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US10199831B2	Circuit arrangement for inline voltage supply, use of such a circuit arrangement and device having such a circuit arrangement In a circuit arrangement for in-line supply of voltage to an electrical or electronic apparatus located in the region of a DC line, a parallel circuit of two diodes oriented in anti-parallel is arranged in the line. When a direct current is flowing between terminals of the circuit arrangement, the anti-parallel diodes permit a small voltage drop between the terminals, irrespective of the direction of flow of the current, which voltage drop is limited to the forward voltage of the diode that is currently forward biased. The voltage drop across the anti-parallel diodes is tapped by a supply subcircuit. A semiconductor switch can be connected in parallel with the anti-parallel diodes, which switch is controlled by a voltage-reduction subcircuit to minimize the power dissipation of the circuit arrangement.
US10199829B2	Microgrid system and control method for the same This microgrid system (100) includes: a generator device (111) for outputting power; a plurality of sub-microgrids (110) that include utility customers (112) who consume power; a shared unit (120) connected to the plurality of sub-microgrids (110), and provided with a plurality of energy storage devices (121) for storing power; and a control device (130) that, when power outputted by the generator device (111) is to be stored in the energy storage devices (121), selects an energy storage device (121) as the storage destination for the power outputted by the generator device (111), in accordance with the respective status of the plurality of energy storage devices (121), and when power is to be supplied to utility customers (112), selects an energy storage device (121) as the supply source for supplying power to the utility customers (112), in accordance with the respective status of the plurality of energy storage devices (121).
US10199828B2	Phase compensation system Systems and methods are provided for a three-phase compensation system, whereby an electric circuit is configured to be connected with three input phases of a power source and to supply three respective output phases, said electric circuit further configured to compensate for one or two malfunctioning input phases of said three input phases by supplying current from a functioning input phase of said three input phases to replace a malfunctioning input phase.
US10199823B2	Chain-link converter system with different DC-sources and method for operation An electrical chain-link converter system includes a converter phase leg for converting a plurality of DC electrical currents from a plurality of DC power sources to an AC current of an electrical power distribution network. The phase leg includes a plurality of serially connected converter cells each of which is connected to a respective power source of the plurality of DC power sources. The system also includes a control unit associated with the phase leg, the control unit including a processor; and a storage unit storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control unit to, for each of the converter cells: obtain a dedicated voltage reference for the converter cell; and transmit the voltage reference to the converter cell.
US10199822B2	Voltage balance control device and voltage balance control method for flying-capacitor multilevel converter A voltage balance control device and a voltage balance control method for a flying-capacitor multilevel converter are provided. A current direction forecasting unit acquires a voltage change amount of any selected flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter, and receives a feedback signal of two adjacent switch elements corresponding to the selected flying capacitor. A computing result is generated according to an average value or a cumulative value of the feedback signal in the adjusting period. After multiplication and/or division is performed on the voltage change amount and the computing result, the current direction can be forecasted according to the obtained sign. Consequently, the voltage balance of the flying capacitor of the flying-capacitor multilevel converter can be achieved.
US10199818B2	System and method for wireless power transfer using over-voltage protection A system and method of over-voltage protection includes a switch coupled between a power source and a load, a detection circuit configured to detect an onset of an over-voltage event at the load; and a driver circuit coupled to the switch and the detection circuit. The driver circuit includes a boost sub-circuit that provides a low-resistance path for opening the switch in a boost mode, the boost mode being triggered by the onset of the over-voltage event and having a predetermined duration and a steady state sub-circuit that provides a high-resistance path for holding the switch open during steady state operation when the boost mode.
US10199817B2	Variable diameter core termination with variable diameter housing A variable diameter termination includes an elastomeric tubular housing having a first portion with a first inner diameter, a second portion with a second inner diameter, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and with a transition inner diameter. The elastomeric tubular housing is disposed on a tubular core that includes a first portion with a third outer diameter, a second portion with a fourth outer diameter, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and with a transition outer diameter. The first portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the first portion of the tubular core, the second portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the second portion of the tubular core, and the third portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the third portion of the tubular core.
US10199815B2	Watertight electrical compartment for use in irrigation devices and methods of use A watertight electrical compartment for use in an irrigation device can include a compartment body having a chamber and a sealing section configured to mate with one or more sealing rings. A sealing cap can mate with the sealing section and/or the sealing rings to seal the chamber. A cap retainer can be advanced over at least a portion of the sealing cap. One of the compartment body and cap retainer can have internal threads to be screwed onto external threads of the other one of the compartment body and cap retainer. The cap retainer can also have a stopping feature to keep the sealing cap in its sealed position. The watertight electrical compartment can be used in a wireless flow sensor assembly, a battery operated irrigation controller, and/or a battery-operated central controller device, to provide irrigation control, and/or sensor information, without the need for AC power.
US10199810B2	Rejuvenation of subsea electrical cable insulation Described is a rejuvenation method for a cable used in a subsea environment. The method includes applying a bias signal to a conducting element of the cable, the bias signal being selected to improve the insulation properties of the cable. The bias signal is selected such that, in the event of an electrical leakage current of predetermined magnitude flowing between the conducting element and a salt containing liquid of the subsea environment at a fault location. The bias signal can be a voltage which promotes an electrochemical reaction between the conducting element and the liquid resulting in the formation of a barrier material at the fault location restricting further leakage current flow and enhancing the insulation resistance of the cable. The bias signal is selected such that the electrochemical reaction promoted by the bias signal maintains the presence of the barrier material at the fault location.
US10199809B2	Holdout supports and pre-expanded units and methods including same An integral, unitary pre-expanded cover assembly unit for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes a cover assembly, a holdout and a holdout support. The cover assembly includes an elastomeric sleeve and a duct. The elastomeric sleeve defines a cable passage to receive the electrical connection and the primary conductors of the first and second cables. The duct overlies the elastomeric sleeve. The duct defines a duct passage configured to receive at least one of the neutral conductors therethrough. The holdout is removably mounted within the cable passage of the elastomeric sleeve. The holdout defines a holdout passage. The holdout maintains the elastomeric sleeve in an expanded state. The holdout support is removably mounted within the holdout passage. The holdout support reinforces the holdout.
US10199802B1	Magnesium based gettering regions for gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode devices In an example, the present invention provides a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate material comprising a surface region, which is configured on either a ({10-10}) crystal orientation or a {10-10} crystal orientation configured with an offcut at an angle toward or away from the [0001] direction. The device also has a GaN region formed overlying the surface region, an active region formed overlying the surface region, and a gettering region comprising a magnesium species overlying the surface region. The device has a p-type cladding region comprising an (InAl)GaN material doped with a plurality of magnesium species formed overlying the active region.
US10199796B2	Semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser device includes a base; a heat sink protruding upward from the base and including an upper surface and a lateral surface extending from the base to the upper surface; a plurality of lead electrodes separated from the heat sink; a submount including: a first main surface fixed to the lateral surface of the heat sink, and a second main surface including a first fixing part, an upper second fixing part, and a lower second fixing part; a protective element fixed to the upper second fixing part; and a wire connecting the protective element and one of the plurality of lead electrodes.
US10199792B2	RJ-45 extraction tool An RJ-45 insertion and extraction tool is disclosed that allows a user to plug and unplug an RJ-45 connector from an RJ-45 socket in a quick and easy way that does not disturb other cables plugged into adjacent sockets.
US10199791B2	Method for connecting two devices and having a fastening device Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus and a method for connecting a first device and second device. An apparatus includes an angled connector configured to connect to a first device to a second device, the first device and the second device configured to communicate through signal paths in the connector, the signal paths configured to pass digital data signals, a fastening device configured to secure the angled connector to the first device.
US10199790B2	Brush holder apparatus, brush assembly, and method Devices and methods of use for brush holder assemblies are disclosed. Brush holder assemblies including a mounting block and a brush holder are disclosed. Also illustrated is a brush holder assembly including a first portion in sliding engagement with a second portion. In some embodiments the brush holder includes a channel, such that at least a portion of the mounting block is disposed within the channel of the brush holder.
US10199783B2	Extendable modular power strip system and method of use A flexible, extendable power strip with multiple modular components linked together along a flexible wire which allows each modular unit of the power strip to be placed remote from the next to power multiple devices from the same wall power outlet. The cord may retract within the modular units when the units are connected together by any suitable means. Power outlets may be on one or more faces of each of the modular units, and additional outlets including USB outlets may also be included in each modular unit.
US10199782B1	Mounting systems for electronic devices Mounting systems can couple an electronic device to a wall. Mounting systems can include a first cavity configured to hold a power adapter of the electronic device. Mounting systems can include a channel that wraps around the first cavity. The channel can be configured to store a cable that is coupled to the power adapter and wound around the channel. A sleeve can cover the cable stored in the cable storage area of the mounting system.
US10199778B2	High-speed connector inserts and cables High speed connector inserts and cables having improved heat conduction, high strength, and may be manufactured in a reliable manner. One example may provide a connector insert having several paths by which heat may be removed from circuitry in the cable insert. In one example, heat may be removed from one or more circuits by forming a thermal path between a circuit and a shield of the connector insert. Another path may include one or more pads on a side of an integrated circuit board that are soldered directly to the shield. A braiding surrounding a cable may be soldered or otherwise thermally connected to the shield. Another example may provide a cable having a braiding that includes one or more types of fibers, such as aramid fibers. Another example may provide for increased manufacturability by using a wire comb and a solder bar.
US10199776B2	Electrical connector with improved shielding plate An electrical connector includes a terminal module including an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and a shielding plate. The insulating housing defines a base and a mating tongue extending from the base, the mating tongue defines opposite mating surfaces, a front face and opposite side faces connecting with the mating surfaces and the front face. The terminals include contacting sections exposed upon the mating surfaces and leg sections out of the base. The shielding plate is embedded in the insulating housing and includes a main portion disposed between the mating surfaces and two thickened side portions, the side portions enclose opposite side faces of the mating tongue and each provides a side latch at an outer side face thereof. The side portions extend forward to the front face of the mating tongue and rearward to the base.
US10199775B2	Electrical connector with device securing shielding plate and insulator together before molding An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, upper and lower contacts disposed in the housing, a metallic shielding plate, and a metallic shield enclosing the housing. The insulative housing includes a first insulator with a first mating tongue thereof, and a second insulator with a second mating tongue thereof wherein the shielding plate is sandwiched between the first insulator and the second insulator. The shielding plate forms a cutout with side edges in two opposite lateral sides. The second insulator forms a pair of pressing parts extending toward the shielding plate with a hook at the end. When the shielding plate is assembled to the second insulator, the hook engages the side edge of the cutout so as to secure the shielding plate to the second insulator in the vertical direction.
US10199772B2	Power distribution apparatus with rotary opening/closing type plug fixing means for communications equipment rack A power distribution apparatus with a rotary-opening/closing type plug fixing device for a communication equipment rack is provided. The power distribution apparatus prevents poor connection resulting from accidentally touching other power plugs by fixing the power plug with the plug fixing device which rotates in one direction, and allows the separation of the plug fixing device with only one hand when separating the power plug, thereby enabling users to conveniently separate the power plug even in a narrow space.
US10199770B2	Connector A connector includes a base member having a first surface facing a rear surface of a flexible substrate and a projection projecting from the first surface, and a contact which has a second surface facing a flexible conductor exposed on a front surface of the flexible substrate and a projection accommodating portion disposed in the second surface, the first surface of the base member coming into contact with the rear surface of the flexible substrate and the second surface of the contact coming into contact with the front surface of the flexible substrate, the projection being inserted into the projection accommodating portion with the flexible substrate being sandwiched therebetween, and an inner peripheral surface of the projection accommodating portion coming into contact with the flexible conductor in a direction parallel to the second surface to electrically connect the contact to the flexible conductor.
US10199768B2	Connector A connector comprises a housing and a lock connected to the housing. The lock has a base extending in a mating direction, a bend extending continuously from a rear end of the base in the mating direction and formed in a U-shape, and a press-fitting protrusion extending from an end of the bend opposite the base. The bend has a bend face facing in the mating direction and is separated from the housing by a bend gap. The press-fitting protrusion is press-fitted in the housing.
US10199766B2	Breakaway railcar power connector A railcar power connector includes a connector body defining a central opening configured to receive a portion of a cable, and a spring member having a protrusion moveable relative to the connector body between a locked position where the protrusion is configured to be secured to a mating connector and a released position where the protrusion is configured to be released from a corresponding recess of a mating connector. The protrusion moveable from the locked position to the released position upon a predetermined axial force applied to the spring member.
US10199763B2	Electrical connector having excellent waterproof property An electrical connector includes a terminal module and a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell insert molded on an outer side of the metallic shell. The metallic shell surrounds the insulative housing to form a mating cavity opening forwardly. The shielding shell has a sealing member disposed between the metallic shell and the waterproof shell and a retaining member disposed at a rear side of the waterproof shell. The retaining member is separate from the sealing member. The metallic shell defines an opening slot going therethrough. The sealing member covers the opening slot. The retaining member defines a mounting leg.
US10199761B1	Signal transmission assembly and floating connector A floating connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals installed on the insulating housing, and two soldering members. The insulating housing includes an inserting portion, two extending portions respectively connected to two opposite ends of the inserting portion, and two covering portions respectively located at the two extending portions. The inner walls of each covering portion and the corresponding extending portion co-define a limiting slot having a limiting wall and two limiting holes arranged facing the limiting wall. The two soldering members are respectively and movably arranged in the two limiting slots. Each soldering member includes a beam facing the corresponding limiting wall, two elastic arms connected to the beam and respectively arranged in the two corresponding limiting holes, and two soldering tails respectively connected to two opposite ends of the beam and passing through the corresponding limiting slot.
US10199758B2	Contact A contact includes a contact unit in contact with a terminal of a circuit board, to establish electric connection; and a barrel unit to contain the contact unit. The contact unit has a first contact point to come into contact with the terminal in an early stage of a relative slide operation in a connection direction when connected to the circuit board, and to be inclined according to the slide operation; a second contact point to swing toward the circuit board according to the inclination of the first contact point, and to be brought into contact with the terminal after a delay from the contact of the first contact point against the terminal; and a contact fulcrum portion. The barrel unit has protrusion support portions to support the contact fulcrum portion. Contact surfaces between the contact fulcrum portion and the protrusion support portions are each a rolled surface.
US10199757B2	Electronic control connector, electronic control for driving a hermetic compressor and hermetic compressor An electronic control connector (30) including at least an input orifice (32a), at least a fixing leg (33) and at least a terminal (34), the terminal (34) being inserted inside the input orifice (32a), the electronic control connector (30) being fixed to a printed circuit board (10) of an electronic control (50), by a fixing between the fixing leg (33) and a fixing orifice (16) disposed on the printed circuit board (10) of the electronic control (50), the fixing of the electronic control connector (30) to the printed circuit board (10) also establishing an electrical connection between the terminal (34) of the electronic control connector (30) and the tracks of the printed circuit board (10) of the electronic control (50).
US10199754B2	Connector and connector-equipped cable A connector for being arranged at an end of a cable includes a paddle card substrate for electrically connecting the cable to a connected device, plural device-side electrodes that are formed at an end portion of the paddle card substrate in plural rows in an insertion direction into the device and are to be electrically connected to the device, and a protective portion formed between the device-side electrodes adjacent in the insertion direction into the device to protect a surface of the paddle card substrate. The protective portion includes plural metal protective pads that are spaced from each other at a predetermined distance in the insertion direction.
US10199742B2	Passive frequency multiplexer A passive frequency multiplexer includes a beam forming network lens including a plurality of input terminals and a plurality of output terminals; a transmission line for transmitting a signal to the beam forming lens; and a plurality of couplers arranged in series along the transmission line, each of the plurality of couplers comprising an input terminal, an output terminal, and a coupled output terminal, each of the coupled output terminals of the plurality of couplers being coupled to a respective one of the input terminals of the beam forming network lens.
US10199740B2	Lens design method and radiation source substrate A lens design method is disclosed for designing a lens to reshape an actual far-field radiation pattern of a radiation source, such as a spiral antenna, to a preferred far-field radiation pattern. The method comprises:—determining a preferred far-field radiation pattern of the radiation source;—deriving a corresponding near-field radiation pattern from the preferred far-field radiation pattern;—determining an actual near-field pattern of the radiation source;—mapping an electric field and a magnetic field of the actual near-field radiation pattern to the derived near-field radiation pattern using a transfer relationship, the transfer relationship comprising material parameters which characterize the lens; and,—determining the material parameters.
US10199738B2	Anisotropic metamaterials for electromagnetic compatibility An electromagnetic device includes: a first medium having a first material having a first dielectric constant, the first medium having a plurality of spaces filled with a second material having a second dielectric constant that is different from the first dielectric constant; and a plurality of antennas disposed proximate the first medium; wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of spaces of the first medium have an average spacing therebetween of less than one quarter of an operating wavelength of at least one of the plurality of antennas.
US10199737B2	Magneto-dielectric material with low dielectric losses Materials that exhibit magneto-dielectric effects with high local order in the form of distinct basic units with a defined geometry that provides orientation and spacing that prevents contact between conductive components of a basic unit are disclosed. Use of multiple basic units arranged, for example by embedment, in essentially random orientation relative to one another provides a composite material with magneto-dielectric effects that isotropic and homogeneous. Such basic units are readily manufacturable using conventional techniques.
US10199735B2	TEM line to double-ridged waveguide launcher A TEM line to double-ridged waveguide launcher and horn antenna are disclosed. The launcher uses multiple probes or one or more wide-aspect probes across the ridge gap to minimize spreading inductance and a TEM combiner or matching taper to match the impedance of the probes over a broad bandwidth. The horn uses a power-law scaling of gap height relative to the other dimensions of the horn's taper in order to provide a monotonic decrease of cutoff frequencies in all high-order modes. Both of these techniques permit the implementation of ultra-wideband designs at high frequencies where fabrication tolerances are most difficult to meet.
US10199729B2	Lens based antenna for super high capacity wireless communications systems An antenna includes a stack of cylindrical lenses combined with feed elements to provide multi-beam coverage for a given wireless communication sector. Each cylindrical lens disc has approximately the same height as the feed elements being used with the lens. To overcome the problem of interference from cables and opposing feeds, feed elements are placed around the lens. The cylindrical lenses are stacked such that a small gap exists between each pair of adjacent cylindrical lenses, allowing for cable lines to pass through between the pair of the cylindrical lenses, and thus removing interference for 360 degree coverage. Cable lines are arranged such that they only traverse the portion of the circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical lenses that do not interfere with the field of view of the RF signals generated by the corresponding feed elements.
US10199725B2	Methods and devices for reducing passive intermodulation in RF antennas Systems and related methods for reducing passive intermodulation (PIM) include a combination of an antenna control unit (ACU) and a remote electrical tilt (RET) system. The ACU may be used to generate rotational motion of an output drive shaft in response to an input tilt control signal. The RET system couples to the output drive shaft of the ACU and may be used to convert the rotational motion into translational motion for modifying a phase shift of an antenna beam. PIM may be substantially eliminated by providing electrical isolation between the ACU and RET system in the form of a non-conductive connector that engages the draft shaft of the ACU.
US10199724B2	Antenna An in-vehicle antenna is disclosed. The in-vehicle antenna is configured to be installed with an installation counterpart having a ground surface. The in-vehicle antenna has an element part, a ground part integrally connected to the element part, and a clamping part configured to clamp the installation counterpart together with the ground part with elastic force.
US10199723B2	Inflatable radome The invention relates to an inflatable radome containing a flexible radome wall, said radome wall comprising high strength polymeric fibers and further containing a plastomer wherein said plastomer is a semi-crystalline copolymer of ethylene or propylene and one or more C2 to C12 a-olefin co-monomers and wherein said plastomer having a density as measured according to IS01183 of between 860 and 930 kg/m3.
US10199722B2	Systems and techniques for radome-antenna configuration A radome structure of an antenna system is provided having a plurality of switchable antenna elements disposed around a perimeter of the radome structure that can simultaneously track multiple targets and be implemented in a variety of different applications. Each of the switchable antenna elements can be individually switched between different radiation patterns to support different applications. The antenna system may include an infrared (IR) sensor pedestal, an IR sensor disposed on the IR pedestal and a plurality of switchable radio frequency (RF) antenna elements disposed in a circumferential direction around the IR sensor pedestal. In an embodiment, each of the plurality of switchable RF antenna elements can be switched from a first radiation pattern to a second radiation pattern to change an array radiation pattern of the antenna.
US10199721B2	Vehicle antenna Embodiments of the present invention provide an aerodynamic device for a vehicle, comprising one or more antenna elements arranged to extend from a surface of the aerodynamic device.
US10199719B2	Antenna and electronic device having the same An antenna of an electronic device is provided. The antenna includes a substrate including a ground portion, an external metallic frame of the electronic device, a float ground portion arranged to be connected to the external metallic frame in a state of being disconnected from the substrate, and at least one radiator electrically connected to the float ground portion. Upon being fed with power, the at least one radiator may operate as an antenna radiator, or a section of the external metallic frame may operate as the antenna radiator.
US10199718B2	Electronic device antenna feed and return path structures An antenna may be formed from a peripheral conductive housing structure in an electronic device that is separated from an antenna ground by a gap. An antenna feed may be formed from a metal trace on a flexible printed circuit that spans the gap. The metal trace may have a line segment that joins a wider pad portion of the trace at a junction. A stiffener on the flexible printed circuit may have a protrusion that overlaps the junction. A metal bracket attached to the peripheral housing structure may be soldered to the pad. A metal member with meandering paths may form a return path in the antenna. The meandering path may have parallel segments that extend along an inner surface of the peripheral conductive housing structure to prevent the metal member from rotating when a screw is used to screw the metal member to the peripheral conductive housing structure.
US10199717B2	Phased array antenna panel having reduced passive loss of received signals A phased array antenna panel includes a first plurality of antennas, a first radio frequency (RF) front end chip, a second plurality of antennas, a second RF front end chip, and a combiner RF chip. The first and second RF front end chips receive respective first and second input signals from the first and second pluralities of antennas, and produce respective first and second output signals based on the respective first and second input signals. The combiner RF chip can receive the first and second output signals and produce a power combined output signal that is a combination of powers of the first and second output signals. Alternatively, a power combiner can receive the first and second output signals and produce a power combined output signal, and the combiner RF chip can receive the power combined output signal.
US10199715B2	Systems and methods for locating rack-based assets A system includes a central server; a reader in communication with the central server; and a set of equipment racks. Each equipment rack of the set of equipment racks defines a face. The each equipment rack includes an observer device and at least two antenna arrays. At least one of the at least two antennas is in communication with the observer device. The system further including a set of tags attached to assets disposed within the set of equipment racks. Each tag of the set of tags is to transmit a beacon signal including a tag identifier of the each tag. The at least one antenna is to receive the beacon signal. The observer device is to communicate the tag identifier and the characteristics of the beacon signal to the reader and central server. The central server determines a rack location based on the characteristics of the beacon signal.
US10199714B2	Wireless LED tube lamp device A wireless LED tube lamp device (100) comprises: an at least partially transparent tube (7); at least one LED (1) arranged within said tube; at least one LED driver (4); a LED controller (5); an RF antenna (30; 40) coupled to the controller for receiving and sending wireless commands. The RF antenna is a curved antenna having antenna elements (31, 32, 33; 41, 42, 43) located in a common curved plane wherein said antenna comprises an array of half-loop wire antenna, and said array of half-loop wire antenna comprises a plurality of coils of line.
