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| US10187509B2 |
Enhanced video sharing
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for sharing video between devices during a voice call. A sending party and a receiving party can view a video during the voice call, enabling a live discussion of the video. During a connected voice call, a first mobile device signals to an application server the desire to share a video with a second mobile device. The application server appropriately instructs a media server to obtain the video and transcode the video for delivery to the second mobile device, the first mobile device, and/or an external display device. The video may be streamed to the media server from the first mobile device or the media server may otherwise locate the video from within the network. The media server streams the video to the second mobile device, the first mobile device, and/or the external display device. |
| US10187507B2 |
Enhancements to data-driven media management within an electronic device
A centralized resource manager manages the routing of audio or visual information within a device, including a handheld device such as a smartphone. The resource manager evaluates data-driven policies to determine how to route audio or visual information to or from various input or output components connected to the device, including headphones, built-in speakers, microphones, bluetooth headsets, cameras, and so on. Among the data considered in the policies are connection status data, indicating if a device is connected, routing status data, indicating if a device is permitted to route information to or from a component, and grouping data, indicating logical relationships between various components. Components may be considered inherently routable, automatically routable, or optionally routable. Numerous other uses exist for such data, including providing simpler and more logical management interfaces. |
| US10187498B2 |
Method and apparatus for setting waiting time duration
A method for setting a waiting time duration includes: controlling a target component to send preset data to a processor a plurality of times, and controlling the processor to receive the preset data sent by the target component each time based on a different waiting time duration; determining, from the different waiting time durations, a maximum waiting time duration and a minimum waiting time duration that are used by the processor for correctly receiving the preset data; and determining and storing a to-be-used waiting time duration according to the maximum waiting time duration and the minimum waiting time duration. |
| US10187487B2 |
Infrastructure for hosting services in an aircraft, and related access method
An infrastructure for hosting services in an aircraft, and related access method are provided. The infrastructure includes a plurality of onboard platforms, each platform corresponding to a functional domain of the aircraft and hosting at least one service able to be implemented in the aircraft in the functional domain in question; at least one onboard communicator communicating with a ground structure, connected to each onboard platform; and at least one access portal able to allow centralized access to services hosted by all of the onboard platforms corresponding to the different functional domains of the aircraft. |
| US10187484B2 |
Non-disruptive display of video streams on a client system
In one embodiment, a method includes launching, by a client system of a first user, a video-call session; receiving, by the client system of the first user, a video stream including video captured at a client system of a second user; and displaying the video stream in a small-overlay-window on a display of the client system of the first user, wherein the small-overlay-window is positioned over an active application. |
| US10187482B2 |
Systems and methods for matching online users across devices
Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; for each source IP address for which requests were received over a predetermined time period from a number of Internet-enabled devices below a threshold number of devices, identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; and for each possible pair of devices, calculating a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user. |
| US10187478B2 |
Dynamic detection of inactive virtual private network clients
The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for dynamic detection of inactive virtual private network clients. Specifically, a network device receives periodic messages from a first device at a first interval, and determines a timeout value for the first device based at least on the first interval, at which the periodic messages are received from the first device. Subsequent to determining the timeout value, the network device detects that a message has not been received from the first device for a period of time corresponding to the timeout value for the first device. The network device then terminates at least one connection with the first device responsive to determining that no message has been received from the first device for the period of time corresponding to the timeout value for the first device. |
| US10187475B2 |
Method and system for automatically bypassing network proxies in the presence of interdependent traffic flows
A method and system for automatically bypassing a network proxy in the presence of interdependent traffic flows. Messages from a client attempting to establish communication with an origin server are monitored to detect the presence of certain state information. If the origin server is present in one or more bypass lists, the network proxy is bypassed and communication is established between the client and origin sever directly. Otherwise, communication between the client and origin server is established though the network proxy. Messages between at least the origin server and client are monitored in order to identify origin servers for which the network proxy should be bypassed. The bypass lists are automatically updated for such origin servers. |
| US10187470B2 |
Gateway device and sensor data collection system
The data acquisition unit acquires sensor data according to an acquisition rule stored in the acquisition and processing rule DB. Then the data acquisition unit determines a representative value for each predetermined time interval on acquired data according to the buffer setting information stored in the buffer setting information DB and saves at least a predetermined number of representative values in the buffer provided in the main memory. The processing unit processes the predetermined number of representative values saved in the buffer to determine the processed data according to a processing rule stored in the acquisition and processing rule DB. The data upload unit transmits to the M2M server the processed data determined by the processing unit. |
| US10187469B2 |
Cloud agent device, cloud storage and file transferring method
A cloud agent device including, determines whether the size of the file is less than the size of the remaining capacity of the second cloud storage, validating the verification request information of correctness, sending a affirmative notification to the first cloud storage and transfer the file from the first cloud storage to the second cloud storage when the verification request information is correct. The invention also provides a cloud storage and a file transferring method. The cloud agent device, cloud storage and file transferring method can efficient and accurate transfer of files in a safe condition. |
| US10187462B2 |
Methods, system, and server for constructing microblog management circle
The present disclosure provides methods, a system, and a server for constructing a microblog management circle. One method includes: setting, by a server, a microblog account 1 as a main official account; and receiving, by the server, a message indicating that a microblog account 2 is used as a sub official account subordinate to the main official account, setting, according to the message, the microblog account 2 as the sub official account subordinate to the main official account, and displaying operational data of the sub official account subordinate to the main official account to the main official account. In the present disclosure, an architecture of a hierarchical microblog management circle can be constructed, making it easier for a manager of a microblog account to view operational data of the subordinate microblog account. |
| US10187460B2 |
Peer-to-peer sharing in a content centric network
The system receives a list of one or more name prefixes associated with an original name, wherein the original name corresponds to an original root manifest that indicates a set of original content objects and includes a set of content object hash (COH) values for the indicated set of original content objects, and wherein the original root manifest is registered with a tracking service. Based on a name prefix from the list, the system receives the original root manifest and selects a peer node that stores one or more of the original content objects. The system determines which original content objects are stored at the selected peer node and generates an interest for an original content object, wherein the name for the interest includes the name prefix, and wherein the third interest includes a COH value for an original content object stored at the selected peer node. |
| US10187453B2 |
Providing geocoded targeted web content
A system and method are disclosed for providing geocoded web content to a user based on a specific geographic location specified by the user. A determination module receives a geographic location from the user and determines latitude and longitude coordinates associated with the geographic location from a geographic information database. The determination module further determines a geographic boundary associated with the latitude and longitude coordinates based at least in part on an area of interest surrounding the geographic location. A web content search module determines web content comprising substance associated with a location within the geographic boundary. A front end interface transmits the determined web content for display in an order based at least in part on distance from the location associated with the web content to the geographic location. |
| US10187450B2 |
Parallel and sequential execution of automated online charging test procedures
Systems and methods are described herein for performing automated testing of online charging systems associated with telecommunications networks. In some embodiments, the systems and methods utilize various components associated with an online charging system, such as an event mediator, to convert data associated with test cases to be simulated by the online charging system (e.g., data from spreadsheets) into various test requests actionable during the online charging system under when simulating the test cases. |
| US10187444B2 |
System and method of automatic generation and insertion of analytic tracking codes
A system and method to automatically generate and insert a tracking code may include receiving at a web server, from a requesting computing device, a webpage access request associated with a domain; in response to receiving the webpage access request; accessing a configuration file for the domain; generating an analytics tracking code based on data stored in the configuration file; accessing the webpage from a storage device; modifying the webpage to include the analytics tracking code; and transmitting, from the web server, the modified webpage to the requesting computing device. |
| US10187442B2 |
Video stream management for remote graphical user interfaces
Embodiments enable display updates other than a video stream in a graphical user interface (GUI) to be rendered, encoded, and transmitted exclusive of the video stream. A virtual machine generates a GUI that includes an encoded video stream and other display updates. A virtual graphics processing unit (VGPU) stack associated with the VM renders the other display updates of the GUI to a framebuffer. The rendered display updates are encoded and transmitted to a client for display. The encoded video stream, or a modified (e.g., reduced bit rate) version of the encoded video stream, may be transmitted to the client, such that the client can display the encoded video stream within the GUI. For example, the encoded video stream may be selectively transmitted to the client based on the performance capabilities of the client. |
| US10187439B2 |
Dynamic recording of online conference
An online conferencing system that provides fine-grained control over recording of the online conference. A participant manager component detects current participants in an online conference. A video gathering component gathers video streams for each of at least some of the current participants in the online conference. A triggering component allows one or more of the participants to trigger operation of a recording component. The recording component identifies one or more of the gather video streams to record, and records the identified one or more video streams. The recording component may have fine-grained control over the recording process. If a participant joins the conference, that video from the new participant may be automatically recorded also. If a participant leaves a conference, the recording of that video may be stopped. |
| US10187437B2 |
Multi-hop small cell auto discovery for software defined networking-enabled radio access network
Concepts and technologies are described herein for multi-hop small cell auto discovery for software-defined networking (“SDN”)-enabled radio access networks (“RANs”). According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a small cell RAN node can include a network backhaul link connected to a further small cell radio access network node operating within a RAN controlled, at least in part, by a SDN controller. The small cell RAN node can generate an enhanced OFDP multicast message that includes a SDN characteristic for the SDN controller to use, at least in part, to discover the small cell RA node as operational within the RAN. The small cell RAN node can send the enhanced OFDP multicast message over the network backhaul link in an attempt to provide the SDN characteristic to the SDN controller so SDN controller can discover the small cell RAN node as operational within the RAN. |
| US10187435B2 |
Queued sharing of content in online conferencing
In one embodiment, a method includes sharing first content from a first computer of a first participant in an online conference. The first content is shared on a second display of a second computer of a second participant in the online conference. During the sharing of the first content, third content from a third computer of a third participant is queued in a queue at the second computer without display on the second display. For a transition from the first participant to the third participant in the online conference, the third content is shared on the second display of the second computer from the queue. |
| US10187434B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling data transmission in voice call over packet-switched network
An electronic device for providing a packet-based voice call function is provided. The electronic device includes a transmit antenna; a receive antenna; and a communication circuit configured to establish an uplink channel using the transmit antenna, establish a downlink channel using the receive antenna, perform a packet-based voice call using the uplink channel and the downlink channel, obtain information associated with the downlink channel, determine a download schedule based on the obtained information associated with the downlink channel, determine a time required from a transmission request to a base station to a grant time, and transmit a voice packet over the uplink channel based on the download schedule and the time required from the transmission request to the base station to a grant time. |
| US10187430B2 |
Smart management of background network connections
In some implementations, a network daemon can manage access to a mobile device's network interface. The network daemon (e.g., network connection managing process) can monitor the condition of the mobile device's network connection on one or more interfaces. The network daemon can monitor many conditions on the mobile device. The network daemon can receive background networking requests from network clients (e.g., processes, applications) that specify criteria for initiating a network connection. The network daemon can then smartly manage network connections taking into account network conditions, mobile device conditions and/or client criteria received in the client request. This can help reduce battery life impact, memory usage, likelihood of call drops, data usage cost, and load on network operators. |
| US10187429B2 |
Selective redundancy for media sessions
In one embodiment, a device in a network maintains a plurality of network paths for a media session. The device identifies a subset of data for the media session as requiring redundancy. The device sends a packet in the identified subset of data for the media session as redundant packets via two or more of the plurality of network paths for the media session. The device sends a particular packet outside of the identified subset of data for the media session non-redundantly via one of the plurality of network paths for the media session. |
| US10187424B2 |
Custom security browser
A custom browser can be setup or configured by end user to scan, monitor, filter out or eliminate any element of HTTP or HTTPS or Java script code or cookie downloading from the Internet in real time. The browser with custom security protects and eliminates unnecessary data or hacker attempts from the Internet by transcoding the downloading HTML/HTML5 code without requiring any plug-in, security app or changed system security level of devices. The application is particularly useful in IPTV and Remote UI HTML5 implementations. |
| US10187421B2 |
Cyberattack prevention system
A self-updating system for defending against a cyberattack requests connected devices to solve a problem that is created in a random manner. The problems are created in a manner such that the system can determine whether the client device is being used as part of a cyberattack based on how the client device responds to the problems. |
| US10187420B2 |
Local applications and local application distribution
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for local applications and local application distribution. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an application authority system can receive a local application for distribution to a local router. The application authority system can perform an application approval process to approve the local application for distribution to the local router. The application authority system can cause the local application to be distributed to the local router. The local router can receive the local application and can distribute the local application to one or more devices via a local network. |
| US10187419B2 |
Method and system for processing notification messages of a website
A method and system for secure notification message presentation are disclosed. A device with one or more processors and memory detects a trigger to display a notification message and, in response to detecting the trigger, determines a risk level corresponding to the notification message based on content of the notification message, where the risk level is one of benign, malicious, or unknown. In accordance with a determination that the risk level corresponding to the notification message is benign, the device displays the notification message. In accordance with a determination that the risk level corresponding to the notification message is malicious, the device displays blocking display of the notification message. |
| US10187416B2 |
Device activity and data traffic signature-based detection of mobile device health
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for data traffic signature-based detection and protection against malware. According to one method, data traffic and behavior associated with a computing device is monitored and a device activity signature is created that includes an abstraction of the data traffic. A classification of the device activity signature is determined and a policy decision for the computing device is applied based on the determined classification. |
| US10187415B2 |
Cognitive information security using a behavioral recognition system
Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for generating a linguistic model of input data obtained from a data source (e.g., a video camera). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a sequence of symbols is generated based on an ordered stream of normalized vectors generated from the input data. A dictionary of words is generated from combinations of the ordered sequence of symbols based on a frequency at which combinations of symbols appear in the ordered sequence of symbols. A plurality of phrases is generated based an ordered sequence of words from the dictionary observed in the ordered sequence of symbols based on a frequency by which combinations of words in ordered sequence of words appear relative to one another. |
| US10187414B2 |
Differential malware detection using network and endpoint sensors
A method is disclosed in which a system compares a first set of reports characterizing network traffic flows originating from an endpoint device with a second set of reports characterizing network traffic flows originating from the endpoint device and stored at an external network device to determine whether the first set and second set of reports characterizing network traffic flows originating from an endpoint device are different. In response to determining that the first and second reports characterizing network traffic flows are different, the system identifies the network traffic flows originating from the endpoint device and reported by an external network device, but not reported by the endpoint device, as possibly indicative of malware and forwards the network traffic flows originating from the endpoint device to an analyzer for further processing. Thus, an observed difference between network traffic flows originating from an endpoint device and stored at the endpoint device and network traffic flows originating from the endpoint device and stored on an external network device are compared to detect the presence of malware residing on the endpoint device. |
| US10187412B2 |
Robust representation of network traffic for detecting malware variations
Techniques are presented that identify malware network communications between a computing device and a server based on a cumulative feature vector generated from a group of network traffic records associated with communications between computing devices and servers. Feature vectors are generated, each vector including features extracted from the network traffic records in the group. A self-similarity matrix is computed for each feature which is a representation of the feature that is invariant to an increase or a decrease of feature values across all feature vectors in the group. Each self-similarity matrix is transformed into corresponding histograms to be invariant to a number of network traffic records in the group. The cumulative feature vector is a cumulative representation of the predefined set of features of all network traffic records included in the at least one group of network traffic records and is generated based on the corresponding histograms. |
| US10187410B2 |
Automatically preventing and remediating network abuse
Various embodiments described herein are directed to optimizing cloud computing infrastructures functionality based on an abuse prevention and remediation platform. A tenant profile may have a tenant confidence score for a tenant, the tenant confidence score being an indicator of the reputation of the tenant usage of cloud computing resources. Based on the confidence score of the tenant, one or more policies for the tenant may be identified limiting access to cloud computing resources. If the virtual internet protocol address (VIP) of the tenant is determined to be tainted, the VIP may be quarantined in a tainted VIP pool, the quarantining excluding the VIP from being selected for use until the VIP is clean. A cleanup routine may be executed, the cleanup routine communicating remedial actions for the tainted VIP. Upon completion of the cleanup routine, the VIP may be restored to a clean VIP pool. |
| US10187405B2 |
Macro grid governance and communication
A governance apparatus and a communication method for communicating within the governance apparatus. The governance apparatus includes a Government. The Government includes Councils such that a macro grid including an artificial intelligence and the Government is configured to respond to an alert pertaining to an event through use of the artificial intelligence and the Government. The governance apparatus also includes an enhanced Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) communication stack of layers including a Governance Layer and an Intelligence Layer. The Intelligence Layer includes intelligence software configured to process data pertaining to the event, data pertaining to the alert, and data pertaining to the Government. The Governance Layer includes governance software configured to filter data in a TCP/IP packet header structure through data security and data integrity algorithms, both to and from the intelligence software in the Intelligence Layer, to protect the artificial intelligence from attack. |
| US10187403B2 |
False positive detection reduction system for network-based attacks
A system detects a security attack through a network-based application. The system receives a runtime request for invocation of a function and dynamically determines if the request for invocation of the function is associated with a cross-site scripting attack. In response to determine the function is associated with a cross-site scripting attack, the system stores information associated with the request, which is used for determining if the request is a legitimate request or a cross-site scripting attack. |
| US10187402B2 |
Network intrusion mitigation
A request is received to reestablish a connection to an end device in a network. At least one datum is identified indicating an error condition, the at least one datum including one or more of a bit error rate (BER), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value, and a foreign packet. Based on the one or more data values, user input is requested to deny the reestablish connection request. In response to the user input, the end device is prevented from reestablishing a link on the network. |
| US10187400B1 |
Packet filters in security appliances with modes and intervals
A computer system programmed to provide improved packet capture comprises: a plurality of sensor computers each programmed to capture data packets directed to a different compromised computer; a command server that is programmed to determine an expiration time for capturing a first set of data packets that have been routed toward a first compromised computer, to determine a time interval indicating an interval for capturing the first set of data packets, to identify a first packet capture filter of a plurality of packet capture filters for a first sensor computer of the plurality of sensor computers, to transmit, via a communications network, the first packet capture filter and a message, which comprises the time interval and the expiration time, to the first sensor computer of the plurality of sensor computers to capture the first set of data packets every the time interval and until the expiration time expires. |
| US10187396B2 |
Secure, non-disruptive firmware updating
Firmware updates for, e.g., thin client devices may be achieved in a seamless, non-disruptive manner using a two-stage firmware loader, including a base loader pre-installed on the device and a caching loader downloaded, by the base loader, from a firmware server and thereafter responsible for downloading and updating other firmware application packages. |
| US10187390B2 |
Systems and methods for scalable-factor authentication
Authentication systems and methods can selectively authenticate a request to access a resource data store storing access rights associated with a user device. The systems and methods can scalably execute challenges workflows as part of the authentication process. For example, a request to access one or more access rights stored in the data store can be received from the user device. The user device can be authenticated using challenge workflows selected based on a device identifier of the user device. The selected challenge workflows can be executed to determine whether or not to grant access to the access rights stored in the resource data store. |
| US10187382B2 |
Trusted communication session and content delivery
Methods and systems for configuring a network are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving a first token and an encryption key from a first device. A second token can be received from a second device. A determination can be made as to whether the first token matches the second token. Configuration information can be provided to the second device if the second token matches the first token. The configuration information can comprise information for connecting to a proxy configured on the first device. A request for content can be received from the proxy on behalf of the second device. The request for content can comprise the encryption key. |
| US10187381B2 |
Device and system operating method for online activation of mobile terminal token
A device and method for online activation of a mobile terminal token related to cloud authentication management is disclosed. The method generally includes: a first activation request sent by the cloud authentication management platform, the cloud authentication server generates a first activation response and sends same to the cloud authentication management platform; the cloud authentication management platform sends the first activation response to the terminal; when the mobile terminal token obtains the first activation response, the token accesses the cloud authentication server and establishes a network data link; the mobile terminal token and the cloud authentication server send data and carry out activation. |
| US10187378B2 |
Authentication system and non-transitory computer readable medium
An authentication server 2 stores, for each of one or more objects to be registered, unique pattern information of a surface of the object to be registered and a personal identification number into a database in association with each other, acquires unique pattern information of a surface of an object to be authenticated which is related to an authentication request, and a personal identification number, extracts, from the database, unique pattern information stored in association with the personal identification number related to the authentication request, and determines whether the extracted unique pattern information includes unique pattern information corresponding to the unique pattern information related to the authentication request. |
| US10187377B2 |
Caching network generated security certificates
Provided are methods and systems for caching network generated security certificates. An example system may include a security gateway node and a storage module. The security gateway node may be operable to receive, from a client, a session request to establish a secure connection with a server. Based on the session request, the security gateway node may establish a first secure session between the client and the security gateway node and a second secure session between the security gateway node and the server. The security gateway node may receive a server certificate from the server. The security gateway node may match the server certificate against a gateway certificate table. Based on the matching, the security gateway node may receive a gateway certificate associated with the gateway certificate entry that matches the server certificate. The gateway certificate may be used for performing the first secure session. |
| US10187369B2 |
Systems and methods to authenticate users and/or control access made by users on a computer network based on scanning elements for inspection according to changes made in a relation graph
A controller for user authentication and access control, configured to: store data representing a graph having: nodes representing data elements associated with accesses made using an access token; and links among the nodes representing connections between the data elements identified in details of the accesses. In response to receiving details of an access made using the access token, the controller updates the graph according to the details and identifies changes in the graph resulting from update. For each of the changes, the controller identifies a set of elements in the graph that are up to a predetermined number of degrees of separate from the change and evaluates the trustworthiness of user identities corresponding to the set of elements identified for the change. Based on the trustworthiness, the controller authenticates the user of the access and/or controls the access. |
| US10187368B2 |
Resource transfer setup and verification
Systems and techniques are provided for a resource transfer setup and verification. A request for transfer conditions for a transfer of resources may be received from a first computing device. A set of transfer conditions may be generated in response to the request for transfer conditions and sent to the first computing device. The set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device may be received from the first computing device. A transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions may be generated from data from the set of transfer conditions which may specify a first sub-transfer. Transfer instructions may be sent to a third computing device, including instructions for a sub-transfer specified in the set of transfer conditions. The set of transfer conditions may be stored with the transfer identifier as a transfer record in non-volatile storage. |
| US10187363B2 |
Hybrid integration of software development kit with secure execution environment
A portable communication device may include a mobile application executing in an application execution environment and a secure application executing in a trusted execution environment. The secure application may receive, from the mobile application, a storage request to store sensitive data. The storage request may include an encrypted data type identifier and an encrypted sensitive data. The secure application may decrypt the encrypted data type identifier and the encrypted sensitive data using a transport key, and re-encrypt the sensitive data using a storage key. The re-encrypted sensitive data can then be stored in a memory of the portable communication device which is outside the trusted execution environment. |
| US10187360B2 |
Method, system, server, client, and application for sharing digital content between communication devices within an internet network
A method, system, server, client and application for encrypting digital information such as documents and images for safe controlled sharing of those documents over an internet network. The method includes at least requesting and validating login credentials, generating server and client key pairs, key encryption, transmission to a sandbox environment, and decrypting for use by the first communication device. |
| US10187357B2 |
Method and system for internetwork communication with machine devices
A device of a public communication network initiates an action at a destination UE device of a private communication network by transmitting an action request message to a translating device that has a network/logical connection to both networks. The action request message contains security credentials of the initiating device, but does not contain a network address of the destination UE device. The translating device uses the security credentials of the initiating device contained in the action request message to determine a network address of the private network corresponding to the desired destination UE device. The security credentials may also be used to establish a secure connection from the initiating device. The translating device forwards the action request message to the desired destination device at the address associated with the initiator-device security credentials that it received in the action request message. The translating device may be a publish-subscribe broker. |
| US10187350B2 |
Hybrid unicast/anycast content distribution network system
A method includes receiving a request for an edge cache address, and comparing a requestor address to an anycast group. The method can further include providing an anycast edge cache address when the requestor address is in the anycast group. Alternatively, the method can further include determining an optimal cache server, and providing a unicast address of the optimal cache server when the requestor address is not in the anycast group. |
| US10187343B2 |
Location data for defining places and traffic
In one embodiment, a computing device selects a number of location updates from users which corresponds to a place. Each location update includes data indicating a geographic location that a user was at, and a time corresponding to when the user was at the geographic location. The computing device selects a first subset of the location updates which have geographic locations within a particular geographic area. For each location update in the first subset, the computing device determines a corresponding user and time. The computing device selects a second subset of location updates, each location update in the second subset corresponding to a user from the first subset, and a time within a threshold time of the time of the location update in the first subset. The computing device generates a probability map based on a distribution of geographic locations corresponding to the location updates in the second subset. |
| US10187341B2 |
Networked transmission of reciprocal identity related data messages
Computer-implemented systems and methods for networks that transmit credit, non-credit or identity related alert messages or other identity related messages relating to a secondary person, minor, or other person to a primary person's device. According to certain embodiments, two or more consenting adults, such as, for example, spouses, can have identity related messages relating to their credit status, and in some cases minors' credit status, transmitted to the device of the other person or persons as well as their own device. Each individual's device is able to communicate with the system in order to control what identity related messages the system transmits to their devices, as well as to devices of the other adult. In some embodiments, the system automatically terminates transmitting messages if a fraud event occurs. Each individual's device is also able to terminate transmission of such messages to devices of the other adult. |
| US10187339B2 |
Email message grouping
An email client includes a network interface, a hardware processor, a user interface, an identification module, a content email management module and one or both of a grouping module and bypass email handling module. The network interface communicates with at least one service provider email server. The identification module identifies content emails by analyzing email traffic in an email account established on the service provider's email server. Content email senders are classified as content providers. The content email management module obtains content emails. The grouping module groups content emails from each content provider for display as respective single content item. Optionally, a bypass email handling module implants content emails received over said bypass channel into an email account or accounts. |
| US10187338B2 |
Method for controlling data and electronic device thereof
A method for controlling an application using an electronic device is provided. The method includes providing a message application through the electronic device. The method also includes acquiring a message list comprising information about one or more messages transmitted or received by the electronic device, based on an input configured to transmit a file to an external device for the electronic device through the message application. The method further includes attaching to the message application at least a part of message information about the at least one message as the file, based on an input of selecting at least one message among the message list. |
| US10187337B2 |
Systems and methods for invoking chatbots in a channel based communication system
The disclosed systems and methods join a user to a sub-channel within a primary communication channel. A message from the user comprises a user identifier and a text communication. The communication is compared to each tag in each set of tags in a plurality of sets of tags, each set of tags being uniquely associated with (i) a different chatbot in one or more chatbots associated with the sub-channel or (ii) a different node within a plurality of nodes in a chatbot. The communication is routed to a first chatbot in the one or more chatbots, or a first node within the first chatbot, on the basis of being associated with a tag that best matches the communication. A responsive message by the first chatbot within the sub-channel includes the user identifier, thereby facilitating a conversation between the user and an enterprise data source associated with the sub-channel. |
| US10187336B2 |
Transmission system, communications control apparatus, transmission terminal, communications method, and transmission method
Disclosed is a transmission system including a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal in which the first transmission terminal transmits data to the second transmission terminal. The transmission system includes a first communications connector configured to connect first data communications between the first transmission terminal specified by first identification information and the second transmission terminal specified by second identification information, a determination part configured to refer to registered information registering third identification information in association with the first identification information of the first transmission terminal, acquire the third identification information in association with the first identification information, and determine whether the third identification information is included in transmission data transmitted by the first transmission terminal, and an addition part configured to add first information indicating that determination is made on the transmission data by the determination part. |
| US10187335B2 |
Methods, systems and computer readable mediums for providing a rich menu for instant messaging services
Disclosed are a system, method, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for providing an instant messaging service implemented with a computer. The method includes receiving a request on establishing a conversation interface with an official account registered at the instant messaging service from a client, providing a rich menu user interface associated with the official account on a portion of the conversation interface when the client establishes the conversation interface in response to the request, receiving a selection on a display item included in the rich menu from the client, identifying content associated with the selected display item by a manager of the official account, and providing the identified content to the client through the conversation interface. |
| US10187334B2 |
User-defined electronic message preferences
The invention provides a method of transmitting electronic messages in a computer environment. The preferred embodiment receives an electronic message addressed to a telephone number and determines an instant message identifier associated with the telephone number. In response to the determination that an instant message identifier associates with the telephone number, it is further determined whether an instant message receiver is available to receive messages addressed to the instant message identifier. In response to a determination that an instant message receiver is available to receive instant messages addressed to the instant message identifier, the electronic message is forwarded as an instant message addressed to the instant message identifier. In response to a determination that no instant message receiver is available to receive instant messages addressed to the instant message identifier, the electronic message is sent to a mobile device at the telephone number. |
| US10187324B2 |
System and method for resource management
Systems and methods are disclosed for resource management by a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO). These systems and methods include embodiments whereby a NFVO obtains requirements for a network service lifecycle management (LCM) operation, determines a delegating granting decision for a virtualized network function (VNF) manager (VNFM) associated with the network service LCM operation in accordance with the requirements for the network service LCM operation that grants a permission for the VNFM to perform multiple VNF LCM operations under one or more constraints, and sends the delegating granting decision to the VNFM. |
| US10187323B2 |
On-demand resource provisioning
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for on-demand resource provisioning for service instances. An on-demand service broker provisions IaaS resources at service instance creating time. The service broker provides a catalog listing one or more service plans, each service plan corresponds to a set of available resources. A user device selects a respective service plan that matches specific needs of an application that consumes the resources. The service broker generates a deployment manifest based on the selected service plan. The service broker then submits the deployment manifest to a deployment system. The deployment system provisions the resources to the service instance according to the manifest generated by the service broker. |
| US10187320B2 |
Transferring workloads between computing devices in a distributed computing system
Transferring workloads between computing devices in a distributed computing system, including: receiving, by a mobile computing device via a proximity-based communications protocol, a first computing device identity; receiving, by the mobile computing device, information describing one or more workloads executing on the first computing device; identifying, by the mobile computing device, a second computing device in the distributed computing system that is capable of executing at least a portion of the one or more workloads executing on the first computing device; and initiating, by the mobile computing device, a transfer of at least a portion of the one or more workloads executing on the first computing device to the second computing device. |
| US10187318B2 |
Dynamic bandwidth control systems and methods in software defined networking
A bandwidth control method implemented in a Software Defined Networking (SDN) network includes obtaining data for one or more services in the network, wherein each of the one or more services is controlled by an associated user-agent; determining future bandwidth requirements for the one or more services based on the data; determining service requests for at least one of the one or more services based on the future bandwidth requirements; and causing implementation of at least one of the service requests in order of priority. The process of prioritization uses a programmable network-wide logic and has the ability to consider information external to the network such as a user's Service Layer Agreement (SLA) and business priority. The entire bandwidth control method can repeat in cycles providing near real-time adjustments. |
| US10187311B2 |
Selectively transferring high-priority non-audio data over a quality of service channel
In an embodiment, a transmitting UE is engaged with a target UE in a communication session supported at least in part via a QoS channel on which audio traffic is primarily carried and a non-QoS channel on which non-audio traffic is carried. The transmitting UE obtains audio data and non-audio data for transmission to the target UE during the communication session, and identifies a subset of higher-priority non-audio data within the obtained non-audio data. The transmitting UE transmits a stream of packets including both the audio data and the subset of higher-priority audio data over the QoS channel instead of the non-QoS channel based on the identification. The target UE receives the stream of packets on the QoS channel, and the target UE identifies and extracts the audio data and the higher-priority non-audio data. After extraction, the target UE plays the audio data and processes the higher-priority non-audio data. |
