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US10104263B2 System, apparatus and method for document processing including document stamping according to specified stamper settings
Tools (e.g., a device administration application) may be provided to permit a document production administrator to configure stamper parameters and to pick and choose parameters to be made available for setting by users of a multi-function document processing (MFP) device, for example, via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device. The device administration application may be configured to permit the document production administrator to configure, from a user terminal or from the MFP device, a stamper GUI portion of a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device.
US10104258B2 Information processing apparatus and image processing apparatus including user gaze based shifting from a first state to a second state having a smaller electric power consumption
An information processing apparatus includes a controller that controls the information processing apparatus to shift from a first state concerning electric power consumption to a second state in which electric power consumption is smaller than the electric power consumption in the first state; and a gaze detection unit that detects a gaze toward the information processing apparatus. The controller controls the information processing apparatus to shift from the first state to the second state in a case where the gaze detection unit has not detected a gaze toward the information processing apparatus.
US10104255B2 Information processing apparatus, data sharing method, and data-sharing program
An information processing apparatus, which can communicate with other information processing apparatuses, includes: a volatile storage; a nonvolatile storage; a storage controller that associates data with a user and stores the data; a data manager that shares management information with the other information processing apparatuses; an operation user detector that detects a user operating any of the apparatuses as an operation user; an operation state switcher that switches between a first operation and a second operation state; a data specifier that specifies data related to the operation user and an apparatus stored with the data; a data obtainer that obtains data from a storage device; a transferer that stores data stored in the nonvolatile storage among the specified data in the volatile storage; and a data supplier that returns data specified by a request among the data stored in the second or the volatile storage.
US10104251B2 Image reading device and image data transmission method
An image reading device causes an image reader to read an original document and generate image data, which is stored in a storage with a data name. The image reading device obtains lists of data names regarding image data stored in a plurality of external devices, respectively. It is determined whether the data name of the image data stored in the storage is included in the lists received from the plurality of external devices. The image data stored in the storage is transmitted to all the plurality of external devices when the data name of the image data stored in the storage is not included in any of the lists received from the external devices. When the data name of the image data stored in the storage is included in at least one of the lists as received, the image data is not transmitted to anyone of the external devices.
US10104248B2 Image forming apparatus configured to predict an event based on resource information
An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information.
US10104247B2 Method and apparatus for automatically tracking print history of documents stored on removable storage device
A method for printing documents includes detecting a trigger event when a portable memory device is communicatively connected to a print device. The print device is in communication with a data store that contains print history identifying one or more files printed using one or more print devices. The method includes receiving an instruction to print a document file stored on the portable memory device, identifying a property associated with the document file, and comparing the property associated with the document file to the print history to determine if a previously printed document in the print history is substantially similar to the document file. If a previously printed document in the print history is substantially similar to the document file, before printing the document causing a user interface to output a prompt that the document file has previously been printed, otherwise causing the print device to print the document.
US10104246B2 Image forming apparatus that makes another image forming apparatus perform job interruption because of error detected during a job, and method for controlling the image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a storage portion, a communication portion, a mechanism control portion, and a main control portion. The storage portion stores various kinds of information as to the image forming apparatus. The communication portion exchanges data and instructions with another image forming apparatus. The mechanism control portion controls operation of a mechanical system in the image forming apparatus. The main control portion performs a job related to a function of the image forming apparatus by controlling operation of constituent elements including the mechanism control portion in the image forming apparatus, and transmits an instruction to make the other image forming apparatus perform the job via the communication portion if, on detecting an error, the main control portion determines that only the main control portion has been rebooted based on a specific error of the image forming apparatus that is same as the error previously in the job.
US10104242B2 Information processing device, information processing method and non-transitory computer readable medium storing information processing program
An information processing device includes: a setting unit that, in a case where an image is transmitted to a plurality of destinations, performs setting of whether or not a destination of the image is an essential destination; and a transmission control unit that performs control such that: in a case where the destination of the image is the essential destination, transmission to the essential destination is performed prior to transmission to a non-essential destination; and, in a case where trouble occurs in the transmission to the essential destination, transmission subsequent to the transmission to the essential destination is ended.
US10104236B1 IPBX control interface for distributed networks
Apparatus and methods concerning routing of calls in an IPBX are disclosed. As an example, one apparatus includes an IPBX server configured to route VoIP calls for a plurality of end-users having respective VoIP-enabled devices communicatively coupled to the IPBX via a network. A user-activity detection circuit is communicatively coupled to the IPBX server. The user-activity detection circuit is configured to receive activity data indicating activity of end-users in a virtual office environment and receive event messages indicating statuses of pending calls in the IPBX server. The user-activity detection circuit determines user-activity statuses of the end-users based on received activity data and event messages. A computing server is communicatively coupled to the user-activity detection circuit and is configured to provide a set of services for one or more of the plurality of users as a function of the determined user-activity statuses of the end-user.
US10104235B2 Forwarding roaming call to VoIP system
System and method of forwarding a call request initially directed to a regular phone to a VoIP system to avoid call roaming. A callee's regular phone is configured for call forwarding to the VoIP system by linking the phone number with a local access number of a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) platform of the VoIP system. Any call request directed to the phone number is automatically forwarded to the SIP platform through the local access number and converted to a VoIP call request. If the VoIP user account of the callee is online, the SIP platform initiates a VoIP communication session. Thus, even when the regular phone is located in a roaming region, the VoIP system takes over the call request such that no roaming charge is imposed to the callee.
US10104234B2 Systems and methods to enroll users for real time communications connections
A computing apparatus uses an interactive user assessment test to identify and/or assess the need and skills of the user as part of an enrollment process for the user to register for the services of the system that provides real time communications connections between users and advisers. The advisers provide coaching services over real time communications connections provided via the system. A recommendation engine is configured to use the assessment results to recommend advisers for the user based on the need and skills of the user, as well as the real time availability of the advisers to provide the coaching services.
US10104230B2 Systems and methods for availing multiple input channels in a voice application
Methods and arrangements for according multiple input media to a voice-based application. A voice application is accessed and a voice application template which supports a voice input mode is selected. At least one voice application template which supports at least one input mode other than voice and telephone touch tone is also selected, and a capability is accorded to selectively access the voice application via the voice input mode and the at least one input mode other than voice and telephone touch tone.
US10104228B2 Methods and systems for management of media content associated with message context on mobile computing devices
A system generally includes a lock-screen capable application executing on a recipient computing device configured to facilitate user interface access to a communication function of the recipient computing device while the recipient computing device remains in a locked state. The lock-screen capable application is configured to intercept a communication received by the recipient computing device that is associated with at least one of a communication application or a communication service. The system includes a content association application executing on the recipient computing device to facilitate associating a media content item with the intercepted communication based on a relevance of the media content item with the intercepted communication determined from automatically processing the intercepted communication to identify an association based on metadata descriptive of media content items stored in a library of the media content items.
US10104227B2 Automatically altering characteristics of audio alerts
In general, a computing device is described that receives an indication of a particular communication from a particular sender. The computing device determines a relationship score based at least in part on a relationship context between the particular sender and a user of the computing device. The relationship score indicates a degree of strength of a relationship between the particular sender and the user of the computing device. While outputting an alert indicative of the communication, the computing device adjusts one or more characteristics of the alert based at least in part on the relationship score.
US10104224B2 Limiting mobile device functionality in a vehicle
A method, device and system for limiting mobile device functionality in a vehicle. When a vehicle is in motion, a motion detector initiates a signal generator, which transmits a disabling signal that is received and processed by software residing on a mobile device. Upon receipt and validation of the disabling signal, the software will alter the mobile device's system configuration to, for example, remove the ability of the mobile device to respond to typing and other touch screen functions and to send and/or receive text and/or e-mail messages for as long as the disabling signal is transmitted. Once the motion detector detects that the vehicle is no longer in motion, the signal generator ceases transmission of the disabling signal. After a predetermined time of not receiving a disabling signal, the software restores the mobile device's system configuration to its original configuration.
US10104223B2 Automatically applying modifications to a device in a liquid environment
A method, a system, and computer program product automatically apply at least one modification to a device that optimizes the operation of the device in a liquid environment. The method includes detecting immersion of a device in a liquid environment. In response to determining the device is immersed in the liquid environment, at least one modification is determined that can be applied to the device to enable specific device functionality while the device is immersed in the liquid environment. The at least one modification is then applied to the device. In response to detecting that the device is no longer immersed in the liquid environment, the at least one modification to the device is reverted.
US10104222B2 System and method to customize a telephone
Methods and apparatus for customizing a telephone are disclosed in which preferred communication services are conveniently accessible to a user, in which a telephone is tailored to the specific requirements of a user.
US10104214B2 Seamless in-call voice notes
The disclosure relates to seamlessly generating an in-call voice note. An embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with a target wireless subscriber device, transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call. Another embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call.
US10104212B2 Headset with magnetic frictional coupler
A headset is described that utilizes magnetic frictional couplers. A coupler includes a first member having a first engagement surface and a second member having a second engagement surface disposed for relative positioning of the first and second members along a line of adjustment. One or more magnetic elements are arranged on the first and second members to establish a magnetic flux between the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface, and thereby establishing a frictional force tending to hold the relative positions of the first and second members. The magnetic flux varies as a function of relative position of the first and second members along the line of adjustment, and has peaks at a plurality of detent positions along the line of adjustment.
US10104206B2 Network module for sending and/or receiving of data packages from a network arrangement and method
A network module for sending and/or receiving of data packages from a network arrangement located in a network with ring structure, wherein the data package includes at least one data package segment, a source address, a destination address and an identification number. The network module includes a first network interface and a second network interface, for receiving and/or sending of data packages via the ring structure, a processor configured to determine, based on the destination address, if data packages received are directed to the network module and to determine if the source address and/or the destination address are contained in a predefined list of the network participants, to determine, based on the source address and the identification number, if a copy of a data package directed to the network module is already created in a memory, to create a copy of the data package in the memory.
US10104205B2 Flexible data packet information mapping and modification
Methods and apparatuses pertaining to flexible information mapping and modification of data packets are described. A method may involve receiving a data packet, modifying one or more attributes of the data packet, and outputting the modified data packet. In modifying the one or more attributes of the data packet, the method may involve extracting information from the data packet, the information including one or more user-defined fields (UDFs) in a header of the data packet. The method may also involve defining one or more source user-defined fields (SUDFs) according to at least one UDF of the one or more UDFs. The method may further involve performing one or more actions with respect to at least one SUDF of the one or more SUDFs.
US10104204B1 Image registration system
An image registration server which can communicate with a client device, includes an image data receiving device for receiving image data transmitted from the client device, an image data generation device for generating image data representing the same image as an image represented by the image data received by the image data receiving device and having a different form of representation therefrom, and an image data storage device for storing the image data generated by the image data generation device so as to be accessible.
US10104203B2 Method and apparatus for seamless application portability over multiple environments
A system includes a processor configured to receive data, gathered by a vehicle, for use by a mobile application. The processor is further configured to receive instructions from the application interacting with the vehicle, for continuing usage in the extra-vehicular environment, utilizing the received data. Also, the processor is configured to determine that a mobile device, containing the processor, has left the vehicle. Additionally, the processor is configured to execute the instructions to continue application functionality while the mobile device remains out of contact with the vehicle in the extra-vehicular environment.
US10104197B2 Single click upload of images from a mobile device
Method and system is described to effectuate a single click upload of images from a mobile device. The system comprises a user interface comprising a visual control provided by an on-line service and a camera integration module. The camera integration module detects a single click at a mobile device, the single click being to activate the visual control provided by the on-line service and, in response to the detecting, activates a camera provided with the mobile device of the user, detects a resulting image captured by the camera, and uploads the resulting image from the mobile device of the user to a server system associated with the on-line service.
US10104190B2 Adaptive data streaming method with push messages control
There is provided methods for managing streaming over communication networks. Server and client devices share a push policy so that the client device may anticipate data pushes by the server. Anticipation makes it possible to cancel early the sending of some pushed data, therefore reducing bandwidth consumption. The shared push policy may be implicit to both server and client. In embodiments, it is explicitly specified by the server to the client, for example embedded in the Media Presentation Description file or included in a specific HTTP header. The client may also request an update of the shared push policy to meet its own requirements.
US10104188B2 Customized browser images
A process is directed to the generation and processing of browser virtual machines. A network computing provider determines browser settings and other optimizations for improved performance when a browser is processing a specific type of Web page or other network resource. The network computing provider customizes a browser with the settings and optimizations, and generates a virtual machine image of the customized browser. The image is deployed to any number of servers processing network resource requests from client computing devices. In response to receiving a request for a Web page or other network resource with a corresponding customized browser, the network computing provider routes the request to a server with an image or active instance of the customized browser.
US10104187B2 System, computer program, and method for dividing services into subsets based on interdependencies
A system, computer program, and method are provided for service placement in a network. Information is stored on a collection of services that are configured to be performed in a dynamic order. Further, one or more interdependencies between at least a portion of the services are identified. Still yet, the collection of services is divided into one or more subsets of the services, based on the one or more interdependencies. A plurality of parts of at least one of the one or more subsets of the services is combined, resulting in one or more composite subsets of the services that are outputted to at least one of a plurality of service nodes.
US10104186B2 Service discovery in a self-managed mobile communications network
A device-centric discovery mechanism requiring very low power consumption to find out information about each other directly in a self-managed mobile environment is proposed. A mobile communications device joins a self-managed communications network, which does not have a centralized management entity. The mobile device receives a request from a peer communications device about publishing a service or subscribing to a service in accordance with a first schedule. The mobile device announce the request on behalf of the peer communications device in accordance with a second schedule. The service is then provided by a service advertiser to a service seeker in accordance with a third schedule.
US10104183B2 Networked device authentication, pairing and resource sharing
A system and method are disclosed for pairing computing devices using an authentication protocol that allows an initiating computing device to gain access to a secure, encrypted network of a target computing device.
US10104179B2 Data transmission method and system, and proxy device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and system, and a proxy device. The transmission method includes: establishing a TCP connection between a client and an Internet server, where a proxy device interacts with the client in a wireless manner, and the proxy device interacts with the Internet server in a wired manner; and obtaining, by the proxy device, a start serial number and a reply serial number in a corresponding direction and completing data forwarding between the client and the Internet server based on this without respectively establishing an independent TCP connection with the client or the Internet server, so that the quality of service of a wireless network is not affected.
US10104173B1 Object subscription rule propagation
A computing system implemented method is disclosed for distributing data objects in a network of computing nodes. Each node has stored thereon subscription rules defining characteristics of data objects that the particular node may require during processing. The nodes exchange their subscription rules with other nodes in the network. Each node then compares the rules received from other nodes with the attributes of data objects stored on the particular node. Where a rule set matches the attributes of a data object stored thereon, the node marks the particular data object for copying to the node from which the particular rule set was received. The marked data object is then copied to the appropriate node.
US10104169B1 Optimizing a load balancer configuration
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing a load balancer configuration are disclosed. A load balancer is configured to perform traffic management for a distributed system. A new component is deployed to the distributed system or a performance deviation is predicted in the distributed system. In response to the initiation of the deployment or the prediction of the performance deviation, the configuration of the load balancer is modified from a first state to a second state. Modifying the configuration of the load balancer modifies the traffic management for the distributed system. If the configuration was changed due to a deployment, the configuration of the load balancer is restored from the second state to the first state after a period of time has elapsed.
US10104168B2 Method for managing throughput in a distributed storage network
A method for managing throughput in a distributed storage network includes encoding data to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices. According to the method, one or more write slice requests are generated corresponding to one or more sets of encoded data slices, and write slice requests are then output to a set of distributed storage and task execution units. For each distributed storage and task execution unit, a data ingest rate is generated and a write threshold number of distributed storage and task execution units is determined. A transmit data rate is determined and write slice requests are determined, followed by the generation write slice requests to the distributed storage and task execution units. A write threshold number of write slice requests is then input to the distributed storage and task execution units.
US10104167B2 Networking functions in a micro-services architecture
A method may include receiving a request to provide at least one application session, and generating a networking architecture that includes at least one virtual route reflector front end (VRR FE), at least one back end work unit, and at least one routing information base (RIB) in a virtualization environment. The method includes implementing the at least one application session via the at least one VRR FE, the at least one back end work unit, and the at least one RIB. The at least one VRR FE is to perform as a proxy for traffic to the at least one back end work unit. The method also includes monitoring a load associated with the at least one application session, and performing load balancing on the networking architecture based on assignment of the load to the at least one back end work unit.
US10104162B2 Interactive method, user terminal, server and system, computer storage medium
It is described a location based interactive method, user terminal, server, system and computer storage medium, which relate to the field of computers. The method includes: it is send a geographic coordinate of a user's location to a location server; it is received from the location server and displayed a POI list containing at least one POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate; it is acquired a group creating instruction, and a group creating request is sent to a login server based on the group creating instruction; and interaction is performed with the login server based on a group to provide the user with an intra-group interactive service, where the group is created by the login server based on the POI carried in the group creating request. According to the method, the group is created based on the POI corresponding to the geographic coordinate, and the interactive service is provided to the user based on the group, and thereby extending the interactive mode and range of the location based service, and achieving better sharing of information between users.
US10104161B2 Minimal download and simulated page navigation features
Embodiments are provided that include client-server computing architectures that use minimal download features and functionality as part of page navigation operations, but are not so limited. In an embodiment, a client-server computer system uses a page transition strategy to navigate between electronic pages based in part on script, style, content, and/or other page differences that can be used as part of providing minimal download features and functionality. A method of an embodiment operates to package page incremental rendering information for use in rendering a new electronic page without having to reapply common aspects of the new electronic page and a reference electronic page. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10104159B2 Task processing method, program, and system
A contribution value necessary for achieving a target accuracy from a correct answer probability of each participant is calculated, a contribution value of the participant is added for an answer in accordance with the calculation, and it is set at a condition for determining completion of a task, that is, determining that a correct answer is obtained and no additional participant is necessary. The contribution value is calculated as the inverse of the number of participants at which the target accuracy is reached with a predetermined correct answer probability. The contribution value of the participant is added to the contribution value for the task in which that participant participates. At the time when the sum of the contribution values for a task exceeds one or when one option is certain to be a correct answer, the result having the largest sum of the contribution values is output.
US10104156B2 Object image information management server, recording medium, and object image information management method
A comparison service provider receives, from each of plural object-related information management servers, image information items representing unique patterns included in surfaces of objects and identification information items of the objects, stores the image information items and the identification information items received, receives from a user device an image information item representing the unique pattern included in the surface of the object, identifies one of the identification information items stored based on the image information item received, and transmits to the user device the identification information item identified or a related information item of the object stored in the object-related information management server as related to the identification information item identified.
US10104155B2 Document providing system, providing-side apparatus, and display-side apparatus
Provided is a document providing system, a providing-side apparatus, and a display-side apparatus, capable of increasing the usability. The providing-side apparatus 1 broadcasts the designated information for specifying the designated document. The display-side apparatus 2 holds the documents to be provided, and upon receiving the broadcasted document specifying information, the display-side apparatus 2 searches the held documents to retrieve a document specified by the received information, and displays the retrieved document.
US10104153B2 Method and device for processing information
A method and device for processing information are provided. The method includes: judging whether a screen-sharing request from a peer device is received via a wireless network transmission link; when it is judged that the screen-sharing request from the peer device is received, obtaining an Internet Protocol (IP) address and a port number of the peer device; generating, according to the IP address and the port number, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) corresponding to media data that is used for playing screen content of the peer device; determining a standard player corresponding to the URL; and playing the media data corresponding to the URL using the standard player.
US10104152B2 Inter-application communication and integration broker
A system for intermediated communication between applications running on the same computer is presented. The system routes communication between a first application and a second application through a data broker on a remote server to avoid direct communication between the applications. The first application may be a desktop application, such as a word processing application, that has an add-in installed to facilitate communication through the data broker. The second application may be a web browser that includes a web client implemented using standard functionality of the web browser, without an application-specific plug-in. The data broker operates on a remote server to receive and direct communication between the applications. By eliminating direct communication between the applications, the data broker improves system security and reliability by utilizing communication protocols and capabilities already existing within the computer.
US10104148B2 Nanosecond accuracy under precision time protocol for ethernet by using high accuracy timestamp assist device
In methods, systems, and devices, master and slave node timestamp synchronization units identify a node start frame delimiter of a time protocol message on transmission medium by matching patterns in the time protocol message to known start frame delimiter patterns. Master and slave node processors of such timestamp synchronization units capture a corresponding node clock time at which the node start frame delimiter is identified by referring to a corresponding node clock signal while each is identifying the node start frame delimiter. The master and slave node processors perform compensation of the node clock time by making adjustments to the node clock time for known time latency. The master and slave node timestamp synchronization units then output the node clock time as timestamps to corresponding timestamp units.
US10104142B2 Data processing device, data processing method, program, recording medium, and data processing system
A data processing device, data processing method, program, recording medium, and data processing system have a data size calculation unit that calculates the data size of a joined frame generated if an assumption is made that a first frame inside a first video stream and a second frame inside a second video stream are joined; a header creation unit that creates a header for a multiplexed stream including a joined video stream, using the data size information for the joined frame; a joined video stream generation unit that generates the joined video stream; and a multiplexed stream output unit that performs header output processing for the multiplexed stream or outputs the multiplexed stream including the joined video stream.
US10104140B2 Adjusting network operations based on user feedback
A system comprising a broadcast facility, one or more players, and an analytic service center. The broadcast facility may be configured to provide a plurality of streams. The one or more players may be configured to receive at least one of the plurality of streams and provide feedback on a user experience. The analytic service center may be configured to receive the feedback from the one or more players.
US10104136B2 Method and apparatus for sharing content
A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device.
US10104130B2 System and method for ensuring high availability in an enterprise IMS network
Embodiments of the present invention may enable applications that are deployed at the application layer of an IMS network to frequently carry out business critical functions via a highly available application server architecture. This may be achieved by using a session manager that manages the role of active and standby server(s) of the highly available application architecture. Further, the session manager may manage the roles of the active and standby server(s) by routing SIP messaging in either serial or parallel fashion to the application server architecture. Furthermore, the active and the standby servers are automatically kept in sync by their position in the signaling path determined by the session manager. The session manager makes sure that if the active server goes down, then the standby server must be able to take over the role of the active server in a seamless fashion.
US10104128B2 Automatically configuring mobile devices and applying policy based on device state
Techniques for network-based security for mobile devices based on device state are disclosed. In some embodiments, automatically configuring mobile devices and applying policies based on a Host Information Profile (HIP) report includes receiving a Host Information Profile (HIP) report for a mobile device; performing a policy match based on the HIP report for the mobile device; and performing an action based on the policy match based on the HIP report for the mobile device.
US10104123B2 Fetching a policy definition library from a policy server at mobile device runtime of an application package to control access to mobile device resources
A mobile device fetches a policy definition library from a policy server responsive to occurrence of a defined event associated with an application package. The policy definition library contains policies defining resources of the mobile device that the application package is permitted to access. The mobile device executes the wrapped application package containing application executable code and application wrapper executable code that is called by each execution of an agnostic wrapper function residing at each of a plurality of locations in the application executable code. Responsive to execution of the agnostic wrapper function at any of the plurality of locations in the application executable code, the mobile device executes the application wrapper executable code to control whether access by the application executable code is granted to resources of the mobile device based on the policies contained in the policy definition library.
US10104120B2 Command and control cyber vaccine
Provided are systems, methods, and computer program products for a cyber-antibody technique. In various implementations, the technique includes monitoring, by a network device infected with an unknown malware program, packets set by the network device onto a network. The technique further includes identifying a packet that is associated with the unknown malware program. The packet can be identified from among the monitored packets. Identifying the packet can include determining a characteristic of the packet. The technique further includes identifying packets that have a characteristic similar to the characteristic of the packet. The technique can further include inserting data associated with a known malware program into the identified packets. The technique can further include distributing the characteristic to other network devices, to similarly taint packets that may be issued from those other network devices.
US10104110B2 Anti-vulnerability system, method, and computer program product
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for identifying a first and second occurrence in connection with at least one of the networked device. In use, it is possible that it is determined that the at least one actual vulnerability of the at least one networked device is capable of being taken advantage of by the first occurrence identified in connection with the at least one networked device. Further, it is also possible that it is determined that the at least one actual vulnerability of the at least one networked device is not capable of being taken advantage of by the second occurrence identified in connection with the at least one networked device. To this end, the first occurrence and the second occurrence are reported differently.
US10104107B2 Methods and systems for behavior-specific actuation for real-time whitelisting
Various embodiments include methods of evaluating device behaviors in a computing device and enabling white listing of particular behaviors. Various embodiments may include monitoring activities of a software application operating on the computing device, and generating a behavior vector information structure that characterizes a first monitored activity of the software application. The behavior vector information structure may be applied to a machine learning classifier model to generate analysis results. The analysis results may be used to classify the first monitored activity of the software application as one of benign, suspicious, and non-benign. A prompt may be displayed to the user that requests that the user select whether to whitelist the software application in response to classifying the first monitored activity of the software application as suspicious or non-benign. The first monitored activity may be added to a whitelist of device behaviors in response to receiving a user input.
US10104106B2 Determining internet-based object information using public internet search
A device may receive an object. The device may determine object information for the object. The device may cause an internet search, based on the object information, to be performed to determine Internet search results. The object information may be provided as one or more Internet search queries for the Internet search. The device may receive the Internet search results based on causing the Internet search to be performed. The Internet search results may be related to the object information. The device may analyze the Internet search results to determine Internet-based object information. The device may store or provide the Internet-based object information to permit a determination as to whether the object is malicious.
US10104103B1 Data processing systems for tracking reputational risk via scanning and registry lookup
A domain scanning and website analysis system may be utilized to determine whether an entity is registering one or more websites maliciously in the name of a particular organization (e.g., or using a particular brand name, trademark, or other protected name of the organization). The system may be configured to: (1) scan a plurality of web domains to identify a particular name or variation thereof; (2) perform a registry lookup for any identified web domains that include the particular name; (3) determine based on registration information determined from the registry lookup, whether the identified domain or sub-domain is registered to a potentially malicious entity; (4) scan one or more webpages in the identified domain to determine content; and (5) determine, based on the determined content and whether the web domain is registered to a potentially malicious entity, whether to take action against the identified domain or sub-domain.
US10104097B1 Systems and methods for preventing targeted malware attacks
The disclosed computer-implemented method for preventing targeted malware attacks may include (1) identifying at least one candidate risk factor for targets of previous targeted malware attacks that were directed to the targets based on characteristics of the targets, (2) calculating a degree of association between the candidate risk factor and the previous targeted malware attacks by comparing rates of targeted malware attacks between a group that possesses the risk factor and a group that does not possess the risk factor, (3) identifying a candidate target of a targeted malware attack that possesses the candidate risk factor, and (4) adjusting a security policy assigned to the candidate target of the targeted malware attack based on the calculated degree of association between the candidate risk factor and the previous targeted malware attacks. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10104093B2 Apparatus and method for securely managing the accessibility to content and applications
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, receive secret information and non-secret information from a secure download application function, provide a request for a first verification to a secure element where the first verification is associated with access to content and/or an application that is accessible via the secure download application function, receive the first verification which is generated by the secure element based on the secret information without providing the secret information to the secure device processor, receive the non-secret information from the secure element, and generate a second verification for the access based on the non-secret information, where the content and/or application is accessible from the secure download application function responsive to the first and second verifications. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10104091B2 Authenticating apparatus, authenticating system and storage medium
In authentication based on an image region read from a surface of a target object, authentication based on a position corresponding to the image region is executed. An authenticating server 2 receives an image region as an authentication target read from a surface of a target object possessed by a user together with an authentication request from the user, identifies a position corresponding to the image region as the authentication target and one reference image region corresponding to the image region as the authentication target in a plurality of previously stored reference image regions read from respective surfaces of a plurality of target objects, and executes authentication in response to the authentication request based on the identified position.
US10104087B2 Access control for user accounts using a parallel search approach
An example method is provided for a computing device to perform access control for a user account. The method may comprise receiving a request for the user account to access a resource; determining a first permission set and a second permission set required to access the resource; and performing a first search and a second search in parallel. Prior to receiving results from the second search and in response to determination that the user account is assigned to the first permission set based on results of the first search, permitting the user account to access the resource using the first permission set; and in response to determination that the user account is assigned to the second permission set based on results of the second search, permitting the user account to access the resource using the second permission set.
US10104086B2 Techniques for fine grained protection of resources in an access management environment
In certain embodiments, techniques are provided (e.g., a method, a system, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code or instructions executable by one or more processors) to provide fine grained protection of resources in an access management environment. An access management service can intercept requests for resources (e.g., content in a content management system) and provide fine-grained authorization service for content management systems, such as Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server. The access management service can provide external policy management, evaluation and enforcement for content management systems. The access management service can include a plurality of plugins associated with different types of resources available through the content management systems. Integrating an access management service with content management systems provides both user and administrator efficiencies while enforcing a consistent level of access security across an enterprise system.
US10104085B2 Permission based access control for offloaded services
Systems and methods for network access control, including sending a service request from an on-premise system to one or more offloaded front-end services on one or more offloading servers. The requests by the offloaded services to access back-end services in one or more on-premise systems are monitored, and access requests by the offloaded services for unauthorized back-end services are denied. The service request is redirected and locally executed to generate logs of the back-end services used to perform the service request if the access requests are denied. A permission mapping in a firewall between the offloaded services and the logged back-end services is updated to permit future access requests by the offloaded services.
US10104084B2 Token scope reduction
Techniques are provided for augmenting the capabilities of the standard OAuth2 authorization framework in such a way as to allow clients to consume the services of multiple resource servers residing in disjoint security domains while requiring only a single one-time user authentication. An access token that provides access to resource services distributed across a plurality of security domains is partitioned into a plurality of reduced-scope access tokens. Each reduced-scope access token is limited to a subset of authorization scopes of the access token, providing access to a resource service in a particular security domain based upon the subset.
US10104077B1 Enabling multitenant data access on a single industrial network
In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first authentication request from one or more first computing devices; in response to receiving the first authentication request, performing a first authentication service for the one or more first computing devices on behalf of a second computing device using a first set of identity information; in response to performing the first authentication service, generating and queuing a first set of one or more transactions corresponding to at least one of the one or more first computing devices; receiving a second authentication request from the second computing device configured to access the first set of one or more transactions; in response to receiving the second authentication request, performing a second authentication service for the second computing device on behalf of a third computing device using a second set of identity information; in response to performing the second authentication service, encrypting and sending the first set of one or more transactions to the second computing device.
US10104072B2 System and method for verifying liveliness
A machine-assisted method for verifying a video presence that includes: receiving, at a computing device of an identity provider, an authentication request initially sent from a requester to access an account managed by a relying party, different from the identity provider; retrieving, from the authentication request, at least a portion of a video stream feed initially from the requester, to the computing device, the portion of video stream feed portraying a face of the requester; extracting the face of the requester from the portion of the video stream feed; providing a directive to the requester soliciting a corresponding gesture; and receiving a response gesture from the requester.
US10104071B2 Revoking sessions using signaling
Embodiments are directed to revoking user sessions using signaling. In one scenario, an identity platform operating on a computer system receives an indication indicating that a user's login account has been compromised, where the user's login account has an associated login session and corresponding session artifact that is valid for a specified amount of time. The identity platform generates a signal indicating that the login session is no longer trusted and that the user is to be re-directed to the identity platform to re-authenticate and renew the session artifact and provides the generated signal to various relying parties including at least one relying party that is hosting the login session for the user.
US10104070B2 Code sequencing
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for challenge-response authentication are provided. A plurality of codes is received over a communication network based on input provided by way of a user interface displaying a plurality of images. An alphanumeric string is generated based on the received plurality of codes and based on a table that associates each one of the plurality of codes with a respective one of the plurality of images and with a respective one of a plurality of alphanumeric characters. A determination is made as to whether to grant authorization based on whether the generated alphanumeric string matches an alphanumeric user identifier stored in a memory device in association with a user.
US10104067B2 Providing a masked short message service in a wireless network
A method and apparatus for providing a masked short message service in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a message from a first endpoint device directed to a second endpoint device, wherein the message indicates that the message is a masked short message service message, and forwards the masked short message service message with a code towards the second endpoint device. In one example, the second endpoint device parses the message and executes instructions contained therein, e.g., for sending a regular SMS with content derived from masked SMS, making a call, playing music, finding location by invoking an API, sending a file or a picture and any other functions that the second endpoint device may be capable of doing. The masked short message service provides a method for remotely controlling a 2G/3G mobile device through a computer or another mobile device.
US10104060B2 Authenticating applications to a network service
Authenticating applications to a network service includes authenticating an application with a certificate to access a service provider over a logical connection between the application and the service provider and confirming that the application is using an authorized port of the service provider.
US10104059B2 Secure permissioning of access to user accounts, including secure deauthorization of access to user accounts
A permissions management system is disclosed for enabling a user to securely authorize a third-party system to access user account data and initiate transactions related to a user account, without disclosing to the third-party system account credentials. The system enables the user to also securely de-authorize the third-party system. For example, records may be automatically generated that securely store account information, including one or more permissions related to the account and/or the third-party. A token associated with a record may be shared with the third-party system, but neither the record itself, nor the user account credentials, may be shared with the third-party. Accordingly, the third-party may request user account data and/or initiate transactions by providing the token, but does not itself know, e.g., the user account credentials. Further, the user may set various permissions related to the token, and may also revoke the token (e.g., de-authorize the third-party), thus providing increased security to the user's account.