US10199713B2	Systems, devices, and methods for orienting an antenna mast An antenna mast assembly with an alignment plumb is provided which allows for increased speed and accuracy in aligning antenna masts. The antenna mast assembly includes an antenna mast. An upper end of the mast extends in a first direction and a lower end of the mast extends in a second direction with an angle between the first and second directions. The bend in the mast creates the angle between the upper and lower ends. The upper end of the mast is connected to an antenna. The mast also includes an orientation indicator near its lower end and aligned with the first direction. The mast assembly also includes a foot configured to couple the lower end of the mast to a mounting surface and a plumb coupled to the foot. The plumb includes a plumb indicator that aligns with the mast orientation indicator and indicates that the upper end of the mast is orientated vertically.
US10199712B1	Apparatus, method, and system for factory wiring and/or aiming of devices on dual purpose monopoles Disclosed herein are means and methods by which unrelated or outside entities may add value to strategic partnerships with mobile network service providers—beyond providing preexisting elevating structures. In the state of the art, mobile network service providers must rely upon multiple technicians using multiple tools to pinpoint where a tower or pole exists, and must perform precise horizontal and vertical aiming of each mobile network device when elevated and mounted at a particular position on said tower or pole. Said means and methods are directed to reducing the time and cost associated with this onsite commissioning of mobile network devices by factory wiring and factory aiming at least some of these devices in a commensurate fashion to factory wiring and factory aiming of disparate devices such as lighting fixtures.
US10199702B2	Phase shifter comprising a cavity having first and second fixed transmission lines with slots therein that engage a slidable transmission line A phase shifter includes a cavity (100) and a first fixed transmission line (301), a second fixed transmission line (302), and a slidable transmission line (201) that are located in the cavity (100). The first fixed transmission line (301) is provided with a first open slot (3011), the second fixed transmission line (302) is provided with a second open slot (3021), and opening directions of the first open slot (3011) and the second open slot (3021) are opposite to each other. Two ends of the slidable transmission line (201) are respectively clamped in the first open slot (3011) and the second open slot (3021), so that the slidable transmission line (201) is electrically connected to the first fixed transmission line (301) and the second fixed transmission line (302). The slidable transmission line (201) slides relative to the first fixed transmission line (301) and the second fixed transmission line (302).
US10199701B2	Cathode for lithium air batter, lithium air battery including the same, and method of manufacturing cathode for lithium air battery A cathode for a lithium air battery includes a carbonaceous material, the carbonaceous material including: a carbonaceous core; and a coating layer on the carbonaceous core, wherein the coating layer includes an amorphous polysilsesquioxane ionic liquid having a viscosity of at least 0.2 milliPascal-seconds as measured as a 10 weight percent solution in acetone at 30° C. at 30° C. Also a lithium air battery including the cathode, and a method of manufacturing the cathode.
US10199700B2	Temperature adjusting structure and temperature adjusting method for electric power storage device In a temperature adjusting structure for an electric power storage device as well as in a temperature adjusting method for an electric power storage device, a temperature adjusting air that exchanges heat with a case in which an electric power generation element is housed is guided in a longitudinal direction of a circulation path. Then, a vortex flow that swirls with the longitudinal direction being a rotational axis is generated in the air that flows through the circulation path, and the vortex flow is brought into contact with a lateral surface of the case.
US10199698B2	Method for the production of a cooling plate for a cooling device of a battery A method for producing a cooling plate may include the steps of: providing a pressing tool including a die and a stamp, wherein the die and the stamp define a negative shaped profile of the cooling plate to be produced; arranging at least one of a fiber woven fabric and a fiber scrim in the die; at least one of applying and introducing a melt of a thermoplastic plastic on the at least one of the fiber woven fabric and the fiber scrim to form an organic sheet; and shaping the organic sheet into a cooling plate shaped part via pressing the stamp onto the organic sheet arranged in the die.
US10199694B2	Power storage system A power storage system includes an AC/DC converter, a first control device, a power storage device, and a load. The first control device includes a measuring portion that measures the amount of power consumed by the load, a predicting portion that predicts the demand for power consumed by the load on the basis of the amount of power consumed by the load, and a planning portion that makes a charge and discharge plan of the power storage device on the basis of the demand for power predicted by the predicting portion. The power storage device includes a second control device, a DC/DC converter, a first battery cell group, and a second battery cell group. The power storage device is placed in an underfloor space surrounded by a base and a floor of a building.
US10199692B2	Covalently cross-linked gel electrolytes Proton-conducting gel electrolytes with acid immobilized within a covalently cross-linked polymer network and composites containing the gel electrolytes provide low ionic resistance, minimize acid stratification, and prevent dendrite growth. The gel electrolytes can be formed from monomers dissolved in concentrated sulfuric acid and subsequently covalently cross-linked between the battery electrodes, or the covalently cross-linked gel electrolytes can be formed in water and subsequently exchanged into sulfuric acid. The mechanical properties of these gels can often be enhanced with the addition of silica powder, silica fiber, or other additives. In some cases, the covalently cross-linked gel electrolytes are formed in the presence of a conventional silica-filled polyethylene separator or within a low density fiber mat to provide mechanical reinforcement and controlled spacing between the battery electrodes. The covalently cross-linked gel electrolytes provide low ionic resistance, and increased power capacity of the battery, because the polymer networks can be formed at low concentrations (<20% solids).
US10199690B2	Electrode assembly of novel structure and battery cell comprising the same Disclosed herein is an electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which one bi-cell and at least one monocell are folded in a state in which the bi-cell and the monocell are arranged on a continuous separation film.
US10199689B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery configured such that a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte are accommodated in a battery case. The battery includes lithium bis(oxalato)borate (LiBOB) at least at the time of assembly of the battery. The negative electrode includes a film derived from the LiBOB and containing a boron atom (B) and a carbonate ion (CO32−). A ratio (mc/mb) of a molar content mc of the carbonate ion to a molar content mb of the boron atom is 4.89 or less. In a preferred aspect, when a molar content A of the LiBOB is A (mmol) and a remaining space volume in the battery case is V (cm3) at the time of the assembly, a ratio A/V is 0.053 or less.
US10199688B2	One step synthesis of non-chlorinated magnesium electrolytes A one-step method to prepare a magnesium electrolyte salt is provided. According to the method, the magnesium electrolyte is obtained by reacting a Grignard reagent and a fluorinated aryl borane. In addition, formation of monomeric or dimeric magnesium ion is determined by the choice of the Grignard reagent. The magnesium electrolyte may be non-chlorinated and non-corrosive. A magnesium battery containing the magnesium electrolyte is also provided.
US10199687B2	Electrolyte formulations for electrochemical cells containing a silicon electrode Additives to electrolytes that enable the formation of comparatively more robust SEI films on silicon anodes. The SEI films in these embodiments are seen to be more robust in part because the batteries containing these materials have higher coulombic efficiency and longer cycle life than comparable batteries without such additives. The additives preferably contain a dicarbonate group or are an organo-metallic hydride.
US10199685B2	Electrolyte solution, electrochemical device, lithium ion secondary battery, and module An electrolyte solution including a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and at least one compound (α) selected from an amine (A) represented by the formula (A): (wherein R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other, and individually represent a C1-C7 alkyl group; Rf1 represents a C1-C7 fluorinated alkyl group), and an amide (B) represented by the formula (B): (wherein R3, R4, and R5 may be the same as or different from each other, and individually represent a C1-C7 alkyl group). The amount of the compound (α) is 0.001 to 20 ppm in the electrolyte solution.
US10199681B2	Sulfide solid electrolyte material, lithium solid battery and method of preparing sulfide solid electrolyte material A sulfide solid electrolyte material exhibiting Li ion conductivity contains an organic compound having a molecular weight within a range of 30 to 300, wherein the organic compound has a content of 0.8 wt % or less.
US10199680B2	Electric device An electric device having a power generating element contains a positive electrode with a positive electrode active material formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode, and a separator containing an electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains a lithium nickel-based composite oxide having a layered crystal structure capable of insertion and desorption of lithium ions, the composition represented by: [LiαNiβ]3a[NixMny-rMrCOz]3bO2, wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Nb, W, P, Al, Mg, V, Ca, Sr, Cr, Fe, B, Ga, In, Si, Mo, Y, Sn, V, Cu, Ag, and Zn, and x+y+z≤1, β≤0.032, 0.9≤α+β≤1.2, 0
US10199679B2	Battery protection integrated circuit, battery protection apparatus and battery pack A battery protection integrated circuit for protecting a secondary battery by controlling a charge or discharge operation of the secondary battery includes a power supply terminal connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery; a ground terminal connected to a negative electrode of the secondary battery; an input terminal connected to a negative terminal coupled to ground of a load; a control terminal at which a control signal is input, wherein the control signal has a voltage level with reference to a potential at the negative terminal; a signal detection circuit configured to detect a relative voltage level of the control signal input at the control terminal with reference to a potential at the input terminal; and a control circuit configured to control open/close of a switching circuit connected to a charge or discharge path between the negative electrode and the negative terminal based on the control signal.
US10199677B2	Electrolytes for lithium ion batteries Electrolytes, lithium ion cells and corresponding methods are provided, for extending the cycle life of fast charging lithium ion batteries. The electrolytes are based on fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC) and/or vinylene carbonate (VC) as the cyclic carbonate component, and possibly on ethyl acetate (EA) and/or ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) as the linear component. Proposed electrolytes extend the cycle life by factors of two or more, as indicated by several complementary measurements.
US10199673B2	Fuel cell stack having an end plate assembly with a tapered spring plate An end plate assembly (38) includes a current collector (40), an electrically non-conductive pressure plate (42), and a tapered spring plate (72). The tapered spring plate (72) includes a thick mid-section (96) and tapered, thin tie rod extensions (74, 76) that extend from the mid-section (96) over deflection cavities (50, 52) in the pressure plate (42). Tie rod nut assemblies (90, 94) apply a load follow-up through the tie-rod extensions (74, 76) to permit limited expansion and contraction of the fuel cells (32). A mid-section of (96) of the spring plate (72) overlies a substantial portion of an upper surface (46) of the pressure plate (42). Because the mid-section (96) is large and thick and because the tie-rod extensions (74,76) are tapered and thin, the entire end plate assembly (38) may be efficiently thin and apply an even load follow-up to the fuel cell stack (30).
US10199671B2	Apparatus for cleaning catalyst of a power cell A method of cleaning power cells in an array of power cells, comprising coupling at least one first power cell to second power cells in an array of power cells and causing the second power cells to drive the at least one first power cell with a voltage to clean catalyst on the at least one first power cell.
US10199668B2	Fuel cell system and performance improvement method of fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes: a processing unit configured to perform an activation process of temporarily reducing a cathode potential of a single fuel cell to a target potential for a duration time at a processing frequency; a cationic impurity amount estimating unit configured to estimate an amount of cationic impurities included in an electrolyte membrane of the single fuel cell; and a process degree determining unit configured to determine, when the amount of cationic impurities is large, a degree of the activation process which is higher than that determined when the amount of cationic impurities is small by performing at least one action among actions of changing conditions of the activation process, the actions including an action of reducing the target potential, an action of increasing the duration time, and an action of increasing the processing frequency. The processing unit performs the activation process to the determined degree.
US10199664B2	Frame body, cell frame, cell stack, and redox flow battery A frame body, which is provided around a bipolar plate disposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a redox flow battery, includes a positive electrode liquid supply slit and a positive electrode liquid discharge slit for supplying and discharging a positive electrode electrolyte to and from the positive electrode, the slits being provided on the one surface side of the frame body; and a negative electrode liquid supply slit and a negative electrode liquid discharge slit for supplying and discharging a negative electrode electrolyte to and from the negative electrode, the slits being provided on the other surface side of the frame body. At least one pair among a pair of inlets of the positive electrode liquid supply slit and the negative electrode liquid supply slit and a pair of outlets of the positive electrode liquid discharge slit and the negative electrode liquid discharge slit are provided so as to partly overlap each other in the thickness direction of the frame body.
US10199663B2	Cell structure for fuel cell stack A cell structure for a fuel cell stack that is formed by stacking unit cells C each including a membrane electrode assembly 1 and a pair of separators 2 holding the membrane electrode assembly 1 therebetween. The membrane electrode assembly 1 includes a frame 3 in the periphery having such a size as to extend outward over the edges of the separators 2. Communication holes 21, 22 in communication with the front and back sides are formed in the frame 3 in an area from a sealing part 11 between frames 3 adjacent in the cell stacking direction to a sealing parts 12 between the membrane electrode assembly 1 and the separators 2. The air in a space Q formed between the inner and outer sealing parts 11, 12 is allowed to be released to the outside through the communication holes 21, 22, and a breakage of the adhesive of the sealing parts 11, 12 is thereby prevented.
US10199662B2	Bipolar plate, fuel cell, and fuel cell stack A bipolar plate, a fuel cell, and a fuel cell stack are provided. The bipolar plate includes a first flow-field plate and a second flow-field plate. The first flow-field plate and the second flow-field plate are stacked, and the edges of the first and second flow-field plates have a continuous welding portion to seal the periphery of the bipolar plate by a welding method.
US10199661B2	Fuel cell separator and manufacturing method of fuel cell separator A manufacturing method of a fuel cell separator is provided, whereby the adhesion of a carbon film against a titanium base substrate can be improved and favorable corrosion resistance can be obtained at the same time. A fuel cell separator having such improved adhesion and favorable corrosion resistance is also provided. The method for manufacturing a fuel cell separator according to an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of: forming a TiOx (1
US10199655B2	Electrode structure having structured conductive buffer layer An electrode comprises a current collector, a conductive buffer layer formed on the current collector that has at least one geometrically configured region and an active material layer formed on the conductive buffer layer. The geometrically configured conductive buffer region can expand and contract between the non-lithiated and lithiated states.
US10199653B2	Three dimensional electrode having electron directing members and method of making the same A battery has a three dimensional electrode including a current collector, electron directing members, each electron directing member having a perimeter edge attached to a surface of the current collector with a polymer binder, the electron directing members extending from the surface of the current collector and configured to direct electron flow along a layered direction of the electrode, an active material layer on the current collector and a separator. The electron directing members extend into the active material layer and having a free end in spaced relation to the separator.
US10199650B2	Lithium secondary battery and method of fabricating the same A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode formed from a cathode active material including a first cathode active material particle and a second cathode active material particle, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode. The first cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including a continuous concentration gradient in at least one region between a central portion and a surface portion. The second cathode active material particle includes a lithium metal oxide including at least two metals except for lithium which have constant concentrations from a central portion to a surface, and the second cathode active material particle includes an excess amount of nickel among the metals except for lithium.
US10199647B2	Oxyfluoride compounds for lithium-cells and batteries The present invention concerns specific new compounds of formula Li(2−x)Na(x)MO(2−y/2)F(1+y) (where 0≤x≤0.2 and −0.6≤y≤0,8 and M is a transition metal), cathode material comprising the new compounds, batteries and lithium-cells comprising said new compound or cathode material, a process for the production of the new compound and their use.
US10199639B2	Mixed material cathode for secondary alkaline batteries A secondary alkaline battery using manganese dioxide is described. The battery includes a mixed cathode material with birnessite-phase manganese dioxide or electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD), a bismuth compound and a copper compound selected from the group consisting of elemental copper and a copper salt. In some embodiments, a conductive carbon and/or a binder may also be included.
US10199637B2	Graphene-metal hybrid foam-based electrode for an alkali metal battery Provided is a lithium or sodium metal battery having an anode, a cathode, and a porous separator and/or an electrolyte, wherein the anode contains a graphene-metal hybrid foam composed of multiple pores, pore walls, and a lithium- or sodium-attracting metal residing in the pores; wherein the metal is selected from Au, Ag, Mg, Zn, Ti, Na (or Li), K, Al, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, V, Cr, or an alloy thereof and is in an amount of 0.1% to 90% of the total hybrid foam weight or volume, and the pore walls contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets, wherein graphene sheets contain a pristine graphene or non-pristine graphene selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof.
US10199636B2	Electrode, nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack, automobile, and vehicle According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes an active material containing-layer. The active material containing-layer includes active material particles containing at least one selected from a niobium titanium composite oxide and a composite oxide which is expressed by the general formula LixM11-yM2yTi6-zM3zO14+δ. The active material particles include primary particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 μm and secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 30 μm. A pore diameter distribution of the active material containing-layer which is obtained by mercury porosimetry has a first peak which has a maximum value within a range of 0.01 to 2 μm and a second peak which has a maximum value within a range of exceeding 6 μm and equal to or smaller than 20 μm. An intensity of the second peak is 1/10 to ⅕ of an intensity of the first peak.
US10199635B2	Method of drying electrode assemblies Provided herein is a method of drying electrode assembly of lithium-ion battery, comprising the steps of vacuum drying the electrode assembly in an oven at elevated temperature; filling the oven with hot, dry air or inert gas; repeating the steps of vacuum drying and gas filling 2 or more times. The method disclosed herein can provide the electrode assembly having a water content of less than 20 ppm.
US10199634B2	Method for preparing an amorphous film made from lithiated metal sulfide or oxysulfide A method of preparing an amorphous film of lithiated metal sulfide or oxysulfide of formula LiαM(O1-βSβ)γ using a lithiated target material: M being advantageously selected from the group comprising Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ge, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Ta, W, Pb, Bi, and mixtures thereof; and α≥0.5; 1≥β≥⅔; 2≥α/γ≥⅓.
US10199632B2	Interconnect for battery pack protection A method of protecting a battery pack in which first and second battery cells, each having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an edge are aligned so that the positive electrodes of the first and second battery cells are adjacent. An electrically conductive busbar configured to be positioned on an edge of the first and second battery cells electrically connects the positive electrode of the first battery cell to a first protection device, the positive electrode of the second battery cell to a second protection device, the first protection device to the second protection device, and the negative electrode of the first battery cell to the negative electrode of the second battery cell. Also provided is a battery pack protection assembly.
US10199631B2	Biasing features for a battery module The present disclosure relates to a battery module having a housing and a stack of battery cells disposed in a receptacle area of the housing, where each battery cell has a top having a battery cell terminal and a bottom, where the top of the battery cells face outwardly away from the receptacle area. The battery module includes an integrated sensing and bus bar subassembly positioned against the stack of battery cells and has a carrier, a bus bar integrated onto the carrier, and a biasing member integrated onto the carrier. The bus bar electrically couples battery cells in an electrical arrangement, and the biasing member is between the top of each battery cell and the carrier, where the biasing member has a first material, more compliant than a second material of the carrier, and the biasing member biases the stack of battery cells inwardly toward the housing.
US10199629B2	Secondary battery with terminal pin A secondary battery, including an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the case; at least one electrode terminal including a terminal plate on the cap plate and a terminal pin passing through the cap plate and the terminal plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and at least one groove on a top surface of the terminal plate; a top portion of the terminal pin is bent for insertion into the at least one groove.
US10199627B2	Secondary battery The invention provides a secondary battery which comprises a cap plate and at least one cell. The secondary battery further comprises connecting pieces, each connecting piece is parallel to the cap plate and positioned at an inside of the cap plate in a thickness direction of the cap plate, a longitudinal direction of each connecting piece is parallel to a length direction of the cap plate, a transverse direction of each connecting piece is parallel to a width direction of the cap plate. Each connecting piece has: a tab welding portion for being welded to the corresponding tab of each cell; and an electrode terminal welding portion connected to the tab welding portion along the longitudinal direction of each connecting piece for being welded to the corresponding electrode terminal of the cap plate so as to electrically connect the corresponding electrode terminal and the corresponding tab of each cell.
US10199625B2	Bus bar including thick portion connected to thin portion by bend portions and battery module including the same A bus bar according to an embodiment includes a block-shape thick portion, two thin portions provided along the thick portion on both sides, and two bend portions that connect the thick portion and the thin portions, the connected thick portion and the thin portions being elastically deformable.
US10199623B2	Separator for nonaqueous secondary battery, and nonaqueous secondary battery A separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and contains a carbon material and a polyvinylidene fluoride resin. The separator has an initial static voltage of 0 V as measured in accordance with JIS L1094.
US10199619B2	Secondary battery with frame unit Provided is a secondary battery, including a battery cell; a frame unit surrounding the battery cell; an adhesive portion overlapping the battery cell and the frame unit and attached to the battery cell; and a label unit covering at least portions of the battery cell and the frame unit, at least a portion of the label unit overlapping the adhesive portion.
US10199618B2	Battery assembly for a hearing device A battery assembly for an electronic device such as a hearing aid is disclosed. The battery assembly includes; a compartment having a longitudinal axis and a transversal axis and being configured to receive and contain a battery; at least one electrical connection member for establishing electrical connection to a negative pole of the battery; at least one electrical connection member for establishing electrical connection to a positive pole of the battery; a guide structure configured to guide the battery into a predefined position in the compartment. The guide structure guides the battery into electrical connection with a first electrical connection member. A second electrical connection member when the battery is in a first configuration. The guide structure guides the battery into electrical connection with the first electrical connection member and a third electrical connection member when the battery has a reversed orientation.
US10199617B2	Assembled-battery stacker and assembled battery This assembled-battery stacker includes: a pair of end plates which is formed from a first steel sheet and is arranged at both ends of a battery block in the thickness direction; a connecting member which is formed from a second steel sheet and mutually connects the pair of the end plates; wherein the end plate includes: a bottom wall part that faces an end face of the battery block in the thickness direction; and a side wall part that extends from both sides of the bottom wall part to the thickness direction and covers a part of a lateral face of the battery block; and wherein the connecting member is arranged in order for the connecting member to overlap at least a part of the side wall part.
US10199611B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; a plurality of pixels that are formed on the substrate and each have a light emission area from which visible rays are emitted and a transmission area through which external light is transmitted; a pixel circuit portion disposed in each light emission area of the plurality of pixels; a first electrode that is disposed in each light emission area and is electrically connected to the pixel circuit portion; an intermediate layer that is formed on the first electrode and includes an organic emissive layer; a second electrode formed on the intermediate layer; and a capping layer that is disposed on the second electrode and includes a first capping layer corresponding to the light emission area and a second capping layer corresponding to the transmission area. Accordingly, electrical characteristics and image quality of the organic light-emitting display apparatus may be improved.
US10199608B2	Organic electroluminescence display with first electrode with a curved portion below light blocking layer An organic electroluminescence display apparatus includes an insulating layer including a concave portion having a concave first upper surface, a first electrode including a curved electrode portion having a concave second upper surface overlapped with the concave portion, a pixel definition layer including a first opening defined therethrough to expose the second upper surface, an organic layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the organic layer, and a light blocking layer including a second opening defined therethrough. The second opening has a width smaller than the first opening and overlaps with the first opening.
US10199607B2	Organic light-emitting display device An organic light-emitting display device including a substrate including a display area and a non-display area; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate in the non-display area; an electroluminescent device disposed in the display area; and an overcoat layer disposed on the substrate and including two or more concave portions and two or more convex portions in the display area. Further, the two or more concave portions and the two or more convex portions form a linear pattern in a plan view. In addition, the electroluminescent device includes a first electrode disposed on the overcoat layer and connecting the electroluminescent device to the thin film transistor; an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode and configured to emit light; and a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer. Also, the linear pattern of the two or more concave portions and the two or more convex portions comprise one of a zigzag pattern, a streamlined pattern, and combinations thereof.
US10199606B2	Display unit and electronic apparatus A display unit of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of pixels that are disposed in a regular manner; a plurality of first openings that are provided in each of the plurality of pixels; and one or more second openings that are provided in at least a portion of a peripheral edge of each of the plurality of pixels that are disposed in a regular manner.
US10199602B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, a display on the substrate, a dam outside the display and spaced from the display, the dam having a stacked multi-layer structure and having a first side surface that faces the display, a second side surface opposite to the display, and a top, a groove in a separation area between the display and the dam, and an encapsulation layer that includes a first inorganic layer and an organic layer on the first inorganic layer, the first inorganic layer covering the display and extending along an inner surface of the groove, and an end of the organic layer being contained in the groove.