| US10187304B2 |
Processing inter-VLAN traffic in an ethernet tree
A device may receive, from a first device associated with a first LAN, network traffic destined for a second LAN. The device may provide the first LAN with access to a core network. The device may not provide the second LAN with access to the core network. The device may identify, based on the network traffic, a Layer 3 address associated with a second device. The second device may be associated with the second LAN. The device may determine that the first device is categorized as a leaf device within an Ethernet Tree provided by the device. The device may determine, based on the Layer 3 address, that the second device is categorized as a leaf device within the Ethernet Tree. The device may drop the network traffic based on determining that the first device and the second device are categorized as leaf devices within the Ethernet Tree. |
| US10187301B2 |
Establishing label switched paths having refresh interval independent fast reroute facility protection
In one example, techniques of this disclosure may enable a point of local repair (PLR) network device to signal availability of link protection or node protection to a merge point (MP) network device and enable a network device to actively determine whether or not it is a merge point router. Based on whether or not the network device determines it is a MP, the network device may selectively clean up LSP states when there is an upstream link or node failure. The RSVP-TE protocol may be extended to enable a network device to send a tear down message to a downstream router, which may enable the downstream router to conditionally delete locale LSP state information. In some instances, a PLR network device may directly send a tear down message to a MP network device even though the PLR network device may not have a working bypass LSP. |
| US10187299B2 |
Method for using authenticated requests to select network routes
The present invention enables the selection of network routes based on a combination of traditional route table entries and identity policy information determined dynamically for each network session. This enables a network operator to apply different policies to network entities presenting differing identity credentials. It also allows network operators to block access to networks and network resources when identity credentials are not provided or are unauthorized. |
| US10187297B2 |
Classification with a switch
A switch receives a data packet containing training information. The switch learns a classifier based on the training information in the data packet, the classifier useable to classify data into at least one category. |
| US10187288B2 |
Communicating data link information using a light source
A device and a method for communicating data link information associated with a machine is provided. The device includes a light source comprising a Light Emitting Diode (LED). The device includes a controller configured to transmit a query, to the machine, for different types of information related to the machine, the different types of information including a first type of information, a second type of information, and a third type of information. Upon receiving a response indicating the availability of one or more types of information among the different types of information, the controller is configured to provide a first indication, a second indication, a third indication, a fourth indication, or a fifth indication. The controller is further configured to transmit data regarding the one or more types of information that are available. |
| US10187287B2 |
Estimating effort required for testing web services deployed in an enterprise system
An aspect of the present disclosure estimates effort required for testing web services deployed in an enterprise system. In one embodiment, a configuration data specifying complexity levels of web service operations and a number of test cases required for each of the complexity levels is maintained. Upon receiving data specifying a web service (deployed in the enterprise system) sought to be tested, a definition of the web service is inspected to identify web service operations provided by the web service. For each web service operation, a complexity level is determined, and a corresponding number of test cases required to be prepared for the determined complexity level is identified by examining the configuration data. A total number of test cases that is required to be prepared for testing the web service is then computed based on the identified number of test cases for the web service operations of the web service. |
| US10187286B2 |
Method and system for tracking network device information in a network switch
In general, embodiments of the invention relate to method for processing network device information. The method includes receiving network device information (NDI) from a plurality of network devices, storing the NDI in a computer cluster, after storing the NDI, determining that a first application is registered to receive the NDI, providing the NDI to the first application, analyzing, by the first application, the NDI, and performing, based on the analysis, a first action. |
| US10187282B2 |
System and method for modem management based on key performance indicators
Various embodiments of methods and systems for modem management in a portable computing device are disclosed. An exemplary method recognizes an input of a key performance indicator (“KPI”) from a plurality of performance indicators. Based on the key performance indicator either manually by a user or automatically based on system status information, the exemplary method determines a particular modem management and control strategy designed to optimize performance of the modem based on the key performance indicator. The determined modem management and control strategy is implemented to cause adjustment of a modem performance level such that the key performance indicator is optimized. Exemplary KPIs include, lower device temperature, maximization of the percentage of time that the modem is operating at a maximum advertised LTE speed, maximization of the average data throughput, maximization of battery life, and minimizing LTE speed transitions over time. |
| US10187281B2 |
Method and system of monitoring a service object
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and system for monitoring a service object. During operation, the system obtains resource consumption data corresponding to one or more service objects. The resource consumption data may include data indicating device resource usage. The system may then accumulate the resource consumption data in a predetermined storage object within a statistical time period corresponding to a service object. The system may sort the resource consumption data accumulated in the predetermined storage object within an update time period corresponding to the service object. The system may then load the sorted resource consumption data. |
| US10187278B2 |
Channel management in scalable messaging system
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for assigning channels in a messaging system. An example method includes: providing a plurality of channels, wherein each channel includes an ordered plurality of messages; assigning each channel to a channel bucket to form a plurality of channel buckets, wherein each channel bucket includes at least two channels from the plurality of channels; and assigning each channel bucket to a node selected from a plurality of nodes, wherein the node includes one or more buffers for storing messages according to the order from the channel buckets of the node. |
| US10187273B2 |
Monitoring wireless station experience on a wi-fi network by emulating client radios
Wireless station experience is monitored by emulating client radios. A radio (or entire transceiver) from a plurality of radios on the access point is assigned to switch from a normal mode to a client mode to operate as a client radio. The client radio of the access point can send a probe request to a normal mode radio of the access point for registration as a client. Network performance can then be measured from the client radio and analyzed by the access point for network problems. |
| US10187263B2 |
Integrating physical and virtual network functions in a service-chained network environment
Packets of data can be processed by a chain or sequence of service functions which include both virtual and physical service functions. In one approach, the original header and/or payload of a packet is analyzed at a software switch to determine whether the packet should be processed by the chain. If such processing is indicated, a next service function to process the packet is identified. The packet is then forwarded to a virtualized or physical device which implements the next service function. A portion of the header, such as a MAC destination address, may be modified to direct the packet to the next function. Further, in some cases, a service function chain (SFC) header with a chain identifier may be added to, or removed from, the packet. |
| US10187262B2 |
Automated multi-user system detection
Disclosed are various embodiments for automated detection of multi-user computing devices such as kiosks, public terminals, and so on. Network resource requests are obtained from a client computing device. It is determined whether the client computing device is a multi-user system based at least in part on whether the network resource requests embody characteristics associated with multi-user systems. The resulting classification is stored and may be used to customize generation of requested network resources. |
| US10187259B2 |
Bandwidth allocation
Example implementations relate to bandwidth allocation. For example, a system for bandwidth allocation may include a first computing device in communication with an intermediary device and a host. The first computing device may monitor an amount of bandwidth consumed by the first computing device and alter an amount of bandwidth received to the first computing device in response to the amount of bandwidth consumed by the first computing device changing. |
| US10187258B2 |
Creating and managing dynamic internet of things entities
An Internet of Things (IoT) entity manager receives a first data stream from a first system and identifies an entity associated with the first data stream. The IoT entity manager receives a second data stream from a second system, wherein the second system lacks interoperability with the first system, determines that the second data stream is associated with the entity, and dynamically generates a first virtual entity to represent the entity and to reflect an IoT context captured by the first virtual entity. The IoT entity manager applies a management policy to the first data stream and the second data stream to determine a status of the first virtual entity and provides a notification of the status of the first virtual entity as defined by the policy. |
| US10187253B1 |
System and method for network provisioning using bulk ordering
A system that is configured to automatically provision electronic communication networks and invoice customers. Control signals provision usage of all IoT devices listed in the validated electronic data structure at an electronic communication network. The system is configured to subsequently reconcile the subscriber usage information and the identification information to form an electronic invoice. The validation of the data structure, provisioning of the electronic communication network, and reconciling are performed at least in part by accessing the electronic memory device according to a batch mode of operation that accesses information of multiple IoT devices via a single electronic operation. |
| US10187250B2 |
System and method for capacity planning on a high speed data network
The present disclosure describes a method and system for monitoring the bandwidth utilization on a high speed data network port over time. According to the method described herein, measurements of the bandwidth utilization on the port may be taken over a predetermined time interval and analyzed to determine whether the utilization measurement equals or exceeds a predetermined upper threshold. If the port exhibits high bandwidth utilization within the time interval, an alert may be set for further monitoring of the port or for port augmentation. |
| US10187249B2 |
Distributed metric data time rollup in real-time
In one aspect, a system for distributed consistent hash backed time rollup of performance metric data is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of collectors configured to receive, time series metrics data for a plurality of performance metrics from one or more agents instrumented into monitored applications; a plurality of aggregators communicatively connected to the collectors and configured to aggregate the received time series metric data for the plurality of performance metrics, wherein each aggregator is assigned to aggregate all received time series metrics data for one or more of the plurality of performance metrics; and a coordinator communicatively connected to the plurality of collectors and plurality of aggregators and configured to provide collectors with information on availability of the plurality of aggregators. |
| US10187247B2 |
Computer system and method for sharing computer memory
A computer system has a plurality of computer servers, each including at least one central processing unit (CPU). A memory appliance is spaced remotely from the plurality of computer servers. The memory appliance includes a memory controller and random access memory (RAM). At least one photonic interconnection is between the plurality of computer servers and the memory appliance. An allocated portion of the RAM is addressable by a predetermined CPU selected during a configuration event from the plurality of computer servers. |
| US10187246B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission mode conversion
A method and an apparatus for transmission mode conversion are disclosed. The method includes: detecting, by a terminal, whether a first transmission mode for sending data can be used; using, by the terminal, a second transmission mode to send the data when detecting that the first transmission mode cannot be used; stopping, by the terminal, using of the second transmission mode to send the data, and using the first transmission mode to send the data, when detecting that the first transmission mode can be used while the terminal is using the second transmission mode to send the data. By adopting the present disclosure, conversion between different transmission modes can be achieved, thereby avoiding a situation of communications interruption when a current transmission mode cannot be used, and the method is practical. |
| US10187244B2 |
User selectable optimization of data transmission compression for electronic devices
A process for modifying wireless data compression for a wireless electronic device includes displaying an application for modifying data compression on a display of the electronic device. The process further includes receiving a request from a user to modify a current data compression with a new data compression through an input device, evaluating the requested new data compression request in view of predetermined information of the user with a processor, and updating the wireless data compression with the new data compression after the evaluation with the processor. |
| US10187242B2 |
Signal transmission method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide a signal transmission method and apparatus, which can implement fast initial time synchronization. The method includes: generating, by a transmit-end device, an initial short training sequence, where the initial short training sequence includes M sub-sequences b, and the sub-sequence b includes N transmission sampling points; determining a quantity of reception sampling points used by a receive-end device when the receive-end device performs autocorrelation processing; generating a symbol sequence according to the quantity of the reception sampling points, and generating a target short training sequence according to the symbol sequence and the initial short training sequence; and sending a target signal to the receive-end device, where a short training sequence field of the target signal carries a short training sequence symbol, and the short training sequence symbol is used to indicate the target short training sequence. |
| US10187235B2 |
Long range bluetooth low energy synchronization system
A synchronizer can include a symbol estimator, an inner-pattern de-mapper, a timing tracker, and a correlator. The symbol estimator can be configured to estimate one or more symbols of a received signal based on a phase signal. The inner-pattern de-mapper can be configured to de-map the one or more symbols to generate an inner-pattern de-mapped symbol estimation. The timing tracker can be configured to accumulate the inner-pattern de-mapped symbol estimation and to determine a peak position based on the accumulated inner-pattern de-mapped symbol estimation. The correlator can be configured to correlate the accumulated inner-pattern de-mapped symbol estimation based on a reference signal. The correlation of the accumulated inner-pattern de-mapped symbol estimation can be independent of a signal over sampling rate (OSR). The synchronizer can be adapted in a long range Bluetooth low energy (BLE) receiver. |
| US10187233B2 |
Multi-modulation receiver, transmitters and methods for handling multi-modulation in wireless communication systems
A multi-modulation receiver configured to receive a multicarrier signal comprising data transmitted from multiple transmitters. At least one of the transmitters is a transmitter using a modulation scheme other than Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing. Data transmitted from different transmitters are mapped to different subcarriers in the frequency domain. The multi-modulation receiver has a radio unit configured to receive the multicarrier signal. A cyclic prefix unit is configured to remove a Cyclic Prefix from the received multicarrier signal. A Fast Fourier Transform unit is configured to separate data received from the individual transmitters into mutually orthogonal subcarriers by transforming the multicarrier signal in the time domain to multiple orthogonal subcarrier signals in the frequency domain. A demapping unit is configured to, for each of the multiple transmitters, demap the corresponding subcarrier signals in accordance with the modulation scheme of the respective transmitter. |
| US10187232B1 |
Multi-band radio frequency transmitter
A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a set of input ports to receive baseband samples of a signal to be transmitted on a set of disjoint frequency bands, a set of filter banks, there is one filter bank for each input port, each filter bank includes a plurality of digital polyphase interpolation filters to sample a shifted phase of the corresponding sequence of baseband samples and to interpolate the sampled phases to produce a plurality of sequences of interpolated baseband phased samples with the shifted phase, and a set of oscillators banks, each oscillator bank includes a plurality of polyphase Digital Direct Synthesizer (DDS) corresponding to the plurality of digital polyphase interpolation filters to generate a plurality of sequences of samples of digital waveform. The RF transmitter includes a set of mixer banks to mix corresponding sequences of samples of digital waveform and interpolated baseband phased samples to up convert each sequence of interpolated baseband phased samples to the effective frequency, a parallel digital combiner to combine in-phase sequences of interpolated baseband phased samples of different frequency bands to produce a plurality of sequences of multiband upconverted samples, and a pulse encoder to modulate and encode the plurality of sequences of multiband upconverted samples to produce a plurality of encoded multi-band signals. The RF transmitter converts the plurality of encoded multi-band signals into a RF bitstream and radiate the RF bitstream as an analog signal. |
| US10187227B2 |
Transmission device and communication system
A transmission device of the disclosure includes a first selector configured to select one of a first signal and a second signal, and output the selected signal; a second selector configured to select one of an inversion signal of the first signal, the second signal, and an inversion signal of the second signal, and output the selected signal; a first control signal generator configured to generate a first control signal, a second control signal, and a third control signal, based on the first signal, the second signal, and a third signal; a first driver configured to set a voltage of a first output terminal, based on an output signal of the first selector and the first control signal; and a second driver configured to set a voltage of a second output terminal, based on an output signal of the second selector and the second control signal. |
| US10187221B2 |
Automatic server dispatching system and method
The present invention discloses an automatic server dispatching system and method, in which gateways communicate with service servers via a two-way communication server. A dispatching server dispatches the gateways to the service servers according to a dispatching status of the service servers and upper service limits of the service servers. |
| US10187220B2 |
Signaling of service definition for eMBMS services using different bearers in different areas
Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a receiver device to determine the available broadcast services in a network having different network identifiers assigned to different geographic regions. The various embodiments enable a receiver device to identify a national service (e.g., a service available in more than one geographic region of the network) assigned different temporary mobile group identifiers (“TMGIs”) in different geographic regions as the same service across the different geographic regions. |
| US10187218B2 |
Systems and methods for processing packets in a computer network
This disclosure provides systems and methods for processing packets. A system can include first computing device, a second computing device, and a first packet forwarding device. Each of the first computing device and the second computing device can be communicatively coupled to a respective port of the first packet forwarding device. Each port of the first packet forwarding device can be assigned a unique MAC address. For a first packet received from the first computing device, the first packet forwarding device can be configured to determine that a destination MAC address of the first packet matches the MAC address assigned to the port on which the first packet was received, and to forward the first packet to the second computing device, responsive to the determination. For a second packet received from the second computing device, the first packet forwarding device can be configured to forward the second packet via the port whose MAC address matches a source MAC address of the second packet. |
| US10187212B2 |
Communication arrangement
The present invention relates to a communication arrangement configured to allow wired communication between an electronic host device and an electrical slave device, such as between a smart phone and a smart card during an enrollment process. The invention also relates to a method for providing instructions to a user of a smart card during an enrollment process. |
| US10187211B2 |
Verification of password using a keyboard with a secure password entry mode
The present invention includes a device and method to authenticate a user to a computer prior to the user having access to the computer or network. As user name and password protocols are nearly ubiquitous in authentication applications used today, there have been developed many nefarious techniques to defeat the security of such systems. It is relatively easy to write a computer program to guess passwords and then use those passwords to defeat security and cause harm and mischief to a computer, its users and others. To thwart such activity, the present invention provides a novel device that can be provided within a keyboard, in a computer, or in a third device having connectivity thereto. The device in conjunction with the method provides a secure password mode and a challenge/response protocol to verify that the password is entered in response to a particular request for a password. |
| US10187208B2 |
RSA algorithm acceleration processors, methods, systems, and instructions
A processor includes a decode unit to decode an instruction. The instruction indicates a first 64-bit source operand having a first 64-bit value, indicates a second 64-bit source operand having a second 64-bit value, indicates a third 64-bit source operand having a third 64-bit value, and indicates a fourth 64-bit source operand having a fourth 64-bit value. An execution unit is coupled with the decode unit. The execution unit is operable, in response to the instruction, to store a result. The result includes the first 64-bit value multiplied by the second 64-bit value added to the third 64-bit value added to the fourth 64-bit value. The execution unit may store a 64-bit least significant half of the result in a first 64-bit destination operand indicated by the instruction, and store a 64-bit most significant half of the result in a second 64-bit destination operand indicated by the instruction. |
| US10187207B2 |
Re-encryption key generator, re-encryption apparatus, encryption apparatus, decryption apparatus, and storage medium
According to one embodiment, a re-encryption key generator which generates the re-encryption key based on the first private key, the second re-encryption key generation key, and a plurality of random numbers. The second re-encryption key generation key comprises a plurality of system-specific values and the second private key. The re-encryption key includes an exponent having a numerator portion and a denominator portion or a scalar having a numerator portion and a denominator portion. The numerator portion is in form of a linear coupling of the second private key on which at least one of a plurality of private values specifying relations between the system-specific values and the random numbers is allowed to act. The denominator portion is the first private key. |
| US10187205B2 |
Apparatus and method for QKD quantum communication channel continuous synchronization and alignment
System and methods for synchronizing and aligning quantum channel for Quantum Key Distribution. The primary object of the invention is to allow a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) apparatus to work continuously with only two communication channels, a quantum communication channel and a service channel. This is achieved by linking the clock frequencies of both channels and completed by an over-sampling method for phase synchronization tracking. Clock signal carry is done through data using a clock data recovery encoding techniques. Having a continuous operating QKD system is not possible without a tracking system that enables phase alignment. This synchronization and alignment system and method for QKD has multiple benefits as it allows real-time synchronization with continuous data flow and is not dedicated to a specific quantum protocol. |
| US10187203B2 |
Secure storage encryption system
A system for secure storage of data includes a key database and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request associated with securely storing data and encrypt the tenant service key using a tenant master key. The data is encrypted using the tenant service key. The processor is further configured to encrypt the tenant master key using a customer key and store encrypted tenant service key and encrypted tenant master key in the key database. |
| US10187202B2 |
Key agreement for wireless communication
Methods, systems, and computer programs for performing key agreement operations in a communication system are described. In some aspects, a wireless network operator receives a mobile device identifier and accesses a secret key associated with the mobile device. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A session key and a challenge value are obtained based on the output value. In some aspects, a mobile device accesses a secret key in response to receiving the challenge value from the wireless network operator. A message authentication code function is evaluated based on the secret key to produce an output value. A response value and a session key are obtained based on the output value. The response value is transmitted to the wireless network operator. |
| US10187201B2 |
Flexible architecture and instruction for advanced encryption standard (AES)
A flexible aes instruction set for a general purpose processor is provided. The instruction set includes instructions to perform a “one round” pass for aes encryption or decryption and also includes instructions to perform key generation. An immediate may be used to indicate round number and key size for key generation for 128/192/256 bit keys. The flexible aes instruction set enables full use of pipelining capabilities because it does not require tracking of implicit registers. |
| US10187199B2 |
Aggregation based on splayed data
An encryption system stores encrypted values for aggregation is provided. The encryption system accesses an input set with input values. For each distinct value in the input set of input values, the encryption system generates an output set with an encrypted output value corresponding to each input value. The encryption system sets the encrypted output value for a corresponding input value to an encryption of an indicator of a match when the corresponding input value is the same as that distinct value. Otherwise, the encryption sets the encrypted output value for the corresponding input value to an encryption of an indicator of no match. The encrypted output values can then be aggregated to generate an encrypted aggregation based on input values that match, and the encrypted aggregation can be decrypted to generated a decrypted aggregation based on the input values that match. |
| US10187197B2 |
Optical clock recovery using feedback phase rotator with non-linear compensation
A method for clock recovery that may include obtaining an output signal from a phase locked loop (PLL) device. The method may further include determining, using a digital phase detector, the output signal, and a transmitter clock signal, an amount of phase difference between the output signal and the transmitter clock signal. The method may further include filtering, using a phase rotator and a digital accumulator, a portion of the amount of phase difference from the output signal to generate a filtered signal. |
| US10187196B2 |
Method and device for providing a global clock in a system
A method and a device for providing a global clock in a system, the terminals in the system are channel connected to each other via paths, each terminal is communicatively connected to a clock source ultimately via a signal recording unit, respectively, the clock source sends a calibration signal to the network, the signal recording unit records the current transmitting time T (0) of the calibration signal, each terminal will receive the calibration signal sequentially due to different distances from the clock source and will return the signal, the backward signals are returned to the signal recording unit along the network sequentially, and the signal recording unit records the time T (n) of each backward signal sequentially, in this way, the signal recording unit can then measure the delay between each terminal and the clock source signal, which can be used as a correction parameter to ensure that all terminals are in exactly the same time reference, in addition, in this way, there is no need to control the length of the clock cables from each terminal to the clock source, and no special consideration is required for clock routing, and difficulties in system assembly, calibration, maintenance and expansion brought by large amounts of cable are avoided. |
| US10187192B2 |
Virtual classroom management delivery system and method
In an embodiment, a computer implemented method of an online course, includes receiving a server quantity via a browser interface, the server quantity being the number of servers to be loaded with an operating system and a course application to provide a computer-based teaching environment to a student user, wherein the browser interface operates within a database. The method further includes receiving a server-student allocation via the browser interface, the server-student allocation being a number that determines the proportion of students in the computer-based teaching environment to the servers providing the computer-based teaching environment. The method also includes determining a reservation permission for the computer-based teaching environment during a timeslot based on the server quantity, the server-student allocation, and available assets, wherein the available assets includes an unreserved server, and providing, via the browser interface, the reservation permission for the computer-based teaching environment during the timeslot. |
| US10187191B2 |
SRS transmission in management in carrier aggregation
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for sounding reference signal (SRS) management in carrier aggregation (CA) are described. A user equipment (UE) may be scheduled for overlapping (e.g., concurrent) transmissions of SRS and uplink control or data on different cells of a CA configuration. In some cases, the SRS transmission may be dropped (e.g., the UE may refrain from transmitting a scheduled SRS). While in some cases, the UE may transmit both SRS and another uplink message in overlapping time intervals on different cells (e.g., SRS may be transmitted concurrently with another uplink message). A determination of whether to transmit or drop SRS may be based on whether the different cells have different cyclic prefix (CP) lengths or on whether the SRS is scheduled to be transmitted in a special subframe of a time division duplexing (TDD) configuration, for example. |
| US10187189B2 |
Reference signal placement within different subbands of the same OFDM symbol
Aspects provide a way for RS in different sub-bands within the same OFDM symbol to have different RS placement designs, e.g., different dependence/independence on cell ID. A base station apparatus transmits a first RS in a first resource set using a first RS placement, wherein the first resource set comprises a first subband of an OFDM symbol. The apparatus also transmits a second RS in a second resource set using a second RS placement, wherein the second resource set comprises a second subband of the OFDM symbol. A UE apparatus identifies a first resource set comprising a first subband in a plurality of subbands of an OFDM symbol transmitted by base station, determines whether a RS tone location utilized with the first subband is dependent upon an identifier of the base station, and receives the RS based on a result of the determining. |
| US10187185B2 |
Robustness enhancements of efficient HARQ feedback
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing efficient downlink Hybrid Automatic Request (HARQ) feedback. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications system comprises receiving a downlink control information message comprising a HARQ feedback buffer index and storing a downlink HARQ feedback flag in a position within a HARQ feedback buffer that corresponds to the HARQ feedback buffer index. In this manner, multiple downlink HARQ feedback flags can be stored in the HARQ feedback buffer and subsequently transmitted to a network node in an efficient manner. |
| US10187182B2 |
Integrated circuit, radio communication apparatus, and method
According to one embodiment, an integrated circuit receives first packet scrambled with a first scrambling seed and second packet scrambled with a second scrambling seed, generates inversion data, generate third likelihood information by inverting signs of the first likelihood information or the second likelihood information based on the inversion data, and generates fourth likelihood information based on the third likelihood information and the second or first likelihood information. |
| US10187172B2 |
Optical transport apparatus and optical-wavelength defragmenting method
A processor of an optical transport apparatus is configured to transport an optical multiplexed signal between the optical transport apparatus and a counterpart apparatus by using a plurality of communication units; transmit an arbitrary optical wavelength from the optical multiplexed signal passing through ports by using a wavelength selective switch that has the ports respectively connected to the communication units; control a radio unit in the counterpart apparatus so as to change a frequency of the radio signal in the specified optical wavelength; and change a transmission band of the port through which the optical wavelength passes, according to a change of the frequency of the radio signal. The processor is configured to control an optical transmission unit of the counterpart apparatus so as to change a center wavelength of an optical wavelength passing through the port to a center wavelength of the changed transmission band of the port. |
| US10187170B2 |
Detection in a communication system using a preamble sequence
Disclosed is a data transmission method in a mobile communication system. The data transmission method through a code sequence in a mobile communication system includes grouping input data streams into a plurality of blocks consisting of at least one bit so as to map each block to a corresponding signature sequence, multiplying a signature sequence stream, to which the plurality of blocks are mapped, by a specific code sequence, and transmitting the signature sequence stream multiplied by the specific code sequence to a receiver. |
| US10187169B2 |
Synchronization signal optimizations for symbol index detection
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Some examples provide for identifying a primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence of a synchronization subframe, determining, for the synchronization subframe, an extended synchronization signal (ESS) sequence based at least in part on the PSS sequence and transmitting the synchronization subframe. Other examples provide for generating an ESS sequence for a synchronization subframe to be communicated to a UE, scrambling the ESS sequence based at least in part on cell-specific information associated with the base station and transmitting, to the UE, the scrambled ESS sequence in the synchronization subframe. |
| US10187168B2 |
Method for performing network assisted interference cancellation and suppression in situation in which carrier aggregation is set, and user equipment
Provided is a method for performing network assisted interference cancellation and suppression (NAICS) in user equipment (UE) in which a carrier aggregation (CA) is set. The method can comprise the steps of: receiving a UE capability request message; and transmitting UE capability information by responding to the UE capability request message. The UE capability information can include information related to an NAICS operation in a situation in which a CA is set. The method can comprise a step of receiving interference cancellation support information from a base station. The interference cancellation support information can include information on neighboring cells identified by respectively operating in one or more carriers which are selected by the base station on the basis of the transmitted UE capability information. The method can comprise a step of cancelling the interference received from the neighboring cells, on the basis of the information on the neighboring cells within the interference cancellation support information. |
| US10187160B2 |
Optical receiver
An optical receiver is provided. The optical receiver includes a fiber support structure located on a front side of a back plate. The fiber support structure supports and guides a plurality of scintillating fibers in a spiral arrangement extending from a back orifice through the back plate. A central guide located around the back orifice is adapted to gather and collect the plurality of scintillating fibers from their disperse spiral arrangement on the fiber support structure and direct them through the back orifice as a bundle into a photo detector located behind the back plate. |
| US10187159B2 |
Optical source
The present invention provides an optical source comprising a laser, a first optical power splitter, phase changing equipment, polarisation state setting equipment, a polarisation beam coupler and an output. The laser is configured to generate an optical signal. The first optical power splitter is configured to split the optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal. The phase changing equipment is configured to change the phase of at least one of the first optical signal and the second optical signal such that the first optical signal has a first phase and the second optical signal has a second phase different from the first phase by a preselected phase difference. The polarisation state setting equipment is configured to set the polarisation state of at least one of the first optical signal and the second optical signal such that the first optical signal has a first state of polarisation and the second optical signal has a second state of polarisation substantially orthogonal from the first state of polarisation. The polarisation beam coupler is configured to combine the first optical signal and the second optical signal into a composite optical signal comprising both the first optical signal and the second optical signal having said orthogonal states of polarisation. The output is arranged to output at least a portion of the composite optical signal. |
| US10187156B2 |
Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration
A system for enabling signal penetration into a building includes a first transceiver, located on an outside of the building, for transmitting and receiving signals at a first frequency outside of the building, wherein the signals at the first frequency do not easily penetrate into an interior of the building. A first up/down converter converts between a first version of the signals at the first frequency and a second version of the signals at a second frequency. The first frequency is higher than the second frequency and the signals at the second frequency better penetrate to the interior of the building and overcome losses caused by penetrating into an interior of the building. A second up/down converter converts between the second version of the signals at the second frequency that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building and a third version of the signals after transmission from the building exterior to the building interior. A router transmits and receives the third version of the signals within the interior of the building. |
| US10187155B2 |
Optical transceiver, communication system, and adaptive frequency control method
An optical transceiver is provided with an optical front end for receiving signal light comprising an optical sub-channel, and for providing an electrical signal based on the signal light; a light source optically coupled to the optical front end for providing local oscillator light thereto for mixing with the signal light; an electro-optical modulator coupled to the light source for receiving output light therefrom and for modulating the output light with digital information to obtain modulated light; and a signal processor operably coupled to the optical front end. The signal processor is configured for processing the electrical signal to obtain a frequency offset of the sub-channel; and adjusting an optical frequency of the modulated light based on the frequency offset. When applied to a multiple-access environment, this may allow access nodes to generate optical sub-channels in the uplink direction using the downlink optical signal as an optical frequency reference. |
| US10187152B2 |
Control plane extensions for optical broadcast networks
A method for bandwidth management in an optical broadcast network includes signaling, for a new optical broadcast service, from an originating node to all nodes in the optical broadcast network, wherein the signaling identifies a wavelength or portion of spectrum associated with the new optical broadcast service; at each of the nodes, checking for contention by the new optical broadcast service; responsive to identifying contention at one of the nodes, signaling the identified contention back to the originating node; and responsive to no contention at any of the nodes, processing the signaling, storing an update of the new optical broadcast service, and either forwarding the signaling to peer nodes or terminating the signaling. |
| US10187148B2 |
Connecting a high number of users with a reduced number of optical fibers
A method for connecting a number of users with at least one signal bearing optical fiber (1101÷z; 2101÷5) contained in an optical cable (105; 205) is proposed. The method comprises the following steps: a) interrupting said signal bearing optical fiber (1101÷z; 2101÷5) at a first branch point (115x|1; 215p1÷5), obtaining a first optical fiber segment (110x|1; 210i1÷5) upstream of said branch point (115x|1; 215p1÷5) and a second optical fiber segment (110x|2) downstream of said branch point (115x|1; 215p1÷5); b) providing an optical splitter (120x|1; 220p1÷5) at the branch point (115x|1; 215p1÷5), the optical splitter (120x|1; 220p1÷5) comprising an input and two outputs; c) coupling the first optical fiber segment (110x|1; 210i1÷5) with the input of the optical splitter (120x|1; 220p1÷5); d) coupling a first output of the optical splitter (120x|1; 220p1÷5) with a first user; e) coupling a second output of the optical splitter (120x|1; 220p1÷5) with a downstream optical fiber segment (110x|1; 2106÷8|1÷5) of an interrupted optical fiber (110x; 2106÷8) contained in the optical cable (105; 205), and f) coupling said downstream optical fiber segment (110x|1; 2106÷8|1÷5) with at least one further user at a further branch point (215s1÷5|a÷c) downstream said first branch point (115x|1; 215p1÷5). |
| US10187145B2 |
LIFI communication system
A communication system includes a light source to generate light; a broadband light transmitter control electronics to modulate a light signal and provide broadband optical data transmission network using the light source; a broadband light receiver control electronics to demodulate a received light signal from the broadband optical data transmission network; and a wired network transceiver coupled to the light transmitter/receiver to receive and transmit data between the optical data transmission network and a wired circuit. |
| US10187144B2 |
Multi-layer network resiliency systems and methods
Systems and methods for path computation of a service in a multi-layer network including a client layer and a server layer include determining correlations between the client layer and the server layer; assigning data to one of client layer links and server layer links based on diversity between one another responsive to the determined correlations; and determining a resiliency path for a service from a current path using the data to determine diversity between the resiliency path and the current path in the client layer and the server layer. |
| US10187143B2 |
Built-in self test for loopback on communication system on chip
In an example, the present invention includes an integrated system-on-chip device. The device is configured on a single silicon substrate member. The device has a data input/output interface provided on the substrate member. The device has an input/output block provided on the substrate member and coupled to the data input/output interface. The device has a signal processing block provided on the substrate member and coupled to the input/output block. The device has a driver module provided on the substrate member and coupled to the signal processing block. In an example, the device has a driver interface provided on the substrate member and coupled to the driver module and configured to be coupled to a silicon photonics device. In an example, a control block is configured to receive and send instruction(s) in a digital format to the communication block and is configured to receive and send signals in an analog format to communicate with the silicon photonics device. |
| US10187142B2 |
Scalable architecture for digital signal processing
