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US10103757B2	Method and apparatus to detect LO leakage and image rejection using a single transistor Local oscillator (LO) leakage and Image are common and undesirable effects in typical transmitters. Typically, fairly complex hardware and algorithms are used to calibrate and reduce these impairments. A single transistor that draws essentially no dc current and occupies a very small area detects the LO leakage and Image signals. The single transistor operating as a square-law device is used to mix the signals at the input and output ports of a power amplifier. The mixed signal generated by the single transistor enables the simultaneous calibration of the LO leakage and Image Rejection.
US10103756B1	Radio interference detection A method for identifying an interfering transmitter in a network is disclosed. The method includes receiving an interference indication indicating interference between transmitters in the network. The method includes ceasing transmitting operations of all of the transmitters in the network for a threshold period of time. The method includes soliciting an interference assessment of the network for the threshold period of time when all of the transmitters in the network ceased the transmitting operations. When the interference assessment indicates cessation of the interference between the transmitters in the network, the method includes determining that the interfering transmitter resides inside of the network; and executing an interference isolation routine configured to identify the interfering transmitter.
US10103755B2	Multi-band radio-frequency digital predistortion Systems and methods for radio frequency digital predistortion in a multi-band transmitter are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-band transmitter includes a digital upconversion system configured to digitally upconvert digital input signals to provide digital radio frequency signals. Each digital input signal and thus each digital radio frequency signal corresponds to a different band of a multi-band transmit signal to be transmitted by the multi-band transmitter. The multi-band transmitter also includes a radio frequency digital predistortion system configured to digitally predistort the digital radio frequency signals to provide predistorted digital radio frequency signals, and a combiner configured to combine the predistorted digital radio frequency signals to provide a multi-band predistorted digital radio frequency signal.
US10103749B2	LDPC decoder, semiconductor memory system and operating method thereof An operation method of a LPC decoder includes: initializing variable nodes of a Tanner graph representing a parity check matrix; performing a check node update to check nodes of the Tanner graph based on variable node values of the variable nodes; performing a variable node update when there are USC nodes among the updated check nodes as a result of the check node update; and repeating the performing of the check node update and the variable node update when there are USC nodes as the result of the check node update, wherein the performing of the variable node update includes: selecting among the variable nodes a predetermined number of variable nodes having a USC value greater than a threshold; and flipping the variable node values of the selected variable nodes, and wherein the USC value is a number of the USC nodes linked to one of the variable nodes.
US10103748B2	Decoding method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage device A decoding method, a memory control circuit unit and a memory storage device are provided. The decoding method includes: transmitting a read command sequence for reading a plurality of memory cells in order to obtain a plurality of bits, and obtaining a plurality of reliability information corresponding to each of the bits. The decoding method also includes: calculating a sum of a plurality of reliability information matching a check condition among the plurality of reliability information, and adding a balance information to the sum in order to obtain a weight corresponding to a first bit among the bits and a first syndrome. The decoding method further includes: determining whether the bits have at least one error, and if the bits have the at least one error, executing an iteration decoding procedure according to the weight.
US10103747B1	Lossless binary compression in a memory constrained environment A method for compressing a data structure generated for a computing system includes: generating a table comprising block values of a set of blocks in the data structure, where a block size of each block in the set of blocks is determined by an architecture of the computing system and the values are a threshold number of the most frequently occurring values; determining whether a first value of a block is stored in the table, where the block occurs; storing, in response to determining that the first value is stored in the table, a table index of the first value in a first data structure; storing, in a second data structure, a second value indicating whether the first value is stored in the table; generating a compressed data structure, where the compressed data structure comprises the table, first data structure and the second data structure.
US10103743B1	Analog-to-digital converter and control method thereof The present disclosure relates to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a method for controlling an ADC. The ADC includes a plurality of quantization levels for analog-to-digital conversion. The ADC is adapted for utilizing a subset of the plurality of quantization levels for analog-to-digital signal conversion. The subset is formed by selecting at least one level to be deactivated using a greedy search method and deactivating the at least one level. The method includes using a subset of the plurality of quantization levels for analog-to-digital signal conversion, the subset being formed by selecting at least one level to be deactivated using a greedy search method and deactivating the at least one level.
US10103735B1	Two-input two-output superconducting gate One example includes a superconducting gate system. The system includes a first input that is configured to provide a first input pulse and a second input that is configured to provide a second input pulse. The system also includes a gate configured to provide a first output pulse at a first output corresponding to a first logic function with respect to the first and second input pulses and based on a positive bias inductor and a first Josephson junction that are each coupled to the first output. The gate is also configured to provide a second output pulse at a second output corresponding to a second logic function with respect to the first and second input pulses and based on a negative bias inductor and a second Josephson junction that are each coupled to the second output.
US10103728B1	Adaptive body biasing in CMOS circuits to extend the input common mode operating range In order to get the best of both high and low common mode ranges, an adaptive body biasing method using a pair of replica devices is implemented. Each replica device corresponds to a NMOS (or PMOS) device that constitutes the input pair used in a logic circuit or other type of integrated circuits. This configuration helps to increase the threshold voltage of the device, utilizing body effect, at high input common mode voltage, as desired for NMOS, and at low input common mode voltage, as desired for PMOS. At the same time, this configuration scales the threshold back to normal at low input common mode voltages, thereby countering the negative impact of body effect. In short, the body bias applied to the NMOS (or PMOS) device helps in adapting the threshold voltage to the operating condition.
US10103726B2	Radio frequency switches with reduced clock noise A switch bias control circuit includes a level shifter and voltage regulator circuitry configured to receive a voltage reference signal, provide a first voltage output at a first node and provide a second voltage output at a second node, the first node and the second node being at least partially isolated from one another. coupling circuitry couples the first node to the level shifter and couples the second node to a negative voltage generator.
US10103719B2	Integrated voltage regulator with in-built process, temperature and aging compensation A method for regulating voltage for a processor is disclosed. The method comprises requesting a target frequency value, wherein the target frequency value determines a target clock frequency for clocking the processor. The method also comprises comparing the target clock frequency to a first signal to generate an error signal. Further, the method comprises using the error signal to generate a duty cycle control signal, wherein the duty cycle control signal is operable to generate a periodic waveform. Finally, the method comprises generating an output regulator voltage using the periodic waveform, wherein the output voltage is operable to provide power to the processor.
US10103717B2	Low power buffer with dynamic gain control The present disclosure provides a detailed description of techniques for implementing a low power buffer with dynamic gain control. More specifically, some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a buffer having a gain boost configuration and a current shunt circuit to control the gain of a respective gain boosting transistor of the gain boost configuration. The current shunt circuit and resulting gain are dynamically controlled by a gain control signal such that the buffer gain can be adjusted to within an acceptable range of the target gain for the current operating and device mismatch conditions. In one or more embodiments, the gain boost configuration with dynamic gain control can be deployed in a full differential implementation. Both analog and digital dynamic calibration and control techniques can be used to provide the gain control signals to multiple current shunt circuits and multiple buffers.
US10103715B2	Method of laying out a semiconductor device based on switching activity and semiconductor device produced thereby A method of laying out a semiconductor device includes arranging a flip-flop in the semiconductor device, and rearranging the flip-flop to a selected location in the semiconductor device. The flip-flop may be configured to receive a clock from a clock gating cell through a clock line, to receive an input signal through an input line, and to output an output signal through an output line. The flip-flop may be rearranged based on a length of the clock line, the number of times the clock line is toggled per reference time, a length of the input line, a length of the output line, and at least one of: the number of times that the input signal is toggled per the reference time, and the number of times that the output signal is toggled per the reference time.
US10103714B2	Adjust voltage for thermal mitigation Apparatuses and methods to adjust voltage for thermal mitigation are provided. The apparatus includes a circuit, a plurality of switches configured to provide power of a power domain to the circuit, a plurality of thermal sensors disposed at different locations about the circuit and configured to detect temperatures at the different locations, and a control circuit configured to determine that one of the detected temperatures at one of the locations exceeds a temperature threshold, and in response, adjust one or more of the plurality of switches in proximity with the one location to reduce power provided to the circuit. The method includes providing power of a power domain through a plurality of switches, detecting a temperature at a location exceeding a temperature threshold, and adjusting the plurality of switches in proximity with the location to reduce the power provided, in response to the detecting the temperature exceeding the temperature threshold.
US10103712B2	Voltage variable attenuator, an integrated circuit and a method of attenuation The present disclosure provides a voltage variable attenuator (VVA) with a controllable matching network. The output of the attenuation portion of the VVA is couple to a matching network. The matching network includes a resistive element, which may be a Field Effect Transistor (FET), whose resistance may be controlled as a function of attenuation. In particular, a control voltage used to control the resistance of the attenuation portion of the VVA is also used to control the resistive element of the matching network. In this manner, the output impedance of the VVA may be maintained at a desired level.
US10103710B2	Resonator, oscillator, electronic apparatus, and mobile object A resonator includes a resonator element including a substrate gradually increasing in thickness from an outer edge toward a center, excitation electrodes respectively disposed on both principal surfaces of the substrate, and a pair of electrode pads electrically connected to the excitation electrodes, disposed on at least one of the both principal surfaces, and disposed on one end side of the substrate, and a second substrate as a base, the pair of electrode pads are bonded to the second substrate via respective first bonding members, two places of the other end of the substrate on the opposite side to the one end are bonded to the second substrate via respective second bonding members, and a distance S1 between the two first bonding members, and a distance S2 between the two second bonding members fulfill S1
US10103709B2	Crystal unit A crystal unit is provided with a rectangular substrate, a frame which is provided on an upper surface of the substrate, a mounting frame which has joining pads which are provided along the outer circumferential edge of the upper surface and which is provided on the lower surface of the substrate by joining joining terminals provided along the outer circumferential edge of the lower surface of the substrate and its joining pads, a crystal element which is mounted on electrode pads which are provided on the upper surface of the substrate in a region surrounded by the frame, a thermosensitive element which is mounted on connection pads which are provided on the lower surface of the substrate in a region surrounded by the mounting frame, and a lid which is joined to the upper surface of the frame.
US10103708B2	Heating body, vibration device, electronic apparatus, and moving object An IC for heating includes a semiconductor, substrate on which a diffusion layer is formed; a first pad that applies a power source voltage to the diffusion layer; and a second pad that applies a ground voltage to the diffusion layer. A semiconductor substrate includes slits such that the slits intersect a virtual straight line connecting the pads when the semiconductor substrate is seen in a plan view.
US10103707B2	Power amplifying converter A power amplifying converter comprises a multi-balanced-unbalanced converting unit, a plurality of power amplifying units, a plurality of dual-path power combining units and a differential power combining unit. The multi-balanced-unbalanced converting unit is provided with a first input/output end and a plurality of second input/output ends. Each of the power amplifying units is provided with a first input end electrically connected to the second input/output end, and a first output end. Each of the dual-path power combining units is provided with two second input ends electrically connected to the first output ends, and a second output end. The differential power combining unit is provided with two third input ends electrically connected to the second output ends, and a third output end. In this case, the multi-balanced-unbalanced converting unit is made up of a plurality of 1/12 wavelength transmission lines.
US10103703B2	Double-sided circuit The present disclosure provides circuits and methods for fabricating circuits. A circuit may include an insulator having a first surface, a second surface, a periphery, a first subset of circuit elements disposed on the first surface, a second subset of circuit elements disposed on the second surface, and at least one conductive sidewall disposed on the periphery, wherein the conductive sidewall electrically couples the first subset of circuit elements to the second subset of circuit elements.
US10103702B2	Volume control rates A volume controller may maintain a volume mapping including a plurality of zones of volume level, each zone defined according to a range of included volume levels and specifying a volume ramp up control rate and a volume ramp down control rate for adjustment of volume levels within the range, determine, according to the volume mapping based on a current volume level and a direction of a requested volume change, a step value for adjusting the current volume level, and adjust the current volume level according to the step value.
US10103699B2	Automatically adjusting a volume of a speaker of a device based on an amplitude of voice input to the device In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive, at a microphone, voice input, and to determine an amplitude of the voice input. The instructions are executable to automatically adjust a volume of a speaker based on the amplitude of the voice input.
US10103697B1	Multiphase pulse modulated transmitter A multiphase transmitter including a reactive combiner for combining amplified pulse modulated signals generated by multiple power amplifiers of the transmitter. In some embodiments, the reactive combiner is configured to inhibit odd order harmonics of the amplified pulse modulated signals in a power efficient manner.
US10103695B2	Integrated CMOS transmit/receive switch in a radio frequency device Embodiments of radio frequency (RF) systems include a transmit/receive switch integrated with one or more power amplifiers and/or other components. The power amplifiers can have transformer-based architectures, and a power amplifier and switch can be integrated onto a single complementary metal oxide semiconductor die.
US10103693B2	Power amplifier linearization system and method Envelope tracking can be employed to reduce power consumption of a power amplifier, but envelope tracking can introduce nonlinearities to a power amplifier. These nonlinearities can manifest themselves as noise at the output of the power amplifier. Embodiments described herein provide techniques for characterizing a parameter indicative of power amplifier noise when envelope tracking is employed. Measurement of this parameter can permit power amplifier designers to decide whether to forgo envelope tracking if a power amplifier is too susceptible to such noise, redesign the power amplifier to improve compatibility with envelope tracking, or to employ distortion compensation circuitry to reduce the noise output by the power amplifier. Counterintuitively, this distortion compensation circuitry may involve increasing the power, such as the envelope tracking power supply. However, increasing the power may be a desirable trade-off for increased linearity.
US10103692B2	Vapor chamber amplifier module In one embodiment, an electronic system includes a printed circuit board, one or more packaged semiconductor devices, and a vapor chamber having a top and a bottom and enclosing a sealed cavity that is partially filled with a coolant. The vapor chamber comprises a thermo-conductive and electro-conductive material. The top of the vapor chamber has one or more depressions formed therein, each depression receiving and thermo-conductively connected to at least part of a bottom of a corresponding packaged semiconductor device, which is mounted through a corresponding aperture in the PCB. A heat sink may be thermo-conductively attached to the bottom of the vapor chamber.
US10103686B2	Device and method for photovoltaic power generation using optical beam uniformly condensed by using flat mirrors and cooling method by direct contact Disclosed is technology pertaining to a device and method for photovoltaic power generation using a photoelectric effect. The device for photovoltaic power generation includes: a frame; a photovoltaic panel arranged on the frame such that a light receiving surface is perpendicular to an incident direction of sunlight with the back thereof against the sun; two or more flat mirrors which are arranged on the frame and reflect the incident sunlight to the light receiving surface of the photovoltaic panel; a rotation mechanism for tracking the sun such that the light receiving surface of the photovoltaic panel is perpendicular to the incident direction of the sunlight by rotating the frame in a biaxial direction; and a supporting structure for supporting the frame and the rotation mechanism.
US10103684B2	Photovoltaic tile The invention concerns a photovoltaic tile free from wires and respective connectors for the electrical connections among tiles. The electrical connections are made by bushings integrated in the tiles, in the overlapping areas thereof, and electrically connected one to another by a removable pin connector. The assembly composes a roofing surface made of several equal or alike tiles, in case suitably interfaced, positioned on surfaces exposed to sun rays such as roofs, roofings or something else. The photovoltaic tile is provided with a frame made of plastic material with conventional means for fastening to the roof rafters and is characterized by means for a stable electrical and mechanical connection among adjacent tiles.
US10103679B2	Inverter unit An inverter unit includes a first temperature detector that detects a first temperature of at least one of semiconductor elements and a periphery of the semiconductor elements, current detectors that detect a current of a motor, and a controller that switches a modulation mode of the motor to a two-phase modulation mode or a three-phase modulation mode on the basis of a detection result of the first temperature by the first temperature detector and detection results of the current by the current detectors.
US10103674B2	Drive control apparatus for multiple-winding motor In a drive control apparatus for a multiple-winding motor including a power converter for driving a winding group per each winding group of a multiple-winding motor having a plurality sets of winding groups, a compensation amount calculator obtains, by using a signal of a first controller controlling a first power converter driving a first winding group among the winding groups, a compensation amount for compensating a signal of an other controller controlling an other power converter other than the first power converter, based on the compensation amount obtained by the compensation amount calculator. A signal of the other controller is compensated to control the other power converter, and the first power converter is controlled without compensating a signal of a first controller.
US10103672B2	Stator segment for a linear motor-based transport system and transport system A stator segment for a linear motor-based transport system is developed to the effect that a transmitter for cyclic transmission of a control data record in a first clock cycle also transmits, in addition to transmitting the control data record, a position value in a clock-synchronized manner, wherein a plurality of positions are available as a sequence with a quantity of elements and an element with an index corresponds to a position, where the transmitter unit is configured such that, upon every first clock cycle, the index is incremented commencing from a starting value and an element is transmitted after the control data record, where the transmitter unit is furthermore configured to transmit all elements in one transmission interval, and where the transmission interval corresponds to a multiple of the first clock cycle.
US10103670B2	Motor control system and method and device for controlling power factor on motor side The present disclosure provides a method and a device for controlling a power factor on motor side and a system having the same, and the method includes: controlling the motor using a control approach of Id′=0 so as to obtain quadrature-axis voltage Uq′ and direct-axis voltage Ud′ in a virtual coordinate system of a current control cycle; calculating a first control value according to Uq′ and Ud′; obtaining a power factor control target value, and calculating a target control value according to the power factor control target value; performing a PI control on a difference between the target control value and the first control value so as to obtain a coordinate deviation angle, and overlapping the coordinate deviation angle to a motor angle of the current control cycle so as to build a virtual coordinate system of a next control cycle, such that the power factor on the motor side is controllable.
US10103669B2	Control method for an electrically excited motor and inverter A method to control a motor which is electrically excited. The method includes providing a unit capable of learning which is configured to analyze processes in a machinery into which the motor is built so as to learn to optimally control a variable motor flux. The unit capable of learning thereby sets the variable motor flux so as to minimize motor losses absent an adverse impact on a dynamic property of a drive
US10103668B2	Motor control system and method for skipping resonant operating frequencies A system and method of avoiding hunting behavior by a motor around disallowed speed ranges. A sensor or sensorless method determines the motor's actual speed. A memory contains lower and upper speed values that define a disallowed range. A control unit determines whether the motor is operating under a limiting condition and engaged in hunting behavior by determining whether the motor is repeatedly moving between an actual speed that is within the disallowed range and an actual speed that is at or below the lower speed value during a first period, and if so, sets a temporary speed limit for the motor at the lower speed value for a second period. The first period may be the time required for the motor to change its actual speed a few times and thereby confirm hunting behavior. The second period may be sufficiently long that the limiting condition may have changed.
US10103665B2	Protection for redundancy of isolated inverter blocks Systems and methods for protecting the redundancy of inverter blocks are provided. In one example implementation, a system can include a plurality of inverter blocks. Each inverter block can include a first conversion entity configured to convert DC power to AC power, a second conversion entity configured to convert AC power to DC power, and a third conversion entity configured to convert DC power to AC power. An isolation transformer can be coupled between the first conversion entity and the second conversion entity. The system includes an inverter block switching element coupled to an output of each inverter block. A protection element is disposed in each inverter block. The system includes one or more control devices configured to isolate at least one of the plurality of inverter blocks based at least in part on a status of the protection element disposed in the inverter block.
US10103663B1	Control method for protecting switching devices in power converters in doubly fed induction generator power systems Systems and methods for protecting switching devices in a power converter in doubly fed induction generator power systems are provided. A DFIG system can include a DFIG generator and a power converter comprising a line side converter and a rotor side converter connected by a DC bus. Each of the line side converter and rotor side converter can include a plurality of bridge circuits. Each bridge circuit can include a plurality of switching devices. A method can include monitoring, by a control device, a voltage of the DC bus of the power converter. The method can further include implementing, by the control device, a switching device protection measure based at least in part on the voltage of the DC bus of the power converter. The switching device protection measure can be operable to protect the switching devices by operating the switching devices within a safe operating area.
US10103662B2	Method for operating an electric machine A method for operating an electric machine having a power inverter, which is electrically connected to a relative ground potential, and a ground differential voltage between the relative ground potential and a reference ground potential is monitored, and if the ground differential voltage reaches an upper limit value, the electric machine is operated in a current-delivering operating state, and if the ground differential voltage reaches a lower limit value, the electric machine is operated in a non-current-delivering operating state.
US10103660B2	Linear actuator, method for controlling the same, and head lamp assembly comprising the same The present invention provides an actuator including a motor; a lead screw rotating by coupling to the motor; a nut part moving forward or backward by coupling to the lead screw; a magnet coupled to the nut part; a sensor unit configured to sense a change amount of magnetic flux depending on a position of the magnet and convert the sensed change amount of magnetic flux into measured voltage data; and a control unit controlling the motor; wherein the magnet comprises a first pole and a second pole arranged in order in the movement direction of the nut part, wherein, if the sensor unit senses the first pole when the nut part is moved forward, the control unit performs a first motion in which a forward movement of the nut part is stopped and moves the nut part backward, and if the sensor unit senses the second pole after the first motion, the control unit performs a second motion in which the movement of the nut part is stopped and moves the nut part forward.
US10103659B2	Stepper trajectory driver with numerical controlled oscillators operated at frequency provided by a synchronized clock signal A stepper control circuit includes numerical controlled oscillators configured to provide step signals for multiple axes of stepper motor movement. The numerical controlled oscillators are configured to be operated at a same frequency provided by a synchronized clock signal.
US10103656B2	Vehicle with controller for performing pulse width modulation control A vehicle performs first PWM control of generating a first PWM signal of a plurality of switching elements to switch the plurality of switching elements by comparing voltage commands of phases based on a torque command with a carrier voltage when a target operating point including a rotation speed and the torque command of the motor is outside a predetermined area, and selects and performs second PWM control of generating a second PWM signal of the plurality of switching elements to switch the plurality of switching elements based on a modulation factor of a voltage and a voltage phase based on the torque command and the number of pulses in a predetermined period of an electrical angle of the motor or the first PWM control when the target operating point is inside the predetermined area.
US10103655B2	Rotary electrical machine system, drive unit for rotary electrical machine, method for driving rotary electrical machine and vehicle According to one embodiment, a control device detects a field current in a rotary electrical machine, estimates a rate of rotation of a rotor of the machine based on the detected current, obtains a field voltage in the machine based on a difference between the estimated rate of rotation and a target rate of rotation, and controls the switching of an inverter based on the field voltage such that the rate of rotation follows the target rate of rotation. A permanent magnet using the machine is an R—Co permanent magnet containing 25 to 40 at % iron. The control device performs field-weakening control by increasing and decreasing the field voltage based on a negative-field current in accordance with the rate of rotation by a material of the permanent magnet.
US10103651B2	Piezoelectric energy harvester and wireless switch including the same Examples provide a piezoelectric energy harvester and a wireless switch including the same. The piezoelectric energy harvester includes a pressure transmission part situated between a pressing plate and a piezoelectric body, so as to transmit a uniform amount of pressure to the piezoelectric body, thereby generating a constant level of energy. In addition, a wireless switch uses energy generated in the piezoelectric energy harvester as its driving power, thereby transmitting radio frequency (RF) communications signals to an external electronic device to control the operation of the electronic device.
US10103649B2	Triboelectric power generator system and method A triboelectric power generator system uses a power converter to provide a controllable impedance between a triboelectric power generator and a load, in dependence on the triboelectric generator output. This enables improved power transfer even though the output generated by a triboelectric power generator can be irregular and fluctuates over time.
US10103647B2	Sensorless measurement method and device for filter capacitor current by using a state observer A sensorless measurement device for filter capacitor current by using a state observer is provided. The sensorless measurement device comprises a chip, wherein the chip comprises the state observer. The state observer is configured to retrieve a filter-capacitor-voltage actual value and a direct current link (dc-link) voltage of a present sampling time. According to the filter-capacitor-voltage actual value and the dc-link voltage, the state observer is configured to output a filter-capacitor-voltage state variable value, a filter-capacitor-current state variable value, and a disturbance-voltage state variable value of a next sampling time. The filter-capacitor-current state variable value is an average current value without ripples.
US10103641B2	Power converter with parasitic inductance reduced by counter conductor An electric power converter includes a positive and a negative electrode terminals being disposed parallel and adjacent to each other, a positive electrode side switching device connected to the positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode side switching device connected to the negative electrode terminal, an output terminal connected to a connection point between the positive and the negative electrode side switching devices, and a counter conductor facing at least a portion of the positive electrode terminal and at least a portion of the negative electrode terminal in a height direction, the height direction being a direction perpendicular to both an aligned direction and a protruding direction of the positive and the negative electrode terminals. The counter conductor is disposed along a current path of an alternating current flowing through the positive electrode terminal, the positive electrode side switching device, the negative electrode side switching device, and the negative electrode terminal.
US10103636B1	Single-stage power converter with power factor correction Systems, methods, and apparatus for a circuit with power factor correction (PFC) are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method comprises providing, by a single-stage power converter, a delay in phase between a peak current command and a rectified input voltage such that a phase of a transformer current intentionally lags behind a phase of the rectified input voltage to maintain a power factor (PF) level and a total harmonic distortion (THD) level for the single-stage power converter. In one or more analog embodiments, a resistor and a capacitor are implemented into a conventional single-stage power converter to provide the delay in phase between the peak current command and the rectified input voltage. In one or more digital embodiments, a controller within a conventional single-stage power converter exclusively provides the delay in phase between the peak current command and the rectified input voltage.
US10103633B1	Switching converter with power level selection A converter and a method of operating a switching converter in a low power mode are presented. The invention relates to a III/V semiconductor switching converter. A switching converter contains a first power switch coupled to a second power switch via a switching node. There is an inductor coupled to the switching node, and a clamp circuit containing a third power switch is coupled in parallel to the first power switch. The switching converter is adapted to turn the first power switch off and to enable control of the third power switch upon identifying that the switching converter provides a low level of power.
US10103632B2	Enhanced phase control circuit and method for a multiphase power converter A multiphase power converter has a plurality of phase circuits, each of which provides a phase current when being active. During single-phase operation of the multiphase power converter, an enhanced phase control circuit and method monitor the summation of the phase currents, and when the summation becomes higher than a threshold, switch the multiphase power converter to a higher power zone to increase the number of active phases. A high efficiency and high reliability multiphase power converter is thus accomplished.
US10103629B2	High side driver without dedicated supply in high voltage applications A DC-to-DC converter is disclosed. The SMPS driver includes a highside switch having a first terminal, a second terminal and a gate. The first terminal is coupled to an input voltage terminal. The SMPS driver further includes a lowside switch having a first terminal, a second terminal and a gate. The first terminal of the lowside switch is coupled to the second terminal of the highside switch and the second terminal of the lowside switch is coupled to ground. A diode is coupled to the gate of the lowside switch on one side and to a capacitor on the other side. An integrated circuit (IC) is included to generate control signals for switching the highside switch and the lowside switch. The IC includes a highside supply pin, a highside gate control pin, a half bridge pin, a lowside gate control pin and a ground pin. The gate of the lowside switch is coupled to the lowside gate control pin, the highside supply pin is coupled to the diode and the capacitor is coupled to the half bridge pin.
US10103627B2	Packaged integrated circuit including a switch-mode regulator and method of forming the same A packaged integrated circuit and method of forming the same. The package integrated circuit includes an integrated circuit formed on a semiconductor die affixed to a surface of a multi-layer substrate, and a switch-mode regulator formed on the semiconductor die (or another semiconductor die) affixed to the surface of the multi-layer substrate. The integrated circuit and the switch-mode regulator are integrated within a package to form the packaged integrated circuit.
US10103625B2	Load driving device, and lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display device using the same A light emitting load driving device includes a plurality of constant current sources structured to be serially connected to a plurality of light emitting loads connected in parallel respectively, and structured to control a current flowing through the plurality of light emitting loads connected in parallel respective; a plurality of load connection terminals structured to connect the plurality of light emitting loads connected in parallel and the plurality of constant current sources respectively; a signal processing circuit structured to select and compare a lowest terminal voltage applied to the plurality of load connection terminals with a reference voltage, and output a comparison result; and a pulse width modulation control circuit structured to output a drive signal according to the comparison result, and structured to control a voltage output portion generating an output voltage provided to the plurality of light emitting loads connected in parallele respectively.
US10103623B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit for controlling a power switch in accordance with a control signal, which is at one of a first level and a second level for respectively turning on and off the power switch. The semiconductor integrated circuit includes a control circuit configured to receive the control signal to thereby output a reference voltage, a value of which gradually drops from a predetermined value when the received control signal remains at the first level for a predetermined time, a current sensing circuit configured to sense a current flowing through the power switch, and a drive circuit configured to receive the control signal and the reference voltage to thereby output a drive signal, the drive signal limiting the current flowing through the power switch in accordance with the reference voltage and a sense voltage corresponding to the current sensed by the current sensing circuit.
US10103616B1	Flyback power converter circuit with active clamping and zero voltage switching and conversion control circuit thereof A flyback power converter circuit includes: a transformer, including a primary winding coupled to an input power and a secondary winding coupled to an output node; a primary side switch coupled to the primary winding for switching the input power to generate an output power on the output node through the secondary winding; a clamping circuit including an auxiliary switch and an auxiliary capacitor which are connected in series to form an auxiliary branch which is connected with the primary winding in parallel; and a conversion control circuit adjusting an auxiliary dead time according to a primary side switch related signal and a switching voltage related signal such that the primary side switch is zero voltage switching at a time point when the primary side switch is turned ON.
US10103614B2	Vibration motor A vibration motor is provided in the present disclosure. The vibration motor includes a housing, a magnet module received in the housing and fixedly connected with the housing, the magnet module comprising a main magnet unit as well as a first vice magnet unit and a second vice magnet unit symmetrically disposed on two sides of the main magnet unit, and the main magnet unit being spaced from the first vice magnet unit and the second vice magnet unit to form magnetic gaps, a vibration module, comprising a coil inserted into the magnetic gaps and masses for clamping the coil, and an elastic support, configured for connecting the coil and the masses to suspend the vibration module in the housing. A stop module for limiting the amplitude of the masses is disposed between the masses and the first vice magnet unit and between the masses and the second vice magnet unit.
US10103613B2	Mirror driving device A mirror drive device is provided whereby conduction faults due to short-circuiting can be eliminated.A mirror drive device 1A is provided with a fixed frame, a movable frame 14, a mirror, and a permanent magnet 10. The movable frame 14 has a substrate 100, a drive coil 18, covering layer 102 and an insulating layer 104. The substrate 100 includes a groove 100a extending in spiral fashion and located at the side of the main face S4. A drive coil 18 is constituted by metallic material arranged within the groove 100a. The covering layer 102 extends to above the main face S4 so as to cover the aperture of the groove 100a and is constituted by metallic material that suppresses diffusion of the metallic material constituting the drive coil 18. The insulating layer 104 is arranged on the main face S4 and the covering layer 102. An external-connection conductor 28b that is electrically connected with the inside terminal of the drive coil 18 three-dimensionally intersects the drive coil 18, through the insulating layer 104.
US10103610B2	Manufacturing method of core for rotary electric machine A manufacturing method of a core for a rotary electric machine includes: forming a crimped portion on both a first magnetic steel sheet and a second magnetic steel sheet. The crimped portion has a recessed portion that is recessed from a first surface and a protruding portion that protrudes from a second surface in a position on the reverse side of the recessed portion on the second surface; and stacking the first magnetic steel sheet and the second magnetic steel sheet while curving the first magnetic steel sheet such that a first surface side bulges out, and inserting the protruding portion of the crimped portion of the second magnetic steel sheet into the recessed portion of the crimped portion of a curved first magnetic steel sheet.
US10103609B2	Bus bar unit manufacturing method A bus bar unit manufacturing method by insert-molding a plurality of bus bars using insulating resin includes a primary setting step of disposing the plurality of bus bars on a support portion provided in a first die such that the plurality of bus bars are separated from each other in a bus bar axial direction, an insertion step of inserting a gap maintaining member between the bus bars, the gap maintaining member being a member that maintains gaps between the adjacent bus bars disposed on the support portion and is provided to be capable of moving relative to the support portion, and a primary molding step of executing insert molding by injecting the insulating resin into the first die in a condition where the gap maintaining member is inserted between the bus bars.
US10103608B2	Generator rotor fretting fatigue crack repair method A method of servicing, or repairing a crack in, a dovetail portion of a dynamoelectric machine's rotor coil slot wall. The coil slot wall includes a radial entry surface connected to an inwardly tapered surface. The inwardly tapered surface is connected to an intermediate radial surface. A machining step machines a first groove in the radial entry surface and inwardly tapered surface. The first groove extends linearly to the intermediate radial surface. The first groove is configured so that a smooth and linear surface is created along a length of the first groove. A second machining step machines a second groove in the intermediate radial surface in an orientation substantially perpendicular to the first groove. A portion of the second groove contacts a portion of the first groove. At least one of the first groove and the second groove are configured to remove damaged material from the coil slot wall.
US10103607B2	Rotation angle detector, rotary electrical machine and elevator hoisting machine In a reference state of a rotation angle detector, plural first output coils include first output coils having the number of windings of Ai and Aj, plural second output coils include second output coils having the number of windings Bk and Bm. The rotation angle detector includes at least one configuration from among: a configuration in which the numbers of windings of the first and second output coils are the same numbers of windings as in the reference state, with the exception that the number of windings Ai is the number of windings Ai±a or the number of windings Aj is the number of windings Aj±a; and a configuration in which the number of windings Bk is the number of windings Bk±b or the number of windings Bm is the number of windings Bm±b.
US10103605B2	Polyphase electric motor with device for determination of angular position and/or speed of rotation of rotor of the motor A polyphase electric motor (1) of a motor vehicle which includes a rotor (6) and a stator (2, 5, 13) surrounding the rotor and including a plurality of stator windings (5) around stator teeth (4, 19) defined by notches (3) in a stator magnetic mass (2). According to the invention, the motor includes a device for determining an angular position (17) and/or the speed of rotation of the rotor, including a plurality of magnetic field sensors (18) which are stationary relative to the stator. The sensors are arranged in notches (3) and comprise large casing surfaces extending in planes that are tangential to the stator magnetic mass, such that the sensors detect only a radial component of the magnetic field inside the stator magnetic mass.
