at least one sentence originating from the speaker; and d) formulating and emitting at least one response sentence as a function at least of the sentence received and interpreted in step c) and of one dialog variable of the speaker profile.
US10127225B2	Automatic semantic rating and abstraction of literature Deep semantic analysis is performed on an electronic literary work in order to detect plot elements and optional other storyline elements such as characters within the work. Multiple levels of abstract are generated into a model representing the literary work, wherein each element in each abstraction level may be independently rated for preference by a user. Through comparison of multiple abstraction models and one or more user rating preferences, one or more alternative literary works may be automatically recommended to the user.
US10127224B2	Extensible context-aware natural language interactions for virtual personal assistants Technologies for extensible, context-aware natural language interactions include a computing device having a number of context source modules. Context source modules may be developed or installed after deployment of the computing device to a user. Each context source module includes a context capture module, a language model, one or more database query mappings, and may include one or more user interface element mappings. The context capture module interprets, generates, and stores context data. A virtual personal assistant (VPA) of the computing device indexes the language models and generates a semantic representation of a user request that associates each word of the request to a language model. The VPA translates the user request into a database query, and may generate a user interface element for the request. The VPA may execute locally on the computing device or remotely on a cloud server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10127213B2	Overlay of input control to identify and restrain draft content from streaming A system determines whether to restrain collection of data entered into an input control by generating an overlay input field for capturing data entered by a user in response to determining that the collection of data is to be restrained. The data may be edited by the user, via the overlay input field, prior to the user submitting the data to the input control. The system submits the data captured in the overlay input field to the input control. The editing performed by the user within the overlay input field restrains collection of data by input controls that auto stream data as the data is entered into the input control.
US10127205B2	Methods and computing device for generating markup language to represent a calculation relationship A computing device parses markup language of an instance document (e.g., an XBRL instance document) that contains a plurality of facts, in which each fact comprises a value that is tagged according to at least one concept of a plurality of concepts. A taxonomy document contains markup language that defines one or more relationships among the plurality of concepts. Based on the parsing of the markup language of the instance document, the computing device determines that at least two of the plurality of facts are in a calculation relationship with one another. The computing device then generates markup language representing the calculation relationships (e.g., XLink) and modifies the taxonomy document (e.g., modifies or extends a linkbase contained in the taxonomy document) with the generated markup language.
US10127199B2	Automatic measure of visual similarity between fonts The visual similarity between fonts is determined using visual descriptors of character images in the fonts. A model used to generate the visual descriptors may include a set of letterforms, keypoint locations on each letterform, and detail shapes at zero, one, or more detail areas on the letterform. In some instances, the model may also set forth one or more geometric measurements. Based on the model, a visual descriptor may be generated for a character image from a font by identifying a letterform of the character image, identifying keypoint locations on the character image, and identifying a detail shape at any detail areas on the character image. Additionally, the visual descriptor may include any geometric measurement defined by the model. The visual similarity between two fonts may be determined as a function of the differences between pairs of visual descriptors for the fonts that correspond with the same letterform.
US10127198B2	Real-time text layout conversion control and management on a mobile electronic device Various embodiments for real-time text layout conversion control on a mobile electronic device, by a processor device, are provided. On a mobile electronic device having a touch-screen display, a set of text layout conversion control patterns are defined and associated with at least one text layout input control signal, for text layout conversion management. Upon detection of the at least one text layout input control signal, a text layout is dynamically converted and re-rendered for presentation on the touch-screen display.
US10127195B2	Selective content presentation engine Selective content presentation for the purpose of self-imposed censoring of content is implemented on an electronic device. The selective content presentation involves acquiring a content suppression preference for suppressing content presentation at an electronic device. Subsequently, a content portion and a content selection tag for the content portion are also received at the electronic device. When the electronic device determines based on the content selection tag that a part of content portion is designated for suppression by the content suppression preference, the part of the content portion is obstructed by the electronic device to form a modified content portion. The modified content portion is further presented to a user via the electronic device.
US10127190B2	Hybrid programmable many-core device with on-chip interconnect The present invention provides a hybrid programmable logic device which includes a programmable field programmable gate array logic fabric and a many-core distributed processing subsystem. The device integrates both a fabric of programmable logic elements and processors in the same device, i.e., the same chip. The programmable logic elements may be sized and arranged such that place and route tools can address the processors and logic elements as a homogenous routing fabric. The programmable logic elements may provide hardware acceleration functions to the processors that can be defined after the device is fabricated. The device may include scheduling circuitry that can schedule the transmission of data on horizontal and vertical connectors in the logic fabric to transmit data between the programmable logic elements and processor in an asynchronous manner.
US10127188B2	Displaying calendar information in a horizontal bar A method, system and computer program product for improving the usability of a calendar application. A calendar client agent receives calendar information, such as meetings, appointments, vacations, tasks, etc. from various systems, such as an electronic mail system, a social networking system, an instant messaging system and a wiki. The calendar client agent evaluates the retrieved calendar information with respect to a set of presentation rules. The calendar client agent then presents the retrieved calendar information in a horizontal bar (also referred to as a “calendar bar”) in the calendar application over a duration of time (e.g., twelve hours of the current day) in relation to the set of presentation rules. In this manner, the user will be able to more easily ascertain which events or activities are scheduled.
US10127187B2	Digital interconnects with protocol-agnostic repeaters A system and method is described for simplifying implementation of repeater (e.g., re-driver/re-timer) module implementation in high-data-rate interconnects that carry a relatively low-data-rate clock signal as well as the data stream (e.g., PCIe). At the endpoint, any information critical to the function of the repeater (e.g., the most recent data rate negotiated by a pair of endpoints communicating through the repeater) is embedded in the clock signal by pulse-width modulation as ordered sets. The repeater only needs to read the clock-embedded information rather than decoding the data stream. Thus repeaters for such applications reconstruct the high-rate data-stream while actually decoding only the low-rate clock signal. Because the clock-signal protocol is independent of the data-stream protocol, the repeater's operation is protocol-agnostic with respect to the data-stream.
US10127184B2	Low overheard high throughput solution for point-to-point link An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a point-to-point link interface circuit. The point-to-point link interface circuit is to support communication with a level of a multi-level system memory. The point-to-point link interface circuit includes a circuit to interlace payload data with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values, where, different data segments of the payload are each appended with its own respective CRC value.
US10127182B2	Image forming system executing application occupation of an application and using BiDi schema An information processing apparatus executes occupation processing so that an application that issues an occupation request is able to execute at least one of processing for acquiring information from a peripheral device and processing for transmitting information to the peripheral device, and that another application is not able to execute processing for acquiring information from the peripheral device and processing for transmitting information to the peripheral device.
US10127180B2	Bus interface unit and operating method therefor A bus interface unit for exchanging data via a bus system includes at least one bus control unit for connection to the bus system, having a control unit that is configured to output data received via the bus control unit from the bus system, and/or data derived therefrom, to an external unit, and/or to output data obtained from an external unit, and/or data derived therefrom, via the bus control unit to the bus system.
US10127179B2	Method for operating a transceiver of a bus participant connected to a data bus The method is used for operating a transceiver of a bus participant connected to a data bus, the arrangement additionally having a control unit, wherein the transceiver is connected between the data bus and the control unit and obtains commands and operating data for its operation in accordance with the bus protocol, and receives and transmits useful data via the data bus. For its operation in this method, the transceiver receives, at its inputs and/or outputs provided for the useful data and connected to the data bus and the control unit, commands from the control unit or transmitted via the data bus, and is operated accordingly if such a command is received.
US10127178B2	Coupling system for electronic device An electronic device coupling system includes a plurality of electronic devices. The plurality of electronic devices includes a master device and a plurality of slave devices coupleable to the master device one by one. Each electronic device includes a plurality of bus-bars and a plurality of switch modules. Each switch module includes a plurality of switch paths each corresponding to one of the plurality of bus-bars. Two of the electronic devices are inserted together by two of the plurality of bus-bars located in the two of the electronic devices respectively. When the two of the electronic devices are inserted together, the switch paths of each switch module corresponding to the two of the plurality of bus-bars are switched on.
US10127177B2	Unified device interface for a multi-bus system The present disclosure is directed to a unified device interface for a multi-bus system. In at least one embodiment, a system may comprise more than one data bus. Each data bus may be to convey data between an operating system (OS) and at least one device in the system, wherein a plurality of driver instances may facilitate interaction between the OS and a device via one or more of the data buses. In one embodiment, a main driver instance may be determined from the plurality of driver instances to present the device to the OS and coordinate operation of other driver instances. The other driver instances may map addresses in the memory of processing entities corresponding to each of the data buses and report these mappings to the main driver instance. Alternatively, a supervisory driver may be loaded to present the device and to control operation of the driver instances.
US10127170B2	High density serial over LAN management system A baseboard management controller (BMC) of a system can receive a first serial output from a first server device and a second serial output from a second server device. The BMC can send the first serial output and the second serial output to a network interface controller (NIC) for transmission over a network to a computing device.
US10127169B2	Supporting flow control mechanism of bus between semiconductor dies assembled in wafer-level package A semiconductor die assembled in a wafer-level package includes a communication interface and a bus master. The bus master is coupled to a communication bus through the communication interface. The bus master communicates with a bus slave of another semiconductor die assembled in the wafer-level package via the communication bus, and is controlled by a flow control mechanism that manages a transaction flow initiated by the bus master over the communication bus.
US10127168B2	Network controller—sideband interface port controller A network interface controller includes a media access controller connected to receive an in-band packet and further connected to receive a sideband packet. The network interface controller includes a host adapter that includes a receive route connected to receive the in-band packet and the sideband packet from the media access controller, and further connected to transmit the in-band packet to a host. The network interface controller includes a sideband port controller comprising a sideband receive buffer. The host adapter further includes a first receive buffer to store the in-band packet and to store the sideband packet. The host adapter further includes an arbiter connected to allow, at a time, the in-band packet to advance from the first receive buffer along the receive route towards the host and further connected to allow, at a different time, the sideband packet to advance to the sideband receive buffer of the sideband port controller.
US10127164B2	Processing device, processing method, storage medium, and electronic musical instrument A processing device includes: a plurality of processing units that perform processes in accordance with data items read from a memory; a bus that connects the memory to the plurality of processing units; and a traffic monitor that monitors traffic on the bus with respect to the plurality of processing units, and when the traffic for one of the processing units that has been assigned access rights to the memory exceeds or reaches a prescribed upper limit, outputs a signal to the one of the processing units so as to reduce or suspend the traffic for the one of the processing units.
US10127163B2	Control device for controlling a safety device, and use of an IO link for transmission of a safety protocol to a safety device A control device for controlling a safety device which can be connected to a master assembly by means of an IO link is characterized in that a safety protocol can be transmitted via an IO link connection.
US10127162B2	Efficient low cost on-die configurable bridge controller Described is a host interface, a device interface, a downstream translation circuitry, an upstream translation circuitry, and a host line-state state machine. The host interface may comprise a host line-state output. The device interface may comprise a device line-state output. The downstream translation circuitry may be operable to process a transaction received on the host interface and to generate a transaction for the device interface. The upstream translation circuitry may be operable to process a transaction received on the device interface and to generate a transaction for the host interface. The host line-state state machine may be operable to set the host line-state output to a value that is one of: an SE0-state value, a J-state value, or a K-state value.
US10127158B2	Memory management using virtual address masking A method for memory management may include dividing a memory into pools. Each pool includes blocks. The method may further include receiving a request to allocate a first block of a first size, selecting a pool based on the first size, allocating the first block from the selected pool, and creating metadata for a pointer to the first block. The pointer includes a pre-normalized address of the first block. The method may further include storing the metadata in the pointer, receiving a request to free the first block, and freeing the first block using the metadata to identify the selected pool.
US10127156B1	Caching techniques Techniques provide for specifying priorities and thresholds used for cache promotion and flushing on a per pool basis. The thresholds may include a promotion threshold and a flushing threshold. The promotion threshold is used to determine whether data portions of the pool are promoted to a secondary cache. The flushing threshold is used to determine whether any data portions of the pool currently stored in the secondary cache are flushed to non-volatile physical storage. Each of the promotion threshold and the flushing threshold for the pool may be determined in accordance with the priority specified for the pool. For remaining data portions that are included in a pool for which a pool specific priority is not specified, a default technique may be used, for example, which uses the same promotion threshold and the same flushing threshold for all pools for which a pool specific priority is not specified.
US10127140B2	Automated problem determination for cooperating web services using debugging technology In an approach to problem determination for cooperating web services, a computing device executes a debug script. The computing device discovers one or more web services based on a web service discovery mechanism. The computing device connects, by the debug daemon, with a debug probe to set a breakpoint on a web service. The computing device receives a file containing connection parameters. The computing device initiates a debug session with the web service using a designated connection channel. The computing device invokes a breakpoint handler function for the web service. The computing device sends commands to the debug probe, which forwards the debug commands to the web service. The computing device closes the debug session with the web service when the breakpoint handler function has run to completion.
US10127139B2	Systems and methods for summarization and visualization of trace data Systems and methods for visualizing and/or analyzing trace data collected during execution of a computer system are described. Algorithms and user interface elements are disclosed for providing user interfaces, data summarization technologies, and/or underlying file structures to facilitate such visualization and/or analysis. Trace data history summarization algorithms are also disclosed. Various combinations of the disclosed systems and methods may be employed, depending on the particular requirements of each implementation.
US10127137B2	Methods and systems for increased debugging transparency Embodiments herein disclose a debugging framework that employs a mode in the processor (for example, a processor using x86 architecture), to transparently study armored malware. Embodiments herein perform stealthy debugging by leveraging System Management Mode (SMM) to transparently debug software on bare-metal.
US10127136B2	Identifying and visualizing suboptimal memory layouts in software programs The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates execution of a software program. During operation, the system obtains an execution unit associated with execution of a software program, wherein the execution unit includes a start and an end. Next, the system identifies a set of fields accessed within the execution unit. The system then calculates one or more memory distances among the set of fields from a set of memory addresses of the set of fields during runtime of the software program on the computer system, wherein the one or more memory distances include a difference in memory address between a first field and a second field in the set of fields. Finally, based at least in part on a memory distance in the one or more memory distances exceeding a threshold, the system stores an indication that the execution unit has a suboptimal memory layout.
US10127134B2	Software testing system and a method for facilitating structured regression planning and optimization Devices and methods for identifying relevant features of software product are described. The system retrieves requirement data, test case data and defect data associated with plurality of features of the software product. The requirement data comprises de-scoped requirements which indicate those requirements which are not required for performing the regression testing. The device further computes an impact score, a test effort score, and a weightage factor for each of the plurality of features based on the requirement data, the test case data and the defect data respectively. Based on the computed impact score, the test effort score, and the weightage factor, the device further determines a regression factor for each of the plurality of features. Further, the device identifies one or more relevant features amongst the plurality of features based on the regression factor. This way, the device facilitates structured regression planning which optimizes the overall performance of the device.
US10127133B2	Redundant instance variable initialization elision A compiler, IDE or other code analyzer may determine whether an instance variable declaration assignment is redundant. The code analyzer may also take action based on that determination. A code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular instance variable initialization or assignment is definitely redundant. The code analyzer may cause a compiler to automatically elide the redundant assignment from compiled source code. The code analyzer may be able to determine with certainty that a particular assignment is definitely not redundant. Additionally, a code analyzer may not be able to determine with certainty whether an instance variable assignment is definitely redundant or definitely not redundant. Additionally, the code analyzer may report a warning or other informative message indicating the redundancy property of the assignment, thus alerting the programming to a (possibly) redundant assignment.
US10127132B2	Optimizing automated interactions with web applications Optimizing automated interactions with web pages by identifying, for each of multiple web pages, path information including an incoming hyperlink path having at least one hyperlink, where the incoming hyperlink path leads to the web page, and/or an outgoing hyperlink path having at least one hyperlink, where the outgoing hyperlink path emanates from the web page, determining whether the path information of each of the web pages meets a similarity condition, excluding from an interaction set of the web pages any of the web pages whose path information meets the similarity condition, and causing an automated interaction to be performed with any of the web pages in the interaction set.
US10127129B2	Non-invasive time-based profiling tool A software execution profiling method comprising: collecting, from a plurality of subsystems of a client machine, information including an event report corresponding to each of a plurality of events occurring in the plurality of subsystems, each event report specifying an event identifier and a cause identifier; responsive to determining that the cause identifier includes an empty field, determining time values in the information associated with the first event and a second which caused the first event; determining to indicate a causation relationship between the first event and the second event in view of the time value of the second event being within the defined period of the time value of the first event; and presenting via a graphical user interface (GUI) the events and an indicator of the causation relationship.
US10127127B2	Systems and methods for pre-warning a monitoring tool for a communication bus Systems and methods for pre-warning a monitoring tool for a communication bus are disclosed. In exemplary aspects, a monitoring tool is coupled to a communication bus. The monitoring tool initially monitors the communication bus in a first manner. When a host changes a parameter of signals on the communication bus, the host sends a signal change command. The monitoring device receives the signal change command and changes the manner that the monitoring device uses to monitor the communication bus or the manner that the monitoring device uses to check protocol. By providing the signal change command before the parameter on the communication bus changes, the monitoring device may use a new manner of monitoring the communication bus in a timely fashion such that the monitoring device does not provide erroneous information about the state of the communication bus.
US10127123B2	Locality based quorums Disclosed are various embodiments for distributing data items within a plurality of nodes. A data item that is subject to a data item update request is updated from a master node to a plurality of slave notes. The update of the data item is determined to be locality-based durable based at least in part on acknowledgements received from the slave nodes. Upon detection that the master node has failed, a new master candidate is determined via an election among the plurality of slave nodes.
US10127122B2	System and method for supporting transaction affinity based request handling in a middleware environment A system and method can support transaction processing in a middleware environment. A processor, such as a remote method invocation stub in the middleware environment, can be associated with a transaction, wherein the transaction is from a first cluster. Then, the processor can handle a transactional request that is associated with the transaction, wherein the transactional request is to be sent to the first cluster. Furthermore, the processor can route the transactional request to a said cluster member in the first cluster, which is an existing participant of the transaction.
US10127121B2	Operation of a multi-slice processor implementing adaptive failure state capture Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes a plurality of execution slices and a plurality of load/store slices, where the load/store slices are coupled to the execution slices via a results bus. Operation of such a multi-slice processor includes: capturing first state information corresponding to a first set of control signals; monitoring state information of a plurality of logical components of the multi-slice processor; selecting, in dependence upon one or more selection criteria and upon the monitored state information, a second set of control signals; and capturing second state information corresponding to the second set of control signals, wherein the first set of control signals is different than the second set of control signals.
US10127119B1	Systems and methods for modifying track logs during restore processes The disclosed computer-implemented method for modifying track logs during restore processes may include (1) identifying a backup application that maintains a track log used to identify changed blocks during backup operations, (2) detecting a restore process launched by the backup application to restore at least one block backed up in a backup image, (3) retrieving, from the backup image, block information about the block being restored by the restore process, and then (4) recording the block information to the track log during the restore process such that the backup application does not identify the block as changed during a subsequent backup operation due at least in part to the block already being backed up in the backup image. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10127116B2	Recovery of subscriber data in mobile communication networks Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to recover subscriber data in mobile communication networks are disclosed. Example subscriber data recovery methods disclosed herein include communicating with mobile devices operating in a mobile network to configure the mobile devices to (1) locally store backup subscriber data corresponding to subscriber data maintained at a first network element to manage access to the mobile network and (2) transmit the backup subscriber data to a destination based on configuration data. Disclosed example methods also include queueing respective backup subscriber data received from respective ones of the mobile devices for transmission to at least one of the first network element and/or a second network element to restore the subscriber data maintained at a first network element.
US10127103B2	System and method for detecting and correcting mapping table errors in a non-volatile memory system A system and method is disclosed for detecting and correcting for errors in mapping table information stored in volatile memory of a non-volatile memory system. The method may include checking for mapping entry errors when retrieving mapping data for the non-volatile memory from a volatile memory cache. When an error is discovered, the method includes the processor generating a set of candidate mapping entries each having a different single bit difference from the mapping entry discovered to have an error. Each candidate is tested against one or more mapping data accuracy tests and, when one of the candidates is found to be a correct mapping entry based on the one or more tests, the original mapping table entry with the determined defect is replaced with the successful candidate mapping entry.
US10127100B2	Correcting a data storage error caused by a broken conductor using bit inversion A method, system, and/or computer program product corrects a data error that has been caused by a break in a conductor link in a memory. A memory controller detects a line malfunction in a data bit transmission line between a first bit node and a second bit node in a memory, and then identifies a constant voltage state at the second bit node that is caused by the line malfunction. In response to determining that the constant voltage state is non-representative of the bit value intended to be transmitted from the first bit node to the second bit node, an inversion logic inverts bit values for all bits in an original bit array to create an inverted bit array, which is stored in the array of memory cells for future retrieval and re-inversion, in order to reconstruct the original bit array.
US10127090B2	Memory management methods and systems A method and an apparatus for determining a usage level of a memory device to notify a running application to perform memory reduction operations selected based on the memory usage level are described. An application calls APIs (Application Programming Interface) integrated with the application codes in the system to perform memory reduction operations. A memory usage level is determined according to a memory usage status received from the kernel of a system. A running application is associated with application priorities ranking multiple running applications statically or dynamically. Selecting memory reduction operations and notifying a running application are based on application priorities. Alternatively, a running application may determine a mode of operation to directly reduce memory usage in response to a notification for reducing memory usage without using API calls to other software.
US10127089B2	Dynamic deep links to targets A computing device may receive from a first application executing on at least one processor an indication of an action to be performed. The computing device may determine, based on at least the indication of the action to be performed, a plurality of deep links to a plurality of actions performable by a plurality of applications. The computing device may select a subset of deep links from the plurality of deep links. The computing device may output for display a graphical user interface including an indication of each deep link from the subset of deep links. The computing device may receive an indication of a user input, the user input corresponding to a selection of one of the deep links from the subset of deep links. A second application executing on the at least one processor may perform an action linked to by the selected deep link.
US10127088B2	Adaptive techniques for improving performance of hardware transactions on multi-socket machines Socket scheduling modes may prevent non-uniform memory access effects from negatively affecting performance of synchronization mechanisms utilizing hardware transactional memory. Each mode may indicate whether a thread may execute a critical section on a particular socket. For example, under transitional lock elision, locks may include a mode indicating whether threads may acquire or elide the lock on a particular socket. Different modes may be used alternately to prevent threads from starving. A thread may only execute a critical section on a particular socket if allowed by the current mode. Otherwise, threads may block until allowed to execute the critical section, such as after the current mode changes. A profiling session may, for a running workload, iterate over all possible modes, measuring statistics pertaining to the execution of critical sections (e.g., the number of lock acquisitions and/or elisions), to determine the best performing modes for the particular workload.
US10127086B2	Dynamic management of data stream processing A stream management system may implement dynamic management of a data stream. Utilization data of different partitions of a data stream may be tracked. When routing a data record received at the stream management system, a partition may be dynamically identified for the data recorded. The data record may then be directed to the identified partition. Other management operations, such as repartitioning the data stream or reassigning resources for processing data records in the data stream may be performed based on the utilization data tracked for the partitions.
US10127083B2	System and method for managing workload performance on billed computer systems In a system and method for managing mainframe computer usage, preferred values for service class defined performance goals are determined to optimize workload performance in service classes across a logical partition. A method for managing mainframe computer system usage can include receiving a performance optimization goal for workload performance in a service class, the service class having a defined performance goal. Achievement of the performance optimization goal is assessed, and a preferred value for the defined performance goal is determined based on assessing achievement of the performance optimization goal. Workload criticality can be taken into account, and automatic changes to the performance goal authorized.
US10127079B2	Scheduling user requests in a distributed resource system having plurality of schedulers and coordinators According to a method for scheduling a user request in a distributed resource system, an apparatus, and a system that are provided by embodiments of the present invention, in a Tn+1 period, an Sd acquires, from a coordinator Gk of a user z, a resource Cz(Tn) that is consumed by a user z request in a Tn period, and the Sd schedules, according to ϕz, Cz(Tn), Cz,d(Tn), and Nz,d(Tn), a Piz,d by using a scheduling algorithm. The user z request can be scheduled without depending on a user agent. In addition, the Sd schedules, according to ϕz, Cz(Tn), Cz,d(Tn), and Nz,d(Tn), the Piz,d by using the scheduling algorithm, thereby implementing global scheduling on the user z request and ensuring a performance requirement of the user z.
US10127076B1	Low latency thread context caching A method includes performing one or more operations as requested by a thread executing on a processor, the thread having a thread context; receiving a park request from the thread, the park request received following a request from the thread for a low latency resource, wherein the cache response time is less than or equal to a resource response threshold so as to allow the thread context to be stored and retrieved from the cache in less time than the portion of time it takes to complete the request for the low latency resource; storing the thread context in the cache; detecting that the resume condition has occurred; retrieving the thread context from the cache; and resuming execution of the thread.
US10127072B2	Enhanced virtual function capabilities in a virtualized network environment The present disclosure is directed to enhanced virtual function capabilities in a virtualized network environment. In general, devices may comprise physical and virtualized resources. The physical resources may comprise at least a network adaptor that may handle incoming data from a network and outgoing data to the network. The virtualized resources may comprise at least one virtual machine (VM) and a corresponding interface. The corresponding interface may be one of a physical interface, a virtual interface or a “super” virtual interface. The physical interface may provide a first set of capabilities allowing the VM to access (e.g., control) at least the network adaptor. The virtual interface may provide a second set of capabilities that is a subset of the first set. The super virtual interface may provide a third set of capabilities including the second set of capabilities and at least one additional capability from the first set of capabilities.
US10127068B2	Performance variability reduction using an opportunistic hypervisor An opportunistic hypervisor determines that a guest virtual machine of a virtualization host has voluntarily released control of a physical processor. The hypervisor uses the released processor to identify and initiate a virtualization management task which has not been completed. In response to determining that at least a portion of the task has been performed, the hypervisor enters a quiescent state, releasing the physical processor to enable resumption of the guest virtual machine.
US10127067B2	Method and computing device for selecting protocol stack for virtual machines A method and computing device for selecting a protocol stack for performing protocol processing on data is presented. The computing device is configured with a hypervisor for managing a first virtual machine. According to the method, when a socket creation instruction sent by the first virtual machine is received, a protocol stack instance is selected from the protocol stack instances provided by the computing device. Then, a socket is created in the selected protocol stack instance according to the socket creation instruction; and a creation result is transmitted to the first virtual machine. Therefore, in a virtualized environment, multiple virtual machines disposed in a same computing device can share a network protocol processing capability, and protocol stacks of the virtual machines achieve load balance.
US10127064B2	Read-only VM function chaining for secure hypervisor access A hypervisor configures a first VM function component for execution on behalf of a virtual machine, the first VM function component to execute a second VM function component. The hypervisor then configures the second VM function for execution on behalf of the first VM function component, the second VM function component to execute at least one privileged instruction. The hypervisor receives a request from the virtual machine to execute the first VM function component, and executes the first VM function component. The hypervisor then receives a request from the first VM function component to execute the second VM function component and executes the second VM function component.
US10127063B2	Devices and systems with virtual devices that may be selectively enabled An embodiment includes a system, comprising: a device configured to present a logical device and enable a virtual device in response to a control signal; and a processor coupled to the device and configured to: present the logical device through a first device interface; transmit the control signal to the device to enable the virtual device; and after the virtual device is enabled, present the virtual device through a second device interface.
US10127062B2	Displaying graphics for local virtual machine by allocating textual buffer A computing device is provided for displaying images that are two dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D). The computing device includes one or more processors configured to obtain graphical data that has been generated by one or more applications associated with a first virtual machine and map one or more virtual apertures or one or more actual buffers associated with the first virtual machine to a textual buffer associated with a second virtual machine. The virtual apertures are in a virtual memory space and the actual buffers are in a physical memory space. The one or more processors are also configured to process the graphical data based on the mapping. The computing device also includes a display device configured to display the 2D or 3D images using the processed graphical data.
US10127061B2	Controlling priority of dynamic compilation A method for controlling priority of dynamic compilation by a computer system is disclosed. A task is executed by using a thread pooled in a thread pool. A metric related to the dynamic compilation is monitored. And then, determination is done whether the metric meets a predetermined criterion. In returning of the thread to the thread pool for next execution, a lowering of priority of the thread is caused if the metric is determined to meet the predetermined criterion. The lowering of priority of the thread may be caused by causing the thread to sleep for a period of time before the returning. The metric may be a length of a compilation queue for the dynamic compilation or a utilization rate of a compiler thread executing the dynamic compilation.
US10127060B2	System and method for replay of data and events provided by heterogeneous devices A system and method of logging and replay among heterogeneous devices includes one or more shared services including a replay service, a processor for executing the shared services, and a shared interface for providing access to the shared services. The replay service selects one or more logs for playback, emulates one or more playback devices, each of the playback devices being associated with a respective one of the logs, extracts one or more log entries from each of the logs, recreates one or more recreated service requests for the one or more shared services based on information associated with each of the log entries, and initiates the recreated service requests. In some embodiments, the system and method further include a logging service to create new log entries based on new service requests, associate the new log entries with a corresponding timestamp, and record the new log entries.
US10127059B2	Multitenant hosted virtual machine infrastructure A multi-tenant virtual machine infrastructure (MTVMI) allows multiple tenants to independently access and use a plurality of virtual computing resources via the Internet. Within the MTVMI, different tenants may define unique configurations of virtual computing resources and unique rules to govern the use of the virtual computing resources. The MTVMI may be configured to provide valuable services for tenants and users associated with the tenants.
US10127056B2	Automatic application wizard A system to automate creation of a configuration wizard from, for example, an underlying control application. In one instance, a complex application may be represented with a simple configuration view such as that of a configuration wizard. When an application is being created, a user may be provided with a feature that defines the configuration wizard. Some aspects of the present approach are that a wizard user interface may be automatically generated, a standard approach may be provided to define the wizard, and, for changes which are performed in the application, the wizard may easily be edited and regenerated.