Architecture is described for implementing digital signal processors, defined by a plurality of physically distinct processing modules connected by high speed digital interconnections in which a first plurality of first modules have a plurality of analog or digital signal inputs and arranged to perform a first set of digital processing functions and produce a first plurality of digital interconnection outputs, a second plurality of second modules are arranged to receive the first plurality of digital interconnection outputs and perform a second set of digital processing functions and produce a second plurality of digital interconnection outputs, and a third plurality of third modules are arranged to receive the second plurality of digital interconnection outputs and perform a third set of digital processing functions and produce a plurality of analog or digital signal outputs, wherein the architecture is scalable by selection of the number of first modules, the number of second modules and the number of third modules and the interconnections between them such that the signal processing required of a digital signal processor is achieved through the distribution of the processing over the combination of the selected numbers of first, second and third modules. |
| US10187138B2 |
Relaying device, audio communication system, and audio signal relay method
[Problem] To provide an audio communication system wherein a relaying device is connected to terminal devices, which are communication devices, via a communication network and wherein the relaying device is caused to manage the group of the terminal devices.[Solution] An audio communication system comprises: a master relaying device; one or more slave relaying devices connected to the master relaying device via a communication network; and one or more terminal devices connected to each relaying device via a communication network. Each slave relaying device transfers, to the master relaying device, audio signals received from the terminal device in charge of the slave relaying device. The master relaying device transfers the audio signals, which were received from each slave relaying device, to the slave relaying devices other than that slave relaying device. |
| US10187133B2 |
System and method for power control and antenna grouping in a distributed-input-distributed-output (DIDO) network
A system and machine-implemented method are described for adjusting communication with a first distributed-input-distributed-output (DIDO) client. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: applying DIDO weights to one or more data streams to generate one or more DIDO precoded data streams; receiving input channel quality information (CQI) and/or channel state information (CSI) related to DIDO communication channels over which the DIDO precoded data streams are to be transmitted; determining a power scaling factor based on the CQI and/or CSI; and applying the power scaling factor to each of the DIDO precoded data streams. |
| US10187129B2 |
Information feedback method, terminal, base station, communication system and storage medium
Disclosed are a channel state feedback information determination method, a terminal, a base station and a communication system. The method includes that: a channel state is measured to form a measurement result; when a Rank Indicator (RI) is 2, a precoding matrix is formed according to the measurement result and a precoding codebook matrix model W; and channel state feedback information is formed according to the precoding matrix. The disclosure further discloses a computer storage medium. |
| US10187126B2 |
Method and system for scheduling and mitigating cross-cell interference
The present invention provides a method and a system for scheduling and mitigating cross-cell interference. The system comprises a plurality of N network nodes, each having a baseband processor and a transmit antenna Nt, capable of handling multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channels, communicatively coupled with a plurality of K co-residents user equipment (UEs); a central scheduler configured to control scheduling of said plurality of network nodes; wherein each network node is configured to select a plurality of UEs and provide the shortlisted UEs to the central scheduler; the central scheduler in turn identifies a target set of UEs and the co-residents for each network node; and the network node is configured to pre-select signal-to-noise power to the target UEs without impacting transmission of co-residents UEs. |
| US10187125B2 |
Hybrid node
Apparatuses, methods, and systems of a hybrid node are disclosed. One embodiment of the hybrid node includes a first sector and a second sector. The first sector is operative to transmit a signal through a predetermined transmission channel at each of a first plurality of transmit beam forming settings. The second sector is operative to receive the signal through the predetermined channel at a second plurality of receive beam forming settings for each of more than one of the first plurality of transmit beam forming settings. Further, the node is operative to measure a received signal quality of the received signal at each of the second plurality of receive beam forming settings of the second plurality of antenna elements, for each of the more than one of the first plurality of transmit beam forming settings of the first plurality of antenna elements. |
| US10187121B2 |
Electromagnetic sensing and detection of ingestible event markers
Provided is an electronic device having a control device, a driver circuit coupled to the control device. The driver circuit is configured to alter conductance. A partial power source is coupled to the control device and is configured to provide a voltage potential difference to the control device and the driver circuit as a result of the partial power source being in contact with a conductive fluid. The partial power source includes a first material electrically coupled to the control device and a second material electrically coupled to the control device and electrically isolated from the first material. An inductor is coupled to the driver circuit. The driver circuit is configured to develop a current through the inductor. The magnitude of the current developed through the inductor is varied to produce an encoded signal that is remotely detectable by a receiver. Receivers to receive and decode also are disclosed. |
| US10187116B2 |
Circuit and method for activating an NFC device
An embodiment near-field communication (NFC) router, includes a first switch coupled between a first terminal of the NFC router and a second terminal of the NFC router; and a rectifier bridge having an output terminal coupled to a control terminal of the first switch, the rectifier bridge being configured to rectify a signal detected by an antenna external to the NFC router. |
| US10187115B2 |
Systems and methods for DC power line communication in a photovoltaic system
A method for direct current power line communication in a photovoltaic system includes (a) transferring power between at least one photovoltaic device and a load using a power line, (b) maintaining a magnitude of a current flowing through the power line above a threshold value in a normal operating mode of the photovoltaic system, (c) detecting a change in operation of the power line in response to magnitude of a direct current component of the current flowing through the power line falling below the threshold value, and (d) in response to the detected change in operation of the power line, decoding operating state of the power line to obtain information. |
| US10187114B2 |
Method, device and system for isolating services, DPU and network adapter
Provided are a method, device and system for isolating services, a Distributed Point Unit (DPU), a network adapter. The method includes that: a physical division manner, used for service isolation, of a twisted pair connected between a DPU on an access network side and a network adapter on a user side is determined, wherein the physical division manner includes at least one of: a time division manner, a frequency division manner and a line space division manner; and isolation processing is performed, according to the determined physical division manner, on a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and a reverse power supply service executed on the DPU by user-side equipment, which are transmitted on the twisted pair. By such a method, the problem that the POTS and the reverse power supply service executed on the DPU by the user-side equipment, which are transmitted on the twisted pair, may not coexist in the related art is solved, and the effect of improving a user experience is further achieved. |
| US10187112B2 |
Leakage detection in DOCSIS 3.1 environment
Various methods of detecting leakage of a signal from a Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 3.1 channel are disclosed, including using a DOCSIS 3.1-defined “exclusion band” to insert existing tagger-based test carriers, using a power signature algorithm to detect the presence of DOCSIS 3.1-defined pilot carriers, and using a time-based correlation technique to detect the presence of DOCSIS 3.1-defined cyclic prefixes. |
| US10187109B2 |
Filter circuit, front end circuit, and module
A filter circuit includes: a variable filter that is connected between a common terminal and a node and configured to change a passband thereof; a receive switch connected between a receive terminal, from which a reception signal in a first band is output, and the node; and a transmit switch connected between a transmit terminal, to which a transmission signal in a second band different from the first band is input, and the node. |
| US10187104B2 |
Protective jacket for a device
A protective jacket for a portable computing device in accordance with one example includes a cover movably attached to the jacket. The cover includes an inner portion to seal a plurality of connectors of the device when the cover is in a closed position. The cover also includes an outer portion to magnetically couple to magnetic members disposed within a surface of the jacket when the cover is in an open position. |
| US10187102B2 |
Radio remote unit, receiver, and base station
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a radio remote unit, a receiver, and a base station. The radio remote unit includes at least one receive channel pair, a first local oscillator module, a second local oscillator module, a local oscillator switching switch, and a controller. Each receive channel pair includes a first receive channel and a second receive channel. Each receive channel in each receive channel pair includes a filtering module, a frequency mixing module connected to the filtering module, and a digital processing module connected to the frequency mixing module. A frequency mixing module on the second receive channel is connected to the first local oscillator module and the second local oscillator module by the local oscillator switching switch. The controller is configured to receive an operating mode that is sent by a base station, and control the local oscillator switching switch to perform switching. |
| US10187100B2 |
Apparatus and method for direct radio frequency (RF) sampling in near field communication (NFC) devices
Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for direct RF sampling a Near Field Communication (NFC) receiver at a rate higher than the carrier frequency by reducing and shifting requirements at a front end analog module to a digital module. |
| US10187096B2 |
Outdoor unit resonator correction
A system comprises a microwave backhaul outdoor unit having a first resonant circuit, phase error determination circuitry, and phase error compensation circuitry. The first resonant circuit is operable to generate a first signal characterized by a first amount of phase noise and a first amount of temperature stability. The phase error determination circuitry is operable to generate a phase error signal indicative of phase error between the first signal and a second signal, wherein the second signal is characterized by a second amount of phase noise that is greater than the first amount of phase noise, and the second signal is characterized by a second amount of temperature instability that is less than the first amount of temperature instability. The phase error compensation circuitry is operable to adjust the phase of a data signal based on the phase error signal, the adjustment resulting in a phase compensated signal. |
| US10187094B1 |
System and method for reference noise compensation for single-ended serial links
A single-ended signal transmission system recovers a noise signal associated with a data input signal and uses the recovered noise signal to compensate for noise on the data input signal. The noise signal may be recovered from a noise reference signal line, or clock signal line, or a data signal line associated with a DC-balanced data input signal. The recovered noise signal may be represented as an analog signal or a digital signal. The recovered noise signal may be processed to compensate for DC offset and nonlinearities associated with one or more different input buffers. In one embodiment, the recovered noise signal includes frequency content substantially below a fundamental frequency for data transmission through the data input signal. |
| US10187093B2 |
Power amplification apparatus for massive MIMO base stations
A Multi-Input Multi-Output base station includes a plurality of transmitter blocks. Each block includes a time-domain base band signal source circuit that generates an output, a low pass filter circuit coupled to the base band source circuit that filters the output of the base band source circuit, and a signal level adjuster circuit coupled to the base band signal source circuit and the low pass filter and that adjusts the output of the base band signal source circuit based on an output of the low pass filter. |
| US10187083B2 |
Flexible erasure coding with enhanced local protection group structures
In various embodiments, methods and systems for erasure coding with enhanced local protection groups are provided. An erasure coding scheme can be defined based on a Vertical Local Reconstruction Code (VLRC) that achieves high storage efficiency by combining the Local Reconstruction Code and conventional erasure coding, where the local reconstruction code (LRC) is carefully laid out across zones. Thus, when a zone is down, remaining fragments form an appropriate LRC. Further, an inter-zone erasure coding scheme—Zone Local Reconstruction Code (ZZG-2 code)—is provided having both local reconstruction within every zone and a-of-b recovery property across zones. An inter-zone adaptive erasure coding (uber code) scheme is provided, the uber code is configurable to produce near optimal performance in different environments characterized by intra and inter-zone bandwidth and machine failure rates. It is contemplated that embodiments described herein include functionality for recognizing correctable patterns and decoding techniques for coding schemes. |
| US10187077B2 |
Precharge switch-capacitor circuit and method
An input sampling stage circuit includes, a precharge buffer, a precharge switch-capacitor circuit, and an input sampling capacitor. The precharge buffer is configured to buffer an input voltage. The precharge switch-capacitor circuit includes a plurality of switches, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor configured such that the first and second capacitors are connected in series during a coarse sampling time and in parallel during a fine sampling time and charge transfer time. The input sampling capacitor is configured to sample the input voltage through the precharge switch-capacitor circuit during the coarse sampling time and sample the input voltage directly during the fine sampling time. |
| US10187072B1 |
Signal processing system and method thereof
The invention disclosed a signal processing system and method thereof, applicable to an environment providing accurate output frequency. By using the signal processing system, the stable output voltage (AMP OUT) of the error amplifier is inputted to the input of the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), the output frequency (Fvco) of the VCO is provided to the input of fractional-N frequency divider for digital division. The output of the fractional-N frequency divider (Fo) is provided to the input of the frequency to voltage converter for frequency/voltage conversion. Then, the low pass filter is used to filter out the ripple of the output voltage (V1) of the frequency to voltage converter and the trebling jitter of the output of the fractional-N frequency divider. The signal processing system of the present invention utilizes the voltage locked loop property and digital frequency division to achieve accurate frequency output. |
| US10187068B2 |
Phase adjustment circuit, control method, and measurement method
A control method, which is adapted to a phase interpolator configured to generate an output signal based on a current distribution ratio, includes following operations: selecting a first input pair and a second input pair from the phase interpolator; sequentially switching currents associated with the current distribution ratio from the first input pair to flowing through the second input pair, in order to adjust a phase of the output signal to correspond to a first phase interval; and after all of the currents flow through to the second input pair, selecting the second input pair and a third input pair from the phase interpolator, and adjusting the current distribution ratio to correspond the phase of the output signal to a second phase interval, in which the first phase interval and the second phase interval are continuous. |
| US10187067B2 |
Phase-locked loop (PLL)-type resolver/converter method and apparatus
An apparatus and method for determining an angle ψ an estimate of a true angle θ from a resolver excitation signal Vex(t)=A sin(ωt) and modulated resolver output signals Vs(t,θ)=A×sin(θ)×sin(ωt) and VC(t,θ)=A×cos(θ)×sin(ωt), where ω is an angular frequency and t is time, is provided. The apparatus may include a converter comprising a closed loop phase-locked loop (PLL) system configured to produce an angle ψ and two digital signals BitØ(θ) and Bit1(θ) for estimating the true angle θ using Vex(t), Vs(t,θ) and VC(t,θ) signals. |
| US10187061B1 |
Level shifting circuit with data resolution and grounded input nodes
An apparatus and method for operating a level shifter circuit that receives an input signal of interderminate voltage level is disclosed. The level shifter circuit may receive the input signal from a circuit block coupled to a first power supply signal, and generate an output signal using a second power supply signal, different than the first power supply signal. The level shifter circuit may clamp a storage node included in the level shifter circuit, and isolated at least one circuit path included in the level shifter circuit in response to a determination that an isolation signal has been enabled. |
| US10187060B2 |
OLED lighting device with capacitive switch
The invention relates to a lighting device comprising an illuminant embodied as an OLED, and comprising a capacitive switching means, which are arranged on a substrate, wherein the illuminant has a first electrically conductive electrode and a second electrically conductive electrode, wherein a layer comprising organic, electroluminescent material is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the switching means has an electrode, wherein one electrode from the first electrode or the second electrode of the illuminant together with the electrode of the switching means is arranged in one plane, wherein a nonconductive spacing amounting to between 100 μm and 700 μm, more particularly between 400 μm and 600 μm, is present between said one electrode of the illuminant and the electrode of the switching means in the plane. |
| US10187058B2 |
Hall-effect universal control button for a man-machine interface, and man-machine interface equipped with such a control button
A Hall-effect universal control button for a man-machine interface includes a base adapted for mounting on the interface, and a plurality of manually actuable and interchangeable control modules. Each control module is mountable on the base and includes a bipolar magnet. The base includes at least one sensor to detect a magnetic field of the magnet. |
| US10187056B2 |
Device and method to break the current in power transmission or distribution system
A direct current (DC) circuit breaker for power transmission or distribution system includes a current sensor for sensing current of a system, a controller, a physical switch, and multiple switch modules. The multiple switch modules are electrically coupled to the current sensor and the physical switch in series. Each switch module includes multiple base elements electrically coupled in parallel. Each base element includes a first silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and a second SiC MOSFET electrically coupled in an opposite series connection mode. The first and second SiC MOSFETs are configured in a synchronous rectification mode by channel reverse conduction control. The controller controls the multiple switch modules to connect current in the system, and break current of the multiple switch modules according to sensed current signals from the current sensor. |
| US10187051B2 |
Circuit for controlling gate current of a semiconductor switching device
The present disclosure discloses a circuit and a method for controlling gate current of a semiconductor switching device. The circuit comprises a current controlled variable inductor connected to a gate terminal of the semiconductor switching device and a feedback control circuit. The feedback control circuit comprises a differential module to compute an instantaneous rate of change of gate current with respect to time, a reference generator to generate a reference voltage and a control unit to regulate value of inductance of the variable inductor for controlling the gate current of the semiconductor switching device. |
| US10187049B2 |
Driving device and inductive load driving device
To provide an inductive load driving device which can control a clamp voltage using a ground voltage as a reference, with a simple structure. An inductive load driving device includes: an inductive load whose one end is connected to a power source and whose other end is connected to a ground: an output stage semiconductor switch element connected in series with the inductive load; a clamping circuit connected between a high-voltage side electrode and a control electrode of the output stage semiconductor switch element; and a resistance value control unit connected between the control electrode of the output stage semiconductor switch element and the ground. |
| US10187048B2 |
Comparator circuit, A/D conversion circuit, and display apparatus
A comparator circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a first switch section that selectively takes in a signal voltage; a second switch section that selectively takes in a control waveform; a differential amplifier including a non-inverted input end connected to each of output ends of the first switch section and the second switch section; a capacity section including one end connected to an inverted input end of the differential amplifier and the other end supplied with a reference voltage; and a third switch section that selectively short-circuits the inverted input end and an output end of the differential amplifier. |
| US10187046B2 |
Input/output circuit
A circuit includes a first power node having a first voltage level, and an output node. A driver transistor coupled between the first power and output nodes is turned on and off responsive to first and second input signal edge types, respectively. A driver transistor source is coupled with the first power node. A contending circuit includes a slew rate detection circuit that generates a feedback signal based on an output node signal, and a contending transistor between a driver transistor drain and a second voltage. A contending transistor gate receives a control signal based on the feedback signal. The second voltage has a level less than the first voltage level if the output node signal rises responsive to the first input signal edge type, and greater than the first voltage level if the output node signal falls responsive to the first input signal edge type. |
| US10187043B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit comprises: a first flip-flop including a first input circuit, a first latch, a second latch, and a first output circuit; a second flip-flop including a second input circuit, a third latch, a fourth latch, and a second output circuit; and a clock buffer configured to output a common clock signal to the first flip-flop and the second flip-flop. A first output terminal of the second latch is coupled to an input terminal of the first output circuit, and a second output terminal of the second latch is directly coupled to an input terminal of the second input circuit. |
| US10187038B2 |
Resonant circuit and high-frequency filter
A resonant circuit includes a resonator. An inductor is connected in parallel with the resonator. An inductor is connected in series with the parallel circuit formed of the resonator and the inductor. Further, a variable capacitor is connected in parallel with a series circuit formed of the inductor and the parallel circuit formed of the resonator and the inductor. The variable capacitor is connected in series with these circuits. As a result, a resonant circuit and a high-frequency filter supporting more communication signals are provided. |
| US10187026B2 |
Transmipedance amplifier circuit, related integrated circuit, receiver circuit and method of operating a transimpedance amplifier circuit
A transimpedance amplifier circuit includes a feedback control loop that generates a compensation current at an input of a transimpedance amplifier. The feedback control loop includes a differential integrator with an integration capacitor. A time constant associated with charging the integration capacitor is variable as a function of a pre-charge control signal. During a pre-charge phase, the pre-charge control signal is set to a first value so as to set the time constant associated with charging the integration capacitor to a first time constant value. During an operation phase, the pre-charge control signal is set to a second value so as to increase the time constant associated with charging the integration capacitor to a second time constant value greater than the first time constant value for the pre-charge phase. |
| US10187024B2 |
Input feed-forward technique for class AB amplifier
An amplifier includes an amplifying stage, a cascoded circuit, an input feed-forward circuit and an output stage. The amplifying stage is arranged receiving a differential input pair to generate an amplified differential input pair. The input feed-forward circuit is coupled to the cascoded circuit, and is arranged for feeding the differential input pair forward to the cascoded circuit. The output stage is coupled to the amplifying stage and the cascoded circuit, and is arranged for generating a differential output pair according to the amplified differential input pair and an output of the cascoded circuit. |
| US10187020B2 |
Trans-impedance amplifier for ultrasound device and related apparatus and methods
A variable current trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) for an ultrasound device is described. The TIA may be coupled to an ultrasonic transducer to amplify an output signal of the ultrasonic transducer representing an ultrasound signal received by the ultrasonic transducer. During acquisition of the ultrasound signal by the ultrasonic transducer, one or more current sources in the TIA may be varied. |
| US10187017B2 |
Clocking scheme in nonlinear systems for distortion improvement
Systems and methods are provided for clocking scheme to reduce nonlinear distortion. An example system may comprise at least two processing paths, each comprising at least one circuit exhibiting nonlinear behavior. Nonlinearity may be managed during processing of signals, such as by assessing effects of the nonlinear behavior during the processing of signals, and controlling clocking applied via at least one path based on the assessed effects, to reduce the effects of the nonlinear behavior during the processing of signals, eliminating the need for post-processing corrections. The controlling of clocking may comprise adjusting timing of a clock applied in the at least path, such as by introducing a timing-delay adjustment to a clock when the clock is applied to a circuit after the circuit exhibiting nonlinear behavior. A timing-advancement may be applied to signals processed via the at least one path, particularly before the circuit exhibiting nonlinear behavior. |
| US10187014B2 |
Driver circuit for composite power amplifier
A driver circuit for a composite power amplifier configured to operate in at least one Chireix-mode a first and a second sub-amplifier for amplification of an input signal into an output signal is disclosed. An input network of the driver circuit comprises a means configured to provide a first signal which is linearly derivable from the input signal, and a second signal which is non-linearly derivable from the input signal. The input network combines the first signal, at zero degrees phase shift, and the second signal, at 90 degrees phase shift, to obtain a first feeding signal for the first sub-amplifier. Furthermore, the input network combines the first signal, at 180 degrees phase shift, and the second signal, at 90 degrees phase shift, to obtain a second feeding signal for the second sub-amplifier. |
| US10187011B2 |
Circuits and methods including dual gate field effect transistors
Dual gate FD-SOI transistors are used as MOSFET capacitors to replace passive well capacitors in analog microcircuits. Use of the dual gate FD-SOI devices helps to reduce unstable oscillations and improve circuit performance. A thick buried oxide layer within the substrate of an FD-SOI transistor forms a capacitive dielectric that can sustain high operating voltages in the range of 1.2 V-3.3 V, above the transistor threshold voltage. A secondary gate in the FD-SOI transistor is used to create a channel from the back side so that even when the bias voltage on the first gate is small, the effective capacitance remains higher. The capacitance of the buried oxide layer is further utilized as a decoupling capacitor between supply and ground. In one example, a dual gate PMOS FD-SOI transistor is coupled to an operational amplifier and a high voltage output driver to produce a precision-controlled voltage reference generator. In another example, two dual gate PMOS and one dual gate NMOS FD-SOI transistor are coupled to a charge pump, a phase frequency detector, and a current-controlled oscillator to produce a high-performance phase locked loop circuit in which the decoupling capacitor footprint is smaller, in comparison to the conventional usage of passive well capacitance. |
| US10187006B2 |
Wedge spring clip mounting system for photovoltaic modules
A photovoltaic (PV) mounting system having a base portion that is substantially planar and having a first roof-facing side and an opposite module-facing side. The base portion has a lip that circumscribes the perimeter of the base portion and curves inward on the module-facing side. A clamp having a spring base is partially installed in the base portion and has a pair of clamping flanges extending upwardly from the base portion. A support beam comprising a pair of ledges adapted to mate with the clamping flanges of the clamp and a bottom portion that is supported by the spring base. A PV module coupling device is mechanically coupled to the support beam and configured for coupling to the frames of at least two photovoltaic modules. |
| US10187004B2 |
Slide-on spring clip for installing solar panels and method of use
A slide-on spring clamp for installing solar panels has a slide portion with a centrally located slot. The slot is used to attach the slide-on clamp to a solar panel mounting base using an attachment bolt that allows the installer to locate and secure a solar panel frame from the top without having to access the underside. The slide-on clamp has a clamp portion that has a reverse curve portion that curves back over itself to form a resilient gripping portion. The reverse curve portion has locking teeth located on the interior surfaces that lock the frame in place when inserted in the slide-on clamp. A stop portion is disposed the end of the slide portion. The method includes inserting a slide-on clamp on opposite sides of the frame so that the frame has at least four slide-on clamps thereon and then securing them to the mounting bases. |
| US10186999B1 |
Voltage angle control for a permanent magnet machine
For flux vector control, a controller generates a control signal for a permanent magnet machine. The controller further generates an output voltage angle as a function of the control signal that regulates the permanent magnet machine. The output voltage angle includes an angular canceling function that cancels an angular control portion of a dynamic response of the permanent magnet machine such that the control signal controls the permanent magnet machine as a second-order quadrant-axis current. |
| US10186998B2 |
Cold start alternator
An alternator having associated therewith a power and control circuit, the circuit enabling the alternator to continue its operation during either an excessive electrical load or a short circuit; wherein, the circuit is capable of isolating at least one polarity of at least one phase of a power supply to thereby provide power at least for control circuitry. |
| US10186997B2 |
Overvoltage arrester for an electrical drive
The invention relates to an overvoltage arrester for an electrical drive, especially a drive for a motor vehicle. The overvoltage arrester is designed to be connected to an on-board power supply system of a motor vehicle. The overvoltage arrester is designed to reduce any overvoltage produced in the on-board power supply system when a load is switched off. According to the invention, the overvoltage arrester is connected to a control unit for an electronically commutated electrical machine. The overvoltage arrester has an input for an on-board power supply system and is designed to detect when a pre-determined voltage value is exceeded and to produce an overvoltage signal depending on whether the voltage value is exceeded. The control unit is designed to transfer the electrical machine from an operating mode in which the machine generates power to an at least partial power-loss mode or to a mode in which it operates as a motor. |
| US10186989B2 |
Vibration wave motor
Provided is a vibration wave motor including a holding structure that does not inhibit vibration of the entire vibrator. The vibration wave motor includes: a vibrator that generates an elliptic motion; a holding means that holds the vibrator; and a driven body driven by the vibrator, wherein the holding means includes a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion abutting the vibrator, the vibrator includes a first displacement portion at a part abutting the first abutting portion and includes a second displacement portion at a part abutting the second abutting portion, a displacement of the first displacement portion is smaller than a displacement of the second displacement portion, and an area of the first abutting portion of the holding means is greater than an area of the second abutting portion. |
| US10186982B2 |
Dual-input single-output power supply
There is described a dual-input single-output power supply with shared circuitry for the rectifying and power conversion stages and duplicated circuitry for the filtering and protection stages, and with a switching device to switch between the two inputs. Operation of the switching device is controlled according to the status of the input power feeds. |
| US10186976B2 |
Peak switching and optimal SR drive timing control
A controller includes a first control circuit coupled to an input side of a power converter. The first control circuit includes a timing and delay circuit and a switch selection circuit. A second control circuit is coupled to an output side of the power converter. The second control circuit includes a valley detection circuit and a synchronous rectifier control circuit. A third control circuit is coupled to the input side of the power converter. The third control circuit is coupled to drive an auxiliary switch coupled to an input side of an energy transfer element. The first control circuit is coupled to alternately drive a main switch, which is coupled to the input side of the energy transfer element, and the auxiliary switch in response to a command signal to transfer energy from the input side to the output side of the energy transfer element to drive a load. |
| US10186975B2 |
Resonant converter with adaptive on-time control and the method thereof
A resonant converter adopts adaptive on-time control to provide better transient response. When the output voltage of the resonant converter varies, the on-time length of a power switch in power stages is adjusted, so that the switching frequency and the gain are regulated and optimized. |
| US10186974B2 |
Magnetic integrated device for coupling with a three-phase parallel circuit and power conversion circuit
A magnetic integrated device is disclosed, the device includes: a first magnetic core base and a second magnetic core base that are parallel and a first magnetic core column, a second magnetic core column, and a third magnetic core column that are located between the first magnetic core base and the second magnetic core base; and a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding are wound on the first magnetic core column, the second magnetic core column, and the third magnetic core column respectively in a same manner to form a closed magnetic flux loop, where the first winding, the second winding, and the third winding are separately used for connecting to a branch of a three-phase parallel circuit, and in all branches of the three-phase parallel circuit, values of currents are the same, and a difference between each two current phases is 120 degrees. |
| US10186973B2 |
Multi-mode controller of a power converter switched by zero-crossing signal and continuous-conduction mode signal and operation method thereof
A multi-mode controller applied to a power converter includes a detection range generation module and a gate signal generation unit. The detection range generation module is used for generating a comparison voltage according to a reference current, and generating a detection signal according to the comparison voltage and a first reference voltage. When the detection signal is disabled by a zero-crossing signal, the gate signal generation unit generates a gate control signal corresponding to a quasi-resonant mode of the power converter according to the zero-crossing signal; and when the detection signal is disabled by a continuous-conduction mode signal generated by the detection range generation module according to the comparison voltage and a second reference voltage, the gate signal generation unit generates the gate control signal corresponding to a continuous-conduction mode of the power converter according to the continuous-conduction mode signal. |
| US10186970B2 |
Switching audio amplifier
An AC capable power amplifier arrangement is realized that includes a buck converter with a power inductor, two buck switches, and alternately a buck-boost converter using four switches, each driving an output polarity steering set of four switches. The polarity steering switches convey the converter output current to output terminals that connect to a load with a capacitor connected in parallel. A differential receiver is connected to the output terminals to provide negative feedback. A mixer receives an input voltage signal, an output of the differential receiver, and output from a triangle wave generator. A set of two comparators for buck amplifier conversion, or four comparators for buck-boost amplifier conversion, each receives an output of the mixer. Each of the comparators produces a respective output for driving the converter switches through simple steering logic interfaces between the comparators, the converter components and a polarity steering output stage. |
| US10186969B2 |
Semiconductor device
There is to provide a semiconductor device capable of activating a circuit quickly, operating with a lower power consumption in a steady state, and coping with the dispersion of the elements. The semiconductor device includes an amplifier coupled to a power voltage, to output a voltage based on a reference voltage and a voltage of a negative feedback node, to an output node; and a voltage divider coupled to the output node, to output the divided voltage to the negative feedback node. The voltage divider includes first and second voltage dividing paths with different resistance, a first switching circuit coupled to the first and the second voltage dividing paths, in a dividing ratio adjustable way, and a second switching circuit for controlling the first and the second voltage dividing paths. |
| US10186958B2 |
Input-output circuits
A circuit includes a first circuit that operates at a first-circuit supply voltage value and generates at least one of a first reference voltage value or a second reference voltage value, based on a voltage rated for transistors in a second circuit. The second circuit operates at the first-circuit supply voltage value and receives a first signal and at least one of the first reference voltage value or the second reference voltage value. The first signal is configured to swing between a low voltage value and a high voltage value lower than the first-circuit supply voltage value. The second circuit keeps a voltage across two terminals of a first transistor in the second circuit below the voltage rated for the first transistor, based on the at least one of the first reference voltage value or the second voltage value. |
| US10186955B2 |
Ideal switch bridgeless PFC
Ideal switch bridgeless PFC topologies are presented with the purpose of increasing the efficiency in power factor correction circuits and inverter applications. The topology also leverages the new GaN switches that are available. This patent offers also a very good solution for the Zero crossing distortion problem improving greatly the THD both in power factor correction and inverter applications. |
| US10186953B2 |
Signal transmission circuit provided with logic circuit
A signal transmission circuit transmitting abnormality signals from a primary side circuit to a secondary side circuit is provided, in which the primary side circuit includes switching elements driven by drive circuits, the secondary circuit including a receiving unit receiving the abnormality signals transmitted from the primary side circuit.The signal transmission circuit includes: a plurality of isolation elements that electrically isolate the primary side circuit and the secondary side circuit, and allows the abnormality signals to be transmitted therethrough; and a logic circuit that receives the abnormality signals from the isolation elements, outputting a predetermined signal indicating an occurrence of an abnormality when at least one of the switching elements shows the abnormality.The isolation elements transmit the abnormality signals relative to a predetermined reference voltage in the secondary side circuit and the predetermined signal outputted by the logic circuit is received by the receiving unit. |
| US10186949B1 |
Coupled-inductor DC-DC power converter
A DC-to-DC power converter device has a common magnetic core structure that serves the functions of both transformer device and output inductor by integrating each into the common core. The transformer device has primary and secondary windings integrated into a first leg structure of the magnetic core, and the output inductor device has an output inductor winding integrated into a second leg structure of the magnetic core, the inductor winding structure for delivering output current to a load when a periodically switched input voltage is applied across the primary winding structure. The winding polarities of the transformer secondary winding structure and of the output inductor winding structure provide oppositely oriented polarities of electromotive force (EMF) to substantially reduce an output current ripple to an output load when delivering power through the transformer, through the output inductor and into the output load. A third leg structure of the common magnetic core allows magnetic flux passing through the transformer leg structure to partially magnetically couple to flux passing through the inductor leg structure, thereby allowing adjustment of the output voltage at which output current ripple is minimized. |
| US10186945B1 |
Resonant switching regulator with continuous current
A switched-mode power regulator circuit has four solid-state switches connected in series and a capacitor and an inductor that regulate power delivered to a load. The solid-state switches are operated such that a voltage at the load is regulated by repetitively (1) charging the capacitor causing an increase in current flow in the inductor followed by a decrease in current flow in the inductor and before the current flow in the inductor stops, (2) discharging the capacitor causing an increase in current flow in the inductor followed by a decrease in current flow in the inductor and before the current flow in the inductor stops, repeating (1). |
| US10186944B2 |
Switching power supply and the controller thereof
The present invention provides a switching power supply and a controller thereof, wherein the controller comprises: a switching power supply control device having a power supply terminal and detecting a voltage at the power supply terminal; a composite device integrating therein a power transistor and a depletion transistor, wherein the power transistor has a gate coupled to a first input, a source coupled to a first output, and a drain coupled to an input signal terminal; the depletion transistor has a gate coupled to a second input, a source coupled to a second output, and a drain coupled to the input signal terminal; the first input, the second input and the second output are coupled to the switching power supply control device, the first input receives a driving signal generated by the switching power supply control device, and the input signal terminal receives an input signal of the switching power supply. The power transistor and the depletion transistor in the composite device may be integrated within the same composite device. The present invention can shorten the startup time of the switching power supply, effectively reduce the standby power consumption, and also reduce the cost. |
| US10186939B2 |
Alternator with front end accessory drive
Alternator/starters and methods for providing electrical power to a vehicle and rotating an engine are disclosed. In one example, the alternator/starter provides a differential action whereby torque on an input side of the alternator may be maintained while speed of an output side of the alternator may be varied. The alternator/starter includes two armature windings and two field windings. |
| US10186937B2 |
Method of manufacturing commutator segments with claws and tilted recesses
A commutator includes a cylindrical insulator and commutator pieces, which are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the insulator and arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the insulator. The commutator pieces are each composed of a conductive plate material, and each includes a connection claw and an engagement claw. The connection claw extends outward in the radial direction of the insulator while being configured to electrically being connected to an armature coil. The engagement claw extends inward in the radial direction of the insulator and engages with the insulator. The commutator pieces each include a recess portion with an undercut formed in a surface facing inward in the radial direction of the insulator. |
| US10186932B2 |
Drive system
A drive system has an electric motor having a shaft; an electronic assembly; and a fan driven by way of the shaft, the electronic assembly being rigidly and thermally coupled to the fan. |
| US10186931B2 |
Electrical generator heat management system
A generator includes a multi-chamber generator enclosure, an engine mounted within the multi-chamber generator enclosure, and an alternator driven by the engine and positioned within at least one chamber of the multi-chamber generator enclosure. The generator also includes an exhaust system operatively coupled to the engine and extending from the engine through at least the at least one chamber of the multi-chamber generator enclosure having the alternator therein, and a heat shield substantially surrounding the exhaust system in the at least one chamber of the multi-chamber enclosure generator containing the alternator. |
| US10186927B2 |
Stator comprising an integrated radiator