US10103603B2	Electric motor with combined liquid and air cooling Electric motor includes a housing provided with an opening equipped with a membrane forming a barrier to liquid water between the inside and the outside of the housing but permeable to water vapor, the stator being liquid cooled and the motor having an internal fan to generate a forced circulation of air inside the motor, the membrane being situated in a region in which the forced circulation of air exposes it on the inside to a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure.
US10103599B2	Electromotive drive system electronic housing with plug connections for DC voltage supplies, field busses and digital inputs and outputs An electromotive drive system having an electronics housing on the motor side and having, detachably plugged thereinto, a connection housing for connecting and contacting connection wires in particular direct current supply wires, of at least two connection cables.
US10103593B2	Linear motor A linear motor has a tubular body and a rod that penetrates the tubular body in an axial direction, and is configured to displace the tubular body and the rod relative to each other in the axial direction. The linear motor includes: 12n+1 (where n is a positive integer) teeth arranged in the axial direction so as to project from an inner peripheral surface of the tubular body; 12n slots respectively formed between adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth; 12n coils respectively disposed in the slots; and a plurality of permanent magnets held in the rod so as to be arranged in the axial direction. The respective coils are formed by being wound around an axis of the rod in an identical direction, and the number of permanent magnets positioned in the tubular body is set to 8n.
US10103579B2	Device for receiving wireless power A wireless power reception device that wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reception coil receiving power from the wireless power transmission device wirelessly through a magnetic field, and a switch connected to one end and the other end of the reception coil, wherein the wireless power reception device controls the operation of the switch according to the frequency band of the power transmitted by the wireless power transmission device.
US10103577B2	Wireless inductive power transfer A wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter (101) arranged to provide a power transfer to a plurality of power receivers (105, 109) via a wireless inductive power signal. T power transmitter (101) comprises a receiver (203) for receiving data messages, load modulated on the wireless inductive power signal and a broadcast transmitter (205) broadcasting on a broadcast communication channel. The power receivers (105) comprise a transmitter (505) for load modulating data message on the power signal. The power transmitter (101) comprises a communication controller (207) which broadcasts first indications indicative of the wireless inductive power signal being available for load modulation in a time interval. A first power receiver comprises a broadcast receiver (507) receiving first indications from the power transmitter (101) and a transmission controller (509) aligning transmissions of data messages with received first indications. The invention may improve communication for scenarios where one power transmitter simultaneously supports a plurality power receivers.
US10103576B2	Method and system for control power in remote DC power systems A method and system for a control power supply system is provided. The control power supply system includes a first conductor configured to carry a direct current (DC) electrical current from a source to a load, a second conductor configured to carry the DC electrical current from the load to the source, and an AC power source coupled to at least one of the first and the second conductors, the AC power source configured to superimpose a selectable relatively high frequency AC component onto the DC electrical current to generate a composite power signal.
US10103575B2	Power interchange management system and power interchange management method for maintaining a balance between power supply and demand A communicating unit 113 of a power interchange management system 101 is coupled to a plurality of power interchange apparatuses 102 that control electrical equipment 131 to 133. Each power interchange apparatus is coupled via a system power supply line 160. A computing unit 117 creates a group for interchanging power by acquiring prescribed pieces of information 126 to 128 from the respective power interchange apparatuses and selecting a plurality of prescribed power interchange apparatuses based on the prescribed pieces of information. Prescribed conditions include a condition related to control power. The condition related to control power may be that a first power interchange apparatus on a power transmitting side has power for power transmission control necessary for transmitting power and, at the same time, a second power interchange apparatus on a power receiving side has power for power reception control necessary for receiving power.
US10103574B2	Controlled concurrent utilization of multiple power supplies Technology for concurrently powering equipment from multiple power sources, and the control thereof is disclosed. One example implementation of the technology includes a first power supply that powers equipment from a first power source and a second power supply that also powers the equipment from a second power source while the equipment is being powered by the first power supply. A target direct current (DC) output voltage of at least one of the power supplies is changed, thereby changing a ratio of the power being drawn from the first power supply to the power being drawn from the second power supply.
US10103570B2	Uninterruptible power supply control Systems and methods of controlling an uninterruptible power supply are provided. The uninterruptible power supply includes an input configured to receive input power having three phases, an output configured to provide output power, a power conversion circuit coupled with the input and the output, one or more sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters related to the output power, and a controller coupled with the power conversion circuit and the one or more sensors. The controller is configured to receive, from the one or more sensors, values for the one or more parameters, and based on the values for the one or more parameters, select a number of phases of the input power for receiving power for the power conversion circuit.
US10103569B2	System for controlling a power transmission system A power transmission system includes a plurality of electrical substations and a plurality of transmission lines arranged to connect the plurality of electrical substations to form a power transmission network; and a controller system arranged to control a power transmission within the power transmission network. The controller system includes: a detection module arranged to detect an occurrence of a fault in at least one faulty electrical substation of the plurality of electrical substations; and a restoration module arranged to at least temporally maintain an output power of the at least one faulty electrical substation; and wherein at least one of the plurality of electrical substations is operable to facilitate maintaining of the output of the at least one faulty electrical substation upon the detection of the occurrence of the fault.
US10103568B2	Providing power to remote emergency light fixtures A remote emergency light system provides a base unit that is electrically coupled to one or more remote emergency light fixtures using cables. The base unit may provide power to each of the remote emergency light fixtures using the cables to activate the remote emergency light fixtures during an emergency condition. Alternatively, the base unit may provide a trickle charge to one or more remote emergency light fixtures when each of the remote emergency light fixtures includes an energy charging device. The base unit may be configured to communicate with the remote emergency light fixtures and determine when a trickle charge should be sent to a remote emergency light fixture, when a trickle charge should be stopped for a remote emergency light fixture, and/or when an energy charging device needs to be replaced. The cables can meet the requirements for Class 2 circuits as defined by the National Electric Code.
US10103563B2	Power supply system having wireless security module for vehicles A power supply system having a wireless security module for vehicles is provided. The power supply system comprises a battery module, a power management module, an energy management module and the wireless security module. The battery module powers a starting motor of a vehicle. The power management module is used to receive a power from a power generating device. The power management module transmits the power of the power generating device into the battery module. The power management module comprises a monitoring unit and a controlling unit. The monitoring unit is used to monitor a voltage value of the battery module. When the voltage value monitored is equal to a minimum setting, the power management module is used to prevent the battery module from powering the starting motor. When the voltage value monitored is equal to a maximum setting, the power management module stops powering the battery module. The controlling unit is used to control a current value outputted from the battery module. Furthermore, when the voltage value of the battery module is equal to the maximum setting, the energy management module is used to receive a power from the power generating device. The power is transmitted into the vehicle by the energy management module.
US10103562B2	Electronic device and method for controlling charging operation of battery The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling a charging operation of a battery. The charging control method includes charging a battery using a first charging mode, if a current voltage of the charged battery coincides with a predetermined voltage, decreasing an intensity level of a charging current and charging the battery using the decreased charging current intensity, and if the decreased charging current intensity coincides with a predetermined current intensity, converting from the first charging mode to a second charging mode and charging the battery using the second charging mode.
US10103561B2	Power supply system A power supply system comprises a first battery, a second battery, an output electric circuit, a first switching element, a second switching element, and a third switching element. The output electric circuit includes a first electric circuit and a second electric circuit. The second electric circuit has a potential lower than a potential of the first electric circuit. The first, second and third switching elements are provided in series with each other from the first electric circuit toward the second electric circuit. The first battery is provided in parallel with the second switching element. The second battery is provided in parallel with a series connection between the second switching element and the third switching element.
US10103555B2	Apparatus for preventing battery overcharge An apparatus for preventing battery overcharge according to the present invention comprises: a voltage division unit having one end connected to a positive tap of a battery and the other end connected to a negative tap of the battery; and a switching unit having one end connected to the positive tap and the other end connected to the negative tap, the switching unit being shorted or opened according to a voltage divided from the voltage division unit. When a voltage between the positive tap and the negative tap is larger than or equal to a first voltage, the switching unit is shorted, the battery is shorted, an overcurrent is generated, the positive tap is destroyed, and the battery is electrically separated from a charging power source. The apparatus uses only passive devices, which makes it unnecessary to add a function for preventing an overcharge to a control unit, and has a simple construction enough to be added to a sensing circuit of a battery cell. When the overcharge is generated, the battery can be further secured by blocking a voltage applied to the battery cell within a battery module, and the overcharge can be prevented by detecting an overvoltage. Further, when the overvoltage is generated due to the detection of an unexpected battery voltage or an inevitable condition, it is possible to prevent the battery from reaching a dangerous state by blocking the voltage applied to the battery.
US10103553B2	Wireless power transmitter and receiver Disclosed is a method of wirelessly transmitting, the method including: a selection phase for detecting each of power receivers and sending a digital ping to the each of power receivers; an introduction phase for receiving a request from the each of power receivers for a free slot; a configuration phase for providing a series of locked slots to the each of power receivers; a negotiation phase for receiving at least one negotiation data packet from the each of power receivers using the series of locked slots; a power transfer phase for transmitting power to the each of power receivers; and a renegotiation phase for returning to the negotiation phase, wherein the renegotiation phase is a phase for returning to the negotiation phase when a change of a charge status of at least one of the each of power receivers to which the power is transmitted is detected.
US10103549B2	Electric power system for a space vehicle An electrical power system may comprise a first plurality of power sources, a first collector bus configured to receive power from the plurality of power sources, an unregulated DC bus configured to receive power from the first collector bus, a regulated high voltage direct current (HVDC) bus configured to receive power from the unregulated DC bus, and a first power distribution unit (PDU) configured to receive power from the regulated HVDC bus. The regulated HVDC bus may be configured to supply power to a high voltage load. The first plurality of power sources may comprise a first solar array, a first supercapacitor, and/or a first battery.
US10103545B2	Method and system for detecting islanding effect in power electrical network topology In an approach for detecting islanding effect in a power electrical network topology, a computer processor finds, in the power electrical network topology, a point of common coupling between a load and a distributed generation with potential islanding effect as well as a substation supplying power to said point of common coupling; collects operating parameters of the power grid in vicinity of said point of common coupling as well as in vicinity of said substation; determines whether islanding effect exists in said distributed generation and the load in accordance with a variation characteristic of the operating parameters of the power grid in vicinity of said point of common coupling and the operating parameters of the power grid in vicinity of said substation. Higher degree of accuracy and sensitivity of detecting islanding effect is achieved without compromising the energy quality on user side according to embodiments of the present invention.
US10103544B2	Medium and high voltage grid-connected power generation system, medium and high voltage grid-connected system and control unit thereof Disclosed are a medium and high voltage grid-connected power generation system, a medium and high voltage grid-connected system, and a control circuitry thereof. The voltage of the medium and high voltage power grid is collected through the control circuitry. A power grid amplitude and a power grid phase synchronization signal are obtained, and then sent to an inverter unit through a communication line.
US10103542B2	Extended drain non-planar MOSFETs for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection Snapback ESD protection device employing one or more non-planar metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors (MOSFETs) are described. The ESD protection devices may further include lightly-doped extended drain regions, the resistances of which may be capacitively controlled through control gates independent of a gate electrode held at a ground potential. Control gates may be floated or biased to modulate ESD protection device performance. In embodiments, a plurality of core circuits are protected with a plurality of non-planar MOSFET-based ESD protection devices with control gate potentials varying across the plurality.
US10103540B2	Method and system for transient voltage suppression devices with active control A transient voltage suppression (TVS) device and a method of forming the device are provided. The transient voltage suppression (TVS) device includes a first layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a first conductivity type material, a second layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of a second conductivity type material over at least a portion of the first layer, and a third layer of wide band gap semiconductor material formed of the first conductivity type material over at least a portion of the second layer. The TVS device also includes a conductive path electrically coupled between the second layer and an electrical connection to a circuit external to the TVS device, the conductive path configured to permit controlling a turning on of the TVS device at less than a breakdown voltage of the TVS device.
US10103538B1	Surge protection circuit for a half-bridge power converter A driver circuit provides power from a power source to a load. The driver circuit includes a surge protector, an input stage (e.g., full wave rectifier), a controller, an overvoltage protection circuit, and an output stage (e.g., a half bridge inverter). The input stage receives power from the power source and provides a direct current (DC) power rail. The controller operates the output stage to provide power from the DC power rail to the load. The overvoltage protection circuit shuts down the controller when the DC power rail exceeds a predetermined voltage. This ceases operation of the output stage, protecting the output stage from damage while the DC power rail is above the predetermined voltage.
US10103537B2	Ground fault detection and interrupt system Provided is a fault isolation apparatus for an inverter configured for coupling to an external power supply. The apparatus includes a plurality of fault detection devices, each configured to (i) complete an electrical path between the inverter and the external power supply and (ii) detect a fault along its respective electrical path. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to instruct the fault detection device to complete its respective electrical path only when the path is devoid of the detected fault.
US10103529B2	Wire harness A wire harness, comprising a tube-shaped exterior member and one or multiple conductive paths to be inserted into and protected by the exterior member. The exterior member includes a flexible tube part having a flexible bellows tube shape and a straight tube part not having the flexible bellows tube shape. The one or multiple conductive paths are straightly wired into the straight tube part and the straight tube part is continuous with the flexible tube part. A continuous portion of the flexible tube part and the straight tube part includes multiple reinforcement shape portions which are capable of withstanding stress concentration in the continuous portion and are arranged in a tube outer peripheral direction of the exterior member.
US10103526B2	Protector and wire harness A protector applied to a wire harness includes a main body that has a main space formed along a first direction and into which a conductive main wiring material can be inserted; a movable branch that has a movable branch space communicated with the main space and into which a movable branch wiring material branched from the main wiring material can be inserted; a holding unit that can hold the movable branch wiring material inserted into the movable branch space to the movable branch; a rotation support unit that rotatably supports the movable branch relative to the main body, at a wiring position where the movable branch space is placed along a second direction and at a use position where the movable branch space is placed along a third direction; and a fixing unit that can fix the movable branch to the main body at the use position.
US10103520B1	Method of manufacturing spark plug A method of manufacturing a spark plug includes: mounting a metal shell on an assembly body of a temporary insulator and a temporary center electrode; causing discharge to occur between the temporary center electrode and the metal shell by applying a voltage across the metal shell and the temporary center electrode and capturing, while the discharge is occurring, an image of a range including the temporary center electrode, the temporary insulator, annular space which is present between the temporary insulator and the metal shell and has an opening on the front end side, and the metal shell; and determining whether or not the form of the inner circumferential surface of the metal shell is a predetermined form.
US10103519B2	Krypton-85-free spark gap with photo-emission An approach is disclosed for generating seed electrons at a spark gap in the absence of 85Kr. The present approach utilizes the photo-electric effect, using a light source with a specific nominal wave length (or range of wavelengths) at a specific level of emitted flux to generate seed electrons.
US10103515B2	Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and atomic oscillator A vertical cavity surface emitting laser includes: a substrate; and a laminated body which is provided over the substrate, wherein the laminated body includes a first mirror layer provided over the substrate, an active layer provided over the first mirror layer, and a second mirror layer provided over the active layer, in a plan view, the laminated body includes a first portion having a first width, a second portion having a second width, and a third portion which is provided between the first portion and the second portion and has a third width wider than the first width or the second width, and a resin layer which covers at least one portion of the first portion is provided.
US10103505B1	Cable with connectors A cable with connectors includes a plurality of electric wires arranged in parallel, and a first connector and a second connector provided at each end of the electric wires. The first connector includes a first substrate accommodated therein and a connector plug connected to the first substrate. The second connector includes a second substrate accommodated therein and a connector plug connected to the second substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate have a plurality of first contact points arranged at one end-side thereof and to be connected with the electric wires, respectively. The plurality of first contact points is arranged so that am arrangement order of the plurality of first contact points provided on the first substrate and an arrangement order of the plurality of first contact points provided on the second substrate are mirror-symmetric with the electric wires being interposed therebetween.
US10103499B2	Electric connector An electric connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a tongue provided on one end of the base seat; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat and provided with two rows of terminals having contacts disposed on two connection surfaces of the tongue forming two symmetrical spaces, respectively; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat and resting and positioning against the base seat and formed with a connection slot. The connection slot can be inserted and positioned by an electric connector in a reversible dual-position manner. The insulated seat is provided with first and second seats mutually stacked and assembled together, and fixed to one terminal set, the tongue comprises first and second tongues of the first and second seats stacked and assembled together, and the outer edge of the tongue is in the form of an integrally formed full height.
US10103496B2	Electric connector with shield contact The invention relates to an electric connector with a shield contact. This connector comprises a sleeve with a cavity designed to receive the end of at least one cable provided with a first contact and a shielding ferule, and an outer surface. This connector also comprises a metal shield contact ring having at least one inner elastic tongue extending toward the inside of the cavity to establish an electric contact with the ferule, and at least one outer elastic tongue extending toward the outside of the outer surface to establish an electric contact with the shield of a counter-connector or a housing incorporating a counter-connector having a second contact connected to the first contact, when the connector and the counter-connector are coupled.
US10103488B2	Vehicle connectors for monitoring connection with trailer connectors Apparatus are disclosed for vehicle connectors for monitoring connection with trailer connectors. An example connector of a vehicle for coupling a trailer to the vehicle includes a wall defining a cavity to receive a trailer connector, a seal to engage the trailer connector when the cavity receives the trailer connector, and a first trailer-connection sensor disposed in the seal to monitor engagement of the trailer connector with the seal to identify a secure connection with the trailer connector.
US10103487B2	Connector latch Connector latch used to securely hold together a connector apparatus, such that the connector apparatus has at least a first connector assembly and a second connector assembly which can be mated together. Initially, after the connector latch is manufactured, the connector latch is in an undeflected position. After manufacture, the connector latch is subjected to a pre-mating deflection process, in order to deflect the connector latch into a preloaded position. After the pre-mating deflection process has been completed, the connector latch is locked in the preloaded position. The preloaded connector latch provides a number of desirable characteristics, including at least an extra loud “click” sound when the first connector assembly and the second connector assembly are mated together.
US10103484B2	Lever-type connector A lever-type connector includes a housing configured to be inserted into a mating housing of a mating connector, and a lever that is pivotally operable between a temporary locking position and a fitting completion position. The lever includes a pair of side plates and an operating portion. The housing has a lever-protection wall, protruding outward beyond a pivotal outer peripheral end of the lever disposed at the temporary locking position, the lever-protection wall being provided at an end portion of the housing in a direction opposite to a rotational direction in which the lever rotates from the temporary locking position toward the fitting completion position. The lever disposed at the temporary locking position is arranged so that the operating portion of the lever overlaps the lever-protection wall.
US10103481B2	Connector with connector position assurance A system and method are described for improved connector position assurance. A latch stop mechanism (10) on a first connector may be used to selectively limit movement of a latch (50) and attached latch lock (54) after the latch lock (54) has been engaged to secure the first connector (2) to a second connector (1). The latch stop (10) mechanism may be attached to the connector housing (80) and have a series of hinges (12), (16) that allow a latch stop (10) to pivot into place, limiting movement of the latch (50) and latch lock (54).
US10103479B2	Cable connector and electrical box assembly A cable connector is provided for coupling to and mounted within the internal cavity of an electrical box for securing an electrical cable passing through an opening in the electrical box. The cable connector includes a body having a first end positioned next to or adjacent the cable opening in the electrical box and a second end spaced from the first end and the cable opening. At least one and typically two retaining members are spring biased from the first end of the body and extend into a cable passage of the body toward the second end. A front wall is provided at the second end of the body with an opening for receiving the wires and forming a stop member to prevent the armor sheathing from passing through the front wall.
US10103478B1	Water resistant connectors with conductive elements Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for water resistant connectors having conductive elements. In one embodiment, an example water resistant connector may include a first connector with a first conductive layer and a first water resistant layer adjacent to the first conductive layer, and a circuit component with a second conductive layer positioned on a first side of the circuit component, and a second water resistant layer adjacent to the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer may be in contact in a connected configuration.
US10103476B1	DDR socket connector The present application relates to DDR connectors, particularly to a new DDR socket connector. The DDR socket connector comprises two fastening posts, an insert and a plugging groove. Each of the fastening posts are made of plastic and located at two sides of the groove. The insert is embedded in one of the two fastening posts and made of metal, and the insert includes a main body and two side parts. The main body is located in the middle portion of the insert, and the side parts are located at two sides of the main body. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application lie in: the plastic connecting part is inserted with a metal insert to overcome such deficiencies as plastic getting weak when being heated and thus eliminate the adverse impact of high temperature on the product.
US10103473B2	Electronic apparatus to which one or a plurality of child units are connected An electronic apparatus, including a parent unit connector to which a child unit connector of a child unit is connected includes a cutaway portion formed in an upper edge portion of the electronic apparatus, a connector cover covering the parent unit connector and having an end portion extending into the inside the cutaway portion, and a pivoting mechanism configured to cause the connector cover to pivot in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the child unit connector of the child unit is connected to the parent unit connector.
US10103470B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple receiving slots, and multiple first terminals and multiple second terminals respectively received in the receiving slots. Each first terminal has a first connecting portion, a first elastic arm bending and upward extending from the first connecting portion, and a first conducting arm bending and extending from the first connecting portion. Each second terminal has a second connecting portion, a second elastic arm bending and extending upward from the second connecting portion, and a second conducting arm bending and extending from the second connecting portion. A bent position between each of the first connecting portions and a corresponding one of the first elastic arms is higher than a bent position between each of the second connecting portions and a corresponding one of the second elastic arms.
US10103466B1	Double-threaded connector A double-threaded connector or spacer according may be self-threading such that insertion into a mounting hole in a PCB will cause the interior of the mounting hole to become threaded to match the double-threaded connector or spacer. The double- threaded connector or spacer installed in a mounting hole of a carrier. A “half circle” portion of daughter card is held in place between the double-threaded connector or spacer and screw. The half circle portion of the daughter card is plated to make electrical contact with the double-threaded connector or spacer, for example, to allow for grounding of the daughter card via the carrier, e.g., PCB.
US10103464B2	Connection structure of plug-in power supply and light source plate The present invention provides a connection structure of a plug-in power supply and a light source plate, and it relates to the field of electronic circuit connection. The connection structure of the plug-in power supply and the light source plate comprises: a card slot, which is soldered on the light source plate; a card, which is matched with the card slot and soldered on the power supply; metal contacts, which is arranged in the card slot; pre-printed circuits connected to the metal contacts and arranged on the card; the power supply is connected to the light source plate through the matching of the card slot and the card, which facilitates the disassembly and assembly and improves the production efficiency.
US10103461B2	Connection device and timepiece A connection device including a plurality of substrates which are arranged overlapping with one another at predetermined intervals and have electrodes provided on respective opposing surfaces thereof, a connection member which has a main body section that is fixed to any one of the plurality of substrates, and a plurality of contact sections that are provided on the main body section and arranged among the plurality of substrates so as to respectively come in contact with the electrodes, and a fixing member which fixes the plurality of substrates and the main body section of the connection member to each other.
US10103459B2	Connector for coaxial cable A connector for a coaxial cable is configured to be mounted to a first threaded surface of a connecting head of an electronic device. The connector includes: a nut configured to be mounted to the first threaded surface; an inner sleeve coaxially arranged with the nut, wherein the inner sleeve has a second threaded surface configured to be mounted to the coaxial cable; and an outer sleeve coaxially arranged with the nut and sleeved over the inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve has a first rear-extension portion in an inner space in the outer sleeve, wherein an annular space is between the first rear-extension portion and the outer sleeve and has an axial length smaller than a distance between the inner sleeve and a rear end of the inner space.
US10103458B2	System and method for sealing electrical terminals A system and device for sealing a plurality of electrical wires to a wire attachment portion of an electrical terminal, wherein a shrinkable tubing is placed over the plurality of electrical wires such that one end thereof extends over the wire attachment portion of the electrical terminal. A band of the high viscosity sealant/adhesive is placed within the heat shrink tubing adjacent to the edge of heat shrink tubing. A band of the low viscosity sealant/adhesive is placed within the heat shrink tubing. Upon the application of heat to the device, the shrinkable tubing starts to recover, the high viscosity sealant/adhesive seals the edge of the shrinkable tubing and the low-viscosity sealant/adhesive flows across and through the plurality of electrical wires to create a seal. The high viscosity sealant/adhesive prevents flow of the low-viscosity sealant/adhesive from contaminating the electrical terminal.
US10103451B2	Flexible polymer antenna with multiple ground resonators The disclosure concerns an antenna assembly having a substrate with an antenna radiating element and a ground conductor disposed on the substrate, the ground conductor further characterized by a plurality of ground resonators, wherein a length associated with each of the ground resonators increases as the ground resonators are distanced from the antenna radiating element. Additionally, a coaxial cable is routed around the antenna assembly for configuring the coaxial cable as an additional ground resonator associated with the antenna assembly. The resulting antenna provides wide band performance between 700 MHz and 2700 MHz with improved efficiency compared with conventional antennas.
US10103447B2	Integrated circuit package with radio frequency coupling structure An integrated circuit package comprises an electrically conductive material, a first electrically isolating layer having a first side in contact with the electrically conductive material and a second side opposite to the first side, a second electrically isolating layer stacked at the second side with at least the first electrically isolating layer and arranged at a package side, and an integrated antenna structure arranged between the first electrically isolating layer and the second electrically isolating layer. The electrically conductive material is encapsulated by a dielectric material, arranged to partly overlap the integrated antenna structure, separated from the integrated antenna structure by at least the first electrically isolating layer and arranged to reflect a radio frequency signal received by the electrically conductive material through at least the first electrically isolating layer to the package side.
US10103438B2	RFID System A magnetic field focusing assembly includes a magnetic field generating device configured to generate a magnetic field, and a split ring resonator assembly configured to be magnetically coupled to the magnetic field generating device and configured to focus the magnetic field produced by the magnetic field generating device.
US10103436B2	Acoustic filter for antennas Filter circuitry is used in communication systems that employ multiple antennas. In general, a communication system may have a transmit path and a receive path. The transmit path extends to a first antenna port and is configured to present signals for transmission in a first communication band and a second communication band to the first antenna port for transmission via a first antenna that is coupled to the first antenna port. The receive path extends to a second antenna port and comprises a first multiple passband/multiple stopband filter that provides a plurality of passbands and a plurality of stopbands interleaved with one another, wherein a first stopband and a second stopband of the plurality of stopbands correspond respectively to the first communication band and the second communication band and are separated by a first passband of the plurality of passbands.
US10103435B2	Systems and methods for transloop impedance matching of an antenna In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include an enclosure for housing information handling resources of the information handling system, the enclosure having an antenna slot formed therein and formed from a material substantially different from that in which the remainder of the enclosure is formed and a circuit board mechanically coupled to the enclosure and proximate to the antenna slot, the circuit board comprising an antenna electrically coupled at two or more locations to the enclosure so as to form a loop antenna and the antenna positioned such that the antenna at least partially overlaps the antenna slot.
US10103430B2	Antenna cover, use of an antenna cover, adapter for connecting two antenna covers and method for producing a lens-shaped antenna cover An antenna cover is provided, including a first base body and at least two first fins arranged on the first base body, the first base body having a curved surface, the two first fins being arranged symmetrically to a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the antenna cover and extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of symmetry, the at least two first fins having a width that tapers as a distance from the first base body increases, and the at least two first fins being arranged with a spacing that corresponds substantially to the width of the at least two fins. A method for producing a lens-shaped antenna cover is also provided.
US10103428B2	Low cost high performance aircraft antenna for advanced ground to air internet system A high gain multi-beam aircraft blade antenna of an air-to-ground antenna systems includes multiple columnar matrix antenna elements housed within a blade. The elements are arranged to create independently steerable directed beams. A first independently steerable beam is used to provide communication. A second independently steerable beam is used to simultaneously search other signals.
US10103426B2	Mobile tower system This invention discloses a mobile tower system in which a telescoping tower may be with a plurality of tower structures may be extended to a height much greater than its contracted length. The tower may be transported horizontal, rotated to a vertical position and then the individual tower structures extended and secured via spring pins relative to the adjacent tower structure, the erection of the tower sections may be with external equipment such as a boom truck, or utilizing an internal hydraulic cylinder.
US10103424B2	Electronic device with millimeter wave yagi antennas An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be formed from printed circuit board Yagi antennas or other antennas. A millimeter wave transceiver may use the antennas to transmit and receive wireless signals. The antennas may be mounted at the corners of an electronic device housing or elsewhere in an electronic device. An electronic device housing may be formed from metal and may have an opening filled with dielectric. The antennas may be aligned with portions of the dielectric. Printed circuit board antennas may have reflectors, radiators, and directors. The reflectors, radiators, and directors may be arranged to align radiation patterns for the antennas with the plastic-filled slots or other dielectric regions in the metal housing.
US10103423B2	Modular structural and functional subassemblies A housing for a personal electronic device is described herein. The housing may include at least one modular subassembly configured to be arranged within an internal cavity of the housing. The at least one modular subassembly is aligned with a feature external to the housing, is affixed to an interior surface of the internal cavity, and is configured to function both as an antenna and as an internal support member of the housing.
US10103420B2	Cable tap There is provided a cable tap device for a CATV network comprising a microstrip directional coupler on an electrical path between an input and an output and arranged to communicate with a splitter device associated with a plurality of tap ports. A tilt compensating circuit is disposed between the microstrip directional coupler and the splitter device. A feedback path comprising resistive, inductive and capacitive elements connects an isolated port of the microstrip directional coupler to that part of the electrical path between the input and the input port of the microstrip directional coupler.
US10103419B2	Waveguide comprised of a solid dielectric which is surrounded by first and second power supplying lines and first and second slidable conductors The present disclosure enhances flexibility, enables the transmission of power, and improves reliability using a simple, low-cost, easy-to-manufacture configuration by disposing a pair of power supplying lines on the outside in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular cross-section of a dielectric. Here, a waveguide is provided with a solid dielectric, a pair of power supplying lines and an external conductor surrounding the dielectric. The solid dielectric has a rectangular cross-section. The pair of power supplying lines are disposed on the outside in the longitudinal direction of the cross-section of the dielectric. The outer surface of the dielectric is slidably in close contact with the inner surface of the external conductor.
US10103417B2	Waveguide hinge Waveguide hinges are provided that allow for a substantially continuous RF waveguide to be formed through the hinge when the hinge elements are in a particular relative rotational configuration with respect to one another; the substantially continuous RF waveguide is not formed when the hinge elements are in various other relative rotational configurations. Such waveguide hinges allow for waveguide elements to be repositioned during periods when RF energy is not being transmitted.
US10103412B2	Universal rechargeable battery constituted by employing lithium-ion battery and control method A universal rechargeable battery constituted by employing a lithium-ion battery and a control method for the rechargeable battery are provided. The rechargeable battery includes: an outer packaging housing and, sequentially laminated and assembled within the outer packaging housing, a charging/discharging controller, a positive electrode crimping piece, a lithium-ion battery, and a negative electrode end cap. The charging/discharging controller includes: a charging/discharging controller housing and, arranged within the charging/discharging controller housing, a charging/discharging control circuit solder body, an insulating washer, and a charging/discharging controller support frame. The charging/discharging control circuit solder body is soldered to a lithium battery charging/discharging control circuit. The lithium-ion battery charging/discharging control circuit includes: a lithium-ion battery charging control circuit, a lithium-ion battery detection circuit, and a DC-DC step-down regulator discharging circuit that are soldered onto a circuit substrate and electrically connected respectively to the lithium-ion battery, to a positive electrode end cap, and to the negative electrode end cap via the charging/discharging controller housing and the outer packaging housing.
US10103411B2	Multiple voltage battery pack with common battery management system A battery pack includes a first battery, a second battery remotely separated from the first battery, components to be shared by the batteries, and a battery housing. The batteries and the components are contained within the battery housing. The batteries may be Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries having different voltages. The components to be shared by the batteries may include a battery module controller (BMC), a common I/O (COM), a cooling system, and protection mechanisms like fuses, transient voltage suppressors, and battery disconnection devices (JB/BDU). An electronic control unit remotely separated from the battery pack is configured to communicate with the battery module controller to control operation of the battery pack.
US10103401B2	Polymer electrolyte composition and polymer electrolyte membrane, polymer electrolyte membrane with catalyst layer, membrane electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell each using the same A polymer electrolyte composition includes at least an ionic group-containing polymer (A), an organic phosphorus-based additive (C), and a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic additive (D), the nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic additive (D) containing at least three nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic rings in one molecule.
US10103400B2	Membrane-electrode assembly, manufacture method thereof, and solid polymer fuel cell A membrane-electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane (1), a pair of catalyst layers (3, 3) facing each other sandwiching the electrolyte membrane (1), and a pair of gas diffusion layers facing each other sandwiching the electrolyte membrane (1) and the pair of catalyst layers (3, 3), wherein at least one of the pair of catalyst layers (3, 3) includes unwoven cloth (6A) including fiber-like structures (6) each having proton conduction performance, and wherein a portion of the unwoven cloth is buried in the electrolyte membrane (1) adjacent to the catalyst layer (3) including the unwoven cloth (6A).
US10103394B2	Fuel cell system programmed for improved air compressor control A fuel cell system is provided, which includes a fuel cell configured to generate power by a reaction of fuel gas and air, an air compressor configured to compress air and supplying the compressed air to the fuel cell, a controller configured to control operations of the fuel cell and the air compressor, and an exhaust system member configured to discharge off-gas and produced water from the fuel cell. When a first condition including a flow rate of air by the air compressor being greater than a first flow rate is satisfied, the controller increases a rotational speed of the air compressor to supply air at or more than a second flow rate that is greater than the first flow rate to the fuel cell, and to discharge water inside the fuel cell.