US10199601B2	Thin film transistor element substrate, method of producing the substrate, and organic EL display device including the thin film transistor element substrate The thin film transistor element substrate of the present disclosure includes a first moisture barrier layer covering the gate insulating layer and the gate electrode, covering the contact regions of the oxide semiconductor layer other than the connecting portion of the contact region connected to the source electrode and the connecting portion of the contact region connected to the drain electrode, and covering an surface of the substrate on which the oxide semiconductor layer is not disposed. The first moisture barrier layer includes a metal oxide and is formed by atomic layer deposition. The first moisture barrier layer formed by atomic layer deposition is in contact with a pair of contact regions.
US10199599B2	Organic light emitting diode device and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting diode device can have an enhanced thin film encapsulation layer for preventing moisture from permeating from the outside. The thin film encapsulation layer can have a multilayered structure in which one or more inorganic layers and one or more organic layers are alternately laminated. A barrier can be formed outside of a portion of the substrate on which the organic light emitting diode is formed. The organic layers of the thin film encapsulation layer can be formed inside an area defined by the barrier.
US10199595B2	Display device and automobile including the same A display device for a vehicle and an automobile including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display unit including an display area on which a plurality of pixels are disposed and a non-display area adjacent to the display area and bent with respect to the display area, wherein a light from the plurality of pixels emits in a front direction, and a heat radiation member adjacent to a rear surface of the display unit and including a first plate facing the rear surface of the display unit, a plurality of first heat radiation pins protruding from the first plate, a first opposite plate parallel to the first plate, and a pair of first side plates at opposite sides of the first plate.
US10199590B2	Photovoltaic cell module In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a photovoltaic cell module including a plurality of photovoltaic cell structures including a hole transport layer and an electron transport layer which are disposed on a common photoelectric conversion layer so that electromotive force polarities are alternately different, wherein the photovoltaic cell structures are electrically connected in series.
US10199584B2	Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A silyl group-containing compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.
US10199582B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A compound comprising a ligand LA according to formula (I) as well as, a first device and a formulation including the same are disclosed. In the structure of formula (I): ring A is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring; X1 is C or N; RA is mono-, bi-, tri-, tetradentate, or unsubstituted; RA, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, and R17 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof, any adjacent substituents of RA, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, and R17 are optionally joined to form a fused ring; the dashed lines represent bonds to a metal M; and metal M has an atomic number greater than 40.
US10199576B2	Display panel and fabricating method thereof, and display device The present disclosure provides a display panel and a fabricating method thereof, and a display device. The fabricating method for the display panel includes forming a glass adhesive layer on a packaging region of a first substrate, forming an OLED device on a display region of the first substrate, and aligning the first substrate with a second substrate, and forming a sealing structure between the first substrate and the second substrate by irradiating the packaging region with laser. The fabricating method for the display panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure avoids the occurrence of the phenomenon that the coated glass adhesive layer and the evaporated organic light emitting layer are offset during the subsequent packaging process, by fabricating the glass adhesive layer on the substrate for forming the OLED device, thereby the production efficiency of the overall packaging process is enhanced.
US10199558B2	Piezoelectric power generator In accordance with the present application, a high density, low impedance piezoelectric power generator is provided. In an example embodiment, the piezoelectric power generator has a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged in a first predefined pattern; a plurality of actuators arranged in a second predefined pattern operably positioned to excite one or more of the plurality of the piezoelectric elements simultaneously within at least a first subset; and an electrical conduction system connected to sum the electrical power produced by the simultaneously excited piezoelectric elements within the first subset and for conducting an electrical current.
US10199557B2	Piezoelectric film, piezoelectric film element, piezoelectric actuator, piezoelectric sensor, hard-disk drive and ink jet printer head A piezoelectric film containing (K,Na)NbO3 as the main component, wherein, when a surface of the piezoelectric film was observed in a field view within a specified range, a plurality of first crystals and a plurality of second crystals are arranged in the surface of the piezoelectric film, wherein, the first crystal has a slender shape orientating toward the first orientation along the surface, and the second crystal has a slender shape orientating toward the second orientation which crosses with the first orientation along the surface.
US10199555B2	Driver for a high voltage capacitive actuator A driver for a circuit with a capacitive load, is disclosed, including an input stage, a bi-directional power converter, and a controller to control the driver. The power converter includes an inductive device and two switches configured to receive a DC input voltage vin from the input stage and generate an analog output waveform having an amplitude greater than vin providing an output distortion below 5% without an output low-pass filter.
US10199553B1	Shielded through via structures and methods for fabricating shielded through via structures Described are concepts, systems, circuits and techniques related to shielded through via structures and methods for fabricating such shielded through via structures. The described shielded through via structures and techniques allow for assembly of multi-layer semiconductor structures including one or more superconducting semiconductor structures (or integrated circuits).
US10199551B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a light-emitting structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer sequentially stacked. A connection electrode is positioned above the light-emitting structure. The connection electrode includes a connection metal layer electrically connected to at least one of the first and second semiconductor layers. A UBM pattern is on the connection electrode. A connection terminal is on the UBM pattern. The connection metal layer includes a first metal element. A heat conductivity of the first metal element is higher than that of gold (Au). The connection terminal includes a second metal element. A first reactivity of the first metal element with the second metal element is lower than a second reactivity of gold (Au) with the second metal element.
US10199550B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes: a resin package including: a first lead, a second lead, and a resin portion, wherein each of the first lead and the second lead has a top surface and a bottom surface and comprises a metal layer formed at least at the top surfaces; a light-emitting element electrically connected to the first lead and the second lead; and a protection element located on a first surface portion of the top surface of the first lead. The first lead includes: a first lateral portion and at least one second lateral portion. A second surface portion is formed at the top surface of the first lead between the protection element and at least one of the first lateral portion and the at least one second lateral portion, the second surface portion being embedded in the resin portion and extending in a height direction.
US10199549B2	Light emitting device with an optical element and a reflector A structure according to embodiments of the invention includes a semiconductor light emitting device and an optical element disposed over the semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device is disposed in a recess in the optical element. A reflector is disposed on a bottom surface of the optical element. A method according to embodiments of the invention includes disposing a semiconductor light emitting device on a substrate and forming a reflector adjacent the semiconductor light emitting device. An optical element is formed over the semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device is removed from the substrate.
US10199544B2	Light emitting device A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor stack comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack; a second pad on the semiconductor stack, wherein the first pad and the second pad are separated from each other with a distance, which define a region between the first pad and the second pad on the semiconductor stack; and multiple vias penetrating the active layer to expose the first semiconductor layer, wherein the first pad and the second pad are formed on regions other than the multiple vias.
US10199536B2	Patterned layer design for group III nitride layer growth A method of fabricating a device using a layer with a patterned surface for improving the growth of semiconductor layers, such as group III nitride-based semiconductor layers with a high concentration of aluminum, is provided. The patterned surface can include a substantially flat top surface and a plurality of stress reducing regions, such as openings. The substantially flat top surface can have a root mean square roughness less than approximately 0.5 nanometers, and the stress reducing regions can have a characteristic size between approximately 0.1 microns and approximately five microns and a depth of at least 0.2 microns. A layer of group-III nitride material can be grown on the first layer and have a thickness at least twice the characteristic size of the stress reducing regions. A device including one or more of these features also is provided.
US10199533B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes providing an intermediate member including: at least one light emitting element that includes a plurality of electrodes arranged at a same surface side thereof, and a covering member covering the at least on light emitting element such that at least a portion of a surface of each of the plurality of electrodes is exposed; forming a metal layer that continuously covers the exposed portion of each of the electrodes and the covering member; and removing a portion of the metal layer by irradiating the metal layer with laser light to form a plurality of external connection electrodes that are spaced apart from each other, each of the plurality of external connection electrodes having an area larger than an area of respective one of the plurality of electrodes.
US10199532B1	Light-emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same A light-emitting diode (LED) includes a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer, and an active layer. The first type semiconductor layer includes a low resistance portion and a high resistance portion. The low resistance portion is separated from at least one edge of the first type semiconductor layer by the high resistance portion, and the resistivity of the first type semiconductor layer is increased from the low resistance portion toward the high resistance portion. The active layer is disposed between the first type semiconductor layer and the second type semiconductor layer. The active layer has a first region and a second region, in which the first region has a threading dislocation density greater than that of the second region, and a vertical projection of the low resistance portion on the active layer at least partially overlaps with the second region.
US10199520B2	Reduced junction area barrier-based photodetector A photodetector structure having a barrier layer disposed between a pair of like-conductively doped semiconductor layers, the barriers layer having a surface area smaller than the surface area of the upper one of the pair of semiconductor layers. A fill material is disposed between outer peripheral edges of the barrier layer and a region between outer peripheral edges of the first and second layers.
US10199519B2	Method of making a sensor package with cooling feature A sensor device includes a first substrate of semiconductor material having opposing first and second surfaces, photodetectors configured to receive light impinging on the first surface, and first contact pads each exposed at both the first and second surfaces and electrically coupled to at least one of the photodetectors. A second substrate comprises opposing first and second surfaces, electrical circuits, a second contact pads each disposed at the first surface of the second substrate and electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical circuits, and a plurality of cooling channels formed as first trenches extending into the second surface of the second substrate but not reaching the first surface of the second substrate. The first substrate second surface is mounted to the second substrate first surface such that each of the first contact pads is electrically coupled to at least one of the second contact pads.
US10199516B2	Method for fabricating a photovoltaic device by uniform plating on dielectric passivated through-wafer vias and interconnects Photovoltaic devices are formed by laser drilling vias through silicon substrates and, following surface preparation of the via sidewalls, plating a continuous, electrically conductive layer on the via sidewalls to electrically connect the emitter side of the cell with the back side of the cell. The electrically conductive layer can be formed on portions of a base emitter within the vias and on the back side of the substrate. Alternatively, the electrically conductive layer can be formed on a passivation layer on the via sidewalls and back side of the cell.
US10199514B2	Methods for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a non-ohmic contact formed between a semiconductor material and an electrically conductive contact layer An embodiment of a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor material that comprises SiC and forming an electrically conductive contact layer on the semiconductor material. A non-ohmic contact is formed between the semiconductor material and the electrically conductive contact layer. The electrically conductive contact layer comprises a metal nitride with a nitrogen content between 10 to 50 atomic %. Additional embodiments of manufacturing a semiconductor device are described.
US10199510B2	Thin film transistor, thin film transistor manufacturing method and array substrate The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor, a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor and an array substrate. The thin film transistor comprises an active layer, a source and a drain, the source comprising a source first conductive layer and a source first buffer layer, the drain comprising a drain first conductive layer and a drain first buffer layer; at least a part of an upper surface of the source first buffer layer and at least a part of an upper surface of the drain first buffer layer being in contact with a lower surface of the active layer, at least a part of a side wall of the source first conductive layer and at least a part of a side wall of the drain first conductive layer being in contact with the active layer, the side wall of the source first conductive layer and the side wall of the drain first conductive layer in contact with the active layer being formed with an oxide layer. The composition of the active layer of the above thin film transistor would not be damaged by the source first conductive layer and the drain first conductive layer, in which way higher electron mobility can be guaranteed for the thin film transistor, and the thin film transistor is maintained in a good electric property and stability.
US10199509B2	Semiconductor device A high-performance semiconductor device with high reliability is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first metal oxide covering at least part of the first transistor, an insulating film over the first transistor and the second transistor, and a second metal oxide over the insulating film. The first transistor includes a first gate electrode, a first gate insulating film, a first oxide, a first source electrode, a first drain electrode, a second gate insulating film, and a second gate electrode. The second transistor includes a third gate electrode, a third gate insulating film, a second oxide, a second source electrode, a second drain electrode, a fourth gate insulating film, and a fourth gate electrode. The first gate insulating film and the second gate insulating film are in contact with the first metal oxide.
US10199497B2	Semiconductor devices including vertical channel transistors A semiconductor device includes an active pillar that protrudes above a substrate, the active pillar including a pair of vertical sections and a body interconnection between the pair of vertical sections, and each of the pair of vertical sections having a channel body and a lower impurity region below the channel body, word lines coupled to respective channel bodies, and buried bit lines in contact with respective lower impurity regions, wherein the channel bodies are connected to the substrate through the body interconnection.
US10199494B2	Laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor devices and fabrication methods thereof The present disclosure provides a laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor (LDMOS) device. The LDMOS device includes a plurality of fin structures formed on a substrate including a first device region, a second device region, and an isolation region sandwiched between the two regions. An opening is formed in the fin structures in the isolation region. The LDMOS device further includes an isolation layer formed in the opening and covering the sidewall of the opening formed by a portion of each fin structure in the first device region. The isolation layer exposes top surfaces of the plurality of fin structures. Moreover, the LDMOS device also includes a gate structure formed across each fin structure in the first device region. The gate structure covers a portion of the sidewall and the top surfaces of the fin structure formed in the first device region and also covers the top surface of the isolation layer.
US10199492B2	Folded channel trench MOSFET A trench MOSFET device includes a body, region and source region that undulate along a channel width direction of the MOSFET device such that the body region and source region have variations in depth along the channel width direction. The undulations increase a channel width of the MOSFET device.
US10199490B2	Semiconductor device with a guard structure and corresponding methods of manufacture A semiconductor device includes a guard structure located laterally between a first active area of a semiconductor substrate and a second active area of the semiconductor substrate. The guard structure includes a first doping region located at a front side surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring structure electrically connecting the first doping region to a highly doped portion of a common doping region. The common doping region extends from a backside surface of the semiconductor substrate to at least a part of the front side surface of the semiconductor substrate in contact with the wiring structure of the guard structure. Corresponding methods for forming the semiconductor device are also described.
US10199487B1	Multi-drain gallium-nitride module with multiple voltage ratings A multi-drain power module can include: a plurality of gallium-nitride (GaN) transistor dies connected to each other in series; a plurality of drain terminals, each drain terminal being respectively connected to the drain of a GaN transistor die; a series-switch-driver (SSD) connected to the gate of each GaN transistor die; a gate terminal connected to the SSD; a source terminal connected to a first source of a first GaN transistor die of the plurality of GaN transistor dies; a package encapsulating the plurality of GaN transistor dies and the SSD, and exposing the plurality of drain terminals, the gate terminal, and the source terminal.
US10199481B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes carrying out a first heat treatment accompanied by nitration on a first insulating film and a silicon carbide substrate in a first gas atmosphere, after the carrying out of the first heat treatment and after a temperature of the silicon carbide substrate has become 700° C. or less, removing the silicon carbide substrate from a processing apparatus and exposing the silicon carbide substrate to air in an atmosphere outside of the processing apparatus, and after the exposing of the silicon carbide substrate to air in the atmosphere, carrying out a second heat treatment on the first insulating film and the silicon carbide substrate in a second gas atmosphere which is an inert gas.
US10199480B2	Controlling self-aligned gate length in vertical transistor replacement gate flow A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a bottom source/drain layer for a first vertical transistor over the semiconductor substrate, a vertical channel over the source/drain layer, and a metal gate wrapped around the vertical channel, the vertical channel having a fixed height relative to the metal gate at an interface therebetween. The semiconductor structure further includes a top source/drain layer over the vertical channel, and a self-aligned contact to each of the top and bottom source/drain layer and the gate. The semiconductor structure can be realized by providing a semiconductor substrate with a bottom source/drain layer thereover, forming a vertical channel over the bottom source/drain layer, forming a dummy gate wrapped around the vertical channel, and forming a bottom spacer layer and a top spacer layer around a top portion and a bottom portion, respectively, of the vertical channel, a remaining center portion of the vertical channel defining a fixed vertical channel height. The method further includes forming a top source/drain layer over the vertical channel, replacing the dummy gate with a metal gate, and forming self-aligned source, drain and gate contacts.
US10199478B2	Transistor and method for forming the same The present disclosure provides a method for forming a transistor, including: forming a base structure, containing a first gate structure, an active layer covering the first gate structure, and an insulating structure in the active layer; forming a second gate structure on the active layer; forming a source-drain region, including a source region and a drain region in the active layer each on a different side of the second gate structure; and forming a first interlayer dielectric layer covering the base structure and the second gate structure. The method also includes: forming a first contact hole that exposes the first gate structure by etching the first interlayer dielectric layer and the insulating structure; and forming a second contact hole that exposes the second gate structure and a third contact hole that exposes the drain region by etching the first interlayer dielectric layer.
US10199475B2	LDMOS transistors and associated systems and methods A lateral double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect (LDMOS) transistor includes a silicon semiconductor structure, a dielectric layer at least partially disposed in a trench of the silicon semiconductor structure in a thickness direction, and a gate conductor embedded in the dielectric layer and extending into the trench in the thickness direction. The dielectric layer and the gate conductor are at least substantially symmetric with respect to a center axis of the trench extending in the thickness direction, as seen when the LDMOS transistor is viewed cross-sectionally in a direction orthogonal to the lateral and thickness directions.
US10199463B2	Nanowire-based vertical memory cell array having a metal layer interposed between a common back plate and the nanowires The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to vertical memory cell structures and methods of manufacture. The vertical memory cell includes a vertical nanowire capacitor and vertical pass gate transistor. The vertical nanowire capacitor composes of: a plurality of vertical nanowires extending from an insulator layer; a dielectric material on vertical sidewalls of the plurality of vertical nanowires; doped material provided between the plurality of vertical nanowire; the pass gate transistor composes of: high-k dielectric on top part of the nanowire, metal layer surrounding high-k material as all-around gate. And there is dielectric layer in between vertical nanowire capacitor and vertical nanowire transistor as insulator. At least one bitline extending on a top of the plurality of vertical nanowires and in electrical contact therewith; and at least one wordline formed on vertical sidewalls of the plurality of vertical nanowires and separated therefrom by the dielectric material.
US10199459B2	Superjunction with surrounding lightly doped drain region A semiconductor device has a substrate and a lightly doped drain (LDD) region formed in the substrate. A superjunction is formed in the LDD region.
US10199457B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide drift layer formed on an upper surface of a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate having an off angle, a body region, a source region, a plurality of trenches, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a depletion suppressing layer. The depletion suppressing layer is positioned to be sandwiched between the plurality of trenches in a plan view, and in a direction with the off angle of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, a distance between the depletion suppressing layer and one of the trenches adjacent to the depletion suppressing layer is different from another distance between the depletion suppressing layer and the other one of the trenches adjacent to the depletion suppressing layer.
US10199453B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing semiconductor device Proton irradiation is performed a plurality of times from rear surface of an n-type semiconductor substrate, which is an n− drift layer, forming an n-type FS layer having lower resistance than the n-type semiconductor substrate in the rear surface of the n− drift layer. When the proton irradiation is performed a plurality of times, the next proton irradiation is performed to as to compensate for a reduction in mobility due to disorder which remains after the previous proton irradiation. In this case, the second or subsequent proton irradiation is performed at the position of the disorder which is formed by the previous proton irradiation. In this way, even after proton irradiation and a heat treatment, the disorder is reduced and it is possible to prevent deterioration of characteristics, such as increase in leakage current. It is possible to form an n-type FS layer including a high-concentration hydrogen-related donor layer.
US10199452B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, source electrodes, drain electrodes provided between the source electrodes, gate electrodes provided between the source electrodes and the drain electrodes, first p-type region in the semiconductor substrate, n-type source regions in the semiconductor substrate extending in a first direction and electrically connected to the source electrodes, n-type drain regions in the semiconductor substrate extending in the first direction and electrically connected to the drain electrodes, and first n-type regions extending in the first direction, the first p-type region interposed between the first n-type regions and the n-type source regions, the first p-type region interposed between the first n-type regions and the n-type drain regions. A distance between one first n-type region among the first n-type regions and the source electrodes is less than a distance between the one first n-type region and the drain electrodes.
US10199451B2	Lower electrode of DRAM capacitor and manufacturing method thereof A lower electrode is made of a TiN-based material and provided at a base of a dielectric film in a DRAM capacitor. The lower electrode includes first TiON films provided at opposite outer sides, the first TiON films having a relatively low oxygen concentration, and a second TiON film provided between the first TiON films, the second TiON film having a relatively high oxygen concentration.
US10199450B2	Circuit for preventing static electricity and display device having the same A static electricity prevention circuit of a display device including: a driving circuit configured to drive a display unit that displays an image, at least one clock signal wire configured to transmit a clock signal to the driving circuit, at least one transistor electrically coupled to the clock signal wire, and at least one capacitor including a first electrode coupled to a source electrode and to a drain electrode of the transistor, and a second electrode configured to be maintained at a voltage.
US10199447B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a plurality of subpixels formed on a first substrate, each subpixel having an emission area, in which an emission element is disposed to emit light, and a circuit area, in which a circuit for driving the emission element is disposed, a sensing line disposed between the subpixels in a first direction, and a sensing connection line disposed in the circuit area in a second direction, that is transverse to the first direction, and made of an electrode layer positioned above the sensing line, the sensing connection line electrically connecting the subpixels to the sensing line.
US10199446B2	Transparent display device and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes a light emitting device including an anode electrode, a light emitting layer, and a cathode electrode, a driving transistor configured to supply a driving current to the light emitting device, and a capacitor including one electrode and other electrode each formed of a transparent conductive material. The one electrode and the other electrode of the capacitor overlap each other with at least one insulation layer therebetween.
US10199444B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of pixels provided in the display area, lines respectively connected to the plurality of pixels, the lines applying a signal to the plurality of pixels, the lines each including a first metal layer including a first metal and a second metal layer that is provided on the first metal layer and includes a second metal, an insulating layer provided at a least one portion between the substrate and the lines, the insulating layer including an inorganic insulating layer and an organic insulating layer, and a barrier layer provided between the organic insulating layer and the first metal layer, the barrier layer including an oxide of the first metal.
US10199443B2	Display device and fabricating method thereof A display device including a first substrate, an organic light emitting layer on the first substrate and including a protrusion, and a pixel circuit including a passivation film having a recess engaged with the protrusion, wherein the protrusion is located at a position corresponding to the recess and adhered to the pixel circuit in the recess by a conductive adhesive.
US10199442B1	Organic light-emitting display panel, method for preparing the same, and organic light-emitting display device Provided is an organic light-emitting display panel, including: an array substrate, an organic light-emitting element arranged on the array substrate, and an encapsulation portion; the organic light-emitting element includes a reflective layer, a pixel definition layer including pixel definition parts, a light-emitting pixel layer including light-emitting pixel parts each arranged between the pixel definition parts, a cathode layer arranged on a side of the light-emitting pixel layer away from the reflective layer, and a support layer arranged between at least one pair of adjacent light-emitting pixel parts of the light-emitting pixel layer; the support layer includes a metal part and an annular organic part placed on a side of the metal part away from the array substrate; the encapsulation portion includes at least one organic encapsulation layer and at least one inorganic encapsulation layer; and the encapsulation portion covers the organic light-emitting element.
US10199441B2	Pixel structure and display panel A display panel includes a first substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes. The first substrate has at least one bendable area and two non-bendable areas. The at least one bendable area is located between the two non-bendable areas. One of the first signal lines and one of the second signal lines are electrically connected to at least one subpixel. Each of the a subpixels includes a control unit, and the control units are provided only in the non-bendable areas and are not provided in the bendable area. The pixel electrodes are provided in the bendable area and the non-bendable areas. Each of the controls units is electrically connected to one of the pixel electrodes.
US10199440B2	Display device The display device may include a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a plurality of display elements arranged in the plurality of pixel areas on the first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a plurality of spacers arranged between the plurality of pixel areas and maintaining a constant space between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a plurality of touch sensing electrodes arranged on a surface of the second substrate which faces the first substrate. Here, each touch sensing electrode may include at least one first area and at least one second area that is electrically separated from the first area. The plurality of spacers may be arranged to correspond to the first area.