US10127055B2	iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot Various examples of the present technology provide a method for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system. In some examples, methods for iSCSI based bare metal OS image deployment and diskless boot in a server system comprise setting a boot order of a BIOS of the server system to iSCSI NIC of a controller (e.g., BMC) of the server system, setting iSCSI boot configuration to the controller, updating the boot order based at least upon information from the controller, syncing the iSCSI boot configuration to the BIOS of the server system based upon the information from the controller, and causing the server system to be booted from a specific target IP and LUN of an iSCSI storage server of a SAN.
US10127049B2	Kernel-integrated instance-specific operational resources with virtualization A compressed platform-specific operating system kernel that allows a network boot of a platform-specific operating system kernel from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel is provided. The platform-specific operating system kernel, when booted over a network, dynamically builds from the compressed platform-specific operating system kernel a bootable file system and boots application code. The compressed platform-specific operating system kernel includes an application interface code library, and integrated operating system kernel tools. An application is loaded from the bootable file system.
US10127047B2	Operation of a multi-slice processor with selective producer instruction types Operation of a multi-slice processor including execution slices and load/store slices, where the load/store slices are coupled to the execution slices via a results bus and the results bus includes segments assigned to carry results of a different instruction type, includes: receiving a producer instruction that includes an identifier of an instruction type and an identifier of the producer instruction, including storing the identifier of the instruction type and the identifier of the producer instruction in an entry of a register; receiving a source instruction dependent upon the result of the producer instruction including storing, in an issue queue, the source instruction, the identifier of the instruction type of the producer instruction, and an identifier of the producer instruction; and snooping the identifier of the producer instruction only from the segment of the results bus assigned to carry results of the instruction type of the producer instruction.
US10127046B2	Mechanism to preclude uncacheable-dependent load replays in out-of-order processor An apparatus including first and second reservation stations. The first reservation station dispatches a load micro instruction, and indicates on a hold bus if the load micro instruction is a specified load micro instruction directed to retrieve an operand from a prescribed resource other than on-core cache memory. The second reservation station is coupled to the hold bus, and dispatches one or more younger micro instructions therein that depend on the load micro instruction for execution after a number of clock cycles following dispatch of the first load micro instruction, and if it is indicated on the hold bus that the load micro instruction is the specified load micro instruction, the second reservation station is configured to stall dispatch of the one or more younger micro instructions until the load micro instruction has retrieved the operand. The resources include system memory, coupled an out-of-order processor via a memory bus.
US10127041B2	Compiler system for a processor with an expandable instruction set architecture for dynamically configuring execution resources A compiler system that converts an application source program into an executable program according to a predetermined ISA executable by a general purpose processor. The processor includes a PEU that is programmable to execute a UDI. The compiler system includes a PEU programming tool that converts a functional description of a processing operation to be performed by the PEU of the processor into programming information for programming the PEU to perform the processing operation in response to the specified UDI. The compiler system includes a compiler that converts the application source program into the executable program, which includes an optimization routine that represents a portion of the application source program with the specified UDI and that inserts the UDI into the executable program, and that further inserts into the executable program a UDI load instruction that specifies the UDI and a location of the programming information in the executable program.
US10127040B2	Processor and method for executing memory access and computing instructions for host matrix operations The present application discloses a processor and a method for executing an instruction on a processor. A specific implementation of the processor includes: a host interaction device, an instruction control device, an off-chip memory, an on-chip cache and an array processing device, wherein the host interaction device is configured to exchange data and instructions with a host connected with the processor, wherein the exchanged data has a granularity of a matrix; the off-chip memory is configured to store a matrix received from the host, on which a matrix operation is to be performed; and the instruction control device is configured to convert an external instruction received from the host to a series of memory access instructions and a series of computing instructions and execute the converted instructions. The implementation can improve the execution efficiency of a deep learning algorithm.
US10127039B2	Extension of CPU context-state management for micro-architecture state A processor saves micro-architectural contexts to increase the efficiency of code execution and power management. A save instruction is executed to store a micro-architectural state and an architectural state of a processor in a common buffer of a memory upon a context switch that suspends the execution of a process. The micro-architectural state contains performance data resulting from the execution of the process. A restore instruction is executed to retrieve the micro-architectural state and the architectural state from the common buffer upon a resumed execution of the process. Power management hardware then uses the micro-architectural state as an intermediate starting point for the resumed execution.
US10127035B2	System and method to modify run-time behavior of an application by modification of machine-readable instructions A system and method of modifying application implementation is described. Modification of application implementation may include modification, addition, and/or removal of machine-readable instructions. Modification of machine readable instructions prior to run-time may modify implementation of one or more features. Physical computer processor(s) may be configured by computer readable instructions to obtain machine-readable instructions. Machine-readable instructions may, cause a target computing platform to implement an application when executed. Physical computer processor(s) may obtain information regarding implementation of the application by the target computing platform and analyze the machine-readable instructions and/or the information to create one or more rules for modifying application implementation by the computing platform. Physical computer processor(s) may modify the machine-readable instructions based on the rules to add features to and/or remove features from the machine-readable instructions. The system may distribute the modified machine-readable instructions to effectuate the modified machine-readable instructions to be implemented by the target computing platform.
US10127032B2	System and method for unified firmware management Embodiments generally relate to firmware management in a computing system. Disclosed are techniques that enable a unified firmware management for multiple embedded devices in a basic input/output system (BIOS) setup menu. By enabling a unified and comprehensive firmware update interface for multiple onboard embedded devices, the present technology can achieve an efficient firmware management mechanism.
US10127028B2	Cancel and rollback update stack requests At a time after receiving a request to cancel and rollback an update request for a computer system, one or more computer resources within a computer system invoke one or more computer system capabilities at least to cancel computer system operations to update the computer. When the computer system operations to update the computer system are cancelled, one or more computer resources within a computer system invoke one or more computer system capabilities at least to roll back the computer system to a previous good state.
US10127024B2	Managing reuse of assets in a workflow management system A category is determined of a task being planned at a given time. A collection of assets is identified, the collection having been used in a similar task at a past time. An experience report associated with an asset in the collection is extracted into a set of encapsulated experience reports, where the experience report was generated from the similar task at the past time. A degree of usability is computed corresponding to the collection, the collection being usable in the category of the task up to the degree of usability. According to the degree of usability of the collection, the collection is positioned in a sorted list of reusable assets. A reusable asset is selected from the sorted list for use in the task.
US10127021B1	Storing logical units of program code generated using a dynamic programming notebook user interface The programming notebook system, methods, and user interfaces described herein provide software developers with enhanced tools by which a programming notebook workflow and session history associated with code cells in a programming notebook may be tracked and maintained. As a developer progresses through a development workflow, the developer can select an option to save a program code card representing some or all of the program code cell inputs. A card editor user interface may present an aggregated listing of all program code the developer has provided across multiple code cells during the current session which the developer can edit, refine, and/or comment. The card editor may also allow the developer to add associated user interface code to display a UI component associated with the program code card, and allow the developer to add a description and tags for the card so that the card can be searched for and reused.
US10127014B2	Round for reround mode in a decimal floating point instruction A round-for-reround mode (preferably in a BID encoded Decimal format) of a floating point instruction prepares a result for later rounding to a variable number of digits by detecting that the least significant digit may be a 0, and if so changing it to 1 when the trailing digits are not all 0. A subsequent reround instruction is then able to round the result to any number of digits at least 2 fewer than the number of digits of the result. An optional embodiment saves a tag indicating the fact that the low order digit of the result is 0 or 5 if the trailing bits are non-zero in a tag field rather than modify the result. Another optional embodiment also saves a half-way-and-above indicator when the trailing digits represent a decimal with a most significant digit having a value of 5. An optional subsequent reround instruction is able to round the result to any number of digits fewer or equal to the number of digits of the result using the saved tags.
US10127013B1	Specialized processing blocks with fixed-point and floating-point structures Integrated circuits with specialized processing blocks that can support both fixed-point and floating-point operations are provided. A specialized processing block of this type may include partial product generators, compression circuits, and a main adder. The main adder may include a high adder, a middle adder, a low adder, floating-point rounding circuitry, and associated selection circuitry. The middle adder may include prefix networks for outputting generate and propagate vectors, and redundant LSB processing logic for outputting LSB generate and propagate bits. The middle adder may include additional logic circuitry for generating a sum output, a sum-plus-1 output, and a sum-plus-2 output. The specialized processing block may further include accumulation circuitry for support multiply-accumulation functions for any suitable number of channels.
US10127012B2	Scalable input/output system and techniques to transmit data between domains without a central processor An apparatus for managing input/output (I/O) data may include a streaming I/O controller to receive data from a load/store domain component and output the data as first streaming data of a first data type comprising a first data movement type and first data format type. The apparatus may also include at least one accelerator coupled to the streaming I/O controller to receive the first streaming data, transform the first streaming data to second streaming data having a second data type different than the first data type, and output the second streaming data. In addition, the apparatus may include a streaming interconnect to conduct the second data to a peer device configured to receive data of the second data type.
US10127009B2	Data processing method and terminal thereof The present application discloses a data processing method and a terminal thereof. The method includes: obtaining, in real time, target audio data from an on-line source; processing the target audio data using a first audio data processing approach and playing the processed target audio data at the terminal; while playing the processed target audio data: obtaining an audio data processing approach transition instruction, the audio data processing approach transition instruction including a second audio data processing approach and a real-time window of switching from the first audio data processing approach to the second audio data processing approach; in response to the audio data processing approach transition instruction, processing the target audio data received in the real-time window using the first audio data processing approach and the second audio data processing approach separately; and determining output audio data to be played at the terminal during the real-time window.
US10127007B2	Determining the identity of a user in stateless devices for the customization of audio content for the user A content replacement system detects a start of a content replacement break in a content stream provided to a client device. The system selects one or more of a plurality of content replacement parts. The system computes a retargeting probability for each of the selected content replacement parts, the retargeting probability based on collected information stored in a profile database, the collected information including a number of times that requests for content replacement parts have been associated with a network address and device identifier of the client device. The system modifies a content score of each of the selected content replacement parts by the corresponding retargeting probability. The system ranks the selected content replacement parts based on the modified content scores, inserts one or more of the highest ranked selected content replacement parts into the content stream, and transmits the modified content stream to the client device.
US10127003B2	Systems and methodologies relative to a background image in interactive media and video gaming technology A system and method for controlled collaboration among a plurality of users, each at one of a plurality of computing appliances having a display apparatus and an input apparatus. An initial video presentation is displayed on at least two of the display apparatus. At least a part of the initial presentation is captured and stored and used to provide a presentation of a background image. Each of at least two users provide via the input apparatus a User Input having an associated presentation relative to the background image presentation, said User Input being stored as associated with the computing appliance/user providing the input. Data for the User Input is stored in a non-transient memory as associatively mapped to the user/computing appliance providing the User Input. An updated presentation is generated comprised of the at least a part of the presentation of the background image and displayed with the associated presentations for a least some of the input data in the memory that is associatively mapped to at least two of the users/computing appliances. The updated presentation is displayed on the display apparatus of at least one of the computing appliances.
US10127001B2	Virtualizing applications for per-monitor displaying A virtualized coordinate system is determined that describes an alternate monitor space. The virtualized coordinate system is provided to an application providing content to be displayed and the application provides virtualized rendering information including coordinates in the virtualized coordinate system. The virtualized rendering information is scaled for display on the monitor.
US10126997B2	Image processing system, image forming apparatus, method for sharing data, and non-transitory recording medium for storing computer readable program An image forming apparatus is provided which is used in a system having a first group and one or more second groups into which a plurality of second image forming apparatuses are classified, and classified into the first group together with a third image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a transmitter configured to send target data to be shared to the plurality of second image forming apparatuses, one by one, classified into the second groups, and to send the target data to the third image forming apparatus.
US10126996B2	Control apparatus, management system, control method, and storage medium A control apparatus is configured to execute a job for producing a three-dimensional object. The control apparatus acquires a captured image of the object that is produced according to an execution of the job by the control apparatus, which is recorded by an imaging device. The control apparatus outputs the acquired captured image, attribute information indicating an attribute of the job, and data included in the job and indicating a target to be produced, from the control apparatus outward as history information of the job.
US10126994B2	Printing service providing apparatus, printing service system, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium enabling selection of an application function using cloud computing A printing service providing apparatus includes a display controller that performs control to display a setting screen on a printing device that a user uses for printing. The setting screen enables the user to select (i) a basic function that is commonly provided to printing devices compatible with a printing service that uses cloud computing and (ii) an application function which is other than the basic function and which is provided by the printing device that the user uses for printing among the printing devices compatible with the printing service which uses the cloud computing. The apparatus also includes a transmitting unit that transmits a print target file to the printing device that the user uses for printing, when a print attribute indicating contents of a print instruction is set from the setting screen.
US10126993B2	Routing outputs from jobs submitted on a mainframe system According to aspects of the present invention, a method, system, and computer-readable hardware for routing outputs of jobs performed on a mainframe comprises transmitting a list of completed jobs to a graphic user interface (GUI). A selection of a job from the list of jobs is received, and a list of outputs associated with the selected job is transmitted to the GUI. A selection of an output from the list of outputs and forwarding parameters associated with the selected output are received. The forwarding parameters include a recipient and a message type. Based on the selected output and the message type identified in the forwarding parameters, a message is created. The message is sent for delivery to the recipient.
US10126987B2	Storage devices and methods for controlling a storage device According to various embodiments, a storage device may be provided. The storage device may include: a first memory including a magnetic recording medium and configured to store user data; a second memory including a solid state drive recording medium and configured to store at least one of metadata or other frequently accessed data; and an interface configured to access the second memory using a pre-determined communication protocol.
US10126983B2	Methods and apparatus to enforce life cycle rules in a modularized virtualization topology using virtual hard disks Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed to enforce life cycle rules in a modularized virtualization topology using virtual hard disks. An example method includes, in response to a request to access a first virtual hard disk in a virtual computing environment, identifying, with a processor, a life cycle stage. The example method also includes determining, with the processor, whether a condition associated with the life cycle stage applies to the first virtual hard disk. The example method also includes refusing, with the processor, to mount, refusing to dis-mount, mounting or dis-mounting the first virtual hard disk if the condition is satisfied.
US10126975B2	Storage mirroring decision by capability sets Methods, computing systems and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include defining multiple storage capabilities for a set of storage resources in multiple storage systems, the storage resources including storage space, and identifying two of the storage systems including one or more storage capabilities required by a first logical volume. A first given identified storage system is configured to store the first logical volume, and a second given identified storage system is configured to store a second logical volume, the second given storage system different from the first given storage system. Upon storing data to the first logical volume, the data can be mirrored to the second logical volume. In some embodiments, a software defined storage system can be configured including defined services, wherein the first given storage system includes a first given service, and wherein the second given storage system includes a second given service.
US10126969B1	Mechanism for non-disruptive virtual tape libraries removal and reconfiguration A mechanism for non-disruptive virtual tape libraries removal and reconfiguration. Specifically, the introduction of various additional computer processes permit the removal and reconfiguration of a virtual tape library without requiring the shutdown and re-initialization of the host application on which the virtual tape library resides.
US10126966B1	Rotated memory storage for fast first-bit read access A method for reading a first data bit from a non-volatile memory of a memory system is disclosed. The N most-significant bits are stored for each of M words in a rotated storage section. Address bits are serially received according to the clock signals. Before receiving a final address bit, a rotated word made up of the most significant bit of the M words is fetched from the rotated storage section. Address bits are serially received and rotated words are fetched until the N most-significant bits of the M words have been fetched. Then, un-rotated words are serially fetched from the non-volatile memory. Within one clock signal of the final address bit receipt, a bit is selected out of the fetched rotated words based on the received address bits. The first data bit is returned based on the selected bit and un-rotated words are returned based on the address.
US10126961B2	Securely recovering stored data in a dispersed storage network A method for execution by a dispersed storage and task (DST) execution unit that includes a processor includes receiving a slice pre-image request from a computing device via a network that indicates a data slice, a requesting entity and a plurality of storage units. A data pre-image is generated by performing a pre-image function on the data slice based on the plurality of storage units. An encrypted data pre-image is generated for transmission to the computing device by performing an encryption function on the data pre-image based on a key associated with the requesting entity.
US10126960B2	Fuse-based anti-replay mechanism Techniques for providing data protection in an integrated circuit are provided. A method according to these techniques includes maintaining an anti-replay counter value in a volatile memory of the integrated circuit, the anti-replay counter value being associated with data stored in an off-chip, non-volatile memory in which the integrated circuit is configured to store the data, monitoring an external power source, and writing the anti-replay counter value to a programmable read-only memory of the integrated circuit responsive to a loss of power to the integrated circuit from the external power source.
US10126959B2	Systems and methods for a mass data storage system having a file-based interface to a host and a non-file-based interface to secondary storage System and method for transferring data between a host system and a data storage system is provided. The system includes an interface that uses a file based protocol to transfer data between the data storage system and the host system, wherein the data storage system includes a first mass storage device and a second mass storage device; wherein the first mass storage device is a solid state non-volatile memory device and the second mass storage device is a non-solid state memory device. The first mass storage device is a flash memory device that operates as a primary storage device that stores data on a file by file basis. The second mass storage device is a magnetic disk drive that operates as secondary storage device and stores data received via a logical interface.
US10126955B2	Method and apparatus for big size file blocking for distributed processing A method for big size file blocking for distributed processing by a plurality of work nodes that belong to a distributed processing system, the method comprising, dividing the file into a first area and a second area processed later than data of the first area, partitioning the first area into blocks having various sizes and partitioning the second area into blocks having a fixed size.
US10126954B1	Chipset and server system using the same A chipset implemented in a server node of a server system and including an embedded management controller (eMC) is disclosed. The eMC collects inner-node information of the server node for server system management. The eMC is coupled to a baseboard management controller (BMC) that is outside the server node and communicates with a remote console through a network. The eMC is specially designed for the corresponding server node to be differentiated from the other server nodes also coupled to the BMC. All eMCs coupled to the same BMC boot in a special way.
US10126953B2	Memory management method for buffer memory, and memory control circuit unit and memory storage device using the same The present invention relates to a memory management method, memory control circuit unit, and a memory storage device. The method includes: transmitting temporary data from a buffer memory to a register of a first memory plane; releasing a first storage space of the buffer memory, wherein the first storage space is configured to store the temporary data; performing a first operation to a second memory plane by using the first storage space; and after finishing the first operation performed on the second memory plane, reloading the temporary data from the register of the first memory plane to the first storage space of the buffer memory, wherein operations performed on the first memory plane and the second memory plane are asynchronous operations.
US10126949B2	Shared library in a data storage system The library server according to certain aspects can manage the use of tape drives according to the data requirements of different storage operation cells. The library server according to certain aspects can also facilitate automatic management of tape media in a tape library by allocating the tapes and slots to different cells. For instance, the library server can manage the positioning and placement of the tapes into appropriate slots within the tape library.
US10126948B1	Interconnection of peripheral devices on different electronic devices A method and apparatus of performing a data transmission from an electronic device or a peripheral device of an electronic device to a peripheral device of a remote electronic device is disclosed. One example method of performing the data transmission may include transmitting data designated for the remote peripheral device to a local virtual device object. The data that is received by the local virtual device object is transmitted via at least one communication interface or peripheral device of the electronic device to at least one remote communication interface or peripheral device of the remote electronic device. The data arriving at the least one remote communication interface or peripheral device of the remote electronic device is received by a remote virtual device object and transmitted to the designated remote peripheral device.
US10126945B2	Providing a remote keyboard service The systems described herein provide a remote keyboard service for a media device on a computing device without having to invoke an application or unlock the computing device. The computing device can receive a message indicating that a text input field on the other device is selected and present a notification to the user prompting the user to invoke the virtual keyboard on the computing device to provide text input to the selected text input field. The computing device can receive user input selecting the notification and present a virtual keyboard for providing text input to the other device. The computing device can receive keyboard input from the user selecting characters and send the characters to the other device. The other device can then user the characters as text input to the selected text input field.
US10126943B2	Mobile terminal for activating editing function when item on front surface display area is dragged toward side surface display area A mobile terminal according to the present invention can provide various user interfaces for editing an image itself displayed on a front surface display area, an editing function for items displayed on the front surface display area, and so on by using the front surface display area and a side surface display area.
US10126942B2	Systems and methods for detecting a press on a touch-sensitive surface Systems and methods for displaying and intuitively interacting with keyboards on a touch-sensitive surface are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, memory, a touch-sensitive display, and one or more touch sensors coupled to the touch-sensitive display. The method includes: displaying a plurality of keys on a keyboard on the touch-sensitive display and detecting, by the one or more touch sensors, a first contact at a first key of the plurality of keys on the keyboard. The method further includes: determining a value of a signal corresponding to the first contact. When the value is above a first non-zero threshold, the method includes actuating the first key. When the value is between a second non-zero threshold and the first non-zero threshold, the method includes forgoing actuating the first key.
US10126940B2	Touch zones on a soft keyboard An approach is provided for establishing touch zones of soft keys of a soft keypad that is displayed on a touch-screen device. The approach identifies a fingertip size associated with a user of the touch-screen device. Touch zones of one or more keys are then established so that the size of the touch zones is based on the fingertip size.
US10126938B2	Touch input apparatus and vehicle having the same A touch input apparatus mounted on a mounting surface includes a protrusion protruding from the mounting surface. A recessed portion is formed in the protrusion. A touch portion is provided on a bottom surface of the recessed portion and receives a user's touch signal. A vehicle having the touch input apparatus includes a display and a controller configured to operate the display according to the users input inputted to the touch input apparatus.
US10126935B2	Terminal apparatus, biometric authentication method, and computer-readable storage medium A terminal apparatus includes an information input device that detects a coordinate value of an input operation position touched by a user, a biometric sensor that captures a capture area of a palm of the user at a time of an input operation to the information input device, to generate biometric data, and a processor. The processor performs a process including matching the biometric data to a corresponding portion of registered biometric data registered in advance and read based on the coordinate value, to compute a similarity of the biometric data to the corresponding portion.
US10126933B2	Portable appliance comprising a display screen and a user interface device A portable appliance has a display screen on a first surface and a user interface device on a second surface different from the first surface. The device includes a photon detector array.
US10126932B1	System and method for providing an adaptive seek bar for use with an electronic device In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing an adaptive seek bar, for use with a displayed user interface of an electronic device, for example a tablet computer, smartphone, or wearable mobile device, that can be used as a media device for playing of music, video, or other forms of media content. A media application is configured to display a seek bar that is adaptable to the shape of a parent user interface, for example by being displayed along the perimeter of the parent user interface. The adaptive seek bar can be associated with a greater usable length, and occupy less central space than other types of seek bar. User interaction with the seek bar can be used to access or otherwise control the playing of media content that is stored locally at the electronic device, or is streamed from a media server.
US10126929B2	Agricultural work machine An agricultural work machine for processing an agricultural work process, having numerous working units (1-5) and having a driver assistance system (10) for controlling the working units (1-5) according to at least one user-side specifiable work process strategy (A), which is aimed at fulfilling at least one quality criterion (Q), wherein the driver assistance system (10) comprises a memory (11) for storing data, and a computing device (12) for processing the data stored in the memory (11), wherein the driver assistance system (10) has a graphical user interface (14), via which at least a portion of the work process strategy (A) can be specified by a user. It is proposed that competing quality criteria (Q) that are weighted in relation to one another in accordance with a weighting variable (G) are entered into the work process strategy (A), and that the weighting variable (G) is visualized and can be specified by a user via a virtual operating element (16-19) of the graphical user interface (14).
US10126927B1	Collaborative, social online education and whiteboard techniques Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating a computer-supported collaborative session that includes at least two participants using different computing devices to view a canvas that is configured to contain objects added by one or more of the participants. The computer-supported collaborative session is configured to permit participants to mark and/or edit selected objects presented on the canvas. Participants may use a mobile device camera to capture images or video clips, and post the captured images or video clips to the canvas by emailing or text messaging the captured image to a designated email address or phone number.
US10126923B2	Event and causality-based human-computer interaction The invention relates to a method for human-computer interaction (HCI). The method includes: establishing an event set; establishing and referencing one or more events in the event set; establishing and referencing an event to represent the observer in the event set; establishing a representation manifold as an indefinite metric Riemann manifold; representing the events on the representation manifold in such a way that the logical relations between events are coordinate independent and geometrically encoded as causal relations; establishing an input manifold to represent user input; and establishing an output manifold that maps between the representation manifold and a physical output device. Further, based on user input, select any one or more steps from: manipulating the observer event, adjusting manifold metrics, changing mappings, adjusting mapping parameters, and applying mappings. The above steps are repeated when the user input changes.
US10126922B2	On-board unit and fault determination method This on-board unit is an on-board unit that is attached to a vehicle, stores information about the vehicle, and performs a process using the information about the vehicle, and includes a state information acquisition unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the on-board unit, a storage unit management unit that stores state information in a storage unit when the on-board unit is powered off, and a fault determination unit that determines whether or not state information acquired when the on-board unit is powered on matches the state information stored in the storage unit, and determines a fault when the fault determination unit determines that the state information acquired when the on-board unit is powered on does not match the state information stored in the storage unit.
US10126916B2	Social playback queues An example method involves monitoring, by a computing device, a communications feed for an indication of media and detecting, in the communications feed, the indication of the media. The method may further involve identifying at least one media item corresponding to the indication of the media and causing a playback queue of a media playback system to include one or more of the identified at least one media item.
US10126912B2	Method, apparatus, and devices for displaying browser navigation page Methods and apparatuses are provided for displaying a browser navigation page. The disclosed methods and apparatuses may generate a browser navigation page that have one or more icons displayed with preset areas at irregular positions in the browser navigation page. The disclosed methods and apparatuses may generate a browser navigation page in which the areas of the icons may be adjusted according to click counts of the icons.
US10126908B2	Dynamically configurable portlet An improved solution for portlets is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically configuring a portlet includes: receiving a portlet; searching content of the portlet for a contextual aspect; and automatically applying attribute information to a portlet window object based on a discovered contextual aspect.
US10126907B2	Emulation of multifunction peripheral via remote control device based on display aspect ratios A screen generation device includes a controller configured to: determine one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction to be a reference direction; generate a size-changed screen; generate a hard key screen; generate a remote operation screen; determine a first area and a second area; arrange the size-changed screen in the first area and the hard key screen in the second area; and arrange the soft key images in the hard key screen of the same size as the second area.
US10126905B2	Electronic device and method for controlling screen An electronic device and a method for controlling a screen are provided. The method for controlling the screen includes displaying an executed application on the screen; detecting reception of an event; and displaying a popup window comprising at least one piece of information corresponding to the received event on the displayed application.
US10126904B2	Mobile device gestures Electronic devices, interfaces for electronic devices, and techniques for interacting with such interfaces and electronic devices are described. For instance, this disclosure describes an example electronic device that includes sensors, such as multiple front-facing cameras to detect orientation and/or location of the electronic device relative to an object and one or more inertial sensors. Users of the device may perform gestures on the device by moving the device in-air and/or by moving their head, face, or eyes relative to the device. In response to these gestures, the device may perform operations.
US10126903B2	Application-tailored object pre-inflation In one embodiment, a computing device receives a request for content in a first portion of a content layout in a displayable region of a screen associated with the computing device. The device may pre-inflate at least one selected element of a display object for a second portion of the content layout, and then store the element in an application-tailored recycler. Selection of the at least one selected element may be based on dimensions of the displayable region, available memory of the computing device, or application-specific rules. The device may then retrieve, in response to a request for content in the second portion of the content layout, the element from the application-tailored recycler, update other elements of the display object as needed for the second portion of the content layout, and return the display object.
US10126901B1	Touch screen sensor A touch screen sensor includes a visible light transparent substrate and an electrically conductive micropattern disposed on or in the visible light transparent substrate. The micropattern includes a first region micropattern within a touch sensing area and a second region micropattern. The first region micropattern has a first sheet resistance value in a first direction, is visible light transparent, and has at least 90% open area. The second region micropattern has a second sheet resistance value in the first direction. The first sheet resistance value is different from the second sheet resistance value.
US10126899B2	Detection device and display device A detection device includes a substrate; a plurality of first conductive thin wires provided in a plane parallel to the substrate and extending in a first direction; a plurality of second conductive thin wires provided in the same layer as that of the first conductive thin wires and extending in a second direction forming an angle with the first direction; first groups that are disposed in first strip-like regions respectively having a first width, each of the first groups including at least two of the first conductive thin wires displaced from one another in the second direction; and second groups that are disposed in second strip-like regions respectively having a second width, each of the second groups including at least two of the second conductive thin wires displaced from one another in the first direction.
US10126896B2	Selective receiver electrode scanning A processing system, including: a sensor module that: receives, in a first sensing modality, first resulting signals from electrodes in a sensing region; and receives, in a second sensing modality, second resulting signals from a subset of receiver electrodes; and receiver hardware channels that process the second resulting signals, where the number of receiver electrodes exceeds the number of hardware channels; and a determination module that: measures a first plurality of capacitive changes based on the first resulting signals; determines, based on the first plurality of capacitive changes, the section of the sensing region in which an input object is located; selects the subset of the receiver electrodes corresponding to the section; measures a second plurality of capacitive changes based on the second resulting signals; and determines a position of the input object within the section based on the second plurality of capacitive changes.
US10126892B2	Moisture management A method for moisture detection includes obtaining absolute capacitive sensor data, and processing circuitry, determining a contiguous region in a capacitive image generated based on the absolute capacitive sensor data, determining a concavity parameter of the contiguous region, and detecting a presence of moisture based at least in part on the concavity parameter. The method further includes operating based on a presence of moisture.