US10103387B2	Method for producing fuel cell catalyst layer A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst layer, which is able to allow an ionomer to sufficiently penetrate to the inside of the fine pores of a support with fine pores. The method is a method for producing a fuel cell catalyst layer in which a catalyst is supported on the support with fine pores and is coated with an ionomer, the method comprising: hydrophilizing a surface of the support by use of nitric acid, and dispersing the support, the catalyst and the ionomer by use of a ball mill after the hydrophilizing, wherein the amount of acidic functional groups per specific surface area of the support is set to 1.79 μmol/m2 or more in the hydrophilizing.
US10103386B2	Electrode with modified current collector structure and method of making the same Electrodes having three dimensional current collectors provide stability to the electrode structure, improved contact between active material and the current collector, and improved charge transfer. An electrode includes a three dimensional current collector including a substantially planar base and spring-like structures extending from the substantially planar base in spaced relation along the substantially planar base. Each spring-like structure has an attachment end attached to the substantially planar base and a free distal end. Active material is layered on the three dimensional current collector, the active material filled between the spring-like structures. The active material comprises alloying particles having a high specific capacity, wherein the spring-like structures deflect as the alloying particles expand in volume due to lithiation and return to an initial position as the alloying particles contract due to delithiation.
US10103385B2	Electrode assembly including cathode and anode having different welding portion shapes and secondary battery including the same Disclosed is an electrode assembly including a plurality of alternately arranged cathode and anode plates, a separator interposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate, a plurality of cathode tabs respectively formed on the cathode plates, a plurality of anode tabs respectively formed on the anode plates, a cathode lead coupled to the cathode tabs, and an anode lead coupled to the anode tabs, wherein the welding portions in which the cathode and anode tabs are respectively coupled to the cathode and anode leads have different shapes, or kinds of the cathode and anode tabs are identical and kinds of the cathode and anode leads are different.
US10103384B2	Electroactive polymers, manufacturing process thereof, electrode and use thereof Disclosed is an oligomeric or polymeric compound comprising at least two structural units of formula (I) wherein Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic radical or a heterocyclic aromatic radical with the two carbonyl carbon atoms being attached to two ring carbon atoms of the Ar group forming together with the imide-nitrogen atom a five-membered or a six-membered ring X is a divalent group selected from —CR1R2—, —CO—, —SiR3R4—, —P(O)R5—, —P(O)(OR6)—, —PR7—, —P(OR8)—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—. R1 to R8 independently of one another are hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl groups, R9 is a divalent hydrocarbon group or a covalent bond, and R10, R11 and R12 independently of one another are hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl or R10 and R11 or R10 and R12 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a cycloaliphatic ring or a bicyclic aliphatic system The oligomeric or polymeric compound comprising units of formula (I) of the invention can be used as redox-active material in storage means for electric energy, for example in batteries, redox-flow cells, fuel cells or capacitors.
US10103374B2	Battery cell interconnect with stress distribution over a geometric form A battery module including bus bar cell interconnects and a method of manufacture are provided. The battery module may, in certain embodiments, include a housing, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the housing, and a bus bar cell interconnect. The bus bar cell interconnect is designed to electrically couple a first battery cell and a second battery cell. In some embodiments, the bus bar cell interconnect includes a first end electrically coupled with a first terminal of the first battery cell and a second end electrically coupled with a second terminal of the second battery cell. The bus bar cell interconnect also includes a curved portion disposed between the first end and the second end, and the bus bar cell interconnect is designed to distribute stress across the curved portion.
US10103370B2	Sealed battery A sealed battery including a bottomed cylindrical outer can having an opening, the opening and a sealing body being crimp-sealed with an insulating gasket interposed therebetween, is disclosed. The sealing body includes a first plate-shaped member and a second plate-shaped member bonded to a surface of the first plate-shaped member, the surface facing the outside of the battery. At least the first plate-shaped member is crimp-sealed at an outer periphery thereof, and the crimp-sealed plate-shaped member has a thin portion on at least one surface thereof, the thin portion serving as a starting point of deformation of the sealing body when a battery internal pressure increases. When the battery internal pressure increases, the sealing body is deformed so that a gap is formed between the insulating gasket and the sealing body and gas in the outer can is vented to the outside of the outer can.
US10103369B2	Battery retaining device for securing a vehicle battery to a vehicle body of a vehicle The invention relates to a battery retaining device, comprising a guide device which is designed to receive a vehicle battery; at least one retaining element which is designed to rigidly retain a vehicle battery received in the guide device in a mechanical manner up to a first maximum retaining force value in a first operating state and to rigidly retain the vehicle battery received in the guide device in a mechanical manner up to a second maximum retaining force value in a second operating state; and an actuator system with at least one actuator which is designed to bring the at least one retaining element from the first operating state to the second operating state.
US10103368B2	Array frame design for electrified vehicle battery arrays A battery pack includes a tray, an array frame positioned relative to the tray and that houses at least one battery cell, and a retention clip mounted to the tray and engageable with a portion of the array frame. The portion or the retention clip is flexible and the other of the portion and the retention clip is rigid.
US10103364B2	Base material integrated type seal and metal mold for manufacturing the same A seal with an integral base material in which a gasket is formed integrally with a film, sheet, or plate-shaped base material, wherein space saving is achieved by making the width of the gasket as small as possible. In order to achieve the foregoing, the following are provided: the film, sheet, or plate-shaped base material; the gasket that is provided integrally with the base material and that is formed of a rubbery elastic material; and a fill layer formed by the rubbery elastic material that is filled into a through hole that is provided in an open state in the base material. A portion of the fill layer is connected to the gasket and another portion extends out from the gasket at substantially the same thickness as the base material.
US10103361B2	Coin type battery A coin type battery includes a battery case, a sealing plate, and a power generation element sealed by the battery case and the sealing plate. At least one of the battery case and the sealing plate is made of a cladding material that includes: a surface layer disposed on the outer surface side; an intermediate layer disposed on the inner surface side of the surface layer; and a substrate layer disposed on the inner surface side of the intermediate layer. The surface layer is made of nickel, and the intermediate layer contains titanium.
US10103355B2	Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same When attaching a substrate with an EL element formed thereon and a transparent sealing substrate, the periphery of a pixel portion is surrounded with a first sealing agent that maintains a gap between the two pieces of substrates, an entire surface of the pixel portion is covered with a second transparent sealing agent so that the two pieces of substrate is fixed with the first sealing agent and the second sealing agent. Consequently, the EL element can be encapsulated by curing the first sealing agent and the second sealing agent without enclosing a drying agent and doing damage to the EL element due to UV irradiation even when a sealing device only having a function of UV irradiation is used.
US10103349B2	Electroluminescent device and manufacturing method thereof, display substrate and display device The embodiments of the present invention provide an electroluminescent device and manufacturing method thereof, display substrate and display device, which relate to the field of display technology. The overall luminous efficiency of the OLED device is improved without reducing the thickness of the metal cathode, ensuring a good display effect of the OLED device. The electroluminescent device comprises a metal cathode layer, a functional layer and a transparent anode layer arranged on a basal substrate; the transparent anode layer is located on the light exit side of the electroluminescent device; the functional layer is located between the metal cathode layer and the transparent anode layer; the functional layer comprises an electron transport layer, an emitting layer and a hole transport layer sequentially arranged from the metal cathode layer.
US10103343B2	Vertical organic transistor, circuit configuration and arrangement with vertical organic transistors and method of manufacturing The application relates to a vertical organic transistor having a layer structure on a substrate. The layer structure includes an electrode, a counter-electrode, and an electronically active layer arrangement which is disposed between the electrode and the counter-electrode. The application further relates to a method for fabricating a vertical organic transistor and a circuit arrangement.
US10103340B2	Metal complexes The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (1), a process to prepare the compound of formula (1), a formulation containing the compound of formula (1) and an electronic device containing the compound of formula (1).
US10103339B2	Iridium complexes and organic electroluminescence device using the same The present invention discloses an iridium complexes and the organic EL device employing the iridium complexes as light emitting guest of emitting layer can display good performance like as lower driving voltage and power consumption, increasing efficiency and half-life time. Additional, the present invention provide the suitable emitting host (H1 to H6) to collocate with the energy level of iridium complexes for the present invention. Also provided a novel preparation method to synthesize the novel ligand such as 6-bromo-3,3-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1,3-dihydroindeno[2,1-b]carbazole.
US10103335B2	Material for organic light emitting device, organic light emitting device, and display device including the same A material for an organic light emitting device includes a compound represented by one of the following Chemical Formulae 1 to 3 and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 4. In the above Chemical Formulae 1 to 4, each substituent is the same as defined in the detailed description.
US10103333B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device with improved efficiency and improved lifetime includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The emission layer includes a first material represented by Formula 1, a second material represented by Formula 2, and a third material different from the second material and represented by Formula 8:
US10103331B2	Slurry for polishing phase-change materials and method for producing a phase-change device using same The present invention relates to slurry for polishing crystalline phase-change materials and to a method for producing a phase-change device using the same. The slurry for polishing crystalline phase-change materials according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises an abrasive, an alkaline abrasive enhancer, an oxidizing agent having a standard reduction potential higher than that of perchlorates, and ultrapure water. In addition, the method for producing a phase-change device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: preparing a substrate; forming a crystalline phase-change material film on the substrate; and removing the phase-change material film through a chemical-mechanical polishing process using slurry for polishing phase-change materials, which comprises an abrasive, an alkaline abrasive enhancer, an oxidizing agent having a standard reduction potential higher than that of perchlorates, and ultrapure water.
US10103329B2	Switching element and method for manufacturing switching element The present invention provides a non-volatile switching element that can be applied to a programmable-logic wiring changeover switch and in which an electrochemical reaction is used. Of the two electrodes for applying a bias voltage to the variable resistance layer of the non-volatile switching element, the electrode that does not feed metal ions to the variable resistance layer when the switch is in the ON state is made from a ruthenium alloy. The ruthenium alloy includes ruthenium and a metal in which the standard Gibbs energy of forming ΔG when metal ions are generated from the metal is higher in the negative direction than ΔG of ruthenium. As a result, it becomes possible to maintain the low-resistance state in the ON state for a longer period of time without increasing the amount of electrical current required when a switch is made between the ON state and the OFF state.
US10103326B2	Conductive hard mask for memory device formation Methods, systems, and devices for memory arrays that use a conductive hard mask during formation and, in some cases, operation are described. A hard mask may be used to define features or components during the numerous material formation and removal steps used to create memory cells within a memory array. The hard mask may be an electrically conductive material, some or all of which may be retained during formation. A conductive line may be connected to each memory cell, and because the hard mask used in forming the cell may be conductive, the cell may be operable even if portions of the hard mask remain after formation.
US10103323B2	Method for forming a hard mask pattern and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same The inventive concepts provide a method for forming a hard mask pattern. The method includes forming a hard mask layer on an etch target layer disposed on a substrate, forming a photoresist pattern having an opening exposing one region of the hard mask layer, performing an oxygen ion implantation process on the one region using the photoresist pattern as a mask to form an oxidized portion in the one region, and patterning the hard mask layer using the oxidized portion as an etch mask.
US10103319B2	Ultrathin perpendicular pinned layer structure for magnetic tunneling junction devices A material stack of a synthetic anti-ferromagnetic (SAF) reference layer of a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) may include an SAF coupling layer. The material stack may also include and an amorphous spacer layer on the SAF coupling layer. The amorphous spacer layer may include an alloy or multilayer of tantalum and cobalt or tantalum and iron or cobalt and iron and tantalum. The amorphous spacer layer may also include a treated surface of the SAF coupling layer.
US10103315B2	Electro-mechanical transduction element, manufacturing method of manufacturing electro-mechanical transduction element, droplet discharge head, and droplet discharge device An electro-mechanical transduction element includes a lower electrode formed above a substrate; an electro-mechanical transduction film which is formed on the lower electrode and includes a perovskite-type crystal containing lead zirconate titanate (PZT); and an upper electrode formed on the electro-mechanical transduction film, wherein, in a state where the electro-mechanical transduction film is not bound by the substrate, a peak position of X-ray diffraction caused by a plane (200) of the electro-mechanical transduction film is 2θ=44.45° or greater and 44.75° or smaller, and a peak of diffraction caused by the plane (200) or a plane (400) of the electro-mechanical transduction film has an asymmetry property.
US10103309B2	Combustion system having improved temperature resistance A combustion system is provided, including at least one combustion module and at least one source of combustible gas and oxidizing gas, the combustion module including a body including a single solid piece of material including two combustion chambers configured to be supplied with the at least one combustible gas and said one oxidizing gas; a first connector in contact with a first end of the body and being heat insulating, including first supply conduits configured to supply a combustible gas to the two combustion chambers, and first evacuation conduits configured to evacuate combustion gas from the two combustion chambers; and a second connector in contact with a second end of the body and being heat insulating, including second supply conduits configured to supply a combustible gas and an oxidizing gas to the two combustion chambers, and second evacuation conduits configured to evacuate combustion gas from the two combustion chambers.
US10103308B2	Thermoelectric conversion element and method for producing the same A thermoelectric conversion element includes a p-type film having a perovskite structure, the p-type film including Co; an n-type film having a perovskite structure, the n-type film including Ti; first and second i-type films configured to be arranged to face each other across the n-type film, the first and second i-type films having a perovskite structure and including Ti; and a barrier film configured to be interposed between a multilayer body and the p-type film, the barrier film having a perovskite structure and including Zr, the multilayer body including the n-type film and the first and second i-type films.
US10103302B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a base having a first lead electrode and a second lead electrode. Each of the first lead electrode and the second lead electrode includes a reflecting layer which includes silver or silver alloy plating containing a sulfur-based gloss agent. A light emitting element is provided on one side of the base and is electrically connected to the first lead electrode and the second lead electrode. The reflecting layer is on the one side of the base. A sealer includes resin and is provided on the one side of the base to seal the light emitting element and at least a part of the first lead electrode and the second lead electrode. A light-transmissive protective film includes an inorganic matter and is provided between the reflecting layer and the sealer.
US10103301B2	Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light-transmissive support having a first surface including a first region and a second region surrounding the first region, and a second surface opposing the first surface, and including a wavelength conversion material, a semiconductor stack disposed above the first region of the first surface of the light-transmissive support, and including first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers and an active layer disposed therebetween, a light-transmitting bonding layer disposed between the light-transmissive support and the semiconductor stack, a light blocking film disposed above the second region of the light-transmissive support to surround the semiconductor stack, and first and second electrodes respectively disposed on portions of the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers.
US10103300B2	Method of attaching a lens to an LED module with high alignment accuracy A light emitting device includes a light emitting element on a substrate, and a lens element that includes a cavity within which the light emitting element is situated, and is optically aligned with the light emitting element. A strip of adhesive that attaches the lens element to the substrate substantially surrounds the light emitting element, but includes a gap that facilitates release of material from the cavity during the attachment of the lens element to the substrate. When the lens element is placed upon the substrate, the adhesive is partially cured to provide a relatively high shear strength before the light emitting device is transported or subjected to other processes. To provide compatibility with subsequent processes or applications, and to protect the light emitting element from the environment, the gap in each device is sealed with a sealing material.
US10103294B2	Equipment system using deformable organic silicone resin photoconverter to bond-package LED An equipment system for bond-packaging an LED using a special-shaped organic silicone resin photoconverter includes: a roll-laminating apparatus used for refining a photoconversion sheet (8-6); a roll-shaping apparatus used for performing heating and roll-shaping on the refined photoconversion sheet (8-6); a sheet-melting apparatus (3) used for performing sheet melting on the roll-shaped refined photoconversion sheet (8-6); and a roll-bonding apparatus used for performing roll-bonding on the sheet-melted refined photoconversion sheet and a flip chip LED array with a carrier film, the refined photoconversion sheet and the flip chip LED array facing each other and being aligned with each other. The roll-laminating apparatus, the roll-shaping apparatus, the sheet-melting apparatus, and the roll-bonding apparatus are arranged sequentially to form cooperatively linked process equipment. The present invention has a significant advantage of bond-packaging an LED by continuous rolling, and can meet a requirement of bond-packaging an LED using an organic silicone resin photoconverter, thereby enhancing the production efficiency and yield of LED packages in industrialized batch production.
US10103291B2	Light-emitting package structure provided with predetermined view angle, light-emitting package module and method for forming the same A method for forming a light-emitting package structure provided with a predetermined view angle is provided. The method includes the steps of: disposing a flip chip on a carrier substrate; filling an underfill material between at least two electrodes of the flip chip for supporting the flip-chip; laser lifting-off a growing substrate from the flip chip for forming a thin film chip and exposing an epitaxial structure from the thin film chip; roughening the epitaxial structure exposed from the thin film chip; providing a view angle adjusting structure including a wavelength converting layer on the thin film chip, and selecting a predetermined view angle and achieving the predetermined view angle by adjusting the view angle adjusting structure according to a linear regression formula.
US10103290B2	Ultrathin solid state dies and methods of manufacturing the same Various embodiments of SST dies and solid state lighting (“SSL”) devices with SST dies, assemblies, and methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a SST die includes a substrate material, a first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material on the substrate material, an active region between the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material, and a support structure defined by the substrate material. In some embodiments, the support structure has an opening that is vertically aligned with the active region.
US10103287B2	Semiconductor arrangement and formation thereof A semiconductor arrangement and method of formation are provided herein. A semiconductor arrangement includes an active area on a substrate, where the active area is at least one of a p-type region or an n-type region. The substrate includes a well, where the well is a p-well when the active area is a p-type region, and the well is an n-well when the active area is an n-type region. The well includes a photodiode. The active area is connected to a voltage supply having a voltage level, such as ground. The active area on the substrate increases a distance between the photodiode and the active area, which reduces junction leakage as compared to a semiconductor arrangement where the active area is formed at least partially within the substrate.
US10103286B2	Packaging method of long-distance sensor A package structure of a long-distance sensor includes a substrate, a light-emitting chip, a sensing chip, two packaging gel bodies, and a cap. The substrate has a bearing surface. The light-emitting chip and the sensing chip are disposed on the bearing surface and separated from each other. The two packaging gel bodies cover the light-emitting chip and the sensing chip respectively and are separated from each other. The cap is disposed on the bearing surface and the packaging gel bodies, fastened to the bearing surface and the packaging gel bodies by adhesive, and provided with a light-emitting hole located above the light-emitting chip and a light-receiving hole located above the sensing chip.
US10103284B2	Apparatus for the industrial production of photovoltaic concentrator modules Apparatus for the industrial production of photovoltaic concentrator modules, consisting of a module frame, a lens disc, a sensor carrier disc and an electrical line routing arrangement, comprising the following features: a) a mount for the stress-free mounting of a module frame by means of clamping elements on both longitudinal sides and stop elements on both transverse sides, wherein the setting of the clamping elements takes place by means of the displacement and rotation of a switching rod, b) a device for a punctiform application of acrylic and a linear application of silicone onto the bearing surfaces of the module frame, c) a respective device for placing the sensor carrier disc or the lens disc, wherein these discs are transported in a stress-free fashion by means of special suction apparatuses and are emplaced with a centrally starting, predetermined contact pressure, d) a device for measuring the respective disc position and for positioning a sensor carrier disc or a lens disc, e) a device for the fine adjustment of the lens disc with respect to the CPV sensors of the sensor carrier disc by means of a camera, wherein the camera is adjusted in such a way that the position of its optical axis impinges on the geometrical midpoint of a CPV sensor, f) a device for curing the silicone application between the module frame and the respective disc by means of a plurality of UV light emitters, and g) devices for transporting the workpieces to be processed.
US10103281B2	Thin refractory metal layer used as contact barrier to improve the performance of thin-film solar cells A thin film amorphous silicon solar cell may have front contact between a hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer and a transparent conductive oxide layer. The cell may include a layer of a refractory metal, chosen among the group composed of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum and titanium, of thickness adapted to ensure a light transmittance of at least 80%, interposed therebetween, before growing by PECVD a hydrogenated amorphous silicon p-i-n light absorption layer over it. A refractory metal layer of just about 1 nm thickness may effectively shield the oxide from the reactive plasma, thereby preventing a diffused defect when forming the p.i.n. layer that would favor recombination of light-generated charge carriers.
US10103280B1	Rapid melt growth photodetector Photodetector including: a waveguide of a waveguide material extending over a substrate; an insulating layer formed over the waveguide and having an opening exposing the waveguide; a photodetector layer formed over the insulating layer and into the opening so as to make contact with the waveguide, the photodetector layer having a first end at the opening and a second end distal from the opening, the photodetector layer being a gradient material of the waveguide material and germanium wherein a waveguide material portion of the gradient material varies from a maximum at the first end to a minimum at the second end and wherein a germanium portion of the gradient material varies from a minimum at the first end to a maximum at the second end; a photodetector region at the second end; and a photodetector layer extension extending at an angle from the photodetector layer at the second end.
US10103278B2	Silicon IMPATT diode A method to integrate a vertical IMPATT diode in a planar process.
US10103274B2	Semiconductor device A highly reliable semiconductor device which uses an oxide semiconductor film for a backplane is provided. A semiconductor device includes a first conductive film, a first insulating film over the first conductive film, an oxide semiconductor film which is over the first insulating film and overlaps with the first conductive film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, and a pair of second conductive films electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through an opening portion included in the second insulating film. The second insulating film overlaps with a region of the oxide insulating film in which a carrier flows between the pair of second conductive films and overlaps with end portions of the oxide semiconductor film.
US10103272B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same Many of the physical properties of a silicon semiconductor have already been understood, whereas many of the physical properties of an oxide semiconductor have been still unclear. In particular, an adverse effect of an impurity on an oxide semiconductor has been still unclear. In view of the above, a structure is disclosed in which an impurity that influences electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor layer is prevented or is eliminated. A semiconductor device which includes a gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer provided between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer and in which the nitrogen concentration in the oxide semiconductor layer is 1×1020 atoms/cm3 or less is provided.
US10103271B2	Semiconductor device A transistor having high field-effect mobility is provided. A transistor having stable electrical characteristics is provided. A transistor having small current in an off state (in a non-conductive state) is provided. A semiconductor device including such a transistor is provided. A first electrode is formed over a substrate, a first insulating layer is formed adjacent to a side surface of the first electrode, and a second insulating layer is formed to cover the first insulating layer and be in contact with at least part of a surface of the first electrode. The surface of the first electrode is formed of a conductive material that does not easily transmit an impurity element. The second insulating layer is formed of an insulating material that does not easily transmit an impurity element. An oxide semiconductor layer is formed over the first electrode with a third insulating layer provided therebetween.
US10103270B2	Semiconductor device It is an object to provide a transistor having a new multigate structure in which operating characteristics and reliability are improved. In a transistor having a multigate structure, which includes two gate electrodes electrically connected to each other and a semiconductor layer including two channel regions connected in series formed between a source region and a drain region, and a high concentration impurity region is formed between the two channel regions; the channel length of the channel region adjacent to the source region is longer than the channel length of the channel region adjacent to the drain region.
US10103266B2	Semiconductor devices having lower and upper fins and method for fabricating the same Provided are a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a lower fin that protrudes from a substrate and extends in a first direction, an oxide film the lower fin, an upper fin that protrudes from the oxide film and that is spaced apart from the lower fin at a position corresponding to the lower fin, and a gate structure the upper fin that extends in a second direction to intersect the upper fin, wherein germanium (Ge) is included in a portion of the oxide film located between the lower fin and the upper fin.
US10103263B2	Strained channel region transistors employing source and drain stressors and systems including the same Embodiments of the present invention provide transistor structures having strained channel regions. Strain is created through lattice mismatches in the source and drain regions relative to the channel region of the transistor. In embodiments of the invention, the transistor channel regions are comprised of germanium, silicon, a combination of germanium and silicon, or a combination of germanium, silicon, and tin and the source and drain regions are comprised of a doped III-V compound semiconductor material. Embodiments of the invention are useful in a variety of transistor structures, such as, for example, trigate, bigate, and single gate transistors and transistors having a channel region comprised of nanowires or nanoribbons.
US10103258B2	Laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor with gate poly contact within source window An integrated circuit includes a power transistor having at least one transistor finger that lies within a semiconductor material substrate. Each transistor finger has a source region stripe and a substantially parallel drain region stripe. A gate structure lies between the source region stripe and the drain region stripe and has a plurality of fingers that extend over the source region stripe. Contacts are formed that connect to the fingers of the gate structure over thick oxide islands in the source region stripes. A conductive gate runner is connected to the contacts of the gate layer structure over the thick oxide islands in the source region stripe.
US10103255B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a drift layer; a base layer and a carrier storage layer over the drift layer; a collector layer on the drift layer opposite to the base layer; multiple trenches penetrating the base layer and the carrier storage layer and reaching the drift layer; a gate electrode on an insulation film in each trench; and an emitter region in a surface portion of the base layer contacting each trench. A thickness of at least a portion of a part of the gate insulation film on a sidewall of each trench on a collector layer side from a peak position, at which the impurity concentration of the carrier storage layer is highest, is thicker than a thickness of another part of the gate insulation film on the sidewall of an opening portion side of the trench from the peak position.
US10103254B2	Semiconductor die fabrication methods Systems and methods are disclosed for fabricating a semiconductor die that includes one or more bipolar transistors disposed on or above a high-resistivity region of a substrate. The substrate may include, for example, bulk silicon, at least a portion of which has high-resistivity characteristics. For example, the bulk substrate may have a resistivity greater than 500 Ohmcm, such as around 1 kOhmcm. In certain embodiments, one or more of the bipolar devices are surrounded by a low-resistivity implant configured to reduce effects of harmonic and other interference.
US10103251B2	Punch through stopper in bulk finFET device A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming a fin structure from a bulk semiconductor substrate and forming an isolation region contacting a lower portion of a sidewall of the fin structure, wherein an upper portion of the sidewall of the fin structure is exposed. A sacrificial spacer is formed on the upper portion of the sidewall of the fin structure. The isolation regions are recessed to provide an exposed section of the sidewall of the fin structure. A doped semiconductor material is formed on the exposed section of the lower portion of the sidewall of the fin structure. Dopant is diffused from the doped semiconductor material to a base portion of the fin structure.
US10103248B2	Method for manufacturing a high-voltage FinFET device having LDMOS structure A high-voltage FinFET device having LDMOS structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate with a fin structure to define a first and a second type well regions; forming a trench in the first-type well region to separate the fin structure into a first part and a second part; forming a STI structure in the trench; forming a first and a second polycrystalline silicon gate stack structures at the fin structure; forming discontinuous openings on the exposed fin structure and growing an epitaxial material layer in the openings; doping the epitaxial material layer to form a drain and a source doped layers in the first and second parts respectively; and performing a RMG process to replace the first and second polycrystalline silicon gate stack structures with a first and second metal gate stack structures respectively.
US10103243B2	Unipolar spacer formation for finFETS A semiconductor device includes semiconductor fins formed on a substrate, gate structures formed transversely over the fins, unipolar spacers formed over the gate structures only, and source and drain regions formed between the gate structures on the fins. The fins are free from the unipolar spacers, and the unipolar spacers have a substantially uniform thickness vertically along the gate structures and include a spacer material with an etch selectivity greater than SiN for oxide removal.
US10103239B1	High electron mobility transistor structure A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structure including a substrate, a barrier layer, a buffer layer, a source, a drain, a multi-gate structure, and a multi-field plate structure is provided. The barrier layer is disposed over the substrate. The buffer layer is disposed between the substrate and the barrier layer, and includes a channel region adjacent to an interface between the barrier layer and the buffer layer. The source and the drain are disposed on the barrier layer. The multi-gate structure is disposed between the source and the drain, and includes first conductive finger portions spaced apart from each other. The multi-field plate structure is disposed between the multi-gate structure and the drain, and includes second conductive finger portions spaced apart from each other. The first conductive finger portions and the second conductive finger portions are in an alternate and parallel arrangement.
US10103236B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive pattern on a substrate, forming a filling insulation layer covering the conductive pattern, forming a contact hole in the filling insulation layer and adjacent to the conductive pattern, forming an opening in the conductive pattern by removing a portion of the conductive pattern adjacent to the contact hole such that the opening is connected to the contact hole, and forming a contact plug filling the contact hole and the opening. A width of the opening is greater than a width of the contact hole.
US10103235B2	Gate structure with multiple spacers Semiconductor structures are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and a floating gate structure formed over the substrate. The semiconductor structure further includes a dielectric structure formed over the floating gate structure and a control gate structure formed over the dielectric structure. The semiconductor structure further includes a first spacer formed over a lower portion of a sidewall of the control gate structure and an upper spacer formed over an upper portion of the sidewall of the control gate structure. In addition, a portion of the control gate structure is in direct contact with the upper spacer.
US10103234B1	Fabricating raised source drain contacts of a CMOS structure The invention relates to a method for forming a field effect transistor. The method comprises providing a substrate with a channel layer, forming a gate stack structure on the channel layer, forming first sidewall spacers, forming a raised source and a raised drain on the channel layer and forming second sidewall spacers above the raised source and the raised drain. The method further includes depositing in a an insulating dielectric layer above the gate stack structure, the first sidewall spacers and the second sidewall spacers, planarization of the insulating dielectric layer and selectively etching the second sidewall spacers. Thereby contact cavities are created on the raised source and the raised drain. The method further includes forming a source contact and a drain contact by filling the contact cavities. The invention also concerns a corresponding computer program product.
US10103231B2	Semiconductor device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first element portion. The first element portion includes first and second semiconductor layers, first, second and third electrodes, and a first insulating layer. The first semiconductor layer includes Alx1Ga1-x1N (0≤x1<1). The first electrode is separated from the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode includes a polycrystal of a nitride of one of Al or B. The second semiconductor layer includes Alx2Ga1-x2N (x1
US10103230B2	Methods of forming buried junction devices in silicon carbide using ion implant channeling and silicon carbide devices including buried junctions A semiconductor device structure according to some embodiments includes a silicon carbide substrate having a first conductivity type, a silicon carbide drift layer having the first conductivity type on the silicon carbide substrate and having an upper surface opposite the silicon carbide substrate, and a buried junction structure in the silicon carbide drift layer. The buried junction structure has a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type and has a junction depth that is greater than about one micron.
US10103229B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a wide-bandgap semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a wide-bandgap semiconductor deposition layer of the first conductivity type, semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type, a wide-bandgap semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, first regions of the first conductivity type, and second regions of the first conductivity type. The width w of a plating film formed on a source electrode of the semiconductor device is greater than or equal to 10 μm. Beneath the plating film, the wide-bandgap semiconductor layer is formed on the surface of one of the semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type.
US10103228B2	Semiconductor device having a super junction structure A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, having a drain region, a body region, and a source region, a gate electrode, facing the body region via a gate insulating film, a first pillar layer disposed inside the semiconductor layer so as to be continuous to the body region, and a trap level region, disposed inside the semiconductor layer and containing charged particles that form a trap level, and an electric field concentration portion, where an electric field concentrates in an off state in which a channel is not formed in the body region, and the trap level region are disposed at mutually different depth positions in a depth direction of the first pillar layer.
US10103226B2	Method of fabricating tunnel transistors with abrupt junctions A method of manufacturing a tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) includes forming on a substrate covered by an epitaxially grown source material a dummy gate stack surrounded by sidewall spacers; forming doped source and drain regions followed by forming an inter-layer dielectric surrounding the sidewall spacers; removing the dummy gate stack, etching a self-aligned cavity; epitaxially growing a thin channel region within the self-aligned etch cavity; conformally depositing gate dielectric and metal gate materials within the self-aligned etch cavity; and planarizing the top surface of the replacement metal gate stack to remove the residues of the gate dielectric and metal gate materials.
US10103223B2	High voltage resistor with pin diode isolation Provided is a high voltage semiconductor device that includes a PIN diode structure formed in a substrate. The PIN diode includes an intrinsic region located between a first doped well and a second doped well. The first and second doped wells have opposite doping polarities and greater doping concentration levels than the intrinsic region. The semiconductor device includes an insulating structure formed over a portion of the first doped well. The semiconductor device includes an elongate resistor device formed over the insulating structure. The resistor device has first and second portions disposed at opposite ends of the resistor device, respectively. The semiconductor device includes an interconnect structure formed over the resistor device. The interconnect structure includes: a first contact that is electrically coupled to the first doped well and a second contact that is electrically coupled to a third portion of the resistor located between the first and second portions.
US10103221B2	Power semiconductor device The present examples relate to a power semiconductor device. The present examples also relate to a power semiconductor device that maintains a breakdown voltage and reduces a gate capacitance through improving the structure of an Injection Enhanced Gate Transistor (IEGT), and thereby reduces strength of an electric field compared to alternative technologies. Accordingly, the present examples provide a power semiconductor device with a small energy consumption and with an improved switching functionality.
US10103213B2	Organic light emitting display device and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device capable of achieving an intra-pixel integration design with sufficient storage capcacitance and a method for manufacturing the same in which the organic light emitting display device includes a first active layer connected to the driving gate electrode and the data line while crossing the gate line, and a second active layer spaced apart from the first active layer while overlapping the driving gate electrode and being connected to the current drive line and storage electrode.
US10103212B2	Display device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus There is provided a display device including: a light emitting element; and a drive transistor (DRTr) that includes a coupling section (W1) and a plurality of channel sections (CH) coupled in series through the coupling section (W1), wherein the drive transistor (DRTr) is configured to supply a drive current to the light emitting element.
US10103207B2	Display device The present disclosure relates to a display device in the field of display. The display device comprises a plurality of sub-pixel areas, each of which corresponds to one color, wherein the display device comprises a reflecting interface, a photon conversion layer, and a light filter layer arranged sequentially along a display light emergent direction; in the sub-pixel area corresponding to a target color: the light filter layer is structured to transmit light within a first wavelength range in the display light emergent direction and reflect the light within a second wavelength range, wherein the first wavelength range refers to the wavelength range corresponding to the target color, and the second wavelength range includes a visible light waveband excluding the first wavelength range; the reflecting interface is structured to reflect the light from the light filter layer; and the photon conversion layer is structured to convert the transmitted light within a third wavelength range to the light within the first wavelength range, the third wavelength range is a preset wavelength range beyond the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range includes the third wavelength range. The present disclosure can improve the color conversion efficiency of the display device.
