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| US10193620B2 |
Nonlinear spatially resolved interferometer for characterizing optical properties of deployed telecommunication cables
Using pump-probe measurements on multi-span optical links may result in the determination of one or more of the following: 1) wavelength-dependent power profile and gain evolution along the optical link; 2) wavelength-dependent dispersion map; and 3) location of regions of high polarization-dependent loss (PDL) and polarization-mode dispersion (PMD). Such measurements may be a useful diagnostic for maintenance and upgrade activities on deployed cables as well as for commissioning new cables. |
| US10193616B1 |
Low data volume satellite communication system
A system and method are disclosed for a communication system optimized for low data volume communications. In embodiments of the invention, a terminal in the communication system sends a burst comprising a message to network infrastructure in the system at a pre-scheduled time such that the network infrastructure can derive a terminal identity for the terminal by the time of the burst without having to include terminal identity information in the message. The bursts are intended to communicate a message without all of the overhead used in establishing and terminating a connection associated with convention communication systems. The bursts are sent in predetermined formats, at predetermined times so that the identity of the terminal can be easily determined eliminating the need for much of the overhead of a conventional MSS. |
| US10193615B2 |
Apparatus and method for communications management
Apparatus for management of communications resources of a moving platform comprising an on-board communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between said moving platform and another node, said communications resources comprising a plurality of wireless communications links and a plurality of antennas associated therewith, the apparatus comprising an antenna analysis and selection module residing with said communications system and configured to: —receive, during a mission from one or more systems/subsystems and/or functions of said moving platform, attribute data representative of said emissions control criteria, said attribute data comprising (i) location data representative of a specified emissions control region, and/or (ii) position and/or attitude and/or velocity data representative of an adversary node defining an emissions control region; —determine, using said attribute data and based on said emissions control criteria, suitability of one or more on-board antennas and/or portions of aperture antenna for supporting said communications requirement; —for each of a plurality of antennas/portions of aperture antenna determined to be suitable for supporting said communications requirement based on said emissions control criteria, determine a quality metric, said quality metric being indicative of a respective performance criterion; and—select one or more of said suitable antennas/portion of aperture antenna having a highest performance criterion, for facilitating said communications requirement. |
| US10193611B2 |
Systems and methods for focusing beams with mode division multiplexing
A system and method for focusing an orthogonal function multiplexed beam receives an orthogonal function multiplexed signal from a data processing source. The orthogonal function multiplexed signal includes a plurality of data streams each having a unique orthogonal function applied thereto and multiplexed together within the orthogonal function multiplexed signal. The orthogonal function multiplexed signal passes through a pair of focusing lenses to focus the orthogonal function multiplexed signal on a predetermined focused point. A distance between the pair of focusing lenses is controlled to cause the orthogonal function multiplexed signal to focus at the predetermined focus point. The orthogonal function multiplexed signals are transmitted from a transmitter toward the focus point at a receiver aperture of a receiver as a transmission beam. |
| US10193604B2 |
Device, network, and method for receiving data transmission under scheduling decoding delay in mmWave communication
In a first example embodiment, a control transmission portion of a mmWave communication is received at a user equipment. The control transmission portion is divided into a plurality of control transmission portion sub-regions, each sub-region scheduling a data transmission for a corresponding sub-region of a data transmission portion of the mmWave communication. Then a first of the control transmission portion sub-regions is demodulated and decoded. A receive analog antenna beamforming is armed according to the demodulated and decoded first of the control transmission portion sub-regions. Beamforming is performed on a first sub-region of the data transmission portion of the mmWave communication, the first sub-region of the data transmission portion corresponding to the first of the control transmission portion sub-regions. During the arming and performing, a second of the control transmission portion sub-regions is demodulated and decoded. |
| US10193598B2 |
Communication apparatus, power receiving apparatus, and antenna switching method
A communication apparatus according to the disclosure includes one or a plurality of sensors, a communicator that performs proximity wireless communication, and a connection section that couples one of a plurality of antennae to the communicator, on a basis of a detection result of the one or the plurality of sensors. |
| US10193595B2 |
Excitation and use of guided surface waves
Disclosed are various embodiments for transmitting and receiving energy conveyed in the form of a guided surface-waveguide mode along the surface of a lossy medium such as, e.g., a terrestrial medium excited by a guided surface waveguide probe. |
| US10193593B2 |
Signal processing device, communication system, and signal processing method
A transfer function calculation unit (522) calculates a diagonal matrix G(f) on the basis of a band limit condition g(t) used in a transmission device (20). A transfer function calculation unit (524) calculates a diagonal matrix C(f) on the basis of a wavelength dispersion amount c(t) incurred in an optical transmission path. A transfer function combination unit (526) combines the diagonal matrix G(f) with the diagonal matrix C(f) so as to calculate a diagonal matrix H(f)=G(f)×C(f). An equalization coefficient calculation unit (528) calculates an equalization coefficient matrix W(f)=H(f)H(H(f)HH(f)+(1/Es)×Φη)−1 used in a multiplication unit (506) by using the diagonal matrix H(f). Here, H(f)H is a Hermitian transposed matrix of a matrix H(f), Es is power of an optical signal, and Φη is a diagonal matrix with N rows and N columns. |
| US10193591B2 |
Methods and devices for controlling receive configurations in wireless communications
Methods and devices including a first receiver configured to demodulate a first down-converted signal; a second receiver configured to demodulate a second down-converted signal; and a controller configured to alternate between a first receive configuration, in which the first down-converted signal and the second down-converted signal are both received from a first radio network, and a second receive configuration, in which the first down-converted signal is received from the first radio network and the second down-converted signal is received from a second radio network. |
| US10193590B1 |
Small form-factor pluggable transceiver
A small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver is provided for being inserted into an electrical connection slot of an electronic apparatus. The SFP transceiver includes a housing, two electrical signal connectors disposed a front end of the housing, and an unlocking assembly having an unlocking member and an interlock member. The housing includes an engaging portion disposed on a bottom surface thereof and configured to be engaged with the electrical connection slot, thereby firmly fastening the SFP transceiver into the electrical connection slot. The unlocking member has a manipulating portion exposed at the front end and arranged adjacent to a top surface of the housing. The interlock member is movably disposed on the housing. When the manipulating portion is rotated in a direction away from the front end and the top surface, the unlocking member moves the interlock member to separate the engaging portion from the electrical connection slot. |
| US10193584B2 |
Adjusting an antenna configuration of a terminal device in a cellular communication system
A method for adjusting an antenna configuration of the terminal device (30) in a cellular communication system (10). The system (10) includes a base station (20) and a terminal device (30) having a plurality of antenna elements (40-43). In the terminal device (30) a plurality of preset antenna configurations is provided. Each antenna configuration defines at least one reception parameter for the plurality of antenna elements (40-43). For each antenna configuration of the plurality of preset antenna configurations the antenna configuration is applied to the plurality of antenna elements (40-43) and a reception characteristic of a signal transmission from the base station (20) is determined. Based on the plurality of reception characteristics one antenna configuration is selected and applied to the plurality of antenna elements (40-43) for further signal transmissions. |
| US10193583B2 |
Radio frequency tuner
An RF tuner is described for handling RF signals in a broad frequency range and a broad power range while maintaining high linearity and tolerating high power blockers. A continuous feedback loop comprising a substantially linear LNA and an RF RSSI can adjust the power of the RF signal on the RF side. A substantially linear, variable gain transconductor may convert and amplify the voltage of the RF signal to a current signal. The converted signal may be down converted and filtered to an IF or baseband signal. An IF or baseband RSSI may measure the power of the down converted and filtered signal. The measured power may be compared against a preferred value to adjust the amplification of the transconductor. |
| US10193581B2 |
Galvanic isolation circuit, corresponding system and method
A galvanic isolation circuit is formed by a differential transformer having primary and secondary windings for transmission of signals over a carrier between the primary and the secondary windings of the transformer. A galvanic isolation oxide layer is provide between the primary and secondary windings. Each winding includes include a center tap providing a low-impedance paths for dc and low frequency components of common-mode currents through the differential transformer. A pass-band stage is coupled to the secondary winding of the transformer and configured to permit propagation of signals over said carrier through the pass-band amplifier stage while providing for a rejection of common-mode noise. |
| US10193580B2 |
Multi-band radio-frequency reception
Devices and techniques are described to extract specific frequency band signals from a wide-band radio-frequency signal. A network entity may include an antenna for receiving the wide-band radio-frequency signal and may include a receiver circuit for processing the wide-band radio-frequency signal. The receiver circuit may include a transconductance amplifier and a plurality of single-band circuits. The transconductance amplifier may be configured to generate an amplified wide-band radio-frequency signal and send it to one or more of the single-band circuits. Each single-band circuit may be configured to extract a different frequency band signal from the amplified wide-band radio-frequency signal. |
| US10193575B2 |
Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system
A method of transmitting a broadcast signal includes encoding mobile data for FEC (Forward Error Correction); encoding signaling information for signaling the mobile data; allocating the encoded mobile data and signaling data into a transmission frame; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a service signaling table having service_type information identifying a type of a service of the mobile data and hidden information indicating whether the service of the mobile data is hidden or not. |
| US10193571B2 |
Data processing device and data processing method
The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method which can ensure high communication quality in data transmission using LDPC codes.In group-wise interleaving, an LDPC code having a code length N of 64800 bits and a coding rate r of 13/15 is interleaved in a unit of a bit group of 360 bits. In group-wise deinterleaving, a sequence of bit groups of the LDPC code which has been subjected to the group-wise interleaving is returned to an original sequence. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a case in which data transmission is performed using LDPC codes. |
| US10193570B2 |
Method of and apparatus for generating spatially-coupled low-density parity-check code
A method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for generating an algebraic Spatially-Coupled Low-Density Parity-Check (SC LDPC) code are provided. The method includes selecting an LDPC block code over a finite field GF(q) with a girth of at least 6; constructing a parity-check matrix H from the selected LDPC block code; replicating H a user-definable number of times to form a two-dimensional array Hrep; constructing a masking matrix W with a user-definable spatially-coupled pattern; and masking a sub-matrix of Hrep using W to obtain a spatially-coupled parity-check matrix HSC, wherein a null space of HSC is the algebraic SC LDPC code. |
| US10193566B2 |
Encoding/decoding system for parallel data
An object is to enable erasure correction even at the time of a degeneration operation and reduce the number of necessary parallel media through dynamic setting of degree of redundancy. A parallel data encoding/decoding system performs parallel data transmissions using a plurality of lanes from an encoder to a decoder. The encoder encodes products of elements of an encoding vector M of symbols of each lane and a state vector U indicating validity of the symbols, and transmits the state vector U along with a transmission vector Y obtained through the encoding. The decoder decodes a subset Msub constituted of valid elements of the encoding vector M using a received reception vector Y′, the received state vector U, and an erasure vector E indicating whether each element of the transmission vector has been erased in a transmission/reception section. |
| US10193551B2 |
Mounting arrangement for piezoelectric sensor device
An apparatus or installation comprises a surface (2) and at least one piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) that is a piezoelectric touch switch comprising at least one piezoelectric sensor (13), located below the surface (2) so that the surface (2) functions as an overlay to the piezoelectric touch switch, the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) configured so that the piezoelectric sensor (13) bends in response to a force or pressure exerted on the surface (2) causing the surface (2) to bend. The apparatus (1) or installation comprises continuously adjustable compression adjusting means (6) that operate on the backer piece (5) to compress the piezoelectric sensor device (18, 27, 90) and the at least one squeezer (7) between the overlay (2) and the backer piece (5), for compensating the surface or mounting tolerances. |
| US10193548B2 |
Biasing scheme for high voltage circuits using low voltage devices
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a first node to receive a supply voltage, a second node to receive a first bias voltage, a third node to receive ground potential, a first circuit branch coupled between the first and second nodes, and a second circuit branch coupled between the first and third nodes. The first bias voltage is provided to a gate of a first transistor among a plurality of transistors coupled in series. The first and second circuit branches are arranged to provide a second bias voltage to gate of a second transistor among the plurality of transistors. The value of the second bias voltage is based on a value of the first bias voltage. |
| US10193545B1 |
Power-on reset system for secondary supply domain
A POR circuit for a secondary supply domain of an IC. A bias and reference circuit provides startup current and a reference voltage for a comparator. The comparator compares the reference voltage with a primary supply voltage and develops a bias current. The bias and reference circuit and the comparator includes a VGS loop which mirrors the bias current to develop the reference voltage. When the comparator switches, the bias current is at the low quiescent current level. A level shift and isolation circuit initially isolates a primary POR signal from the secondary domain. When the comparator switches, the primary POR signal is detected and level shifted to control the reset state. The delay circuit senses ramping of the secondary supply voltage and provides a delayed secondary POR signal a predetermined time period after the secondary supply voltage achieves a predetermined voltage threshold to additionally control the reset state. |
| US10193537B2 |
Random data generation circuit, memory storage device and random data generation method
An exemplary embodiment of the disclosure provides a random data generation circuit which includes a phase difference detection circuit and a random data output circuit. The phase difference detection circuit detects a phase difference between a first clock signal and a second clock signal and outputs phase difference information. The random data output circuit is coupled to the phase difference detection circuit and outputs random data according to the phase difference information. Thereby, ideal and unpredictable random data is generated. |
| US10193535B2 |
Oscillation circuit, booster circuit, and semiconductor device
Provided are an oscillation circuit, a booster circuit, and a semiconductor device capable of reducing power consumption when a power supply voltage is high. In a ring oscillator circuit which is the oscillation circuit, a PMOS transistor in each of inverter circuits has a substrate connected to a first power supply voltage, and a source connected to a drain of a PMOS transistor, which is a first constant current element configured to control a supply current to the inverter circuit, and the PMOS transistor, which is the first constant current element, has a source connected to a second power supply voltage VREG, which serves as a constant voltage when the first power supply voltage is at a predetermined voltage or higher. |
| US10193531B2 |
Digital step attenuator
Digital step attenuator (DSA) configurations which are capable of handling high power signals, have low insertion loss and parasitic effects, have few or no glitches between state transitions, have minimal effect on chip area and power dissipation on an integrated circuit (IC) die (or “chip”), and provide flexibility of design for various applications. Embodiments utilize one or more architectural features and/or design techniques to achieve such characteristics, including reduced resistor and FET switch sizes, reduced series stack sizes, unidirectional input power configurations, capacitor compensation to match bandwidth characteristics, activating low-power thermometer-weighted attenuator cells only after activating higher power thermometer-weighted attenuator cells, and reducing signal transients (glitches) using a thermometer-weighted configuration of attenuator cells. |
| US10193529B2 |
Elastic wave device
A surface acoustic wave filter includes first and second signal terminals and first and second IDT electrodes that are adjacent to or in a vicinity of each other in an x-axis direction and that each includes a pair of comb-shaped electrodes each including a busbar electrode extending in the x-axis direction and electrode fingers extending in a y-axis direction. One of the comb-shaped electrodes in each of the first and second IDT electrodes is electrically connected to the first and second signal terminals, respectively. The surface acoustic wave filter further includes a bridging capacitance including a pair of comb-shaped electrodes arranged in a region outside an overlap region of the electrode fingers. One of the comb-shaped electrodes of the bridging capacitance is electrically connected to the comb-shaped electrode in the first IDT electrode. The other of the comb-shaped electrodes of the bridging capacitance is electrically connected to the comb-shaped electrode in the second IDT electrode. |
| US10193527B2 |
Branching filter
A branching filter includes a low-pass filter provided between a common port and a first signal port, and a high-pass filter provided between the common port and a second signal port. The low-pass filter includes: a first LC resonant circuit; and a first acoustic wave resonator provided in a shunt circuit connecting a path leading from the first LC resonant circuit to the first signal port to a ground. The high-pass filter includes: a second LC resonant circuit; and a second acoustic wave resonator provided in a path leading from the second LC resonant circuit to the second signal port. |
| US10193525B2 |
Acoustic wave device and method for manufacturing same
An SAW device (1) has a piezoelectric substrate (3) propagating acoustic waves, and a comb-shaped electrode (6) arranged on a first surface (3a) of the piezoelectric substrate (3). The SAW device (1) has a columnar terminal (15) located on the first surface (3a) and electrically connected to the comb-shaped electrode (6), and a cover member (9) covering the a side surface of the terminal (15). The terminal (15) comprises, in a first region in the height direction of height thereof, a larger diameter on the side of the first surface (3a) compared with the diameter on the side opposite to the first surface (3a). |
| US10193519B2 |
Analog phase shifter and a method for shifting phase of RF signals
This invention relates to analog phase shifters, and more particularly, to analog phase shifters for controlling the phase of an RF signal over a wide range of frequencies with nearly linear phase change. An exemplary phase shifter includes a front end high-low pass filter, a back-end high-low pass filter, and an all-pass filter coupled in series between the two high-low pass filters. At least one of the filters is tunable for controlling the phase of an input signal over a wide range of frequencies. The high-low pass filter comprises low-pass filters as input and output interface for the high-low pass filter to facilitate impedance match for receiving and outputting RF signal. |
| US10193516B2 |
Common mode filter
Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes first and second terminal electrodes provided on the first flange part, third and fourth terminal electrodes provided on the second flange part, a first wire wound around the winding core part and having one end connected to the first terminal electrode and other end connected to the third terminal electrode, and a second wire wound around the winding core part and having one end connected to the second terminal electrode and other end connected to the fourth terminal electrode. The winding core part includes a first winding region, a second winding region, and a third winding region positioned between the first and second winding regions in the axial direction. The first and second wires are bifilar-wound in the first and second winding regions and layer-wound in the third winding region. |
| US10193515B2 |
Continuous time linear equalizer with two adaptive zero frequency locations
The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. More specifically, embodiments of the presentation provide a CTLE module that includes a two compensation sections. A high-frequency zero RC section is in the source of the differential pair and close to the bias current source. A low-frequency zero section is coupled to an output terminal and configured outside the input signal path. A DC gain tuning section is coupled to the low-frequency zero section. There are other embodiments as well. |
| US10193509B1 |
Power amplifier harmonic matching network
An output network connected to an output of a nonlinear unmatched power amplifier that provides an amplified voltage signal at a fundamental frequency. The output network includes multiple acoustic resonators configured to match multiple harmonic frequencies of the amplified voltage signal to one of substantially zero impedance, appearing as a short, or substantially infinite impedance, appearing as an open, resulting in zero voltage or zero current, respectively, to avoid power distribution at the higher harmonic frequencies. Each higher harmonic frequency is higher than a first harmonic frequency of the multiple harmonic frequencies, which is a fundamental frequency. |
| US10193507B1 |
Current switching circuit
A wide range differential current switching circuit can operate across a wide range of input currents and across a broad range of frequencies. A first differential current source can include a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor receives a switching signal and provides an output current and at output node. The second transistor receives an inverted switching signal, the first transistor and the second transistor coupled to each other at a tail node. A current source provides an input current to the tail node. A third transistor can provide a boost current to the tail node while the first transistor is off. |
| US10193504B2 |
Solder bump placement for thermal management in flip chip amplifiers
Metal pillars are placed adjacent to NPN transistor arrays that are used in the power amplifier for RF power generation. By placing the metal pillars in intimate contact with the silicon substrate, the heat generated by the NPN transistor arrays flows down into the silicon substrate and out the metal pillar. The metal pillar also forms an electrical ground connection in close proximity to the NPN transistors to function as a grounding point for emitter ballast resistors, which form an optimum electrothermal configuration for a linear SiGe power amplifier. |
| US10193503B2 |
Amplifier circuit and method
An amplifier arrangement comprises N amplifier stages (101 to 10N). The amplifier arrangement comprises a main cascade of quarter wavelength transmission lines coupled between an output of a main amplifier (102) of the N amplifier stages (101 to 10N) and an output node (15) of the amplifier arrangement, wherein the main cascade comprises N−1 quarter wavelength transmission lines (111 to 11N-1). An output of one peaking amplifier (10N) of the N amplifier stages is coupled to the output node (15), and remaining peaking amplifiers (101, 103 to 10N-1) of the N amplifier stages coupled to respective junctions (121 to 12N-2) in the main cascade of quarter wavelength transmission lines (111 to 11N-1). The amplifier arrangement is further configured such that at least one of the quarter wavelength transmission lines in the main cascade is extended by a half wavelength transmission line (13) or multiples of half wavelength transmission lines, and/or at least one of the peaking amplifiers (10-1, 103 to 10N) is coupled to its respective junction or output node (15) via a connecting half wavelength transmission line (13) or multiples of half wavelength transmission lines. |
| US10193497B2 |
Enhanced broadband operation of an active mixer
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for enhanced broadband operation of an active mixer. In an example, an apparatus may include an active mixer that converts between radio frequency (RF) signals and intermediate frequency (IF) signals based at least in part on an alternating current (AC) local oscillator (LO) signal, wherein a direct current (DC) current generated within the active mixer is dependent in part on a bias voltage and the AC LO signal. The apparatus may include a mixer biasing circuit that generates the bias voltage for the active mixer, a magnitude of the bias voltage having an inverse relationship to an amplitude of the AC LO signal. |
| US10193495B2 |
Photovoltaic junction box and diode
A photovoltaic junction box is disclosed. The photovoltaic junction box has a housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a diode mounted on two adjacent contacts. Each diode has a pair of first pins separated from each other. Each first pin has a soldering end portion soldered on a first contact of the two adjacent contacts. A connection piece connects the soldering end portions of the pair of first pins and is soldered on the first contact. |
| US10193491B2 |
Rooftop heat reflector system
A roof reflector system that is used to reflect solar radiation away from a rooftop. The system uses lines of flags that are strung across the rooftop in parallel rows. Each line of flags contains a plurality of flags that are aligned side-by-side. The flags are reflective to solar radiation. A common ribbon joins the flags into a line of flags. The base of each flag is coupled to the ribbon so that the flags hang away from the bottom edge of the ribbon. Brackets are provided that that can be selectively mounted to the roof. Each of the brackets has a connector that receives and retains the ribbon, therein supporting the ribbon at a first elevation above the roof. The length of each of the flags is greater than that first elevation. As a result, the flags touch the roof and fold along the roof, therein shielding the roof from the heat of the sun. |
| US10193484B2 |
Controlled motion system
A controlled motion system having a plurality of movers controlled as they travel along both smart and simple sections of a track. The controlled motion system comprises a control system for controlling the speed of a mover as it travels along a simple section, and permits the pitch or distance between movers to increase or decrease as they travel along a simple section. In a preferred embodiment the controlled motion system includes at least one coupling feature having a driving feature on a simple section for engaging and operably driving a driven feature on each mover such that positive control of each mover is maintained throughout its transition from a smart section to a simple section. |
| US10193473B2 |
Actuator
The actuator includes a vibration plate including a fixing portion for fixing the vibration plate to a holding member, and a connection portion for connecting a center portion and the fixing portion, and is provided between a surface and a friction-sliding surface in a direction in which the vibration plate is pressed against the rotor by a pressurizing force produced by a pressure member. When finishing a surface on which a piezoelectric device is to be fixed to the vibration plate to a uniform surface by polishing, a decrease in the performance of the ultrasonic motor due to deformation of the vibration plate that is caused by warping of support portions that extend from both ends thereof or by burrs or the like can be prevented, and the time required to polish the vibration plate can be reduced. |
| US10193472B2 |
Single friction surface triboelectric microgenerator and method of manufacturing the same
A single friction surface microgenerator and a method of manufacturing the same are described. The microgenerator comprises an insulating substrate with a surface-friction-structured layer on its upper surface and a first induction electrode and a second induction electrode on its lower surface. The first induction electrode is located to correspond to the surface-friction-structured layer that is used as a friction surface while the second induction electrode is located periphery of the first induction electrode and insulatedly spaced from the first induction electrode. The single friction surface microgenerator according to the present disclosure has a wide usage and the method of manufacturing the same may be performed through a simply and high-effective production process, processed at low cost, and may achieve high yield. |
| US10193471B2 |
Insulated DC/DC converter, and power adaptor and electronic device using the same
An insulated DC/DC converter includes: a transformer; a switching transistor; a rectifier circuit; a photocoupler; a feedback circuit configured to drive a light emitting element of the photocoupler such that an output voltage of the DC/DC converter approaches a target voltage; a primary side controller having a feedback terminal which is connected to a light receiving element of the photocoupler and receives a feedback signal from the photocoupler, a zero current detection terminal which receives a zero current detection signal corresponding to a voltage generated at one end of an auxiliary winding of the transformer, and a pulse modulator of a quasi-resonant mode configured to generate a pulse signal depending on the feedback signal and the zero current detection signal; and a starting control circuit which, in start-up of the DC/DC converter, electrically affects the zero current detection terminal such that an OFF time of the switching transistor lengthens. |
| US10193463B2 |
Insulated DC/DC converter
The invention concerns an isolated DC/DC converter comprising an isolated circuit having: a first arm having a first switch, in series with a second switch; a magnetic component having two primary circuits and a secondary circuit that are separated by at least one electrical isolation barrier, said magnetic component being configured so as, during the conversion of an input voltage of the isolated DC/DC converter into an output voltage, to operate as a transformer from the primary circuits to the secondary circuit and as an impedance that stores energy in the primary circuits, and in which: the first arm comprises a first capacitance in series with the two switches and situated between the two switches, one of said primary circuits, called the second primary circuit, is connected between a first end terminal of the first arm and the connection point, called the second connection point, between the second switch of the first arm and the first capacitance, the first end terminal of the first arm corresponding to the terminal of the first switch that is not connected to the first capacitance; and the other primary circuit, called the first primary circuit, is connected between a second end terminal of the first arm and the connection point, called the first connection point, between the first switch and the first capacitance, the second end terminal of the first arm corresponding to the terminal of the second switch that is not connected to the first capacitance. |
| US10193458B2 |
Start-up controller for a power converter
Power converters, e.g., AC/DC and DC/DC, typically have unique circuitry for a proper graceful start-up and to develop correct operating voltage biases. Typically this unique circuitry is incorporated in a primary-side controller. This primary-side controller could also be the primary means of control of the power converter once started. However, a secondary-side controller is typically needed for more exact output voltage regulation, duplicating circuitry already present in the primary-side controller. Complication is typically added by linear communication between the two controllers across an isolation barrier. A simplified primary-side start-up controller is envisioned providing minimal circuitry to power up a converter until a secondary-side controller activates and takes control by sending discrete PWM commands across the isolation barrier instead of a linear signal. The start-up controller can provide voltage and current protection if the secondary-side controller fails. The secondary-side controller can be an analog and/or digital design for sophisticated converter control. |
| US10193454B2 |
Overvoltage protection circuit
An overvoltage detection circuit for a power converter a current augmentation circuit coupled to receive a sense signal representative of an output voltage of the power converter only during a portion of an off time of a power switch of the power converter. The current augmentation circuit is further coupled to output an augmented signal. A detection circuit is coupled to receive the augmented signal from the augmentation circuit and a power signal representative of a rectified version of the sense signal at a same input terminal. The detection circuit is operable to output an overvoltage detection signal based at least in part on the augmented signal, the overvoltage detection signal being representative of an overvoltage condition in the output voltage of the power converter. |
| US10193450B2 |
AC-DC voltage converter with low standby power consumption and control method thereof
Disclosed are AC-DC voltage converter circuits and methods for low standby power consumption. In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) detecting operating states of an input power supply, where the input power supply is received by a safety capacitor and provided to a switching power supply circuit after being rectified and filtered; (ii) removing a phantom load when the input power supply operates in a normal operating state; (iii) loading the phantom load when the input power supply operates in an under voltage lock out state; and (iv) when the input power supply operates in the under voltage lock out state, using energy stored in the safety capacitor to supply power to a load of the switching power supply circuit and the phantom load, and disabling a power stage circuit until a voltage of the safety capacitor is reduced to less than a safety threshold value. |
| US10193446B2 |
Multi-module DC-to-DC power transformation system
A transformation system capable of efficiently transforming electrical power from one dc voltage to a second dc voltage or of regulating power flow within a network of constant nominal voltage; in each case without intermediate magnetic transformation. The transformation system is based on periodic and resonant delivery of charge from the first of two dc nodes to a system of capacitors, electrical reconfiguration of those capacitors, then delivery of power to a second dc node. |
| US10193445B2 |
Control device of power supply system and power supply unit
A control device is applied for a power supply system that includes two boost converters. The two boost converters boosts inputted direct-current voltages to predetermined output voltages and output ends of the two boost converters are connected in parallel with each other. The control device includes a switching portion and a control portion. The switching portion controls switching of a switching element included in each of the two boost converters. The control portion shifts switching timings of the switching elements of the two boost converters from each other. |
| US10193439B2 |
Power factor correction circuit, control method and controller
A power factor correction circuit can include: a power meter configured to measure THD at an input port; a switching-type regulator that is controllable by a switching control signal in order to adjust a power factor of an input signal thereof; and a controller configured to generate the switching control signal to control the switching-type regulator to perform power factor correction, where the controller minimizes the THD by adjusting a current reference signal according to a measured THD, and the current reference signal represents an expected inductor current of the switching-type regulator. |
| US10193432B2 |
Method for data transfer of electric device configuration, and electric device configuration
A method for data transfer of an electric device configuration, the electric device configuration comprising a plurality of converter devices including a first converter device and a second converter device, each of the converter devices comprising a first converter unit having a first power connection and a second power connection, the first power connection arranged to supply direct current power to the first converter unit and the second power connection arranged to supply electric power from the first converter unit, and the first power connections of the first converter units being electrically connected to one another. The method comprises transmitting information by the first converter device by causing changes in the voltage of the first power connection of the first converter unit of the first converter device, and receiving information by the second converter device based on identifying the changes in the voltage of the first power connection of the first converter unit of the second converter device. |
| US10193429B2 |
Air gap control systems and methods
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first member that supports a magnetic flux carrying member and a second member that supports a magnetic flux generating member disposed for movement relative to the first member. An air gap control system is coupled to at least one of the first member or the second member and includes an air gap control device that is separate from a primary magnetic flux circuit formed between the first member and the second member. The air gap control device is configured to exert a force on one of the first and second members in response to movement of the other of the first and second members in a direction that reduces a distance between the first and second members to maintain a minimum distance between the first and second members and/or substantially center the one of the first and second members within the other. |
| US10193422B2 |
Power tool
A power tool, such as a hammer driver-drill (1), includes a brushless motor (8) having a stator (9) and a rotor (10). The stator (9) has slots (78) between teeth (63) that protrude inwardly. Coils (64) are respectively wound around each tooth (63) and the coils (64) of all phases are delta-connected in series. The rotor (10) includes permanent magnets (68) and is rotatably disposed in the interior of the stator (9). A sensor circuit board (65) is fixed to the stator (9) and includes magnetic sensors (66) that detect the rotational position of the rotor (10). The magnetic sensors (66) are provided at locations that correspond at least substantially to the centers of the slots (78) in the rotational direction of the rotor (10). |
| US10193418B2 |
Rotary power generating apparatus and electric generating apparatus
A rotary power generating apparatus has the first, second piston magnet members, the crankshaft, the first, second guide members and the first, second fixed magnet members and the first, second demagnetizing belts. The first, second piston magnet members and the first, second fixed magnet members are arranged so that the top pole surfaces and fixed pole surfaces having equal polarity, oppose each other. The first, second demagnetizing belts have demagnetizing magnet parts, having magnetic forces weaker than that of the magnetic poles of the top pole surfaces and different from the polarity of the top pole surfaces, and non-magnetic force parts. |
| US10193415B2 |
Electric machine arrangement, motor vehicle gearbox and method for producing an electric machine arrangement
An electric machine arrangement for a motor vehicle drivetrain, having a machine housing which can be fixed to a drivetrain housing, a stator which is fixed relative to the machine housing, a rotor which is mounted, concentrically with respect to the stator, within the machine housing and which has a rotor axis, wherein an air gap is defined between the stator and the rotor. Here, the rotor has a rotary bearing section which is mounted, with a radial clearance, rotatably relative to a housing bearing section of the machine housing, wherein the radial clearance is smaller than the air gap. |
| US10193411B2 |
Outer rotor motor
An outer rotor motor includes a mounting seat portion provided inside a motor case, and a protruding portion protruding from the mounting seat portion. An inner stator has a stator opening portion formed centrally thereof, and a mounting portion is formed adjacent the stator opening portion. A vibration isolating member is interposed between the mounting seat portion and the mounting portion with the stator opening portion telescopically fitting over the protruding portion. The vibration isolating member includes a pair of foam rubber layers and a metal base material sandwiched between the pair of foam rubber layers. A bolt fastens the mounting seat portion and the mounting portion together while compressing the vibration isolating member. |
| US10193407B2 |
Method for repairing a rotor
A rotor has a rotor core with protruding fingers defining slots for conductors and support blocks at the axial ends of the fingers fixed by screws. The fingers have holes for housing the screws. The method for repairing the rotor includes removing the screws and support blocks, drilling the holes to increase the diameter thereof, providing plugs into the holes. |
| US10193405B2 |
Rotary electric machine and manufacturing method thereof
In the rotary electric machine, bus-bar lead terminals of bus bars, which are held by a connection component, are formed in such a way that the bus-bar lead terminals are protruded from the bus bars to an axis direction of a stator, and a plurality of bus-bar storage grooves are formed by using a plurality of partitions which are concentrically arranged in a diameter direction of the stator via gaps, and in the plurality of partitions, lengths, in the axis direction, of the most outer circumference partition, which is positioned at the most outer circumference side in the diameter direction, and the most inner circumference partition, which is positioned at the most inner circumference side in the diameter direction, are longer than lengths, in the axis direction, of a plurality of middle partitions, which are positioned between the most outer circumference partition and the most inner circumference partition. |
| US10193400B2 |
Method of and apparatus for detecting coil alignment error in wireless inductive power transmission
A method for detecting induction coil alignment error in resonant induction wireless power apparatus includes an eddy current coil array superimposed upon the primary induction coil, a switching device for each eddy current coil, a voltage detector such as a low power rectifier connected to the secondary induction coil, an analog-to-digital converter, primary and secondary side micro-controllers, and, in a vehicle charging embodiment, a vehicle operator interface. During coil alignment, the primary side induction coil operates at low power. Eddy current flows in an eddy current coil only if the associated switching device is switched on. |
| US10193395B2 |
Repeater resonator
A repeater for a wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The repeaters includes an elongated strip of material arranged in a substantially circular configuration with opposing ends of the elongated strip disposed in close proximity to each other, an inductive element associated with the elongated strip and arranged to provide a coupling with an adjacent resonator through flux directed outward from a first surface of the elongated strip, and a capacitive element associated with the elongated strip and arranged to resonate electromagnetic energy with the inductive element when the electromagnetic energy is transferred from the adjacent resonator through the coupling provided by the inductive element. |
| US10193393B2 |
Wireless inductive power transfer
A wireless power transfer system includes a power receiver and a power transmitter providing power to this using an inductive power signal. The power transmitter comprises a variable resonance circuit (201) having a variable resonance frequency and generating the inductive power signal. A driver (203) generates the drive signal and a load modulation receiver (303) demodulates load modulation of the inductive power signal. An adaptor (305) adapts the operating frequency and the resonance frequency to converge, and specifically is arranged to control the operating frequency and the resonance frequency to be substantially the same. The adaptation of the operating frequency and the resonance frequency is further in response to a demodulation quality measure. The invention may allow improved communication, and in particular may reduce intermodulation distortion. |
| US10193389B2 |
Multi-bridge topology
A power supply with a multi-bridge topology configured to provide multiple different bridge topologies during operation. The power supply includes a plurality of half-bridge circuits connected to a controller. The controller can selectively configure the power supply between a plurality of different bridge topologies during operation by controlling the half-bridge circuit. |
| US10193384B2 |
Systems and methods for selecting grid actions to improve grid outcomes
Systems and methods for automatically selecting actions to take on a utility grid to simultaneously reduce uncertainty while selecting actions that improve one or more effectiveness metrics. Grid action effects are represented as confidence intervals, the overlap of which is used as a weight when selecting actions within a constrained search space of grid actions. The response of the utility grid to the grid actions may be measured and parsed by the temporal and spatial reach of the grid action, then used to update the confidence intervals for that particular selected grid action. |
| US10193383B2 |
Dual-shaft gas turbine power generation system, and control device and control method for gas turbine system