US10126890B2	Single layer sensor pattern and sensing method This disclosure generally provides an input device, electronic systems and processing system for touch sensing. In one example, an input device for touch sensing includes receiver electrodes and transmitter electrodes arranged in transmitter and receiver electrode columns. Each transmitter electrode within each transmitter electrode column is paired with two adjacent receiver electrodes of a first column of the receiver electrode columns. A first plurality of traces couple a first group of receiver electrodes in the first receiver electrode column, the first plurality of traces not passing between the transmitter and receiver electrodes of the first transmitter and receiver electrode columns. A second plurality of traces coupled a second group of receiver electrodes in the first receiver electrode column, the second plurality of traces passing between one of the transmitter electrodes of the first transmitter electrode column and one of the receiver electrodes of the second group of receiver electrodes.
US10126884B2	Asynchronous interference detection in a capacitive sensing system In an example, a processing system for a capacitive sensing device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module comprises a receiver, coupled to a sensor electrode, configured to receive a capacitive sensing signal. The receiver includes an in-phase channel and a quadrature channel. The in-phase channel is configured to mix the capacitive sensing signal with a local oscillator signal substantially in phase with the capacitive sensing signal. The quadrature channel is configured to mix the capacitive sensing signal with a phase-shifted signal near ninety degrees out of phase with the capacitive sensing signal. The determination module is configured to measure a change in capacitance in response to a demodulated signal of the in-phase channel concurrently with measuring a non-coherent signal in response to a demodulated signal of the quadrature channel.
US10126883B2	Capacitive touch panel with height determination function A capacitive touch sensor includes a sensor substrate and an array of electrode elements formed over the sensor substrate. Each electrode element of the array includes at least one of a first electrode group comprising at least two drive electrodes and at least one sense electrode, or a second electrode group comprising at least two sense electrodes and at least one drive electrode. The respective electrodes of the first or second electrode group are arranged to form multiple capacitances over different coupling distances. A controller is operatively coupled to the array of electrode elements, the controller configured to determine a distance of an object relative to the surface of the touch sensor based on variations in the multiple capacitances.
US10126879B2	Testing method of touch device and system thereof A testing method of a touch device and a system thereof are provided. The testing method includes following steps. A test sensing information generated by the touch device is received, and the test sensing information is physical characteristic information provided by sensors of the touch device. A test gesture signal and a test keypad signal generated by the touch device are received, the test gesture signal includes gesture coordinates provided by touch device, and the test keypad signal includes a keypad key triggering signal generated by the touch device. According to a preset table, in order to generate a test result, whether the test sensing information, the test gesture signal, and the test keypad signal match data of the preset table or not is determined, and whether the touch device works properly is determined according to the test result.
US10126878B2	Pressure-sensitive touch screen display and method An electronic device includes a pressure-sensitive touch screen display that can dynamically monitor a user's interaction with the device, and adjust the pressure thresholds of different areas of the touch screen display based on the user's monitored interactions. The orientation of the device is determined, the touch screen display is divided into sections, and the device monitors the pressure the user applies in the different sections of the screen. A pressure map is then created that includes pressure detection thresholds specific to the orientation and user for one or more regions of the screen. The device may include different pressure maps for different orientations of the device. When the user interacts with the touch screen, the device determines what the user intended based on the orientation of the device and the thresholds in the pressure map for that orientation for the region of the screen touched by the user.
US10126874B2	Active pen panel receiver interference cancellation A processing system for reducing interference. The processing system includes: a sensor module configured to: receive a noisy active pen signal associated with an active pen from a panel receiver; and receive a plurality of interference signals from a plurality of interference receivers; and a determination module configured to: determine an estimated interference signal based on a subset of the plurality of interference signals; and generate a filtered active pen signal by reducing interference in the noisy active pen signal based on the estimated interference signal.
US10126872B2	Touch command device A command device (6) for at least one function of a motor vehicle, the device comprising: —a touchpad (1) configured to receive a command of said at least one function, —at least one antenna (3,4) arranged around the touchpad (1) in such a way as to frame said touchpad (1), the antenna (3,4) being capable of forming a capacitor with at least one exterior element (2,5) in contact with the touchpad (1), —means for measuring (8) the capacitance of the capacitor formed by the antenna (3,4) and said at least one exterior element (2,5), and —a means of control of the command (9) configured so as to take account of the command received by the touchpad (1) when the capacitance measured by the measurement means (8) lies in a predetermined interval.
US10126871B2	Method and device operating an electronic device in a vehicle via a touchscreen through filtering A method for operating an electronic device via a touchscreen, wherein the operation is carried out on the basis of a position signal generated by an input movement touching the touchscreen, includes carrying out a filtering of the position signal in such a way that at least one movement component of the input movement is at least partially suppressed, wherein a filtered position signal is obtained, and actuating the electronic device on the basis of this filtered position signal.
US10126869B2	Electronic device and method for preventing touch input error A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining whether a preset node range condition and a preset touch intensity condition are met, and skipping reading the coordinates of an area outside a preset node range if the preset node range condition and the preset touch intensity condition are not met.
US10126866B2	Terminal, controlling method thereof and recordable medium for the same A mobile terminal is provided including a touchscreen and a controller. The controller is configured to display, on the touchscreen, a moving picture and a subset of a plurality of key frame pictures for the moving picture.
US10126858B2	Touch display device and touch method thereof A touch display device and a touch method thereof are provided. The touch display device includes a touch panel, a fingerprint collecting unit, a signal processing unit and a memory. The fingerprint collecting unit is connected with the touch panel, and the signal processing unit is connected with the touch panel and the memory. The touch method of the touch display device includes acquiring a fingerprint information set including M first fingerprint images by the fingerprint collecting unit; and inquiring M second fingerprint images matched with the M first fingerprint images in a preset information set according to the M first fingerprint images in the fingerprint information set in the memory by the signal processing unit, and acquiring S first control instructions corresponding to the M second fingerprint images from the memory.
US10126856B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and storage medium An information processing apparatus recognizes a touch operation input using a pointer, and the information processing apparatus includes a touch position acquisition unit configured to acquire a touch position in contact with the pointer on a target surface, a leading end position identifying unit configured to identify a position in proximity to a leading end part of the pointer on the target surface, an input position identifying unit configured to identify an input position, based on the touch position acquired by the touch position acquisition unit, and the position identified by the leading end position identifying unit as being corresponding to the leading end part of the pointer, and a recognition unit configured to recognize the touch operation, based on one or more input positions identified by the input position identifying unit.
US10126851B2	In-cell touch display device and operating method thereof An in-cell touch display device includes an in-cell touch panel, a backlight module driving circuit, a backlight module, a gate driving circuit, a touch processing circuit and a control circuit. The in-cell touch panel includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of touch sensing units. The control circuit is used for defining a plurality of gate line driving periods separated from each other in the time and at least one touch sensing period in a frame period. The touch sensing period is between two adjacent gate line driving periods. During the gate line driving periods, the control circuit controls the gate driving circuit to drive the gate lines sequentially and outputs a signal to the backlight module driving circuit to turn on the backlight module. During each touch sensing period, the control circuit controls the touch processing circuit to output a driving signal to the touch sensing units and outputs a signal to the backlight module driving circuit to turn off the backlight module.
US10126849B2	Display module for food storage including transparent display panel and display system including the display module Disclosed is a display module including a transparent display panel and a frame to fix a side of the transparent display panel, wherein the frame has a communication unit to receive data from the outside, a controller to process the received data and to output a drive command corresponding to the processed data and a display drive unit to drive the transparent display panel in response to the drive command from the controller. A display system includes a system body and a display module detachably mounted in the system body.
US10126848B2	Touch substrate, display device having the same, and manufacturing method thereof The present application discloses a touch substrate, a display device having the same, and a manufacturing method thereof. The touch substrate comprises a touch electrode and a diffusive reflector disposed on the touch electrode.
US10126844B2	Drift compensation/parallel minimization The present invention relates to a method of recognizing and evaluating pen positions of an electronic pen with inertial measurement sensors during writing on a two-dimensional writing substrate, comprising: initially specifying a writing coordinate system with two axes X, Y (101, 102, 201, 202), which are orthogonal to each other, on the writing substrate (108, 205) and an axis Z (103) perpendicular to the two-dimensional writing substrate (108, 205), the X axis (101, 201) defining e.g. the predominant writing direction, and the writing substrate coordinates x, y being defined with respect to said writing coordinate system, and compensating an undesirable drift in the pen position signal of the electronic pen to be output, comprising executing in parallel a coordinate transformation of the azimuthal angle s (105, 203) and of the inclination angle y (104) of the electronic pen (100, 200, 300) into writing substrate coordinates x, y.
US10126843B2	Touch control method and electronic device A touch control method is provided, which includes obtaining a first input operation from a first touch-sensitive area of an electronic device; in response to the first input operation, controlling a second touch-sensitive area of the electronic device to switch from a first state to a second state, the first state is a non-operating state, the second state is an operating state; obtaining a second input operation through the second touch-sensitive area in the second state, a starting position of the second input operation is located within the first touch-sensitive area, an operation of the second input operation in the starting position includes the first input operation; and in response to the second input operation, generating an operation instruction corresponding to the second input operation.
US10126842B2	Device for writing with character stroke sensing Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus for a device for writing with character stroke sensing. In one instance, the device may include a body, a component for writing disposed substantially lengthwise inside the body, and one or more sensors disposed inside the body, substantially around with the component for writing, to sense deviations of the component for writing from a default position inside the body, in response to a contact of the component for writing with a writing medium. The sensed deviations are used to generate data indicative of character strokes the component for writing imparts on the writing medium. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10126840B2	Systems, methods, and media for providing an enhanced remote control having multiple modes Systems, methods, and media for providing a multipurpose remote control are provided. In some implementations, a system for controlling a media device is provided, the system comprising: a hardware processor connected to a touch sensor, a directional input region, and a motion sensor, wherein the hardware processor is configured to: detect that the touch sensor is activated for a predetermined period of time; and upon detecting that the touch sensor has been activated for the predetermined period of time, switching from a first mode to a second mode, wherein: the first mode comprises controlling a highlighted region displayed on the media device in response to an input provided on the directional input region and selecting an item corresponding to the highlighted region in response to depression of the touch sensor; and the second mode comprises controlling a position of a cursor displayed on the media device in response to an output of the motion sensor, selecting an item corresponding to the position of the cursor in response to depression of the touch sensor, and inhibiting the display of the highlighted region.
US10126838B2	Wearable terminal and control method A wearable terminal includes: a body having a display that performs display, a sensor that detects a first angle of rotation by which the display has been rotated with respect to a first axis as an axis of rotation, and a controller that controls the display according to the first angle of rotation; and a band that is connected to the body and extends around the forearm in an arcuate shape, wherein the first axis is perpendicular to a second axis and is parallel to a direction in which the forearm extends, when the first angle of rotation is within a first angle range, the controller causes a first display image displayed, and when the first angle of rotation changes from the first angle range to a second angle range, the controller causes a part of the first display image and a part of a second display image simultaneously displayed.
US10126833B2	Multi-functional portable device controlled by external information A multi-functional portable device including a display module driven by an actuator and configured to be able to display one or more display functions simultaneously or sequentially. A control unit is configured to receive outside information and control the display module according to said one or more display functions, based on the received outside information. The device also includes a computer medium including portions of code for a software application having a plurality of display functions, each of the display functions being configured to be executed in the multifunctional device.
US10126832B2	Split rotating keyboard system A split rotating keyboard system for use in easing muscle strain and mitigating the effects of carpal tunnel syndrome associated with the usage of conventional computer keyboards. The system comprises first and second computer keyboard sections, namely, a left-hand computer keyboard section and a right-hand computer keyboard section. Each respective computer keyboard section is mounted upon a dedicated rotating platform member that is operative to rotate in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. According to a preferred embodiment, the rotating platform portions upon which the first and second keyboard sections are positioned may be secured upon a base member that is operative to maintain the first and second rotating platform members in fixed relation to one another. Another preferred embodiment includes elements that allow for a partially “spherical” motion upon which the first and second keyboard sections are positioned may be secured upon a base member that is operative to maintain the first and second spherical platform members in fixed relation to one another. Sensors embedded in the members can transmit motion, position, and pressure data back to the receiving device such as a computer, tablet, or gaming console.
US10126831B2	Compact light emitting diode chip, light emitting device and electronic device including the same A light emitting diode chip used in devices includes: a substrate including protrusions disposed on an upper surface; a light emitting structure disposed on the substrate and including at least one hole through a second conductive type semiconductor layer and an active layer and partially exposing a first conductive type semiconductor layer; a contact electrode including an optically transparent conductive oxide; a light reflective insulation layer including a distributed Bragg reflector; a first pad electrode electrically connected to the first conductive type semiconductor layer; and a second pad electrode electrically connected to the contact electrode, wherein a portion of an upper surface of the substrate is exposed around the light emitting structure, the light reflective insulation layer adjoins the exposed portion of the upper surface of the substrate around the light emitting structure, and an upper edge of the substrate is spaced from the light reflective insulation layer.
US10126830B2	User identification via motion and heartbeat waveform data The disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems to identify a user of a wearable fitness monitor using data obtained using the wearable fitness monitor. Data obtained from motion sensors of the wearable fitness monitor and data obtained from heartbeat waveform sensors of the wearable fitness monitor may be used to identify the user.
US10126828B2	Bioacoustic control system, method and apparatus Bioacoustic sensors and wireless technologies are used for the control of electronic devices, such as wireless telephones, pagers, music/media players or personal laptops and personal digital assistant (PDA) devices. Such control is implemented with certain systems, methods and apparatus which include bioacoustic sensors, a processor coupled to the bioacoustic sensors, and a transmitter coupled to the processor. The present invention is operative to detect particular hand and/or finger gestures, and to transmit control signals corresponding to the gestures for operative control of an electronic device.
US10126827B2	Apparatus and method to navigate media content using repetitive 3D gestures In a method for detecting a repetitive three-dimensional gesture by a computing device, a three-dimensional gesture sensor detects a plurality of positions corresponding to a finger movement. The computing device determines whether the plurality of positions contain a gesture cycle by: comparing at least two non-adjacent positions in the plurality of positions; and upon determining that the at least two non-adjacent positions match, determining that the plurality of positions contain the gesture cycle. Upon determining that the plurality of positions contains the gesture cycle, the computing device creates a gesture cycle record for the gesture cycle, creates a repetitive gesture record for a repetitive gesture, and stores the gesture cycle record in the repetitive gesture record.
US10126826B2	System and method for interaction with digital devices A user interface apparatus for controlling any kind of a device. Images obtained by an image sensor in a region adjacent to the device are input to a gesture recognition system which analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to identify one or more gestures. A message decision maker generates a message based upon an identified gesture and a recognition mode of the gesture recognition system. The recognition mode is changed under one or more various conditions.
US10126823B2	In-vehicle gesture interactive spatial audio system One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for modifying an audio parameter based on a gesture. The technique includes acquiring sensor data associated with a hand of a user and analyzing the sensor data to determine at least one hand position. The technique further includes determining, based on the at least one hand position, an interaction between a first virtual object that corresponds to an audio event and a second virtual object that corresponds to the hand of the user. The technique further includes, based on the interaction, modifying a spatial audio parameter associated with the audio event to generate a modified audio stream and causing the modified audio stream to be reproduced for output to the user.
US10126822B2	User-defined virtual interaction space and manipulation of virtual configuration The technology disclosed relates to creating user-defined interaction spaces and modalities in a three dimensional (3D) sensor space in response to control gestures. It also relates to controlling virtual cameras in the 3D sensor space using control gestures and manipulating controls of the virtual cameras through the control gestures. In particular, it relates to defining one or more spatial attributes of the interaction spaces and modalities in response to one or more gesture parameters of the control gesture. It also particularly relates to defining one or more visual parameters of a virtual camera in response to one or more gesture parameters of the control gesture.
US10126819B2	Vibration generating device and manipulation feeling imparting input device using the vibration generating device A vibration generating device has a vibration generating member that causes vibration in a vibration direction, a vibration transmitting member, and a base body. The vibration generating member has a first yoke and a second yoke spaced in the vibration direction so as to face each other, a coil that generates magnetism, and a support body that supports the first yoke. A first gap is formed between the first vibration-side opposite surface of the first yoke and the second vibration-side opposite surface of the second yoke; these surfaces face each other in the vibration direction. A second gap is formed between the first orthogonal-side opposite surface of the first yoke and the second orthogonal-side opposite surface of the second yoke; these surfaces face each other in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the vibration direction. The first gap is narrower than the second gap.
US10126810B2	Method for controlling power generation unit to desired output as specified by load demand signal by using modified control signal An optimal feedforward control design for controlling equipment performs intermittent re-initialization based on estimated state information. A model-based constrained optimization is explicitly performed during the feedforward calculation. During the course of operation of the equipment, state estimation is continuously performed. When a load target change is detected, the estimated state may serve as the new signal baseline.
US10126809B2	Electronic device with demonstration mode An electronic device includes a plurality of modules coupled to a charge storage node. A method for operating the electronic device includes starting up the electronic device and entering a demonstration mode. During the demonstration mode, a demonstration is performed for a predetermined amount of time by enabling a subset of the plurality of modules. At the expiration of the predetermined amount of time, the electronic device is shut down. If the electronic device is operating in normal operating mode, the charge level of the charge storage cell can be monitored such that when it falls below a minimum charge threshold, the electronic device is shut down. The minimum charge threshold can be based on a number of demonstrations to be performed on a remaining capacity of the charge storage cell.
US10126806B2	Systems and methods for determining the state of health of a capacitor module Systems and methods for determining the state of health for a capacitor module are provided. In some embodiments, a method for monitoring the health of a capacitor module comprising an array of capacitors is provided. The method may include steps for disabling a charger coupled to an array of capacitors of the capacitor module, determining if the capacitor module is healthy based at least on operating values of the capacitor module, and enabling a write back mode for the memory module if the capacitor module is determined to be healthy.
US10126805B2	Triggering transition of a device between states In some examples, a controller receives, from a sensor that is part of a device mounted on a moveable platform, measurement data. The controller detects, based on the measurement data, a change in transit motion status of the moveable platform. The controller triggers, in response to detecting the change in transit motion status of the moveable platform, a transition of the device from a first power state to a second, different power state.
US10126804B2	Balancing input phases across server rack power supplies Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for balancing input phases across server rack power supplies. A rack manager can monitor individual Alternating Current (AC) phase currents at the rack level. The rack manager knows (or can at least determine) which power supplies are connected to which phase. The rack manager can micro adjust individual PSU output voltages to balance current phases at the rack level. Balancing can occur in response to changed server workloads, hot-unplug of one or more servers, etc. When there is one PSU per server, phase balancing can be accomplished by connecting outputs of power supplies together via busbar or wire. Output voltages of individual power supplies can be adjusted to achieve better phase balancing. Phase imbalance can be corrected by a bus bar or wire carrying enough load to correct phase imbalance.
US10126799B2	Intelligent power tap with zone control and safety zone control Systems and methods for providing diagnostic information by an intelligent power tap is disclosed. The intelligent power tap includes a circuit board. The intelligent power tap includes a microcontroller disposed on the circuit board, where the microcontroller is configured to report the geographical location of the intelligent power tap. The intelligent power tap includes a physical layer network interface connected to the microcontroller and the physical network. The intelligent power tap includes a switch controlled by the microcontroller, where the switch is capable of shutting off a network power to be injected into the network system.
US10126798B2	Systems and methods for autonomously adapting powering budgeting in a multi-information handling system passive chassis environment An information handling system may include a processor, and a host management controller communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with a chassis controller of a chassis in which the information handling system is received to determine a host baseline power threshold for the information handling system and a tenant baseline power threshold for a tenant comprising the information handling system and at least one other information handling system received in the chassis, monitor a power consumption of the information handling system and a cumulative power consumption of the information handling system and the at least one other information handling system, and adapt a host dynamic power limit defining a maximum amount of power consumption for the information handling system based on the power consumption of the information handling system, the cumulative power consumption, the host baseline power threshold, and the tenant baseline power threshold.
US10126795B2	Power chip A power chip includes: a first power switch, formed in a wafer region and having a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode; a second power switch, formed in the wafer region and having a third metal electrode and a fourth metal electrode, wherein the first and second power switches respectively constitute an upper bridge arm and a lower bridge arm of a bridge circuit, and the first and second power switches are alternately arranged along at least one dimension direction; and a metal region, at least including a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a third metal layer that are stacked in sequence, each metal layer including a first strip electrode, a second strip electrode and a third strip electrode, and strip electrodes with the same voltage potential in two adjacent metal layers are electrically coupled.
US10126794B2	Electronic device, method for power management in electronic device and recording medium An electronic device, method of operation thereof, and a recording medium are disclosed. An electronic device includes: a battery; a power management Integrated Circuit (IC) is connected to the battery; a plurality of components receive a power through the power management IC from the battery. A processor is connected to the plurality of components. A memory is electronically connected to the processor and stores instructions controlling the processor to monitor a power amount or an amount of electric current supplied to at least one electronic component among the plurality of the electronic components, and determine whether the power amount or the amount of electric current amount supplied to the at least one monitored electronic component is equal to or exceeds a predetermined value, and reduces a power amount or an amount of electric current of the at least one component or another component related to the at least one component.
US10126793B2	Method of managing power consumption within a multi-core microprocessor utilizing an inter-core state discovery process to identify a least power-conserving target core state of all of the cores that share the resource A method is provided for managing power consumption within a multi-core microprocessor. An operating system issues an operating system instruction to transition a recipient core to a targeted power and/or performance state that is one of many possible states into which a microprocessor can place a core. Each core of the microprocessor has its own target state, and different cores may have different target states. After receiving the instruction, the recipient core implements any settings associated with its target core state that wouldn't affect resources shared with other cores. The recipient core also initiates an inter-core discovery process to determine a target multi-core state of all the cores sharing the resource. The target multi-core state reflects one or more settings that match the settings of the recipient core's target core state as much as possible without lowering a performance of any resource-sharing core below that core's own target core state.
US10126791B2	Configurable power management integrated circuit In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a programmable power management integrated circuit is presented. An integrated circuit can include a plurality of cells, each cell including at least one driver for a switchable element; and a switch matrix and controller coupled to the plurality of cells, the switch matrix and controller being programmable to configure at least one power channel, each power channel including at least one cell of the plurality of cells. A method of providing a power management system using the integrated circuit includes receiving power requirements corresponding to a target device; providing implementation options to achieve the power requirements; selecting a solution from the implementation options; generating a programming file for a power management integrated circuit, and generating a printed circuit board design for the power management integrated circuit.
US10126788B2	Full-access case for receiving server A case for servers or other devices allowing full access without disassembly includes housing and sliding cover. A receiving space in housing includes a first space and a second space. The sliding cover is in two parts. The first part sliding cover covers the first space and the second part sliding cover covers the second space. The first part sliding cover can slide out of the receiving space to allow the second covering body to move to the empty space. The first part sliding cover is rotatable around the second part to expose one half portion of the case. When the first part slides out of the receiving space to rotate to being above the second part, the second part can slide so as to uncover the remaining half portion of the case.
US10126785B2	Cam lock hinge for determinant movement A hinge for providing determinant motion in an electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a lock. The lock includes a first cam connected to the first body and a second cam connected to the second body. The first cam has a first cam surface and the second cam has a second cam surface. The follower is positioned and moveable between the first cam and the second cam and is configured to be received by the first cam surface and the second cam surface. The first cam is rotatable about a first pivot point and the second cam is rotatable about a second pivot point.
US10126780B2	Slot antenna for a wearable device A wearable device includes: a metal middle cover, a metal bottom cover, a printed circuit board PCB, and a gap. The metal middle cover encircles the wearable device for a whole circle and serves as an exterior of the wearable device. The metal bottom cover is located under the metal middle cover and serves as a rear cover of the wearable device. The gap with a preset width exists between the metal middle cover and the metal bottom cover, and serves as a slot antenna of the wearable device. The PCB is in an inner side of the metal middle cover, and is located above the metal bottom cover. The PCB is electrically connected to the metal middle cover by using a feed point, and feeds power to the metal middle cover.
US10126771B2	Localized weather prediction through utilization of cameras Described herein are various technologies pertaining to predicting an amount of electrical power that is to be generated by a power system at a future point in time, wherein the power system utilizes a renewable energy resource to generate electrical power. A camera is positioned to capture an image of sky over a geographic region of interest. The image is analyzed to predict an amount of solar radiation that is to be received by the power source at a future point in time. The predicted solar radiation is used to predict an amount of electrical power that will be output by the power system at the future point in time. A computational resource of a data center that is powered by way of the power source is managed as a function of the predicted amount of power.
US10126770B2	Low power voltage regulator A voltage regulator for driving a digital circuit includes an input terminal and an output terminal, a pass device and a first capacitor, and a boost circuit connected to the pass device or to the first capacitor and having a regulator boost input terminal connectable to the boost signal output terminal. The output terminal is connectable to a power terminal of a digital or switching circuit having at least a boost signal output terminal. The boost circuit includes a boost capacitor and a switching arrangement connected to the regulator boost input terminal and connected to the boost capacitor. The switching arrangement is controllable by a boost signal generated by the digital or switching circuit.
US10126768B2	Voltage-regulator circuit, corresponding electronic device and method A voltage-regulator circuit with a current-adder output node for supplying a load with a load current at a regulated output voltage includes an analog portion sensitive to the output voltage and including one or more reference-voltage sources. The analog portion applies to the current-adder node a first current that is a function of the difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage. A digital portion including an integrator is sensitive to the first current. The integrator is coupled to a current source for applying to the current-adder node a second current so that the first current and the second current supply on the current-adder output a load current at the aforesaid regulated output voltage.
US10126766B2	Low dropout voltage (LDO) regulator including a dual loop circuit and an application processor and a user device including the same A low dropout voltage (LDO) regulator including: a coarse loop circuit configured to receive an input voltage, generate a coarse code and adjust a coarse current according to the coarse code; a digital controller configured to receive the coarse code and generate a fine loop control signal according to the coarse code; and a fine loop circuit configured to receive the input voltage and the fine loop control signal and adjust a fine current according to the input voltage and the fine loop control signal, wherein the coarse current and the fine current adjust a level of an output voltage.
US10126763B2	Poppet valve The valve includes a casing arrangeable so the fluid in the passage flows over an outer side. The valve includes a piston axially slidably positionable within the casing, and the axial position regulates the fluid pressure in the poppet valve passage downstream, an annular clearance between the piston and casing. The valve includes a dynamic seal between the piston and casing to seal the annular clearance end. The valve includes a piston chamber located on the dynamic seal opposing side of the annular clearance so a leakage flow may cross the dynamic seal between the annular clearance and piston chamber. The fluid pressure in the piston chamber varies the axial position within the casing. A diversion path formed in the casing diverts fluid for the leakage flow into the annular clearance from the fluid flow in the passage, the diversion path having filter to filter debris from the diverted fluid.
US10126762B2	Velocity and pressure equalization ports A bypass flow valve is provided. The bypass flow valve includes a valve piston and a first annulus disposed on a first end of the valve piston. The first annulus has an inlet and an outlet and surrounds a first valve sleeve. The first valve sleeve contains an arrangement of a first plurality of ports providing fluid communication to the valve piston. The arrangement of the first plurality of ports includes a first region of the first valve sleeve in line with the inlet of the first annulus and a second region of the first valve sleeve in line with the outlet of the first annulus. The second region has fewer ports than the first region.
US10126758B2	Flow control valve An adjustable flow-control valve is for controlling the flow from a fluid-supply unit. The control valve includes a pressure-control unit and a flow-control unit, a first inlet for connection to the fluid-supply unit, and an outlet. The pressure-control unit includes a first chamber (I) and a second chamber (II) separated by a first movable element which is cooperatively connected to a first preloading device, the first chamber being in fluid communication with the first inlet and with the flow-control unit, and the second chamber being in fluid communication with the outlet of the flow-control valve and including a second inlet in fluid communication with the flow-control unit. The flow-control unit includes a third chamber (III) and a fourth chamber (IV) separated by a second movable element which is cooperatively connected to a second preloading device.
US10126756B2	Method of adapting a segment of an aircraft trajectory with constant ground gradient segment according to at least one performance criterion A method for adapting an aircraft constant-gradient descent segment comprises: an acquisition step in which state variables characterizing the aircraft, environment variables characterizing the environment thereof and path variables characterizing the predicted path thereof at one of the initial and final points of the segment are acquired; a calculation step whereby a limit ground gradient for at least one performance criterion is calculated from the state variables, environment variables and path variables; a validity verification step checking the validity of the path initially predicted against the most restrictive limit ground gradient; and when the path initially predicted is not valid: a feasibility verification step checking the feasibility of a command to modify at least one state variable; if feasibility is verified, a prediction of executing the command; otherwise, a prediction of modifying one of the initial and final points of the segment with respect to constraints of the flight plan.
US10126754B2	Method for setting travel path of work vehicle For easy setting of a path of an autonomously-traveling autonomous travel work vehicle, provided is a method for setting a path for an autonomous travel work vehicle to run and operate by determining positions with the use of a satellite positioning system so as to drive and carry out an agricultural field operation. The method includes inputting a front-to-back length of a vehicle body, a width of an implement and an overlapping amount of implements (24) in a width direction, positioning a work vehicle at inflection points successively along an outer circumference of the agricultural field and determining positions with the use of the satellite positioning system, setting a work area, an operation start position and an operation end position, a direction for starting reference traveling, headlands (HB) on both ends of the work area (HA), and a travel path (R) within the agricultural field.
US10126752B2	Work machine, system, method, program, and recording medium recording program for generating travel route of work machine, for determining availability of entry to travel route, and for automatically selecting travel route, and travel control system of work machine A travel route automatic selection system for a work machine includes a travel route search unit that searches a travel route satisfying a condition that the work machine can enter from a current position for preparing entry only by forward movement along an entry route formed so that the work machine enters at an entry position in a same direction as a traveling direction when the work machine travels the travel route, at an entry position positioned between a travel route start position and a work start position, from a predetermined travel route corresponding to each of the one or a plurality of work target zones, by determining whether the condition is satisfied based on at least the travel route part of the predetermined distance from the travel route start position at least between the travel route start position and the work start position of the predetermined travel route.