US10103205B2	Subpixel arrangements of displays and method for rendering the same An apparatus including a display and control logic. In one example, the display includes an array of subpixel groups. Each of the subpixel groups includes one subpixel in a first color, two subpixels in a second color, and two subpixels in a third color. Subpixel groups in each row of the array are repeated. Subpixel groups in each row of the array are staggered relative to subpixels groups in an adjacent row of the array. The control logic is operatively coupled to the display and configured to receive display data and convert the display data into control signals for driving the array of subpixel groups.
US10103202B2	Organic element In an organic EL element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a light emitting layer (recombination layer) provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer are provided between the light emitting layer and the negative electrode, and are sequentially arranged in the direction from the light emitting layer to the negative electrode. A hole injection layer and a hole transport layer are provided between the light emitting layer and the positive electrode, and are sequentially arranged in the direction from the positive electrode to the light emitting layer. A buffer layer for suppressing the electron trapping properties is provided between the light emitting layer and the hole transport layer.
US10103201B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate, an inorganic barrier layer, a metal layer, an organic buffer layer, and an insulating layer. The inorganic barrier layer is located on the flexible substrate. The metal layer is located on the inorganic barrier layer and in contact with the inorganic barrier layer. The organic buffer layer covers the inorganic barrier layer and the metal layer, and has at least one conductive via connected to the metal layer. The insulating layer is located on the organic buffer layer.
US10103200B2	Resistive switching random access memory with asymmetric source and drain A resistive random access memory (RRAM) structure includes a resistive memory element formed on a semiconductor substrate and designed for data storage. The resistive element includes a resistive material layer. The resistive element further includes first and second electrodes interposed by the resistive material layer. The resistive element further includes a field effect transistor (FET) formed on the semiconductor substrate and coupled with the resistive memory element, wherein the FET includes asymmetric source and drain, the drain having a higher doping concentration than the source. The resistive memory element is coupled with the drain.
US10103197B1	Magnetoresistive device design and process integration with surrounding circuitry Magnetoresistive device architectures and methods for manufacturing are presented that facilitate integration of process steps associated with forming such devices into standard process flows used for surrounding logic/circuitry. In some embodiments, the magnetoresistive device structures are designed such that the devices are able to fit within the vertical dimensions of the integrated circuit associated with a single metal layer and a single layer of interlayer dielectric material. Integrating the processing for the magnetoresistive devices can include using the same standard interlayer dielectric material as used in the surrounding circuits on the integrated circuit as well as using standard vias to interconnect to at least one of the electrodes of the magnetoresistive devices.
US10103194B2	Self-aligned optical grid on image sensor An image sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of light sensitive pixels, a first plurality of color filters, a plurality of reflective sidewalls, and a second plurality of color filters. The light sensitive pixels are formed on said substrate. The first plurality of color filters is disposed over a first group of the light sensitive pixels. The reflective sidewalls are formed on each side of each of the first plurality of color filters. The second plurality of color filters are disposed over a second group of light sensitive pixels and each color filter of the second plurality of color filters is separated from each adjacent filter of said first plurality of color filters by one of the reflective sidewalls. In a particular embodiment an etch-resistant layer is disposed over the first plurality of color filters and the second group of light sensitive pixels.
US10103192B2	Photoelectric conversion element, image reading device, and image forming apparatus A photoelectric conversion element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements, a plurality of pixel circuits, and a plurality of storage units. The light-receiving elements are aligned in a predetermined alignment direction for each color of light to be received, to receive and convert the light into electric charge. The pixel circuits are disposed respectively adjacent to the plurality of light-receiving elements, to convert the electric charge generated by the corresponding light-receiving element into a voltage signal. The storage units are disposed respectively corresponding to the plurality of the pixel circuits, to store therein the voltage signal generated by the corresponding pixel circuit. The storage units are disposed in an adjacent region that is adjacent to a photoelectric conversion region in which the light-receiving elements and the pixel circuits are disposed.
US10103191B2	Semiconductor die and method of packaging multi-die with image sensor A semiconductor wafer has an image sensor area with a light transmissive wafer, such as glass, disposed over the semiconductor wafer. A portion of the semiconductor wafer is removed to thin the wafer. A semiconductor die is disposed over a surface of the semiconductor wafer opposite the light transmissive wafer. An encapsulant is deposited around the semiconductor die. A portion of the encapsulant is removed to planarize the encapsulant. A conductive via is formed through the semiconductor wafer and first encapsulant. An interconnect structure is formed over the encapsulant and semiconductor die. The interconnect structure includes multiple insulating layers and multiple conductive layers. The multiple insulating layers can be an encapsulant. The semiconductor wafer is singulated to form a multi-die semiconductor package, which integrates the image sensor semiconductor die with other types of semiconductor die to enhance the image performance within the multi-die package.
US10103188B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A performance of a semiconductor device is improved. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes a step of mounting a cover member via a bonding material on an upper surface of a frame member fixed on a wiring substrate, and a step of curing the bonding material by irradiating the bonding material mounted on the frame member with an ultraviolet ray. The wiring substrate has a base member and an insulating film covering the base member, and the frame member and a semiconductor chip are mounted (fixed) onto an upper surface of the insulating film. The frame member contains glass fibers. Moreover, a roughness of the upper surface of the frame member is equal to or less than a roughness of the upper surface of the insulating film.
US10103184B2	Latch circuit, double data rate ring counter based on the latch circuit, hybrid counting device, analog-digital converting device, and CMOS image sensor Disclosed are a latch circuit receiving a negative output of a next stage latch circuit as a feedback input, a double data rate (DDR) ring counter based on the latch circuit to perform DDR counting of pulse periods and reduce the number of toggles, a hybrid counting device counting lower-bit portion by using the latch-based DDR ring counter and upper-bit portion by using a binary counter, and an analog-to-digital converting device and a CMOS image sensor employing the hybrid counting device. A double data rate ring counter may include a plurality of latches coupled in a ring type. The plurality of latches may include positive-edge-triggered latches and negative-edge-triggered latches arranged alternately. A current stage latch receives an output of a previous latch stage to shift to a next latch stage according to a counter clock, receives an output of the next latch stage to check a data shift to the next latch stage, and falls to a low level if the data shift is checked.
US10103182B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image reading apparatus A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate having one principle surface including recessed portions, and insulation bodies in the recessed portions. The semiconductor substrate includes photoelectric conversion elements each of which includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type which has at least a portion disposed nearer to the principle surface relative to the second semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region has a polarity of signal charge. The second semiconductor region is in contact with the first and third semiconductor regions. Signal charge paths are disposed between the recessed portions in a cross section perpendicular to the principle surface. At least one of the second and third semiconductor regions is positioned in directions of at least two of the signal charge paths.
US10103180B2	Crystallization apparatus, crystallizing method, and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus A crystallization apparatus for crystallizing a semiconductor layer formed on a substrate. The crystallization apparatus includes a laser generator, which generates a laser beam, an optical device for changing a path of the laser beam emitted from the laser generating device, and a stage on which the substrate is arranged, wherein the optical device changes the path of the laser beam by rotating with respect to a constant axis, and the stage is moved so that the laser beam having the changed path is irradiated to a constant region on the semiconductor layer.
US10103178B2	Display device A display device according to one embodiment, includes a thin-film transistor. The thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer including a channel region, first and second high-concentration impurity regions on both sides of the channel region, low-concentration impurity regions on both sides of the channel region, gate electrodes, first and second electrodes, and a light-shielding electrode opposing the channel region and the entire first high-concentration impurity region via an insulating layer, to produce a capacitance between itself and the first high-concentration impurity region.
US10103177B2	Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method of the same A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate, a data line and a light blocking layer disposed on the substrate, a thin film transistor disposed on the light blocking layer and including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an oxide semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer disposed on the substrate and including a first contact hole overlapping a portion of the data line, a second contact hole overlapping a portion of the source electrode, and a third contact hole overlapping a portion of the drain electrode, wherein the first contact hole, the second contact hole, and the third contact hole are arranged in a row in a first direction perpendicular to a direction in which the data line is extended.
US10103173B2	Manufacture method of array substrate and array substrate manufactured by the method The present invention provides a manufacture method of an array substrate and an array substrate manufactured by the method. By employing one mask to achieve the via opening process to the flat layer and the first passivation layer, one mask can be saved to decrease the production cost and to reduce the process time; the conductive connection layer covering the first via on the flat layer and the second via on the first passivation layer are formed at the same time while forming the common electrode, and thus to prevent that the source/the drain and the flat layer to be exposed in the environment for eliminating the possibility that the two generate the reaction, which is beneficial for raising the electrical property of the array substrate and realizing the signal conduction. In the array substrate, the signal transmission is smooth, and the substrate possesses the great electrical property.
US10103172B2	Method for high performance standard cell design techniques in finFET based library using local layout effects (LLE) Inventive concepts describe a method for high performance standard cell design techniques in FinFET based library using LLE. Inventive concepts describe a fabrication process using a standard FinFET cell layout having double diffusion breaks (DDBs) and single diffusion breaks (SDBs). According to one example embodiment, the method comprises of removing one or more fingers of a P-type FinFet (PFET) from a standard FinFET cell layout. After removing the one or more fingers, a Half-Double Diffusion Break (Half-DDB) is introduced on a N-type FinFET (NFET) side inside a cell boundary using a cut-poly layer. The cut-poly layer not only isolates the PFET and NFET gates and also becomes an integral part of hybrid structure. Further, the removed one or more fingers of PFET gates are converted to two floating PFET gates by shorting a drain terminal and a source terminal of the PFET gate to a common power net.
US10103171B2	Metal on elongated contacts An integrated circuit containing elongated contacts, including elongated contacts which connect to at least three active areas and/or MOS gates, and including elongated contacts which connect to exactly two active areas and/or MOS gates and directly connect to a first level interconnect. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing elongated contacts, including elongated contacts which connect to at least three active areas and/or MOS gates, using exactly two contact photolithographic exposure operations, and including elongated contacts which connect to exactly two active areas and/or MOS gates and directly connect to a first level interconnect.
US10103170B2	Semiconductor device having a vertical pillar connected to the substrate A semiconductor device includes word lines vertically stacked on top of each other on a substrate, insulating patterns between the word lines, a vertical pillar connected to the substrate, and residual sacrificial patterns on the substrate at sides of the word lines. The vertical pillar penetrates the word lines and the insulating patterns. Each of the insulating patterns includes a first portion between the word lines and a second portion extending from the first portion and between the residual sacrificial patterns. A first thickness of the first portion is smaller than a second thickness of the second portion.
US10103164B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor device A 3D semiconductor device is provided, including several memory layers vertically stacked on a substrate, an upper selection layer formed on the memory layers, a lower selection layer formed above the substrate, several strings formed vertically to the memory layers and the substrate, several bit lines parallel to each other and disposed above the substrate. The memory layers are parallel to each other, and the strings are electrically connected to the upper selection layer and the lower selection layer. The bit lines are positioned under the memory layers.
US10103163B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device is disclosed. The device may include a stack including gate electrodes stacked on a substrate in a vertical direction and insulating patterns interposed between the gate electrodes, vertical channels passing through the stack and connected to the substrate, a tunnel insulating layer enclosing each of the vertical channels, charge storing patterns provided between the tunnel insulating layer and the gate electrodes and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, blocking insulating patterns provided between the charge storing patterns and the gate electrodes and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and a bit line crossing the stack and connected to the vertical channels. The blocking insulating patterns may have a vertical thickness that is greater than that of the gate electrodes.
US10103162B2	Vertical neuromorphic devices stacked structure and array of the structure Provided is a vertical neuromorphic devices stacked structure comprising a main gate which is formed on a substrate and has a vertical pillar shape, a main gate insulating layer stack formed on outer side surface of the main gate; a semiconductor region formed on outer side surface of the main gate insulating layer stack, a plurality of electrode layers formed on the side surface of the semiconductor region, a plurality of control gates formed on the side surface of the semiconductor region; and a plurality of control gate insulating layer stacks which are surrounding surfaces of the control gates and are formed between the control gate and the semiconductor region, and between the control gate and the electrode layer, and wherein the electrode layers and the control gates surrounded by the control gate insulating layer stack are stacked sequentially and alternately on the side surface of the semiconductor region.
US10103161B2	Offset backside contact via structures for a three-dimensional memory device Die cracking of a three dimensional memory device may be reduced by adding offsets to backside contact via structures. Each backside contact via structure can include laterally extending portions that extend along a first horizontal direction adjoined by adjoining portions that extend along a horizontal direction other than the first horizontal direction. In order to preserve periodicity of memory stack structures extending through an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, the distance between an outermost row of a string of memory stack structures between a pair of backside contact via structures and a most proximal backside contact via structure can vary from a laterally extending portion to another laterally extending portion within the most proximal backside contact via structure. Source shunt lines that are parallel to bit lines can be formed over a selected subset of offset portions of the backside contact via structures.
US10103154B2	Method for producing an SGT-including semiconductor device A method for producing an SGT-including semiconductor device includes forming a gate insulating layer on an outer periphery of a Si pillar, forming a gate conductor layer on the gate insulating layer, and forming an oxide layer on the gate conductor layer. Then a hydrogen fluoride ion diffusion layer containing hydrogen fluoride ions is formed so as to make contact with the oxide layer and lie at an intermediate position of the Si pillar. A part of the oxide film in contact with the hydrogen fluoride ion diffusion layer is etched and an opening is thereby formed on the outer periphery of the Si pillar.
US10103153B2	SRAM layout for double patterning An integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell with power routed in metal-1. An integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell that has power routed in Metal-1 and has metal-1 and metal-2 integrated circuit and SAR SRAM cell patterns which are DPT compatible. A process of forming an integrated circuit with a SAR SRAM cell with DPT compatible integrated circuit and SAR SRAM cell metal-1 and metal-2 patterns.
US10103152B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes forming a trench in a substrate, forming a lower gate metal using a first gas, the lower gate metal burying at least a portion of the trench, forming a barrier metal on the lower gate metal, on the barrier metal, forming an upper gate metal using a second gas different from the first gas and forming a capping film on the gate metal, the capping film filling the trench.
US10103151B2	Embedded transistor An embedded transistor for an electrical device, such as a DRAM memory cell, and a method of manufacture thereof is provided. A trench is formed in a substrate and a gate dielectric and a gate electrode formed in the trench of the substrate. Source/drain regions are formed in the substrate on opposing sides of the trench. In an embodiment, one of the source/drain regions is coupled to a storage node and the other source/drain region is coupled to a bit line. In this embodiment, the gate electrode may be coupled to a word line to form a DRAM memory cell. A dielectric growth modifier may be implanted into sidewalls of the trench in order to tune the thickness of the gate dielectric.
US10103144B1	Two dimension material fin sidewall A semiconductor structure, such as a microchip that includes a finFET, includes fins that have a 2D material, such as Graphene, upon at least the fin sidewalls. The thickness of the 2D material sidewall may be tuned to achieve desired finFET band gap control. Neighboring fins of the semiconductor structure form fin wells. The semiconductor structure may include a fin cap upon each fin and the 2D material is formed upon the sidewalls of the fin and the bottom surface of the fin wells. The semiconductor structure may include a well-plug at the bottom of the fin wells and the 2D material is formed upon the sidewalls and upper surface of the fins. The semiconductor structure may include both fin caps and well-plugs such that the 2D material is formed upon the sidewalls of the fins.
US10103141B2	Fin deformation modulation A method includes forming a plurality of trenches extending from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, with semiconductor strips formed between the plurality of trenches. The plurality of trenches includes a first trench and second trench wider than the first trench. A first dielectric material is filled in the plurality of trenches, wherein the first trench is substantially fully filled, and the second trench is filled partially. A second dielectric material is formed over the first dielectric material. The second dielectric material fills an upper portion of the second trench, and has a shrinkage rate different from the first shrinkage rate of the first dielectric material. A planarization is performed to remove excess second dielectric material. The remaining portions of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material form a first and a second STI region in the first and the second trenches, respectively.
US10103137B2	Field effect transistor (FET) structure with integrated gate connected diodes A structure having: a plurality of field effect transistors (FETs) connected between a common input and a common output, each one of the field effect transistors comprises: a source region, a drain region, and a gate electrode for controlling carriers through a channel region of a transistor region of the structure between the source region and the drain region; a plurality of diodes, each one of the diodes being associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of FETs, each one of the diodes having an electrode in Schottky contact with a diode region of the corresponding one of the FETs. The gate electrode and the diode electrode extend along parallel lines. The source region, the drain region, the channel region, and a diode region having therein the diode are disposed along a common line.
US10103136B2	Electrostatic discharge protection semiconductor device An ESD protection semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate set formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate respectively at two sides of the gate set, at least a first doped region formed in the source region, and at least a second doped region formed in the drain region. The source region, the drain region and the second doped region include a first conductivity type, and the first doped region includes a second conductivity type. The first conductivity type and the second conductivity type are complementary to each other. The second doped region is electrically connected to the first doped region. The gate set includes at least a first gate structure, a second gate structure, and a third gate structure.
US10103135B2	Backside ground plane for integrated circuit An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a die having an integrated passive device (IPD) layer. The integrated circuit device also includes a substrate supporting the die, a molding compound surrounding the die. The integrated circuit device further includes a backside conductive layer on a surface of the die that is distal from the IPD layer. The integrated circuit device also includes vias coupling the backside conductive layer to a ground plane through the molding compound.
US10103134B2	Methods of manufacturing multi-die semiconductor device packages and related assemblies Methods of making semiconductor device packages may involve attaching a first semiconductor die to a carrier wafer, an inactive surface of the first semiconductor die facing the carrier wafer. One or more additional semiconductor die may be stacked on the first semiconductor die on a side of the first semiconductor die opposite the carrier wafer to form a stack of semiconductor dice. A protective material may be positioned over the stack of semiconductor dice, a portion of the protective material extending along side surfaces of the first semiconductor die to a location proximate the inactive surface of the first semiconductor die. The carrier wafer may be detached from the first semiconductor die.
US10103131B2	LED Module and method for fabricating the same Disclosed is a method for fabricating an LED module. The method includes: constructing a chip-on-carrier including a chip retainer having a horizontal bonding plane and a plurality of LED chips in which electrode pads are bonded to the bonding plane of the chip retainer; and transferring the plurality of LED chips in a predetermined arrangement from the chip retainer to a substrate by transfer printing. The transfer printing includes: primarily section-wise exposing a transfer tape to reduce the adhesive strength of the transfer tape such that bonding areas are formed at predetermined intervals on the transfer tape; and pressurizing the transfer tape against the LED chips on the chip retainer to attach the LED chips to the corresponding bonding areas of the transfer tape and detaching the electrode pads of the LED chips from the chip retainer to pick up the chips.
US10103128B2	Semiconductor package incorporating redistribution layer interposer A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a carrier substrate having opposite first surface and second surface, and a chip stack disposed on the first surface of the carrier substrate. The chip stack includes a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, and an interposer between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die. The interposer transmits signals between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die.
US10103124B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip including plural circuit blocks provided on a semiconductor substrate, and plural through-silicon vias that are arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of each of the plural circuit blocks and that penetrate the semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor chip that is stacked on the first semiconductor chip, and that is supplied with a power source through the plural through-silicon vias.
US10103122B2	Hybrid bonding systems and methods for semiconductor wafers Hybrid bonding systems and methods for semiconductor wafers are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hybrid bonding system for semiconductor wafers includes a chamber and a plurality of sub-chambers disposed within the chamber. A robotics handler is disposed within the chamber that is adapted to move a plurality of semiconductor wafers within the chamber between the plurality of sub-chambers. The plurality of sub-chambers includes a first sub-chamber adapted to remove a protection layer from the plurality of semiconductor wafers, and a second sub-chamber adapted to activate top surfaces of the plurality of semiconductor wafers prior to hybrid bonding the plurality of semiconductor wafers together. The plurality of sub-chambers also includes a third sub-chamber adapted to align the plurality of semiconductor wafers and hybrid bond the plurality of semiconductor wafers together.
US10103118B2	Fabrication of solder balls with injection molded solder Wafers and methods of forming solder balls include etching a hole in a final redistribution layer over a terminal contact pad on a wafer to expose the terminal contact pad. Solder is injected into the hole using an injection nozzle that is in direct contact with the final redistribution layer. The final redistribution layer is etched back. The injected solder is reflowed to form a solder ball.
US10103112B2	Circuit board with measure against high frequency noise A circuit board with a measure against high frequency noise includes: an interconnect substrate having an interconnect pattern to which an IC which is a source of high frequency noise is electrically connected; a pair of lands provided on a mounting surface of the interconnect substrate; and a chip component having a body composed of a magnetic body (i.e., ferrite) in a rectangular parallelepiped, and a pair of external electrodes provided at opposite ends of the body, the pair of external electrodes being connected to the pair of lands, the body being disposed on the interconnect pattern, as observed in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface.
US10103108B2	Nanostructured chip and method of producing the same A nanostructured chip includes a substrate and a nanostructured layer, wherein the substrate has a first surface and a second surface on which the nanostructured layer is formed. A method of producing the nanostructured chip includes the step of forming the nanostructured layer on the second surface of the substrate. Whereby, the nanostructured layer effectively disperses a stress to increase the flexural strength of the nanostructured chip. Therefore, during the subsequent procedures to form an epitaxial layer on the first surface, the nanostructured layer is helpful to prevent the epitaxial layer from generating cracks, and prevent the substrate from bowings, or fragments.
US10103105B2	High density organic bridge device and method Embodiments that allow multi-chip interconnect using organic bridges are described. In some embodiments an organic package substrate has an embedded organic bridge. The organic bridge can have interconnect structures that allow attachment of die to be interconnected by the organic bridge. In some embodiments, the organic bridge comprises a metal routing layer, a metal pad layer and interleaved organic polymer dielectric layers but without a substrate layer. Embodiments having only a few layers may be embedded into the top layer or top few layers of the organic package substrate. Methods of manufacture are also described.
US10103104B2	Package carrier and manufacturing method of package carrier A package carrier including a flexible substrate, a first build-up structure and a second build-up structure is provided. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and has a first opening connected between the first surface and the second surface. The first build-up structure is disposed on the first surface and covers the first opening. The second build-up structure is disposed on the second surface and has a second opening, and the first opening and the second opening are connected to each other to form a chip accommodating cavity together. In addition, a manufacturing method of the package carrier and a chip package structure having the package carrier are also provided.
US10103103B2	Bridge interconnection with layered interconnect structures Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for layered interconnect structures for bridge interconnection in integrated circuit assemblies. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a substrate and a bridge embedded in the substrate. The bridge may be configured to route electrical signals between two dies. An interconnect structure, electrically coupled with the bridge, may include a via structure including a first conductive material, a barrier layer including a second conductive material disposed on the via structure, and a solderable material including a third conductive material disposed on the barrier layer. The first conductive material, the second conductive material, and the third conductive material may have different chemical composition. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10103098B2	Semiconductor devices including a through via structure and methods of forming the same Semiconductor devices including a through via structure and methods of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor devices may include a semiconductor substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a front insulating layer on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a back insulating layer on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, a through via structure extending through the back insulating layer, the semiconductor substrate, and the front insulating layer, a via insulating layer on a side surface of the through via structure, and a contact structure extending through the front insulating layer. The through via structure may include a first region and a second region disposed on the first region. The second region may include a first doping element, and the first region may be substantially free of the first doping element.
US10103097B2	CD control A method includes providing a substrate with a patterned second layer over a first layer. The second layer includes a second layer opening having a first CD equal to the CD produced by a lithographic system (CDL). CDL is larger than a desired CD (CDD). A third layer is formed to fill the opening, leaving a top surface of the second layer exposed. The second layer is removed to produce a mesa formed by the third layer. The CD of the mesa is equal to about the first CD. The mesa is trimmed to produce a mesa with a second CD equal to about CDD. A fourth layer is formed to cover the first layer, leaving a top of the mesa exposed. The substrate is etched to remove the mesa and a portion of the first layer below the mesa to form an opening in the first layer with CDD.
US10103093B2	Via structure for signal equalization An apparatus relating generally to a substrate is disclosed. In such an apparatus, the substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface and the second surface define a thickness of the substrate. A via structure extends from the first surface of the substrate to the second surface of the substrate. The via structure has a first terminal at or proximate to the first surface and a second terminal at or proximate to the second surface provided by a conductive member of the via structure extending from the first terminal to the second terminal. A barrier layer of the via structure is disposed between at least a portion of the conductive member and the substrate. The barrier layer has a conductivity configured to offset a capacitance between the conductive member and the substrate when a signal is passed through the conductive member of the via structure.
US10103089B2	Heat transfer device with fins defining air flow channels An exemplary cooling system includes a heat transfer device having a base and a plurality of curved fins defining a curved air flow channel. Air flow is provided through the air flow channel, and a plurality of openings through a fin communicate air flow from a first side to a second side of the curved fin.
US10103087B2	Heat dissipation assembly and electronic device The present invention provides a heat dissipation assembly and an electronic device, where the heat dissipation assembly includes: a shielding element, where a via hole is disposed on the shielding element, the shielding element is electrically connected to ground copper of a PCB board, and a heat-generating electronic element is disposed on the PCB board; a heat pipe, located on the via hole, where the heat pipe is electrically connected to the shielding element, and the heat pipe, the PCB board, and the shielding element form an electromagnetic shielding can that is used to accommodate the heat-generating electronic element; and an elastic thermal interface material, disposed between the heat pipe and the heat-generating electronic element and mutually fitted to the heat pipe and the heat-generating electronic element.
US10103083B2	Integrated circuits with Peltier cooling provided by back-end wiring A semiconductor structure comprises one or more semiconductor devices, each of the semiconductor devices having two or more electrical connections; one or more first conductors connected to a first electrical connection on the semiconductor device, the first conductor comprising a first material having a positive Seebeck coefficient; and one or more second conductors connected to a second electrical connection on the semiconductor device, the second conductor comprising a second material having a negative Seebeck coefficient. The first conductor and the second conductor conduct electrical current through the semiconductor device and conduct heat away from the semiconductor device.
US10103081B2	Heat sink A heat sink (100) for an electronic device comprising a first plate (102), a second plate (104) and a pipe (106). One side of the first plate (102) is in thermal contact with the electronic device. The second plate (104) is in thermal contact with the other side of the first plate (102). Further, the second plate (104) includes a hole and placed such that, a gap for airflow maintained between the first plate (102) and the second plate (104). One end the pipe (106) thermally coupled to the second plate (104). Thus facilitating the air flowing into the pipe (106) through the other end escapes the heat sink through the gap maintained between the first plate (102) and the second plate (104) via the hole on the second plate (104).
US10103076B2	Semiconductor package including a semiconductor die having redistributed pads A method includes coupling a first major surface of a semiconductor die to a metallic body, depositing an insulation body over said semiconductor die, and removing a portion of said insulation body to expose a plurality of electrodes of said semiconductor die on a second major surface of said semiconductor die opposite said first surface. The method further includes forming a plurality of conductive pads over the plurality of electrodes, each conductive pad of said plurality of conductive pads providing an external connection for a respective one of said plurality of electrodes, wherein each conductive pad of said plurality of conductive pads has an area larger than an area of said respective one of said plurality of electrodes to which the respective conforming conductive pad of said plurality of conductive pads is coupled and extending over said insulation body.
US10103074B2	Method to improve analog fault coverage using test diodes Implementations of integrated circuits may include: one or more diodes each having an anode and a cathode, each of the one or more diodes may be coupled with a voltage domain. One or more test pins may be coupled with one or more diodes. The test pins may be configured to be coupled to a tester. The one or more diodes may be positioned on one or more internal analog nodes to detect the presence of one or more analog faults. The one or more diodes may be configured to remain inactive during regular operation of the integrated circuit.
US10103071B2	Pattern inspection methods and methods of fabricating reticles using the same via directing charged particle beams through discharge layers A reticle may be fabricated and inspected. The reticle, which may include thin patterns, may be selectively incorporated into a fabricated semiconductor device based on measurement information generated based on the inspecting. The inspecting may include forming thin patterns on a substrate, forming a first discharge layer on the thin patterns, and directing a first charged particle beam to the substrate, such that the first charged particle beam passes through the first discharge layer. Measurement information may be generated based on the first charged particle beam. The first discharge layer may connect the thin patterns to each other and may be separated from the substrate between the thin patterns.
US10103066B2	Method of utilizing trench silicide in a gate cross-couple construct A method of forming a logic cell utilizing a TS gate cross-couple construct and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming active fins and dummy fins on a substrate, the dummy fins adjacent to each other and between the active fins; forming STI regions between and next to the active and dummy fins; forming gate structures in parallel across the active and dummy fins; forming a gate cut region by cutting the gate structures between the dummy fins; forming a TS layer between the gate structures, the TS layer crossing the gate cut region; and forming a contact connecting a gate structure and the TS layer on a first side of the gate cut region and forming a contact connecting a gate structure and the TS layer on a second side of the gate cut region, the TS layer and contacts cross coupling the gate structures.
US10103062B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device having gate structure A method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a gate structure includes forming a substrate including at least two fin structures protruding from a top surface of the substrate, the substrate including a first recess and a second recess disposed under the first recess, and the first recess and the second recess being disposed between the fin structures, wherein a width of the first recess is larger than a width of the second recess, and the first recess and the second recess form a step structure; forming an insulating structure in the second recess; and forming the gate structure on the insulating structure, wherein the first recess and the second recess are filled up with the gate structure and the insulating structure.
US10103061B2	Processing method of single-crystal substrate Disclosed herein is a processing method of a single-crystal substrate having a film formed on a front side or a back side thereof to divide the single-crystal substrate along a plurality of preset division lines. The method includes a film removing step of removing the film along the division lines, a shield tunnel forming step of applying a pulsed laser beam having a wavelength which permeates through the single-crystal substrate along the division lines to form shield tunnels, each including a fine hole and an amorphous region shielding the fine hole, in the single-crystal substrate along the division lines, and dividing step of exerting an external force on the single-crystal substrate to which the shield tunnel forming step is performed to divide the single-crystal substrate along the division lines.
US10103059B2	Method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device and silicon carbide semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes forming on a front surface of a silicon carbide substrate of a first conductivity type, a silicon carbide layer of the first conductivity type of a lower concentration; selectively forming a region of a second conductivity type in a surface portion of the silicon carbide layer; selectively forming a source region of the first conductivity type in the region; forming a source electrode electrically connected to the source region; forming a gate insulating film on a surface of the region between the silicon carbide layer and the source region; forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film; forming a drain electrode on a rear surface of the substrate; forming metal wiring comprising aluminum for the device, the metal wiring being connected to the source electrode; and performing low temperature nitrogen annealing after the metal wiring is formed.
US10103058B2	Tungsten feature fill Described herein are methods of filling features with tungsten and related systems and apparatus. The methods include inside-out fill techniques as well as conformal deposition in features. Inside-out fill techniques can include selective deposition on etched tungsten layers in features. Conformal and non-conformal etch techniques can be used according to various implementations. The methods described herein can be used to fill vertical features, such as in tungsten vias, and horizontal features, such as vertical NAND (VNAND) word lines. Examples of applications include logic and memory contact fill, DRAM buried word line fill, vertically integrated memory gate/word line fill, and 3-D integration with through-silicon vias (TSVs).
US10103055B2	Expansion sheet, expansion sheet manufacturing method, and expansion sheet expanding method An expansion sheet is adapted to be held and expanded by an expanding apparatus when a platelike workpiece is attached to the expansion sheet. The expansion sheet has a peripheral area around the workpiece where the expansion sheet is adapted to be held by first, second, third, and fourth holding units that are moveable away from each other. The expansion sheet includes a base sheet and an adhesive layer formed on the base sheet, the adhesive layer having adhesion adapted to be reduced by applying ultraviolet light. The adhesion of the adhesive layer in the peripheral area of the expansion sheet is lower than that in the other area of the expansion sheet.
US10103048B2	Dual-layer bonding material process for temporary bonding of microelectronic substrates to carrier substrates A process is disclosed for using two polymeric bonding material layers to bond a device wafer and carrier wafer in a way that allows debonding to occur between the two layers under low-force conditions at room temperature. Optionally, a third layer is included at the interface between the two layers of polymeric bonding material to facilitate the debonding at this interface. This process can potentially improve bond line stability during backside processing of temporarily bonded wafers, simplify the preparation of bonded wafers by eliminating the need for specialized release layers, and reduce wafer cleaning time and chemical consumption after debonding.
US10103045B2	Vertical fixing transmission box and transmission method using the same A vertical fixing transmission box used for transmitting a container is disclosed. The transmission box includes a carrier substrate and an elastic component, wherein the carrier substrate is utilized to carry the container, and the elastic component may be switched between an opening state and a fixing state. When the container is carried by the carrier substrate and the elastic component is switched to the opening state, the elastic component provides a vertical elastic force to abut against the container downwardly and fix the container. Also, the transmission box may be transported by an automatic material handling system.
US10103043B2	Apparatus for transferring substrate and apparatus for processing substrate including the same The inventive concepts provide apparatuses for transferring a substrate and/or apparatuses for processing a substrate including the same. The substrate transferring apparatus including a chamber, a filter assembly disposed in a chamber to provide external air into the chamber, and an additional assembly including a moisture removing part and a purge gas providing part sequentially stacked on the filter assembly may be provided. The filter assembly may be coupled to the additional assembly.
US10103042B2	Chamber, semiconductor processing station, and semiconductor process using the same A chamber includes a sidewall, a cooling pipe, and an external pipe. The cooling pipe includes a first segment extending along the sidewall of the chamber, and includes multiple purge nozzles. The external pipe extends to inside the chamber and is connected to the first segment of the cooling pipe. A semiconductor processing station includes a central transfer chamber, a load lock chamber, and a cooling stage. The load lock chamber and the cooling stage are disposed adjacent to the central transfer chamber. The load lock chamber is adapted to contain a wafer carrier having multiple wafers. The central transfer chamber communicates between the cooling stage and the load lock chamber to transfer a wafer between the cooling stage and the load lock chamber. A semiconductor process using the semiconductor processing station is also provided.