The dual-shaft gas turbine power generation system includes: a high-pressure gas turbine; a first rotating shaft connecting a compressor and the high-pressure gas turbine; an electric motor connected to the first rotating shaft; a governor which adjusts the amount of air taken into the compressor; a low-pressure gas turbine; a second rotating shaft connected to the low-pressure gas turbine; a synchronous power generator connected to the second rotating shaft; a frequency converter which converts the frequency of power transmitted between the synchronous power generator and the electric motor; and a control device which controls a frequency converter control device for controlling the frequency converter, and the governor, on the basis of a power output command value indicating the power to be outputted to an external grid. |
| US10193379B2 |
Direct current uninterruptible power supply system
Disclosed is a direct current uninterruptible power supply system. The direct current uninterruptible power supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention is electrically connected to a direct current power converter for converting commercial alternating current power to direct current power, in order to: supply the direct current power to a load and charge an auxiliary power supply device therein with the direct current power. In the case of a short circuit of the direct current power converter due to a current leakage or breakage of the direct current power converter, or if the direct current power converter is disconnected, the direct current uninterruptible power supply system enables the auxiliary power supply device to constantly supply power to the load while completely blocking the electrical connection to the direct current power converter. |
| US10193378B2 |
Apparatus and methods for control of power flow and battery charge
Systems and methods for controlling a solar panel or solar panel array to power one or more appliances are disclosed. The systems include at least a solar panel or solar panel array, an appliance or electrical load, and a power controller connected between the solar panel or solar panel array and the electrical load. The controller performs a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm on the solar panel or array. The controller also takes into account contextual information, including location and time information, and allows the battery to be discharged beyond a defined threshold only if the contextual information indicates that sufficient solar power will be available to recharge it. |
| US10193374B2 |
Multifunction battery charging and haptic device
Techniques for implementing a multifunction device with battery charging and haptic feedback capabilities are described. An example of an electronic device includes a multifunction charger and a control circuitry configured to activate one of a plurality of available operating modes of the multifunction charger. The plurality of operating modes includes a wireless charging mode and a haptic feedback mode. |
| US10193369B2 |
Active battery management system
A method for charging a battery cell includes first transferring of energy from a power source to a plurality of capacitive regions in the battery cell followed by transferring of charge stored in the plurality of capacitive regions of the battery cell into at least an electrolytic mixture that comprises the battery cell and electrodes immersed in the electrolyte mixture. The capacitive regions in the battery cell comprise capacitive double layers between the electrolyte mixture and particles of active material that comprise the battery cell. The transferring of energy from the power source to the capacitive regions occurs for a first duration of time sufficient to substantially fully charge the capacitive regions. |
| US10193368B2 |
Charging control apparatus and method for electronic device
A charging control apparatus and method for an electronic device are provided. During a process of charging, the power adapter first charges the battery with a constant-voltage direct current output, and then after the power adapter receives a quick-charging instruction, the power adapter adjusts an output voltage according to the voltage of the battery fed back by the charging control module, and if the output voltage meets a quick-charging voltage condition pre-set by the charging control module, the power adapter adjusts an output current and the output voltage respectively according to a preset quick-charging current value and a preset quick-charging voltage value for quick-charging the battery, and meanwhile the charging control module introduces direct current from the power adapter for charging the battery; during a process of quick-charging, the power adapter adjusts the output current in real time according to the output voltage thereof and the voltage of the battery. |
| US10193367B2 |
Method and device for determining voltages and/or powers available in an electrical recharging network
A method for determining voltages and/or power available in an electrical recharging network that includes at least one voltage generator and at least one recharging terminal i corresponding, at a first instant t1, to a predetermined reference impedance zii. At an instant t2, the method implements at least one iteration of the following acts: estimating a changing of the reference impedance zii into a modified impedance z′ii; updating a voltage of the recharging terminal i by determining a modified inverted loop impedance matrix Zloop_M−1 as a function of a reference inverted loop impedance matrix Zloop_R−1 and of a difference between the modified impedance z′ii and the reference impedance zii, delivering a voltage U′i; and verifying/updating a value of power available at the recharging terminal i as a function of a voltage U′i, a maximum power of the generator and/or a threshold voltage delivering, an available power Pdisp_i. |
| US10193359B2 |
Battery pack system
A source of environmental pollution is the burning of fuel by the transportation vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks). The use of electric vehicles (EVs) is perceived as an essential step towards better utilization of energy. Current EVs make use of an electric engine and a battery pack that provides energy to that engine. The technology of electric engines is well developed because of the common use of such engines in trains, submarines and industrial facilities. But, while the battery packs used in EVs have made a lot of progress in the last couple of years, these battery packs still have problems. These battery packs are expansive, heavy, and limited in the amount of energy that they can provide. This obstacle is a major factor that limits the use of EVs today in the mass market. Described herein is an improved EV battery pack system. |
| US10193358B2 |
Deep-charging power resources of power resource group having identifier corresponding to range within which modulo falls based on charging time
Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for moderating a charging for a number of power resources. Moderating a charging for a number of power resources can include calculating a distinct charging window for each of the number of power resources. Moderating a charging for a number of power resources can also include selecting a first power resource from the number of power resources based on a current time and the distinct charging window for the first power resource. Furthermore, moderating a charging for a number of power resources can include charging the first power resource within the distinct charging window before charging a second power resource. |
| US10193356B2 |
Electrochemical energy accumulator and balancing method
An electrochemical energy accumulator (100) and a method for balancing a multiplicity of sections (S1, S2, S3) of electrochemical accumulator modules (10) connected in parallel with one another by means of at least one UniBB module are proposed. In this context, the following steps are carried out: detecting (S100) a first state of charge (I) of a first accumulator module (M1), detecting (S200) a second state of charge (II) of a second accumulator module (M2), wherein the second accumulator module (M2) is a UniBB module, and operating (S300) the second accumulator module (M2) as a power source in order to adapt the first stage of charge (I) and the second state of charge (II) to one another. |
| US10193354B2 |
Near zero volt storage tolerant electrochemical cells through reversible ion management
An electrochemical cell having a positive electrode; a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the electrochemical cell contains reversible ions in an amount sufficient to maintain a negative electrode potential verses reference level below a negative electrode damage threshold potential of the cell and a positive electrode potential verses reference level above a positive electrode damage threshold potential of the cell under an applied load at a near zero cell voltage state, such that the cell is capable of recharge from the near zero cell voltage state, and method for its production is disclosed. |
| US10193351B2 |
Hybrid distributed low voltage power systems
A hybrid distributed low voltage power system can include a first primary power source that distributes line voltage power during a first mode of operation. The system can also include a first secondary power source that receives an input signal during the first mode of operation and distributes a reserve signal during the second mode of operation, where the reserve signal is generated from the input signal. The system can further include a PDM coupled to the first primary power source and the first secondary power source. The system can also include at least one first LV device coupled to the first output channel of the PDM, where the at least one LV device operates using the first LV signal during the first mode of operation, and where the at least one first LV device receives a reserve LV signal during the second mode of operation. |
| US10193349B2 |
Distribution system
Provided is a power system 1 including a central distributor 3, to which power is supplied from a power generator 2 of an aircraft 100, and a distal distributor 5. The distal distributor 5 is away from the central distributor 3 in the aircraft 100, so that the distal distributor 5 receives a power supply from the central distributor 3, the distal distributor 5 distributing the supplied power to electric actuators 15 and a wing illuminator 18. |
| US10193341B2 |
Method of operating parallel transformers
Transformers are in a parallel circuit in which a tap changer with a control sensor is associated with each of the transformers and all control sensors are connected together by a communications connection. Each control sensor generates a measurement that is transferred by the communications connection. A measurement is generated with each of the control sensors, and at least one of the measurements of the control sensors of the transformers by the communications connection is transferred to N−1 control sensors. Then a controlling deviation caused by a circuit reactive current is calculated for each control sensor on the basis of the measurements of the control sensors. Finally the tap changer associated with each transformer is actuated by the respective control sensor as a function of the calculated controlling deviation such that minimization of the circuit reactive current is carried out for the respective transformer. |
| US10193340B2 |
Multi-level cascaded H-bridge STATCOM circulating cooling fluid within enclosure
A static synchronous compensator configured to be installed in and provide reactive power to a medium voltage electric distribution system. There is a multi-level cascaded H-bridge (CHB) converter in an enclosure, having a nominal operating voltage in the medium voltage range. There is a first electrical bushing connecting the medium voltage electric distribution system to the input of the CHB converter. There is a second electrical bushing connecting ground or floating ground to the output of the CHB converter. There is a cooling system, which circulates the cooling fluid between in the interior of the enclosure to cool the CHB converter. There is a controller to control the converter to output reactive power at a medium voltage level. |
| US10193338B2 |
Voltage triggered edge insensitive protection circuit
Embodiments of disclosure generally relate to integrated circuits (ICs) and, more particularly, a voltage-triggered edge-insensitive electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp for protection of ICs. An example trigger circuit is provided for controlling a current shunt in an IC. The trigger circuit generally includes a comparison circuit configured to compare a monitored voltage to a reference voltage and output a signal indicating when the monitored voltage reaches or exceeds the reference voltage; and a shunt circuit configured to shunt the current based on receiving the signal from the comparison circuit. The voltage-triggered edge-insensitive clamp provides a single protection circuit that protects against all types of ESD and/or electrostatic overstress (EOS) events. |
| US10193337B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a voltage regulator generating, based on a power supply voltage, an internal power supply voltage having a voltage value lower than that of the power supply voltage and to apply the internal power supply voltage to a power supply line; an internal circuit receiving the internal power supply voltage via the power supply line and a grounding line; and a protection circuit in which first to n-th transistors of PNP type which are Darlington-connected. A collector terminal of each of the first to the n-th transistors is connected to the grounding line. An emitter terminal of the first transistor within the first to the n-th transistors is connected to the power supply line while a base terminal of the n-th transistor within the first to the n-th transistors is connected to the grounding line. |
| US10193331B2 |
Power distribution unit and method of containing arc faults in power distribution units
A method of containing arc faults in a power distribution unit includes in response to a bus bar temperature exceeding a bus bar temperature threshold, thermally opening a conductive element extending between an energizing coil of a contactor, a bus bar, and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively open and close the contactor. The conductive element is electrically connected to the energizing coil of the contactor and the controller. The conductive element is electrically isolated from a power source electrically connected to the first bus bar through the contactor. |
| US10193323B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor switching element, a correction current voltage generation circuit, a voltage dividing circuit, an overcurrent protection circuit, and a drive circuit. The switching element is capable of outputting a sense current from its sense terminal. A sense resistor receives the sense current from the sense terminal and produces a sense voltage. The correction current voltage generation circuit generates a correction voltage. The voltage dividing circuit can output a corrected sense voltage by performing resistance voltage dividing on the sense voltage and the correction voltage with resistors. The overcurrent protection circuit is supplied with the corrected sense voltage and outputs a halt signal to the drive circuit when the corrected sense voltage Vin is higher than a threshold voltage. |
| US10193322B2 |
Low-loss and fast acting solid-state breaker
A circuit including a source, a load, and an isolation circuit for controllably isolating the load from the source. The isolation circuit is disposed between the source and the load. The isolation circuit includes at least one insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and at least one gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) in parallel with the insulated-gate bipolar transistor. When no fault condition exists, the GTO is configured to be ON to couple the load to the source. When a fault condition exists, the at least one IGBT is configured to turn ON. After the at least one IGBT turns ON, the at least one GTO is configured to turn OFF. After a predetermined amount of time, reflecting the post fabrication alteration to the GTO's minority carrier lifetime (e.g. electron irradiation), after the at least one GTO turns OFF, the at least one IGBT is configured to turn OFF. Alternatively, the circuit is used as an inverter switch, where at the command to turn ON is supplied, the at least one IGBT is turned ON, followed by the at least one SGTO. When commanded to turn OFF the at least one SGTO is turned OFF followed by the at least one IGBT. This alternative configuration allows the robust, controllable switching speeds of IGBTs and the superior conduction efficiency of SGTOs. The two configurations mentioned above utilize a wide range of SGTO performance, thus the ability to control the SGTOs turn-off speed by reducing its minority carrier lifetime after the device is processed is of large importance. The efficiency of all uses of the circuit can be optimized with the judicious selection of SGTO minority carrier lifetime and the ratio of active area between the SGTO and IGBT devices. In all cases there is a balance between the time the circuit can achieve hard turn-off without current commutation, the conduction efficiency of the circuit and the maximum amount of controllable current. In all cases both the conduction efficiency of the circuit is higher than an IGBT-only based circuit, and the switching performance is higher than a GTO-only based circuit. |
| US10193320B1 |
Integral terminal compartment with deployable terminal block
A terminal compartment for installation in the hand hole of a utility pole. The compartment comprises a frame, such as an oval weldment ring with a cover. A terminal block support is movably mounted in the compartment for movement between an operating position and a deployed position. In the operating position, a terminal block fixed to the terminal block support is contained entirely inside the internal space of the utility pole. In the deployed position, the terminal block extends through the access opening at least partially outside the pole. The terminal block support may be an elongate rigid strip mounted vertically inside the compartment with a bottom end hingedly attached to the frame. In this way, once the cover is removed, the terminal block can be folded down to a horizontal position extending out through the access opening and affording easy access for repair and maintenance. |
| US10193314B2 |
Power distribution panel with modular circuit protection elements
A power panel and modules for use in a power panel are disclosed. One disclosed chassis includes a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and left and right sides, and an input power bus having a plurality of connection apertures therethrough. A plurality of circuit modules are mounted within the chassis. Each circuit module includes a circuit protection element including first and second bullet-nosed connectors, and a body element having first and second holes positioned to receive the first and second bullet-nosed connectors. The body element includes a bullet-nosed input connector sized to be received by one of the plurality of connection apertures. Each circuit element also includes an output terminal extending rearwardly from the body element. |
| US10193313B2 |
Flexible control system for corona ignition power supply
A corona ignition system including a corona igniter, switches, and a programmable controller capable of rapidly adjusting to changes in resonant frequency is provided. Energy at a drive frequency and an output current is provided to the corona igniter. Switches provide energy to the corona igniter at the drive frequency and are activated at different times. The controller obtains the output current provided to the corona igniter, typically once every half cycle, and activates the first switch a predetermined amount of time after a first zero crossing of the output current, wherein the first zero crossing is a zero crossing of the most recent full cycle of the output current. The second switch is activated a predetermined amount of time after a second zero crossing occurring after the first zero crossing. The delay of the system is accounted for by the controller, rather than other components. |
| US10193307B2 |
Tensile strained semiconductor photon emission and detection devices and integrated photonics system
Tensile strained germanium is provided that can be sufficiently strained to provide a nearly direct band gap material or a direct band gap material. Compressively stressed or tensile stressed stressor materials in contact with germanium regions induce uniaxial or biaxial tensile strain in the germanium regions. Stressor materials may include silicon nitride or silicon germanium. The resulting strained germanium structure can be used to emit or detect photons including, for example, generating photons within a resonant cavity to provide a laser. |
| US10193303B2 |
Semiconductor laser diode, method for producing a semiconductor laser diode and semiconductor laser diode arrangement
A semiconductor laser diode is specified, comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with semiconductor layers applied vertically one above another with an active layer (11), which emits laser radiation via a radiation coupling-out surface during operation, wherein the radiation coupling-out surface is formed by a side surface of the semiconductor layer sequence (1), and a heat barrier layer (2) and a metallic contact layer (5) laterally adjacent to one another on a main surface (12) of the semiconductor layer sequence (1), wherein the heat barrier layer (2) is formed by an electrically insulating porous material (9). As a result, the heat arising during operation is conducted via the p-type electrode (5) to a heat sink (20) and the formation of a two-dimensional temperature gradient is avoided. A thermal lens in the edge emitter is thus counteracted. Furthermore, a method for producing a semiconductor laser diode and a semiconductor laser diode arrangement are specified. |
| US10193302B2 |
Light engine with integrated turning mirror for direct coupling to photonically-enabled complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) die
A light engine is disclosed that includes an optical bench with a mirror etched therefrom to form a single, unitary structure. The integrated mirror may therefore be pre-aligned with an associated light path to reduce light path alignment errors. In an embodiment, the optical bench includes a first end extending to a second end along a longitudinal axis, a laser diode disposed on a mounting surface adjacent the first end of the optical bench and configured to output laser light along a first light path that extends substantially along the longitudinal axis, and an integrated mirror device disposed along the light path to receive and direct the laser light along a second light path to optically couple the laser light to a photonically-enabled complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) die, the second light path being substantially orthogonal relative to the first light path. |
| US10193301B2 |
Method of manufacturing light emitting device and light emitting device
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a wafer including a conductive first substrate, a laser element structure on an upper side of the first substrate, and an upper surface electrode on an upper surface of the element structure; bonding the wafer to a second substrate at an upper surface electrode side of the wafer; removing a portion of the first substrate to reduce a thickness of the wafer; forming a lower surface electrode on a lower surface of the first substrate at which the removing of the portion of the first substrate has been performed; singulating the wafer to obtain a laser element; and mounting the laser element on a submount such that the lower surface electrode faces the submount. |
| US10193299B2 |
Modulation suppression in fiber lasers and associated devices
A system and method for an active Q-switched fiber laser cavity may include a pump source for emitting a laser beam at a wavelength along an optical path including an active optical medium. A modulation device may be configured to introduce tunable losses into the optical path. The tunable losses may be achieved through modulation of the transmissivity of an optical element within the optical path, the modulation of said optical element being performed over (i) a first period of time in which a cavity Q curve increases from a first percentage value to a second percentage value of a maximum Q value and (ii) a second period of time in which the cavity Q curve increases from a third percentage value to a fourth percentage value of the maximum Q value. The cavity Q curve may non-linearly and smoothly transition between (i) the first and second percentage values and (ii) the third and fourth percentage values. |
| US10193297B2 |
Distributed coupled resonator laser
A laser system involving coupled distributed resonators disposed serially, with the lasing gain medium located in the main resonator and the output of that resonator being directed into a free space resonator, such that the main resonator output mirror is effectively the free space resonator. The distributed resonators end mirrors are retroreflectors. Interference occurs between light traveling towards the remote mirror of the free space resonator and light reflected therefrom, generating regions of high reflectivity. The coupling of the free space resonator to the regions of high reflectivity of the free space resonator enables the first resonator to lase efficiently, even though the true reflectivity of the main resonator output mirror outside of those regions is insufficient to enable efficient lasing, if at all. This coupled resonator structure enables lasing to occur with a high field of view and the high gain engendered by the high reflectivity regions. |
| US10193296B2 |
Passively mode-locked fiber ring generator
A pulsed fiber generator is configured with a unidirectional ring waveguide configured to emit a train of pulses. The ring waveguide includes multiple fiber amplifiers, chirping fiber components coupled to respective outputs of first and second fiber amplifiers, and multiple spectral filters coupled to respective outputs of the chirping components. The filters have respective spectral band passes centered around different central wavelengths so as to provide leakage of light along the ring cavity in response to nonlinear processes induced in the ring cavity. The pulse generator operates at a preliminary stage during which it is configured to develop a pitch to a signal, and at a steady stage during which it is configured to output a train of pulses through an output coupler at most once per a single round trip of the signal. |
| US10193277B2 |
Pull-tabs for disengaging a cable assembly from a receptacle
One example of a cable assembly includes a cable and a cable connector attached to one end of the cable. The cable connector generally includes latching features to couple the cable connector to a receptacle. The cable assembly includes a sleeve enclosed around at least a portion the cable and pull-tabs disposed along a perimeter of a first end of the sleeve. As an example, at least one of the pull-tabs is accessible to actuate the latching features when the cable connector is to disengage from the receptacle. The cable assembly includes attachment features to couple the sleeve to the latching features, wherein the attachment features are to actuate the latching features when at least one of the pull-tabs is pulled. |
| US10193275B2 |
Electrical connection device
An electrical connection device includes a connector unit (2) having first connectors aligned in an arrangement direction, second connectors and a connecting tool (30). The connecting tool (30) detachably holds the second connectors in an alignment corresponding to that of the first connectors. One of the connector unit (2) and the connecting tool (30) includes a guided portion (5), and the other includes a guiding portion (50). The guiding portion (50) includes a receiving portion for receiving the guided portion (5) in a receiving direction, a connection guiding portion for guiding the guided portion (5) to displace the connector unit (2) and the connecting tool (30) in a connector connecting direction as the connector connecting tool (30) is operated with respect to the connector unit (2) in the arrangement direction, and a separation allowing portion for allowing separation of the guided portion (5) from the connection guiding portion. |
| US10193272B2 |
Adapter for electrical connection bushings
Enables an electrical connection to be made in an insulated, shielded manner that makes it possible to sense a voltage presence signal, between the cable (3) and the electrical equipment with a female bushing (4) without the need to substitute or modify the high-voltage electrical equipment (2), only adding fastening elements for the adapter (1). Said adapter (1) comprises a body (6) of insulating material, equipped with a first connection end (8) configured to couple in a sealed manner into said at least one female bushing (4) of the high-voltage electrical equipment (2) and with a second connection end (9) configured to couple to the female terminal (5) of the cable (3). |
| US10193256B1 |
Power supply board bridge connector and connecting structure using the same
A power supply board bridge connector includes an insulating cover to cover an insulating base which is formed with at least one receiving groove. A bottom of the insulating base is formed with through holes. At least two pins provided beneath the insulating base are mated with insertion holes of two left and right power supply boards so that the insulating base bridges over the two power supply boards. The metallic elastic plate is placed in the receiving groove. The metallic elastic plate has two left and right elastic contacts passing through the through holes at the bottom of the receiving groove to be electrically connected to the left and right power supply boards. The structure is simple, the connection is convenient, firm and stable, and the connection efficiency is high. |
| US10193253B2 |
Slanted type card edge connector assembly
A card edge connector includes an insulative housing with a pair of opposite side walls extending along a longitudinal direction with a central slot therebetween in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A pair of towers are located at two opposite ends of the housing in the longitudinal direction. The housing is essentially obliquely mounted upon a printed circuit board. Each tower has a lower/first part and an upper/second part in the vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction. The width dimension in the transverse direction of the upper part is smaller than that of the lower part. |
| US10193248B2 |
System and method for retaining memory modules
The present invention is an apparatus and method for allowing for the use of commercial dual inline memory module (DIMM) in high shock and vibration environments while preserving serviceability. This system extends the performance of the standard Joint Electron Device Engineering (JEDEC) memory connectors in said environments without sacrificing high speed electrical performance. The system provides a simple clip which locks the module in place using the standard connector latches preventing relative motion of the connector and the DIMM thereby insuring uninterrupted computational performance. The clip may be formed with resilient ends that snap onto pivotal latching devices to prevent inadvertent opening of these latching devices. The clips may also include bumper spacers (205) on their opposite faces to engage bumper spacers of adjacent clips to maintain the modules in proper orientation. |
| US10193245B2 |
Conductor terminal and method for mounting the same
A conductor terminal includes at least one insulating-material housing, at least one contact insert arranged at least partially in the insulating-material housing that has at least one contact piece and at least one clamping spring. The contact piece with the clamping spring forms at least one conductor clamping point for an electrical conductor to be contacted by the conductor terminal, which electrical conductor can be acted upon by a spring force of the clamping spring. At least one actuating lever is pivotably supported in the insulating-material housing for actuating the clamping spring. The actuating lever can be pivoted from a closed position to an open position and vice versa in relation to the insulating-material housing and/or the contact piece. An electrical conductor inserted into the conductor terminal is not acted upon by the spring force of the clamping spring at the conductor clamping point at least in the open position. |
| US10193232B2 |
Double-layer planar phase modulation device
The present disclosure provides a double-layer planar phase modulation device. The double-layer planar phase modulation device includes an upper patch; and a lower patch, disposed opposite to the upper patch, in which a shape of the lower patch is similar to that of the upper patch, and the lower patch is electrically connected with the upper patch. |
| US10193230B2 |
Enhanced connected tiled array antenna
An antenna device including: a conductive ground sheet of a substantially planar form; and a series of spaced apart conductive patches arranged substantially in a plane parallel to the conductive ground plane; a series of conductive feed interconnections electromagnetically coupled to the spaced apart array of conductive patches. |
| US10193229B2 |
Magnetic coils having cores with high magnetic permeability
Aspects of magnetic coils having cores with relatively high magnetic permeability are described. In some embodiments, a system includes a guided surface wave receive structure configured to obtain electrical energy from a guided surface wave traveling across a terrestrial medium. The guided surface wave receive structure includes a magnetic coil and a core disposed in the magnetic coil. The core in some embodiments has a relative magnetic permeability greater than about 10 and less than about 1,000,000. An electrical load is coupled to the guided surface wave receive structure, with the electrical load being experienced as a load at an excitation source coupled to a guided surface waveguide probe generating the guided surface wave. |
| US10193226B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system
A wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless communication device configured to be capable of executing wireless communication using radio waves, an optical space communication device configured to be capable of executing optical space communication using spatial light, and a communication controller that causes secure communication with another wireless communication apparatus to be executed in a data link layer by performing parallel control on the wireless communication device and the optical space communication device. |
| US10193222B2 |
Wireless communication module
A ground layer is disposed within a dielectric substrate. An antenna pattern that operates as an antenna is disposed so as to be closer to a first surface of the dielectric substrate than the ground layer is. A high-frequency device that supplies a high-frequency signal to the antenna pattern is mounted in or on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, which is opposite to the first surface. A plurality of signal conductor columns and a plurality of ground conductor columns that are made of a conductive material project from the second surface. Each of the signal conductor columns is connected to the high-frequency device by a wiring pattern, which is provided in or on the dielectric substrate, and the ground conductor columns are connected to the ground layer. |
| US10193221B2 |
Reflector antenna and reflector antenna feed
Embodiments of the present invention provide a reflector antenna and a reflector antenna feed. The reflector antenna feed includes a transmit antenna array and a receive antenna array, where the transmit antenna array includes at least two transmit antenna units. The receive antenna array includes at least two receive antenna units. Also, a phase center of the transmit antenna array coincides with that of the receive antenna array, where at least one coupling unit is disposed between at least one group of a transmit antenna unit and a receive antenna unit that are adjacent to each other. |
| US10193220B2 |
Antenna array
Disclosed is an antenna array, including: a first antenna; a second antenna; and a dielectric substance, of which a height is determined based on a distance between the first and second antennas and forms of beam patterns of the first and second antennas. According to the antenna array according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to decrease coupling between the antennas. |
| US10193217B2 |
Anatomically compliant antenna for implantable medical device
A flexible antenna is associated with an active implantable medical device to facilitate communication between the implantable medical device and an external component in the outside world via, for example, long range or far field telemetry. The flexibility of the antenna allows it to conform to the shape of the location at which it is situated, such as on the cranial bone of a patient for an antenna associated with a cranially implanted medical device. The conformability of the antenna helps to maintain the antenna in the desired shape and to maintain it in the desired location relative to implantable medical device and the patient and improves patient comfort. |
| US10193209B2 |
Mat based antenna and heater system, for use during medical procedures
A mat based antenna and heater system allows medical personnel to ascertain the presence or absence of objects (e.g., medical implements, sponges) tagged with transponders during medical procedures (e.g., surgery, labor and delivery), and may allow reading of information from the transponders, writing information to the transponders and/or controlling or commanding the transponders. In use, the mat based antenna and heater system may be positioned beneath a patient, such as during surgery or child birth. A controller is coupled to the antennas to transmit signals (e.g. interrogation signals) to the transponders and to receive signals (e.g., response signals) from the transponders. The controller also operates one or more heaters or heating elements to selectively provide warmth to a patient. One or more sensors can detect temperatures at one or more locations, and the controller can use temperature readings in as feedback in controlling the heaters or heating elements. |
| US10193202B2 |
Switch for switchable attenuator and high frequency switchable attenuator
A switch comprises a first strip conductor and a second strip conductor, arranged orthogonally in a first plane. Moreover, the switch comprises a first switching conductor, having an orthogonally angled shape relative to the first plane. The switch comprises a switching actuator, which is mechanically connected to the first switching conductor and adapted to move vertically relative to the first plane to a first position and to a second position. The switching actuator is configured, so that in the first position, the first strip conductor is in contact with the first switching conductor and the second strip conductor is in contact with the first switching conductor, and so that in the second position, the first strip conductor and the second strip conductor are not in contact with the first switching conductor. |
| US10193198B2 |
Cell management device and power supply device
A battery management device includes an SOC estimation unit, a storage unit, and a lithium deposition determination unit. The lithium deposition determination unit compares a differential coefficient of a battery voltage with respect to an SOC estimated by the SOC estimation unit and a differential coefficient of a battery voltage with respect to a reference SOC read from the storage unit, and determines that, if a difference is observed between the differential coefficients, lithium is deposited in a lithium ion secondary battery. |
| US10193188B2 |
Aqueous electrolyte with ethers and batteries using the electrolyte
An aqueous electrolyte composition suitable for a lithium ion battery is provided. The aqueous electrolyte composition contains water, at least one of a linear ether and a cyclic ether and a lithium fluoroalkylsulfonyl salt. A lithium ion battery containing the aqueous electrolyte and a vehicle at least partially powered by the battery are also provided. |
| US10193185B2 |
Sulfide solid electrolyte material and lithium solid state battery
The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material with high Li ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an ion conductor with an ortho-composition, and LiI, characterized in that the sulfide solid electrolyte material is glass with a glass transition point. |
| US10193183B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries
The invention provides nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having excellent output characteristics during large-current charging and discharging. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the invention includes a positive electrode including a lithium transition metal oxide, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the negative electrode active material including a carbon material as a main component, the negative electrode including a tungsten compound and/or a molybdenum compound. The tungsten compound and/or the molybdenum compound is preferably attached to the surface of the carbon material. |
| US10193174B2 |
Fuel cell internal state detection system and state detection method
A fuel cell internal state detection system includes estimation object state quantity setting unit for setting a suitable estimation object state quantity as an index of an internal state, an impedance value acquisition unit configured to obtain an impedance value of a fuel cell, an impedance usability judging unit configured to judge whether or not the obtained impedance value is usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity, estimation object state quantity calculation unit for calculating the estimation object state quantity set by the estimation object state quantity setting unit on the basis of the obtained impedance value when the impedance value is judged to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit, and an unusable-scene process execution unit configured to perform an unusable-scene process when the impedance value is judged not to be usable for the calculation of the estimation object state quantity by the impedance usability judging unit. |
| US10193171B2 |
Fuel cell with integrated water management layer and fabrication method thereof
Fabrication method of a fuel cell comprising the following successive steps: providing a substrate comprising: at least one membrane-electrode assembly, formed by an electrolytic membrane arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode, a first current collector arranged on the first electrode, depositing a fluoropolymer solution on the first current collector, making the solvent of the solution evaporate so as to form a porous thin layer of fluoropolymer. |
| US10193170B2 |
Fuel cell module
A fuel cell unit of a fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a reformer, an evaporator, an exhaust gas combustor, a start-up combustor, and an air preheater. The fuel cell module further includes an air supply channel, a first fuel supply channel, a second fuel supply channel, a switching valve, and an exhaust gas channel. In the exhaust gas channel, the start-up combustor and the air preheater are arranged in the order recited toward the downstream side in a flow direction of a combustion exhaust gas. |
| US10193169B2 |
Fluidic interface module for a fuel cell system
Purge valves (I 09, I 09′, 200) that are manually turned ON but are automatically or electrically turned OFF as the fuel cell (108)'s production of electricity reaches a predetermined level, e.g., steady state or thereabout are disclosed. The purge valve may be opened at system start-up, or may be opened at system shut-down so that the purge valve is anned and the fuel cell system is purged at the next start-up. Also disclosed is an integrated fluidic interface module (10) that contains various fluidic components including one of these purge valves. The integrated fluidic interface module (10) can operate passively or without being actively controlled by a processor. Methods of operating a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system is purged at system start-up, are also disclosed. The purging automatically stops when the anode plenum is fully purged and replaced with fuel. |
| US10193166B2 |
Fuel cell system
A fuel cell system (1) includes a reformer (2), for generating a reformate gas, a fuel cell (3) for generating electric current from cathode air and reformate gas, an air supply (4), which draws in ambient air and splits this at least into reformer air and cathode air, sends the reformer air via a reformer air line (15) in the direction of the reformer and sends the cathode air via a cathode air line (16) in the direction of a cathode side (11). A recirculating line (20) connects an anode side (10) to the reformer (2). A hot gas delivery (24), which contains a hot gas path (26), is arranged in the recirculating line for driving the anode waste. A cooling air path (27), which is integrated into the cathode air line, through which the reformer air or cathode air flows, reduces thermal load of the hot gas delivery. |
| US10193164B2 |
Flow fields for electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell has first and second flow fields on opposite sides of a membrane. The first flow field has a set of generally linear channels in which the flow of a fluid in the field is contained between parallel elongate ridges. The second flow field is defined by a set of parallel discontinuous ridges. Preferably most ridge segments in the second flow field are oblique, for example perpendicular, to and overlap with two or more ridges of the first flow field. The flow fields may be used in, for example, water electrolysis cells including high or differential pressure polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis cells. |
| US10193163B2 |
Fuel cell
A fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The cathode includes a perovskite oxide as a main component. The perovskite oxide is expressed by the general formula ABO3 and includes at least one of La and Sr at the A site. The cathode includes a surface region that is within 5 micrometers from the surface opposite the solid electrolyte layer. The surface region contains a main phase configured by the perovskite oxide and a secondary phase that is configured by strontium oxide. The occupied surface area ratio of the secondary phase in a cross section of the surface region is greater than or equal to 0.05% to less than or equal to 3%. |
| US10193156B2 |
High-density and high-hardness graphene-based porous carbon material, method for making the same, and applications using the same
A method for making graphene-based highly dense but porous carbon material with a high degree of hardness includes forming a sol by dispersing a graphene-based component in a solvent; preparing a graphene-based gel by reacting the sol in a reacting container at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 500° C. for about 0.1 hours to about 100 hours; and drying the gel at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 200° C. to obtain a material. A graphene-based porous carbon material and applications thereof are also disclosed. |
| US10193151B2 |
Low porosity electrodes for rechargeable batteries
A positive electrode for a rechargeable battery comprising at least 95% active cathode material with an electrode loading of at least 6 mg/cm2, and preferably at least 10 mg/cm2, and an electrode porosity of less than 2%, and preferably less than 1%. The active cathode material may comprise a bimodal composition wherein at least 70% consists of a first lithium cobalt based oxide powder having an average particle size (D50) of at least 25 μm and a BET value <0.2 m2/g, and a second lithium transition metal oxide based powder having the formula Li1+bN1−bO2, wherein 0.10≤b≤0.25, and N=NixMnyCo2Ad, wherein 0.10≤x≤0.40, 0.30≤y≤0.80, 0 |
| US10193149B2 |
Battery active material, nonaqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack
According to one embodiment, a battery active material includes a complex oxide containing Nb and Ti and an element M. In the active material, the molar ratio (M/Ti) of the element M to Ti satisfies the following formula (I): 0 |
| US10193147B1 |
Liquid silicon pouch anode and cell
An electrochemical cell includes a cathode pouch, an anode pouch, and a membrane separating the anode and cathode pouch. A lithium-based catholyte is inside the cathode pouch and between the membrane and pouch. A cathode current collector is located in contact with the catholyte. An anolyte having a silicon based lithium receiving material is between the anode pouch and the membrane. An anode current collector is located in contact with the anolyte. The volume between the anode pouch and the membrane contracts and expands in order to accommodate changes in anolyte volume during charging and discharge of the cell. |
| US10193144B2 |
High capacity lithium ion batteries having oxides, peroxides, or superoxides as cathode active material