US10199435B2	Light emitting element and display device A light emitting element and display device are disclosed. In one example, a light emitting element includes a first electrode formed on a base body. A first insulation layer is formed on the base body and the first electrode and has an aperture portion in which a part of the first electrode is exposed. A second insulation layer is formed on the first insulation layer and has a protruding end portion protruding from the aperture portion. A third insulation layer is formed on the second insulation layer and has an end portion recessed from the protruding end portion. A charge injection/transport layer is formed over the second insulation layer and the third insulation layer. An organic layer includes a light emitting layer, and a second electrode formed on the organic layer. At least a part of the charge injection/transport layer is discontinuous at the protruding end portion.
US10199430B2	Monolithic integrated device Monolithic integrated device having an architecture that allows an acoustic device to transduce either surface acoustic waves or bulk acoustic waves, comprising: a substrate layer being the base of the device; an inter-layer dielectric disposed on top of the substrate layer; an electronic circuitry substantially formed in the inter-layer dielectric and supported by the substrate layer, the electronic circuitry comprises a plurality of metal layers; and a piezoelectric layer being sandwiched between a top electrode and a bottom electrode within the inter-layer dielectric. The top electrode is an upper metal layer belonging to the electronic circuitry and the bottom electrode is a lower metal layer belonging to the electronic circuitry. To transduce the bulk acoustic waves, the inter-layer dielectric is formed with a top cavity above the top electrode and a bottom cavity below the bottom electrode.
US10199427B2	Solid-state imaging device, drive method thereof and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes: plural photodiodes formed in different depths in a unit pixel area of a substrate; and plural vertical transistors formed in the depth direction from one face side of the substrate so that gate portions for reading signal charges obtained by photoelectric conversion in the plural photodiodes are formed in depths corresponding to the respective photodiodes.
US10199419B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method, and electronic appliance There is provided a semiconductor device including: a plurality of bumps (13) on a first semiconductor substrate (11); and a lens material (57) in a region other than the plurality of bumps on the first semiconductor substrate, wherein a distance between a side of a bump closest to the lens material and a side of the lens material closest to the bump is greater than twice a diameter of the bump closest to the lens material, and wherein the distance between the side of the bump closest to the lens material and the side of the lens material closest to the bump is greater a minimum pitch of the bumps.
US10199416B2	Stacked image sensor and system including the same A stacked image sensor includes a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor die includes a pixel array of rows and columns of pixels, a first column interlayer-connection unit extending in the row direction and disposed adjacent the top or bottom of the pixel array and column routing wires extending in a diagonal direction and connecting the pixel columns and the first column interlayer-connection unit. The second semiconductor die is stacked with the first semiconductor die. The second semiconductor die includes a second column interlayer-connection unit extending in the row direction and disposed at a location corresponding to the first column interlayer-connection unit and connected to the first column interlayer-connection unit, and a column control circuit connected to the second column interlayer-connection unit.
US10199415B2	Fabrication of optical metasurfaces The method is provided for fabricating an optical metasurface. The method may include depositing a conductive layer over a holographic region of a wafer and depositing a dielectric layer over the conducting layer. The method may also include patterning a hard mask on the dielectric layer. The method may further include etching the dielectric layer to form a plurality of dielectric pillars with a plurality of nano-scale gaps between the pillars.
US10199414B2	Semiconductor device and electronic equipment The present technology relates to a semiconductor device and electronic equipment in which a semiconductor device that suppresses the occurrence of noise by a leakage of light can be provided.A semiconductor device is configured which includes a light-receiving element 34, an active element for signal processing, and a light shielding structure 40 which is between the light-receiving element 34 and the active element to cover the active element and is formed of wirings 45 and 46. The semiconductor device further includes a first substrate on which the light-receiving element is formed, a second substrate on which the active element is formed, and a wiring layer which has a light shielding structure by the wirings which is formed on the second substrate, and in which the second substrate can be bonded to the first substrate through the wiring layer.
US10199412B2	Optoelectronic modules including an image sensor having regions optically separated from one another This disclosure describes optoelectronic modules that include an image sensor having at least two regions separated optically from one another by a wall. The wall can include a bridge portion that extends over the image sensor and further can include a cured adhesive portion, part of which is disposed between a lower surface of the bridge portion and an upper surface of the image sensor. Various techniques are described for fabricating the modules so as to help prevent the adhesive from contaminating sensitive regions of the image sensor. The wall can be substantially light-tight so as to prevent undesired optical cross-talk, for example, between a light emitter located to one side of the wall and a light sensitive region of the image sensor located to the other side of the wall.
US10199406B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display device An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate manufacturing method comprises: forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on a gate insulating layer; forming photoresist above the gate insulating layer and the source electrode and the drain electrode; etching the photoresist to form an opening region so as to expose the gate insulating layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a part of the source electrode and a part of the drain electrode; and forming an active layer in the opening region, the active layer covering the exposed gate insulating layer, the part of the source electrode and the part of the drain electrode.
US10199405B2	Transistor display panel and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a transistor display panel and a transistor display panel, the method including forming a polycrystalline silicon layer on a substrate; forming an active layer by patterning the polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a first insulating layer covering the substrate and the active layer; exposing the active layer by polishing the first insulating layer using a polishing apparatus; and forming a second insulating layer that contacts the first insulating layer and the active layer, wherein exposing the active layer by polishing the first insulating layer includes coating a first slurry on a surface of the first insulating layer, the first slurry reducing a polishing rate of the active layer.
US10199400B2	Array substrate, display panel and display device The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes a first conductive pattern and a second conductive pattern forming a ground (GND) protection circuit. The first conductive pattern includes a plurality of first conductive segments spaced apart from each other, and adjacent first conductive segments are connected to each other by the second conductive pattern, an insulating layer is arranged between the first conductive segments and the second conductive pattern, and the first conductive segments are connected to the second conductive pattern through via holes penetrating through the insulating layer. In addition, the present disclosure provides a display panel including the above array substrate. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides a display device including the above array substrate.
US10199397B2	Electrical connection structure, array substrate and display device An electrical connection structure, an array substrate and a display device. The electrical connection structure includes a first electrical connection component, which includes: a conductive structure; an insulating layer covering the conductive structure, where at least one first via hole and at least one second via hole are disposed separately in the insulating layer, each first via hole and each second via hole expose a respective part of a surface of the conductive structure; and a conductive connection layer disposed on the insulating layer and covering the at least one first via hole and the at least one second via hole, where the conductive connection layer and the conductive structure are electrically connected with each other through the at least one first via hole and the at least one second via hole. The electrical connection structure can reduce undercut phenomena that occur at via holes in the insulating layer.
US10199395B2	Metal oxide thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof, display substrate and display device The present disclosure provides a metal oxide thin film transistor, wherein an oxygen deficiency adsorptive removal layer comprising an oxygen deficiency adsorptive removal material is provided between an active layer and a source, and/or between the active layer and a drain. The standard Gibbs free energy of formation of an oxide of the oxygen deficiency adsorptive removal material in a unit volume is larger than that of a metal oxide in the active layer. The present disclosure further provides a display substrate comprising the metal oxide thin film transistor and a display device comprising the display substrate.
US10199392B2	FinFET device having a partially dielectric isolated fin structure A semiconductor material is patterned to define elongated fins insulated from an underlying substrate. A polysilicon semiconductor material is deposited over and in between the elongated fins, and is patterned to define elongated gates extending to perpendicularly cross over the elongated fins at a transistor channel. Sidewall spacers are formed on side walls of the elongated gates. Portions of the elongated fins located between the elongated gates are removed, along with the underlying insulation, to expose the underlying substrate. One or more semiconductor material layers are then epitaxially grown from the underlying substrate at locations between the elongated gates. The one or more semiconductor material layers may include an undoped epi-layer and an overlying doped epi-layer. The epitaxial material defines a source or drain of the transistor.
US10199387B2	Semiconductor memory A semiconductor memory includes a memory cell region that includes multiple memory cells stacked above a semiconductor substrate, first and second dummy regions on opposite sides of the memory cell region, each dummy region including multiple dummy cells stacked above the semiconductor substrate, and a wiring that electrically connects dummy cells of the first and second dummy regions that are at a same level above the semiconductor substrate.
US10199383B2	Semiconductor structure and fabrication method thereof Semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof are provided. An exemplary fabrication method includes providing a base substrate having an N-type logic region including a first and a second N-type threshold voltage region, a P-type logic region including a first and a second P-type threshold voltage region, a pull-up transistor region and an adjacent pull-down transistor region; forming a gate dielectric layer; forming a first work function layer on the gate dielectric layer; removing portions of the first work function layer; forming a second work function layer on remaining first work function layer and exposed portions of the gate dielectric layer; removing a portion of the second work function layer; forming an N-type work function layer on remaining second work function layer and exposed portion of the gate dielectric layer in the second N-type threshold voltage region; and forming a gate electrode layer on the N-type work function layer.
US10199382B2	Semiconductor structures and fabrication methods thereof A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate dielectric layer on a base substrate including an N-type logic region, a P-type logic region, a first pull down transistor (PDT) region, a second PDT region, and a pass gate transistor (PGT) region, forming a first work function layer (WFL) in the first N-type threshold-voltage (TV) region, the P-type logic region, the second PDT region, and the PGT region, forming a second WFL on the first WFL in the first P-type TV region, and forming a third WFL on the second WFL in the first P-type TV region, the first WFL in the second P-type TV region, and the gate dielectric layer in the second N-type TV region and the first PDT region. The thickness of the third WFL is smaller than the thickness of the first WFL. The method further includes forming a fourth WFL on the substrate.
US10199380B2	SRAM cell with T-shaped contact An integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with T-shaped contacts in the inverters, in which drain connecting segments may extend beyond gate connecting segments by a distance greater than 10 percent of a separation distance between ends of opposite drain connecting segments. The drain connecting segments may also extend beyond gate connecting segments by a distance greater than one-third of the width of the gate connecting segments. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing an array of SRAM cells with T-shaped contacts in which drain connecting segments may extend beyond gate connecting segments by a distance greater than 10 percent of a separation distance between ends of opposite drain connecting segments. A process may also form the drain connecting segments to extend beyond gate connecting segments by greater than one-third of the width of the gate connecting segments.
US10199378B2	Special construct for continuous non-uniform active region FinFET standard cells Methods for abutting two cells with different sized diffusion regions and the resulting devices are provided. Embodiments include abutting a first cell having first drain and source diffusion regions and a second cell having second drain and source diffusion regions, larger than the first diffusion regions, by: forming a dummy gate at a boundary between the two cells; forming a continuous drain diffusion region having an upper portion crossing the dummy gate and encompassing the entire first drain diffusion region and part of the second drain diffusion region and having a lower portion beginning over the dummy gate and encompassing a remainder of the second drain diffusion region; forming a continuous source diffusion region that is the mirror image of the continuous drain diffusion region; and forming a poly-cut mask over the dummy gate between, but separated from, the continuous drain and source diffusion regions.
US10199376B2	Monolithic cell for an integrated circuit and especially a monolithic switching cell A cell includes at least two semiconductor structures of the same nature, these two structures both employing voltages and currents that are unidirectional, each structure having an anode (10), a cathode (14) and optionally a gate (16). The structures are integrated into the volume of one and the same semiconductor substrate (4). The cathodes (14), and possibly the gates (16), are arranged on a first side of the semiconductor substrate (4). The anodes (10) are each arranged on a second side of the semiconductor substrate (4), which side is opposite the first side, facing the cathodes and possibly the corresponding gates. Two electrodes, anodes or cathodes, of two separate structures, are electrically connected to each other.
US10199375B2	Storage device and capacitor A capacitor includes a plurality of first electrode layers stacked in a first direction, a first conductor extending in the first direction through the plurality of first electrode layers, and a first insulating layer extending in the first direction along the first conductor and located between the first conductor and the plurality of first electrode layers. The capacitor includes a first capacitance provided between the first conductor and the plurality of first electrode layers.
US10199371B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor module The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a switching element which is defined on the semiconductor substrate, and a temperature sense element which is provided on the surface of the semiconductor substrate independently from the switching element and characterized by being dependent on a temperature.
US10199370B2	Electronic device with integrated galvanic isolation, and manufacturing method of the same A method of manufacturing an electronic device for providing galvanic isolation includes forming a dielectric layer on a semiconductor body and integrating, in the dielectric layer, a galvanic isolation module, the integrating including forming a first metal region at a first height of the dielectric layer. A second metal region is formed at a second height greater than the first height of the dielectric layer, the first and second metal regions being at least one of capacitively and magnetically coupleable together. Forming the second metal region includes etching selective portions of the dielectric layer to form at least one trench having a side wall coupled to a bottom wall through rounded surface portions, and filling each trench with metal material to form the second metal region having rounded edges.
US10199369B2	Apparatus and methods for actively-controlled transient overstress protection with false condition shutdown Apparatus and methods for transient overstress protection with false condition shutdown are provided herein. In certain configurations, a high-voltage tolerant actively-controlled protection circuit includes a transient overstress detection circuit, a clamp circuit electrically connected between a first node and a second node, a bias circuit that biases the clamp circuit, and a false condition shutdown circuit. The transient overstress detection circuit generates a detection signal indicating whether or not a transient overstress event is detected between the first and second nodes. Additionally, the false condition shutdown circuit generates a false condition shutdown signal based on low pass filtering a voltage difference between the first and second nodes, thereby determining independently whether or not power is present. The bias circuit controls operation of the clamp circuit in an on state or an off state based on the detection signal and the false condition shutdown signal.
US10199368B2	Stucture for protecting an integrated circuit against electrostatic discharges An integrated circuit includes at least one input-output pad and a terminal intended to be connected to a source of a reference potential and further including a protection structure including a thyristor forward-connected between the pad and the terminal. The thyristor includes a first resistor between its cathode gate and the terminal. At least one Zener diode is disposed between the thyristor and the pad. The anode of the Zener diode is connected to the cathode gate of the thyristor and the cathode of the Zener diode is connected to the pad via at least one second resistor. The junction of the Zener diode is different from the junctions of the PNPN structure of the thyristor.
US10199367B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having opposite first and second surfaces. The semiconductor device further includes a transistor structure in the semiconductor body and a source contact structure overlapping the transistor structure. The source contact structure is electrically connected to source regions of the transistor structure. A gate contact structure is further provided, which has a part separated from the source contact structure by a longitudinal gap within a lateral plane. Gate interconnecting structures bridge the longitudinal gap and are electrically coupled between the gate contact structure and a gate electrode of the transistor structure. Electrostatic discharge protection structures bridge the longitudinal gap and are electrically coupled between the gate contact structure and the source contact structure. At least one of the gate interconnecting structures is between two of the electrostatic discharge protection structures along a length direction of the longitudinal gap.
US10199366B2	Methods of manufacturing semiconductor packages A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package, the method including forming a hole that penetrates an interconnect substrate; providing a first carrier substrate below the interconnect substrate; providing a semiconductor chip in the hole; forming a molding layer by coating a molding composition on the semiconductor chip and the interconnect substrate; adhering a second carrier substrate onto the molding layer with an adhesive layer; removing the first carrier substrate to expose a bottom surface of the semiconductor chip and a bottom surface of the interconnect substrate; forming a redistribution substrate below the semiconductor chip and the interconnect substrate; detaching the second carrier substrate from the adhesive layer; and removing the adhesive layer.
US10199365B2	Semiconductor module According to one embodiment, a semiconductor module includes a first circuit component, a first connection member, and a first wire. The first circuit component includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a first switching device, and a first diode. The first substrate has an insulation property. The first connection member is provided on a first electrode of the first switching device and the fourth electrode of the first diode, and has a conductive property. The first wire connects the first conductive layer and the first connection member.
US10199362B1	MicroLED display panel A microLED display panel includes a substrate being divided into a plurality of sub-regions for supporting microLEDs, and a plurality of drivers being correspondingly disposed on surfaces of the sub-regions respectively. In one embodiment, a top surface of the substrate has a recess for accommodating the driver.
US10199359B1	Three-dimensional memory device employing direct source contact and hole current detection and method of making the same A three-dimensional memory device includes a p-doped source semiconductor layer located over a substrate, a p-doped strap semiconductor layer located over the p-doped source semiconductor layer, an alternating stack of electrically conductive layers and insulating layers located over the p-doped strap semiconductor layer, and memory stack structures that extend through the alternating stack and into an upper portion of the p-doped source semiconductor layer. Each memory stack structure includes a p-doped vertical semiconductor channel and a memory film laterally surrounding the p-doped vertical semiconductor channel. A top surface of each p-doped vertical semiconductor channel contacts a bottom surface of a respective n-doped region. A sidewall of a bottom portion of each p-doped vertical semiconductor channel contacts a respective sidewall of the p-doped strap semiconductor layer.
US10199353B2	Microelectronic interposer for a microelectronic package A microelectronic interposer for a microelectronic package may be fabricated, wherein a first microelectronic device within the microelectronic package is in electronic communication with at least one second microelectronic device through the microelectronic interposer which positions the at least one second microelectronic device outside a periphery of the first microelectronic device. The microelectronic interposer may further include at least one recess for achieving a desired height and/or enabling various configurations for the microelectronic package.
US10199348B2	Plastic-packaged semiconductor device having wires with polymerized insulating layer The assembly of a chip (101) attached to a substrate (103) with wires (201) spanning from the chip to the substrate is loaded in a heated cavity (402) of a mold; the wire surfaces are coated with an adsorbed layer of molecules of a heterocyclic compound (302); a pressure chamber (404) of the mold is loaded with a solid pellet (410) of a packaging material including a polymerizable resin, the chamber being connected to the cavity; the vapor of resin molecules is allowed to spread from the chamber to the assembly inside the cavity during the time interval needed to heat the solid pellet for rendering it semi-liquid and to pressurize it through runners (403) before filling the mold cavity, whereby the resin molecules arriving in the cavity are cross-linked by the adsorbed heterocyclic compound molecules into an electrically insulating at least one monolayer of polymeric structures on the wire surfaces.
US10199345B2	Method of fabricating substrate structure A substrate structure is provided, which includes: a substrate body having a plurality of conductive pads; an insulating layer formed on the substrate body and exposing the conductive pads; a plurality of conductive vias formed in the insulating layer and electrically connected to the conductive pads; a plurality of circuits formed on the conductive vias and in the insulating layer, wherein the circuits are greater in width than the conductive vias; and a plurality of conductive posts formed on the circuits and the insulating layer, wherein each of the conductive posts has a width greater than or equal to that of each of the circuits. The conductive vias, the circuits and the conductive posts are integrally formed. As such, micro-chips or fine-pitch conductive pads can be electrically connected to the substrate structure in a flip-chip manner.
US10199342B2	Reliable pad interconnects A device and methods of forming the device are disclosed. A substrate with a circuits component and a dielectric layer with interconnects is provided. A pad level dielectric layer is formed over the dielectric layer. A primary passivation layer is formed over the pad level dielectric layer with pad interconnects. The substrate is subjected to an alloying process. During the alloying process, the primary passivation layer prevents or reduces formation of hillocks on surfaces of the pad interconnects to improve surface smoothness of the pad interconnects. Pad openings are formed in the pad level dielectric layer to expose top surfaces of the pad interconnects. A cap dielectric layer is formed on the substrate and lines the primary passivation layer as well as the exposed top surfaces of the pad interconnects. A final passivation layer is formed on the substrate and covers the cap dielectric layer. The final passivation layer is patterned to form final passivation openings corresponding to the pad openings.
US10199340B2	Signal transmission insulative device and power semiconductor module A signal transmission insulating device includes: a first coil; a second coil opposing the first coil to form a transformer together with the first coil; a first insulating film provided between the opposing first coil and second coil and made of a first dielectric material; a second insulating film surrounding the first coil and made of a second dielectric material having a lower resistivity or a higher permittivity than the first dielectric material; and a third insulating film surrounding the second coil and made of a third dielectric material having a lower resistivity or a higher permittivity than the first dielectric material.
US10199330B2	Alignment mark arrangement, semiconductor workpiece, and method for aligning a wafer In various embodiments, an alignment mark arrangement may include a plurality of alignment marks disposed next to each other in a row, wherein at least one of the following holds true: a first alignment mark of the plurality of alignment marks has a first width and a second alignment mark of the plurality of alignment marks has a second width that is different from the first width; a first pair of neighboring alignment marks of the plurality of alignment marks is arranged at a first pitch and a second pair of neighboring alignment marks of the plurality of alignment marks is arranged at a second pitch that is different from the first pitch.
US10199329B2	Fan-out semiconductor package A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first connection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole of the first connection member and having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon and an inactive surface opposing the active surface; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first connection member and the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip; a pattern layer disposed on the encapsulant and covering at least portions of the encapsulant adjacent to the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip; vias penetrating through the encapsulant and connecting the pattern layer and the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip to each other; and a second connection member disposed on the first connection member and the active surface of the semiconductor chip and including a redistribution layer electrically connected to the connection pads of the semiconductor chip.
US10199326B1	Three-dimensional memory device with driver circuitry on the backside of a substrate and method of making thereof A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and word lines located over a front side surface of a semiconductor substrate, memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, in which each of the memory stack structures includes a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel contacting an inner sidewall of the memory film, drain regions contacting a respective vertical semiconductor channel, bit lines electrically connected to the respective drain regions, driver circuitry for the memory stack structures located on a backside of the semiconductor substrate, and electrically conductive paths vertically extending through the semiconductor substrate and electrically connecting nodes of the driver circuitry to respective word lines or bit lines.
US10199324B1	Low cost metallization during fabrication of an integrated circuit (IC) A method for metallization during fabrication of an Integrated Circuit (IC). The IC includes a semiconductor wafer having a back surface and a front surface. The method includes etching a via hole through the semiconductor wafer. After this, a seed metal layer is deposited on the back surface of the semiconductor wafer. Thereafter, a photoresist layer is deposited on the back surface of the semiconductor wafer such that the via hole remains uncovered. After depositing the photoresist layer, a metal layer is formed along the walls of the via hole to electrically connect the back surface and the front surface of the semiconductor wafer. Finally, the photoresist layer is removed subsequent to forming the metal layer.
US10199316B2	Semiconductor device and method of aligning semiconductor wafers for bonding A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor wafer. The first semiconductor wafer is singulated to provide a first wafer section including at least one first semiconductor die or a plurality of first semiconductor die. The first wafer section is a fractional portion of the first semiconductor wafer. An edge support structure is formed around the first wafer section. A second wafer section includes at least one second semiconductor die. The second wafer section can be an entire second semiconductor wafer. The first semiconductor die is a first type of semiconductor device and the second semiconductor die is a second type of semiconductor device. An alignment opening is formed through the first wafer section and second wafer section with a light source projected through the opening. The first wafer section is bonded to the second wafer section with the first semiconductor die aligned with the second semiconductor die.
US10199315B2	Post zero via layer keep out zone over through silicon via reducing BEOL pumping effects An IC structure and related method are provided. The IC structure includes: a semiconductor substrate and a TSV disposed within the semiconductor substrate. A first interconnect layer includes a plurality of V0 vias disposed on the TSV, where the plurality of V0 vias are positioned laterally within an upper surface area of the TSV. At least one second interconnect layer disposed over the first interconnect layer includes a plurality of vias laterally positioned outside of a keep out zone positioned over the TSV. The method includes forming a first interconnect layer including a plurality of V0 vias disposed on a TSV, the V0 vias positioned laterally within an upper surface area of the TSV, and forming at least one second interconnect layer disposed over the first interconnect layer and including a plurality of vias laterally positioned outside of a keep out zone positioned over the TSV.