US10104056B2 Method and network node device for running push-button configuration sessions within heterogeneous network and heterogeneous network
A heterogeneous home network (with possibly multiple hops between devices) uses a push button configuration mechanism that ensures only one single new network node device is registered for a single push button key press event and overlapping Push-Button Configuration sessions within the heterogeneous network are prevented by an enhanced mechanism for running Push Button Configuration sessions based on a Push-Button Configuration handshake procedure triggered and initiated by a virtual or physical Push-Button-Event on a new device, which wants to join the heterogeneous network for a user friendly security bootstrapping, in which multiple network node devices in the heterogeneous network belonging already to the heterogeneous network are involved in registering the new device. The Push-Button Configuration handshake procedure is initiated to get a permission information to join the network or to proceed with the Push-Button Configuration or to get a rejection information not to join the network.
US10104055B2 System and process of protecting client side information in electronic transactions
A system, method and computer program product protects client information used for online transactions by storing transaction details on the client side of a network and avoiding storage on the host side. A hash function may be generated representing a transaction and its details on both the client and server sides. For the transaction to be processed, the hash function from the client side must match the hash function on the host side. Once authenticated, the transaction details may be read and processed while maintaining storage of the client information on the client side of the network.
US10104054B2 System and method for providing a content delivery network via a motor vehicle
A cache server disposed in a motor vehicle receives and caches content from a content distribution network when a load of a cellular link to the content distribution network is low. The cache server determines that the motor vehicle is turned off, broadcasts a wireless signal as part of a wireless network when the motor vehicle is turned off, and provides a device access to the content cached in the cache server via the wireless network.
US10104053B2 System and method for providing annotated service blueprints in an intelligent workload management system
The system and method described herein for providing annotated service blueprints in an intelligent workload management system may include a computing environment having a model-driven, service-oriented architecture for creating collaborative threads to manage workloads. In particular, the management threads may converge information for creating annotated service blueprints to provision and manage tessellated services distributed within an information technology infrastructure. For example, in response to a request to provision a service, a service blueprint describing one or more virtual machines may be created. The service blueprint may then be annotated to apply various parameters to the virtual machines, and the annotated service blueprint may then be instantiated to orchestrate the virtual machines with the one or more parameters and deploy the orchestrated virtual machines on information technology resources allocated to host the requested service, thereby provisioning the requested service.
US10104050B2 Authenticated group context in transitive IP network domains
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving at a node of a transitive IP network a data packet including a Network Services Header (“NSH”); accessing by the transitive IP network node context contained in the NSH, wherein the context may be used by the transitive IP network node to perform an enhanced network service in connection with the received data packet; performing by the transitive IP network node the enhanced network service in connection with the received data packet using the accessed context; and, subsequent to the performing, forwarding the received packet to a next node.
US10104048B2 Method and system for secure key generation over an insecure shared communication medium
A method of shared key generation between three nodes through a shared communication medium includes performing, with a processor in a first node communicatively connected to a second node and a third node through a shared communication medium, a one-way function using a first shared key between the first node and the second node stored in a memory of the node and a predetermined counter as inputs to generate a first plurality of pseudo-random bits. The method includes generating, with the processor and a transceiver in the first node, a second shared key between the first node and the third node by transmitting each bit in the first plurality of pseudo-random bits to the third node through the shared communication medium simultaneously to transmission of random bits from the third node to the first node.
US10104044B2 Coerced encryption on connected devices
Techniques for coercing users to encrypt synchronized content stored at their personal computing devices. In some aspects, one or more computing devices receive, from a personal computing device, an indication of whether data stored in at least a portion of a storage device of the personal computing device is protected by disk encryption. In response to determining, based on the indication, that the portion of the storage device is not protected by encryption, synchronization data for synchronizing a copy of one or more synchronized content items stored in the portion of the storage device with another copy of the synchronized content items stored at one or more server computing devices is withheld from the personal computing device until disk encryption on the personal computing device is enabled so as to coerce the user to enable disk encryption on the personal computing device.
US10104041B2 Controlling the spread of interests and content in a content centric network
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for controlling the spread of interests and content in a content centric network (CCN). During operation, the system maintains a routing policy for content data. The system also receives a packet associated with a piece of content or an interest for the content. Next, the system determines that the structured name included in the packet is within the namespace specified in the routing policy. The system further determines that the packet satisfies the condition in the routing policy. Subsequently, the system routes the packet based on in part the action corresponding to the condition as specified in the routing policy.
US10104040B2 Wireless local area network WLAN user roaming method, apparatus, and system
A wireless local area network (WLAN) user roaming method, apparatus, and system. A foreign access point (FAP) associated after layer 3 roaming of a wireless terminal of the user receives a first packet; the FAP. The user obtains an encapsulation entry of a first roaming tunnel, where a tunnel outer destination IP address in the encapsulation entry of the first roaming tunnel is an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a home access point (HAP) before the roaming of the wireless terminal, and a tunnel outer source IP address in the encapsulation entry of the first roaming tunnel is an IP address of the FAP. The FAP encapsulates the first packet according to the encapsulation entry of the first roaming tunnel, and the FAP sends the encapsulated first packet to the HAP. The user establishes a tunnel between the APs can greatly shorten a forwarding path of the roaming tunnel user.
US10104038B2 Method of defining interface identifier (IID) of IPv6 address and a communication device operating the same
Provided is a method of defining an interface identifier (IID) of an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address and devices operating the same, wherein the method includes defining a first IID and a second IID in an IID based on a predetermined value at a predetermined location in the IID of an IPv6 address, assigning, based on an node identification (ID), a first node ID to the first IID and a second node ID to the second IID; and assigning information on a network connecting condition of a communication device to at least one of a first sub-IID corresponding to an area excluding the first node ID in the first IID and a second sub-IID corresponding to an area excluding the second node ID in the second IID.
US10104037B2 Method and system for network access request control
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and system for network access request control. During operation, the system may identify a network access request received by a website. The system may determine a type of the network access request, and control the network access request according to the type of the network access request. The type of the network access request can be one of a user access request, a crawler access request, or an invalid access request. Based on the type of the network access request and/or the access requests overall compared to a cluster stability threshold, the system may take measures to throttle the access requests or otherwise adjust a throttling policy. The system may take measures such as demoting a service to a lower priority, rejecting execution of an access request, redirecting an access request to another service cluster, and expanding a physical layer of a service cluster.
US10104036B2 DNS rendezvous localization
A method of generating a routing table containing information as to the weighted distance between client's that use a resolver and each rack gateway, taking into account how traffic to each client can egress from the CDN AS. The routing table is generated from matrix multiplication of two matrices. One matrix contains information as to the proportion of each client's use of each resolver in a first autonomous system. The second matrix contains information as to the distance between each client and each rack, with respect to an egress gateway, in a second autonomous system. The resulting routing table is used to identify a gateway from which to serve content to a client.
US10104034B1 Providing invitations based on cross-platform information
In order to invite individuals to join a social network, telephone contact information of a user of the social network is extracted, with the user's permission, from a phonebook associated with a telephone application on the user's portable electronic device. Then, the extracted telephone contact information is shared across different platforms to the user's desktop computer, and telephone numbers in the extracted telephone contact information are identified. These telephone numbers are associated with other portable electronic devices, and with individuals that are not currently members of the social network. After receiving confirmation of a telephone number from the user (e.g., via the desktop computer), the location of the associated portable electronic device is determined. Based on the telephone number and the location, an invitation to join the social network is conditionally provided to the portable electronic device, via a Short Message Service (SMS) message.
US10104033B2 Method for sending message, method for reading and notifying message, method for receiving message, and apparatus
A method for sending a message, a method for reading and notifying a message, a method for receiving a message, and an apparatus are provided. Reading status of a message to be read is fed back, so that a user at a sending end can know in time whether the short message has already been read, which improves communication efficiency and enhances user awareness of the reading status of the message to be read.
US10104032B2 Presenting commercial offers to mobile computing devices based on activity of mobile computing device users
A computer-implemented method receives information describing a current or future activity from a user of a computing system via a mobile device. The current activity is an activity occurring at a current time when the information is received, while the future activity is an activity occurring at a future time relative to a time when the information is received. The method transmits the information describing the current or future activity to a backend database coupled to the Internet and remote from the mobile device. The information describing the current or future activity is accessible to at least one recipient having access privilege to information associated with the user and describing the current or future activity via the Internet.
US10104028B2 Systems and methods for improved processing of message queries
A method of processing messages executes at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. A first message for a user is analyzed for a structured content element. When found, content from a data source distinct from the message is obtained by executing an associated action. A first message display state is formed for the message comprising a message notification and the content. A messaging application user interface, comprising an electronic message list with a plurality of objects, is updated. Responsive to selection of a first object of the plurality of objects, the first object representing the first message, the user is enabled to toggle the first message display state between first and second display states, the second display state differing from the first by providing direct access to the first message.
US10104027B2 Systems and methods for inquiry-based learning including collaborative question generation
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention utilize technology to facilitate student question creation. Interactive platforms such as mobile phones or tablets can allow questions to be written, saved, and communicated electronically. In one embodiment, a method for collaboratively generating a question includes generating question data in response to input of a question and answer choices on a first device, sending the question data to a repository, sending the question data from the repository to a second device, displaying the question and answer choices on the second device, generating revised question data in response to input that changes the question, sending the revised question data to the repository, sending the revised question data to a third device, displaying the question and answer choices on the third device, receiving input of the selection of answer choices on the third device, and providing feedback whether the selection is correct.
US10104026B2 Fitness activity related messaging
In one embodiment, a method for generating a message to a friend of a user is provided, comprising: processing activity data of a first user measured by an activity monitoring device to update a value of an activity metric for the first user; identifying a change in an inequality relationship between the value of the activity metric for the first user and a value of the activity metric for a second user; in response to identifying the change in the inequality relationship, prompting the first user to generate a message to the second user.
US10104023B2 Location sharing
Many users may plan meetings through social networks, email, and/or websites. As provided herein, a user may efficiently plan a meeting with other users through a map interface. For example, the user may identify a location of interest on a map, and choose one or more target users to receive an automatically generated location of interest message about meeting at the location of interest. The location of interest message may comprise text describing the location of interest (e.g., I am at the back table at the Steak Grill, I am near the library sign on the corner of West St. and East St., etc.), directions to an event at the location of interest, instructions about the event, a location of the event, a time of the event, etc.
US10104020B2 Authentication of service requests initiated from a social networking site
Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for authenticating user service requests from a social networking site. Data representing a selected message and an originator of the selected message is stored. Data representing a reply to the originator of the selected message is transmitted for posting at the social networking server, the reply including data that causes transmission of a service request to the server when actuated. Data representing the service request and a sender of the service request is received. Data representing a user profile of the sender of the service request is retrieved from the social networking server. One or more attributes of the user profile of the sender are compared against one or more attributes of the stored data representing the originator of the selected message in order to verify the one or more attributes of the user profile.
US10104019B2 Systems and methods for locating application-specific data on a remote endpoint computer
According to one aspect, a system for locating application-specific data that includes a server, a broker, and an agent. An operator may define a command using the server, and this command may be sent to the broker. The broker may then send the command to the agent operating on an end-point system. The agent may then conduct an application-specific data search on the end-point system in respect of the user command. Search results may then be sent to the broker. The broker may then sent the search results to the server.
US10104017B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for the virtualization of high performance networks
Methods, apparatus, and systems create virtualized networks within a physical network. These virtualized networks can support multiprotocols such as iSCSI, RoCE, NFS, or other high performance protocols. The virtualized subnetwork may contain enhanced separation capabilities from the larger network as well as automated creation. A method is provided for forwarding iSCSI frames by a switch. The methods consist of receiving commands at the switch to configure the ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) tables from a software defined network controller. An iSCSI frame is received by the switch from a first iSCSI device coupled to the switch. The switch looks up and matches the received iSCSI frame by one or more of the fields in a TCAM table entry. The TCAM table entry preferably is added from a command send from the software defined network controller. The received iSCSI frame is forwarded to a second iSCSI device coupled to the switch.
US10104015B2 Gateway/standalone fibre channel switch system
A FC system includes an FC switch that receives local device FLOGIs that identify local devices through a first subset of ports, and provides a local address in a mapping database for each of the identified local devices. The FC switch then transmits an FC switch FLOGI using a second subset of ports through which no local device fabric login was received, and determines whether a FLOGI ACC has been received back. If a FLOGI ACC is received, the FC switch provides a fabric address in the mapping database for each of the identified local devices, and uses the local addresses/fabric addresses for each respective identified local device to provide communications between the identified local devices and an FC fabric. If no fabric login acceptance is received, the FC networking device uses the local addresses for respective identified local devices to provide communications between the identified local devices.
US10104014B2 Data transferring system, data transferring method, controller, controlling method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
A data transferring system includes a switch and a controller. The switch transfers data from a transmission source to a transmission destination with reference to a table in which a first information and a second information are associated. The controller includes a setter configured to set a tentative table to the switch, the tentative table storing the second information for outputting data, which is matched with the condition represented by the first information, to the controller, an obtainer configured to obtain a route information representing a route between the transmission source and the transmission destination, and an updater configured to update the tentative table to a table in which an outputting destination of data, which is matched with the condition represented by the first information, is changed in accordance with the route information.
US10104011B2 System and method for determination of partition identifiers in a multitenant application server environment
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for determination of partition identifiers in an application server environment. An exemplary method can begin with providing, at one or more computers, including an application server environment executing thereon, together with a plurality of deployable resources which can be used within the application server environment, one or more partitions, wherein each partition provides an administrative and runtime subdivision of a domain, and a component invocation context manager, the component invocation context manager comprising a stack. The method can set one or more component invocation contexts. The partition-aware container can perform one of registering or looking up a current component invocation context at the component invocation context manager. The current component invocation context can be associated with a current partition. The method and system can be utilized in multitenant as well as non-multitenant application server environments.
US10104010B2 Method and apparatus for allocating resources
A method for allocating resources performed by an infrastructure management node is provided, the method comprising obtaining deployment requirements of virtual resources of a service application at an application layer, wherein the deployment requirements include requirements of isolation physical resources and requirements of affinity physical resources, wherein physical resources of levels are ranked by isolation from low to high and wherein the physical resources of the levels are ranked by affinity from low to high, wherein a level of the isolation physical resources is higher than a level of the affinity physical resources in the deployment requirements of the virtual resources, determining the physical resources which satisfy the requirements of isolation physical resources and requirements of affinity physical resources at a physical resources layer, and creating the virtual resources on the determined physical resources and providing the virtual resources to the service application.
US10104009B2 Managing resource consolidation configurations
Systems and methods for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests and determining optimizations for improving such performance are provided. A processing device obtains and processes performance information associated with processing a request corresponding to two or more embedded resources. The processing device uses the processed performance information to determine a consolidation configuration to be associated with a subsequent request for the content associated with the two or more embedded resources. In some embodiments, in making such a determination, the processing device assesses performance information collected and associated with subsequent requests corresponding to the content associated with the two or more embedded resources and using each of a variety of alternative consolidation configurations. Aspects of systems and methods for generating recommendations to use a particular consolidation configuration to process a subsequent request corresponding to the content associated with the two or more embedded resources are also provided.
US10104008B1 Allocating processor resources based on a task identifier
Techniques are described for accumulating unused computing resources. The techniques may involve associating, with a task, a baseline amount of a computing resource for each time interval of a predetermined number of time intervals, and monitoring a consumption of the computing resource by the task in each time interval. Resource credits can be accumulated based on an unused amount of the computing resource during at least some of the time intervals. When a workload of the task consumes more than the baseline amount of the computing resource, the accumulated resource credits can be applied to allocate an additional amount of the computing resource to the task. A proportionate additional amount of a memory resource can also be allocated to the task.
US10104000B2 Reducing control plane overload of a network device
Example implementations relate to reducing control plane overload of a network device. In an example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by a processor of an SDN controller, cause the SDN controller to track packet-in messages received from a controlled switch and, if a rate of packet-in messages received from the controlled switch exceeds a threshold, send a flow rule to the controlled switch to divert a subset of unmatched flows to a non-SDN forwarding pipeline of the controlled switch.
US10103999B2 Jitter buffer level estimation
Some implementations involve controlling a jitter buffer size during a teleconference according to a jitter buffer size estimation algorithm based, at least in part, on a cumulative distribution function (CDF). The CDF may be based, at least in part, on a network jitter parameter. The CDF may be initialized according to a parametric model. At least one parameter of the parametric model may be based, at least in part, on legacy network jitter information.
US10103997B2 Dynamic quality of service for over-the-top content
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and apparatus for changing a quality of service for data packets that are delivered over-the-top are disclosed. For example, the method includes a processor that identifies the data packets as video data packets that are delivered over-the-top in a communication network, changes the quality of service associated with the data packets from a best effort quality of service level to a higher priority quality of service level, monitors the data packets until no video data packet is identified in the data packets and changes the quality of service associated with the data packets back to the best effort quality of service level from the higher priority quality of service level.
US10103996B2 Dynamic status update solicitation
A system and method of providing status updates to one or more mobile devices. The method includes receiving a vehicle action request from the mobile device at a central office, determining a status update frequency based upon at least one real-time characteristic, and instructing the mobile device to request status updates on the vehicle action request to the central office at the status update frequency. In an alternative method, a plurality of mobile devices may be instructed to use different status update frequencies. The system includes a server configured to receive a vehicle action request from the mobile device at a central office, determine a status update frequency based upon at least one real-time characteristic, and instruct the mobile device to request status updates on the vehicle action request to the central office at the status update frequency.
US10103995B1 System and method for automated policy-based routing
A computing apparatus for providing an integrated service engine on a network switch, including: one or more logic elements comprising a protocol engine operable for providing a state machine, wherein states of the state machine include: an add-in-progress state operable for receiving an automated policy-based routing (APBR) add transaction, and to set an add-in-progress flag; an add-complete state operable for receiving an APBR add-complete transaction and to clear the add-in-progress flag; a delete-in-progress state operable to receive an APBR delete transaction and to set a delete-in-progress flag; and a delete-complete state operable to receive an APBR delete-complete transaction and to clear the delete-in-progress flag.
US10103994B2 Opportunistic network updates
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing opportunistic network updates. In one aspect, a method includes determining, by a queue manager on a mobile device that has a network interface, to fulfill one or more requests to upload or download data through the network interface, and in response to determining to fulfill the requests, applying, by the queue manager, one or more rules to the requests, to classify each request as a request that is to be fulfilled, or a request that is not to be fulfilled. The method also includes causing, by the queue manager, the requests that are classified as to be fulfilled to be fulfilled, or the requests that are classified as not to be fulfilled to not be fulfilled.
US10103990B2 Method and system for congestion monitoring in a data network
A method, system and computer program for congestion monitoring in a data network. The method comprises: determining, at a server in the data network, that a user device has initiated a data session with the data network; monitoring, at the server, a plurality of data flows associated with the data session to determine an average bandwidth of the plurality of data flows; and determining a congestion status of the data session based on the average bandwidth and one or more criteria.
US10103988B2 Switching device, controller, method for configuring switching device, and method and system for processing packet
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for configuring a switching device, wherein the method includes: setting a first flow entry in at least one flow table, where the first flow entry includes a match field, the match field is used for designating information that needs to be matched, and instructing the switching device to perform matching between a value of information that is of a received packet and needs to be matched and a first field of each record in a database, to obtain a first record matching the packet, where each record in the database includes the first field, and the first field is used for denoting a designated value of the information that needs to be matched. The present invention reduces a quantity of flow entries.
US10103986B2 Method, apparatus and system for determining content acquisition path and processing request
The present disclosure provide a method for determining a content acquisition path, a method for processing a content request and a corresponding apparatus and system. The method for determining the content acquisition path includes: receiving a request from a user, where the request is used for requesting an original content provider to provide a content, and the request carries a name of the content, a network address of the original content provider and a network address of the user; calculating at least two forwarding paths to the original content provider, and determining a content acquisition path according to link cost on each forwarding path and a cache hit rate of a network node on each forwarding path to the content; and sending the request to a next network node according to the content acquisition path, for enabling the next network node to forward or respond to the request.
US10103984B2 Packet data communications
An internet packet comprises a header field, the header field including a field identifying a source address of the internet packet, a field identifying the destination address of the internet packet and a next header field identifying whether an extension header follows the header and a type of the extension header. The extension header indicates a hop-by-hop option header, the hop-by-hop extension header including a router alert option header type indicating that the extension field is optional for a router to read, and a field providing information for a gateway support node of a packet radio system network. A gateway support node is thereby provided with information, which may be required for example to support a mobile internet protocol (IP). However, by providing the router alert option field, a router is not required to read the remainder of the hop-by-hop option field. As a result, a reduction in the performance of the router in routing internet packets, which may have been incurred if the router was required to read all the hop-by-hop extension field can be limited.
US10103980B1 Methods and apparatus for maintaining an integrated routing and bridging interface
In some embodiments, a network segment within a switch fabric system includes a layer-2 flood route database and a layer-3 switch interface operatively coupled to the flood route database. The flood route database is configured to store layer-2 flood route information associated with the network segment and contains information such as a set of port identifiers and a set of status indicators. Each port identifier identifies a particular port within the network segment and each status indicator is uniquely associated with a particular port identifier. The layer-3 switch interface associated with the network segment is automatically activated when the flood route database contains at least one valid port identifier and the status indicator associated with at least one port identifier is active. This can allow data traffic to flow between separate network segments within the switch fabric system.
US10103979B2 Control device, system, and transmission channel adjustment method in software-defined networking
A control device, a system, and a transmission channel adjustment method in software-defined networking (SDN) where, a connection status of a control channel is acquired, it is determined, according to a preset threshold, whether a standby channel is suitable to continue serving as a standby channel. The standby channel is adjusted when the standby channel is congested to a specific extent and another uncongested channel is set as the standby channel, and the standby channel is switched to an active channel when the active channel is congested such that real-time channel adjustment is ensured, effective transmission of control information is ensured, and control reliability of a control device in SDN is improved.
US10103974B2 Software-defined network controller and multipath routing method
A software-defined network (SDN) controller and a multipath routing method thereof are provided. In the method, a maximum bottleneck bandwidth (MBB) and a minimum hop count (MHC) of each of the nodes in the SDN are initiated. Next, a source node is visited, and neighboring nodes thereof are discovered to relax paths between the source node and each neighboring node. Then, a forwarding node having a maximum MBB among other nodes is visited, and its neighboring nodes which are connected therewith and unvisited are discovered to relax the paths between the forwarding node and each neighboring node. Afterwards, the rest of the nodes are consecutively visited until all nodes are visited. Finally, a disjoint path lookup table is established according to relation between the paths recorded for each node, and accordingly k disjoint paths having the maximum bottleneck bandwidth are found for transmitting k sub-flows divided from a data flow.
US10103973B2 Communication device and multi-hop network
A communication device according to an embodiment is included in a multi-hop network. The communication device includes a holder, a storage, a switcher, and a controller. The holder holds communication data. The storage stores path information including an identifier that identifies a communication path and destination information that indicates a destination of communication data on the communication path. The switcher switches a communication path used to transmit communication data on the basis of the path information stored in the storage. The controller transmits communication data to a destination of a communication path switched by the switcher.
US10103971B2 Route search apparatus and route search method
A route search apparatus includes a storage configured to store information of a search tree associated with a topology of a network, and a processor configured to search for candidates of a route from a start point node to an end point node and exclude from search candidates a route from a first node to the end point when a total value of a hop length from the start point node to the first node and the shortest hop length from the first node to the end point node exceeds a predetermined hop length.
US10103968B2 Tree recovery method, controller and recording medium for software-defined network
A tree recovery method for a software-defined network (SDN) adapted to an SDN controller is provided. The tree recovery method includes: establishing topology information based on a current SDN topology and storing the topology information in a storage of the SDN controller; receiving a failure message reporting a failure link of the SDN, a plurality of network nodes of the topology information are classified into at least one losing nodes and at least one remaining node according to the failure link; and calculating and linking the at least one losing node to the at least one remaining node by using the topology information stored in the storage.
US10103965B2 Measuring unit and a method for measuring transmission parameters of a device under test
A measuring unit for measuring transmission parameters of a device under test, comprising a control unit, a transmitter and receiver unit and an evaluation unit. The transmitter and receiver unit is connected via a first connection to the control unit and via at least one transmission channel to the device under test. The device under test is connected via a second connection to the evaluation unit, wherein, for the measurement of the transmission parameters of the device under test, control-data packets and test-data packets are transmitted separately between the control unit and the evaluation unit, and wherein a transmission channel for the test-data packets can be disturbed in a targeted manner.
US10103964B2 Managing large volumes of event data records
A network device that operates as an analysis platform for analysis of event data records that can provide a flexible approach to event data record aggregation. For example, aggregation can be flexibly turned on or off and dynamically adjusted based on event record volume and other factors such as network capacity or throughput. Devices that are instructed to aggregate records can also be instructed to archive the raw records, e.g., to maintain a full fidelity log of events. Devices can further be instructed to utilize a mixed queue approach to determine an order to deliver those records that includes both older records and newer records.
US10103962B1 Return path trace
A reverse network tracing mechanism is described. In an embodiment, a network information request is received that is addressed to a predetermined destination. It is determined that the network information request has an expired timer and a message is returned indicating that a return network path routing procedure has been initiated. After determining that the network information request has an unexpired timer, contents of the network information request are modified to enable identification of at least a portion of the return path from the predetermined destination to a source address of the network information request.
US10103950B2 Hub filtering
Systems and methods may include deploying a probe within a unified infrastructure management (“UIM”) system. The systems and methods may include discovering, via the probe, hubs within the UIM system. Each hub may pass UIM traffic. The systems and methods may include establishing, for each hub, a queue on the hub. The queue may log quality of service (“QoS”) messages that pass through the hub. The systems and methods may include filtering, by the probe, each QoS message. The filtering of each QoS message may be filtering by a filter criteria. The filter criteria may specify an originating system at which the QoS message was originated. Additionally or alternatively, the filter criteria may specify a characteristic of a generating probe that generated the QoS message. The systems and methods may include providing information regarding each of the filtered QoS messages to a monitoring server.
US10103949B2 Count tracking in distributed environments
Count tracking in distributed environments is described, for example, as in data centers where many sites receive data and a coordinator node estimates a sum of the data received across the sites. Count tracking may be used in database applications, search engines, social networking applications and others. In various embodiments sites and a coordinator node work together to implement a process for summing data received at sites, where the sum takes into account both increments and decrements. In examples, a site decides whether to notify the coordinator node of a new data item according to a sampling probability that is related to an estimate of the current global sum of the data input across sites. In some examples a multi-mode algorithm is implemented which increases or decreases communication between the sites and the coordinator node according to behavior of the estimated global sum such that communications costs are optimized.
US10103948B1 Computing devices for sending and receiving configuration information
A computing device configured for sending configuration information is described. The computing device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The computing device obtains access information. The computing device further generates a graphic based on the access information. The computing device also receives a configuration information request associated with the graphic. Additionally, the computing device sends the configuration information.
US10103945B2 Server side content delivery network quality of service
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for monitoring and quantifying the performance of a content delivery network (CDN) from a client side perspective based on server side events. In one particular embodiment, one or more content servers of the CDN may provide connectivity or other performance information to a collector device or site. This information may be reported by each of the content servers for each request for content received at the server. The collector site may then store the received performance information in a database for analysis by one or more systems.
US10103941B2 Nodes of wireless network and status updating method thereof
The present invention relates to the smart home field and discloses a node of a wireless network and a status updating method thereof. In the present invention, each node in the wireless network periodically sends status broadcast message according to the preset period, and the status broadcast message at least carries the identifier and current status information of the present node. The nodes receiving the status broadcast messages record the current status information of the other nodes carried in the received status broadcast messages, wherein the recorded current status information of the other nodes is carried in the sent status broadcast message if the each node in the wireless network has received the status broadcast message of the other nodes when needing to send the status broadcast message. In the present invention, the nodes in wireless network can periodically send status broadcast message carrying the received current status information of the other nodes, such that it can automatically update status of the device nodes in the smart home system and improve the user experience.
US10103940B2 Local network and method of updating a device in a local network
A method of updating at least two interconnected devices in a local network, a local network comprising at least two interconnected devices and a method of operating a remote management client and a device in this local network are provided. A resource location information of an update archive is communicated from a remote management client in the local network to the other devices in said network. The devices participating in the update communicate participation acknowledgement messages to the remote management client. The participating devices determine whether a next one of a predefined sequence of update statuses is reached. They notify the other participating devices that this update status has been reached and pause until all other participating devices have notified that they also have reached the same update status.
US10103939B2 Network control apparatus and method for populating logical datapath sets
For a network control system that receives, from a user, logical datapath sets that logically express desired forwarding behaviors that are to be implemented by a set of managed switching elements, a controller for managing several managed switching elements that forward data in a network that includes the managed switching elements is described. The controller includes a set of modules for detecting a change in one or more managed switching elements and for updating logical datapath set based on the detected change. The logical datapath set is for subsequent translation into a set of physical forwarding behaviors of the managed switching elements.
US10103935B2 Transporting multi-destination networking traffic by sending repetitive unicast
In a distributed network environment, a first virtual machine sends a first virtual machine control information to a first network system. The first network system sends a first control information to a first network control system in response to receiving the first virtual machine control information. The first network control system sends a portion of the first control information to a number of network systems. The first network control system sends a second control information to the first network system. The first virtual machine sends a first packet to the first network system which generates a unicast packet using a portion of the first packet and a portion of the second control information. A second network system receives and processes the unicast packet. The second network system sends a copy of the processed unicast packet to a second virtual machine associated with a second tenant.
US10103928B2 Nyquist and square root nyquist filters for pulse shaping in wireless communications
Nyquist filters for pulse shaping and related matched filters in wireless communications are disclosed that provide improved performance. The disclosed embodiments recognize that the second derivative of the raised cosine function is discontinuous in the frequency domain and that the first derivative of the square root raised cosine is discontinuous in the frequency domain. As such, a generalization for the raised cosine filter is applied, and improvements can be made to the raised cosine function time-frequency localization and ultimately to tradeoffs between inter-symbol interference and adjacent channel interference by introducing smoothness to the higher order derivatives of the frequency response.
US10103926B1 Multi-mode power management circuit
A multi-mode power management circuit is provided. The multi-mode power management circuit includes an unlicensed band amplifier circuit configured to amplify a radio frequency (RF) signal for transmission in an unlicensed RF band(s). In examples described herein, the unlicensed RF band(s) resides in the 5 GHz RF spectrum and is shared between long-term evolution (LTE) enhanced licensed assisted access (eLAA) and Wi-Fi® connectivity. In addition, the multi-mode power management circuit can also support LTE communication in a licensed RF band(s). The multi-mode power management circuit can be dynamically and flexibly configured to support a variety of eLAA, Wi-Fi®, and LTE communication scenarios (e.g., uplink carrier aggregation) in licensed and/or unlicensed RF band(s) based on such power management schemes as envelope tracking (ET). In this regard, the multi-mode power management circuit can support eLAA, Wi-Fi®, and LTE convergence in a mobile device without compromising power management efficiency and/or increasing footprint.
US10103915B2 Apparatus and method for sending and receiving broadcast signals
A broadcast signal receiver is disclosed. A broadcast signal receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a synchronization & demodulation module performing signal detection and OFDM demodulation on a received broadcast signal; a frame parsing & deinterleaving module performing parsing and deinterleaving of a signal frame of the broadcast signal; a demapping & decoding module performing conversion of data of at least one Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) of the broadcast signal into the bit domain and FEC decoding of the converted PLP data; and an output processing module outputting a data stream by receiving the at least one PLP data.
US10103913B2 Systems and methods for network routing in small-world network-on-chip devices
In some embodiments, improved routing strategies for small-world network-on-chip (SWNoC) systems are provided. In some embodiments, an ALASH routing strategy or an MROOTS strategy are used in order to improve latency, temperature, and energy use within a network-on-chip system. In some embodiments, millimeter-wave wireless transceivers are used to implement the long-distance links within the small-world network, to create a millimeter-wave small-world network-on-chip (mSWNoC) system. In some embodiments, non-coherent on-off keying (OOK) wireless transceivers are used to implement the wireless links.
US10103912B1 Phased information pulse method and apparatus
Data communication/transfer has been in binary form from the first simple service through today's complex internet systems. Binary uses zeros and ones transmitted as voltage changes. The invention introduces multi-state digits beyond zeroes and ones to a multi-schema, one, two, three and/or more, thus increasing capacity and speed of data transfer. The present invention uses an electrical pulse that can be phased to communicate the binary data in a multi-phased format. The phased information pulse results in a significant increase in combinations used for the transfer of information. This format improves capacity utilization of networks, increases data transfer speed and secondly provides new opportunities for applications. In the future, the invention can also provide added benefits in data centers and communications security.
US10103911B2 Receiver circuit and eye monitor system
A comparator circuit outputs a comparison result obtained by comparing a data signal with a threshold whose magnitude is adjusted based on a first offset value at a timing synchronized with a second clock signal whose phase is adjusted based on a difference in phase between the data signal and a first clock signal and a second offset value. An eye monitor circuit thins comparison results obtained in a clock data recovery (CDR) circuit for individual symbols of the data signal by comparing the data signal with a threshold, selects a comparison result corresponding to a symbol for which the comparison result is obtained by the comparator circuit, determines, by comparing the selected comparison result with the comparison result obtained by the comparator circuit, whether or not an error has occurred due to the first or second offset value, and outputs the number of times the error has occurred.
US10103910B1 Pulse amplitude modulation equalization optimization system
A PAM equalization optimization system includes a BIOS coupled to a PAM engine and an equalization engine. The BIOS determines an effective equalization tap number of equalization taps that each provide an equalization result above a predetermined amount. The BIOS then determines whether the effective equalization tap number is greater than a predetermined fraction of an available equalization tap number of equalization taps that are available for equalizing a signal. When the effective equalization tap number is greater than the predetermined fraction of the available equalization tap number, the BIOS causes the equalization engine to perform per-symbol equalization on signals modulated using the PAM engine. When the effective equalization tap number is not greater than the predetermined fraction of the available equalization tap number, the BIOS causes the equalization engine to perform per-bit equalization on signals modulated using the PAM engine.