Described herein is an electrochemical device including a cathode containing an electroactive material including LO2 or L2O2, wherein each L is independently selected from Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, and Al; the electroactive material is carbon-coated, metal-coated, metal oxide-coated, nano-sized, or doped; and the electroactive material is substantially free of transition metal catalyst. |
| US10193143B2 |
Negative electrode active material for electricity storage devices and method for producing same
A negative electrode active material for an electricity storage device of the present invention includes TiO2, Na2O, and a network-forming oxide. |
| US10193142B2 |
Lithium-ion battery anode including preloaded lithium
An energy storage device includes a nano-structured cathode. The cathode includes a conductive substrate, an underframe and an active layer. The underframe includes structures such as nano-filaments and/or aerogel. The active layer optionally includes a catalyst disposed within the active layer, the catalyst being configured to catalyze the dissociation of cathode active material. |
| US10193138B2 |
Glass-fiber containing composite materials for alkali metal-based batteries and methods of making
Glass-fiber composites are described that include a substrate containing glass fibers and particles in contact with the glass fiber substrate. The particles may include an alkali-metal containing compound. In addition, batteries are described with an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. The cathode may include alkali-metal containing nanoparticles in contact with glass fibers. Also describe are methods of making a glass-fiber composite. The methods may include the steps of forming a wet laid non-woven glass fiber substrate, and contacting alkali-metal containing particles on the substrate. |
| US10193136B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a laminate film exterior container housing an electrode body and an electrolyte solution. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the electrode body includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer formed on a positive electrode current collector. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer formed on a negative electrode current collector. The positive electrode active material layer includes secondary particles of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide. The secondary particle includes a group of primary particles of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide with a layered crystal structure. The primary particle has a cross-sectional area of 1.50 μm2 or less. The layered crystal structure has a lattice constant “c” of 14.240 Å or less. |
| US10193134B2 |
Doped sodium manganese oxide cathode material for sodium ion batteries
A sodium transition metal cathode material for a rechargeable sodium battery having a P2 layered bronze crystal structure, comprising at least 55 mol % manganese, wherein the manganese valence state is at least 3.75. The material undergoes a structural transformation to a secondary cathode material by extraction of sodium during the 1st charge of a rechargeable sodium battery comprising the sodium cathode material. The material has either a composition NaxMO2 where M=Mn1-y-zLiyAz where z<0.2 and y<0.33 and 0.66 |
| US10193133B2 |
Method for manufacturing of metal oxide nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles thereby
The present invention relates to a method for preparing metal oxide nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles prepared thereby. The method includes: dipping a cathode and an anode formed of a metal for forming oxide, in an inorganic electrolyte solution containing halogen salt, and applying voltage to the anode and the cathode to form, on the anode, metal oxide forming an anode surface. According to a method of the present invention, disadvantages of typical nanoparticle synthesizing methods may be solved to cheaply and rapidly manufacture nanoparticles having various structures through a single process without using a surfactant. In practicing a method of the invention, metal oxide nanoparticles may be rapidly formed, nanoparticles having excellent crystallinity may be produced, and factors of the anodizing method, such as voltage, temperature, an electrolyte, and an electrolyte concentration may be changed to simply adjust a shape of the nanoparticles. |
| US10193132B2 |
Synthesis of submicrometer to micrometer-sized cathode materials
A method of producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles, the method comprising dissolving a lithium salt and a metal salt in water or alcohol forming a precursor solution, spraying the precursor solution to form fine aerosolized droplets, flowing the aerosolized droplets into a pyro lysis flame producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles. The submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical lithium-metal oxide powders produced are cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. |
| US10193126B2 |
Battery terminal, method for manufacturing battery terminal, and battery
A battery terminal includes a shaft portion and a flange portion. The battery terminal is made of a clad material in which at least a first metal layer and a second metal layer are bonded to each other. Each of the shaft portion and the flange portion includes the first metal layer on a first side in a shaft direction and the second metal layer on a second side in the shaft direction. The first metal layer in the shaft portion includes a protruding portion that further protrudes to the second side in the shaft direction with respect to a surface of the first metal layer on the second side in the shaft direction in the flange portion. |
| US10193123B2 |
Battery pack bus bar assembly with enlarged interconnect mounting platforms
A battery assembly utilizing a compact and robust bus bar configuration is provided. The batteries within the assembly are divided into groups, for example where each group is formed from two rows of batteries. The batteries within each battery group are connected in parallel and the groups are connected in series. The batteries are interconnected using a plurality of non-overlapping bus bars configured in an alternating pattern with the plurality of battery groups, where each of the bus bars includes multiple interconnect mounting platforms. The interconnect mounting platforms simplify coupling multiple rows of batteries to each bus bar while minimizing bus bar current density variations and insuring that individual interconnect resistance remains relatively low and at about the same level per battery. |
| US10193122B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A separator includes a base material layer and a heat resistance layer. The heat resistance layer includes, in a direction of thickness of the heat resistance layer, a central portion and a first end portion and a second end portion between which the central portion lies. The first end portion includes an interface with an electrode. The second end portion includes an interface with the base material layer. A composition ratio of a resin binder to a total mass of inorganic particles and the resin binder in the first end portion and the second end portion is not lower than 8 mass % and not higher than 30 mass %. A composition ratio of the resin binder to a total mass of the inorganic particles and the resin binder in the central portion is not lower than 2 mass % and not higher than 7 mass %. |
| US10193120B2 |
Method for forming adhesion layer for secondary battery
The present disclosure improves a quality of the secondary battery by minimizing a size of the adhesion layer between the electrode and the separator to improve the transfer of lithium ions of which movement was obstructed by the adhesion layer. |
| US10193117B2 |
Separator for nonaqueous secondary battery, and nonaqueous secondary battery
An object of the invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has good adhesion to electrodes and is also capable of ensuring sufficient ion permeability even after attachment to electrodes. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention includes a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a polyvinylidene-fluoride-based resin. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery is characterized in that the adhesive porous layer has a crystal size of 1 to 13 nm. |
| US10193109B2 |
Prismatic electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell has a prismatic cell housing and an electrode assembly disposed in the cell housing. The cell housing is six-sided and includes a first end, a second end, and a sidewall that extends between the first and second ends. The sidewall includes a pair of major sides joined by a pair of minor sides, where each side of the pair of major sides is larger in area than each side of the pair of minor sides. The electrode assembly includes positive electrode plates alternating with negative electrode plates and separated by at least one separator to form an electrode stack. The electrode stack is oriented within the cell housing such that a stack axis that extends parallel to a stacking direction of the positive and negative electrode plates is normal to, and passes through, each side of the pair of minor sides. |
| US10193104B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode structure and fabrication method thereof, related display panel, and related display device
The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting diode device (OLED) structure for compensating blue light emission. The OLED structure includes a substrate with a thin-film transistor layer, the substrate being substantially transparent; and a first electrode layer on the substrate, the first electrode being substantially transparent; a first light-emitting layer on the first electrode layer with one or more light-emitting portions for emitting light for compensating blue light. The OLED structure also includes a charge generation layer (CGL) with a reflective portion, the CGL on the first light-emitting layer, the reflective portion having a transmission rate for light emitted by the first light-emitting layer; a second light-emitting layer on the CGL with one or more light-emitting portions for emitting the blue light; and a second electrode layer with a reflectivity on the second light-emitting layer. |
| US10193102B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels above the substrate, each of the pixels including a light emitting element, a display region including the plurality of pixels, a thin film transistor which each of the plurality of pixels includes, a protective film including a first inorganic insulating material and located between the thin film transistor and the light emitting element, a sealing film including a second inorganic insulating material and covering the light emitting element, and at least one through hole located in the display region and passing through the substrate, the protective film, and the sealing film, wherein the second inorganic insulating material is in direct contact with the protective film in a first region located between the through hole and the pixels. |
| US10193097B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device
It is an object to provide a light-emitting element having long lifetime. A light-emitting element is provided, in which a light-emitting layer, a first layer, and a second layer are provided between a first electrode and a second electrode; the first layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the first electrode; the second layer is provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode; the first layer is a layer for controlling the hole transport; the second layer is a layer for controlling the electron transport; and light emission is obtained from the light-emitting layer by applying voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode such that the potential of the first electrode is higher than that of the second electrode. |
| US10193096B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode array substrate and display apparatus
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) array substrate and a display apparatus are disclosed. The OLED array substrate includes a plurality of OLEDs. The OLED includes an anode, a light-emitting layer and a cathode which are provided in this order, and further includes an exciton barrier layer which is arranged between the anode and the light-emitting layer and is in contact with the light-emitting layer. A forming material of the light-emitting layer includes a host material and a guest material which is doped in the host material, and the light-emitting layers of the OLEDs are configured for emitting light of a plurality of colors. A forming material of the exciton barrier layer includes a host material of one light-emitting layer that has a maximum highest occupied molecular orbital energy level amongst the host materials of all light-emitting layers. |
| US10193092B2 |
Systems and methods for scalable perovskite device fabrication
Continuous processes for fabricating a perovskite device are described that include forming a perovskite layer or film on a substrate using a linear deposition device, and optionally using a conductive tape lamination process to form an anode or a cathode layer on the perovskite device. |
| US10193091B2 |
Schottky diode including an insulating substrate and a Schottky diode unit
A Schottky diode includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a semiconducting structure. The first electrode includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The second electrode includes a third metal layer and a fourth metal layer. The semiconductor structure includes a first end and a second end. The first end is sandwiched by the first metal layer and the second metal layer, the second end is sandwiched by the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer. The semiconductor structure includes a carbon nanotube structure. |
| US10193087B2 |
Perovskite and other solar cell materials
Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells, hybrid solar cell-batteries, and other such devices may include an active layer disposed between two electrodes, the active layer having perovskite material and other material such as mesoporous material, interfacial layers, thin-coat interfacial layers, and combinations thereof. The perovskite material may be photoactive. The perovskite material may be disposed between two or more other materials in the photovoltaic device. Inclusion of these materials in various arrangements within an active layer of a photovoltaic device may improve device performance. Other materials may be included to further improve device performance, such as, for example: additional perovskites, and additional interfacial layers. |
| US10193086B2 |
Light-emitting element, compound, Organic compound, display module, lighting module, light-emitting device, display device, lighting device, and electronic device
A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having a low driving voltage is provided. A novel compound which can be used for a transport layer or as a host material or a light-emitting material of a light-emitting element is provided. A novel compound with a benzofuropyrimidine skeleton is provided. Also provided is a light-emitting element which includes the compound with the benzofuropyrimidine skeleton between a pair of electrodes. |
| US10193073B2 |
Amine-based compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
Provided are an amine-based compound and an organic light-emitting device (OLED) including the same. |
| US10193070B2 |
Electroactive materials
There is disclosed a compound having Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula VIII, Formula IX, or Formula X The variables are described in detail in the application. |
| US10193068B2 |
Method of manufacturing a specifically dimensioned thin film transistor, thin film transistor, and transistor array
Provided is a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor satisfying the relation of L<5 μm. The method includes a process of forming a streak portion by performing transfer printing on a support using a release member which is provided with an ink streak portion for forming source and drain electrodes and has mold releasability, and baking the streak portion to thereby form the source electrode constituted by a conductor and the drain electrode constituted by a conductor. In the method manufacturing a thin film transistor in which the source and drain electrodes obtained above, a semiconductor layer, an insulator layer, and a gate electrode constituted by a conductor are laminated, after the baking, in a laminated cross section of the thin film transistor to be manufactured is set to A and a channel length thereof is set to L, the ink streak portion is provided so as to satisfy the condition of L/A≥0.05. |
| US10193061B2 |
Spin-orbit torque magnetization rotational element
A spin-orbit torque magnetization rotational element includes: a ferromagnetic metal layer, a magnetization direction of which is configured to be changed; a spin-orbit torque wiring bonded to the ferromagnetic metal layer; and an interfacial distortion supply layer bonded to a surface of the spin-orbit torque wiring on a side opposite to the ferromagnetic metal layer. |
| US10193057B2 |
Magnetic memory device
A magnetic memory device includes a stacked structure including a magnetic element, a protective insulating film covering the stacked structure, and an interface layer provided at an interface between the stacked structure and the protective insulating film. The interface layer contains a predetermined element which is not contained in the magnetic element or the protective insulating film. |
| US10193053B2 |
Insulating base material with conductive pattern
An insulating base material including conductive patterns includes an insulating base material layer, metal layers provided on the insulating base material layer, and conductive patterns of a conductive material, provided on the metal layers, and an in-plane resistance value of the metal layers is about 0.1 MΩ or more larger than an in-plane resistance value of the conductive patterns. |
| US10193049B2 |
Thermoelectric generator unit
A thermoelectric generator unit, in particular for coupling to an exhaust gas pipe of an internal combustion engine, comprises at least one inner tube (16) having gas flowing therein and whose outer circumference comprises at least one flat portion (24). An oval outer housing (12) completely surrounds the inner tube (16) in circumferential direction. A plurality of thermoelectric modules (14) are arranged on the flat portions (24) of the inner tube (16). At least one cooling element (18) is provided which comprises a flat side on which the thermoelectric modules (14) are arranged. The assembly unit made up of inner tube (16), thermoelectric modules (14) and cooling element (18) is surrounded by an elastic compensation element (20) which rests on the inner side of the outer housing (12) and is retained in the outer housing (12) by means of clamping. |
| US10193048B2 |
Energy recovering assembly and a method of providing the same
The invention relates to an energy recovering assembly (1) and a method of providing the same for extraction of electric power. The assembly comprises a first array (2) of tubes (6) and a second array (3) of tubes (13). The tubes (6) of the first array (2) are interdigitated with the tubes (13) of the second array (3), such that two tubes (13) of the second array (3) are arranged between two successive tubes (6) of the first array (2), or such that two tubes (6) of the first array (2) are arranged between two successive tubes (13) of the second array (3). Thermo electric modules (4) are received in gaps (7) between adjacent tubes (6, 13) of the first (2) and second arrays (3). Fixation arrangements (5) are received in interspaces (X) between two tubes (6; 13). The fixation arrangements (5) are operable between a first state in which the fixation arrangement (5) is insertable in the associated interspace (X), and a second state in which the fixation arrangement (5) is adapted to exert a pressure on the two tubes (6; 13) in the associated interspace (X), forcing each of the two tubes (6; 13) towards the thermo electric modules (4) and towards the successive tubes (6; 13) adjacent the thermoelectric modules (4). |
| US10193045B2 |
Light emitting device having heat disipation terminal arranged on substrate
A light emitting device includes a substrate, light emitting elements, a sealing member, a light transmissive member and a heat dissipation terminal. The sealing member is in contact with at least a part of a side surface of each of the light emitting elements, is formed substantially in the same plane as the substrate, and a width of the sealing member between adjacent ones of the light emitting elements is larger than a width of the sealing member on an outside of an outermost one of the light emitting elements. The light transmissive member covers upper surfaces of the light emitting elements and a part of an upper surface of the sealing member, side surfaces of the light transmissive member being covered with the sealing member. The heat dissipation terminal is arranged generally in the center on a second main surface of the substrate and has a recess portion. |
| US10193042B1 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device includes a substrate, a driving circuit disposed on the substrate, and a light-emitting unit disposed on the driving circuit and electrically connected to the driving circuit. The light-emitting unit includes a first semiconductor layer, a quantum well layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer disposed on the quantum well layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a first top surface. The display device also includes a first protective layer disposed on the driving circuit and adjacent to the light-emitting unit. The first protective layer includes a second top surface and a plurality of conductive elements formed therein. The elevation of the first top surface is higher than the elevation of the second top surface. |
| US10193040B2 |
LED package with a plurality of LED chips
An LED package includes a substrate having a substrate main surface and a substrate back surface, which face opposite sides in a thickness direction, a main surface electrode which is disposed on the substrate main surface and includes a first pad and a first die pad separated from each other, a first LED chip which is mounted on the first die pad and has an electrode pad formed on a first chip main surface facing the same direction as the substrate main surface, and a first wire connecting the first pad and the electrode pad. The first pad has a first base portion and a first pad portion having one end connected to the first base portion. The first pad portion of the first pad extends from the first base portion toward the first die pad obliquely. |
| US10193039B2 |
Method of manufacturing light emitting element mounting base member, method of manufacturing light emitting device using the light emitting element mounting base member, light emitting element mounting base member, light emitting element mounting base member, and light emitting device using the light emitting element mounting base member
A method of manufacturing a light emitting element mounting base member includes: arranging a plurality of core members each including an electrical conductor core and a light-reflecting insulating member provided on a surface of the electrical conductor core; cutting the arranged core members to form a base member preparatory body including at least one cut surface on which at least one of the electrical conductor cores and the insulating members are exposed; and insert molding by placing the base member preparatory body in a set of mold, and injecting a light blocking resin composition into the set of mold such that at least one of the electrical conductor cores or at least one metal film formed on at least one of the electrical conductor cores are exposed on at least one outer surface of the light emitting element mounting base member. |
| US10193038B2 |
Through backplane laser irradiation for die transfer
Light emitting devices can be disposed on the front side of a transparent backplane. A laser beam can be irradiated through the transparent backplane and onto a component located on the front side of the transparent backplane. In one embodiment, the component may be a solder material portion that is reflowed to bond the light emitting devices to the transparent backplane. In another embodiment, the component may be a solder material bonded to a defective bonded light emitting device. In this case, the laser irradiation can reflow the solder material to dissociate the defective bonded light emitting device from the transparent backplane. In yet another embodiment, the component may be a device component that is electrically modified by the laser irradiation. |
| US10193035B2 |
Luminance pattern shaping using a back-emitting LED and a reflective substrate
A light emitting structure includes a packaged back-emitting light emitting device mounted on a reflective substrate. The properties of the reflective surface may be controlled to provide a desired luminance pattern. In this manner, the creation of a light emitting structure that provides a desired luminance pattern may be independent of the provider of the packaged light emitting device. |
| US10193033B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a light transmissive member, a first member and a second member. Each of the light emitting elements has a pair of electrodes on a lower surface thereof. The light-transmissive member is disposed on an upper surface of each of the light emitting elements to transmit light from the light emitting elements. The first member is disposed on one or more lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive member and constitutes part of an upper surface of the light emitting device. The second member surrounds an outer periphery of each of the light emitting elements and constitutes part of a lower surface of the light emitting device. Lower surfaces of the electrodes are exposed from the second member. |
| US10193031B2 |
Method for applying phosphor to light emitting diodes and apparatus thereof
A method of applying phosphor to an unpackaged Light-Emitting Diode (LED) die includes transferring the unpackaged LED die directly to a product substrate; disposing a coverlay on the product substrate to create a cavity around the unpackaged LED die; and applying phosphor to substantially fill the cavity around the unpackaged LED die, the applying including at least one of using a squeegee to place the phosphor into the cavity, spraying the cavity with the phosphor, or disposing the phosphor in a sheet form onto the unpackaged LED die. |
| US10193029B2 |
Light conversion device and display device comprising same
This application relates to a light conversion device and a display device. |
| US10193028B2 |
Light emitting device and method of producing the same
A light emitting device includes: a resin package including: a plurality of leads that includes: a first lead having an upper surface, and a second lead having an upper surface, and a resin body that includes: a first resin portion, a second resin portion, a third resin portion disposed between the first lead and the second lead, and a resin connection portion, the plurality of leads and the at least one inner lateral wall surface of the first resin portion defining a recess, the second resin portion surrounding an element mounting region, and the resin connection portion connecting the first resin portion and the second resin portion at the bottom of the recess; at least one light emitting element disposed on the element mounting region; and a light-reflective member disposed between the inner lateral wall surface and the second resin portion in the recess. |
| US10193026B2 |
Partial spacers for wafer-level fabricated modules
An optoelectronic module includes a cover substrate including a passive optical element, a base substrate including an optoelectronic device, and a spacer layer joining the cover substrate to the base substrate. The spacer layer includes multiple first spacer elements fixed to a surface of the cover substrate and multiple second spacer elements fixed to a surface of the base substrate, in which each first spacer element is joined to a corresponding second spacer element through an adhesive layer, and in which the cover substrate, base substrate, and spacer layer define an interior region of the module in which the optical element is aligned with the optoelectronic device. |
| US10193024B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip
An optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes an active region arranged between a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer and generates or receives electromagnetic radiation, the first semiconductor layer electrically conductively connects to a first contact, the first contact is formed on a front side of the chip next to the active region, the second semiconductor layer electrically conductively connects to a second contact, the second contact is arranged on the front side of the chip next to the active region, and an electrically insulating separating layer that electrically insulates a rear side of the chip from the active region of the semiconductor chip, and an electrically insulating separating layer includes at least one first separating layer having at least one atomic layer or at least one molecular layer and is deposited by atomic layer deposition or molecular layer deposition. |
| US10193023B2 |
Light-emitting diode chip
A light-emitting diode chip including a p-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, an n-type semiconductor layer, and a first metal electrode is provided. The light-emitting layer is disposed between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer. The n-type semiconductor layer includes a first n-type semiconductor sub-layer, a second n-type semiconductor sub-layer, and an ohmic contact layer. The ohmic contact layer is disposed between the first n-type semiconductor sub-layer and the second n-type semiconductor sub-layer. The first metal electrode is disposed on the first n-type semiconductor sub-layer. A region of the first n-type semiconductor sub-layer located between the first metal electrode and the ohmic contact layer contains metal atoms diffusing from the first metal electrode, so as to form ohmic contact between the first metal electrode and the ohmic contact layer. |
| US10193022B2 |
Pixel structure and display apparatus having the same
A pixel structure includes a substrate, a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a capacitor electrode disposed on the substrate, a first insulation layer, an active layer disposed on the first insulation layer, a drain electrode, a source electrode and an extension electrode. The capacitor electrode is spaced apart from the gate electrode. The first insulation layer covers the gate electrode and the capacitor electrode. The first insulation layer has a recess vertically above the capacitor electrode. The drain and the source electrodes are disposed on the active layer and spaced apart from each other. The extension electrode extends from the drain electrode or the source electrode into the recess. |
| US10193021B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting element, and manufacturing method for same
A light-emitting layer includes: a base layer with a plurality of base segments that have a composition subject to stress strain from a first semiconductor layer and are formed in a random net shape; and a quantum well structure layer including at least one quantum well layer and at least one barrier layer that are formed on the base layer. The base layer includes: a first sub-base layer; a trench that partitions the first sub-base layer for each of the plurality of base segments; and a second sub-base layer formed to bury the first sub-base layer. |
| US10193019B2 |
Light emitting diode chip
A light emitting diode chip including a substrate and a light emitting diode element layer is provided. The substrate has a growth surface and a plurality of microstructures on the growth surface. An area of the growth surface occupied by the microstructures is A1 and an area of the growth surface not occupied by the micro-structures is A2, such that A1 and A2 satisfy the relation of 0.1≤A2/(A1+A2)≤0.5. The light emitting diode element layer is disposed on the growth surface of the substrate. |
| US10193015B2 |
Reducing or eliminating nanopipe defects in III-nitride structures
Embodiments of the invention include a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region, a III-nitride layer including a nanopipe defect, and a nanopipe terminating layer disposed between the III-nitride light emitting layer and the III-nitride layer comprising a nanopipe defect. The nanopipe terminates in the nanopipe terminating layer. |
| US10193012B2 |
Transferring method, manufacturing method, device and electronic apparatus of micro-LED
A transferring method, a manufacturing method, a device and an electronic apparatus of micro-LED (402) are disclosed. The method for transferring micro-LED (402) comprises: transferring at least one micro-LED (402) from an original substrate (406) to a support body (412); transferring the at least one micro-LED (402) from the support body (412) to a backup substrate (415); and transferring the at least one micro-LED (402) from the backup substrate (415) to a receiving substrate (417). |
| US10193010B2 |
Light emitting element
A light emitting element includes:a light emitting part that is formed on a front surface side of a semi-insulating substrate; anda light receiving part that is formed on the front surface side, that shares a semiconductor layer with the light emitting part, and that receives light propagating in a lateral direction through the semiconductor layer from the light emitting part, whereinanode electrodes and cathode electrodes of the light emitting part and the light receiving part are formed on the front surface side in a state in which the anode electrodes are separated from each other and the cathode electrodes are separated from each other. |
| US10193009B1 |
Single photon avalanche gate sensor device
A semiconductor substrate doped with a first doping type is positioned adjacent an insulated gate electrode that is biased by a gate voltage. A first region within the semiconductor substrate is doped with the first doping type and biased with a bias voltage. A second region within the semiconductor substrate is doped with a second doping type that is opposite the first doping type. Voltage application produces an electrostatic field within the semiconductor substrate causing the formation of a fully depleted region within the semiconductor substrate. The fully depleted region responds to absorption of a photon with an avalanche multiplication that produces charges that are collected at the first and second regions. |
| US10193007B2 |
Solar cell module and method for manufacturing same
This solar cell module includes a solar cell and a wiring member. The solar cell includes a collecting electrode on a light-receiving side of a photoelectric conversion section, and a back electrode on a back side of the photoelectric conversion section. Sequentially from the photoelectric conversion section side, the collecting electrode includes a first collecting electrode and a second collecting electrode, and the back electrode comprises a first back electrode and a second back electrode. It is preferable that the surface roughness Ra1 of the first collecting electrode and the surface roughness Ra2 of the second collecting electrode satisfy Ra1≥Ra2 and Ra2=1.0 to 10.0 μm. It is also preferable that the outermost layer of the second collecting electrode and the outermost layer of the second back electrode are mainly composed of the same electroconductive material. |
| US10193005B2 |
All-aluminum back surface field aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cell and preparation method thereof
The invention discloses an all-aluminum back surface field aluminum paste for a crystalline silicon solar cell and a preparation method thereof. The all-aluminum back surface field paste mainly comprises 60-70% aluminum powder, 5-10% nanometer metal oily solution, 1-10% inorganic binder, 10-20% organic binder, 5-30% organic solvent and 1-5% accessory ingredient. According to the aluminum paste prepared by the present invention, the back surface preparing process of an all-aluminum back surface field can be implemented preferably; moreover, the paste has great adhesive force, is easy to be better adhered to silver paste printed afterwards; meanwhile, the paste can be in good contact with a silicon chip through the nanometer metal oily solution added into the paste, the aluminum back surface is prevented from falling off, and good ohm contact can be formed, so that the photoelectric conversion efficiency is increased, and the economic benefits of enterprises are increased. |
| US10193004B2 |
LIFT printing of conductive traces onto a semiconductor substrate
A method for metallization includes providing a transparent donor substrate (34) having deposited thereon a donor film (36) including a metal with a thickness less than 2 pm. The donor substrate is positioned in proximity to an acceptor substrate (22) including a semiconductor material with the donor film facing toward the acceptor substrate and with a gap of at least 0.1 mm between the donor film and the acceptor substrate. A train of laser pulses, having a pulse duration less than 2 ns, is directed to impinge on the donor substrate so as to cause droplets (44) of the metal to be ejected from the donor layer and land on the acceptor substrate, thereby forming a circuit trace (25) in ohmic contact with the semiconductor material. |
| US10193000B1 |
Fast recovery inverse diode
An inverse diode die has a high reverse breakdown voltage, a short reverse recovery time Trr, and is rugged in terms of reverse breakdown voltage stability over long term use in hard commutation applications. The die has an unusually lightly doped bottomside P type anode region and also has an N− type drift region above it. Both regions are of bulk wafer material. An N+ type contact region extends down into the drift region. A topside metal electrode is on the contact region. A P type silicon peripheral sidewall region laterally rings around the drift region. A topside passivation layer rings around the topside electrode. A bottomside metal electrode is on the bottom of the die. The die has a deep layer of hydrogen ions that extends through the N− drift region. The die also has a shallow layer of ions. Both ion layers are implanted from the bottomside. |
| US10192996B2 |
Thin film transistor, display apparatus having the same, and fabricating method thereof
The present application discloses a thin film transistor including a base substrate; an active layer on the base substrate having a channel region, a source electrode contact region, and a drain electrode contact region; an etch stop layer on a side of the channel region distal to the base substrate covering the channel region; a source electrode on a side of the source electrode contact region distal to the base substrate; and a drain electrode on a side of the drain electrode contact region distal to the base substrate. A thickness of the active layer in the source electrode contact region and the drain electrode contact region is substantially the same as a combined thickness of the active layer in the channel region and the etch stop layer. |
| US10192993B2 |
Thin film transfer, manufacturing method thereof, array substrate and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure provides a TFT, a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof. The TFT includes a substrate, a p-Si active layer arranged on the substrate, and a first a-Si layer arranged on a surface of the p-Si active layer at a side adjacent to the substrate. An orthogonal projection of the p-Si active layer onto the substrate at least partially overlaps an orthogonal projection of the first a-Si layer onto the substrate. |
| US10192992B2 |
Display device
A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an oxide semiconductor. A source electrode and a drain electrode face each other. The source electrode and the drain electrode are positioned at two opposite sides, respectively, of the oxide semiconductor. A low conductive region is positioned between the source electrode or the drain electrode and the oxide semiconductor. An insulating layer is positioned on the oxide semiconductor and the low conductive region. A gate electrode is positioned on the insulating layer. The insulating layer covers the oxide semiconductor and the low conductive region. A carrier concentration of the low conductive region is lower than a carrier concentration of the source electrode or the drain electrode. |
| US10192990B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor and is capable of high-speed operation and a method of manufacturing the transistor. In addition, a highly reliable semiconductor device including the transistor and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel formation region, and a source and drain regions which are provided so that the channel formation region is interposed therebetween and have lower resistance than the channel formation region. The channel formation region and the source and drain regions each include a crystalline region. |
| US10192989B2 |
Integrated circuit connection arrangement for minimizing crosstalk
A semiconductor package includes a leadframe, having perimeter package leads and a ground voltage lead, a bottom semiconductor die flip-chip mounted to the leadframe, and a top semiconductor die. The bottom semiconductor die has a first frontside active layer with first frontside electrical contacts electrically connected to the leadframe, a first backside portion, and a buried oxide layer situated between the first frontside active layer and the first backside portion. The top semiconductor die is mounted to the first backside portion. The first frontside active layer includes a circuit electrically connected to the first backside portion by a backside electrical connection through the buried oxide layer. The first backside portion of the bottom semiconductor die is electrically connected to the ground voltage lead through a first electrical contact of the first frontside electrical contacts to minimize crosstalk. |
| US10192984B1 |
Dual threshold voltage devices with stacked gates
A device having two transistors with dual thresholds, and a method of fabricating the device, including fabricating a silicide source, a conductive layer, and contacts to a plurality of layers of the device, is provided. The device has a core and a plurality of layers that surround the core in succession, including a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The device further comprises a first input terminal coupled to the core, the first input terminal being configured to receive a first voltage and a second input terminal coupled to the fourth layer, the second input terminal being configured to receive a second voltage. The device comprises a common source terminal coupled to the core and the fourth layer. A memory device, such as an MTJ, may be coupled to the device. |
| US10192981B2 |
Switching device with charge distribution structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first active layer disposed over the substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a second active layer disposed on the first active layer such that a lateral conductive channel arises between the first active layer and the second active layer. a source, gate and drain contact are disposed over the second active layer. A conductive charge distribution structure is disposed over the second active layer between the gate and drain contacts. The conductive charge distribution structure is capacitively coupled to the gate contact. |
| US10192979B2 |
Vacuum transistor structure using graphene edge field emitter and screen electrode
A device having: a substrate having a dielectric surface; a gate electrode; a drain electrode; a source electrode having a conductive contact and a two-dimensional material edge; and a dielectric material between the source and the gate. The source is adjacent to the gate. The drain electrode is not laterally between the edge and the gate electrode, and the distance from the drain electrode to the edge is greater than the distance from the gate electrode to the edge. The edge does not contact any other component of the device. The gate, drain, and source are not in electrical contact with each other. There is a line of sight or electron path from the edge to the drain electrode. |
| US10192978B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus includes: a p-type base layer provided on a top surface side of an n-type drift layer; an n-type emitter layer provided on a top surface side of the p-type base layer; a first control electrode having a trench gate electrode embedded so as to reach from a surface layer of the n-type emitter layer to the n-type drift layer; a second control electrode having a trench gate electrode embedded so as to reach from the p-type base layer to the n-type drift layer; a p-type collector layer provided on a bottom surface side of the n-type drift layer; and a diode whose anode side and cathode side are connected to the first control electrode and the second control electrodes, respectively. It is possible to improve the controllability of dV/dt by a gate resistor. |
| US10192973B2 |
Methods of forming semiconductor devices including trench walls having multiple slopes
A semiconductor device includes a gate spacer defining a trench. The trench includes a first part and a second part sequentially positioned on a substrate. An inner surface of the first part has a slope of an acute angle and an inner surface of the second part has a slope of a right angle or obtuse angle with respect to the substrate. A gate electrode fills at least a portion of the trench. |
| US10192967B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor with trench gate
A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide substrate, a gate oxide film, and a gate electrode. A trench is provided in the main surface to have a side surface and a bottom portion. A contact point between a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion is located in a third impurity region. An angle formed by the first side surface portion and a straight line extending through the contact point and parallel to the main surface is smaller than an angle formed by the second side surface portion and a boundary surface between a first impurity region and a second impurity region. A thickness of a portion of the gate oxide film on the contact point between the main surface and the first side surface portion is larger than a thickness of a portion of the gate oxide film on the second impurity region. |
| US10192958B2 |
Cellular layout for semiconductor devices
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device cell at a surface of a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor layer includes forming a segmented source and body contact (SSBC) of the semiconductor device cell over the surface of the SiC semiconductor layer. The SSBC includes a body contact portion disposed over the surface of the semiconductor layer and proximate to a body contact region of the semiconductor device cell, wherein the body contact portion is substantially disposed over the center of the semiconductor device cell. The SSBC also includes at least one source contact portion disposed over the surface of the semiconductor layer and proximate to a source contact region of the semiconductor device cell, wherein the at least one source contact portion only partially surrounds the body contact portion of the SSBC. |
| US10192956B2 |
Method for producing fin structures of a semiconductor device in a substrate
A method for producing fin structures, using Directed Self Assembly (DSA) lithographic patterning, in an area of a semiconductor substrate includes providing a semiconductor substrate covered with a shallow trench isolation (STI) layer stack on a side thereof; defining a fin area on that side of the substrate by performing a lithographic patterning step other than DSA, wherein the fin structures will be produced in the fin area; and producing the fin structures in the semiconductor substrate within the fin area according to a predetermined fin pattern using DSA lithographic patterning. The disclosure also relates to associated semiconductor structures. |
| US10192952B2 |
Multi-layer electronic device
A multi-layer electronic device is disclosed that comprises a ceramic layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. The first electrode layer contains a first tab portion extending to the first lateral edge of the ceramic layer, the first electrode layer further defining a first cut-out region. The second electrode layer contains a second tab portion extending to the first lateral edge of the ceramic layer, the second electrode layer further defining a second cut-out region. The first tab portion of the first electrode layer is offset from the second tab portion of the second electrode layer in the longitudinal direction so that a first gap region is formed within which the first tab portion does not overlap the second tab portion. Further, the first cut-out region at least partially overlaps the second cut-out region. |
| US10192946B2 |
Light emitting device