This electric motor includes a frame defining an internal volume and comprising a rotor and a stator, a primary cooling circuit comprising at least one primary conduit and in fluidic communication with the outside of the frame for circulating a gas stemming from the outside of the frame in the internal volume of the frame, a secondary cooling circuit extending in the internal volume of the frame and isolated from the outside of the frame, said secondary cooling circuit comprising at least one first cooling channel going through the rotor and at least one second cooling channel going through the stator, wherein it comprises at least one heat insulation channel interposed between the primary conduit of the primary cooling circuit and the second cooling channel of the secondary cooling circuit. |
| US10186925B2 |
Electric machine having a stator winding with rigid bars
An electric machine provided with: a stator having a magnetic core longitudinally crossed by a plurality of stator slots; a stator winding having a series of rigid bars, which are “U”-shaped and are inserted through the stator slots defining an entry side, in which the cusps of the “U”-shaped bars are placed, and an exit side, in which the legs of the “U”-shaped bars are placed; the ends of at least two non-adjacent legs are electrically connected to one another by means of a connection bridge; and an insulating support is provided, which houses the connection bridge, is arranged under the connection bridge and has a plurality of through holes, into which some legs are inserted, which have to pass through the insulating support itself. |
| US10186922B2 |
System and apparatus for axial field rotary energy device
An axial field rotary energy device can include a housing having an axis with an axial direction. A stator assembly can include a plurality of stator panels that are discrete panels from each other. The stators panels can be mechanically and stationarily coupled to the housing. Each stator panel can include a printed circuit board (PCB) having coils that are electrically conductive, each stator panel consists of a single electrical phase. In addition, rotors can be rotatably mounted within the housing on opposite axial ends of the stator assembly. The rotors can be mechanically coupled together with a rotor spacer. Each rotor can include magnets. In addition, in one version, no rotor is disposed between axially adjacent ones of the stator panels. |
| US10186920B2 |
Super energy efficient coils, fans and electrical motors
This invention relates to the development of super energy efficient coils with which different electrical appliances like electric fans and motors can be manufactured, by using New Free Electron Wire. The copper coils of fans and motors can be replaced by closed looped coils of new free electron wire, which will make them highly energy efficient. A very small copper coil wound on New Free Electron Wire will act as a connector which will make the fans and motors as user friendly as that of copper coil fans and motors but will be several hundred times energy efficient than any normal copper coil, fans and motors of its kind, currently available in the market. The replacement of Teflon with Silicon Rubber resolves the problem of joining and molding the body of New Free Electron Wire. |
| US10186919B2 |
Magnet-bearing moving part for permanent magnet synchronous machine
The moving part, designed to move past a fixed rotor with coils, comprises a metallic chassis to which magnets, arranged in parallel rows of alternating polarity, are bonded. Non-metallic fixing strips, screwed to the chassis, are positioned longitudinally between each row of magnets, extend along the entire length of these rows and mechanically immobilize the magnets. Each fixing strip comprises a bearing base with convex rounded flanks which immobilize the magnets vertically and collaborates with a concave rounded portion, formed in the adjacent edge face of the magnets over at least half of the height thereof. The strip also comprises a longitudinal upper extension acting as a spacer between the rows of magnets and immobilizing the magnets laterally. The invention is of benefit to the manufacturers of rotary or linear electrotechnical machines such as motors or generators. |
| US10186912B2 |
Pickup coil design for tight spaces and asymmetrical coupling
Systems and methods for wireless power transmission are described herein. In one aspect, a charging pad to transfer power wirelessly comprises a power antenna assembly configured to receive wireless power. The power antenna assembly is configured to charge the battery based on the received wireless power. The charging pad further comprises a ferrite layer assembly. The charging pad further a shielding layer defining a shape configured to receive a part of the host device and/or conform to a shape of a host device. The shielding layer can define a notch or can define a concave shape. |
| US10186911B2 |
Boost converter and controller for increasing voltage received from wireless power transmission waves
An exemplary method of receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitter includes, at a wireless power receiver having a controller, an antenna, a rectifier coupled with the antenna, and a boost converter coupled with the rectifier: (i) rectifying, by the rectifier, energy from wireless power transmission waves received by the antenna into a first voltage, (ii) increasing, by the boost converter, the first voltage to a second voltage based on instructions from the controller, and (iii) controlling, by the controller, an amount of increase in voltage from the first voltage to the second voltage based on a comparison. |
| US10186906B2 |
Power-transmitting apparatus capable of wirelessly transmitting power to power-receiving apparatus and method for controlling the same
A power-transmitting apparatus that wirelessly transmits power to a power-receiving apparatus includes an antenna that wirelessly outputs power, a transmitted power adjusting unit that adjusts power to be transmitted to the power-receiving apparatus, a foreign substance detection unit that detects the presence of a foreign substance between the power-receiving apparatus and the power-transmitting apparatus, and a control unit that controls the transmitted power adjusting unit based on a detection result of the foreign substance detection unit, where the foreign substance detection unit determines, based on a detection threshold determined according to maximum power transmittable to the power-receiving apparatus, whether the foreign substance necessitates control of power to be transmitted to the power-receiving apparatus. |
| US10186903B2 |
Electrical breakdown protection for a capacitive wireless powering system
An article of manufacture (130) for protecting a capacitive power transfer system (100) from electrical breakdowns is disclosed. The article of manufacture comprises a non-conductive layer (210) made of a first type of non-conductive material, and a protection layer (220) made of a second type of non-conductive material, wherein a breakdown voltage of the second type of non-conductive material is higher than a breakdown voltage of the first type of non-conductive material, wherein the protection layer covers only a portion of the non-conductive layer, where in the non-conductive layer and the protection layer form an insulating layer (130) of the capacitive power transfer system. |
| US10186899B2 |
Energy storage module with DC voltage intermediate circuit
An energy storage module is provided for reversibly storing electrical energy in the form of mechanical rotation energy. The energy storage module comprises a plurality of flywheel storage units, at least one control system and at least one module control unit, wherein the flywheel storage units are connected electrically in parallel by means of a common DC voltage intermediate circuit, and the control system or systems is/are connected to the common DC voltage intermediate circuit by way of the respective output side and to at least one external voltage grid by way of the respective input side, wherein the module control unit is provided for transmitting suitable prespecified torques to the flywheel storage units for emitting or absorbing energy to/from the DC voltage intermediate circuit, and at least one of the control systems is designed to control the DC voltage in the DC voltage intermediate circuit. |
| US10186894B2 |
Wireless battery charger with wireless control system
A wireless electrical charging system and a method of operating same wherein operating parameters from a remote portion of the system are wirelessly transmitted to a system controller controlling the output voltage of an alternating power supply. The system controller executes an adaptive model control algorithm that allows the system controller to update the output voltage at a greater rate than the transmission rate of the operating parameters from the remote portion of the system. |
| US10186892B2 |
Receiver device with antennas positioned in gaps
A receiver device including a housing that defines (i) a first gap within a first half of the housing and (ii) a second gap within a second half of the housing, where the housing includes a radio-frequency-reflective material, and the gaps are filled with a radio-frequency-transparent material. The receiver device further includes two antennas housed in the housing, each of the two antennas being configured to receive radio frequency (RF) wireless charging signals transmitted by a transmitter that enter the housing via the gaps. A first of the two antennas is positioned adjacent to and substantially within the first gap, and a second of the two antennas is positioned adjacent to and substantially within the second gap. The receiver device further includes circuitry housed in the housing and electrically coupled with the two antennas, the circuitry being configured to rectify the received RF wireless signals to produce a rectified signal. |
| US10186889B2 |
Electrical energy storage system with variable state-of-charge frequency response optimization
A frequency response optimization system includes a battery configured to store and discharge electric power, a power inverter configured to control an amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery at each of a plurality of time steps during a frequency response period, and a frequency response controller. The frequency response controller is configured to receive a regulation signal from an incentive provider, determine statistics of the regulation signal, use the statistics of the regulation signal to generate an optimal frequency response midpoint that achieves a desired change in a state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery while participating in a frequency response program, and use the midpoints to determine optimal battery power setpoints for the power inverter. The power inverter is configured to use the optimal battery power setpoints to control the amount of the electric power stored or discharged from the battery. |
| US10186884B2 |
Charging apparatus for mobile device and multi-station charging apparatus using the same
A charging apparatus for a mobile device includes a charging apparatus case having a slot into which a mobile device is inserted and mounted, wherein the front and rear surfaces of the mobile device are exposed in the slot; and a UV light source configured to irradiate UV light onto the front and rear surfaces of the mobile device, which are exposed in the slot. |
| US10186882B2 |
Battery pack and method of driving the same
A battery pack includes a battery to supply power for a device and a battery management system (BMS) to manage the battery. A control current from the battery to the BMS is to be blocked based on a turn-off command. |
| US10186879B2 |
Energy storage device power consumption management
An energy storage device includes a device controller, an electrical energy converter, an energy storage medium and a power metering device. In a method of managing electrical power consumption by a group of the energy storage devices, a measured power level is output from the power metering device of each energy storage device. The power level represents a rate of electrical energy consumption by the electrical energy converter of the device. The measured power levels of each of the devices are communicated to a system controller using the device controllers. An aggregate power level is calculated based on the measured power levels, and is stored in memory using the system controller. In some embodiments, the aggregate power level is communicated to a remote location, such as an electrical power distribution system. |
| US10186872B2 |
Method for connecting an energy generation installation to a medium voltage network and energy generation installation
A method for connecting an energy generation installation to a medium-voltage grid includes determining a calibration factor for adjusting first voltage values to second voltage values by a controller of the energy generation installation. During an idle state of a medium-voltage transformer, the first voltage values are detected at a capacitive voltage divider, arranged on the medium-voltage side of the medium-voltage transformer, and the second voltage values are detected by a voltage detection means, arranged on the low-voltage side of the medium-voltage transformer. The method further includes closing a circuit breaker arranged on the medium-voltage side of the medium-voltage transformer by the controller of the energy generation installation, when voltage values determined at the capacitive voltage divider exceed a first threshold value after the calibration factor has been applied. |
| US10186871B2 |
Power control apparatus and power conditioner
A detector detects a peak of a power value in a current-voltage characteristic curve to DC power output from a solar battery module. A setting device, when a plurality of peaks is detected, when a current value is greater than a threshold value in a first peak having a maximum voltage value of the plurality of peaks, sets an operation point based on the first peak. The setting device, when the current value in the first peak is equal to or less than the threshold value, sets the operation point based on a second peak in which the voltage value is less than that in the first peak and the current value is greater than the threshold value, of the plurality of peaks. A power regulator regulates output of the DC power of the solar battery module in accordance with the operation point set. |
| US10186862B2 |
System and method of storing and capitalizing off-peak electricity
An energy storage network associated with a plurality of properties, {Bk}, for storing and capitalizing off-peak electricity includes a plurality of energy storage devices coupled to an electricity grid of at least one electricity provider, each energy storage device being chargeable or dischargeable, upon demand, and associated with a respective property Bk; and a control unit coupled to the plurality of energy storage devices and the electricity grid, and configured to control operations of each energy storage device such that each energy storage device associated with the respective property Bk is charged at an off-peak time each day when a demand for electricity is low, with an amount of off-peak electricity, (Woff)k, from the electricity grid, and is discharged at a peak time each day when the demand for electricity is high, to provide an amount of electricity, Wk, to the at least one electricity provider. |
| US10186861B2 |
Energy storage device comprising a DC voltage supply circuit and method for providing a DC voltage from an energy storage device
An energy storage device and a DC voltage supply circuit. The energy storage device has at least two energy supply branches connected in parallel. Each of the energy supply branches has a multiplicity of energy storage modules having an energy storage cell module with at least one energy storage cell and a coupling device. The coupling device switches the energy storage cell module selectively into the corresponding energy supply branch or bypasses said energy storage cell module in the energy supply branch. The DC voltage supply circuit has a bridge circuit switchably connected to a first or a second of feed nodes coupled to output connections of the energy storage device. |
| US10186859B2 |
Reverse current protection for a switching unit
In one example, a circuit includes a switching unit including a first node, a second node, a control node, and a body. The switching unit is configured to selectively couple the first node of the switching unit to the second node of the switching unit in response to receiving a control signal at a control input of the switching unit. The circuit further includes a reverse current protection unit configured to reduce a current flow from the second node of the switching unit to the first node of the switching unit. The reverse current protection unit selectively couples the first node of the switching unit and the body of the switching unit and selectively couples the second node of the switching unit to the body of the switching unit. |
| US10186857B2 |
Paralleling mechanical relays for increased current carrying and switching capacity
Multiple relays are connected in parallel by including one or more semiconductor devices connected across the relay contacts. The semiconductor devices are triggered to conduct and shunt transient currents during the opening and closing of the relay contacts to protect the relay contacts from overcurrent and to eliminate arcing during relay switching. This permits a combination of smaller relays to replace a larger and more expensive relay in applications that require switching of large load currents. |
| US10186854B2 |
Circuit protection device with self fault detection function
The invention discloses a circuit protection device with self fault detection function. The ground fault protection unit comprises a ground fault detection circuit, an AC power supply path and an electromagnetic drive circuit. The self fault detection unit comprises an automatic detection circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit starts periodically a self fault detection process, controls the automatic detection circuit to generate a ground fault current GFC to the ground fault protection unit, and detects the fault status signal from the electromagnetic drive circuit. Based on the fault status signal, operation situations of the ground fault protection unit can be determined. If a fault occurs, an emergency interruption signal is generated, and that activates the electromagnetic drive circuit to make the ground fault protection unit trip in emergency, and cut off the AC power supply on load and socket terminals, and thus the emergency protection function is achieved. The ground fault protection unit utilizes an electromagnetic drive circuit which comprises two silicon controlled rectifiers, so that the reliability of the circuit protection device can be improved. |
| US10186852B2 |
Seal for electrical box
An electrical box includes a front surface having an opening providing access to a hollow interior of the electrical box, at least one sidewall extending rearwardly from the front surface to form the hollow interior, and a seal disposed on an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall. The seal has a triangular cross-sectional shape including a thin end configured to first enter an opening of a building structure receiving the electrical box therein. A tapered surface of the seal is compressed as the electrical box is received into the opening in the building structure to provide a seal around an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall of the electrical box. |
| US10186851B2 |
Cable-assembly for robotic installation
A cable-retaining-device is configured to use with a robotic actuator. The cable-retaining-device includes a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a longitudinal-axis. A mesial-portion of the body defines a passage configured to receive a cable extending longitudinally along an entire length of the body. A distal-portion of the body defines a slot extending radially about the longitudinal-axis. The cable-retaining-device also includes a cable-retaining-band disposed within the slot and radially encircling the cable-retaining-device. |
| US10186845B2 |
Electrode tip for spark plug, and spark plug
An electrode tip for a spark plug, wherein Pt is contained as a main component, 7% by mass or more of Rh is contained, and a total content of Pt and Rh is greater than or equal to 95% by mass. The electrode tip includes: a narrow portion having the same cross-sectional shape in a direction of an axis; and a wide portion which is adjacent to the narrow portion and has a cross-sectional area, in a radial direction, which is greater than the narrow portion. |
| US10186844B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug that satisfies the relation 2.8≤(A+B)/M, where A is the sum of a length A1 of contact between a sheet packing and a metallic shell of a spark plug in one half section and a length A2 of contact between the sheet packing and the insulator in the one half section, and B is the sum of a length B1 of contact between the sheet packing and the metallic shell in the other half section and a length B2 of contact between the sheet packing and the insulator in the other half section. M is the difference obtained by subtracting the inner diameter D of a ledge from the inner diameter C of a middle hole portion. |
| US10186840B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor laser including current block layers disposed between a p-type clad layer and a p-type light guide layer and a current confinement region which is a region between the current block layers is configured as follows. A width of an opening portion of an insulating layer is made narrow above a wide portion of the current confinement region in which the wide portion, a tapered portion, a narrow portion, a tapered portion and the wide portion are disposed in this order between an incidence side (HR side) and an emission side (AR side), and both ends of the wide portion are covered by an insulating layer. According to such a configuration, it is possible to suppress generation of super luminescence in the wide portion, and it is thus possible to achieve improvement in beam quality and higher output of the beam. |
| US10186837B2 |
Laser device
A control circuit in this laser equipment drives a drive circuit of a photonic crystal laser element under a predetermined condition. It was found that a wavelength width of a laser beam to be output from the photonic crystal laser element is dependent on a standardized drive current k and a pulse width T, and had a predetermined relationship with these. By meeting this condition, a laser beam with a plurality of wavelengths can be controlled and output. |
| US10186834B2 |
Laser oscillator
To provide a laser oscillator allowing the use of a plastic lens in a semiconductor laser module for a high-output laser oscillator while being unlikely to reduce the efficiency of coupling to an optical fiber even if a laser output changes. A laser oscillator comprises a semiconductor laser module with multiple semiconductor laser elements. The laser oscillator comprises: multiple lenses in a first group provided in the semiconductor laser module for causing laser beams from the semiconductor laser elements to pass through; and a lens in a second group provided in the semiconductor laser module for causing all beams having passed through the multiple lenses in the first group to pass through. The lenses in the first group are plastic lenses. The lens in the second group is a glass lens. |
| US10186829B2 |
Compact laser source with wavelength stabilized output
A compact, wavelength-stabilized laser source is provided by utilizing a specialty gain element (i.e., formed to include a curved waveguide topology), where a separate wavelength stabilization component (for example, a fiber Bragg grating (FBG)) is used one of the mirrors for the laser cavity. That is, the FBG takes the place of the physical “front facet” of the gain element, and functions to define the laser cavity in the first instance, while also utilizing the grating structure to impart the desired wavelength stability to the output from the packaged laser source. As a result, the FBG is disposed within the same package used to house the gain element and provides a wavelength-stabilized laser source in a compact form. |
| US10186826B2 |
Widely and rapidly tunable multi-wavelength laser
The present application describes a method for controlling an output of a laser apparatus. The method includes a step of receiving, at the first multiplexer, an initial wavelength from a pump. The method also includes a step of receiving first and second seed wavelengths from a first and a second seed source, respectively. The method also includes a step of sending an output of the combiner to a first fiber. The method includes a step of combining, at a second multiplexer, an output of the first fiber. The method also includes a step of extracting the initial wavelength with the second multiplexer. Further, the method includes a step of sending the first and seed wavelengths to a second fiber. |
| US10186824B2 |
Production method for conductive member, conductive member, and mold
A conductive member production method is performed with use of a die that includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a protruding portion having a recession-shaped depression formed in a leading end surface, the depression including a molding surface that is inclined so as to gradually extend toward the leading end surface side while extending laterally from the depression. The second die includes a recessed portion into which the protruding portion can be inserted. The method includes a heating step of heating a weld portion formation region that is a portion, with respect to an extending direction, of a conductive member constituted by multiple metal strands, and a pressing step in which the heated weld portion formation region is sandwiched between and pressed by the protruding portion of the first die and the recessed portion of the second die. |
| US10186820B1 |
Electrical connection device
A housing structure has an upper section, a lower section, and an intermediate wall. The intermediate wall has a wire aperture. The upper section has a top wall with contactor slots. An upper compartment is enclosed vertically between the top wall and the intermediate wall. The lower section has a bottom wall with a wire aperture. A lower compartment is enclosed vertically between the bottom wall and the intermediate wall. An electrical contactor has a blade portion projecting outward from the upper compartment through a contactor slot for electrical contact with a busbar in a strut. A wire has an uninsulated section that is contained entirely within the upper compartment, and is electrically connected to the contactor within the upper compartment. An insulated section of the wire reaches outward from the upper compartment into the lower compartment through the wire aperture in the intermediate wall. The insulated section of the wire reaches further outward from the lower compartment through a wire aperture in the bottom wall. |
| US10186818B2 |
Straight insertion self-locking anti-explosion electrical connection device, and plug and socket thereof
A straight insertion self-locking anti-explosion electrical connection device, and a plug and a socket thereof relate to the field of conductive connection devices. The plug has a plugging bolt. The plugging bolt has two or more plug power supply electrodes and a plug grounding electrode. The side wall of the plugging bolt has a plug self-locking portion, and the plug self-locking portion is a circular hole, or a recessed groove and a recessed point having a curved surface structure. The socket has a jack, and the wall of the jack has two or more socket power supply electrodes and a socket grounding electrode. The wall of the jack has socket self-locking portions, and each socket self-locking portion has a clamping and locking member having a raised or recessed curved surface structure or a circular hole. Corresponding electrodes of the plug and the socket are mutually paralleling inclined planes. |
| US10186814B2 |
Electrical connector having a film layer
An electrical connector electrically connects a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, where the electrical connector includes: (a) an insulative housing; (b) a plurality of signal conductors, with at least a portion of each of the plurality of signal conductors disposed within the insulative housing; (c) each of the plurality of signal conductors having a first contact end, a second contact end and an intermediate portion therebetween; and (d) a passive circuit element electrically connected to the intermediate portion of each of the plurality of signal conductors, where the passive circuit element is housed in an insulative package and includes at least a capacitor or an inductor. |
| US10186811B1 |
Shielding for connector assembly
A receptacle connector assembly includes a contact module having signal contacts and ground contacts and a housing having a front shell and a rear shell coupled to the front shell. The front shell and the rear shell receive the signal contacts and corresponding header signal contacts of a header connector assembly in mating engagement with the signal contacts in a mating zone. The front shell and the rear shell receive the ground contacts and corresponding header ground contacts of the header connector assembly in mating engagement with the ground contacts in the mating zone. The rear shell has pockets receiving corresponding signal contacts and ground contacts. The rear shell has conductors at the front of the rear shell providing electrical shielding in the mating zone. |
| US10186809B1 |
Printed circuit board connector with integrated EMI noise suppression
A connector assembly suppresses electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by electronic circuitry on a printed circuit board (PCB). The connector assembly includes a plurality of conductive through-holes on the PCB, a connector, and a magnetic collar. The plurality of conductive through-holes are electrically connected to the electronic circuitry on the PCB. The connector has a plurality of terminal pins extending from a connector surface. The plurality of terminal pins and conductive through-holes may be aligned. The terminal pins are positioned through the conductive through-holes to electrically connect the terminals pins to the electronic circuitry. The magnetic collar surrounds the connector. The magnetic collar may also abut the PCB. The magnetic collar suppresses EMI on voltages propagating through the connector. |
| US10186802B1 |
Connecting device with high-density contacts
A connecting device with high-density contacts includes a plug connector and a socket connector. The plug connector has a first insulated housing and a plurality of first terminals. The first insulated housing has a post portion. The first terminals are disposed on the post portion. The socket connector has a second insulated housing and a plurality of second terminals. The second insulated housing has a barrel portion formed with an accommodating space. The second terminals are disposed on the barrel portion. The post portion of the plug connector is inserted into the accommodating space. The plug connector and the socket connector are rotatable relative to each other. First contacting portions of the first terminals are clipped between two contacting portions of the second terminal, so that the first terminals are conductively contacted with the second terminals. Thus, the present disclosure provides signal contacts with high-density and high-reliability. |
| US10186798B2 |
Apparatus and method for ganging cable connectors together for purposes of plugging and unplugging connectors
Methods and apparatus are provided for use in connecting and disconnecting cable connectors to and from communication ports. In some embodiments, a connector assembly has a ganging member, a plunger member, and a key. The ganging member can retain a plurality of cable connectors, and be used to simultaneously connect/disconnect groups of cable connectors. The plunger member can have a plurality of elongated plungers usable to simultaneously unlock or lock the cable connectors. |
| US10186797B2 |
Coupler connector and cable terminator with side contacts
An assembly comprising a cable terminator comprising a wire guide, a cube shaped securing cap comprising an open end for installation over the wire guide, and pairs of piercing contacts for piercing respective conductors of the cable. When assembled, an outer end of each of the piercing contacts is exposed on an outer surface of a respective securing cap sidewall. The assembly also comprises a coupler connector comprising one of a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) socket or a modular (for example RJ-45 compatible) plug, a rearward surface comprising a cable terminator receiving socket, wherein pairs of contacts are exposed along at least one side wall of the socket, and further wherein each of a plurality of the tines in the modular socket or the terminal contacts of the plug is interconnected with a respective one of the contacts. |
| US10186792B2 |
Wrappable extension cord apparatus and related methods
At least one exemplary aspect comprises an apparatus comprising: (a) a plug component at a first end of a cord; (b) an outlet component at a second, opposite end of the cord; and (c) a gooseneck component that encloses at least a portion of the cord. |
| US10186791B2 |
Assembly for clamping and grounding objects
In various representative aspects, an apparatus for clamping and grounding solar panel frames to a mounting rail is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a fastener with an enlarged end, and a shank, with the enlarged end having one or more sharp protrusions that resemble teeth, and a washer with one or more sharp protrusions, and an opening. When installed, the shank is inserted through the opening of the washer, the sharp protrusions of the enlarged end penetrate either the lower or upper surface of the mounting rail and the sharp protrusions of the washer penetrate the other surface of the solar panel frames while at the same time creating a grounding path through the apparatus. |
| US10186790B2 |
Connector producing a biasing force
A connector includes, in one embodiment, a first component, a coupling element configured to engage the first component, and a second component configured to engage the first component. The second component, in one embodiment, is configured to produce a spring, pushing or biasing force. |
| US10186788B2 |
Sleeved fastener assembly
A conductive fastener assembly, system, and method are described. The fastener assembly includes a nut having a counterbore formed therein. The counterbore is formed to maintain a sufficient gap between the nut and the protruding end of a fastener sleeve. The nut with the counterbore improves the conductive fastener system such that the need for a solid copper grid and a cap seal is reduced or eliminated. |
| US10186787B1 |
Slot radar antenna with gas-filled waveguide and PCB radiating slots
A slot antenna with the low-cost, light weight features of an SIW antenna combined with the efficiency of a metallic antenna. The antenna of this disclosure may use printed circuit board manufacturing (PCB) processes to form the radiating portion to create slots and waveguide features with accurate dimensions and accurate positions. Like a metallic antenna, radio frequency (RF) energy passes through air in the radiating waveguides instead of a substrate, which means low insertion loss and high efficiency. Examples of the antenna of this disclosure may include a metallic coupling waveguide to carry the RF energy from the RF generating components of the radar system to the radiated branch waveguides. The metallic coupling waveguide may be configured to provide structural support to the PCB radiating portion as well as backwards compatibility to retrofit existing radar systems with the antenna assembly of this disclosure. |
| US10186784B2 |
Antenna apparatus
Embodiments of the present invention provide an antenna apparatus, including multiple antenna elements, where the antenna element includes a dielectric plate, one two-antenna array element, and one parasitic element; the two-antenna array element is located at the front of the dielectric plate; the parasitic element is located on the back of the dielectric plate, and a location of the two-antenna array element falls within an area of the parasitic element; a first antenna and a second antenna that are in the two-antenna array element are bent slot slot antennas symmetrical to each other with respect to a central axis between the first antenna and the second antenna; the first antenna is formed by connecting three sections. |
| US10186783B2 |
Modified antipodal vivaldi antenna with elliptical loading
A Vivaldi antenna having an upper conductor and a lower conductor. A signal connector feed is attached to a rear end of the conductors while each conductor includes a curved flare section extending forwardly for the reception or transmission of the signal. Each conductor includes elliptical loading section or sections disposed around its flare section to enhance performance of the antenna by improving the front to back ratio as well as other factors for the antenna. |
| US10186782B2 |
Antenna and wireless communication apparatus
First and second radiation elements are arranged on a first face in a Z axis direction. A third radiation element is formed on a second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A fourth radiation element is formed on the second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A micro strip line connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element and is formed on the first face to extend in the Z axis direction. A first element connection part is formed on the second face to overlap with the micro strip line in a Y axis direction, and to have a width wider than that of the micro strip line. A feeding unit connects a coaxial cable supplying power from the outside to the micro strip line and the fourth radiation element. |
| US10186781B2 |
Edge type dipole antenna structure and PCB including the same
The present invention relates to printed circuit board (PCB) tracking technology, specifically to a dipole antenna structure for a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. More specifically, the present invention relates to an edge type dipole antenna structure is implemented on an extremely small area on the edge of a ground plane provided on the PCB for various kinds of electronic products, and a PCB including the same. |
| US10186780B2 |
Microwave antenna applicator
A new and comparatively small type of open-ended microwave applicators has been disclosed. They are for example suitable for transmission into and reception from contacting objects such as protruding human bodyparts for inhomogeneity detection by tomographic methods. The applicators according to the invention are of the dielectric-filled open-ended ridged rectangular TE10 type, with an insert filling the ridge and having a higher permittivity than the surrounding space. The shape of the insert can be as a frustrum pyramid towards the opening. The overall design promotes narrow beamwidths and minimizes nearfields and surface wave excitation. |
| US10186778B2 |
Wideband dual-polarized patch antenna array and methods useful in conjunction therewith
A flat antenna element including at least one radiating patch; and at least one impedance transformer including a feed-point arm connected to the patch which intersects between micro-strip feed lines and the radiating patch, wherein said arm has a first end electrically connected to an individual feed line and a second end which is electrically connected to the patch, and wherein said second end electrically connected to the patch has a width small enough to yield a level of impedance, for the arm, which is more than, e.g. more than twice, the level of impedance of the patch, and wherein the width of the feed line of end connected to patch is narrower than the end connected to the feed line. |
| US10186776B2 |
Rectifying devices and fabrication methods
A method of forming an electronic field emission rectifier involves depositing a first metal layer, a dielectric, and a second metal layer on a substrate in that order. The dielectric layer and the second metal layer are patterned. Patterning the dielectric and second metal layers involves depositing a nanostructuring layer on the second metal layer. The nanostructuring layer self-assembles into removable regions embedded within a matrix. When the removable regions are removed, a pattern is formed in the matrix. |
| US10186775B2 |
Patch antenna element with parasitic feed probe
Various embodiments are described that relate to a patch antenna. Portions of a patch antenna, such as a patch antenna element and a probe feed wire can produce an impedance that is undesirable. To compensate for this, a parasitic feed pad can be aligned with the patch antenna element to create a capacitor. This capacitor produces a capacitance that negates the impedance. It can be preferred for the capacitance to be such that there is no excess capacitance and no excess impedance. |
| US10186774B2 |
Antenna device and method for manufacturing antenna device
An antenna device includes a core, a bobbin member having a partition, and a coil provided around the bobbin member. The coil is configured with a tight winding portion and a loose winding portion. The tight winding portion is provided between one bobbin side and the partition. The loose winding portion is provided between the other bobbin side and the partition. The loose winding portion is configured with a first winding layer and a second winding layer. A wire winding direction of the first winding layer is opposite to a wire winding direction of the second winding layer so that the wire of the first winding layer and the wire of the second winding layer cross and overlap to each other along part of the bobbin member. |
| US10186769B1 |
Electronic device with shared control and power lines for antenna tuning circuits
An electronic device may be provided with control signal generation circuitry that generates a differential pair of control signals, power supply circuitry that generates a bias voltage, and an antenna having a tuning circuit. First switching circuitry may be coupled to the power supply circuitry and the control signal generation circuitry. Second switching circuitry may be coupled to the tuning circuit. A pair of control lines may be coupled between the first and second switching circuitry. In a first switching mode, the power supply circuitry may transmit the bias voltage to the tuning circuit over one of the control lines. The bias voltage may charge storage circuitry coupled to the tuning circuit. In a second switching mode, the control signal generation circuitry may transmit the differential pair of control signals to the tuning circuit. The tuning circuit may be powered by the storage circuitry in the second switching mode. |
| US10186763B2 |
Vehicle-mounted antenna device
In an on-vehicle antenna device (1), an on-vehicle antenna device (10) which is provided at an end part of a roof (20) includes an antenna (11) which has antenna elements (14, 15) drawn out from one feed point (13a) in a first direction and drawn out from another feed point (13b) in a second direction. The first direction is direction intersecting with a horizontal plane in accordance with the on-vehicle antenna device (10) is mounted on a vehicle body (1). |
| US10186762B2 |
Motor vehicle roof antenna module, motor vehicle and method for operating the roof antenna module
The disclosure refers to a roof antenna module and to a method for operating the roof antenna module, wherein a communication control unit couples at least one transceiver with at least one bus connection and communication messages are transmitted between the at least one transceiver and the at least one bus connection. This approach prevents undesired manipulation of the motor vehicle from the outside. This approach uses a filter device of the communication control unit, that forwards a control instruction to the at least one bus connection only if the control instruction fulfills a predetermined safety criterion. |
| US10186760B2 |
Antenna designs for communication between a wirelessly powered implant to an external device outside the body
Methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and communications are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless power transfer system comprises an external transmit resonator configured to transmit wireless power, an implantable receive resonator configured to receive the transmitted wireless power from the transmit resonator, and communications antenna in the implantable receive resonator configured to send communication information to the transmit resonator. The communications antenna can include a plurality of gaps positioned between adjacent conductive elements, the gaps being configured to prevent or reduce induction of current in the plurality of conductive elements when the antenna is exposed to a magnetic field. |
| US10186756B2 |
Antennas in electronic devices
In various embodiments, the disclosure describes systems and methods that can be use in connection with electronic devices (for example, mobile devices) and can include one or more a dies, first antenna elements/feeding elements electrically coupled to the die, and second antenna elements/parasitic elements disposed on at least a portion of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the parasitic elements can be disposed near the feeding element and in a spaced relationship over one or more gaps. Further the parasitic elements can be electrically coupled to the feeding element over the gap. In various embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can be used to implement a Yagi-Uda antenna in an electronic device, for example, a mobile device. |
| US10186753B2 |
Antenna device and portable electronic device using the same
Disclosed herein is antenna device that includes: a first metal member having a first main surface; a second metal member having a second main surface parallel to the first main surface; and an antenna coil having a coil axis perpendicular to the first and second main surfaces, wherein the first metal member constitutes at least a part of a housing of a portable electronic device in which the antenna coil is mounted, at least one slit is formed between the first and second metal members, an inner diameter section of the antenna coil overlaps with the slit in planar view, and the slit has a constant width at least in a region that overlaps with the antenna coil in planar view. |
| US10186750B2 |
Radio frequency antenna array with spacing element
A spacing member is positioned between a pair of antenna members. The two antenna members may be horizontally polarized or vertically polarized and positioned next to each other to provide an increased gain. The spacing element may be placed between the antenna members and have a thickness corresponding to the characteristic impedance of the antenna transmission line. The characteristic impedance may be determined based on the width of the transmission line. The spacing member may be radio-frequency (RF) transparent and may adhere to either or both of the antenna elements. The spacing member may be implemented as a plastic double sided tape or a uniform piece of plastic having one or more adhesive layers. |
| US10186748B2 |
Mobile radio antenna
An improved mobile radio antenna suited to radio-frequency connections has a base module that comprises a plurality of mounting sections that each contain an internally threaded hole. An attachment module has mounting sections with through-holes made therein. Spacers are used between the base module and the attachment module. An undercut is provided in the through-hole in the attachment module such that the diameter of the through-hole merges into the undercut with a greater diameter in the plug-in direction, or is provided in a second electrically conductive spacer that is positioned on the attachment module on the side that is opposite the first spacer, the second spacer having a spacer hole with an undercut that broadens in the plug-in direction. |
| US10186741B2 |
Spring-loaded waveguide coupling for connecting a waveguide component to an external RF component
A radio-frequency (RF) component includes a first portion of a waveguide configured to transmit an electro-magnetic (EM) wave. The RF component includes a waveguide coupling configured to receive the EM wave from the first portion of the waveguide and transmit the EM wave to an external RF component. The waveguide coupling includes a waveguide plate having a second portion of the first waveguide formed therein; a waveguide spacer having a third portion of the first waveguide formed therein; and a conductive spring circumferentially disposed around the first waveguide in between the waveguide plate and the waveguide spacer. |
| US10186737B2 |
Traction battery integrated thermal plate and tray