US10103908B1 Linear equalizers for outphasing amplification
Embodiments are directed to an apparatus, method and system for relative or absolute equalization of two or more channels. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a variable-envelope signal, a self-consistent outphasing separator that splits the received variable-envelope signal into constant-envelope signals, and linear pre-equalizers that equalize the constant-envelope signals relative to each other or to some target. The apparatus also includes an analog combiner that combines the constant-envelope signals, and a feedback loop with a processor that receives the combined constant-envelope signals as inputs, analyzes the combined constant-envelope signals to identify pre-equalization inputs that, when applied to the linear pre-equalizers, will equalize the constant-envelope signals, and provide the identified pre-equalization inputs to the linear pre-equalizers, so that the combined constant-envelope signals are equalized relative to each other or to some target. Adaptive algorithms use a dedicated calibration signal, regularly transmitted (data) signal or combination of the two.
US10103906B2 Method and apparatus for attenuating interference or cancelling interference in filter bank multicarrier system
This disclosure relates to a 5G or a pre-5G communication system to be provided to support a higher data rate following 4G communication systems such as LTE. A method according to one embodiment of the present invention is a method for attenuating interference of a signal received in a receiver of a filter bank multicarrier (FBMC) system, the method comprising the steps of: separately extracting data and a reference signal in a received FMBC symbol; obtaining a diagonal element channel of a desired symbol through a channel estimation from the extracted reference signal; generating an interference channel matrix of a non-diagonal component of the desired symbol, a diagonal component and a non-diagonal component of an interference symbol using a channel estimated diagonal component; reconfiguring to a banded channel matrix using an interference channel matrix; and attenuating the interference contained in the extracted data using the reconfigured banded channel matrix information and filter information of a transmitter of the filter bank multicarrier system.
US10103905B2 Method for transmitting channel information and wireless communication system using the same
A method for transmitting channel information, adapted to a base station, includes steps of: receiving a first uplink reference signal and a second uplink reference signal from a user device, obtaining an uplink channel estimation value according to the first uplink reference signal, and obtaining a downlink channel estimation value according to the second uplink reference signal and the uplink channel estimation value.
US10103899B2 Methods, systems, and media for media content streaming device setup
Systems, methods, and media for setting up a media content streaming device are provided. In some implementations, the systems comprise: a first communication interface that is configured to provide a media output to a media content presentation device; a second communication interface that is configured to transfer data; and a hardware processor that is configured to: retrieve a setup application in response to detecting a connection between the media content streaming device and a user device via the second communication interface; cause the setup application to be launched on the user device; receive, from the user device, information relating to setting up the media content streaming device; set up the media content streaming device based on the received information relating to setting up the media content streaming device; and prompt a user to connect the media content streaming device to the media content presentation device via the second communication interface.
US10103897B2 Method and apparatus for managing subscription to a policy counter
A method, performed in a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) for managing subscription to a policy counter maintained at an Online Charging System (OCS) is disclosed. The PCRF is operable to communicate with the OCS over an Sy reference point. The method comprises receiving an All Users subscription trigger from a network operator (202), the All Users subscription trigger identifying a network policy, and sending a Spending Limit Request (SLR) command to the OCS (208), the SLR command specifying an identifier of a policy counter for the network policy and specifying application of the SLR command to all ongoing Sy sessions between the PCRF and the OCS. Also disclosed is a method, performed in an OCS, for managing subscription by a PCRF to a policy counter maintained at the OCS. The method comprises receiving an SLR command from the PCRF (302), the SLR command specifying an identifier of a policy counter and specifying application of the SLR command to all ongoing Sy sessions between the PCRF and the OCS, and applying the received SLR command with respect to the specified policy counter identifier to each ongoing Sy session between the OCS and the PCRF (306-314). Also disclosed are a PCRF, an OCS and a computer program product.
US10103896B2 Method and device of a policy control and charging (PCC) system in a communication network
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a network element (5) in a Policy Control and Charging (PCC) system (2) in a communication network (1). The method comprises establishing a first Internet Protocol (IP) Connectivity Access Network (CAN) session with a first Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) 4x in the PCC system, the first PCEF being associated with a first Public Data Network (PDN) connection X between a Multi-Path Transmission Control Protocol (MPTCP) capable radio device (6) and an MPTCP proxy (8). The method also comprises establishing a second IP-CAN session with a second PCEF 4y in the PCC system, the second PCEF being associated with a second PDN connection Y between the radio device and the MPTCP proxy. The method also comprises establishing a third IP-CAN session with a third PCEF 4z in the PCC system, the third PCEF being associated with an IP connection Z between the MPTCP proxy and a PDN 7, the IP connection being configured for carrying data from both the first PDN connection and the second PDN connection. The method also comprises establishing a fourth IP-CAN session with a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) 3 in the PCC system.
US10103893B2 Blockchain-supported, fail-safe synchronization in a data authentication infrastructure
A distributed hash tree-based authentication system for digital input records has more than one upper-level core node, each of which receives at least one uppermost value from aggregators. Communicating with each other about which aggregator values they have received, the nodes try to reach agreement as to which of these values should be included in duplicated current intra-node hash tree evaluations so as to form a consistent top-level value used as the basis for digital signatures associated with the digital input records. The top-level value is then entered either directly, or after combination with other top-level values over a period, into a block of a blockchain.
US10103892B2 System and method for an endpoint hardware assisted network firewall in a security environment
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a traffic flow at a tamper resistant environment from an application, where the tamper resistant environment is separated from a host operating system. The method also includes applying a security token to the traffic flow and sending the traffic flow to a server. In specific embodiments, a security module may add information about the application to traffic flow. A trapping module may monitor for a memory condition and identify the memory condition. The trapping module may also, responsive to identifying the memory condition, initiate a virtual environment for the application, and check the integrity of the traffic flow.
US10103891B2 Method of generating a deniable encrypted communications via password entry
Embodiments herein provide, for example, a method that includes generating a deniability key; downloading an encrypted blob from a server, where the encrypted blob includes a server-stored symmetric key and is encrypted with a user password; and decrypted the encrypted blob with a locally-stored symmetric key and the user password, where the sever-stored symmetric key: encrypts a message before transmitting the message to an intended recipient, and decrypts a received message, where the deniability key encrypts a deniable message before transmitting the message to an intended recipient, and where the message and the deniable message are transmitted in a random order to the intended recipient.
US10103888B2 Method of performing keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) using multi-party computation without Boolean gates
The subject matter discloses a method operated on at least two servers for a third-party client, the method comprising receiving by a first server a first result of the first irreversible function applied to a secret key from a first third-party client, receiving by a second server a second result of the second irreversible function applied to the secret key from the third-party client, receiving by the first server, a message from a second third-party client, the first server computing a first hash function on said first result and on said message, and sending a result of the first hash function from the first server to the second server, the second server computing a second hash function on said second result and on the result of the first hash function sent from first server and outputting the result generated by second server as HMAC result.
US10103885B2 Method and system for distributed cryptographic key provisioning and storage via elliptic curve cryptography
A method for distributing multiple cryptographic keys used to access data includes: receiving a data signal superimposed with an access key request, wherein the access key request includes at least a number, n, greater than 1, of requested keys; generating n key pairs using a key pair generation algorithm, wherein each key pair includes a private key and a public key; deriving an access private key by applying the private key included in each of the n key pairs to a key derivation algorithm; generating an access public key corresponding to the derived access private key using the key pair generation algorithm; and electronically transmitting a data signal superimposed with a private key included in one of the n key pairs for each of the n key pairs.
US10103881B2 Permutation method for correcting bit error in quantum key distribution protocol
A permutation method for reconciling bit errors in a quantum key reconciliation protocol performing an iterative reconciliation process, includes: obtaining a bit string through a previous reconciliation step; and permuting bits in athe bit string obtained from a the previous reconciliation step before a subsequent reconciliation step by performing a linear modulo operation based on a length of the bit string and a length of a block for the subsequent reconciliation step.
US10103875B1 Authentication through a secret holding proxy
Client requests may be directed through a secret holding proxy system such that the secret holding proxy system may insert a secret into a client request before arriving at the destination. The insertion of a secret may include inserting a digital signature, token or other information that includes a secret or information based upon a secret, which may include secret exchange or authentication protocols. The secret holding proxy system may also remove secrets and/or transform incoming messages such that the client may transparently receive the underlying content of the message.
US10103873B2 Power side-channel attack resistant advanced encryption standard accelerator processor
A processing system includes a processing core and a hardware accelerator communicatively coupled to the processing core. The hardware accelerator includes a random number generator to generate a byte order indicator. The hardware accelerator also includes a first switching module communicatively coupled to the random value indicator generator. The switching module receives an byte sequence in an encryption round of the cryptographic operation and feeds a portion of the input byte sequence to one of a first substitute box (S-box) module or a second S-box module in view of a byte order indicator value generated by the random number generator.
US10103872B2 Securing audio communications
Systems and methods include establishing a cryptographically secure communication between an application module and an audio module. The application module is configured to execute on an information-handling machine, and the audio module is coupled to the information-handling machine. The establishment of the cryptographically secure communication may be at least partially facilitated by a mutually trusted module.
US10103870B2 CDR circuit and reception circuit
A CDR circuit includes a data-determination-circuit to determine a value of a data-signal, based on a first comparison-result of comparing the data-signal with first threshold-values at a timing of a clock-signal, a comparison-circuit to compare the data-signal with a second threshold-value at the timing to generate a second comparison-result, a phase-detection-circuit to detect data-patterns in which first to third symbols are temporally consecutive, based on a determination-result, the data-patterns forming that a value of the second symbol is larger than the first symbol and smaller than the third symbol, or the in value of the second symbol is smaller than the first symbol and larger than the third symbol, wherein the phase-detection-circuit generates a phase-difference-signal for controlling a phase of the clock-signal to advance or delay, based on the second comparison-result at the second symbol, and a phase-adjustment-circuit to adjust the phase of the clock-signal based on the phase-difference-signal.
US10103868B2 Narrow band synchronization signal transmission and detection
In order to reduce ambiguity in NB-SSS and complexity of receiver processing, a transmitter apparatus generates an SSS, wherein the SSS signal comprises a sequence of OFDM symbols, wherein each symbol of the sequence of SSS symbols is mapped to a codeword symbol of an FEC code. Source symbols of the sequence of SSS symbols carry a PCID and frame timing information, and parity symbols of the sequence of SSS symbols introduce redundancy and coding gain. A receiver receives the NB-SSS over multiple OFDM symbols, each symbol of the SSS comprising a short ZC sequence with a combination of root index and cyclic shift. The apparatus derives path metrics using cross-correlation for each of the plurality of symbols, determines a candidate SSS source message based on the derived path metrics and coding constraints of FEC codewords, and identifies a PCID and timing information based on the candidate SSS source message.
US10103867B2 Methods, apparatuses and systems for enhancing measurement gap in synchronized networks
In one example embodiment, the method includes determining, by a first device, a timing of a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal to be transmitted by a second device, determining, by the first device, a timing of a measurement gap for a user equipment served by the first device, the measurement gap being a period of time during which the user equipment searches for the primary and secondary synchronization signals from the second device, and instructing, by the first device, the user equipment to search for the primary and secondary synchronization signals from the second device at the determined timing of the measurement gap.
US10103863B2 Superposition coding method, apparatus, and system
The present invention discloses a superposition coding method, apparatus, and system, The method of the present invention includes: generating a superposition coding signal according to bit data to be separately sent to the at least two user equipments (UEs); sending notification signaling to at least one UE in the at least two UEs, where the notification signaling carries data selection information, and the data selection information is used for instructing the UE to acquire, from bit data demodulated from the superposition coding signal, at least one bit of data that is of a specific quantity and at a specific location as received data; and sending the superposition coding signal to the at least two UEs. The present invention is mainly applied in a demodulation process of a superposition coding signal.
US10103861B2 Mobile station aggregation of acknowledgments and negative acknowledgments in wireless networks
Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to one example embodiment, a method may include determining, at a base station in a wireless network, an uplink channel quality for a mobile station, sending an acknowledgment/negative acknowledgment (ACK/NAK) aggregation indicator to the mobile station based on the determining, sending a plurality of data bursts to the mobile station, and receiving at least one aggregated ACK/NAK report from the mobile station.
US10103860B2 Method for defining PDCCH search space in a communication system using carrier aggregation
The invention relates to a method for operating a secondary station to search for PDCCH in search spaces on a plurality of component carriers, wherein the component carriers comprise an anchor carrier and a plurality of other carriers and the search spaces change in a preconfigured way with the time.
US10103859B2 Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, integrated circuit, and communication method
A base station apparatus transmits first information indicating a subframe in which a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) is present, and second information which indicates a subframe other than a subframe indicated as the subframe in which the CRS is present by the first information, as a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, to a terminal apparatus. Accordingly, the base station apparatus can efficiently communicate with a terminal apparatus using a downlink physical channel.
US10103856B2 Transmission time interval operation for low latency
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may select, and a user equipment (UE) may identify, an initial symbol of a transmission time interval (TTI) based on a particular characteristic of a communication link between the base station and UE. A two-symbol TTI for one UE may thus be scheduled to align with or complement a longer TTI for another UE. For instance, the initial symbol of a two-symbol TTI may be restricted to certain symbol periods of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) subframe to limit interference with other transmissions scheduled during the subframe (e.g., reference signals, control channels, guard periods, etc.). Additionally or alternatively, a UE may identify and blindly decode control channel transmissions for low latency communications by assuming a presence of reference signals within the symbols that include a low latency control channel.
US10103850B2 System and method of using undirectional links for tap aggregation
A method and apparatus of a network element that keeps a port of the network element up in a split port configuration is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives an indication of a link loss on a receive interface of the port, wherein the port includes the receive interface and a transmit interface. In addition, the receive interface is coupled to a first device over a first link, and the transmit interface is coupled to a second device over a second link. Furthermore, the network element performs an operation of the port such that a link coupled to a transmit interface of the port remains up. The network element additionally suppresses receive faults that are received on the receive interface.
US10103844B2 Information receiving and sending method and apparatus
An information receiving and sending method and apparatus are provided, where the information receiving method includes: receiving, by a station (STA) in a transmit opportunity (TXOP) phase, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) data that is from a wireless access point (AP), where some data frames in the OFDMA data carry a legacy physical-layer preamble; and in a process of receiving the OFDMA data, working, by the STA, in an OFDMA receiving mode when receiving a data frame that does not carry the legacy physical-layer preamble, determining, by the STA according to a preset rule, a data frame that carries the legacy physical-layer preamble, and switching from the OFDMA receiving mode to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiving mode to receive the data frame that carries the legacy physical-layer preamble.
US10103842B2 Managing integrity of framed payloads using redundant signals
A frame error correction circuit may identify and correct errors in data frames provided to a receiver as part of a diversity communications scheme. The frame error correction circuit may further align the data frames so that the data frames can be compared. The frame error correction circuit may perform a bit-wise comparison of the data frames and identify inconsistent bit positions where bits in the data frames differ from one another. Once inconsistent bit positions have been identified, the frame error correction circuit may access a permutation table of permutations of bits at the inconsistent bit positions. In some implementations, the frame error correction circuit uses the permutation table to reassemble permutations of the data frames. In various implementations, the frame error correction circuit performs a CRC of each permutation of the data frames, and provides a valid permutation to a network.
US10103831B2 Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus for performing same
A method for receiving, by a first terminal, a signal in a wireless communication system supporting non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a step of receiving a NOMA signal in which signals of NOMA-paired terminals are multiplexed by different power values; and a step of removing, from the NOMA signal, an interference by means of a second terminal paired with the first terminal on a resource in which the NOMA signal has been received, wherein the first terminal is NOMA-paired with multiple terminals including the second terminal on different resources, and the second terminal, from among the multiple terminals, is capable of being specified through a HARQ process schedule to the first terminal on the resource in which the NOMA signal has been received.
US10103828B2 Multi-stage reception monitoring
A network node, method and wireless device are provided. The network node includes processing circuitry that includes a processor and a memory. The memory contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to configure a reception monitoring resource indicating whether there is at least a possibility that a wireless device is scheduled to receive data in a subframe. The reception monitoring resource is configured to cause the wireless device to bypass decoding of at least one control channel candidate in the subframe when the reception monitoring resource indicates the wireless device is not scheduled to read data in the subframe. The network node includes a transmitter in communication with the processing circuitry. The transmitter is configured to transmit the reception monitoring resource to the wireless device in the subframe.
US10103826B2 Testing device and testing method with a fading simulator
A testing device (3), especially a fading simulator incorporating antenna and circuit parameters, for testing a device under test (6), comprises a signal generating unit (4) and a fading simulation unit (5). The signal generating unit (4) generates a first number of signals according to a number of transmitting means (1) for a simulated transmission to the device under test (6). The fading simulation unit (5) outputs a second number of faded signals, which corresponds to a number of receiving means (2) of the device under test (6), to the device under test (6). It simulates the transmission channels between said transmitting means (1) and said receiving means (2) with the aid of an extended channel correlation matrix comprising a channel correlation matrix based on receive antenna characteristics of the device under test (6).
US10103825B2 Transceiver system supporting receiver self calibration and methods of performing the same
A self-calibrating transceiver includes a baseband processor, a receiver chain comprising an amplifier and a digital front end (DFE), and a transmitter chain, and a calibration control state machine. The state machine stores amplifier gain steps and is in communication with the transmitter chain, the receiver chain, and the baseband processor. The state machine can set a receiver chain frequency at a predefined frequency and set a transmitter chain frequency to be offset relative to the receiver chain frequency. For each of the amplifier gain steps, the state machine can set a gain of the receiver chain and set a power of the transmitter chain. The baseband processor can measure an RSSI and transmit the measured RSSI to the state machine. The state machine can determine a digital gain compensation value based on the one or more measured RSSIs and apply the determined digital gain compensation value.
US10103822B2 Transceiver array
Each of a plurality of modules comprises a respective one of a plurality of antenna elements, and each of a subset of the plurality of modules comprising a respective one of a plurality of transceivers, wherein the plurality of modules are interconnected via one or more communication links. The circuitry may be operable to receive a calibration signal via the plurality of antenna elements, determine, for each one of the antenna elements, a time and/or phase of arrival of the calibration signal, calculate, based on the time and/or phase of arrival of the calibration signal at each of the plurality of antenna elements, electrical distances between the plurality of antenna elements on the one or more communication links, and calculate beamforming coefficients for use with the plurality of antenna elements based on the electrical distances.
US10103816B2 Method and system for decoding a modulated signal
In a method and system for decoding a differential M-ary phase or quadrature amplitude modulated signal, the incoming signal is decoded according to a plurality of different decoding rules, wherein said plurality of decoding rules correspond to different values of a resulting frequency difference or mismatch between a signal frequency and a local oscillator reference frequency. The invention allows to increase a tolerance window for the maximal allowable frequency offset, and thus helps to speed up an initial locking process or to allow for equipment which has a lower tuning granularity.
US10103811B2 Techniques for indoor navigation with emergency assistance via light-based communication
Techniques are disclosed for enhancing indoor navigation using light-based communication (LCom). In some embodiments, an LCom-enabled luminaire configured as described herein may include access to a sensor configured to detect a given hazardous condition. In response to detection of a hazard, the LCom-enabled luminaire may adjust its light output, transmit an LCom signal, or both, in accordance with some embodiments. A given LCom signal may include data that may be utilized by a recipient computing device, for example, in providing emergency evacuation routing or other indoor navigation with hazard avoidance, emergency assistance, or both. In a network of such luminaires, data distribution via inter-luminaire communication may be provided, in accordance with some embodiments, via an optical interface or other wired or wireless communication means. In some cases, the network may include a luminaire that is not LCom-enabled yet still configured for inter-luminaire communication.
US10103809B2 Wavelength tunable light source, and optical transceiver using the same
A wavelength tunable light source includes a light source, a wavelength monitor circuit configured to receive light emitted from the light source, and a processor that controls the light source based upon an output value of the wavelength monitor circuit, wherein the wavelength monitor circuit has a wavelength filter with a periodic transmission spectrum, and three photo detectors connected to outputs of the wavelength filter, and wherein the processor is configured to calculate a ratio of photo-detection normalized with two of three quantities of light received at the three photo detectors and control electric current input to the light source such that a calculated ratio of photo-detection approaches a target ratio at a designated wavelength.
US10103808B2 Optical module and wavelength detecting method
An example optical module includes: an optical splitter configured to split a received incident optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal; a wavelength filter sheet configured to receive the second optical signal to reflect a first part of the second optical signal to generate reflected light, and to transmit a second part of that to generate transmitted light; a first photo detector configured to convert the reflected light into an electric signal; a second photo detector configured to convert the transmitted light into an electric signal; and an MCU configured to obtain the first detected signal and the second detected signal, to determine the difference in optical power between the reflected light and the transmitted light, and to determine from the difference in optical power and a specified standard difference in optical power whether the wavelength of the second optical signal is shifted.
US10103800B2 Method and apparatus for adaptive beam hopping in multi cell multi user communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for performing adaptive beam hopping in a multi-cell multi-user communication system. The method includes: making a request for allowing multiple accesses for beam hopping for a predetermined operation time to a plurality of accessible base stations (BSs); receiving a response to the request from two or more BSs among the plurality of BSs and determining, according to a predetermined reference, beams above the reference among transmission beams of the two or more BSs as available beams; determining a beam hopping pattern based on the determined available beams and transmitting the determined hopping pattern to the two or more BSs; and forming reception beams based on the determined beam hopping pattern to receive signals.
US10103792B2 Apparatus, system and method of communicating a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) transmission
For example, a wireless station may be configured to generate a plurality of time-domain streams in a time domain, the plurality of time-domain streams comprising at least a first time-domain stream comprising a first data sequence in a first interval and a second time-domain stream comprising a second data sequence in the first interval, the first time-domain stream comprises a time-inverted and sign-inverted complex conjugate of the second data sequence in a second interval subsequent to the first interval, and the second time-domain stream comprises a time-inverted complex conjugate of the first data sequence in the second interval; to convert the plurality of time-domain streams into a respective plurality of frequency-domain streams in a frequency domain; and to transmit a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmission based on the plurality of frequency-domain streams.
US10103780B1 Dual mode communication over automotive power lines
A system for communication over automotive power lines is described. The system includes a plurality of vehicle modules. Each of the vehicle modules includes a power line communication (PLC) module. A PLC network connects the power lines configured to carry electric power to the vehicle modules. The PLC processors enable the power lines to transmit data between the plurality of vehicle modules. The system also includes a master PLC processor configured to transmit data to one or more of the plurality of vehicle modules via one of two selectable protocols that include a multiple frequency channel communication protocol and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication protocol.
US10103778B2 Method for line control of access network applied G.hn technology thereto, access network multiplexer, access network terminal, and access network system using the same
The present invention relates to a method for line control of access network applied G.hn technology thereto, and access network multiplexer (GAM), access network terminal (GNT), and access network system using the method, which includes a domain master as a collection of G.hn nodes communicating with the end-point of the access network, a switch connecting the physical layer of G.hn specification with the multiple domain masters, and a controller controlling at least one of bandwidth, output, and signal to noise ratio (SNR) offset of the signal transmitted by at least one of the domain master and the end-point.
US10103775B2 Method and radio node for controlling radio transmission
A method and radio node for controlling transmission of radio signals in a transmitter band to avoid or reduce interference in a victim band, the victim band being separate from the transmitter band in frequency domain. The radio node applies Digital Pre-Distortion, DPD, on signals to be transmitted on at least one carrier in the transmitter band, such that Intermodulation Distortion, IMD, components of the signals are pre-distorted asymmetrically relative the at least one carrier to suppress at least one of the IMD components falling within the victim band. The pre-distorted signals are then amplified in a power amplifier and transmitted on the at least one carrier.
US10103774B1 Systems and methods for intelligently-tuned digital self-interference cancellation
A system for digital self-interference cancellation includes a filter that generates a reduced-noise digital residue signal; a channel estimator that generates a current self-interference channel estimate from a digital transmit signal, the reduced-noise digital residue signal, and past self-interference channel estimates; a controller that dynamically sets the digital transform configuration in response to changes in a controller-sampled digital residue signal; and a channel memory that stores the past self-interference channel estimates.
US10103772B2 Apparatus and methods for filter bypass for radio frequency front-ends
Apparatus and methods for filter bypass for radio frequency front-ends are provided. In certain configurations, filter connectivity of a front-end is changed as a function of automatic gain control (AGC) in a receive path. For example, lossy filtering can be bypassed when signal conditions and the surrounding interference environment allow. In certain implementations, an additional gain state is added to the AGC in the form of a bypass of the filtering. Thus, receiver gain and noise figure are greatly improved while the linearity and susceptibility to blockers is degraded.
US10103771B2 Dual push between a host computer system and an RF generator
A system and a method for increasing a rate of transfer of data between a radio frequency (RF) generator and a host computer system is described. The rate of transfer of data is increased by implementing dedicated physical layers associated with the RF generator and the host computer system and a dedicated physical communication medium between the RF generator and the host computer system. Moreover, a dual push operation is used between the RF generator and the host computer system. There is no request for data sent from the RF generator to the host computer system or from the host computer system to the RF generator.
US10103764B2 Wearable device and method for information delivery
A wearable device for information delivery may comprise a physiological sensor, a microprocessor, a display and a wearable housing. The wearable device may effectively receive a signal, convert the signal into information and renders a layout on a display. A method for information delivery may comprise signal reception step, signal transformation step and information visualization step. The method may be extensively applied in a wearable device or a device comprising at least a physiological sensor, a microprocessor and a display.
US10103761B2 Local oscillator signal generation using opportunistic synthesizer to clock digital synthesis
Control circuitry for use in generating a local oscillator (LO) signal is provided. Synthesizer control circuitry is configured to control synthesizer circuity to generate an analog oscillator signal having a first frequency at which phase noise is minimized. DS control circuitry is configured to generate a control word or message to cause DS circuitry to generate a digital DS signal having a desired frequency when the DS circuitry is clocked by the oscillator signal having the first frequency. The desired frequency is proportional to the LO signal frequency. The digital DS signal generated by the DS circuitry is used to generate the LO signal. Thus the first frequency used to clock the DS circuitry is selected to optimize the oscillator rather than having some relationship to the LO frequency. In addition, a single synthesizer may be used in order to simultaneously generate many LO signals.
US10103754B2 Architectures and methods related to transmit signal routing with re-use of filters
Disclosed herein are systems, circuits, architectures and methods related to front-end architectures for wireless devices configured for uplink carrier aggregation. The disclosed front-end architectures include a first power amplifier module with filters and a second filter-less power amplifier module. The front-end architectures are configured to route signals from the filter-less power amplifier module to the first power amplifier module for filtering. This reduces the size of the second filter-less module relative to a module that utilizes its own filters, thereby reducing costs, reducing size, and/or providing additional space for other modules or other functionality to be included in a wireless device.
US10103753B1 Error correcting analog-to-digital converters
A pipeline ADC comprising an ADC segment and a digital backend coupled to the ADC segment. In some examples the ADC is configured to receive an analog signal, generate a first partial digital code representing a first sample of the analog signal, and generate a second partial digital code representing a second sample of the analog signal. In some examples the digital backend is configured to receive the first and second partial digital codes from the ADC segment, generate a combined digital code based at least partially on the first and second partial digital codes, determine a gain error of the ADC segment based at least partially on a first correlation of a PRBS with a difference between the first and second partial digital codes, and apply a first correction to the combined digital code based at least partially on the gain error of the ADC segment.
US10103750B2 Error correction decoding apparatus
An error correction decoding apparatus includes column operators 201 and row operators 211 to 213 provided respectively in accordance with the columns and rows of a check matrix of an LDPC code. A received LLR (log-likelihood ratio) of a received sequence is input into the column operators 201 together with row LLRs from the row operators 211 to 213, whereupon the column operators 201 calculate a total value z1 of the received LLR of the received sequence and the row LLRs from the row operators 211 to 213. The row operators 211 to 213 hold operation results relating to row LLRs or column LLRs obtained during a previous operation, calculate column LLRs using the total value input from the column operators 201 and the held operation results, calculate row LLRs from the calculated column LLRs, and output the calculated row LLRs to the column operators 201.
US10103744B1 Power scaling a continuous-time delta sigma modulator
A delta sigma modulator circuit comprises a forward circuit path including a first integrator stage and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit, wherein a transfer function of the forward circuit path includes a signal gain element of m, wherein m is a positive integer; an input path to the first integrator stage, wherein a transfer function of the input path includes a signal gain element of l/m; and a feedback circuit path operatively coupled to an output of the ADC circuit and an inverting input of an op amp of the first integrator stage, wherein the feedback circuit path includes at least a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit and a transfer function of the feedback circuit path includes a signal gain element of l/m.
US10103741B2 Method for controlling digital fractional frequency-division phase-locked loop and phase-locked loop
A method for controlling a digital fractional frequency-division phase-locked loop and a phase-locked loop are disclosed. The phase-locked loop includes a control apparatus, a TDC, a DLF, a DCO, a DIV, and an SDM. The control apparatus performs delay processing on an active edge of a reference clock according to a frequency control word and a frequency division control word to obtain a delayed reference clock; and sends the delayed reference clock to the TDC so that the TDC performs phase discrimination processing on the delayed reference clock and a feedback clock. A control apparatus added to a phase-locked loop may perform delay processing on a reference clock according to a current frequency control word and a current frequency division control word, so that a feedback clock and a delayed reference clock have active edges that approximately correspond in time.
US10103740B2 Method and apparatus for calibrating a digitally controlled oscillator
A method of calibrating a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The method comprises configuring a fine tuning capacitive component of the DCO into a minimum capacitance configuration therefor, configuring a coarse tuning capacitive component of the DCO into a first configuration therefor and determining a resulting first output frequency of the DCO. The method further comprises configuring the coarse tuning capacitive component into a second configuration therefor, the second and first configurations of the coarse tuning capacitive component being capacitively increasing consecutive configurations respectively, configuring the fine tuning capacitive component into a maximum capacitance configuration therefor, determining control signal settings for a resolution adjustment component of the DCO that achieve a resulting output frequency of the DCO equal to the determined first output frequency, and generating calibration data for the second configuration of the coarse tuning capacitive component comprising the determined control signal settings for the resolution adjustment component.
US10103739B2 Digital phase locked loop for low jitter applications
A phase locked loop circuit is disclosed. The phase locked loop circuit includes a ring oscillator. The phase locked loop circuit also includes a digital path including a digital phase detector. The phase locked loop circuit further includes an analog path including a linear phase detector. Additionally, the phase locked loop circuit includes a feedback path connecting an output of the ring oscillator to an input of the digital path and an input of the analog path. The digital path and the analog path are parallel paths. The digital path provides a digital tuning signal the ring oscillator that digitally controls a frequency of the ring oscillator. The analog path provides an analog tuning signal the ring oscillator that continuously controls the frequency of the ring oscillator.
US10103738B2 Quadrature phase detector circuit, quadrature phase corrector, multi-antenna radio circuit, radio station and method
A quadrature phase detector circuit for a multi-antenna radio circuit comprising a plurality of frequency synthesizers using a common reference oscillator signal is disclosed. The quadrature phase detector comprises a first circuit arranged to collect a first state value indicating an inner state of a first quadrature signals generating frequency divider circuit of a first frequency synthesizer of the plurality of frequency synthesizers and a second state value indicating an inner state of a second quadrature signals generating frequency divider circuit of a second frequency synthesizer of the plurality of frequency synthesizers, a second circuit arranged to determine from the first state value and the second state value whether quadrature signals of the first frequency synthesizer and quadrature signals of the second frequency synthesizer are in-phase or out-of-phase, and a third circuit arranged to provide an output signal indicating whether the quadrature signals of the first frequency synthesizer and the quadrature signals of the second frequency synthesizer are in-phase or out-of-phase.
US10103732B1 Low power voltage level shifter circuit
A low power voltage level shifter circuit in which current is limited through at least one of a plurality of CMOS logic circuits, one of which receives input signals within a first voltage level and is connected between a first upper and lower power supply, a second of which transmits shifted output signals within a second voltage level and is connected between a second upper and lower power supply. There is at least one current-limiting MOS transistor connected between at one of the CMOS logic circuits and one of its power supplies. Typically, there is at least one current-limiting MOS transistor between the second CMOS logic circuit which transmits the shifted output signals which have a larger range than that of the input signals. A second current through the at least one current-limiting MOS transistor mirrors a set current through a first MOS transistor so that power consumed by the CMOS logic circuit during switching is limited.
US10103730B1 Lossless variable transmission reflection switch controlled by the phase of a microwave drive
A technique relates to a microwave switch. A first nondegenerate device includes a first port and a second port. A second nondegenerate device includes another first port and another second port, the second port being coupled to the another second port, where the first nondegenerate device and the second nondegenerate device are configured to receive a phase difference in microwave drives. A first input/output port is coupled to the first port and the another first port. A second input/output port is coupled to the first port and the another first port, where communication between the first input/output port and the second input/output port is based on the phase difference.
US10103724B2 Dimension regulation of power device to eliminate hot spot generation
A parameter is compared to a lower threshold. The parameter is a gate-to-source voltage that is associated with a first transistor or a drain current that is associated with the first transistor. The first transistor is a field effect transistor, and the first transistor is a power device. If one or more of at least one supplemental transistor is coupled to the first transistor, and the parameter is less than the lower threshold, a plurality of switches is controlled to decouple at least one of the at least one supplemental transistor from the first transistor.
US10103723B2 Driving apparatus for switches
In a driving apparatus for switches connected in parallel to each other, drivers respectively turn on or off the switches. A temperature obtainer obtains a value of a temperature parameter correlating with a temperature of at least one of the first and second switches. A selector selects at least one of the switches as at least one drive target switch. A driver causes at least one of the drivers to turn on the at least one drive target switch during an on duration and thereafter turn off the at least one drive target switch in each target switching cycle. The selector adjusts the number of the selected at least one drive target switch based on the value of the temperature parameter.