US10199313B2	Ring-frame power package The present disclosure relates to a ring-frame power package that includes a thermal carrier, a spacer ring residing on the thermal carrier, and a ring structure residing on the spacer ring. The ring structure includes a ring body and a number of interconnect tabs that protrude from an outer periphery of the ring body. Herein, a portion of the carrier surface of the thermal carrier is exposed through an interior opening of the spacer ring and an interior opening of the ring body. The spacer ring is not electronically conductive and prevents the interconnect tabs from electrically coupling to the thermal carrier. Each interconnect tab includes a top plated area and a bottom plated area, which is electrically coupled to the top plated area.
US10199292B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor chip, and test method for semiconductor chip A semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit configured to generate an output signal, an output pad, an output line connecting the signal processing circuit to the output pad, the output signal from the signal processing circuit being output from the output pad through the output line, a shorting pad formed in the output line, a switch connected between the shorting pad and the output pad, and configured to connect the signal processing circuit to the output pad when the switch is on, and disconnect the signal processing circuit from the output pad when the switch is off, and a wiring line connecting the shorting pad to the output pad.
US10199290B1	Method for processing a semiconductor wafer using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one side-to-side short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and side-to-side short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage A method for processing a semiconductor wafer uses non-contact electrical measurements indicative of at least one tip-to-tip short or leakage, at least one tip-to-side short or leakage, and at least one side-to-side short or leakage, where such measurements are obtained from cells with respective tip-to-tip short, tip-to-side short, and side-to-side short test areas, using a charged particle-beam inspector with a moving stage and beam deflection to account for motion of the stage.
US10199283B1	Method for processing a semiconductor wager using non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a resistance through a stitch, where such measurements are obtained by scanning a pad comprised of at least three parallel conductive stripes using a moving stage with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage A method for processing a semiconductor wafer uses non-contact electrical measurements indicative of a resistance through a stitch, where such measurements are obtained by scanning a pad comprised of at least three electrically connected, parallel conductive stripes using a moving stage with beam deflection to account for motion of the stage.
US10199278B2	Vertical field effect transistor (FET) with controllable gate length A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of fins on a substrate, wherein a hardmask is formed on each of the plurality of fins, forming a gate structure around the plurality of fins, selectively depositing a dummy dielectric on the hardmask on each of the plurality of fins, depositing a dielectric layer on the gate structure and around the dummy dielectrics, selectively removing the dummy dielectrics and the hardmasks with respect to the dielectric layer and the gate structure to create a plurality of openings exposing portions of the gate structure, and selectively removing the exposed portions of the gate structure through the plurality of the openings.
US10199275B2	Systems and methods for producing flat surfaces in interconnect structures In interconnect fabrication (e.g. a damascene process), a conductive layer is formed over a substrate with holes, and is polished to provide interconnect features in the holes. To prevent erosion/dishing of the conductive layer at the holes, the conductive layer is covered by a sacrificial layer (possibly conformal) before polishing; then both layers are polished. Initially, before polishing, the conductive layer and the sacrificial layer are recessed over the holes, but the sacrificial layer is polished at a lower rate to result in a protrusion of the conductive layer at a location of each hole. The polishing can continue to remove the protrusions and provide a planar surface.
US10199271B1	Self-aligned metal wire on contact structure and method for forming same A structure and method for forming a self-aligned metal wire on a contact structure. The method for forming the self-aligned metal wire and contact structure may include, among other things, forming an initial contact structure above a substrate; forming a patterned mask on the initial contact structure, the mask including an opening; using the patterned mask to form an opening through the initial contact structure; forming a dielectric layer in the openings; removing the patterned mask to expose a remaining portion of the initial contact structure; and forming the metal wire on the remaining portion of the initial contact structure. The contact structure may include a vertical cross-sectional geometry including one of a trapezoid wherein a bottommost surface of the first contact structure is wider than an uppermost surface of the first contact structure, and a parallelogram. The metal wire may completely contact an uppermost surface of the contact structure.
US10199270B2	Multi-directional self-aligned multiple patterning Interconnect structures and methods of fabricating an interconnect structure. First and second non-mandrel interconnects are formed in an interlayer dielectric layer. The first non-mandrel interconnect and the second non-mandrel interconnect have respective side surfaces that extend in a first direction. The connector interconnect extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction from the side surface of the first non-mandrel interconnect to the side surface of the second non-mandrel interconnect.
US10199265B2	Variable space mandrel cut for self aligned double patterning The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to variable space mandrel cut for self-aligned double patterning and methods of manufacture. The method includes: forming a plurality of mandrels on a substrate; forming spacers about the plurality of mandrels and exposed portions of the substrate; removing a portion of at least one of the plurality of mandrels to form an opening; and filling in the opening with material.
US10199263B2	Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first insulating interlayer on a first region of a substrate and a second insulating interlayer on a second region of the substrate, a plurality of first wiring structures on the first insulating interlayer, the first wiring structures being spaced apart from each other, a plurality of second wiring structures filling a plurality of trenches on the second insulating interlayer, respectively, an insulation capping structure selectively on a surface of the first insulating interlayer between the first wiring structures and on a sidewall and an upper surface of each of the first wiring structures, the insulation capping structure including an insulating material, a third insulating interlayer on the first and second wiring structures, and an air gap among the first wiring structures under the third insulating interlayer.
US10199262B2	MEMS grid for manipulating structural parameters of MEMS devices A system and method for manipulating the structural characteristics of a MEMS device include etching a plurality of holes into the surface of a MEMS device, wherein the plurality of holes comprise one or more geometric shapes determined to provide specific structural characteristics desired in the MEMS device.
US10199260B1	Contact hole structure and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a contact hole structure includes providing a substrate with an epitaxial layer embedded therein. Next, an interlayer dielectric is formed to cover the substrate. After that, a first hole is formed in the interlayer dielectric and the epitaxial layer. Later, a mask layer is formed to cover a sidewall of the first hole and expose a bottom of the first hole. Subsequently, a second hole is formed by etching the epitaxial layer at the bottom of the first hole and taking the mask layer and the interlayer dielectric as a mask, wherein the first hole and the second hole form a contact hole. Then, the mask layer is removed. Finally, a silicide layer is formed to cover the contact hole.
US10199259B1	Technique for defining active regions of semiconductor devices with reduced lithography effort In semiconductor devices requiring the formation of fully depleted SOI transistor elements in combination with non-FET elements, such as substrate diodes and the like, the patterning of the active regions may be accomplished on the basis of deep isolation trenches, which may be formed first on the basis of immersion-based lithography, followed by formation of shallow isolation trenches also formed on the basis of immersion lithography. Thereafter, respective openings connecting to the substrate materials may be formed, possibly in combination with isolation trenches of reduced depth compared to the deep isolation trenches, on the basis of non-immersion lithography techniques. In this manner, device scaling for semiconductor devices requiring critical dimensions of 26 nm and less in a planar transistor architecture may be accomplished.
US10199258B2	Method of fabricating isolation structure A method of fabricating an isolation structure is provided. A first oxide layer and a first, second, and third hard mask layers are formed on a substrate. A patterned third hard mask layer is formed. Second oxide layers are formed on sidewalls of the patterned third hard mask layer and a fourth hard mask layer is formed between the second oxide layers. The second oxide layers and the second hard mask layer are removed using the patterned third hard mask layer and the fourth hard mask layer as a mask, to form a patterned second hard mask layer. The patterned third hard mask layer and the fourth hard mask layer are removed. A portion of the patterned second hard mask layer is removed to form trench patterns. A patterned first hard mask layer and first oxide layer, and trenches located in the substrate are defined. An isolation material is formed.
US10199256B2	Methods and systems for improved mask processing In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for improved handling of lithography masks including loading a mask via a first load port from a first carrier; inverting the mask using a first contact pad; cleaning the mask; inverting the mask using a second contact pad; and unloading the mask via a second load port into a second carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10199255B2	Method for providing a planarizable workpiece support, a workpiece planarization arrangement, and a chuck According to various embodiments, a workpiece planarization arrangement may include: a chuck including at least one portion configured to support one or more workpieces; and a planarization tool configured to planarize the at least one portion of the chuck and to planarize one or more workpieces on the at least one portion of the chuck; wherein the at least one portion of the chuck includes at least one of particles, pores and/or a polymer.
US10199254B2	Method and system for transferring semiconductor devices from a wafer to a carrier structure Embodiments of methods and system for transferring semiconductor devices from a wafer to a carrier structure are described. In one embodiment, a method for transferring semiconductor devices from a wafer to a carrier structure involves positioning a carrier structure with a bond surface extending in a first plane and transferring a semiconductor device from a wafer onto the bond surface of the carrier structure using a plurality of rotatable transfer assemblies. Centers of the rotatable transfer assemblies are positioned in parallel with the first plane.
US10199253B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices through peeling using UV-ray A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes disposing a peel-off layer on the second surface of the first substrate, wherein the second surface of the first substrate comprises semiconductor integrated circuits, and the peel-off layer does not extend to an outer peripheral portion of the first substrate, bonding a second substrate to the peel-off layer via a bonding layer, attaching a tape onto the first surface of the first substrate, wherein the tape comprises an adhesive agent having an adhesive strength capable of being lowered by UV irradiation, irradiating a portion of the adhesive agent provided at the outer peripheral portion with UV rays directed toward the first surface, and separating the first substrate from the second substrate at the adhesive agent portion and the peel-off layer portion.
US10199249B2	Transfer unit, apparatus for treating substrate, and method for treating substrate An apparatus for treating a substrate, an apparatus for transferring a substrate and a method for transferring a substrate are provided. The substrate treating apparatus comprises a receiving unit having a plurality of vertically arranged substrate supporting members and a transferring unit having an upper transfer member transferring a substrate to the receiving unit. The upper transfer member comprises a first arm and a second that are vertically spaced apart from each other and are independently driven to extend horizontally. A plurality of vertically arranged first hands is connected to the first arm and a single hand is connected to the second arm. According to an embodiment, a plurality of substrates can be transferred to a right position.
US10199247B2	Directed self-assembly of electronic components using diamagnetic levitation Embodiments of the invention relate generally to directed self-assembly (DSA) and, more particularly, to the DSA of electronic components using diamagnetic levitation.
US10199246B2	Temperature control mechanism, temperature control method and substrate processing apparatus There is provided a temperature control mechanism comprising: a plurality of combinations of a heater and a thyristor, wherein at least one combination of the heater and the thyristor is provided on a zone-by-zone basis, and wherein an area of an electrostatic chuck for mounting a substrate is divided into a plurality of zones; a power supply configured to supply current to heaters of the plurality of combinations respectively through the thyristors of the plurality of combinations; a pair of filters disposed at a power supply line for supplying electric power from the power supply to the heaters and configured to eliminate high frequency power applied to the power supply.
US10199241B2	Gas supply device and substrate processing apparatus A gas supply device of supplying a gas into a processing space from a gas supply source includes a facing plate that faces the processing space and includes multiple through holes; multiple gas distribution plates; and a cover plate. The facing plate, the gas distribution plates, and the cover plate are stacked in sequence. In a surface, which faces the facing plate, of the gas distribution plate closest to the facing plate, multiple gas diffusion spaces including a first gas diffusion space and a second gas diffusion space are formed, and in each of the gas distribution plates, a first gas supply path through which a processing gas or an additional gas is supplied into the first gas diffusion space and a second gas supply path through which the processing gas or the additional gas is supplied into the second gas diffusion space are formed.
US10199238B2	Semiconductor module cooling system A cooling apparatus includes a discrete module and a plastic housing. The discrete module includes a semiconductor die encapsulated by a mold compound, a plurality of leads electrically connected to the semiconductor die and protruding out of the mold compound and a first cooling plate at least partly uncovered by the mold compound. The plastic housing surrounds the periphery of the discrete module. The plastic housing includes a first singular plastic part which receives the discrete module and a second singular plastic part attached to a periphery of the first plastic part. The second plastic part has a cutout which exposes at least part of the first cooling plate and a sealing structure containing a sealing material which forms a water-tight seal around the periphery of the discrete module at a side of the discrete module with the first cooling plate.
US10199233B2	Active matrix substrate An active matrix substrate includes a substrate 31; gate lines arranged on the substrate 31 and extend in a first direction; source lines Si arranged on the substrate 31 and extend in a second direction that is different from the first direction; transistors 2 arranged in correspondence to points of intersection between the gate lines and the source lines, respectively, and are connected with the gate lines and the source lines; and an insulating layer. At least either the gate lines and the source lines are connected with electrodes of the transistors via contact holes in the insulating layer, and are formed to satisfy at least either i) having a greater film thickness or ii) being formed with a material having a smaller specific resistance, as compared with the electrodes of the transistors to which the lines are connected via the contact holes in the insulating layer.
US10199231B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate holder to hold a substrate in a horizontal posture while rotating the substrate about a vertical rotary axis passing through the center of a plane of the substrate; a guard member having a shape extending along at least part of a surface peripheral area of the substrate, the guard member being placed in a position close to the surface peripheral area of the substrate held by the substrate holder in a noncontact manner; a cup being a tubular member with an open top end, the cup being provided so as to surround the substrate held by the substrate holder and the guard member together; and a nozzle from which a processing liquid is discharged to the surface peripheral area of the substrate held by the substrate holder. The nozzle is placed on a side opposite the cup with respect to at least part of the guard member.
US10199230B2	Methods for selective deposition of metal silicides via atomic layer deposition cycles Methods for selectively depositing a metal silicide layer are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of selectively depositing a metal silicide layer includes: (a) providing a substrate having a first layer to a process chamber, wherein the first layer comprises a first surface and a feature formed in the first surface comprising an opening defined by one or more sidewalls and a bottom surface wherein the sidewalls comprise one of silicon oxide or silicon nitride and wherein the bottom surface comprises at least one of silicon or germanium; (b) exposing the substrate to a precursor gas comprising a metal halide; (c) purging the precursor gas from the process chamber using an inert gas; (d) exposing the substrate to a silicon containing gas; (e) purging the silicon containing gas from the process chamber using an inert gas; (f) repeating (b)-(e) to selectively deposit a metal silicide along the bottom surface to a predetermined thickness; and (g) annealing the substrate after depositing the metal silicide layer.
US10199228B2	Manufacturing method of metal gate structure A manufacturing method of a metal gate structure includes the following steps. First, a substrate covered by an interlayer dielectric is provided. A gate trench is formed in the interlayer dielectric, wherein a gate dielectric layer is formed in the gate trench. A silicon-containing work function layer is formed on the gate dielectric layer in the gate trench. The silicon-containing work function layer includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion. Finally, the gate trench is filled up with a conductive metal layer.
US10199227B2	Method for fabricating a metal high-k gate stack for a buried recessed access device A method for fabricated a buried recessed access device comprising etching a plurality of gate trenches in a substrate, implanting and activating a source/drain region in the substrate, depositing a dummy gate in each of the plurality of gate trenches, filling the plurality of gate trenches with an oxide layer, removing each dummy gate and depositing a high-K dielectric in the plurality of gate trenches, depositing a metal gate on the high-K dielectric in each of the plurality of gate trenches, depositing a second oxide layer on the metal gate and forming a contact on the source/drain.
US10199224B2	Method for improving CD micro-loading in photomask plasma etching Embodiments of the present invention provides methods to etching a mask layer, e.g., an absorber layer, disposed in a film stack for manufacturing a photomask in EUV applications and phase shift and binary photomask applications. In one embodiment, a method of etching an absorber layer disposed on a photomask includes transferring a film stack into an etching chamber, the film stack having a chromium containing layer partially exposed through a patterned photoresist layer, providing an etching gas mixture including Cl2, O2 and at least one hydrocarbon gas in to a processing chamber, wherein the Cl2 and O2 is supplied at a Cl2:O2 ratio greater than about 9, supplying a RF source power to form a plasma from the etching gas mixture, and etching the chromium containing layer through the patterned photoresist layer in the presence of the plasma.
US10199219B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes: forming a first seed layer containing silicon and germanium on a substrate by performing, a predetermined number of times, a cycle which includes supplying a first process gas containing silicon or germanium and containing a halogen element to the substrate, supplying a second process gas containing silicon and not containing a halogen element to the substrate, and supplying a third process gas containing germanium and not containing a halogen element to the substrate; and forming a germanium-containing film on the first seed layer by supplying a fourth process gas containing germanium and not containing a halogen element to the substrate.
US10199218B2	Method for manufacturing group III-V nitride semiconductor epitaxial wafer A Ga source gas and a nitrogen source gas are supplied to form a GaN channel layer on a semiconductor substrate. Next, a temperature is lowered while supplying at least the nitrogen source gas. Next, the Ga source gas is not supplied and an Al source gas and the nitrogen source gas are supplied. Next, the temperature is raised while not supplying the Al source gas and the Ga source gas and supplying the nitrogen source gas. Next, the Al source gas and the nitrogen source gas are supplied and at least one of the Ga source gas and an In source gas is supplied to form a AlxGayInzN barrier layer (x+y+z=1, x>0, y≥0, z≥0, y+z>0).
US10199217B2	Methods of forming reverse side engineered III-nitride devices Group III-nitride devices are described that include a stack of III-nitride layers, passivation layers, and conductive contacts. The stack includes a channel layer with a 2DEG channel, a barrier layer and a spacer layer. One passivation layer directly contacts a surface of the spacer layer on a side opposite to the channel layer and is an electrical insulator. The stack of III-nitride layers and the first passivation layer form a structure with a reverse side proximate to the first passivation layer and an obverse side proximate to the barrier layer. Another passivation layer is on the obverse side of the structure. Defected nucleation and stress management layers that form a buffer layer during the formation process can be partially or entirely removed.
US10199211B2	Atomic layer deposition of silicon carbon nitride based materials A process for depositing a silicon carbon nitride film on a substrate can include a plurality of complete deposition cycles, each complete deposition cycle having a SiN sub-cycle and a SiCN sub-cycle. The SiN sub-cycle can include alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a silicon precursor and a SiN sub-cycle nitrogen precursor. The SiCN sub-cycle can include alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with carbon-containing precursor and a SiCN sub-cycle nitrogen precursor. The SiN sub-cycle and the SiCN sub-cycle can include atomic layer deposition (ALD). The process for depositing the silicon carbon nitride film can include a plasma treatment. The plasma treatment can follow a completed plurality of complete deposition cycles.
US10199207B1	Determining isotope ratios using mass spectrometry The present inventive concepts relate to determining an isotope ratio using mass spectrometry. Mass spectra of ions are obtained by generating ions, guiding the ions through a device having a mass transfer function that varies with ion current, providing at least some of the ions to a mass analyzer and obtaining a mass spectrum of the ions and determining the ion current of the ions provided to the mass analyzer. An isotope ratio of the ions is determined for each mass spectrum. Using the determined isotope ratio and determined ion current for each mass spectrum, a calibration relationship is determined that characterizes the variation of the determined isotope ratios and the measured ion currents across the mass spectra. Then, a measured isotope ratio obtained at a determined ion current is adjusted using the calibration relationship to adjust the measured isotope ratio to an adjusted isotope ratio corresponding to a selected ion current.
US10199204B2	Target retaining apparatus Embodiments of target retaining apparatus and substrate processing chambers incorporating same are provided herein. In some embodiments, a target retaining apparatus includes a housing including a first slot and a second slot; a cam movably disposed in the housing, wherein movement of the cam is constrained along the first slot; a retaining arm movably coupled to the cam, wherein movement of the retaining arm is constrained along the second slot; a linking member including a first end rotatably coupled to the cam and a second end rotatably coupled to the retaining arm; and a biasing element biasing the cam towards a first position in which the retaining arm extends away from the housing.
US10199199B2	Drawing data creation method and charged particle beam drawing apparatus In one embodiment, a drawing data creation method includes inputting correction-map-including drawing data having a correction map to a converter, the correction map including dose amount information for each mesh area obtained by dividing a drawing area on a target drawn by a charged particle beam drawing apparatus, the drawing area being divided in a mesh shape, converting dose amount information in a second mesh area adjacent to a first mesh area to a representation based on dose amount information in the first mesh area to compress data of the dose amount information in the second mesh area, and outputting compressed-correction-map-including drawing data having a compressed correction map to a controller, the compressed correction map including dose amount information in which data in each of the plurality of mesh areas has been compressed.
US10199197B2	Photocathode including silicon substrate with boron layer A photocathode is formed on a monocrystalline silicon substrate having opposing illuminated (top) and output (bottom) surfaces. To prevent oxidation of the silicon, a thin (e.g., 1-5 nm) boron layer is disposed directly on the output surface using a process that minimizes oxidation and defects. An optional second boron layer is formed on the illuminated (top) surface, and an optional anti-reflective material layer is formed on the second boron layer to enhance entry of photons into the silicon substrate. An optional external potential is generated between the opposing illuminated (top) and output (bottom) surfaces. The photocathode forms part of novel electron-bombarded charge-coupled device (EBCCD) sensors and inspection systems.
US10199196B2	Two-level latch mechanism for operation mechanism of circuit breaker A two-level latch mechanism for an operation mechanism of a circuit breaker is provided. The operation mechanism includes: a tripping component, a left side plate, a right side plate, a latch, a half shaft, a lever, and a main shaft. The tripping component, the latch and the lever are mounted between the left side plate and the right side plate. The half shaft and the main shaft penetrate through the left side plate and the right side plate, and extend out of the left side plate and the right side plate. The tripping component, the latch, the half shaft, the lever, and the main shaft move in linkage. The tripping component includes a tripping buckle and a latch surface is disposed on a second end of the tripping buckle. The tripping component, the latch component and the half shaft component form a two-level latch.
US10199193B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet device, an armature and a fixed terminal. By coil current through a coil, the electromagnet device generates first magnetic flux that forces the armature and the electromagnet device together or apart in a first end in a first direction of the armature. The armature is connected with a movable contact at a second end of the first direction and forces the movable contact and a fixed contact together or apart according to coil current. The fixed terminal is electrically connected with the fixed contact, and provided around the armature so as to cross the armature as seen from a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with the armature closing the fixed and movable contacts. Electric current through the fixed terminal generates a second magnetic flux in the armature, a direction of which is opposite to that of the first magnetic flux.
US10199192B2	Bi-stable electrical solenoid switch An improved bi-stable electrical solenoid switch comprising a solenoid being wound with coil windings. The solenoid having a central aperture defined therein, and the coil windings, which when engaged by a power source, generates a magnetic field. A magnetic coupling member mounted on the solenoid. A plunger partially disposed in the central aperture for movement into and out of the central aperture. A conductive plate coupled to the plunger and provided with contacts on each end of the conductive plate. The conductive plate configured to electrically engage and disengage the solenoid upon respective application of power to the solenoid. The magnetic coupling member configured to reduce the force needed by the solenoid to remain in an open position when selectively energized for moving and retaining the conductive plate of the plunger against the solenoid for allowing wide operating voltage and reduced operating power.
US10199183B2	Vacuum-insulated switch enabling testing of the vacuum, switch assembly, and testing method A medium- or high-voltage switch (10), comprising a high-vacuum enclosure (111); first and second contacts (121, 122) that are mounted to be movable in translation relative to each other inside the enclosure (111) between an open position in which the first and second contacts (121, 122) are spaced apart; and a closed position in which the first and second contacts (121, 122) are in electrical contact. The switch (10) further comprises a conductor (210, 220, 230) arranged inside the enclosure (111) in such a manner that there exists a pressure threshold inside the enclosure (111) from which partial discharges are generated by said conductor, at least when the first and second contacts (121, 122) are in the closed position and the medium or high voltage is applied to the switch (10). The invention further relates to a switch assembly and to a method of testing such a switch.
US10199181B2	Holding device for receiving switching elements for a command and alert device A holding device for receiving switching elements for a command and alert device, with a first housing portion in which a recess for receiving an actuator of a command and alert device is arranged, and with a second housing portion arranged on the first housing portion and which continues the recess of the first housing portion, where guide rails for guiding transmission elements are formed in the housing portions, and where the transmission elements transmit an actuation of the actuator to a switching element.