US10126748B2	Vessel display system and small vessel including the same A vessel display system includes a display device, an autopilot screen display unit displaying on the display device an autopilot screen for an autopilot mode, an automatic berthing control screen display unit displaying on the display device an automatic berthing control screen for an automatic berthing mode of automatically controlling a propulsion device and a steering mechanism to make the vessel berth at a berthing target position, a destination approach condition judging unit judging whether or not a predetermined destination approach condition, indicating that the vessel has come close to the destination, is satisfied, and a screen transition control unit automatically making the display on the display device transition from the autopilot screen to the automatic berthing control screen when the destination approach condition judging unit judges that the destination approach condition is satisfied.
US10126746B2	Autonomous drone and tool selection and delivery In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to selecting tools and drones for completing a task. In some embodiments, the system comprises an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the tools and the drones including a plurality of sensors configured to detect properties of the tools and the drones, the drones, the tools, and a control circuit configured to receive, from the sensors, indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, select, based on the service requests and the indications of the properties of the tools and the drones, at least one of the tools and at least one of the drones to perform at least one of the service requests, cause the at least one of the drones to be equipped with the at least one of the tools, and transmit instructions that are based on the at least one of the service requests.
US10126739B2	Remote control device for the remote control of a motor vehicle The disclosure concerns a control device for the remote control of a motor vehicle including a display device for visualizing the surroundings of the motor vehicle detected by motor vehicle sensors of the motor vehicle, and a motor vehicle symbol in a surrounding area of the motor vehicle. An input device inputs a desired parking position within the detected surrounding area of the motor vehicle by displacement of the motor vehicle symbol that is represented on the display device.
US10126737B2	Remotely operating a movable barrier operator with auxiliary device An apparatus for use with an auxiliary device for commanding a movable barrier operator, the apparatus having a first communication interface, a processor device, and a second communication interface. The first communication interface being configured to receive a status change request from the auxiliary device. The processor device runs a movable barrier controller application and is configured to generate a control signal for the movable barrier operator in response to receiving the status change request. The second communication interface is configured to send the control signal to the movable barrier operator through a network.
US10126735B2	Protective packaging device queue control A control device comprising a processor and a memory. The memory contains computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to retrieve from a memory a queue containing a plurality of sets of instructions, each set of instructions corresponding to parameters for forming a unit of packaging material, cause a packaging machine to create a plurality of packaging units according to the parameters, receive user input corresponding to a rewind queue functionality, and rewind the queue to cause the packaging machine to rerun a portion of the queue and create some of the plurality of the packaging units during the rerun.
US10126734B2	Servo control apparatus for driving plurality of motors A servo control apparatus which includes: a difference calculation unit that calculates difference between an integral value of speed deviation of a master axis and an integral value of speed deviation of a slave axis; a filter unit that performs filtering of the difference by way of a low-pass filter; and an addition unit that adds a result of the filtering to the integral value of the speed deviation of the slave axis, in which a current command for driving the master-axis motor is calculated for the master axis by using the integral value of the speed deviation of the master axis; and a current command for driving the slave-axis motor is calculated for the slave axis by using an integral value after addition by way of the addition unit.
US10126730B2	Method for machining a surface of an optical lens Methods of determining movement data representing the movement of a machining tool of an optical lens lathing device for machining one or more optical surfaces or parts thereof of a set of optical surfaces are described. The methods comprise a greatest radial slope amplitude determining step during which the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of optical surfaces is determined. The methods also comprise a machining tool selecting step during which a machining tool having a window angle greater than or equal to the greatest radial slope amplitude of the optical surfaces of the set of surfaces to be manufactured is selected. The methods further comprise a movement data determining step during which movement data representing the movement of the selected machining tool are determined and synchronized with the angular position of the optical surface driven in rotation.
US10126729B2	Position control of machine axes with collision avoidance and adaption of a machine model to a real machine A control device of a machine with a plurality of position-controlled axes controls the position-controlled axes in accordance with a part program while processing a system program. Through the control of the position-controlled axes, an end effector is moved along a track defined by the part program via at least one intermediate element relative to a base body of the machine under position control. While processing the system program, the control device checks before control of the position-controlled axes with a parameterizable model of the machine, whether the end effector can move along the track without collisions. Before checking the part program, the control device receives initial measured values characteristic of an actual configuration of the machine, determines parameters of the model based on the initial measured values and parameterizes the model in accordance with the determined parameters.
US10126726B2	Apparatus and method for generating program A technique for enabling reduction in user operations. A program generating apparatus includes a control distribution unit and a communication function adding unit. The control distribution unit allocates respective control blocks of a control model to controllers, based on the control model received by a control model input unit, and setting information and connection information received by a setting information input unit. The communication function adding unit adds, when first and second ones of the control blocks are connected to each other, a communication control block to a connected part between the first and second control blocks, the first and second control blocks being allocated to different ones of the controllers in the allocated control model.
US10126724B2	Low power management system Systems and methods for managing appliance power consumption. In one embodiment, an appliance can include a plurality of microcontrollers. Each of the microcontrollers can be associated with at least one appliance component. The appliance can further include one or more low power management microcontrollers. The low power management microcontrollers can be configured to monitor a state of each of the microcontrollers. The low power management microcontrollers can be further configured to determine that one or more of the microcontrollers of the plurality of microcontrollers are in an inactive state. The low power management microcontrollers can be configured to send one or more command signals to place the one or more microcontrollers in the inactive state in a lower power mode based at least in part on the determination that the microcontroller is in the inactive state. The respective microcontroller can consume less power in the lower power mode than while in an active state.
US10126722B2	System and method of dynamically controlling parameters for processing sensor output data for collision avoidance and path planning Various embodiments involve dynamically controlling parameters for processing sensor data, including rates at which vehicle sensors are sampled and analyzed, based on the vehicle's speed and direction. Data or sampling rates of sensors useful for collision avoidance and/or path planning may be adjusted to emphasize data from sensors having a field of view encompassing the travel direction, while limiting processing of data from sensors less likely to provide useful data for such purposes. In some embodiments, the rate at which data from a particular sensor is sampled and/or processed may depend on a vehicle's direction and speed of travel as well as the sensor's field of view. Processing demands may be reduced by focusing processing on data from sensors viewing the direction of travel while reducing processing of data from sensors viewing other directions. In some embodiments, sensor data sampling or processing rates may vary based on collision risk probabilities.
US10126719B2	Methods for changing an authority of control for a controller in environment having multiple controllers Disclosed is a method for changing a role over control authorization performed in a communication apparatus. The method may comprise receiving, from a second controller, a role-request message requesting a role change of the second controller to a master controller; transmitting a role status request message for confirmation of the role change of the second controller to a first controller which is a previous master controller; and determining whether to accept the role change of the second controller according to a role status response message received from the first controller. Therefore, reliability may be guaranteed when a role of master controller is changed.
US10126715B2	Controller having CPU abnormality detection function A controller is provided with a plurality of CPUs and temperature sensors disposed in the vicinity of the CPUs, individually. The CPUs reciprocally read temperature data detected by the temperature sensors. When the read temperature data exceed a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the CPUs are likely to undergo thermal runaway, and the CPUs are then stopped.
US10126705B1	Automatic latching of a toner cartridge to an imaging unit of an electrophotographic image forming device in response to detection of an error condition An imaging system for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a movable latch positioned to selectively couple a replaceable toner cartridge and a replaceable imaging unit together such that the toner cartridge and the imaging unit are removable from the image forming device as a single unit and to selectively decouple the toner cartridge and the imaging unit such that the toner cartridge and the imaging unit are separately removable from the image forming device. A controller is configured to actuate the latch to couple the toner cartridge and the imaging unit together in response to the controller detecting an error condition requiring removal of both the toner cartridge and the imaging unit from the image forming device in order to permit removal of the toner cartridge and the imaging unit from the image forming device as a single unit.
US10126695B2	Image forming apparatus that is improved in jam processing efficiency An image forming apparatus that facilitates user's determination of necessity of setting an inspection resuming page and is improved in jam processing efficiency. A sheet having an image formed thereon by an image forming unit is conveyed along a sheet conveying path. A sheet inspection device inspects the image on a sheet being conveyed through sheet conveying path. When a jam occurs in the conveying path, image formation by the image forming unit is interrupted. When jammed sheets are removed, formation of images including those formed on the jammed sheets is resumed. When a leading one of the jammed sheets is on a downstream side of the sheet inspection device, the image formation is resumed from an image formed on the leading jammed sheet, based on a user instruction.
US10126694B2	Image forming apparatus capable of performing calibration An image forming apparatus includes a converting unit, a plurality of image forming units, a scanning unit, a first generating unit, a second generating unit, an intermediate transfer member, a measuring unit, and a controller configured to, after the first generating unit generates an image forming condition, control the plurality of image forming units to form a measurement image, control the measuring unit to measure the measurement image, and control whether to control the second generating unit to generate a conversion condition or not on the basis of a result of the measurement performed on a previous measurement image and a result of the measurement performed on a current measurement image.
US10126693B2	Image forming apparatus with technology for sending command in timely manner An image forming apparatus comprises a first control unit and a second control unit. The second control unit is connected to the first control unit and controls a light source according to a video signal received from the first control unit. The first control unit generates a video signal according and commands, stores the commands, and sends commands according to an order of earliest to latest execution timing. The second control unit receives the video signal and the commands, generates a drive signal according to the video signal and the commands and drives the light source.
US10126689B2	Image forming apparatus Prediction accuracy of a color misregistration amount in an image formation executed in an image forming apparatus is improved. The image forming apparatus comprises an optical box storing an optical system for irradiating a laser beam from a laser source to a photosensitive drum, a scanner temperature sensor provided near the optical box, and an environmental temperature sensor for detecting a surrounding temperature of the image forming apparatus, and a control section. When image formation is executed, the control section obtains a temperature Tscn detected by the scanner temperature sensor and a temperature Tenv detected by the environmental temperature sensor and calculates a prediction value of a position misregistration amount to the photoreceptor of the laser beam using the difference between Tscn and Tenv.
US10126683B2	Developing apparatus A developing apparatus includes a first screw disposed within a first chamber and conveying developer in a first direction, a second screw disposed within a second chamber and having a conveyance portion conveying the developer in a second direction opposite to the first direction and a return portion provided downstream of a first communication port in a first wall dividing the first and second chambers. A discharge portion in the second chamber, downstream of the return portion, discharges the developer out of the second chamber, and a second wall through which a third communication port is disposed upstream of the discharge portion is defined to deliver the developer from the second chamber to the first chamber. The second wall faces at least a part of the return portion in a view from a horizontal direction such that a lower end of the third communication port is located above a lower end of the first communication port.
US10126681B2	Toner cartridge having shutter opened and closed in accordance with pivoting of toner cartridge casing and shutter cover A cartridge includes a shutter that opens and closes when the cartridge is attached and detached to a developing unit or image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a casing having a chamber with a first opening at one end portion allowing toner to flow out of the casing. The cartridge includes a cover that covers the first opening, movable with the casing and having a second opening allowing toner to flow out of the cover. The shutter is located at the one end portion and has a protrusion further from the one end portion than the cover. The developing unit supports the protrusion when the cartridge is mounted thereon, and the casing pivots with the cover relative to the developing unit between a first position where the shutter closes the second opening and a second position where a third opening of the shutter overlaps the second opening.
US10126679B2	Developing casing of a developing unit for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a developer collection inlet to collect developer moving along a discharge path A developing unit includes a developing roller, a developing casing to support and allow the developing roller to rotate, the developing casing including a developer supply inlet, a developer discharge outlet, and a developer collection inlet. The developing unit further includes a discharge cover to form a discharge path for a developer discharged from the developer discharge outlet along with the developing casing. The developer collection inlet is positioned in the discharge path to collect a part of the developer moving along the discharge path into the developing casing.
US10126676B2	Image forming apparatus Surface identification processing is performed using a period of a BD signal when an amount of light incident on a BD sensor reaches an amount equal to or more than a threshold value, and the surface identification processing is not performed using the period of the BD signal in a state where the amount of light incident on the BD sensor is less than the threshold value. Thus, malfunction of the image forming apparatus due to failure of the surface identification processing is suppressed.
US10126657B2	Extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus An extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus, may include: a chamber, in which extreme ultraviolet light is generated by plasma being generated in the interior thereof; a window provided in a wall of the chamber; a light source provided at the exterior of the chamber, configured to output illuminating light to the interior of the chamber via the window; a light sensor, configured to detect the illuminating light which is output to the interior of the chamber via the window; a shielding member having an opening that the illuminating light may pass through, that shields the window from emissions from the plasma, provided in the interior of the chamber; and a mirror provided along an optical path of the illuminating light in the interior of the chamber between the window and the shielding member, having a reflective surface that reflects the illuminating light, constituted by a surface of a metal layer.
US10126656B2	Apparatus and methods of electrically conductive optical semiconductor coating A method of coating an optical substrate with a transparent, electrically conductive coating includes depositing a semiconductor coating over a surface of an optical substrate, wherein the semiconductor coating has broadband optical transmittance. A doped semiconductor is applied in a pattern over the semiconductor coating. The doped semiconductor in the pattern is activated for electrical conductivity in the doped semiconductor.
US10126649B2	Resist composition and patterning process using the same The present invention provides a resist composition containing a base resin composed of a polymer compound that contains a repeating unit “a” shown by formula (1) and a repeating unit “b” having either or both of a carboxyl group in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with an acid-labile group and a phenolic hydroxyl group in which a hydrogen atom is substituted with an acid-labile group, with a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 500,000. There can be provided a resist composition that has high sensitivity and high resolution, and can give a pattern with low dimensional variation and good pattern profile after exposure. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; Z represents a hydroxybenzoquinone group, or a hydroxynaphthoquinone group optionally containing a substituent; and a fraction “a” of the repeating unit “a” satisfies 0
US10126648B2	Composition suitable for use as a release-optimized material for nanoimprint processes and uses thereof The present invention relates to a composition suitable for use as a release-optimized material for nanoimprint processes, process of production and uses thereof.
US10126647B2	Resist composition and patterning process A resist composition comprising a base polymer and a sulfonium salt of amino-containing carboxylic acid offers dimensional stability on PPD and a satisfactory resolution.
US10126646B2	Method of calculating a shift value of a cell contact In a method of calculating a shift value of a cell contact, a reference region and a correction region may be set on an image of an actual cell block. The cell block may include a plurality of actual cell contacts formed using a mask. Each of preliminary shift values of the actual cell contacts with respect to target cell contacts in a target cell block to be formed using the mask may be measured based on the image. The preliminary shift values of the actual cell contacts in the reference region may be minimized. Actual shift values of the actual cell contacts in the correction region with respect to the minimized preliminary shift values may be calculated. Thus, the mask may be corrected using the accurately measured shift values so that the cell contacts may have designed positions.
US10126645B2	Adhesive suitable for a pellicle for EUV lithography and a pellicle using the same adhesive A pellicle is proposed in which an adhesive layer is formed of an adhesive which undergoes a hardness change at a rate from −50% through +50% of its initial hardness, measured after curing, when it is let to sit in atmosphere of a temperature of 300 degrees C. for 7 days on end; the rate of hardness change being defined by a following equation: Rate of hardness change (%)={(hardness after the sitting)−(initial hardness before the sitting)}÷initial hardness before the sitting)×100.
US10126640B2	Headlight control apparatus for performing control of a headlight device A headlight control apparatus (1) for performing control on a headlight device (7) which includes a pair of headlight units (3, 5) each including a light source (9) and an image forming section (16R, 16G, 16B) capable of forming an image and disposed in a light path of light from the light source to illuminate light (101, 105) for projecting the image onto a road surface, wherein the headlight control apparatus forms the image in the image forming section such that a first image (103) projected onto the road surface by one of the headlight units includes a second image (107) projected onto the road surface by the other headlight unit.
US10126637B2	Projection device for projecting images on a surface of the device A projection device for projecting images on a surface of the device includes an outer housing having a front translucent screen, a projection module frame mounted on an inner surface of the outer housing, and a projection roller frame supported by the projection module frame. The projection roller frame includes first and second spaced apart rollers rotatable respectively on two opposite cylindrical ends integrally formed on a lampshade. A cylindrical projection film is held between the first and second rollers. A light source is mounted inside the lampshade so that an image formed on the projection film can be projected on the front translucent screen by the light source. The device further includes a gear mechanism for driving the rollers, a position-limiting mechanism, and a speaker.
US10126631B2	Terahertz wave generator and terahertz wave measurement method Excitation light of two wavelengths is incident to an optical crystal from a first face side, and a terahertz wave THzb is generated from a second face, and the excitation light that has passed through the optical crystal is reflected, made incident to the optical crystal from the second face side, and a terahertz wave THza is generated from the first face. Terahertz waves with similar characteristics to each other are thereby generated reliably in plural directions.
US10126629B1	Optical dispersion compensator on silicon An optical dispersion compensator integrated with a silicon photonics system including a first phase-shifter coupled to a second phase-shifter in parallel on the silicon substrate characterized in an athermal condition. The dispersion compensator further includes a third phase-shifter on the silicon substrate to the first phase-shifter and the second phase-shifter through two 2×2 splitters to form an optical loop. A second entry port of a first 2×2 splitter is for coupling with an input fiber and a second exit port of a second 2×2 splitter is for coupling with an output fiber. The optical loop is characterized by a total phase delay tunable via each of the first phase-shifter, the second phase-shifter, and the third phase-shifter such that a normal dispersion (>0) at a certain wavelength in the input fiber is substantially compensated and independent of temperature.
US10126628B2	Color display device The present invention provides a realistic solution for a highlight or multicolor display device which can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises four types of particles, having different levels of size, threshold voltage or charge intensity.
US10126627B2	Composite color particles The present invention is directed to a display fluid comprising charged composite color particles dispersed in a solvent. The composite color particle comprises core particles which are at least one color core particle and at least one core particle having a high refractive index, a shell in which the color core particles and the high refractive index core particles are completely or partially embedded, and steric stabilizer molecules on the surface of the composite color particle. A display fluid comprising the composite color particles of the present invention provides improved optical performance.
US10126623B2	Electrochromic device and electrochromic dimming device An electrochromic device including: first substrate; first electrode-layer on the first substrate; electrochromic layer on the first electrode-layer; second substrate facing the first substrate; second electrode-layer formed on surface of the second substrate at side of the first substrate; electrolyte layer formed between the electrochromic layer and the second electrode-layer and curable at least with ultraviolet rays; first extraction electrode to electrically connect between the first electrode-layer and power source and including region that does not transmit ultraviolet rays in at least part of the first extraction electrode; and second extraction electrode to electrically connect between the second electrode-layer and the power source and including region that does not transmit ultraviolet rays in at least part of the second extraction electrode, the region in the first extraction electrode and the region in the second extraction electrode being arranged not to overlap with each other.
US10126621B2	Gate driver on array circuit based on low temperature poly-silicon semiconductor thin film transistors The present disclosure proposes a GOA circuit based on LTPS TFTs. A ninth TFT is introduced to adjust the high and low voltage levels imposed on the second node P(n). The ninth TFT includes a gate and a source both electrically connected to the second node P(n) and a drain electrically connected to a second clock signal. Such designs make it possible that the level of the second node P(n) is pulled down according to a certain frequency when an output terminal G(n) keeps the low voltage level. So the second node P(n) does not need to keep the high voltage level all the time in the present invention. Also, the fourth and the seventh transistors T4 and T7 do not have the problem of a threshold voltage shift due to a long working time.
US10126620B2	Array substrate comprising multi-primary color resist sections disposed in light-shielding regions, manufacturing method thereof and display device An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate; and gate lines and data lines disposed on the base substrate, in which the gate lines and the data lines are intersected to define pixel regions; thin-film transistors (TFTs) are disposed in the pixel regions; a color filter layer is disposed on the TFTs; the color filter layer includes: single-primary color resist sections disposed in the pixel regions and multi-primary color resist sections disposed in light-shielding regions; the single-primary color resist sections each include a color resist layer of one primary color; and the multi-primary color resist sections each include color resist layers to shield light. Thus, color filters can be formed on the array substrate, the number of patterning processes can be reduced, and the production cost can be lowered.
US10126614B2	Array substrate, display panel and display device An array substrate is disclosed. The array substrate includes: an underlying substrate, a light incident surface of the underlying substrate including a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region; and a first conductive pattern arranged within the non-display region of the light incident surface of the underlying substrate. A display panel and a display device utilizing the array substrate are also disclosed.
US10126613B2	Display panel, touch panel, liquid crystal display device and test method thereof The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a liquid crystal display device and a test method thereof. The display panel includes a display area and a GOA circuit area. The GOA circuit area includes a plurality of GOA units arranged on a TFT substrate and metal areas arranged at positions of a CF substrate corresponding to the GOA units, which constitute capacitor structures with the GOA units. The display panel further includes signal lines electrically connected with the capacitor structures and test points elicited through the signal lines. By means of the above configuration, the position where short circuit/open circuit occurs in the GOA circuit area can be found quickly by monitoring the voltage on the test point, thereby shortening the time of seeking ESD and short circuit/open circuit, increasing the analyzing and improving speed.
US10126611B2	Liquid crystal display device In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the diameter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
US10126607B2	Liquid crystal beam control device Liquid crystal light beam control devices and their manufacture are described. Beneficial aspects of beam broadening devices employed for controlled illumination and architectural purposes are presented including improving beam divergence control, improving beam broadening dynamic range control, beam divergence preconditioning, improving projected beam intensity uniformity.
US10126604B2	Liquid crystal display panel, sealing performance testing method thereof and display device A liquid crystal display panel, a sealing performance testing method thereof and a display device are provided. In the liquid crystal display panel, a side of the array substrate facing the opposed substrate is provided with a plurality of independent first conductive portions, a side of the opposed substrate facing the array substrate is provided with a plurality of independent second conductive portions, sealant is an anisotropic conductive adhesive, all of the first conductive portions and all of the second conductive portions are electrically connected through the sealant to form an unclosed conductor surrounding a display region; by testing a resistance value between any two first conductive portions on the array substrate, it can be determined that there is a micro gap or breaking sealant problem upon the resistance value being abnormal.
US10126603B2	Display device and method for manufacturing the same A display device includes: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area which is arranged outside the display area; a first dam which is disposed in the non-display area of the first substrate and which includes a first stopper having a recessed groove at a surface thereof; and a first alignment layer which covers the display area of the first substrate, the first alignment layer defining a first portion thereof which extends to the non-display area and terminates at the surface of the first stopper.
US10126601B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a substrate; a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal material; and a first layer formed on the substrate, the first layer being configured to control the alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the first layer being placed between the substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and being formed by polymerization of two or more kinds of radical polymerizable monomers in the liquid crystal layer.
US10126600B2	Display substrate and display device The present application provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region, a surface layer of the display region being rubbed to form an alignment layer, the non-display region being provided with a test electrode, the test electrode including multiple strip-shaped first sub-electrodes, the extending direction of the first sub-electrodes being the same with the direction of the rubbing for forming the alignment layer. By dividing the test electrode into multiple strip-shaped first sub-electrodes and the extending direction of the first sub-electrodes (i.e., the length direction) being the same as the rubbing direction of the rubbing to form an alignment layer, the display substrate can make the alignment of the alignment layer formed by the rubbing consistent and uniform, thereby avoiding the occurrence of Rubbing Mura when the alignment layer is formed by the rubbing.
US10126599B2	Precursor particle for forming liquid crystal alignment layer, liquid crystal display panel, and method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal device that includes two substrates that face each other, a liquid crystal cell interposed between the two substrates, and a liquid crystal alignment layer interposed between the liquid crystal cell and at least one of the two substrates, the liquid crystal alignment layer includes a plurality of spherical or spherical-like core particles having a diameter of 10 nm to 1 μm.
US10126598B2	Color filter, method of making the same, and display device including the same A color filter including a first region configured to emit a first light, a second region configured to emit a second light having a longer wavelength than a wavelength of the first light, a third region configured to emit a third light having a longer wavelength than the wavelength of the second light, a first layer including two or more quantum dots, and a second layer formed on at least one surface of the first layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer are disposed in at least the second region and the third region.
US10126597B2	Display device including light-absorbing pattern at edge thereof A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image; a light source which generates and provides the light to the display panel; a lower frame on which the light source is disposed; a reflective sheet between the light source and the lower frame; and a light-absorbing pattern on an edge portion of an upper surface of the reflective sheet.
US10126592B2	Polarizing plate and display apparatus A polarizing plate and a display apparatus including the polarizing plate are provided. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer, a first protective film disposed on one surface of the polarizer with a first adhesive layer having a thickness less than 2.0 μm being interposed, and a second protective film disposed on the other surface with a second adhesive layer having a thickness less than or equal to 2.0 μm being interposed, the second protective film being a protective film to be arranged on a side of a cell for display relative to the first protective film in arrangement of the polarizing plate on the cell for display, and the first adhesive layer being smaller in thickness than the second adhesive layer.
US10126589B2	Virtual curved surface display panel, manufacturing method thereof, and display device A virtual curved surface display panel, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided. A set of vertical lenticular lens and horizontal lenticular lens fitted tightly and orthogonally is arranged on a light exit surface of a pixel in the flat display panel, which forms an equivalent spherical lens. The focal lengths of the equivalent spherical lenses are symmetrically distributed with a central pixel as a symmetry axis, and focal lengths of the equivalent spherical lenses in the columns located on the same side of the symmetry axis are not equal to each other. Therefore, the equivalent spherical lenses enable the images of the pixels to form a curved surface, thereby realizing virtual curved surface display.
US10126586B2	Liquid crystal display having an opening in a light shielding pattern and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display is provided. A liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate which comprises a display area and a non-display area, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, a sealing member which is disposed in the non-display area between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate comprises a light-shielding pattern, a column spacer which is protruded from the light-shielding pattern toward the second substrate to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate, an opening which is disposed in the light-shielding pattern, and overlapping the sealing member.
US10126585B2	Liquid crystal display device In a liquid crystal display device, a plurality of first light absorptive resin layer patterns, a plurality of metal layer patterns, a plurality of second light absorptive resin layer patterns, a transparent resin layer, and a plurality of transparent electrode patterns are laminated in this order on a surface of a first transparent substrate facing a liquid crystal layer; the plurality of the first light absorptive resin layer patterns, the plurality of the metal layer patterns, and the plurality of the second light absorptive resin layer patterns have openings formed therein, and are formed into the same shape when viewed in a laminating direction; the plurality of the metal layer patterns are arrayed in a first direction, being insulated from each other, the plurality of the transparent electrode patterns are arrayed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, being insulated from each other.
US10126582B2	SWIR to visible up-conversion optical system The invention is an optical system for up-conversion of SWIR images into visible images. The optical system of the invention comprises a liquid crystal optically addressed spatial light modulator (LC-OASLM), which acts as an optical valve, and two optionally GRADIUM lenses to reduce the size and complexity of the optical setup. In embodiments of the invention, the photosensitive layer is replaced by a photodiode or array of photodiodes and the liquid crystal layer is replaced by an array (film) of organic light emitting diodes which emit light at the VIS by collecting SWIR light or by a fluorescence layer with sensitivity in the SWIR range.
US10126581B2	Display device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, an insulating substrate disposed in the first area and the second area and including a first through hole formed in the second area, a pad electrode formed above the insulating substrate, and a signal line electrically connected to the pad electrode, a wiring substrate including a connection line, the wiring substrate disposed below the insulating substrate, and a conductive material disposed inside the first through hole to electrically connect the pad electrode and the connection line, wherein the insulating substrate becomes thinner in the second area than is in the first area.
US10126576B2	Flexible display apparatus having increased electrical connection reliability of display driver and method of manufacturing the same A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible substrate including a first surface, a second surface, a first side surface and a second side surface connected to the first side surface. A display layer is disposed on the first surface. A first substrate extension portion extends from the first side surface and is bent along the first side surface to overlap the flexible substrate. A second substrate extension portion extends from the second side surface and is bent along the second side surface to overlap the flexible substrate and the first substrate extension portion. First and second drivers provide driving signals to the display layer, wherein the first and second drivers are mounted on the first and second substrate extension portions, respectively. A first conductive connection member is disposed between the first and second substrate extension portions, electrically connecting the first extension portion with the second extension portion.
US10126570B2	Indoor/outdoor sunglasses Indoor/outdoor sunglasses include a lens having gradient tinted portions that partially conceal a wearer's eye, with an untinted or minimally tinted central region that provides a relatively wide, unrestricted field of lateral vision at far and middle distances, allowing the wearer to see clearly both indoors and outdoors.
US10126565B2	Glasses with prismatic lenses An eyeglass including a first prismatic lens (2), a second prismatic lens (3) and a frame (4) configured to house the first and the second prismatic lenses (2; 3). The first and the second prismatic lenses (2; 3) are low base yoked prisms having a dioptric power, measured in prism diopters, the same for the two lenses and less than 0.25. The first and the second prismatic lenses (2; 3) are oriented in the same direction.
US10126560B2	Spectrum-generation system based on multiple-diffraction optical phasometry An optical guide has at least two diffraction gratings in serial in front of a light source in order to diffract a light beam from the light source twice. The first diffraction grating could split the light beam into several parallel light beams along a first axis, and the second diffraction grating could split the light beams into several points of light along a second axis, and so on and so forth. By rotating the diffraction gratings relative to one another and by adjusting the distance between the diffraction gratings, a user of the optical guide could adjust the angle of the axis points and adjust a relative distance of the points of light relative to one another. These light beams could provide convenient guides for users in a variety of applications.
US10126558B2	Stable, narrow spectral linewidth, fiber-delivered laser source for spin exchange optical pumping Disclosed herein are example embodiments for providing high power, narrow linewidth, high-stability laser sources. Particular embodiments are adapted for use in spin exchange optical pumping (SEOP). One example system comprises an array of laser diodes; a beam twister positioned to receive individual beamlets from the array of laser diodes, the beam twister being configured to rotate the individual beamlets from the array of laser diodes and produce rotated beamlets; one or more collimating lenses positioned to receive the rotated beamlets produced by the beam twister and produce substantially collimated beamlets having a divergence angle; a spectral-line-width-reducing element positioned to receive the substantially collimated beamlets from the one or more collimating lenses and produce spectral-line-width-reduced beamlets; an optical fiber; and one or more focusing lenses positioned between the optical fiber and the spectral-line-width-reducing element and configured to receive the spectral-line-width-reduced beamlets and focus them into the optical fiber.