US10103722B2 Differential switch circuit
A differential switch circuit includes: a first transistor having a first terminal coupled with a first input terminal, a second terminal coupled with a first output terminal, and a control terminal coupled with a switch signal receiving terminal; a second transistor having a first terminal coupled with a second input terminal, a second terminal coupled with a second output terminal, and a control terminal coupled with the switch signal receiving terminal; a central switch element positioned between the control terminals of the first and second transistors; and a switch element control circuit for controlling the central switch element based on a switch signal. When the switch signal turns on the first and second transistors, the switch element control circuit turns off the central switch element, and when the switch signal turns off the first and second transistors, the switch element control circuit turns on the central switch element.
US10103721B2 Multiplexer structure
A logic two-to-one multiplexer includes: two input terminals; one output terminal; a control terminal. Four series-connected two-to-one multiplexers are connected such that a first multiplexer has its inputs connected to the input terminals, a last multiplexer has its output connected to the output terminal, and the other multiplexers have their respective inputs interconnected to the output of the previous multiplexer in the series association. Half of the multiplexers are controlled in reverse with respect to the other half of the multiplexers.
US10103716B2 Data latch circuit
A data latch circuit includes a first inverter circuit having a first input terminal and a first output terminal, and connected between a first voltage source and a second voltage source, a second inverter circuit having a second input terminal electrically connected to the first output terminal and a second output terminal electrically connected to the first input terminal, and connected between the first voltage source and the second voltage source, a first transistor electrically connected between the first voltage source and the first inverter circuit, a second transistor electrically connected between the second voltage source and the first inverter circuit, a first switch circuit that controls an electrical connection between the first output terminal and a first bus, and a second switch circuit that controls an electrical connection between the first output terminal and a second bus.
US10103713B1 Hybrid electro-mechanical tuner
A hybrid electro-mechanical tuner uses a modified version of the forward injection technique, also called Gamma Boosting Unit (GBU), integrated with a passive slide screw impedance tuner in the same slabline and housing. The modified GBU samples a phase-and-amplitude adjustable portion of the forward travelling signal at the fundamental frequency, amplifies it and injects it back, in reverse direction, into the main signal path through a circulator connected at the idle port of the tuner, after the mechanical tuning probe. The horizontal and vertical control of the forward coupler (wave-probe) of the modified GBU which is attached to the vertical axis in a mobile carriage, is manual or remote and eliminates the need for a dedicated phase shifter and attenuator, making the solution better, simpler and more effective.
US10103706B2 Transmission and reception device
A transmission and reception device includes a control unit, an antenna duplexer, a transmission circuit, a reception circuit, a detection unit, an antenna matching circuit, and a load adjustment circuit. The detection unit is connected to an antenna side of the antenna duplexer. The detection unit detects a reflection signal generated as a transmission signal is reflected by the antenna. The control unit adjusts element values of a capacitor a resistance constituting the load adjustment circuit on the basis of the detected reflection signal. The load adjustment circuit is connected to the antenna duplexer. By adjusting the element value of the load adjustment circuit, the impedance of the antenna duplexer is adjusted and the impedance between the antenna and the antenna duplexer is matched.
US10103700B2 Audio control using auditory event detection
In some embodiments, a method for processing an audio signal in an audio processing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes receiving an audio signal and a parameter, the parameter indicating a location of an auditory event boundary. An audio portion between consecutive auditory event boundaries constitutes an auditory event. The method further includes applying a modification to the audio signal based in part on an occurrence of the auditory event. The parameter may be generated by monitoring a characteristic of the audio signal and identifying a change in the characteristic.
US10103698B2 Differential circuits with constant GM bias
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits and techniques thereof. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a differential amplifier that has a differential amplifier section, a current source, and a feedback section. The differential amplifier section comprises NMOS transistors that receives two voltage inputs and generate a differential output. The current source provides a long tail for the differential amplifier section. The feedback section generates a feedback voltage based on a reference bias voltage. The feedback voltage is used by an amplifier to control the current source and to keep the biasing and gain of the differential amplifier substantially constant. There are other embodiments as well.
US10103696B1 Integrated gallium nitride power amplifier and switch
A multi-band RF power amplifier circuit fabricated using GaN technology includes a RF power amplifier coupled to a multi-band RF switch without an intervening impedance matching network between the RF power amplifier and the multi-band RF switch. The multi-band RF switch includes a plurality of Unit HEMT cells. In one IC package, the RF power amplifier, the multi-band RF switch, a controller for controlling the switch and all connection therebetween are totally contained within the IC package. In another IC package, the RF power amplifier and the multi-band RF switch are disposed on a single substrate.
US10103694B2 Audio driver system and method
An audio driver equipped with a distortion compensation unit corrects for detected distortion and includes a digital to analog converter (DAC), an amplifier, and an output driver that drives a loudspeaker. Between the output driver and the loudspeaker, the audio driver can include a series resistor and a differential amplifier to measure the voltage across the resistor. A distortion detection unit can use the detected voltage to determine whether distortion, such as rub and buzz distortion is present. The distortion detection unit can comprise an analog to digital converter (ADC) to digitize the voltage data, an FFT to transform the voltage data into frequency information, a root-mean-square (RMS) module that measures the energy at each frequency, and an analysis module which looks for the distortion signature in the energy spectrum.
US10103691B2 Power amplifier system and associated bias circuit
A power amplifier system includes a differential power amplifier and a bias circuit. The differential power amplifier is arranged for receiving a differential input pair to generate an output signal. The bias circuit is arranged for generating a bias voltage to bias the differential power amplifier, and the bias circuit comprises a source follower for receiving a reference voltage to generate the bias voltage.
US10103690B2 Phase, amplitude and gate-bias optimizer for Doherty amplifier
Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for Doherty amplifier optimization. Amplifier configurability and control therefore may be integrated. Amplitude alignment, phase alignment, amplifier gate biasing, driver gate biasing and temperature compensation for N paths in Doherty configurations may be integrated, for example, using a programmable LUT storing control bit patterns. Configurability may comprise reconfigurability between asymmetric power split ratios, between symmetric and asymmetric relationships and between classic and inverted phase relationships, permitting path reconfigurability for higher or lower power and leading or lagging phase. Multiple versions providing more or less configurability and/or control range with more or less insertion loss, such as design and production versions, may be pin compatible, e.g., to reduce time and expense for R&D and production transition. Integration of configurability and/or control may reduce complexity in design, development, control, optimization, production and application, e.g., by eliminating interfaces, mismatches or excessive capacitance between discrete chips.
US10103688B2 Systems and methods for improved installation and grounding of photovoltaic assemblies
Improved PV assemblies for converting solar radiation to electrical energy and methods of installation thereof are disclosed herein. PV arrays comprising a plurality PV modules are also described herein. A PV assembly can comprise a plurality of PV modules arranged into rows and/or columns of a PV array. A PV module can comprise a plurality of solar cells encapsulated within a PV laminate. In some embodiments, a PV module includes a frame at least partially surrounding the PV laminate. A PV assembly can further comprise at least one flexible grounding connector positioned between a plurality of PV modules, adjacent rows of PV modules in an array and/or a column of PV modules in an array. A flexible grounding connector can comprise a first and a second engagement head for engaging a first and a second PV module. A flexible grounding connector can further comprise a flexible body portion coupling first and second engagement heads. The flexible body portion of the flexible grounding connector can be electrically conductive so as to provide an electrical grounding path between first and second PV modules and accommodate any misalignment or offset between first and second PV modules.
US10103685B2 Tracking photovoltaic solar system, and methods for installing or for using such tracking photovoltaic solar system
A tracking photovoltaic solar system, and methods for installing or for using such tracking comprising at least a dual axis tracker unit maintaining an array of photovoltaic modules aligned to the sun. Said tracker unit includes: a pair of sub-frames supporting photovoltaic modules, a torque tube supporting said subframes rotating around a primary rotation axis, a pole structure fixed and extending vertically above an anchoring basis and being rotatively connected to said longitudinal support, secondary rotating means controlling the orientation of said sub-frames around corresponding secondary rotation axis of said sub-frames, said secondary rotation axis being orthogonal to said primary rotation axis and actuators means for controlling said primary and secondary rotating means. The secondary rotation axis are located at each end of said torque tube, said pole structure being central with regard to said sub-frames and said actuators means of both primary and secondary rotating means are linear.
US10103683B2 Rail-less roof mounting system
A roof mounting system for the attachment of an article to a roof, the system comprising a plurality of PV modules each having at least one corner and a frame member, a flashing member having a top surface; an upstanding sleeve attached to the top surface of the flashing member; an elevated water seal having a borehole formed therethrough, the elevated water seal further comprising at least one screw for providing a waterproof seal between the article and the roof structure; and whereby the plurality of PV modules are interlocked in a way to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement supported above the roof through the frame members of the plurality of PV modules.
US10103681B2 Retaining device for solar cell module
A fastening system fastening solar cell modules to an installation surface, each solar cell module having a top surface at which a solar cell substrate is provided, a bottom surface at the opposite side to the top surface, a first side part, and a second side part at the opposite side to the first side part, the fastening system comprising a plurality of support members which abut against the first side parts or the second side parts of the solar cell modules, the plurality of support members supporting the bottom surfaces and the first side parts and the second side parts of the solar cell modules, and fastening members which prevent at least vertical movement of the solar cell modules with respect to top surfaces, the fastening members being movably attached to the plurality of support members, is provided.
US10103676B2 Fan motor braking apparatus and the control method thereof
A fan motor braking apparatus includes a fan motor, a conversion circuit and a motor driver circuit. The conversion circuit is respectively and electrically connected to the fan motor and the motor driver circuit. The conversion circuit includes bridge structures. After the fan motor starts operating, the motor driver circuit receives at least one fan status signal and determines whether the fan motor braking apparatus enters a braking status or not according to the at least one fan status signal. When the fan motor braking apparatus enters the braking status, the motor driver circuit outputs a braking control signal to the conversion circuit so that the bridge structures of the conversion circuit generate a brake effect on fan motor, wherein the at least one fan status signal includes an external speed-control signal and a transition voltage signal of the fan motor.
US10103673B2 Motor apparatus comprising at least twelve coils
The invention is based on a motor apparatus, in particular on an EC motor apparatus, comprising at least one stator (12a; 12b; 12c) which has at least twelve coils (14a, 14a′, 16a, 16a′, 18a, 18a′, 20a, 20d, 22a, 22b′, 24a, 24a′; 14b, 14b′, 16b, 6b′, 18b, 18b′, 20b, 20b′, 22b, 22b′, 24b, 24b′; 14c, 16c, 18c, 20c, 22c, 24c, 142c, 44c, 146c, 148c, 150c, 152c), and comprising at least one power supply unit (26a; 26b; 26c). It is proposed that coils (14a, 14a′, 16a, 16a′, 18a, 18a′, 20a, 20a′, 22a, 22a′, 24a, 24a′; 14b, 4b′, 16b, 16b′, 18b, 18b′, 20b, 20b′, 22b, 22b′, 24b, 24b′; 14c, 16c, 18c, 20c, 22c, 24c, 42c, 144c, 146c, 148c, 150c, 152c), which directly follow one another in the circumferential direction (36a; 36b; 36c), of the at least one stator (12a; 12b; 12c) are connected to differing phases of the power supply unit (26a; 26b; 26c) in at least one operating state.
US10103667B2 Motor control anti-windup and voltage saturation design for electric power steering
A system for preventing controller windup in an electric motor includes a limiting module that determines a limited voltage command in response to a commanded voltage exceeding an available voltage of a motor power source, the limited voltage command is applied to an electric motor, a saturation parameter module that determines a saturation parameter based on the limited voltage command, the saturation parameter indicates a magnitude of the commanded voltage exceeding the available voltage, a non-linear processing module that processes the saturation parameter to generate a processed saturation parameter, and a reference current modifier module that generates a modified current command based on the processed saturation parameter, the modified current command is applied to the control system to improve the current command tracking.
US10103666B1 Synchronous generator modeling and frequency control using unscented Kalman filter
Various examples are related to synchronous generator modeling with frequency control, which can be achieved using unscented Kalman filtering. In one example, a method includes obtaining operational parameters associated with a generator of a power system; determining parameters of a synchronous generator model with frequency control based at least in part upon the operational parameters associated with the generator; and providing a command to a frequency control of the generator, the command updating one or more parameters of the frequency control. In another example, a system includes a generator controller for a generator of a power system; and a computing device in communication with the generator controller, where the computing device is configured to determine parameters of the synchronous generator model using operational parameters associated with the generator and provide a command updating one or more parameters of a frequency control of the generator controller.
US10103661B2 Wind power plant and a method for operating thereof
A wind power plant is provided. The wind power plant comprises at least one wind turbine and a power plant controller. The power plant controller is configured to detect whether a grid voltage exceeds a predefined threshold, and if it has detected that the grid voltage exceeds the predefined threshold, the power plant controller sends a reactive power reference to the at least one wind turbine, thereby causing the at least one wind turbine to reduce its reactive power output in response to the reactive power reference.
US10103658B2 Drive control device and fuel pump drive system
A microcomputer of a drive control device for controlling the driving of a brushless motor has a positioning part and a torque acceleration control unit. The positioning unit controls the power to be supplied to the windings, to thereby position the rotor at a drive start position which is a position of the rotor relative to the stator at which the drive control of the brushless motor can start, before starting the drive control of the brushless motor. The torque acceleration control unit controls the power to be supplied to the windings so that a torque acceleration falls within a predetermined range that the collision stress generated when the outer wall of the end of the shaft collides with the inner wall of the hole of an impeller (rotating member) is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, when the rotor is positioned.
US10103652B2 Piezoelectric generator for hydraulic systems
A piezoelectric power generator assembly includes a housing, a piezoelectric transducer located in the housing, and a piston located in the housing. The piston is movable with respect to the housing and is configured to be moved into contact with the piezoelectric transducer, and the piezoelectric transducer is configured to generate an electrical charge when contacted by the piston.
US10103650B2 Driving device
In a piezoelectric driving device, a load due to flection deformation of a flexible substrate can be prevented from being applied to a piezoelectric element and decrease in driving efficiency of the driving device can be prevented. The flexible substrate of the driving device includes a first fixing portion fixed to the piezoelectric element, a second fixing portion fixed to a holding member, and a bending portion in which the flection deformation is formed with movement of a vibrating plate. The second fixing portion is provided between the first fixing portion and the bending portion along the flexible substrate.
US10103643B2 Space vector modulation for matrix converter and current source converter
A converter includes a transformer including primary windings and secondary windings, switches connected to the primary windings, an output inductor connected to the secondary windings, and a controller connected to the switches. The controller turns the switches on and off based on dwell times calculated using space vector modulation with a reference current ref whose magnitude changes with time.
US10103642B2 Power supply device
A power supply device includes a rectifying unit for rectifying an AC input voltage, a voltage conversion unit including a switching element and configured to receive a rectified input voltage from the rectifying unit and obtain an output voltage voltage-converted by a switching operation of the switching element, and a voltage comparison unit configured to generate a comparison signal between the output voltage and a set output voltage. The power supply device further includes an oscillation unit configured to output a control signal having an oscillation period and an oscillation-stop period as a control signal for controlling an ON/OFF of the switching element. The oscillation period and the oscillation-stop period of the control signal are controlled by the comparison signal outputted from the voltage comparison unit, and a pulse duty ratio of the control signal in the oscillation period is variably controlled based on the input voltage.
US10103635B2 Buck-boost controller achieving high power factor and valley switching
A high power-factor buck-boost converter having a rectified low-frequency AC line voltage input and a DC output is provided. The converter may include a magnetic element, a controlled switch having a gate terminal and a drain terminal that is coupled to the magnetic element, a rectifier diode coupled to the magnetic element, an output smoothing capacitor coupled to the rectifier diode, and a control circuit having an output coupled to the gate terminal of the controlled switch for repeatedly turning the controlled switch off for a first time duration and on for a second time duration. The second time duration may be determined as a function of the first time duration immediately preceding the second time duration.
US10103634B2 Power converter device based on normally-on type switching devices
A power converter device, includes switching devices and a controller, to realize conversion between power supplies by controlling on and off the switching devices via the controller. The switching devices include: at least one normally-on type switching device and at least one normally-off type switching device both having an operation frequency greater than 1 kHz and connected in series. The controller outputs a first and second control signal to correspondingly control the normally-on type switching device and the normally-off type switching device to control the normally-off type switching device to be turned on after the normally-on type switching device to be turned off. The present disclosure uses the normally-off type switching device originally disposed in the circuit, having a voltage blocking ability, to realize directly usage of the normally-on type switching device to improve efficiency and power density of switching power supply.
US10103631B2 Power converter circuit and method thereof
A power converter circuit and an associated method of converting an AC power supply. The power converter circuit comprises: a supply rectifier circuit (2) for rectifying an AC supply power to generate a rectified supply power; an inverter circuit (3) for receiving the rectified supply power to generate an inverted supply power; a load rectifier circuit (4) for rectifying the inverted supply power to generate a rectified load power for supplying a load current to a load (5); and a boost circuit (6) driven by the load current to provide a boosted voltage to the rectified supply power.
US10103630B1 SMPS filter optimization
A power supply is disclosed. The power supply an output diode, a main switch coupled to the input filter and an output inductor coupled to the output diode and the main switch. The power supply also includes a bypass switch coupled to the main switch and configured to bypass the output inductor. A switch driver is included and the switch driver is configured to turn on the bypass switch and upon detecting the output diode in a blocking mode, turn on the main switch and turn off the bypass switch.
US10103628B2 Switchless capacitive high voltage sensing
A circuit and a method for sensing a current flowing through a pass device of a voltage converter. The pass device is switchable between a conducting state and a non-conducting state. The circuit contains an output node for providing an indication of the current flowing through the pass device, a capacitive element, connected between the pass device and the output node. A first switching element is connected between the first terminal of the capacitive element and ground. A second switching element is connected between the second terminal of the capacitive element and ground. A control circuit controls the first and second switching elements to isolate the output node from the terminal of the pass device through the capacitive element while the pass device is in the non-conducting state.
US10103620B1 SIBO boost converter and operation method thereof
In a SIBO boost converter, an inductor current flows from an input to ground through an inductor and a first switch to energize the inductor. The inductor releases energy stored thereof and the inductor current flows from the inductor to ground via a second switch and a first capacitor to charge the first capacitor and to produce a first positive output thereon. The inductor is energized by the input and the inductor current flows from the inductor to a third capacitor through two third switches to charge the third capacitor and to produce a second positive output thereon. The third capacitor is discharged through two fourth switches to charge a second capacitor of the capacitors to produce a negative output thereon. Timing for producing the second positive output is non-overlapped with timing for producing the negative output.
US10103619B2 Electric power conversion device
An electric power conversion device includes: an active circuit section emitting noises; an output-side filter circuit section; a chassis including a first space and a second space for housing the active circuit section and the filter circuit section respectively; and a base plate that is installed so as to cover at least the first space and is electrically connected to the chassis. Here, the chassis includes a first partition wall for partitioning the first space and the second space, the base plate is disposed so as to cover the first space, and includes a second partition wall along the first partition wall, and the second partition wall is disposed between the filter circuit section and the first partition wall in the first space.
US10103618B2 Power factor correction circuit with calculated duty compensation and driving method thereof
Provided is a power factor correction circuit including an inductor having one end to which an input voltage is applied; a power switch connected between another end of the inductor and the ground, and configured to control an output of the power factor correction circuit; and a power factor correction controller configured to calculate a duty of the power switch on the basis of an output detection voltage corresponding to the output and an inductor current flowing through the inductor, calculate conduction-period information regarding a conduction period in which the inductor current flows in one switching cycle of the power switch, and compensate the calculated duty on the basis of the conduction-period information.
US10103617B2 Regulator circuit and method of operating regulator circuit
A regulator circuit comprises: a regulator output node; at least (N+1) regulator control circuits, N being an integer greater than 1; N drivers, each one of the N drivers including: a multiplexer having an input port and an output port, the input port of the multiplexer being coupled with output nodes of the at least (N+1) regulator control circuits; an adjuster circuit configured to adjust a level of a current supplied by the driver to the regulator output node; and a task controller. The task controller is configured to: set a first one of the N+1 regulator control circuits to be idle during a first cycle of a clock signal; and set a second one of the N+1 regulator control circuits to be idle during a second cycle of the clock signal.
US10103611B2 Machine learning apparatus and method for learning arrangement position of magnet in rotor and rotor design apparatus including machine learning apparatus
A machine learning apparatus, which learns a condition associated with arrangement positions of magnets on a core of a motor rotor, includes: a state observation unit that observes a state variable composed of data relating to arrangement positions of a plurality of the magnets arranged on the core, data relating to a magnitude of cogging torque generated when the plurality of the magnets are arranged at the respective arrangement positions, and data relating to a magnetic flux density of each of the magnets; and a learning unit that learns the condition associated with the arrangement positions of the magnets on the core in accordance with a training data set constituted by the state variable.
US10103604B2 Rotating rectifier assembly for electric machine
An electric machine assembly, having a first machine providing an alternating current output and a second machine receiving a direct current input, and a rectifier assembly placed within a rotating shaft of the electric machine assembly to convert the AC output of the electric machine assembly to the DC input prior to transmission of the electricity from the electric machine assembly.
US10103602B2 Rotary electric machine
Provided is an electric motor capable of cooling a stator without being increased in size with a small number of components and even with simple work. The electric motor includes ring-shaped sealing members (34) having flexibility and being arranged on an inner diameter side of a stator coil (22) so as to surround inner diameter portions of coil ends. Cooling oil flowing from an upper part of a housing into the housing flows downward through coil end oil paths (37, 38) formed by the sealing members (34), coil end covers (32, 33), and the coil ends.
US10103600B2 Flywheel
A flywheel based energy storage system which can include one or more flywheels and a motor/generator unit is disclosed. The system can include a universal joint connecting a suspended flywheel and motor/generator to another body (e.g., frame or mounting point on another structure). The universal joint permits automatic adjustment of an axis of the suspended flywheel to help reduce effects of gyroscopic precession on the flywheel system. A single flywheel is fixed to the drive shaft. Multiple additional flywheels are mounted to drive shaft via bearings to allow freewheeling. The fixed (or first) flywheel is fully charged before speed activated clutch engages second flywheel. All additional flywheels are started sequentially in like manner. During discharge, charged flywheels engage drive shaft via one-way ratchet type mechanism and non-charged flywheels continue to freewheel. A sectional drive shaft of one embodiment simplifies portability and assembly. A variable inertia flywheel of another embodiment further reduces charge-up time.
US10103597B2 Labyrinth seal for three-phase machines
The present invention relates to electrical machines having a shaft rotatably supported in a housing and having a labyrinth seal with labyrinth contours engaging into one another for sealing the housing with respect to the shaft. The invention in this respect in particular relates to the labyrinth seal for sealing the housing of a three-phase machine with respect to a shaft rotatable relative to the housing. In accordance with the invention, at least one side of the labyrinth seal is at least provided with an insulating coating in the region of the labyrinth contours.
US10103595B2 Stator having insulator with yarn passage portion, motor having the stator, and compressor
A stator includes a core having inwardly extending teeth, an insulator placed on an end surface of the core, coil windings wound the teeth, outgoing lines extending from both ends of the coil windings, and a yarn securing the outgoing lines to the insulator. The insulator has an outer wall surrounding a central axis and erected to upwardly extend from the end surface, a plurality of teeth cover portions radially inwardly extending from the outer wall, and a plurality of inner walls erected at an end portions of the teeth cover portions. The coil windings are placed between the outer wall and corresponding inner walls. A passage portion radially extends and is formed in at least one of the teeth cover portions to pass the yarn, and the passage portion is spaced from the coil windings.
US10103591B2 Generator and improved coil therefor having electrodynamic properties
The present invention relates to electrical generators and, in particular, to improvements to efficiency in electromechanical energy conversion in electrical generators and electric motors. The regenerative acceleration generator coil according to the present invention takes advantage of the structure of a high impedance multiple-loop salient pole winding or low impedance bi-filar windings to create a positive armature (accelerative) reaction rather than a negative (decelerative) reaction as exhibited by prior art generators which only have low impedance multiple loops of wire making up their rotor armature. The generator of the present invention reverses these negative effects by delaying current flow in the coil until the rotating magnetic field reaches TDC.
US10103585B2 Regulated load modulation circuit and method for producing regulated load modulation signaling
A load modulation circuit includes a resonator circuit configured to resonate based on a received charging power and produce a resonance output signal based thereon, and a rectifier circuit configured to receive the resonance output signal and convert the resonance output signal to a rectified voltage signal. The load modulation circuit further includes a sensor circuit configured to sense the rectified voltage signal and generate a control signal based on the rectified voltage signal and a target power range associated with a change in conducting power of the load modulation circuit during a load modulation. Lastly, the load modulation circuit includes a controllable current source circuit configured to generate a controlled current based on the control signal, wherein the controlled current modulates a load of the load modulation circuit while concurrently maintaining a change in total conducting power at an output of the rectified circuit within the target power range.
US10103584B2 Wireless inductive power transfer
A wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter (101) providing power to a power receiver (105) via an inductive power signal. The power transmitter (101) and receiver (105) can operate in different modes including a test mode and a power transfer mode. Operating parameters of the power receiver (105) are constrained in the test mode relative (and specifically the loading). A foreign object detector (209) generates a foreign object detection estimate from a comparison of a measured load to an expected load of the inductive power signal when the power receiver is operating in the test mode. A controller (211) enters the power transmitter (101) and receiver (103) into the power transfer mode when the foreign object detection estimate is indicative of no detection of a foreign object. In the power transfer mode, a parasitic power loss detector (207) generates a parasitic power loss detection for the power transfer if a parasitic power loss estimate is outside a range.
US10103582B2 Transmitters for wireless power transmission
The present disclosure may provide various electric transmitter arrangements which may be used to provide wireless power transmission (WPT) while using suitable WPT techniques such as pocket-forming. In some embodiments, transmitters may include one or more antennas connected to at least one radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) and one microcontroller. In other embodiments, transmitters may include a plurality of antennas, a plurality of RFIC or a plurality of controllers. In addition, transmitters may include communications components which may allow for communication to various electronic equipment including phones, computers and others.
US10103573B2 UPS systems and methods using variable configuration modules
A UPS includes a first bridge circuit module, a second bridge circuit module, and a control circuit configured to operate the first bridge circuit module as an inverter and to selectively operate the second bridge circuit module as a bypass switch and a rectifier. The control circuit may be configured to operate the second bridge circuit module as bypass switch in a standby UPS mode and to operate the second bridge circuit module as a rectifier in an on-line UPS mode.
US10103572B2 Uninterruptible power supply systems and methods using interconnected power routing units
A system includes a plurality of power routing units. Each of the power routing units includes a first AC port, a second AC port, and a static switch configured to couple and decouple the first AC port and the second AC port. Each of the power routing units further includes a DC port and a bidirectional converter circuit coupled between the second AC port and the DC port. The DC ports of the power routing units are coupled in common to a DC bus and the system further includes a control circuit configured to control the power routing units to provide power transfer between at least two of the power routing units via the DC bus.
US10103571B2 Uninterruptible power supplies for use in a distributed network
A diagnostic system for a UPS module has a battery diagnostics module, an inverter diagnostic module, a utility diagnostic module, and a transformer diagnostic module. The battery diagnostic module is configured to generate battery diagnostic information based on at least one operating characteristic of at least one element of the battery module. The inverter diagnostic module is configured to generate inverter diagnostic information based on at least one operating characteristic of at least one element of the inverter module. The utility diagnostic module is configured to generate utility diagnostic information based on at least one operating characteristic of at least one element of the utility power signal supplied by the utility power supply. The transformer diagnostic module is configured to generate transformer diagnostic information based on at least one operating characteristic of at least one element of the transformer module.
US10103567B2 Photovoltaic cell accessory for a battery powered device
A power management system includes a battery circuit element connected in parallel with a load and including a non-rechargeable battery and a first diode connected in series with the non-rechargeable battery, a capacitor circuit element connected in parallel with the battery circuit element and including a capacitor connected in series with a second diode, and a photovoltaic cell circuit element connected in parallel with the capacitor circuit element and including a photovoltaic cell connected in series with a third diode. The first and second diodes are configured such that when a voltage of the non-rechargeable battery exceeds a voltage of the capacitor, the non-rechargeable battery supplies current to the load to power the load, and when the voltage of the capacitor exceeds the voltage of the non-rechargeable battery, the capacitor supplies current to the load to power the load.
US10103566B2 Suitcase integrated charging and powering device
A suitcase integrated charging and powering device integrated into a suitcase includes a suitcase that has a housing, which defines an internal space. A plurality of rollers is coupled to a bottom of the housing. A power module is positioned in the internal space and coupled to the housing. The power module comprises at least one rechargeable battery that is removable from the housing, such that the power module can be connected to an external power source and recharged. A generator is positioned in the internal space and coupled to the bottom of the housing proximate to the plurality of rollers. The generator is operationally coupled to the plurality of rollers and the power module. A plurality of ports is coupled to and positioned on the housing. The ports are operationally coupled to the power module.
US10103564B2 Uninterruptible power supply system and method for supplying backup power
A UPS system includes UPS devices and a common bus. The UPS devices are configured to output respective backup voltages. The common bus electrically interconnects the UPS devices for receiving the backup voltages, and is configured to output to the UPS devices a greatest one of the backup voltages as a dominant voltage. Each UPS device is operable to detect the backup voltage outputted thereby, to compare the backup voltage with the dominant voltage, to determine whether a power recovery signal is received from the power supply equipment, and to vary the backup voltage with a descending trend, where the varying of the backup voltage is conducted at least based on the dominant voltage and the backup voltage.
US10103560B2 Charger with wide range output voltage
A charger with a wide range output voltage includes a voltage output side, a first constant voltage output unit, a voltage modulation unit and a load voltage detection unit. The first constant voltage output unit generates a first constant voltage. The load voltage detection unit detects a load voltage and transmits the load voltage to the voltage modulation unit. According to the load voltage and a load charging voltage requirement, the voltage modulation unit generates a modulation voltage and transmits the modulation voltage to the first constant voltage output unit. The first constant voltage output unit transmits the first constant voltage and the modulation voltage to the voltage output side. Moreover, the modulation voltage is an n times of a second constant voltage. The n is a positive number.
US10103556B2 Load side method of blocking charger voltage from a battery load
Methods and apparatus for a protection circuit for a battery and a battery connected device during charging are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a load-blocking switch connected between a rechargeable battery and an electronic device and a charge-blocking switch connected between the rechargeable battery and a charger. The apparatus also includes a safety circuit to detect a voltage across and the current flowing through the rechargeable battery. The safety circuit opens the load-blocking switch and the charge-blocking switch when it detects that the voltage across or the current flowing through the battery exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US10103552B1 Protocols for authenticated wireless power transmission
One example embodiment of a wireless power transmitter described herein includes: a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas configured to transmit RF power waves such that they converge to form controlled constructive interference. The example embodiment also includes: a micro-controller configured to: receive from a user device a coded signature signal (and the user device is coupled with a receiver), authenticate the receiver as authorized to receive wireless power from the transmitter according to the coded signature signal, in accordance with determining that the receiver is authorized, obtain from the receiver a set of user-defined restrictions used to determine when wireless power may be transmitted to the receiver; and cause the RF antennas to transmit the RF power waves when the set of user-defined restrictions indicate that wireless power may be transmitted. The example embodiment also includes: a communication component configured to receive from the receiver the coded signature signal.
US10103548B2 Operating a solar power generating system
According to some embodiments, the present disclosure may include a method of analyzing solar power forecasts that may include obtaining a test dataset of historical irradiance at a location of a solar power generating system, and normalizing the test dataset based on a clear sky model at the location. The method may also include clustering the test dataset into multiple weather classes that each include a set of characteristics, obtaining a forecast of irradiance at the solar power generating system, and classifying the forecast into one of the weather classes, and determining confidence intervals of the forecast based on the set of characteristics of the one of the plurality of weather classes. The method may additionally include, based on the confidence intervals of the forecast, performing one of increasing output or decreasing output of a source of energy alternative to solar energy.
US10103547B2 Method and system for applying electric fields to multiple solar panels
A solar cell management system for increasing the efficiency and power output of a solar cell and methods for making and using the same. The management system provides an electric field across one or more solar cells. The imposed electric field exerts a force on both the electrons and holes created by light incident on the solar cell and accelerates the electron-hole pairs towards the electrodes of the solar cell. The solar cell management system considers variations in configuration of solar cells to maximize the power output of the solar cells. The accelerated electron-hole pairs have a lower likelihood of recombining within the cells' semiconductor's material. This reduction in the electron-hole recombination rate results in an overall increase in the solar cells' efficiency and greater power output.
US10103546B2 Power management system
A controller and system with a controller that is configured to determine the energy input to an energy storage device at any time and control the activation of one or more electrical load devices. Each load device has an associated load profile data list that includes parameters pertaining to an energy storage threshold parameter and a nominal energy consumption parameter. The controller activates one load devices and controls the power input to the energy storage device by a proportional amount when the energy input to the energy storage device exceeds the nominal energy consumption parameter of the load device.
US10103543B2 Method for controlling a load
A method for controlling a load by providing a total energy consumption and a time window for the total energy consumption of the load from one or more energy sources is described. The method includes determining of energy blocks, wherein the energy blocks are based on a power interval during a time interval, the time intervals are within the time window and the energy blocks are allocated energy-source-dependent costs, sorting of the energy blocks in ascending order according to the level of the costs per energy block and subsequent summation of quantities of energy that the energy blocks contain in ascending order of sorting until the total energy consumption of the load is reached. From this, on and off times of the load are determined by means of the time intervals that belong to the summed energy blocks, wherein the power intervals belonging to the respective energy blocks determine a power consumption of the load at the respective instant, and the load is actuated in accordance with the on and off times. An apparatus for carrying out the method is likewise disclosed.