A vehicle traction battery assembly may include a traction battery and a battery tray. The traction battery is for powering a portion of an electrified vehicle. The battery tray is for supporting the traction battery and defines a coolant channel for distributing coolant in a first direction and a second direction. Battery cells of the traction battery are arranged with the battery tray such that the first direction and the second direction are oriented perpendicular relative to a longitudinal face of one of the battery cells. A plate may be secured to the battery tray without mechanical fasteners to retain coolant within the coolant channel. The plate may be made of aluminum and the battery tray may be die cast aluminum. An inlet channel may extend from an inlet to the coolant channel and may be disposed between a pair of openings defined by the battery tray. |
| US10186731B2 |
Battery
A battery is provided which includes: a first electrode body which is a porous body having voids and which is formed by connecting first electrode active material grains containing a first electrode active material to each other; a first cover layer which covers a surface of the first electrode body and which contains a solid electrolyte; and a second cover layer which covers a surface of the first cover layer and which contains a second electrode active material. In the battery described above, a space presents at the position of the void of the first electrode body covered with the first cover layer and the second cover layer. |
| US10186729B2 |
Battery cell compression method and assembly
An exemplary method includes, among other things, winding a curable material at least partially about a plurality of battery cells that are compressed by a fixture. An exemplary assembly includes, among other things, a plurality of battery cells compressed by a fixture, and a curable material wound around the plurality of battery cells. |
| US10186727B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack includes a first knock pin and a second knock pin. A separator has an outer peripheral shape having first and second short sides. The separator has a first knock pin insertion hole adjacent to the first side and a second knock pin insertion hole adjacent to the second side. The first and second knock pin insertion holes have a circular shape. The first insulating plate has third and fourth knock pin insertion holes. The second insulating plate has fifth and sixth knock pin insertion holes. The first knock pin is inserted into the third and fifth knock pin insertion holes to be movable in the third and fifth knock pin insertion holes. The second knock pin is inserted into the fourth and sixth knock pin insertion holes to be movable in the fourth and sixth knock pin insertion holes. |
| US10186726B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring transient state-of-charge using inlet/outlet potentials
The present invention relates to redox flow batteries and methods and apparatuses for monitoring the compositions of the electrolytes therein. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and configurations for monitoring the state-of-charge of an electrolyte stream of a flow cell or flow battery. |
| US10186725B2 |
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
An excellent polymer electrolyte composition has excellent chemical stability of being resistant to strong oxidizing atmosphere during operation of fuel cell, and achieves excellent proton conductivity under low-humidification conditions, excellent mechanical strength and physical durability. A polymer electrolyte membrane, a membrane electrode assembly, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell each use the same. The polymer electrolyte composition contains an ionic group-containing polymer (A), a phosphorus-containing additive (B), and a nitrogen-containing aromatic additive (C), the phosphorus-containing additive (B) and the nitrogen-containing aromatic additive (C) being a compound represented by specific structural formulae. |
| US10186724B2 |
Carbon dioxide separator, fuel cell system including same, and method of operating the fuel cell system
A system and method in which a high temperature fuel cell stack exhaust stream is recycled back into the fuel inlet stream of the high temperature fuel cell stack. The recycled stream may be sent to a carbon dioxide separator that separates carbon dioxide from the fuel exhaust stream. The carbon dioxide separator may include a carbon dioxide separation membrane, an oxygen blocking membrane, and a water blocking membrane. |
| US10186723B2 |
Method to actively control cell pressure drop during operation
A method for controlling a pressure drop across the anode side or the cathode side of a fuel cell stack by controlling the intrusion of a cell separator into the flow channels in a feeder region of the stack so as to create a larger pressure volume on a pressure bias side of the stack. The method controls the flow rates of one or both of the cathode and anode reactant gases so as to cause the cell separators in an inlet feeder region and/or an outlet feeder region to move relative to the anode side and the cathode side so as to change a flow volume in the inlet feeder region and/or the outlet feeder region to control the pressure drop. |
| US10186722B2 |
Fuel cell system, movable body, and control method
Disclosed is a technology for ensuring the safety of a vehicle on which a fuel cell is mounted and the convenience of a user.In a fuel cell system which is able to be mounted on a movable body, it is determined whether or not the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated when an opening instruction for opening a filling port for filling a fuel gas storage portion with fuel gas is received. When it is determined that the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated, a main stop valve controlling the supply of the fuel gas to the cell stack from the fuel gas storage portion is closed, and then the filling port is opened. |
| US10186714B2 |
Method for increasing recycled manganese content
Methods of recycling batteries are provided, in which reaction conditions and elements are designed to maximize manganese recovery while minimizing zinc and potassium impurities in the recovered manganese. Methods of treating waste solution created by washing the manganese, so as to remove zinc from the waste solution, are also provided. Batteries prepared via such methods are also provided. |
| US10186712B2 |
Catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction comprising iridium-based alloy
Provided is a catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction, including an alloy in which two metals are mixed, in which the corresponding alloy is an alloy of iridium (Ir); and silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), germanium (Ge), or arsenic (As). The corresponding catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction may have excellent price competitiveness while exhibiting a catalytic activity which is equal to or similar to that of an existing Pt catalyst. Accordingly, when the catalyst is used, the amount of platinum catalyst having low price competitiveness may be reduced, so that a production unit cost of a system to which the corresponding catalyst is applied may be lowered. |
| US10186711B2 |
Photocatalytic methods for preparation of electrocatalyst materials
The invention relates to methods of preparing metal particles on a support material, including platinum-containing nanoparticles on a carbon support. Such materials can be used as electrocatalysts, for example as improved electrocatalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEM-FCs). |
| US10186705B2 |
Instrumentation to dry-deliver SLMP particles to the lithium-ion electrode
An embodiment of the invention describes an calendaring apparatus comprising a roller press comprising a first roller and a second roller, a static electricity generator, a motor drive system in communication with the first roller and the second roller to impart rotation to first roller and the second roller, wherein the static electricity generator imparts a static charge to a surface of the first roller, and a material holding tray for holding a material in communication with the first roller. |
| US10186704B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes a plurality of electrode assemblies, a lower housing including a plurality of receiving parts that receive the plurality of electrode assemblies, an upper cap coupled to a top portion of the lower housing, the upper cap sealing the plurality of receiving parts, and an upper housing combined with the lower housing. |
| US10186702B2 |
Rechargeable battery
A rechargeable battery includes a terminal, a connector, and an insulator. The terminal protrudes from a cap plate and electrically connected to an electrode. The connector is between the first terminal and the cap plate and includes a hole for the terminal. The insulator overlaps a first area of a top surface of the connector and a first area of a bottom surface of the connector, and does not overlap a second area of the top surface of the connector and a second area of the bottom surface of the connector. |
| US10186697B1 |
Battery module with cooling aspects
Aspects of a modular clip for an electric battery, a battery module comprising multiple such modular clips, and a battery pack comprising multiple battery modules are provided. The modular clip includes a housing configured to receive a plurality of battery cells. The housing includes a base portion and a first and second wall extending from the base portion of the housing along a length of the housing, wherein the plurality of battery cells are received between the first wall and the second wall. The first and/or second wall forms a cooling path along the length of the housing, e.g., a gap maintained between the plurality of cells and the first/second wall. The battery module may include a regulator and duct to direct/control air flow to the cooling path in each of the modular clips comprised in a battery module. |
| US10186694B2 |
Power storage module
A power storage module is provided with: a pair of end plates for clamping a plurality of secondary cells arranged in parallel in one direction; first and second cover members fixed to one end plate of the pair of end plates, the first and second cover members being arranged facing the top surface of an enclosure, an electrode terminal being provided on the top surface; through-holes formed in the first and second cover members, the through-holes extending in the one direction; and engaging protrusions provided to first cell holders, the engaging protrusions protruding in the direction in which the first and second cover members are arranged, and being engaged with the first and second cover members, with the engaging protrusions passed through the through-holes. |
| US10186689B2 |
Organic light-emitting display panel and manufacturing method
Embodiments of the invention provide an organic light-emitting display (OLED) panel and a manufacturing method for the OLED panel, which comprises providing a substrate comprising a first electrode layer which comprises a plurality of first electrodes spaced apart from each other, forming an insulating layer on the substrate, etching off the insulating layer over the first electrodes by a photolithography process to form a pattern of sub-pixel depositing areas and forming organic light-emitting layers for desired colors within the sub-pixel depositing areas, and forming a second electrode layer on the insulating layer and the organic light-emitting layers. Embodiments of the invention can exactly prepare the organic light-emitting layers to improve yield. |
| US10186687B2 |
Light-emitting device having an intermediate layer
A substrate (100) is a light-transmitting substrate. A light-transmitting first electrode (110) is formed over the substrate (100). An insulating layer (150) is formed over the substrate (100) and the first electrode (110) and includes an opening (152) overlapping the first electrode (110). An organic layer (120) is located within at least the opening (152). A light-transmitting second electrode (130) is formed over the organic layer (120). An intermediate layer (200) is formed in at least a portion of a region of a lateral side of the first electrode (110) overlapping the first electrode (110). A refractive index of the intermediate layer (200) is between a refractive index of the substrate (100) and a refractive index of the first electrode (110). |
| US10186686B2 |
Apparatus for use as both mirror and display
An apparatus for use as both a mirror and a display includes a first substrate; a plurality of organic light emitting elements arranged on the first substrate to define a plurality of sub-pixels; a separation layer on the organic light emitting elements; an optical unit on the separation layer, the optical unit including a plurality of reflective electrodes in an area corresponding to at least one sub-pixel, an electrochromic layer on the reflective electrodes, and an electrode layer disposed on the electrochromic layer; and a second substrate on the optical unit. If an electric field is applied to the organic light emitting elements and the optical unit, the apparatus operates in a display mode. If an electric field is not applied to the organic light emitting elements and the optical unit, the apparatus operates in a mirror mode. |
| US10186683B2 |
Flexible organic light emitting diode display panel
A flexible OLED display panel includes: a flexible substrate; an OLED device disposed on the flexible substrate; a first encapsulation layer disposed on the flexible substrate and covering the OLED device; a bank layer disposed on the flexible substrate and surrounding a periphery of the first encapsulation layer, the bank layer including a plurality of noncontinuous bank units that are disposed in a chain form; and a second encapsulation layer disposed on the flexible substrate and covering the first encapsulation layer and the bank layer. |
| US10186681B2 |
Rollable organic light emitting diode display device
A rollable OLED display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. The rollable OLED display device includes a rollable OLED display panel and a rolling unit. The rollable OLED display panel includes a display area and a non-display area that extends from the display area and includes a rolling unit attachment area. The rolling unit is in operative contact with the rolling unit attachment area of the rollable OLED display panel. It is configured to rotate such that the rollable OLED display panel is in a rolled state and an unrolled state. The rolling unit is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the rolling unit attachment area is defined by an arc of the cylindrical shape having an angle of 355° or less. |
| US10186680B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device includes a pixel electrode, an auxiliary electrode, a pixel defining layer, a spacer, a light emitting layer, and an opposite electrode. The pixel electrode and auxiliary electrode on a same layer and are separated and electrically isolated from each other. The pixel defining layer is on the pixel and auxiliary electrodes and exposes at least portions of the pixel and auxiliary electrodes. The spacer corresponds to portions of the auxiliary electrode and pixel defining layer and exposes at least a portion of the auxiliary electrode. The light emitting layer is on the pixel electrode. The opposite electrode is on the light emitting layer and the spacer and is in contact with the auxiliary electrode. |
| US10186678B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode component and organic light-emitting diode display
The present disclosure discloses an OLED component, comprising: a substrate, a bottom electrode arranged on the substrate, a top electrode opposite to the bottom electrode, and the top electrode spaced apart from the bottom electrode; an organic electroluminescence element arranged between the bottom electrode and the top electrode; at least one buffer element disposed between the top electrode and the organic electroluminescence element, and/or between the bottom electrode and the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the buffer element is configured to enhance carrier balance and, electrons transport performance and holes transport performance. The present disclosure enhances the luminous efficiency by the way of disposing the buffer element which is configured to enhance carrier balance, a electrons transport performance and holes transport performance between the top electrode and the organic electroluminescence element, and/or between the bottom electrode and the organic electroluminescence element. |
| US10186675B2 |
Top-emitting white organic light emitting diode device, method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a top-emitting white organic light emitting diode (OLED) device, a method for manufacturing the same and a display apparatus. The OLED device includes a plurality of pixel units on a substrate, wherein each pixel unit includes a first electrode layer, an organic layer and a second electrode layer arranged subsequently on the substrate from bottom up, and the organic layer in each pixel unit includes a gradually-varied cavity length, and the gradually-varied cavity length corresponds to a range from a wavelength of red light to a wavelength of blue light. |
| US10186673B2 |
Photo-patternable gate dielectrics for OFET
Articles utilizing polymeric dielectric materials for gate dielectrics and insulator materials are provided along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors. |
| US10186672B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Methods of making novel organic compounds containing a twisted aryl group are provided. In particular, the compounds provided contain a 2-phenylpyridine ligand having a twisted aryl group on the pyridine portion of the ligand. The compounds may be used in organic light emitting devices, particularly as emitting dopants. Devices comprising the compounds containing twisted aryl may demonstrate improved color, efficiency, stability and manufacturing. |
| US10186671B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting element
A semiconductor light-emitting element including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a light-emitting functional layer that includes first and second light-emitting layers; and a second semiconductor layer of a conductivity type opposite to the conductivity type of the first semiconductor layer. The first light-emitting layer has a first base layer with a composition subject to stress strain from the first semiconductor layer; a first quantum well layer that retains a segment shape of the first base segment; and a first barrier layer that has a flat surface flattened by embedding the first base layer and the first quantum well layer. The second light-emitting layer has a second base layer that has a composition subject to stress strain from the first barrier layer; a second quantum well layer that retains a segment shape of the second base segment; and a second barrier layer. |
| US10186669B2 |
Organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same
The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By using the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present invention, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having low driving voltage, excellent current and power efficiencies, and noticeably improved driving lifespan. |
| US10186665B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element
An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode and an emitting layer, in which the emitting layer includes a first compound and a second compound and each of the first compound and the second compound is a compound emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence. |
| US10186663B1 |
Method for making organic light emitting diode
A method for making an organic light emitting diode includes providing a carbon nanotube composite structure including a polymer and a plurality of first carbon nanotubes dispersed in the polymer. The polymer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a partial surface of the plurality of first carbon nanotubes is exposed from the second surface of the polymer. An organic light emitting layer is formed on the second surface. A hole transport layer is formed on a surface of the organic light emitting layer away from the carbon nanotube composite structure. An anode electrode is formed on a surface of the hole transport layer away from the organic light emitting layer. A cathode electrode is formed on the first surface. |
| US10186660B2 |
Memristor device
A resistance switching device is disclosed and is fabricated to create a memristor device. The memristor device includes a substrate and a platinum bottom electrode formed on the substrate. A tantalum top electrode is formed opposite the bottom electrode, and an electrical insulator layer is disposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, wherein the electrical insulator layer comprises hafnium oxide. In an alternate implementation, a titanium nitride layer is deposited on the substrate, which then allows a reduced thickness platinum bottom electrode layer to be deposited on the titanium nitride layer. |
| US10186658B2 |
Memory device and method of manufacturing memory device
Provided is a storage apparatus provided with a plurality of storage elements having storage layers comprising a plurality of layers and electrodes, one layer among the plurality of layers being extended in a first direction and being shared by the plurality of storage elements disposed in the first direction, the electrodes being extended in a second direction that differs from the first direction and being shared by the plurality of storage elements disposed in the second direction. |
| US10186657B2 |
Three-terminal metastable symmetric zero-volt battery memristive device
A method of fabricating a memristive structure for symmetric modulation between resistance states is presented. The method includes forming a first electrode and a second electrode over an insulating substrate, forming an anode contacting the first and second electrodes, forming an ionic conductor over the anode, forming a cathode of the same material as the anode over the ionic conductor, forming a third electrode over the cathode, and enabling bidirectional transport of ions between the anode and cathode resulting in a resistance adjustment of the memristive structure, the anode and the cathode being formed from metastable mixed conducting materials with ion concentration dependent conductivity. |
| US10186652B2 |
Piezoelectric element and piezoelectric element applied device
There is provided a piezoelectric element which includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer which is formed on the first electrode by using a solution method, and is formed from a compound oxide having a perovskite structure in which potassium, sodium, and niobium are provided, and a second electrode which is provided on the piezoelectric layer. A cross-sectional SEM image of the piezoelectric layer is captured at a magnification of 100,000. When evaluation is performed under a condition in which a measured value in a transverse direction is set to 1,273 nm, two or more voids are included in the piezoelectric layer, a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value among diameters of the voids to be largest in a film thickness direction is equal to or smaller than 14 nm, and the maximum value is equal to or smaller than 24 nm. |
| US10186651B2 |
Oxide superconducting wire and method of manufacturing oxide superconducting wire
An oxide superconducting wire of the invention includes a substrate, an intermediate layer which is laminated on a main surface of the substrate, has one or more layers having an orientation, and has one or more non-orientation regions extending in a longitudinal direction of the wire, and an oxide superconducting layer which is laminated on the intermediate layer, has a crystal orientation controlled by the intermediate layer, and has non-orientation regions located on the non-orientation regions in the intermediate layer and is formed into multiple filaments. |
| US10186649B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a package, a light emitting element, and a sealing member. The package is equipped with a lead and a molded resin that holds the lead. The lead has an upper surface and a lower surface, and has a metal board and a plating layer. The plating layer includes a first plating layer that contains a nickel plating layer, a gold plating layer, and a silver plating layer, that is provided to an upper surface of the metal board, and that is not provided to a lower surface of the metal board. The light emitting element is mounted in the package. The sealing member seals the light emitting element. |
| US10186647B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device comprises: a semiconductor system comprising a light-emitting semiconductor stack; an electrode comprising a surface next to the semiconductor system; a contact material in the semiconductor system and in the electrode, wherein the contact material has a largest intensity at a first depth position in the electrode, and the contact material is selected from the group consisting of Be, Se, Sn, Zn, and combinations thereof; and a base material different from the base material and in the electrode. |
| US10186646B2 |
Method for manufacturing light-emitting device
A method for manufacturing at last one light-emitting device including a light-transmissive member, a light-emitting element, and a reflective member, the method including: providing a holding member comprising a plurality of through-holes or recesses; disposing a light-transmissive member in at least one of the through-holes or at least one of the recesses; disposing a light-emitting element on the light-transmissive member in the at least one through-hole or the at least one recess; forming a reflective member in contact with a lateral surface defining the at least one through-hole or the at least one recess and covering a lateral surface of the light-emitting element; and removing the at least one light-emitting device from the holding member. |
| US10186641B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a frame, a first light-transmissive member, and a second light-transmissive member. The light emitting element includes an element upper surface from which a light is configured to be emitted, an element bottom surface opposite to the element upper surface, and an element lateral surface connecting the element upper surface and the element bottom surface. The frame is provided to surround the light emitting element to be opposite to the element lateral surface. The first light-transmissive member is provided on the element upper surface and the element lateral surface to contact the frame. The first light-transmissive member covers the element upper surface and the element lateral surface. The second light-transmissive member is provided on the first light-transmissive member. |
| US10186637B2 |
Flip-chip light emitting device and fabrication method
A flip-chip light emitting device includes: a light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer with two opposite surfaces, in which, the first surface is a light-emitting surface; a first electrode and a second electrode that are separated from each other on the second surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer; a non-conductive substrate with two opposite surfaces and two side walls connecting those two surfaces, in which, the first surface is connected to the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer through the first and the second electrodes; a first external electrode and a second external electrode on the second surface of the non-conductive substrate, which extend to the side walls of the non-conductive substrate till and at least cover parts of the side walls of the first and the second electrodes to form electrical connection. |
| US10186632B2 |
Deep ultraviolet light emitting diode
A carbon doped short period superlattice is provided. A heterostructure includes a short period superlattice comprising a plurality of quantum wells alternating with a plurality of barriers. One or more of the quantum wells and/or the barriers includes a carbon doped layer (e.g., a non-percolated or percolated carbon atomic plane). |
| US10186620B1 |
InGaAlP schottky field effect transistor with stepped bandgap ohmic contact
An InGaAlP Schottky field effect transistor with stepped bandgap ohmic contact, comprising: a buffer layer, a channel layer, a carrier supply layer, a Schottky barrier layer, an intermediate bandgap layer, a cap layer and an ohmic metal layer sequentially formed on a compound semiconductor substrate; wherein the Schottky barrier layer is made of InGaAlP; the ohmic metal layer and the cap layer form an ohmic contact. The Schottky barrier layer, the intermediate bandgap layer and the cap layer have a Schottky-barrier-layer bandgap, an intermediate bandgap and a cap-layer bandgap respectively, wherein the intermediate bandgap is less than the Schottky-barrier-layer bandgap and greater than the cap-layer bandgap. |
| US10186619B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having stable electric characteristics in which an oxide semiconductor is used. An oxide semiconductor layer is subjected to heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation treatment in a nitrogen gas or an inert gas atmosphere such as a rare gas (e.g., argon or helium) or under reduced pressure and to a cooling step for treatment for supplying oxygen in an atmosphere of oxygen, an atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen, or the air (having a dew point of preferably lower than or equal to −40° C., still preferably lower than or equal to −50° C.) atmosphere. The oxide semiconductor layer is thus highly purified, whereby an i-type oxide semiconductor layer is formed. A semiconductor device including a thin film transistor having the oxide semiconductor layer is manufactured. |
| US10186616B2 |
Thin film transistor and method for manufacturing the same, thin film transistor assembly, array substrate and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor, a method for manufacturing the same, a thin film transistor assembly, an array substrate and a display apparatus. The thin film transistor comprises: a substrate; a gate electrode, a gate insulation portion, a semiconductor portion, a source electrode and a drain electrode, the gate insulation portion separating the semiconductor portion from the gate electrode, and the source electrode and the drain electrode being connected to the semiconductor portion, wherein a projection of the gate electrode onto the substrate and that of the semiconductor portion onto the substrate are not overlapped with each other. |
| US10186615B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is provided which includes a first fin-type pattern including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other, a first trench of a first depth adjacent to the first side surface, a second trench of a second depth adjacent to the second side surface. The second depth differs from the first depth, and a first field insulating film partially fills the first trench and a second field insulating film partially fills the second trench. The first fin-type pattern has a lower portion, and an upper portion having a narrower width than the lower portion, and has a first stepped portion on a boundary between the upper portion and the lower portion. The first field insulating film includes a first lower field insulating film in contact with the lower portion, and a first upper field insulating film in contact with the upper portion. |
| US10186612B2 |
Partially biased isolation in semiconductor devices
A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a doped isolation barrier disposed in the semiconductor substrate and defining a core device area within the doped isolation barrier, an isolation contact region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area and to which a voltage is applied during operation, and a depleted well region disposed in the semiconductor substrate outside of the core device area. The depleted well region electrically couples the isolation contact region and the doped isolation barrier such that the doped isolation barrier is biased at a voltage level lower than the voltage applied to the isolation contact region. |
| US10186609B2 |
Semiconductor device, RC-IGBT, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device 100 includes a semiconductor substrate 1 including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, an emitter electrode 46, a gate wiring 49, a collector electrode 43, a first unit cell region 10 that is extended along one direction in a plane parallel to the first principal surface, and a second unit cell region 20 that is extended along one direction, in which the semiconductor substrate 1 of the first unit cell region 10 and the second unit cell region 20 includes an N− type drift layer 39, an N type hole barrier layer 38, a trench electrode 13, a P type body layer 36, an insulating film 35, an N type field stop layer 41, and a P+ type collector layer 42, and the second unit cell region 20 includes an N type cathode layer 47 that is fitted into the collector layer 42 and is extended along one direction. |
| US10186607B2 |
Power semiconductor device including a semiconductor switching element
An object is to provide a technique that enables suppression of oscillation of a gate signal waveform. A power semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor chip, a plurality of collector main terminals and a plurality of emitter main terminals electrically connected to the power semiconductor chip, and a signal line. The plurality of collector main terminals and the plurality of emitter main terminals have protrusion portions which protrude from a disposition surface of the power semiconductor chip, respectively, and the signal line surrounds, with respect to these protrusion portions, an entire circumference of all the protrusion portions and is spaced apart therefrom in plan view. |
| US10186604B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
To improve the electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, and to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device with a small variation in electrical characteristics. The semiconductor device includes a first insulating film, a first barrier film over the first insulating film, a second insulating film over the first barrier film, and a first transistor including a first oxide semiconductor film over the second insulating film. The amount of hydrogen molecules released from the first insulating film at a given temperature higher than or equal to 400° C., which is measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy, is less than or equal to 130% of the amount of released hydrogen molecules at 300° C. The second insulating film includes a region containing oxygen at a higher proportion than oxygen in the stoichiometric composition. |
| US10186594B2 |
Semiconductor device having metal gate
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a gate stack structure. The method comprises providing a substrate. A dielectric layer is then formed on the substrate and a gate trench is formed in the dielectric layer. A bottom barrier layer, a first work function metal layer and a top barrier layer are formed in the gate trench in sequence. Afterwards, a silicon formation layer is formed on the top barrier layer and filling the gate trench. A planarization process is performed, to remove a portion of the silicon formation layer, a portion of the bottom barrier layer, a portion of the first work function metal layer, and a portion of the top barrier layer. Next, the remaining silicon formation layer is removed completely, and a conductive layer is filled in the gate trench. |
| US10186593B2 |
MOS-varactor design to improve tuning efficiency
A gate stack structure for a MOS varactor includes a substrate including a channel region, a high-k dielectric layer on the channel region of the substrate, a P-type work function adjustment layer on the high-k dielectric layer, an N-type work function adjustment layer on the P-type work function adjustment layer, and a metal gate on the N-type work function adjustment layer. The P-type work function adjustment layer includes a first portion and a second portion laterally adjacent to each other, the first portion having a thickness greater than a thickness of the second portion. The gate stack structure in the MOS varactor can increase the tuning range of the MOS varactor. |
| US10186592B2 |
Method for depinning the fermi level of a semiconductor at an electrical junction and devices incorporating such junctions
An electrical device in which an interface layer is disposed in between and in contact with a conductor and a semiconductor. |
| US10186587B2 |
Power semiconductor device
A power semiconductor device has a semiconductor body configured to conduct a load current in parallel to an extension direction between first and second load terminals of the power semiconductor device. The semiconductor body includes a doped contact region electrically connected to the second load terminal, a doped drift region having a dopant concentration that is smaller than a dopant concentration of the contact region, and an epitaxially grown doped transition region separated from the second load terminal by the contact region and that couples the contact region to the drift region. An upper subregion of the transition region is in contact with the drift region, and a lower subregion of the transition region is in contact with the contact region. The transition region has a dopant concentration of at least 0.5*1015 cm−3 for at least 5% of the total extension of the transition region in the extension direction. |
| US10186582B2 |
Graphene fluorination for integration of graphene with insulators and devices
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe multi-layer graphene assemblies including a layer of fluorinated graphene, dies and systems containing such structures, as well as methods of fabrication. The fluorinated graphene provides an insulating interface to other graphene layers while maintaining the desirable characteristics of the nonfluorinated graphene layers. The assemblies provide new options for utilizing graphene in integrated circuit devices and interfacing graphene with other materials. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10186581B2 |
Group III-N nanowire transistors
A group III-N nanowire is disposed on a substrate. A longitudinal length of the nanowire is defined into a channel region of a first group III-N material, a source region electrically coupled with a first end of the channel region, and a drain region electrically coupled with a second end of the channel region. A second group III-N material on the first group III-N material serves as a charge inducing layer, and/or barrier layer on surfaces of nanowire. A gate insulator and/or gate conductor coaxially wraps completely around the nanowire within the channel region. Drain and source contacts may similarly coaxially wrap completely around the drain and source regions. |
| US10186579B2 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer on a substrate, a first active pattern defined by the device isolation layer, and source/drain regions. The first active pattern extends in a first direction and includes a channel region between a pair of recesses formed at an upper portion of the first active pattern. The source/drain regions fill the pair of recesses in the first active pattern. Each of the source/drain regions include a first semiconductor pattern in the recess and a second semiconductor pattern on the first semiconductor pattern. The source/drain region have an upper portion whose width is less than a width of its lower portion. The second semiconductor pattern has an upper portion whose width is less than a width of its lower portion. The upper portion of the second semiconductor pattern is positioned higher than a top surface of the channel region. |
| US10186578B2 |
Schottky barrier diode
A Schottky barrier diode includes a first semiconductor layer having depressions on a top surface thereof, and having a guard ring extending from the top surface to an inner position of the first semiconductor layer, the guard ring including portions arranged with the depressions interposed therebetween when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface; the diode further includes an insulation layer having portions arranged with the depressions interposed therebetween when viewed in the perpendicular direction, a first metal layer extending as bridging inside and outside of the depressions and the insulation layer, the first metal layer having a first end on the insulation layer, and a second metal layer formed on the first metal layer and having a second end on the insulation layer, the second end being flush with the first end. |
| US10186574B2 |
Super junction MOSFET device and semiconductor chip
A super junction MOSFET device including a semiconductor substrate; a base region provided on a primary surface side of the semiconductor substrate and having impurities of a first conductivity type; a source region that includes a portion of a frontmost surface of the base region and has impurities of a second conductivity type; a gate electrode that penetrates through the base region; a source electrode that is provided on the base region and is electrically connected to the source region; and a front surface region that is provided on an entirety of the frontmost surface of the base region in a region differing from a region where the source region and the gate electrode are provided in the base region, is electrically connected to the source electrode provided on the base region, and has a lower impurity concentration of impurities of the second conductivity type than the source region. |
| US10186573B2 |
Lateral power MOSFET with non-horizontal RESURF structure
In one embodiment, a RESURF structure between a source and a drain in a lateral MOSFET is formed in a trench having a flat bottom surface and angled sidewalls toward the source. Alternating P and N-type layers are epitaxially grown in the trench, and their charges balanced to achieve a high breakdown voltage. In the area of the source, the ends of the P and N-layers angle upward to the surface under the lateral gate and contact the body region. Thus, for an N-channel MOSFET, a positive gate voltage above the threshold forms a channel between the source and the N-layers in the RESURF structure as well as creates an inversion of the ends of the P-layers near the surface for low on-resistance. In another embodiment, the RESURF structure is vertically corrugated by being formed around trenches, thus extending the length of the RESURF structure for a higher breakdown voltage. |
| US10186572B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes first, second, and gate electrodes. A first silicon carbide region of a first type is between the first and second electrodes and between the gate and second electrodes. Second and third silicon carbide regions of a second type are between the first electrode and first silicon carbide region. A portion of the first silicon carbide region is between the second and third silicon carbide regions. A fourth silicon carbide region of the first type is between the first electrode and second silicon carbide region. A fifth silicon carbide region of the first type is between the first electrode and third silicon carbide region. An insulation layer is between the gate electrode and second and third silicon carbide regions and sixth silicon carbide region of the second type. A second portion of the first silicon carbide region is between the second electrode and sixth silicon carbide region. |
| US10186568B2 |
Organic light emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light emitting display device includes a thin film transistor (TFT) including a gate electrode and a source electrode. An anode electrode is disposed on the TFT, and a cathode electrode disposed on an organic emission layer is connected to an auxiliary electrode which is disposed on a same layer on which the anode electrode is disposed. A signal pad disposed in a pad area of a substrate is disposed on a same layer on which the gate electrode is disposed in an active area of the substrate. A pad electrode disposed on the signal pad is connected to the signal pad through a contact hole. |
| US10186567B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus with transmission area
A display apparatus has pixel area to emit light, a transmission area to transmit external light, and wirings including scan wiring, data wiring, and power wiring. The data and power wiring are adjacent to the pixel area and transmission area. An organic light-emitting device is in the pixel area. At least one of the data wiring or the power wiring includes first wiring and second wiring. The first wiring is adjacent to the pixel area and including a mother wiring having a first width. The second wiring includes a plurality of branched wirings that branch from the mother wiring. The branched wirings are adjacent to the transmission area, and a width of each of the branched wirings is less than the first width. |
| US10186565B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device including arrangement of power supply line between signal line and capacitive electrode
An organic electroluminescent device includes a first transistor, a power supply line layer connected to one current terminal of the first transistor, a capacitive element including a first capacitive electrode connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second capacitive electrode, a signal line, and a pixel electrode connected to the other current terminal of the first transistor, the first capacitive electrode is provided on a layer over the gate of the first transistor, and the power supply line layer is provided on a layer between the first capacitive electrode and the signal line. |
| US10186564B2 |
Capacitor-driven electroluminescent display and method of manufacturing the same
The subject invention provides a capacitor-drive electroluminescent display, which includes a display substrate, row and column electrodes that are deposited on the substrate, and the light-emitting pixel that is electrically connected to (and in between) the row and column electrodes, wherein the light-emitting pixel includes a light-emitting device, a drive capacitor, and a charging switch; wherein, the light-emitting device and the drive capacitor is electrically connected in parallel, which is then electrically connected to the charging switch; wherein, the row or column electrode has a light-emitting windows for installation of the electroluminescent devices. Meanwhile, the subject invention also provides a method for producing the capacitor-drive electroluminescent display. |
| US10186557B2 |
OLED display device, manufacturing method thereof, display device and mask for vaporization
An OLED display device and a manufacturing method thereof, a display device and a vaporization mask are disclosed. Five sub-pixels (101) in a pixel unit (10) of the display device includes at least one red, at least one green and at least one blue sub-pixel. Four of the five sub-pixels (101) are distributed at four corners and have the same shape and size, the other one is surrounded by the four sub-pixels (101), and the four sub-pixels (101) and the one sub-pixel (101) are of different colors. Any one sub-pixel (101) at a corner of the pixel unit (10) forms a regular pattern with one sub-pixel at a corner in each of other three adjacent pixel units (10), and in the regular pattern, all of the sub-pixels are of a same color and each occupies ¼ of the pattern. The display device can reduce the difficulty of manufacturing vaporization openings of a mask and increase the display resolution. |
| US10186556B2 |
Thin film transistor array substrate and organic light emitting diode display device including the same
A thin film transistor array substrate and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including the same are disclosed in which a color layer is disposed on a first substrate corresponding to a white sub-pixel and a non color filter area is included in a second substrate corresponding to the white sub-pixel, and thus, it is possible to lower an amount of reflectance of external light, increase a luminance efficiency, and reduce a power consumption of the OLED display device. |
| US10186555B2 |
Radiation detector
According to one embodiment, a radiation detector includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is provided between the first and second conductive layers. The intermediate layer includes an organic semiconductor region and a plurality of particles. The organic semiconductor region includes a portion provided around the particles. The organic semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region has a first highest occupied molecular orbital and a first lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. The second semiconductor region has a second highest occupied molecular orbital and a second lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. The particles have a third highest occupied molecular orbital and a third lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. The first highest occupied molecular orbital is lower than the third highest occupied molecular orbital. The second lowest unoccupied molecular orbital is higher than the third lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. |