The present invention provides a light-emitting device comprising a first light-emitting element that emits red light, a second light-emitting element that emits green light, a third light-emitting element that emits blue light, and a color filter, where the color filter comprises a first coloring layer that selectively transmits red light, a second coloring layer that selectively transmits green light, and a third coloring layer that selectively transmits blue light, the first to third light-emitting elements respectively correspond to the first to third coloring layers, wherein each of the first to third light-emitting elements has a first electrode, an electroluminescent layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the electroluminescent layer, and wherein the electroluminescent layer includes a layer in contact with the second electrode, and a metal oxide or a benzoxazole derivative is included in the layer in contact with the second electrode. |
| US10192937B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a pixel unit provided in the display area, and including a first pixel column including a plurality of pixels and a second pixel column including a plurality of pixels displaying a different color from a color of the first pixel column, and data lines which are respectively connected to the first pixel column and the second pixel column, and respectively apply data signals to the first pixel column and the second pixel column, wherein the data line connected to the first pixel column includes sub lines and the data line connected to the second pixel column includes sub lines. |
| US10192934B2 |
Light-emitting device having light emission by a singlet exciton and a triplet exciton
There is provided a light emitting device which enables a color display with good color balance. A triplet compound is used for a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits red color, and a singlet compound is used for a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits green color and a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits blue color. Thus, an operation voltage of the EL element emitting red color may be made the same as the EL element emitting green color and the EL element emitting blue color. Accordingly, the color display with good color balance can be realized. |
| US10192933B2 |
Organic light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
The present disclosure discloses a manufacturing method of organic light emitting device, and the steps of the manufacturing method comprises: manufacturing a bottom electrode on a base substrate; manufacturing an organic electro-emitting assembly on the bottom electrode by evaporation techniques and lithography techniques; and manufacturing a top electrode on the organic electro-emitting assembly. An organic light emitting device manufactured by the aforementioned method is further disclosed in the present invention. Hole transport layers corresponded to every emitting layers is manufactured by lithography technologies in the present disclosure; therefore, no fine metal mask is needed in use to reduce production cost and time; furthermore, properties of the organic light emitting device is increased simultaneously. |
| US10192926B2 |
Electronic device and method for fabricating the same
An electronic device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. An electronic device according to an implementation of the disclosed technology is an electronic device including a semiconductor memory, wherein the semiconductor memory includes: a plurality of first lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of second lines extending in a second direction that intersects with the first direction; a plurality of variable resistance elements disposed between the first lines and the second lines and located at intersections of the first lines and the second lines; and a plug connected to a first portion of each of the first lines, wherein the plug comprises a conductive layer and a material layer having a resistance value higher than that of the conductive layer. |
| US10192923B2 |
Photodiode array
A light receiving region includes a plurality of light detecting sections 10. The light detecting sections 10 has a second contact electrode 4A. The second contact electrode 4A is arranged at a position overlapping a first contact electrode 3A, so as to contact the first contact electrode. Further, a resistive layer 4B is continued to the second contact electrode 4A. |
| US10192917B2 |
Backside illuminated photosensor element with light pipe and light mirror structures
A photosensor is formed within a semiconductor substrate layer having a front side and a back side. An isolation structure delimits an active region of the semiconductor substrate layer which includes a charge collecting region. The front side of semiconductor substrate layer includes a charge transfer circuit. A reflecting mirror is mounted at the back side of the semiconductor substrate layer. The reflecting mirror includes a pupil opening configured to admit light into the active region at the back side. An underside reflective surface of the reflecting mirror is configured to reflect light received from the active region back into the active region. |
| US10192911B2 |
Hybrid image sensors with improved charge injection efficiency
Imaging apparatus includes a photosensitive medium and a bias electrode, which is at least partially transparent, overlying the photosensitive medium. An array of pixel circuits is formed on a semiconductor substrate. Each pixel circuit includes a pixel electrode coupled to collect the charge carriers from the photosensitive medium; a readout circuit configured to output a signal indicative of a quantity of the charge carriers collected by the pixel electrode; a skimming gate coupled between the pixel electrode and the readout circuit; and a shutter gate coupled in parallel with the skimming gate between a node in the pixel circuit and a sink site. The shutter gate and the skimming gate are opened sequentially in each of a sequence of image frames so as to apply a global shutter to the array and then to read out the collected charge carriers via the skimming gate to the readout circuit. |
| US10192909B2 |
Array substrate structure and manufacturing method of array substrate
The present invention involves an array substrate structure and a manufacturing method of an array substrate. The manufacturing method of an array substrate, which comprises: Step 1, a substrate is provided, a first metal layer is manufactured on the substrate, and the first metal layer is patterned with a first photo-mask, to manufacture a gate electrode. Step 2, a gate insulating layer is manufactured on the substrate; an active layer is manufactured with a second photo-mask. Step 3, a first via is formed in the gate insulating layer corresponding to the first metal layer with a third photo-mask. Step 4, a second metal layer is manufactured on the gate insulating layer, the second metal layer is patterned with a fourth photo-mask, to manufacture source/drain electrodes, and a second via is formed on where corresponding to the active layer, the first metal layer and the second metal layer are connected at the first via. Step 5, a pixel electrode is manufactured with a fifth photo-mask, the pixel electrode and the source/drain electrodes are directly connected at the second via; the second metal layer is covered and protected by the pixel electrode. The present invention also provides a corresponding array substrate structure. The invention can enhance the aperture ratio of the pixel at high-resolution and the display effect and quality of the liquid crystal display and improve the electrical characteristics of the panel. |
| US10192908B2 |
TFT array manufacturing method of optimized 4M production process
The present invention provides a TFT array manufacturing method of an optimized 4M production process. The method includes: Step 10, in a first mask-based process, making a gate layer on a glass substrate and patterning the gate layer; Step 20, in a second mask-based process, subjecting the photoresist layer to exposure and development; conducting a first wet etching operation to pattern the source/drain layer; conducting a first oxygen ashing operation to reduce a size of trailing of the active layer on edges of the source/drain metal layer; conducing a first dry etching operation to form an active layer island structure; conducting a second oxygen ashing operation to expose portions of the source/drain layer in the channel area; conducting a second wet etching operation to pattern a source and a drain; conducting a third oxygen ashing operation to reduce trailing of the contact layer; and conducting a second dry etching operation to etch the active layer; Step 30, in a third mask-based process, making a passivation layer followed by patterning; and Step 40, in a fourth mask-based process, making a transparent electrode layer followed by patterning. The present invention allows for, on the basis of an existing production process, successful elimination of heavily doped residue in a channel area (by reducing around 0.9 um) and reducing around 1 um in an amorphous silicon area. |
| US10192905B2 |
Array substrates and the manufacturing methods thereof, and display devices
The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of array substrates, wherein a second masking process forming an active layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode further includes: forming a semiconductor thin-film layer, N+ doping thin-film layer, a metal thin-film layer, and a photo-resistor layer on a gate insulation layer in sequence; applying a gray-tone-mask process to expose and develop the photo-resistor layer to obtain a first photo-resistor mask; applying a first wet etching process and a first dry etching process to etch the metal thin-film layer, the semiconductor thin-film layer, and the N+ doping thin-film layer; applying a plasma ashing process to the first photo-resistor mask to obtain a second photo-resistor mask; applying a second wet etching process to etch the metal thin-film layer; and peeling off the second photo-resistor mask, applying a second dry etching process to etch the N+ doping thin-film layer. The present disclosure also relates to the array substrate formed by the above manufacturing method and the display device having the array substrate. |
| US10192903B2 |
Method for manufacturing TFT substrate
A method for manufacturing a TFT substrate is disclosed. The TFT substrate includes a drive TFT region and a display TFT region. The drive TFT region and the display TFT region are manufactured with different technologies, so that different requirements for TFT can be met. The manufacturing method according to the present disclosure mainly includes: forming a first amorphous silicon layer to obtain a drive TFT region; forming a second amorphous silicon layer to obtain a display TFT region; and then depositing a passivation layer and a flat layer, so that the TFT substrate is manufactured after following treatment steps. |
| US10192902B2 |
LTPS array substrate
A method for manufacturing a LTPS array substrate includes: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a substrate, forming a poly-silicon layer in a first region and a second region of the substrate including the source electrode and the drain electrode, such that the poly-silicon layer of the first region has a thickness greater than that of the second region and the poly-silicon layer of the first region partially covers the source electrode and the drain electrode; passivating a surface of the poly-silicon layer in order to turn a part of the poly-silicon layer of the second region and the first region that is adjacent to the surface into an insulating layer; and forming a gate electrode on the insulating layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode. The LTPS technical process is simple and can reduce the producing costs. |
| US10192898B2 |
Display device including hybrid types of transistors
A display device includes a substrate; a gate insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode; a first active layer disposed on the gate insulating layer and comprising a polysilicon layer; a first insulating layer disposed on the first active layer and the gate insulating layer; a second active layer disposed on the first insulating layer and comprising a metal oxide layer; a first source electrode, a first drain electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, wherein the first source electrode and the first drain electrode are disposed on the first insulating layer and respectively electrically connect to the first active layer, and the second source electrode and the second drain electrode are disposed on the second active layer and electrically connect to the second active layer; and a display medium layer disposed on the substrate. |
| US10192895B2 |
Display device
Even when a light shielding film is provided between a transistor and a substrate, a threshold voltage of the transistor can be prevented or suppressed from being shifted. A display device includes light shielding films provided between a substrate and a semiconductor layer of a transistor including a gate electrode and the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a source region and a drain region. Both of the light shielding films overlap the semiconductor layer when seen in a plan view, and are spaced apart from each other in a direction. |
| US10192888B2 |
Metallized junction FinFET structures
FinFET devices are provided wherein the current path is minimized and mostly limited to spacer regions before the channel carriers reach the metal contacts. The fins in the source/drain regions are metallized to increase the contact area and reduce contact resistance. Selective removal of semiconductor fins in the source/drain regions following source/drain epitaxy facilitates replacement thereof by the metallized fins. A spacer formed subsequent to source/drain epitaxy prevents the etching of extension/channel regions during semiconductor fin removal. |
| US10192886B2 |
Creation of wide band gap material for integration to SOI thereof
Devices and methods for forming a device are presented. The method for forming the device includes providing a support substrate having first crystal orientation. A trap rich layer is formed on the support substrate. An insulator layer is formed over a top surface of the trap rich layer. The method further includes forming a top surface layer having second crystal orientation on the insulator layer. The support substrate, the trap rich layer, the insulator layer and the top surface layer correspond to a substrate and the substrate is defined with at least first and second device regions. A transistor is formed in the top surface layer in the first device region and a wide band gap device is formed in the second device region. |
| US10192884B2 |
Butted body contact for SOI transistor
Systems, methods, and apparatus for an improved body tie construction are described. The improved body tie construction is configured to have a lower resistance body tie exists when the transistor is “off” (Vg approximately 0 volts). When the transistor is “on” (Vg>Vt), the resistance to the body tie is much higher, reducing the loss of performance associated with presence of body tie. Space efficient Body tie constructions adapted for cascode configurations are also described. |
| US10192874B2 |
Nonvolatile memory cell and fabrication method thereof
A nonvolatile memory cell includes a substrate having a drain region, a source region, and a channel region between the drain region and the source region. A floating gate and a select gate are disposed on the channel region. A control gate is disposed on the floating gate. An erase gate is disposed on the source region. The erase gate includes a lower end portion that extends into a major surface of the substrate. |
| US10192873B2 |
Memory cell, an array of memory cells individually comprising a capacitor and a transistor with the array comprising rows of access lines and columns of digit lines, a 2T-1C memory cell, and methods of forming an array of capacitors and access transistors there-above
A method of forming an array of capacitors and access transistors there-above comprises forming access transistor trenches partially into insulative material. The trenches individually comprise longitudinally-spaced masked portions and longitudinally-spaced openings in the trenches longitudinally between the masked portions. The trench openings have walls therein extending longitudinally in and along the individual trench openings against laterally-opposing sides of the trenches. At least some of the insulative material that is under the trench openings is removed through bases of the trench openings between the walls and the masked portions to form individual capacitor openings in the insulative material that is lower than the walls. Individual capacitors are formed in the individual capacitor openings. A line of access transistors is formed in the individual trenches. The line of access transistors electrically couples to the individual capacitors that are along that line. Other aspects, including structure independent of method, are disclosed. |
| US10192866B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to a disclosed embodiment includes: implanting a first impurity into a first region of a semiconductor substrate, forming a semiconductor layer on the semiconductor substrate, forming a trench in the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate, forming an isolation insulating film in the trench, implanting a second impurity into a second region of the semiconductor layer, forming a first gate insulating film and a first gate electrode in the first region, forming a second gate insulating film and a second gate electrode in the second region, forming a first source region and a first drain region at both sides of the first gate electrode, and forming a second source region and a second drain region at both sides of the second gate electrode. |
| US10192862B2 |
Semiconductor device
An amplifier circuit including a semiconductor element is formed on a substrate. A protection circuit formed on the substrate includes a plurality of protection diodes that are connected in series with each other, and the protection circuit is connected to an output terminal of the amplifier circuit. A pad conductive layer at least partially includes a pad for connecting to a circuit outside the substrate. The pad conductive layer and the protection circuit at least partially overlap each other in plan view. |
| US10192860B2 |
Engineering change order (ECO) cell, layout thereof and integrated circuit including the ECO cell
An engineering change order (ECO) base cell and an integrated circuit (IC) including the ECO base cell are provided. The IC includes a plurality of standard cells and at least one engineering change order (ECO) base cell. The ECO base cell has a layout that is generated based on a layout of a functional cell corresponding to a first circuit including a plurality of logic gates. |
| US10192859B2 |
Integrated circuits and processes for protection of standard cell performance from context effects
Integrated circuit (5) includes substrate (10) with surface (20) and structure (30) including base levels (45.i, 45.(i+1)), terminating cells (48, 49), and block (40) of standard cells arranged in rows (42.i, 42.(i+1)), and another type of block (60) outside block (40). Standard cells at at least two edges of block (40) have the following protections: (1) block (60) has strip of separation (41.j) having at least a minimum width from the edges of block (40), and protected by one of the following: (2) terminating cells (48, 49) reduce context effect and some terminating cells (48) are placed at at least one end of rows (42.i, 42.(i+1)) of standard cells within first-named block (40), and (3) the terminating cells (48, 49) reduce context effect and some terminating cells (49) are at one end of a column of standard cells within block (40). Other structures, devices, and processes are also disclosed. |
| US10192857B2 |
Direct bandgap semiconductor bonded to silicon photonics
According to an example of the present disclosure a direct bandgap (DBG) semiconductor structure is bonded to an assembly comprising a silicon photonics (SiP) wafer and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer. The SiP wafer includes photonics circuitry and the CMOS wafer includes electronic circuitry. The direct bandgap (DBG) semiconductor structure is optically coupled to the photonics circuitry. |
| US10192856B2 |
Optical navigation module capable of performing lateral detection and adjusting tracking distance
There is provided an optical navigation module including an optical package and a light reflective element. The optical package includes an image sensor which has a sensor surface. The light reflective element is configured to reflect light propagating parallel to the sensor surface to light propagating perpendicular to the sensor surface to impinge on the sensor surface thereby performing the lateral detection. |
| US10192854B2 |
Light emitter components and related methods
Light emitter components and related methods are provided. In some aspects, light emitter components and related methods include a ceramic submount having a reflective surface. Light emitter components and related methods can include light emitter chips disposed over the reflective surface. Each light emitter chip can include a sapphire substrate, an epi area disposed over the sapphire substrate, and first and second electrical contacts disposed over the epi area. The first and second electrical contacts may face the reflective surface. A ratio between a combined epi area of the plurality of light emitter chips and a surface area of the reflective surface may be at least 0.4 or more, and a ratio between a combined planar surface area of the plurality of light emitter chips and a planar surface area of the reflective surface may be at least approximately 0.25 or more. |
| US10192850B1 |
Bonding process with inhibited oxide formation
First and second contacts are formed on first and second wafers from disparate first and second conductive materials, at least one of which is subject to surface oxidation when exposed to air. A layer of oxide-inhibiting material is disposed over a bonding surface of the first contact and the first and second wafers are positioned relative to one another such that a bonding surface of the second contact is in physical contact with the layer of oxide-inhibiting material. Thereafter, the first and second contacts and the layer of oxide-inhibiting material are heated to a temperature that renders the first and second contacts and the layer of oxide-inhibiting material to liquid phases such that at least the first and second contacts alloy into a eutectic bond. |
| US10192847B2 |
Rapid cooling system for a bond head heater
A bond head comprises an insulation block, a heater plate attached to the insulation block and a collet located on the heater plate for holding a semiconductor device. The heater plate is operative to heat the semiconductor device that is held by the collet. A flow generation plate that is detachably mounted between the insulation block and the heater plate is configured to direct cooling gas from the insulation block onto the heater plate so as to rapidly cool the heater plate. |
| US10192829B2 |
Low-temperature diffusion doping of copper interconnects independent of seed layer composition
Low-temperature techniques for doping of Cu interconnects based on interfacially-assisted thermal diffusion are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming doped copper interconnects includes the steps of: patterning at least one trench in a dielectric material; forming a barrier layer lining the trench; forming a metal liner on the barrier layer; depositing a seed layer on the metal liner; plating a Cu fill into the trench to form Cu interconnects; removing a portion of a Cu overburden to access an interface between the metal liner and the Cu fill; depositing a dopant layer; and diffusing a dopant(s) from the dopant layer along the interface to form a Cu interconnect doping layer between the metal liner and the Cu fill. Alternatively, the overburden and the barrier layer/metal liner can be completely removed, and the dopant layer deposited selectively on the Cu fill. An interconnect structure is also provided. |
| US10192825B1 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first gate line, a second gate line and a first bar-shaped contact structure. The first gate line has a first long axis extending along a first direction. The second gate line is parallel to the first gate line. The first bar-shaped contact structure has a second axis forming an angle substantially greater than 0° and less than 90° with the first long axis. |
| US10192817B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection element
An electrostatic discharge protection element is provided, which leads out the electrostatic discharge current between an internal circuit and an input/output terminal in the event of electrostatic discharge. The electrostatic discharge protection element includes an I/O pad, conductor, and a gap structure. The I/O pad is connected between the I/O terminal and the internal circuit, and the conductor is connected to a ground terminal. The gap structure is disposed between the I/O pad and the conductor, which is configured to establish a path from the I/O pad to the conductor connected to the ground terminal for conducting the electrostatic discharge current. |
| US10192815B2 |
Wiring board and semiconductor device
A wiring board includes: a first insulating layer; a first wiring layer formed on a lower surface of the first insulating layer; a first through hole which penetrates the first insulating layer; a first via wiring including: a filling portion formed to fill the first through hole; and a protruding portion protruding upward from an upper surface of the first insulating layer; a second wiring layer including a land, wherein the land includes an outer circumferential portion and a central portion, a second insulating layer formed on the upper surface of the first insulating layer; a second through hole which penetrates the second insulating layer in the thickness direction; a second via wiring formed to fill the second through hole; and a third wiring layer formed on an upper surface of the second insulating layer. |
| US10192813B2 |
Hard macro having blockage sites, integrated circuit including same and method of routing through a hard macro
A hard macro includes a periphery defining a hard macro area and having a top and a bottom and a hard macro thickness from the top to the bottom, the hard macro including a plurality of vias extending through the hard macro thickness from the top to bottom. Also an integrated circuit having a top layer, a bottom layer and at least one middle layer, the top layer including a top layer conductive trace, the middle layer including a hard macro and the bottom layer including a bottom layer conductive trace, wherein the top layer conductive trace is connected to the bottom layer conductive trace by a via extending through the hard macro. |
| US10192810B2 |
Underfill material flow control for reduced die-to-die spacing in semiconductor packages
Underfill material flow control for reduced die-to-die spacing in semiconductor packages and the resulting semiconductor packages are described. In an example, a semiconductor apparatus includes first and second semiconductor dies, each having a surface with an integrated circuit thereon coupled to contact pads of an uppermost metallization layer of a common semiconductor package substrate by a plurality of conductive contacts, the first and second semiconductor dies separated by a spacing. A barrier structure is disposed between the first semiconductor die and the common semiconductor package substrate and at least partially underneath the first semiconductor die. An underfill material layer is in contact with the second semiconductor die and with the barrier structure, but not in contact with the first semiconductor die. |
| US10192809B2 |
Semiconductor array and production method for micro device
There are provided a semiconductor array and a method for producing a micro device, in which the semiconductor laminate used in the micro device can be readily separated from the substrate. The semiconductor array includes a substrate, a bridging portion bridged to the substrate, a plurality of semiconductor laminates arranged on the bridging portion, and first voids defined by the substrate and the bridging portion. The bridging portion has a plurality of through holes formed at least one of the leg portion and the top portion. The first void communicates with the outside of the semiconductor array via the through holes. Each of the semiconductor laminates is in direct contact with each of the top portions. |
| US10192805B2 |
Thermally conductive and electrically isolating layers in semiconductor structures
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor wafer having at least one semiconductor device integrated in a first device layer, a thermally conductive but electrically isolating layer on a back side of the semiconductor wafer, a front side glass on a front side of the semiconductor wafer, where the thermally conductive but electrically isolating layer is configured to dissipate heat from the at least one semiconductor device integrated in the semiconductor wafer. The thermally conductive but electrically isolating layer is selected from the group consisting of aluminum nitride, beryllium oxide, and aluminum oxide. The at least one semiconductor device is selected from the group consisting of a complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) switch and a bipolar complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (BiCMOS) switch. The semiconductor structure also includes at least one pad opening extending from the back side of the semiconductor wafer to a contact pad. |
| US10192798B2 |
Integrated circuit die having a split solder pad
An electronic system is provided, including an integrated circuit die having at least 2 bond pads, and a redistribution layer having at least one solder pad including 2 portions separated from each other and configured to provide an electrical connection between each of the 2 portions by a solder ball disposed on the solder pad, and to electrically isolate the 2 portions in an absence of the solder ball on the solder pad, and at least 2 redistribution wires, each connecting a different one of the portions to a different one of the bond pads, a second bond pad being connected via a second redistribution wire to a second portion being dedicated to die testing; and a grounded printed circuit board track, wherein the solder ball is disposed between the solder pad and the track, and neither of the redistribution wires traverses a separation space between the 2 portions. |
| US10192791B1 |
Semiconductor devices with robust low-k sidewall spacers and method for producing the same
A method of forming a robust low-k sidewall spacer by exposing an upper portion of the spacer to a thermal and plasma treatment prior to downstream processes and resulting device are provided. Embodiments include providing a pair of gates separated by a canyon trench over a substrate, an EPI layer in a bottom of the canyon trench, respectively, and a low-k spacer on each opposing sidewall of the pair; forming a masking layer in a bottom portion of the canyon trench, an upper portion of the low-k spacers exposed; and treating the upper portion of the low-k spacers with a thermal and plasma treatment. |
| US10192787B1 |
Methods of fabricating contacts for cylindrical devices
A device having two transistors with dual thresholds, and a method of fabricating the device, including fabricating a silicide source, a conductive layer, and contacts to a plurality of layers of the device, is provided. The device has a core and a plurality of layers that surround the core in succession, including a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The device further comprises a first input terminal coupled to the core, the first input terminal being configured to receive a first voltage and a second input terminal coupled to the fourth layer, the second input terminal being configured to receive a second voltage. The device comprises a common source terminal coupled to the core and the fourth layer. A memory device, such as an MTJ, may be coupled to the device. |
| US10192786B2 |
Process for variable fin pitch and critical dimension
A multi-masking process is used to form semiconductor fin arrays having a controlled and variable fin pitch and fin critical dimension within different arrays. A layer of curable silicon nitride is incorporated into a patterning architecture, patterned to form an etch mask, and locally cured to further modify the etch mask geometry. The use of cured and uncured structures facilitate the tuning of the resultant fin geometry. |
| US10192784B1 |
Three-dimensional memory device containing self-aligned contact via structures and methods of manufacturing the same
An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers including stepped surfaces is formed over a substrate. After formation of a retro-stepped dielectric material portion over the stepped surfaces, an array of cylindrical openings is formed through the retro-stepped dielectric material portion and the alternating stack. A continuous cavity is formed by isotropically etching the insulating layers and the retro-stepped dielectric material portion selective to the sacrificial material layers. Remaining portions of the retro-stepped dielectric material portion include dielectric pillar structures. A continuous fill material portion is formed in the continuous cavity. Memory stack structures are formed through the alternating stack. The sacrificial material layers and the dielectric pillar structures are replaced with combinations of an electrically conductive layer and a contact via structure. The contact via structures are self-aligned to the electrically conductive layers. |
| US10192779B1 |
Bulk substrates with a self-aligned buried polycrystalline layer
Structures with altered crystallinity beneath semiconductor devices and methods associated with forming such structures. Trench isolation regions surround an active device region composed of a single-crystal semiconductor material. A non-single-crystal layer has a first section arranged beneath the trench isolation regions and a second section arranged beneath the active device region. The first section of the non-single-crystal layer has a first width in a vertical direction. The second section of the non-single-crystal layer has a second width in the vertical direction that is less than the first width of the first section of the non-single-crystal layer. |
| US10192776B1 |
Manufacturing method of a flash wafer
A manufacturing method of a Flash wafer, comprises: fabricating a Flash wafer containing a cell area, a logical area and a capacitance area; adjusting the height of the silicon oxide filled shallow trench in the logical area and the capacitance area; sequentially depositing a silicon nitride layer and a silicon oxide layer on the upper surface of the Flash wafer, and sequentially removing the silicon oxide layer and the silicon nitride layer on the upper surface of the cell area and on the upper surface of the floating gate in the logical area and the capacitance area; adjusting the height of the silicon oxide filled shallow trench in the cell area and the capacitance area; depositing an interlayer dielectric layer on the surface of the Flash wafer; removing the rest part in the logical area by protecting the cell area and the capacitance area with a mask. |
| US10192773B2 |
Semiconductor device positioning system and method for semiconductor device positioning
A positioning system and method for positioning a semiconductor device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a positioning system for positioning a semiconductor device includes a long-stroke stage configured to be movable with respect to a supporting structure within a plane and a short-stroke stage attached to the long-stroke stage and configured to carry a semiconductor device and to be rotatable within the plane. The long-stroke stage acts as a balance mass between the short-stroke stage and the supporting structure. |
| US10192772B2 |
Substrate table and lithographic apparatus
A substrate table to support a substrate, the substrate table including a main body, burls extending from the main body and having first upper ends that define a support surface to support the substrate, and support pins having second upper ends. The support pins are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The support pins are arranged to support the substrate in the extended position. The support pins are arranged to be switched to a first stiffness mode and a second stiffness mode. In the first stiffness mode, the support pins have a first stiffness in a direction parallel to the support surface. In the second stiffness mode, the support pins have a second stiffness in the direction parallel to the support surface. The first stiffness is different from the second stiffness. |
| US10192770B2 |
Spring-loaded pins for susceptor assembly and processing methods using same
Apparatus and methods for processing a semiconductor wafer including a susceptor assembly with recesses comprising at least three lift pins. The lift pins include a sleeve with a spring and pin positioned therein. The spring and pin elevate the wafer to a position where the wafer can be pre-heated and, upon compression, lowers the wafer to a processing position. |
| US10192768B2 |
Sheet for semiconductor processing
A semiconductor processing sheet, the sheet comprising a base material and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one surface of the base material, the pressure sensitive adhesive layer being formed of a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, the pressure sensitive adhesive composition containing a polymer having a salt and an energy ray curable group and an energy ray curable pressure sensitive adhesive component (excluding the above polymer). The semiconductor processing sheet can suppress contamination of an adherent at the time of peeling after energy ray irradiation while exhibiting a sufficient antistatic property. |
| US10192762B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting the existence of one or more environmental conditions within a substrate processing system
Methods for operating a substrate processing cluster tool include positioning a substrate storage cassette within a factory interface of the substrate processing cluster tool, wherein the substrate storage cassette defines an interior volume dimensioned and arranged to receive one or more substrates, and sensing, by execution of stored instructions by a processor operatively associated with a plurality of sensors, at least one of occurrence of a condition of a plurality of conditions within the interior volume or persistence of a condition of the plurality of conditions within the interior volume. Responsive to the sensing, at least one of generating an alert or performing an alternate operation involving the substrate storage cassette. |
| US10192758B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
A throughput in processing a substrate can be improved and a running cost thereof can be reduced. A substrate processing apparatus 1 that processes a substrate 3 with a processing liquid and dries the substrate 3 includes a substrate rotating device 22 configured to rotate the substrate 3; a processing liquid discharging unit 13 configured to discharge the processing liquid toward the substrate 3; a substitution liquid discharging unit 14 configured to discharge a substitution liquid, which is substituted with the processing liquid on the substrate 3, toward the substrate 3 while relatively moving with respect to the substrate 3; and an inert gas discharging unit 15 configured to discharge an inert gas toward a peripheral portion of the substrate 3 in an inclined direction from above the substrate 3 while moving in a direction different from a direction in which the substitution liquid discharging unit 14 is moved. |
| US10192754B2 |
Epitaxial silicon wafer and method for producing the epitaxial silicon wafer
A method for producing an epitaxial silicon wafer, including a preliminary thermal treatment step of subjecting a silicon wafer to thermal treatment for increasing a density of oxygen precipitates, the silicon wafer being one that has an oxygen concentration in a range of 9×1017 atoms/cm3 to 16×1017 atoms/cm3, contains no dislocation cluster and no COP, and contains an oxygen precipitation suppression region, and an epitaxial layer forming step of forming an epitaxial layer on a surface of the silicon wafer after the preliminary thermal treatment step. The production method further includes a thermal treatment condition determining step of determining a thermal treatment condition in the preliminary thermal treatment step, based on a ratio of the oxygen precipitation suppression region of the silicon wafer before the preliminary thermal treatment step is carried out. |
| US10192753B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
According to an embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of conductive layers that are stacked in plurality in a first direction via an inter-layer insulating layer, that extend in a second direction which intersects the first direction, and that are disposed in plurality in a third direction which intersects the first direction and the second direction. In addition, the same nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises: a semiconductor layer that has the first direction as a longitudinal direction; a tunnel insulating layer that contacts a side surface of the semiconductor layer; a charge accumulation layer that contacts a side surface of the tunnel insulating layer; and a block insulating layer that contacts a side surface of the charge accumulation layer. Furthermore, in the same nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, an end in the third direction of the plurality of conductive layers is rounded. |
| US10192748B2 |
Controlling of etch depth in deep via etching processes and resultant structures
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a method to control depth of etch in deep via etching and related structures. The method includes: forming an interface within the substrate between an etch control dopant and material of the substrate; etching a via within substrate; and terminating the etching of the via at the interface upon detection of the interface. |
| US10192747B2 |
Multi-layer inter-gate dielectric structure and method of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device having a first gate stack on a substrate is disclosed. The first gate stack may include a first gate conductor over a first gate dielectric structure. A dielectric structure can be formed over the first gate stack and the substrate. The dielectric structure layer can include four or more layers of two or more dielectric films disposed in an alternating manner. The dielectric structure can be selectively etched to form an inter-gate dielectric structure. A second gate conductor can be formed over a second gate dielectric structure, adjacent to the integrate dielectric structure. A dielectric layer can be formed over the substrate, the first and second gate conductors, and the inter-gate dielectric structure. The first gate conductor may be used to make a memory gate and the second gate conductor can be used to make a select gate of a split-gate memory cell. |
| US10192745B2 |
Method for manufacturing a layer stack from a p+-substrate, a p−-layer, an n−-layer and a third layer
A method for manufacturing a layer stack having a p+-substrate, a p−-layer, an n−-layer and a third layer. A first partial stack and a second partial stack is produced, and an upper side of the first partial stack is integrally bonded with an upper side of the second partial stack , and the first partial stack has at least the p+-substrate. The second partial stack has at least the n−-layer, and the p−-layer is produced by epitaxy or implantation on an upper side of the p+-substrate or by epitaxy on the n−-layer. The p−-layer forms the upper side of the first partial stack or the second partial stack. The third layer is produced prior to or after the wafer bonding, and the n−-layer is produced after the wafer bonding by abrading an n−-substrate or prior to the wafer bonding on an n+-substrate. |
| US10192743B2 |
Method of anisotropic extraction of silicon nitride mandrel for fabrication of self-aligned block structures
A method of preparing a self-aligned block (SAB) structure is described. The method includes providing a substrate having raised features defined by a first material containing silicon nitride and a second material containing silicon oxide formed on side walls of the first material, and a third material containing an organic material covering some of the raised features and exposing some raised features according to a block pattern formed in the third material. The method further includes forming a first chemical mixture by plasma-excitation of a first process gas, and exposing the first material on the substrate to the first chemical mixture. Thereafter, the method includes forming a second chemical mixture by plasma-excitation of a second process gas, and exposing the first material on the substrate to the second plasma-excited process gas to selectively etch the first material relative to the second and third material. |
| US10192739B2 |
Layered semiconductor substrate with reduced bow having a group III nitride layer and method for manufacturing it
A layered semiconductor substrate has a monocrystalline first layer based on silicon, having a first thickness and a first lattice constant a1 determined by a first dopant element and a first dopant concentration, and in direct contact therewith, a monocrystalline second layer based on silicon, having a second thickness and a second lattice constant a2, determined by a second dopant element and a second dopant concentration, and a monocrystalline third layer comprising a group III nitride, the second layer located between the first layer and the third layer, wherein a2>a1, wherein the crystal lattice of the first layer and the second layer are lattice-matched, and wherein the bow of the layered semiconductor substrate is in the range from −50 μm to 50 μm. |
| US10192733B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and chemical liquid
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including attaching, by a liquid treatment, a first liquid to a surface of a semiconductor substrate having a fine pattern formed therein; substituting the first liquid attached to the surface of the semiconductor substrate with a solution, the solution comprising a sublimate dissolved in a second liquid; vaporizing the second liquid and precipitating the sublimate to the surface of the semiconductor substrate to forma solid precipitate comprising the sublimate; and removing the precipitate by sublimation. For example, the sublimate may be a material having at least two carboxyl groups bonded to cyclohexane or a material formed of two carboxyl groups bonded to benzene with the bonding sites of the two carboxyl groups being adjacent to one another. |
| US10192728B2 |
Mass spectrometer and method applied thereby for reducing ion loss and succeeding stage vacuum load
The disclosure relates to a mass spectrometer and a method applied thereby for reducing ion loss and succeeding stage vacuum load. The mass spectrometer includes an ion source connected via vacuum interfaces, a vacuum chamber and a succeeding stage device; wherein a tubular lens is arranged above a Mach disc formed by a gas flow carrying ions at the vacuum interfaces, so that an ion transfer path is restrained and the ions scattering with the gas flow is reduced. In comparison to a sole reliance on a radio-frequency voltage for focusing ions, the efficiency of ion capture in a jet region is improved by using an aerodynamic lens; and the desolvation efficiency of electrically charged droplets is also improved, thereby further improving the sensitivity of the mass spectrometer. Meanwhile the tubular aerodynamic lens is simple in structure and small in size. |
| US10192727B2 |
Electrodynamic mass analysis
An electrodynamic mass analysis system which has the capability of filtering unwanted species from an extracted ion beam without the use of a mass analyzer magnet is disclosed. The electrodynamic mass analysis system includes an ion source and an electrode disposed outside the ion source. The ion source and the electrode are biased relative to one another so as to emit pulses of ions. Each of these pulses enters a tube where each ion travels at a speed related to its mass. Thus, ions of the same mass travel in clusters through the tube. Ions reach the distal end of the tube separated temporally and spatially from one another based on their mass. The ions then enter a deflector, which is energized so as to allow the cluster of ions having the desired mass to pass through a resolving aperture disposed at the exit of the deflector. |
| US10192726B1 |
Rapid inline preparation of a diluted sample