US10199176B2	Electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body, a dielectric layer formed on the anode body, and a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a portion of the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes a first conductive polymer layer covering at least a portion of the dielectric layer, and a second conductive polymer layer covering at least a portion of the first conductive polymer layer. The second conductive polymer layer includes a second conductive polymer and a water-soluble polymer. The water-soluble polymer is a copolymer including a hydrophilic monomer unit having a hydrophilic group. The hydrophilic group is at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, a phenolic hydroxyl group, and a C2-3 alkylene oxide group.
US10199172B2	Self shielding coaxial capacitor structures Methods and devices related to fabrication and utilization of multilayer capacitors presenting coaxially arranged electrode layers. The capacitors may be self-shielded against electromagnetic interference with neighboring components. The capacitors may have reduced losses from fringing effects when compared to conventional capacitors. The coaxial capacitors may be two-terminal multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC). The design of the capacitors may facilitate an improved relationship between the electric and magnetic fields generated by the capacitor within the dielectric in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the placement of the terminals may lead to a cancelation of mutual inductances between the electrodes. Terminations that facilitate the coupling of the capacitor to a circuit board, as well as methods for fabrication of the capacitors are also discussed.
US10199170B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor In an embodiment, a multilayer ceramic capacitor 20 has a first external electrode 22 having a second part 22b, and a second external electrode 23 having a second part 23b, and each second part have an external shape where length L21 becomes the largest at a width-direction center portion 22b1 or 23b1 and length L22 becomes the smallest at a width-direction edge 22b3 or 23b3, with the length decreasing gradually from the width-direction center portion 22b1 or 23b1 to the width-direction edge 22b3 or 23b3.
US10199168B2	Laminated ceramic electronic component A laminated ceramic electronic component provided with a component main body formed by alternatively laminating multiple dielectric ceramic layers and multiple internal electrode layers, and external electrodes disposed on the end faces where the internal electrode layers of the component main body are exposed, wherein at least a part of the multiple internal electrode layers exposed on the end faces of the component main body are provided with end-face electrode portions that connect the adjacent internal electrode layers, the connecting portions are present between the end-face electrode portions and the dielectric ceramic layers that contact with the end-face electrode portions, and the external electrodes are disposed so that the end-face electrode portions are covered.
US10199166B2	Capacitor A capacitor includes: a substrate including a plurality of trenches and a capacitance formation portion, and a margin portion disposed around the capacitance formation portion; dielectric layers disposed on one surface of the substrate and filling the trenches; a plurality of first electrode layers each disposed on one surface of the dielectric layer and each including a first lead portion led out from the capacitance formation portion to the margin portion; and a plurality of second electrode layers each disposed on one surface of the dielectric layer to face the first electrode layer with each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and each including a second lead portion led out from the capacitance formation portion to the margin portion, wherein the first and second lead portions of the plurality of first and second electrode layers are stacked in a stepped shape inclined in a direction from the margin portion to the capacitance formation portion.
US10199163B2	Ground-side coil unit A ground-side coil unit is provided with: a magnetic material plate disposed adjacent to a power transmission coil that transmits electric power to a power reception coil in a wireless manner; and a first filter coil disposed facing the power transmission coil with the magnetic material plate interposed therebetween. The first filter coil is disposed in a position where a magnetic flux generated by the first filter coil cancels out a magnetic flux generated by the power transmission coil in the magnetic material plate.
US10199162B2	Ignition coil for internal-combustion engine An ignition coil includes primary and secondary coils, a center core inserted into a center hole of the primary coil and a center hole of the secondary coil, an annular side core that forms a magnetic circuit through which a first magnetic flux A generated by the primary coil by being joined to the center core permeates, and a permanent magnet that is disposed between the center core and the side core and that emits a second magnetic flux B directed opposite to the first magnetic flux A to apply a magnetic bias. The side core includes protruded portions that protrude towards lateral sides of a T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core, and gaps are provided between the lateral sides of the T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core and the protruded portions of the side core.
US10199157B2	Stacked metal inductor An inductor has a conductor layer formed by multiple concentric co-planar turns of ultra-thick metal (UTM) adapted to receive current at a frequency of at least one gigahertz. The multiple turns of UTM proceed from an innermost turn to an outermost turn, and aluminum stacking is provided over all of the UTM turns except at least the innermost turn, thereby optimizing the Q of the inductor.
US10199154B2	Coil component and method of manufacturing the same A coil component and a method of manufacturing the coil component are provided. The coil component includes a coil part, a body, and an electrode. The coil part includes a support member, a first coil layer disposed on one surface of the support member, and a second coil layer disposed on the first coil layer. The body includes a magnetic material covering the coil part. The electrode is disposed on the body and is connected to the coil part. The first and second coil layers may each include an insulating layer having a pattern in a planar coil shape and a conductor layer disposed in the pattern and including a seed layer and a plating layer. Additionally, seed layers of the first and second coil layers may be disposed differently in the conductor layers of the first and second coil layers.
US10199153B2	PCB inter-layer conductive structure applicable to large-current PCB For producing an inter-layer conductive structure of a circuit board, an insulating layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an electric contact material are provided, wherein the insulating layer includes at least a conductive hole therein. The electric contact material is inserted into the conductive hole of the insulating layer to form a conductive plug, and the first and second conductive layers are laminated to opposite surfaces of the insulating layer, respectively. After lamination, the conductive plug has two ends thereof in electric contact with the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, respectively.
US10199150B2	Power transmission tower mounted series injection transformer The power transmission tower mounted series injection transformer (TMIT) injects impedance and/or voltage on a transmission tower power line. A tension bearing tower uses vertical and horizontal insulators to support and stabilize the TMIT. The TMIT can be much heavier than a transformer device clamped to the high-voltage transmission line. The TMIT is connected in series with the tension bearing tower's jumper allowing it to use a multi-turn transformer. By operating at the line voltage potential, the TMIT does not require the large bushings and oil drums used by sub-station injection transformers.
US10199148B2	Particle beam irradiation equipment In particle beam irradiation equipment, a control unit causes a storage unit to store, as position information of reference positions, position information of electromagnets that is acquired at the time of their first alignment, by cameras, and then acquires displacement amounts, based on the position information of the reference positions stored in the storage unit and from position information of the electromagnets acquired at the time of their realignment, by the cameras.
US10199147B2	Omnidirectional electromagnet An omnidirectional electromagnet (100) is disclosed. The omnidirectional electromagnet (100) comprises a ferromagnetic core (110) and three orthogonal solenoids (120, 130, 140) disposed about the core (110). Each solenoid (120, 130, 140) is adapted to receive a current from a current source to control an orientation and a magnitude of a magnetic field generated by the omnidirectional electromagnet (100). One or more omnidirectional electromagnets (100) can be used as a single magnetic manipulation system. The magnetic field generated by the omnidirectional electromagnet system can be used to control at least one of a force, a torque, an orientation, and a position of an adjacent magnetic object.
US10199142B2	Insulated wire An insulated wire that has a stranded wire conductor, and an insulator that covers an outer circumference of the stranded wire conductor. The stranded wire conductor is made up of at least a plurality of copper-based element wires twisted together, and has been heat-treated after circular compression. The copper-based element wire(s) has (have) an Ni-based plated layer on the surface. The Ni-based plated later has been compressed by the circular compression. The insulator is composed of a cross-linked ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene based copolymer, and has a heating deformation rate in the range of 65% or more, as determined under predetermined conditions using predetermined formulae in conformity with ISO6722.
US10199139B2	Insulated wire, motor coil, electric/electronic equipment and method of producing insulated wire An insulated wire containing: at least one thermosetting resin layer; and at least one thermoplastic resin layer, provided in this order on a conductor having a rectangular cross-section, a curvature radius r of corner portions at both edges of at least one short side of the conductor being 0.6 mm or less, in which thickness t1 of the corner portion of the thermosetting resin layer and thickness t2 of the corner portion of the thermoplastic resin layer satisfy a relation expressed by the following Formula 1: t2/t1<1; Formula 1: and a method of producing thereof, a motor coil, and an electric/electronic equipment.
US10199137B2	Insulated wire and coil using the same An insulated wire includes a conductor, and a polyimide insulation layer formed on an outer periphery of the conductor. The insulation layer includes a polyimide including a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and a repeating unit represented by formula (2). A first acid component in the repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and a second acid component in the repeating unit represented by the formula (2) are mixed in a molar ratio range of 85:15 to 40:60 as expressed by a molar ratio (the first acid component:the second acid component). R as a residue of a diamine component in the formulas (1) and (2) includes a residue of 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether and a residue of one selected from a group of diamines represented by the formulas (3) to (8). A storage elastic modulus of the polyimide at 325° C. is not less than 50 MPa.
US10199136B2	Insulating tape and production method thereof, stator coil and production method thereof, and rotating electric machine An insulating tape having a mica layer, a reinforcing layer having a filler and a fiber reinforcing material laminated on the mica layer, and a cellulose derivative layer laminated on the reinforcing layer is provided. One or more hydroxyl groups in the glucose units of the cellulose derivative are substituted with a functional group such as —CH2CH2OH or —(CH2CH2O)pH (where p is any repeating number up to 50). The weight per unit area of the mica ranges from 100 g/m2 to 200 g/m2. The filler has a maximum particle size of 100 μm or smaller and a weight per unit area ranging from 10 g/m2 to 50 g/m2. The insulating tape is useful to form a stator coil insulating layer with high thermal conductivity, with no outflow of a filler to the exterior during production of the stator coil, and with enhanced bonding strength.
US10199135B2	Stable compositions of carbon nanotubes-electrolytic polymers The invention relates to stable compositions of carbon nanotubes and of electrolytic polymers, these electrolytic polymers being characterized by the presence of phosphonyl imide or sulfonyl imide functions or alternatively phosphoric acid functions. The invention also relates to the manufacture of transparent electrodes comprising these compositions of carbon nanotubes and of electrolytic polymers.
US10199133B2	Conductive resin composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor having the same There is provided a conductive resin composition including epoxy resin, copper powder particles, and non-nitrogen-based hardeners.
US10199129B1	Method for radionuclide contaminatecontaminant mitigation The method and system disclosed provides radionuclide contamination mitigation by applying an aqueous carrier solution comprising a cation to a surface bearing a radionuclide contaminant to cause the radionuclide contaminant to enter solution forming a laden solution, then contacting the laden solution with a sequestering agent to bind to the radionuclide contaminant to form a laden sequestering agent. The removal and sequestration of the radionuclide contaminant from the contaminated surface leads directly to a reduction in the amount of radiologically-impacted critical infrastructure and the environment. The method and system are able to be performed or utilized economically with materials quickly available in the event of a radiological dispersion event.
US10199126B2	Systems and methods for developing individualized health improvement plans Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for developing individualized health improvement plans including a system for data mining personal health data, structured health related information and unstructured medical narratives and storytelling to identify treatment plans and general techniques that individuals with chronic diseases/symptoms can use to improve their general health and well being.
US10199124B2	Methods and apparatus for generating clinical reports Techniques for documenting a clinical procedure involve transcribing audio data comprising audio of one or more clinical personnel speaking while performing the clinical procedure. Examples of applicable clinical procedures include sterile procedures such as surgical procedures, as well as non-sterile procedures such as those conventionally involving a core code reporter. The transcribed audio data may be analyzed to identify relevant information for documenting the clinical procedure, and a text report including the relevant information documenting the clinical procedure may be automatically generated.
US10199123B2	Generation and data management of a medical study using instruments in an integrated media and medical system In general, a computer-implemented method is described for receiving one or more requests to generate a medical study, retrieving from one or more data repositories one or more medical study instruments, receiving a selection of a particular medical study instrument to use in the medical study, generating by one or more computers a list of one or more research collaborators invited to review the medical study, and generating by one or more computers a list of one of more participants invited to join the medical study. Additionally, the computer-implemented method generates by one or more computer systems a data filter to format medical data from a first data format to a second data format, wherein the second data format complies with a third data format associated with one or more medical study instruments.
US10199116B2	Non-volatile memory devices, operating methods thereof and memory systems including the same Nonvolatile memory devices, operating methods thereof, and memory systems including the same. A nonvolatile memory device may include a memory cell array and a word line driver. The memory cell array may include a plurality of memory cells. The word line driver may be configured to apply word line voltages to a plurality of word lines connected to the plurality of memory cells, respectively. Magnitudes of the word line voltages may be determined according to locations of the plurality of word lines.
US10199112B1	Sense amplifier circuit for reading data in a flash memory cell Numerous embodiments for an improved sense amplifier circuit for reading data in a flash memory cell are disclosed. The embodiments each compare current or voltage measurements from a data block with a reference block to determine the value stored in the selected memory cell in the data block. The use of one or more localized boost circuits allow the embodiments to utilize lower operating voltages than prior art sense amplifier circuits, resulting in reduced power consumption.
US10199105B2	Non-volatile resistive memory configuration cell for field programmable gate array Providing for a configuration cells for junction nodes of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is described herein. By way of example, a configuration cell can comprise non-volatile resistive switching memory to facilitate programmable storage of data as an input to a control circuit of a junction node. The control circuit can activate or deactivate a junction node of the FPGA in response to a value of the data stored in the non-volatile resistive switching memory. The control circuit can comprise an SRAM circuit for fast operation of the junction node. Moreover, the non-volatile memory of the configuration cell facilitates fast power-up of the control circuit utilizing data stored in the resistive switching memory, and minimizes power consumption associated with storing the data.
US10199100B1	Sensing circuit and memory using thereof A sensing circuit includes a first sensing terminal, a second sensing terminal, a second grounding terminal, and a second grounding terminal. The first sensing terminal is connected to a source electrode of a transistor of a memory macro through a bit line. The second sensing terminal is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the transistor of the memory marco through a resistive memory device to a source line, and is not continuously connected to the grounding voltage. The first grounding terminal is used as a reference voltage of a voltage of the first sensing terminal. The second grounding terminal is used as a reference voltage of a voltage of the second sensing terminal. The sensing circuit outputs a sensing signal according to a voltage difference between the first sensing terminal and the second sensing terminal.
US10199094B2	Write operation scheme for SRAM A circuit includes a memory cell with a bitline. A pulldown nMOSFET has a gate terminal connected to an output port of a logic gate, and a drain terminal connected to the first bitline. A write select line is connected to a second input port of the logic gate. A pullup pMOSFET has a gate terminal connected to the write select line, and a drain terminal connected to the bitline.
US10199093B1	State change detection for two-terminal memory utilizing current mirroring circuitry A detection circuit that can detect a two-terminal memory cell changing state. For example, in response to electrical stimuli, a memory cell will change state, e.g., to a defined higher resistance state or a defined lower resistance state. Other, techniques do not detect this state change until after the stimuli is completed and a subsequent sensing operation (e.g., read pulse) is performed. The detection circuit can detect the state change during application of the electrical stimuli that cause the state change and can do so by comparing the magnitudes or values of two particular current parameters.
US10199090B2	Low active power write driver with reduced-power boost circuit Techniques for implementing a storage array write driver with a reduced-power boost circuit. An apparatus may include a bit cell configured to store data, a bit line circuit coupled to convey data to the bit cell, a write driver circuit configured to transmit write data to the bit cell via the bit line circuit, and a boost circuit that is distinct from the write driver circuit. The boost circuit may be selectively coupled to drive the bit line circuit below a ground voltage dependent on activation of a boost signal and the write data being in a logic low state. The boost circuit may also be coupled to the bit line circuit at a location that is closer to the bit cell than to the write driver circuit, and may be sized to discharge the bit line circuit without being sized to discharge internal capacitance of the write driver.
US10199087B2	Signal timing alignment based on a common data strobe in memory devices configured for stacked arrangements Disclosed are various embodiments related to stacked memory devices, such as DRAMs, SRAMs, EEPROMs, ReRAMs, and CAMs. For example, stack position identifiers (SPIDs) are assigned or otherwise determined, and are used by each memory device to make a number of adjustments. In one embodiment, a self-refresh rate of a DRAM is adjusted based on the SPID of that device. In another embodiment, a latency of a DRAM or SRAM is adjusted based on the SPID. In another embodiment, internal regulation signals are shared with other devices via TSVs. In another embodiment, adjustments to internally regulated signals are made based on the SPID of a particular device. In another embodiment, serially connected signals can be controlled based on a chip SPID (e.g., an even or odd stack position), and whether the signal is an upstream or a downstream type of signal.
US10199084B2	Techniques to use chip select signals for a dual in-line memory module Examples may include techniques to use chip select signals for a dual in-line memory module (DIMM). In some examples, the chip select signals are used with either a first encoding scheme for clock enable (CKE) functionality or a second encoding scheme for on-die termination (ODT) functionality to enable memory devices on the DIMM to be accessed or controlled according to commands received with the chip select signals.
US10199078B2	Sense amplifier with offset compensation An amplifier circuit is disclosed having an amplifier with first and second input terminals. The amplifier circuit includes a first compensation capacitor coupled to the first input terminal and having a first capacitance, a second compensation capacitor coupled to the second input terminal and having a second capacitance, a first transistor coupled between the first compensation capacitor and a reference voltage and having a gate terminal that receives a first control signal, and a second transistor coupled between the second compensation capacitor and the reference voltage and having a gate terminal for receiving a second control signal. The amplifier circuit includes a programmable latch circuit arranged to provide the first and second control signals, wherein the first and second transistors are of the same conductivity type, and the first control signal and the second control signal are complementary signals with respect to each other.
US10199076B2	Cavity sealing apparatus Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards a manufacturing apparatus including a first chamber having a first cavity, and a first actuator. The first actuator aligns the opening of the first chamber to an opening in a second chamber having a second cavity, sealing the first cavity to the second cavity. The manufacturing apparatus further includes gas flow componentry that in conjunction with the first actuator and first chamber evacuate the second cavity by drawing a vacuum in the first cavity. After the second cavity is evacuated, the gas flow componentry fills the second cavity filled with a gas by introducing the gas to the first cavity. A second actuator seals the gas in the second cavity by applying a seal that covers the opening in the second chamber while the first and second cavity remains sealed to one another via the first actuator.
US10199075B2	Method and playback device for controlling working state of mobile terminal, and storage medium A method and playback device for controlling a working state of a mobile terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The mobile terminal is communicated with a playback device, and the playback device includes a sensor, a detector and a transmitter. The method includes: determining, by the sensor, that a current state of the playback device is in an inactive state; detecting, by the detector, whether the mobile terminal is in a working state; and sending, by the transmitter, to the mobile terminal an instruction for instructing the mobile terminal to shift into a standby state when the mobile terminal is in the working state.
US10199074B2	Techniques for selecting frames for decode in media player Techniques are disclosed for selecting frames for decode and display during different playback modes of a media player. Prediction dependencies may be estimated among frames from a sample table of a media item identifying dependency state among frames in the media item. Based on a playback rate of a media player, a collection of frames may be identified from the media item that have presentation times within a display refresh time of the player. A frame may be selected for decode and display during the display refresh time based on the estimated prediction dependencies. The selected frame may be decoded for display during the player display refresh time.
US10199073B2	Content reproduction method and apparatus The content reproduction method includes receiving a select signal for selecting one or more pieces of content; and reproducing the selected pieces of content and one or more pieces of content which were generated or reproduced together with the selected pieces of content in a temporal space within a range.
US10199071B1	Computing system with DVE template selection and video content item generation feature In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving a first group of video content items; (ii) identifying from among the first group of video content items, a second group of video content items having a threshold extent of similarity with each other; (iii) determining a quality score for each video content item of the second group; (iv) identifying from among the second group of video content items, a third group of video content items each having a quality score that exceeds a quality score threshold; and (v) based on the identifying of the third group, transmitting at least a portion of at least one video content item of the identified third group to a digital video-effect (DVE) system, wherein the system is configured for using the at least the portion of the at least one video content item of the identified third group to generate a video content item.
US10199068B2	High resolution tape directory (HRTD) stored at end of data in an index partition In one embodiment, a method includes writing a file into a data partition of a tape medium. The method also includes storing a high resolution tape directory (HRTD) having location information of data in the data partition as part of end of data (EOD) of the index partition. The storing the HRTD as part of the EOD of the index partition includes requesting movement of the tape medium to the index partition in order to update an index file after changes have occurred to data in the data partition, and writing an updated index file into the index partition concurrent to writing an updated HRTD into the EOD of the index partition.
US10199066B1	Write management of physically coupled storage areas A method for managing data bands within an interlaced magnetic recording (IMR) architecture includes transmitting read/write characteristics of a logical block address space, the read/write characteristics including coupling information characterizing a physical arrangement of data blocks associated with different logical zones in the logical block address space, where each of the logical zones spans a continuous range of logical block addresses mapped to a series of data blocks physically interlaced with another series of data blocks corresponding to another one of the logical zones. The method further provides for executing a write command instructing a data write to a target logical zone of the logical zones, the write command being generated based on the transmitted coupling information.
US10199065B2	Fluid bearing apparatus, motor, and disk drive apparatus A fluid bearing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a shaft arranged to extend along a central axis extending in a vertical direction; a rotating portion arranged opposite to an outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and arranged to be capable of rotating about the central axis with respect to the shaft; a lubricating oil arranged in a gap between the rotating portion and each of upper and lower outer circumferential surfaces of the shaft; a first groove defined in at least one of a middle outer circumferential surface of the shaft and a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the rotating portion, the portion being opposite to the middle outer circumferential surface, the first groove being arranged to extend along a circumferential direction; a plurality of second grooves each of which is defined in an upper surface of the rotating portion; and a plurality of communicating holes each of which is defined in the rotating portion, and is in communication with the first groove and a corresponding one of the second grooves.
US10199064B2	Magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus A magnetic recording medium which is capable of effectively preventing a surface thereof from being contaminated, and is capable of preventing a contaminant thereon from adhering (being transferred) to a magnetic head, and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus including the magnetic recording medium are provided,A carbon protective layer of the magnetic recording medium is nitrided, and as a lubricant a compound A expressed by the following General Formula (1) and a compound B expressed by the following General Formula (2) are mixed and used. R1—C6H4OCH2CH(OH)CH2OCH2—R2—CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH (1) CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH2OCH2CF2CF2(OCF2CF2CF2)mOCF2CF2CH2OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH (2)
US10199062B2	Balanced delay and resolution for high density servo systems A tape drive-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: determining a length of a window of a servo pattern to use for calculating a lateral position estimate, and determining a number of the windows of the servo pattern to use for calculating a lateral position value. A lateral position estimate is calculated for each of the number of the windows of the servo pattern using signals which correspond to each of the number of the windows. Moreover, the lateral position value is calculated by using the lateral position estimates. The lateral position value is used to control a tape head actuator. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
US10199060B2	Magnetic recording head having longitudinally spaced offset arrays An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a head having at least two modules, each of the modules having an array of transducers and at least one servo transducer. An axis of each array is defined between opposite ends thereof. The axes of the arrays are oriented about parallel to each other. The axes of the arrays are spaced from one another in an intended direction of tape travel thereacross. The array of a first of the modules is offset from the array of a second of the modules in a first direction parallel to the axis of the array of the second module. All of the transducers of the first module are positioned on a first side of an imaginary line oriented in the intended direction of tape travel, wherein all of the transducers of the second module are positioned on a second side of the imaginary line.
US10199057B1	Independent shunting of data and servo heads to allow a single sensor deposition on tape wafers Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to tape heads used for magnetic recording on tapes, and more specifically to tape heads including servo and data head structures. In one embodiment, a tape head includes two servo head structures and a plurality of data head structures. Each servo head structure includes a sensor, and each sensor is electrically coupled to two bonding pads. Each data head structure includes a sensor, and each sensor is electrically coupled to two bonding pads. A resistive shunt is disposed between the two bonding pads electrically coupled to the sensor of each data head structure. The resistive shunt decreases the electrical resistance of the sensor of the data head structure to a target resistance that is similar to the resistance of the sensor of the servo head structure.