US10126554B2	Visual perception enhancement of displayed color symbology Method and system for enhancing visual perception of augmented reality presentation. The location and line-of-sight (LOS) of a user wearing a see-through head-mounted display (HMD) is detected. A future background environment to be viewed by the user through the HMD is predicted based on at least the detected location and detected LOS. At least one color-attribute of the future background environment at a background location corresponding to a user LOS is predicted. The predicted color-attribute is compared with at least one color-attribute of an intended foreground supplementary image to be projected on the HMD overlaid onto the future background environment at the background location. When an incompatibility condition is detected, at least one visual parameter of the supplementary image is adjusted to minimize the incompatibility condition, and the supplementary image is projected on the HMD at the background location with the adjusted visual parameter.
US10126542B1	Method of controlling a surface treatment A method comprising: treating a surface to change a surface energy of the surface, in dependence on at least one first parameter value of respectively at least one surface treatment control parameter which provides a surface treatment environment for treating the surface. The method further comprises: applying a first liquid part on a first area of the surface, the first liquid part having a meniscus with an edge contacting the surface; determining a first contact angle; determining, based on the first contact angle, at least one second parameter value of respectively the at least one surface treatment control parameter; and changing the at least one surface treatment control parameter based on the at least one second parameter value.
US10126540B2	Focusing system for a telecentric optical measuring machine A method of focusing a telecentric imaging system (30), particularly as a part of a measuring machine (10) includes measuring an image of a feature (25) of an object (24) through the telecentric imaging system (30) in a telecentric operating mode and measuring an image of the feature (25) of the object (24) through the telecentric imaging system (30) in a non-telecentric operating mode. A value is acquired characterizing a function by which the size of the imaged feature varies in the non-telecentric mode with the relative displacement of the object (24) through the depth of field (D). The measures of the image of the feature (25) of the object (24) in the telecentric and non-telecentric modes are related to each other and to the acquired value as an estimate of a relative displacement of the object (24) from the best focus position.
US10126536B2	Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same Provided is a zoom lens including: a lens unit Ln1 having a negative refractive power; a lens unit Ln2 having a negative refractive power; a lens unit Lp1 having a positive refractive power; and a rear lens group including one or more lens units, the lens unit Ln1, the lens unit Ln2, the lens unit Lp1, and the rear lens group being successively arranged in order from an object side to an image side, in which the lens unit Ln1 and the lens unit Lp1 are moved along the same locus during zooming, and in which the lens unit Ln2 is moved toward the object side during focusing from infinity to proximity.
US10126532B2	Mobile terminal The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, which includes a terminal body, an optical system located in the terminal body and being configured to receive light; a rod located at a side of the optical system; and a curved mirror located at an end portion of the rod, wherein the rod and the curved mirror are positionable between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the rod and the curved mirror are relatively closer to the optical system, and in the second state the rod and the curved mirror have been extended outward from the optical system, and wherein the curved mirror reflects omnidirectional light incident on the curved mirror toward the optical system when in the second state.
US10126531B2	Motorized interchangeable lens system The present invention generally relates to a motorized lens tray for a multi-focal length lens imaging system. In particular, a lens trays holds a variety of fixed focal length lenses, and a motorized mechanism moves the lens tray to align the desired lens with an imaging unit. This provides the flexibility to change focal lengths without the complexity, size, weight, and image quality degradation associated with a zoom lens. Certain embodiments of the invention are intended for use with digital cameras and cellular phones.
US10126528B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, and a third lens having at least one aspheric surface, arranged with a space in between. The second lens group includes a fourth lens having at least one aspheric surface, a fifth lens having negative refractive power and two aspheric surfaces, and a sixth lens having two aspheric surfaces, arranged with a space in between. The second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface on the image plane side is negative near an optical axis. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of the surface on the image plane side is negative near an optical axis.
US10126527B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, and a third lens having at least one aspheric surface, arranged with a space in between. The second lens group includes a fourth lens having positive refractive power and at least one aspheric surface, a fifth lens having two aspheric surfaces, and a sixth lens having two aspheric surfaces, arranged with a space in between. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of the surface thereof on the image plane side is negative near an optical axis thereof.
US10126526B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens having at least one aspheric surface; a second lens having at least one aspheric surface; a third lens having at least one aspheric surface; a fourth lens having at least one aspheric surface; a fifth lens having at least one aspheric surface; a sixth lens having two aspheric surfaces; and a seventh lens having two aspheric surfaces, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side is convex near an optical axis thereof. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is concave near the optical axis thereof. The first lens and the sixth lens have specific Abbe's numbers.
US10126517B2	Fiber optic cable structured to facilitate accessing an end thereof A fiber optic cable includes a core, armor surrounding the core, and a jacket surrounding the armor. The core includes tubes, each tube having a passage defined therein, optical fibers positioned in the passages, and a binder sleeve defining an exterior of the core. Portions of the binder sleeve are directly bonded to the armor, while other portions are not. Spacing between the armor and the core, as well as the bond between the armor and binder sleeve, facilitate tubing-off of an end section of the cable to include removal of the binder sleeve.
US10126512B2	Differential silicon interface for dielectric slab waveguide The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip having differential coupling elements that couple electromagnetic radiation having a frequency outside of the visible spectrum between a silicon substrate and a dielectric waveguide overlying the silicon substrate. In some embodiments, the integrated chip has a dielectric waveguide disposed within an inter-level dielectric (ILD) material overlying a semiconductor substrate. A differential driver circuit generates a differential signal having a first transmission signal component at a first output node and a complementary second transmission signal component at a second output node. A first transmission electrode located along a first side of the dielectric waveguide receives the first transmission signal component from the first output node, and a second transmission electrode located along a second side of the dielectric waveguide receives the complementary second transmission signal component from the second output node.
US10126504B2	Antireflective surface structures for active and passive optical fiber A system and method for creating an anti-reflective surface structure on an optical device includes a shim including a textured pattern, wherein the shim is configured to stamp the optical device with the textured pattern, a connector configured to place the optical device in proximity to the shim and apply a force to the optical device against the shim, and a laser source configured to heat the optical device by generating and applying a laser beam to the optical device when the optical device is placed in proximity to the shim.
US10126503B2	Optical-fiber fusion-splicing device This optical-fiber fusion-splicing device includes: a first heating device (12); a second heating device (13); and a CPU (14) which controls the first heating device (12) and the second heating device (13), wherein the CPU (14) stops heating of the second heating device (13) if heating of the first heating device (12) is started during heating in the second heating device (13), and resumes the heating of the second heating device (13) if the heating of the first heating device (12) is ended, and sets a heating condition after resumption of heating in the second heating device (13), based on at least an interruption time of heating or a change in temperature during heating interruption in the second heating device (13).
US10126500B2	Optical coupler having exposed subwavelength gratings for coupling electromagnetic field A semiconductor photonic device includes a substrate, facet(s), and optical coupler(s) associated with the facet(s). Each optical coupler can couple an electromagnetic field incident on the respective facet towards a buried waveguide as the electromagnetic field proceeds into the semiconductor photonic device. In some examples, each coupler has waveguides extending in a longitudinal direction and at least partly encapsulated within a cladding layer. In some examples, at least one waveguide tapers along its length. In some examples, at least one waveguide includes spaced-apart segments arranged to form a subwavelength grating (SWG) configured to entrain electromagnetic radiation.
US10126499B2	Electro-optic device with semiconductor junction area and related methods An electro-optic device may include a photonic chip having an optical grating coupler at a surface. The optical grating coupler may include a first semiconductor layer having a first base and first fingers extending outwardly from the first base. The optical grating coupler may include a second semiconductor layer having a second base and second fingers extending outwardly from the second base and being interdigitated with the first fingers to define semiconductor junction areas, with the first and second fingers having a non-uniform width. The electro-optic device may include a circuit coupled to the optical grating coupler and configured to bias the semiconductor junction areas and change one or more optical characteristics of the optical grating coupler.
US10126498B1	Optical hybrid An optical circuit capable of operating as a 90° optical hybrid includes a phase-symmetric optical splitter and a 90° optical splitter, and two 2x2 optical couplers as optical combiners. The input ports of the optical combiners and the output ports of the optical splitters face a common area therebetween, with the optical splitters interposed between optical combiners as viewed along the circumference of the common area. The output ports of each optical splitter is connected to closest input ports of the optical combiners with optical waveguides of a same length. The length of the waveguides may be minimized when the optical couplers and the optical splitters are disposed in a cross-like configuration.
US10126496B1	Reverse bias modulating multi-material waveguide/diode In accordance with the present invention the switching element of an optical switch for switching/modulating an optical signal from one optical waveguide to another is a reverse bias diode. More particularly, the diode is itself an optical waveguide that has been doped to create a predetermined depletion width, Wd, between the N-type and IP-type regions of the diode. In operation, an optical signal is input into the waveguide/diode in a manner that generates a second order mode for the optical signal. The second order mode optical signal then transits the waveguide/diode back and forth through the depletion width Wd. A switching voltage, Vπ, which is selectively applied to the waveguide/diode, can then alter the depletion width Wd of the waveguide/diode. Consequently, the propagation interference distance, λc, of the waveguide/diode will also be changed, to thereby direct the optical signal from one output optical filter to another.
US10126495B2	Coated low loss optical fiber with small diameter A multi-purpose optical fiber with coating is provided. The optical fiber can function as a transmission fiber or as a coupling fiber for optical data links that features low coupling loss to silicon photonics lasers, VCSELs, single mode transmission fibers, multimode transmission fibers, and high speed receivers. The fiber includes a core, an optional inner cladding region, a depressed index cladding region, an outer cladding region, and a coating. The relative refractive index profile of the coupling fiber includes a small-radius core region with α profile and a depressed index cladding region that facilitates low bending loss and high bandwidth. The coating thickness and overall diameter of the fiber is small.
US10126488B2	Display device Exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept provide a display device including a bottom cover having a bottom portion and a sidewall and a support frame. The bottom portion has at least one rounded corner having a first radius, and a sidewall is bent upward from an edge of the bottom portion. The support frame includes at least one rounded corner having a shape corresponding to the rounded corner of the bottom portion and having a second radius greater than the first radius.
US10126485B2	Optical film and lighting and display products including same An optical film includes a transparent substrate, an optical material comprising quantum dots disposed over a surface of the substrate, and a light diffusion film disposed over the optical material, the light diffusion film including a transparent support and a diffusion layer formed over the transparent support, the light diffusion film being positioned such that the transparent support is between the optical material and the diffusion layer, the light diffusion film having a back to front haze value of at least 80% and a total back to front light transmission value of at least 50%. Other layers can optionally be included in the optical film. A backlight unit and display including the optical film taught herein are also disclosed.
US10126484B2	Optical member, backlight unit and display device An optical member, backlight unit and display device are provided. The optical member includes: a reflective substrate including a base member, a reflective layer disposed on the base member, and a plurality of refractive layers disposed on the reflective layer; an optical conversion layer disposed on the reflective substrate; and a barrier substrate disposed on the optical conversion layer.
US10126478B2	Resin composition and optical compensation film using same A resin composition suitable for an optical compensation film, an optical compensation film using the same, which is excellent in the retardation characteristics and wavelength dispersion characteristics, and a production method of an optical compensation film. A resin composition containing, as resin components, from 30 to 99 wt % of a cellulose-based resin represented by the following formula (1) and from 1 to 70 wt % of a cinnamic acid ester copolymer: where each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents hydrogen or a substituent having a carbon number of 1 to 12.
US10126473B2	Display device and laminated optical film Provided is a display device containing a crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer having a helical chiral polymer (A) that has a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,000,000 and has optical activity, an optical compensation layer satisfying the following expression (1), and a linear polarizer. In expression (1), Xc represents a degree of crystallinity (%) of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer obtained by a DSC method; MORc represents a standardized molecular orientation of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer measured by a microwave transmission molecular orientation meter when a reference thickness is 50 μm; d represents a thickness (μm) of the crystalline piezoelectric polymer layer; and Rth represents a phase difference (nm) in a thickness direction of the optical compensation layer at a wavelength of 550 nm. \|0.06×Xc×MORc×d+Rth\|≤500 Expression (1):
US10126469B2	Nanostructured material and method of making the same Nanostructured material exhibiting a random anisotropic nanostructured surface, and exhibiting an average reflection at 60 degrees off angle less than 1 percent. The nanostructured materials are useful, for example, for optical and optoelectronic devices, displays, solar, light sensors, eye wear, camera lens, and glazing.
US10126468B2	Achromatic polarizing plate with high-transmissivity and high-degree of polarization This achromatic polarizing plate has a high transmissivity, while expressing an achromatic white color when the absorption axes of the polarizing elements are positioned in parallel, and expressing an achromatic black color when the absorption axes of the polarizing elements are positioned orthogonally to one another. This polarizing element contains at least two specific azo compounds, and the absolute value of the difference between the average transmissivity of 420 nm to 480 nm light and the average transmissivity of 520 nm to 590 nm light is equal to or less than 2.5, and the absolute value of the difference between the average transmissivity of 520 nm to 590 nm light and the average transmissivity of 590 nm to 640 nm light is equal to or less than 2.0.
US10126466B2	Spatially multiplexed dielectric metasurface optical elements A multifunctional dielectric gradient metasurface optical device has a layer of nanoscale dielectric gradient metasurface optical antenna elements deposited on a substrate layer, arranged with spatially varying orientations, shapes, or sizes in the plane of the device such that the optical device has a spatially varying optical phase response capable of optical wavefront shaping. The spatially varying optical phase response is a spatial interleaving of multiple distinct phase profiles corresponding to multiple optical sub-elements, thereby providing multifunctional wavefront shaping in the single optical element.
US10126465B2	Sequential fully implicit well modeling of transmissibility for reservoir simulation A subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir with wells is simulated by sequential solution of reservoir and well equations to simulate fluid flow inside the reservoir and well production rates. Sequential solution of reservoir and well equations treats wells as specified bottom hole pressure wells. This avoids solving large matrices resulting from the simultaneous solution of the reservoir and well equations which can be computationally very expensive for large number of unknowns and require special sparse matrix solvers. Such sequential solution involves regular reservoir system solvers complemented by a small matrix for the numerical solution of the well bottom hole pressures. The solution is on a steady state volume balance relationship of the layer completion rates, formation pressures and transmissibilities to determine completion rates for the layers of the well for the full reservoir model, and determine total rate for the well from the determined completion rates for the layers of the well.
US10126464B2	Marine streamer handling Techniques are disclosed relating to marine geophysical prospecting. According to some embodiments, a survey vessel may tow a streamer through a body of water. If the streamer needs to be maintained (e.g., cleaned, repaired, or serviced), a second vessel may lift the streamer out of the water for this purpose. Techniques are disclosed that are relevant to the handling of protruding members (such as streamer steering devices) on the streamer.
US10126460B2	Mobile device hold state change detection apparatus In order to accurately identify a hold state of a mobile device held by a user while the user is moving, provided is a hold state change detection apparatus including an acquiring section that acquires an output signal of a sensor mounted in the mobile device held by the user; a change detecting section that detects a change in a hold state of the mobile device based on the output signal of the sensor; and a hold state judging section that judges the hold state based on the output signal of the sensor. During a prescribed time from the time when the change detecting section detects the change in the hold state, information indicating the hold state prior to the detection of the change in the hold state is output. Also provided is a hold state change detection method and program.
US10126457B2	Motion detection and correction of magnetic resonance data A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) apparatus includes a transmitting assembly configured to emit one or more dual-wait-time pulse sequences, and a receiving assembly configured to detect a long-wait-time echo train and a short-wait-time echo train. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to perform at least one of: estimating a difference between the long-wait-time echo train and the short-wait-time echo train to generate a differential echo-train, inverting the differential echo-train into a differential T2 distribution, and detecting a motion artefact in response to determining that the differential echo-train includes a short-T2 porosity fraction that is greater than a threshold value; and inverting two echo trains into two T2 distributions, calculating at least two porosity fractions for each of the two T2 distributions, estimating a shift of a porosity amount between the at least two porosity fractions, and detecting the motion artefact based on the shift.
US10126456B2	System and method for groundwater detection and evaluation A system for mapping a depth of an aquifer and determining the presence and salinity of water from the aquifer and methods for using the making/using the same includes a central processor. One or more horizontal loop transmitters can be coupled to the central processor, wherein said one or more horizontal loop transmitters produce a first half-sine pulse of magnetic field at a first pulse duration for measuring the resistivity of a ground surface. The one or more horizontal loop transmitters can produce a second sequence of half-sine pulses at a second frequency for creating an excitation field for magnetic resonance sounding. A multi-turn receiver loop antenna can also be coupled to the central processor, wherein said multi-turn receiver loop antenna receives an induced magnetic field from said one or more horizontal loop transmitters that is representative of the depth of an aquifer and the salinity of the water.
US10126451B2	Method to estimate and remove direct arrivals from arrayed marine sources A method for obtaining zero-offset and near zero offset seismic data from a marine survey, with separation of direct arrival information and reflectivity information, the method including: modeling a direct arrival estimate at a passive near-field hydrophone array by using a notional source separation on active near-field hydrophone data; generating reflection data for the passive near-field hydrophone array by subtraction of the modeled direct wave from data recorded by the passive near-field hydrophone array; generating near zero-offset reflectivity traces by stacking the reflection data for the passive near-field hydrophone array on a string-by-string basis or on a combination of strings basis.
US10126447B2	Three/four dimensional data management and imaging for big oilfield data Oilfield and wellbore data may include geophone data (seismic) and airborne surveys such as microseep data, as well as fiber optic measurements collected utilizing a distributed sensing system. Continuous monitoring of various oilfield and wellbore properties, such as temperature, pressure, Bragg gradient, acoustic, and strain, and the like, may generate a large volume of data, possibly spanning into several terabytes. Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for visualizing a large volume of such measurements taken in an oilfield or wellbore without down-sampling measurement data.
US10126444B2	Calibrating gain of scintillator detector Methods and devices for calibrating a gain of a scintillator detector are disclosed, where a scintillation crystal of the scintillator detector includes two or more energy regions. In an example, the scintillation crystal of the scintillator detector is adopted as a radiation source for calibrating. Electric signals outputted from a rear end of the scintillator detector are collected, and actual counts of the electric signals from each of at least two energy regions of the scintillation crystal at a specified position are obtained, respectively. Then, a gain of the scintillator detector may be adjusted according to the obtained actual counts of the electric signals from the at least two energy regions.
US10126440B2	Slow neutron conversion body and slow neutron detector The present application, pertaining to the field of slow neutron detection, relates to a slow neutron converter and a slow neutron detector. The slow neutron converter includes a substrate, the substrate including a plurality of holes extending along a first direction and insulating walls between the plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of holes are through holes. The slow neutron converter further includes a boron layer at least covering an exposed surface of the plurality of holes. The slow neutron converter and the slow neutron detector having the slow neutron converter according to the present disclosure are capable of maintaining a high slow neutron detection efficiency. In addition, the manufacturing complexity and manufacturing cost of the detector are reduced, and thus the effective, convenient and low-cost slow neutron detection is achieved.
US10126439B2	Reconstruction with multiple photopeaks in quantitative single photon emission computed tomography In quantitative SPECT with multiple photopeaks, the combination for the multiple photopeaks is performed within or as part of reconstruction rather than post-reconstruction. Reconstruction is performed iteratively, so the combination for the multiple photopeaks is performed within the iteration loop of the reconstruction, such as combining back projected feedback of the different photopeaks for updating the volume.
US10126437B1	Detector for x-ray imaging Disclosed is an edge-on photon counting detector and a method for manufacturing a charge collecting side of such detector. The edge-on photon counting detector includes a semi-conducting substrate. The semi-conducting substrate includes, a first end adapted to face an x-ray source and a second end opposite the first end in the direction of incoming x-rays, and at least one strip having N depth segments, N≥2, each of the depth segments including a charge collecting metal electrode and a charge collecting side including doped regions and insulating regions, wherein each of the charge collecting metal electrodes is arranged over a corresponding doped region and is connected to a respective routing trace arranged on the insulating regions, the respective routing trace being adapted to conduct signals from the charge collecting metal electrode to a read-out pad E, connectable to front-end electronics, arranged at the second end.
US10126428B2	Low power asynchronous GPS baseband processor Asynchronous Global Positioning System (GPS) baseband processor architectures with a focus on minimizing power consumption. All subsystems run at their natural frequency without clocking and all signal processing is done on-the-fly.
US10126427B2	Estimating local motion of physical exercise A solution for estimating motion of a user is disclosed. A method comprises: acquiring satellite positioning data received with a satellite positioning receiver attached to a human body and indicating a location of the satellite positioning receiver; extracting, from the satellite positioning data, local motion data representing local motion of the satellite positioning receiver with respect to a reference point and overall motion data representing the motion of the reference point, wherein the reference point is included in a framework of the human body; and determining, from the local motion data, a local motion trajectory of a part of a human body to which the satellite positioning receiver is attached with respect to the reference point.
US10126425B2	Device for object protection by means of laser scanners The present application relates to a device for object protection, including at least two laser scanners, which are configured to each emit a laser beam scanning fan in front of the object and to detect a penetration of the scanning fan by a body by means of a reflection of the laser beam of the scanning fan on the body. The laser scanners are arranged on a ground next to the object and have laser beam scanning fans that are oriented upwardly. At least one of the laser beam scanning fans is oriented upwardly at an incline. The laser beam scanning fans intersect one another and the laser beam scanning fans form a closed scanning hood covering the object.
US10126424B1	Dual-polarization weather radar data system and method The present invention essentially comprises a system, method, computer program and combinations thereof to utilize dual-polarization generated data generally associated with weather and non-weather events for mapping data, producing geo-referenced data, producing mosaics, generation of precipitation masks, non-precipitation mask, and classification masks in general, production of vertical cross sections and predetermined fly throughs, producing short term forecasting, prediction of specific weather phenomenon, correcting or adjusting rain gauge data as well as quantitative precipitation estimation, and combining other meteorological data to correct or adjust estimated rainfall accumulation gathered by dual-polarization radar.
US10126421B2	Dynamic OFDM symbol shaping for radar applications A radar transmitter comprises orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol generation circuitry, windowing circuitry, and control circuitry. The OFDM symbol generation circuitry is operable to modulate data onto a plurality of subcarriers to generate a plurality of OFDM symbols. The windowing circuitry is configurable to support a plurality of windowing functions. The control circuitry is operable to analyze returns from a previous transmission of the radar transmitter to determine characteristics of the environment into which the previous transmission was transmitted. The control circuitry is operable to select which one of the plurality of windowing functions the windowing circuitry is to apply to each of the plurality of OFDM symbols based on the characteristics of the environment. A first one of the windowing functions may correspond to a first radiation pattern and the second one of the windowing functions may correspond to a second radiation pattern.
US10126420B2	Vehicle type radar device and vehicle type radar control method Disclosed herein are an automotive radar apparatus and a method of controlling automotive radar, capable of recognizing a road gradient by easily adjusting a vertical scan angle based on intensities of radio waves received by radar of a vehicle traveling on a road to recognize a gradient of the road, and of preventing deterioration of detection performance by vertically adjusting a radio wave elevation angle of the radar so as to be suitable for the road gradient. The automotive radar apparatus includes an antenna unit transmitting radar signals or receiving reflected radar signals according to elevation angles of a transmission antenna or a receiving antenna, and a control unit searching a center angle based on received power according to the elevation angles to set a beam corresponding to the center angle as a center beam and setting ranges of interest on the basis of the center beam.
US10126408B2	Method and device for displaying ship vicinity information A ship vicinity information display device is provided. The ship vicinity information display device includes a display unit configured to display information indicating a situation in the vicinity of a first ship, a detector configured to detect a second ship existing in the vicinity of the first ship, a ship wave information generating module configured to generate information of ship waves caused by the second ship, and a display processing module configured to cause the display unit to graphically display the second ship detected by the detector, and the information of the ship waves generated by the ship wave information generating module.
US10126404B2	Receiver gain offset The description relates to receiver gain offset. One example can obtain data sensed by a mobile device at a position. The example can evaluate the sensed data and survey data to identify a venue proximate to the position. The survey data of the venue can be organized into regions and then individual regions can be organized into sub-regions. The example can compare signal strengths of the sensed data to signal strengths of the survey data to identify the position relative to an individual region. The comparison can utilize a receiver gain offset estimation between the mobile device and another device that acquired the survey data. The example can refine the receiver gain offset estimation and attempt to identify the position relative to an individual sub-region within the individual region utilizing the refined receiver gain offset estimation.
US10126403B2	Concepts for identifying an asset sort location Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.
US10126396B2	Optimization of a magnetic resonance sequence of a magnetic resonance apparatus In a method to optimize a magnetic resonance sequence of a magnetic resonance apparatus, a method to operate a magnetic resonance apparatus, and a sequence optimization unit, and a magnetic resonance apparatus and an encoded storage medium that implement such a method, a magnetic resonance sequence is adopted as a starting sequence that includes multiple gradient pulses, the multiple gradient pulses occurring respectively on multiple gradient axes, and the multiple gradient axes each including a number of fixed point time intervals that are to be left unchanged and a number of modifiable time intervals that may be optimized. The gradient pulses on the multiple gradient axes are separately analyzed to identify the fixed point time intervals of the multiple gradient axes and the modifiable time intervals of the multiple gradient axes in the starting magnetic resonance sequence. At least one gradient pulse on one of the multiple gradient pulses is automatically optimized, that occurs during at least one modifiable time interval.
US10126394B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus and method for simultaneous multi-slice imaging with arbitrary slice numbers In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data from a subject, wherein the MR data are acquired in respective data sets individually from multiple slices in a stack within the examination subject, and wherein the number of slices in the stack is not an integer multiple of a number of slices that are desired to be scanned simultaneously, a quotient of the number of slices in the stack and the number of slices to be acquired simultaneously is formed. A protocol for operating the scanner of the apparatus is then determined wherein the number of simultaneously scanned slices is set either by rounding by quotient up to the next highest integer, or rounding the quotient down to the next lowest integer.
US10126391B2	Reducing interference in a combined assembly for MRI and nuclear imaging A combined-modality imaging assembly includes a Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging system and a nuclear imaging system. The nuclear imaging system has a plurality of (M) modules; and the combined imaging assembly includes a timing control unit having a reference clock unit; and at least one of a phase shifting unit and a frequency shifting unit. At least one of the phase shifting unit and the frequency shifting unit is configured to receive a reference clock signal from the reference clock unit and to generate a plurality of (M) shifted clock signals for clocking the (M) modules such that at least one of the (M) shifted clock signals is shifted respective the reference clock signal in at least one of frequency or phase. In so doing, reduced interference between the modules of the nuclear imaging system and the MR imaging system is obtained.
US10126386B2	Systems and methods for MRI continuous gradient coils A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gradient coil assembly includes a substrate and first hollow conductor coil. The substrate has a surface. The first hollow conductor coil includes a first coiled portion and a first end run portion joined by a first eye lead portion. The first coiled portion defines a series of increasing radius loops disposed on the surface of the substrate, with an outer loop of the first coiled portion defining a coiled portion boundary. The first eye lead portion is disposed in a central portion of the first coiled portion. The first end run portion extends continuously from the first coiled portion via the first eye lead portion beyond the coiled portion boundary.
US10126383B2	RF pulse alignment An RF pulse alignment method for determining transmit scaling factors used in the control of a magnetic resonance system having a number of radiofrequency transmit channels, via which RF pulse trains are transmitted in parallel during operation, is provided. A common reference pulse train is specified for a number of the radiofrequency transmit channels in the course of the control function. A plurality of candidate images of an object that is to be examined are acquired using different candidate sets of transmit scaling factors. Optimal transmit scaling factors with respect to a predefined criterion are selected for each of the radiofrequency transmit channels based on the acquired candidate images.
US10126381B2	Shielding with integrated cooling An apparatus for cooling an electrical component includes a circuit board with the electrical component disposed on the circuit board. The apparatus includes a cover disposed on the circuit board. The cover and the circuit board form a closed cavity in which the electronic component is disposed. The cavity has a first opening for introduction of a fluid and a second opening for discharge of a fluid.
US10126375B2	Diagnosis circuit and method for a power module A diagnosis circuit comprises: a logic circuit, wherein the logic circuit comprises a set having a gate voltage terminal of an arm of a phase logical OR a dead time voltage terminal, and the set logical XOR a drain-source voltage terminal of another arm of the phase; a filter circuit coupled to the logic circuit, wherein the filter circuit is configured to filter transient noises; a comparison circuit coupled to the filter circuit, wherein the comparison circuit is configured to determine whether a phase current of a phase current terminal of the phase is greater than zero; and a latch coupled to the comparison circuit, wherein the latch is configured to store diagnosis signals temporarily.
US10126371B2	Determination of battery type It is presented a method for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery. The method is performed in a battery type determiner and comprises the steps of: measuring a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; determining charge depletion of the battery set; storing the voltage measurement and the charge depletion; repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the stored charge depletion. A corresponding battery type determiner, host device, computer program and computer program product are also presented.
US10126368B2	Inductive charging device An inductive charging device for a handheld machine tool storage battery device includes at least one foreign-object detection unit having at least one operating time counter and at least one compensating unit. The compensating unit sets and/or adapts at least one foreign-object detection parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time t.
US10126367B2	Detection method of LI plating, method and apparatus for charging secondary battery and secondary battery system using the same Provided is a non-destructive method for detecting lithium plating by which lithium plating can be detected in real time in an actual use environment of a secondary battery, a secondary battery charging method and apparatus for charging a secondary battery under the condition in which lithium plating does not occur by using this method, and a secondary battery system for detecting the state of a secondary battery by using this method. The method for detecting lithium plating according to the present disclosure is a method which detects lithium plating in a negative electrode in real time by observing a change in battery voltage as a function of SOC during charging a secondary battery, and determines a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point.