A sample introduction system providing variable online dilution of a sample is described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a spectrometry analysis system that employs example techniques in accordance with the present disclosure includes an inline dilution environment, including a first valve assembly configured to prepare a sample by accepting at least one of the sample, a diluent, a carrier, or an internal standard, where the first valve assembly includes a first sample loop; and a second valve assembly configured to prepare the sample by accepting the sample from the first valve assembly, where the second valve assembly is coupled to the first valve assembly, and where the second valve assembly includes a second sample loop. |
| US10192723B2 |
Soft ionization based on conditioned glow discharge for quantitative analysis
One aspect of the disclosure provides a method of mass spectrometric analysis that includes producing either glow discharge within a noble gas between 3-100 mBar pressure, sampling and conditioning glow discharge products within a gas flow through a conductive channel, removing charged particles while transferring excited Ridberg atoms, and mixing conditioned discharge products with analyte flow within an enclosed chamber at elevated temperatures above 150° Celsius for producing a Penning reaction between analyte molecules and Ridberg atoms. The method further includes sampling, by a gas flow, said analyte ions for mass spectrometric analysis, and at least one of the following steps: (i) removing charge within said conditioning channel; (ii) coaxially mixing of analyte flow with the flow of conditioned plasma; and (iii) cooling of the mixed flow within a sonic or supersonic jet for reducing the region of Penning ionization to cold jet. |
| US10192717B2 |
Conditioning remote plasma source for enhanced performance having repeatable etch and deposition rates
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for conditioning an interior wall surface of a remote plasma generator. In one embodiment, a method for processing a substrate is provided. The method includes exposing an interior wall surface of a remote plasma source to a conditioning gas that is in excited state to passivate the interior wall surface of the remote plasma source, wherein the remote plasma source is coupled through a conduit to a processing chamber in which a substrate is disposed, and the conditioning gas comprises an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or a combination thereof. The method has been observed to be able to improve dissociation/recombination rate and plasma coupling efficiency in the processing chamber, and therefore provides repeatable and stable plasma source performance from wafer to wafer. |
| US10192715B2 |
Measurement of the electric current profile of particle clusters in gases and in a vacuum
The invention relates to the measurement of current profiles of free-flying ion or electron clusters which impinge on a detector electrode of a Faraday detector. The detector electrode here consists of a large number of structural elements in a bipolar arrangement, where neighboring structural elements have opposite polarities and structural elements with the same polarity are electrically connected, and a voltage is applied between neighboring structural elements so that before ions or electrons impinge on the detection electrode, they are essentially deflected onto the structural elements with one of the two polarities. If the current profiles on the structural elements of the two polarities are measured separately and subtracted from each other, a current profile which corresponds to the pure ion or electron current profile is obtained without using a screen grid. |
| US10192710B2 |
Ion milling apparatus and ion milling method
An object of the present invention is to provide an ion milling apparatus capable of processing deposits attached to an ion gun and an ion milling method capable of processing deposits attached to an ion gun. The ion milling apparatus includes gas injection means for injecting a gas toward the ion gun, and the gas injection means included in the ion milling apparatus moves the deposits attached to the ion gun by injecting the gas toward the inside of the ion gun. |
| US10192706B2 |
Undermolded and overmolded fuse joints
A novel fuse joint may be incorporated into a wire harness for use in solar energy installations. The novel fuse joint interfaces an in-line fuse with the middle portion of a wire segment at one end of the fuse, and with a wire end at the other end of the fuse. In this manner the number of connection points required to achieve in-line fuse functionality is decreased, thereby improving safety and conductivity over conventional in-line fuses. The fuse is undermolded, and the undermold is overmolded in situ, thereby yielding a double molded fuse joint. The novel fuse joint may be incorporated into a wire harness with conventional in-line fuses. |
| US10192702B2 |
Electromagnetic relay and relay device
In an electromagnetic relay, a connection terminal includes a first terminal section and a second terminal section. The first terminal section is accommodated in a base and is electrically connected to a coil. The second terminal section protrudes outside the base through a through hole and is electrically connected to an external connection body. The cover includes a second wall section provided to leave a space from a first wall section that has a through hole, and the second terminal section lies in the space. The space in which the second terminal section lies is sealed with a sealant. |
| US10192701B2 |
Switch actuation apparatus and method
An actuation apparatus includes a module movably tethered to a base member. Each of the module and base member include a plurality of magnetic elements aligned in a plurality of paired magnet sets such that in a non-actuated condition a repulsive magnetic force generated by each paired magnet set causes separation of the module and base member. Application of an actuation force to an actuation surface of the module, in opposition to the magnetic repulsive force, causes movement of the module toward the base member such that contact is made between terminals defined by the magnetic elements of at least one of the paired magnet sets, to generate an output signal. In an illustrative example, the base member is a steering wheel armature of a vehicle and the module is a wheel hub assembly including an air bag and a hub cover defining the actuation surface. |
| US10192700B2 |
Air circuit breaker having an improved electric arc quenching chamber
An air circuit breaker includes two separable electrical contacts connected to electric current input and output terminals; and a chamber for quenching an electric arc, including a stack of splitter plates that are spaced apart from one another, and lateral walls placed on either side of the stack and including a thermosetting-resin impregnated polyamide woven and being devoid of glass fibres. The quenching chamber furthermore includes protective elements made of crosslinked polyamide, the elements being placed in junction zones between the lateral walls and holding plates, the protective elements covering corners of the splitter plates, which corners are adjacent to the lateral walls, so as to separate these corners of the splitter plates from the electrical contacts. |
| US10192698B2 |
Input device with adjustable force level
An input device with an adjustable force level is provided. The input device includes a circuit board and a key structure. The key structure includes a key body, a casing and a pressure-adjustable elastic receptacle. The pressure-adjustable elastic receptacle is partially or completely accommodated within the casing and sustaining the key body. When the key body is moved downwardly, a resisting force to resist the key body is provided by the pressure-adjustable elastic receptacle and the force level of the resisting force is adjusted by the user. When a force with the force level is applied to the key body by the user, a switch of the circuit board is triggered. |
| US10192694B2 |
Interlocking control device of multiple-unit train safety circuit
An interlocking control device for a multiple-unit safety circuit is provided, which includes: a protective grounding switch control branch which includes: a pantograph rising pneumatic circuit cut-off valve, a protective grounding switch turn-off pneumatic circuit cut-off valve and a protective grounding switch turn-off solenoid valve which are connected in series. When high-voltage equipment of a multiple-unit train is under maintenance or is powered by an external power supply, a protective grounding switch is turned on, cocks of the pantograph rising pneumatic circuit cut-off valve and the protective grounding switch turn-off pneumatic circuit cut-off valve are rotated to open a cover of a key box, the protective grounding switch control branch is disconnected, the protective grounding switch turn-off solenoid valve connected in series in the protective grounding switch control branch is powered off to maintain the protective grounding switch in an on state. |
| US10192693B2 |
Tap changer, force-storage unit, and controlled-backlash coupling therebetween
An energy accumulator (15) for or in an on-load tap changer (10) comprises a motor (11) with an output shaft (12) and a load diverter switch (13) with an input shaft (14), comprising an elastic storage element (17); a transmission coupled to the storage element (17) and having an input hub (201) that can be rotationally fixed to the output shaft (12); an output hub (231) that can be rotationally fixed to the input shaft (14); and a variable transmission (20, 21) interposed between the input hub (201) and the storage element (17). |
| US10192691B2 |
Electricity storage unit
An electricity storage unit of the present disclosure includes: electricity storage device; holder for holding this electricity storage device; bottomed tubular case for housing electricity storage device and holder; and cover for covering opening of case. At least a part of cover is inserted into case. With this configuration, since a surface on which a joint between cover and case is formed can be disposed on an opening side of case, it is possible to suppress intrusion of a foreign substance, such as a water droplet. |
| US10192683B2 |
Multilayer capacitor and board having the multilayer capacitor mounted thereon
A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body, dielectric layers and a plurality of first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes forming a portion of the capacitor body, the plurality of first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, the capacitor body further having a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a third surface and a fourth surface opposing each other, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface opposing each other, the first internal electrodes and the second internal electrodes being exposed through at least the third surface and the fourth surface, respectively, an insulating layer disposed in the first surface of the capacitor body, a buffer layer at least partially covering the insulating layer, and a first terminal electrode and a second terminal electrode spaced apart from each other. |
| US10192678B2 |
Current transformer system with sensor CT and generator CT separately arranged in parallel in electric power line, and integrated system for controlling same in wireless communications network
A current transformer system according to the present invention includes: a sensor CT detachably attached to an electric power transmission/distribution line for detecting the current flowing through the power line by means of electromagnetic induction; a generator CT detachably attached to an electric power transmission/distribution line for generating power by means of electromagnetic induction; and a microprocessor for controlling the sensor CT and the generator CT. According to the present invention, the generator CT is used as the main power source so as to perform independently power supply and facilitate the construction of an additional source in need of additional power. |
| US10192676B2 |
Noise filter, multistage-connection LC filter, and medical instrument
A noise filter includes a plurality of inductor elements connected with one another in series. The inductor element includes a ring-shaped magnetic core, a winding wound around the magnetic core, and a ground terminal disposed between the magnetic core and the winding, the ground terminal being connected to a ground. The ground terminal includes a conductive part that surrounds at least a part of an outer periphery of the magnetic core. |
| US10192674B2 |
Coil component having terminal electrodes with high mounting strength, and electronic device including the coil component
A coil component includes an air-core coil embedded in a magnetic body constituted by resin and metal magnetic grains. Both ends of the coil are exposed on the surface of the magnetic body, and the side on which both ends are exposed is polished and etched to form terminal electrodes. To be specific, an underlying layer of metal material is formed across the surface of the magnetic body and the ends by means of sputtering, and then a cover layer is formed. Where the magnetic body contacts the underlying layer, the areas where the underlying layer is in contact with the resin ensure insulation, while the contact between the underlying layer and the exposed parts of the metal magnetic grains ensures adhesion, thus increasing the adhesion strength with respect to the terminal electrodes. |
| US10192673B2 |
Inductor
An inductor includes a body including a coil part therein. The coil part includes a support member and first and second coil patterns respectively formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the support member, and 1.15≤b/a≤1.45, where a is a length from a central plane between the upper surface and the lower surface of the support member to an upper surface of the body, and b is a length from the central plane of the support member to a lower surface of the body. |
| US10192672B2 |
Coil component and method of manufacturing the same
A coil component includes a substrate and a coil pattern disposed on the substrate. The coil pattern includes a vertical region having a side surface perpendicular with respect to the substrate and a tapered region connected to the vertical region and having a side surface inclined with respect to the substrate. |
| US10192670B2 |
Reactor
Provided is a reactor that can maintain the state of being fixed to an installation target, and whose magnetic core is difficult to damage. The reactor includes a combined body that includes: a coil; and a magnetic core that is located inside and outside the coil to form a closed magnetic circuit. An outer core portion of the magnetic core, the outer core portion, which is located outside the coil: is formed using a composite material that is a resin in which magnetic powder is dispersed; and is provided with bolt holes into which bolts for fixing the combined body to an installation target are inserted. The reactor further includes a flat plate member that is fastened to the outer core portion by the bolts, and is disposed such that the coil is exposed. |
| US10192667B2 |
Enclosure system and method for facilitating installation of electrical equipment
An enclosure for electrical equipment is provided. The enclosure includes a frame, a first plate, and a first member coupled to the frame and configured to receive the first plate. The first plate is configured to receive a transformer, movable between a first position and a second position, at least partially supported by the first member when the first plate is in the first position, and offset from the first member when the first plate is in the second position. |
| US10192661B2 |
R—T—B based sintered magnet
The present invention provides a permanent magnet with both a high corrosion resistance and magnetic properties compared to the existing R-T-B based magnets. It is a R-T-B based sintered magnet (wherein, R includes Y (yttrium) and R1 as essential, R1 is at least one kind of rare earth elements except Y but includes Nd as essential, and T is at least one kind of transition metal element including Fe or the combination of Fe and Co as essential). By allowing the ratio of R1 to Y (R1:Y) in the R contained in the grain boundary phase to be 80:20˜35:65 in terms of the calculated molar ratio of the grain boundary phase and adding Y to the raw materials of the R-T-B based magnet, Y segregates at the triple point, and corrosion of grain boundary phase is prevented by oxidized Y. |
| US10192659B2 |
Chip resistor
Provided is a chip resistor in which cracks, fracture, etc. can be surely prevented from occurring due to thermal stress in solder bonding portions. The chip resistor 1 includes: a ceramic substrate 2 that is shaped like a cuboid; a pair of front electrodes 3 that are provided on lengthwise opposite end portions of a front surface of the ceramic substrate 2; a resistor body 4 that is provided between and connected to the two front electrodes 3; a protective layer 5 that covers the resistor body 4; a pair of back electrodes 6 that are provided on lengthwise opposite end portions of a back surface of the ceramic substrate 2; end-surface electrodes 7 through which the front electrodes 3 and the back electrodes 6 are electrically conductively connected to each other respectively; external electrodes 8 that cover the end-surface electrodes 7; and a pair of insulating resin layers 9 that are provided to cover edge portions of the back electrodes 6; wherein: the pair of insulating resin layers 9 are opposed to each other with interposition of a predetermined interval therebetween on the back surface of the ceramic substrate 2; and at least opposed side end portions of the insulating resin layers 9 are exposed from the external electrodes 8. |
| US10192658B2 |
Chip resistor
In order to provide a chip resistor which has wide and flat terminal electrodes in its front surface and which has high connection reliability between front electrodes and the terminal electrodes, a chip resistor according to the present invention includes: an insulating substrate 1 shaped like a cuboid; a pair of front electrodes 2 provided on lengthwise opposite edge portions of a front surface of the insulating substrate 1; a resistor body 3 provided between the front electrodes 2; an insulating protection layer 4 covering entire surfaces of the front electrodes 2 and the resistor body 3; and a pair of terminal electrodes 5 provided on lengthwise opposite end surfaces of the insulating substrate 1. The chip resistor is configured such that the front electrodes 2 sandwiched between the insulating substrate 1 and the protection layer 4 are exposed from widthwise end surfaces and the lengthwise end surfaces of the insulating substrate 1, and the terminal electrodes 5 wrap around the widthwise opposite end surfaces of the insulating substrate 1 to be thereby connected to the exposed portions of the front electrodes 2. |
| US10192655B2 |
Anisotropic wire harness
A wire harness including a number of wires, an outer sheath layer, and an anisotropic fabric positioned between the wires and outer sheath is provided. The anisotropic fabric is formed from combining a number of more rigid, monofilament fill strands and a number of less rigid multifilament warp strands. The fill strands may be formed from a single filament of at least five hundred fifty (550) denier while the warp strands may be formed from a series of polyester threads of at least two hundred (200) denier. The anisotropic layer permits limited rotation of the inner wires relative to the outer sheath when exposed to friction and pressure and is not subjected to significant creep during use. |
| US10192653B2 |
Twisted string-shaped electric cable for underwater purpose
An electric cable includes at least one electric wire, and a plurality of string-shaped bodies each extending in a longitudinal direction of the electric cable and twisting with one another around the at least one electric wire being a core. The plurality of string-shaped bodies has connection parts twisting with one another excluding the at least one electric wire. The connection parts are connected to a frame of an underwater robot. |
| US10192649B2 |
Aluminum alloy conductor, insulated wire including the conductor, and method for manufacturing the insulated wire
It is an objective of the invention to provide an Al alloy conductor exhibiting mechanical properties and heat resistance that are balanced at a higher level than conventional Al alloy conductors while having an electrical conductivity comparable to that of any conventional Al-based material. There is provided an Al alloy conductor formed of an Al alloy. The Al alloy has a chemical composition including Co of 0.1 mass % or more and 1 mass % or less, at least one of Sc of 0.1 mass % or more and 0.5 mass % or less and Zr of 0.2 mass % or more and 0.5 mass % or less, and the balance made up of Al and inevitable impurities. The Al alloy conductor has a matrix containing fine particles of a compound of at least one of the Sc and the Zr with the Al. The fine particles are dispersedly precipitated in the matrix. |
| US10192648B2 |
Tank closure cesium removal
The invention relates to systems, apparatus and methods for the removal of cesium and other radionuclides from liquid waste contained in a high level waste tank. The invention includes transporting a stream of the liquid waste from the high level waste tank to one or more ion-exchange column assemblies to remove the cesium therefrom using a sorbent, such as, crystalline silico-titanate. The ion-exchange column assemblies include an ion-exchange column and an integrated shield. The column is concentrically positioned within the shield and an air gap is present between the column and the shield to provide passive cooling. |
| US10192647B2 |
Package comprising improved means of dampening impact between an assembly containing radioactive materials and the cover of the packaging
The invention relates to a package comprising a packaging for storing and/or transporting radioactive materials and an assembly containing radioactive materials (16) housed in a cavity of the packaging closed by a cover (6), the package comprising a system for dampening impact of the assembly against the cover (6), the system comprising at least one deformable dampening device (42) and a loading device (26) of the deformable dampening device. According to the invention, one of the devices (42) is mounted moveable on the cover (6) in a plane orthogonal to the axis (8) of the packaging, and has means (50) of self-centering relatively to the other of the devices (26), provided on the assembly containing the radioactive materials (16). |
| US10192646B2 |
Radiation shielding system
A radiation shielding system for an x-ray digital detector array includes a first radiation shield having a plurality of shielding pads and a plurality of interstices between the plurality of shielding pads, the plurality of shielding pads having a greater thickness than the thickness of the plurality of interstices. The plurality of shielding pads is configured to be positioned over active components of the x-ray digital detector array and the interstices are configured to be positioned over passive components of the x-ray digital detector array. |
| US10192645B2 |
Tool for delivery of testing element to a limited access location within a nuclear containment
An improved tool for delivery of a testing element to a limited access location within a nuclear containment includes a rotation apparatus having a connection element that is configured to have an aperture that is formed generally centrally therein. The aperture is structured to receive therein a cable that extends from a testing element, which that avoids the need to use slip rings or similar devices to permit the testing element to carried on a pivotable and rotatable structure. Moreover, an improved submersible machine is structured to carry the tool to a limited access location within a nuclear containment. |
| US10192641B2 |
Method of generating a dynamic pathway map
A method of generating a dynamic pathway map (DPM) is provided. The method includes accessing a model database that stores a probabilistic pathway model that comprises a plurality of pathway elements, a first number of the plurality of pathway elements are cross-correlated and assigned an influence level for at least one pathway on the basis of known attributes, a second number of the plurality of pathway elements are cross-correlated and assigned an influence level for at least one pathway on the basis of assumed attributes. The method includes measuring a patient sample to identify measured attributes of the patient sample and using a plurality of the measured attributes of the patient sample, via an analysis engine, to modify the probabilistic pathway model to obtain the DPM, wherein the DPM has reference pathway activity information for a particular pathway, the reference pathway indicating deviations from the probabilistic pathway model. |
| US10192640B2 |
Fractional flow reserve decision support system
A computed tomography (CT)-based clinical decision support system provides fractional flow reserve (FFR) decision support. The available data, such as the coronary CT data, is used to determine whether to dedicate resources to CT-FFR for a specific patient. A machine-learnt predictor or other model, with access to determinative patient information, is used to assist in a clinical decision regarding CT-FFR. This determination may be made prior to review by a radiologist and/or treating physician to assist decision making. |
| US10192638B2 |
Methods and systems for managing patient treatment compliance
Provided are computer implemented method and systems for providing and monitoring patient compliance with a patient healthcare treatment plan. The method includes receiving, from a healthcare provider over a network, application features for generating a patient application including patient instructions for using a medical therapy, and generating an application for a patient. The application includes at least an input for the user to input data for use in evaluating patient compliance with a treatment plan. In addition, the method includes receiving, from the healthcare provider over the network, a prescription for the application for the patient, and activating the application after the patient receives training on use of the application. The method also may include receiving patient compliance data from the application over the network based on the input. |
| US10192637B2 |
Specimen analyzer and specimen analysis method
This specimen analyzer includes: an analysis unit which analyzes a specimen collected from a subject; a print unit which prints on a print sheet; a display unit which displays an operation screen; and a controller which performs control of causing the print unit to print an analysis result of the analysis unit, and prohibiting the display unit from displaying the analysis result. |
| US10192632B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and operating method thereof
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells coupled between a common source line and a bit line, and a voltage generator applying operating voltages to word lines coupled to the memory cells or discharging potential levels of the word lines, wherein during a program verify operation, the voltage generator applies a program verify voltage and a pass voltage as the operating voltages to the word lines, and subsequently applies a set voltage to the common source line during a period in which the memory cells are turned on. |
| US10192629B2 |
Self-latch sense timing in a one-time-programmable memory architecture
A programmable memory including a self-latching read data path. A sense amplifier senses the voltage level at a bit line, the bit line communicating the data state of a selected memory cell in its associated column. A data latch coupled to the output of the sense amplifier passes the sensed data state. Set-reset logic is provided that receives the output of the data latch in the read data path and, in response to a transition of the data state in a read cycle, latches the data latch and isolates it from the sense amplifier. The set-reset logic resets the data latch at the start of the next read cycle. In some embodiments, a timer is provided so that the latch is reset after a time-out period in a long read cycle in which no data transition occurs. |
| US10192626B1 |
Responding to power loss
Methods of operating memory, and apparatus configured to perform similar methods, include obtaining information indicative of a data value stored in a particular memory cell of the memory, programming additional data to the particular memory cell, determining if a power loss to the memory is indicated while programming the additional data to the particular memory cell, and, if a power loss to the memory is indicated, selectively programming one memory cell of a pair of gate-connected non-volatile memory cells responsive to the information indicative of the data value stored in the particular memory cell. A resulting combination of threshold voltages of the one memory cell of the pair of gate-connected non-volatile memory cells and of the other memory cell of the pair of gate-connected non-volatile memory cells is representative of the information indicative of the data value stored in the particular memory cell. |
| US10192624B2 |
Non-volatile memory device including decoupling circuit
A non-volatile memory device may include a memory cell array including a plurality of planes, a page buffer connected to the memory cell array and corresponding to each of the plurality of planes, and a decoupling circuit. The page buffer is configured to receive a bit line voltage control signal (BLSHF) via a first node. The decoupling circuit is connected to the first node. The decoupling circuit includes at least one decoupling capacitor configured to execute charge sharing via the first node. |
| US10192623B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a memory unit and a control unit which controls the memory unit. The memory unit a memory which is configured with a non-volatile memory device, and stores setting information necessary for rewriting, a first control circuit which has a first register and a rewrite end flag, and a power source circuit which generates a rewrite voltage. The control unit includes a second control circuit which has a rewrite start flag, a counter which measures a rewrite voltage application time based on the rewrite start flag and the rewrite end flag, and a second register which stores a next rewrite voltage based on the rewrite voltage application time. When a command for rewriting the memory is received, the control unit reads the setting information necessary for rewriting from the memory, and writes it back to the first register. |
| US10192621B2 |
Flash memory
In order to reduce the manufacturing cost, a flash memory includes a memory cell array formed by a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix shape; a plurality of word lines provided in each column of the memory cell array; a first word line driver that outputs a first voltage group to each of the word lines; and a second word line driver that outputs a second voltage group to each of the word lines together with the first word line driver. |
| US10192614B2 |
Adaptive read threshold voltage tracking with gap estimation between default read threshold voltages
Methods and apparatus are provided for adaptive read threshold voltage tracking with gap estimation between default read threshold voltages. A read threshold voltage for a memory is adjusted by estimating a gap between two adjacent default read threshold voltages; determining statistical characteristics of two adjacent memory levels based at least in part on a type of statistical distribution of the memory levels, a distribution of data values read from one or more cells using a plurality of read threshold voltages and the gap; computing an adjusted read threshold voltage associated with the two adjacent memory levels by using the statistical characteristics of the two adjacent memory levels; and updating the read threshold voltage with the adjusted read threshold voltage. The adjustment is optionally performed responsive to one or more read errors. |
| US10192613B2 |
Semiconductor device
In a semiconductor device, memory modules each having a low power consumption mode that is enabled and disabled by a control signal belong to a memory block. A transmission path of the control signal is provided such that the control signal is inputted in parallel to the memory module via an inside-of-module path, and such that the control signal is outputted by a particular memory module of the memory modules via the inside-of-module path to a downstream outside-of-module path. The particular memory module in the memory block is selected such that it has a greater storage capacity than the other memory modules belonging to this same memory block have. |
| US10192612B2 |
Memory cell of static random access memory based on resistance hardening
The present invention provides a memory cell of a static random access memory based on resistance reinforcement, which includes a latch circuit and a bit selection circuit. The latch circuit consists of two PMOS transistors P1 and P2, two NMOS transistors N1 and N2, a first resistance-capacitance network and a second resistance-capacitance network. The bit selection circuit consists of NMOS transistors N5 and N6. The latch circuit form four storage nodes X1, X1B, X2, X2B. Compared to the conventional memory cell of a 6T structure, a resistance-capacitance network is added, so that without changing the original read operation circuit and without obviously increasing complexity, the memory cell is prevented from having single event upset at a cost of increasing a small amount of area, thus ensuring correctness of data. |
| US10192611B1 |
Sensing circuit, set of pre-amplifiers, and operating method thereof
The present provides a sensing circuit, a set of pre-amplifiers, and an operating method thereof. The set of pre-amplifiers includes a first pre-amplifier and a second pre-amplifier. The first pre-amplifier is coupled to a first input terminal of the sense amplifier. The second pre-amplifier is coupled to a second input terminal of the sense amplifier. The first pre-amplifier and the second pre-amplifier respectively performs a discharging operation to discharge the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the sense amplifier after the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the sense amplifier are charged to a predetermined voltage. One of the first pre-amplifier and the second pre-amplifier amplifies a voltage difference between the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the sense amplifier by terminating the discharging operation of another of the first pre-amplifier and the second pre-amplifier. |
| US10192604B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor storage device includes a cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a sense amplifier reading data of the memory cell; write drivers writing data to the memory cell; a sub cell area including the cell array, the sense amplifier, and the write driver; a memory area including a plurality of sub cell areas; and a control circuit, when performing a first operation of supplying a first voltage to a selected sub cell area, supplying first write data to the sub cell area which performs the first operation, for selecting the sub cell area as a target of the first operation. |
| US10192603B2 |
Method for controlling a semiconductor memory device
A method for controlling a semiconductor storage device includes causing a control circuit to supply first write data to a sub cell area which performs a first operation of supplying a first voltage to a selected sub cell area. The semiconductor storage device includes a cell array including a plurality of memory cells, a sense amplifier reading data of the memory cell, a write driver writing data to the memory cell, the sub cell area including the cell array, the sense amplifier, and the write driver, a memory area including a plurality of sub cell areas, and the control circuit controlling the sense amplifier and the write driver. |
| US10192602B2 |
Smart cache design to prevent overflow for a memory device with a dynamic redundancy register
A memory device for storing data is disclosed. The memory device comprises a memory bank comprising a plurality of addressable memory cells configured in a plurality of segments wherein each segment contains N rows per segment, wherein the memory bank comprises a total of B entries, and wherein the memory cells are characterized by having a prescribed word error rate, E. Further, the device comprises a pipeline comprising M pipestages and configured to process write operations of a plurality of data words addressed to a given segment of the memory bank. The device also comprises a cache memory comprising Y number of entries, the cache memory associated with the given segment of the memory bank, and wherein the Y number of entries is based on the M, the N and the prescribed word error rate, E, to prevent overflow of the cache memory. |
| US10192599B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may operate in a 2N mode as well as a normal mode. |
| US10192598B2 |
Memory device comprising programmable command-and-address and/or data interfaces
A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins. |
| US10192597B2 |
Semiconductor device and operating method thereof
Provided is a semiconductor device and an operating method thereof. The operating method of the semiconductor device includes performing a soft program operation on a top dummy cell and a bottom dummy cell, among dummy cells stacked in a vertical direction, by applying a first soft program voltage to a bottom dummy word line coupled to the bottom dummy cell and a second soft program voltage greater than the first soft program voltage to a top dummy word line coupled to the top dummy cell formed above the bottom dummy cell. |
| US10192593B2 |
Reception circuit for reducing current and electronic apparatus including the same
Provided is a reception circuit provided in a chip, the reception circuit including a controller that generates a reception control signal which is activated for a preset time on a basis of a first control signal individually provided to a plurality of chips, a buffer that receives a second control signal commonly provided to the plurality of chips, and a delay circuit that receives the second control signal from the buffer in response to the reception control signal and provides the second control signal to other elements in the chip. |
| US10192590B1 |
Differential voltage generator
Differential voltage generators receive an initial target voltage, and provide the initial target voltage to a first offset element and a second offset element. The first offset element includes first transistors, and the second offset element includes second transistors. Each of the first transistors is capable of changing the initial target voltage by a different incremental amount to change the initial target voltage to an altered target voltage. The second transistors are capable of removing a current generated by the first transistors, thereby causing an opposite current and leaving the initial target voltage unaffected on a second output. Each of the first transistors has a corresponding second transistor that produces the same current. A first output is capable of outputting the altered target voltage, and the second output is capable of outputting the initial target voltage. |
| US10192589B2 |
Compact tool-less hard drive disk carrier
A computing device is provided with a drive slot with a connector for engaging a corresponding connector of a HDD, and a first locking element. The computing device includes a removable a HDD carrier for insertion into the drive slot having a bracket, a handle and an enclosure slidably attached to the bracket for securing the HDD. The handle includes a second locking element extending therefrom and configured to receive the first locking element to restrict the removable HDD carrier to vertical motion. The first locking element engages with the second locking element when the handle is in the loading position and the bracket moves relative to the enclosure to secure the hard disk drive in the bracket and connect the connector of a hard disk drive to the connector located at the drive slot when the handle transitions from the loading position to the locked position. |
| US10192586B2 |
Information entry method and device
The present disclosure provides an information entry method and a corresponding device. The method comprises: step a): acquiring in real-time motion data from a user companion device; step b): determining whether the device changes from a first motion status to a second motion status based on the motion data; if so, activating a recording module of the device; step c): recording in real-time the user's voice input through the recording module; step d): stopping recording according to a preset voice instruction of stopping recording. The method and device can address a need of information entry in the following scenario: when a user incidentally wants to record some audios during running or trotting, the device may quickly activate its own recording module based on the acquired motion data so as to enter information in an audio manner, without performing a touch operation on the companion device. |
| US10192581B2 |
Reproducing device
A reproducing device (100) includes (i) an optical pickup (6) for irradiating, with reproduction light, an optical disk (1) which is a super-resolution medium, (ii) an RF signal processing circuit (9) for converting, into a reproduction signal, light which reflected off optical disk (1), (iii) an i-MLSE detecting section (141) for evaluating quality of the reproduction signal, and (iv) a spherical aberration correcting section (142) for correcting a spherical aberration by using a result of evaluation of the quality of the reproduction signal. |
| US10192580B1 |
Write current switching in a data storage device using an effective footprint of a write pole
A sequence of symbols is generated to describe a set of write data, the symbols having a length of nT, where T is a channel clock rate and n is an integer over a predetermined range. Bi-directional write currents are applied to a write pole to record the sequence of symbols to a magnetic storage medium. The write pole has an effective footprint with a downtrack length of mT, where m is an integer. The write currents are switched between a first rail current and a second rail current for alternating symbols, the write currents further transitioning to an intermediate current value for at least one channel clock period for symbols longer than 1T. Write currents are applied to the write pole when recording symbols having a length longer than mT using the effective footprint of the write pole as an interval. |
| US10192578B1 |
Sensorless monitoring of laser power instability in a heat-assisted magnetic recording head
A slider configured for heat-assisted magnetic recording includes a laser diode optically coupled to a waveguide of the slider. A power supply is coupled to the laser diode. A preamplifier is coupled to the power supply. The preamplifier is configured to monitor a forward voltage across the laser diode while operating the laser diode at a constant current during a write operation, detect a change in the forward voltage indicative of laser power instability, and generate a signal in response to detecting the forward voltage change. |
| US10192574B2 |
Devices including a diffusion barrier layer
Devices having an air bearing surface (ABS), the devices including a write pole; a near field transducer (NFT) that includes a peg and a disc, wherein the peg is at the ABS of the device; a heat sink positioned adjacent the disc of the NFT; a dielectric gap positioned adjacent the peg of the NFT at the ABS of the device; and a conformal diffusion barrier layer positioned between the write pole and the dielectric gap, the disc, and the heat sink, wherein the conformal diffusion barrier layer forms at least one angle that is not greater than 135°. |
| US10192573B2 |
Devices including metal layer
Devices having an air bearing surface (ABS), the devices include a write pole; a near field transducer (NFT) including a peg and a disc, wherein the peg is at the ABS of the device; an overcoat, the overcoat including a low surface energy layer. |
| US10192569B1 |
Informing a support agent of a paralinguistic emotion signature of a user
Techniques are disclosed for assisting a support agent based on paralinguistic information determined from a user interacting with a software application. One embodiment presented herein includes a computer-implemented method. The method includes receiving, at a computing device, an audio stream including audio of a user interacting with an application. The method also includes evaluating the audio stream to identify a collection of paralinguistic information present in the audio stream. The paralinguistic information includes a set of descriptors characterizing acoustic aspects of the audio that are distinct from verbal content of the audio. The method further includes determining, from the paralinguistic information, attribute measures associated with the user interacting with the application. Upon receiving a request to initiate a support encounter, the method includes informing a support agent assigned to handle the support encounter of the attribute measures determined from the paralinguistic information. |
| US10192561B2 |
Audio processor and method for processing an audio signal using horizontal phase correction
An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes an audio signal phase measure calculator configured for calculating a phase measure of an audio signal for a time frame, a target phase measure determiner for determining a target phase measure for the time frame, and a phase corrector configured for correcting phases of the audio signal for the time frame using the calculated phase measure and the target phase measure to obtain a processed audio signal. |
| US10192556B2 |
Speech recognition with acoustic models
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for learning pronunciations from acoustic sequences. One method includes receiving an acoustic sequence, the acoustic sequence representing an utterance, and the acoustic sequence comprising a sequence of multiple frames of acoustic data at each of a plurality of time steps; stacking one or more frames of acoustic data to generate a sequence of modified frames of acoustic data; processing the sequence of modified frames of acoustic data through an acoustic modeling neural network comprising one or more recurrent neural network (RNN) layers and a final CTC output layer to generate a neural network output, wherein processing the sequence of modified frames of acoustic data comprises: subsampling the modified frames of acoustic data; and processing each subsampled modified frame of acoustic data through the acoustic modeling neural network. |
| US10192555B2 |
Dynamic speech recognition data evaluation
Computing devices and methods for providing speech recognition data from one computing device to another device are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, audio input is received at a client device and processed to generate speech recognition data. An estimated confidence level is determined for a portion of the data, where the confidence level exceeds a predetermined confidence threshold corresponding to a valid result. At least one statistically improbable characteristic associated with the portion of data is identified. Based on identifying the statistically improbable characteristic, the portion of data is provided to a server computing device for evaluation. |
| US10192554B1 |
Transcription of communications using multiple speech recognition systems
A method may include obtaining audio data originating at a first device during a communication session between the first device and a second device and providing the audio data to a first speech recognition system to generate a first transcript based on the audio data and directing the first transcript to the second device. The method may also include in response to obtaining a quality indication regarding a quality of the first transcript, multiplexing the audio data to provide the audio data to a second speech recognition system to generate a second transcript based on the audio data while continuing to provide the audio data to the first speech recognition system and direct the first transcript to the second device, and in response to obtaining a transfer indication that occurs after multiplexing of the audio data, directing the second transcript to the second device instead of the first transcript. |
| US10192549B2 |
Extending digital personal assistant action providers
An electronic device can receive user input via voice or text that includes tasks to be performed. A digital personal assistant infrastructure service can control to which registered action provider the task is assigned. Per-task action provider preferences can be stored. If a preferred action provider is not able to complete the task, the task can still be performed by a registered action provider that has appropriate capabilities. Machine learning can determine a user's preferences. Resource conservation and effective user interaction can result. |
| US10192547B2 |
System and method for customized voice response