US10103539B2 Semiconductor device and current limiting method
A semiconductor device, including a main transistor configured to supply power from a power source to a load, and a current limiting device including a control transistor. The current limiting device is configured to detect that the current flowing from the main transistor is an overcurrent, and to limit the current upon determining that the current is equal to or greater than a current limit value, and an operating voltage of the control transistor is equal to or greater than a current limiting activation voltage. The current limit value is a threshold for determining whether the current is greater than an operating current of the main transistor for the load to operate in a steady state. The current limiting activation voltage is a sum of a correction voltage and a predetermined threshold voltage at the gate of the control transistor when the current rises to the current limit value.
US10103536B2 Circuit for detecting arc due to contact inferiority
A circuit for detecting arc due to a bad contact includes a rectifying unit for rectifying an arc pulse voltage due to the bad contact, an arc voltage detection unit for detecting an arc voltage through the rectifying unit, a high-frequency pass filter combined in a front end or a rear end of the arc voltage detection unit, a control signal generation unit for generating a relay driving control signal using the arc voltage detected by the arc voltage detection unit, and a relay unit controlled by the relay driving control signal and electrically connecting a ground line and a power line of the interior wiring.
US10103535B2 Electrical protective arrangement for an electrical installation, and associated method
An electrical protective arrangement for an electrical installation has a fault current protection apparatus with a detection device for sensing a fault current and an evaluation device for comparing the sensed fault current with a threshold value. A tripping signal is output by the evaluation device if the sensed fault current exceeds the threshold value. A communication module is configured to send fault current data with information pertaining to the sensed fault current and to receive operating data for setting an operating state for the evaluation device.
US10103533B1 Electrical countertop box with trapdoor cover
An electrical box assembly for mounting an electrical component in a countertop. The assembly includes an electrical box with an enclosure adapted to receive electrical wiring. A sidewall on the electrical box includes one or more channels each including a channel bottom, a ramp, and a channel cover with a slot. A mounting bracket includes a base and two arm members and is loosely assembled to the electrical box with the mounting fasteners. A cover bracket is secured in each of the slots. A cover provides access to the electrical component and includes a cover plate, a cavity for housing an electrical component, and a snap-engagement latch for selectively latching the electrical component outward of the cover plate or inward within the electrical box enclosure. Installation time and effort are minimized as site preparation requires only a single hole that may be made with a standard size hole-saw.
US10103532B2 MediaLink interconnection box
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing MediaLink Interconnection Boxes (“MIBs”). In some embodiments, a plurality of MediaLink Interconnection Boxes (“MIBs”) or media interconnection devices, which may be disposed throughout a recreational vehicle (“RV”) park or other bulk service provider application sites, or the like, may serve as demarcation units designed to each provide an accessible indoor or outdoor interface where long-term or temporary/transient customers can directly connect to land line service (e.g., POTS service), video or television service, and/or Ethernet or Internet services provided by one or more service providers. Fiber-to-Drop-Point (“FTDP”) and/or point-to-point fiber insertion within a passive optical network (“PON”) communications system may be implemented using apical conduit systems in conjunction with the MIBs. Alternatively, traditional ground-based or buried line interconnections (or a combination of the apical conduit system and such traditional interconnections) may be implemented in conjunction with the MIBs.
US10103531B1 Component mounting devices, systems, and methods
A component management system that can be customized by a user is provided. In some embodiments, the component management system includes a cover having first, second and third sides and a substantially uniform thickness, and a mounting panel having first and second major faces and first and second channels extending along opposite edges of the first and second major faces.
US10103530B2 Modular electrical wiring device system
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring system having a frame assembly that includes a frame opening at a central portion thereof. The frame opening provides access to the interior of the device wall box. At least one electrical wiring device is configured to snap into the frame opening such that the interior of the device wall box is completely enclosed by the frame assembly and the at least one electrical wiring device such that access to wiring disposed within the device wall box is substantially prevented. The at least one electrical wiring device includes at least one user-interface. An aesthetic overlay may be coupled to the frame assembly. The aesthetic overlay includes an overlay opening configured to accommodate the at least one user-interface such that the at least one user-interface is accessible to a user.
US10103525B2 Cable handling apparatus and method
A cable handling apparatus may include a frame and a first cable jaw mounted to the frame. A second cable jaw is pivotally mounted to the first cable jaw so that the first and second cable jaws may be pivoted with respect to one another between an opened position and a closed position. A lock assembly operatively associated with the first and second cable jaws locks said first and second cable jaws in the closed position.
US10103524B1 Apparatus for transporting and dispensing wire or cable from a barrel pack
An apparatus for the movement of a barrel pack containing spooled wire or cable. The apparatus comprising a frame, a handle attached to the frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to the frame, securing structures attached to the frame, the securing structures securing the barrel pack to the frame and a footage counting assembly attached to the handle. The footage counting assembly counts the amount of footage of wire or cable passing through the footage counting assembly.
US10103523B2 RC voltage dividers used in common GIS gas compartment
An arrangement includes a gas insulated switchgear and a RC voltage divider. The gas insulated switchgear includes a switchgear compartment and a voltage divider compartment. The RC voltage divider and the gas insulated switchgear together at least partially form a hermetically sealed common gas compartment. A method for assembling the arrangement is also provided.
US10103521B2 Electrical power distribution plate comprising a protected distribution bar
Electrical power distribution plate comprising a distribution bar, a first mounting board to which the distribution bar is attached and a contactor connected to the distribution bar. The plate comprises a second mounting board attached to the distribution bar so that the distribution bar is placed between the first mounting board and the second mounting board.
US10103518B2 High reliability etched-facet photonic devices
Semiconductor photonic device surfaces are covered with a dielectric or a metal protective layer. The protective layer covers the entire device, including regions near facets at active regions, to prevent bare or unprotected semiconductor regions, thereby to form a very high reliability etched facet photonic device.
US10103516B2 Semiconductor laser device
A semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor epitaxial structure, an electrode pad layer, and a transparent conductive layer. The semiconductor epitaxial structure includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and the first semiconductor layer is disposed between the electrode pad layer and the light emitting layer. The transparent conductive layer is disposed between the electrode pad layer and the first semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer has a ridged structure on one side away from the light emitting layer. The electrode pad layer has at least one empty area, and an orthogonal projection of the at least one empty area along a direction perpendicular to the light emitting layer is overlapped with at least a portion of an orthogonal projection of the ridged structure along the direction.
US10103512B2 VCSEL structure with embedded heat sink
An optoelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate, having front and back sides and having at least one cavity extending from the back side through the semiconductor substrate into proximity with the front side. At least one optoelectronic emitter is formed on the front side of the semiconductor substrate in proximity with the at least one cavity. A heat-conducting material at least partially fills the at least one cavity and is configured to serve as a heat sink for the at least one optoelectronic emitter.
US10103511B2 Laser beam combination apparatus
The present invention discloses a laser beam combination apparatus, comprising: a water cooling plate, a beam combiner and two laser arrays; each of the laser arrays comprises N lasers, wherein N is a positive integer more than 1; the two laser arrays are fixed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the water cooling plate, respectively; and the beam combiner performs a spatial beam combination, a polarization beam combination or a wavelength beam combination of laser beams output from the two laser arrays. Thus it can be seen that in the technical solution provided by the present invention, arrays of lasers are arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the water cooling plate, and under the condition that a beam combination is performed on the same number of laser light beams, the water cooling plate is used in a high efficiency to decrease the volume and weight of the laser light beam combination apparatus, save the material of the water cooling plate of the laser light beam combination apparatus, and reduce the cost of the laser light beam combination apparatus, thus meeting the production and processing requirement of the laser light beam combination apparatus, and promoting the continuous development and progress of the laser light beam combination technique.
US10103510B2 Optical module and method of manufacturing optical module
An optical module includes an optical element having a group of first pads which is formed on a first surface thereof, a substrate having a group of second pads which is formed on a second surface thereof facing the first surface so as to correspond to the group of first pads, respectively, and a group of solders that respectively bonds the group of first pads and the group of second pads to each other, wherein, in a plan view, the corresponding first and second pads partially overlap each other, and a center of gravity of the group of first pads coincides with a center of gravity of the group of second pads.
US10103509B2 Excimer laser device
The excimer laser device receives data on a target value of pulse energy from an external device and outputs a pulse laser beam. The excimer laser device includes a master oscillator, at least one power amplifier including a chamber provided in an optical path of the pulse laser beam outputted from the master oscillator, a pair of electrodes provided in the chamber, and an electric power source configured to apply voltage to the pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to control the electric power source of one power amplifier of the at least one power amplifier to stop applying the voltage to the pair of electrodes based on the target value of the pulse energy.
US10103506B2 Busway systems and related assemblies and methods
A busway assembly includes first and second busway sections and a joint assembly connecting the first and second sections. Each busway section includes a housing including first and second opposing side portions. Each busway section includes a first insulator held in the first side portion and a second insulator held in the second side portion. The first and second insulators each hold one or more bus bar conductors. The joint assembly includes first and second connected joint housings and plurality of joint conductors held in the first and second housings. A first exposed portion of each joint conductor extends out of the first housing and is electrically connected with one of the bus bar conductors of the first busway section. A second exposed portion of each joint conductor extends out of the second housing and is electrically connected with one of the bus bar conductors of the second busway section.
US10103504B2 Electric connector with wire holder
An electric connector is provided to ensure reliable termination of cable wires having different sizes. The electric connector can include a housing, a plurality of contacts, and a wire holder. The wire holder includes a wire support extension configured to be at least partially inserted into the housing. The wire support extension defines a plurality of wire receiving passages configured to arrange a plurality of first wires thereon and align the first wires with contact insert slots of the housing, respectively, when the wire support extension is inserted to the housing. The wire holder further includes a plurality of wire support ribs configured to centralize second wires smaller than the first wires.
US10103502B2 Connector holder with inclination protection
It is aimed to provide a connector capable of stably holding a holder in a housing and improving quality. A connector includes a capacitor (70) serving as an electrical component, terminals (50A, 50B) to be connected to the capacitor (70), a holder (30) for holding the terminals (50A, 50B) and the capacitor (70), and a housing (10) into which the holder (30) holding the terminals (50A, 50B) and the capacitor (70) is to be inserted. The terminal (50A) includes correcting portions (56) for correcting the inclination of the holder (30) in the housing (10) by coming into contact with the housing (10) from inside.
US10103501B2 Electrical connector with better ant-EMI effect
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing and two grounding members. The insulative housing defines an upper sidewall, a lower sidewall and two end walls connected to both ends of the upper and lower sidewalls to form a mating cavity. Each grounding member defines a body portion fixed to the insulative housing and a plurality of contacting arms extending forward from the body portion. Each contacting arm defines a pair of wing portions located on both sides thereof, and the upper and lower sidewalls define a plurality of channels and a plurality of receiving slots. The wing portions are abutted against the bottom surfaces of the receiving slots to form a pre-pressure to the contacting arms.
US10103500B2 Plug connector arrangement with sleeve part
A plug connector arrangement having a plug connector and a cable connected thereto, with at least one conductor pair for transmitting a differential signal, wherein the conductors of the conductor pair have a first mutual spacing (X) in a sheathed cable section, diverge in an expansion section in the direction of the plug connector, and have a larger second mutual spacing (Y) in a guide section of the plug connector, wherein a sleeve part at least partially surrounding the conductor pair in the expansion section is provided to exert pressure on the conductors of the conductor pair at least in sections, in order to reduce the spacing therebetween.
US10103498B2 Shield connector
A shield connector includes a shielded cable (11) with wires (12) enclosed by a shield layer (13). An inner housing (16) accommodates terminals (15) connected to the wires (12). A shield shell (20) covers the inner housing (16) and includes a connecting portion (23) to be connected electrically to the shield layer (13). An outer housing (30) accommodates the shield shell (20) and is locked to a mating connector. The outer housing (30) includes a body (31) enabling the shield shell (20) to be inserted therein through an opening (31A) on a rear side, and two covers (40A, 40B) integrally hinged to the body (31) to close the opening (31A) and cover the connecting portion (23). Each cover (40A, 40B) includes a first lock (43, 44) to be locked to the mating cover and a second lock (45) to be locked to the body.
US10103495B2 Methods and apparatus for adaptive grounding and noise mitigation in mixed-signal devices
Methods and apparatus for providing adaptive grounding in mixed-signal electronic dies, circuits, modules, or other devices. In one example a module in which adaptive grounding is implemented includes a substrate having disposed thereon a plurality of signal contacts and a ground connection, and a mixed-signal die disposed on the substrate and including a signal section and a control section, the signal section having a plurality of radio frequency components each connected to a respective one of the plurality of signal contacts on the substrate by a corresponding signal connector, and the control section having at least two ground paths that selectively connect the control section to the ground connection on the substrate and which are physically spaced apart from one another, the mixed-signal die further including at least two switches, each operable to selectively connect one of the ground paths to the ground connection.
US10103493B2 Method of maintaining cross talk in different zones of an assembly for interconnecting a cable
A method of manufacturing a connector and assembly of a cabling category and comprising two mating zones connected by an intermediate zone. Each of the zones is manufactured such that Near End Cross Talk (NEXT) resulting from transmission of the high frequency signal across each zone is below a specified amount chosen such that NEXT introduced by a high frequency signal transmission between via all the zones is below a level as specified for the cabling category.
US10103491B2 Electrical connector
An electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple terminals disposed at the insulating body, a shielding shell, disposed on a periphery of the insulating body, and a circuit board located at the rear end of the insulating body. The terminals have at least one grounding terminal. The grounding terminal has a first grounding pin extending backward out of the insulating body. The circuit board has a first solder pad and a second solder pad. The first solder pad is connected to the second solder pad. The first grounding pin is conductively connected to the first solder pad, and the shielding shell is electrically connected to the second solder pad.
US10103490B2 Lever-type connector
A lever-type connector has a male housing (10) including a bottom wall (11) formed with through hole (23, 24) and a receptacle (12) extending forward from an outer periphery of the bottom wall (11). A female housing (30) is capable of fitting into the receptacle (12). A lever (33) is mounted on the female housing (30) and connects the male and female housings (10, 30) by being rotated from an initial position to a connection position. An arm (36) of the lever (33) is between an outer surface of the female housing (30) and an inner surface of the receptacle (12). First and second closing portions (40, 41) are on the arm (36) and are configured to close a clearance between an upper opening (13) of the receptacle (12) and the lever (33) by being above the through holes (23, 24) with the lever (33) at the connection position.
US10103485B2 Coaxial connector
Coaxial connector including a center conductor provided inside an outer conductor with a tubular outer conductor main body. A mating portion on one side in the axial direction of the outer conductor main body detachably mates with a counterpart connector. A supporting portion on the other side in the axial direction of the outer conductor main body supports the center conductor through the insulating member medium. Securing portions projecting from the end face on the other side in the axial direction or from the outer peripheral surface on the other side in the axial direction of the outer conductor main body towards the other side in the axial direction securing the outer conductor by soldering to a conductor pattern on the board surface. A first barrier portion on the outer peripheral surface on the other side in the axial direction of the outer conductor main body blocks solder flow.
US10103483B2 Coaxial plug-in connector arrangement
A coaxial plug-in connector arrangement is provided having an electrically conductive outer sleeve, and an electrically conductive inner sleeve which is insertable into the outer sleeve in the axial direction and is electrically connectable to the outer sleeve. A first contact pin is insertable into the outer sleeve from a side facing away from the inner sleeve. A second contact pin is insertable into the inner sleeve from a side facing away from the outer sleeve. An insulating part in which an inner conductor part is mounted is located in the inner sleeve. The two contact pins are connectable to one another in an electrically conductive manner via the inner conductor part. An arresting element is mountable on one of the two sleeves before insertion of the inner sleeve into the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is detachably fixable in the outer sleeve by means of the arresting element.
US10103482B2 Spring loaded terminal for conductors
A spring loaded direct plug-in terminal with a direct plug-in connector for the connection of a conductor includes a housing with a chamber and a plug-in channel for plugging the conductor into the chamber. The terminal also includes a busbar, a clamping spring arranged in the chamber and acting as a compression spring for fixing the electrical conductor on the busbar in the area of a clamping site. The clamping spring includes a pivotable clamping arm which can be adjusted from a locked state in a locked position into a clamping state in which it is unlocked from the locked state and presses the electrical conductor against the busbar. An actuation element which is movable in the housing is provided which, together with the clamping arm of the clamping spring, can be locked in the locked state. The mobility of the actuation element in the housing in the locked state can be arrested by a locking element which is movable at an angle relative to the movement direction of the actuation element.
US10103475B1 Optimized shipping of IP telephony devices
A connector and cabling system is provided. The system includes a plurality of pigtails, each pigtail of the plurality of pigtails are configured to couple to one of a plurality of electronic devices, wherein each electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices has a corresponding box or package. The system includes a cable and a plurality of first connectors. Each first connector of the plurality of first connectors is configured to extend through and attach to a wall of a box or opening of the package with a first port of the first connector inside the box. The first port is coupled to the pigtail, and a second port of the first connector outside the box or package. The second port is coupled to the cable. The plurality of electronic devices is provisioned via the cable, the plurality of first connectors and the plurality of pigtails, with each of the plurality of electronic devices, in the corresponding box or package. A method of preparing electronic devices for shipping is also provided.
US10103471B1 Reversible connector interface
A reversible plug connector includes a plug housing having a housing contact disposed on an inner surface of the plug housing, a moveable plug insulator disposed within the plug housing, the moveable plug insulator having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface with a metallic conductor exposed on both the upper surface and the lower surface. The moveable plug insulator is configured to be vertically displaced in response to the reversible plug connector being inserted into a receptacle connector such that a portion of the metallic conductor is brought into contact with a receptacle contact on the receptacle connector and another portion of the metallic conductor is brought into contact with the housing contact, and thereby the housing contact is electrically connected to the receptacle contact. A corresponding system is also disclosed herein.
US10103469B1 Receptacle terminal with stable contact geometry
A receptacle terminal for receipt of a mating terminal therein. The receptacle terminal includes a contact portion having a bottom wall and resilient arms which extend from either side of the bottom wall. The bottom wall has a raised portion with a first embossment position proximate a lead-in surface at a mating end of the contact portion. The bottom wall has a second embossment spaced from the first embossment, the first and second embossments providing additional strength and stability to the contact portion to prevent unwanted bending of the terminal. This provides a stable electrical connection while allowing for a lower insertion force of the mating terminal into the socket terminal.
US10103467B2 Liquid discharge apparatus and flexible flat cable grouping
A liquid discharge apparatus is provided with a first flexible flat cable, a second flexible flat cable, a head unit, and a liquid absorbing member, the head unit includes discharge section which discharges a liquid due to driving signals being applied, a discharge surface which is provided with a discharge opening for discharging the liquid, a first connection section which is connected to the first flexible flat cable, and a second connection section which is connected to the second flexible flat cable, and the liquid absorbing member is provided between the first flexible flat cable and the second flexible flat cable.
US10103462B1 Card-edge connector assembly having card guide modules
A card edge connector assembly includes a card edge connector having a housing defining a card slot for a circuit card and having a base mounted to a host circuit board and including mounting lugs having datum surfaces. The assembly includes card guide modules coupled to the housing each having a base secured to the host circuit board and a support beam extending from the base for supporting the circuit card. The base includes a locating cavity that receives the mounting lug and locating surfaces that engage the datum surfaces to register the card guide modules relative to the housing.
US10103457B2 Terminal attached wire
A terminal attached wire includes a wire and a terminal fitting. The wire includes a core wire. The core wire is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and is covered with a coating. The core wire is exposed at and end portion of the wire. The terminal fitting is made of copper or a copper alloy and is connected to the end portion of the wire. A sacrifice layer having a higher ionization tendency than aluminum is provided on a portion of the terminal fitting except for an electrical connection portion with another member.
US10103456B1 Electrica spring-terminal
Embodiments herein are directed to a wire spring terminal including a main contact body having a base and a set of sidewalls defining a central cavity, a first spring contact extending from the base into the central cavity, and a second spring contact extending from one of the sidewalls into the central cavity, wherein the first and second spring contacts are configured to engage a wire inserted into the main contact body. In some embodiments, the wire spring terminal includes a third spring contact extending from the base into the central cavity, and a fourth spring contact extending from another one of the set of sidewalls into the central cavity, the third and fourth spring contacts configured to engage a wire. The first and third spring contacts may be arranged side-by-side, separated by a slot. The second and fourth spring contacts are also arranged side-by-side, separated by another slot.
US10103454B2 Structure and method for connecting terminal
A terminal has a plurality of clamping portions in which surfaces facing each other serve as clamping surfaces. The plurality of clamping portions are crimped such that the respective clamping surfaces are substantially parallel to each other, thereby clamping strands configuring a fiber conductor, by the clamping surfaces. Each of the plurality of clamping portions is bent at least once in a longitudinal direction of an electric wire so as to maintain a state where the clamping surfaces are substantially parallel to each other.
US10103453B2 Cable connector, carrier module thereof, and method for assembling the same
A carrier module of a cable connector includes a circuit board and a grounding bar disposed on the circuit board. The circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, and a grounding layer arranged between the first and second insulating layers. The circuit board has a hole formed on a surface thereof and a conductive extension disposed within the hole, and the conductive extension is connected to the grounding layer. The grounding bar includes a base portion and a conductive portion connected to the base portion. The conductive portion is inserted into the hole, and connected to the conductive extension, thereby electrically connecting the grounding bar and the grounding layer of the circuit board. Thus, the carrier module of the instant disclosure is provided with the grounding bar having well grounding performance which is firmly fixed on the circuit board.
US10103449B2 Antenna array
An antenna array includes a ground conductor portion, a first antenna and a second antenna. The ground conductor portion has a first edge and a second edge. The first antenna has a first no-ground radiating area and a first feeding conductor portion. The second antenna has a second no-ground radiating area and a second feeding conductor portion. The first no-ground radiating area is formed and surrounded by a first grounding conductor structure, a second grounding conductor structure, and the first edge, and the first no-ground radiating area has a first breach. The second no-ground radiating area is formed and surrounded by a third grounding conductor structure, a fourth grounding conductor structure, and the second edge, and the second no-ground radiating area has a second breach. The first and second feeding conductor portions are respectively and electrically connected to a first signal source and a second signal source.
US10103448B1 Slotted waveguide array antenna using printed waveguide transmission lines
Example methods and systems for implementing slotted waveguide array antenna using printed waveguide transmission lines technology are described herein. One example method may include developing a slotted waveguide array antenna may be developed using a plurality of slotted waveguides aligned in an antenna array, in which each slotted waveguide may be developed using printed waveguide transmission lines technology. Components of the slotted waveguide array antenna may be developed using printed circuit board materials, such as Kapton-type laminate and FR4. In addition, through using printed waveguide transmission line technology, a slotted waveguide array antenna may be configured to radiate millimeter electromagnetic waves and may be configured to operate in radar, navigation, or other high frequency systems.
US10103446B2 Graphene-based rotman lens
Embodiments of the present invention relate to graphene-based Rotman lenses. In an embodiment, a lens is formed on a surface of a dielectric plate. The lens comprises a composition having individual sheets of graphene. The lens includes a plurality of first transmission lines extending from a first lens contour and a plurality of second transmission lines extending from a second lens contour. The plurality of first transmission lines each terminate at a first port. The plurality of second transmission lines each terminate at a second port. The first contour and the second contour are positioned opposite each other. The first port and/or the second port has a width of λ/2 or less. The individual graphene sheets form a three-dimensional interconnected network within the composition.
US10103443B2 Wide band antenna
A method of manufacturing and an antenna having an upper and lower loop. Upper loop comprising a first conductive loop defined by an upper conductor and a first conductive blade tapering outwardly to form a flare portion adjacent a distal end of the upper conductor. Lower loop comprising a second conductive loop defined by a base conductor and a second conductive blade tapering outwardly forming a flare portion adjacent a distal end of the base conductor. First and second conductive blades defining, between their facing edges, a notch opening outwardly from a feed region. Upper loop further comprising an elongate conductive vane extending at an angle from a first location on the upper conductor to a second location on the first conductive blade defining a pair of loops within the upper loop.
US10103442B2 Antenna structure
An antenna structure is disclosed. The antenna structure includes a signal-feeding terminal; a first radiating conductor extending from the signal-feeding terminal along a first direction to include a first gradually widening path; a ground terminal configured to be separated from the signal-feeding terminal by a first gap; and a second radiating conductor extending from the ground terminal along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to include a second gradually widening path.
US10103441B2 Multi-band electronically steered antenna
Antenna system being tunable over multiple frequency bands. One planar surface of the antenna structure has metallic radiating elements of various geometries with selectable electrical interconnections between the radiating elements. An opposite side of the antenna structure has a signal transmission network with signal feedthroughs to selected metallic radiating elements. The signal transmission network also has phase shift inducing means. Depending on the frequency band of operation, metallic radiating elements are appropriately combined through the electrical interconnections to form composite radiating elements with resonant frequencies within the frequency band of operation. Induced phase shifts in the signal paths feeding selected metallic radiating elements cause a net resultant free-space directivity gain.
US10103440B2 Stripline coupled antenna with periodic slots for wireless electronic devices
A wireless electronic device includes a ground plane including a plurality of slots located along an edge of the ground plane. A dielectric layer is on the ground plane. A stripline on the dielectric layer is opposite the ground plane, positioned to overlap one of the plurality of slots. The stripline is further positioned to not overlap slots adjacent the one of the plurality of slots that the stripline overlaps. The wireless electronic device is configured to resonate at a resonant frequency when excited by a signal transmitted and/or received though the stripline.
US10103439B2 Tilted antenna bobbins and methods of manufacture
An antenna assembly includes a bobbin that provides a cylindrical body that defines an outer radial surface, an inner radial surface, and a central axis. One or more channels are defined on the outer radial surface, and each channel provides a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, a floor, and a pocket jointly defined by the first sidewall and the floor. A coil including one or more wires is wrapped about the bobbin and received within the one or more channels.
US10103437B2 Multi-band antenna
A multi-band antenna includes a metal backing plate, a radiating conductor, a non-conductor and a connector. The non-conductor is interleaved between the metal backing plate and the radiating conductor. The connector is connected to the metal backing plate and the radiating conductor, and the connector is configured to adjust a connection path between the metal backing plate and the radiating conductor to adjust an antenna operation band.
US10103434B2 Millimeter-wave high-gain steerable reflect array-feeding array antenna in a wireless local area networks
A reflect array-feeding array (RA-FA) antenna is disclosed. The RA-FA antenna comprising: a reflect array base comprising a plurality of reflecting elements with a phase shift distribution to reflect an incident beam to generate a reflected beam having a narrower beamwidth in an elevation plane and a same beamwidth in an azimuth plane, and a feeding array comprising a phased antenna array with a beam-steering ability to direct the incident beam at the reflecting elements. The reflecting elements may be configured in a pattern with rows and columns and reflecting elements along rows have a same phase shift, and reflecting elements along columns have phase shifts to narrow the incident beam to form the reflected beam narrower in the elevation plane.
US10103433B2 Phased array antenna with improved gain at high zenith angles
A phased array antenna for an earth terminal for a low earth orbit satellite communication system. The phased array antenna includes a set of Quadrafilar Helical Antenna's (QHAs) elements that produce a peak directivity far off-axis which partially compensates for the angular dependence of satellite systems gain which peaks at relatively lower angle. To attain the desired angular dependence of the gain and operability at high zenith angles, the QHAs are preferably spaced apart by a distance between 0.4λ and 0.45λ, includes filaments that have a helical pitch angle α of between 62° and 84°.
US10103422B2 Method and apparatus for mounting network devices
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna including a dielectric antenna and a mounting carriage connectable with a mounting bracket. Wireless signals can be transmitted by electromagnetic waves that propagate without requiring an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by a dielectric core of a cable coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna. The mounting bracket is connectable with a cross member of a utility pole, where the mounting carriage includes an opening for receiving an antenna mount, and where, when received in the mounting carriage, the antenna is suspended beyond distal ends of the cross member. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10103421B1 Devices, assemblies, and methods for mounting a wireless access point to a post
An assembly for mounting a wireless access point includes a base panel configured to be mounted to a post and to support the access point. The assembly includes a shroud configured to at least partially surround the base panel, the access point, and the post. The assembly can also include an antenna support configured to support an antenna coupled to the access point and configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. A method of mounting the access point to the post includes mounting, to the post, the base panel supporting the access point. The method also includes, after mounting the base panel to the post, coupling the shroud to the base panel such that the shroud at least partially surrounds the base panel, the access point, and the post.
US10103416B2 System and method for power generation with a closed-loop photocatalytic solar device
A photocatalytic power generation system including a solar housing, a photoanode, an electrolyte membrane, a cathode, an oxygen diffusion membrane, and an external power generation circuit. The photoanode and the cathode are each positioned within the solar housing and electrically coupled to the external power generation circuit. The electrolyte membrane is positioned between and electrochemically engaged with the photoanode and the cathode forming a photocatalytic cell. The solar housing comprises a closed-loop water chamber having an anode side flow channel, a cathode side flow channel, a recombined water channel, and an oxygen diffusion membrane. Further, the oxygen diffusion membrane is positioned and configured to inhibit recombined water generated at the cathode from flowing from the cathode side to the anode side along the oxygen transport channel and permit recombined water generated at the cathode from flowing from the cathode side to the anode side along the recombined water channel.
US10103415B2 Battery pack with intracell heat conducting members
A battery cell includes a pouch, an electrolyte material, positive and negative electrodes, and one or more heat conducting members. The pouch has an inner surface defining an internal volume, within which is contained the electrolyte material. The electrodes form current collectors that are positioned within the internal volume of the pouch. The electrode terminals are connected to a respective one of the positive and negative electrodes. Each heat conducting member is in thermal communication with a respective electrode terminal fully within the internal volume of the pouch, and extends between the electrodes and the inner surface of the pouch. The heat conducting members form a parallel heat transfer path within the battery cell. A battery pack includes a housing containing multiple such battery cells.
US10103414B2 Battery system assembly process and battery system assembly
A method of manufacturing a battery pack for an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes placing a cooling duct between first and second pluralities of battery cells, and applying a first force to the first plurality of battery cells and a second force to the second plurality of batteries. The first and second forces cause the first and second pluralities of battery cells to press against the cooling duct, the first plurality of battery cells is pressed against a first side of the cooling duct, the second plurality of battery cells is pressed against a second side of the cooling duct, and the first side of the cooling duct is opposite the second side of the cooling duct. The method also includes placing the first and second plurality of battery cells in a first tray configured to hold the first and second plurality of battery cells.
US10103413B2 Method for removing copper and aluminum from an electrode material, and process for recycling electrode material from waste lithium-ion batteries
The present invention provides a method for removing copper and aluminum from an electrode material and a process for recycling electrode material from waste lithium-ion batteries. The method for removing copper and aluminum from the electrode material comprises: subjecting the electrode material containing electrode active material, copper and aluminum to reaction with an aqueous solution, wherein the aqueous solution has a pH value of higher than 10, and comprises base, oxidizing agent and complexing agent. The process for recycling electrode material from waste lithium-ion batteries comprises: a) harvesting an electrode material containing electrode active material, copper and aluminum from waste lithium-ion batteries; b) removing copper and aluminum from the electrode material according to the foresaid method; and c) further purifying and regenerating the electrode active material for reuse in new lithium-ion batteries. The present invention thus provides a practical and efficient method for recycling active materials from waste lithium-ion batteries.
US10103410B2 Method for joining ceramic to metal, and sealing structure thereof
A method for joining a metal component to a ceramic component is presented. The method includes disposing a metallic barrier layer on a metallized portion of the ceramic component, and joining the metal component to the metallized portion of the ceramic component through the metallic barrier layer. The metallic barrier layer comprises nickel and a melting point depressant. The metallic barrier layer is disposed by a screen printing process, followed by sintering the layer at a temperature less than about 1000 degrees Celsius. A sealing structure including a joint between a ceramic component and a metal component is also presented.
US10103409B2 Lead-acid battery, manufacturing method of the same, and lid member for lead-acid battery
A lead-acid battery including: a power generating element, a container accommodating the power generating element a lid member having a rib joined to an outer wall of the container and sealing an opening of the container; an outer peripheral wall provided at the lid member, located to be spaced apart from the rib, and surrounding the outer wall of the container; and a spacer located between the outer wall of the container and the outer peripheral wall of the lid member.
US10103408B2 Solid-state three-dimensional battery assembly
A solid-state three-dimensional battery assembly includes a solid bicontinuous monolithic carbon anode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a solid cathode. The solid monolithic carbon anode has an ordered three-dimensionally continuous network nanostructure, a length of at least 100 nm, and an average thickness of 3 to 90 nm. The ordered three-dimensionally continuous network nanostructure of the anode defines a plurality of pores having an average diameter of 5 to 100 nm. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed directly on the anode, has an average thickness of 3 to 90 nm, and fills a portion of the pores defined by the ordered three-dimensionally continuous network nanostructure of the anode. The solid cathode is disposed directly on the electrolyte layer, has an average thickness of 3 to 90 nm, and also fills a portion of the pores defined by the ordered three-dimensionally continuous network nanostructure of the anode. Related devices and methods are also provided.
US10103404B2 Module having a plurality of removable cells, battery comprising such a module and vehicle comprising such a battery
A module includes a plurality of flexible prismatic cells for storing electricity. Each cell includes, on at least one of the edges thereof, a flexible and flat electrical terminal. The cells are arranged against one another in order to form a stack and the electrical terminals of the cells are aligned in the stack. The flexible and flat terminals of a pair of two adjacent cells in the stack, one being a positive terminal and the other being a negative terminal, are folded between the two cells. Two spacers are inserted in the fold of each of the two flexible terminals, respectively. A compressive force is exerted on the stack of cells such that at least a portion of the two flexible terminals are compressed against one another between the two spacers.