| US10186543B2 |
Image sensor including phase difference detectors
An image sensor may include a main photodiode formed in a substrate, a first inter-layer dielectric layer formed over a lower surface of the substrate, and phase difference detectors formed over the first inter-layer dielectric layer. The phase difference detectors include a left phase difference detector that is vertically overlapping and aligned with a left side region of the main photodiode, and a right phase difference detector that is vertically overlapping and aligned with a right side region of the main photodiode. |
| US10186542B1 |
Patterning for substrate fabrication
Various examples of a technique for forming a pattern for substrate fabrication are disclosed herein. In an example, a method includes receiving a substrate. A patterned resist is formed on the substrate and has a trench defined therein. A dielectric is deposited on the patterned resist and within the trench such that the dielectric narrows a width of the trench to further define the trench. A fabrication process is performed on a region of the substrate underlying the trench defined by the dielectric. |
| US10186532B2 |
Image device, image system, and control method of image device
An image device transfers charges of a previous frame from the holding units to the amplification units, during a read-out period of each frame, the read-out period includes a period in which a plurality of overflow transistors are in an on-state and a first period in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units accumulate charges, and, during a second period following the first period, the plurality of photoelectric conversion units of the plurality of pixels accumulate charges while the plurality of holding units of the plurality of pixels hold the charges accumulated during the first period. During the first and second periods, each of the plurality of pixels performs a plurality of times of charge transfers from the photoelectric conversion unit to the holding unit. The plurality of times of charge transfers including a charge transfer performed at the end of the second period. |
| US10186529B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate and display using the same
A display is disclosed which includes a substrate, a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor, a first storage capacitor electrode, an oxide layer, a nitride layer, a second storage capacitor electrode, a planar layer and a pixel electrode. The first thin film transistor is disposed in a first area on the substrate. The second thin film transistor is disposed in a second area on the substrate. The first storage capacitor electrode is disposed in a third area on the substrate. The oxide layer covers the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor, and exposes the first storage capacitor electrode. The nitride layer is disposed on the oxide layer and covers the first storage capacitor electrode. The second storage capacitor electrode includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer, and overlaps with the first storage capacitor electrode on the nitride layer. The planar layer covers the first thin film transistor, the second thin film transistor and the second storage capacitor electrode. The pixel electrode is disposed on the planar layer. |
| US10186528B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate and display using the same
Provided are a thin film transistor substrate and a display using the same. A thin film transistor substrate includes: a substrate, a first thin film transistor disposed at a first area of the substrate, the first thin film transistor including: a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, a first gate electrode on the polycrystalline semiconductor layer, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, a second thin film transistor disposed at a second area of the substrate, the second thin film transistor including: a second gate electrode, an oxide semiconductor layer on the second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, a nitride layer disposed on an area of the substrate, other than the second area, the nitride layer covering the first gate electrode, and an oxide layer disposed: over the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode, and under the oxide semiconductor layer. |
| US10186526B2 |
Display panel
A display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a first substrate, a display layer, a first conductive layer, a first insulation layer, and a first transparent conductive layer. The first substrate includes an active area and a peripheral area located adjacent to the active area. The display layer is disposed over the first substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed over the first substrate and located in the peripheral area. The first insulation layer is disposed over the first conductive layer and the first insulation layer comprising at least one via. The first transparent conductive layer is disposed over the first insulation layer, wherein a material of the first transparent conductive layer comprises a transparent conductive oxide. The display panel according to the disclosure has better corrosion resistance to improve its reliability. |
| US10186519B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices
A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure including gate electrodes vertically stacked on a substrate and a vertical channel part penetrating the gate electrodes, a bit line connected to the vertical channel part, and a plurality of conductive lines connected to the gate electrodes on the stack structure. The conductive lines form a plurality of stacked layers and include first conductive lines and second conductive lines. The number of the first conductive lines disposed at a first level from the substrate is different from the number of the second conductive lines disposed at a second level from the substrate. The first level is different from the second level. |
| US10186514B1 |
Bi-stable static random access memory (SRAM) bit cells formed from III-V compounds and configured to achieve higher operating speeds
Bi-stable static random access memory (SRAM) bit cells formed from III-V compounds and configured to achieve higher operating speeds are disclosed. In one aspect, a bi-stable SRAM bit cell includes substrate, first well layer formed over substrate from a III-V compound doped with a first type material, and second well layer formed over first well layer from a III-V compound doped with a second type material. Channel layer is formed over second well layer from a III-V compound doped with the first type material. Source and drain regions are formed over channel layer from a III-V compound doped with the first type material, and gate region is formed over channel layer. Bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) are formed such that a data value can be stored in second well layer. Collector tap electrode is configured to provide access to collector of each BJT for reading or writing data. |
| US10186511B2 |
Metal gate isolation structure and method forming same
A device includes a gate isolation plug, which further includes a U-shaped layer having a bottom portion and two sidewall portions, and an inner region overlapping the bottom portion. The inner region contacts the two sidewall portions. A first transistor has a first gate stack, and a first end of the first gate stack is in contact with both the inner region and the U-shaped layer of the gate isolation plug. A second transistor has a second gate stack, and a second end of the second gate stack is in contact with both the inner region and the U-shaped layer of the gate isolation plug. The first gate stack and the second gate stack are on opposite sides of the gate isolation plug. |
| US10186506B2 |
Electrostatic discharge circuit
An electrostatic discharge circuit may include a substrate, an N+ buried layer in the substrate, an n-type epitaxial layer on the N+ buried layer and the substrate, a first P− region in an anode region of the n-type epitaxial layer, a first N+ region in the first P− region, an N-well in a cathode region of the n-type epitaxial layer, a first P+ region in the N-well, and a second N+ region located in the N-well. The first N+ region may be located closer to the second N+ region than the first P+ region. |
| US10186500B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor package includes upper and lower semiconductor chip packages, and a redistribution wiring layer pattern interposed between the packages. The lower package includes a molding layer in which at least one chip is embedded, and has a top surface and an inclined sidewall surface along which the redistribution wiring layer pattern is formed. The upper and lower packages are electrically connected to through the redistribution wiring layer pattern. A first package may be formed by a wafer level packaging technique and may include a redistribution wiring layer as a substrate, a semiconductor chip disposed on the redistribution wiring layer, and a molding layer on which the lower package, redistribution wiring layer pattern and upper package are disposed. |
| US10186499B2 |
Integrated circuit package assemblies including a chip recess
IC package assemblies including a molding compound in which an IC chip surface is recessed relative to the molding compound. Thickness of the IC chip may be reduced relative to its thickness during the molding process. Another IC chip, heat spreader, etc. may then occupy the resultant recess framed by the molding compound to achieve a fine stacking pitch. In some embodiments, a package-on-package (PoP) assembly includes a center-molded IC chip flip-chip-bonded to a first package substrate. A second substrate to which a second IC chip is flip-chip bonded is then electrically coupled to the first substrate by through-molding vias. Within the PoP assembly, the second IC chip may be disposed back-to-back with the center-molded IC chip so as to occupy the recess framed by the molding compound. |
| US10186491B2 |
Integrated circuit chip reinforced against front side deprocessing attacks
An integrated circuit chip includes an interconnection stack with a cavity formed therein. The cavity extends through one or more interconnection levels of the stack. A material at least partially fills the cavity. The fill material has a selectivity to polishing and/or to etching different by more than 10% from a selectivity to polishing and/or to etching of a material forming an insulator of the interconnection stack. |
| US10186490B2 |
Manufacturing method of display panel and bonding cutting device
The present application provides a manufacturing method of a display panel and a bonding cutting device, belongs to a field of display technology, and can solve a problem of low production efficiency of display panels in the prior art. The display panel comprises a display region and a bonding region, the manufacturing method of the present application comprises steps of: cutting a display motherboard along cutting lines, and simultaneously bonding flexible circuit boards to bonding regions of the cut display panels corresponding thereto. The manufacturing method of the display panel in the present application is suitable for mass production of display panels. |
| US10186486B2 |
Wiring board
A wiring board includes conductor layers, core layers including a first core layer and a second core layer formed such that each of the first and second core layers includes a core material, an intermediate insulating layer formed between the first core layer and second core layer such that the intermediate insulating layer does not contain a core material, and an electronic component positioned between the first core layer and second core layer such that the electronic component is embedded in the intermediate insulating layer. At least one of the first and second core layers has a multilayer structure including a resin layer and an adhesive layer laminated on the resin layer such that the resin layer includes the core material and that the adhesive layer does not contain a core material, and the conductor layers include a conductor layer laminated on the adhesive layer of the multilayer structure. |
| US10186485B2 |
Planarized interlayer dielectric with air gap isolation
A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating layer including a first insulating layer on a substrate, and a plurality of interconnections in the first insulating layer. The interlayer insulating layer includes a first region, and a second region including an air gap. The air gap is defined between a pair of the interconnections in the second region. A top surface of the first insulating layer of the first region is lower than a top surface of at least one of the interconnections in the first region. |
| US10186471B2 |
Solid-state drive device
A solid-state drive device is provided. The solid-state drive device includes a housing, a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. The housing includes a first side and a second side. The first side is opposite to the second side. At least one first ventilation hole is formed on the first side. At least one second ventilation hole is formed on the second side. The first circuit board is disposed in the housing. The second circuit board is disposed in the housing. The second circuit board is coupled to the first circuit board. A gap is formed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The first ventilation hole and the second ventilation hole correspond to the gap. |
| US10186469B1 |
Clamping component for clamping a chip module
A clamping component is provided to clamp a chip module, which has a circuit board and a protruding portion protruding upward from an upper surface thereof. In a left-right direction, a width of a first region from a left side of the circuit board to a left side of the protruding portion is greater than that of a second region from a right side of the circuit board to a right side of the protruding portion. Two abutting surfaces respectively abut the left and the right sides of the circuit board. A stopping block is located at a left side of an opening, and extends rightward to the left side of the protruding portion and beyond the left side of the circuit board. When the chip module is installed in the clamping component and the circuit board abuts the abutting surfaces, the stopping block is located above the first region. |
| US10186468B2 |
System and method for a transducer in an eWLB package
According to an embodiment, a sensor package includes an electrically insulating substrate including a cavity in the electrically insulating substrate, an ambient sensor, an integrated circuit die embedded in the electrically insulating substrate, and a plurality of conductive interconnect structures coupling the ambient sensor to the integrated circuit die. The ambient sensor is supported by the electrically insulating substrate and arranged adjacent the cavity. |
| US10186466B2 |
Electronic device comprising an encapsulating block locally of smaller thickness
An electronic device includes a carrier substrate with at least one integrated-circuit chip mounted on a front face of the carrier substrate. An encapsulation block on the front face and embedding the integrated-circuit chip has a periphery with corners. The encapsulating block further has, in at least one local zone located in at least one corner and from the front face of the carrier substrate, a smaller thickness than a thickness of the encapsulation block at least in a surrounding zone. The electronic device is manufactured by a process in which the zone of smaller thickness is obtained by molding or by machining. |
| US10186465B2 |
Package-integrated microchannels
Embodiments of the invention include package substrates that include microchannels and methods of making such package substrates. In an embodiment, the package substrate may include a first package layer. In some embodiments, a bottom channel wall may be formed over the first package layer. Embodiments may also include a channel sidewall that is formed in contact with the bottom channel wall. An organic dielectric layer may be formed over the first package layer. However, embodiments include a package substrate where the dielectric layer is not present within a perimeter of the channel sidewall. Additionally, a top channel wall may be supported by the channel sidewall. According to an embodiment, the top channel wall, the channel sidewall, and the bottom channel wall define a microchannel. |
| US10186462B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
A semiconductor device and method includes forming a conductive post on a die; coupling a test probe to the conductive post with solder; and etching the solder and the conductive post with a plurality of etching processes, the plurality of etching processes including a first etching process, the first etching process comprising etching the conductive post with a nitric-based etchant. |
| US10186454B2 |
Semiconductor structure having etch stop layer and method of forming the same
A semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first conductive via, a second conductive via and an etch stop layer. The first conductive via and the second conductive via are respectively disposed in the first dielectric layer. The etch stop layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer and contacts the first and second conductive vias. The etch stop layer includes nitrogen-and-oxygen-doped silicon carbide (NODC). |
| US10186453B2 |
Semiconductor structure and process thereof
A semiconductor process includes the following steps. Metal patterns are formed on a first dielectric layer. A modifiable layer is formed to cover the metal patterns and the first dielectric layer. A modification process is performed to modify a part of the modifiable layer on top sides of the metal patterns, thereby top masks being formed. A removing process is performed to remove a part of the modifiable layer on sidewalls of the metal patterns but preserve the top masks. A dielectric layer having voids under the top masks and between the metal patterns is formed. Moreover, the present invention also provides a semiconductor structure formed by said semiconductor process. |
| US10186452B2 |
Asymmetric stair structure and method for fabricating the same
An asymmetric stair structure includes multiple unit layers and has m regions (m≥2). In each of the m regions, a different part of unit layers having an interval of m unit layers each have a portion not covered by an upper adjacent unit layer, so that a stair having a step difference of m unit layers is formed. In arbitrary two of the m regions, the two different parts of unit layers include no repeated unit layers. |
| US10186450B2 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting a pedestal assembly for a reactor
The invention is directed to an alignment assembly for changing the relative position of a plate of a pedestal assembly with respect to a processing chamber of a reactor. The alignment assembly is connected at a first end to a riser shaft of the heating assembly and at a second end to a drive shaft. One or more portions of the alignment assembly may be selectively axially rotated or laterally moved change the relative position of the plate with respect to the processing chamber as desired. |
| US10186443B2 |
Misalignment/alignment compensation method, semiconductor lithography system, and method of semiconductor patterning
A misalignment/alignment compensation method for a lithography process includes the steps of: obtaining misalignment data associated with an alignment mark disposed on a substrate; and obtaining a compensation parameter by performing asymmetry compensation calculation on at least one of a first directional component of the misalignment data, which is associated with a first direction, and a second directional component of the misalignment data, which is associated with a second direction. |
| US10186442B2 |
Carrier buffering device and storage method
The interference between overhead travelling vehicles and a local vehicle is prevented, in a situation where an overhead travelling vehicle has trouble, and the overhead travelling vehicles and the controller cannot communicate. Carriers are temporarily stored between the overhead travelling vehicles and the load port. The local vehicle travels along a travelling rail for the local vehicle located below a travelling rail for the overhead travelling vehicles and over a load port, and plural buffers are provided. The overhead travelling vehicles and the local vehicle communicate with a controller via a terminal, and a sensor is provided at a height without interference with the local vehicle and detects an element of a hoist of the overhead travelling vehicles or a carrier raised/lowered. The local vehicle is restricted from travelling when the sensor detects an element of hoist or the carrier. |
| US10186438B2 |
Method and apparatus for use in wafer processing
A method and an apparatus for use in processing a wafer are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes providing a wafer on a receptacle, shining a light at an edge of the wafer and based on light that passed the edge of the wafer, processing the wafer on the receptacle. |
| US10186436B2 |
Substrate processing system and substrate processing method
Provided are a substrate processing system and a substrate processing method that can obtain expected etching rate and selection ratio, and perform stable processing. A substrate (11) is soaked in processing liquid (12) stored in a processing bath (14). The processing bath (14) is sealed by cover members (21a and 21b), and the inside is pressurized by water vapor from the heated processing liquid (12). Pure water is consecutively added to the processing liquid (12). Internal pressure of the processing bath (14) is measured, a degree of opening of an exhaust valve (41) is increased or decreased based on the internal pressure (Pa), the internal pressure is kept at constant, a water addition amount of the pure water is increased or decreased based on the internal pressure (Pa), and the substrate (11) is processed using the processing liquid (12) at constant concentration and constant temperature. |
| US10186435B2 |
Chemical liquid preparation method of preparing a chemical liquid for substrate processing, chemical liquid preparation unit preparing a chemical liquid for substrate processing, and substrate processing system
A substrate processing system includes a chemical liquid preparation unit preparing a chemical liquid to be supplied to a substrate and a processing unit which supplies the chemical liquid, prepared by the chemical liquid preparation unit, to the substrate. The chemical liquid preparation unit supplies an oxygen-containing gas, containing oxygen gas, to a TMAH-containing chemical liquid, containing TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide), to make the oxygen-containing gas dissolve in the TMAH-containing chemical liquid. |
| US10186434B2 |
Nozzle and etching apparatus
A nozzle for use in an etching apparatus and an etching apparatus including the nozzle are provided. The nozzle includes: a hollowed main body having a connector at one end thereof and a main-body outlet at the other end thereof, a main-body connection part being provided at an outer wall of the main body, said one end of the main body being connected with a pipe via the connector and a nozzle sleeve including a nozzle-sleeve connection part and a nozzle-sleeve outlet, the nozzle sleeve being connected to an outer side of said the other end of the main body having the main-body outlet through the nozzle-sleeve connection part and the main-body connection part and the nozzle sleeve is movable relative to the main body in an outflow direction of the main body. |
| US10186433B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
Particles can be suppressed from adhering to a substrate. A substrate processing apparatus includes a carry-in/out chamber, a transfer chamber, and a delivery chamber. In the carry-in/out chamber, the substrate is carried in and out with respect to a carrier, and in the transfer chamber, a transfer path for the substrate toward a substrate processing chamber, where a predetermined process is performed on the substrate, is formed. Further, the delivery chamber is arranged between the carry-in/out chamber and the transfer chamber. Moreover, an internal pressure of the delivery chamber is higher than an internal pressure of the carry-in/out chamber and an internal pressure of the transfer chamber. |
| US10186429B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus, heat treatment method, and program
A heat treatment system includes a heating unit that heats an inside of a processing chamber that accommodates a plurality of workpieces; a pressure adjusting unit that adjusts a pressure in the processing chamber; a heat treatment condition storing unit that stores a heat treatment condition according to a heat treatment content; a heat treatment change model storing unit that stores a heat treatment change model that represents a relationship between a change of the temperature and the pressure in the processing chamber and a change of a heat treatment result; a heat treatment performing unit that performs a heat treatment according to the heat treatment condition stored in the heat treatment condition storing unit; and a calculating unit that calculates a temperature and a pressure from which a target heat treatment result is derived. |
| US10186426B2 |
Integrating atomic scale processes: ALD (atomic layer deposition) and ale (atomic layer etch)
Methods are provided for integrating atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition by performing both processes in the same chamber or reactor. Methods involve sequentially alternating between atomic layer etch and atomic layer deposition processes to prevent feature degradation during etch, improve selectivity, and encapsulate sensitive layers of a semiconductor substrate. |
| US10186423B2 |
Method for producing a plurality of semiconductor chips having a mask layer with openings
A method for producing a plurality of semiconductor chips and a semiconductor chip are disclosed. The method includes applying a mask material on a growth surface of a growth substrate, wherein the growth surface includes sapphire, patterning the mask material into a multiply-connected mask layer by introducing openings into the mask material, wherein the growth surface is exposed at the bottom of at least some of the openings, applying a semiconductor layer sequence on the mask layer and on the growth surface and singulating at least the semiconductor layer sequence into the plurality of semiconductor chips, wherein each semiconductor chip includes lateral dimensions and the lateral dimensions are large compared to an average distance of the openings to the nearest opening. |
| US10186420B2 |
Formation of silicon-containing thin films
Methods for depositing silicon-containing thin films on a substrate in a reaction space are provided. The methods can include at least one plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) cycle including one or more deposition cycles including contacting the substrate with a silicon precursor and a second reactant that does not include oxygen. In some embodiments the methods a deposition cycle can also including contacting the substrate with a carbon precursor. |
| US10186419B2 |
Method for treating a substrate with a shock wave
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for treating a substrate. The method includes supplying cleaning particles to the substrate to clean the substrate. The cleaning particles are solid particles. The solid particles provide a shock wave to the substrate. |
| US10186417B2 |
Coating film removing apparatus
A coating film removing apparatus includes: a substrate holding mechanism that holds a substrate; an end surface detection mechanism that detects an end surface of the substrate; an end portion removing mechanism that removes an end portion of the coating film applied on the substrate; and a moving mechanism that moves the substrate holding mechanism or the end portion removing mechanism, wherein the end portion removing mechanism removes the end portion of the coating film applied on the substrate while the moving mechanism is relatively moving the substrate holding mechanism and the end portion removing mechanism according to the end surface of the substrate detected by the end surface detection mechanism. |
| US10186416B2 |
Apparatus and a method for operating a variable pressure sealed beam lamp
An apparatus and a method for operating a sealed high intensity illumination lamp configured to receive a laser beam from a laser light source. The lamp includes a sealed chamber configured to contain an ionizable medium having a plasma sustaining region, and a plasma ignition region. A high intensity light egress window emits high intensity light from the chamber. A substantially flat ingress window located within a wall of the chamber admits the laser beam into the chamber. The lamp includes means for controlled increasing and decreasing a pressure level within the sealed chamber while the lamp is producing the high intensity illumination. |
| US10186415B2 |
Discharge lamp that includes a luminous tube and a pair of electrodes and a manufacturing method for discharge lamp and projector
A discharge lamp includes a luminous tube and a pair of electrodes. At least one of the pair of electrodes includes a core material, a coil section in which a metal wire is wound on the core material in three or more layers, a distal end portion made of a conductor and provided, with respect to the coil section, at an end portion of the core material on a side where the other electrode is disposed, and a rear end portion made of a conductor and provided on the opposite side of the distal end portion with respect to the coil section. The rear end portion includes a first diameter section having a first diameter and a second diameter section having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter and present in a position farther from the coil section than the first diameter section. |
| US10186412B2 |
Digital waveform manipulations to produce MSn collision induced dissociation
A novel method and mass spectrometer apparatus is introduced to enable collision induced dissociation inside linear ion traps/guides or 3D ion traps based on digital waveform manipulation. In particular, using the device's digitally produced trapping waveforms to trap, isolate and energize the ions of interest creates a simplified and versatile ion trap/guide that is capable tandem mass spectrometry and high sensitivity. Coupling the digitally operated ion trap/guides to a TOF creates a Q-TOF instrument that outperforms any commercial system in terms of sensitivity and capabilities. |
| US10186410B2 |
Mass spectrometer, system comprising the same, and methods for determining isotopic anatomy of compounds
A first mass spectrometer includes a first introduction device configured to select between a reference material and a first portion of an analyte and introduce the selected one of the reference material or the first portion of the analyte to an ion source, the first mass spectrometer being configured to provide third molecular analyte ions to a detector at a first mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater. A system includes the first mass spectrometer and a second mass spectrometer. A method for determining the isotopic composition of an analyte in a sample includes converting a first portion of the analyte to first molecular analyte ions, filtering out second molecular analyte ions, filtering out third molecular analyte ions, detecting two or more of the third molecular analyte ions at a mass resolution of about 30,000 or greater to determine the isotopic composition of at least a portion of the analyte. |
| US10186408B2 |
MALDI support with magnetically held spring steel plate
The invention relates to a low-cost spring steel plate as the sample support on a dimensionally stable and precisely shaped substructure, machined from an aluminum alloy, for example, and using a pattern of embedded magnets so that said plate is removable and that a body is created overall which is suitable for use in robots, for example by giving it the dimensions of a conventional microtitration plate. The planarity of the surface onto which the (organic) samples are applied is provided within the near region by the spring steel plate itself and in the far region over the whole spring steel plate by the substructure. The spring steel plate may be designed for single use in order to satisfy IVD diagnostic regulations also, for example. It can be equipped with identification codes, sample site markings and pre-coatings for different types of analytical tasks, such as MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric analysis. |
| US10186406B2 |
Multi-channel photomultiplier tube assembly
A multi-channel photomultiplier tube (PMT) detector assembly includes a photocathode. The detector assembly includes a first dynode channel including a first set of dynode pathways. The first set of dynode pathways include a plurality of dynode stages configured to receive a first portion of the photoelectrons and direct a first amplified photoelectron current onto a first anode. The detector assembly includes an additional dynode channel including an additional set of dynode pathways. The additional set of dynode pathways includes a plurality of dynode stages configured to receive an additional portion of the photoelectrons and direct an additional amplified photoelectron current onto an additional anode. The detector assembly includes a grid configured to direct the first portion of the photoelectrons to one or more of the first set of pathways and an additional portion of the photoelectrons to one or more of the additional set of pathways. |
| US10186401B2 |
Plasma-chemical coating apparatus
In a known plasma-chemical coating apparatus, a plasma chamber is provided within which at least one linear antenna is arranged for producing a plasma by means of electromagnetic power, in which a supply for a carrier gas terminates and which comprises a plasma exit opening in the direction of a treatment chamber for a plasma-assisted modification of a substrate. Starting from this, to achieve cleaning cycles as in coating apparatuses with comparatively slow coating processes, it is suggested according to the invention that the plasma exit opening is configured as an elongated narrowing and defined preferably on both sides by cylinders which extend in parallel with each other and are rotatable about their cylinder axis, and that a cleaning zone is respectively provided for each of the cylinders, into which an area of the outer surface of the respective cylinder which is to be cleaned can be introduced by rotation about the cylinder axis. |
| US10186398B2 |
Sample positioning method and charged particle beam apparatus
A sample positioning method that can easily and quickly position a target observation area of a sample, which is disposed on a sample stage in a sample chamber of a charged particle beam apparatus, into a field of view of a first charged particle beam. The method includes displaying an image including the sample on a display screen; designating an attention point on the basis of the image on the display screen while maintaining the relative position of the attention point with respect to the sample stage; aligning the position of the sample stage in the direction of an optical axis so that the attention point is positioned in an on-axis point tracer plane perpendicular to the optical axis through an on-axis target point on the optical axis; moving the attention point to the on-axis target point by performing detection of deviation of the attention point from the on-axis target point and movement in the on-axis point tracer plane; and moving the attention point into a depth of focus of a charged particle beam optics. |
| US10186390B2 |
Relay circuit for contact preservation and method for controlling relay circuit
Provided is a relay unit that is inexpensive and has a long life, and a method for controlling a relay circuit. A series circuit of mechanical switches is connected in series to a load and a load power supply, and a control unit selects one of the mechanical switches as a selected switch, and performs a switching timing shift, which is constituted by at least one of a first operation in which the selected switch is switched to the closed state after the mechanical switch other than the selected switch, and a second operation in which the selected switch is switched to the open state prior to the mechanical switch other than the selected switch. |
| US10186389B2 |
Current connection and/or cut-off device comprising permanent contacts with reduced wear
Device for making and/or breaking a current including a pair of permanent contacts (3, 4), at least one of the contacts (3, 4) being movable. At least one permanent contact (3, 4) including a main portion (3.1, 4.1) having a free end and an end protection portion (3.2, 4.2) secured to the free end of the main portion (3.1, 4.1), designed to be in mechanical and electrical contact with the other permanent contact (4, 3) only during an operation for opening or closing the pair. The end protection portion (3.2, 4.2) is made of a single transition metal having a melting temperature that is strictly higher than that of the main portion (3.1, 4.1) to which it is secured, or of an oxide or carbide of such a metal, or even of zinc oxide. For application in particular to high- or medium-voltage circuit breakers. |
| US10186387B1 |
Electrical control device
An electrical control device has a control device casing, switching means being adapted for rotary operation in the control device casing, unlockable blocking means and a rotating shaft for rotary operation of the switching means, wherein the rotating shaft runs through an unlockable blocking means. The blocking means and the rotating shaft have two projections and two corresponding recesses. In a blocking position of the control device the projections are engaging into the recesses for blocking a rotation, and in a rotation position the projections are positioned or moved outside of the recesses for free rotation of the rotating shaft. For unlocking the blocking means or for a transition from the blocking position to the rotation position to take place an axial movement of the rotating shaft along its longitudinal axis is effected. In a simple way, the rotating shaft needs to be pressed into the control device for unlocking. |
| US10186382B2 |
Solid electrolytic capacitor with improved leakage current
A capacitor assembly that is capable of exhibiting good electrical properties even under a variety of conditions is provided. More particularly, the capacitor contains a capacitor element that includes a sintered porous anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, and a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric. The solid electrolyte also contains a pre-coat layer that overlies the dielectric and includes an organometallic compound. A solid electrolyte overlies the pre-coat layer that includes pre-polymerized conductive polymer particles, and an external polymer coating overlies the solid electrolyte that contains a pre-polymerized particles and a cross-linking agent. |
| US10186371B2 |
Magnetic field generation apparatus having planar structure
A magnetic field generation apparatus includes a plurality of coplanar inductors disposed to form a planar structure, wherein each of the coplanar inductors is configured to generate a magnetic field having a basis vector that is orthogonal to a basis vector of a magnetic field generated by another one of the coplanar inductors. |
| US10186368B2 |
Coil component and terminal component used therein
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a base, a metal wire that is wound around the base and contains copper, and a terminal electrode that is provided on the base and contains nickel and tin. The terminal electrode includes a wire connection area to which an end portion of the metal wire is connected and which contains a CuNi alloy or a CuNiSn alloy, and a mounting area which is different from the wire connection area. The wire connection area includes a portion that contains a small amount of tin than the mounting area. |
| US10186366B2 |
Electrode structure and the corresponding electrical component using the same and the fabrication merhod thereof
An electrical component is disclosed, wherein the electrical component comprises: a body and an electrode structure disposed on a first surface of the body, wherein the electrode structure comprises an inner metal layer and an outer metal layer, wherein a terminal of a conductive element of the electrical component is disposed between the inner metal layer and the outer metal layer, wherein the terminal of the conductive element of the electrical component is electrically connected to the inner metal layer and the outer metal layer for electrically connecting with an external circuit. |
| US10186365B2 |
Inductor
A coil device includes a winding core with a coil portion wound by a wire and a pair of flanges respectively formed on both sides of the winding core in an axial direction. The coil portion includes a bank winding portion with double layer constituted by the wire wound around an outer circumference of the winding core and a layer winding portion with single layer constituted by the wire wound closely and adjacently to the bank winding portion along the axial direction of the winding core. |
| US10186362B2 |
Solenoid with non-magnetic front bearing
A solenoid actuator is provided having an armature assembly with a separate joined shunt side bearing consisting of a non-magnetic or slightly magnetic material. The material of the shunt side bearing prevents significant amounts of magnetic flux transferring through the lower bearing area of the armature assembly in the radial direction. |
| US10186360B2 |
Arcuate magnet piece, permanent magnet piece, permanent magnet assembly, permanent magnet application device, and motor
This arcuate magnet piece includes: coupling side surfaces which are coupled with other adjacently joined arcuate magnet pieces; a curved inner peripheral surface; and a curved outer peripheral surface which faces the inner peripheral surface. The coupling side surfaces include tip surfaces which intersect, at prescribed angles, tangents to the direction of curvature of the outer peripheral surface. The coupling side surfaces are polarized such that, in cases when the gaps formed with the coupling side surfaces of the other arcuate magnet pieces are disposed so as to be substantially parallel, the magnetic poles of the other joined arcuate magnet pieces are different. |
| US10186354B2 |
Mounting structure for mounting shunt resistor and method of manufacturing mounting structure for mounting shunt resistor
A mounting structure includes a PCB on which first and second conductive patterns are formed, and a shunt resistor mounted on one surface of a substrate via a conductive bonding material. Each of the first and second conductive patterns includes: a first/second lead-out portion and a first/second pull-out portion which is pulled out to the outside of a region of the shunt resistor from the first/second lead-out portion. A resistance value of the shunt resistor is detected between the first pull-out portion and the second pull-out portion. A bonding material flow-out preventing resist is disposed at a portion of a surface of at least one of the first lead-out portion and the second lead-out portion, and a fillet of the bonding material terminates at a position corresponding to a position where the bonding material flow-out preventing resist is disposed. |
| US10186348B2 |
System and method for applying coating on overhead power transmission conductors using an unmanned aerial vehicle
Systems and methods of coating an installed overhead conductor with an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. The unmanned aerial vehicles can attach to an installed overhead conductor and can apply a coating composition from one or more canisters. |
| US10186347B2 |
Flexible flat cable and image forming apparatus
The flexible flat cable includes a plurality of conductive wires, an insulating covering member, and a reinforcing plate. The thin conductive wires are arranged in parallel with one another in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction thereof. The insulating covering member covers faces of the conductive wires, on at least one side of the conductive wires in the thickness direction. The reinforcing plate covers and reinforces the end parts of faces of the conductive wires in the thickness direction. The faces on the other side of the conductive wires in the thickness direction include exposed faces adjacent to the end parts. The exposed faces are not covered with the reinforcing plate and covering member. |
| US10186346B2 |
Transparent conductive film
A transparent conductive film 1 includes, in this order, a transparent substrate 2, a first optical adjustment layer 4, an inorganic layer 5, and a transparent conductive layer 6. The first optical adjustment layer 4 has refractive index nC lower than refractive index nA of the transparent substrate 2, and thickness TC of 10 nm or more and 35 nm or less. The inorganic layer 5 has refractive index nD that is lower than the absolute value |nC×1.13| of a value obtained by multiplying the refractive index nC of the first optical adjustment layer 4 by 1.13. |
| US10186343B2 |
Conductive composition and solid electrolytic capacitor obtained using aforementioned composition
Provided are: a conductive composition containing a conductive polymer (A) satisfying the below-mentioned condition (i) and a compound (B) having at least 3 hydroxyl groups, and having a pH at 25° C. of a 1 mol/L aqueous solution of no greater than 9.0; a conductive composition that further contains a water-soluble polymer (C) having a hydroxyl group; and a solid electrolytic capacitor having a solid electrolytic layer containing the composition. Condition (i): the volume-average particle size of the smallest particle distribution containing the smallest peak exhibited by the particle size among at least one peak obtained by measuring the particle distribution by means of a dynamic light scattering method using a conductive polymer solution containing 1% by mass of the conductive polymer being less than 26 nm. |
| US10186340B2 |
Anti-scatter collimator for high speed rotation
A CT detector includes a base substrate, a photodiode array having a plurality of pixels, and the photodiode array is attached to the base substrate. A scintillator array is coupled to the photodiode array and includes a plurality of pixels that correspond with those of the photodiode. An anti-scatter grid (ASG) includes a base sheet, a top sheet, and a plurality of anti-scatter plates attached to the base sheet and the top sheet. The plurality of anti-scatter plates includes a first set of plates having a first thickness and a first length, and a second set of two plates each having a second thickness that is less than the first thickness and a second length that is greater than the first length, the two plates positioned respectively at bookend positions of the base sheet and top sheet. |
| US10186337B2 |
Compact radioisotope generator
A method and apparatus for making a radioisotope and a composition of matter including the radioisotope. The radioisotope is made by exposing a material to neutrons from a portable neutron source. More specifically, a solution includes a particular isotope. The neutron source is completely surrounded by the solution. The solution is exposed to the neutrons. Generated radioisotopes are extracted from the solution. |
| US10186335B2 |
Under vessel automated work platform assembly
An automated high speed under vessel work platform with three automated axes comprising a 360° rotational horizontal axis, a linear horizontal axis via a traversing trolley, and a linear vertical axis via swappable task robots, which can also add fourth and fifth axes capabilities. The automated high speed under vessel work platform has the ability to drive to a specific location by typing the core location into the control software. The work platform can be operated manually via a hand wheel, or locally via a handheld pendant or from the control room. The work platform also has a camera for inspections and verification of the work. |
| US10186333B2 |
Traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and method of utilizing control rods to control burnfront
A traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, fuel assembly, and a method of controlling burnup therein. In a traveling wave nuclear fission reactor, a nuclear fission reactor fuel assembly comprises a plurality of nuclear fission fuel rods that are exposed to a deflagration wave burnfront that, in turn, travels through the fuel rods. The excess reactivity is controlled by a plurality of movable neutron absorber structures that are selectively inserted into and withdrawn from the fuel assembly in order to control the excess reactivity and thus the location, speed and shape of the burnfront. Controlling location, speed and shape of the burnfront manages neutron fluence seen by fuel assembly structural materials in order to reduce risk of temperature and irradiation damage to the structural materials. |
| US10186329B1 |
Baggage system, RFID chip, server and method for capturing baggage data
A baggage system includes a plurality of RFID tags affixed to baggage items, a data collection engine, client devices and backend devices. The backend devices include trained machine learning models, business logic, and attributes of a plurality of events. A plurality of data collection engines and baggage terminal systems send attributes of new events to the backend devices. The backend devices can track the baggage items and predict particular outcomes of new events based upon the attributes of the new events utilizing the trained machine learning models. |
| US10186328B2 |
Current sampling and holding circuit and signal acquisition system
A current sampling and holding circuit is disclosed. The current sampling and holding circuit includes: a canceling circuit, connected in series between a VDD terminal and a current sensor, being conducted according to a first enable signal, and configured to output a current to cancel a direct-current component in the current sensor; and a mirroring circuit, connected in parallel between the VDD terminal and a ground voltage with the canceling circuit and the current sensor connected in series, and being conducted according to a second enable signal inverse to the first enable signal, and configured to perform current transfer according to a current difference between a mirror current of a shunt current and an output current of the current sensor. According to the present application, the setup speed of the current sampling and holding circuit is improved, and the noise output by the current sampling and holding circuit is reduced. |
| US10186321B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value. |
| US10186320B2 |
Method for reading an EEPROM and corresponding device
A read amplifier of a memory device has two current generators, an inverter, and five transistors. The inverter is connected to the second current generator. The first transistor has a gate connected to the read amplifier, a drain connected to the first current generator, and a source connected to a reference ground. The second transistor has a gate connected to the first current generator, a drain connected to a reference voltage, and a source connected to the gate of the first transistor. The third transistor has a drain connected to the first current generator and a source connected to the reference ground. The fourth transistor has a gate connected to the first current generator, a drain connected to the second current generator, and a source connected to the reference ground. The fifth transistor has a drain connected to the second current generator and a source connected to the reference voltage. |
| US10186319B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory block, a plurality of bit lines, a plurality of select gate lines, a plurality of word lines, and a controller. The memory block includes a plurality of memory strings, each memory string including a selection transistor and a plurality of memory cells. The plurality of bit lines are arranged in the first direction and connected to the respective memory strings. The plurality of select gate lines are arranged in the second direction and connected to gates of the respective selection transistors of the memory strings. The plurality of word lines are arranged in the third direction and connected to gates of the respective memory cells of the memory strings. The controller is configured to perform an erase operation in a unit of the memory block, and perform a sequence of erase verify operations. |
| US10186311B2 |
Semiconductor device or electronic component including the same
A semiconductor device includes a memory cell, a buffer circuit, a switch, first to p-th switch circuits, and first to p-th capacitors (p is an integer of 2 or more). The first to p-th switch circuits each include first to third terminals. The memory cell is electrically connected to a first electrode of the first capacitor and an input terminal of the buffer circuit through the switch. A second electrode of an i-th capacitor is electrically connected to a first terminal of an i-th switch circuit and a first electrode of an (i+1)th capacitor (i is an integer of 1 to (p−1)). A second electrode of the p-th capacitor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the p-th switch circuit. An output terminal of the buffer circuit is electrically connected to a second terminal of each of the first to p-th switch circuits. A third terminal of each of the first to p-th switch circuits is electrically connected to a wiring supplying a low-level potential. |
| US10186308B1 |
Magnetic random access memory having improved reliability through thermal cladding
A Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) structure having a thermally conductive, dielectric cladding material that contacts an outer side of a magnetic memory element. The magnetic memory element can be a magnetic tunnel junction element formed as a cylindrical pillar that extends between first and second electrically conductive lead layers. The cylinder of the magnetic memory element can have an outer periphery, and the cladding material can be formed to contact the entire periphery. In addition, a heat sink structure formed of a dielectric material having a high specific heat capacity can be formed to contact an outer periphery of the cladding material. The cladding material and heat sink structure efficiently conduct heat away from the sides of the memory element to prevent the temperature of the memory element to rise to unsafe levels. This advantageously assists in maintaining a high reliability and long life of the MRAM system. |
| US10186304B2 |
Memory device and a clock distribution method thereof
A memory device includes a first data buffer receiving data of a first frequency band or a second frequency band, a first clock buffer providing a clock signal of the first frequency band to the first data buffer when the first data buffer receives the data of the first frequency band and providing a clock signal of the second frequency band to the first data buffer when the first data buffer receives the data of the second frequency band, a second data buffer receiving the data of the first frequency band or the second frequency band and receiving the clock signal of the second frequency band from the first clock buffer in response to receiving the data of the second frequency band, and a second clock buffer providing the clock signal of the first frequency band to the second data buffer in a first frequency band operation. |
| US10186299B2 |
Method and electronic device for generating multiple point of view video
The present disclosure proposes a method and an electronic device of generating a multiple point of view (MPOV) video. In the present disclosure, the method for generating the MPOV video may include a step of obtaining a plurality of media contents, determining, from the plurality of media contents, a first media content and a second media content as relevant media contents, wherein each of the relevant media contents comprises a scene of a same event, identifying an overlap section comprising a portion of the first media content overlapping with a portion of the second media content, identifying a highlight period by analyzing a content feature of the portion of the first media content and the portion of the second media content within the overlap section, and generating the MPOV video based on the first media content and the second media content within the highlight period. |
| US10186298B1 |
System and method of generating video from video clips based on moments of interest within the video clips
Videos may be automatically generated using a set of video clip. Individual moments of interest may be identified within individual video clips of a set of video clips. A moment of interest may correspond to a point in time within a video clip. The point in time may be associated with one or more values of one or more attributes of the video clip. Individual moments of interest may be associated with individual portions of a video. The video may be generated using the set of video clips based on the associations. |
| US10186293B2 |
Magnetic tape device and head tracking servo method
The magnetic tape device includes a magnetic tape including a magnetic layer, in which an intensity ratio of a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (110) plane with respect to a peak intensity of a diffraction peak of a (114) plane of a hexagonal ferrite crystal structure obtained by an X-ray diffraction analysis of the magnetic layer by using an In-Plane method is 0.5 to 4.0, a vertical direction squareness ratio of the magnetic tape is 0.65 to 1.00, Ra measured regarding a surface of the magnetic layer is equal to or smaller than 2.0 nm, and a C—H derived C concentration calculated from a C—H peak area ratio of C1s spectra obtained by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis performed on the surface of the magnetic layer at a photoelectron take-off angle of 10 degrees is 45 to 65 atom %. |
| US10186290B2 |
Data storage device saving partial map when read-modify-write fails during shingled writing
A data storage device is disclosed wherein a first host block is written to a first data sector, and when writing a second host block to a second data sector the first host block is read from the first data sector. When the read of the first host block fails, a partial map is generated identifying a location of the second host block in the second data sector, the partial map is stored in a non-volatile memory, and the second host block is written to the second data sector. When a power failure occurs after writing the second host block to the second data sector, an exception entry is updated using the partial map, wherein the exception entry is associated with the first and second host blocks. |
| US10186288B1 |
Method of fabricating single Rh layer optical field enhancer with pre-focusing structures
A method of forming a TAMR (thermally assisted magnetic recording) write head that uses weakly plasmonic materials that are mechanically strong and thermally stable to create plasmon near field energy. The replacement of highly plasmonic materials like Au with a weakly plasmonic material like Rh avoids the thermal deformations of softer metals like Au. To maintain the performance of the head, it includes pre-focusing structures that concentrate plasmon energy as it moves towards the air bearing surface (ABS). A waveguide blocker at the distal end of the waveguide enhances the plasmons at the interface between the blocker and the dielectric material at the distal end of the waveguide. A pair of symmetrically disposed optical side shields (OSS) are formed to either side of the pole tip and a weakly plasmonic optical field enhancer of sharply defined line-width further strengthens the optical field at its point of application. The resulting structure can be effectively used in a magnetic recording apparatus such as a hard disk drive. |
| US10186287B2 |
Split-shaft pivot for a dual-actuator hard disk drive
A split-shaft pivot assembly for a dual-actuator data storage device may include a first pivot shaft having a threaded stud extending from one end and an attachment flange at the other end, and a second pivot shaft having a threaded bore at one end a structurally equivalent attachment flange at the other end, where the two pivot shafts are attached to each other by threading the stud into the bore. A first bearing assembly may be affixed with a first preload around the first pivot shaft, and a second bearing assembly may be affixed with a second different preload around the second pivot shaft. The pivot assembly may further include an elastomeric damper positioned within an annular groove formed in, and around the threaded stud of, the first pivot shaft. Such features may serve to inhibit and/or damp transmission of vibrational energy among the actuators through the shared split-shaft. |
| US10186286B2 |
Techniques for reducing dynamic coupling of system modes in a dual actuator hard disk drive
An actuator pivot assembly for a multi-actuator shared shaft data storage device may include a shared pivot shaft around which a first rotary actuator assembly is coupled, with a first bearing assembly interposed therebetween with a first bearing preload, and around which a second rotary actuator assembly is coupled, with a second bearing assembly interposed therebetween with a second different bearing preload. Furthermore, the first bearing assembly may have a first bearing span and the second bearing assembly may have a second bearing span that is different from the first bearing span. Each of the foregoing bearing features may thereby assist with spacing apart the structural resonance frequencies of the actuator assemblies to inhibit transmission of vibration between the actuators during operation. |
| US10186283B2 |
Methods of forming near field transducers (NFTS) and portions thereof
A method of forming a peg of a NFT, the peg having a tapered portion, the method including depositing a layer of dielectric material; forming a three dimensional shape from at least a portion of the dielectric material the three dimensional shape having two side surfaces and two end surfaces; and depositing plasmonic material on at least one side surface of the three dimensional shape of dielectric material, wherein the plasmonic material deposited on the at least one side surface forms the tapered portion of the peg. |
| US10186281B2 |
Conferencing system and method for controlling the conferencing system
A communication system and a method can be configured to facilitate the performance of a conference. The system can include a conference organizer terminal and at least two participants' terminals each assigned to respective conference participants who each log in to start a conference on the communication system. The communication system can be configured to calculate a decision situation at a particular point in time of the ongoing conference by analyzing the views expressed by the conference participants during the conference and send data relating to the decision situation for that point in time to the conference organizer's terminal and/or other conference participant terminals for use in facilitating the conference. IN some embodiments, such data can be used to assist the conference participants' in recognizing when there is a consensus made on at least one decision to be made during the conference. |
| US10186279B2 |
Device for detecting, monitoring, and cancelling ghost echoes in an audio signal
In some examples, devices for detecting and measures a ghost echo current in an audio signal are described. For instance, the device may be configured to sample a current of an audio signal, compare with an expected current, and determine an impulse response of the ghost echo current based on the sampled current and the expected current. The device may also be configured to reduce the ghost echo current using the impulse response. |
| US10186277B2 |
Microphone array speech enhancement
Speech received from a microphone array is enhanced. In one example, a noise filtering system receives audio from the plurality of microphones, determines a beamformer output from the received audio, applies a first auto-regressive moving average smoothing filter to the beamformer output, determines noise estimates from the received audio, applies a second auto-regressive moving average smoothing filter to the noise estimates, and combines the first and second smoothing filter outputs to produce a power spectral density output of the received audio with reduced noise. |
| US10186272B2 |
Bandwidth extension with line spectral frequency parameters
The present invention provides a bandwidth extension method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring a bandwidth extension parameter, where the bandwidth extension parameter includes one or more of the following parameters: a linear predictive coefficient (LPC), a line spectral frequency (LSF) parameter, a pitch period, a decoding rate, an adaptive codebook contribution, and an algebraic codebook contribution; and performing, according to the bandwidth extension parameter, bandwidth extension on a decoded low frequency band signal, to obtain a high frequency band signal. The high frequency band signal recovered by using the bandwidth extension method and apparatus in the embodiments of the present invention is close to an original high frequency band signal, and the quality is satisfactory. |
| US10186270B2 |
Accessing multiple virtual personal assistants (VPA) from a single device
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes presenting a first user-interface that includes a user-selectable menu of multiple virtual personal assistant (VPA) service providers, and receiving a user-selection identifying a particular VPA service provider. The method also includes receiving a first signal representing input speech data, and processing the first signal to generate a first electronic file that includes at least a portion of the input speech data, the first electronic file being generated in accordance with a specification of the particular VPA service provider. The method further includes transmitting the first electronic file to one or more remote computing devices associated with the particular VPA service provider, receiving at least a second electronic file including a response to the input speech data, and causing an acoustic transducer to generate an acoustic output based on the second electronic file. |
| US10186266B1 |
Message playback using a shared device
Methods and systems for providing message playback using a shared electronic device is described herein. In response to receiving a request to output messages, a speech-processing system may determine a group account associated with a requesting device, and may determine messages stored by a message data store for the group account. Speaker identification processing may also be performed to determine a speaker of the request. A user account associated with the speaker, and messages stored for the user account, may be determined. A summary response indicating the user account's messages and the group account's message may then be generated such that the user account messages are identified prior to the group account's messages. The messages may then be analyzed to determine an appropriate voice user interface for the requester such that the playback of the messages using a shared electronic device is more natural and conversational. |
| US10186265B1 |
Multi-layer keyword detection to avoid detection of keywords in output audio
A system and method for temporarily disabling keyword detection to avoid detection of machine-generated keywords. Audio data received for output by audio speakers is first captured by an effect component, such as an audio equalizer. The effect component may perform various operations including altering the audio data, copying the audio data and delaying the time in which the output audio is sent to the audio speakers. The effect component may generate a copy of the audio data and transmit or route the copy of the audio data to a secondary keyword detector via an audio channel, resulting in a further delay. The secondary detector may determine that the copy of the processed audio data includes a keyword that is likely to be output during a first time interval. The secondary detector may then transmit a signal to a primary keyword detector to disable keyword detection during the first time interval of the output audio. |
| US10186263B2 |
Spoken utterance stop event other than pause or cessation in spoken utterances stream
Speech recognition of a stream of spoken utterances is initiated. Thereafter, a spoken utterance stop event to stop the speech recognition is detected, such as in in relation to the stream. The spoken utterance stop event is other than a pause or cessation in the stream of spoken utterances. In response to the spoken utterance stop event being detected, the speech recognition of the stream of spoken utterances is stopped, while the stream of spoken utterances continues. After stopping the speech recognition of the stream of spoken utterances has been stopped, an action is caused to be performed that corresponds to the spoken utterances from a beginning of the stream through and until the spoken utterance stop event. |
| US10186262B2 |
System with multiple simultaneous speech recognizers
A speech recognition system interprets both spoken system commands as well as application commands. Users may speak commands to an open microphone of a computing device that may be interpreted by at least two speech recognizers operating simultaneously. The first speech recognizer interprets operating system commands and the second speech recognizer interprets application commands. The system commands may include at least opening and closing an application and the application commands may include at least a game command or navigation within a menu. A reserve word may be used to identify whether the command is for the operation system or application. A user's cadence may also indicate whether the speech is a global command or application command. A speech recognizer may include a natural language software component located in a remote computing device, such as in the so-called cloud. |
| US10186251B1 |
Voice conversion using deep neural network with intermediate voice training
A system and method of converting source speech to target speech using intermediate speech data is disclosed. The method comprises identifying intermediate speech data that match target voice training data based on acoustic features; performing dynamic time warping to match the second set of acoustic features of intermediate speech data and the first set of acoustic features of target voice training data; training a neural network to convert the intermediate speech data to target voice training data; receiving source speech data; converting the source speech data to an intermediate speech; converting the intermediate speech to a target speech sequence using the neural network; and converting the target speech sequence to target speech using the pitch from the target voice training data. |
| US10186248B2 |
Active noise and awareness control for a helmet
Active noise reduction systems and methods for a helmet with a rigid shell that spatially divides a shell interior from a shell ambiance include receiving at least one desired-sound signal representative of at least one desired sound pattern occurring in the shell ambience, and generating, based on the at least one desired-sound signal, anti-sound that is configured to interact with internal sound occurring in the shell interior through superposition. The internal sound includes first internal sound components and second internal sound components, the first internal sound components not corresponding to the at least one desired sound pattern and the second internal sound components corresponding to the at least one desired sound pattern. The anti-sound is further configured to attenuate the first internal sound components, and to amplify, not attenuate, or attenuate to a lesser degree than the first internal sound components the second internal sound components. |
| US10186247B1 |
Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal
Methods and apparatus to extract a pitch-independent timbre attribute from a media signal are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an interface to receive a media signal; and an audio characteristic extractor to determine a spectrum of audio corresponding to the media signal; and determine a pitch-independent timbre attribute of the audio based on an inverse transform of a magnitude of a transform of the spectrum. |
| US10186243B2 |
Percussion instrument
An electronic percussion instrument comprising a pair of drum assemblies of each of different tone. Each drum assembly is mounted on a housing and comprises a drum head having a sensor responsive to touch and/or pressure and an analog-to-digital converter to generate an electronic signal indicative of said touch and/or pressure. The electronic signal is transmitted to a processing unit which analyzes it and generates an output signal. The output signal is transmitted to a sound card which reproduces a sound representative of a drumbeat based on the output signal. |
| US10186242B2 |
Musical performance device, musical performance method, storage medium and electronic musical instrument
A musical performance device is provided by which, even by a novice user's operation, an attack sound, which is musically important, can be emitted as intended. In the device, sequence data representing each note of a musical piece for musical performance is provided for each track. When the sequence data of a certain segment of at least one track among these tracks is being replayed, if a target track to be replayed is specified from among the tracks not being replayed, the sequence data of the certain segment of the target track is replayed at a speed higher than a normal speed in accordance with a calculated playback rate, and then the target track and the other track are replayed at the normal speed. |
| US10186241B2 |
Musical instrument sound generating system with linear exciter
A system for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument includes a linear exciter which may be configured as a brace for a sound board of the musical instrument. In one embodiment, the system includes an input configured to receive a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, a linear exciter for converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and a calibration system for altering the signal sent to the exciter. |
| US10186240B2 |
Sound deflector for wind instruments
A sound deflector for a wind instrument has a sound deflector plate and a device for the mounting thereof on the edge of a bell of the wind instrument. The device for mounting the deflector plate has an upper part and a lower part, which are respectively fastenable on the outer surface or the inner side of the bell edge. The upper and lower parts are connected to one another by means of a hinge. According to the invention, the lower part and upper part each have at least two nubs having rounded edges. When the upper and lower parts are brought together, the nubs of the upper part and lower parts are each arranged offset in relation to one another. The sound deflector enables fastening on instruments having bell edges of different shapes and curvatures or on music stands. The offset arrangement of the nubs on the mounting device enables a clamping fastening on a bell edge. The sound deflector according to the invention is therefore universally usable. |
| US10186236B2 |
Universal codec
Techniques related to coding data including techniques for coding data using a universal codec are generally described. In some examples, such techniques may provide a universal (or unified) codec parameterized using a small set of parameters, which may be used to adapt the codec to different types of data to be compressed. |
| US10186235B2 |
Image drawing apparatus
An image drawing apparatus includes a first processing apparatus and a second processing apparatus to execute drawing processing on a screen. A display preparation period of the first processing apparatus is shorter than a display preparation period of the second processing apparatus; the first processing apparatus displays an input image on the screen to receive an input manipulation by a user. Either the first processing apparatus or the second processing apparatus includes a notification section that executes notification processing that displays on the screen a notification image notifying the user. The notification processing is executable before completion of display preparation of the second processing apparatus. The notification image notifies the user that the second processing apparatus is incapable of updating an image displayed on the screen. |
| US10186229B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device which includes a plurality of signal line drivers which drive a display area of a display panel by dividing the display area into a plurality of division display areas is provided. The plurality of signal line drivers include a master signal line driver and a slave signal line diver. Each of the master signal line driver and the slave signal line driver drives at least one of the division display areas. An outward path outputs a direct-current voltage from the master signal line driver to the slave signal line driver. A return path is electrically connected to and is contiguous with the outward path, and returns the direct-current voltage to the master signal line driver. |
| US10186228B2 |
Driving circuit for array substrate, array substrate, display panel, and display device
The present disclosure provides a driving circuit for an array substrate, an array substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The driving circuit comprises a plurality of driving signal lines, which are insulated from each other and are used for driving a display region of the array substrate; and at least one driving circuit protection line insulated from the plurality of driving signal lines, wherein a voltage of the driving circuit protection line is smaller than that of each of the plurality of driving signal lines. |
| US10186224B2 |
Pixel structures and operation methods, and array substrates
The present disclosure relates to a pixel structure including a data line, a gate, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode line driving the gate. A capacitor configured between the common electrode line and the pixel electrode is a storage capacitance. The common electrode line and the gate are short-connected. The present disclosure also relates to an operation method of the pixel structures and an array substrate. In view of the above, the driving capability of the common electrode line is enhanced. Second, the WOA trace of the common electrode line may be decreased. Third, the space of the liquid crystal panel may be saved. |
| US10186222B2 |
Level shift circuit and display panel having the same
A level shift circuit in a gate driver on array circuit and a display panel. The level shift circuit includes a timing controller and a level shift chip. The timing controller includes a starting signal pin. The level shift chip includes a storing module and an operational amplifying module. The storing module stores initialization values. The timing controller is connected to the level shift chip via the starting signal pin. The timing controller is configured to send a starting signal to the operational amplifying module via the starting signal pin. The operational amplifying module is configured to be triggered to generate a plurality of timing signals based on the starting signal according to the initialization values in the storing module, and send the plurality of timing signals to a display circuit of the display panel. |
| US10186221B2 |
Shift register, driving method thereof, gate driving circuit and display device
A shift register, a driving method, a gate driving circuit and a display device are disclosed. The input module controls the potential of the first node. The first reset module controls the potential of the first node. The second reset module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal. The first output module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal under the control of the first node. The second output module controls the potential of the driving signal output terminal under the control of the second node. The pull-down driving module controls the potentials of the first node and the second node. Since the node control signal at the node control signal terminal can eliminate the noise on the first node resulting from the change in the first clock signal, the output stability of the shift register can be improved. |
| US10186213B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus having the same
A display panel includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction and including first and second gate lines adjacent to each other. A plurality of data lines extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction and includes first and second data lines adjacent to each other. A plurality of sub-pixels are arranged in a matrix configuration, each row of the matrix being disposed between two adjacent gate lines, from among the plurality of gate lines, each column of the matrix being disposed between two adjacent data lines, from among the plurality of data lines. The plurality of sub-pixels includes first column sub-pixels disposed on a first column of the matrix and connected to the first data line. Second column sub-pixels are disposed on a second column of the matrix and are connected to the second data line, the second column being adjacent to the first column. First row sub-pixels are disposed on a first row of the matrix and are alternately connected to the first and second gate lines in units of two sub-pixels. |
| US10186212B2 |
Dynamic reset voltage for an electrowetting display device
An electrowetting display device may comprise rows and columns of pixels. Each of the pixels may include a thin film transistor (TFT) that is switchable to select each of the pixels using active matrix addressing. The electrowetting display device may further comprise source lines connected to the TFT of each of the pixels; gate lines connected to the TFT of each of the pixels; and a supplemental capacitor disposed between each of the gate lines and a ground and having a capacitance approximately equal to an equivalent capacitance of a group of pixels that are interconnected with one another on one of the gate lines, wherein the group of pixels are a subset of the rows and columns of pixels. |
| US10186209B1 |
Night time control of brightness and blue light emission in device displays
A computing device executes a “night mode” for optimizing the device display's light emission for night-time use. The device stores a dimming filter and/or a color filter to achieve a desired brightness and color temperature of the display. The dimming filter is used to set a display backlight level and to “dim” the display data itself via alpha blending of the screen image with a grey mask. The computing device can blend the image with the grey mask in order to dim the display below system minimums. The color filter is alpha blended with each pixel in the image to reduce the luminance of blue light until the luminance is lower than that of another color of the emitted light. The proper dimming and color filters may be selected according to a desired screen brightness obtained from user input and/or from ambient light sensor data. |
| US10186208B2 |
Low voltage display driver
A column driver includes: an output stage including: a first transistor and a second transistor coupled in series between an output high voltage source and an output low voltage source; and an output node between the first transistor and the second transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor being configured to control an output voltage of the output node in an output voltage range; a first operational amplifier having a first operating voltage range, an output of the first operational amplifier being connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, the first operating voltage range being smaller than the output voltage range; a second operational amplifier having a second operating voltage range, an output of the second operational amplifier being connected to a gate electrode of the second transistor; and a feedback network coupled between the output node and non-inverting inputs of the first and second operational amplifiers. |
| US10186207B2 |
Display device for enhancing a driving speed, and driving method thereof
A display device includes pixels at respective crossing regions of scan lines and data lines, a scan driver that is configured to supply a scan signal to the scan lines, and a data driver that is configured to supply a pre-emphasis voltage to the data lines using a first constant for controlling a voltage value of the pre-emphasis voltage, and using a second constant for controlling a supply time of the pre-emphasis voltage, and supply data signals to the data lines after the supply of the pre-emphasis voltage, wherein at least one of the first or second constants is stored in each channel corresponding to each of the data lines. |
| US10186205B2 |
Display panel, source driving circuit and device
The present disclosure provides a source driving circuit, a source driving device, a display panel and a display apparatus, which relate to the field of display technology, and can solve the problem that the conventional source driving circuit has large power consumption and a short lifetime. The source driving circuit according to the present disclosure comprises: a first operational amplifier and an output selection unit, wherein the first operational amplifier has a non-inverting input terminal configured to receive an analog data voltage signal, an inverting input terminal connected to an output terminal thereof, and the output terminal further connected to a data voltage signal input terminal of the output selection unit, and the first operational amplifier is configured to amplify the analog data voltage signal; and the output selection unit further has a reference voltage signal input terminal and a selection control signal input terminal, and the output selection unit is configured to selectively output the amplified analog data voltage signal and a reference voltage signal input from the reference voltage signal input terminal to a data line under the control of a selection control signal input from the selection control signal input terminal. |
| US10186201B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit, self-luminous display panel module, electronic apparatus, and method, for driving power supply line
A semiconductor integrated circuit and corresponding display panel and electronic apparatus. A pixel element includes a self-luminous element and a drive transistor connected to a power supply line. In an emission period of the self-luminous element, an active voltage and an intermediate voltage are sequentially applied between the power supply line and a potential line with a pulse-shaped waveform such that a predetermined luminance duration is obtained in the emission period. In a non-emission period of the self-luminous element, an off-state voltage is applied between the power supply line and the potential line so as to maintain the self-luminous element in a non-emission state. |
| US10186200B2 |
Sensing for compensation of pixel voltages
A display device may include rows of pixels that displays image data on a display. The display device also includes a circuit that performs a progressive scan across the rows of pixels to display the image data using a plurality of pixels. The circuit may then supply test data to at least one pixel of a plurality of pixels that corresponds to a first row of the rows of pixels during the progressive scan, determine one or more sensitivity properties associated with the at least one pixel based on the performance of the at least one pixel when the test data is provided to the at least one pixel, and resume the progressive scan at the at least one pixel to display the image data for the at least one pixel and a remaining portion of the plurality of pixels in the first row and remaining rows of pixels. |
| US10186191B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate and including a display region including a first display region having a plurality of first pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of first light-emitting devices, and a second display region having a plurality of second pixel circuits configured to drive a plurality of second light-emitting devices, a plurality of scan lines crossing the display region in a first direction, and a plurality of data lines crossing the display region in a second direction, wherein resolutions of the first and second display regions are different, wherein a total number of the first light-emitting devices driven by one of the first pixel circuits is different from a total number of the second light-emitting devices driven by one of the second pixel circuits, and wherein the display unit and the substrate define at least one through portion in the second display region. |
| US10186189B2 |
Organic light emitting display device for compensating degradation of a pixel and method of driving the same
An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel including a pixel at a crossing region of a scan line, a data line, and a feedback line, a data driver sequentially providing reference signals to the pixel through the data line, a sensing driver sequentially sensing feedback signals flowing through the feedback line in response to the reference signals, and a timing controller modeling a current-voltage characteristic of the pixel based on the feedback signals. |
| US10186188B2 |
Multi-angle simultaneous view light-emitting diode display
A method and apparatus are described for providing simultaneous display views from a display of a portable electronic device at multiple angles. The display includes a first set of light-emitting diodes positioned in a display field and oriented to produce a first visual data depiction viewable at a first perspective angle. The display also includes a second set of light-emitting diodes co-positioned in the display field with the first set of light-emitting diodes, oriented to produce a second visual data depiction viewable at a second perspective angle, and oriented to make the second visual data depiction non-viewable from the first perspective angle. The second perspective angle is different than the first perspective angle and the second visual data depiction is different than the first visual data depiction. |
| US10186184B2 |
Display apparatus with image retention compensation and method of driving display panel using the same
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a timing controller, and a data driver. The display panel includes subpixels for displaying images. The timing controller accumulates a count value when a same grayscale value repeats for one of the subpixels, determines a boundary portion of the image based on the accumulated count value, and generates a data signal to compensate the boundary portion. The data driver converts the data signal to a data voltage for the display panel. |
| US10186183B2 |
Display device
A display device, including a flexible display panel; and a first detector detecting deformation of the display panel, the display panel including a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels; and a driver including a circuit for writing data to the plurality of pixels, and the first detector being integrated into the driver. |
| US10186182B2 |
Adapter device for text, terminal test system and test method
An adapter device for test, including: an adapter board having a voltage input terminal connected to an external power supply and an output terminal connected to a terminal to be tested; a voltage conversion circuit disposed on the adapter board and connected to the voltage input terminal and configured to convert the voltage of the external power supply received at the voltage input terminal into a test voltage to be supplied to the terminal to be tested; a feedback circuit connected to the voltage conversion circuit and configured to compare the test voltage with a reference voltage to provide feedback data; and a compensation circuit connected to the feedback circuit and the adapter board, and configured to generate a compensation voltage based on the feedback data and apply the compensation voltage to the adapter board to compensate for the test voltage. |
| US10186178B2 |
Tunable lenticular screen to control luminosity and pixel-based contrast
Meta-material with individually-addressable elements is applied to a video projector screen to dynamically control light reflectance and grayscale. Example meta-material includes piezo electric elements, liquid crystal elements, and electrochromic elements. Methods of calibrating the screen with meta-material are disclosed. In one embodiment the screen is adjustable pixel by pixel. In another embodiment the screen is adjust by multi-pixel spans per line of meta-material. A camera may be used to provide feedback to the alignment system to make corrective adjustments to the screen. |
| US10186175B2 |
Display body and observing method for display body
A display body includes a first display part, which displays first information, and a second display part, which displays second information of a larger display size than the first information. The second display part includes the entire first display part as a part of the second display part. The first display part has a plasmon structure. The plasmon structure includes an interface between a metal layer and a dielectric layer, which transmits light, and is configured so that surface plasmons are excited in the interface to change irradiation light with which the interface is irradiated to transmitted light having a color different from that of the irradiation light. The first information is displayed with the transmitted light. |
| US10186170B1 |
Text caption error correction
Systems and methods related to providing error correction in a text caption are disclosed. A method may comprise displaying a text caption including one or more blocks of text on each of a first device and a second device remote from the first device. The method may also include generating another block of text and replacing a block of text of the text caption with the other block of text. Furthermore, the method may include displaying the text caption on the second device having the block of text of the first text caption replaced by the other block of text. |
| US10186168B2 |
Inquiry skills tutoring system
An assessment engine includes a definition of inquiry skills being assessed. Assessment models are used to infer skill demonstration as one or more students engage in inquiry within computerized simulations and/or microworlds. A pedagogical agent and/or help system provides real-time feedback to one or more students based on the assessment model outputs, and/or based on additional models that track one or more students developing proficiency across inquiry tasks over time. A pedagogical agent and/or help system for science inquiry tutoring responds in real-time on the basis of knowledge-engineered and data-mined assessment and/or tracking models. |
| US10186165B2 |
Vibration device and vibration system for simulator including the same
Each of slide duct devices which are attached to actuators (38A and 38B) constituting each vibration device includes a cableveyor (42A) through which a wire/ductwork material group (WH) is inserted, a guide duct (40A), and a slide rail unit (SLU) slidably supporting the guide duct (40A). A swinging base (12) connected to the actuators (38A and 38B) has a wire/ductwork material alignment mechanism (50) enabling alignment of the wire/ductwork material group (WH) passing through the guide duct (40A) without damaging the same. |
| US10186164B2 |
Systems and methods for determining mission readiness
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for objectively assessing mission readiness. The systems can comprise a backend system and scenario server in communication with the backend system. The backend system can comprise a planning and analysis system comprising planning and/or assessing data for one or more training missions, a common database builder comprising geographical data of a geographical region for the training mission, and a digital media replicator comprising a social media module configured to receive publically accessible data relevant to the training mission from one or more social media platforms. The scenario server is configured to receive data from each of the planning and analysis system, common database builder, and digital media replication to create the training mission. Methods in accordance with such systems are disclosed herein. |
| US10186160B2 |
Apparatus and method for aiding learning