US10199055B1	Magnetic disk device and read processing method According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device including a disk, a head that writes data in the disk, and reads data from the disk, and a controller that generates second data of when first data is written in the disk based on the first data read from the disk, generates third data indicating change in an amplitude of the first data due to thermal fluctuation based on the second data, and adjusts the first data based on the third data.
US10199050B2	Signal codec device and method in communication system The present invention relates to a codec device and method for encoding/decoding voice and audio signals in a communication system, wherein: a fixed codebook excited signal is generated by using a pulse index for a voice signal; a first adaptive codebook excited signal is generated by using a pitch index for the voice signal; a fixed codebook signal is generated by multiplying the fixed codebook excited signal by a fixed codebook gain; a first adaptive codebook signal is generated by multiplying the first adaptive codebook excited signal by a first adaptive codebook gain; and a synthesized filter excited signal is generated by adding the fixed codebook signal and the first adaptive codebook signal.
US10199046B2	Encoder, decoder, coding method, decoding method, coding program, decoding program and recording medium An encoder includes a periodic-combined-envelope generating part and a variable-length coding part. The periodic-combined-envelope generating part generates a periodic combined envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence based on a spectral envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code obtained from an input audio signal and on a frequency-domain period. The variable-length coding part encodes a frequency-domain sequence derived from the input audio signal. A decoder includes a periodic-combined-envelope generating part and a variable-length decoding part. The periodic-combined-envelope generating part generates a periodic combined envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence based on a spectral envelope sequence which is a frequency-domain sequence corresponding to a linear predictive coefficient code and on a frequency-domain period. The variable-length decoding part decodes a variable-length code to obtain a frequency-domain sequence.
US10199040B2	Method and apparatus for automatic speech recognition A method of automatic speech recognition, the method comprising the steps of receiving a speech signal, dividing the speech signal into time windows, for each time window, determining acoustic parameters of the speech signal within that window, and identifying speech features from the acoustic parameters, such that a sequence of speech features are generated for the speech signal, separating the sequence of speech features into a sequence of phonological segments, and comparing the sequential phonological segments to a stored lexicon to identify one or more words in the speech signal.
US10199034B2	System and method for unified normalization in text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition A system, method and computer-readable storage devices are for using a single set of normalization protocols and a single language lexica (or dictionary) for both TTS and ASR. The system receives input (which is either text to be converted to speech or ASR training text), then normalizes the input. The system produces, using the normalized input and a dictionary configured for both automatic speech recognition and text-to-speech processing, output which is either phonemes corresponding to the input or text corresponding to the input for training the ASR system. When the output is phonemes corresponding to the input, the system generates speech by performing prosody generation and unit selection synthesis using the phonemes. When the output is text corresponding to the input, the system trains both an acoustic model and a language model for use in future speech recognition.
US10199032B2	Adaptive reverberation cancellation system A signal processor for determining a plurality of drive signals for driving a plurality of loudspeakers to cancel a reverberation effect in a listening area, wherein the signal processor is configured to determine from one or more measured audio signals a plurality of measured physical coefficients in a basis of physical sound functions, such that a sum of the physical sound functions, weighted with the plurality of measured physical coefficients approximates the one or more measured audio signals, wherein at least half of the plurality of measured physical coefficients are zero, determine a residual error between the plurality of measured physical coefficients and a plurality of desired physical coefficients, estimate a transfer function describing a transformation from the plurality of desired physical coefficients to the plurality of measured physical coefficients, based on the determined residual error, and update the plurality of drive signals based on the estimated transfer function.
US10199029B2	Speech enhancement for headsets with in-ear microphones An earpiece of a headset uses a first signal and a second signal received from an in-ear microphone and an outside microphone, respectively, to enhance microphone signals. The in-ear microphone is positioned at a proximal side of the earpiece with respect to an ear canal of a user, and the outside microphone is positioned at a distal side of the earpiece with respect to the ear canal. A processing unit includes a filter, which digitally filters out in-ear noise from the first signal using the second signal as a reference to produce a de-noised signal to thereby enhance the microphone signals.
US10199026B1	Real-time jamming assistance for groups of musicians Real-time jamming is automatically assisted for musicians. A real-time audio signal is received of played music that is played by at least one person. Beat is tracked of the played music from the real-time audio signal and accordingly a time of a next beat is predicted. At least one of chords; notes; and drum sounds is recognized from the real-time audio signal and repetitions in the played music are accordingly detected. A next development is predicted in the played music, based on the detected repetitions, including at least one of chords; notes; and drum sounds that will be played next, and respective timing based on the predicted time of the next beat. A real-time output is produced based on the predicted next development in the played music.
US10199025B2	Image capturing device and electronic keyboard using the image capturing device An electronic keyboard using a camera, and more particularly, to an electronic keyboard using a camera, which includes a retroreflective film, a light source for irradiating light on to the retroreflective film, a camera for capturing light of a light source retroreflected from the retroreflective film, and an image processing means that analyzes the captured image to track the position of the reflected light source, to find a depressed state of the keyboard, and to generate a sound of an instrument corresponding to the depressed state.
US10199022B1	Touchless signal modifier and method of use A signal processing system, machine, and method of use to dynamically vary the power supplied to a signal processing circuit, imparting the processed output signal of the signal processing circuit with alterations substantially beyond the alterations typically produced by the signal processing circuit.
US10199019B2	Acoustic drum shell including inserts A metal shell and metal inserts of an acoustic drum. In some examples, an acoustic drum having a metal shell can include one or more metal inserts configured to control the tone of the drum. In some configurations, the one or more inserts can form a portion of a bearing edge at one or more openings of the shell. Moreover, in some examples the inserts can be fitted to be in contact with the shell. The shape and configuration of the metal inserts can therefore control and refine the tone of the drum, allowing, for example, a drum with a metal shell to have a tone resembling that of a wooden drum with the sensitivity and power of a metal drum.
US10199016B2	Elements to improve the sound quality of stringed musical instruments The present invention concerns modifications intended to improve the sound quality of stringed musical-instruments through modification of stiffness/flexibility, vibration/resonance-transmitting properties and weight-reduction of the fingerboard, neck, tailpiece, the upper- and lower block, sound post or sound pegs, bass bar or sound bars, and the upper and lower saddle rod using combined lightweight materials and specific construction principles.
US10199013B2	Digital image comparison A method for digital image comparison includes, by a computer executing a single instance of an application program stored in a memory of the computer, receiving a first input from a user of the computer, identifying related portions of a first digital image and a second digital image. The method also includes receiving user interactions to view portions of the first digital image. The method also includes, responsive to the user interactions, changing a view of portions of the second digital image that are related to the first digital image.
US10199012B2	Adjustment of display parameters Parameters of a display may be adjusted in response to accessing a time value corresponding to an electronic device that includes the display. A brightness value of the display may be adjusted based on the time value to maintain a display characteristic value within a predefined range and below a threshold. The display characteristic value may be independently controllable by one of the brightness or the color temperature of the display. A set of red green blue (RGB) color values of the display may be adjusted independent of the adjustment to the brightness value to maintain the display characteristic value within the predefined range and below the threshold while maintaining the brightness value of the display. In some examples, the RGB color values of the display may be adjusted at approximately the same time as the adjustment of the set of RGB color values of the display is performed.
US10199009B2	Display adjusting system and display adjusting method A display adjusting system and a display adjusting method thereof are provided. These technical solutions relate to the field of display technology, may reduce power consumption of a portable electronic device, and may improve endurance ability of the portable electronic device. The display adjusting system comprises: a distance measuring module configured to measure a viewing distance, the viewing distance being a vertical distance from a viewing point to a display screen; and a resolution adjusting unit connected with the distance measuring module, the resolution adjusting unit being configured to set a matching resolution based on the measured viewing distance and a resolution power of a human's eye under the measured viewing distance and to adjust a resolution of the display screen to the matching resolution. The display adjusting system may be used to adjust a resolution of a display screen.
US10199003B2	Gate driving unit and driving method thereof, gate driving circuit and display device The present disclosure relates to a gate driving unit and a driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display device. The gate driving unit used for providing a gate driving signal for a gate line comprises a driving signal output unit and an output compensation unit. The driving signal output unit and the output compensation unit are respectively connected to two input terminals of a load. The output compensation unit is configured to compensate for level jumping of a gate driving signal outputted from the driving signal output unit.
US10198999B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of compensating for image quality of organic light emitting display device Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device. In a sensing mode of sensing a threshold voltage of a driving transistor, when ripple occurs in a driving voltage applied to a drain of the driving transistor, an error may occur in the sensed threshold voltage. Therefore, when sensing a threshold voltage of a driving transistor, the display device corrects a threshold voltage of a driving transistor of each pixel included in a horizontal line having an error caused by a ripple of a driving voltage, to a threshold voltage of each pixel included in another horizontal line.
US10198994B2	Organic light emitting diode display device and driving method thereof An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a display panel including a pixel that includes a driving transistor and a light emitting diode; a timing control circuit including a compensation value calculation portion that calculates a compensation value (β) of the light emitting diode using a first correlation equation having a threshold voltage change quantity (ΔVth) of the driving transistor as a variable, and a data compensation portion that applies the calculated compensation value to an input image data to produce a compensation data; and a data driver receiving the compensation data and supplying the compensation data to the pixel, wherein the first correlation equation is β=a*ΔVth+b, where a is a first gradient constant, and b is a first intersect constant.
US10198991B2	Compression techniques for burn-in statistics of organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays Disclosed herein are techniques for pre-processing image data for compression, e.g., image data that represents burn-in statistics for a display device. The techniques can involve receiving the image data, where the image data comprises a plurality of pixels, and each pixel of the plurality of pixels comprises at least two sub-pixel values. Next, each pixel of the plurality of pixels is quantized to produce a plurality of modified pixels. Subsequently, a series of operations are performed against each modified pixel of the plurality of modified pixels, including (1) applying an invertible transformation against the modified pixel, (2) applying a predictive coding against the modified pixel, and (3) applying an encoding of the modified pixel into a buffer as a data stream. The buffer is then compressed (as the modified pixels are serially encoded into the buffer) to produce compressed outputs that are joined together to produce a compressed image.
US10198988B2	Dynamic merchandising communication system Provided herein are display systems and units, including those configured for dynamic communication in a physical location, such as in retail settings. Also included herein are methods for dynamically displaying product information in a physical location, such as a retail setting.
US10198985B2	Liquid crystal drive apparatus, image display apparatus and storage medium storing liquid crystal drive program The liquid crystal drive apparatus controls application of a first or second voltage to each pixel of a liquid crystal element in respective multiple sub-frame periods included in one frame period to cause that pixel to form a tone. The sub-frame period where the first voltage is applied to the pixel is referred to as an ON period, and the sub-frame period where the second voltage is applied to the pixel is referred to as an OFF period. The apparatus provide, when causing the pixel to form the tone using the ON period, multiple ON period sets separately from each other in the one frame period. Each ON period set includes one or more ON periods. The apparatus sets a temporal interval between temporal centers of the respective ON period sets to 60% or less of the one frame period or to 5.0 ms or less.
US10198984B2	Display panel calibration using detector array measurement A system calibrates luminance of an electronic display panel. The system includes a luminance detection device, an actuator and a computing device. The luminance detection device comprises a plurality of detectors arranged along a width or length of the electronic display panel to simultaneously measure luminance parameters of at least one row or column of areas in the electronic display panel. Each of the plurality of detectors covers an area in the at least one row or column of the electronic display panel. The actuator is configured to cause a relative translational movement in a length direction or a width direction of the electronic display panel. The computing device is coupled to the luminance detection device to receive the measured luminance parameters, and the computing device is configured to generate calibration data for adjusting brightness of areas of the electronic display panel by processing the measured luminance parameters.
US10198978B2	Viewing optics test subsystem for head mounted displays An optical evaluation workstation evaluates quality metrics (e.g., optical contrast) of optical elements of a HMD. The workstation includes a test pattern, an optical element feed assembly, a light source, a camera and a control module. The light source backlights the test pattern with diffuse light. The optical element feed assembly receives an optical element of a HMD and places the optical element at a first distance from the test pattern corresponding to a distance between the optics block in the HMD and an exit pupil of the HMD. The camera images the test pattern through the optical element and the camera is positioned at a second distance from the test pattern corresponding to a distance between the exit pupil and an electronic display in the HMD. The control module generates a test report for presentation to a user based on the evaluation of the optical element.
US10198977B2	Display panel A display panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the display panel includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels, an inspection circuit configured to apply a first inspection voltage to the display unit based on a first control signal, a pad portion electrically connected to the inspection circuit and configured to supply the first inspection voltage and the first control signal to the inspection circuit, and at least one external inspection line electrically connected between the inspection circuit and the pad portion. The external inspection line includes a plurality of transistors.
US10198973B2	Numerical configuration apparatus A Numerical Configuration Apparatus comprises a frame structure means and a numeric display means. The frame structure means may be comprised mainly of a base frame member and a display securing member. Use display securing member is coupled to the base frame member so that it may be moved towards and away from the base frame member in a controlled manner. Use numeric display means has multiple component members which are pivotally mounted to the frame structure means, and secured in place by the display securing member. Each component has at least two sides, with one side having a different feature, such as color, to distinguish between the two sides. Preferably, the non-distinguishing side should have the same feature, such as color, of the display securing member. Some of the component members are mounted in a generally horizontal position upon the frame structure means, while others are mounted in a generally vertical position.
US10198966B2	Advanced first entry model for surgical simulation The present invention provides a surgical training device for training laparoscopic first entry surgical techniques. The training device includes a simulated abdominal wall that is penetrable with an optical trocar. A receptacle containing a tissue simulation is located inside the receptacle. The tissue simulation is observable via scope placed inside the optical trocar. Upon penetration of the one or more of the simulated abdominal wall and receptacle, the tissue simulation appears to translate distally relative to the simulated abdominal wall. The distal translation is effected by a variety of ways including the release of negative pressure inside the receptacle upon penetration and the expansion of an elastic wall of the receptacle with the introduction of fluid under pressure into the receptacle.
US10198963B2	Secure computerized system, method and computer program product for children and/or pre-literate/illiterate users A secured computerized social networking system for pupils including a mail server operative to interface with a secured parent environment; and a secured pupil environment, the system comprising a computerized environment secured to prevent access thereto, other than by end-users who have passed a what-you-know authentication test; a what-you-know testing functionality; and a graphic what-you-know test-configuring functionality, the system being operative to perform a plurality of selectable system-actions responsive to user input, the system being accessible to non-literate users via a touch screen defining a plurality of touch screen locations respectively corresponding to the plurality of selectable system-actions, the touch screen being operative to detect and distinguish between first and second gestures, the system comprising: a processor-controlled touch-triggered actor; and a processor-controlled touch-triggered oral presenter.
US10198962B2	Learning management system for a real-time simulated virtual reality welding training environment A learning management system (LMS) for tracking student progress as students learn how to weld in a real-time, simulated, virtual reality welding training environment. Systems and methods to help welding instructors and students manage the data associated with instruction and learning in a virtual reality welding environment are provided. Welding student training data generated by students while using virtual reality welding systems is stored in a centralized database. The centralized database is accessible by a user (e.g., a welding instructor) using a personal computer having a learning management software application (LMSA) installed thereon. The LMSA is configured to allow the user to access at least a portion of the student training data for one or more of viewing, analysis, grading, and reporting.
US10198961B2	Bayesian regression techniques for determining true measurements Techniques for estimating a true measurement from a Bayesian regression on an observed measurement of received responses.
US10198959B2	Apparatus for use in a lecture environment A system for use in a lecture environment in which a lecturer delivers a lecture to students. The lecturer can broadcast questions to the students to test their understanding of the subject matter of the lecture, and the students' answers to those question are made available to the lecturer in real time. This makes it possible for the lecturer to adapt the lecture to the students' level of understanding of the subject matter of the lecture.
US10198958B2	Method and apparatus for training a team by employing brainwave monitoring and synchronized attention levels of team trainees Training methods and apparatus wherein a training environment is activated only when a trainee is in a focused attention state. A brainwave monitor is employed for determining level of attention. The training environment is activated when the level of attention of the trainee is at or above a predetermined attention threshold. Activation of the training environment provides feedback to the trainee that he or she is in a focused attention state, and at the same time provides the incentive to remain in the focused attention state. A focused attention state is important if not required for training/learning success. The method and apparatus may be employed for training individual trainees, as well as for training team member trainees.
US10198956B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle collision avoidance system An automatic system to detect and avoid collisions between piloted aircraft operating at low altitudes and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). UAV's are typically remote controlled helicopters, quad-copters, airplanes and other airborne vehicles (e.g., Drones). Aircraft operating at low altitudes are subject to interference (accidental or purposefully) by those on the ground operating said UAV's, which is likely to cause great injury or death to the aircraft and its occupants.
US10198955B1	Drone marker and landing zone verification Techniques for verifying a location and identification of a landing marker to aid an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver a payload to a location may be provided. For example, upon receiving an indication that a UAV has arrived to a delivery location, a server computer may process one or more images of an area that are provided by the UAV and/or a user interacting with a user device. A landing marker may be identified in the image and a representation of the landing marker along with instructions to guide the UAV to deliver the payload to the landing marker may be transmitted to the UAV and implemented by the UAV.
US10198951B2	Models of the surroundings for vehicles A method for providing a model of surroundings for a vehicle includes providing a model of the surroundings based on sensor measurements by sensors of the vehicle, wherein the model of the surroundings provides information relating to an occupation of the surroundings by one or more objects, including information regarding a type of object in the surroundings of the vehicle. The method includes determining a region of the surroundings for which no information relating to occupation by objects is provided by the model of the surroundings, wherein the region is within a distance limit for which the sensors can provide sensor measurements relating to the occupation by objects, and checking whether a phantom object is to be added to the model of the surroundings in the region based on the type of object and predefined regulations, wherein the phantom object is an object which was not determined on the basis of sensor measurements. In the event the phantom object is determined to be added, the method further includes determining the occupation by the phantom object in the region of the surroundings, and generating an extended model of the surroundings by adding information relating to the occupation by the phantom object to the model of the surroundings, and then providing the extended model of the surroundings.
US10198950B2	Parking support method and parking support device A parking assist method for assisting parking of a subject vehicle uses a parking assist apparatus comprising a controller that guides the subject vehicle to a parking space and a display that displays the parking space. The parking assist method comprises: specifying an available parking space into which the subject vehicle can be parked; displaying the available parking space on the display; when the available parking space is in a parking-unavailable state that represents a state in which the subject vehicle cannot be parked into the available parking space, determining whether or not the parking-unavailable state is canceled; and when the parking-unavailable state is canceled before a first time passes, maintaining a display form of the available parking space on the display.
US10198949B2	Method and system for parking verification via blockchain A method for distributing parking availability data via blockchain includes: storing a blockchain comprised of a plurality of blocks, each block having a block header including a timestamp; receiving spot availability notifications including a common spot identifier and availability data; generating a transaction value including the common spot identifier and availability data; generating a new block header including i) a current timestamp, ii) a reference hash value generated via hashing of the block header included in a most recent block identified via the timestamp, and iii) a transaction hash value generated via hashing of the new transaction value; generating a new block comprised of the new block header and the new transaction value; and transmitting the generated new block.
US10198948B2	Low power sensor system A low power sensor system and protocol are provided. Particular embodiments of the invention include a sensor controlled switch that senses conditions. While the sensor controlled switch is sensing conditions and the switch that it controls is open, power is conserved. When a valid condition is sensed, the switch is closed which enables a sensor system to receive power. The powered sensor system can then perform tasks such as listen for radio transmissions from a human interface device and respond to these. In another embodiment of the invention a delayed shutdown is executed, wherein the sensor system is put in a low power state for a period of time before responding to further conditions sensed by the sensor controlled switch. An example application is in a battery powered vehicle camera system.
US10198943B2	Self-configuring traffic signal controller Embodiments describe new mechanisms for signalized intersection control. Embodiments expand inputs beyond traditional traffic control methods to include awareness of agency policies for signalized control, industry standardized calculations for traffic control parameters, geometric awareness of the roadway and/or intersection, and/or input of vehicle trajectory data relative to this intersection geometry. In certain embodiments, these new inputs facilitate a real-time, future-state trajectory modeling of the phase timing and sequencing options for signalized intersection control. Phase selection and timing can be improved or otherwise optimized based upon modeling the signal's future state impact on arriving vehicle trajectories. This improvement or optimization can be performed to reduce or minimize the cost basis of a user definable objective function.
US10198942B2	Traffic routing display system with multiple signal lookahead A traffic routing display system provides a visual display of a speed or series of speeds suggested to the driver such that the driver may pass through multiple consecutive traffic signal devices without stopping at a red light. In one aspect, the display depicts the expected state of an upcoming traffic light. In another aspect, the display is an icon colored to correspond to the expected state. In another aspect, the time remaining before the state of a traffic light changes is displayed. The effect that an indicator has on driver behavior is used to determine the type of indicator to provide to the driver. Certain indicators may not be displayed by the system depending on the effect they have on the driver.
US10198939B1	Process automation device An analog output stage of a field device employed in process automation is provided. The analog output stage regulates an analog output, for example, a loop current flowing in a two wire current loop, based on an input, for example, a process variable such as temperature, pressure, etc., detected by the field device. The analog output stage includes a regulator module and a switching module. The switching module, via a switching pulse width modulated signal, alternately applies to the regulator module, a first analog value associated with the input detected by the field device and a predefined analog output, and a second analog value associated with the analog output. The regulator module includes an integrator and a differential amplifier. The regulator module generates a differential analog output based on the first analog value and the second analog value and regulates the analog output based on the differential analog output.
US10198938B2	Wireless trainable transceiver device with integrated interface and GPS modules A trainable transceiver is provided having an integrated interface connections with various vehicle modules for use with various remote electronic devices and a method of programming and using the same. The wireless trainable transceiver is in a vehicle with an integrated interface allowing connection to a human-to-machine interface and vehicle position determination device, such a navigation system and compass and the wireless trainable transceiver has the ability to change functions associated with preset buttons on the trainable transceiver, depending upon the location of the vehicle.
US10198937B2	Systems, devices, and methods for remotely interrogated chemosensor electronics Systems, devices and methods for remotely interrogating sensor electronics are described. In one embodiment, a system for detecting and localizing chemical analytes is described. This system includes a plurality of chemosensor electronic devices for detecting the presence of chemical analytes. Each of these devices includes a chemosensor for sensing chemical analytes, a transponder, and an electronic circuit for activating the transponder based on an output of the chemosensor. These devices may have a cross-section area of less than 1 square micrometer. The system also includes an interrogation device for interrogating the plurality of devices and for receiving information on the detected chemical analytes from devices with activated transponders, and a processor for determining the locations of the devices with activated transponders. These locations may be forwarded to a third party.
US10198936B2	Control of electronic components A central control box utilizes a receiving element configured to receive an input command, a processor configured to receive a first data signal from a first component, receive state information regarding a second component, and process the received input command based on the state information regarding the second component. The central control box further utilizes a transmitter configured to transmit the first data signal, and a storage device connected to the processor. The storage device is configured to store the state information regarding the second component. Other embodiments include a system and a method for routing a first data signal between a first component and a second component.