US10126364B2	Tap and auxiliary circuitry with auxiliary output multiplexer and buffers The present disclosure describes novel methods and apparatuses for directly accessing JTAG Tap domains that exist in a scan path of many serially connected JTAG Tap domains. Direct scan access to a selected Tap domain by a JTAG controller is achieved using auxiliary digital or analog terminals associated with the Tap domain and connected to the JTAG controller. During direct scan access, the auxiliary digital or analog terminals serve as serial data input and serial data output paths between the selected Tap domain and the JTAG controller.
US10126362B2	Controlling a test run on a device under test without controlling the test equipment testing the device under test A test controller controlled by a design entity sends at least one closed type command of a closed loop architecture test flow to an arbiter of a vendor test platform controlled by a vendor entity, wherein the test controller controls nondeterministic testing on a protected integrated circuit (IC) integrated into an electronic assembly, as performed by test equipment hardware within the vendor test platform, without the design entity disclosing an underlying design of the protected IC to the vendor entity. In response to the test controller receiving at least one response of the at least one closed type command, from the arbiter interface passing the at least one closed type command directly through the test equipment hardware to the protected IC, determining, by the test controller, based on the at least one response, a next at least one closed type command of the closed loop architecture test flow to send to the arbiter.
US10126358B2	Method for fault detection of an electrical circuit, and an electrical circuit The present disclosure relates to a method and a corresponding circuit for the fault detection of an electrical circuit, wherein the electrical circuit includes a first inductive interface, at least a first branch, and a second branch, wherein the first and the second branches are connected in parallel, wherein the first branch includes two parallel and counter-currently-connected diodes, and wherein the first and second branches are connected to the first inductive interface. The method includes applying an alternating voltage or an alternating current across the first inductive interface via a second inductive interface, wherein the applied voltage or current is low enough that essentially no current flows through either the first or the second diode; measuring the impedance across the first inductive interface via the second inductive interface; and determining whether a fault is present in the second branch.
US10126355B1	Semiconductor probe test card with integrated hall measurement features A probe test card for testing semiconductor devices includes a printed circuit board, a pair of electrically conductive probes extending towards one another and protruding away from the printed circuit board with a gap being disposed between ends of the pair of electrically conductive probes, and a coil affixed to and electrically connected to the printed circuit board and disposed directly over the gap. The probe test card is configured to generate a magnetic flux in the gap between the ends of the pair of electrically conductive probes upon the application of a current through the coil.
US10126350B2	Detection of damper resistor degradation and failures A system and method of detecting dampener resistor degradation and failure are provided. The method includes determining a normal operating admittance value of a filter that includes a dampener resistor, injecting a voltage signal with a frequency value at least one order of magnitude different from a filter resonant peak, receiving an admittance output in response the injected voltage signal, and comparing the admittance output with the normal operating admittance value to determine the presence of dampener resistor degradation and failure.
US10126343B2	ESD detection method for array substrate The invention provides an ESD detection method for array substrate. By connecting the first metal layer on array substrate through the first wire to the first test point, connecting the second metal layer on array substrate through the second wire to the second test point, when ESD occurs on array substrate, the resistance detection device is used to measure the resistance between the first and second test points. If the resistance is positive infinity, ESD did not occur between the first and second metal layers; if the resistance is within a measurable range, ESD occurs between the first and second metal layers. The resistance is used to locate the location of ESD occurrence on array substrate. Compared to known method using microscope to search ESD location, the invention can locate ESD location on array substrate more accurately and rapidly to save time and labor as well as detection cost.
US10126340B2	Method and apparatus to measure self-capacitance using a single pin A method may include controlling a first switch to charge a reference capacitor to a first voltage level by applying a first voltage. The method may also include receiving a first analog signal from a touch sensor electrode at an input of an Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) and converting the first analog signal to a first digital value provided at an output of the ADC. In certain embodiments, the method may additionally include controlling a second switch to charge the reference capacitor to a second voltage level by applying a second voltage, receiving a second analog signal from the touch sensor electrode at the input to the ADC, and converting the second analog signal to a second digital value at the output of the ADC. The method may further include detecting a touch to the touch sensor device based on the first digital value.
US10126334B2	Active RFID asset tracking tag with current-sensing cable clamp Configurations are provided for measuring electrical current flow through an AC power cable to a host device. An enclosure is provided that includes various components, such as components of an active RFID tag. A cable clamp is provided that is configured to attach the enclosure to the AC power cable. The cable clamp includes magnetic sensors that are responsive to electrical current flowing through the AC cable to generate signals indicative of the current flowing through the AC cable.
US10126333B2	Multisensory detector A measuring circuit for a multisensory detector is provided, including a plurality of detection branches mounted in parallel, with each detection branch of said plurality of detection branches including at least two dipoles mounted in series, and at least one reference branch, including a polarizing source and another at least two dipoles mounted in series, with the reference branch being connected in parallel to at least two detection branches among the plurality of detection branches, so as to form a Wheatstone bridge with each one of the detection branches among the plurality of detection branches.
US10126327B2	Current transducer Electrical current transducer for measuring an electric current in a primary conductor, including a housing (4), a magnetic core (6) surrounding a central aperture (9) through which the primary conductor extends, and a magnetic field sensing device (8) comprising connection terminals (18). The housing comprises a magnetic core receiving cavity (22) in which the magnetic core is lodged and a connecting interface portion (25) in which the magnetic field sensing is lodged, the connecting interface projecting outwardly from the magnetic core receiving cavity and comprising latching elements complementary to latching elements of a separate connector interface element (11) selectively mountable to the connecting interface portion. The connector interface element comprises a connector shroud (14) forming with the connection terminals a pluggable connector interface for pluggable connection to an external pluggable connector, the current transducer adapted for mounting on an external circuit board without connector shroud.
US10126325B2	Scanning probe microscope An image capturing control unit controls a video camera so as to capture an image while switching between a first image capturing condition suitable for capturing a laser light spot and a second image capturing condition suitable for capturing an image of a cantilever for each single image. The image composition unit creates an image in which a laser light spot image and a cantilever image clearly appearing in each of two consecutive images are composed and displays the image on a display unit. A laser light center position detection unit, a cantilever tip position detection unit, and a position adjustment amount calculation unit calculate a position adjustment amount for adjusting an optical axis from a laser light center position and a cantilever tip position obtained by image processing from two each of two consecutive images, and also display the calculated numeric value on the display unit.
US10126324B2	Dynamic self-calibration of an accelerometer system One embodiment includes a method for dynamic self-calibration of an accelerometer system. The method includes forcing a proof-mass associated with a sensor of the accelerometer system in a first direction to a first predetermined position and obtaining a first measurement associated with the sensor in the first predetermined position via at least one force/detection element of the sensor. The method also includes forcing the proof-mass to a second predetermined position and obtaining a second measurement associated with the sensor in the second predetermined position via the at least one force/detection element of the sensor. The method further includes calibrating the accelerometer system based on the first and second measurements.
US10126321B2	Micro-opto-electromechanical systems (MOEMS) device A micro-opto-electromechanical systems (MOEMS) device is described. The device comprises at least one anchor on a chip; at least one spring connected to the anchor; at least one proof mass connected to the spring, the at least one proof mass being movable with respect to the chip; a movable optical element connected to the at least one proof mass; a first waveguide connected to the chip, the first waveguide being adapted for receiving light from a light source and a second waveguide connected to the chip, the second waveguide being adapted for operatively coupling to a photodetector and the movable optical element being disposed between the back end of the first waveguide and the front end of the second waveguide.
US10126319B2	PTO shaft monitoring apparatus A tractor includes a PTO shaft and a stub shaft selected from one of a group of different types of stub shafts that are configured to connect the PTO shaft to different types of implements to be driven by the PTO shaft. A circumferentially discontinuous tone wheel is provided on the PTO shaft, and a sensor is associated with the circumferentially discontinuous tone wheel to generate, in response to rotation of the circumferentially discontinuous tone wheel, an electrical signal having a waveform that repeats with a frequency indicative of a speed of rotation of the PTO shaft. Different formations are provided on the different types of stub shafts, and at least one formation of the different formations is detectable by the sensor and serves to modify the waveform in a manner indicative of one of the different types of stub shafts.
US10126318B2	Mother daughter tube carrier for aliquoters An analyzer for use with in vitro diagnostics includes an automation system to move a plurality of sample carriers within the system. At least some carriers include a plurality of slots. Each slot is configured to hold one of a plurality of fluid containers. The system also includes a place and pick device configured to place the plurality of fluid containers into the plurality of slots and remove the plurality of fluid containers from the plurality of slots. The system further includes a controller configured to place mother sample tubes along with empty sample tubes into the same carrier and move the carrier to an existing pipettor within the analyzer to aliquot a sample portion of the mother sample into the empty daughter tubes to create aliquots for certain samples without requiring a standalone aliquoting station or substantially disrupting the normal flow of sample tubes within the automation system.
US10126314B2	NMR detection of coagulation time The invention relates to detecting coagulation and coagulation-related activities including agglutination and fibrinolysis of samples. More particularly the invention relates to methods and apparatus for monitoring coagulation and/or obtaining a coagulation time of a sample using NMR-based detectors.
US10126310B2	Nucleosome substrate assays The present invention relates to methods for determining a binding and/or functional interaction of a protein of interest with a nucleosomal substrate wherein at least one of the histone types of the nucleosomal substrate has a homogenous post-translational modification pattern. Further, the invention relates to nucleosomal substrates, wherein at least one of the histone types of the nucleosomal substrate has a homogenous post-translational modification pattern, and to methods for providing such nucleosomal substrates.
US10126309B2	Method for the detection of an albumin isoform The present invention provides methods for detecting, analyzing, and identifying biomolecules used to identifying patient with dengue-like symptom who are at risk of DHF. The inventive method comprises detecting in a sample from a subject dengue infected patient one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of IL-10, fibrinogen, C4A, immunoglobulin, tropomyosin, and three isoforms of albumin, and which are used in a predictive MARS model to detect patients with risk of developing DHF.
US10126305B2	Proteomic biomarkers of sepsis in elderly patients A proteomic expression platform to identify age-related sepsis risk is disclosed using patients with community-acquired pneumonia. A semi-quantitative plasma proteomics workflow was applied which incorporated tandem immuno affinity depletion, iTRAQ labeling, strong cation exchange fractionation, and nanoflow-liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry. A protein profile was determined that exhibit statistically significant differences in expression levels amongst patients with severe sepsis as a function of age. Representative pathways that are differentially-expressed include, but are not limited to, acute phase response, coagulation signaling, atherosclerosis signaling, lipid metabolism, and production of nitric oxide/reactive oxygen species.
US10126298B2	Hydrogels containing embedded substrates for targeted binding of molecules Open three-dimensional network, microporous hydrogels containing substrates attached to binding molecules is disclosed. The hydrogel is comprised of a hydrated gel matrix containing substrates embedded in the matrix. The substrates are attached to binding molecules that selectively bind specific molecules that encounter the hydrogel. Thus the hydrogel serves to selectively bind out target molecules from an aqueous environment or sample that the hydrogel comes in contact with and concentrates them within the hydrogel.
US10126297B2	Automated driving of an assay The invention herein relates to conducting assays with an apparatus including a substantially transparent assay cartridge loaded with magnetic beads, and a magnet carrier base positioned below a scanning platform holding the assay cartridge. The assay cartridge includes magnetic beads, sample and control solutions in some wells, and assay reagents in others. A microcomputer controls a stepping motor which controls movement of the magnet carrier base, and causes the magnetic beads to travel from one well to another. An electromagnetic coil-spring assembly induces mixing of well contents with the magnetic beads on actuation. The assay cartridge is authenticated by sending its encoded identifier to a server or website, and assay instructions are provided remotely to the microcomputer. Following assay completion, the cartridge can have color change or other assay indication detected, and the results sent to the server or website or another recipient.
US10126292B2	Blood analyzer A blood analyzer is provided that comprises: a measurement unit that measures a blood sample and outputs measurement data, a information processing unit that comprises a processor and a memory that stores a program to be executed by the processor to: analyze the measurement data outputted from the measurement unit, generate analysis data on each of blood cell types including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and generate support information for discriminating a cause of reduction in the number of blood cells of a predetermined type among the blood cell types from the analysis data comprising first analysis data on the predetermined blood cell type and second analysis data on a blood cell type other than the predetermined blood cell type, and an output unit that outputs the support information.
US10126289B2	Multimodality CMOS sensor array for physiological characterization of cells A multi-modality sensor for physiological characterization of cells can include an array of sensing pixel groups, each sensing pixel group comprising an array of sensing pixels; a plurality of signal conditioning blocks, each signal conditioning block coupled to a corresponding one sensing pixel group of the array of sensing pixel groups to process outputs of that sensing pixel group; and a controller providing signals for independent configuration of sensing modalities for each pixel of each sensing pixel group. The pixels of the multi-modality sensor support at least two sensing modalities by including an op amp that can be shared by at least two sensing circuits and including a photodiode. A cellular culture can be applied to the multi-modality sensor and a biological measurement can be performed on the cellular culture using at least two sensing modalities of the multi-modality sensor.
US10126286B2	Lance and method for determining reaction data of the course of a reaction A lance and a method determine reaction data of the course of a reaction, in which a reaction gas is top-blown by at least one lance onto a metallic melt in a metallurgical vessel and measured data are determined in this way, reaction data for the course of the reaction are determined as a function of these, where the lance for determining measured data blows out a gas which is conveyed separately from the reaction gas through at least one outlet opening of at least one measuring conduit. The lance for determining measured data blows out the gas which is conveyed separately from the reaction gas laterally through at least one outlet opening of at least one measuring conduit and the internal pressure of at least one gas bubble of this gas formed at this outlet opening of the respective measuring conduit is measured.
US10126284B1	System and method for monitoring water treatment systems Methods and systems are described for monitoring and managing fluid treatment or storage systems, such as HVAC hydronic water systems. Sensors located at a fluid system can detect various types of data, such as chemical amounts, pressures, temperatures, flow rates, and more. Servers in communication with the sensors can record the data and provide it to a user in a variety of graphical interfaces. One useful interface for display of the data includes a five-sided axis called the OPTI-GON.
US10126282B2	Yield estimation A method and apparatus estimate yield. A first signal is received that indicates an aggregate yield measured by an aggregate yield sensor during a measurement interval. A second signal is received that indicates a plurality of geo-referenced regions across which a harvester has traveled prior to the measurement interval. The method and apparatus allocate, to each of at least two geo-referenced regions, an aggregate yield portion allocation based upon different travel times for crops to the aggregate yield sensor and pre-harvest weighting data value differences amongst the at least two georeferenced regions. The aggregate yield portion allocations are output.
US10126279B2	Mass analysis data processing apparatus and mass analysis data processing method To enhance the efficiency in the operation of checking a plurality of mass spectra acquired by measuring MSn (n is an integer equal to or more than two) of a sample containing an unidentified component under a plurality of measurement conditions. A mass analysis data processing apparatus for processing data constituting a plurality of mass spectra acquired by performing MSn (n is an integer equal to or more than two) measurement of an unidentified component contained in a sample under a plurality of different measurement conditions, the apparatus including: a determination condition input unit 43 for allowing an analyst to input a determination condition concerning a maximum intensity value of mass peaks on the mass spectra, in order to select, out of the plurality of mass spectra, a mass spectrum or mass spectra effective for presuming the unidentified component; a determination execution unit 44 for determining whether or not the determination condition is satisfied in each of the plurality of mass spectra; and a selection result presentation unit 45 for selecting a mass spectrum or mass spectra, determined to satisfy the determination condition by the determination execution unit 44, and presenting the mass spectrum or spectra to the analyst.
US10126276B2	Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer A column protection gas supply channel (4) is connected to a channel (17) for carrier gas present between a sample vaporization chamber (12) and an MS section (2). During a standby, a column (11) may be protected on the downstream side of a merging section (16) of the column protection gas supply channel (4) and the channel (17) for carrier gas by supplying column protection gas through the column protection gas supply channel (4). At this time, there is remaining carrier gas in the channel (17) for carrier gas on the upstream side of the merging section (16). Accordingly, when carrier gas is then supplied at a time of start of an analysis, a certain amount of carrier gas is already present inside the channel (17). Therefore, the time required to completely replace the column protection gas in the channel (17) by the carrier gas is reduced, and the standby time until the start of the analysis may be reduced.
US10126272B2	Systems and methods for ultrasonic inspection of turbine components Embodiments of the disclosure relate to ultrasonic inspection of turbine components. In one embodiment, a method for ultrasonic inspection of a turbine component can include mounting at least one array of transducer elements to the turbine component, (a) separately pulsing a transducer element of the at least one array of transducer elements to transmit a signal to the turbine component, (b) capturing reflected signals from the turbine component at each transducer element in the at least one array of transducer elements, repeating (a) and (b) for each of the other transducer elements in the at least one array of transducer elements, maintaining a constant relative position of the array of transducer elements with respect to the turbine component, analyzing the captured reflected signals using a computer, generating an image of the interior volume of the turbine component by reconstruction of the captured reflected signals and based at least in part on detecting an anomaly in the image of the interior volume of the turbine component, identifying at least one defect or failure in the turbine component.
US10126271B2	Apparatus and method for non-destructive testing of materials A device for testing a test material for defects within the test material has an acoustic broadband transducer offset from the test material surface during testing by a distance so that the transducer acquires acoustic waves across an air gap from the test material, wherein the acoustic waves arise from impact of an impact member on the test material.
US10126270B2	Two-dimensional TR probe array An ultrasonic sensor assembly includes a flexible supporting material that has flexibility configured for allowing bending of the supporting material to conform to a cylindrical shape of a pipe. The assembly includes a plurality of operable sensor elements arranged in a matrix formation upon the flexible supporting material. The matrix formation includes a plurality of rows of the sensor elements and a plurality of columns of the sensor elements. The flexible supporting material is configured for placement of the columns of the matrix formation to extend along the elongation of the pipe and the flexible supporting material is configured for placement of the rows of the matrix formation to extend transverse to the elongation of the pipe. The flexible support material is configured to flex for positioning the sensor elements within each row in a respective arc that follows a curve of the cylinder shape of the pipe.
US10126269B2	System and method for inspecting fasteners A fastener probe assembly includes a disc configured to rotate about a first axis of a fastener, an ultrasound probe coupled to the disc, and an encoder configured to determine an orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the first axis of the fastener during an inspection of the fastener. The ultrasound probe is configured to interface with an axial end of the fastener, to emit ultrasound signals into the axial end of the fastener, and to receive ultrasound signals from the fastener.
US10126268B2	Sensing sensor A sensing sensor includes a first vibrating region, a second vibrating region, an adsorbing film, a blocking layer, a wiring board, a channel forming member arranged to cover a region of the one surface side of the wiring board to form a channel. The adsorbing film is arranged such that the adsorbing film is located in a region including the central portion in the front-rear direction of the one vibrating region. Assuming that the front end portion of the vibrating region is P1, the front end portion of the adsorbing film is P2, and the central portion of the vibrating region is C, the front end portion of the adsorbing film P2 satisfies a relational expression expressed as follows: (a distance from C to P1)×0.4≤(a distance from P1 to P2)≤(a distance from C to P1)×0.8.
US10126267B2	System, method, and apparatus for bubble detection in a fluid line using a split-ring resonator A system, method, and apparatus for detecting at least one condition of interest relating to a tube, e.g. the presence of an air bubble. In some embodiments, the sensor includes antennas, a split-ring resonator, a frequency generator capable of generating frequencies in the microwave range, and a detection component. The detection component may estimate at least one parameter of received microwave energy in order to determine if a condition of interest exists.
US10126264B2	Analyte separator with electrohydrodynamic Taylor cone jet blotter Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that analyze a biological or other fluid sample using an electrophoresis or other separation method and then emit the fluid sample with separated constituents using an electrohydrodynamic spray to form a Taylor cone and jet, without dispersion into droplets, onto a substrate that moves with respect to the emitter. Electrodes can be shared between the electrophoresis and electrospray elements, and an adjunct fluid can help draw the separated sample into the Taylor cone. A micro-machined capillary channel on a chip can supply multiple lines to a substrate.
US10126262B2	Differential output of analog memories storing nanopore measurement samples A nanopore measurement circuit is disclosed. The nanopore measurement circuit includes a nanopore electrode, a first analog memory and a second analog memory. The nanopore measurement circuit also includes a switch network that selectively connects the nanopore electrode to at least one of the first analog and the second analog memory.
US10126261B2	Method and device for characterising a fluid medium using a semi-conductive substrate A method to determine an electronic signature characteristic of a fluid medium comprises making a reception surface for receiving the fluid medium on at least one face of the substrate, putting the fluid medium into contact with the reception surface in order to make an interface between the substrate and the fluid medium, lighting at least one zone of the interface through the fluid medium with a pulsed light beam in order to create photogenerated electric charges, using a microwave reflectometer to measure the lifetime durations of the photogenerated electric charges, which durations have respective values that depend on the recombination rate at the interface between the substrate and the fluid medium, creating a matrix of measured lifetime duration values for the photogenerated electric charges, and using the matrix to determine the electronic signature characteristic of the fluid medium.
US10126257B2	Device and method for non-invasive detection of hazardous materials in the aquatic environment The present invention is a device and method for the non-invasive detection of hazardous materials in an aquatic environment, wherein the device comprises a sealed housing, in which there is a fast neutron generator (101) surrounded by α particle detectors (106), and gamma quantum detector (111), wherein the fast neutron generator (101) emits neutrons in the direction of the tested object (107) through the neutron and/or gamma quanta guide (108), and the gamma quanta detector records gamma quanta emitted by the nuclei of the tested object (107) transmitted through neutron and/or gamma quanta guide (110).
US10126252B2	Enhanced illumination control for three-dimensional imaging A system for sensing a three-dimensional topology of a circuit board is provided. An illumination source generates patterned illumination from a first point of view. At least one camera acquires an image of the patterned illumination from a second point of view. A controller is coupled to the source, and to the at least one camera. The controller generates a height topology of the circuit board based on images acquired from first and second image detectors of the patterned illumination. The characteristics of the pattern illumination are modified based on knowledge of the circuit board to enhance the dynamic range of the sensor and to reject image defects caused by multipath reflections.
US10126250B1	Foreign substance analysis system A foreign substance analysis system capable of accurately and easily analyzing a foreign substance contained in a sample. The foreign substance analysis system includes an infrared spectrum acquisition step of acquiring infrared spectrum information of a sample measured by an infrared spectrophotometer; and a fluorescent X-ray spectrum acquisition step of acquiring fluorescent X-ray spectrum information of the sample measured by a fluorescent X-ray analyzer; and a determination step of determining whether or not an organic element is contained in the sample by comparing a ratio of an intensity of a Compton scattered ray and an intensity of a Rayleigh scattered ray in the fluorescent X-ray spectrum information with a set threshold value.
US10126243B2	Device for examining plankton A plankton examination apparatus comprises: a sub-pipe in which a transparent pipe unit; a light source unit which radiates only blue-series light; a detection unit which receives light radiated in the direction on the other side outside the transparent pipe unit through the transparent pipe unit from the light source unit and generates an image of the plankton; and a dichroic mirror installed between the transparent pipe unit and the detection unit in such a way as to transmit only red-series light which belongs to the light radiated by the light source unit and passed through the transparent pipe unit and has a wavelength of 620 nm to 780 nm and to deliver the red-series light to the detection unit.
US10126242B2	Pure spectrum extraction from biological samples in fluorescence multispectral imaging The disclosure features methods that include obtaining multispectral image information for a sample that includes a fluorescent dye, calculating from an image cube of the information a first spectrum and a second spectrum, and calculating a pure spectrum of the fluorescent dye in the sample based on the first and second spectra, where a relative contribution of light emission from the fluorescent dye to the second spectrum is larger than a relative contribution of light emission from the fluorescent dye to the first spectrum, where calculating the first and second spectra includes identifying corresponding first and second sets of pixel intensity values in the image cube, and where identifying the first set of pixel intensity values includes designating one or more layers of the image cube as a first layer set.
US10126240B2	Biological detection calibration system A biological detection calibration system includes a biological detection device and a light calibration device. The biological detection device is for detecting a biological sample and includes a light source and a controller electrically connected thereto to control the light source to emit a light. The light calibration device includes a carrier, disposed at a detecting position of the biological sample in the biological detection device to receive the light emitted from the light source, and a calibration sample, disposed on the carrier and including a light detector. The light detector is for detecting intensity of the light and transmitting intensity information to the controller. The controller reads the intensity information of the light and compares the intensity information with a predetermined value to modify driving energy of the light source so that the intensity of the light detected by the light detector is not less than the predetermined value.
US10126233B2	DNA and/or RNA determination from UV-VIS spectrophotometer data A method for analyzing UV-VIS spectrophotometer data of a sample comprising at DNA and/or RNA is described. The method comprises receiving UV-VIS spectrophotometer data, fitting the UV-VIS spectrometer data taking into account at least one spectrum representative for a base pair being any of more of adenine-thymine (AT) or guanine-cytosine (GC) or adenine-uracil, and deriving from the fitting a quantification of an amount of DNA and/or RNA.
US10126230B2	Device and method for examining samples in a liquid The invention relates to a device for examining samples (1) in a liquid (5), comprising a movable shaft (2), to which the sample (1) is fastened, and a cuvette (4), wherein the device further comprises a bath (3), which surrounds the movable shaft (2), and wherein the bath (3) is fillable with the liquid (5), the movable shaft (2) is configured to receive the sample (1) at the upper side (24) thereof, the movable shaft (2) reaches into the cuvette (4) from below, wherein said cuvette is open at least toward the bottom and configured to be immersed into the liquid (5) in the bath (3) with the underside thereof, and, moreover, means are provided to generate a pressure difference between the interior of the cuvette (4) and the region outside of the cuvette (4) such that the fill level (21) of the liquid (5) in the cuvette (4) is adjustable.Moreover, the invention relates to a method for examining samples (1) in a liquid (5).
US10126229B2	Optical measurement device Measurement light is cast from a light-casting unit into a flow cell. The light is repeatedly reflected at an outer surface of the flow cell. A detecting unit including a connecting element and a photodetector element is provided in contact with the outer surface of the flow cell. Since the connecting element is made of a material whose refractive index is higher than that of the wall of the flow cell, the light is extracted from the flow cell at the contact position of the connecting element, to be detected by the photodetector element. A shift of the attachment position of the detecting unit along the axis of the flow cell changes the optical path length of the measurement light. A high-sensitivity absorption measurement can be performed by controlling the optical path length by merely changing the attachment position of the detecting unit, without replacing the flow cell.
US10126226B2	Systems for inspection of protein particles in a liquid beneficial agent Detection of particles in a liquid beneficial agent contained within a container includes selectively illuminating at least a portion of the liquid beneficial, obtaining an image from the illuminated portion of the liquid beneficial agent, analyzing image data representing the image, using a data processor, to obtain a particle concentration, measuring an image intensity value of the image data using the data processor, and determining a quality level of the liquid beneficial agent using the data processor based on the particle concentration and the measured image intensity value.
US10126225B2	Timing and/or phase adjustment of the separation and/or charging of drops from a fluid stream in a flow cytometer Disclosed is a system for setting the timing or phase of the separation of droplets from a fluid stream in a flow cytometer, or the timing or phase of a charge pulse generator, based upon the collected charge of charged droplets. In one embodiment, a conductive mesh can be used to collect the charged droplets that are either deflected or not deflected by the deflection plates. In another embodiment, the charge can be collected from metal plates in the waste collection device. In addition, a defanning device is disclosed that allows substantially uniform deflection of charged cells.
US10126223B2	Particulate matter sensor unit A particulate matter sensor unit is configured to sense particulate matter included in exhaust gas of a vehicle. The particulate matter sensor unit includes: a sensing unit sensing the particulate matter in the exhaust gas; a holding unit including a plurality of holders covering an exterior of the sensing unit, a front outer surface of each holder being formed by a tapered inclination outer surface; a shell having a hollow portion therein so that the holding unit is inserted and fitted into the shell, an inclination inner surface being formed in the hollow portion to correspond to the inclination outer surface; a cap unit installed in front of the shell to cover a sensing body of the sensing unit and guiding a flow of the exhaust gas to go through the sensing body; and a cover fixed to a rear end of the shell to support the holding unit.
US10126222B2	Rheometer system with decoupled cross-head The present application relates generally rheometers. In one aspect, misalignment of the air cylinder with respect to the cross-head is accommodated using a flexible coupling between the air cylinder and the cross-head so as to prevent binding and stuttering of the machine due to misalignment.
US10126221B2	Measuring arrangement for radiometric density- or fill level measuring of a medium in a measuring tube A measuring arrangement for radiometric density-or fill level measurement of a medium in a measuring tube in the field of automation technology. The measuring arrangement is composed of a radioactive radiation source, a detector unit and a clamping apparatus for the radiation source as well as the detector unit. The invention is distinguished by features including that the clamping apparatus has blocking elements, which make the radiation cone of the radioactive radiation source between the measuring tube and the clamping apparatus laterally inaccessible. In such case, the blocking elements are arranged in such a manner that the measuring arrangement is suitable for different diameters of the measuring tube, without the blocking elements losing their protective action.
US10126220B2	Systems and methods for determining specific gravity and minerological properties of a particle A system includes a particulate material sample that contains a fluid medium and a plurality of particles dispersed in the fluid medium. The system further includes a particle analysis apparatus having a sample cell and sample delivery means for delivering the particulate material sample to the sample cell, wherein the particle analysis apparatus is adapted to obtain particle information on at least one particle in that particulate material sample while the at least one particle is in the sample cell. Furthermore, the system also includes fluid manipulation means for manipulating movement of the fluid medium while the particle analysis apparatus is obtaining the particle information on the at least one particle, and a data processing apparatus that is adapted to determine a specific gravity of the at least one particle based on the obtained particle information.