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for approximating an accent source. A system practicing the method collects data associated with customer specific services, generates country-specific or dialect-specific weights for each service in the customer specific services list, generates a summary weight based on an aggregation of the country-specific or dialect-specific weights, and sets an interactive voice response system language model based on the summary weight and the country-specific or dialect-specific weights. The interactive voice response system can also change the user interface based on the interactive voice response system language model. The interactive voice response system can tune a voice recognition algorithm based on the summary weight and the country-specific weights. The interactive voice response system can adjust phoneme matching in the language model based on a possibility that the speaker is using other languages. |
| US10192546B1 |
Pre-wakeword speech processing
A system for capturing and processing portions of a spoken utterance command that may occur before a wakeword. The system buffers incoming audio and indicates locations in the audio where the utterance changes, for example when a long pause is detected. When the system detects a wakeword within a particular utterance, the system determines the most recent utterance change location prior to the wakeword and sends the audio from that location to the end of the command utterance to a server for further speech processing. |
| US10192542B2 |
Speaking-rate normalized prosodic parameter builder, speaking-rate dependent prosodic model builder, speaking-rate controlled prosodic-information generation device and prosodic-information generation method able to learn different languages and mimic various speakers' speaking styles
A speaking-rate dependent prosodic model builder and a related method are disclosed. The proposed builder includes a first input terminal for receiving a first information of a first language spoken by a first speaker, a second input terminal for receiving a second information of a second language spoken by a second speaker and a functional information unit having a function, wherein the function includes a first plurality of parameters simultaneously relevant to the first language and the second language or a plurality of sub-parameters in a second plurality of parameters relevant to the second language alone, and the functional information unit under a maximum a posteriori condition and based on the first information, the second information and the first plurality of parameters or the plurality of sub-parameters produces speaking-rate dependent reference information and constructs a speaking-rate dependent prosodic model of the second language. |
| US10192541B2 |
Systems and methods for generating speech of multiple styles from text
A text-to-speech (TTS) system includes components capable of supporting the generation of speech output in any of multiple styles, and may switch seamlessly from producing speech output in one style to producing speech output in another style. For example, a concatenative TTS system may include a speech base storing speech units associated with multiple speech styles, and a linguistic analysis component to generate a phonetic transcription specifying speech output in any of multiple styles. Text input may include a style indication associated with a particular segment of the input text. The linguistic analysis component may invoke encoded rules and/or components based upon the style indication, and generate a phonetic transcription specifying a speech style, which may be processed to generate output speech. |
| US10192538B2 |
Mobile body
A mobile body includes a driving mechanism, a speaker, and a control unit. The driving mechanism supplies power moving the mobile body. The control unit generates from the speaker a sound wave canceling a driving sound generated from the driving mechanism. |
| US10192535B2 |
System and method for transmitting low frequency vibrations via a tactile feedback device
A device for providing a tactile feedback response to a user. The device includes a housing, an electrical circuit, a tactile transducer and an input connection. The electrical circuit includes a frequency filter circuit and an amplifier circuit. The tactile transducer includes an electrical coil and a magnet. The input connection is configured to receive an electrical signal. The electrical circuit transforms the electrical signal making it suitable for moving at least a portion of the tactile transducer, at least indirectly, against a portion of the user's body. |
| US10192534B2 |
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is provided that includes a shell, a head and a speaker. The shell has a wall portion and at least one opening. The head is attached to the shell and overlies the at least one opening of the shell. The speaker is provided inside of the shell and oriented to output sound having a main direction of propagation towards the wall portion of the shell and/or the at least one opening of the shell having the head according to an input signal. |
| US10192532B2 |
Telescoping musical drum
A collapsible musical drum comprised of multiple, sloped walled, nested rings, which may be held alternatively in expanded and collapsed positions by friction fit and/or one or more of several locking mechanisms. These include 1) pegs that slide vertically within, and may, by user-applied torque, be laterally captured by, channels which, in places, protrude from the inner walls of outer rings to stabilize the inner rings when collapsed or expanded 2) a screw-thread mechanism, and 3) one in which nodes on flexible projections are captured by channels running the circumference of constituent rings' outer walls. |
| US10192531B1 |
Nonslip instrument pick
An apparatus for a finger of a user to play a stringed instrument is disclosed herein. The apparatus for a finger of a user to play a stringed instrument includes a string pick and an elastic securing band or sleeve, which persistently secures the pick to a finger of a user. The apparatus for a finger of a user to play a stringed instrument allows users with compromised dexterity or reduced hand strength to play a stringed instrument with a single finger. It also allows musicians to easily change between different playing styles such as strumming, finger style, or pick play style through rotation of the string pick about the finger of a user. |
| US10192530B2 |
Musical instrument pitch changer
A musical instrument pitch changing apparatus for a musical instrument having at least a first and second string is disclosed. The apparatus includes a bender lever pivotally secured to the musical instrument, a rocker arm pivotally secured to the instrument for varying the tension in the first string in response to movement of the bender lever between the first and second positions. A rocker arm mount secures the rocker arm to the first selected string in a first bending configuration or to the second selected string in a second bending configuration. The rocker arm is movable between the first selected string and the second selected string of the musical instrument. |
| US10192528B2 |
Real-time user adaptive foveated rendering
Foveated rendering based on user gaze tracking may be adjusted to account for the realities of human vision. Gaze tracking error and state parameters may be determined from gaze tracking data representing a user's gaze with respect to one or more images presented to a user. Adjusted foveation data representing an adjusted size and/or shape of one or more regions of interest in one or more images to be subsequently presented to a user may be generated based on the one or more gaze tracking error or state parameters. Foveated image data representing one or more foveated images may be generated with the adjusted foveation data. The foveated images are characterized by level of detail within the one or more regions of interest and lower level of detail outside the one or more regions of interest. The foveated images may then be presented to the user. |
| US10192525B2 |
System, method and computer program product for generating one or more values for a signal patch using neighboring patches collected based on a distance dynamically computed from a noise distribution of the signal patch
A system, method and computer program product are provided for generating one or more values for a signal patch using neighboring patches collected based on a distance dynamically computed from a noise distribution of the signal patch. In use, a reference patch is identified from a signal, and a reference distance is computed based on a noise distribution in the reference patch. Neighbor patches are then collected from the signal based on the computed reference distance from the reference patch. Further, the collected neighbor patches are processed with the reference patch to generate one or more values for the reference patch. |
| US10192524B2 |
Image display apparatus, image display method, and storage medium
An image display apparatus enlarges a display target object to be displayed among a plurality of objects included in an image and displays the enlarged display target object on a screen one by one in order. In addition, the image display apparatus detects whether there is a person in a predetermined range from the image display apparatus and decides a next display target object to be displayed on the screen based on a result of the detection. |
| US10192521B2 |
Gamma adjustment method
The present invention relates to a gamma adjustment method, which includes: measuring a minimum brightness value Lmin and a maximum brightness value Lmax of a display panel; wherein the minimum brightness value Lmin is a brightness value at gray level 0, and the maximum brightness value Lmax is a brightness value at gray level n; calculating value of a first intermediate parameter x according to formula L min L max = ( x n ) m , where m is a gamma value of the display panel; calculating value of a second intermediate parameter y according to formula y = n - x n ; calculating a brightness value Lz at gray level z according to formula L z = ( x + z × y n ) m × L max or L z = ( x + z × y x ) m × L min , where z is an integer ranging from 1 to (n−1); and adjusting the brightnesses of the display panel based on the minimum brightness value Lmin, the maximum brightness value Lmax, and the brightness values at gray level 1 to gray level (n−1). |
| US10192516B2 |
Method for wirelessly transmitting content from a source device to a sink device
Methods and devices for wirelessly transmitting content from a source device to a sink device are disclosed. The method comprises: identifying one or more data types associated with a display frame displayed on the source device; selecting a transmission format for the display frame in accordance with the one or more identified data types, wherein the transmission format is selected from the group consisting of screencasting, graphics processing unit (GPU) processing, or GPU processing with media streaming; and sending visual information representing the display frame in the transmission selected transmission format to the sink device. One or a combination of latency, image/video quality, and power consumption associated with the wireless transmission may be used to adapt the wireless transmission. |
| US10192515B2 |
Display device and data driver
A data driver for a display device comprises a first boost circuit, a first gate clock generation circuit, a first level shift circuit, and a data drive circuit. The first boost circuit is used to receive a supply voltage value and generate at least one preset voltage value. The first gate clock generation circuit is electrically coupled to the first boost circuit, and is used to receive a plurality of timing signals and at least one preset voltage value, and generate at least one first timing signal. The first level shift circuit is used to receive the at least one first timing signal and generate at least one gate timing signal. The data drive circuit is used to receive the timing signals, and generate a plurality of display data signals. |
| US10192511B2 |
Display driving circuit and pixel structure
A display driving circuit and a pixel structure are provided. The driving circuit includes a first latch, a second latch and a logic control unit. The logic control is used for selecting to output one of four preset voltages to a pixel electrode via a voltage output end based upon a first data voltage and a second data voltage input by two logic control ends. |
| US10192506B2 |
Driving method for display panel, timing controller and liquid crystal display
The present invention provides a driving method for a display panel, a timing controller and a liquid crystal display. The method includes: when detecting that an image frame to be displayed is an overloaded image, a timing controller switches an operation frequency from a first frequency to a second frequency; outputting a timing control signal to a source driver with the second frequency such that after the source driver receives the timing control signal, the source driver outputs the data driving signal having a lower frequency to drive the display panel to display the overloaded image; wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency. Through the above way, the output power consumption of the source driver when displaying an overloaded image is decreased, and avoid rising temperature to affect the display quality. |
| US10192503B2 |
Electrooptic device and electronic apparatus
An electrooptic device includes a scan line; data lines; a scan line driving circuit that selects the scan line; a data line driving circuit that supplies data signals to the data lines; a TFT that includes a gate electrode receiving gate signals for selecting the data line and has one end connected to the data line and the other end connected to the data line driving circuit; and a TFT that includes a gate electrode receiving gate signals for selecting the data line and has one end connected to the data line and the other end connected to the data line driving circuit. The gate electrode of the TFT overlaps the data line. |
| US10192502B2 |
Apparatus having spatial light modulator and converting unit converting input value to control value to control spatial light modulator
In an apparatus for modulating light, an spatial light modulator includes a plurality of pixels and configured to modulate input light in response to a drive voltage for each of the pixels. An input value setting unit is configured to set an input value for the each of pixels. The input value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the digital value is “N”, and “N” is a natural number. A converting unit is configured to convert the input value to a control value. A control value is a digital value, an entire gray level of the control value is “M”, and “M” is a natural number greater than “N”. A driving unit is configured to convert the control value to a voltage value and drive the each of the pixels in response to the drive voltage corresponding to the voltage value. |
| US10192500B2 |
Polarity reversion driving method and apparatus of liquid crystal display, and a liquid crystal display
Polarity reversion driving method and apparatus of liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display are provided. In the method, four frames constitute one polarity reversion driving period, in which a first frame and a third frame have a same polarity arrangement with reversed polarities; a second frame and a fourth frame have a same polarity arrangement with reversed polarities; the first frame and the second frame have different polarity arrangements and corresponding pixels in adjacent two frames have complementary charging effects. The apparatus includes a time schedule controller, a logic controller and a source driver. Charging effects of pixels in frames are controlled by setting a polarity arrangement of pixels in each frame so that charging effects of corresponding pixels are complementary in adjacent two frames, thereby relieving the problem of reduced display quality due to inconsistent charging effects of pixels on two sides of data lines. |
| US10192499B2 |
Driving device for liquid crystal panel and driving method for the same for determining if amplifying original data voltages in a scanning direction
A driving device for liquid crystal panel comprising: a scanning driver for applying a scanning voltage to pixels arranged as a matrix row by row; and a data driver for receiving an image data and a polarity inversion signal, obtaining original data voltages according to the image data, determining if amplifying the original data voltages along a scanning direction according to the polarity inversion signal, and providing the original data voltages or data voltage after being amplified to pixels. A driving method is also disclosed. When polarity inversion signal is inverted to a positive polarity from a negative polarity, the data voltages applied on the data line are gradually increased along a scanning direction. Accordingly, when the polarity inversion signal is inverted to a negative polarity from a positive polarity, the pixel which leaks current seriously is charged with a larger amount of charges, uneven display brightness is obviously decreased. |
| US10192493B2 |
Display device
A display device (100) includes: a display panel (1) capable of being in a transparent display state where a background scene is viewable through the display panel; a panel light source (3) that irradiates the display panel with colored light of a plurality of colors in a time division manner; a rear side light source (2) placed on a rear surface side of the display panel, the rear side light source being capable of emitting colored light of a plurality of colors in a time division manner; and a control circuit that controls emission timings of the colored light from the panel light source and from the rear side light source, wherein the panel light source and the rear side light source are synchronized by the control circuit such that colored light of different colors are not emitted at a same timing. |
| US10192486B2 |
Pixel circuit, a driving method for driving the pixel circuit, and a display device
A pixel circuit, a driving method and a display device are provided. The pixel circuit includes a threshold compensation unit, configured to pull voltage of first node and voltage of first level terminal uniform, pull voltage of third node and voltage of second node uniform, and make the voltage of the first node and the voltage of the third node have an equipotential change; a driving unit, configured to output driving current; a data writing unit, configured to pull the voltage of the third node and the voltage of a data signal terminal uniform; a resetting unit, configured to pull a voltage of fourth node and a voltage of a third level terminal uniform; an EL light-emitting unit, configured to display gray scales through driving current; and a feedback unit, configured to make the voltage of the third node and the voltage of the fourth node have an equipotential change. |
| US10192483B2 |
Integrated organic light emitting diode display apparatus and methods for making the same
Provided are integrated organic light emitting diode (OLED) display apparatus and methods for making the same. In one example, the apparatus includes driving logic on a first substrate of a first die, a plurality of pixel circuits on a second substrate of a second die, and a plurality of OLEDs above the plurality of pixel circuits. The first substrate is made of single-crystal silicon or a compound semiconductor. The second substrate is made of single-crystal silicon or a compound semiconductor. Each OLED corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of pixel circuits. The second die having the plurality of pixel circuits and OLEDs is mounted on the first die having the driving logic. Each pixel circuit is electrically connected to the driving logic through at least one of a plurality of vertical interconnect accesses (vias) penetrating the second substrate of the second die. |
| US10192475B2 |
Display device capable of controlling viewing angle and method for driving the same
A display device capable of actively controlling a viewing angle by an electrical signal, and a method for driving the same, are discussed. The display device in one embodiment includes a first substrate with a plurality of pixels, and a second substrate with convex lens, the second substrate facing the first substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a main pixel and a viewing angle control pixel, and an image is displayed on both the main pixel and the viewing angle control pixel in a wide viewing angle mode. Further, an image is displayed on the main pixel, and a black is displayed on the viewing angle control pixel in a narrow viewing angle mode. |
| US10192473B2 |
Display apparatus and method for image processing
A display apparatus for image processing and a method thereof are disclosed. The image processing method of a display apparatus includes receiving an image frame, identifying color where color cast is present by analyzing at least one of an illumination element and a tint element of the received image frame, and correcting color where the color cast is present by using color distribution of the received image frame. |
| US10192471B2 |
Dynamical display based on chemical release from printed porous voxels
A device, system, and method for utilizing precisely patterned and chemically loaded three-dimensional porous containers akin to “chemical voxels” is disclosed to enable display of dynamic visual patterns via spatial and temporal control of both local and global chemical release. Variations in porosity, volume, shape and relative positioning of the chemical voxels can be used to control the types of images that are formed with control in both space and time. Static or moving images can be displayed using the device, system, and method of the present invention. |
| US10192470B2 |
Apparatus and method for outputting image information, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing program for outputting image information
An apparatus executes an acquisition process for acquiring pixel value information items from a sensor that outputs the pixel value information items obtained at multiple sampling angles by executing a reciprocation scan with a measurement wave in a scan direction; executes a calculation process for calculating, based on the pixel value information items for one reciprocating motion in the reciprocation scan for each of multiple different arrangement orders in which a chronological pixel value information item on a forward path and a reverse-chronological pixel value information item on a backward path are alternately assigned, differences between the chronological pixel value information item and the reverse-chronological pixel value information item which are adjacent to each other in an arrangement direction; and executes a generation process for generating, based on the differences, a correction information item related to the pixel value information items for the one reciprocating motion in the reciprocation scan. |
| US10192469B1 |
Display device for a walker
A display device for a walker is disclosed which has a panel having a front side, a back side, a left side edge, a right side edge, a top side edge, and a bottom side edge, an interior pocket formed between the front side and the back side, a series of grommets positioned along the left side edge of the panel, a series of grommets positioned along the right side edge of the panel, and a closure device positioned along the top side edge. |
| US10192468B2 |
Sign construction with modular installation and conversion kit for electronic sign structure and method of using same
A dynamic electronic sign mounted to an anchored mounting structure having a frontside and a backside, the dynamic electronic sign comprising a plurality of weatherized display modules; a plurality of structural frames for supporting the plurality of weatherized display modules, each structural frame having a back portion for coupling to the frontside of the anchored mounting structure and a front portion defining a plurality of bay members for receiving corresponding ones of the plurality of weatherized display modules; at least one wiring harness including a first end for coupling to a power source mounted backside of the anchored mounting structure and a plurality of power extensions for coupling the power source to the plurality of weatherized display modules. |
| US10192467B2 |
Tamper-evincing seal assembly, system, and method
A tamper-evincing seal assembly is configured to be secured to a component to indicate tampering of the component. The tamper-evincing seal assembly includes a curling member that is configured to lie flat in a tamper-free state, and outwardly curl in a tampered state. |
| US10192465B2 |
Peritoneal cavity simulator
Provided is a peritoneal cavity simulator that can simplify the execution of alignment during the replacement of living-body-feeling model organs for repeated trainings on a simulator. This peritoneal cavity simulator comprises: a casing that has a pelvis part, a back part, and an abdomen part; living-body-feeling model organs; and model holding parts. The casing simulates a pelvis and a peritoneal cavity space and comprises at least the pelvis part, which simulates the shape of a human body, the back part, which has left and right flank parts, and the abdomen part, which is provided with a plurality of ports into which can be inserted a surgical instrument that is used in peritoneal cavity microscopic surgery. The model holding part is a holding part that is attached to the back part or the pelvis part, and fixes, mounts, or sandwiches and holds the living-body-feeling model organs inside the peritoneal cavity space. |
| US10192464B2 |
Medicament delivery device configured to produce wireless and audible outputs
An apparatus includes a simulated medicament delivery device and an electronic circuit system. The simulated medicament delivery device includes a housing, and is devoid of a medicament delivery mechanism that causes a medicament to be delivered. The electronic circuit system is coupled to the housing and includes an audible output device and a cover. The housing of the medicament delivery device and the cover of the electronic circuit system collectively define an acoustic enclosure. The audible output device is configured to be disposed within the acoustic enclosure. |
| US10192449B2 |
Collision risk calculation method, collision risk calculation device, and computer-readable recording medium
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a collision risk calculation program that causes a computer to execute a process including: acquiring traveling information on a position and a speed of each of a first ship and a second ship; calculating a future traveling direction range of one or both of the first ship and the second ship based on a position of each of the first ship and the second ship and traveling information of a ship that sailed in a past; and calculating a risk of collision between the first ship and the second ship based on the future traveling direction range. |
| US10192448B2 |
Method to control vehicle fleets to deliver on-demand transportation services
A method for providing dispatching services for an on-demand transportation (ODT) service includes determining that a predictive assignment message should be transmitted to a vehicle, generating, in response to the determining that a predictive assignment should be transmitted to a vehicle, the predictive assignment message, and transmitting, to the vehicle, the predictive assignment message. Generating the predictive assignment message uses one or more prediction models computed from historical and real-time ODT service data. |
| US10192445B1 |
Systems and methods for determining a vehicle is at an elevated risk for an animal collision
Methods and systems for displaying a user interface that warns a driver that a vehicle is located within or is near a geographical area (and/or intersection) associated with a higher than average risk of animal-vehicle and/or vehicle-vehicle collisions are provided. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may access a database that identifies a plurality of high risk areas, including areas associated with prior vehicle accidents. The electronic device may display a virtual road map, as well as an icon indicating the vehicle's current location and a plurality of visual indications of high-risk areas. When the electronic device detects that the current location of the vehicle is within and/or approaching a high-risk area, the electronic device may then warn the driver about the higher than average risk of experiencing a vehicle collision. |
| US10192444B2 |
Forward collision warning system and method
A forward collision warning method may include the steps of: (a) extracting a contour candidate point of an object considered as the forward vehicle from an image taken by a camera; (b) tracking a movement of the contour candidate point over time; (c) determining whether the contour candidate point belongs to the vehicle; (d) setting the contour candidate point to a vehicle contour point of the forward vehicle, when it is determined at the step (c) that the contour candidate point belongs to the vehicle; (e) estimating a height of the vehicle contour point from the ground surface; (f) calculating a relative distance to the forward vehicle through Equation below; and (g) calculating a time to collision (TTC) using the relative distance: Z = λ h - Yc yc . Equation |
| US10192440B2 |
System for displaying parking spaces
The invention relates to a system which comprises at least one street-lighting device, a camera system mounted thereon, a recognition unit, a transmission unit and a mobile display device. The camera system is designed to provide image indicators of parking spaces within a parking lot. The recognition unit is designed: to store the geographical coordinates of parking spaces present in the visual range of the camera system; to assign, depending on the image indicators, to each parking space a respective occupation status, said status specifying whether the respective parking space is available or occupied; and to provide the transmission unit with the respective occupation status of at least the available parking spaces and the associated geographical coordinates, the transmission unit being designed to transmit the respective occupation status at least of the available parking spaces and the associated geographical coordinates to the mobile display device. |
| US10192437B1 |
Method and apparatus for selectively using different types of networks to obtain information regarding one or more traffic signals and intersections
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to selectively utilize one or more networks in order to reliably communicate the information regarding one or more traffic signals and one or more intersections controlled by respective traffic signals. In the context of a method, the method includes communicating with a first network in order to receive information with a mobile platform regarding one or more traffic signals and information regarding one or more intersections. At least one traffic signal is associated with a respective intersection. The method also includes identifying a first switching condition and communicating with a second network, different than the first network, in order to receive the information regarding the one or more traffic signals and the information regarding the one or more intersections following identification of the first switching condition. |
| US10192435B2 |
Remote control of traffic heads
Provided is a traffic communication network that includes a signaling system having a plurality of light signaling devices, a controller disposed at at least one traffic intersection, and configured to wirelessly control the plurality of light signaling devices. A remote control system is also provided to wirelessly transmit commands to the controller and directly to the plurality of light signaling devices. |
| US10192433B1 |
Traffic control system
A traffic control system includes a detector and controller-circuits. The detector is configured to detect a traffic-state characterized as inhibiting traffic-flow. A first-controller-circuit is configured to communicate with the detector and a traffic-signal. The traffic-signal is configured to control traffic-flow through an intersection, wherein the first-controller-circuit sends a request to the traffic-signal to operate to a signal-state that changes the traffic-state. |
| US10192432B2 |
Methods and systems for detecting a partial closure of a navigable element
A method of identifying navigable stretches that are partially closed, e.g. due to the presence of roadworks, in a navigable network within a geographic area. A server obtains positional data relating to the movement of a plurality of devices along a navigable stretch with respect to time in a given time period, wherein the time period is a period of non-congested traffic flow. The positional data is used to determine an average speed of travel along the navigable stretch in the given time period. The determined average speed of travel is compared to a free flow speed for the stretch, and the navigable stretch is identified as being partially closed when the determined average speed of travel is lower than the free flow speed by a predetermined value. |
| US10192424B2 |
Geographic reminders
Described is a technology by which a mobile device outputs an alert for a reminder based upon a current location of the mobile device with respect to an entity (person, place or thing) associated with the reminder. The reminders may be maintained and provided by a service. Each reminder includes a reference to target-related information. When the device moves to within a threshold proximity of the target, and other criteria (e.g., time of day) is satisfied, an alert is output by the device. A user may gesture with a device towards an entity to set a reminder associated with that entity, or to get any reminder associated with that entity. A device may also get reminders by scanning or image processing, e.g., by reading a barcode associated with a product to get any reminders associated with that product. |
| US10192421B2 |
Device for controlling a closure system of an article and corresponding article
A monitor device is provided for monitoring the closed or open state of an article, the monitor device being an electronic circuit having a first closure system having first and second electrically conductive elements that are electrically connectable and disconnectable relative to each other. The first element has a hollow body; and an electrical power supply housed in the hollow body. A second closure system has a first terminal and a second terminal. The monitor device also has a detector-and-signaling device having both a detector module configured to be powered by the power supply when the first closure system is in the closed state and to detect the open or closed state of the second closure system. A signaling module is configured to issue a signal as a function of the open or closed state of the second closure system as detected by the detector module. |
| US10192420B2 |
Monitoring device and monitoring system
A monitoring device having at least one data processing unit, at least one transmitter and/or receiver unit, at least one acceleration sensor, and can be connected to at least one sensor for recording measured values, wherein the data processing unit has at least two operating modes, including a “basic mode” and a “base station mode”, wherein: in the “basic mode”, the measured values of the acceleration sensor and/or of the at least one sensor are monitored, in the “base station mode”, the measured values can be processed by at least one other but compatible monitoring device in the “basic mode”. The invention also relates to a monitoring system. |
| US10192415B2 |
Methods and systems for providing intelligent alerts for events
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for providing event alerts. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) receiving a plurality of video frames from a camera, the plurality of video frames including a motion event candidate; (2) categorizing the motion event candidate by processing the plurality of video frames, the categorizing including: (a) associating the motion event candidate with a first category of a plurality of motion event categories; and (b) generating a confidence level for the association of the motion event candidate with the first category; and (3) sending an alert indicative of the first category and the confidence level to a user associated with the camera. |
| US10192409B2 |
Portable panic alarm
A portable panic alarm assembly includes a housing and an audible alarm device mounted within the housing. The alarm device is electrically and operably interconnected between first and second alarm contacts. A battery mounted within the housing has a pair of oppositely charged electrodes. A first electrode is connected to the first alarm contact. An actuator switch is slidably mounted in the housing and includes an actuator contact. The actuator switch is operably alternated between an open state, wherein the second battery electrode is disconnected from the second alarm contact to deactivate the alarm and a closed state, wherein the second battery electrode is connected to the second alarm contact to activate and sound the alarm. |
| US10192407B2 |
Systems and methods for cash payments for online gaming
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating cash payment for online gaming including systems and methods for generating a player input screen for a game provider; receiving information for a player via the player input screen; presenting one or more points-of-service to the player; generating a token that is a reference to the player information; providing the token to the player; receiving a confirmation that the player presented the token and a payment having a payment amount at one of the points-of-service; receiving a portion of the payment amount received at the point-of-service; and transmitting a portion of the payment amount received at the point-of-service and a portion of the player information to the game provider. |
| US10192406B2 |
Screen activity moderation in a skill wagering interleaved game
Systems and methods for operating a screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game are disclosed. A screen activity moderated skill wagering game is provides an entertainment game and a gambling game. The entertainment game is provided by an entertainment system and is managed by a game world operating system. The gambling game is provided by a real credit operating system. The screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game also provides screen activity moderation to adjust gambling activity within the gambling game based on the level of screen activity within the entertainment game. During periods of high intensity game play within the entertainment game, the screen activity moderated skill wagering interleaved game in some embodiments adjusts the gambling activity within the gambling game inversely based on the level of screen activity. |
| US10192405B2 |
Gaming system and method providing a multi-play game having randomly-increasable and randomly-distributable persistent modifiers
In various embodiments, the persistent modifiers are persistent multipliers. Generally, in certain such embodiments, the multi-play game has a plurality of separate outcome-generating elements and is associated with a plurality of separate multiplier banks. Each multiplier bank is associated with a persistent multiplier maintained from game play to game play until distributed. When a random multiplier increase event occurs, the gaming system increases the persistent multiplier of at least one of the multiplier banks. When a random multiplier distribution event occurs for one of the multiplier banks, the gaming system distributes the persistent multiplier of that multiplier bank among the plurality of outcome-generating elements. The gaming system does so by determining a plurality of individual multipliers based on that persistent multiplier and assigning each individual multiplier to one of the outcome-generating elements. The gaming system uses the individual multipliers to modify any awards associated with their respective assigned outcome-generating elements. |
| US10192398B2 |
System and method for positionally accurate gaming content
A system is disclosed for providing access to first interactive content or second interactive content by a user of a portable computing device based upon a determined location of the portable computing device. The system includes a host server, a content server storing data representing the first interactive content and the second interactive content, and a communication network in communication with the host server and the content server. One or more WiFi communication beacons are in communication with the host server through the communication network. The communication network is configured to establish communication with the portable computing device. The host server is configured to determine a location of the portable computing device from the communication of the portable computing device with the communication network using a combination of WiFi signals and Bluetooth signals. The host server configured to control the content server and enable the portable computing device to display the first interactive content when the portable computing device is determined to be in a first location and to display the second interactive content when the portable computing device is determined to be in a second location. |
| US10192393B2 |
Techniques of using wearable devices to promote responsible gaming and related systems and methods
According to some aspects, a method of assessing behavior of a player of a wagering game is provided, the method comprising receiving, at a wagering gaming device, via a wireless communication interface from a wearable device worn by the player of the wagering game, physiological data of the player obtained using at least one sensor of the wearable device worn by the player, determining, using at least one processor, whether the player is exhibiting behavior exceeding at least one predefined risk threshold based at least in part on an automated analysis of the received physiological data and the player's history of gaming actions, and when it is determined that the player is exhibiting the behavior, performing at least one action by the wagering gaming device designed to reduce the exhibited behavior below the at least one predefined risk threshold in response to said determination. |
| US10192391B2 |
Gaming device implementing multi-reel symbols from prior game results
Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementation of multi-reel symbols from prior game results on gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to receive a first game initiation signal and spin reels on the display to show a first game outcome. The gaming device then determines if the results of the first game outcome are associated with a multi-reel symbol trigger condition. When it is determined that the trigger condition is satisfied, a multi-reel symbol is formed from symbols associated with the triggering condition by locking the symbols together. When the game device receives a second game initiation signal, it determines a second game outcome using the locked multi-reel symbol and then displays the determined second game outcome. |
| US10192388B2 |
Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein. |
| US10192378B2 |
Method and system for managing door access using beacon signal
A method and system allow management of access to a door using a beacon signal. A user access authority determination unit controls access of a user to a target door based beacon data from beacons installed near a door. The user carries a terminal that obtains the beacon data based on a proximity to the beacons. The method includes identifying the target door based on identification information of the beacons extracted from the beacon data. A type of user movement is determined. The type of user movement includes an entering movement that the user enters into an inner side from an outer side through the target door and an exiting movement that the user exits the inner side to the outer side through the target door. An access authentication process to be performed to unlock the target door is determined according to the determined type of user movement. |
| US10192370B2 |
Systems and methods for utilizing telematics data to improve fleet management operations
According to various embodiments, a fleet management system is provided for capturing, storing, and analyzing telematics data to improve fleet management operations. The fleet management system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to capture telematics data from a plurality of vehicle sensors located on various delivery vehicles and to analyze the captured telematics data. In particular, various embodiments of the fleet management system are configured to analyze engine idle data in relation to other telematics data in order to identify inefficiencies, safety hazards, and theft hazards in a driver's delivery process. The fleet management system may also be configured to assess various aspects of vehicle performance, such as vehicle travel delays and vehicle speeds. These analytical capabilities allow the fleet management system to assist fleet managing entities, or other entities, in analyzing driver performance, reducing fuel and maintenance costs, and improving route planning. |
| US10192364B2 |
Augmented reality product preview
Systems and methods for displaying 3D containers in a computer generated environment are described. A computing device may provide a user with a catalog of objects which may be purchased. In order to view what an object may look like prior to purchasing the object, a computing device may show a 3D container that has the same dimensions as the object. As discussed herein, the 3D container may be located and oriented based on a two-dimensional marker. Moreover, some 3D containers may contain a representation of an object, which may be a 2D image of the object. |
| US10192363B2 |
Math operations in mixed or virtual reality
Techniques described herein include graphically representing mathematical functions or operators in a mixed or virtual reality display device. The graphical representations may be moved around in a virtual reality space that includes displayed source material, such as data. If the graphical representations are located along a line of sight from a virtual location of a user of the mixed or virtual reality display device to the displayed source data, then the mathematical functions or operators represented by the graphical representations are applied to the displayed source data. Results may be displayed on the graphical representation virtually located closest to the virtual location of the user. Techniques described herein allow for simultaneous collaboration among mixed or virtual reality display devices of multiple users interacting with the graphical representations in the virtual reality space. |
| US10192357B2 |
Graphic processing apparatus and method of performing graphics pipeline
A graphic processing apparatus and a method of performing a graphics pipeline in the graphic processing apparatus are provided. The method of performing a graphics pipeline in a graphic processing apparatus includes binning to generate a bounding box bitstream corresponding to a drawcall requiring tessellation, and in response to a bounding box allocated by the bounding box bitstream being identified in a current tile to be processed, rendering the current tile by performing selective tessellation on drawcalls corresponding to the identified bounding box. |
| US10192355B2 |
Providing a tutorial for drawing a scaffold to guide a drawing of a three dimensional object
The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide tutorials for drawing three dimensional objects with accurate proportions and perspective. A user is able to select an object and a viewpoint to automatically generate a tutorial. Regardless of the object and viewpoint, an easy-to-use tutorial is produced that guides the user to draw the object with accurate proportions and perspective. Given a segmented 3D model of the object and a camera viewpoint, a sequence of steps for constructing the scaffold is determined. The sequence of steps is based on an intelligent selection of primitives and inter-primitive anchorings that provides an order for drawing the primitives and makes the scaffold easy to construct. The primitives and inter-primitive anchorings are selected from a rich set of possibilities that allow for some inaccuracies to reduce the difficulty of the tutorial. The primitives and inter-primitive anchoring are selected to balance the difficulty and the potential inaccuracy. |
| US10192350B2 |
Compacting results vectors between stages of graphics processing
Ray tracing, and more generally, graphics operations taking place in a 3-D scene, involve a plurality of constituent graphics operations. Responsibility for executing these operations can be distributed among different sets of computation units. The sets of computation units each can execute a set of instructions on a parallelized set of input data elements and produce results. These results can be that the data elements can be categorized into different subsets, where each subset requires different processing as a next step. The data elements of these different subsets can be coalesced so that they are contiguous in a results set. The results set can be used to schedule additional computation, and if there are empty locations of a scheduling vector (after accounting for the members of a given subset), then those empty locations can be filled with other data elements that require the same further processing as that subset. |