US10103037B2	Flexible microelectronic systems and methods of fabricating the same Microelectronic systems encapsulated in a stretchable/flexible material, which is skin/bio-compatible and able to withstand environmental conditions. In one embodiment of the present description, the microelectronic system includes a microelectronic device that is substantially encapsulated in a non-permeable encapsulant, such as, butyl rubbers, ethylene propylene rubbers, fluoropolymer elastomers, or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the microelectronic system includes a microelectronic device that is substantially encapsulated in a permeable encapsulant, such as polydimethylsiloxane, wherein a non-permeable encapsulant substantially encapsulates the permeable encapsulant.
US10103036B2	Packing method for semiconductor device A packing method for a semiconductor device includes a step of preparing the semiconductor device that has a sealing body having a principal surface and a plurality of leads, and a step of preparing a base carrier tape that has a peripheral portion, a step portion, and a pocket portion. The method further includes a step of placing the semiconductor device in the pocket portion, a step of bonding a cover tape to the step portion in such a manner that the sealing body is pressed against the base carrier tape, and a step of winding the base carrier tape with the semiconductor device placed therein and with the cover tape bonded thereto, around a tape reel. The base carrier tape includes a principal surface of the peripheral portion, a principal surface of the step portion, and a principal surface of the pocket portion.
US10103035B2	Copper-ceramic bonded body and power module substrate There is a provided a copper-ceramic bonded body in which a copper member formed of copper or a copper alloy and a ceramic member formed of nitride ceramic are bonded to each other, in which an active element oxide layer containing an active element and oxygen is formed at bonding interfaces between the copper member and the ceramic member, and a thickness t of the active element oxide layer is in a range of 5 nm to 220 nm.
US10103034B2	Method of planarizing substrate surface A method of planarizing a substrate surface is disclosed. A substrate having a major surface of a material layer is provided. The major surface of the material layer comprises a first region with relatively low removal rate and a second region of relatively high removal rate. A photoresist pattern is formed on the material layer. The photoresist pattern masks the second region, while exposes at least a portion of the first region. At least a portion of the material layer not covered by the photoresist pattern is etched away. A polish stop layer is deposited on the material layer. A cap layer is deposited on the polish stop layer. A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process is performed to polish the cap layer.
US10103033B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device including a film to be processed having a uniform height. A first coating film made of photosensitive material is formed so as to cover step parts and to become thicker in a central part of a semiconductor substrate in planar view and to become thinner in an outer peripheral part. Next, a first pattern part located on the central part side relative to the step parts and a second pattern part located on the outer peripheral part side relative to the step parts are formed. The first pattern part and the second pattern part are formed so that the occupied area of the first pattern part in planar view becomes smaller than that of the second pattern part in planar view. Next, the first pattern part and the second pattern part are sagged by heating. Next, a second coating film is formed by spin coating so as to cover the step parts.
US10103028B2	Contact integration and selective silicide formation methods Methods for selective silicide formation are described herein. The methods are generally utilized in conjunction with contact structure integration schemes and provide for improved silicide formation characteristics. In one implementation, a silicide material is selectively formed on source/drain (S/D) regions at a temperature less than about 550° C. The resulting silicide is believed to exhibit desirable contact resistance and applicability in advanced contact integration schemes.
US10103024B2	Phase change memory with diodes embedded in substrate An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a diode; and a phase change element over and electrically connected to the diode. The diode includes a first doped semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, wherein the first doped semiconductor region is embedded in the semiconductor substrate; and a second doped semiconductor region over and adjoining the first doped semiconductor region, wherein the second doped semiconductor region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type.
US10103022B2	Alternating hardmasks for tight-pitch line formation Methods of forming fins include forming mask fins on a protection layer over a seed layer. Seed layer fins are etched out of the seed layer. Self-assembled fins are formed by directed self-assembly on the seed layer fins. A three-color hardmask fin pattern that has hardmask fins of three mutually selectively etchable compositions is formed using the self-assembled fins as a mask. A region on the three-color hardmask fin pattern is masked, leaving one or more fins of a first color exposed. All exposed fins of the first color are etched away with a selective etch that does not remove fins of a second color or a third color. The mask and all fins of a second color are etched away. Fins are etched into the fin base layer by anisotropically etching around remaining fins of the first color and fins of the third color.
US10103018B2	Apparatus for treating substrate Provided is a substrate treatment apparatus using plasma. The substrate treatment apparatus includes a housing having an inner space in which a substrate is treated, a support member disposed within the housing to support the substrate, a gas supply unit supplying a gas into the housing, a plasma source generating plasma from the gas supplied into the housing, and a baffle unit disposed to surround the support member within the housing, the baffle unit including a baffle in which through holes for exhausting the gas into the inner space of the housing are defined. The baffle is divided into a plurality of areas when viewed from an upper side, and each of portions of the plurality of areas is formed of a metallic material, and each of the other portions of the plurality of areas is formed of a nonmetallic material.
US10103017B2	Dispenser system for mass spectrometric sample preparations The invention relates to the preparation of samples on mass spectrometric sample supports with dispensing of liquids, and particularly to devices and methods to clean the dispenser. During dispensing of hundreds of samples, solved material may crystallize over time as deposit at the capillary tip of the dispenser, which impedes the vertical detachment of the drop in the medium and long run. Therefore, frequently cleaning the capillary tip is essential for a robust operation of the preparation device. The invention proposes to automatically clean the dispenser tip by creating a drop of washing fluid, such as pure solvent, fully enclosing the dispenser tip. The washing fluid is fed through a channel outside the central dispenser capillary to a location slightly above the capillary tip. The size of the hanging drop of washing fluid is photometrically regulated and monitored to prevent it from falling off prematurely.
US10103016B2	Sample supporting body and method of manufacturing sample supporting body A sample support according to an aspect is a sample support for a surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization method, and includes: a substrate in which a plurality of through-holes passing from one surface thereof to the other surface thereof are provided; and a conductive layer that is formed of a conductive material and covers at least the one surface. The through-holes have a width of 1 to 700 nm, and the substrate has a thickness of 1 to 50 μm.
US10103015B2	Sampling interface for mass spectrometry systems and methods Methods and systems for delivering a liquid sample to an ion source for the generation of ions and subsequent analysis by mass spectrometry are provided herein. In accordance with various aspects of the present teachings, MS-based systems and methods are provided in which a desorption solvent utilized in a sampling interface to desorb one or more analyte species from an SPME device is fluidly coupled to an ion source for ionizing the one or more analyte species desorbed into the desorption solvent for subsequent mass spectrometric analysis (e.g., without a liquid chromatography (LC) column between the sampling interface and the ion source). In accordance with various aspects of the methods and systems described herein, the configuration the sampling interface can be optimized so as to reduce the fluid volume dead space about the fluid inlet so as to concentrate the one or more analyte species desorbed at optimized conditions from the SPME substrate in a decreased volume of the desorption solvent when the SPME device is inserted into sampling interface.
US10103014B2	Ion transfer device for mass spectrometry An ion transfer device for transferring ions from one chamber to another, reduced-pressure chamber includes an inlet section and a main capillary section. The inlet section has a lumen and the main capillary section has a bore communicating with the lumen. The inside diameter of the lumen is less than that of the bore. The inlet section may be removable from an installation site separately from the main capillary section. The ion transfer device may be utilized, for example, in an atmospheric-pressure interface of a mass spectrometer.
US10103008B2	Charged particle beam-induced etching A micromachining process includes exposing the work piece surface to a precursor gas including a compound having an acid halide functional group; and irradiating the work piece surface with a beam in the presence of the precursor gas, the precursor gas reacting in the presence of the particle beam to remove material from the work piece surface.
US10103004B2	System and method for imaging a secondary charged particle beam with adaptive secondary charged particle optics A method of imaging a secondary charged particle beam emanating from a sample by impingement of a primary charged particle beam is provided. The method includes setting a first operating parameter to a first value. The first operating parameter is selected from a group including: landing energy of the primary charged particle beam on the sample, extraction field strength for the secondary charged particle beam at the sample, magnetic field strength of an objective lens that focuses the primary charged particle beam onto the sample, and working distance of the objective lens from the sample. The method further includes controlling, while the first operating parameter is set to the first value, the excitation of a first lens and of a second lens to map the secondary charged particle beam onto a first region on an aperture plate. The first region overlaps with a first opening of the aperture plate and with a second opening of the aperture plate. The method further includes setting the first operating parameter to a second value different from the first value. The method further includes controlling, while the first operating parameter is set to the second value, the excitation of the first lens and of the second lens to map the secondary charged particle beam onto the first region on the aperture plate.
US10103003B2	Charged particle beam device and sample observation method in charged particle beam device The charged particle beam device comprises: an electron gun for generating an electron beam; an imaging lens system for imaging the electron beam that has passed through a sample; a splitting portion where the electron beam that has passed through the imaging lens system is split into a first image component and a second image component; a first image detection unit for detecting the first image component and outputting a first image; a second image detection unit for detecting the second image component and outputting a second image; a processing unit; and display units. The magnification for the second image is greater than the magnification for the first image. The processing unit generates a third image by combining the first image and the second image, and the display units display the second image and the third image.
US10103002B1	Method for generating an image of an object and particle beam device for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for generating an image of an object (114) using a particle beam device (100) generating a beam of charged particles. Moreover, the invention relates to a particle beam device (100) for carrying out this method. In particular, the particle beam device (100) is an electron beam device and/or an ion beam device. The method comprises selecting a desired value of a depth of field from a plurality of values of the depth of field by a user, wherein each value of the plurality of values of the depth of field is associated with a specific resolution of the particle beam device (100), the specific resolution being achieved when using the desired value of the depth of field. Moreover, the method comprises adjusting the depth of field to the desired value of the depth of field by controlling at least one of: (i) a condenser lens (105, 106), (ii) a relative position of the object (114) to an objective lens (107) and (iii) a position of an aperture unit (108, 109) and/or a size of an aperture unit opening (108A, 118), and imaging the object (114) with the desired value of the depth of field and with the specific resolution associated with the value of the depth of field.
US10102995B2	Fuse cutout monitoring and indication device A device for monitoring and indicating a fuse tube detachment from a fuse cutout assembly contains a structural body, a tilt switch, a power source, a visual indicator, and an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism is used to mount the device onto the fuse tube. The tilt switch monitors the position of the fuse tube. More specifically, when the vertical position of the fuse tube changes to the dropped position the tilt switch is triggered. Thus, the visual indicator is illuminated. The illumination aids in the process of discovering the detached fuse tube. In addition to the visual indicator, the device can also be equipped with a wireless communication device and an alarm system. The wireless communication device can be used to provide the exact location of the detached fuse tube. On the other hand, the alarm system can be used to expedite the process of discovering the detached fuse tube.
US10102993B2	Contact device of a starter contactor A contact device (15) of a starter contactor (1) comprising:—a contact rod (17) made of an electrically insulating material,—a contact strip (19) made of an electrically conducting material comprising a hole (19a) in which is mounted the contact rod (17),—a squashing spring (25),—a restoring spring (27), the contact device (15) also comprises a closure clip (33) of radial width greater than or equal to the diameter of the squashing spring (25), a radial notch (33a) being made in the closure clip (33), the radial notch (33a) receiving a portion of the contact rod (17), the squashing spring (25) being mounted compressed between the closure clip (33) and the contact strip (19) which is in abutment on a retaining collar (17a) of the contact rod (17).
US10102990B2	On-load tap changer A load selector has a load changeover switch insert with a switching tube rotatable about an axis, at least one switching segment fastened to the switching tube, and at least two vacuum interrupters in the at least one switching segment. Each vacuum interrupter has a switching tube having a respective axially movable contact that cooperates at its free end with an actuating lever. The vacuum interrupters are so arranged in alternation in opposite sense that the movable contacts of the at least two vacuum interrupters are movable with respect to the axis alternately in opposite directions.
US10102985B1	Thin profile sealed button assembly A sealed button assembly including a button cap, a push rod, a button retainer, and a bracket is described. The bracket can couple to the button retainer which itself can interlock with the button cap and push rod through a counterbore, the counterbore being defined in a sidewall of the housing of an electronic device.
US10102981B2	Method of producing a super-capacitor A method of fabricating a super-capacitor provides a substrate, and then adds an electrode and electrolyte template film, having a well for receiving the electrode, to the substrate. The method also adds a second electrolyte to the electrode and electrolyte template.
US10102975B2	Film capacitor The present disclosure provides a film capacitor, including: a plurality of capacitor cores, including: a first group of capacitor cores connected in parallel, having first and second end surfaces; and a second group of capacitor cores connected in parallel, connected with the first group of capacitor cores in series, having a third end surface opposite to the first end surface of the first group of capacitor cores and a fourth end surface; a positive electrode busbar, connected to the first end surface; a negative electrode busbar, connected to the third end surface; an intermediate busbar, connected to the second end surface and the fourth end surface respectively; a first connection sheet connected to the positive electrode busbar; a second connection sheet connected to the negative electrode busbar; and a third connection sheet connected to the intermediate busbar.
US10102972B2	Method of forming capacitor structure A method of forming a capacitor structure includes forming a first set of electrodes having a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein each electrode of the first set of electrodes has an L-shaped portion. The method further includes forming a second set of electrodes having a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein each electrode of the second set of electrodes has an L-shaped portion. The method further includes forming insulation layers between the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes. The method further includes forming a first L-shaped line plug connecting the first electrode to the third electrode, wherein an entirety of an outer surface of the first L-shaped line plug is recessed with respect to an outer surface of the L-shaped portion of the first electrode. The method further includes forming a second line plug connecting the second electrode to the fourth electrode.
US10102971B2	Multilayer capacitor with an overcurrent protection device A first substrate includes a substrate main body including a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposing each other in a first direction, first and second connection electrodes disposed on the first principal surface, and third and fourth connection electrodes disposed on the second principal surface. A first metal terminal includes a first connection portion electrically connected with the first connection electrode, and a first leg portion extending from the first connection portion. A second metal terminal includes a second connection portion electrically connected with the fourth connection electrode, and a second leg portion extending from the second connection portion. A multilayer capacitor is disposed on the first principal surface side of the first substrate, and an overcurrent protection device is disposed on the second principal surface side of the first substrate. The second connection electrode and the third connection electrode are electrically connected to each other.
US10102969B2	Method of manufacturing electronic component A method of manufacturing an electronic component having high inductance (L) and an excellent quality (Q) factor and direct current (DC)-bias characteristics includes forming a magnetic body in which internal coil parts are embedded, and forming a cover part including a magnetic metal plate on at least one of upper and lower portions of the magnetic body.
US10102954B2	Solenoid actuator assembly with press fit housing assembly A solenoid actuator is provided which has a lower housing having a generally axially extending portion joined to an end cap with a central opening. An upper housing of the solenoid actuator is formed from a flat stock with a main body with radially extending slot separated legs which are plastically deformed into a cylindrical portion for press fit acceptance with an outer diameter of lower housing axially extending portion.
US10102951B2	Non-oriented electrical steel sheet having excellent magnetic properties A non-oriented electrical steel sheet having a high magnetic flux density and a low anisotropy contains C: not more than 0.01 mass %, Si: 1-4 mass %, Mn: 0.05-3 mass %, P: 0.03-0.2 mass %, S: not more than 0.01 mass %, Al: not more than 0.004 mass %, N: not more than 0.005 mass %, As: not more than 0.003 mass %, and preferably further contains one or two of Sb: 0.001-0.1 mass % and Sn: 0.001-0.1 mass % or further contains one or two of Ca: 0.001-0.005 mass % and Mg: 0.001-0.005 mass %.
US10102947B1	Method of manufacture of electrical wire and cable having a reduced coefficient of friction and required pulling force A process for manufacturing finished wire and cable having reduced coefficient of friction and pulling force during installation, includes providing a payoff reel containing at least one internal conductor wire; supplying the at least one internal conductor wire from the reel to at least one extruder; providing the least one extruder, wherein the at least one extruder applies an insulating material and a polymerized jacket composition over the at least one internal conductor wire, wherein the polymerized jacket composition comprises a predetermined amount by weight of nylon; and at least 3% by weight of a silica providing a cooling device for lowering the temperature of the extruded insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition and cooling the insulating material and the polymerized jacket composition in the cooling device; and, reeling onto a storage reel the finished, cooled, wire and cable for storage and distribution.
US10102946B1	Methods for manufacturing discontinuous shield structures for use in communication cables Methods for forming discontinuous shields or shield structures for use in a cable are provided. A layer of dielectric material may be provided that extends in a longitudinal direction and has a first width across a width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Additionally, a layer of electrically conductive material may be formed on the dielectric material, and the layer of electrically conductive material may extend in the longitudinal direction and may have a second width across the width direction that is less than the first width. Respective gaps may be formed through both the electrically conductive material at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal direction, and each gap may span across the width direction by a distance greater than the second width but less than the first width.
US10102942B2	Aluminum composite twisted wire conductor, aluminum composite twisted wire, and wire harness An aluminum composite twisted wire conductor includes a center assembled twisted wire positioned closest to a center of the aluminum composite twisted wire conductor in cross-sectional view, a plurality of first-layer assembled twisted wires positioned around the center assembled twisted wire, and a plurality of second-layer assembled twisted wires positioned around the first-layer assembled twisted wires. Each of the center assembled twisted wire, the plurality of first-layer assembled twisted wires, and the plurality of second-layer assembled twisted wires is an assembled twisted wire. The assembled twisted wire comprises a plurality of aluminum strands which are collectively first-twisted and made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The center assembled twisted wire, the plurality of first-layer assembled twisted wires, and the plurality of second-layer assembled twisted wires are collectively second-twisted.
US10102930B2	Nuclear fuel rod cladding including a metal nanomaterial layer A nuclear fuel cladding is provided. The nuclear fuel cladding includes a base cladding; and at least one nanomaterial layer deposited on a surface of the base cladding, the nanomaterial layer having an average grain size of between 5 to 400 nanometers. A method of manufacturing nuclear fuel cladding is also provided. The method includes depositing nanoparticles on a base cladding to form at least one nanomaterial layer, the nanoparticles having an average grain size of between 5 to 400 nanometers.
US10102929B2	Method of preparing nuclear fuel pellet including thermal conductive metal and nuclear fuel pellet prepared thereby A method of a nuclear fuel pellet including a thermal conductive metal and a nuclear fuel pellet prepared thereby. The method includes preparing an oxide nuclear fuel granule having about 30%-45% theoretical density, mixing the fuel granule with thermal conductive metal powder, compacting the fuel granule with which the thermal conductive metal powder is mixed to prepare a green pellet, and sintering the green pellet. In the method, the sintering may be performed under a reducing gas atmosphere that is the same as the commercial pellet preparing process. Thus, compatibility compared to existing commercial preparing processes may be superior. Also, since a liquefied oxide formation process and a reducing process are omitted, the distribution uniformity of the metal material within the pellet may be superior. Therefore, the nuclear fuel pellet in which the metal network and fine microstructure are uniformly distributed within the pellet may be prepared.
US10102922B2	Means and method for improved glycemic control for diabetic patients A glycemic control system includes a physician processor, remote processor, and a portable telephone having a data input mechanism, a display, and an internal processor for bi-directional communication with the physician's processor and the remote processor. A patient inputs data to the internal processor responsive to input from the physician's processor and then transmits the information to the remote processor where an optimized number of units to be administered is sent back and displayed on the portable telephone.
US10102921B1	Fuse blowing method and fuse blowing system A fuse blowing method is disclosed. The fuse blowing method comprises the following operations: detecting a plurality of voltages of a plurality of word lines; sending an enabling signal to a fuse circuit when one of the voltages is below a voltage threshold, in which the one of the voltages corresponds to one of the word lines; and blowing a fuse, in which the fuse is connected to the one of the word lines, such that the one of the voltages is higher than the voltage threshold.
US10102920B2	Memory system with a weighted read retry table A storage device with a memory may utilize an optimized read retry operation. A read retry table includes a number of read retry cases with updated read thresholds. The read thresholds in the read retry table may be used to avoid errors caused by shifting of charge levels. The optimization of read retry includes weighting or reordering of the read retry cases in the read retry table. The selection of a read retry case (and corresponding read thresholds) are determined based on the weighting or reordering.
US10102918B2	Semiconductor device, for reading fuse data using a command, semiconductor system and operating method thereof A semiconductor device includes an internal command generation circuit suitable for generating a first internal command, a second internal command, and a third internal command based on a command/address signal. The semiconductor device also includes a driving signal generation circuit suitable for enabling a fuse driving signal for reading fuse data from a nonvolatile memory circuit, where the fuse signal is enabled while the second internal command is inputted a predetermined number of times. Further included is an output circuit suitable for outputting the fuse data in response to the third internal command.
US10102917B2	Multi-bit-per-cell three-dimensional one-time-programmable memory A multi-bit-per-cell three-dimensional read-only memory (3D-OTPMB) comprises a plurality of OTP cells stacked above a semiconductor substrate. Each OTP cell comprises an antifuse layer, which is irreversibly switched from a high-resistance state to a low-resistance state during programming. By adjusting the programming current, the programmed antifuses have different resistances.
US10102916B1	Flash memory device having abnormal power protection The invention provides a flash memory device, which comprises a controller, a plurality of flash memories, a switcher, a power supply module, and a voltage detection circuit. When the system voltage is higher than a voltage threshold, the voltage detection circuit outputs an enable signal to the switcher to turn on the switcher, the system voltage is provided to the power supply module, the power supply module executes a charging process by the system voltage, and generates an output voltage based on the system voltage. The output voltage is an operating voltage of the controller and the flash memories. When the system voltage is lower than the voltage threshold, the voltage detection circuit outputs a disable signal to the switcher to turn off the switcher, the system voltage is inhibited to provide to the power supply module, the power module generates the output voltage by executing a discharging process.
US10102912B2	Nonvolatile memory device and erasing method of nonvolatile memory device A memory cell array includes a plurality of memory blocks, each memory block having a plurality of memory cells stacked on a substrate in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. A row decoder circuit is connected to the plurality of memory cells through a plurality of word lines, selecting a first memory block of the plurality of memory blocks. A page buffer circuit is connected to the plurality of memory cells through a plurality of bit lines. A control logic circuit applies an erase voltage to the substrate during an erase operation, outputting a word line voltage having a first word line voltage and a second word line voltage to the row decoder circuit. During the erase operation, the row decoder circuit applies the first word line voltage to each word line of the first memory block and then applies the second word line voltage to each word line.
US10102911B2	Non-volatile semiconductor storage device for reducing the number of memory cells arranged along a control to which a memory gate voltage is applied A non-volatile semiconductor memory device in which, while voltage from a first control line is applied, as a memory gate voltage, to a sub control line through a switching transistor, another switching transistor can block voltage application to a corresponding sub control line. Thus, while a plurality of memory cells are arranged in one direction along the first control line, the number of memory cells to which a memory gate voltage is applied can reduced by the switching transistor, which reduces the occurrence of disturbance, accordingly. The sub control line to which the memory gate voltage is applied from the first control line is used as the gates of memory transistors, and thus the sub control line and the gates are disposed in a single wiring layer, thereby achieving downsizing as compared to a case in which the sub control line and the gates are disposed in separate wiring layers.
US10102910B2	Nonvolatile memory device with first and second precharge circuit A nonvolatile memory includes a memory cell array, a row decoder circuit, and a page buffer circuit. The row decoder circuit applies a turn-on voltage to string selection lines, which are connected to string selection transistors of a selected memory block, at a first precharge operation in response to a write command received from an external device. The page buffer circuit applies, in response to the write command, a first voltage to bit lines, which are connected to the string selection transistors, through a first precharge circuit at the first precharge operation regardless of loaded data and applies the first voltage and a second voltage to the bit lines through a second precharge circuit at a second precharge operation based on the loaded data. During the first precharge operation, write data is loaded onto the page buffer circuit.
US10102905B2	Memory cells having a plurality of resistance variable materials Resistance variable memory cells having a plurality of resistance variable materials and methods of operating and forming the same are described herein. As an example, a resistance variable memory cell can include a plurality of resistance variable materials located between a plug material and an electrode material. The resistance variable memory cell also includes a first conductive material that contacts the plug material and each of the plurality of resistance variable materials and a second conductive material that contacts the electrode material and each of the plurality of resistance variable materials.
US10102900B2	Memory device with separate read active signal and write active signal having different activation periods used for word line selection during read and write operation A semiconductor device may include a word line selector configured to generate an active signal for selecting a word line, based on a row address. The active signal may be divided into a read active signal generated based on a read command and a write active signal generated based on a write command.
US10102899B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a SRAM circuit. The SRAM circuit includes: a memory array having a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix; a ground interconnection commonly connected to each of the memory cells; and a first potential control circuit for controlling a potential of the ground interconnection depending on an operation mode. The first potential control circuit includes a first NMOS transistor and a first PMOS transistor connected in parallel to each other between a ground node providing a ground potential and the ground interconnection.
US10102898B2	Ferroelectric-modulated Schottky non-volatile memory Ferroelectric-modulated Schottky non-volatile memory is disclosed. A resistive memory element is provided that is based on a semiconductive material. Metal elements are formed on a semiconductive material at two places such that two semiconductor-metal junctions are formed. The semiconductive material with the two semiconductor-metal junctions establishes a composite resistive element having a resistance and functions as a relatively fast switch with a relatively low forward voltage drop. Each metal element may couple a terminal to the resistive element. To provide a resistive element capable of being a resistive memory element to store distinctive memory states, a ferroelectric material is provided and disposed adjacent to the semiconductive material to create an electric field from a ferroelectric dipole. The orientation of the ferroelectric dipole changes the resistance of the resistive element to allow it to function as a resistive memory element.
US10102897B2	Memory device and method of operating the same A memory device includes: a resistive memory cell connected to a first node; a current supply unit providing to a sensing node a comparison current to be compared with a cell current flowing through the first node to read data stored in the resistive memory cell; a clamping unit connected between the sensing node and the first node and including a transistor and a capacitor connected to a gate of the transistor via a second node; and a sense amplifier sensing the sensing node voltage and transitioning an output value when the sensing node voltage is less than a reference voltage. The clamping unit receives a first read voltage and a boost voltage, ramps up a voltage of the first node in a first precharge mode, and adjusts a level of a second read voltage of the second node in a second precharge mode.
US10102896B2	Adaptive reference scheme for magnetic memory applications A circuit and method for adaptive trimming of the reference signal for sensing data during a read operation of magnetic memory cells to improve read margin for the magnetic memory cells. The circuit has a trim one-time programmable memory array programmed with offset trim data applied to magnetic memory array sense amplifiers. Sense amplifier trimming circuits receive and decode the trim data to determine offset trim signal magnitude to adjust the reference signal to improve the read margin. The method sets the offset trim level to each increment of the offset trim level. Data is written and read to the magnetic memory array, the number of errors in the array is accumulated for each setting of the offset trim level. The error levels are compared and the appropriate trim level is programmed to the trim memory cells such that a read margin of the sense amplifier is improved.
US10102893B2	Systems for implementing word line pulse techniques in magnetoelectric junctions Systems and methods for performing word line pulse techniques in magnetoelectric junctions in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a magnetoelectric random access memory (MeRAM) circuit, including, a plurality of voltage controlled magnetic tunnel junction bits (MEJs) each magnetoelectric junction connected to the drain of an MOS transistor, the combination including three terminals, each connected to a bit, source, and at least one word line, in an array, and a driver circuit, including a bit line driver, and a word line driver the bit line driver, the driver circuit generates voltage pulses for application to the magnetoelectric junction bit, the output of the driver circuit is connected to the word line, which in turn is connected to the gate of the MOS access transistor in each MeRAM cell, thereby generating a square voltage pulse across the magnetoelectric junction bit.
US10102892B1	RAM-based shift register with embedded addressing Unlike prior RAM-based shift register circuits, the presently-disclosed shift register circuit does not require control circuits to generate write and read address signals. Instead, the presently-disclosed shift register circuit utilizes a portion of RAM to store and provide the write and read address signals. The write and read addresses are output from the data output port of the RAM, and received by the write and read address ports of the RAM. Advantageously, the presently-disclosed shift register circuit requires less area to implement because the need for write and read control circuits is eliminated.
US10102887B2	Area-efficient, width-adjustable signaling interface A lateral transfer path within an adjustable-width signaling interface of an integrated circuit component is formed by a chain of logic segments that may be intercoupled in different groups to effect the lateral data transfer required in different interface width configurations, avoiding the need for a dedicated transfer path per width configuration and thereby substantially reducing number of interconnects (and thus the area) required to implement the lateral transfer structure.
US10102883B2	Hard drive carrier with reduced airflow-induced vibrations A hard drive disk carrier for reducing airflow-induced vibration of a hard disk drive includes a bracket assembly configured to removably secure the hard disk drive to a receiving component within an enclosure. The bracket assembly is configured for substantially exposing major surfaces of the hard drive to yield exposed surfaces and for mounting within the enclosure so that a first end of the hard disk drive faces the first end of the enclosure and a second end of the hard disk drive faces the second end of the enclosure. The bracket assembly also includes at least one end member associated with the second end of the hard disk drive. The carrier also includes an airfoil assembly with one or more louvers configured to extend from at least the second end of the hard disk drive and partially cover at least one of the exposed surfaces.
US10102877B2	Detecting media defects A computer program product, according to one embodiment, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a controller to cause the controller to: monitor, by the controller, a resistance value of each of a plurality of detector structures positioned in an array, and detect, by the controller, a change in a resistance value of at least one of the detector structures, for identifying a defect on a magnetic medium. Each of the detector structures includes a pair of conductive layers separated by an insulating material. Moreover, none of the detector structures include an operable reader for reading data from a magnetic medium. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10102874B2	Method of manufacturing hexagonal ferrite powder, hexagonal ferrite powder, and magnetic recording medium An aspect of the present invention relates to A method of manufacturing hexagonal ferrite powder, which comprises heating to equal to or higher than 300° C. and pressurizing to equal to or higher than 20 MPa a hexagonal ferrite precursor-containing water-based solution, to convert the precursor to hexagonal ferrite, wherein the water-based solution comprises at least a reducing compound selected from the group consisting of a reducing inorganic compound and a reducing organic compound that have a reducing property and exist as a solid or a liquid at ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure, as well as, when the reducing compound is a reducing inorganic compound, the water-based solution further comprises an organic compound.
US10102873B2	Balanced delay and resolution for high density servo systems A tape drive-implemented method, according to another embodiment, includes: determining a length of a window of a servo pattern to use for calculating a lateral position estimate, determining a number of the windows of the servo pattern to use for calculating a lateral position value, receiving signals corresponding to each of the number of the windows of the servo pattern from a single servo channel, calculating a lateral position estimate for each of the number of the windows of the servo pattern, calculating the lateral position value by using the lateral position estimates, and using the lateral position value to control a tape head actuator. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10102872B2	Devices including at least one multilayer adhesion layer Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having at least one external surface; and at least one multilayer adhesion layer positioned on at least a portion of the at least one external surface, the multilayer adhesion layer including a first layer and a second layer, with the second layer being in contact with the portion of the at least one external surface of the NFT, the first layer including: yttrium (Y), scandium (Sc), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), silicon (Si), boron (B), tantalum (Ta), barium (Ba), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), calcium (Ca), beryllium (Be), strontium (Sr), magnesium (Mg), lithium (Li), or combinations thereof; and the second layer including: lanthanum (La), boron (B), lutetium (Lu), aluminum (Al), deuterium (D), cerium (Ce), uranium (U), praseodymium (Pr), yttrium (Y), silicon (Si), iridium (Ir), carbon (C), thorium (Th), scandium (Sc), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), phosphorus (P), barium (Ba), europium (Eu), or combinations thereof.
US10102870B2	Shielding and electrical contact design for devices with two or more read elements A magnetic read head including a first read element magnetically coupled to a bottom shield; a second read element magnetically coupled to a top shield; a magnetic shielding structure that magnetically shields the first read element from the second read element; and a first electrical contact electrically coupled to the bottom shield, a second electrical contact electrically coupled to the top shield and a third electrical contact electrically coupled to the magnetic shielding structure.
US10102868B2	Bot-based honeypot poison resilient data collection One embodiment provides a method comprising answering one or more incoming phone calls received at one or more pre-specified phone numbers utilizing a bot. The bot is configured to engage in a conversation with a caller initiating an incoming phone call utilizing a voice recording that impersonates a human being. The method further comprises recording each conversation the bot engages in, and classifying each recorded conversation as one of poison data or truthful training data based on content of the recorded conversation and one or more learned detection models for detecting poisoned data.
US10102866B2	Model based prediction in a critically sampled filterbank The present document relates to audio source coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to audio source coding systems which make use of linear prediction in combination with a filterbank. A method for estimating a first sample (615) of a first subband signal in a first subband of an audio signal is described. The first subband signal of the audio signal is determined using an analysis filterbank (612) comprising a plurality of analysis filters which provide a plurality of subband signals in a plurality of subbands from the audio signal, respectively. The method comprises determining a model parameter (613) of a signal model; determining a prediction coefficient to be applied to a previous sample (614) of a first decoded subband signals derived from the first subband signal, based on the signal model, based on the model parameter (613) and based on the analysis filterbank (612); wherein a time slot of the previous sample (614) is prior to a time slot of the first sample (615); and determining an estimate of the first sample (615) by applying the prediction coefficient to the previous sample (614).