US10126215B2	Pathologic staging compression apparatus and methods A filtration assembly for separating solids from liquids contained in a sample, and a method for preparing such a sample are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the filtration assembly includes an inner element (100) with proximal and distal ends (102,103) and a sample (200) disposed therein. A reinforcing sleeve (300) is disposed around the inner element (100) to form a sample receiver (250) with proximal and distal ends (252,253). A filter (400) is disposed at the open proximal end of the sample receiver (252) and a filtrate receiver (500) is placed over the filter (400) and threadedly engaged with the sample receiver (250) to clamp the filter (400) therebetween. Then, the receivers (250,500) are inverted and a pressure is applied to the sample (200) to force a liquid component (200a) through the filter (400) into the filtrate receiver (500), while solids (200b) are retained in the sample receiver (250).
US10126214B1	Wet gas sampling system and method therefore A system for on-stream sampling of pressurized process fluid such as natural gas or the like, said pressurized process fluid in the form of gas having liquid entrained therein, or otherwise referenced as multiphase or “wet”. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a system for obtaining an accurate sample of said process gas in such a manner as to avoid the inherent problems with multi-phase gas streams, via sampling said multi-phase gas stream in its dense phase.
US10126210B2	Fault detection and classification matching Raw data from chambers is received. Based on received raw data, if a fault exists in operations of the chambers is detected. The detecting includes at least one of operations outlined below. Sigma values respectively corresponding to the chambers are generated based on the raw data of the chambers. A determination is made to determine whether a sigma ratio corresponding to the sigma values is smaller than a threshold value. Mean outlier indexes respectively corresponding to the chambers is generated by executing a mean matching process for the chambers in a condition that the sigma ratio is smaller than the threshold value. One of the chambers, which has a worst first mean outlier index of the first mean outlier indexes, is identified as a target chamber having fault operation.
US10126208B2	Sensor system having a sensor supported by a mast for use within fluid flows A sensor system includes a sensor and a mast on which the sensor is mounted. The mast includes a core body and a shroud, wherein the shroud is provided about the core body, and the shroud is independently rotatable with respect to the core body under the influence, in use, of a fluid flow flowing past the shroud. The shroud is shaped so that, from at least one fluid flow direction, the shroud presents a different flow resistance in dependence upon the rotational orientation of the shroud. The rotational orientation of the shroud adjusts to reduce the flow resistance produced by the shroud to the fluid flow in response to the commencement of, or a change in the fluid flow direction to, one of the at least one fluid flow direction.
US10126205B2	Sensor The sensor includes a filter member including cells that trap PM in exhaust gas; electrode members arranged to face each other with the cell interposed and forming a capacitor, an electric heater that executes, when an amount of PM has accumulated in the cells, filter regeneration of heating the cells to combust and remove the PM, a storage unit that stores a reference reduction amount, which is an electrostatic capacitance reduction amount between the electrode members in a case where the filter regeneration is executed in a state where the PM is not flowing into the filter member, and estimation units that estimate a PM amount based on (a) an actual electrostatic capacitance change amount between the electrode members during a regeneration interval period, and (b) a difference between an actual electrostatic capacitance reduction amount between the electrode members and the reference reduction amount during a filter regeneration period.
US10126196B2	Multi-condition sensor systems A multi-condition sensor, comprising a housing defining a component cavity, a pressure input tube disposed through the housing, a fault actuator disposed within the component cavity of the housing and in pressure communication with the pressure input tube through the housing, wherein the fault actuator is configured to extend and contract as a function of pressure from the pressure input tube, an alarm actuator disposed within the component cavity of the housing opposite the fault actuator and configured to be actuated by the fault actuator and to extend to a maximum fault position, and an adjustable alarm contact disposed on an opposite side of the alarm actuator within the component cavity and configured to be adjusted to a predetermined extension length from the housing to provide a predetermined alarm contact position.
US10126195B2	High-temperature headers with ribbed components for stress-relieved hermetic sealing Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a pressure sensor header for use with a pressure-sensing device. The pressure sensor header can be used in high-temperature environments. A pressure sensor header of the present disclosure can include a header shell, a sealing header glass that is sealed to the header shell, one or more electrical connections electrically isolated from the header shell by the sealing header glass, and a plate for sealing to a pressure-sensing device to be incorporated onto the pressure sensor header. The plate may include one or more ribs that allow for sealing of the plate to the header shell. The pressure sensor header may include a ribbed insert for sealing to the header shell and plate.
US10126191B2	Capacitive pressure sensing using ionic film sensors Thin-film pressure sensors are disclosed herein. Such sensors include one or more electrodes in contact with a sensing material. As the sensor deforms the capacitance of the sensor varies and is measurable either between two electrodes of the sensor, or between the one electrode of the sensor and an electrode formed by the surface to which the sensor is applied, such as skin. The sensing material can be an ionic material such as an ionic composite including an ionic liquid.
US10126189B2	Multidimensional resonant force sensor A resonant sensor includes a proof body having a first and a second interface that can each come into contact with an external mechanical structure; two sensitive zones arranged between these two interfaces; a sensitive zone formed by a plate embedded in a frame secured mechanically to the interfaces, the plate able to resonate under the effect of local mechanical excitations produced at particular points by excitation transducers bearing the plate at several resonant frequencies, sensors picking up the resonant signals produced at the particular points, measurement means measuring the resonant frequency shifts of signals which are linear combinations of the resonant signals picked up, the shifts being a function of mechanical stresses induced by the forces and transmitted to the plate by the frame, the components of the torque of forces being determined from the resonant frequency shifts measured on the plates of the sensitive zones.
US10126187B2	Device for monitoring wear on overhead lines A device for measuring force and for monitoring wear on overhead lines includes a force-measuring system which includes two contact bars which, in an operating state, are oriented at a right angle to an overhead line to be monitored, and two connection bars, which, in the operating state, are oriented parallel to the overhead line. A bar-shaped force transducer is fastened to each end portion of the two connection bars and each of the bar-shaped force transducers extends in an axial direction of the respective connection bar.
US10126185B2	Input device and method for producing input device An input device 1 comprises a sensor circuit 91 which includes a pressure-sensitive sensor 50 and a first fixed resistor 914 which is electrically connected in series to the pressure-sensitive sensor 50. A resistance value Rf of the first fixed resistor 914 satisfies the following expression (1). In the expression (1), RsHL is a resistance value of the pressure-sensitive sensor 50 when ½ of the maximum working load of the pressure-sensitive sensor 50 is applied, and Co is a resistance correction coefficient within the range of 1/16 to 1/1. Rf=RsHL×Co (1)
US10126181B2	Temperature sensor, electronic unit interacting with such a sensor, and related method and computer program A temperature sensor including: a resonant structure vibrating to resonate at a resonating frequency that varies depending on temperature of a plate; at least one sound wave transmitter mounted onto the resonant structure to make the resonant structure vibrate at the resonating frequency; a sound wave receiver mounted onto the resonant structure and configured to capture sound waves propagating within the suspended structure; and connection elements configured to connect the at least one transmitter and receiver to an electronic unit outside the temperature sensor. The connection elements include a connector including four contact points including first and second contact points conveying a stereophonic sound signal, a third contact point providing a mass reference, and a fourth contact point conveying a microphone signal. The connection elements are configured to connect the at least one transmitter to the first and second contact points and connect the receiver to the fourth contact point.
US10126178B2	Fast response temperature sensor using a polyimide enclosed RTD A fast-responding RTD assembly is provided having a housing including a cage having at least one flow through aperture, a cover disposed over at least one of the housing and the cage, a thin-walled RTD member having a first polyimide tape layer, a second polyimide tape layer sandwiching first and second lead tabs, and a conductor extending between the lead tabs, the thin-walled RTD located within the housing and held in position by a support structure first and second leads extending to the thin-walled member and corresponding to the first and second leads tabs, the thin-walled RTD member being one of curvilinear, linear, circular and spiral and minimizing contact with the housing to minimize conduction error.
US10126175B2	Long wave infrared sensing for turbomachine A system includes a turbomachine having one or more inspection ports. An LWIR sensor is positioned in the inspection port of the turbomachine to sense thermal energy emitted by a turbomachine component. An imaging device can be operably connected to the LWIR sensor to convert signals from the LWIR sensor to a thermal image of the turbomachine component based on the sensed thermal energy. In some embodiments, the LWIR sensor configured to image a ceramic coated turbine blade.
US10126173B2	Infrared sensor and method for electrical monitoring An inexpensive thermopile temperature detector is particularly adapted to monitoring of electrical equipment, such as a power bus bar, within an enclosed area such as a cabinet. The detector may have a plastic housing, a thermopile sensor and a plastic Fresnel lens. Each sensor also includes a calibrated element such that, but for calibration, the same sensor may be used for various applications for different target sizes and distance or, more generally, with respect to effective target percentage of field of view.
US10126171B2	Hand-held measurement device for capturing the visual impression of a measurement object A hand-held measurement device for appearance analyzes includes a measurement array which comprises a number of illumination means for applying illumination light to a measurement field in at least three illumination directions and a number of pick-up means for capturing the measurement light in at least one observation direction. The illumination directions and the observation directions lie in a common system plane. At least one pick-up means is embodied to spectrally gauge the measurement light in a locally integral way, and at least one imaging pick-up means is embodied to gauge the measurement light in terms of color in a locally resolved way. The spectral pick-up means and the locally resolving pick-up means are arranged such that they receive the measurement light reflected by the measurement field under the same observation conditions and in particular from the same observation direction.
US10126167B2	Photon counter with pile-up rejection Technologies are described for methods and systems effective to detect photon receiving events. A first comparator may compare a magnitude of a photon signal to a first threshold voltage to produce a first output. A second comparator may compare the magnitude of the photon signal to a second threshold voltage to produce a second output. A counter control circuit may increment a second counter in response to a determination that the magnitude of a first peak of the photon signal exceeds and then falls below the second threshold voltage. The counter control circuit may prevent a third counter from incrementing in response to a second peak of the photon signal. The counter control circuit may increment the first counter in response to the magnitude of the signal exceeding and then falling below the first threshold voltage. The first counter may be associated with a number of photon receiving events detected.
US10126163B2	Optical fiber sensor A fiber optic sensor for detecting an excitation in proximity to a fiber optic assembly, the excitation inducing a modulation of the phase of an optical signal propagating in the fiber optic assembly, the sensor comprises: a laser assembly emitting at least one laser beam; a fiber optic assembly; an optical system configured to: inject at least one portion of the laser beam; generate at least one laser signal beam issued from the laser beam injected into and propagated in the fiber assembly; generate at least one reference beam from the laser beam or the signal beam; produce at least one interference zone corresponding to the interference between a portion of the reference beam and a portion of the interference signal beam corresponding to the interference between a portion of the reference beam and a portion of the signal beam; a digital holography assembly comprising: a liquid-crystal spatial light modulator; a video camera configured to receive the interference zone and to transcribe it electrically to the liquid-crystal spatial light modulator in order to create thereon a phase hologram corresponding thereto; at least one optical detector configured to detect an output optical signal beam.
US10126162B2	Weighing device using filtering to improve accuracy A weighing device includes: a weighing cell which weighs an article and outputs an original signal corresponding to the weight of the weighed article; a filter unit which performs a filtering process on the original signal output from the weighing cell; a controller which makes a waveform of a weighing signal subjected to the filtering process be displayed on a touch panel; and a storage unit which stores at least one of the original signal and the weighing signal, wherein the controller predicts and generates the waveforms of a plurality of weighing signals in a case of performing a plurality of filtering processes having different characteristics on the original signal or the weighing signal stored in the storage unit, and makes the waveforms of the plurality of weighing signals be displayed on the touch panel.
US10126161B2	Overload prevention mechanism Provided is an overload prevention mechanism having a structure that protects a weight sensor with a floating action and ensuring the reproducibility of the return position of the weight sensor. The overload prevention mechanism has a resilient member that is interposed between the weight sensor and the case, supports the weight sensor in a pressing manner against the case, and when a certain plate load or greater is imposed causes the weight sensor to separate from the case and thereby be released from the load, a guide member that is arranged in a standing manner between the weight sensor and the case, and a guide receiving seat that is provided in the weight sensor or the case and engages with the guide member.
US10126154B2	Spectral analysis with spectrum deconvolution A method for inferring incident count rates of electromagnetic energy at a detector is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes transmitting electromagnetic radiation through a fluid and receiving a portion of the electromagnetic radiation at a detector. The method also includes measuring the energy spectrum of the portion of the electromagnetic radiation received by the detector and using the measured energy spectrum and a physical model of detector response to electromagnetic radiation to infer incident count rates for discrete energy levels of the portion of the electromagnetic radiation received by the detector. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US10126147B2	Rotation angle detection device A rotation angle detection device is provided which can detect a mechanical angle of a motor having any number of pole pairs. An electrical angle detected by an AMR sensor is multiplied by ½. In the mechanical angle region of 180° to 360° where the output of the AMR sensor does not match the output of a GMR sensor, there is an offset difference of 180° between the electrical angle of the AMR sensor and the electrical angle of the GMR sensor. In this case, an offset value of 180° is added to the electrical angle of the AMR sensor. Adding the offset value in this region makes the output of the AMR sensor match the output of the GMR sensor. The AMR sensor is thus corrected. A calculated angle of the AMR sensor which is obtained by the correction is detected according to a change in mechanical angle.
US10126145B2	Physical quantity sensor device and method of adjusting physical quantity sensor device An analog signal is supplied to a first conversion section of a physical quantity sensor device, converted to digital, and set to be an initial output value of the first conversion section. Adjustment information for the first conversion section is calculated based on the error between the initial output value and a target output value of the first conversion section. Before an initial output value of a physical quantity sensor is measured for calculating initial setting information of a physical quantity sensor device, the first conversion section is adjusted based on the adjustment information. Also, a digital signal is supplied to a second conversion section of the physical quantity sensor device, converted to analog, and set to be an initial output value of the second conversion section. The second conversion section is adjusted based on adjustment information for the second conversion section.
US10126140B2	Systems and methods for progressive map maintenance and communication channel selection A system having a resource-availability module configured to cause the processing unit to determine whether a resource scarcity condition exists in connection with providing map data to a mobile navigation unit. The system also includes a tuning-parameter module configured to cause the processing unit to, in response to determining that the resource scarcity condition exists, determine a tuning parameter to use in preparing map data to provide to the mobile navigation unit. The system further includes an encoding module configured to cause the processing unit to encode map data based on the tuning parameter, and a map-data-delivery module configured to cause the processing unit to provide or make available the encoded map data to the mobile navigation unit.
US10126139B2	Route selection method and system for a vehicle having a regenerative shock absorber A method includes directing a vehicle to take a route designated as a preferred route from among a plurality of potential routes. The designation as a preferred route is based in part on a predicted energy recovery from a regenerative shock absorber when the vehicle traverses the preferred route. A system includes a processor that executes a program designating at least one preferred route from among a plurality of potential routes. The designating is based in part on a predicted energy recovery from a regenerative shock absorber, and a transmitter that communicates the at least one preferred route to a vehicle.
US10126138B1	Dynamic geolocation optimization of pickup paths using curb segment data Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for determining curb segments within a threshold boundary of a transport request location, which when evaluated with respect to travel time, among other factors, result in travel efficiencies over the original transport request location. For example, a curb identification system uses building perimeter edges and road parameters to determine curb segments, which are stored as curb segment data. The curb segment data is used to identify alternate request locations corresponding to an original request location, such as being with a radius or boundary. A time for a requestor to travel from the original request location to the alternate request location is evaluated with regard to travel time.
US10126135B2	Traffic signal timing estimation using an artificial neural network model A method and apparatus for traffic signal timing estimation are disclosed. Traffic signal timing estimation may include a vehicle identifying transportation network information representing a vehicle transportation network including an intersection. The transportation network information may include expected traffic control device state information corresponding to the intersection, such as an artificial neural network based machine learning model trained for the intersection. The vehicle may identify a route through the vehicle transportation network that includes the intersection based on the expected traffic control device state information and may control the traversal of the vehicle transportation network by the vehicle based on the expected traffic control device state information to minimize one or more operational cost metrics. Training the model may include identifying training data from input data previously generated and stored by a traffic control device controller of the intersection.
US10126133B2	Driver assistance service A method for providing a driver assistance service includes the steps of determining a first measured value for a first measured variable using a first measuring device, which is situated onboard a first motor vehicle, of transmitting the first measured value to a second motor vehicle and of providing the driver assistance service in the second motor vehicle based on the transmitted first measured value.
US10126132B2	Devices, systems, and methods for navigation and usage guidance in a navigable space using wireless communication A device for navigation and usage guidance in a navigable space includes a wireless interrogator including an antenna and a driver circuit that transmits an interrogation signal providing power to a passive transponder at a first location in a navigable space and receives from the transponder a return signal. The device includes a portable computing device coupled to the interrogator and configured to parse the return signal for at least a textual element, extract therefrom a unique identifier of the transmitter, identify, in a first data structure the first location and a second location of a user feature, determine a location of the user, retrieve from a second data structure usage data, and generate a usage sequence for using the user feature. The device includes a user output component coupled to the portable computing device and configured to receive and provide to the user the usage sequence.
US10126130B2	Device for detecting the attitude of motor vehicles Described herein is a device for detecting the attitude of motor vehicles, which comprises using at least one filter of a complementary type for computing an estimate ({circumflex over (x)}i) of angles of attitude (θ, φ, ψ) of the motor vehicle as a function of input signals comprising an acceleration signal (A) and an angular-velocity signal (ω). According to the invention, the device (10) comprises a plurality of complementary filters (121, . . . , 12n) each tuned for operating in a specific dynamic range, and a supervisor unit (11), that acts to recognize the dynamic range of the input signals (A, ω) and select a corresponding filter (12i) from said plurality of complementary filters (121, . . . , 12n).
US10126124B2	Surveying device having ball-point bearing In a surveying device having a base for positioning the surveying device and a pitch component having an optical beam path for surveying a target, the pitch component is radially and axially mounted and is rotatable in relation to the yaw component in a yaw component, which is movable in relation to the base, on the basis of a rotation body chucked in a self-centering manner in two cavities.
US10126123B2	System and method for tracking objects with projected m-sequences According to embodiments of the present invention are a system and method that use projected structured patterns of light and linear optical sensors for motion tracking. Sensors are capable of recovering two-dimensional location within the projection area, while several sensors can be combined for up to six degrees of freedom tracking. The structure patterns are based on m-sequences, in which any consecutive subsequence of m bits is unique. Both digital and static light sources can be used. The system and method of the present invention enables high-speed, high precision, and low-cost motion tracking for a wide range of applications.
US10126122B2	Ultrasonic inspection of wrinkles in composite objects A method and apparatus for evaluating an object having a wrinkle are provided. An array of receiving elements is configured such that only two receiving apertures are configured to receive at a given point in time. Energy is sent into the object using an array of transmitting elements. Reflected energy is received at the only two receiving apertures of the array of receiving elements in response to a portion of the energy being reflected off a plurality of layers in the object. A number of dimensions of a wrinkle in the object is determined based on the reflected energy received at the only two receiving apertures of the array of receiving elements.
US10126119B2	Methods of forming a passive strain indicator on a preexisting component A method of forming a passive strain indicator on a preexisting component includes directly depositing a plurality of fiducial markers on a portion of the outer surface of the preexisting component, the fiducial markers including a material that is compatible with the material of the outer surface. A method of evaluating a component includes initially scanning a plurality of fiducial markers on a portion of an outer surface of the component, subjecting the component to at least one duty cycle, subsequently scanning the plurality of fiducial markers after the at least one duty cycle, measuring a displacement of the plurality of fiducial markers by comparing the subsequent scan to the initial scan, and determining a remaining usable life of the component by looking up in a database a predetermined value of the remaining usable life of the component corresponding to the measured displacement of the plurality of fiducial markers.
US10126117B1	System and method for diffuser hole inspection A system includes a processor configured to receive a design model for a blade that has multiple diffuser holes. The processor is also configured to generate multiple points along an edge of each of the multiple diffuser holes. Further, the processor is configured to generate multiple vectors and each of the multiple points includes a corresponding vector. Moreover, each of the multiple vectors originates at the corresponding vector's corresponding point. Further, the processor is configured to apply the multiple vectors to inspect one or more manufactured diffuser holes.
US10126114B2	Angular localization system, associated repositionable mechanical structure, and associated method An angular localization system for determining an object's location includes a signal processor and three channels have a respective first, second, and third photodetector. The first channel images a first portion of an optical signal from which the first photodetector generates a first electrical signal. The second channel images a second portion of the optical signal onto a slow-varying optical mask having a strictly monotonic transmissivity along a dimension x. The second photodetector converts the second portion into a second electrical signal. The third channel images a third portion of the optical signal onto a fast-varying optical mask having a spatially-varying transmissivity having a same value at more than one value of x. The third photodetector converts the third portion into a third electrical signal. The signal processor is configured to determine, from each electrical signal, a respective signal amplitude, and determine the location parameter by comparing the signal amplitudes.
US10126113B2	Spectroscope and microspectroscopic system A spectroscope including: a spectral element that is configured to spectrally separate signal light; a first optical system that is configured to condense spectroscopic light spectrally separated by the spectral element; and an optical receiver that is configured to receive the spectroscopic light; wherein the optical receiver includes a plurality of regions different sensitivities with respect to a wavelength characteristics of the spectroscopic light.
US10126112B2	Tomographic image capturing apparatus and method with noise reduction technique An object is to enable removal fixed pattern noise even if the intensity of interference light changes during measurement. An image capturing apparatus comprises a light splitting unit that splits light emitted from a light source into reference light and measurement light, an interference signal detection unit that acquires an interference signal from interference light resulting from interference of the reference light and return light generated by irradiating an object to be inspected with the measurement light, a noise signal acquisition unit that acquires a noise signal containing a noise component contained in the interference light, a correction unit that corrects the intensity of one of the interference signal and the noise signal, and a noise removal unit that removes the noise component contained in the interference signal using the interference signal and the noise signal one of which is corrected.
US10126109B2	CMM with modular functionality An articulated arm CMM system comprises an articulated arm comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a measuring probe at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end, the base comprising a docking portion. The articulated arm CMM system also includes a plurality of feature packs configured to electronically connect to the articulated arm via the docking portions and provide additional electronic functionality.
US10126100B2	Missile system including ADS-B receiver The disclosure presents at least one example of a missile system, method, and/or computer program product. The missile system may, for example, include a radar, an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (“ADS-B”) receiver, a missile launcher, and a control station. The missile system may, for example, be configured to handle various situations such as when only ADS-B data relating to an airborne entity is available, only radar data relating to the airborne entity is available or both ADS-B data and radar data relating to the airborne entity are available. The missile system, may, for example, be a surface to air missile system.
US10126098B2	Rear sight for firearm A rear sight comprises a base member and a top member. The base member comprises a fitting portion and a base member bearing surface. The fitting portion of the base member is attachable to a firearm. The top member comprises a rear sight alignment portion and a top member bearing surface. The top member bearing surface is slidably engageable with the base member bearing surface for pivotable movement of the top member relative to the base member between lowered and raised positions. Movement of the top member away from the lowered position and toward the raised position increases the distance between the rear sight alignment portion and a barrel axis of the firearm to thereby adjust the elevation of the rear sight alignment portion of the rear sight.
US10126093B2	Stock for launcher A quick release stock assembly for a launcher is provided having a stock bar and a stock housing. The stock bar has a first end and a second end, the first end having a mating member that secures the stock bar to the launcher in a first orientation and that precludes the stock bar from being removed from the launcher in the first orientation. The stock bar is removable from the launcher in a second orientation. The stock housing has a cavity sized to receive a pressurized canister, and a receiver to slidingly receive the stock bar about its length. The stock housing further has a release pin transverse to the receiver to engage the stock bar and longitudinally fix the stock bar in the stock housing in a plurality of positions.
US10126091B2	Zero torque riser A zero torque riser for an archery bow that provides an hemispherical pivoting connection between a hand grip and a riser body by using a ball and socket connection. A spherical head is variably mounted in a spherical socket on a hand grip. The spherical head is mounted on a variable position peg on the riser body.
US10126088B2	Crossbow A crossbow including first and second flexible limbs are attached to a center rail. A draw string extends across the center rail that translates between a released configuration and a drawn configuration. A string carrier including a catch is movable between a closed position that engages the draw string and an open position that releases the draw string. The string carrier slides along the center rail to engage with the draw string in the released configuration and slides to a retracted position that locates the draw string in the drawn configuration. A retaining mechanism retains the string carrier in the retracted position and the draw string in the drawn configuration. A trigger moves the catch from the closed position to the open position to fire the crossbow when the string carrier is in the retracted position.
US10126083B2	Firearm suppressor and method of operation A suppressor assembly for use with a firearm is disclosed herein. The suppressor having: a baffle; a rear seal plate; a housing; and a front end cap, wherein the housing, the rear seal plate and the front end cap define an expansion chamber for receipt of expansion gases received from the baffle.
US10126075B2	Heat exchanger and heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger A heat exchanger has a tubular structure inside of which a medium flows. The heat exchanger includes a liquid film removal structure and a liquid film flowing-down assistance structure. The liquid film removal structure is joined to the tubular structure. The liquid film flowing-down assistance structure is coupled directly to the liquid film removal structure and is arranged between the tubular structure and an adjacent tubular structure and in parallel to the tubular structure.
US10126074B2	Heat exchanger having a baffle The invention is related to a heat exchanger (1), which comprises: at least one column of parallel tubes (2) which are arranged in a stack and which define a longitudinal direction; a housing (3) inside which the tubes (2) are housed, the tubes (2) being separated from one another, so as to configure a channel for the passage of cooling fluid consisting of: passage sections (4) between tubes (2) that are contiguous in the direction of the stack; passage sections (5) between tubes and housing (3); and baffles (6, 7) that deflect the cooling fluid. According to the invention, the baffles are at least two lamellar bodies (6, 7) of a single piece arranged in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
US10126070B2	Demand-based charging of a heat pipe A heat pipe includes a reservoir of liquid that is connected to a horizontal portion of the heat pipe via a capillary connection. The heat pipe includes a temperature sensor in proximity to a heat interface in the horizontal portion and a controller that controls a heater for the reservoir. As power into the heat pipe increases, the controller turns on the heater, causing the temperature of the liquid in the reservoir to rise. Liquid then passes from the reservoir through the capillary connection into the horizontal portion, thereby dynamically increasing the amount of liquid in the heat pipe, which increases performance of the heat pipe at higher power levels. When the heater is off, as the heat pipe cools, the liquid condenses and flows back through the capillary connection into the reservoir. The result is a heat pipe that provides demand-based charging of the liquid based on power level.
US10126067B2	Recovery and re-use of waste energy in industrial facilities Configurations and related processing schemes of direct or indirect inter-plants heating systems (or both) synthesized for grassroots medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries to increase energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste heat sources are described. Configurations and related processing schemes of direct or indirect inter-plants heating systems (or both) synthesized for integrated medium grade crude oil semi-conversion refineries and aromatics complex for increasing energy efficiency from specific portions of low grade waste sources are also described.
US10126064B2	Heat exchanger A core plate of a header tank of a heat exchanger has an annular housing groove portion housing a tip part of a tank body and a seal component. The seal component is housed in a housing space formed by the housing groove portion and the tip part of the tank body. The housing groove portion has a bottom wall part which supports the seal component together with the tip part of the tank body, and an outer wall part located at an outer periphery side of the bottom wall part. The outer wall part has at least one discharge part through which liquid is discharged to outside from a clearance between a side surface of the tank body opposing the outer wall part and a lower side of the outer wall part in a stacking direction of tubes.
US10126053B2	Precision dual annealing apparatus A dual annealing apparatus and use thereof for precision annealing of an article are provided. In one aspect, an annealing apparatus includes: a first heating plate opposite a second heating plate; a first cooling source associated with the first heating plate; and a second cooling source associated with the second heating plate, wherein the first heating plate and the second heating plate are independently controllable, and wherein the first cooling source and the second cooling source are independently controllable. A method for annealing an article using the annealing apparatus is also provided.
US10126051B2	Method for drying of a coating and related device A method for drying a coating applied to a substrate, wherein the coating comprises at least one volatile organic solvent (VOS), is provided. The method comprises a step of irradiating the coating by an electromagnetic radiation at a power P and within a defined spectrum, wherein the defined spectrum corresponds to an absorption peak of the volatile organic solvent.
US10126046B2	Refrigerator and method for controlling the same Provided are a refrigerator and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present disclosure includes turning on the refrigerator, and starting a compressor; setting a predetermined power-consuming factor to a basic value; measuring a power consumption within a setting period, while the refrigerator is operated; recognizing whether the measured power consumption is smaller than a previous power consumption; and changing a value of the power-consuming factor, when the measured power consumption is greater than the previous power consumption.
US10126042B2	Cooling device comprising a support base and a support rail A cooling device includes an inner container having a plurality of walls defining the inner container. A support rail has an opening at one side thereof for supporting a support base inside the inner container. At least two of the walls each have an edge extending inside the support rail through the opening of the support rail and being disposed inside the support rail, providing a connection of the walls to each other.
US10126039B2	Refrigeration appliance having side air intake vent with sound dampening A refrigeration appliance includes an insulated cabinet having a side wall and a machine compartment positioned adjacent the side wall. An aperture is provided through the first side wall to allow air to flow into the machine compartment. An air vent is provided at the exterior surface of the side wall so as to cover the aperture. The air vent having a first set of louvers. A sound barrier is provided at the interior surface of the side wall at the aperture. The sound barrier has a second set of louvers, where the second set of louvers are positioned with respect to the first set of louvers such that there is no mechanical access to components in the machine compartment through the air vent, and such that sounds from within the machine compartment are dampened while still allowing air to flow through the air vent.
US10126038B2	Refrigerator The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a storage compartment and a mixed air passage. Both ends of the mixed air passage have air inlets, the middle portion of the mixed air passage comprises a mixed air outlet communicating with the storage compartment, and the mixed air passage is configured to receive air flows from the two air inlets such that two air flows enter the storage compartment in a mixed manner via the mixed air outlet. The refrigerator of this invention comprises a mixed air passage, so that the air in an area of the storage compartment with a relatively high temperature can enter the mixed air passage earlier than external air or the air in the storage compartment with a relatively low temperature. Then, the two air flows are blown to the storage compartment in a mixed manner, realizing even temperature distribution in the storage compartment.