| US10192343B2 |
Online modeling for real-time facial animation
Embodiments relate to a method for real-time facial animation, and a processing device for real-time facial animation. The method includes providing a dynamic expression model, receiving tracking data corresponding to a facial expression of a user, estimating tracking parameters based on the dynamic expression model and the tracking data, and refining the dynamic expression model based on the tracking data and estimated tracking parameters. The method may further include generating a graphical representation corresponding to the facial expression of the user based on the tracking parameters. Embodiments pertain to a real-time facial animation system. |
| US10192339B2 |
Method for grid-based virtual reality attraction
A comprehensive solution is provided to transforming locations and retail spaces into high-traffic VR attractions that provide a VR experience blended with a real-world tactile experience. A modular stage and kit of stage accessories suitable for a wide variety of commercial venues contains all of the necessary equipment, infrastructure, technology and content to assemble and operate a tactile, onsite VR attraction. Utilizing a modular set of set design and physical props, the physical structure and layout of the installations are designed to be easily rearranged and adapted to new VR content, without requiring extensive construction or specialized expertise. |
| US10192337B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying an additional information related to measured value of object
Provided is a method of displaying additional information related to a measured value of an object, which includes acquiring measurement item information of the object; acquiring at least one of a measurement point and a measurement direction for the object; determining a reference value for a measurement based on the acquired measurement item information; acquiring the measured value of the object based on the at least one of the measurement point and the measurement direction; and displaying additional information including the determined reference value and the acquired measured value. |
| US10192334B2 |
Displaying a live stream of events using a dynamically-constructed three-dimensional data tree
A dynamically configured tree form and corresponding graphical elements graphically represent information contained in a live stream of event data. The tree form is positioned in virtual three dimensional space within a computer graphical user interface such that the root of the tree is in the center of the screen, originating at the farthest distance from the viewer along the z axis. The tree form is configured to guide movement of the three dimensional graphical elements which represent individual measurements of events during specific time periods. The outermost, or leaf, portions of the tree represent the present time. The root or base of the tree represents the maximum duration that is being measured. |
| US10192329B2 |
Electronic device which displays and outputs function formula data, data output method, and computer readable medium
According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform: formula input process of inputting a plurality of pieces of formula data in association with respective formula numbers through a user operation; a formula setting process of setting formula data in the pieces of formula data input by the formula input process as an output target by the user operation; cited formula extraction process of extracting another formula data in the pieces of formula data when the formula data set by the formula setting process cites a formula number of the another formula data; and a data output process of outputting the set formula data with the extracted another formula data. |
| US10192327B1 |
Image compression with recurrent neural networks
Methods, and systems, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for compressing data items with variable compression rate. A system includes an encoder sub-network configured to receive a system input image and to generate an encoded representation of the system input image, the encoder sub-network including a first stack of neural network layers including one or more LSTM neural network layers and one or more non-LSTM neural network layers, the first stack configured to, at each of a plurality of time steps, receive an input image for the time step that is derived from the system input image and generate a corresponding first stack output, and a binarizing neural network layer configured to receive a first stack output as input and generate a corresponding binarized output. |
| US10192325B2 |
Method for calibrating an imaging device and an imaging device
A method for calibrating an imaging device includes calculating attitude information of the imaging device relative to a screen based at least in part on an image captured by the imaging device. The image includes information of at least a portion of a checkerboard displayed on the screen. The method further includes generating a calibration signal based at least in part on the attitude information, displaying the calibration signal on the checkerboard on the screen, and displaying a guiding signal on the screen. The guiding signal is configured to guide a user to move the imaging device or the screen. |
| US10192320B2 |
Dental method of smile design
A patient's smile is improved by photoimaging the patient's smile and scanning the patient's anterior teeth and associated soft lip structure to obtain sets of data mapping the patient's anterior teeth and associated soft tissue structure. The photo image is used to create a desired smile image which is then used to amend the data map of anterior teeth to a substantially identical resultant image which is then used to mill temporary and permanent prosthesis. |
| US10192316B2 |
Modular lighting fixture
A lighting fixture includes a solid-state light source, a fixture common bus, a driver module, and a control module. The fixture common bus is configured to receive at least one functional module and provide an input signal from the at least one functional module to one or more other modules. The driver module is coupled to the fixture common bus and the solid-state light source, and is configured to receive a power supply signal and provide a drive signal to the solid-state light source based on a driver control signal. The control module is coupled to the fixture common bus and configured to provide the driver control signal via the fixture common bus based on the input signal from the at least one functional module. |
| US10192315B2 |
Apparatus and method for holding objects
According to one embodiment, an object holding apparatus includes a holding part, a recognition device, and a controller. The holding part is able to hold at least one object. The recognition device recognizes a plurality of objects to generate a recognition result. The controller selects a first object from the objects, based on the recognition result. The controller sets a first direction to one side of the first object along which the number of objects aligned with the first object is smaller than the number of objects aligned with the first object along the other side of the first object. The controller selects a second object aligned with the first object along the first direction. The controller controls a driving of the holding part, based on a selection result of the first object and the second object. |
| US10192310B2 |
Operating a computing device by detecting rounded objects in an image
A method is disclosed for operating a computing device. One or more images of a scene captured by an image capturing device of the computing device is processed. The scene includes an object of interest that is in motion and that has a rounded shape. The one or more images are processed by detecting a rounded object that corresponds to the object of interest. Position information is determined based on a relative position of the rounded object in the one or more images. One or more processes are implemented that utilize the position information determined from the relative position of the rounded object. |
| US10192309B2 |
Camera calibration device
A camera calibration device that captures images of at least one marker with at least two cameras and calibrates installation states of the at least two cameras based upon the captured images by the at least two cameras, includes: an extracting unit that extracts a feature amount of the at least one marker based upon the captured images by the at least two cameras; a primary calibration unit that calculates a position of each of the at least two cameras in a marker coordinate system, based upon the feature amount; and a secondary calibration unit that preforms coordinate transformation of the position of each of the cameras in the marker coordinate system calculated by the primary calibration unit, into a position of each of the cameras in a vehicle coordinate system. |
| US10192305B2 |
Method and system for analyzing test image
A method executed by one or more processors for analyzing at least one test image. The method includes collecting a plurality of reference images from at least one image source, extracting image features from the plurality of reference images, assigning weights to the image features extracted, determining image scores for the plurality of reference images, iteratively performing the assigning of the weights and the determining of the image scores, extracting image features from the at least one test image, assigning weights to the image features of the at least one test image, determining an image score for the at least one test image, based upon the weights assigned to the image features of the at least one test image, and providing an improvement proposal for the at least one test image, based upon the image score determined for the at least one test image. |
| US10192304B2 |
Method for measuring pattern width deviation, and pattern inspection apparatus
A pattern width deviation measurement method includes measuring width dimensions of a plurality of figure patterns in an optical image from data of gray-scale value profiles of the optical image, using a threshold of a gray-scale value level variably set depending on design dimension information including design width dimension of a corresponding figure pattern of a plurality of figure patterns, and at which influence of a focus position on width dimension becomes smaller, measuring width dimensions of a plurality of corresponding figure patterns in a reference image from data of gray-scale value profiles of the reference image, respectively using the threshold for the corresponding figure pattern of a plurality of figure patterns, and calculating, for each of measured width dimensions of a plurality of figure patterns in the optical image, an amount deviated from a measured width dimension of a corresponding figure pattern in the reference image. |
| US10192300B2 |
Board production work method, board imaging conditions determination method, and board production work device
A board production work method which includes a position detection process which detects an arrangement position of a detection target provided on a printed circuit board, and a work executing process which subjects the printed circuit board to predetermined production work based on the detected arrangement position, in which the position detection process includes an image acquisition step of imaging the printed circuit board under multiple imaging conditions and acquiring multiple items of original image data containing luminance values of each pixel arranged in two-dimensional coordinates, a difference calculation step of using two of the multiple items of original image data as calculation targets, calculating differences between luminance values of pixels with same coordinate values, and acquiring difference image data which is formed of luminance difference values of each of the pixels, and a position determination step of determining the arrangement position based on the difference image data. |
| US10192295B2 |
Methods and systems for normalizing images
The current document is directed to digital-image-normalization methods and systems that generate accurate intensity mappings between the intensities in two digital images. The intensity mapping generated from two digital images is used to normalize or adjust the intensities in one image in order to produce a pair of normalized digital images to which various types of change-detection methodologies can be applied in order to extract differential data. In one approach, a mapping model is selected to provide a basis for statistically meaningful intensity normalization. In this implementation, a genetic optimization approach is used to determine and refine model parameters. The implementation produces a hybrid intensity mapping that includes both intensity mappings calculated by application of the mapping model and intensity mappings obtained directly from comparison of the images. |
| US10192290B2 |
Interface for revealing latent figures within images
An online community offering communication, guidance, and features used to enhance photographs to reveal eyes, faces, images, religious iconery, spirits, animals and more is presented herein. Each of the revealed images is already embedded in every photograph. The present invention allows users to reveal those images. The processes for revealing hidden images involve removing different layers of the photograph to enhance what is already there and hidden, hence revealing the hidden spiritual images. |
| US10192289B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for data processing and display
A method for data processing and display is disclosed. The method may be implemented by a terminal device. The method may include: transmitting a data request to a server, the data request including at least data associated with a display area of a window; receiving trace data from the server according to the data request, the trace data including dynamic motion data of a target object within the display area; and processing the received trace data to render a trace image in the display area. |
| US10192287B2 |
Image processing method and image system for transportation
An image processing method is adapted to process images captured by at least two cameras in an image system. In an embodiment, the image processing method comprises: matching two corresponding feature points for two images, respectively, to become a feature point set; selecting at least five most suitable feature point sets, by using an iterative algorithm; calculating a most suitable radial distortion homography between the two images, according to the at least five most suitable feature point sets; and fusing the images captured by the at least two cameras at each of timing sequences, by using the most suitable radial distortion homography. |
| US10192286B2 |
Device and method for image enlargement and display panel driver using the same
A display panel driver includes a scaler circuit performing image enlargement processing on input image data corresponding to an input image to generate α-times enlarged image data corresponding to an α-times enlarged image (α is a number larger than one which cannot be represented as 2k); and a driver section driving a display panel. In calculating a pixel value of a target pixel of the α-times enlarged image, the scaler circuit generates enlarged image data including 2n-times enlarged image data corresponding to a 2n-times enlarged image obtained by enlarging the input image with an enlargement factor of 2n (n is the smallest integer determined so that 2n is larger than α), and calculates the pixel value of the target pixel from the 2n-times enlarged image data through interpolation processing of pixel values of pixels of the 2n-times enlarged image corresponding to the target pixel of the α-times enlarged image. |
| US10192283B2 |
System and method for determining clutter in an acquired image
This invention provides a system and method for determining the level of clutter in an image in a manner that is rapid, and that allows a scoring process to quickly determine whether an image is above or below an acceptable level of clutter—for example to determine if the underlying imaged runtime object surface is defective without need to perform a more in-depth analysis of the features of the image. The system and method employs clutter test points that are associated with regions on the image that should contain a low gradient magnitude, indicative of emptiness. This enables the runtime image to be analyzed quickly by mapping trained clutter test points at locations in the coordinate space in which lack of emptiness indicates clutter, and if detected, can rapidly indicate differences and/or defects that allow for the subject of the image to be accepted or rejected without further image analysis. |
| US10192280B2 |
Per-vertex variable rate shading
A graphics processing unit (GPU) may rasterize a primitive into a plurality of samples, wherein vertices of the primitive are associated with VRS parameters. The GPU may determine a VRS quality group that comprises one or more sub regions of the plurality of samples based at least in part on the VRS parameters. The GPU may fragment shade a VRS tile that represents the VRS quality group, wherein the VRS tile comprises fewer samples than the VRS quality group. The GPU may amplify the stored VRS tile into shaded fragments that correspond to the VRS quality group. |
| US10192277B2 |
Systems and methods for generating an audit trail for auditable devices
In some embodiments, auditable devices such as auditable cameras are provided. The auditable devices maintain audit trail data that is digitally signed and stored on the devices until it can be uploaded to an evidence management system. When intermittent data connections to the evidence management system are available, an auditable device may transmit records of urgent events to the evidence management system. The transmission of urgent events via ad-hoc data connections and the digital signing of audit trail data help overcome technical obstacles in establishing provably reliable data collection while minimizing power consumption by the auditable device. |
| US10192275B2 |
Automated real estate valuation system
An automated real estate valuation system for a selected specific property, that uses specific property input attributes items and a plurality of primary token features that are disposed within a specific tract of land, in addition, a plurality of recently sold property input data set items and a plurality of secondary token features that are disposed within the same specific tract of land. Sold properties are qualified by being within first and second ranges of first and second matched items to the specific property, wherein common features are removed and remaining features are given a tokenized grouping and weight via an algorithm to explain price per square foot differences between sold properties. These weights are used determine a calculated value of the specific property by determining a calculated value per square foot based upon the weight of the features associated with the specific property. |
| US10192274B2 |
Method and device for providing online gifting
A method and device for providing dynamically determined gift creation and dissemination in an online environment, including: receiving a gifting request from a first user for dynamically creating and disseminating one or more gifts to one or more recipients in the online environment, wherein the gifting request includes one or more gifting constraints that un-deterministically specify at least one of (1) a respective identity for at least one recipient and (2) a respective gift value for at least one gift; and dynamically creating and disseminating at least one gift in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints, including at least one of: dynamically selecting a respective gift value for at least one gifts in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints; and dynamically determining a respective identity for at least one recipient for at least one gift in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints. |
| US10192273B2 |
Time card punching system
A time card punching system comprising a cloud-based database, a work spot device, and a smartphone carrying a mobile application; wherein the cloud-based database, the work spot device, and the smartphone performs data communication among each other; the work spot device can be registered with designated GPS and equipped with Bluetooth smart technology; when punching a time card, the mobile application can detect if the employee is within five meters from the work spot device; the mobile application uses a face recognition to prevent buddy punching. |
| US10192270B1 |
Optimizing investments to achieve a sales goal
A device may configured to receive a request to provide optimized investment information. The optimized investment information may indicate optimized investments for types of marketing. The device may receive constraint information indicating bounds for the optimized investments. The device may receive sales goal information indicating a sales goal to be achieved by the optimized investments. The device may determine the sales goal is not achievable based on the bounds. The device may broaden the bounds for the optimized investments based on the sales goal not being achievable such that the optimized investments may deviate from the bounds. The device may determine the optimized investments based on a deviation of the optimized investments from the bounds and a total investment cost of the optimized investments to achieve the sales goal. The device may provide the optimized investment information, indicating the optimized investments, to another device based on the request. |
| US10192267B2 |
System for trading commodities and the like
The present invention provides a system for trading commodities and the like. A computer, a communications link between the computer and the Internet, and a database, accessible by the computer are provided. The database includes a plurality of user files. Each of the user files corresponds to a specified user of the system. Each of the user files contains exchange permissions corresponding to exchanges to which the specified user may access. At least one computerized exchange transacts specified commodities executing on the computer accessible by selected users having proper exchange permissions for each exchange. A display is provided for pooling liquidity that permits users to post and view bids and offers and negotiate and consummate transactions on common commodities from one or more groups or exchanges. By such liquidity pooling, the liquidity of transactions of commodities between various exchanges and users is improved. |
| US10192266B1 |
System for generating and administering a servicing asset
Method for providing mortgage collateralized servicing (MCS) contracts to mortgage servicers as a tool to manage hedging risk. The MCS contracts of the present invention pays mortgage servicers for their services, while providing a “self-hedging” component that reduces (or eliminates) the need for the servicer to engage in additional investing and trading in derivatives in order to hedge against servicing contract risks. Such risks typically include default, delinquency, pre-payment, and interest rate fluctuations associated with mortgage loans. Additionally, the method preserves the tax and accounting treatment for mortgage servicing rights contracts preferred by servicers. |
| US10192262B2 |
System for periodically updating backings for resource requests
Techniques described herein relate to automated approval of resource requests. More specifically, resource request data is retrieved, identified, processed and aggregated to automate approval of the request. |
| US10192255B2 |
Systems and methods for in-vehicle navigated shopping
Systems and methods to provide a navigated-shopping service are discussed. In an example, a method for navigated-shopping can include receiving a destination location, accessing a route to the destination, displaying the route with indications of a plurality of items for purchase, receiving selection of a selected item, and purchasing the selected item. The plurality of items for purchase can be within a predefined distance of at least one point along the route. The selection of the selected item can include selection of a retail location of a plurality of retail locations along the route. |
| US10192254B2 |
User interface and geo-parsing data structure
A method to allocate memory, in response to application requests, for a compact data structure having location data and a trailer section is provided. The trailer section of the compact data structure is checked to determine an offset for listings and indices representing the location data. Upon determining the offset, the listings and indices are loaded into memory and responses to the application requests are generated by utilizing the listings and indices stored in the memory. |
| US10192251B2 |
Method and means for browsing by walking
A mobile station is arranged to determine its location, which is searched against street addresses from a database, and at least one matching street address is retrieved. The street address is searched on the mobile station and/or over the network. The search engine conducts a search in the mobile station file system and/or the Internet and/or a file system over the network with the at least one query term, -at least one search result is arranged to be displayed to user on the screen of the mobile station. This facilitates on-demand effortless Mobile Internet Search that allows the users to access opportunities that they did not know about, or would not have had time to find out about with minimum effort as the software of the mobile phone is scanning the Internet and information pages for these opportunities and displaying the results dynamically on the mobile phone screen. |
| US10192250B1 |
Systems and methods for providing access to data sets owned by different entities
The disclosed computer-implemented method for providing access to data sets owned by different entities may include (1) providing a data marketplace platform that allows a plurality of data set owners to each list their own data sets for licensing to any of a plurality of prospective data set license buyers, (2) receiving, at the data marketplace platform, a data set owned by a data set owner, (3) creating a sale listing for the data set, (4) displaying, on the data marketplace platform, the sale listing for the data set to at least one prospective data set license buyer, (5) receiving, from the prospective data set license buyer, an order to license the data set, and (6) providing, via the data marketplace platform, access for the prospective data set license buyer to the data set. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10192247B2 |
Method for buying and selling goods and shopping support system supporting the same
Provided are a goods buying and selling method for buying goods through offline shopping and a shopping support system supporting the same. A buyer collects delivery information for delivery of bought goods based on short-range wireless communication using his or her own terminal. The collected delivery information includes any one of information about a destination to which bought goods are to be delivered and buyer identifier information, and information about the bought goods, and at least one of a payment terminal, a merchant server and a relay server requests delivery of the bought goods from a delivery server based on the collected delivery information. In addition, the buyer collects goods purchase information recorded in recording media arranged in an offline store using his or her own terminal, and pays for desired bought goods based on the collected goods purchase information. |
| US10192246B2 |
Generating multi-cloud incremental billing capture and administration
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating multi-cloud incremental billing capture and administration. A set of aggregate usage history data can store patterns for a user in a set of host clouds recording consumption of processor, memory, storage, operating system, or other resources subscribed to by the across the host clouds. The user can be a corporation or other collective user. An entitlement engine can access a set of subscription parameters and analyze the set of aggregate usage history data based on deviation from consumption limits or other subscription parameters. When resource limits (e.g. operating system instances) are exceeded in a host cloud, the entitlement engine can determine which resource was exceeded, and in which host cloud it was exceeded. Incremental billing for those events can be generated by the entitlement engine, and transmitted to the user via the host cloud and/or resource provider for presentation, collection, and reconciliation. |
| US10192243B1 |
Method and apparatus for determining promotion pricing parameters
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to improve selection of promotion pricing parameters. The method may determine one or more promotion pricing parameters for a promotion that is offered by a promotion and marketing service. The method includes generating one or more predictive models based on historical promotion performance data and generating a revenue equation using the one or more predictive models. The revenue equation provides an estimate of a revenue received by the promotion and marketing service based on the one or more predictive models. The method further includes determining an estimated revenue using the revenue equation based on one or more input sets of promotion pricing parameters provided as input to the revenue equation, and selecting at least one of the input sets of promotion pricing parameters for the promotion based on the estimated revenue. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. |
| US10192241B2 |
Location retargeting system for online advertising
A system for retargeting customers is based on a mobile device query initiated by a user, and includes a query module configured to receive a query with geographical information from the mobile device and determine geographical identifiers of the mobile device. An indexed database stores an aggregated plurality of customers having a geographical identifier proximate to the determined geographical area, and a processor selects an advertiser located proximate to the determined geographical area. A performance feedback module is configured to assign an effectiveness rating to one or more advertisements provided by the selected advertiser based on marketing attributes of the aggregated plurality of customers. An advertisement recommendation module then recommends one or more advertisements provided by the selected advertiser based on the assigned effectiveness rating, and the aggregated plurality of customers are retargeted by transmitting the recommended advertisements to one or more customers of the aggregated plurality of customers. |
| US10192237B2 |
Method and system for distribution of content
Embodiments of methods and systems for incorporating user generated content into a web page are disclosed. In particular, embodiments of such systems and methods may incorporate user generated content into a web page such that the user generated content can be consumed by indexers associated with search engines in association with that web page. Additionally, embodiments may also provide a mechanism by which user generated content may be received and included in a web page when that web page is rendered. Using embodiments as disclosed herein user generated content may be exposed to a search engine indexer in a web page while still providing a mechanism for incorporating the freshest user generated content in such a web page. |
| US10192236B2 |
Methods and systems for automatically generating advertisements
A system and method for generating advertisement automatically are provided. The system may comprise at least one computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions; at least one processor in communication with the at least one computer-readable storage medium, wherein when executing the set of instructions, the at least one processor is configured to cause the system to generate a first plurality of ads, the first plurality of ads including a first plurality of advertisement elements and a first plurality of information components; transmit, via a network, the first plurality of ads to a first group of user terminals; determine at least one of a click-through rate, a number of impressions, or a conversion rate for the first plurality of ads; and analyze the at least one of the click-through rate, the number of impressions, or the conversion rate of the first plurality of ads. |
| US10192227B2 |
Measurements based on panel and census data
A first set of usage data for a first set of resources on a network and a second set of usage data for a second set of resources on a network are accessed. The first set of resources were accessed by a first group of client systems and the first set of usage data is determined based on information received from the first group of client systems sent as a result of beacon instructions included with the first set of resources. The second set of usage data is determined based on information received from monitoring applications installed on a second group of client systems that accessed the second set of resources. Users of the second group of client systems are a sample of a larger group of users that use resources on the network. Initial usage measurement data for a third set of resources on the network is determined based on the first set of usage data. The third set includes one or more common resources that are included in the first set of resources and the second set of resources. One or more adjustment factors are determined based on the second set of usage data and applied to the initial usage measurement data to generate adjusted usage measurement data. One or more reports are generated based on the adjusted usage measurement data. |
| US10192221B2 |
Systems and methods for image capture vector format lasering engine
A transaction card construction and computer-implemented methods for a transaction card are described. The transaction card has vector formatted visible information lasered onto its surface. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for enabling the sourcing of visible information using a scalable vector format. The systems and methods may receive a request to add a first plurality of visible information to a transaction card and capture an image of the first plurality of visible information. The systems and methods may also map the image to a bounding box and convert the mapped image into vector format. In addition, the systems and methods may provide the converted image to a laser machine. |
| US10192219B2 |
Voice recognition to authenticate a mobile payment
Systems and methods are provided for authenticating mobile payments from a customer account to a merchant. The systems and methods may include a financial service provider receiving a request to authorize an electronic transaction at a point-of-sale. A financial service provider server computer may verify that the customer is present at the point-of-sale using received location data. An image having distorted text such as a captcha may be transmitted to a device at the point-of-sale, and the customer may read the captcha aloud. A voice sample of the customer may be sent to the financial service provider for comparison to stored voice recordings, to verify that the customer's voice sample is authentic if the voice matches a previously generated voice recording for the account. If the voice sample is authentic, the financial service provider may authorize the mobile payment. |
| US10192218B2 |
Method, device and system for online payment
Methods and devices for online payments are disclosed. Prior to accepting payment account information from a user for the payment transaction, a client terminal sends an interface listing command to a transaction server, requesting the transaction server to identify one or more acceptable input interfaces for receiving the payment account information. The transaction server responds to the interface listing command by a payment input instruction. The client terminal uses the payment input instructions to generate a payment information interface to present the one or more acceptable input interfaces for user selection. The user can choose how to input the payment information that best conforms to the user's expectations for security and convenience. The current method, device and system provide additional flexibility, improve efficiency, and facilitate online payment. |
| US10192215B1 |
Trigger peer to peer payment with financial cards and phone camera
The disclosure relates to initiating and completing peer to peer payments or peer to merchant payments initiated by financial cards and cameras of mobile devices. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods may provide an accurate determination of parties involved in a peer to peer transaction, be useable with hardware and software that users are already in possession of, and securely initiate a peer to peer transaction. The disclosed systems may include a server communicatively coupled to a mobile device by a network. The server may receive an image of one or more financial cards, retrieve account information for each financial card in the received image, generate a proposed transaction based on the retrieved account information, transmit the proposed transaction to the mobile device, receive approval for the proposed transaction and initiate a payment or a transfer to an account based on the retrieved account information. |
| US10192210B2 |
Automatically emailing receipt at POS
When a consumer makes a purchase at a POS using a payment provider, the payment provider provides, to the merchant, a consumer identification (ID) and an authorization number, along with the payment approval. After receiving the information from the payment provider, the POS device sends a generated digital or electronic receipt to an email address of the payment provider. The email contains information about the payer and the authorization. Upon receipt, the payment provider may upload the electronic receipt into the consumer's mobile wallet or account using the payer ID and authorization number. As a result, the consumer can easily locate and access a receipt on the consumer's mobile device, such as by accessing the user's mobile wallet or the user's payment provider account on the mobile device, e.g., through a mobile app. |
| US10192206B2 |
Method and system for integrating discrete invoices into a personal financial management and bill payment system and then aggregating discrete invoices having the same payor user and the same payee business into a single payment due item for processing
Invoice related financial transaction data is obtained and integrated into a personal financial management and bill payment system. All invoices represented in the invoice related financial transaction data having the same payor user of the personal financial management and bill payment system and the same payee business are then identified and collected into aggregated same payor/same payee invoice related financial transaction data. The aggregated same payor/same payee invoice related financial transaction data is then analyzed to determine the aggregated total amount owed to the payee business by the payor user and this aggregated total amount is processed as a single payment due item by the personal financial management and bill payment system. |
| US10192205B2 |
Method for providing a graphical user interface for an electronic transaction
The method provides a graphical user interface for an electronic transaction. An input screen is displayed in the shape of an electronic transaction device and inputs in fields of the electronic transaction device are received. If each of the one or more fields has been completed, an indication to move to an additional display of the electronic transaction device is shown. Second inputs in additional fields of the additional display are received. If each of the additional fields has been completed, an additional indication to move to a confirmation display is displayed, and the confirmation display is shown. |
| US10192199B2 |
Enabling service features within productivity applications
Systems, methods, and software are described herein for enhancing features within program applications. In an implementation, a user associated with a productivity application is identified and a service application associated with the user is identified. A service feature that corresponds to the service is enabled within the productivity application. The service feature allows the user to perform a function on content generated with the productivity application that is related to the service. |
| US10192194B2 |
In-vehicle package location identification at load and delivery times
A shelving and package locating system for delivery vehicles includes one or more shelves for storing packages within a delivery vehicle during delivery. Each package is associated with both a geographic delivery address and an assigned location on a particular shelf within the delivery vehicle. A GPS unit determines the location of the delivery vehicle during delivery, and a computer provides the shelf location of a particular package when that package's delivery-location information substantially corresponds to vehicle location information. Several embodiments exist for registering the location of the package in the vehicle at load time, such as scanned location indicia, light sensors on shelves, pressure sensors on shelves, pressure sensors on the floor of the vehicle, and light spot. Several embodiments exist for locating the package in the vehicle at delivery time, such as a pick-to-light system that employs variable length lighting and a light pointer system that generates a light spot. |
| US10192193B1 |
Systems and methods for improving central pharmacy-type dispensing operations
Systems and methods for improving central pharmacy-type dispensing operations. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving medication order data associated with one or more patients, generating an order worklist based at least in part on the medication order data, creating one or more medication dispensing queues based at least in part on the order worklist, and facilitating output of at least one or more medication dispensing queues for presentation to a pharmacy. |
| US10192189B2 |
Mobile pickup locations
A mobile pickup location is provided that may be associated with a vehicle such as a public bus. A user may choose to have items delivered to a mobile pickup location on a public bus which the user takes every day travelling from the office to home, or which stops at a bus stop that is convenient for the user. Also, in regions where carriers for delivering items are rare or prohibitively expensive, a mobile pickup location may be utilized to deliver items, such as to a rural village. The coordinates of a mobile pickup location may be tracked, such as with GPS, and a user may be provided with a notification when a mobile pickup location with an ordered item is approaching, such as with a text message sent to a cell phone. |
| US10192182B2 |
Aerial drone for well-site and signal survey
Implementations are directed to surveying equipment and/or signals at well sites using an aerial drone. In some implementations, actions include receiving data provided from the aerial drone, the data including signal measurement data, location data, and one or more of image data and video data associated with a well-site, processing the data to provide one or more of a signal survey and a well-site survey associated with the well-site, the signal survey indicating a strength of a signal at multiple locations of the well-site, the well-site survey indicating one or more pieces of equipment located at the well-site, and providing the one or more of the signal survey and the well-site survey to provide an equipment schedule, the equipment schedule identifying equipment to be installed at the well-site and, for at least one piece of equipment, a location to install the at least one piece of equipment. |
| US10192181B2 |
Resource demand-based project team staffing
A resource staffing manager is provided that manages resource staffing of project teams. A resource demand profile is provided including requirements for roles to be staffed for a project team and an allocated budget for staffing the project team. Based on the resource demand profile, the manager displays a project level graphical user interface that includes a pie chart and a donut chart. The pie chart includes a slice for each of the roles and the donut chart indicates the amount of the allocated budget remaining. Upon selection of a resource to be staffed to one of the roles, the manager updates the slice of the pie chart corresponding to the role to graphically indicate that the selected resource has been selected to be staffed to that role. Based on the selection of the resource, the manager updates the donut chart to indicate the amount of the allocated budget remaining. |
| US10192179B1 |
Session transfer in a customer service environment
Disclosed are various embodiments that relate to creation of a session corresponding to a support request initiated by a customer. Browsing activity, content pages and session notes of a customer service agent are tracked and stored, and a browse history user interface element expressing a browse history associated with the session is generated in a customer service agent user interface. If the session is transferred to another customer service agent, another customer service agent user interface can be generated that also includes the browse history user interface element. |
| US10192178B2 |
Application information for power tools
A method for conveying application information for power tools is disclosed. In one embodiment, information describing a task which is to be performed by a handheld tool is accessed. In one embodiment, the handheld tool is a power tool. Based upon the information describing the task, at least one operating parameter for performing the task is conveyed to the handheld tool. The handheld tool is then configured with the at least one operating parameter prior to initiating the task. |
| US10192174B2 |
Sports and concert event ticket pricing and visualization system
A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either re-pricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. |
| US10192171B2 |
Method and system using machine learning to determine an automotive driver's emotional state
Information generated by human behavior detection sensors (i.e., cameras, microphones, pressure sensors, wearables), and vehicle operational parameter information train a machine learning model to determine a driver's emotional state based on vehicle operational parameter information. The training information may be transmitted by a wireless device for each of a fleet of vehicles and their human driver during a training period. A vehicle driven after the training period may provide vehicle information, vehicle location information, VIN, vehicle operational parameter information, or driver emotional state parameter information to a central computer that may compare the received information to either the trained machine learning model or criteria generated as a result of training the model, to determine whether the first driver, or a second driver of a vehicle proximate the first driver's vehicle, is driving erratically or in an elevated emotional state, and alert the other driver if such a determination is made. |
| US10192167B2 |
Utilizing spatial probability models to reduce computational resource and memory utilization
A method, article comprising machine-readable instructions and apparatus that processes data systems for encoding, decoding, pattern recognition/matching and data generation is disclosed. State subsets of a data system are identified for the efficient processing of data based, at least in part, on the data system's systemic characteristics. |
| US10192165B2 |
System and method for navigating multi-dimensional decision trees using acceptable alternate nodes
A decision tree analysis system and method for navigating a multi-dimensional decision tree uses acceptable alternative child nodes of a target child node to select an end child node for a parent node, where the parent node and the final child node define a single step of a navigation path for the multi-dimensional decision tree. The acceptable alternative child nodes are based on an acceptance delta parameter for a particular attribute, which defines a value range about an attribute value of the target child node within which a child node is determined to be an acceptable alternative child node of the target child node. |
| US10192164B2 |
Travel-related weighted cognitive personas and profiles
A method, system and computer-usable medium for performing cognitive computing operations comprising receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources; processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching for incorporation into a cognitive graph; defining a travel-related cognitive persona within the cognitive graph, the travel-related cognitive persona corresponding to an archetype user model, the travel-related cognitive persona comprising a set of nodes in the cognitive graph, links among the set of nodes being weighted to provide a weighted cognitive graph; associating a user with the travel-related cognitive persona; and, performing a cognitive computing operation based upon the travel-related cognitive persona associated with the user. |