Apparatus for aiding learning by a person comprises a cover or shield (1) for concealing from the person a part of the person's body, and a webcam (6) and a screen (10) for visually displaying to the person, during concealment of the concealed body part, images of a part of the person's body not in direct view of the person. The apparatus may be used in the learning of a skill, such as hand-writing. In another embodiment, the shield is a collar worn to conceal part of the wearer's body, and the webcam and screen display the concealed body part in real time to the wearer. This apparatus can be used in many applications, such as to learn sports activities or to correct body image, posture or movement. |
| US10186157B2 |
Center for assisting the flight management of a plurality of aircraft
A center to assist flight management of a plurality of an entity's aircraft comprising a control unit and at least two stations and communication equipment configured to receive data signals and to transmit/receive audio signals to/from each aircraft. The control unit comprises a man-machine interface connected to a central unit, the central unit being connected to a computation unit of each station and to the communication equipment to receive data signals and to transmit/receive audio signals to/from the equipment. Each station comprises, connected to the computation unit, a screen to display the data in the data signals sent by each aircraft and an audio device for the operator to exchange audio signals with the pilots. The central unit is configured to selectively activate/deactivate, as a function of the interactions of an operator with the interface, the exchanges of audio signals with the central unit of each station. |
| US10186155B2 |
Method and system for providing interactive parking management via artificial intelligence analytic (AIA) services using cloud network
One embodiment of the present invention is able to provide an interactive parking management (“IPM”) in accordance with information obtained from interior and exterior sensors, vehicle onboard computer (“VOC”), and cloud data. The process, in one embodiment, is capable of acknowledging a parking activity initiated by a vehicle traveling in a geographic location via a communications network. Upon providing parking information to the vehicle based on the data obtained from the current parking status, historical parking status, and big data for facilitating the parking activity, the movement of the vehicle is monitored in accordance with the current parking status. After recording a physical location where the vehicle is parked and parking duration, a parking invoice is generated in response to information relating to the recorded information such as physical location and parking duration. |
| US10186154B2 |
Device and method for detecting surrounding vehicles
One technical problem to be solved by the present invention relates to a device and a method for detecting surrounding vehicles, which are capable of correcting information on detected surrounding vehicles on the basis of the degree of energy necessary for cars to normally move along lanes and leave the corresponding lanes. |
| US10186152B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring parking area
Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for monitoring a parking area. A system for monitoring a parking area comprises an image database storing a plurality of images of a parking lot taken by one or more satellites over time, a baseline database storing baseline models of a plurality of sections of the parking lot, and a control circuit coupled to the image database and the baseline database. The control circuit being configured to: determine a utilization condition for each of the plurality of sections of the parking lot based on performing image analysis on the plurality of images of the parking lot, compare the utilization condition for each of the plurality of sections of the parking lot with the baseline model of the plurality of sections of the parking lot, and in an event that the utilization condition of a section of the plurality of sections of the parking lot substantially deviates from the baseline model of the section, automatically generate an action recommendation for the section of the parking lot. |
| US10186150B2 |
Scene determination device, travel assistance apparatus, and scene determination method
A scene determination device includes a determination configured to, when determining a driving action of a subject vehicle traveling on a route, determine a scene which the subject vehicle encounters. The determination processor extracts a plurality of events which the subject vehicle traveling on a first route encounters, on the basis of relationships between the first route on which the subject vehicle travels and second routes having points of intersections with the first route and determines the scene using a relationship between each of the extracted events and the subject vehicle. |
| US10186148B2 |
Roadside control apparatus, computer program, and information processing method
The present invention relates to a roadside control apparatus 5 capable of wirelessly communicating with a mobile communication apparatus 42. This roadside control apparatus 5 includes: a receiving unit 51 configured to receive positional information of a mobile body (e.g., vehicle 43) equipped with the mobile communication apparatus 42, from the mobile body; a control unit 63 configured to analyze, on the basis of the received positional information, present states of at least one of signal control and road traffic at an intersection Jk, and generate output information based on a result of the analysis; and transmission units 51 to 53 configured to transmit the generated output information to external equipment. |
| US10186147B2 |
Wrong-way determination apparatus
In a wrong-way determination apparatus, a discriminating unit recognizes a mark contained in the shape of at least one sign candidate and, and discriminates between a front-side or backside of the at least one sign candidate based on the mark. A wrong-way determining unit determines whether a vehicle is travelling the wrong way based on a result of the front-side or backside discrimination. |
| US10186137B2 |
System, methods and apparatus for a leak detector and monitor
Aspects of the present invention include a leak detector and monitor comprising: at least one leak sensor adapted to detect a leak of a substance; at least one microcontroller adapted to receive a signal from the leak sensor; and at least one wireless communication module adapted to receive the signal from the microcontroller, whereby the wireless communication module transmits an electronic message to at least one user, whereby the user wirelessly communicates his instructions to the microcontroller to exercise control over at least one electrical valve by transmitting at least one electrical signal to the electrical valve. Aspects of the present invention include a leak detector and monitor comprising: at least one leak sensor adapted to detect a leak of a substance; at least one microcontroller adapted to receive a signal from the leak sensor; and at least one wireless communication module adapted to receive the signal from the microcontroller, whereby the wireless communication module transmits an electronic message to an Internet cloud based server and the Internet cloud based server transmits the electronic message to a user's device, whereby the user wirelessly communicates his instructions to the Internet cloud based server and the Internet cloud based server transmits the user's instructions to the microcontroller to exercise control over at least one electrical valve by transmitting at least one electrical signal to the electrical valve. Aspects of the present invention include a method of remotely exercising control over an electrical valve comprising the steps of: positioning a leak detector in a location to amenable to detecting leaks; receiving a notification of a leak; and communicating instructions to exercise control over an electrical valve, whereby causing the electrical valve to be shut off. |
| US10186133B2 |
Method for disaster notification service not requiring collecting of location information, and disaster notification server and application system thereof
A method for a disaster notification service not requiring collecting of location information, and systems thereof. The method includes the steps of: receiving, from at least one registration system, disaster information including a disaster location and disaster notification information; specifying, a set of location information, each including location information which corresponds to the disaster location of each of at least one item of disaster information; transmitting, the specified set of location information to a plurality of user terminals; if any one of the plurality of user terminals determines that the location of the user terminal is included in matching location information included in the set of location information, receiving, a content transmission request including identification information of the matching location information; and transmitting, content including the matching disaster notification information corresponding to the matching location information in response to reception of the content transmission request. |
| US10186130B2 |
Using human motion sensors to detect movement when in the vicinity of hydraulic robots
The advantageous embodiments include a system for operating machinery in a manufacturing environment. The system includes a sensor system and a computer. The sensor system is configured to distinguish human skeletal positions from non-human object positions and to determine whether one or more humans are present in a predetermined area. The computer is configured to: responsive to determining that only the one or more humans are in the predetermined area, determine whether a false positive result has occurred, wherein the false positive comprises a first determination that the one or more humans are present when no human is actually present. The computer is also configured to: responsive to determining that the false positive result has not occurred, the taking an action selected from the group consisting of issuing an alert, stopping the machinery, or a combination thereof. |
| US10186129B2 |
Locomotion safety and health assistant
A locomotion safety and health assistant can utilize a quad cane and have integrated thereon a suite of sensors, microcontrollers, power sources, external communication devices, lights, tactile communication devices, alerts and activation sensors. A plurality of environment sensors can monitor the terrain ahead, watching for obstacles or changes in elevation. The assistant can provide communication with the user to warn of any obstacles or dangers. A switch can allow the user to turn on a light that is directed to the front of the assistant and lights up the terrain ahead. The assistant can include a programmable medication alert. Additionally, a pulse sensor or other health sensor can be incorporated therein. Measurements therefrom can be compared to ranges and warnings communicated when outside of a safe range; thereby providing warning that it may not be safe to stand and walk as fall susceptibility is unduly high at present. |
| US10186128B2 |
Self-checkout anti-theft systems and methods
Disclosed is a system for self-checkout with anti-theft measures. The system comprises: an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) device configured to be affixed to a merchandise and uniquely identify the merchandise via at least one visually or wirelessly readable code; an Identification (ID) Code Reader configured to: obtain and process the at least one visually or wirelessly readable code associated with the EAS device, and extract information from one or more databases for facilitating a transaction of the merchandise; and an EAS Unlock Device configured to: detect a payment status of the merchandise indicated in the one or more databases based at least upon the at least one visually or wirelessly readable code associated with the EAS device, and in response to detecting a successful payment of the merchandise indicated in the one or more databases, detach the EAS device from the merchandise. |
| US10186125B2 |
Systems and methods for tracking items removed without authorization from secured locations
Tracking items of items in a facility involves using an RFID portal system to determine when an EAS tag containing an RFID element has exited from a secured area within the facility. The EAS tag is triggered to initiate a wireless beacon signal upon exiting. Thereafter, control logic associated with the EAS tag is used to cause the wireless beacon signal to be communicated at predetermined intervals. The wireless beacon signal includes unique identifier information concerning the EAS tag. When the beacon signal is received at one or more short range communication (SRC) devices outside the secured area, its location is determined. |
| US10186122B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
In an information processing apparatus, a conversion unit converts position information indicated by a line or a figure set onto a corrected captured image generated through distortion correction processing executed on at least a part of a captured image captured by an image capturing apparatus into position information in the captured image by at least using information relating to a condition for executing analysis processing for analyzing the captured image. A control unit controls an analysis unit to execute the analysis processing using the position information converted by the conversion unit. |
| US10186121B2 |
Shrink wrapped advertising for fire hydrants
A shrink wrap film for wrapping about a fire hydrant includes a plurality of film layers, a processor embedded between two film layers, a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to receive and transmit wireless communication signals, an audio/visual interface element coupled to the processor and configured to be activated in response to the transceiver receiving a wireless activation signal, and wherein at least one of the plurality of film layers incorporates visual advertising content. |
| US10186118B2 |
Multi-player gaming machine with lever-actuated spinning wheel
A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed through a gaming terminal and a game value placed as the bet, determines a resulting symbol from a plurality of symbols, rotates the wheel based on an operation of the lever in one of the plurality of gaming terminals, whose lever has been activated, stops the rotation of the wheel so that the pointer points at a symbol arrangement area with the resulting symbol, and awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area in which the bet is placed through the gaming terminal. |
| US10186116B2 |
Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance
A method and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competitions groups to join. After joining the desired groups, users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions. |
| US10186114B2 |
Bonus jackpots in enriched game play environment
An electronic gaming machine for a providing a jackpot bonus in a gaming system A jackpot bonus element is generated in an entertainment game portion of a hybrid game and a gambling game in a gambling game portion of the hybrid game is triggered when a player initiates an encounter in the entertainment game with the bonus element. It is then determined if the player wins the gambling game triggered by the player's encounter with the bonus element in the entertainment game a payout is provided to the player when it is determined that the player has won the gambling game. |
| US10186113B2 |
Portable intermediary trusted device
In one embodiment, an intermediary gaming trusted electronic device for use with an untrusted PED may include a position sensor configured to acquire position information, a memory configured to store at least game session data, and a processor configured to at least: securely communicate with a gaming apparatus via the wireless transceiver; securely communicate with the associated untrusted PED; determine whether a gaming session is permitted based on the position information; receive gaming data from the gaming apparatus if it is determined that the gaming session is permitted; transmit presentation data to the associated untrusted PED for presentation on a display of the associated PED, wherein the intermediary gaming trusted device is able to support interaction between the gaming apparatus and the associated untrusted PED so that the associated untrusted PED, when coupled to the intermediary gaming trusted device, can execute a gaming software. |
| US10186109B2 |
Lottery ring, lottery ring unit with lottery ring, game machine with lottery ring unit, control method of controlling computer used in game machine, and computer program
A lottery ring includes a first ring and a second ring that have a ring shape and are concentrically arranged so as to form a layer; and a constraining device that operates between a constraint state for constraining the first ring and the second ring such that the first ring and the second ring integrally rotate on the same center and a release state for releasing the constraint state such that the first ring and the second ring relatively rotate, wherein accommodating units that accommodate a physical lottery medium are provided at the first ring along a rotation direction, and information providing units that are arranged along the rotation direction so as to respectively correspond to the accommodating units through the layer, and associated respectively with predetermined information is provided at the second ring. |
| US10186106B2 |
Gaming system and method for determining awards based on interacting symbols
In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing an interacting symbol game. |
| US10186104B2 |
System and method for synchronizing indicators associated with a plurality of gaming machines
A system and method for synchronizing indicators of electronic gaming machines. The system providing a plurality of electronic gaming machines each having a control array and at least one electronic display operatively connected thereto, at least one lighting device operatively connected to the plurality of gaming machines and control circuitry, including a programmable processor, operatively connected to the lighting device. The lighting device having elements to present synchronized lighting effects at the plurality of gaming machines, the synchronized lighting effects including an attract mode and an emotive mode. The system registering a condition on at least one gaming machine and electrically transmitting a signal to the lighting device. The lighting device initiating a predetermined lighting effect at the plurality of machines in response to the registered condition. |
| US10186103B2 |
Paper sheet handling machine
A paper sheet handling machine (for example, a banknote handling machine 10) includes a lower assembly 16 that includes a plurality of storage units (such as a banknote storage bag 34 or banknote storage cassette 36) for storing the paper sheet sent from a transporting unit 24 of an upper assembly 14 and a controlling unit 50 configured to perform control to sort the paper sheet, to be sent from the transporting unit 24 of the upper assembly 14 to the lower assembly 16, to each of the storage units based on a predetermined classification condition designated in advance. |
| US10186097B2 |
Movable barrier operator configured for remote actuation
The present invention is generally a movable barrier operator configured for remote actuation, and more specifically, to a movable barrier operator configured to generate a barrier command in response to an authorized mobile device joining wireless network. The authorization may be established by connecting the mobile device to the operator through a wireless communication means. The wireless communication means may include known protocols such as Bluetooth™, Wi-Fi, NFC, ZigBee™, or any other type of wireless communication. |
| US10186095B2 |
Systems and methods related to door control networks
Systems and methods of ingress/egress control and monitoring and area monitoring include networked modules having wireless communications capability. Modules detect wireless communications transmitters within a particular range of the modules. The modules also monitor status of ingress and egress through doors and door status. Door access control is provided in a centralized database through a system server and distributed to each module to operate as a stand-alone module in the event of disconnection from the system server. Modules repeatedly monitor the system server for programming updates and provide information to the system server for reporting. |
| US10186093B2 |
System and method for monitoring machine hauling conditions at work site and machine including same
A machine includes a frame, a suspension system mounted to the frame and including a strut, and a hauling condition monitoring system supported by the frame. The hauling condition monitoring system includes a pressure sensor arranged with the strut, a geolocation unit, a computer-readable medium bearing a hauling condition monitoring program, a controller, and an interface device. The controller is in operable communication with the pressure sensor and the geolocation unit to receive their signals and configured to execute the hauling condition monitoring program. The interface device is in operable communication with the controller and configured to display the hauling condition monitoring program's graphical user interface. The hauling condition monitoring program is configured to monitor the strut pressure signal for a hazard event that occurs when a dynamic change in the strut pressure exceeds a threshold amount and track the location of the machine when the hazard event occurred. |
| US10186089B2 |
Informational visual display for vehicles
An information display includes a display screen on a vehicle. The display screen is configured to display visual information based on a vehicle mode in which the vehicle is operating. The display screen can display instructions to connect to a communications interface of the vehicle. The vehicle operates in a vehicle mode based on occurrence of one or more events associated with the vehicle. |
| US10186084B2 |
Image processing to enhance variety of displayable augmented reality objects
There is provided an image processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image that shows a real object including a primary recognition target and a secondary recognition target, and a control unit configured to set an augmented reality space associated with the image on the basis of image recognition of the primary recognition target, and configured to decide an augmented reality object to be arranged in the augmented reality space depending on the secondary recognition target that is recognized on the basis of the image recognition of the primary recognition target. |
| US10186079B2 |
Adaptively joining meshes
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for joining meshes of primitives. The technique involves receiving a first mesh boundary and a second mesh boundary, removing a first surface associated with the first mesh boundary, and removing a second surface associated with the second mesh boundary. The technique further involves joining a first vertex associated with the first mesh boundary to a first plurality of vertices associated with the second mesh boundary to form a joined surface. Finally, the technique involves performing one or more mesh refinement passes on the joined surface to generate a refined mesh surface. |
| US10186078B2 |
System and method of recognizing indoor location of moving object
Provided are a system and method of recognizing an indoor location of a moving object. A recognition device includes an illumination unit including a plurality of illumination modules respectively having different predetermined light receiving characteristics, each of the illumination modules receiving polarized light emitted from at least one lighting device according to one of the predetermined light receiving characteristics and measuring an illumination value; and an analysis unit configured to calculate a light source polarization axis angle of the at least one lighting device using a predetermined linear polarization rule and the illumination value measured by each illumination module, the at least one lighting device emitting light received by the illumination unit. |
| US10186073B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and data structure of image file
Thresholds b1, b2, b3, and b4 are set in the luminance of a raw image. In an image 84a of the lowermost layer, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than b1 is left. In an image 84b over it, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than b2 is left. In an image 84c over it, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than b3 is left. In an image 84d of the uppermost layer, the region in which the luminance is equal to or higher than b4 is left. In each of these images, the alpha value of the other region is set to 0. The images are integrated with the color information of the raw image to generate final slice images. A display image is generated by stacking the generated slice images sequentially from the lowermost layer at predetermined intervals and performing drawing according to the point of sight. |
| US10186070B2 |
On demand geometry and acceleration structure creation
Systems and methods of geometry processing, for rasterization and ray tracing processes provide for pre-processing of source geometry, such as by tessellating or other procedural modification of source geometry, to produce final geometry on which a rendering will be based. An acceleration structure (or portion thereof) for use during ray tracing is defined based on the final geometry. Only coarse-grained elements of the acceleration structure may be produced or retained, and a fine-grained structure within a particular coarse-grained element may be produced in response to a collection of rays being ready for traversal within the coarse-grained element. Final geometry can be recreated in response to demand from a rasterization engine, and from ray intersection units that require such geometry for intersection testing with primitives. Geometry at different resolutions can be generated to respond to demands from different rendering components. |
| US10186068B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for rendering an image
A method of rendering an image. A region of the image having pixels suitable for parallel processing is determined. A multi-threaded rendering unit is assigned to render the determined region using a plurality of threads. A reference, for at least one of the threads rendering a pixel on a scan line of the determined region, to another of the threads rendering a first pixel on said scan line is created. The determined region is rendered by the plurality of threads using the created reference. The image is rendered by combining pixels of the rendered determined region, based on corresponding ones of said threads of the multi-threaded rendering unit, with an output of rendering at least one further region. |
| US10186066B2 |
Method, device and storage medium for image synthesis
A method, a device and a computer storage medium for image synthesis. The method for image synthesis includes: getting a default image, setting the default image to the background image of shooting; shooting the trajectory of moving objects; at the end of the shooting, synthesizing images of the trajectory of moving objects shot currently and the background image to generate a target image. |
| US10186059B2 |
RF signal representation using particle bursts
Embodiments are directed to representing radio frequency (RF) signals in a visualization using particle bursts. In one scenario, a computer system instantiates RF signal sources in a virtualization, where each RF signal source is configured to emit RF signals. The computer system then generates a stream of particle bursts to represent at least one of the emitted RF signals, and provides a visualization that shows the instantiated RF signal sources along with the generated particle bursts representing the emitted RF signals. In some cases, the visualization may be used to illustrate an anti-access, aerial denial (A2AD) environment. In other cases, the visualization may be used to illustrate network communications using particles, where each particle represents network data packets. |
| US10186057B2 |
Data input device, data input method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing data input program
In a data input device according to one aspect of the present invention, a position detection unit detects a first position based on a position of one part of a body of a user represented in a video captured by an image capturing device and a second position based on a position of another part of the body. A drawing input detection unit establishes, based on the first position, an input detection region in which a drawing input is detected, and detects, based on whether or not the second position is included in the input detection region, the drawing input. A position-of-interest detection unit detects a position-of-interest corresponding to the second position on an image display plane. An image forming unit forms an image indicating a position-of-interest in a case that the drawing input detection unit detects the drawing input. |
| US10186049B1 |
Determining changes in object structure over time using mobile device images
Techniques are described for analyzing images acquired via mobile devices in various ways, including to estimate measurements for one or more attributes of one or more objects in the images, as well as determine changes over time in objects and their measurements based on images acquired at different times. For example, the described techniques may be used to measure the volume of a stockpile of material or other large object, based on images acquired via a mobile device that moves around some or all of the object. The calculation of object volume and/or other determined object information may include generating and manipulating one or more computer models of the object from selected images, and determining changes may include comparing different models for different times. In addition, further automated activities may include displaying, presenting or otherwise providing information about some or all of the determined information. |
| US10186047B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating a depth map
An apparatus for generating a depth map includes a communication interface configured to receive video; a processor configured to generate depth map of the video according to a predetermined instruction; and a memory configured to store the instruction, wherein the instruction comprises instructions configured to perform: receiving an input to set a start point and an end point; providing a reference figure corresponding to the start point and the end point; and generating a depth map corresponding to the reference figure. |
| US10186042B2 |
Object matching method and camera system with an object matching function
An object matching method is applied to a camera system with an object matching function. The object matching method includes detecting a moving object within overlapped monitoring areas of two image capturing units to generate a first coordinate point and a second coordinate point respectively upon a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system, calculating at least one transforming parameter of the first coordinate system relative to the second coordinate system, acquiring a reliability level according to a comparison result between the transforming parameter and a threshold, determining a final transform parameter by the reliability level, utilizing the final transform parameter to transform the first coordinate point into a third coordinate point upon the second coordinate system, and determining whether the first coordinate point and the second coordinate point indicate the same object by difference between the third coordinate point and the second coordinate point. |
| US10186041B2 |
Apparatus and method for analyzing golf motion
An apparatus and method for analyzing a golf motion. The apparatus includes acquiring, by an image sensor of a camera unit, a 2D image of motion of a user, acquiring, by a depth sensor of the camera unit, a depth image to temporally alternate with acquisition of the 2D image, the depth image including depth values of pixels in the 2D image, increasing an image-capturing speed by generating a corresponding depth image or a corresponding 2D image, which corresponds to a reference 2D image or a reference depth image acquired at a predetermined time, outputting the reference 2D image and the corresponding depth image or the reference depth image and the corresponding 2D image as output data for motion analysis, extracting skeletal information of the user through analysis of output data, and displaying motion of the user on a display unit based on skeletal information. |
| US10186037B2 |
Object data representations for additive manufacturing
In an example, three-dimensional (3D) models of objects are combined for additive manufacturing. Two-dimensional (2D) slices are determined for each 3D model. If the 2D slices are determined to be complete, the 2D slices are combined according to a Boolean operation to generate combined 2D slices printable by an additive manufacturing system. |
| US10186035B2 |
Method and apparatus for image registration
Provided are an image registration device and an image registration method. The image registration device includes: an ultrasonic image acquirer configured to periodically acquire an ultrasonic image by using a probe of an object; a medical image acquirer configured to acquire a medical image of the object, the medical image having a different modality from the ultrasonic image; a storage unit configured to store pre-acquired ultrasonic images and position information of the probe corresponding to each of the pre-acquired ultrasonic images; and a processor configured to register the ultrasonic image and the medical image, based on a first feature point of the medical image, a second feature point of a first ultrasonic image of the pre-acquired ultrasonic images, and the position information of the probe corresponding to the first ultrasonic image. |
| US10186031B2 |
Shape similarity measure for body tissue
A shape similarity metric can be provided that indicates how similar two or more shapes are. A difference between a union of the shapes and an intersection of the shapes can be used to determine the similarity metric. The shape similarity metric can provide an average distance between the shapes. Different processes for determining shapes can be evaluated for accuracy based on the shape similarity metric. New or alternative shape-determining processes can be compared for accuracy against other shape-determining processes including reference shape-determining processes. Shape similarity metrics can be determined for two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional shapes. |
| US10186030B2 |
Apparatus and method for avoiding region of interest re-detection
According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus for avoiding region of interest (ROI) re-detection includes a detector configured to detect an ROI from an input medical image; a re-detection determiner configured to determine whether the detected ROI corresponds to a previously-detected ROI using pre-stored user determination information; and an ROI processor configured to perform a process for the detected ROI based on the determination. |
| US10186029B2 |
Object characterization
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed to characterizing objects or other items, which as may be implemented in a machine-vision type approach. As may be implemented with one or more embodiments, some of which may involve a Fourier transform analysis, object regions (one or more objects) are identified in image data depicting several objects, and the size of each object-region is identified. Respective ratios of the size of each object-region to the size of each of the other object regions are determined, and object regions having a higher total number of ratios that round to one (relative to the other object regions) are identified. An expected (e.g., average) individual object size is determined based on the sizes of the identified object regions, and a total number of the objects in the image is determined based on the expected individual object size and the sizes of the object regions. |
| US10186021B2 |
Camera system, camera body, and control method of camera system
According to one embodiment, camera system includes interchangeable lens and camera body. Camera body includes image sensor; reception circuit configured to acquire, first lens information including distortion correction information for correcting distortion of image pickup optical system, and function indicating correlation between shape of distortion on image plane, which corresponds to driving amount of vibration reduction optical system, and shape of distortion on image plane, which corresponds to displacement amount between optical axis and image center of photographed image; and processer configured to calculate converted displacement amount by using function, and to execute distortion correction, based on distortion correction information and converted displacement amount. |
| US10186018B2 |
Determining display orientations for portable devices
An electronic device can utilize image information to determine a proper orientation with which to render content. In some embodiments, a camera of a computing device can capture one or more images to attempt to determine a relative location (or direction) of a user by identifying a feature of a user or by using objects in the image to determine a likely direction of a user. Based at least in part on this information, as well as information from position and motion sensors of the device in some embodiments, a device can determine a relative position of a user, and can cause content to be rendered by the device with an orientation that is appropriate for that position, where the orientation can also depend upon the type of content or other such factors. Such an approach can determine proper orientations in situations where conventional sensor-based approaches are not sufficient. |
| US10186015B1 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing 3D model resolution
Systems and methods of enhancing the resolution or restoring details associated with high resolution images into a filtered digital surface model (DSM) for location-based applications and analyses. The disclosed methods include mapping the changing gray scale values (intensity) from the images to changes in elevation in the DSM using a regression over a local neighborhood of pixels. Further, the disclosed methods do not rely on information about the sensor illumination geometry, and are extendable to be able to utilize any types of images. Additionally, the disclosed embodiments are sensor agnostic. That is, the disclosed methods can be applied on any type of images collected by any type of sensor. |
| US10186012B2 |
Virtual lens simulation for video and photo cropping
In a video capture system, a virtual lens is simulated when applying a crop or zoom effect to an input video. An input video frame is received from the input video that has a first field of view and an input lens distortion caused by a lens used to capture the input video frame. A selection of a sub-frame representing a portion of the input video frame is obtained that has a second field of view smaller than the first field of view. The sub-frame is processed to remap the input lens distortion to a desired lens distortion in the sub-frame. The processed sub-frame is the outputted. |
| US10186008B2 |
Stereoscopic view processing
Techniques are described for stereoscopic view generation. A graphics processing unit (GPU) may combine attribute information for two or more corresponding vertices of corresponding primitives in different views. The GPU may process the combined attributed information to generate graphics data for the stereoscopic view. |
| US10186003B2 |
System and method for providing a referral network in a social networking environment
A user-content generated network is provided for presenting business listings, as well as commentary and reviews of businesses, by participants of the network. In an embodiment, businesses can participate in the network and receive referrals from members of the network. The network can track and monitor referrals that individual businesses receive as a mechanism for promoting the business to other users in the network's user base. |
| US10186000B2 |
Simplified tax interview
A system, method and media for providing a simplified, personalized tax interview to a user preparing a tax return for a taxpayer by determining which portions of a full tax interview are relevant to the return being prepared and then presenting only those relevant portions to the user. To make this determination, one or more prototypes (each representing one or more underlying characteristics associated with the return that inform the relevant portions of the tax interview) are determined for the return based on information already known before the tax interview is presented and may be updated based on information entered during the tax interview. |
| US10185999B1 |
Autonomous feature use monitoring and telematics
Methods and systems for monitoring use and determining risk associated with operation of autonomous vehicles are provided. According to certain aspects, autonomous operation features associated with a vehicle may be determined, and operating data regarding vehicle operation may be obtained. The operating data may include information regarding use levels or settings associated with use of the autonomous operation features. Risk levels associated with the features may be determined from test data or actual loss data. The risk levels and operating data may be used to determine a total risk level associated with operation of the vehicle with expected use levels of the autonomous operation features. The total risk level may further be used to determine or adjust aspects of an insurance policy associated with the vehicle. |
| US10185997B1 |
Accident fault determination for autonomous vehicles
Methods and systems for determining fault for an accident involving a vehicle having one or more autonomous (and/or semi-autonomous) operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, operating data from sensors within or near the vehicle may be used to determine the occurrence of a vehicle accident, such as a collision. The operating data may further be used to determine an allocation of fault for the accident between a vehicle operator, the autonomous operation features, or a third party. The allocation of fault may be used to adjust risk levels or profiles associated with the vehicle operator or with the autonomous operation features. |
| US10185988B2 |
Intelligent delivery and acquisition of digital assets
Improved techniques and systems for delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are especially suitable and useful for delivering digital assets (e.g., media assets) that are available for acquisition and electronic delivery from online stores to electronic devices. In accordance with one aspect, when a digital asset is acquired form an online store via an electronic device associated with a user, the digital asset can be arranged for delivery to a number of other of electronic devices also associated with the user. It will be appreciated that the digital asset can be delivered and acquired without requiring explicit user input or instruction in accordance with another aspect. Other aspects of the techniques and systems include customization of configuration and user interfaces that are provided to facilitate acquisition of digital assets in a more efficient manner. |
| US10185985B1 |
Techniques for item procurement
A user registers with a reverse procurement service. The user then searches an electronic marketplace, which is external to a remote procurement service and, subsequently, selects various items to be placed in a shopping cart or project. Upon checkout, the items are submitted for approval to the remote procurement service which is external to the reverse procurement service. The remote procurement service obtains approval and sends payment information to the reverse procurement service. Upon receive of payment information, the reverse procurement service then initiates a process for providing the approved items to the user. |
| US10185979B2 |
Business event processing
In one example, a system comprises one or more processors to execute a business event processing module. The business event processing module is configured to receive a request to perform an operation on a listing published by an online marketplace, identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of published listings including the listing, and automatically perform the operation on the at least one additional listing. The system includes a last event processor to determine a performance of the operation on a last instance of the at least one additional listing. |
| US10185977B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for charging of electric vehicles
A method for managing the charging of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for a charge transfer for an electric vehicle over a network link between an electric vehicle charging station and a cloud server. The network link has a mobile device disposed between the electrical vehicle charging station and the cloud server for facilitating communication between the charging station and the cloud server. The method further including authorizing the charge transfer request received at the cloud server using identification information and credit account information received from the mobile device; and sending, from the cloud server, a response enabling the charge transfer from the electric vehicle charging station to the electric vehicle. |
| US10185976B2 |
Shopping systems, user interfaces and methods
Shopping systems, user interfaces, and methods that provide a user a way to quickly and seamlessly shop and purchase from an advertisement at the moment of discovery of the product(s) within the advertisement. A user can use a mobile device to scan the advertisement using an application that resides on the mobile device. The advertisement is then recognized to determine recognized products appearing in the advertisement. A list of products from the recognized products is then displayed on the display screen of the mobile device to enable the user to shop and, if desired, purchase one or more of the products. |
| US10185974B1 |
User-level bid request preferences
A facility for a real-time bidding (“RTB”) bidder service to cause an RTB auction service to manage bid requests relating to a specified user is described. The facility receives a bid request from an auction service seeking a bid for presenting an advertisement to a user, including user data identifying the user; evaluates the user data; and based on the evaluating, transmits to the auction service an embargo request specifying a period of time for the auction service to prevent bid requests seeking bids for presenting advertising messages to the user from being sent from the auction service to the bidder service. |
| US10185971B2 |
Systems and methods for planning and executing an advertising campaign targeting TV viewers and digital media viewers across formats and screen types
Systems and methods are disclosed for analyzing a fused sample of viewership data to determine a behavior profile of online viewers who watched and/or didn't watch certain TV advertisements, where the TV advertisements are aligned with campaign targeting characteristics desired by an advertiser/client working with a demand side platform. Then, a campaign targeting plan is developed for dividing an advertising budget between digital media and TV impressions. The digital media portion of the campaign profiles Media Properties (MPs) contained in a historical database from past digital advertising campaigns across multiple digital formats and screens, and aligns digital ad placement with MPs having desired targeting characteristics. An optimized apportionment is automatically produced between TV and digital media spending based on an advertiser/client's goals of duplicating or not duplicating viewership of an advertisement between TV and digital media, or alternately based on cost alone. Alternately, the apportionment can be guided interactively. |
| US10185970B1 |
Determining a run time for experiments performed at a network accessible site
Technologies are disclosed for determining a runtime length for an A/B experiment, where the experiment evaluates the desirability of a potential change at a website. The experiment is run for an initial period of time and based upon initial data from the initial period of time, an equation is iteratively solved until a minimal amount of time is determined that that indicates when a statistically significant change will be observed in the data. The experiment is then run for the minimal amount of time. |