US10126033B2	Power conversion device and air conditioner A power conversion device includes a first AC-DC conversion section generating DC voltage applied to a compressor drive section, a first DC-voltage smoothing section smoothing DC voltage, a first noise reduction section having one end connected to an AC power source and the other end connected to the first AC-DC conversion section, a second noise reduction section disposed between the first noise reduction section and the first AC-DC conversion section, an inrush-current inhibition circuit (a first inrush-current inhibition resistor and a rectifier diode) connected in parallel with the second noise reduction section and the first AC-DC conversion section for inhibiting inrush current from flowing to the first DC-voltage smoothing section, a first AC power-source relay opening/closing a power supply path to the inrush-current inhibition circuit, and a second AC power-source relay opening/closing a power supply path to the second noise reduction section.
US10126027B2	Method and control device for optimizing cooling of a high voltage accumulator by means of an air-conditioning system A control device, and a method for operating the control device, optimizes cooling of a high-voltage accumulator using an air-conditioning system in a vehicle. A coolant flow which is insufficient is detected by an evaporator for the high-voltage accumulator and, as a result, heat losses inside a condenser of the air-conditioning system are reduced for increasing the flow of the coolant.
US10126024B1	Cryogenic heat transfer system Disclosed herein is a cryogenic heat transfer system capable of transferring 50 W or more at cryogenic temperatures of 100° K or less for use with cryocooler systems. In an embodiment, a cryogenic heat transfer system comprises a refrigerant contained within an inner chamber bound by a condenser in fluid communication with an evaporator through at least one flexible conduit, the condenser in thermal communication with the cold station of a cryocooler, and the evaporator positionable in thermal communication with a heat source, typically a radiation shield of a cryogenic chamber. A process to remove heat from a cryogenic chamber is also disclosed.
US10126018B2	Electric water heater having dry fire protection capability A water heater has a tank with at least one heating element. A non-invasive liquid level sensor is disposed in communication with a water containing volume encompassing the tank volume. If a signal received from the sensor indicates the at least one heating element is immersed in water, power is provided to the heating element. If the signal indicates the at least one heating element is not immersed in water, power is prevented from being provided to the heating element.
US10126017B2	Strain reduction clamshell heat exchanger design One aspect of this disclosure provides a heating chamber for a gas furnace that comprises opposing halves joined together. The joined opposing halves form a clamshell panel having at least one truncated corner located adjacent a curve located at a back end of a chamber path of the one or more clamshell heating chambers.
US10126007B2	Humidity delivery method and apparatus A moisture delivery apparatus comprises a liquid reservoir with liquid, a plurality of wicks, an enclosure with panels, and a supporting and adjusting structure for supporting and adjusting the body of the plurality of wicks to emit more or less of vapor of the liquid into the enclosure to provide moisture, wherein the supporting and adjusting structure may be injectors, stanchion, baffles, and fasteners on panels.
US10126006B2	Cylinder for storing coolant, and heat exchanger including such a cylinder The invention relates to a cylinder for storing coolant, with which a heat exchanger of an air-conditioning circuit is to be provided, said cylinder defining a first cavity (2) accommodating a desiccator, and a second cavity (3) capable of enabling fluid communication with said circuit. Said cylinder is configured such that said first (2) and second (3) cavities remain isolated from each other up to a first inner pressure threshold, and are placed in fluid communication once said second cavity (3) is subjected to a second inner pressure threshold that is greater than the first threshold. The invention also relates to a condenser provided with such a cylinder.
US10126003B2	Outdoor unit of air conditioner Provided is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner capable of obtaining stable air blowing performance without enlarging a blower fan and decreasing the amount of air per unit area (wind velocity distribution) passing through the heat exchanger even if the capacity of the heat exchanger is enlarged by optimizing a relative arrangement and a configuration of a heat exchanger and a blower and effectively utilizing the wind of the blower which is conventionally wasted. The rotation shaft of the first blower is disposed closer to the center line in the lateral direction of the housing than the center line in a lateral direction of the left blower chamber, and the rotation shaft of the second blower is disposed closer to the center line in the lateral direction of the housing than the center line in a lateral direction of the right blower chamber.
US10126002B2	Air conditioner and method for controlling the same An air conditioner (AC) indoor unit includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a heat exchanger arranged inside the housing; a blower fan for sucking in air at the inlet to be subject to heat exchange with the heat exchanger, and discharging the heat-exchanged air out of the outlet; and an air flow control device for controlling an air flow discharged from the outlet by sucking in air around the outlet. The AC indoor unit may control the direction of a discharged air flow without a conventional blade structure, thereby increasing an amount of discharged air, reducing circulation noise, and enabling design differentiation.
US10126001B2	Method for manufacturing a household cooking appliance, and corresponding household cooking appliance A method for manufacturing a household cooking appliance, in particular an oven, having a muffle defining a cooking chamber, includes the steps of: a) providing the muffle; b) providing a channel for conveying air; c) associating to a rear wall of the muffle a first fan for ventilation of the cooking chamber; d) associating to the channel a second fan for forcing air into the channel; e) associating the channel to an upper wall of the muffle. Step b) includes shearing from a semi-finished product of a metal component of the channel a corresponding portion, so as to define an opening for installation of the second fan.Step c) includes using the portion sheared from the semi-finished product of the metal component of the channel as a bracket for fixing the first fan to the rear wall of the muffle.
US10125998B2	Oven whereof electrical safety is provided The oven (1) of the present invention comprises a body (2), at least one oven cavity (3), a casing (4) surrounding the oven cavity (3) and at least one opening (5) disposed on the casing (4) that allows delivery of hot and humid air from the oven (1) to the exterior environment, at least one transmitting member (9, 109) that provides the assembly of the carrier (8) on the body (2), at least one discharge pipe (6, 106), one end connected to the opening (5) and the other end to nipple (7, 107) and starting from the casing (4) maintains the successive contact of the metal surfaces to each other thus providing the flow of electricity by delivering a probable electric leak to the ground for grounding the oven (1).
US10125989B2	Sealing assembly to fill and seal a reservoir or a disposable gas lighter A sealing assembly, for filling and sealing a reservoir of a gas lighter that includes a cylindrical well, a plug having a front section and a rear section, the front section having radial projections and at least one recess to provide a fluid passage, the rear section having a circular bulge/bump portion, and a weld portion adapted to be melted by welding, wherein the plug is adapted to be moved from a first position (P1) in which a gas passage is, to a second position (P2), temporary seal position, in which a gastight contact is provided between the circular bulge portion of the plug and an inner wall of the well, and further from the second position to a third axial position (P3), definitive seal position, wherein the weld portion of the plug is definitely welded to the reservoir in a gastight manner.
US10125987B2	Damper of a gas turbine with a gap A damper for a gas turbine combustion chamber as shown in FIG. 1 includes a damper volume wall and a main neck. The damper volume wall defines a damper volume inside the damper volume wall. The main neck includes a main neck wall defining a main neck volume inside the main neck wall. The main neck is associated with the damper volume for fluid communication between the damper volume and the gas turbine combustion chamber. In addition, the damper includes a gap between the main neck wall and the damper volume wall. The main neck defines a main neck axis. For example, the gap is a second neck, and in further embodiments, multiple damper volumes are provided.
US10125985B2	Automated biomass distribution system An automated biomass distribution system employs an air-sweeping nozzle for evenly distributing biomass on a grate of an existing stoker boiler. Such an automated biomass distribution system includes a valve-controlled air pressure source that generates an air jet upstream of the existing stoker boiler and having a first travel path extended downstream towards the existing stoker boiler; an expansion duct in fluid communication with the valve-controlled air pressure source and disposed downstream therefrom; an air-sweeping nozzle in communication with the expansion duct and having a second travel path extended downstream from the expansion duct; and a biomass distributor having a passageway disposed at the second travel path. Advantageously, the air-sweeping nozzle is disposed at the passageway and downstream of the expansion duct. In this manner, the second travel path is disposed downstream from the first travel path.
US10125984B2	System and method for thermal chemical conversion of waste A waste-to-energy conversion apparatus comprising a primary combustion chamber capable of holding a load of waste, and the primary combustion chamber further comprises a heat source to heat the waste and generate a syn gas stream, grates, within the primary chamber, capable of supporting the load of waste during heating, a mixing chamber wherein the syn gas is mixed with additional combustion gas, a multi-chambered secondary combustion chamber for combusting the mixture of syn gas and additional combustion gas, and an energy extraction system for extracting the heat energy generated by the combustion of the mixture of syn gas and additional combustion gas.
US10125982B2	Burner tip and a burner for a gas turbine A burner device for a gas turbine with a burner body, wherein the burner body has an axial end face, a first supply channel having a first opening in the axial end face, and a burner end element arranged at the axial end face. The burner end element has a first plenum chamber coupled to the first opening of the first supply channel, such that a first fluid is feedable from the first supply channel to the first plenum chamber. The burner end element further has a lattice structure with a plurality of interconnected pores, wherein the first plenum chamber is coupled to the lattice structure for feeding the first fluid into the lattice structure. The lattice structure forms a part of a burner surface which points to a burning chamber of the gas turbine such that a fluid connection between the burning chamber and the lattice structure is formed.
US10125981B2	Treatment device of a heating system The present invention materially enhances the quality of the environment and mankind by contributing to the restoration or maintenance of the basic life-sustaining natural elements. The present invention reduces the amount of carbon monoxide introduced to the atmosphere of a combustion system. This is achieved by furnishing a systems approach to optimize the amount of oxygen to be chemically combined with fuel upon ignition of both allowing the correct amount of carbon to combine with the correct amount of oxygen thus fully release the thermal energy stored therein. By so furnishing the level of oxygen with carbon of the fuel, more carbon dioxide is produced thus proportionally reduces the amount of carbon monoxide released to the atmosphere. The present invention provides a heating system that surpasses the net and gross efficiency performance of a natural gas burner.
US10125979B2	Combustion system and method for electrically assisted start-up A combustion system includes a combustion fluid charge source and a start-up flame holder configured to attract the charge and hold a flame when the combustion system is cool and allow the flame to lift when the combustion system is warmed up.
US10125974B2	Fluidized-bed boiler integrating multifunctional inertia-gravity separator with multiple furnace profiles A fluidized-bed boiler integrating a multifunctional inertia-gravity separator and a plurality of models of boilers. The fluidized-bed boiler is a steam boiler, a hot-water boiler or a phase-transformation boiler. The fluidized-bed boiler includes a hearth, a single horizontal drum, a vertical single drum, vertical and horizontal headers, vertical and horizontal membrane walls, a primary high-temperature inertia-gravity water-cooling separator, a secondary low-temperature inertia-gravity water-cooling separator, a single-stage high-temperature water-cooling inertia-gravity separator, an equalizing, separating and heat storing device, a membrane water-cooling wall shaft, a shell shaft and a dry-wall shaft. The present disclosure provides a circulating fluidized bend boiler with a plurality of models of boilers, which comprehensively improves the boiler performance, drastically realizes the energy conversation, consumption reduction and emission reduction and has advanced process.
US10125970B2	Multifunction flashlight A multifunction flashlight includes a flashlight body defining opposing front end and rear, a light source with a LED light mounted in the front end of the flashlight body, a light source switch mounted on the flashlight body near the front end, a focus adjustment device mounted on the flashlight body between the light source and the light source switch, multiple tools pivotally connected to the rear end of the flashlight body and receivable inside the flashlight body, an emergency exit hammer pivotally connected to the rear end of the flashlight body and receivable inside the flashlight body, a release switch mounted on the flashlight body near the rear end, a seat belt cutter, and a USB jack for battery charging.
US10125963B2	Elongated lighting device with marks for cutting to length and method A lighting device includes an elongated support member, a plurality of light sources, at least one electrically conductive layer for interconnecting the light sources, and covering layer provided over the light source and conductive layer, the covering layer having discontinuities defining a marker array for cutting to length the lighting device.
US10125960B2	Assembly of a semi-conductor lamp from separately produced components Various embodiments may relate to a semiconductor lamp having at least one semiconductor light source, including multiple separately produced components, wherein at least two of the components are connected to one another by means of joint extrusion coating. Various embodiments further relate to a method for producing a semiconductor lamp having at least one semiconductor light source. The method includes at least, inserting at least one open driver housing and a cover for the driver housing into an injection mold, and extrusion coating the components inserted into the mold using potting material so that these components are permanently connected to one another by the potting material.
US10125958B1	Recessed luminaire components for varying finishing section installations Recessed luminaire components include a lathing ring that is installed in a ceiling using fold-over tabs that are coupled to the lathing ring. The recessed luminaire components further include a rimless housing can and a plurality of flange clips that are removably coupled to the rimless housing can. The rimless housing can and flange clip assembly is installed in the ceiling fitted with the lathing ring. The recessed luminaire components also include a snap fit lathing ring that is configured to be coupled a housing instead of being coupled to the ceiling for an alternative installation. The snap fit lathing ring may include one or more snap tabs that are configured to engage corresponding notches in the housing.
US10125956B2	Radially adjustable landscape light fixture mount A radially adjustable landscape light fixture mount includes a mounting plate having a female threaded portion for affixing a light fixture thereto and a separate mounting stake having a locking lever. The mounting stake has a recessed portion for receiving the mounting plate and affixed light fixture. The locking lever has an open position and a closed position. When the locking lever is in the open position the radial position of the mounting plate and affixed light fixture can be adjusted relative to the mounting stake by a user. In the closed position the locking lever fixes the radial position of the mounting plate.
US10125951B2	Light flux control member, light-emitting device and lighting device This light flux control member comprises a first (second) light flux control member. The first light flux control member comprises an entry region including a Fresnel lens portion and an entry surface; an exit surface; and a reflective surface. The reflective surface is a rotationally symmetric surface with the central axis of the first light flux control member as the rotation axis. The reflective surface is formed such that the generatrix of the reflective surface is a concave curve relative to the entry surface and the outer peripheral portion of the reflective surface is distanced farther from an orthogonal plane compared to the inner peripheral portion thereof in a direction that follows an optical axis, which is the center of the total light flux of at least one light-emitting element, said orthogonal plane passing through an arbitrary point on the entry surface and being orthogonal to the optical axis.
US10125950B2	Optical module An optical module including a reflecting component, a plurality of first light sources and a wavelength conversion body is provided. The reflecting component has a main axis and a focal point located on the main axis. The first light sources are located at one side of the reflecting component and each of the first light sources emits a first light parallel to the main axis towards the reflecting component. The wavelength conversion body is disposed on the focal point, wherein the first lights are reflected to the focal point via the reflecting component and a part of the first lights are converted to a second light via the wavelength conversion body. The second light and another part of the first lights are projected to the reflecting component and form a light beam parallel to the main axis via reflection by the reflecting component.
US10125947B2	Board and light source module including the same Provided is a board. The board may include: a plurality of body portions; and a connecting portion disposed between the plurality of body portions to integrally connect the plurality of body portions, wherein a shape of the connecting portion is changed between a flat shape and a protruding shape, when positions of the plurality of body portions are changed by rotating the plurality of body portions based on the connecting portion.
US10125944B2	Lamp A lamp includes a light source, a projection lens in which light from the light source is incident on one surface and the light is emitted from the other surface, a lens holder to which the projection lens is fixed and which extends to a side opposite to the direction of the light emitted from the projection lens, and a base plate disposed on the side opposite to a side of the lens holder to which the projection lens is fixed and having an opening through which the light from the light source passes. The base plate has a light shielding portion which is provided between the projection lens and the lens holder and extends toward the projection lens, and the light shielding portion is formed by bending a portion of the base plate.
US10125941B2	Lamp for vehicle and method for controlling the same A lamp for a vehicle that includes: a light source unit that includes a first light source and a second light source; a reflection unit that includes a reflector configured to reflect light incident from one of the first light source or the second light source; a lens including: a first region to which light from the first light source is directed, a second region to which light from the second light source is directed, and a third region (i) that is different from the first region and the second region and (ii) to which light reflected by the reflector is directed; and a processor that is configured to control at least one of the first light source or the second light source to change a size or a center position of at least one of the first region, the second region, or the third region is disclosed.
US10125937B2	Light engine for and method of simulating a flame An apparatus, system, and method for lighting effects, including simulating a flame. A three dimensional carrier includes an array of a plurality of light sources distributed on it. A control circuit coordinates on/off of the light sources in a manner to simulate a jumping flame. In one embodiment, the three dimensional carrier and LEDs are encapsulated in an at least partially light transmissive cover. This light modular engine includes a control circuit and an interface to electrical power. The system can include the light engine in a light fixture such as an architectural fixture. The methodology can include a sequence of on/off and brightness variations for the array of light sources.
US10125936B1	Apparatus and method for standing solar lighting on hard surfaces A solar charged light apparatus for use on a hard surface, the apparatus includes a light body, having one or more lights contained within the body; a power source to power the one or more lights; and one or more solar panels secured to the body to charge the power source; an elongated stand having the light body secured to a top end of the stand, the stand having a base to support the stand on a hard surface; and one or more spikes to support the stand within a ground surface; the elongated stand can be oriented in a first position and a second position; the first position orients the one or more spikes to be used for support; and the second position orients the base to be used for support.
US10125932B2	Method and system for creating an illusion of a skylight A system and method for creating a trompe-l'oeil skylight in a ceiling where a light emitting image of the sky is provided in a structure configured to emulate a skylight frame, including an embodiment of a unified non-rectangular sky image area in a substantially rectangular fixture which mount as a single unit into a substantially rectangular hole in a ceiling.
US10125929B2	Light guide bar and connector assembly A light guide bar adapted to be interleaved between two connectors which are disposed on a main board. Each of the connectors has a connector lateral wall. At least one connector includes a positioning protrusion. The light guide bar includes a body. The body includes two opposite light guide bar lateral walls and at least one positioning recess. Each positioning recess is formed on one of the light guide bar lateral walls. The at least one positioning recess is adapted to be positioned on the positioning protrusion of the at least one connector. A connector assembly having the light guide bar and the two connectors is further provided.
US10125925B2	Solid state hid canopy light fixture retrofit assembly In a first aspect of the subject invention, a solid state HID canopy light fixture retrofit assembly is provided which includes: an inner panel; and, a plurality of edge members perimetrically bounding the inner panel. Each of the edge members includes: a first edge panel secured to the inner panel; a downwardly angled second edge panel depending from the first panel; and, a flange extending from the second edge panel. The first and second edge panels are each sized sufficiently to support thereon at least one board containing a plurality of solid state light generating elements. The inner panel and the edge members collectively define a contained volume sized to accommodate at least one driver for electrically powering the solid state light generating elements. The subject invention provides an assembly which is readily useable to retrofit HID canopy light fixtures from ballasted HID lighting to non-ballasted solid state lighting.
US10125923B2	Security apparatus for a vertical baler A security apparatus and gate for a vertical baler has a perimeter security barrier formed as a pivotable U-shaped bar adapted to be connected to opposite side walls of the baler and used to block a user from moving too close to the baler when ejecting a bale therefrom, and an operator safety gate adapted to be pivotally connected to one side wall of the vertical baler and overlaping an ejection gate of the vertical baler and used to prevent the ejection gate from pivoting to an open position, such that the baler cannot eject a bale therefrom until the operator safety gate is pivoted into an open position allowing the ejection gate to be pivoted to an open position and the perimeter security barrier is pivoted into a blocking position.
US10125922B2	Tree mountable bucket bracket A tree mountable bracket for suspending a bucket therefrom. The tree mountable bucket bracket includes a V-shaped member with a first segment and a second segment extended from a vertex point forming an angle. The first segment has a first bar attached distally from the vertex point. The first bar has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end each have a hole. The second segment has a brace attached distally from the vertex point. A cable is secured in the hole of the first end of the first bar. An extension arm is attached via a hinge to the V-shaped member at a point adjacent to the vertex point opposite of the first and the second segment. The extension arm has a chain slot on an end distal to the hinge. A pulley is attached to the extension arm adjacent to the chain slot.
US10125921B2	Mount assembly for receiving a mounting cleat A mount assembly for releasably receiving a mounting cleat includes a top housing portion, a bottom housing portion, and a recess in the top housing portion to receive the mounting cleat. The mount assembly further includes a biasing device connected to housing portions such that the biasing device exerts a force upon the top housing portion which tends to return the top housing portion to an unrotated position relative to the bottom housing portion. The mount assembly further includes a first clasp mechanism and a second clasp mechanism at least partially disposed within the top housing portion extendable into the recess to clasp the mounting cleat when the top housing portion is in the unrotated position. Finally, the mount assembly includes a locking mechanism configured to temporarily prevent rotation of the top housing portion relative to the bottom housing portion when the locking mechanism is in a locked position.
US10125919B2	Holder for objects A holder for objects, including a bracket and a holder element supported by the bracket, where the holder element includes a resilient gripping section and two stiff pivoting arms, where the pivoting arms are pivotably suspended to the bracket, where the holder element includes a receiving position and a holding position in which the object is held by the holder element, such that the gripping section is positioned within the bracket. The advantage of the holder is that objects of different sizes can be held in a secure way.
US10125917B2	Membrane bonded anchor arrangement An anchor arrangement for mounting to a membrane skin of a structure has a mounting bracket, including a mounting flange provided with one or more fixing apertures and a metallic rigid mounting plate arranged to underlay the anchor mounting bracket and provided with one or more fixing apertures arranged to match up with the aperture(s) in the anchor mounting bracket. A membrane layer lies contiguous with the metallic rigid plate, provided between the metallic rigid plate and the anchor mounting bracket mounting flanges, the membrane layer being bonded to the metallic rigid plate.
US10125916B1	Container and interlocking platform apparatus An apparatus includes a container. The container includes one or more sidewalls and a base portion coupled to the one or more sidewalls, the base portion including at least one recess disposed in a bottom surface of the base portion, the at least one recess having a depth less than the thickness of the base portion. The apparatus also includes a platform. The platform includes a recess disposed in a top surface of the platform and having a depth less than the thickness of the platform, the recess dimensioned to receive at least the base portion. The platform includes at least one projection projecting from a recessed top surface within the recess disposed in the top surface of the platform. The at least one recess disposed in the bottom surface of the base portion is dimensioned to receive, and at least partially interlock with, the at least one projection.
US10125915B1	Stands for holding items The invention is directed to stands and methods for making the same. The stand is provided to hold an item such as an electronic device and/or a document. The stand may include (1) a base plate provided to support the stand on a support surface and/or by a user holding the base plate; (2) a plurality of hinge assemblies connected to the base plate; and (3) a platform assembly pivotally connected to the hinge assemblies, such that the angular disposition of the platform assembly is adjustable relative to the base plate.
US10125912B2	Spacer system for reflective insulation A system for providing more efficient insulation for heating and air conditioning ducts is disclosed. Specifically, a system comprising one or more layers of light-weight, rigid spacers made of non-conductive material attached over an air duct, is disclosed. The spacers contain air channels or air spacers, and can be pre-attached to the air duct prior to installation of the duct. The air duct/spacer combination is wrapped with reflective insulation material.
US10125910B2	Device for processing an elongate body The device for the local repair or strengthening of an elongate body exhibiting a change in its integrity, by winding one or more layers of tape around the elongate body, comprises two half rings, each having two ends configured to come into contact with one another, means for moving the two half rings relative to one another until they surround the elongate body, without touching, and means for translating the two half rings relative to one another along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the elongate body until the ends of the half rings are in contact to form a ring surrounding the elongate body. In the embodiments, the device includes, on at least one of the half rings, at least one centering pin corresponding, in the other half ring, to an opening with a shape complementary to the shape of the centering pin.
US10125907B2	Double hinge flex joint A fluid conduit joint includes a tube seal having a first bubble portion and a second bubble portion; a first tube adapter (40a); a second, tube adapter (40b); and a cover (50). The tube seal further includes a first hinge (60) and a second hinge (60). The first hinge (60) connects the first tube adapter (40a) to the cover (50), the first hinge (60) generally corresponding to the first bubble portion; the second hinge (60) connects the second tube adapter (40b) to the cover (50), the second hinge (60) generally corresponding to the second bubble portion; and the first hinge (60) and the second hinge (60) are axially spaced from each other.
US10125901B2	Sprayer hose assembly A sprayer hose for a fluid delivery device includes a waterway tube having an outer surface. The sprayer hose further includes at least one energy wire extending helically around the outer surface of the waterway tube and a covering layer positioned outwardly of the waterway tube and the at least one energy wire.
US10125899B2	Modification device and vent hood having such a device A modification apparatus for an object is provided. Generally, the modification device is in an object of substantially uniform thickness, has two grooves defining a strip therebetween, and a fingerpiece attached to the strip. The fingerpiece, strip, and material of the grooves can be removed from the object by moving the fingerpiece until the modification apparatus is torn away from the object. A vent hood comprising this modification apparatus is provided as well. A method of using the modification apparatus is also provided.
US10125898B2	Cable suspension assembly A cable hanger is disclosed. The cable hanger may include a first latch configured to suspend the cable hanger from a strut and a second latch configured to suspend the cable hanger from the strut. The cable hanger may also include a cable saddle to hold one or more cables. When the cable hanger is suspended by the first latch and not the second latch, a gap may be formed between the cable saddle and the strut such that the cable saddle is configured to receive the one or more cables through the gap. When the cable hanger is suspended by the second latch, the gap may be closed between the cable saddle and the strut to secure the one or more cables.
US10125895B2	Marine pipeline installation vessel and method A marine pipeline installation vessel for laying a pipeline on the seabed, the vessel at least being adapted to carry out the reel lay method, wherein the vessel includes at least a first and a second storage reel for storage of the pipeline to be laid, which storage reels are positioned in or onto the vessel; a pipeline launch tower mounted to the vessel, which pipeline launch tower is adapted to launch the pipeline in a firing line along the tower; a pipeline guide which is mounted at an elevated position to the pipeline launch tower, which pipeline guide has a pipeline guide surface member providing an essentially circular or semi-circular pipeline guide surface, which pipeline guide is adapted to—in a primary pipelaying position thereof relative to the tower—guide a pipeline from a first storage reel over the pipeline guide into the firing line, the pipeline contacts the pipeline guide surface at a first contact point fore of the firing line and departs the surface at a first departure point into the firing line.
US10125893B2	Actuating system for a quarter-turn rotary valve A device for controlling the opening and the closure of a valve includes rotatable element configured to control the position of the rotary valve on the basis of its rotation in a direction or in the opposite direction; and a system that causes the rotation of the rotatable element and includes two antagonist feeder conduits that generate a linear motion. The rotatable element is shaped as a pulley and the system that causes the rotation further includes a wire anchored to the pulley and to the feeder conduits to cause the rotation in a direction or in the opposite direction of the pulley based on the application of a pre-determined traction on the wire obtained through the linear motion generated by the feeder conduits.
US10125886B2	Mounting assembly for mounting an adapter to a valve stem A mounting assembly for mounting an adapter to a valve stem of a valve of a pressurized container for the application of foam, where the adapter is configured to be mounted by means of the female threaded element onto the male threaded element of the valve stem by means of an axial screwing movement up to the mounted position, wherein the adapter further comprises a locking element at the extreme upstream end that is configured, when mounting, under the effect of the axial screwing movement towards the mounted position, to move past the collar and secure the female threaded element in the mounted position.
US10125877B2	Shuttle valve stabilization through pressure differential and shuttle valve with hollow poppet with weep hole A shuttle valve has a valve body including a first valve seat defining a first fluid inlet, a second valve seat defining a second fluid inlet, and a center portion that is connected to the valve seats, the center portion defining a fluid outlet and a bore. A moveable member is moveable within the bore between a first position against the first valve seat and a second position against the second valve seat to control the flow of fluid from either of the first or second inlet to the outlet. The moveable member may be configured to have a unitary construction formed of a single component, by which a unitary shell defines a substantially hollow interior. The moveable member has a hollow interior and a weep hole for equalizing pressure between the hollow interior and exterior of the moveable member.
US10125876B2	Diaphragm valve, fluid control device, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and semiconductor manufacturing method The radius of curvature (SR2) of a surface of a diaphragm presser, which surface is in contact with a diaphragm, is at least 30 mm. The taper angle (θ) for a lower surface of a press adapter is no more than 10° relative to a flat portion of a bottom surface of a depression of a body.
US10125870B2	Piston ring A piston ring for a piston of a piston engine has an external circumferential surface (2), and internal circumferential surface (4), and upper flank (6) pointing in the direction of the piston upper side, and a lower flank (8) pointing in the direction of the piston underside. The lower flank (8) runs obliquely with respect to the upper flank (6), so that axial height (A) of the piston ring is grater at the external circumferential surface (2) than the axial height (B) at the internal circumferential surface (4), and wherein on each side of the thrust of the piston ring at least one recess (10) is provided in the upper flank (6).
US10125869B2	Piston ring for an internal combustion engine A power cylinder assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided. The power cylinder assembly includes a cylinder wall having a channel formed therein and a piston body with a skirt. A piston ring is seated within the channel of the cylinder wall and is sealed against the skirt of the piston body. Specifically, the piston ring has a ring body with an inner face that presents two radially inwardly extending ridges spaced axially from one another by a valley region, and the outer face presents a groove which receives a spring to bias the ridges into sliding engagement with the outer surface of the skirt of the piston body. The ring body also has at least one oil drainage port which extends radially between the valley region of the inner surface and the groove of the outer face for conveying oil from between the ridges into the groove.
US10125861B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transmission of vehicle The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a transmission of a vehicle and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling synchronization of a synchronizer included in a transmission. The method includes determining a speed change mode of a vehicle and a target time corresponding to the speed change mode; calculating a difference in speed between an input shaft and an output shaft with respect to a current time; calculating a speed increment or decrement of the output shaft from the current time to the target time; calculating a synchronization torque using the difference in speed and the speed increment or decrement; determining a target displacement of a synchronizer using the synchronization torque; and controlling the synchronizer according to the target displacement and recognizing a sleeve with a clutch gear.

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