US10102864B2	Method and apparatus for coding or decoding subband configuration data for subband groups For an efficient encoding of subband configuration data the first, penultimate and last subband groups are treated differently than the other subband groups. Further, subband group bandwidth difference values are used in the encoding. The number of subband groups NSB is coded using a fixed number of bits representing NSB−1. The bandwidth value BSB[1] of the first subband group is coded using a unary code representing BSB[1]−1. No bandwidth value BSB[g] is coded for the last subband g=NSB. For subband groups g=2, . . . , NSB−2 bandwidth difference values ΔBSB[g]=BSB[g]−BSB[g−1] are coded using a unary code, and the bandwidth difference value ΔBSB[NSB−1] for subband group g=NSB−1 is coded using a fixed number of bits.
US10102863B2	Encoder and encoding method for multi-channel signal, and decoder and decoding method for multi-channel signal An encoder and an encoding method for a multi-channel signal, and a decoder and a decoding method for a multi-channel signal are disclosed. A multi-channel signal may be efficiently processed by consecutive downmixing or upmixing.
US10102853B2	Monitoring and activating speech process in response to a trigger phrase A method of processing received data representing speech comprises monitoring the received data to detect the presence of data representing a first portion of a trigger phrase in said received data. On detection of the data representing the first portion of the trigger phrase, a control signal is sent to activate a speech processing block. The received data is monitored to detect the presence of data representing a second portion of the trigger phrase in said received data. If the control signal to activate the speech processing block has previously been sent, then, on detection of the data representing the second portion of the trigger phrase, the activation of the speech processing block is maintained.
US10102848B2	Hotwords presentation framework A computer system can include a hotword manager, a hotword detection module, and a browsing application. The hotword manager can maintain information for a plurality of hotwords that correlates identifiers for the hotwords with respective representations for the hotwords. The hotword detection module can listen for spoken input and detect when spoken input corresponds to one of the plurality of hotwords. The browsing application can (i) parse an electronic document to identify respective identifiers for one or more hotwords included in the electronic document, (ii) generate a display of the electronic document that includes respective representations for the one or more hotwords, the respective representations obtained from the hotword manager using the identifiers for the one or more hotwords included in the electronic document, and (iii) perform a particular set of operations in response to identifying spoken input for a particular hotword included in the electronic document.
US10102845B1	Interpreting nonstandard terms in language processing using text-based communications Features are disclosed for determining a definition or value of a nonstandard term. A user utterance may be processed into one or more candidate transcriptions. An interpretation of the utterance can be generated from the transcriptions. If the transcription includes a word, phrase, or term that is not recognized or is used in a nonstandard way, one or more data stores may be queried regarding the proper value or definition of the term. If a definition or value is not available in the data stores, the user may be prompted to provide one. The user-supplied definition can be saved for future use, and may be used as a general definition of the term for other users.
US10102844B1	Systems and methods for providing natural responses to commands Methods and devices for generating unique and different responses to commands are described herein. Natural language generation techniques may be employed to formulate responses to commands that are tailored to particular users. These responses account for previously provided responses, previously commands that have been made, and/or geographic locations of the requesting individual, for example. In some embodiments, an audible command may be received by a backend system from a voice activated electronic device. Text data may be generated from the audible command, and a user intent of the command is determined. Based on the user intent, a response from a particular application may be obtained. The response may be compared with previously generated responses and, if a similar responses was determined to have been provided previously, one or more different words, or a different arrangement of words, may be used to generate a new response.
US10102842B2	Vehicle and method for manufacturing the vehicle A vehicle includes a suspension system, a sensor for measuring a vibration signal produced from the suspension system, and a microphone for measuring a noise signal in an interior of the vehicle caused by the vibration signal, wherein the sensor is installed at an interior sensor position determined based on an analysis of a level of contribution of the vibration signal to the noise signal, from among candidate sensor positions in the interior of the vehicle.
US10102841B2	Acoustic absorber and use of said type of acoustic absorber The invention relates to an acoustic absorber comprising a support (2) which comprises a plurality of recesses (22), and a coating (3) on a visible side (21) of the support (2), said coating covering the recesses (22) and being made from a lacquer. According to the invention the sections (31) of the coating (3), which cover the recesses (22), forming respectively at least two segments (311) which are separate from each other due to an opening (312), are foam or air-permeable. The invention also relates to the use of said type of absorber as a surface-covering element, as a ceiling or wall element or as part of a piece of equipment.
US10102839B2	Interactive instruments and other striking objects Systems, methods, and devices for providing interactive striking objects (e.g., drumsticks) and performing actions in response to striking motions of the striking objects are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods provide an interactive drumstick, which includes a lighting display located at a tip portion of the interactive drumstick, a motion detector contained at least partially within the drumstick, a processor and memory contained at least partially within the drumstick, and an interactive system stored within the memory of the drumstick. The interactive system includes a striking motion module that determines striking motions of the drumstick with respect to a virtual percussion instrument based on accessing information measured by the motion detector, and a display module that causes the lighting display to present a certain type of illumination based on the striking motions determined by the striking motion module.
US10102837B1	Resonance sound control device and resonance sound localization control method An electronic piano including a plurality of keys and a sound source device (sound emission section) that emits a sound by pressing down the key, is provided with a resonance circuit that stereo-inputs a sound source from the sound source device corresponding to the each key, a plurality of resonance circuit groups that execute a stereo mix process with the plurality of resonance circuits being made one group, and delay circuits that provide a time difference to each stereo output from the each resonance circuit group, and outputs of the respective delay circuits are synthesized to obtain a stereo output.
US10102836B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for music generation The present disclosure relates to an apparatus, system, and method that allow non-musicians to compose and perform a musical composition. Although some existing electronic devices can provide a virtual environment to compose and play musical sound digitally, manipulating such a virtual environment can be difficult and may require specific software expertise, as well as knowledge of music theory. The present disclosure provides a platform that facilitates the creation of a musical composition without such software expertise or knowledge of music theory. The platform models a musical composition as a simultaneous playback of one or more musical contents. The platform allows players to control or modify one or more of the plurality of musical contents to generate or synthesize a musical composition.
US10102834B2	Method, device and computer program product for scrolling a musical score A method for scrolling a musical score on a screen of a device, comprising: loading a file having a digital score in a piece of memory of said device, wherein said digital score is in a digital format for representing musical notation; displaying a plurality of notes or at least one measure from said score on the screen. The method further comprises: scrolling said score in a continuous way by moving the notes or measures displayed on the screen, in such a way that additional notes of music or additional measures start to appear on the screen while the already scrolled notes or measures start to disappear from the screen; adjusting the scrolling speed according to the displayed notes or measures and to a tempo. Device, computer program product and computer-readable memory/medium.
US10102831B2	Retractable stringed instrument The present invention includes a retractable stringed musical instrument; specifically a stringed musical instrument having a tailpiece, a body coupled to the tailpiece, a neck coupled to the body and a fingerboard coupled to the neck. The fingerboard and the neck extends and retracts relative to the body. The retractable stringed instrument further comprises a mechanism to maintain tension on the strings of the instrument regardless if the neck is in the extended or retracted position.
US10102830B2	Method for adjusting screen displaying direction and terminal A method for adjusting a screen displaying direction and a terminal include the follows. At least one authority fingerprint is acquired, and the authority fingerprint is a fingerprint having the authority of changing a screen displaying direction. A first fingerprint is acquired. When the first fingerprint is the authority fingerprint, an input direction of the first fingerprint is acquired. The screen displaying direction is adjusted according to the input direction of the first fingerprint.
US10102821B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device includes a first look-up table in which first gamma correction values corresponding to a white grayscale are recorded; a second look-up table in which second gamma correction values corresponding to red, green, and blue grayscales are recorded; and a data correcting unit that calculates second image data from received first image data based on a first gamma correction value and a second gamma correction value for the first image data, by referring to the first and second look-up tables.
US10102820B2	GOA circuit The invention provides a GOA circuit, comprising a plurality of GOA units, for a positive integer n, n-th GOA unit comprising: a first TFT (T1), a second TFT (T2), a third TFT (T3), a fourth TFT T(4), a fifth TFT (T5), a sixth TFT (T6), a seventh TFT (T7), an eighth TFT (T8), a ninth TFT (T9), a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (T2). The invention, based on known GOA circuit, uses T8 and T9 connected in parallel between node H and node Qn for conduction. The gate of T8 is connected to Qn−1 (the output signal of the previous GOA unit), and the gate of T9 is connected to Qn+1 (the output signal of the next GOA unit). The invention can provide the function of the known GOA circuit to prevent the stress on TFT T7, can also prevent the output Gn from instability.
US10102815B2	Electronic device display with charge accumulation tracker An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The image frames may be displayed with positive and negative polarities to help reduce charge accumulation effects. A charge accumulation tracker may analyze the image frames to determine when there is a risk of excess charge accumulation. The charge accumulation tracker may analyze information on gray levels, frame duration, and frame polarity. The charge accumulation tracker may compute a charge accumulation metric for entire image frames or may process subregions of each frame separately. When subregions are processed separately, each subregion may be individually monitored for a risk of excess charge accumulation.
US10102814B2	Controllable device for phase modulation of coherent light A controllable device for phase modulation of coherent light comprises a modulator matrix having a plurality of liquid crystal modulator cells each being adapted to modulate a phase value of light passing through a liquid crystal modulator cell depending on a voltage, which is applied to the liquid crystal modulator cell; at least one polarity area of said modulator matrix including at least one liquid crystal modulator cell; at least one storage unit for storing at least one pair of voltage values of which one has a positive and the other has a negative polarity for the liquid crystal modulator cells, whereby the pair of voltage values corresponds to a predetermined phase value; and a control unit for selectively applying one pair of voltage values to one liquid crystal modulator cell.
US10102813B2	Array substrate and display device including the same An array substrate of a display device includes an active area with curved corner portions and a compensation unit to reduce a difference in a parasitic capacitance of each gate line and each data line. Also, a plurality of data lines disposed to overlap the corner portions of the active area may be disposed with a different width therebetween to reduce a difference in parasitic capacitance of each gate line or data line disposed to overlap the corner portions of the active area and to reduce a resistance difference between data lines. Therefore, a degree of delay of a signal transferred through a plurality of gate lines or data lines can be similar in each gate line or data line, so that a defect can be prevented in a displayed image.
US10102810B2	Display device and electronic apparatus A display device includes: an image display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel that display a first color to a third color; and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit stores an expanded color space, acquires an expansion coefficient for expanding a color displayed by the image display panel to a color that can be extended in the expanded color space, obtains output signals of the first sub-pixel to the third sub-pixel based on at least input signals of the first sub-pixel to the third sub-pixel and the expansion coefficient, and outputs the output signals to the first sub-pixel to the third sub-pixel. The expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color the brightness of which is higher than brightness in a standard color space.
US10102809B2	Image display apparatus and control method thereof An image display apparatus, includes: a first conversion unit configured to generate first image data by applying a first gradation conversion characteristic to input image data; a light-emitting unit; a control unit configured to control an emission brightness of the light-emitting unit; a second conversion unit configured to generate second image data by correcting gradation values of the first image data based on the emission brightness of the light-emitting unit; a third conversion unit configured to generate third image data by applying a second gradation conversion characteristic to the second image data; and a display unit configured to display an image by transmitting light emitted from the light-emitting unit based on the third image data.
US10102808B2	Systems and methods of multiple color driving Systems and methods of color data driving for light emissive visual display technology, and particularly to systems and methods for driving pixels with more than three primary color subpixels. Only a subset of the total number of subpixels per pixel are driven at any one time reducing the number of decoders/DACs. The decoders/DACs are coupled by a color decoder only to the active subpixels using a switching fabric.
US10102806B2	Shift register, gate driving circuit, array substrate A shift register, comprising: a buffer discharging device which controls whether to transfer a signal of a fixed voltage terminal to an output terminal and whether to transfer the signal of the fixed voltage terminal and a signal of a second clock signal terminal to a pull-up node in accordance with a signal of an input terminal, a signal of a reset terminal and a level of a pull-down node; a holding device which controls the level of the pull-down node in accordance with the signal of the second clock signal terminal and a level of the pull-up node; an output device which controls whether to transfer a signal of a first clock signal terminal to the output terminal; a pull-down device which controls whether to transfer the signal of the fixed voltage terminal to the output terminal; a charging device which retains a level of the output terminal.
US10102800B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device includes pixel driving circuits to control pixels which include organic light emitting diodes. The pixel driving circuits include a first pixel driving circuit and a second pixel driving circuit, and the organic light emitting diodes include a first organic light emitting diode. The first organic light emitting diode emits light at a first brightness based on a driving current from the first pixel driving circuit in a first frame, and emits light at a second brightness based on a driving current from the second pixel driving circuit in a second frame.
US10102799B2	Organic light emitting display panels and driving methods thereof The description provides an organic light emitting display panel and a driving method thereof, characterized in that the organic light emitting display panel is divided into a display area and a non-display area, and the non-display area surrounds the display area; the display area includes a plurality of rows of pixel units, and each row of pixel units include a plurality of pixel circuits; a plurality of driving circuit units located in the non-display area; and any one of the driving circuit units is electrically connected to more than two rows of the pixel units simultaneously. Using the organic light emitting display panel and the driving method thereof provided by at least one embodiment of the invention can be more advantageous to narrow borders on the basis of ensuring resolution and avoiding abnormal display of images.
US10102796B2	Image sticking avoidance in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays Systems and methods for systems and methods for image sticking avoidance in Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include an OLED screen and a controller coupled to the OLED screen, where the controller is configured to: generate at least one current histogram matrix for a current frame; compare the at least one current histogram matrix against at least one previous histogram matrix generated for a previous frame; and enter a screen protection mode of operation in response to the comparison indicating that the at least one current histogram matrix is different from the at least one previous histogram matrix by an amount equal to or smaller than a threshold.
US10102792B2	Driving circuit of display panel and display apparatus using the same A driving circuit of a display panel and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The driving circuit includes a shift register, a latch, a level shifter, a current source and a charge switch. The shift register receives a trigger signal to provide a data latch signal. The latch couples to the shift register, and receives a gray-level data to latch and output the gray-level data according to the data latch signal. The level shifter couples to the latch and provides a charge switch signal according to the gray-level data. The current source provides a charge current. The charge switch couples between the current source and a pixel of the display panel, and receives the charge switch signal to determine whether the current source is coupled to the pixel according to the charge switch signal.
US10102785B2	Flexible display device A flexible display device includes a display panel, at least one inspection part, and a detector. The display panel includes at least one bending portion and a display area. The inspection part is located on the bending portion and bends in a manner similar to the bending portion. The detector applies an inspection signal to the inspection part and receives an output signal from the inspection part. A crack in the inspection part is then determined based on a comparison of the inspection and output signals.
US10102784B2	K value detection method of OLED drive thin film transistor The present invention provides a K value detection method of an OLED drive thin film transistor. The method sets the data signal to provide two different data voltages to make the drive thin film transistor form two different gate-source voltages, and then the currents flowing through the drive thin film transistor under the two different gate-source voltages are detected by the external detection process circuit, and the central process unit calculates and obtains the threshold voltage of the OLED drive thin film transistor according to the two gate-source voltages, the two current data and the formula based on the current formula for the driving thin film transistor. The present invention can accurately acquires the K value of the drive thin film transistor of each pixel in the OLED display element to improve the K value compensation result of the OLED drive thin film transistor for promoting the OLED display quality.
US10102774B2	Systems and methods for organizing and presenting skill progressions Systems, methods, and devices for presenting and managing interrelated sets of skills are provided. In some embodiments, a map interface is provided that presents the interrelated skills to a user, and provides the user an opportunity to strategize regarding how best the skills may be acquired to advance on a career path. In some embodiments, an administrative user may use the interface to view an aggregate skill set of employees in an organization.
US10102769B2	Device, system and method for providing feedback to a user relating to a behavior of the user The present invention relates to a device for providing feedback to a user relating to a behavior of the user, said device comprising, a data interface for obtaining context data indicative of a context of the user; a processor for determining whether the obtained context data are characterized by a context pattern, wherein the context pattern characterizing context data relating to a particular behavior of the user; a user interface configured to obtain a behavior input indicative of a currently performed behavior or of an urge to perform a behavior; and a database for storing the behavior input along with context data obtained simultaneously to the behavior input and/or along with context data obtained prior to the behavior input; wherein the processor is configured to determine a context pattern based on the content of the database; and wherein the user interface is configured for providing feedback to the user if the obtained context data are characterized by the context pattern.
US10102765B2	Internet-based educational framework for the correlation of lessons, resources and assessments to state standards An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.
US10102762B2	Methods and systems for dynamically generating a training program Learning content management systems and processes are described that enable a user to independently define or select learning content, frameworks, styles, and/or protocols. The frameworks may be configured to specify a flow or an order of presentation to a learner with respect to a learning content presentation. The style definition may define an appearance of learning content. At least partly in response to a publishing instruction, the received learning content and the received framework definition are merged and then rendered in accordance with the defined style. The rendered merged learning content and framework definition are packaged in accordance with the defined/selected protocol to provide a published learning document.
US10102761B2	Route prediction device A route prediction unit estimates a route of an object of interest with respect to a target object based on collision avoidance models. A collision risk estimation unit calculates collision risks between the object of interest and target object for each collision avoidance model. A collision deciding unit decides the presence or absence of a collision from the collision risks and feeds back a collision avoidance model correction value to the route prediction unit when it is determined that the collision occurs. A collision avoidance route selector selects any of the plurality of collision avoidance models in which the absence of collision is decided by the collision deciding unit, and selects a route of the collision avoidance model as a route for avoiding the collision between the objects. The route prediction unit performs a new route prediction using the collision avoidance model correction value.
US10102760B1	Maneuver prediction based on audio data This disclosure is directed to a system includes a receiver configured to receive audio data from a vehicle. In some examples, the system includes processing circuitry configured to determine an expected maneuver for the vehicle based on the audio data. In some examples, the processing circuitry is further configured to determine whether to output an alert based on the expected maneuver determined from the audio data.
US10102756B2	Method and apparatus for providing in-flight pilot interface for trajectory optimization Systems and methods of an in-cockpit flight trajectory modification system for an aircraft are provided. A receiver is capable of receiving flight-related hazard information. A traffic aware planner (TAP) module is operably connected to the receiver to receive the flight-related hazard information. A user interface device is operably connected to the TAP module on board the aircraft to provide trajectory information associated with the aircraft and to receive user input corresponding to a request for a revised trajectory. A TAP application is capable of calculating one or more revised trajectories for the aircraft based at least on active trajectory information of the aircraft and the flight-related hazard information. The user interface device may be configured to display information related to the one or more revised trajectories, including a graphic display of the active trajectory and at least one revised trajectory in a visualization panel of the user interface device.
US10102755B1	Method and system for aircraft positioning—automated tracking using onboard global voice and high-speed data Methods, systems and devices for real position reports between an aircraft and a terrestrial network using SwiftBroadband and a set of calculation instructions which identifies the specific aircraft and calculates multiple variables including, but not limited to, Speed, Heading, Departure Airport, and Arrival Airport. Once all variables have been calculated the system tracks the aircraft status on a map for multiple platforms. The position tracking system generates position reports that can be integrated into combined mapping system of other source data to give the most accurate position data possible.
US10102747B2	Intersection traffic signal indicator systems and methods for vehicles A method of providing current traffic light status information to a driver of an object vehicle for one or more traffic light devices at an intersection is provided. The method includes receiving current traffic light status information by an intersection traffic signal indicator system of the object vehicle from a source external the object vehicle using one or both of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The current traffic light status information is indicative of a traffic light of a traffic light device visible to an oncoming vehicle. A reproduction of the traffic light visible to the oncoming vehicle is displayed as a graphic object on a display of the object vehicle using the traffic light status information.
US10102746B2	Driving support device and driving support method A driving support device includes: an intersection information acquiring unit 3 to obtain signal light information about traffic signals installed at one or more intersections ahead of a road along which the vehicle is traveling and to obtain distances to the intersections; a vehicle state detector 4 to detect a position and speed of travel of the vehicle; a signal passableness deciding unit 5 to decide a passable or impassable state of the traffic signals by the vehicle from the signal light information, the distances to the intersections, and the position and speed of travel of the vehicle; and a display controller 7 to display the passable or impassable state of the traffic signals decided by the signal passableness deciding unit 5 by changes of color on the map.
US10102744B2	Predictive traffic management using virtual lanes A computing system for predictive traffic management using virtual lanes. In an embodiment, the system dynamically monitors and collects traffic conditions in real time, performs analytics on the collected traffic data, utilizes a neural network or other self-learning computer to assist in predictive traffic modeling, and interfaces with a public transfer system to provide an allocation/reallocation of lanes available for traffic use to optimize traffic flow and/or control traffic signals, and can provide vehicles (human driver or driverless/self-driving) with real time optimal route guidance, including use of alternate routes and a holographic image that shows and may also provide audio indications of lane allocation.
US10102742B2	Gesture-based control device for controlling an electrical load A control device may be configured to control one or more electrical loads in a load control system. The control device may be a wall-mounted device such as dimmer switch, a remote control device, or a retrofit remote control device. The control device may include a gesture-based user interface for applying advanced control over the one or more electrical loads. The types of control may include absolute and relative control, intensity and color control, preset, zone, or operational mode selection, etc. Feedback may be provided on the control device regarding a status of the one or more electrical loads or the control device.
US10102741B2	Remote control device for aircraft, aircraft system and remote control method for aircraft system A remote control device for an aircraft and an aircraft system are provided. The aircraft system includes the aircraft and the remote control device. The remote control device includes a first global positioning system (GPS) chip, a magnetometer, a gyroscope chip, a main control chip and a first signal transceiver. The first GPS chip, the magnetometer and the gyroscope chip are respectively connected with the main control chip, and the first signal transceiver is connected with the main control chip. The first GPS chip, the magnetometer and the gyroscope chip transmit three different position signals of the remote control device to the main control chip respectively; the main control chip transmits a control signal through the first signal transceiver, and the first signal transceiver receives a condition signal of the aircraft and then transmits to the main control chip.
US10102740B2	Remote controller and selective key illumination According to one configuration, a remote controller device wirelessly controls a remote media system. The remote controller device includes multiple selectable control buttons, multiple optical sources, and controller hardware. Each optical source individually back-illuminates a respective selectable control button of the multiple selectable buttons. The controller hardware selectively activates different groupings of the multiple optical sources depending upon a current operational mode of the remote media system. For example, a respective user of the remote controller device selects a particular button of the remote controller device corresponding to the first operational mode. The remote controller device, in turn, transmits a wireless signal to the remote media system to control the remote media system to the first operational mode. Rather than illuminating all buttons, the remote controller device then back-illuminates only a relevant group of multiple selectable control buttons applicable to the first operational mode.
US10102738B2	Portable security device Several embodiments include a portable security device. The portable security device can include one or more sensors. The portable security device can compute a home rhythm pattern utilizing a machine learning engine based on a historical record of real-time sensor feeds. The portable security device can camouflage itself as a digital clock, a digital calendar, or a home security dashboard. The portable security device can define an action trigger that binds a state of the environment around the portable security device to at least a device component action. The portable security device can identify a real-time state of the portable security device amongst a finite set of potential states based on features observed from the sensor feeds. The portable security device can execute the device component action at the portable security device in response to determining that the real-time state matches the action trigger.
US10102734B2	Tracking device location and management A tracking system determines that a first device of an owner of a tracking device is not within a proximity of the tracking device, that a second device is within a proximity of the tracking device, and whether a tracking application is not running on the first device. Responsive to determining that the tracking application is not running on the first device, the tracking system generates a notification informing the owner that the tracking application is not running on the first device. Responsive to determining that a location of the second device within a proximity of the tracking device is more than a threshold distance from a last known location of the tracking device, the tracking system generates a another notification informing the owner that the tracking device may be lost. The tracking system provides one or both of the notifications to the first device for display to the owner.
US10102733B2	Circuit interrupter with audible indicator circuit A circuit interrupter includes a line conductor, a neutral conductor, separable contacts structured to open to interrupt current flowing through the line and neutral conductors, a circuit interrupter circuit structured to detect a fault based on current flowing through the line and neutral conductors and to output a trip signal in response to detecting the fault, a trip circuit structured to trip open the separable contacts in response to the trip signal, and an audible indicator circuit structured to output an audible sound in response to the trip circuit tripping open the separable contacts.
US10102732B2	Danger monitoring system A danger monitoring system is disclosed. A danger monitoring device comprises a microphone configured to continuously digitize environmental sound, a first memory, a first processor configured to determine whether a stored interval meets a threshold criteria for a dangerous event, and a first network interface configured to send a danger observation data to a server. The danger monitoring server comprises a second memory, a second processor configured to verify the dangerous event digitized by the danger monitoring device and determine an event location of the verified dangerous event, and a second network interface configured to send a danger alert. A danger mitigation device comprises a third network interface configured to receive the danger alert, a GPS receiver, a screen, a third memory comprising map data, and a third processor configured to render a map indicating at least a current location of the danger mitigation device, and the event location.
US10102730B2	Monitoring apparatus for monitoring a targets exposure to danger A monitoring apparatus includes a detector and a notifying unit. The detector detects, based on an image obtained by capturing an image of a space in which a monitoring target acts, an act which is likely to cause the monitoring target to be exposed to danger. The notifying unit sends, in accordance with the act and an exercise ability of the monitoring target, a notification indicating that the monitoring target is likely to be exposed to danger.
US10102727B2	Threat detection system A system for detecting a structural change to a structure is provided, wherein an exciter is positioned at a first location of the structure to transmit an excitation signal that is based on a reference signal and to apply the excitation signal to the structure. An accelerometer is positioned at a second location of the structure to sense the excitation signal after it has propagated to the second location. The accelerometer outputs an electrical signal that represents seismic activity applied to the structure by the excitation signal. A signal processing component is synchronized with the reference signal and receives the electrical signal. The signal processing component is configured to use the reference signal to extract portions of the electrical signal that are synchronized with the reference signal, and to output phase and amplitude values of the extracted portion. A computer is operatively connected to the signal processing component to compare the output phase and amplitude values to structural damage signals indicative of structural damages stored in a database for determining whether the signal is indicative of a change in the structure.
US10102722B2	Wearable article having an actuator that performs non-haptic and haptic operations A wearable haptics-enabled apparatus comprises a wearable article comprising an actuator and an input device. A controller is electrically connected to the actuator and the input device. The controller is configured to selectively transmit operation and haptic drive signals to the actuator, and to generate the haptic drive signal upon receiving an input signal from the input device. The haptic drive signal embodies a message. A method of delivering haptic feedback through a wearable article comprises: selectively generating a non-haptic drive signal and applying the non-haptic drive signal to an actuator; and selectively generating a haptic drive signal and applying the haptic drive signal to the actuator.
US10102711B2	Gaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window In various embodiments, the present disclosure generally relates to gaming systems and methods which utilize a symbol matrix or symbol field in conjunction with a movable symbol display window to randomly select different subsets of symbols from the symbol matrix and provide different awards to players based on such selected symbol subsets.
US10102709B2	Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbol game including shifting symbols according to directional indicators The disclosed gaming system displays an arrangement of symbols including a plurality of symbol positions. For a play of the game, the gaming system displays a randomly generated symbol in each symbol position. One or more of the symbols are displayed as associated with a directional indicator indicating a shift direction for that symbol. If any winning symbol combination is displayed, the gaming system shifts at least one symbol within the symbol matrix according to the directional indicator associated with that symbol, such as by shifting the symbol as designated distance in the shift direction indicated by the symbol's directional indicator. In one embodiment, the gaming system removes one or more symbols in the shift path of a shifting symbol. In one embodiment, the gaming system generates and displays new symbols in the then-empty symbol positions of the symbol matrix and repeats the determination, shifting, and generation.
US10102702B1	Automotive powered door activation using accelerometer Voice control is extended outside of an automotive vehicle by an access system associated with a door and window. An accelerometer is mounted on the window to generate a vibration signal. A passive entry system generates an unlock standby signal when an authorized user carrying a wireless fob is detected proximate the door. A voice recognizer in the vehicle is activated by the standby signal to scan the vibration signal for a spoken command for opening the door. A door actuator is activated by the voice recognizer when the command is detected.
US10102693B1	Predictive analysis system and method for analyzing and detecting machine sensor failures A system for performing predictive analysis and diagnostics is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to a vehicle electronics unit. The plurality of sensors are configured to generate at least one first signal indicative of a first sensed condition and at least one second signal indicative of a second sensed condition. A remote central processing system is coupled to the vehicle electronics unit. The remote central processing system comprises a remote processor and a remote data storage device, wherein the remote central processing system is configured to receive each of the at least one first and second signals. A predictive diagnostic unit is arranged in the remote data storage device and comprises machine readable instructions that, when executed by the remote processor, causes the system to partition the second signal into a predetermined number of successive time intervals; generate a similarity value based on a comparative analysis between the partitioned second signal and a stored first signal; and determine an estimated degree of failure of a machine component based in part on a computed average of the similarity value.
US10102686B2	Lap counting system A lap counting system includes a pool that has an outer wall. The outer wall has an inside surface and the pool may contain a liquid. A tracking unit is coupled to the pool. The tracking unit is positioned on the inside surface such that the tracking unit may be submerged in the liquid. Thus, the tracking unit is accessible to a swimmer. The tracking unit is sensitive to touch such that the tracking unit may be engaged by the swimmer each time the swimmer completes a lap in the pool. Thus, the tracking unit records and times each lap swam by the swimmer.
US10102681B2	Method, system and apparatus for adjusting image data to compensate for modality-induced distortion A method of generating adjusted image data to compensate for modality-induced distortion includes, at a processor: receiving a three-dimensional image captured with a first imaging modality and including (i) distorted surface image data depicting a surface of an object and (ii) distorted volume image data depicting a volume of the object; extracting the distorted surface image data from the three-dimensional image; receiving reference surface image data captured with a second imaging modality and depicting the surface of the object; determining a surface transformation for registering the distorted surface image data with the reference surface image data; determining a volume transformation informed by the surface transformation; generating an adjusted three-dimensional image by applying the volume transformation to the three-dimensional image; and storing the adjusted three-dimensional image in the memory.
US10102677B2	Computer-readable recording medium for drawing processing, drawing processing apparatus, drawing processing method, computer-readable recording medium for sound processing, sound processing apparatus, and sound processing method A drawing processing program executed in a computer apparatus causes the computer apparatus to function as: a virtual box setter that sets plural rectangular parallelepiped virtual boxes in a predetermined region having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in a virtual space; an object placer that places an object having the same shape and size as those of each virtual box in at least a part of the plural virtual boxes; an influence degree setter that sets, before a straight line that extends from a light source intersects the placed object, a baseline influence degree which is a baseline with respect to a first virtual box that can be intersected and sets an influence degree of a second virtual box based on the baseline influence degree; and a drawing processor that executes a drawing process in the virtual space based on the set influence degree.
US10102672B2	Storage medium, information processing apparatus and control method An information processing apparatus determines whether a background object is included in a predetermined volume defined between a viewpoint position for rendering a scene and a reference object that is a reference for rendering; and if it determines that the background object is included in the predetermined volume, changes the viewpoint position to a viewpoint candidate position defined based on the background object. Also, the apparatus determines whether a character object exists in a predetermined range from a viewpoint position for rendering the scene, and sets, for a target character object determined to exist in the predetermined range from the viewpoint position a transparency of the target character object overall.
US10102670B2	System and method for procedurally generated building graphics within a street network of a three-dimensional virtual environment A system and method of procedural generation of graphics corresponding to a plurality of buildings in a three-dimensional virtual environment includes identifying a region in the three-dimensional virtual environment that is enclosed by a plurality of streets within the three-dimensional virtual environment, generating a two-dimensional arrangement of a plurality of tiles within the region, identifying one building segment graphic in the subset of building segment graphics corresponding to each tile based on an array of pseudo-random index values stored in the memory for each tile in the plurality of tiles, and generating a graphical depiction of the three-dimensional virtual environment including a graphical depiction of the plurality of buildings in the region based on the two-dimensional arrangement of the plurality of tiles and the building segment graphic identified for each tile in the plurality of tiles.
US10102664B1	System and method for causing graphical information to be rendered A system and method uses a two-dimensional graphics library to generate an image representation that can be used by a three-dimensional graphics library to render the image.
US10102663B2	Gradient adjustment for texture mapping for multiple render targets with resolution that varies by screen location In a computer graphics processing unit (GPU) having a shader and a texture unit the pixel shader is configured to receive or generate one or more sets of texture coordinates per pixel sample location. The pixel shader and texture unit between them are configured to calculate texture space gradient values for one or more primitives and generate and apply per-pixel gradient scale factors configured to modify the gradient values to smoothly transition them between regions of a display device having different pixel resolutions.
US10102657B2	Generating enhanced images using dimensional data A flat scene modeler can more accurately simulate items in environments by receiving instructions to model a given 2D depiction of an item in a given 2D depiction of a room. The flat scene modeler can analyze the instructions and arrange a 3D model of the item in a 3D model of the room. Textures, materials, lighting, and virtual camera position are modified per the received instructions. Two-dimensional images rendered from the 3D models can be provided to a user as a simulation.
US10102656B2	Method, system and recording medium for providing augmented reality service and file distribution system An augmented reality providing method may include providing space information corresponding to an image acquired from a mobile device as augmented reality, based on the image; calculating a view shift location for shifting a view in the augmented reality under control of the mobile device; extracting an image corresponding to the view shift location from a database that stores an image including location information; and providing the extracted image under control of the mobile device.
US10102654B1	System and method for a scalable interactive image-based visualization environment of computational model surfaces A computer-implemented method and system for visualizing an iso-surface is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes generating a plurality of view-point images and view-point metadata of an iso-surface from the perspective of a plurality of view-points. Further, the computer-implemented method includes transferring one or more of the view-point images and view-point metadata to a client device. Furthermore, the computer-implemented method includes displaying the one of the view-point images on the client device. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a user indication for a new user selected view-point and sending a request to the High Performance Computing cluster for a new view-point image, wherein the new user selected view-point image is from non view-point orientation. The computer-implemented method also includes generating a new user view-point image and pixel depth metadata. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes transmitting the new user view-point image and pixel depth metadata to the client device and displaying the new user view-point image, wherein the client uses a web interface to render the display image.