US10103402B2 Liquid phenothiazine catholytes for non-aqueous redox flow batteries
Highly soluble, liquid phenothiazines containing methoxy-terminated ether and oligoether substituents are disclosed with high diffusion coefficients and robust performance in electrochemical measurements, which can be synthesized in one step from commercially-available starting materials, thereby circumventing previous synthetic limitations.
US10103399B2 Method of manufacturing a cell unit of a fuel cell
A method of manufacturing a cell unit of a fuel cell, including: a) forming an assembly including an electrolyte membrane, an anode catalyst layer coated with a gas diffusion electrode on the side of a surface of the membrane, a cathode catalyst layer coated with a second gas diffusion electrode on the side of the other surface of the membrane, a first reinforcement frame at least partly extending between the membrane and the first electrode, and a second reinforcement frame at least partly extending between the membrane and the second electrode; b) fastening the first and second frames on either side of the membrane; and c) performing a local welding of at least one of the first and second frames to the membrane.
US10103398B2 Support carbon material and catalyst for solid polymer type fuel cell use
A support carbon material able to support a catalyst metal in a highly dispersed state and resistant to the flooding phenomenon and with little voltage drop even at the time of large current power generation under high humidity conditions and a catalyst using the same, specifically, a support carbon material for solid polymer type fuel cell use comprised of a porous carbon material which has a pore volume and a pore area found by the BJH analysis method from a nitrogen adsorption isotherm in an adsorption process of a radius 2 nm to 50 nm pore volume VA of 1 ml/g to 5 ml/g and a radius 2 nm to 50 nm pore area S2-50 of 300 m2/g to 1500 m2/g and a ratio (V5-25/VA) of radius 5 nm to 25 nm pore volume V5-25 (ml/g) to said pore volume VA (ml/g) of 0.4 to 0.7 and a ratio (V2-5/VA) of radius 2 nm to 5 nm pore volume V2-5 (ml/g) to the same of 0.2 to 0.5 and a catalyst using the same.
US10103396B2 Apparatus and method for controlling air supply into fuel cell stack
An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling an air supply into a fuel cell stack capable of rapidly reducing an air supply up to a required flow rate when it is required to suddenly reduce an air flow rate supplied to the fuel cell stack for a reduction in vehicle power, etc., in a pressurized operation condition. The apparatus includes an air compressor that is configured to compress air and supply the air to a cathode of the fuel cell stack and a back pressure control valve that is installed in a line to which air subjected to reaction in the fuel cell stack is emitted. A controller operates the back pressure control valve and the air compressor based on a current air supply pressure and a required air reduction quantity of the air compressor when required to reduce the air supplied into the fuel cell stack.
US10103390B2 Method for producing kiss cut fluid flow field plates
Disclosed herein is a method for producing fluid flow field plates with complex flow field geometries. The method includes locating an electrically conductive sheet on top of another electrically conductive sheet so that they are in intimate contact with each other. The sheets are sealed together, with a manifold opening cut through the sheets. A channel for a fluid is created by kiss cutting through the first sheet so that the channel is in fluid communication with the manifold opening.
US10103389B2 Oxidation gas discharging structure
An oxidation gas discharging structure is applied to a fuel cell stack that includes an end plate arranged on an end of a fuel cell body. The oxidation gas inside the fuel cell body is discharged to the outside through a through hole extending through the end plate. A slope is formed on the bottom face of the through hole to rise toward the downstream side. The slope restricts condensed water from moving downstream.
US10103382B2 Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery disclosed in the present application includes: a positive electrode capable of absorbing and releasing lithium, containing a positive electrode active material composed of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide having a layered crystalline structure; and a negative electrode capable of absorbing and releasing lithium, containing a negative electrode active material composed of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide obtained by substituting some of Ti element of a lithium-containing titanium oxide having a spinel crystalline structure with one or more element different from Ti, wherein a retention of the negative electrode is set to be greater than a retention of the positive electrode, and an irreversible capacity rate of the negative electrode is set to be greater than an irreversible capacity rate of the positive electrode, whereby a discharge ends by negative electrode limitation.
US10103381B2 Trapping dissolved polysulfide for high performance batteries
An electrode having a first set of stripes of sulfur-containing materials forming electroactive regions and a second set of stripes of a material forming non-electroactive regions interdigitated with the first set of stripes.
US10103379B2 Structured silicon particles
A composite particle is provided. The particle comprises a first particle component and a second particle component in which: (a) the first particle component comprises a body portion and a surface portion, the surface portion comprising one or more structural features and one or more voids, whereby the surface portion and body portion define together a structured particle; and (b) the second component comprises a removable filler; characterized in that (i) one or both of the body portion and the surface portion comprise an active material; and (ii) the filler is contained within one or more voids comprised within the surface portion of the first component. The use of the particle in applications such as electrochemical cells, metal-ion batteries such as secondary battery applications, lithium air batteries, flow cell batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, filters, sensors, electrical and thermal capacitors, micro-fluidic devices, gas or vapor sensors, thermal or dielectric insulating devices, devices for controlling or modifying the transmission, absorption or reflectance of light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation, chromatography or wound dressings is disclosed.
US10103378B2 Methods of forming composite material films
Silicon particles for active materials and electro-chemical cells are provided. The active materials comprising silicon particles described herein can be utilized as an electrode material for a battery. In certain embodiments, the composite material includes greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight of silicon particles. The silicon particles have an average particle size between about 0.1 μm and about 30 μm and a surface including nanometer-sized features. The composite material also includes greater than 0% and less than about 90% by weight of one or more types of carbon phases. At least one of the one or more types of carbon phases is a substantially continuous phase.
US10103366B2 Battery array including integrated lifting features
A battery array according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells, a support structure surrounding the plurality of battery cells and a first lifting feature protruding from a first wall of the support structure.
US10103362B2 Rechargeable battery and method for molding insulator
A rechargeable battery includes a battery case, a cover that closes an open end of the battery case, and a power collection terminal arranged on the cover to supply power from a power generating element to an external terminal. The power collection terminal extends through a gasket arranged on a lower surface of the cover, an insulator arranged on an upper surface of the cover, and the external terminal arranged on an upper surface of the insulator. An annular sealing member is held between the lower surface of the cover and the gasket. The insulator is a resin-molded component. The insulator includes a through hole defined by an inner wall that includes a lower open end, an upper open end, and a central portion. At least one of the lower open end and the upper open end has a larger diameter than the central portion.
US10103360B2 Battery module and method of manufacturing same
The present invention includes a battery cell, and a module case that contains the battery cell. The battery cell is formed in a flat shape in which a laminate current collector in which a positive current collector and a negative current collector are laminated or wound with a separator interposed therebetween, and an electrolytic solution are contained in a packaging body. The module case includes a deformation part swelling toward a principal surface side of the battery cell, at a position that faces the principal surface of the battery cell in the flat shape, and the deformation part is formed so as to be able to swell toward the outside of the module case when the battery cell expands.
US10103358B2 OLED substrate and producing method thereof, panel, and display apparatus
This disclosure provides an OLED substrate and a producing method thereof, a panel, and a display apparatus, and pertains to the field of OLED products and production. The OLED substrate comprises an OLED device and an encapsulating layer, which are located on a first substrate, wherein the encapsulating layer encapsulates the OLED device, and wherein the OLED substrate further comprises a heat-dissipating layer which is provided above the OLED device. By adding a heat-dissipating layer and by means of the good thermal conductivity of the heat-dissipating layer, the heat generated when OLED devices are lit is rapidly dissipated, so as to prolong the service life of OLED devices, such that the service life of OLED panel and in turn the service life of display apparatus are prolonged.
US10103354B2 Display device with micro cover layer and manufacturing method for the same
There is provided a flexible display having a plurality of innovations configured to allow bending of a portion or portions to reduce apparent border size and/or utilize the side surface of an assembled flexible display.
US10103353B2 Encapsulation film and organic electronic device comprising the same
The present application relates to an encapsulation film and an organic electronic device including the encapsulation film, and provides an encapsulation film and an organic electronic device which effectively prevents the penetration of moisture or oxygen from the outside into the organic electronic device and also achieves the light diffusion and extraction effects.
US10103352B2 Organic electronic device having dimension tolerance between encapsulating layer and metal-containing layer less than or equal to 200 microns
Provided are an organic electronic device (OED) and a method of manufacturing the same. The OED may effectively block moisture or oxygen permeating into the OED from an external environment, provide high reliability by increasing a life span and durability of an organic electronic diode, and minimize an align error in a process of attaching a film encapsulating the organic electronic diode to a substrate.
US10103348B2 OLED, method for manufacturing the same, and OLED display device
A method for manufacturing the OLED includes: forming an anode, a cathode layer and an intermediate layer; forming a patterned first organic material layer on the cathode layer; forming a patterned second organic material layer on the first organic material layer using a material different from that of the first organic material layer, wherein a projection of the first organic material layer in a direction perpendicular to a major plane of the OLED overlaps with a projection of the second organic material layer in the direction; and forming an auxiliary electrode on the cathode layer, wherein a projection of the auxiliary electrode in the direction perpendicular to the major plane of the OLED does not overlap with the projections of the first organic material layer and the second organic material layer in the direction.
US10103344B2 Organic electroluminescence display device
An electroluminescence display device includes a pixel electrode; a first organic layer provided on the pixel electrode; a light emitting layer provided on the first organic layer; a second organic layer provided on the light emitting layer; and a counter electrode provided on the second organic layer. The light emitting layer includes a host material, a light emitting dopant material and an assist dopant material. The light emitting dopant material has a first concentration distribution in a thickness direction of the light emitting layer; the assist dopant material has a second concentration distribution in the thickness direction of the light emitting layer; and the first concentration distribution has a concentration peak in a range of the second concentration distribution.
US10103338B1 Organic electroluminescence device and electronic device
An organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic layer between the anode and the cathode, the organic layer comprising an emitting layer and at least one layer between the emitting layer and the anode, the emitting layer comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1), and the at least one layer between the emitting layer and the anode comprising a compound represented by the following formula (2):
US10103336B2 Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting element using same
The present specification provides a heterocyclic compound and an organic light emitting device using the same.
US10103334B2 Compositions with triarylamine derivatives and OLED device containing the same
The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, a composition is provided and comprises a Compound 1 shown below: For Compound 1, R1 through R24 are the same or different. R1 through R24 each is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, unsubstituted hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, and NR′2. R′ is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl; wherein two or more of adjacent R1 to R24 may optionally form one or more ring structures. The Component Z is selected from the group consisting Group Z-1, Group Z-2, Group Z-3, Group Z-4, Group Z-5, Group Z-6 and Group Z-7 shown below: For Compound 1, one or more hydrogen atoms may optionally be substituted with deuterium.
US10103325B2 Resistance change memory device and fabrication method thereof
The resistance change memory device including a first resistance change memory element, a second resistance change memory element, and a memory controller is provided. The first resistance change memory element is disposed on a chip. The second resistance change memory element is disposed on the same chip. The memory controller is disposed on the same chip. The memory controller is configured to control data access of the first resistance change memory element and the second resistance change memory element. An accessing frequency of the first resistance change memory element is different from an accessing frequency of the second resistance change memory element.
US10103321B2 Magnetoresistive element and magnetic memory
A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer; a first nonmagnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; and a third magnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the first nonmagnetic layer, the first magnetic layer containing Mn and at least one of Ge, Ga, or Al, and the third magnetic layer containing Mn2VZ, where V represents vanadium, and Z represents at least one element of Al or Ga.
US10103320B2 Component with reduced stress forces in the substrate
A component with a magnetic field sensor. The electronic component is located in a semiconductor substrate or on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and is surrounded at least partially, preferably largely, by a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench is filled with a filling material.
US10103317B2 Systems and methods for implementing efficient magnetoelectric junctions
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement efficient magnetoelectric junctions (MEJs). In one embodiment, an MEJ system includes: at least one MEJ, and a first layer including a piezoelectric material disposed proximate at least one MEJ; where the straining of at least some portion of the first layer including a piezoelectric material causes at least some portion of at least one MEJ to experience a stress and a related strain.
US10103314B2 Piezoelectric material, method of producing piezoelectric material, piezoelectric element, and electronic apparatus
The piezoelectric material of the present invention includes a main component composed of a perovskite-type metal oxide represented by Formula (1), at least one of Mn and Ni, and Mg. The content of Ni is 0 mol or more and 0.05 mol or less based on 1 mol of the perovskite-type metal oxide, and the content of Mn is 0 mol or more and 0.005 mol or less based on 1 mol of the perovskite-type metal oxide, provided that the content of Mn and the content of Ni are not simultaneously 0 mol. The content of Mg is 0.001 mol or more and 0.020 mol or less based on 1 mol of the perovskite-type metal oxide.Formula (1): (NaxBa1-y)(NbyTi1-y)O3 (where x is 0.83 or more and 0.95 or less, y is 0.85 or more and 0.95 or less, and x/y is 0.95 or more and 1.05 or less).
US10103313B2 Button device using piezoelectric element
A button device includes a piezoelectric element which includes a piezoelectric body with one surface on which a first external electrode and a second external electrode are formed and a plate with one surface attached to the other surface of the piezoelectric body, a supporting plate disposed on the one surface of the piezoelectric body, a cover disposed on the other surface of the plate, a first spacer provided between an edge portion of the one surface of the plate and the supporting plate, a second spacer provided between at least a part of an edge portion of the other surface of the plate and the cover to provide a separation space between the plate and the cover, and a dot provided in the separation space to transfer an external force to the piezoelectric element or to transfer a vibration of the piezoelectric element to the cover.
US10103304B2 LED module
A LED module includes a substrate, a LED chip supported on the substrate, a metal wiring installed on the substrate, the metal wiring including a mounting portion on which the LED chip is mounted, an encapsulating resin configured to cover the LED chip and the metal wiring, and a clad member configured to cover the metal wiring to expose the mounting portion, the encapsulating resin arranged to cover the clad member.
US10103299B2 Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a base member, a light emitting element, a wire, a protective film, first and second resin members, and a light shielding portion. The base member has a conductive member. The wire connects the light emitting element and the conductive member. The protective film covers the conductive member to be spaced apart from a portion of a connecting portion. The first resin member has a first gas barrier property with respect to hydrogen sulfide and a first light resistance. The second resin member has a second gas barrier property with respect to hydrogen sulfide lower than the first gas barrier property and a second light resistance higher than the first light resistance. The light shielding portion is disposed on a surface of the base member and disposed on a line connecting the light emitting element and the first resin member.
US10103297B2 Encapsulation of light-emitting elements on a display module
A display module comprises a circuit board having a front face, a plurality of light-emitting elements electrically coupled to the front face of the circuit board, a polymer encapsulating member adhered to the front face of the circuit board, the polymer encapsulating member substantially covering at least a portion of the circuit board and a portion of the plurality of light-emitting elements, the polymer encapsulating member substantially sealing the portion of the circuit board and the portion of the plurality of light-emitting elements, and an ultraviolet-radiation diminishing component in the polymer encapsulating member or on one or more of at least a portion of the circuit board or at least a portion of each of the light-emitting elements, wherein the ultraviolet-radiation diminishing component filters, blocks, or reflects more ultraviolet radiation than would be filtered, blocked, or reflected by the polymer encapsulating member without the ultraviolet-radiation diminishing component.
US10103296B2 Method for producing optoelectronic semiconductor devices and an optoelectronic semiconductor device
A method for producing optoelectronic semiconductor devices and an optoelectronic semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of semiconductor chips for producing electromagnetic radiation, arranging the plurality of semiconductor chips in a plane, forming a housing body composite, at least some regions of which are arranged between the semiconductor chips, forming a plurality of conversion elements, wherein each conversion element comprises a wavelength-converting conversion material and is arranged on one of the semiconductor chips, encapsulating the plurality of conversion elements at least on their lateral edges by an encapsulation material, and separating the housing body composite into a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor components.
US10103295B2 Manufacturing method of light emitting device package
An embodiment relates to a light emitting device package and a manufacturing method of the light emitting device package. The light emitting device package according to an embodiment may include a body having a top opened cavity, a light emitting device mounted on an inner bottom surface of the cavity, and a molding part accommodated in the cavity to protect the light emitting device, and the molding part may include a CYTOP, and thus not only light efficiency can be enhanced but also the reliability of the product can be improved with high durability.
US10103293B2 Tuned light emitting devices
Methods of treating an emission spectrum of visible light emitted from a light emitting source, and resulting apparatus, are disclosed. The methods include obtaining the visible light emission spectrum emitted from the light emitting source and a desired visible light emission spectrum. The methods may also include determining at least one wavelength of the emission spectrum of the source with an irradiance or intensity that is less than that of the desired emission spectrum. The methods may include selecting at least one pigment that is effective in tuning the emission spectrum of the source by increasing the intensity or irradiance of the at least one wavelength. The methods may include applying the at least one pigment to the light emitting source to treat the emission spectrum emitted therefrom.
US10103289B2 Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode having a stack-like structure, whereby the stack-like structure comprises a substrate layer and a mirror layer and an n-doped bottom cladding layer and an active layer, producing electromagnetic radiation, and a p-doped top cladding layer and an n-doped current spreading layer, and the aforementioned layers are arranged in the indicated sequence. The active layer comprises a quantum well structure. A tunnel diode is situated between the top cladding layer and the current spreading layer, whereby the current spreading layer is formed predominantly of an n-doped Ga-containing layer, having a Ga content >1%.
US10103288B2 Transfer chamber metrology for improved device yield
Apparatus and method for control of epitaxial growth parameters, for example during manufacture of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Embodiments include PL measurement of a group III-V film following growth while a substrate at an elevated temperature is in a transfer chamber of a multi-chamber cluster tool. In other embodiments, a film thickness measurement, a contactless resistivity measurement, and a particle and/or roughness measure is performed while the substrate is disposed in the transfer chamber. One or more of the measurements performed in the transfer chamber are temperature corrected to room temperature by estimating the elevated temperature based on emission from a GaN base layer disposed below the group III-V film. In other embodiments, temperature correction is based on an absorbance band edge of the GaN base layer determined from collected white light reflectance spectra. Temperature corrected metrology is then used to control growth processes.
US10103285B1 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buried doped layer, a first doped well, a multiplication region and a first contact doped region. The substrate has a first doping type, wherein the substrate includes a surface. The buried doped layer is in the substrate and exposed from the surface of the substrate, wherein the buried doped layer has a second doping type opposite to the first doping type. The first doped well is over the buried doped layer, wherein the first doped well has the first doping type. The multiplication region is proximal to an interface between the buried doped layer and the first doped well. The first contact doped region is over the first doped well, wherein the first contact doped region has the first doping type and a doped concentration higher than a doped concentration of the first doped well.
US10103283B2 Method of production of back-contact back-sheet for photovoltaic modules
The present invention provides a method for producing a back-contact back-sheet for a photovoltaic module comprising back-contact cells. The method comprising providing a substrate (210) having an outer surface (210os) facing the air-side of the photovoltaic module and an inner surface (210is) opposite the outer surface (210os) and facing the inside of the photovoltaic module. A layer of electrically conductive material (220) adapted to be formed as a connecting circuit (220c) to the electrodes of the solar cells is then applied to the substrate (210). The application of the layer of electrically conductive material (220) to the substrate (210) is performed in such a way that the layer of electrically conductive material (220) fixedly adheres to the inner surface (210is) of the substrate (210). The layer of electrically conductive material (220) is then processed so as to form the connecting circuit (220c). The step of processing the layer of electrically conductive material (220) comprises mechanically milling the layer of electrically conductive material (220), the processing being performed after the application of the layer of electrically conductive material (220) to the substrate (210).
US10103279B2 High voltage PIN diode
A PIN diode is formed on an insulating structure on a substrate of semiconductor. The insulating structure is disposed on a high voltage doped region in the substrate. The PIN diode includes a semiconductor layer, disposed on the insulating structure. The semiconductor layer includes a first doped region of a first conductivity type, at least one second doped region of a second conductivity type, and at least one intrinsic region without being doped or lightly doped between the first doped region and the at least one second doped region. The first conductive type is opposite to the second conductivity type. At least one interconnection structure is disposed on the insulating structure to electrically connect the at least one intrinsic region to the high voltage doped well.
US10103277B2 Method for manufacturing oxide semiconductor film
A method comprising a step of forming an oxide semiconductor film over a substrate by a sputtering method while heating the substrate at a temperature of higher than 200° C. and lower than or equal to 400° C. is provided. The oxide semiconductor film comprises a crystalline region and is in a non-single-crystal state. The step of forming the oxide semiconductor film is performed by using a sputtering target comprising indium, gallium, zinc and oxygen and a sputtering gas comprising at least one of a rare gas and oxygen.
US10103276B2 Thin film transistor substrate
A thin film transistor substrate includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each of the pixels including: a thin film transistor including: a gate electrode made of a metal and disposed on the substrate; a gate insulating film covering at least the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor provided at a position facing the gate electrode with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween; a source electrode and a drain electrode in contact with the semiconductor layer; and an interlayer insulating film provided on at least the semiconductor layer, the source electrode, and the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the drain electrode. The gate electrode has hydrogen occlusion capability of 2.5×1020 to 2×1022 atoms/cm3, and the semiconductor layer has a hydrogen concentration of 1×1016 atoms/cm3 or less.
US10103269B2 Thin-film transistor substrate having a light reflection reduction layer and display device comprising same
The present specification relates to a thin-film transistor substrate and a display device including the same.
US10103267B2 Method of forming FinFET gate oxide
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin, a first silicon nitride based layer, a lining oxide layer, a second silicon nitride based layer and a gate oxide layer. The semiconductor fin has a top surface, a first side surface adjacent to the top surface, and a second side surface which is disposed under and adjacent to the first side surface. The first silicon nitride based layer peripherally encloses the second side surface of the semiconductor fin. The lining oxide layer is disposed conformal to the first silicon nitride based layer. The second silicon nitride based layer is disposed conformal to the lining oxide layer. The gate oxide layer is disposed conformal to the top surface and the first side surface of the semiconductor fin.
US10103265B1 Complementary metal oxide semiconductor device and method of forming the same
A CMOS device is disclosed, including a plurality of active regions having a length along a first direction, wherein the active regions are arranged end-to-end along the first direction and are separated by an isolation structure. A recessed region is formed in the isolation structure between the adjacent terminals of the each pair of neighboring active regions and is completely filled by an interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the interlayer dielectric layer comprises a stress.
US10103264B2 Channel strain control for nonplanar compound semiconductor devices
A circuit device having differently-strained NMOS and PMOS FinFETs is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate with a first fin structure and a second fin structure formed thereup. The first fin structure includes opposing source/drain regions disposed above a surface of the substrate; a channel region disposed between the opposing source/drain regions and disposed above the surface of the substrate; and a first buried layer disposed between the channel region and the substrate. The first buried layer includes a compound semiconductor oxide. The second fin structure includes a second buried layer disposed between the substrate and a channel region of the second fin structure, such that the second buried layer is different in composition from the first. For example, the second fin structure may be free of the compound semiconductor oxide.
US10103259B2 Method of manufacturing a wide bandgap vertical-type MOSFET
An interlayer insulating film is formed on a gate insulating film and a gate electrode, and the interlayer insulating film is opened forming contact holes. Next, the interlayer insulating film and regions exposed by the contact holes are covered by a titanium nitride film, and the titanium nitride film is etched to remain only at portions of the gate insulating film and the interlayer insulating film exposed in the contact holes. The interlayer insulating film and the regions exposed by the contact holes are covered by a nickel film, and after the nickel film directly contacting the interlayer insulating film is removed, the nickel film is heat treated and a nickel silicide layer is formed.
US10103256B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device, including a first groove, a second groove and a first impurity region provided on a semiconductor substrate, a second impurity region provided in the first impurity region, a gate electrode provided in the first groove, a first insulating film provided between the first groove and the gate electrode, a second insulating film provided in the second groove, and a third insulating film provided astride tops of the first groove and the second groove. Each of the first and second insulating films has a lower half portion that is thicker than an upper half portion thereof. The lower half portions of the first and second insulating films are connected. The gate electrode has first and second portions thereof respectively contacting the lower and upper half portions of the first insulating film, a width of the first portion being narrower than a width of the second portion.
US10103253B2 Structure and method for vertical tunneling field effect transistor with leveled source and drain
The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first region and a second region; a first semiconductor mesa formed on the semiconductor substrate within the first region; a second semiconductor mesa formed on the semiconductor substrate within the second region; and a field effect transistor (FET) formed on the semiconductor substrate. The FET includes a first doped feature of a first conductivity type formed in a top portion of the first semiconductor mesa; a second doped feature of a second conductivity type formed in a bottom portion of the first semiconductor mesa, the second semiconductor mesa, and a portion of the semiconductor substrate between the first and second semiconductor mesas; a channel in a middle portion of the first semiconductor mesa and interposed between the source and drain; and a gate formed on sidewall of the first semiconductor mesa.
US10103249B2 FinFET device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of semiconductor fins and a source/drain structure. The semiconductor fins and the source/drain structure are located on the semiconductor substrate, and the source/drain structure is connected to the semiconductor fins. The source/drain structure has a top portion with a W-shape cross section for forming a contact landing region. The semiconductor device may further include a plurality of capping layers located on a plurality of recessed portions of the top portion.
US10103247B1 Vertical transistor having buried contact, and contacts using work function metals and silicides
Methods form a structure having a lower source/drain contacting a substrate at the bottom of a transistor. A semiconductor fin extends from the lower source/drain away from the bottom of the transistor. An upper source/drain contacts an opposite end of the fin at the top of the transistor. A gate conductor surrounds (but is electrically insulated from the fin) and includes a raised contact portion extending toward the top of the transistor. A buried contact is located at the bottom of the transistor, and is electrically connected to the first source/drain. A silicide and a conformal metal are between the buried contact and the first source/drain. The conformal metal is also between the gate conductor and the fin. A first contact extends to the buried contact, a second contact extends to the upper source/drain, and a third contact extends to the raised contact portion.
US10103245B2 Embedded shape sige for strained channel transistors
An integrated circuit die includes a silicon substrate. PMOS and NMOS transistors are formed on the silicon substrate. The carrier mobilities of the PMOS and NMOS transistors are increased by introducing tensile stress into the channel regions of the NMOS transistors and compressive stress into the channel regions of the PMOS transistors. Tensile stress is introduced by including a region of SiGe below the channel region of the NMOS transistors. Compressive stress is introduced by including regions of SiGe in the source and drain regions of the PMOS transistors.
US10103240B2 Lateral super junction device with high substrate-gate breakdown and built-in avalanche clamp diode
A lateral super junction JFET is formed from stacked alternating P type and N type semiconductor layers over a P-epi layer supported on an N+ substrate. An N+ drain column extends down through the super junction structure and the P-epi to connect to the N+ substrate to make the device a bottom drain device. N+ source column and P+ gate column extend through the super junction but stop at the P-epi layer. A gate-drain avalanche clamp diode is formed from the bottom the P+ gate column through the P-epi to the N+ drain substrate.
US10103232B2 Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device (100) includes a base layer (10), an interface layer (20), and a deposition layer (30). The base layer (10) includes a nitride semiconductor that contains gallium. The interface layer (20) is adjacent to the base layer (10). The interface layer (20) contains gallium oxide. The deposition layer (30) is adjacent to the interface layer (20). The deposition layer (30) has a wider band gap than the interface layer (20). The interface layer (20) preferably has crystallinity. The interface layer (20) preferably contains α-phase Ga2O3.
US10103227B2 Method for manufacturing a power semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a power semiconductor device includes: forming a drift region of a first conductivity type, a second emitter region of a second conductivity type, a pn-junction between the second emitter region and drift region, and a first emitter region having a first doping region of the first conductivity type and a second doping region of the first conductivity type; forming a first emitter metallization in contact with the first emitter region to form an ohmic contact between the first emitter metallization and the first doping region, and to form a non-ohmic contact between the first emitter metallization and the second doping region; and forming a second emitter metallization in contact with the second emitter region. The first emitter region is formed using a mask that is aligned with respect to the second emitter region, so that the first and second doping regions are formed in aligned relation.
US10103225B2 Food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents and methods of use thereof
Aspects described herein relate to food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents and methods of use for the treatment of a variety of disorders. More particularly, aspects described herein relate to food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents such as cannabinoids, nicotine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), and vitamins, that provide enhanced bioavailability of the lipophilic active agents in a subject, and that mask unpleasant tastes of lipophilic active agents.
US10103224B2 Semiconductor structure including a trench capping layer
A semiconductor structure includes a trench isolation structure and a trench capping layer positioned over the trench isolation structure, wherein the trench isolation layer includes a first electrically insulating material and the trench capping layer includes a second electrically insulating material that is different from the first electrically insulating material. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate structure having a gate insulation layer and a gate electrode positioned over the gate insulation layer, wherein the gate insulation layer includes a high-k material and the gate structure includes a first portion that is positioned over the trench capping layer. A sidewall spacer is positioned adjacent to the gate structure, wherein a portion of the sidewall spacer is positioned on the trench capping layer and contacts the trench capping layer laterally of the gate insulation layer.
US10103222B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided on a part of the first semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided on a part of the second semiconductor region, agate electrode, a first electrode, and a conductive portion. The gate electrode is provided on another part of the second semiconductor region via a gate insulating portion. The first electrode is provided on the third semiconductor region and electrically connected to the third semiconductor region. The conductive portion is provided on another part of the first semiconductor region via a first insulating portion and electrically connected to the first electrode, and includes a portion arranged side by side with the gate electrode in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the first electrode.
US10103220B2 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
An impurity of a second conductivity type is selectively doped in a surface of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type to form doped regions. A portion of a surface of the doped regions is covered by a heat insulating film. At least a remaining portion of the surface of the doped regions is covered by an absorbing film and the doped regions are heated through the absorbing film, enabling an impurity region of the second conductivity type to be formed having two or more of the doped regions that have a same impurity concentration and differing carrier concentrations.
US10103218B1 Densely stacked metal-insulator-metal capacitor and method of forming the same
A metal-insulator-metal capacitor (MIM cap) includes a dielectric layer disposed over a substrate three contacts. A stacked structure of first and second metal layers separated by high-k dielectrics is disposed over the substrate and contacts. Three vias are formed through the structure to expose each of the three contacts. Selective etching is used to create gaps between the various metal layers at the location of the vias and these gaps are filled with an insulator. The vias are then filled with metal and the MIM cap is constructed such that the metal of the first via is electrically connected to the second metal layers and the metal of the second via is electrically connected to the first metal layers.
US10103216B2 Thin film transistor substrate for flat panel display
The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor substrate for flat panel display including an organic light emitting diode display. The present disclosure provides a device comprising: a substrate; a scan line extending in a first direction on the substrate; a buffer layer on the scan line; a semiconductor layer extending in a second direction and crossing the scan line on the buffer layer; a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode connected to the scan line, and extending in the first direction and crossing the semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer; an intermediate insulating layer on the gate electrode; a data line crossing the scan line on the intermediate insulating layer; a source electrode branching from the data line and contacting a first side of the semiconductor layer; and a drain electrode facing the source electrode and contacting a second side of the semiconductor layer.
US10103211B2 Luminescent device having light-emitting element and transistor
In the case where a material containing an alkaline-earth metal in a cathode, is used, there is a fear of the diffusion of an impurity ion (such as alkaline-earth metal ion) from the EL element to the TFT being generated and causing the variation of characteristics of the TFT. Therefore, as the insulating film provided between TFT and EL element, a film containing a material for not only blocking the diffusion of an impurity ion such as an alkaline-earth metal ion but also aggressively absorbing an impurity ion such as an alkaline-earth metal ion is used.
US10103210B2 Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device is discussed. The organic light emitting display device according to an embodiment includes a base substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the base substrate, and a thin film transistor disposed on the buffer layer. The organic light emitting display device further includes an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor and disposed on the thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. At least one of the gate, source, and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor includes a semi-transmissive metal layer, a transparent metal layer, and a reflective metal layer to improve outdoor visibility of a display panel by reducing reflectance of the electrodes even though a polarizer is removed.
US10103209B2 Touch sensible organic light emitting device
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a touch sensible organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor and receiving a data voltage; a plurality of encapsulation thin films disposed on the organic light emitting element, and encapsulating the thin film transistor and the organic light emitting element; a planarization layer disposed on the encapsulation thin film; and a touch sensor disposed on the planarization layer.
US10103206B2 Display device and manufacturing method of the same
Provided is a manufacturing method of a display device, which includes: forming a first electrode; forming a first insulating film covering an edge portion of the first electrode and having an opening portion overlapping with the first electrode; forming an EL layer over the first electrode and the first insulating film; forming a second electrode over the EL layer; forming a second insulating film over the second electrode so as to overlap with the first insulating film; removing the second insulating film; and forming a sealing film over the second electrode.
US10103204B2 Flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing flexible display apparatus
A flexible display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the flexible display apparatus that includes a first cover, a display panel configured to be disposed on a surface of the first cover and include a first panel configured to be divided into a first pixel part and a first driving part so as to enable the first pixel part and the first driving part to be folded on a first folding line and a second panel configured to be divided into a second pixel part and a second driving part so as to enable the second pixel part and the second driving part to be folded based on a second folding line, and a second cover configured to cover a back surface of the display panel. The first panel and the second panel are respectively folded by or on the first folding line and the second folding line to be disposed adjacent to each other so as to provide one image.
US10103199B2 Magnetic memory
A magnetic memory according to an embodiment includes: a conductive nonmagnetic layer including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a region between the first terminal and the second terminal; a magnetoresistive element including: a first magnetic layer; a second magnetic layer disposed between the region and the first magnetic layer; and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; a transistor including a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a control terminal, the third terminal being electrically connected to the first terminal; a first wiring electrically connected to the first magnetic layer and the fourth terminal; a second wiring electrically connected to the control terminal; and a third wiring electrically connected to the second terminal.