| US10192160B2 |
Radio-frequency identification device
A radio-frequency identification device of the non-contact type, suitable for fixing to an object to be identified that includes a module with at least one electronic chip and at least one electrical and/or magnetic so-called primary antenna used to supply signals to the at least one electronic chip, and an electrical and/or magnetic so-called secondary antenna. The secondary antenna is a conductive element that forms part of the object or is produced by modifying a constituent of the object, the secondary antenna being coupled to the primary antenna without an electrical connection. |
| US10192159B1 |
Contactless card with transmission blocking element
Approaches herein provide protection for an identification chip of a contactless device using a transmission blocking element. In some approaches, a contactless card may include a body having first and second main sides. An identification chip may be coupled to the first main side, and the transmission blocking element may be slidably coupled to the body. The identification chip is covered by the transmission blocking element in a first position, and uncovered by the transmission blocking element when the transmission blocking element is in a second position. The transmission blocking element may include a first section extending along the first main side of the body, and a second section extending parallel to the first section. The transmission blocking element may further include a tab coupling together the first and second sections, wherein the tab is positioned within an internal slot embedded within the body. |
| US10192155B2 |
Multi-dimensional barcode and method of, and system for, electro-optically reading the barcode by image capture
Light-modifying elements of a multi-dimensional barcode are arranged along first and second directions that are orthogonal to each other in a pattern that stores first and second quantities of information stored in the barcode. Some of the elements have different elevations along a third direction that is orthogonal to the first and second directions to store a third quantity of the information. Some of the elements are colored to store a fourth quantity of the information. A surrounding medium at least partially encases at least some of the elements. The surrounding medium has a characteristic that stores a fifth quantity of the information. |
| US10192152B2 |
Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A data processing apparatus selects a processing scheme for target data from among candidates by using a degree of compression of the target data as an index, and performs data processing on the target data by using the selected processing scheme. The candidates include a processing scheme in which data which has been compressed is subjected to the data processing, and a processing scheme in which data is expanded and then subjected to the data processing. |
| US10192151B2 |
Print control apparatus and method for executing a print job under different print conditions
A print control apparatus includes: a job reception unit that receives a print job in which a plurality of different print conditions are capable of being set; a setting reception unit that receives setting of a single print condition among the plurality of print conditions; a print execution unit that prints an image based on the print job as a result of executing the print job in accordance with a single print condition. The print execution unit, when the print condition set in the setting reception unit is changed during execution of the print job, prints an image based on the print job executed under the print condition subsequent to the change immediately after an image based on the print job executed under the print condition prior to the change. |
| US10192149B1 |
Remote editing card printing system by using mobile handsets
A remote editing card printing system by using mobile handsets includes a card printer for printing cards having a specific size. The card printer includes a transformer for transferring instructions into machine codes for instructing a printing unit of the card printer to print cards with predetermine drawings or texts on cards; A layout editor installed on the electronic computer device; the layout editor causing a user to input printing instructions or layout instructions through an I/O device of the electronic computer device to edit a layout of a card and thus causing the printing unit to print the cards based on the layout and printing instructions. The layout editor may be installed on an electronic computer device or a cloud device, and an APP is installed on a handset to be connected to the layout editor so that a user may edit the instructions directly on the APP, or the layout editor is installed on the handset directly. |
| US10192148B1 |
Machine learning of written Latin-alphabet based languages via super-character
A string of Latin-alphabet based language texts is received and formed a multi-layer 2-D symbol in a computing system. The received string contains at least one word with each word containing at least one letter of the Latin-alphabet based language. 2-D symbol comprises a matrix of N×N pixels of data representing a super-character. The matrix is divided into M×M sub-matrices. Each sub-matrix represents one ideogram formed from the at least one letter contained in a corresponding word in the received string. Ideogram has a square format with a dimension EL letters by EL letters (i.e., row and column). EL is determined from the total number of letters (LL) contained in the corresponding word. EL, LL, N and M are positive integers. Super-character represents a meaning formed from a specific combination of at least one ideogram. Meaning of the super-character is learned with image classification of the 2-D symbol. |
| US10192146B2 |
Machine learning to process Monte Carlo rendered images
A method of rendering an image includes Monte Carlo rendering a scene to produce a noisy image. The noisy image is processed to render an output image. The processing applies a machine learning model that utilizes colors and/or features from the rendering system for denoising the noisy image and/or to for adaptively placing samples during rendering. |
| US10192142B2 |
Supervised facial recognition system and method
A computer executed method for supervised facial recognition comprising the operations of preprocessing, feature extraction and recognition. Preprocessing may comprise dividing received face images into several subimages, converting the different face image (or subimage) dimensions into a common dimension and/or converting the datatypes of all of the face images (or subimages) into an appropriate datatype. In feature extraction, 2D DMWT is used to extract information from the face images. Application of the 2D DMWT may be followed by FastICA. FastICA, or, in cases where FastICA is not used, 2D DMWT, may be followed by application of the l2-norm and/or eigendecomposition to obtain discriminating and independent features. The resulting independent features are fed into the recognition phase, which may use a neural network, to identify an unknown face image. |
| US10192141B2 |
Determining scale of three dimensional information
This disclosure relates to a method in which points common to two or more of the images that appear to represent the same real world features are identified, and changes in the location of the points between respective images are used to deduce the motion of the camera and to find the position of the real world features in three dimensional space. In order to determine the scale of the three dimensional information, the position of a reference feature, whose actual distance from the camera is known, is found from the images. The reference feature is found by considering only candidate points selected from candidate points falling within a portion of the image corresponding to a part of the field of view of the camera. The scale is determined from the distance between the camera and the reference feature in the image and in real life. |
| US10192140B2 |
Database for detecting counterfeit items using digital fingerprint records
Improvements are disclosed for detecting counterfeit objects, based on comparison to digital fingerprints that describe features found in images of objects known to be counterfeit. |
| US10192137B2 |
Automatic ruler detection
In some implementations, a method includes: receiving, from the camera, a sample image that includes a fingerprint and a mensuration reference device, where the sample image is associated with a resolution; identifying (i) a plurality of edge candidate groups within the sample image, and (ii) a set of regularity characteristics associated with each of the plurality of edge candidate groups; determining that the associated set of regularity characteristics indicates the mensuration reference device; identifying a ruler candidate group, from each of the plurality of edge candidate groups, based at least on determining that the associated set of regularity characteristics indicates the mensuration reference device; computing a scale associated with the sample image based at least on extracting a set of ruler marks from the identified ruler candidate group; and generating, based at least on the scale associated with the sample image, a scaled image. |
| US10192131B2 |
Logo image indentification system
An image identification system may identify key points on a known image, variations of the known image in different levels of blur, and an unidentified image. One or more geometric shapes may be formed from the key points. A match between the unidentified image and either the known image or a blurred variation of the known image may be determined by comparison of the respective geometric shapes. |
| US10192130B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering a vehicle value from an image
Some aspects of the invention relate to a mobile apparatus including an image sensor configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal. The optical image includes an image of a vehicle license plate. The mobile apparatus includes a license plate detector configured to process the electrical signal to recover information from the vehicle license plate image. The mobile apparatus includes an interface configured to transmit the vehicle license plate information to a remote apparatus and receive an estimated value for a vehicle corresponding to the vehicle license plate in response to the transmission. |
| US10192128B2 |
Mobile surveillance apparatus, program, and control method
Provided is a technique for enhancing operability of a mobile apparatus. An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a first processing unit (2020), a second processing unit (2040), and a control unit (2060). The first processing unit (2020) generates information indicating an event detection position in accordance with a position on a surveillance image set in a first operation. The first operation is an operation with respect to the surveillance image displayed on a display screen. The second processing unit (2040) performs a display change process with respect to the surveillance image or a window including the surveillance image. The control unit (2060) causes any one of the first processing unit (2020) and the second processing unit (2040) to process the first operation on the basis of a second operation. |
| US10192127B1 |
System for dynamic optical character recognition tuning
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for dynamically tuning optical character recognition (OCR) processes. The system receives or captures an image of a resource document and uses a general or default OCR process to identify a source of the document and values of multiple data fields in the image of the document. When the system determines that a data field is missing or cannot be extracted, it causes a computing device to display the image of the resource document and requests user input of a coordinate area of the missing data field from an associated specialist. Once the user input is received, the system applies a data field-specific OCR process on the coordinate area of the missing data field to extract the value of the data field. This value of the missing data field can be transmitted to a processing system for further processing. |
| US10192117B2 |
Graph-based framework for video object segmentation and extraction in feature space
A method for graph-based spatiotemporal video segmentation and automatic target object extraction in high-dimensional feature space includes using a processor to automatically analyze an entire volumetric video sequence; using the processor to construct a high-dimensional feature space that includes color, motion, time, and location information so that pixels in the entire volumetric video sequence are reorganized according to their unique and distinguishable feature vectors; using the processor to create a graph model that fuses the appearance, spatial, and temporal information of all pixels of the video sequence in the high-dimensional feature space; and using the processor to group pixels in the graph model that are inherently similar and assign the same labels to them to form semantic spatiotemporal key segments. |
| US10192116B2 |
Video segmentation
The disclosure relates to recognizing data such as items or entities in content. In some aspects, content may be received and feature information, such as face recognition data and voice recognition data may be generated. Scene segmentation may also be performed on the content, grouping the various shots of the video content into one or more shot collections, such as scenes. For example, a decision lattice representative of possible scene segmentations may be determined and the most probable path through the decision lattice may be selected as the scene segmentation. Upon generating the feature information and performing the scene segmentation, one or more items or entities that are present in the scene may be identified. |
| US10192107B2 |
Object detection method and object detection apparatus
An object detection method and an object detection apparatus are provided. The object detection method includes: mapping at least one image frame in an image sequence into a three dimensional physical space to obtain three dimensional coordinates of each pixel in the at least one image frame; extracting a foreground region in the at least one image frame; segmenting the foreground region into a set of blobs; and detecting, for each blob in the set of blobs, an object in the blob through a neural network based on the three dimensional coordinates of at least one predetermined reference point in the blob, to obtain an object detection result. |
| US10192099B2 |
Systems and methods for automated screening and prognosis of cancer from whole-slide biopsy images
Systems and methods for detection, grading, scoring and tele-screening of cancerous lesions are described. A complete scheme for automated quantitative analysis and assessment of human and animal tissue images of several types of cancers is presented. Various aspects of the invention are directed to the detection, grading, prediction and staging of prostate cancer on serial sections/slides of prostate core images, or biopsy images. Accordingly, the invention includes a variety of sub-systems, which could be used separately or in conjunction to automatically grade cancerous regions. Each system utilizes a different approach with a different feature set. For instance, in the quantitative analysis, textural-based and morphology-based features may be extracted at image- and (or) object-levels from regions of interest. |
| US10192097B2 |
Finger print detection apparatus and detection method thereof
The finger print detection method includes: accessing a part of an input image to generate a checked image; setting a gray level range, wherein each of a gray level of the gray level rang is larger than a minimum gray level and smaller than a maximum gray level; obtaining a detected pixel number of the checked image corresponding to all of the gray levels within the gray level range; and, checking whether the detected pixel number is larger than a product value of a preset ratio and a total pixel number of the checked image or not to determine whether the checked image is a finger print or not. |
| US10192096B2 |
Fingerprint imaging module and electronic device
Fingerprint imaging module and electronic device are provided. The module includes: a light source assembly including first light source for generating first incident light and second light source for generating second incident light; a color layer including a non-opaque region corresponding to interval between the first and second light sources and adapted to transmit the first and second incident light; a sensing surface at a side of the color layer away from the light source assembly, wherein the first and second incident light form first and second reflected light on the sensing surface; an image sensor between the light source assembly and the color layer, including first and second photosensitive regions, and configured to acquire the first and second reflected light to acquire fingerprint images. Fingerprint imaging area of the image sensor and size of fingerprint images are increased, which is favorable for recognition of fingerprint images by fingerprint algorithm. |
| US10192095B2 |
System and method for fingerprint validation
The invention provides a system and method for rapid validation of identity from tissue using registered two dimensional and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan images. The preferred embodiment provides, for a human fingerprint, validation that the surface fingerprint matches the primary fingerprint. An alternate embodiment provides validation of “aliveness” by ascertaining blood flow. Various embodiments are taught. |
| US10192092B2 |
High-efficiency fingerprint identification device
A high-efficiency fingerprint identification device includes an electrode substrate, plural 1-to-N switch circuits formed on the electrode substrate, plural sensing electrodes and plural wires. Each 1-to-N switch circuit has one first end, N second ends and m control ends. The m control ends control connection between the N second ends and the first end. Each sensing electrode corresponds to a nearby 1-to-N switch circuit. The wires are divided into sensing and driving lines and control lines. The sensing electrodes in each column correspond to a sensing and driving line. The sensing and driving line is connected to one of the N second ends of the 1-to-N switch circuits in the column. The sensing electrodes in each row correspond to m control lines. Each control line is connected to ones of the m control ends of the 1-to-N switch circuits in the row. |
| US10192091B2 |
Fingerprint sensor apparatus and a method for controlling the fingerprint sensor apparatus
A fingerprint sensor apparatus including a sampling unit, an image analysing unit and a processor is provided. The sampling unit senses a fingerprint image. The image analysing unit analyses an image parameter of the fingerprint image to obtain an image data, and compares the image data to a reference data to obtain a comparison result. The comparison result includes that the image data corresponds to one of a plurality of stages. The stages are determined based on the image parameter, and the different stages correspond to different pressure regions. The processor controls an electronic device to execute a predetermined operation according to the stage corresponding to the image data. In addition, a method for controlling the fingerprint sensor apparatus is also provided. |
| US10192088B2 |
Video signal monitoring method, video signal monitoring device, and display device
A video signal monitoring device includes a sensor installed in a display device and configured to detect luminance and/or chromaticity in a predetermined region among regions of a video displayed on the display device, a sensing result converting unit configured to convert the detected luminance and/or chromaticity into video identification information for identifying the video, a time measuring unit configured to acquire a clock time or a period of time at or during which the video was displayed, and a sensing result reading unit configured to output the video identification information and the clock time or the period of time. |
| US10192084B1 |
System and method for authenticating objects with authorized access controls
Objects are identified by authentication tags, each configured with an authentication key that includes a first dataset comprised of a random distribution of three-dimensional elements, and with a second dataset comprised of machine-readable data elements. The authentication keys are readable by image capture and/or RFID reading devices, at least one of which is authorized to read at least one of the keys under predetermined conditions. An object is deemed genuine when the device reading a key has been authorized, and when the reading is performed when the conditions have been met. |
| US10192082B2 |
Tag system for providing status data of a device
Provided is a tag system for providing status data of a device, which provides status data of a device using a uniform resource locator (URL) through a tag to a terminal and allows the terminal to provide the status data of a device in the form of a web browser in conjunction with a web server. According to the present invention, data of a device can be immediately checked through a mobile terminal without installing a dedicated application. Particularly, in the case of a device lacking a network or monitoring function, such a device can operate as an Internet of things (IoT) device via a terminal by applying a tag according to the present invention. Through application of the present invention, the remaining amount of a replaceable battery used for a drone, a camera, or the like or an auxiliary battery used for a smartphone can be measured, and a status of a control device installed in a production facility lacking a monitoring system can be checked on the spot. |
| US10192079B2 |
Method and system for magnetic stripe reading using mobile magnetometers
In various example embodiments, a system and method for reading magnetic information by a mobile device are presented. In example embodiments, the mobile device comprises a housing having an integrated surface for swiping a magnetic swipe card and a magnetometer positioned within the housing to produce digital magnetometer output signals. The digital magnetometer output signals represent magnetic information derived from the magnetic swipe card and from the Earth's magnetic fields (or other sources). In some aspects, the digital magnetometer output signals may be filtered to determine which of the signals are derived from the Earth's magnetic fields and which may be derived from other sources. In some aspects, the filtering is based on a range, with those signals falling within a particular range being determined to be derived from the Earth's magnetic field. |
| US10192077B2 |
Combined reading apparatus for identifying product
Disclosed herein is a combined reading apparatus for identifying a product. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a combined reading apparatus may include: a plate panel configured to recognize Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag information, configured such that an antenna adapted to transmit and receive a Radio Frequency (RF) signal to and from an RFID tag is included therein, and formed in a plate shape having predetermined lengths in a horizontal direction and a height direction; a connection bar coupled to one side of the plate panel, configured to support the plate panel, and configured to extend from the plate panel in the horizontal direction; a grip formed in a bar shape so as to be held by a hand, spaced apart from the plate panel, and coupled to the connection bar; and a control unit configured to control the RF transmission and reception of the antenna. |
| US10192075B2 |
Method of secret information entering into electronic digital devices
The solution provides a method of secret information entering into an electronic digital device by a user via the input/output device, when the electronic digital device assigns a multimedia information designed for interaction containing the elements (1) is such a way that their relation to control elements of the electronic digital device is variable between individual displays. Then, the user selects elements (1) of multimedia information designed for interaction assigned to elements (2) of secret information in an order corresponding with the order of elements (2) of secret information, so by selecting the elements (1) of multimedia information designed for interaction the user selects the elements (2) of secret information in given order. |
| US10192072B1 |
Protecting sensitive data
Various examples described herein are directed to systems and methods for securing data. A security system may receive a first record comprising a plurality of record fields, where the plurality of record fields includes a first record field and the first record field includes a first record field data. The security system may access a source setup record corresponding to the first record from a source setup table and determine that the source setup record comprises data referencing the first record field. The security system may access first token data corresponding to the first record field data and replace the first record field data at the first record field with the first token data. The security system may store the first token data at a token table and writing the first token data to the first record field to replace the first record field data. |
| US10192071B2 |
Method for integrating applications
In certain embodiments, a method includes mapping, by a first application, personally identifiable information to an anonymous identification, generating, by the first application, a key, and sending, by a first appliance, the anonymous identification and the key to a second appliance, wherein the first appliance comprises the first application. The method also includes receiving, by the first appliance and from a browser, a token generated by a second application of the second appliance, wherein the token is associated with the key. The method further includes sending, by the first appliance, the personally identifiable information to the browser after receiving the token from the browser. |
| US10192068B2 |
Reversible redaction and tokenization computing system
A computing system for redacting and/or tokenizing non-public information of electronic documents obtained from monitored communications includes a data redaction computing device and/or a data tokenization computing device, a communications network, and a database storing computer executable instructions for analyzing information associated with a plurality of electronic documents stored communicated via the computing network. The computer executable instructions may cause the data redaction/tokenization computing device to identify non-public information in one or more of the plurality of electronic documents and/or at least one of a document type, a source of the electronic document, and a destination to which the electronic document is to be communicated. Based on this analysis, the data redaction/tokenization computing device may modify the electronic document to redact and/or tokenize the non-public information based on the computer executable instructions retrieved from the second database. |
| US10192065B2 |
Automated intelligent provisioning of data storage resources in response to user requests in a data storage management system
A data storage management system comprises enhanced capabilities for automatically discovering operational characteristics of data storage devices installed in the system. A user interface enables end-users to submit requests for storage resources ranging from a simple request for a certain amount of storage space to more complex requests that specify the type of storage technology, the manufacturer, the I/O speed of the storage device, etc. The end-user also may include an expiration timeframe for the requested storage space. The system identifies storage devices that are suitable to the end-user's request, automatically provisions the storage space (e.g., LUN), and assigns it to the requestor. The assigned storage space may automatically expire, based on user-requested or system-provided expiration timeframes. Expired storage space is returned to a logical pool of available resources so that it may be assigned in response to other requests. The system comprises special-purpose policies that govern which data storage devices may be used for users submitting requests and further specify other administrative constraints. |
| US10192064B2 |
Method of security access control for hard disk and hard disk
A method of security access control for a hard disk and a hard disk, where the hard disk includes an Internet Protocol (IP) interface and a control board, and the method includes that the IP interface receives an access data packet and sends the access data packet to the control board, where the control board parses the access data packet to obtain an authentication data packet, where the authentication data packet includes access permission information, inspects the access permission information according to a stored security policy to determine whether an access is authorized, performs a security check on the access data packet using a security algorithm when the access of the user is authorized, and allows accessing data in a corresponding sector on the hard disk according to the sector identifier when the security check is passed. |
| US10192063B2 |
Collection folder for collecting file submissions with comments
A content management system for collecting files from one or more submitters in a collection folder. A collector, who generates the collection folder, can invite one or more submitters to submit one or more files to the collection folder. A submitter submits one or more files along with one or more comments associated with the one or more of submitted files. The one or more submitters have limited rights to the collection folder. The limited rights can include uploading rights and prohibiting a submitter from viewing files that other submitters associated with the collection folder submitted. Thus, the collection folder is able to store files from the one or more submitters, but prevent them from viewing other's submissions. |
| US10192061B2 |
Method and a computing device for providing privacy control in a surveillance video
Method and a computing device for providing privacy control in a surveillance video is disclosed. The computing device receives a surveillance video from a video capturing. The computing device also receives an authentication input key from a user of the computing device. Based on the authentication input key, the computing device identifies one or more region of interests (ROIs) in the video surveillance. The identified ROIs are masked by the computing device for providing the privacy control. In the present disclosure, the number of privacy levels achievable are unlimited and not fixed by ROIs at the video capturing device end. The increase in number of privacy levels do not require any changes or complexity/power increase in the video capturing device end and doesn't demand for increase in bandwidth from the video capturing device. Further, it doesn't deteriorate the video quality. |
| US10192055B2 |
Log in/log out process for EDU mode
Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing an educational mode on a portable computing device, such as a tablet computer, that is a single-user system, used serially by multiple users. Each user can have a separate user storage that may be encrypted. The computing device boots as a system user to a login screen. A first student user enters user credentials into the login screen. The computing device can reboot the user-space processes, while leaving the kernel running, rebooting the computing device as the first student user. When the first student user logs out, data to be synchronized to, e.g., the cloud, can be synchronized for the first student user while a second student user is logged into the device. |
| US10192053B2 |
Method, apparatus, system, device and computer storage medium for treating virus
The present invention provides a method, apparatus, system, device and a computer storage medium for treating virus. A client reports a scan log to a cloud service platform, and/or reports virus family information to the cloud service platform after the virus family information is identified based on the scan log. The cloud service platform identifies the scan log to obtain virus family information, and/or issues the virus removal instruction corresponding to the virus family information to the client after receiving the virus family information from the client, for the client to execute the virus removal instruction. Compared with the method of simply performing the behavior analysis and deleting files by the client, it is more advantageous that the method of the present invention issues virus removal instructions regarding the virus family information from the cloud, the virus treating is more personalized and precise, and the security of the machine system is improved. |
| US10192051B2 |
Data acceleration
According to an example, data acceleration may include receiving indications of levels of capabilities respectively needed for data movement, data processing, and data interactivity, and/or operational parameters associated with the data movement, the data processing, and the data interactivity. Data acceleration may further include determining, based on an analysis of the received indications and/or the operational parameters, specifications for the data movement to include streaming and/or batch, the data processing to include a big data platform, complex event processing, and/or an appliance, and the data interactivity to include an in-memory database (IMDB) and/or a distributed cache. Further, data acceleration may include generating, based on the determined specifications, a data acceleration architectural layout to meet the levels of capabilities respectively needed for the data movement, the data processing, and the data interactivity, and/or the operational parameters associated with the data movement, the data processing, and the data interactivity. |
| US10192050B2 |
Methods, systems, apparatus, and storage media for use in detecting anomalous behavior and/or in preventing data loss
In one aspect, a method includes: receiving information defining a plurality of different actions that may be performed by users; receiving information indicating a relative frequency at which each of the different actions was performed by each of a plurality of users over each of one or more periods of time; determining a plurality of different characteristic behaviors based at least in part on the information indicating the relative frequency at which each of the different actions was performed by each of the plurality of users over each of one or more periods of time, wherein each one of the different characteristic behaviors defines a relative frequency of performance of each of the different actions; receiving information indicating a relative frequency at which each of the different actions was performed by a user over a period of time; and determining a representation of the relative frequency at which each of the different actions was performed by the user over the period of time as a weighted combination of the different characteristic behaviors each of which defines a relative frequency of performance of each of the different actions. |
| US10192049B2 |
Detecting return-oriented programming payloads by evaluating data for a gadget address space address and determining whether operations associated with instructions beginning at the address indicate a return-oriented programming payload
Systems, methods, and media for detecting the presence of return-oriented programming (ROP) payloads are provided, comprising: identifying a potential gadget address space; determining if a piece of the data corresponds to an address of the potential gadget address space; and in response to determining that the piece of the data corresponds to an address of the potential gadget address space: determining whether a plurality of operations, each associated one of a plurality instructions beginning at the address, indicates that an ROP payload is present in the data, and indicating that an ROP payload is present in the data in response to making a determination that a plurality of operations indicates that an ROP payload is present in the data a given number of times. |
| US10192046B2 |
Unlocking control method and apparatus for intelligent terminal
This application discloses an unlocking control method and apparatus for an intelligent terminal, including: detecting, when an intelligent terminal enters an unlocking interface, a touch gesture on a touch display of an intelligent terminal; and determining whether a trajectory node of the detected touch gesture and a stay time on the trajectory node are the same as a predetermined trajectory node and a predetermined stay time on the trajectory node, and if same, unlocking an intelligent terminal. By using the present disclosure, lock screen cracking difficulty may be increased, and security of a lock screen state may be improved. |
| US10192043B2 |
Identity verification
Certain embodiments of the invention generally relate to identity verification. A server may include at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the server at least to receive a data signal from a user computer for a user request to schedule an enrollment session with a remote live person, send a data signal to the user computer, capture a picture of the user via the webcam, perform a first verification, perform a second verification, perform a third verification, and perform a subsequent identity verification of the user. |
| US10192041B2 |
Methods and systems for authentication using zero-knowledge code
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for authentication using zero-knowledge code. One embodiment takes the form of a process that includes detecting an accessory-access-request event associated with a trusted accessory. The process includes generating a seed sequence having a first number of seed-sequence elements. The process includes outputting an indication of at least one seed-sequence element. The process includes receiving at least one seed-sequence-element-modifier signal for at least one of the seed-sequence elements. The process includes modifying the generated seed sequence in accordance with the at least one received seed-sequence-element-modifier signal. The process includes comparing the modified seed sequence with a stored access sequence. The process includes granting operational access to the trusted accessory when the modified seed sequence matches the stored access sequence. The process includes denying operational access to the trusted accessory when the modified seed sequence does not match the stored access sequence. |
| US10192037B2 |
Reporting system and method for ingestible product preparation system and method
A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving directive information including verification information to electronically verify issuance of the directive information by at least one authorized entity, living being identification associated with a particular individual living being, and reporting directions for electronically recording occurrence information to indicate at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of a particular ingestible product designated by the reporting directions to be associated with an electronically inputted identification of the particular individual living being as verified using the living being identification electronically received with the directive information; and electronically transmitting the occurrence information to an electronic receiving device to be accessed by at least one recipient identified by the reporting directions as authorized to access the occurrence information subsequent to verification that the electronically received directive information was issued by the at least one authorized entity and subsequent to the electronic inputting of the identification of the particular individual living being, the occurrence information indicating the at least one occurrence of at least partial preparation of the particular ingestible product being associated with the particular individual living being. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. |
| US10192033B2 |
Capturing data for individual physiological monitoring
A method for capturing images of an individual to determine wellness for such individual, including establishing baseline physiological data for the individual, and baseline capture condition data for the individual; detecting and identifying the presence of the individual in the image capture environment; providing semantic data associated with the individual; capturing one or more images of the individual during a capture event and determining the capture conditions present during the capture event; using the event capture conditions, the baseline physiological data for the individual and the baseline capture condition data to determine the acceptability of event captured images; and using the acceptable images and the semantic data in determining the wellness of the individual. |
| US10192032B2 |
System and method for saving medical imaging data
Methods and systems are provided for tagging and selectively saving medical imaging data. One example method includes acquiring medical imaging data with a medical imaging device, tagging a subset of the medical imaging data with a tag based on one or more features of the imaging data, and saving the subset of the imaging data if the tag matches a designated tag. |
| US10192031B1 |
System for extracting information from DICOM structured reports
Described are techniques for extracting information from DICOM structured reports by applying criteria to the reports to locate values at particular nodes and extract the values into a data structure. One or more rules may be applied to determine additional values based on the extracted values. One or more of the extracted values or additional values may be queried, indexed, aggregated, and stored for searching, access, report generation, and so forth. |
| US10192030B2 |
Methods for accurately measuring enzyme activity
Provided are biological methods for measuring enzyme activity. The methods include generating reactions, and contacting each reaction generated with a set of internal standards, where each of the internal standards includes a different amount of product. The methods also include generating a standard curve for each of the reactions from the internal standards in each of the reactions. |
| US10192028B2 |
Data analysis device and method therefor
The computational cost for a mapping process performed in analyzing genome/exome/transcriptome is reduced by sorting all cyclic permutations or suffixes of all read sequences to allow a search to be performed on the basis of any base sequence as a key. Also performed is computing and storing, for each base position in a genome sequence, the minimum length for uniqueness (MLU) at which a partial sequence starting from the base position becomes unique in the genome. In analysis of variations, a target region is scanned to inspect the number of matching read sequences that contain a partial sequence with a length of MLU and thus estimate the position of a variation, and then, the read sequences are collected at a position where the possibility of a variation having occurred is high to perform comparison analysis of the sequences. |
| US10192026B2 |
Systems and methods for genomic pattern analysis
The invention provides methods for analyzing sequence data in which a large amount and variety of reference data are efficiently modeled as a reference graph, such as a directed acyclic graph (DAG). The method includes determining positions of k-mers within a reference graph that represents a genomic sequence and known variation, storing the positions of each k-mer in a table entry indexed by a hash of that k-mer, and identifying a region within the reference graph that includes a threshold number of the k-mers by reading from the table entries indexed by hashes of substrings of a subject sequence. The subject sequence may subsequently be mapped to the candidate region. |
| US10192024B2 |
System and method for generation and use of optimal nucleotide flow orders
An embodiment of a method for generating a flow order that minimizes the accumulation of phasic synchrony error in sequence data is described that comprises the steps of: (a) generating a plurality of sequential orderings of nucleotides species comprising a k-base length, wherein the sequential orderings define a sequence of introduction of nucleotide species into a sequencing by synthesis reaction environment; (b) simulating acquisition of sequence data from one or more reference genomes using the sequential orderings, wherein the sequence data comprises an accumulation of phasic synchrony error; and (c) selecting one or more of the sequential orderings using a read length parameter and an extension rate parameter. |
| US10192023B2 |
Model comparison tool
A system includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first computer-aided design (CAD) model representing at least one part of a machine, receive a second CAD model representing the at least one part of the machine, and identify one or more differences between the first CAD model and the second CAD model. The processor is also configured to populate a discrepancy list including the one or more differences between the first CAD model and the second CAD model, receive an input to review the discrepancy list, and display a visualization having the discrepancy list via the display upon receipt of the input. |
| US10192018B1 |
Method and system for implementing efficient trim data representation for an electronic design
An improved approach is described to implement trim data representation for an electronic design. Instead of maintaining a gap shape object for every gap in the layout, existing objects adjacent to the gap location are configured to include attributes of the gap shape. The properties of the gap shape can then be derived from the adjacent objects. |
| US10192013B1 |
Test logic at register transfer level in an integrated circuit design
Electronic design automation (EDA) systems, methods, and computer readable media are presented for adding design for test (DFT) logic at register transfer level (RTL) into an integrated circuit (IC) design at RTL. In some embodiments, the DFT logic at RTL includes a port that connects to a hierarchical reference with a hierarchical path in the tree structure hierarchy to a part of the IC design at RTL. Such DFT modification helps to decrease the number of new ports added at this stage, and as a result assists subsequent debugging and back-annotation of RTL. |
| US10192010B1 |
Simulation of chemical reactions via multiple processing threads
An example method may include identifying (i) a first group of reactions that corresponds to a first set of precursors and a first set of reaction products and (ii) a second group of reactions that corresponds to a second set of precursors and a second set of reaction products. No precursor in the first set of precursors is also in the second set of precursors, no reaction product in the first set of reaction products is also a precursor in the second set of precursors, and no reaction product in the second set of reaction products is also a precursor in the first set of precursors. The method may also include executing a first processing thread to iteratively calculate respective quantities of the precursors in the first set of precursors and executing a second processing thread to iteratively calculate respective quantities of the precursors in the second set of precursors. |
| US10192009B2 |
Simulation of photovoltaic modules
A method is provided for calculating a performance of a photovoltaic module comprising at least a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell. The method comprises calculating a heat flow between the first photovoltaic cell and the second photovoltaic cell using a first thermal equivalent circuit of the first photovoltaic cell and a second thermal equivalent circuit of the second photovoltaic cell, wherein at least one node of the first thermal equivalent circuit is connected to a corresponding node of the second thermal equivalent circuit by a thermal coupling resistance. The method may be used for calculating the influence of spatial and temporal variations in the operation conditions on the performance, such as the energy yield, of a photovoltaic module or a photovoltaic system. |
| US10192005B2 |
Modeling and simulation
A method includes, based on information received from a user through a graphical user interface, forming and storing elements that define a model that can be run by a computer to simulate operation of a real-world system that includes real-world features. The method includes including in the elements that are formed and stored, collections of software entities that correspond to the real-world features, and running the model using the software entities. |