US10102652B2	Binning to prevent overplotting for data visualization The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer-implemented methods for preventing overplotting for data visualization. An example method includes identifying a request to generate a chart including a plotting area indicating a set of data points to be displayed in the plotting area of the generated chart; determining that the requested chart will be unsuitable for display; dividing the plotting area into a plurality of bins, each having a shape configured to tessellate the plotting area in response to determining that the requested chart will be unsuitable for display; assigning each data point to one of the plurality of bins based on a position of each data point within the plotting area of the requested chart; and generating a modified chart including the plotting area of the requested chart including the plurality of bins each configured to indicate a number of data points are assigned to the particular bin.
US10102645B2	Method and apparatus for counting and aggregating a pre-determined number of articles A method for counting and aggregating a pre-determined number of articles includes: driving, by a conveyor, an article stream to move to an end of the conveyor in a single layer state; conveying the article stream in a periodic motion; after the articles in the article stream leave the conveyor, accurately counting the number of the articles; and when a total number of articles in a combination of temporary storage bin is the same as a target number, transporting all articles in the combination of temporary storage bin to a storage device. Article batches are separately delivered to different temporary storage bins, and the total number of articles in temporary storage bins in different combinations is calculated, so as to obtain with a combination in which the number of articles is the same as the target number. The operation efficiency is improved and the manufacturing cost of device is reduced.
US10102639B2	Building a three-dimensional composite scene The capture and alignment of multiple 3D scenes is disclosed. Three dimensional capture device data from different locations is received thereby allowing for different perspectives of 3D scenes. An algorithm uses the data to determine potential alignments between different 3D scenes via coordinate transformations. Potential alignments are evaluated for quality and subsequently aligned subject to the existence of sufficiently high relative or absolute quality. A global alignment of all or most of the input 3D scenes into a single coordinate frame may be achieved. The presentation of areas around a particular hole or holes takes place thereby allowing the user to capture the requisite 3D scene containing areas within the hole or holes as well as part of the surrounding area using, for example, the 3D capture device. The new 3D captured scene is aligned with existing 3D scenes and/or 3D composite scenes.
US10102636B2	Target monitoring system and target monitoring method When the position of a target moving in a monitoring region is intermittently detected, the position of the target is predicted in a higher precision. The prediction precision of the position of the target can be improved by calculating an existence probability distribution of the target and by accumulating the data of the intermittent detection by use of the Bayes' theorem.
US10102633B2	System and methods of segmenting vessels from medical imaging data A method for segmenting a vessel from an image data that includes accessing the image data from which the vessel is segmented through a user display interface. A first seed point is then received from a user, the first seed point placed by the user on a first location on the image data. A second seed point is further received from the user, the second seed point placed by the user on a second location on the image data. The method further includes calculating a centerline for the vessel to be segmented, the centerline beginning at the first location and finishing at the second location as indicated by the first and the second seed points, respectively; calculating borders of the vessel to be segmented based on the centerline; and displaying an output of the vessel to be segmented using the centerline and the borders of the vessel, wherein the calculating the centerline comprises utilizing a minimum cost dual front propagation method that incrementally accumulates local vessel measures to determine a global optimal cost path and form the centerline.
US10102630B2	Video object tagging using segmentation hierarchy A system is provided for tagging an object in a video having a plurality of frames. The system includes a memory storing a segmentation hierarchy of a first frame of the plurality of frames and having a plurality of elements, a display, and a processor configured to display the first frame including the plurality of elements on the display, receive a first input selecting a first element of the plurality of elements displayed on the display, select a first region of the first frame based on the first input, display the first region of the first frame on the display, receive a second input from the user altering the first region of the first frame displayed on the display, and alter the first region by selecting a second region of the first frame based on the second input from the user and the segmentation hierarchy.
US10102629B1	Defining and/or applying a planar model for object detection and/or pose estimation Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage media related to defining a planar model that approximates a plurality of surfaces of an object and/or applying the planar model to detect the object and/or to estimate a pose for the object. For example, the planar model may be compared to data points sensed by the a three-dimensional vision sensor of a robot to determine the object is present in the field of view of the sensor and/or to determine a pose for the object relative to the robot. A planar model comprises a plurality of planar shapes modeled relative to one another in a three-dimensional space and approximates an object by approximating one or more surfaces of the object with the planar shapes.
US10102628B2	Object recognizing apparatus and haze determination method An object recognizing apparatus is provided with: an acquirer configured to acquire a plurality of images photographed by a stereo camera; a segment extractor configured to calculate parallax from the plurality of images and to extract a set in which the parallax is within a predetermined range, as a segment, at intervals of a certain width in an image lateral direction; a target extractor configured to extract segments coupled in the image lateral direction and an image depth direction, as a target; a calculator configured to calculate a variation amount of upper end positions and a variation amount of height widths of the segments that constitute the target; and a determinator configured to determine that the target is a haze if at least one of the variation amount of the upper end positions and the variation amount of the height widths is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
US10102625B2	Method and system for analyzing one or more multi-resolution medical images A method and system analyzes multi-resolution medical images. The method includes receiving one or more multi-resolution medical images of one or more tissues. Each multi-resolution medical image is divided into a plurality of segments. Thereafter, each segment of the plurality of segments of each multi-resolution medical image is processed in parallel, utilizing one or more computation nodes, wherein each computation node includes one or more Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). The results corresponding to each segment of a multi-resolution medical image are collated, and a collated report is displayed.
US10102621B2	Apparatus, method, and program for processing image A high-resolution image suited to the purpose of a doctor or the like is acquired. The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomogram of a subject eye; a first extraction unit configured to extract part of the tomogram acquired by the acquisition unit; an estimating unit configured to estimate a high-frequency component based on a result of extraction by the extraction unit; and a combining unit configured to combine the high-frequency component with the tomogram acquired by the acquisition unit.
US10102619B1	Inspection method and system An inspection method includes the following steps: identifying a plurality of patterns within an image; and comparing the plurality of patterns with each other for measurement values thereof. The above-mentioned inspection method uses the pattern within the image as a basis for comparison; therefore, measurement values of the plurality of pixels constructing the pattern can be processed with statistical methods and then compared, and the false rate caused by variation of a few pixels is decreased significantly. An inspection system implementing the above-mentioned method is also disclosed.
US10102614B2	Fog removing device and image generating method To allow fog removal even in a densely foggy image. A fog density calculating unit 11 calculates the fog density of an input image given, by using a separated illumination light component. A reflectance component fog removing unit 13 performs fog removal on a reflectance component calculated by a reflectance calculating unit. An illumination light component fog removing unit 14 performs fog removal on the separated illumination light component. Here, the degree of fog removal by the reflectance component fog removing unit 13 is higher than the degree of fog removal by the illumination light component fog removing unit 14. Thereby, the degree of fog removal of the reflectance component can be raised without significantly raising the level of fog removal of the illumination light component.
US10102612B2	Rotating an object on a screen An apparatus (1) for rotating objects (40) on screens (9) defines a hand axis (20) in response to 3D position information related to the hands (21, 22) of a user and detects a changed orientation of the hand axis (20) with respect to a 3D space and calculates a rotation for the object (40) on the screen (9) in response to said detecting. This way, to rotate the object (40) on the screen (9), an imaginary copy of the object (40) is considered to be inside an imaginary ball (41) held by the user, which imaginary ball (41) is being rotated. The changed orientation of the hand axis (20) comprises changes in angles between the hand axis (20) and the axes (31, 32, 33) of the 3D space. To improve stability in case of each one of said changes being unequal to zero, the apparatus (1) further detects the angles and compares the respective angles with respective thresholds and reduces or weights the respective changes in response to respective comparison results.
US10102601B2	Embedding digital content within a digital photograph during capture of the digital photograph A wireless communication device comprises position determining system, a digital imaging system and a photograph customization system coupled to the position locating system and the digital imaging system. The position determining system is configured to provide information indicating a current position of the wireless communication device. The digital imaging system is configured to create digitally rendered images of visual content acquired thereby. The visual content is displayed on an image viewing structure of the digital imaging device while being acquired. The photograph customization system is configured to use the current location of the digital imaging device for providing one or more embeddable content images and to display information from at least one of the one or more embeddable content images on an image viewing structure of the digital imaging device while the visual content being acquired by the digital imaging system is being displayed on the image viewing structure.
US10102596B2	Customer interface restaurant system Systems and methods for ordering systems and, more specifically, to a proximity based ordering system are disclosed herein. A computer-implemented method, according to some implementations of the present disclosure, includes receiving, in a computer system, a selection of an order by a user of a user device, the order including a selection of a restaurant and at least one item to purchase from the restaurant, determining, by the computer system, if the user is within a geofence defined in regard to the restaurant, upon determining that the user is not within the geofence, holding, by the computer system, the order from being prepared at the restaurant, and upon determining that the user is within the geofence, releasing, by the computer system, the order to be prepared at the restaurant.
US10102588B1	System and method of utilizing radio bars to tailor coverage options for an insurance policy In a method, a client device may be caused to provide an interactive display to the customer. The display may include controls usable by the customer to select different coverage combinations for a hypothetical policy, and an insurance premium quote for the hypothetical policy. Each control may enable the customer to adjust coverage for a different coverage type, be associated with a control graphic, and include a respective set of radio buttons distributed along a line within the control graphic. Each radio button may correspond to a different coverage level. The client device may also be caused to display, each time the customer adjusts a control by selecting a new radio button, a current selection indicator at the new radio button. The client device may also be caused to set, each time the customer selects a new coverage combination, the premium quote to a value corresponding to the new combination.
US10102583B2	System and methods for obtaining insurance offers using mobile image capture Systems and methods for using a mobile device to submit an application for an insurance policy using images of documents captured by the mobile device are provided herein. The information is then used by an insurance company to generate a quote which is then displayed to the user on the mobile device. A user captures images of one or more documents containing information needed to complete an insurance application, after which the information on the documents is extracted and sent to the insurance company where a quote for the insurance policy can be developed. The quote can then be transmitted back to the user. Applications on the mobile device are configured to capture images of the documents needed for an insurance application, such as a driver's license, insurance information card or a vehicle identification number (VIN). The images are then processed to extract the information needed for the insurance application.
US10102581B2	Multi-asset portfolio simulation (MAPS) An exemplary system according to the present disclosure comprises a computing device that in operation, causes the system to receive financial product or financial portfolio data, map the financial product to a risk factor, execute a risk factor simulation process involving the risk factor, generate product profit and loss values for the financial product or portfolio profit and loss values for the financial portfolio based on the risk factor simulation process, and determine an initial margin for the financial product. The risk factor simulation process can be a filtered historical simulation process.
US10102577B2	Method and apparatus for order entry in an electronic trading system Orders received by an electronic trading system are processed in batches based on the instrument to which an order relates. An incoming order is assigned to a queue of a queue set that makes up the batch according to a random process. Where orders are received from related trading parties they are assigned to the same queue set according to their time of receipt. The batch has a random duration within defined minimum and maximum durations and at the end of the batch, the orders held in the queues are transferred to a matching thread of the trading system sequentially with one order being removed from each queue and a number of passes of the queues completed until orders have been removed.
US10102574B2	Systems and method for displaying money management information in an electronic trading environment A system and method for displaying a plurality of profit and risk related indicators are described. A graphical interface displays and dynamically updates a plurality of profit/loss (P/L) indicators including a realized, net, and open indicator. The net and open indicators are based on a trader's net position and a current market level, while the realized indicator is based on trader's buys and sells associated with a tradable objects. In one embodiment, the plurality of indicators are displayed in relation to a plurality of money management regions defining a maximum order quantity and a maximum net position controlling the trader's trades, so that a trader can quickly determine his current as well as potential money management parameters. The graphical interface may also display a plurality of potential risk/gain indicators in relation to a realized profit indicator so that a trader, before entering an order having a predetermined order quantity, can view a potential risk/gain in entering into a predetermined net position in view of potential market movements.
US10102569B1	System, method and apparatus for value exchange utilizing value-storing applications A system, method and apparatus for exchanging value using a smart card in a financial transaction is disclosed. The system includes a smart card having a contact interface and a contactless interface interactive with a closed purse application and an open purse application controlled by a microprocessor. The closed purse application contains application-specific value, while the open purse contains general value. The application-specific value and general value are each compatible within the system of the invention to perform and settle the financial transaction. The financial transaction may include the smart card communicating with a load terminal or a transaction terminal to add or change the amount of value on the smart card. Further, the present invention include auto-load functionality for adding an amount of value to the smart card. Finally, applications such as a transportation application and a loyalty application are described.
US10102564B2	System for adjusting map navigation path in retail store and method of using same A system and method includes selecting a product to be located in a retail store, obtaining a store map, the store map being indicative of a layout of the retail store, and presenting the store map overlaid with an icon and an initial navigation path on a graphical display of the mobile device, wherein the store map represents the retail store and the icon and the initial navigation path are positioned overlaid on the map to designate a physical location of the product, and suggesting at least one product on-route of the initial navigation path, adjusting the initial navigation path to include the at least one suggested product, and presenting the initial navigation path and the adjusted navigation path positioned overlaid on the store map to the mobile device for display.
US10102561B2	Delivery service system In some cases, a delivery service system may include a handheld electronic device for use with a delivery service (e.g., a grocery delivery service). When operating in a voice input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store audio data in memory. The stored audio data may be communicated from the handheld electronic device (e.g., via a Wi-Fi connection) to the delivery service for speech processing. When operating in a scanner input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store item identifier information (e.g., barcode data) in memory. The stored data may be communicated to the delivery service for item identification processing. In some cases, a user interface associated with the delivery service may allow the user to review and confirm an order prior to submission of the order for delivery.
US10102559B1	Diversification of recommendations A recommendation system increases the diversity of item recommendations provided to a target user by using item similarity data to reorder a recommendation set of items complementary to a source item. In one embodiment, the complementary items in the recommendation set are ranked based on a relevance score that represents a degree of relevance to the source item. The ranked recommendation set is then reordered based on overlap scores that represent degrees of similarity between particular items so that adjacent items and/or groups of items have less than a threshold degree of similarity. The overlap scores may be generated based on an automated comparison of user item viewing behavior, item attributes, item content, or based on another measure of item similarity.
US10102557B1	System and method for selling customer-specific data subsets on a third-party website using a web widget The invention is incorporated into an interactive web data seller widget that enables any ecommerce site to provide access to and from large, remotely stored databases to its web visitors and for those visitors to prospect/filter within the databases, for example both via geographic and demographic criteria. Users can find, for example, appropriate geographic and demographic matches to any applicable search criteria. Additionally the invention enables the web visitor to order as a deliverable subset of the remotely stored database a detailed list of the required database subset and for the ecommerce site to sell that data subset to the visitor via a web shopping cart and checkout process. And the invention enables the web visitor to preview the selected subset of data from any database prior to placing an order for the same.
US10102550B2	Systems and methods to connect people in a marketplace environment Systems and methods to provide telephonic connections. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing a listing on a marketplace, the listing including an assigned reference to be used to initiate a real time communication connection; and billing for a real time communication lead generated from presenting the listing in response to a real time communication initiated via the reference. In one embodiment, a method includes: conducting online auction of telephonic leads; determining a way to present listings based at least partially on received price bids on the telephonic leads (e.g., the order of placement, the selection for placement, etc); and providing the listings with information to initiate a telephonic connection in a way trackable to measure a number of telephonic calls generated from presenting the listings.
US10102548B2	Method and apparatuses for offline selection of pay-per-call advertisers Methods and apparatuses to connect telephone calls and track information about the telephone calls resulting from advertisements for groups of advertisers. For example, a method includes: determining a geographic area after receiving a telephone call to a first telephone number publicized in an advertisement; determining a telephone number of a first advertiser; and connecting the telephone call to the telephone number of the first advertiser, the first advertiser billed for the advertisement based on telephonic connections made to connect the first advertiser and telephone calls to the first telephone number.
US10102547B2	Deal scheduling based on user location predictions Techniques for scheduling deals based on predicted user locations are described herein. In particular implementations, a service provider may aggregate location information for multiple users. In one example, the location information comprises check-in information shared by a user through a location-based service. The service provider may utilize the aggregated location information to predict future user traffic for a geographical region associated with a deal or a merchant of the deal. In some instance, the deal comprises an offer of an item for acquisition at a discounted value for a period of time, such as a period of hours, days, or weeks. The predicted user traffic may be used by the service provider, merchant, or others to identify the time period and discounted value at which to offer the deal for acquisition.
US10102542B2	Optimization and attribution of marketing resources Example systems and methods for optimization and attribution of marketing resources are described. In one implementation, a method retrieves transaction data associated with one or more offline stores and user data of users that are exposed to a marketing campaign. The method also correlates the transaction data to the user data to measure marketing attribution and modify the marketing campaign.
US10102538B2	Mobile coupon analysis systems and methods Methods and systems are described for issuing and settling electronic coupons. A financial service host may receive authorization and settlement information, wherein the authorization and settlement information comprises an account number of the consumer. The account number may be linked to an account of the consumer enrolled in an electronic coupon program. The methods and system may also include transmitting a notification to the consumer that indicates the electronic coupon has been redeemed. A monetary value associated with the electronic coupon may be debited from an account linked to the merchant, and the account of the consumer may be credited with the monetary value associated with the electronic coupon.
US10102537B2	Methods, systems and computer readable media for utilizing payment card transaction data to conduct product price comparisons Methods, systems, and computer readable media for utilizing payment card transaction data to conduct product price comparisons are disclosed. In one example, the method includes receiving product selection information associated with a designated product from a user selection device and receiving geographic location information associated with the user selection device. The method also utilizing the product selection information and the geographic location information to identify merchant entities that have conducted sales transactions of the designated product within an area specified by the geographic location information and providing, to the user selection device, merchant comparison data that includes the identified merchant entities and the sales transaction prices of the designated product.
US10102534B2	System and method for virtual universe relocation through an advertising offer The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing an advertising offer that is configured to relocate an avatar within the virtual environment. The system is configured to ascertain one or more advertisements for display based on at least one of: an inventory analysis of an avatar, a historical teleportation analysis of the avatar, a motion analysis of the avatar, a social network analysis of the avatar, and a ratings analysis of the one or more advertisements within a virtual universe. The system also includes an advertisement display system structured to display the one or more advertisements to the avatar.
US10102533B2	Data processing and communications systems and methods for the efficient implementation of privacy by design Data processing systems and methods for: (1) receiving from a first set of users, respective answers for question/answer pairings regarding a product's proposed design; (2) using the question/answer pairings to prepare an initial privacy impact assessment for the product; (3) displaying the plurality of question/answer pairings to a second set of users; (4) receiving recommended steps to be implemented, before the product's implementation date, as part of the design of the product to address any privacy-related concerns identified in the initial privacy impact assessment; and (5) after the tasks have been completed, generating a report documenting that: (a) the initial privacy assessment has been conducted for the product; (b) one or more revisions have been made to the product to facilitate the compliance of the product with the one or more privacy standards; and (c) an updated privacy assessment has been conducted for the product.
US10102532B2	Tracking and verifying authenticity of items Disclosed are various embodiments for tracking and verifying the authenticity of items. Public and private unique identifiers are generated for an item, and an identifier label is printed and affixed to the item. The public identifier is visible, but the private identifier is not visible unless a tamper-evident action is performed. Events involving scans of the public identifier are recorded. The private identifier is scanned by a client, and in response, authenticity information for the item is sent to the client. The authenticity information is determined based at least in part on the events relative to the public identifier.
US10102530B2	Card fraud detection utilizing real-time identification of merchant test sites A system and method for detecting a test event involving a financial transaction device at a merchant having a merchant profile is disclosed. The method includes receiving data associated with a transaction involving a financial transaction device; calculating a score using at least the transaction data; comparing the score to a threshold value; and attaching a merchant probe flag to the merchant profile if the score exceeds the threshold value. The merchant probe flag indicates a likelihood that a test event has occurred at the merchant based on the score. If a test event has occurred, then financial transaction devices involved in the test event can have their profiles updated to reflect that they have been probed. If a financial transaction device that has been probed is used in a subsequent transaction, then a specialized fraud scoring model can be used to provide an improved fraud risk score.
US10102528B2	Provisioning account numbers and cryptographic tokens Disclosed herein are systems and methods for real-time provisioning of new card numbers to users of a consumer computing system. A consumer computing system (“CCS”) may have servers and databases situated within a banking infrastructure in order to provide various features to users via a software application executed by a client device. The software application may interact with the CCS servers, such that the CCS servers and the software application offer the client device and the user certain features not ordinarily available in conventional banking infrastructures. These features may include the real-time provisioning of card numbers for a user's banking account. In operation, the client device may submit a request for a new card number to a CCS server, which may be generated in real-time and active in the payment stream when the card number is generated.
US10102523B2	Mobile secure element based shared cardholder verification In a payment-enabled smartphone, a shared cardholder verification method (CVM) applet serves a number of mobile payment cardlets. The shared CVM applet validates CVM information input by a user of the smartphone and in response issues a CVM token. The CVM token is passed to a particular one of the mobile payment cardlets that is selected for a current transaction. The selected mobile payment cardlet submits the CVM token back to the shared CVM applet for verification. Upon verifying the CVM token, the shared CVM applet enables the selected mobile payment cardlet to perform the current transaction.
US10102520B1	Color changing payment card A method includes receiving, on an electronic payment device, a radio frequency signal from a mobile electronic device. The radio frequency signal is used to control an activation of an electric current to one or more color producing components on the electronic payment device. The electric current is transmitted to the one or more color producing components. The one or more color producing components display a color when the electric current is transmitted to the color producing components.
US10102519B2	User interface terminal with rechargeable battery module An advanced removable battery module for use in a portable user interface terminal. The battery module comprises a power circuitry module comprising at least one rechargeable battery cell and charging circuitry configured to charge the at least one rechargeable battery cell. The battery module also comprises a communication and encryption circuitry module. The communication and encryption circuitry module comprises a first wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a second module of the user terminal, a second wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a remote terminal separate from the user terminal, and at least one payment transaction interface configured to receive payment information from a user of the user terminal.
US10102512B1	Systems and methods for financial data transfer Methods and Systems comprise accessing user account information in a source user account for a first financial institution. Payee data is scraped from the source user account. The payee data is temporarily stored. It is determined whether the user entering the user credential information has logged off the source website. The temporarily stored payee data is inserted into a target user account for a second financial institution.
US10102506B2	Content associations and sharing for scheduled events Sharing content includes verifying occurrence of an event, determining participants of the event, gathering related content generated by the participants, where the related content corresponds to the event, and disseminating the related content to the participants. The event may be a business meeting. Verifying occurrence of an event may include determining scheduled participants, scheduled location, and scheduled time of the event using an electronic calendar of one of the scheduled participants. Participants may include the scheduled participants and other participants that are not listed in the electronic calendar where the other participants attend the event. Verifying occurrence of an event may also include confirming that at least an event organizer is at the scheduled location at the scheduled time and there is at least one other one of the participants. The content may include documents, photos, scanned images, audio clips, video clips, types notes, and/or handwritten notes.
US10102504B2	Methods for controlling display of electronic messages captured based on community rankings Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.
US10102502B2	Method and system for source tracking A method for tracking referrals using a third party applicant tracking system (ATS). The method include receiving a request to display a web page at a URL from a client used by a job candidate, where the URL is associated with a job at a company and the job candidate. The method further includes providing to the client a web page associated with the URL that includes a description of the job and a link to an ATS, receiving a request for a web page corresponding to the job, where the request is initiated by selection of the link. The method further includes making a determination that the ATS is a third party ATS and, in response, generating a third party referral URL, a unique identifier associated with the job, and an identifier associated with a source type, and providing the third party referral URL to the client.
US10102493B1	Delivery sound masking and sound emission An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may emit masking sounds during operation of the UAV to mask other sounds generated by the UAV during operation. The UAV may be used to deliver items to a residence or other location associated with a customer. The UAV may emit sounds that mask the conventional sounds generated by the propellers and/or motors to cause the UAV to emit sounds that are pleasing to bystanders or do not annoy the bystanders. The UAV may emit sounds using speakers or other sound generating devices, such as fins, reeds, whistles, or other devices which may cause sound to be emitted from the UAV. Noise canceling algorithms may be used to cancel at least some of the conventional noise generated by operation of the UAV using inverted sounds, while additional sound may be emitted by the UAV, which may not be subject to noise cancellation.
US10102488B2	Value chain management A system for managing a value chain includes a planning application that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system also includes a manager application that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.
US10102485B2	Method and system for predicting demand for vehicles The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for predicting demand of vehicles in a transportation network. The method includes determining demand events at each of one or more locations for time intervals based on historical demand data. The demand events correspond to a demand of vehicles at one or more locations during plurality of time intervals throughout a day. The method includes creating a graph comprising nodes, and edges connecting nodes, each node being representative of a demand event from demand events. An edge is representative of dependency between two demand events from demand events. The method includes predicting demand of vehicles at a location from one or more locations during a predetermined time interval based on the graph and a real time demand of vehicles associated with other demand event. The method includes displaying demand prediction on a computing device at one or more locations of transportation network.
US10102484B2	System, method and apparatus for power management A system, method and apparatus provide management of power to meet demand of consumers that consume the power. An interface is configured to receive a pricing signal that indicates a price for the power. Wherein the interface is configured to control an appliance coupled to the interface to shift adjusting power consumption sooner in time than the appliance is predetermined to shift its power consumption.
US10102483B2	System and method for auto-query generation Various systems and methods provide an intuitive user interface that enables automatic specification of queries and constraints for analysis by ML component. Various implementations provide methodologies for automatically formulating machine learning (“ML”) and optimization queries. The automatic generation of ML and/or optimization queries can be configured to use examples to facilitate formulation of ML and optimization queries. One example method includes accepting input data specifying variables and data values associated with the variables. Within the input data any unspecified data records are identified, and a relationship between the variables specified in the input data and a variable associated with the at least one unspecified data record is automatically determined. The relationship can be automatically determined based on training data contained within the input data. Once a relationship is established a ML problem can be automatically generated.
US10102479B2	Method for projecting out irreducible representations from a quantum state of n particles with d colors We describe a method for using a classical computer to generate a particular sequence of elementary operations (SEO), an instruction set for a quantum computer. Such a SEO will induce a quantum computer to perform a unitary transformation U that we call an Irreps Gen U. This U simultaneously diagonalizes a set of operators Hμ called HYPs (Hermitian Young Projectors) for n particles with d colors or, equivalently, for n qu(d)its. Hμ projects out n particle irrep μ of U(d).
US10102476B2	Application of machine learning methods for mining association rules in plant and animal data sets containing molecular genetic markers, followed by classification or prediction utilizing features created from these association rules The disclosure relates to the use of one or more association rule mining algorithms to mine data sets containing features created from at least one plant or animal-based molecular genetic marker, find association rules and utilize features created from these association rules for classification or prediction.
US10102473B1	Soil moisture sensing determines soil type Digitized images of the propagated waveforms returned by Time-Domain (TD) sensors reveal the effects of bound water in soil samples, causing errors in the volumetric water content reported for samples due to soil type. Pattern analysis yields not only correct volumetric water content values but also the soil type from which the waveform was taken. Collection and analysis of waveforms from soils having precisely known properties yield computer-generated algorithms to improve the accuracy and number of reporting variables for integrated TD sensors. These algorithms can be deployed in the Cloud for external analysis, or can be incorporated within the sensor to report highly accurate readings of water content, conductivity and soil type under all conditions of these variables with no interpretive burden placed on the user of the sensor. Machine learning algorithms are intended to externally augment data measured by these sensors, or can be added to similar sensors.
US10102465B2	Combining a QR code and an image A QR code is combined with a base image, preserving useful functionalities of both the base image and the QR code. For example, the base image remains clearly visible and recognizable by humans; the transparent QR code remains readable by scanners; machine image search can distinguish the base image from the combined image; and faces of the combined image are usable by machine face recognition programs. A QR code is generated with transparencies for different regions. An inner portion and outer shell portion for each module each may have different transparencies. Inner portion size relative to outer shell size is selectively adjustable. The generated QR code image may be combined with a given base image such as a face or company logo using the transparency values of the QR code image to make the two images appear as overlaid on one another with varying degrees of transparency.
US10102464B2	Pre-printed surface for handwriting, comprising a pre-printed graphical representation of the passing of a period of time, and associated computer program A pre-printed surface for handwriting includes a pre-printed graphical representation of the passing of a period of time and at least one entry creation zone so that a user can identify part of the period of time and create an entry in the period of time. The pre-printed surface also includes a pre-printed mark for local identification of at least the entry creation zone. The pre-printed surface also includes a pre-printed mark for global identification on the pre-printed surface.
US10102463B2	Two-dimensional code generation device, two-dimensional code generation method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium In a two-dimensional code generation device (100), a white point determiner (111) determines a white point in an environment to output a two-dimensional code. A threshold acquirer (112) acquires a threshold of lightness used by a reading device for reading multiple cells in binary, the threshold being represented in a device-independent color space that is based on the white point determined by the white point determiner (111). A two-dimensional code generator (113) generates a two-dimensional code expressing information by a distribution pattern of multiple cell dots formed by coloring the multiple cells in a color of lightness equal to or higher than the threshold acquired by the threshold acquirer (112) and in a color of lightness lower than the threshold.
US10102461B2	Traceable and theft deterrent reclaimable product A theft deterrent product may be provided. The theft deterrent product may comprise a jacket and a core under the jacket. In addition, the theft deterrent product may include an identification tape under the jacket. The identification tape may comprise a plurality of indicia located periodically and longitudinally on the identification tape. The plurality of indicia may respectively correspond to a plurality of unique codes.
US10102457B2	Host device, printing system, and data processing method Text data is acquired from print request data, print content is expressed as raster data and print data is generated using a printer command based on the print request data, the acquired text data is added to the print data using the command, and the print data is sent with the text data to the printer.
US10102456B2	Systems and methods for implementing selectable input media routing of multiple input media forms from multiple axes in image forming devices Systems and methods are provided for configuring media transport flow paths for directing input image receiving media, including of different types, in sheet or roll form from multiple axes to provide wider latitude in selecting particular input image receiving media and combinations of input image receiving media to support execution of a print job. The disclosed schemes are directed at using one or more stationary turn bars disposed generally at 45° in an input media transport path approaching a marking module in an image forming system to allow for sheets or sheeted materials to be positioned at 90° to the in-line input image receiving media transport path directed toward the marking module thus allowing for flexibility in selection among various sources of stacked, pallet and rolled media.
US10102453B1	Natural language processing via a two-dimensional symbol having multiple ideograms contained therein A string of natural language texts is received and formed a multi-layer 2-D symbol in a first computing system. The 2-D symbol comprises a matrix of N×N pixels of data representing a “super-character”. The matrix is divided into M×M sub-matrices with each sub-matrix containing (N/M)×(N/M) pixels. N and M are positive integers, and N is preferably a multiple of M. Each sub-matrix represents one ideogram defined in an ideogram collection set. “Super-character” represents a meaning formed from a specific combination of a plurality of ideograms. The meaning of the “super-character” is learned in a second computing system by using an image processing technique to classify the 2-D symbol, which is formed in the first computing system and transmitted to the second computing system. Image process technique includes predefining a set of categories and determining a probability for associating each of the predefined categories with the meaning of the “super-character”.
US10102449B1	Devices, systems, and methods for use in automation Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to automation and may be generally directed to devices, systems, methods, and/or applications for automating devices and/or systems.
US10102440B2	License plate number input device and method therefor A license plate number input device comprises: a characteristic information extraction unit for extracting characteristic information on a license plate from a vehicle image; a keypad provision unit for providing at least one input keypad on the basis of the extracted characteristic information; and an out unit for displaying input information input by a user through the provided input keypad.
US10102433B2	Traveling road surface detection apparatus and traveling road surface detection method An apparatus that detects a road surface on the basis of a parallax image around a vehicle, the road surface detection apparatus includes an ECU configured to determine on the basis of parallax information of the parallax image whether a unit area is a road surface area for each unit area of the parallax image associates each unit area with a grid in a map on the basis of parallax information and coordinate position of the unit area, an eye point of the map being set so as to be higher than an eye point of the parallax image, the map being obtained by partitioning an area around the vehicle in a grid, and detect road surface grids and each grid located between the road surface grids as the road surface, the road surface grids being the grids corresponding to the unit areas determined as the road surface areas.
US10102431B2	Visual monitoring of queues using auxillary devices Methods and system are provided for monitoring a queue. A method includes receiving by sensors a non-visual identifier at predefined locations of a queue. Further, the method includes capturing by image capture devices images of an object possessing the non-visual identifier at the predefined locations of the queue. Further, the method includes visually tracking another object in the queue based on transformations of a predefined feature extracted from the images of the object possessing the non-visual identifier at the predefined locations.
US10102430B2	Method and system for segmenting and transmitting on-demand live-action video in real-time A method and system for producing video-segments of a live-action event involving monitoring a live-action event for detection of event-segments, detecting one or more event-triggers with detectors, determining if an event-segment occurred based on the detected event-triggers, and editing one or more video feeds into a video-segment to encompass the event-segment.
US10102424B2	Method and system for document authenticity verification The invention provides a system and method for secure document verification. In the preferred embodiment, embedded information consists of marks embedded in the interior of the document and are comprised of regions that have refractive index modified to carry information. In the preferred embodiment the marks are not discernable by conventional imaging, spectroscopic or optical polarization techniques, but are discernably by interferometric techniques, such as optical coherence tomography. Multiple alternate embodiments are taught.
US10102423B2	Object modeling and replacement in a video stream Systems, devices, and methods are presented for segmenting an image of a video stream with a client device by receiving one or more images depicting an object of interest and determining pixels within the one or more images corresponding to the object of interest. The systems, devices, and methods identify a position of a portion of the object of interest and determine a direction for the portion of the object of interest. Based on the direction of the portion of the object of interest, a histogram threshold is dynamically modified for identifying pixels as corresponding to the portion of the object of interest. The portion of the object of interest is replaced with a graphical interface element aligned with the direction of the portion of the object of interest.