US10103198B2 Magnetoresistive element and magnetic memory
A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a multilayer structure including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer disposed above the first magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; a conductor disposed above the second magnetic layer, and including a lower face, an upper face opposing to the lower face, and a side face that is different from the lower face and the upper face, an area of the lower face of the conductor being smaller than an area of the upper face of the conductor, and smaller than an area of an upper face of the second magnetic layer; and a carbon-containing layer disposed on the side face of the conductor.
US10103196B2 Methods of forming magnetic memory cells, and methods of forming arrays of magnetic memory cells
Methods of forming a magnetic memory cell are disclosed. The method comprises forming a magnetic cell core material over a substrate, wherein forming the magnetic cell core comprises forming a first magnetic region over the substrate, forming a tunnel barrier material over the first magnetic region, and forming a second magnetic region over the tunnel barrier material. A temperature of at least one of the substrate or a wafer stage underlying the substrate is maintained at a temperature below about 0° C. and the magnetic cell core material is exposed to at least a first beam comprising one of an ion beam or a neutral beam comprising ions or elements of at least one noble gas to remove portions of the magnetic cell core material. Related magnetic memory cells and methods of forming an array of memory cells are also disclosed.
US10103189B2 Solid-state image sensor, and imaging system
A solid-state image sensor and an imaging system with a two-dimensional pixel array, and a plurality of types of filters that are arranged facing a pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array, the filters each including a spectrum function and a periodic fine pattern shorter than a wavelength to be detected, wherein each of the filters forms a unit which is larger than the photoelectric conversion device of each pixel on the two-dimensional pixel array, where one type of filter is arranged for a plurality of adjacent photoelectric conversion device groups, wherein the plurality of types of filters are arranged for adjacent unit groups to form a filter bank, and wherein the filter banks are arranged in a unit of N×M, where N and M are integers of one or more, facing the pixel region of the two-dimensional pixel array.
US10103186B2 Photoelectric conversion apparatus, image pickup system, and method for manufacturing photoelectric conversion apparatus
A photoelectric conversion section contains a semiconductor element having a laminated structure which contains an electroconductor, a semiconductor, and an insulator provided between the electroconductor and the semiconductor, in which the insulator is a silicon oxide film containing nitrogen in a main portion located between the electroconductor and the semiconductor.
US10103181B2 Solid-state imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes: pixels arranged in a matrix; a vertical signal line provided for each column, conveying a pixel signal; a power line provided for each column, proving a power supply voltage; and a feedback signal line provided for each column, conveying a signal from a peripheral circuit to a pixel, in which each of the pixels includes: an N-type diffusion layer; a photoelectric conversion element above the N-type diffusion layer; and a charge accumulation node between the N-type diffusion layer and the photoelectric conversion element, accumulating signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element, the feedback signal line, a metal line which is a part of the charge accumulation node, the vertical signal line, and the power line are disposed in a second interconnect layer, and the vertical signal line and the power line are disposed between the feedback signal line and the metal line.
US10103175B2 Fin-shaped structure
A method of forming a fin-shaped structure includes the following steps. A substrate having at least a fin structure thereon is provided. A liner is formed on sidewalls of the fin structure. An oxide layer is formed between the fin structure and the substrate. The fin structure is removed until a bottom layer of the fin structure is reserved, to form a recess between the liner. A buffer epitaxial layer and an epitaxial layer are sequentially formed in the recess. A top part of the liner is removed until sidewalls of the epitaxial layer are exposed. Moreover, a fin-shaped structure formed by said method is also provided.
US10103169B1 Method of making a three-dimensional memory device using a multi-step hot phosphoric acid wet etch process
At least one alternating stack of insulating layers and silicon nitride layers is formed over a substrate. Memory stack structures are formed through the at least one alternating stack. A trench and an etch mask spacer are formed such that the trench extends through the entirety of the alternating stack while the etch mask covers upper layers of the at least one alternating stack. Lower silicon nitride layers are removed employing a first hot phosphoric acid wet etch process. After removal of the etch mask spacer, upper silicon nitride layers are removed employing a second hot phosphoric acid wet etch process. Electrically conductive layers are formed in the lateral recesses formed by removal of the silicon nitride layers.
US10103168B2 Stacked type semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body which is provided on a substrate and in which an insulating film and an electrode film are alternately stacked. The semiconductor memory device also includes an insulating member which penetrates the stacked body in a stacking direction of the insulating film and the electrode film to thereby separate the stacked body. The semiconductor memory device also includes a semiconductor pillar which penetrates the stacked body in the stacking direction. A maximum portion of the insulating member where a first distance from a side surface of the insulating member to a central plane of the insulating member becomes maximum and a maximum portion of the semiconductor pillar where a second distance from a side surface of the semiconductor pillar to a center line of the semiconductor pillar becomes maximum being provided in different positions in the stacking direction.
US10103166B1 Semiconductor device and critical dimension defining method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a circuit unit and an align mark. The circuit unit is disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The align mark includes a first part and a second part respectively formed in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to two opposite sides of the circuit unit, wherein the first part and the second part depart from each other for a predetermined distance along with a first direction.
US10103165B2 Memory device
A memory device includes a gate structure including a plurality of gate electrode layers stacked on an upper surface of a substrate, a plurality of vertical holes extending in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate to penetrate through the gate structure, and a plurality of vertical structures in the plurality of vertical holes, respectively, each vertical structure of the plurality of vertical structures including an embedded insulating layer, and a plurality of channel layers separated from each other, the plurality of channel layers being outside the embedded insulating layer.
US10103158B2 Memory system and method for controlling nonvolatile memory
According to one embodiment, a memory system classifies a plurality of nonvolatile memory dies connected to a plurality of channels, into a plurality of die groups such that each of the plurality of nonvolatile memory dies belongs to only one die group. The memory system performs a data write/read operation for one die group of the plurality of die groups in accordance with an I/O command from a host designating one of a plurality of regions including at least one region corresponding to each die group. The memory system manages a group of free blocks in the nonvolatile memory for each of the plurality of die group by using a plurality of free block pools corresponding to the plurality of die groups.
US10103155B2 Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment, includes a first semiconductor member, a second semiconductor member, an insulating member, a plurality of electrode films, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member are separated in a first direction and extending in a second direction. The second direction crosses the first direction. The insulating member is provided between the first semiconductor member and the second semiconductor member. The plurality of electrode films are arranged to be separated from each other along the second direction. Each of the electrode films surrounds the first semiconductor member, the second semiconductor member, and the insulating member when viewed from the second direction. The first electrode is provided between the first semiconductor member and the electrode film. The second electrode is provided between the second semiconductor member and the electrode film.
US10103147B1 Vertical transport transistors with equal gate stack thicknesses
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming vertical semiconductor channels on a bottom source/drain layer in a first-type region and a second-type region. A gate dielectric layer is formed on sidewalls of the vertical semiconductor channels. A first-type work function layer is formed in the first-type region. A second-type work function layer is formed in both the first-type region and the second-type region. A thickness matching layer is formed in the second-type region such that a stack of layers in the first-type region has a same thickness as a stack of layers in the second-type region. Top source/drain regions are formed on a top portion of the vertical channels.
US10103146B2 FinFET device with epitaxial structures that wrap around the fins and the method of fabricating the same
A FinFET device is provided. The FinFET device includes a plurality of fin structures that protrude upwardly out of a dielectric isolation structure. The FinFET device also includes a plurality of gate structures that partially wrap around the fin structures. The fin structures each extend in a first direction, and the gate structures each extend in a second direction different from the first direction. An epitaxial structure is formed over at least a side surface of each of the fin structures. The epitaxial structure includes: a first epi-layer, a second epi-layer, or a third epi-layer. The epitaxial structure formed over each fin structure is separated from adjacent epitaxial structures by a gap. A silicide layer is formed over each of the epitaxial structures. The silicide layer at least partially fills in the gap. Conductive contacts are formed over the silicide layer.
US10103143B2 Fin transistor, method for fabricating the same and electronic device including the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a fin transistor formed over a substrate which is structured to include a device isolation region and an active region, the fin transistor including: a layer formed over the substrate and having a trench crossing the device isolation region and the active region; a gate filled in the trench; a first fin formed over and overlapping the active region and protruding over the device isolation region; and second fins formed on both sidewalls of the first fin in a direction of the trench.
US10103142B2 Integrated circuit (IC) devices including stress inducing layers
Integrated circuit devices are provided. The devices may include first and second fin-shaped channel regions protruding from a substrate, and the first and second fin-shaped channel regions may define a recess therebetween. The devices may also include an isolation layer in a lower portion of the recess. The isolation layer may include a first stress liner extending along a side of the first fin-shaped channel region, a second stress liner extending along a side of the second fin-shaped channel region and an insulation liner between the first stress liner and the side of the first fin-shaped channel region and between the second stress liner and the side of the second fin-shaped channel region. The devices may further include a gate insulation layer on surfaces of upper portions of the first and second fin-shaped channel regions and a gate electrode layer on the gate insulation layer.
US10103139B2 Method and design of low sheet resistance MEOL resistors
An integrated circuit structure includes: a semiconductor substrate; a shallow trench isolation (STI) region in the semiconductor substrate; one or more active devices formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a resistor array having a plurality of resistors disposed above the STI region; wherein the resistor array comprises a portion of one or more interconnect contact layers that are for interconnection to the one or more active devices.
US10103133B2 Packaging of high performance system topology for NAND memory systems
A topology for memory circuits of a non-volatile memory system reduces capacitive loading. For a given channel, a single memory chip can be connected to the controller, but is in turn connected to multiple other memory devices that fan out in a tree-like structure, which can also fan back in to a single memory device. In addition to the usual circuitry, such as a memory arrays and associated peripheral circuitry, the memory chip also includes a flip-flop circuit and can function in several modes. The modes include a pass-through mode, where the main portions of the memory circuit are inactive and commands and data are passed through to other devices in the tree structure, and an active mode, where the main portions of the memory circuit are active and can receive and supply data. Reverse active and reverse pass-through modes, where data flows in the other direction, can also be used. The pads of the memory chip can be configurable to swap input and output pads to more efficiently form the memory chips into a package.
US10103132B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufactures
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture is provided. A reflowable material is placed in electrical connection with a through via, wherein the through via extends through an encapsulant. A protective layer is formed over the reflowable material. In an embodiment an opening is formed within the protective layer to expose the reflowable material. In another embodiment the protective layer is formed such that the reflowable material is extending away from the protective layer.
US10103126B2 Laminated semiconductor device and manufacturing method of laminated semiconductor device
A laminated semiconductor device includes: three or more semiconductor chips that are laminated; resins that are disposed among the semiconductor chips, the resins softening by heating; and support members that are disposed among the semiconductor chips and that contacts the adjacent semiconductor chips, the support members deforming by external force when a temperature of the support members reaching a predetermined temperature.
US10103125B2 Chip package structure and method for forming the same
A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a chip structure. The chip package structure includes a first ground bump below the chip structure. The chip package structure includes a conductive shielding film disposed over the chip structure and extending onto the first ground bump. The conductive shielding film is electrically connected to the first ground bump.
US10103123B2 Semiconductor devices and processing methods
Various embodiments provide a semiconductor device, including a final metal layer having a top side and at least one sidewall; and a passivation layer disposed over at least part of at least one of the top side and the at least one sidewall of the final metal layer; wherein the passivation layer has a substantially uniform thickness.
US10103121B2 Tall and fine pitch interconnects
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide interconnect structures and components for coupling various carriers, printed circuit board (PCB) components, integrated circuit (IC) dice, and the like, using tall and/or fine pitch physical connections. Multiple layers of conductive structures or materials are arranged to form the interconnect structures and components. Nonwettable barriers may be used with one or more of the layers to form a shape, including a pitch of one or more of the layers.
US10103117B2 Method of manufacturing fan-out type wafer level package
Provided is a method of manufacturing a fan-out type wafer level package. The method includes forming a fiducial mark pattern on a frame, attaching a semiconductor die to the frame with respect to the fiducial mark pattern, encapsulating the semiconductor die with a passivation layer, for reconstituting the semiconductor die as a wafer level, and sequentially forming a metal seed layer, a redistribution layer, an under bump metal (UBM) seed layer, an UBM layer, and a solder ball on a bonding pad of the semiconductor die upward exposed by an opening region of the passivation layer to finish a fan-out type wafer level package.
US10103115B2 Circuit substrate and semicondutor package structure
A circuit substrate includes a circuit stack, a patterned conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a plurality of thickening conductive layers. The circuit stack has a surface. The patterned conductive layer is located on the surface of the circuit stack and has a plurality of traces. Each of the traces has a bonding segment. The dielectric layer is located on the surface of the circuit stack and covers the patterned conductive layer. Besides, the dielectric layer has a plurality of bonding openings. Each of the bonding openings exposes the corresponding bonding segment. Each of the thickening conductive layers is located on the corresponding bonding segment. A semiconductor package structure having the above circuit substrate and a process for fabricating a circuit substrate are also provided.
US10103111B2 Semiconductor chip having tampering feature
Silicon-based or other electronic circuitry is dissolved or otherwise disabled by reactive materials within a semiconductor chip should the chip or a device containing the chip be subjected to tampering. Triggering circuits containing normally-OFF heterojunction field-effect photo-transistors are configured to cause reactions of the reactive materials within the chips upon exposure to light. The normally-OFF heterojunction field-effect photo-transistors can be fabricated during back-end-of-line processing through the use of polysilicon channel material, amorphous hydrogenated silicon gate contacts, hydrogenated crystalline silicon source/drain contacts, or other materials that allow processing at low temperatures.
US10103109B2 Semiconductor device, semiconductor chip and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate including a main chip area and a scribe lane area adjacent to the main chip area, the scribe lane area including a first region adjacent to the main chip area and a second region adjacent to the first region; an insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate; first embossing structures disposed on a first surface of the insulating layer in a first area of the insulating layer corresponding to the first region; second embossing structures disposed on the first surface of the insulating layer in a second area of the insulating layer corresponding to the second region; and dam structures provided in the first area of the insulating layer at positions corresponding to the first embossing structures, the dam structures extending in a direction perpendicular to a second surface of the insulating layer that is adjacent to the semiconductor substrate.
US10103107B1 Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes at least one base element, at least one passivation layer, at least one circuit layer and at least one light absorbing layer. The base element includes at least one conductive pad. The passivation layer is disposed on the base element. The circuit layer is electrically connected to the conductive pad and disposed in the passivation layer. The light absorbing layer is disposed on the circuit layer.
US10103106B2 Wafer level fan-out with electromagnetic shielding
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit module with electromagnetic shielding. The integrated circuit module includes a die with an input/output (I/O) port at a bottom surface of the die, a mold compound partially encapsulating the die and leaving the bottom surface of the die exposed, a first dielectric pattern over the bottom surface of the die, a redistribution structure over the first dielectric pattern, and a shielding structure. The I/O port at the bottom surface of the die is exposed through the first dielectric pattern. The redistribution structure includes a shield connected element that is coupled to the I/O port and extends laterally beyond the die. The shielding structure resides over a top surface of the mold compound, extends along side surfaces of the mold compound, and is in contact with the shield connected element. Herein, the shielding structure does not extend vertically beyond the shield connected element.
US10103102B2 Structure and formation method of semiconductor device structure
Structures and formation methods of a semiconductor device structure are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first conductive feature in the dielectric layer. A portion of the dielectric layer has a top surface that is provided on a different level in relation to a top surface of the first conductive feature. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second conductive feature in the dielectric layer and extending from a bottom surface of the first conductive feature. The portion of the dielectric layer is separated from the second conductive feature by a gap. A distance between the portion of the dielectric layer and the second conductive feature becomes smaller along a direction from the top surface of the first conductive feature towards the bottom surface of the first conductive feature.
US10103101B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a first interconnection line and a second interconnection line which extend apart from each other on a first plane at a first level on a substrate; a bypass interconnection line that extends on a second plane at a second level on the substrate; and a plurality of contact plugs for connecting the bypass interconnection line to the first interconnection line and the second interconnection line. A method includes forming a bypass interconnection line spaced apart from a substrate and forming on a same plane a plurality of interconnection lines connected to the bypass interconnection line via a plurality of contact plugs.
US10103100B2 Semiconductor device
The semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip having a first-signal-output circuit operating at a first-power-supply voltage, a second-signal-output circuit operating at a second power supply voltage, and a plurality of bump electrodes; and a wiring board including a first main surface facing the main surface of the semiconductor chip, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface with a wiring layer therebetween, first external terminals on the first main surface, and second ones on the second main surface; the former being mounted on the latter to couple the bump electrodes to the first external terminals. When viewed from the second main surface, second external terminals to be supplied with the first signal and the second signal are arranged closer to the semiconductor chip than second external terminals to be supplied with the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage.
US10103091B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device may include: a first and a second semiconductor elements each including electrodes on both surfaces thereof; a first and a second metal plates which interpose the first semiconductor element, the metal plates respectively being bonded to the first semiconductor element via first soldered portions; and a third and a fourth metal plates which interpose the second semiconductor element, the metal plates respectively being bonded to the second semiconductor element via second soldered portions; wherein a first joint is provided at the first metal plate, a second joint is provided at the fourth metal plate, the joints are bonded via a third soldered portion, and a solidifying point of the first soldered portions is higher than a solidifying point of the third soldered portion, and a solidifying point of the second soldered portions is higher than the solidifying point of the third soldered portion.
US10103088B1 Integrated antenna for direct chip attach connectivity module package structures
Methods of forming microelectronic package structures, and structures formed thereby, are described. Those methods/structures may include a die disposed on a first substrate, at least one component adjacent the die on the first substrate, a molding material on the die and the at least one component, wherein the die and the at least one component are completely embedded in the molding material, a second substrate, wherein the first substrate is disposed on a top surface of the second substrate, and at least one communication structure disposed on a surface of the second substrate.
US10103086B2 Fixing frame for heat sink
A fixing frame for a heat sink includes boards, at least one foldable plate, and connection members. The boards surround a hollow area, and the hollow area includes a main accommodating space and at least one subsidiary accommodating space at one side of the main accommodating space. At least one foldable plate is detachably connected to one of the boards and is disposed in the subsidiary accommodating space. The connection members are disposed on the boards. By means of the connection members, the fixing frame mounts the heat sink on a circuit board of various sizes to dissipate heat therefrom.
US10103082B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
The present disclosure is directed to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, which relate to the field of semiconductor technologies. The semiconductor device includes a fin ESD element. The method includes: providing a substrate structure, where the substrate structure includes a semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor fin for the fin ESD element and an electrode structure surrounding a part of the semiconductor fin that are on the semiconductor substrate; forming a second dielectric layer on the substrate structure to cover the electrode structure; forming, in the second dielectric layer, a trench extending to a top of the electrode, where the trench is on the electrode and extends along a longitudinal direction of the electrode, and a transverse width of the trench is less than or equal to a transverse width of the top of the electrode; and filling the trench with a metal material, so as to form a metal heat sink that is on the top of the electrode and is coupled to the electrode. With the present disclosure, an existing structure of an ESD element is improved, so that a metal heat sink can effectively improve a head dissipation effect of a device, thereby improving a performance of the device.
US10103075B2 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
When VC inspection for a TEG is performed, it is easily detected whether any failure of a contact plug occurs or not by increasing an emission intensity of a contact plug, so that reliability of a semiconductor device is improved. An element structure of an SRAM is formed on an SOI substrate in a chip region. Also, in a TEG region, an element structure of an SRAM in which a contact plug is connected to a semiconductor substrate is formed on the semiconductor substrate exposed from an SOI layer and a BOX film as a TEG used for the VC inspection.
US10103073B2 Inductive monitoring of conductive trench depth
In fabrication of an integrated circuit having a layer with a plurality of conductive interconnects, a layer of a substrate is polished to provide the layer of the integrated circuit. The layer of the substrate includes conductive lines to provide the conductive interconnects. The layer of the substrate includes a closed conductive loop formed of a conductive material in a trench. A depth of the conductive material in the trench is monitored using an inductive monitoring system and a signal is generated. Monitoring includes generating a magnetic field that intermittently passes through the closed conductive loop. A sequence of values over time is extracted from the signal, the sequence of values representing the depth of the conductive material over time.
US10103072B2 Damaging components with defective electrical couplings
A method, in some embodiments, comprises: providing a component having first and second electrical nodes; determining that the component lacks multiple, functional electrical couplings between said first and second nodes; damaging at least part of the component as a result of said determination; and determining, as a result of said damage, that the component is defective.
US10103068B2 Detecting a void between a via and a wiring line
A semiconductor device includes a first circuit structure and a second circuit structure. The first circuit structure includes a wiring line and a via upon and electrically contacting the wiring line. The via induces lateral etching voids between the via and the wiring line below the via upon the surface of the wiring line. The second circuit structure includes a similar wiring line, relative to the reference wiring line, without or fewer via thereupon. The first circuit structure is therefore relatively more prone to lateral etching void formation as compared to the second circuit structure. Resistances are measured across the first circuit structure and the second circuit structure and compared against a comparison threshold to determine whether the first circuit structure includes one or more lateral etching voids. If the first structure is deemed to not include lateral etching voids, the fabrication process of the device may be deemed reliable.
US10103067B1 Semiconductor device comprising trench isolation
A method of manufacturing a trench isolation of a semiconductor device is provided including providing a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate comprising a semiconductor bulk substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the semiconductor bulk substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the buried oxide layer, forming a trench through the semiconductor layer and extending at least partially into the buried oxide layer, forming a liner at sidewalls of the trench, deepening the trench into the semiconductor bulk substrate, filling the deepened trench with a flowable dielectric material, and performing an anneal of the flowable dielectric material.
US10103064B2 Transistor structure including epitaxial channel layers and raised source/drain regions
The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit device including n-channel and p-channel MOSFETs. The MOSFETs include epitaxial grown raised source/drain regions and epitaxial grown channel regions. An epitaxially grown diffusion barrier layer separates the epitaxial grown channel regions from underlying deep n-wells and p-wells. The epitaxial source/drain regions allow for a low thermal budget that in combination with the diffusion barrier layer allows the deep n-wells and p-wells to be heavily doped while preserving high purity in the channel layers.
US10103060B2 Test structures for dielectric reliability evaluations
Methods and test structures for testing the reliability of a dielectric material. The test structure may include a first row of contacts and a line comprised of a conductor. The line is laterally spaced in a direction at a minimum distance from the first row of contacts. The test structure further includes a second row of contacts laterally spaced in the direction from the first row of contacts by a distance equal to two times a minimum pitch. The line is laterally positioned between the first row of contacts and the second row of contacts.
US10103049B2 Method and apparatus for preventing the deformation of a substrate supported at its edge area
The method and the apparatus prevents the deformation of a substrate, e.g. a wafer, supported with its edge area or periphery at a support or chuck, and also avoids the damage and/or contamination of the active area of the substrate. In particular, the substrate is mechanically supported at its peripheral or edge portion, namely in the non-active area of the substrate, only; an additional non-mechanical extended support is provided in the active area by a gas cushion. The gas cushion is generated by a controllable nozzle or purge for a distinct and controlled compensation of the downward deflection of the substrate.
US10103046B2 Buffer chamber wafer heating mechanism and supporting robot
Buffer chamber including robots, a carousel and at least one heating module for use with a batch processing chamber are described. Robot configurations for rapid and repeatable movement of wafers into and out of the buffer chamber and cluster tools incorporating the buffer chambers and robots are described.
US10103041B2 Component transfer apparatus and suction position adjustment method for component transfer apparatus
A component transfer apparatus includes: an upthrust section that thrusts up a wafer component held by a wafer holding table from below; an extraction head that suctions the wafer component thrust up by the upthrust section or an adjustment chip placed on the upthrust section; an imaging section that performs imaging of the wafer component or the adjustment chip being suctioned by the extraction head; and a control section that controls driving of the extraction head and operations of the imaging section. Upon suction position adjustment, the control section causes the imaging section to perform imaging of the wafer component or the adjustment chip being suctioned by the extraction head, and adjusts a suction position of the wafer component by the extraction head based on a result of the imaging.
US10103040B1 Apparatus and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device
The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a reaction chamber comprising a substrate holder for holding a substrate; and, a heater for heating the substrate. The heater may comprise a vertical cavity surface emitting laser constructed and arranged to emit a radiation beam to a substrate held by the substrate holder to heat the substrate.
US10103038B1 Thrumold post package with reverse build up hybrid additive structure
Semiconductor devices having a semiconductor die electrically coupled to a redistribution structure and a molded material over the redistribution structure are disclosed herein, along with associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die attached to a first side of a substrate-free redistribution structure, and a plurality of conductive columns extending through a molded material disposed on the first side of the redistribution structure. The semiconductor device can also include a second redistribution structure on the molded material and electrically coupled to the conductive columns. A semiconductor device can be manufactured using a single carrier and requiring processing on only a single side of the semiconductor device.
US10103032B2 Methods of forming etch masks for sub-resolution substrate patterning
Techniques disclosed herein provide a method and fabrication structure for pitch reduction for creating high-resolution features and also for cutting on pitch of sub-resolution features. Techniques include using multiple materials having different etch characteristics to selectively etch features and create cuts or blocks where specified. A hardmask is positioned first on an underlying layer or layers to be etched. A pattern of alternating materials is formed on the hardmask. One or more of the alternating materials can be preferentially removed relative to other materials to uncover a portion of the hardmask layer. The hardmask and the remaining lines of alternating material together form a combined etch mask defining sub-resolution features.
US10103031B2 Chemistries for TSV/MEMS/power device etching
Replacement chemistries for the cC4F8 passivation gas in the Bosch etch process and processes for using the same are disclosed. These chemistries have the formula CxHyFz, with 1≤x<7, 1≤y≤13, and 1≤z≤13. The replacement chemistries may reduce RIE lag associated with deep silicon aperture etching.
US10103030B2 Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes sequentially forming a first insulation pattern and an etch stop pattern on a peripheral circuit area of a substrate, forming a first mask pattern on a cell array area of the substrate, the first mask pattern including a pair of first portions extending in parallel and a second portion covering a portion of a sidewall of the etch stop pattern and a portion of a sidewall of the first insulation pattern, forming a second insulation layer covering the etch stop pattern and the first mask pattern, partially etching the etch stop pattern and the second insulation layer to expose the second portion of the first mask pattern, and removing the second portion of the first mask pattern to divide the pair of first portions of the first mask pattern.
US10103029B2 Process for filling vias in the microelectronics
A process for metalizing a through silicon via feature in a semiconductor integrated circuit device, the process including, during the filling cycle, reversing the polarity of circuit for an interval to generate an anodic potential at said metalizing substrate and desorb leveler from the copper surface within the via, followed by resuming copper deposition by re-establishing the surface of the copper within the via as the cathode in the circuit, thereby yielding a copper filled via feature.
US10103027B2 Hydrogenation and nitridization processes for modifying effective oxide thickness of a film
Embodiments described herein generally relate to enable the formation of a metal gate structure with a reduced effective oxide thickness over a similar structure formed via conventional methods. A plasma hydrogenation process followed by a plasma nitridization process is performed on a metal nitride layer in a film stack, thereby removing oxygen atoms disposed within layers of the film stack and, in some embodiments eliminating an oxygen-containing interfacial layer disposed within the film stack. As a result, an effective oxide thickness of the metal gate structure is reduced with little or no accompanying flatband voltage shift. Further, the metal gate structure operates with an increased leakage current that is as little as one quarter the increase in leakage current associated with a similar metal gate structure formed via conventional techniques.
US10103026B2 Methods of forming material layer
A method of forming a material layer includes providing a substrate into a reaction chamber, providing a source material onto a substrate, the source material being a precursor of a metal or semimetal having a ligand, providing an ether-based modifier on the substrate, purging an inside of the reaction chamber, and reacting a reaction material with the source material to form the material layer.
US10103013B2 Collision cells and methods of using them
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to collision cells that comprise one or more integrated lenses. In some examples, a lens is coupled to two sections of a sectioned quadrature rod assembly, the lens comprising an aperture and a plurality of separate conductive elements disposed each one side of the lens, in which a respective disposed conductive element on one side of the lens is configured to electrically couple to a first, second, third, and fourth pole segments of the sectioned quadrature rod assembly.
US10103010B2 Adjustable extended electrode for edge uniformity control
Embodiments described herein generally related to a substrate processing apparatus. In one embodiment, a process kit for a substrate processing chamber disclosed herein. The process kit includes a first ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, an adjustable tuning ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, and an actuating mechanism. The bottom surface is supported by a substrate support member. The bottom surface at least partially extends beneath a substrate supported by the substrate support member. The adjustable tuning ring is positioned beneath the first ring. The top surface of the adjustable tuning ring and the first ring define an adjustable gap. The actuating mechanism is interfaced with the bottom surface of the adjustable tuning ring. The actuating mechanism is configured to alter the adjustable gap defined between the bottom surface of the first ring and the top surface of the adjustable tuning ring.
US10103009B2 Plasma processing device and operation method
An operation method of a plasma processing device, includes performing a plasma process on a workpiece by supplying first high frequency power of a predetermined output to an electrode and generating plasma; and performing a charge storage process before the plasma process when a time interval from an end of a previous operation of the plasma processing device exceeds a predetermined interval, the charge storage process including supplying, to the electrode, second high frequency power of a lower output than the predetermined output.
US10103007B2 Plasma processing apparatus with gas feed and evacuation conduit
A sample stage includes plural pushup pins that move a sample up/down above the stage, a recessed and protruding dielectric film on which the sample is loaded, a feeding port disposed on the film and through which gas is fed to a gap between the sample and the film, and openings of through-holes in which the pushup pins are housed, and the stage is connected to a feeding and evacuation conduit including a feeding path that communicates with the port and through which gas fed to the gap flows, an evacuation path that communicates with the opening and through which gas fed to the gap is discharged, and a connection path through which the feeding path and the evacuation path communicate. With communication between the feeding path and the evacuation path via the connection path interrupted, gas from the feeding path is fed to the gap and into the through-hole via the gap.
US10103005B2 Imaging low electron yield regions with a charged beam imager
Disclosed herein are a system and method for imaging low electron yield regions with a charged beam imager. In certain embodiments, a system may include a processor, wherein the processor comprise an image waveform finder, a synthetic image generator and an output image generator; wherein the processor is configured to (i) receive or generate multiple images of a region of the object; wherein the region has an electron yield that is below an electron yield threshold; (ii) process the multiple images to generate multiple synthetic images, and (iii) generate an output image of the region in response to the multiple synthetic images.
US10102998B2 Energy radiation generator with bi-polar voltage ladder
A well-logging tool may include a sonde housing, and a radiation generator carried by the sonde housing. The radiation generator may include a generator housing, a target carried by the generator housing, a charged particle source carried by the generator housing to direct charged particles at the target, and at least one voltage source coupled to the charged particle source. The at least one voltage source may include a voltage ladder comprising a plurality of voltage multiplication stages coupled in a bi-polar configuration, and at least one loading coil coupled at at least one intermediate position along the voltage ladder. The well-logging tool may further include at least one radiation detector carried by the sonde housing.
US10102996B2 Method for manufacturing a trench channel for vacuum transistor device and vacuum transistor device
A method for manufacturing a microelectronic semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a trench in a body, the trench having side walls, a opening, and a bottom; forming a sacrificial layer in the trench; forming a recess in the sacrificial layer; forming a restriction structure between the sacrificial layer and the opening of the trench, defining a through hole for access to the sacrificial layer; completely removing the sacrificial layer through said through hole; and depositing a metal layer over the body, thus closing the opening of the trench and forming an electron-emission cathode tip.
US10102992B2 Switching apparatus, switching system and switching method
The present disclosure relates to a switching device, comprising an input for a sensor signal, the sensor signal having a sensor signal amplitude; and processing circuitry to determine a switching threshold based on the sensor signal amplitude and a weighting factor depending on said sensor signal amplitude and to generate a switching signal when a level of the sensor signal crosses the switching threshold.
US10102991B2 Contact apparatus
The contact apparatus includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, and an arc extinguishing member. The movable contact is movable between a closed position where the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position where the movable contact is separate from the fixed contact. The arc extinguishing member is for discharging an arc extinguishing gas offering a capacity for extinguishment of an arc, into a space containing the fixed contact and the movable contact.
US10102989B2 Electric switching device for medium and/or high-voltage uses
An electric switching device may include at least two conductor elements that can be placed at a distance from one another and contacted with each other using a moving mechanism, and a housing that defines a circuit breaker chamber, wherein the housing is made of an insulator, and at least partly surrounds the conductor elements. At least one face of the housing may have a resistive coating made of a matrix material filled with a filler, wherein the coating has a sheet resistance between 108 and 1012 ohm at the operating field strength, and is conductingly connected to the conductor elements.
US10102987B1 Keyboard switch with a cam having a curved profile to promote a smooth tactile response
A keyboard switch for a keyboard includes a base secured to a plunger that reciprocates with respect to the base and is biased away from the base. An electrical contact assembly is positioned within a cavity defined by the base and the plunger. The electrical contact assembly remains in an electrically open state when the plunger is furthest from the base, but the electrical contact assembly enters an electrically closed state when the plunger is longitudinally moved downwardly by force towards the base. In this regard, a cam protruding from a side portion of a body of the plunger has a profile surface that contacts the electrical contact assembly as the plunger is longitudinally moved towards the base. A curved profile of the cam that incorporates a concave arc uniquely changes the amount of force experienced by the typist at different points of the downward motion of the plunger.
US10102986B2 Control panel with printed LED for vehicle and method for creating same
A control panel for a vehicle. The control panel includes a decorative layer and a control assembly. The decorative layer has a visible face and a rear face opposite to the visible face. The control assembly has a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face. The front face of the control assembly faces the rear face of the decorative layer. The control assembly is fixed to the decorative layer and includes a support film, a pressure sensor and a light-emitting diode. The pressure sensor and the light-emitting diode are printed on the support film.