US10102419B2	Progressive radar assisted facial recognition System and techniques for progressive radar assisted facial recognition are described herein. An image may be obtained from a camera of the security device. A facial target in the image may be identified. The facial target may include a non-empty set of positive facial indicators and also be missing a non-empty set of facial indicators used for identification. In response to identifying the facial target, a power level of a millimeter wave radar may be increased at least until a threshold number of members of the set of facial indicators are observed. Then, the members of the set of facial indicators that are observed may be combined with the set of positive indicators of the face to create a composite image.
US10102418B2	Adaptive classification for whole slide tissue segmentation A method of segmenting images of biological specimens using adaptive classification to segment a biological specimen into different types of tissue regions. The segmentation is performed by, first, extracting features from the neighborhood of a grid of points (GPs) sampled on the whole-slide (WS) image and classifying them into different tissue types. Secondly, an adaptive classification procedure is performed where some or all of the GPs in a WS image are classified using a pre-built training database, and classification confidence scores for the GPs are generated. The classified GPs with high confidence scores are utilized to generate an adaptive training database, which is then used to re-classify the low confidence GPs. The motivation of the method is that the strong variation of tissue appearance makes the classification problem more challenging, while good classification results are obtained when the training and test data origin from the same slide.
US10102415B1	Method and apparatus for simultaneous multiple fingerprint enrollment The present disclosure relates to simultaneous multiple fingerprint enrollment in the field of fingerprint detection and authentication. The enrollment apparatus is configured to perform the following procedures: instruct a user to present a randomly selected set of multiple fingers on a sensing surface of the enrollment apparatus interactively, capture a fingerprint image of the multiple fingers on the sensing surface simultaneously, identify boundaries of the multiple fingers by scanning from edges of the sensing surface of the enrollment apparatus, segment the fingerprint image into a plurality of individual fingerprint images based on the identified boundaries, and store the individual fingerprint images.
US10102413B2	Biometric imaging device and biometric imaging method A biometric imaging device includes a processor that outputs an instruction of an operation position on an input device, in response to detection of a first input to the input device, and a camera that captures a biometric image after the detection of the first input.
US10102406B2	Radiofrequency identification data system operating within a tool cabinet A UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) system comprising a UHF RFID reader and at least one UHF RFID antenna for enabling communication of the UHF RFID reader with UHF RFID tags affixed on articles within a cabinet having electrically conductive walls and at least one door, the UHF RFID antennas being positioned within the cabinet and the UHF RFID system further comprises at least one conductive surface (e.g., a brewer, brasseur, or cross-connector) enclosed in a compartment positioned within the cabinet and comprising a conductive surface set in movement by a motor.
US10102400B2	Method and system for preventing unauthorized processor mode switches A system comprising a processor adapted to activate multiple security levels for the system and a monitoring device coupled to the processor and employing security rules pertaining to the multiple security levels. The monitoring device restricts usage of the system if the processor activates the security levels in a sequence contrary to the security rules.
US10102396B2	Application data storage area generation method, application data storage area generation apparatus, and application data storage area generation program An application data storage area generation method that is executed by a processor includes, (a) generating an application data storage area including a data structure area where data of an application is stored, in a user data storage area shared by a plurality of user accounts, in response to a utilization request for the application, (b) generating, in the user data storage area, role information including a plurality of roles for which access control information on access to a data structure of the application is set, and (c) storing, in the user data storage area, information on association between the plurality of user accounts and the plurality of roles included in the role information.
US10102394B2	Abstractions and automation for enhanced sharing and collaboration The present invention provides methods for using abstractions of people, including dynamic and static groups of people, to enhance the efficiency of the specification and automation of policies for sharing information between users with a “need-to-know.” An instance of the present invention can also provide these users information based on a “time-to-know.” By providing access to information based on group affiliation and properties of the content of the information, the present invention maintains optimal information privacy while minimizing encumbrances to sharing data with appropriate users and even at appropriate times. The present invention can be integrated with other communication technologies to facilitate access to information in a time appropriate manner. Other instances of the present invention employ automated and semi-automated, mixed-initiative techniques, to make information-sharing decisions. Additional instances of the present invention include the employment of machine-learning techniques to facilitate construction of access policies from the actions or profile of a single user or a community of users, including the construction of automated sharing agents that work in an automated or mixed-initiative manner to respond to real-time requests for information.
US10102392B2	Drive recorder, recording method of drive recorder, and computer-readable medium A drive recorder according to an embodiment includes a capture unit and an access controller. The capture unit captures an outside of a vehicle. The access controller sets access limitation, which limits an access from a person other than an occupant of the vehicle, for traveling images of the vehicle. The traveling images are captured by the capture unit and stored in a storage medium. When an event arising from the vehicle meets a predetermined condition that indicates at least level of urgency, the access controller removes the access limitation.
US10102388B2	Collection folder for collecting file submissions in response to a public file request A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder in response to a public file request. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions.
US10102387B2	Systems and methods for identifying illegitimate accounts based on clustering Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire a plurality of accounts associated with a set of features. Each account in the plurality of accounts can be associated with a respective set of feature values for the set of features. A selection for a subset of features out of the set of features can be received. A group of clusters can be generated based on the selection for the subset of features. Each cluster in the group of clusters can include a respective collection of nodes representing at least some of the plurality of accounts. It can be determined whether a particular collection of nodes, included in at least one cluster out of the group of clusters, represents illegitimate accounts or legitimate accounts.
US10102386B2	Decrypting content protected with initialization vector manipulation Disclosed are various embodiments for generating encrypted media content items as well as decrypting encrypted media content items. A content type is embedded in an initialization vector corresponding to an encrypted sample. Upon decryption of encrypted content, the content type is identified and an action taken based upon the detected content type.
US10102382B1	Intrinsic use control for system and use controlled component security An Initialization Unit (IU) initiates an initial secure connection with an Intrinsic Use Control (IUC) Chip based on very large random numbers (VLRNs). The IUC Chip in turn initiates a secondary secure connection between it and one or more Use Controlled Components (UCCs). Polling by the IU allows confirmation of an ongoing secure connection, and also allows the IUC Chip to confirm the secondary secure connection to the UCCs. Removal or improper polling response from one of the UCCs results in a response from the IUC Chip that may include notification of tampering, or temporary or permanent discontinued operation of the offending UCC. Permanent discontinued operation may include destruction of the offending UCC, and cascaded discontinued operation of all other UCCs secured by the IUC Chip. A UCC may in turn be another nested layer of IUC Chips, controlling a corresponding layer of UCCs, ad infinitum.
US10102377B2	Protection of secured boot secrets for operating system reboot Protecting secured boot secrets while starting an operating system. Embodiments include identifying that a second operating system is to be started to replace a first operating system, and loading code of the second operating system in a protected portion of the system memory. The protected portion of the system memory is then unprotected, and processor state is set to initiate execution of the code of the second operating system, while using one or more secured boot secrets that were stored in the protected portion of the system memory by the first operation system to attest a security status of the second operating system. The portion of the system the memory is re-protected, including preventing access to the portion of the system memory by the second operating system.
US10102374B1	Method of remediating a program and system thereof by undoing operations There is provided a system and a computerized method of remediating a given program running in an operating system, the method comprising: querying a stateful model to retrieve a group of entities related to the given program; terminating at least a sub set of the group of entities related to the given program; generating a remediation plan including one or more operations linked to the given program, the one or mare operations being retrieved based on the group in the stateful model; and executing the remediation plan by undoing at least part of the one or more operations linked to the given program thereby restoring state of the operating system to a state prior to the given program being executed. There is further provided a computerized method of detecting malicious code related to a program in an operating system in a live environment.
US10102370B2	Techniques to enable scalable cryptographically protected memory using on-chip memory Techniques to enable scalable cryptographically protected memory using on-chip memory are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a processor component implemented on a first integrated circuit, an on-chip memory component implemented on the first integrated circuit, the on-chip memory component to include a memory page handler to manage memory pages stored on the on-chip memory component, and a cryptographic engine to encrypt and decrypt memory pages for the memory page handler, and an off-chip memory component implemented on a second integrated circuit coupled to the first integrated circuit, the off-chip memory component to store encrypted memory pages evicted from the on-chip memory component. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10102369B2	Checkout system executable code monitoring, and user account compromise determination system Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a checkout system executable code monitoring, and user account compromise determination system. The system monitors executable code initiating and executing on checkout systems, including determining hashes of the executable code. The system determines whether the executable code is malicious based on the hash, and associated information of the executable code. Additionally, the system monitors user access to checkout systems, and determines user accounts associated with being compromised. User interfaces are generated describing checkout systems associated with a risk of being compromised, and are configured for user interaction, which cause generation of updated user interfaces and access to electronic data stores to determine information relevant to the user interaction.
US10102360B2	User authentication based on time variant fingerprint sequences An electronic device includes a fingerprint detector sensor, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a sequence of digital fingerprint scans from the fingerprint detector sensor. The operations further include selectively allowing electronic access by a user to an application processed by the processor based on determining a combination of whether the digital fingerprint scans match a defined number of digital fingerprints stored in a data structure residing in the memory and whether an order of the digital fingerprint scans in the sequence matches a registered order of the defined number of digital fingerprints.
US10102359B2	Device access using voice authentication A device can be configured to receive speech input from a user. The speech input can include a command for accessing a restricted feature of the device. The speech input can be compared to a voiceprint (e.g., text-independent voiceprint) of the user's voice to authenticate the user to the device. Responsive to successful authentication of the user to the device, the user is allowed access to the restricted feature without the user having to perform additional authentication steps or speaking the command again. If the user is not successfully authenticated to the device, additional authentication steps can be request by the device (e.g., request a password).
US10102357B2	Biometric identification and identity data protection method The invention relates to a method for identifying a person to be identified having a certified data medium linking a primary identifier and a primary biometric characteristic of a holder of the data medium, acquiring, during a unique operation, the first biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and a second, distinct biometric characteristic, verifying that the person to be identified corresponds to the holder of the data medium by comparing the first acquired biometric characteristic to that of the data medium, storing the second acquired biometric characteristic and associating it with a secondary identifier and during a subsequent identification, acquiring the second biometric characteristic on the person to be identified and comparing it to the second biometric characteristic.
US10102355B2	Optimized enforcement of fine grained access control on data Techniques for efficient cursor sharing to enforce fine-grained access control are provided. In one technique, the authorization context of a database statement is stored in (or in association with) a corresponding cursor. The authorization context indicates multiple authorization results, each of which indicates whether a user (or role) associated with the database statement is allowed to access a different data set of multiple data sets that the database statement targets. An authorization context of an incoming database statement may be compared to the authorization context of a cursor in a single comparison to determine whether the authorization contexts match. If so, then the cursor may be shared. In another technique, one or more normalizations are applied to a cursor predicate that is generated based on the authorization context of a database statement. The one or more normalizations may result in removing one or more predicates from the cursor predicate.
US10102352B2	Content usage monitor A trusted content usage monitor for monitoring content usage is provided. A unique identifier generation unit generates a unique identifier indicative of content being rendered and a packet generator generates a trusted packet comprising the unique identifier. The trusted packet is trust signed by the trusted content usage monitor, so that it can be trusted by its recipient. The trusted content usage monitor has at least one mode of operation in which content rendering cannot be decoupled from operation of the unique identifier generation unit, so that generated packets can be trusted as truly indicative of content usage.
US10102350B1	System and method for protecting data stored in the control registers of an integrated circuit The present invention provides a system and method for protecting data stored in the control registers of an integrated circuit, such as a television chip. The system and method use one or more selectively activated read protection modules to prevent the control registers from being read unless a predetermined key or password is entered. The password or key may be stored in password registers within the chip. A key access generator will enable read access of the control registers if correct values are written to the appropriate password registers. The key access generator may enable read access for a predetermined period of time or until it receives another input.
US10102349B2	Molecular orbital similarity deviation evaluation method, and system using same The present invention relates to a molecular orbital similarity deviation evaluation method comprising: a) a step for selecting two subject molecular orbitals, the molecular orbital similarity of which is to be compared, then obtaining Nx multi-block spectrums (MBS) having different block sizes, and subsequently combining Nx MBS pairs having the same block size; b) a step for calculating a TSS(m) score for each MBS pair (m being the number of the MBS and being from 1 to Nx) by carrying out a multi-step uniformity evaluation on the Nx MBS pairs; and c) a step for calculating the standard deviation of the TSS(m) scores for the Nx MBS pairs and using same to quantitatively evaluate the molecular orbital similarity deviation.
US10102346B2	Playing method for screen baseball system A playing method for a screen baseball system includes (a) registering a personal rank, (b) transmitting pitching information section, (c) displaying a pitching motion on a screen if a batter at an offense side presses a pitching pedal, and starting a pitching action according to the selected pitch type, (d) detecting a batting action of the batter and transmitting batting detection data to the game management unit, (e) receiving the batting detection data, converting the batting detection data into a trajectory of a batted ball, performing a simulation along the trajectory of the batted ball, and displaying an image on the screen, (f) photographing a batting image of the batter and transmitting the batting image to the game management unit, (g) receiving and transmitting batting image data and the displayed simulation information, and (h) storing the batting image and game information data.
US10102345B2	Personal wellness management platform A personal wellness system may facilitate personal wellness management via personal wellness devices. The personal wellness devices may be portable, handheld devices configured to facilitate personal exercise and personal wellness management using the device. Exercises performed using the personal wellness devices may be tracked based on forces exerted on the personal wellness device, a location and/or motion of the personal wellness device, and/or other bases for tracking personal exercise. Tracked exercises may be a basis for determining exercise parameters such as information associated with cardiovascular endurance, respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, and/or balance; calories burnt or energy expended; a completion level of a prescribed exercise routine; a quantified improvement in an exercise; and/or other exercise parameters. The personal wellness system may facilitate automated and/or live coaching, exercise regimen design, exercise scheduling, diet program design, rehabilitation, and/or other functions associated with personal wellness management.
US10102342B1	Method and apparatus for tracking of food intake and other behaviors and providing relevant feedback A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and provide suitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eating patterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.
US10102340B2	System and method for dynamic healthcare insurance claims decision support A healthcare claims processing and decision support system and method are disclosed that allow for the pre-processing of the healthcare claims as well as a method to reduce much of this overhead and alerting the user to any errors that occur during the claims processing.
US10102338B2	Adaptive compression and modification of nanopore measurement data A system includes a plurality of nanopore cells. Data corresponding to nanopore states of the plurality of nanopore cells is received. The data is analyzed to determine a compressed output size of the data given at least one compression technique. It is determined whether the compressed output size exceeds a data budget. In the event it is determined that the compressed output size exceeds the data budget, the data is modified. The modified data is outputted.
US10102336B2	Stable genes in comparative transcriptomics Various embodiments perform stable gene analysis of transcriptome sequencing data. In one embodiment, a plurality of datasets each including transcriptome sequencing data are received by a processor. Each of the plurality of datasets includes a plurality of genes and a respective ranking value for each of the plurality of genes. A plurality of rank normalized input datasets is generated based on assigning, for each of the plurality of datasets, a rank to each of the plurality of genes. One or more longest increasing subsequence (LIS) of ranks are identified between each pair of the plurality of rank normalized input datasets. A set of stable genes from the plurality of genes is identified based on each of the one or more LIS of ranks across the plurality of rank normalized input datasets.
US10102333B2	Feature selection for efficient epistasis modeling for phenotype prediction Various embodiments select markers for modeling epistasis effects. In one embodiment, a processor receives a set of genetic markers and a phenotype. A relevance score is determined with respect to the phenotype for each of the set of genetic markers. A threshold is set based on the relevance score of a genetic marker with a highest relevancy score. A relevance score is determined for at least one genetic marker in the set of genetic markers for at least one interaction between the at least one genetic marker and at least one other genetic marker in the set of genetic markers. The at least one interaction is added to a top-k feature set based on the relevance score of the at least one interaction satisfying the threshold.
US10102331B2	Determining boolean region participants for a notional context given arbitrary bodies Product Data Management (PDM) systems and methods. A method includes receiving a target body and a tool body, and evaluating a body type of the target body and a body type of the tool body. The method includes evaluating interactions between the target body and the tool body, and applying comparison criteria to determine spatial relation and relative convexity of an intersection between the target body and the tool body. The method includes identifying tool face regions of the tool body based on the evaluations and the determined spatial relation and relative convexity of the intersection. The method includes adding the tool face regions to the target body to produce a modified target body.
US10102328B1	System and method for constructing spanning trees The present disclosure relates to a system and method for constructing spanning trees. Embodiments may include receiving, using at least one processor, a plurality of nodes associated with the integrated circuit design. In some embodiments, the plurality of node may be configured to be intercoupled by one or more combinations of edges. Embodiments may further include receiving a user-defined value at a graphical user interface. Embodiments may also include generating a routing graph with a subset of the one or more combinations of edges based upon, at least in part, the user-defined value and the position of each of the plurality of nodes. Embodiments may further include generating a spanning tree based upon, at least in part, at least one of: one or more wirelengths of the routing graph and one or more source-sink detour costs associated with the routing graph.
US10102326B1	Method and apparatus for relocating design modules while preserving timing closure A method for designing a system on a target device includes generating a solution for the system. A solution for a module of the system identified by a user is preserved. The preserved solution for the module is implemented at a location on the target device identified by the user.
US10102324B2	Reuse of extracted layout-dependent effects for circuit design using circuit stencils A method for reuse of extracted layout-dependent effects for circuit design using circuit stencils includes receiving a schematic of an integrated circuit including a circuit segment. A circuit stencil corresponding to the circuit segment is instantiated in a schematic of a second integrated circuit. The circuit stencil includes layout-dependent effects information for the circuit segment extracted from a layout of the first integrated circuit. Simulation is performed on the schematic of the second integrated circuit using the layout-dependent effects information for the circuit segment. A layout of at least a portion of the second integrated circuit corresponding to the circuit segment is generated responsive to performing the simulation.
US10102323B2	Micro-benchmark analysis optimization for microprocessor designs Embodiments include systems and methods for optimization of micro-benchmark analysis for microprocessor designs. For example, embodiments seek to generate a suite of micro-benchmarks and associated weighting factors, which can be used to effectively define a weighted aggregate workload condition for a fine-grained (e.g., RTL) simulation in a manner that is a sufficient proxy for predicted commercial workload conditions. The suite of micro-benchmarks can be appreciably more efficient to simulate than the commercial workload, so that using the suite of micro-benchmarks as a proxy for the commercial workload can provide many benefits, including more efficient iterative design.
US10102322B2	Computer implemented method for behavior analysis of an integrated circuit comprising paths selection based on an aggregation criterion and predefined analysis strategy A method implemented by computer, for selecting representative paths for the analysis of the behavior of an integrated circuit according to a predefined analysis strategy, comprises the identification of the set of paths of the integrated circuit having logic gates and the construction of a list of the set of the paths. The method comprises: the selection of several criteria related to the behavior of the integrated circuit, chosen from among the following types: topology, usage, sensitivity, environment, criticality; the determination of values of the selected criteria for each of the identified paths; the application of a correlation function to aggregate the set of the values of criteria to define an aggregation criterion value; and the selection of a subset of representative paths from among the list of the paths, as a function of the value of the aggregation criterion of the paths and of the predefined analysis strategy.
US10102317B2	Computer modeling system and method for plenoptic scene simulation A method comprising the step of partitioning a 3D model domain into disjoint subsets of interaction and propagation subdomain volumes, wherein propagator methods transport plenoptic field through extents of volumetric media between interaction subdomain boundaries, wherein distinct interaction methods are applied to each interaction subdomain separately and govern the solution process within the subdomain and field-exchange at boundary.
US10102316B2	Virtual reality authoring method An embodiment provides a virtual reality experience by defining a model representing an object that includes experimental parameters. After defining the model, a model simulation is performed, using variations of the experimental parameters, that produces results for each of the one or more variations. The results include a value for a behavior of interest of the model for each of the variations. Next, the results are compressed to an interpolant comprising discrete polytope bins with continuous surrogates of the behavior of interest. Responsive to user provided values of the experimental parameters, a value of the behavior of interest is predicted using the interpolant. In turn, a virtual reality experience is provided by displaying to the user an effect on the model for the user-provided values of the one or more experimental parameters where the displayed effect on the model reflects the predicted value for the behavior of interest.
US10102314B2	Optimal operation pattern selection method for motor, optimal operation pattern selection program for motor, and motor selection device In an optimal operation pattern selection method, a plurality of selectable motors is selected and an optimal operation pattern from among the motor operation pattern defined by positioning time to rotate a motor output shaft of the motor to rotate a load by a positioning angle and stop time to stop the motor output shaft is suggested. The optimal operation pattern selection method includes a comprehensive determination step of calculating a comprehensive determination result according to an adaptable item, and storing the comprehensive determination result linked to each of the motors; and a list display step of displaying a list of the motors to enable to receive selection of one of the motors, together with the comprehensive determination result stored in the comprehensive determination step.
US10102313B2	Raised floor plenum tool According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for use with a raised floor data center is provided. The method according to one aspect includes receiving input data, including data related to at least one data center design parameter, determining tile airflow uniformity using the input data and at least one empirical correlation, implementing an analytical model to determine airflow distribution, the analytical model including at least one empirical formula, and using the tile airflow uniformity and the airflow distribution to evaluate airflow in a data center design.
US10102312B2	Method of determining the performance of at least one propeller of a turbomachine in an air stream under gyration A method for determining performance levels of at least one turbine engine propeller in an incident air flow (V) including an axial component (Vz) and a tangential component (VΘ), the propeller being modelled by a defined generalized theoretical model (Mg), for plural blade angles (ß) of the propeller, by a set of adimensional coefficients, including at least one generalized advance coefficient (Jg), a generalized power coefficient (CPg), and a generalized traction coefficient (CTg) defined by formulae: { J g = v z u - v θ ⁢ C Tg ⁡ ( β ) = T ⁡ ( β ) ρ · ( u - v θ ) 2 · D 2 C Pg ⁡ ( β ) = P ⁡ ( β ) ρ · ( u - v θ ) 3 · D 2 wherein the generalized theoretical model (Mg) of the propeller is parameterized with input conditions of the turbine engine, including at least the axial component (Vz), the tangential component of the incident air flow (VΘ), the blade angle (ß) and the drive speed (u) of the propeller; and at least the traction performance level (T) and power performance level (P) of the propeller are derived from the parameterized generalized theoretical model (Mg).
US10102311B2	Obtaining micro- and macro-rock properties with a calibrated rock deformation simulation A method for estimating a property of an earth formation includes: obtaining a sample of rock; scanning the sample to determine internal rock damage; measuring a deformation parameter of the sample; constructing a mathematical model of the sample that replicates the determined and measured internal rock damage distribution; simulating the one or more tests using the mathematical model; obtaining a rock deformation parameter using the one or more simulated tests corresponding to the measured rock deformation parameter; comparing the rock deformation parameter obtained from the one or more simulated tests to the corresponding measured rock deformation parameter; adjusting parameters of the mathematical model based upon the rock parameter obtained from simulation not being within a selected range of the measured rock parameter; and providing the mathematical model as a verified mathematical model based upon the rock parameter obtained from simulation being within a selected range of the measured rock parameter.
US10102304B1	Multi-stage digital content evaluation Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for evaluating digital content. In one aspect, a system includes a distributed computing system that access the third-party corpus database to evaluate the various third-party content, based at least in part on the one or more parameters, and transmit digital data corresponding to a set of the various third-party content to a user device. The evaluation can include a first evaluation process that provides a cost-prominence relationship for various third party content and is used, in part, to select a format for at least some of the third-party content, and a second evaluation process that is used to select locations of an electronic document for at least some of the third-party content. The multiple evaluation processes can be completed in less time than a combinatorial evaluation process.
US10102301B2	Internet-based proxy security services A proxy server receives from a client device a request to perform an action on an identified resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The proxy server receives the request as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server and the origin servers are owned by different entities. The proxy server analyzes the request to determine whether a visitor belonging to that request poses a threat. If the proxy server determines that the visitor poses a threat, the proxy server blocks the request and transmits a block page to the client device that indicates that the request has been blocked.
US10102299B2	File transmission method, file transmission apparatus and file transmission system A file transmission method, a file transmission apparatus, and a file transmission system are provided. The method is adapted for a first electronic apparatus to perform a file transmission operation with a second electronic apparatus. The method includes following steps: capturing a target image including a selection region displayed by the second electronic apparatus, wherein the selection region is displayed by the second electronic apparatus in response to a selection operation performed on at least one item displayed by the second electronic apparatus; identifying an encoded pattern located within the selection region in the target image, and decoding the encoded pattern to obtain connection information of the item; and transmitting at least one file with the second electronic apparatus according to the connection information.
US10102297B2	System and method for providing a temporally or geographically relevant item A system and method for providing at least one of a geographically relevant item or a temporally relevant item are provided. A geographical location or temporal information of a device that is configured to access items associated with an electronic messaging account is determined. First items associated with the electronic messaging account are filtered to obtain an item relevant to the determined geographical location or temporal information. Second items associated with the electronic messaging account are filtered to obtain one or more items contextually relevant to the relevant item. The relevant item and one or more items contextually relevant to the relevant item are provided for display, wherein the display is differentiated from other items of the electronic messaging account.
US10102294B2	Analyzing concepts over time A method and apparatus are provided for automatically generating and processing first and second concept vector sets extracted, respectively, from a first set of concept sequences and from a second, temporally separated, concept sequences by performing a natural language processing (NLP) analysis of the first concept vector set and second concept vector set to detect changes in the corpus over time by identifying changes for one or more concepts included in the first and/or second set of concept sequences.
US10102287B2	System and method for graphically building weighted search queries A system and method allow a user to define a search request by selecting and weighting graphical icons provided on a search creation interface. The graphical icons may be selected by using an icon selection feature provided on the search creation interface. The graphical icons may further be assigned relative search weights using an icon weighting feature provided on the search creation interface. The system and method generate search results based on metadata associated with the selected ones of the graphical icons and the search weights assigned to each of the selected ones of the graphical icons. The search results may comprise a ranked list of items, such as products listed for sale on an e-commerce server.
US10102282B2	Apparatus for mediation bridge ontology based on ontology alignment pattern An apparatus for processing Mediation Bridge Ontology (MBO) based on ontology alignment patterns. The apparatus includes an MBO strategy design pattern component to have a plurality of strategy design pattern classes, to request, from a Pattern Relationship Model (PRM) component, a PRM for execution of the plurality of strategy design pattern classes, to receive the requested PRM from the PRM component, to execute a strategy design pattern using the received PRM, to acquire alignment information from the executed strategy design pattern, and to store the acquired alignment information, an MBO mediation pattern component to add a new class to the MBO strategy design pattern component through an interface used for communicating with other objects, and the PRM component to have a plurality of PRMs, and, in response to a request from the MBO strategy design pattern component, to provide a PRM to the MBO strategy design pattern component.
US10102279B2	System for classifying characterized information A computerized method for searching one or more information sources and identifying and reporting characterized information can comprise searching one or more data sources for a user-provided search target. The method can also comprise receiving one or more data results from the search of the one or more data sources. Additionally, the method can comprise classifying the one or more data results based upon the association of the user-provided search target with a derogatory attribute. The derogatory attribute can be determined based upon the content within each of the one or more data results. The method can comprise displaying an indication of at least a portion of the classified one or more data results with an indication of a cumulative ranking for each of the one or more data results.
US10102276B2	Resolving textual numerical queries using natural language processing techniques Methods, systems, and computer program products for resolving textual numerical queries using natural language processing techniques are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes determining (i) each variable with a stated numerical value in a textual query and (ii) each variable without a stated numerical value in the query by performing semantic analysis on the query; normalizing each of the stated numerical values corresponding to one or more of the determined variables by automatically converting each of the stated numerical values corresponding to the determined variables to a pre-determined canonical form; mapping (i) all of the determined variables and (ii) the normalized values corresponding to the determined variables to a pre-defined dependency formulae graph; and generating a solution to the query by computing a numerical value for each of the determined variables without a stated numerical value by implementing a graphical model inference mechanism against the graph subsequent to said mapping.
US10102273B2	Suggested queries for locating posts on online social networks In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a post of an online social network, extracting keywords from the content of the first post and the metadata associated with the first post, determining topics associated with each extracted keyword, calculating a topic-score based on a relevance of the topic to the post for each topic, generating a suggested keyword query corresponding to the post, the suggested keyword query comprising extracted keywords corresponding to each topic having a topic-score greater than a threshold topic-score, and sending the post and the suggested keyword query to a client device of a first user for display.
US10102270B2	Display of media asset information An enhanced metadata structure and associated process is provided which captures and stores metadata gathered about the source and usage of a media asset or file. The source and usage metadata is integrated, such as by encoding within the enhanced media file, as the media asset is transferred and used. The integrated metadata accumulates, as a trail of source information and usage information in the enhanced media asset, and can be extracted upon arrival at a target computer system.
US10102266B2	Method and system for implementing a redo repeater Disclosed are methods and apparatuses to provide a redo repeater that allows for no data loss protection without the performance impact to the primary database even when a significant geographical distance separates the primary and standby databases. The Repeater is a lightweight entity that receives redo from the primary database with the purpose of redistributing that redo throughout the primary/standby system configuration. The Repeater able to extend no data loss protection and switchover functionality to terminal standby databases even though the primary database does not need to have a direct connection with those destinations.
US10102265B1	Method and system for tuning blockchain scalability for fast and low-cost payment and transaction processing A method of synchronizing transactions between blockchains comprising receiving first and second pluralities of transactions on a first private blockchain network and recording them to first and second private blocks on the first private blockchain network, respectively, generating a first merged block comprising the first private block and the second private block and recording the first merged block to a single block on a second blockchain network, recording each of the first and second private blocks and the first merged block to a first private smart contract linked to the first private blockchain network, performing a synchronization process between the first private smart contract and a second smart contract linked to the second blockchain network, defining a second smart contract, and performing a checkpointing process between the first private smart contract and the second smart contract. The first private blockchain network has a parameter difference from the second blockchain network.
US10102260B2	Method and apparatus for accelerated data translation using record layout detection Various methods and apparatuses are described for performing high speed translations of data. In an example embodiment, record layout detection can be performed for data. In another example embodiment, data pivoting prior to field-specific data processing can be performed.
US10102259B2	Track reconciliation from multiple data sources Embodiments relate to reconciling different entity identifiers. A method of reconciling different entity identifiers of a same entity is provided. The method receives a plurality of series of location-time data items from a plurality of tracking systems that each track one or more entities. Each series of location-time data items is associated with an entity identifier. The method categorizes each location-data item into a space-time region. The method generates a track for each of the plurality of series of location-time data items based on the space-time regions into which the location-data items are categorized, and generates a track signature for each of the generated tracks based on a segment of the generated track. The method compares the track signatures to find matching track signatures. Based on a plurality of matching signatures, the method reconciles the plurality of entity identifiers associated with the plurality of matching signatures to a particular entity.
US10102258B2	Collaborative dataset consolidation via distributed computer networks Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an interface between repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that facilitates consolidation of one or more datasets, whereby a collaborative data layer and associated logic facilitate, for example, efficient access to, and implementation of, collaborative datasets. In some examples, a method may include receiving data representing a query into a collaborative dataset consolidation system, identifying datasets relevant to the query, generating one or more queries to access disparate data repositories, and retrieving data representing query results. In some cases, one or more queries are applied (e.g., as a federated query) to atomized datasets stored in one or more atomized data stores, at least two of which may be different.
US10102257B2	Real-time and adaptive data mining A method of analyzing data is presented. The method includes generating a query based on a topic of interest, expanding search terms of the query, executing the query on one or more data sources, monitoring a specific data source selected from the one or more data sources. The monitoring is performed to monitor for matches to the query.
US10102254B2	Confidence ranking of answers based on temporal semantics A mechanism is provided, in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory configured to implement a question and answer system (QA), for providing confidence rankings based on temporal semantics. Responsive to receiving an input question, a set of candidate answers is identified from a knowledge domain based on a correlation between an identified one or more predicates and an identified one or more arguments to the knowledge domain. A confidence score is associated with each of the candidate answers and each confidence score associated with each candidate answer is refined based on a set of temporal characteristics identified in the input question. A set of temporally refined candidate answers is then provided to the user.
US10102246B2	Natural language consumer segmentation Techniques are disclosed for using natural language processing techniques to define, manipulate, and interact with consumer segmentations. In such embodiments a content consumption analytics engine can be configured to receive and process a natural language segmentation query. The query may comprise, for example, a command that defines a new segmentation, a command that manipulates existing segmentations, or a command that solicits information relating to existing consumer segmentations. The query is parsed to identify individual grammatical tokens which are then correlated with specific segment token types through the use of a token repository. A custom thesaurus is used to identify synonymous terms for grammatical tokens which may not exist in the token repository. User feedback enables the custom thesaurus to learn additional synonyms for future use. Once the grammatical tokens are mapped onto the identified segment token types, a formal segment definition can be constructed based on a segment definition structure.
US10102245B2	Variable search query vertical access In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a search query input comprising a character string having a first number of characters; searching one or more indexes of one or more verticals to identify terms corresponding to the search query input, wherein if the first number is less than or equal to a threshold number, then searching one or more first indexes, wherein each first index is related to objects of a first object-type, and if the first number is greater than the threshold number, then searching the one or more first indexes and one or more second indexes, wherein each second index is related to objects of a second object-type different than the first object-type; and sending instructions for presenting one or more suggested queries, each suggested query comprising the character string of the search query input and one or more of the identified terms.
US10102243B2	Specification of database table relationships for calculation A relationship amongst multiple relationships between database tables can be specified independent of a query. More specifically, a function (USERELATIONSHIP) can be introduced to the DAX language (Data Analysis Expressions), which provides a way to author formulas that are not evaluated immediately, but that can be evaluated dynamically and concurrently in many different contexts. The function enables a single relationship to be specified in the calculation formula away from the query. This provides a mechanism within the formula that specifies specific relationship(s) that are to be followed when the dynamic expression is evaluated.

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