US10102979B2 Actinic and electron beam radiation curable water based electrode binders and electrodes incorporating same
A process for manufacturing an electrode utilizing electron beam (EB) or actinic radiation to cure the electrode binder is provided. A process is also disclosed for mixing specific actinic or EB radiation curable polymer precursors with electrode solid particles to form an aqueous mixture, application of the mixture to an electrode current collector, followed by the application of actinic or EB radiation to the current collector for curing the polymer, thereby binding the electrode binder to the current collector. Lithium ion batteries, electric double layer capacitors, and components produced therefrom are also provided.
US10102977B2 High energy density capacitor with micrometer structures and nanometer components
A high density energy storage system including a giant-colossal dielectric thin film material electrically insulating between two electrodes configured to have increased overlapping surface area.
US10102976B2 Multilayer capacitor
A multilayer capacitor includes a dielectric main body having opposite first and second sides, a terminal electrode assembly and spaced apart first, second and third inner electrodes, all of which are disposed in the main body. The second inner electrode is disposed between the first and third inner electrodes. The terminal electrode assembly has a first terminal electrode unit disposed on the first side and connected to the first inner electrode, a second terminal electrode unit disposed on the second side and connected to the second inner electrode, and a third terminal electrode unit disposed on the first side and connected to the third inner electrode. The first, second and third terminal electrode units are insulated from each other.
US10102974B2 Polymeric monolithic capacitor
Prismatic polymer monolithic capacitor structure including multiple interleaving radiation-cured polymer dielectric layers and metal layers. Method for fabrication of same. The chemical composition of polymer dielectric and the electrode resistivity parameters are chosen to maximize the capacitor self-healing properties and energy density, and to assure the stability of the capacitance and dissipation factor over the operating temperature range. The glass transition temperature of the polymer dielectric is specifically chosen to avoid mechanical relaxation from occurring in the operating temperature range, which prevents high moisture permeation into the structure (which can lead to higher dissipation factor and electrode corrosion). The geometry and shape of the capacitor are appropriately controlled to minimize losses when the capacitor is exposed to pulse and alternating currents.
US10102964B2 Coil electronic component and manufacturing method thereof
A coil electronic component includes: a magnetic body comprising a magnetic material; a coil part embedded inside the magnetic body; and a magnetic layer disposed on a surface of the magnetic body.
US10102963B2 Coil component
A coil component capable of increasing normal mode impedance while maintaining common mode impedance is provided. The coil component includes a toroidal core, a first coil conductor and a second coil conductor wound around the toroidal core, and a ferrite bead attached to at least one coil conductor of the first coil conductor and the second coil conductor.
US10102962B1 Integrated magnetic passive devices using magnetic film
An inductive device is disclosed, including a first wire coupled to a first terminal and to a second terminal, a non-conductive material surrounding the first wire, and a magnetic film. The non-conductive material spans the region from the first terminal to the second terminal. The magnetic film surrounds at least a portion of the non-conductive material between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first wire has a first amount of inductance.
US10102961B2 Laminated inductor
A laminated inductor includes a ceramic body, a coil part including a plurality of first internal electrodes including connection portions at both end portions thereof and disposed in the ceramic body in a spiral shape, a second internal electrode including a lead electrode portion exposed to the outside of the ceramic body, having an internal area smaller than that of the first internal electrode, and disposed on or below the coil part in a spiral shape, and a connection electrode portion extended from the second internal electrode in a direction opposite to the lead electrode portion.
US10102959B2 Magnetic sheet and common mode filter including the same
A common mode filter includes: an insulator; a coil pattern embedded within in the insulator; and a magnetic layer including a layer of material filled with different-size magnetic particles, wherein a surface of the magnetic layer is adhered to the insulator.
US10102953B2 Apparatus and methods for magnet retention
An apparatus and method for holding permanent magnet components, particularly on a rotor of an electrical machine. A magnet carrier (10) comprises a channel (30) suitable for receiving an encircling magnet retainer (20) and a method of manufacturing a magnet assembly (100) comprises providing a magnet carrier (10) comprising a channel (30), mounting a magnet (60) on the magnet carrier (10), and encircling the magnet (60) and magnet carrier (10) with a magnet retainer (20), wherein the magnet retainer (20) passes through the channel (30).
US10102944B2 Coated electric wire and multi-core cable for vehicles
A multi-core cable for vehicles comprises two power lines, two signal lines, two electric wires, and a jacket. The two power lines are the same in size and material, each comprise an insulation layer composed of an inner layer and an outer layer, and are excellent in abrasion resistance and bending resistance. The two signal lines are the same in size and material and the two lines are twisted as a set to constitute a twisted pair of the signal lines. The two electric wires are the same in size and material and the two wires are twisted as a set to constitute a twisted pair of the electric wires. The two power lines, the twisted pair of the signal lines, and the twisted pair of the electric wires are integrally twisted.
US10102943B2 Flat shielded cable, wire harness and shielding member
A flat shielded cable includes conductors arranged in parallel, an insulating jacket section that covers the conductors and has an exposed conductor section which exposes a part of at least one of the conductors, and a shielding member that covers the jacket section. The conductor is electrically connected to the shielding member via the exposed conductor section. The shielding member has a first layer made of shielding material and a second layer made of binder resin containing metal filler. A D90 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 μm and a difference between a D10 particle diameter and a D95 particle diameter of the metal filler is 6 μm or more, and the metal filler is contained in the second layer in an amount of 65 wt % or more.
US10102941B2 Flexible fiber and resin composite core overhead wire and production method thereof
An overhead wire has a wire core having a main core and a plurality of auxiliary cores spirally and tightly stranded on the main core, and a conducting layer coating the wire core and having at least one aluminum wire layer. The main core and the auxiliary cores has fiber resin strands formed by fiber filament bundles permeated with resin through molding, and fiber filaments wound on and completely covering the fiber resin strands such that the fiber resin strand is isolated from the outside, and the at least one aluminum wire layer has a plurality of aluminum wires spirally and tightly stranded on the wire core.
US10102938B2 Extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus
An extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus may include a chamber including a window to allow first and second pulse laser beams to enter, a mirror to reflect the first pulse laser beam, a first actuator to control a position or a posture of the mirror, a beam combiner to cause optical paths of the first and second pulse laser beams to substantially coincide with each other, a reflective optical system to reflect the first and second pulse laser beams from the beam combiner, a second actuator to control a position or a posture of the reflective optical system, sensors each configured to output data for detecting a position of an optical path of the first pulse laser beam, and a controller to control the first actuator based on the data and control the second actuator based on a value related to control of the first actuator.
US10102933B2 Control rod assembly impact limiter
A control rod assembly including at least one movable control rod including a neutron absorbing material, a control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) for controlling movement of the at least one control rod, and a coupling operatively connecting the at least one control rod and the CRDM. The coupling includes a terminal element engaged with a connecting rod of the CRDM and the at least one moveable control rod, and a kinetic energy absorbing element supported by the terminal element for absorbing kinetic energy during a SCRAM event, the kinetic energy absorbing element configured to act between the terminal element and an upper plate of an associated fuel assembly.
US10102931B2 Connecting device for connecting a guide tube to a lower end nozzle in a nuclear fuel assembly
A connecting device including a nut, a screw, a body having a bore for screwing the screw to the nut through the bore with the screw abutting an abutment surface of the body, a screw locking device for preventing loosening of the screw.According to one aspect of the invention, the locking device is adapted for axially retaining the screw into the body after unscrewing the screw.
US10102926B1 Detecting, analyzing and impacting improvement opportunities related to total cost of care, clinical quality and revenue integrity
Example embodiments of a system, apparatus, computer readable media, and method are disclosed for improving clinical and financial outcomes for a healthcare provider The example embodiments may be used for aggregating data corresponding to care for a group of patients by at least one healthcare provider, generating a statistical model based on the aggregated data, periodically determining a current value for the treatment parameter associated with care of a patient provided by a healthcare provider, and causing treatment to be administered to the patient in response to applying the statistical model to determine that the current value for the treatment parameter is associated with an adverse outcome.
US10102925B2 Extracorporeal blood treatment machine
A machine for extracorporeal blood treatment includes a user interface having a touch screen and a controller programmed to display on a screen (16) a display in which two distinct areas are arranged, one of which (161) exhibits a series of touch keys (17), wherein activation of any one touch key (17) causes visualization of an image in a second area (162) of the screen, wherein the images are displayed alternatively and are at least partly different one from another, wherein each touch key (17) is associated to an instruction, or to a group of instructions, each concerned with readying the machine for use, wherein each image is a pictograph of a configuration of the machine, correlated with an instruction associated to the touch key (17) selected, and wherein the operator is aided in making the machine ready for treatment.
US10102919B2 Shift register, gate driving circuit and display device
A shift register, a gate driving circuit and a display device are provided. The shift register includes an input module, a first control module, a second control module, a first output module, and a second output module. The shift register can control a time length of the scanning signal outputted from the driving signal output terminal only by changing a time length of the input signal without changing the clock signal or the circuit or the manufacturing process, and can reduce difficulty of the gate driving circuit and complexity of the manufacturing process as well as the cost.
US10102914B2 Random telegraph signal noise reduction scheme for semiconductor memories
Embodiments are provided that include a method including providing a first voltage to a selected memory cell and providing a second voltage to the selected memory cell during an operation. The first voltage is greater in magnitude than the second voltage and the first voltage is applied for a shorter duration than the second voltage. The method also includes determining a state of the memory cell after providing the first voltage and the second voltage.
US10102909B2 Nonvolatile memory device
A nonvolatile memory device includes a cell string having a plurality of memory cells connected to one bit line. A page buffer is connected to the bit line via a sensing node and connected to the cell string via the bit line. The page buffer includes a first latch for storing bit line setup information and a second latch for storing forcing information. The first latch is configured to output the bit line setup information to the sensing node, and the second latch is configured to output the forcing information to the sensing node independently of the first latch.
US10102908B2 Method and device to reduce leakage and dynamic energy consumption in high-speed memories
A microcomputer comprising a microprocessor unit and a first memory unit is disclosed. In one aspect, the microprocessor unit comprises at least one functional unit and at least one register. Further, the at least one register is a wide register comprising a plurality of second memory units which are capable to each contain one word, the wide register being adapted so that the second memory units are simultaneously accessible by the first memory unit, and at least part of the second memory units are separately accessible by the at least one functional unit. Further, the first memory unit is an embedded non-volatile memory unit.
US10102904B2 Memory access module for performing a plurality of sensing operations to generate digital values of a storage cell in order to perform decoding of the storage cell
A memory access module for performing memory access management of a storage device includes a plurality of storage cells. Each storage cell has a number of possible bit(s) directly corresponding to possible states of the storage cell. The memory access module further includes: a read only memory for storing a program code; and a microprocessor, coupled to the read only memory, for executing the program code to perform the following steps: performing a plurality of sensing operations, wherein a first sensing operation corresponds to a first sensing voltage, and each subsequent sensing operation corresponds to a sensing voltage determined according to a result of the previous sensing operation; using the plurality of sensing operations to generate a first digital value and a second digital value of a storage cell; using the first and the second digital value to obtain soft information of a same bit stored in the storage cell; and using the soft information to perform soft decoding.
US10102903B1 Write process for a non volatile memory device
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a non volatile memory device that includes a controller to implement a coarse write process for the non volatile memory device. The non volatile memory device includes storage cells to store more than two logic states, wherein, the coarse write process is to perform a verify operation early in the coarse write process to identify less responsive storage cells and provide additional charge to the less responsive storage cells as compared to non less responsive storage cells that are to be programmed to a same logical state as the less responsive storage cells without performing a following verify operation after each pulse of charge applied during the coarse write process.
US10102902B2 Superconducting gate memory circuit
One embodiment includes a superconducting gate memory circuit. The circuit includes a Josephson D-gate circuit configured to set a digital state as one of a first data state and a second data state in response to a write enable single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse provided on a write enable input and a respective presence of or absence of a write data SFQ pulse provided on a data write input. The circuit also includes a storage loop coupled to the Josephson D-gate. The storage loop can be configured to store the digital state and to readout the digital state at an output in response to a read enable SFQ pulse provided on a read enable input and a read data SFQ pulse provided on a read data input.
US10102894B2 Magnetic memory
A magnetic memory includes: a first and second terminals; a conductive layer including first to fourth regions, the first and fourth regions being electrically connected to the first and second terminals respectively; a first magnetoresistive element including: a first and second magnetic layers; a first nonmagnetic layer between the first and second magnetic layers; and a third terminal electrically connected to the first magnetic layer; a second magnetoresistive element including: a third and fourth magnetic layers; a second nonmagnetic layer between the third and fourth magnetic layers; and a fourth terminal electrically connected to the third magnetic layer; and a circuit configured to apply a write current between the first terminal and the second terminal and apply a first and second potentials to the third and fourth terminals respectively to write the first and second magnetoresistive elements, the first and second potentials being different from each other.
US10102889B2 Processing device with nonvolatile logic array backup
A processing device is operated using a plurality of volatile storage elements. N groups of M volatile storage elements of the plurality of volatile storage elements per group are connected to an N by M size non-volatile logic element array of a plurality of non-volatile logic element arrays using a multiplexer. The multiplexer connects one of the N groups to the N by M size non-volatile logic element array to store data from the M volatile storage elements into a row of the N by M size non-volatile logic element array at one time or to write data to the M volatile storage elements from a row of the N by M size non-volatile logic element array at one time. A corresponding non-volatile logic controller controls the multiplexer operation with respect to the connections between volatile storage elements and non-volatile storage elements.
US10102886B2 Techniques for probabilistic dynamic random access memory row repair
Examples are disclosed for probabilistic dynamic random access memory (DRAM) row repair. In some examples, using a row hammer limit for DRAM and a maximum activation rate for the DRAM a probabilistic row hammer detection value may be determined. The probabilistic row hammer detection value may then be used such that a probability is acceptably low that a given activation to an aggressor row of the DRAM causes the row hammer limit to be exceeded before a scheduled row refresh is performed on one or more victim rows associated with the aggressor row. Other examples are described and claimed.
US10102885B2 Forwarding signal supply voltage in data transmission system
In a data transmission system, one or more signal supply voltages for generating the signaling voltage of a signal to be transmitted are generated in a first circuit and forwarded from the first circuit to a second circuit. The second circuit may use the forwarded signal supply voltages to generate another signal to be transmitted back from the second circuit to the first circuit, thereby obviating the need to generate signal supply voltages separately in the second circuit. The first circuit may also adjust the signal supply voltages based on the signal transmitted back from the second circuit to the first circuit. The data transmission system may employ a single-ended signaling system in which the signaling voltage is referenced to a reference voltage that is a power supply voltage such as ground, shared by the first circuit and the second circuit.
US10102884B2 Distributed serialized data buffer and a memory module for a cascadable and extended memory subsystem
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to techniques for routing data through one or more cascaded memory modules. Each memory module can include a plurality of data buffers. Each data buffer includes a plurality of ports for routing data to and/or from other memory modules. In one embodiment, the data buffer is configured to route write data to DRAM devices on a first memory module or route write data to a data buffer of at least one downstream memory module. The data buffer is also configured to receive read data from a DRAM device of the first memory module or receive read data from a downstream memory module.
US10102880B2 Information processing device, shooting apparatus and information processing method
An information processing device is provided with: an image meaning judgment section classifying and judging an inputted image as having a particular meaning by classifying characteristics of the image itself and referring to a database; an audio meaning judgment section classifying and judging an inputted audio as having a particular meaning by classifying characteristics of the audio itself and referring to a database; and an association control section outputting the inputted image and the inputted audio acquired at different timings mutually in association with each other on the basis of each of judgment results of the image meaning judgment section and the audio meaning judgment section; and the information processing device is capable of, even if an image without a corresponding audio or an audio without a corresponding image is inputted, outputting the image and the audio in association with each other.
US10102879B2 Recording medium, playback method, and playback device
A recording medium is provided in which are recorded a stream file including a first luminance video expressed by luminance of a first dynamic range, a second luminance video expressed by luminance of a second dynamic range that is broader than the first dynamic range, and a playlist file for controlling playback of the stream file. The first and second combination information, representing combinations of elementary streams that can be played at the same time, is described in the playlist file. Elementary streams that can be played at the same time with the first luminance video are listed in the first combination information. Elementary streams that can be played at the same time with the second luminance video are listed in the second combination information. The number of elementary streams of a predetermined type listed in the first combination information and the second combination information are equal.
US10102875B1 Servo pattern for precise tracking in optical tapes
Techniques for performing precise tracking in optical tapes are provided. The techniques include providing and using a servo pattern on an optical tape. The servo pattern includes a first set of parallel physical grooves slanted in a first direction across a width of the optical tape and a second set of parallel physical grooves slanted in a second direction that is different from the first direction across the width of the optical tape. Subsets of the first set of parallel physical grooves alternate with subsets of the second set of parallel physical grooves along a length of the optical tape. Two subsets of the first set of parallel physical grooves separated by one subset of the second set of parallel physical grooves form a servo frame in the optical tape.
US10102865B2 Voice audio encoding device, voice audio decoding device, voice audio encoding method, and voice audio decoding method
Provided are a voice audio encoding device, voice audio decoding device, voice audio encoding method, and voice audio decoding method that efficiently perform bit distribution and improve sound quality. Dominant frequency band identification unit identifies a dominant frequency band having a norm factor value that is the maximum value within the spectrum of an input voice audio signal. Dominant group determination units and non-dominant group determination unit group all sub-bands into a dominant group that contains the dominant frequency band and a non-dominant group that contains no dominant frequency band. Group bit distribution unit distributes bits to each group on the basis of the energy and norm variance of each group. Sub-band bit distribution unit redistributes the bits that have been distributed to each group to each sub-band in accordance with the ratio of the norm to the energy of the groups.
US10102862B2 Decoding method and decoder for audio signal according to gain gradient
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a decoding method and a decoding apparatus. The decoding method includes: in a case in which it is determined that a current frame is a lost frame, synthesizing a high frequency band signal; determining subframe gains of multiple subframes of the current frame; determining a global gain of the current frame; and adjusting, according to the global gain and the subframe gains of the multiple subframes, the synthesized high frequency band signal to obtain a high frequency band signal of the current frame. A subframe gain of the current frame is obtained according to a gradient between subframe gains of subframes previous to the current frame, so that transition before and after frame loss is more continuous, thereby reducing noise during signal reconstruction, and improving speech quality.
US10102861B2 Device control method, device management system, and voice input apparatus
Methods, systems, and media for managing a plurality of target devices are provided. A voice command is received by an input associated with a first target device. The voice command includes first voice information and indicates an operation instruction. The first voice information includes identification information. The first target device is specified by referencing a database in which the identification information and a device ID of the first target device are associated. It is determined whether the voice command includes second voice information that identifies a second target device as an operation object for the operation instruction. When the second voice information is not included, the first target device is caused to execute the operation instruction. When the second voice information is included, a control command is transmitted to the second target device for causing the second target device to execute the operation instruction.
US10102860B2 Common phrase identification and language dictation recognition systems and methods for using the same
In at least one exemplary embodiment for common phrase identification and language dictation recognition systems and methods for using the same, the system comprises a database capable of receiving a plurality of verbal records, the verbal record comprising at least one identifier and at least one verbal feature and a processor operably coupled to the database, where the processor has and executes a software program. The processor being operational to identify a subset of the plurality of verbal records from the database, extract at least one verbal feature from the identified records, analyze the at least one verbal feature of the subset of the plurality of verbal records, process the subset of the plurality of records using the analyzed feature according to at least one reasoning approach, generate a processed verbal record using the processed subset of the plurality of records, and deliver the processed verbal record to a recipient. The processor being further operational to identify common phrases in parts of the verbal record, identifying a body of work for building a set of common phrases, analyze documents in a training set to find some common phrases, and replacing phrases with the common phrases.
US10102859B2 Conference support apparatus, conference support method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, a conference support apparatus includes a recognizer, a detector, a summarizer, and a subtitle generator. The recognizer is configured to recognize speech in speech data and generate text data. The detector is configured to detect a correction operation on the text data, the correction operation being an operation of correcting character data that has been incorrectly converted. The summarizer is configured to generate a summary relating to the text data subsequent to a part to which the correction operation is being performed, among the text data, when the correction operation is being detected. The subtitle generator is configured to generate subtitle information corresponding to the summary when the correction operation is being detected, and configured to generate subtitle information corresponding to the text data except when the correction operation is being detected.
US10102857B2 Device leadership negotiation among voice interface devices
The various implementations described herein include methods and systems for determining device leadership among voice interface devices. In one aspect, a method is performed at an electronic device that includes microphones, a speaker, processors, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The electronic device: (1) detects a voice input; (2) determines a first quality score for the detected voice input; (3) receives quality scores generated by other electronic devices for detection of the voice input by the other electronic devices; (4) in accordance with a determination that the first quality score is not the highest amongst the quality scores for the voice input, identifies a criterion associated with the voice input; and (5) in accordance with a determination that the identified criterion is the most relevant to the electronic device, responds to the detected input.
US10102851B1 Incremental utterance processing and semantic stability determination
Incremental speech recognition results are generated and used to determine a user's intent from an utterance. Utterance audio data may be partitioned into multiple portions, and incremental speech recognition results may be generated from one or more of the portions. A natural language understanding module or some other language processing module can generate semantic representations of the utterance from the incremental speech recognition results. Stability of the determined intent may be determined over the course of time, and actions may be taken in response to meeting certain stability thresholds.
US10102849B2 Systems and methods for providing metadata-dependent language models
Techniques for generating language models. The techniques include: obtaining language data comprising training data and associated values for one or more metadata attributes, the language data comprising a plurality of instances of language data, an instance of language data comprising an instance of training data and one or more metadata attribute values associated with the instance of training data; identifying, by processing the language data using at least one processor, a set of one or more of the metadata attributes to use for clustering the instances of training data into a plurality of clusters; clustering the training data instances based on their respective values for the identified set of metadata attributes into the plurality of clusters; and generating a language model for each of the plurality of clusters.
US10102847B2 Automated learning for speech-based applications
Systems and methods for modifying a computer-based speech recognition system. A speech utterance is processed with the computer-based speech recognition system using a set of internal representations, which may comprise parameters for recognizing speech in a speech utterance, such as parameters of an acoustic model and/or a language model. The computer-based speech recognition system may perform a first task in response to the processed speech utterance. The utterance may also be provided to a human who performs a second task based on the utterance. Data indicative of the first task, performed by the computer system, is compared to data indicative of a second task, performed by the human in response to the speech utterance. Based on the comparison, the set of internal representations may be updated or modified to improve the speech recognition performance and capabilities of the speech recognition system.
US10102846B2 System, method and computer program product for assessing the capabilities of a conversation agent via black box testing
A conversational agent capability assessment method, system, and computer program product, includes obtaining data to create at least one scenario for testing a conversational agent, performing a set of tests using a scenario of the at least one scenario created to assess a capability of the conversational agent, and comparing a result of the capability from the set of tests with an expected result of the scenario.
US10102835B1 Sensor driven enhanced visualization and audio effects
Systems and methods may be used to provide effects corresponding to movement of instrument objects or other objects. A method may include receiving sensor data from an object based on movement of the object, recognizing a gesture from the sensor data, and determining an effect, such as a visualization or audio effect corresponding to the gesture. The method may include causing the effect to be output in response to the determination.
US10102832B2 Universal tuning knob for stringed instruments
A universal tuning knob for stringed instruments is presented. The invention consists of a knob with an elongated and threaded cylindrical shaft. The shaft includes a lumen sized to receive the machine head post of any stringed instrument. The outside perimeter of the knob is configured for grip. The threaded cylindrical shaft includes a slot on its side wall to receive and retain a bushing. The bushing includes a second slot that can be notched (i.e. sized) to fit and lock the machine head post of any stringed instrument. A sleeve lock with internal threads is threaded onto the threaded cylindrical shaft of the knob thereby retaining the bushing. An optional second lumen on the head of the knob is configured to receive a mounting screw.
US10102824B2 Gesture for task transfer
A computing device, and method thereof, may have a first display. A first user input is received from an input device of the computing device. In response, a task manager is displayed, the task manager having representations of respective objects on the computing device. When a second user input is received via the input device, a target representation is selected according to the second user input and an application window of an application corresponding to the target representation is displayed on the second display.
US10102822B2 Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, control method, control assembly, and display device
An array substrate includes a base substrate, a thin film transistor and at least one photosensitive structure formed on the base substrate, the at least one photosensitive structure electrically connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor and configured to sense light intensity outside, and a common electrode formed on the base substrate on which the thin film transistor and the at least one photosensitive structure are formed. A method for manufacturing the array substrate, a control assembly and a display device are further disclosed.
US10102819B2 Driving module for display device and related driving method
A driving module for a display device includes a first driving unit, for generating a plurality of data driving signals to a plurality of data lines of the display device according to a first control signal; and a control unit, for generating the first control signal to the first driving unit and a second control signal to a second driving unit of the display device; wherein the control unit controls the second driving unit to generate a plurality of gate driving signals to a plurality of scan lines of the display device via the second control signal, and durations of a plurality of gate enable periods in the plurality of gate driving signals are different.
US10102817B2 Display device and driving method thereof
A display device includes a processor including a first display mode in which the processor displays the image on the display screen from an internal image data after the processor receives a first control signal, and a second display mode in which the processor displays the image on the display screen from the image data received by the processor after the processor receives a second control signal. A luminance adjuster adjusts a display luminance based on the internal image data corresponding to a final frame immediately before switching from the first display mode to the second display mode to a display luminance higher than a display luminance of the internal image data of another frame in the first display mode. In the final frame, the image is displayed based on the internal image data in which the display luminance is adjusted by the luminance adjuster.
US10102802B2 Organic light-emitting display device and method for driving the same
An organic light-emitting display device including a display panel, a power supply, a selective driver and a gamma change driver is disclosed. The display panel includes sub-pixels. The power supply is configured to output a drive voltage for driving the sub-pixels. The selective driver is configured to generate a control signal to enable selective drive between first and second driving schemes for a drive transistor in each sub-pixel, wherein the first and second schemes employ saturation and linear regions of the drive voltage curve respectively. The gamma change driver is configured to change a gamma based on the driving scheme selected by the selective driver.
US10102798B2 Detection circuit, detection method and drive system
The disclosure provides a detection circuit, a detection method and a drive system. The detection circuit comprises a switching unit, a reset unit and a comparison unit. The switching unit is used for switching the operations of the reset unit and the comparison unit. The reset unit is used for resetting the acquisition unit before the acquisition unit begins acquisition. The comparison unit is used for comparing a signal acquired by the acquisition unit with a standard signal to obtain a characterization quantity of the to-be-detected voltage.
US10102794B2 Distributed charge-pump power-supply system
A distributed charge-pump power-supply system includes a system substrate with a plurality of separate electronic elements spatially distributed over the system substrate. Each electronic element includes first and second sub-elements requiring first and second different operating voltage connections. A plurality of separate charge-pump circuits are also spatially distributed over the system substrate. Each charge-pump circuit has a common charge-pump power supply connection and provides the first and second voltage connection supplying operating electrical power to the first and second sub-elements. The electronic elements are arranged in groups of one or more electronic elements and the first and second voltage connections for each group are provided by a charge-pump circuit.
US10102791B2 Level shifter and projector
A level shifter included in a device includes: an external interface power unit configured to supply a power voltage corresponding to electrical input-output characteristics of an interface circuit of an external device; an internal interface power unit configured to supply a power voltage corresponding to electrical input-output characteristics of an internal interface circuit in the device; a power switch unit configured to control power supply to the external interface power unit according to an electrical signal from the external device; and a selector unit configured to control conduction between the interface circuit of the external device and the internal interface circuit, wherein the selector unit is configured to transition to an operable state when the external interface power unit is supplied with power.
US10102788B2 Display device having white pixel and driving method therefor
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device and a driving method thereof. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device including a white pixel, and a method of driving such a display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of colored pixels and a white pixel, wherein the colored pixels and the white pixel each include at least one switching element, the colored pixels and the white pixel are disposed to be adjacent to each other so as to collectively have a center, and the switching elements are each positioned proximate to the center.
US10102787B2 Image signal processing apparatus and control method therefor
Disclosed is an image signal processing apparatus with a function to display an image signal and a luminance waveform representing a relationship between a luminance level and a position in the image signal. The apparatus displays the image signal such that a predetermined color is applied to an area whose luminance level falls within a preset luminance level range. On the other hand, the luminance waveform of the image signal is displayed such that a color corresponding to the predetermined color is applied to an area corresponding to the luminance level range.
US10102786B2 Apparatus and method for displaying data in portable terminal
An apparatus and method for displaying data in a portable terminal to control data displayed on a projection beam screen. The apparatus includes a beam projector unit for displaying data on a beam screen, at least one camera unit for capturing the data displayed on the beam screen, and a controller for extracting a differential region between data to be displayed on the beam screen and the displayed data captured by the camera unit and displaying the data on the beam screen according to a display screen region excluding the differential region therefrom.
US10102778B2 Information writable film and a sample storage body
To provide an information writable film that is chemical and abrasion resistance, and is suitable for high contrast white laser marking. The information writable film comprises a writable film layer 110 and a reading assistance layer 120. The writable film layer 110 is formed into a film shape by thinly stretching a material, which material is a mixture of a color former composition for coloring white when receiving the particular wavelength laser beam by changing its physical and chemical characteristic and a transparent plastic composition. The reading assistance layer 120 is provided enhancing the contrast ratio. The writable film layer 110 is provided with laser coloring properties and chemical and abrasion resistance. During writing, an identification code is written by laser by coloring the color former in the writable film layer 110. During reading, the contrast ratio is enhanced by superimposing the color of the reading assistance layer 120.
US10102777B1 Label with pivotable cover
A label attachable to a fabric includes a plate member having a shape, a first end and a second end, the plate member having a plurality of holes therethrough disposed between the first end and the second end, the plate member having a pivot hole therethrough adjacent to the first end, and the plate member having a notch disposed adjacent to the second end; and a cover member having substantially the same shape as the plate member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end and a second end, the cover member having a pivot pin integrally formed therewith and projecting from the bottom surface adjacent to the first end, the pivot pin rotatably attached to the plate member through the pivot hole of the plate member, and the cover member having a protrusion configured to engage the notch of the plate member projecting from the bottom surface and disposed adjacent to the second end; wherein the cover member is pivotable with respect to the plate member and is substantially alignable with the plate member such that the protrusion of the cover member is engageable with the notch of the plate member.
US10102773B2 Methods for evaluating human performance in aviation
An aviation performance evaluation methodology that can be implemented in various ways depending on the applications of interest. Baseline standards for expected performance are stored in one or more databases. One database may contain performance parameters and another database may contain baseline standards such as expert gaze data. Real-time actual performance data is acquired using an eye tracker system comprising at least one video camera, at least one infrared light source, and a computer system which receives image data from the video camera(s). More specifically, the actual and expected performance data are input to a computer system that is programmed to analyze the actual performance based on a comparison of the actual and expected performance data. Based on the results of the comparative analysis, context-adjusted inferences can be made regarding performance, adopted strategies, gaze scan quality, alertness or distraction, situational awareness, and workload.
US10102771B2 Method and device for learning language and computer readable recording medium
A method and a device for learning a language and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The method includes following steps. An input voice from a voice receiver is transformed into an input sentence according to a grammar rule. Whether the input sentence is the same as a learning sentence displayed on a display is determined. If the input sentence is different from the learning sentence, an ancillary information containing at least one error word in the input sentence that is different from the learning sentence is generated.
US10102770B2 Method and model for visual demonstration of bacteria removal on simulated tongue material
A method of demonstrating bacteria removal from the tongue, the method comprising: providing a simulated tongue substrate comprising a plurality of projections wherein the plurality of projections are arranged to simulate the surface of a human tongue; applying a film to the surface of the simulated tongue substrate; exposing the simulated tongue substrate to a liquid; agitating the simulated tongue substrate and the liquid to at least partially remove the film, wherein a liquid-film mixture is formed.
US10102764B1 Systems and methods with image capture device and assessment computing device for learning assessment
A system includes an image capture device and an assessment computing device. The image capture device is configured to capture an image of an object and a first score associated with the object on a first scale. The assessment computing device is configured to receive the image of the object and the first score from the image capture device, and to receive a second score on a second scale that is different from the first scale from a third party assessment source computing device. The assessment computing device is also configured to normalize the second score to a particular scale to provide a normalized second score, and to determine a level of mastery based at least partially on the first score and the normalized second score. The assessment computing device is configured to generate a user interface with information indicating the level of mastery.
US10102759B2 Systems and methods for collecting weather information for selected airspace regions
Systems and methods for collecting weather information for selected airspace regions are provided. In one embodiment, a method for collecting weather information for selected airspace regions comprises: receiving aircraft position information for a plurality of aircraft; forming an aircraft weather group based on flight path attributes derived from the aircraft position information; selecting at least a first representative aircraft from the weather group; and receiving at a weather information ground station, weather data from one or more representative aircraft of the aircraft weather group, wherein only the one or more representative aircraft transmit weather information to the weather information ground station from the aircraft weather group.
US10102758B1 Method and apparatus for privacy-sensitive routing of an aerial drone
An approach is provided for routing an aerial drone while preserving privacy. The approach involves processing model data depicting at least one structure to determine one or more privacy-sensitive features of the at least one structure. The approach also involves calculating line-of-sight data between a route of an aerial drone and the one or more privacy-sensitive features. The approach further involves configuring a routing of the aerial drone based on the line-of sight data when the aerial drone is traveling near the at least one structure.
US10102751B2 Inclination detection in two-wheelers
A method for operating a vehicle equipped with a surroundings sensor system is provided. In the method, at least one preceding and/or oncoming two-wheeler is detected at least as a function of data of the surroundings sensor system. In addition, an angle of inclination of the two-wheeler is ascertained at least as a function of data of the surroundings sensor system and a movement path of the two-wheeler is predicted based on the ascertained angle of inclination. The operation of the vehicle takes place in this case based on the predicted movement path.
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