US10198935B2	System and method for simplified activity based setup of a controlling device A controlling device having an activity mode corresponding to a controllable activity in which activation of a command key within a logical group of command keys of the controlling device causes a transmission of command data to control one or more functional operations of an intended target appliance. For a controllable activity the controlling device has a memory in which is stored a plurality of predetermined appliance to logical group of command keys mappings. To configure the controlling device for the controllable activity one or more predetermined keys of the controlling device are activated to thereby designate one or more intended target appliances for the controllable activity. When the controlling device is then placed into the activity mode corresponding to the controllable activity, the controlling device will use the configuration to select one of the plurality of predetermined appliance to logical group of command keys mappings to determine which appliance command data to transmit in response to an activation of a command key within a logical group of command keys.
US10198933B2	Dynamic determination of a geographically dispersed group for alert resolution Described herein are techniques for receiving an alert associated with an entity and dynamically determining, based on the alert and on substantially real-time attributes for the entity, a geographically dispersed group in which each member of the geographically dispersed group either is a device associated with the entity or shares at least one attribute with the entity. The techniques further include requesting information about the entity from the geographically dispersed group, receiving information from at least a subset of the group, and taking action responsive to the alert based on the received information.
US10198932B2	Wearing compliance of personal emergency response system help button In a personal emergency response system (PERS), a personal help button (PHB) (10) includes a call button (12), a motion sensor (22), and a transmitter or transceiver (24) for transmitting a wireless call signal responsive to pressing the call button. An electronic processor (28) performs a compliance monitoring process (42) at successive compliance check times, each including: acquiring motion sensor data over a compliance data acquisition time interval; determining whether the PHB has moved since the last compliance check time; and assessing compliance based at least in part on the determination of whether the PHB has moved. The determining may include determining an orientation change of the PHB since the last check time. Alternatively, compliance may be monitored by detecting and logging wake-up interrupt events that cause the motion sensor to switch from a low-power mode to an operational mode.
US10198930B2	Systems and methods for improved monitor attachment The present invention is related to monitoring movement, and in particular to systems and methods for securing a monitoring device to a monitor target.
US10198929B2	Water safety monitoring systems and related methods A system for reducing a risk of drowning in a pool includes a pool monitoring unit and a swim monitoring station. The pool monitoring unit is switchable between an activated state and a deactivated state. The pool monitoring unit is configured to detect entrance into the pool and/or movement in the pool and to output an alarm signal in response a detected entrance into the pool and/or movement in the pool when in the activated state. The swim monitoring station is configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more wearable alarm devices and the swim monitoring station is in wireless communication with the pool monitoring unit. The swim monitoring station is switchable between an off state and an on state. In the on state, the swim monitoring station is configured send a wireless signal to the pool monitoring unit to deactivate the pool monitoring unit.
US10198928B1	Fall detection system A system used to detect a fall and to provide data has a wearable device that includes a pre-filter, an accelerometer and a transmitter. The pre-filter includes buffers, a low pass filter, a flag, and a measuring device. The pre-filter receives data points transmitted by the accelerometer. The pre-filter generates a magnitude value, and calculates a jerk value in relation to the magnitude value. The pre-filter appends the jerk value to one of the buffers and provides the jerk value to the measuring device. The pre-filter further transmits the magnitude value to a neural network.
US10198926B2	Terminal apparatus and terminal processing method for object monitoring system, central processing apparatus and central processing method for object monitoring system, and object monitoring system A terminal apparatus and method therefor according to the present invention are an apparatus and method for receiving and displaying monitoring information in an object monitoring system for sensing and monitoring an object, have a plurality of operation modes including a condition check mode of checking a condition of the object until receiving an intention to actually perform an action on the object after receiving the monitoring information, and prohibit executing the condition check mode on the object when a condition of the object is being checked by other apparatus in the condition check mode. The present invention relates to an object monitoring system using the terminal apparatuses, and a central processing apparatus and central processing method therefor.
US10198924B1	Transaction terminal silent alert systems A transaction terminal silent alarm system having processor(s) and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to perform a method is disclosed. Upon receiving, from a user device, an authentication request to complete a transaction at a transaction terminal, the system may determine whether a fingerprint scan matches a stored fingerprint. Responsive to the fingerprint scan matching a stored normal fingerprint and absent receiving another fingerprint that matches a stored cancellation fingerprint, the system may direct the transaction terminal to complete the transaction. Responsive to the fingerprint scan matching a stored under-duress fingerprint, the system may direct the transaction terminal to send a silent alert to law enforcement and direct the transaction terminal to delay the transaction. Responsive to the fingerprint scan not matching any stored fingerprints, the system may direct the user device to display a fingerprint rescan message.
US10198922B2	Active infrared sensor Methods and systems are described for monitoring a monitored space. An example computer-implemented method for monitoring a monitored space includes periodically emitting with an active infrared sensor a modulated infrared signal into a monitored space being monitored by a home automation system, receiving with the active infrared sensor the modulated infrared signals reflected from objects in the monitored space, and determining at least one of whether a number of objects in the monitored space have changed and whether any of the objects are moving.
US10198921B2	Reed switch apparatus and method of using same A transportable container assembly including a transportable container defining an enclosed interior space and having an opening member cooperatively engaging a mounting frame. The opening member has a closed position and an open position and access to the interior space is permitted in the open position. A localized device or system is attached to the transportable container and is coupled to an electrical power source. A reed switch apparatus coupled to the transportable container communicates the position of the opening member to the localized device or system. The localized device or system provides a localized function depending on the reported position of the opening member. The localized function includes at least one of a group consisting of a local lighting function, local locking mechanism action and local refrigeration system action/function. The localized device or system communicates the position of the opening member to a remote device or system at a location remote from the transportable container. The remote device or system is capable of providing remote monitoring and control functions or actions at the transportable container depending on the communicated position of the opening member.
US10198917B2	Mobile emergency light device A mobile emergency light device includes a casing (1), a moving closure cover (2), a translucent lens (3), an electronic circuit board (5) for control, and a combined reflector (4), in which the combined reflector (4) has an inverted bell shape and is open at both ends, in which the electronic circuit board is securely connected to the combined reflector (4), and provided with a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LED), suitably angled towards the combined reflector (4), and in which the casing (1) forms inside this a cylindrical cavity (13), whose interior houses an automatic switch, driven by the base of the casing approaching a ferromagnetic material.
US10198914B2	Gaming device for updating game play in real-time A device for playing a skill-based game that modifies the visual representation of the game play using game enhancement elements. A game processor automatically generates game enhancement elements using game data of the skill-based game and computes a game skill level. A game controller is connected to a data storage device and a display screen. The game controller controls the skill-based game, the game controller configured to: render visual representation of game play; detect real-time game play of the game by the player; compute a player skill level based on the detected game play; select a game enhancement element by comparing the game skill level and the player skill level; modify the visual representation of the game play using the one or more selected game enhancement elements; and award the player based on the additional game play and the comparison of the game skill level and the player skill level.
US10198911B2	Roulette gaming method, system and apparatus The present invention provides a roulette game, including: a roulette wheel having a series of numbers, each number additionally having an assigned color characteristic; a betting layout having marked areas whereby one or more players may place a bet on a result of the roulette wheel, the betting layout further including first and second side bet areas for placing first and second side bets; spinning the roulette wheel to produce a game result comprising one of the roulette wheel numbers and its assigned color characteristic; a random number generator producing, for each spin of the roulette wheel, first and second random numbers selected from the same series of numbers with assigned color characteristics as represented on the roulette wheel; a display of first and second random numbers; settling roulette bets on the basis of the roulette wheel game result; settling the first side bets on the basis of the roulette wheel game result numerically matching one or both of the first and second random numbers; and settling the second side bets on the basis of the roulette wheel game result color characteristic matching both of the first and second random number color characteristics.
US10198909B2	Multi-player gaming system, method, and controller A gaming system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices each operable to participate in a multi-player game; and a controller in communication with each gaming device, and arranged to generate one or more multi-player game events in respect of the multi-player game, wherein: the gaming system is arranged to: receive for each multi-player game event, a player input from each gaming device participating in the multi-player game; generate for each multi-player game event, a modified multi-player game event for each participating gaming device; evaluate the modified multi-player game events to identify at least one winning multi-player gaming device; and make an award in respect of the at least one winning multi-player gaming device.
US10198907B2	Gaming system and a method of gaming A gaming machine is disclosed that comprises a selector configured to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in respective display positions in a display area, and a display position selector configured to select at least one display position. The system also has a function allocator configured to allocate a WILD function to each symbol displayed at a selected display position and to allocate a WILD function to each displayed symbol that is the same as a symbol displayed at a selected display position. An outcome evaluator determines a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and the or each allocated WILD function, and an award allocator allocates an award based on the game outcome determined by the outcome evaluator. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
US10198906B2	Method and apparatus for influencing cash outs from a gaming device A gaming device is described that provides a number of different methods for cashing out credit balances from a gaming device. These methods include providing incentives, such as benefits, to a player for selecting particular monetary forms in which to receive the cash out. Non-preferred cash out forms may be associated with disincentives, such as penalties, to dissuade players from selecting these types of monetary transfers. In certain embodiments, incentives and disincentives may be associated with a variety of available monetary forms for cash out.
US10198900B2	Computer game system A game system is provided. The game system includes a computer server able to implement at least one instant draw game, the computer server being configured to perform several successive instant draws and to calculate winnings of the player at the end based on the results of the successive instant draws. The computer server is configured to command the display of data based on the result of a preceding instant draw, to detect an action by the player in response to the display of the data, to trigger an instant draw following the detection of an action by the player, and to command the display of subsequent data. The subsequent instant draw depends on the preceding instant draw and/or the action by the player, and the subsequent data depends on the following instant draw and/or the action by the player. A method for executing a game is also provided.
US10198899B2	Socially interactive wagering system A system and method includes one or more processors coupled to a memory, the one or more processors operable to read instructions from the memory to perform one or more steps or operations. The operations may include receiving a signal from a first device, sending a first code and an instruction to broadcast the code to a broadcasting device based on the signal, receiving an access request and a second code broadcasted from the broadcasting device from a second user device, and granting the second user device access to a feature of an application when the second code broadcasted from the broadcasting device matches the first code.
US10198898B2	Gaming center allowing switching between games based upon historical results A gaming system comprising a plurality of betting terminals and a computer server comprising: a plurality of betting terminals for selecting and playing one or more live casino game(s) being played at a plurality of tables; each of the plurality of betting terminals has at least one first portion of a first screen for displaying the one or more live-casino game(s) to said player wherein the one or more live casino game(s) is a game offered in at least one casino resort, wherein a results history for each table is displayed in at least one first portion of a first screen to provide a results history display, and a switching mechanism for selecting, switching and playing one or more casino slot machine game(s) adapted to allow the player to switch between the live casino games according to at least the results history display for each table.
US10198895B2	Gaming machine In a gaming machine including a symbol region where reels having symbols are arranged in predetermined arrangement. The symbols are displayed in an arranged manner in longitudinal and transverse directions. A reel control unit that independently controls movement of the reels. A winning determination unit determines whether the symbols appearing on a valid line set to span the reels form a predetermined winning pattern. The symbol region includes layer. At least one reel is disposed in each layer. A symbol group is provided in at least one reel or in a specific layer in such a manner that symbols capable of forming at least portion of the winning pattern are arranged in the symbol group.
US10198894B2	Gaming system and method for multiple machine bonus game A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines and a promotional server in communication with each gaming machine. Each gaming machine is configured to run a spinning reel base game, including displaying spinning reel columns, determining symbol display positions for symbols displayed on each spinning reel column, and determining a base game outcome based on the symbol display positions. The promotional server initiates a multi-game machine bonus game among a set of the gaming machines, and selects a spinning reel column of the plurality of spinning reel columns from each gaming machine. The promotional server also associates the selected spinning reel column from each gaming machine in a bonus game display, and determines an outcome of the bonus game based on the symbol display positions on the selected spinning reel column from each gaming machine.
US10198891B2	System and method for regulating fuel transactions A method and system for regulating fuel transactions is provided. Fuel consumption data may be received corresponding to a first and second vehicle location. The difference between the first and second fuel consumption is determined to obtain an overall or combined fuel consumption value. In some examples, the fuel consumption data is transferred from a vehicle data system to a carrier data system located remotely from the vehicle. The data is processed at the carrier data system and the overall fuel consumption is transmitted to a fueling point to limit the amount of fuel transferred to the vehicle. In some arrangements, the limit may be adjusted to include additional factors such as additional distance to travel to the fueling point, anticipated distance to be traveled in subsequent legs of the trip, etc.
US10198889B2	Automatic valid vote count storage using secure embedded non volatile memory A non-volatile memory system adapted for securely registering votes within a voting system is described. The votes are encoded as a set of logically grouped cells based on a voter's selection of an item. The encoding assures that the votes are easily distinguishable by a read circuit.
US10198880B2	Vehicular diagnostic system Apparatuses, systems and methods are implemented for characterizing one or more driver inputs. As may be relevant to one or more embodiments herein, particular aspects are directed to determining a driver input characteristic and using the determined input characteristic to assess a risk metric to the driver. In some implementations, the driver input characteristic is determined based upon a prediction of one or more of actual fuel used and torque. In some implementations, the prediction is determined in real-time and may be transmitted to a remote terminal for storage and/or analysis. The data for the prediction is obtained from a vehicle diagnostic system, and is used to determine (e.g., predict and/or infer) information as presented by other vehicle systems to the vehicle diagnostic system, without necessarily communicating directly with the respective other vehicle systems. In various implementations, the driver risk characteristic is used for assessing an insurance-based risk metric.
US10198872B2	3D reconstruction and registration of endoscopic data Methods and systems for three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of endoscopic data in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. In one embodiment, a method for processing a plurality of images captured by an endoscope includes preprocessing a plurality of images captured by an endoscope and including at least a portion of an organ. In many embodiments of the invention, the preprocessing includes estimating variations in light intensity within scenes captured by the plurality of images, and generating a set of color-adjusted images based on those variations. The method according to some embodiments of the invention may include generating a 3D point cloud representing points on a surface of the organ based on the set of color-adjusted images, defining a mesh representing the surface of the organ based on the 3D point cloud, and generating a texture of the surface of the organ based on the set of color-adjusted images.
US10198870B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method The present disclosure is generally directed to an information processing apparatus, comprising: a processor configured to: detect a real object on a real space; receive first superimposition information that corresponds to superimposition of a virtual object on the real object, wherein the first superimposition information is generated based on a spatial position relationship of a second information processing apparatus and the real object; generate second superimposition information based on spatial positional information of the first information processing apparatus and the received first superimposition information; and display the virtual object based on the generated second superimposition information.
US10198868B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, image processing system and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An information processing apparatus comprises a luminance value obtaining unit for respectively obtaining first and second luminance values of first and second captured images of a physical space, wherein the first and second captured images are respectively captured by first and second image capturing units; a parameter obtaining unit for respectively obtaining first and second tracking parameters of automatic exposure control corresponding to a change in brightness of the physical space for the first and second image capturing units; and a setting unit for setting a first image capturing parameter for the first image capturing unit based on the first luminance value and the obtained first tracking parameter and a second image capturing parameter for the second image capturing unit based on the second luminance value and the obtained second tracking parameter.
US10198867B2	Display control device, display control method, and program An apparatus comprising a memory storing instructions and a control unit is disclosed. The control unit may be configured to execute the instructions to: acquire an image of real space, detect an object of interest within the real space image, obtain a still image of the object. and display a virtual image relating to the object superimposed on the still image.
US10198865B2	HMD calibration with direct geometric modeling An optical see-through (OST) head-mounted display (HMD) uses a calibration matrix having a fixed sub-set of adjustable parameters within all its parameters. Initial values for the calibration matrix are based on a model head. A predefined set of incremental adjustment values is provided for each adjustable parameter. During calibration, the calibration matrix is cycled through its predefined incremental parameter changes, and a virtual object is projected for each incremental change. The resultant projected virtual object is aligned to a reference real object, and the projected virtual object having the best alignment is identified. The setting values of the calibration matrix that resulted in the best aligned virtual object are deemed the final calibration matrix to be used with the OST HMD.
US10198863B2	Method of managing proxy objects A method of managing Proxy Objects by attaching Meta Data to each Proxy and HD Object. The Meta Data enables the user to programmatically swap one Proxy Object with one or more HD Objects. All Proxy Objects and HD Objects are stored in a secure database structure that protects the content owner's intellectual property while providing access by users to the proxy objects and all related product information. Non-technical and non-CAD users are able to configure objects within a space by selecting an object, browsing a catalog of possible alternative objects, viewing specific product details and then selecting the object to replace the selected object. Once a new object is selected. A photo realistic 360 image of a scene is created in real time without any special software on the user's computer or any special training.
US10198860B1	Automated three dimensional (3D) mesh UV coordinate transfer process An apparatus and related methods for applying two-dimensional (2D) texture maps onto three-dimensional (3D) objects are described. A computing device can receive differing first and second meshes representing respective first and second 3D objects and a 2D texture associated with the first 3D object. The computing device can determine correspondence points between the first and second meshes and can align the first and second meshes using an alignment transformation based on the correspondence points. The computing device can determine texture portions of the 2D texture associated with first corresponding portions of the first mesh. The computing device can assign the texture portions to second corresponding portions of the aligned second mesh. For each texture portion, the computing device can: project the texture portion onto a 2D plane related to a particular second corresponding portion and fit the projected texture portion to the particular second corresponding portion.
US10198850B2	Method and apparatus for filtering compressed textures An apparatus and method are described for texture compression, decompression and filtering. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: determining distances between each of a plurality of texels of a texture block and each of a plurality of approximation points; generating a decompression matrix comprising a plurality of radial basis function RBF values over the distances using a specified type of RBF; using the decompression matrix to generate a decompression-filtering matrix according to a defined filter function, the decompression-filtering matrix being usable to generate a decompressed and filtered version of the texture block as a result of the filter function being integrated into the decompression-filtering matrix.
US10198846B2	Digital Image Animation Digital image animation techniques are described. In one example, animations are used for a single digital image to permit movement or other effects to be exhibited as part of the digital image without requiring multiple frames as in conventional techniques. Transformation of the single digital image by the animations may also be coordinated, such as to synchronize or not synchronize movement of objects to promote realism. In another example, portions and even an entirety of these techniques may be performed automatically and without user intervention. Machine learning, for instance, may be employed using a neural network to classify the digital image into one or more semantic classes. The semantic classes may then be used to recommend animations to transform the digital image.
US10198844B2	Efficient and stable approach to elasticity and collisions for hair animation One exemplary process for animating hair includes receiving data representing a plurality of hairs and a plurality of objects in a timestep of a frame of animation. A first tree is populated to represent kinematic objects of the plurality of objects and a second tree is populated to represent dynamic objects of the plurality of objects based on the received data. A first elasticity preconditioner is created to represent internal elastic energy of the plurality of hairs based on the received data. Based on the first tree and the second tree, a first set of potential contacts is determined between two or more hairs of the plurality of hairs or between one or more hairs of the plurality of hairs and one or more objects of the plurality of objects. Positions of the plurality of hairs are determined based on the first set of potential contacts and the first elasticity preconditioner.
US10198842B2	Method of generating a synthetic image The methods and systems described herein comprise: receiving a first image and a second image, a first timestamp and a second timestamp, the first image and the second image depicting a common object; determining an actual position of first common object pixels and second common object pixels; computing a common object motion information based on the actual position of the first common object pixels and the second common object pixels, the first and the second timestamp; receiving a third image and a third timestamp, the third image depicting the common object; determining an actual position of third common object pixels; computing an estimated position of the third common object pixels based on the common object motion information, the third timestamp and the third pixels; if the actual position of the third common object pixels and the estimated position of the third common object pixels don't match, generating the synthetic image.
US10198839B2	Style transfer-based image content correction Techniques are disclosed herein for applying an artistic style extracted from one or more source images, e.g., paintings, to one or more target images. The extracted artistic style may then be stored as a plurality of layers in a neural network. In some embodiments, two or more stylized target images may be combined and stored as a stylized video sequence. The artistic style may be applied to the target images in the stylized video sequence using various optimization methods and/or pixel- and feature-based regularization techniques in a way that prevents excessive content pixel fluctuations between images and preserves smoothness in the assembled stylized video sequence. In other embodiments, a user may be able to semantically annotate locations of undesired artifacts in a target image, as well as portion(s) of a source image from which a style may be extracted and used to replace the undesired artifacts in the target image.
US10198836B2	Trellis chart scaling A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium containing instructions configured to cause one or more processors to execute a process. The process comprises analyzing a dataset to determine a number of variables and one or more types of variables associated with the dataset. One or more processors remove a number of predefined discrete grouping variables from the number of variables associated with the dataset and produces a set of remaining variables. The one or more processors select a chart type based on the number of variables and the one or more types of variables associated with the set of remaining variables and generate one or more charts depicting the dataset. The number of charts generated corresponds to the number of data points associated with the predefined discrete grouping variables.
US10198833B2	Displaying visual analytics of entity data According to an example, in a method for displaying visual analytics of entity data, geographic locations of entities may be plotted as first pixel cells on a first region and as second pixel cells on a second region of a geographic map. A determination may be made that the first pixel cells have a higher degree of overlap with each other in the first region compared to the second pixel cells in the second region. The geographic map may be distorted to enlarge the first region and the first pixel cells may be arranged in the first region in a manner that prevents the first pixel cells from overlapping each other. A color value for each of the pixel cells may be determined from a multi-paired color map that represents two variables corresponding to the entities by color and the pixel cells may be caused to be displayed on the distorted geographic map according to the determined respective color values.
US10198832B2	Generalizable medical image analysis using segmentation and classification neural networks Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating a final classification output for an image of eye tissue. The image is provided as input to each of one or more segmentation neural networks to obtain one or more segmentation maps of the eye tissue in the image. A respective classification input is generated from each of the segmentation maps. For each of the segmentation maps, the classification input for the segmentation map is provided as input to each of one or more classification neural networks to obtain, for each segmentation map, a respective classification output from each classification neural network. A final classification output for the image is generated from the respective classification outputs for each of the segmentation maps.
US10198830B2	Parallax operation system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes a correlation unit that correlates distance information indicating a distance to an emission position of electromagnetic waves emitted in a shooting direction of a plurality of image pickup units with a first pixel in a first image that constitutes images taken by the image pickup units, the distance information being obtained based on reflected waves of the electromagnetic waves and the first pixel corresponding to the emission position of the electromagnetic waves, and a generation unit that generates a parallax image by using the distance information correlated with the first pixel for parallax computation of pixels in a second image that constitutes the images.
US10198829B2	Systems and methods for extrinsic calibration of a plurality of sensors Image processing systems and methods are provided for extrinsic calibration of a plurality of image sensors. A logic circuit receives image data for an omnidirectional object from image sensors spaced apart and imaging at least a portion of a region of interest. The logic circuit combines the image data from the image sensors to generate a calibration matrix for the image sensors and to determine a matrix transformation data based on (i) reference image data and (ii) a three-dimensional model of the reference object. The logic circuit modifies the calibration matrix into an enhanced calibration matrix by applying the matrix transformation data to the calibration matrix, where the enhanced calibration matrix can be used to calibrate the plurality of image sensors.
US10198822B2	Systems and user interfaces for determination of electro magnetically identified lesions as included in medical images of differing perspectives Systems and techniques are disclosed for determination of lesions identified in medical images of differing perspectives. One of the methods includes obtaining images of a breast of a patient, each image being from a perspective, wherein the images include at least a first image and a second image. A skin contour line representing an obliquity of a chest wall of the patient is determined. A posterior nipple line extending from a nipple included in the first image is determined that perpendicularly intersects with the skin contour line. An interactive user interface is presented that includes the posterior nipple line on the first image. Compatibility information for lesions indicated in each of the first and second image is determined, the information indicating whether a first lesion in the first image is a same lesion in the breast as a second lesion in the second image.
US10198819B2	Image segmentation and modification of a video stream Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for segmenting an image of a video stream with a client device, identifying an area of interest, generating a modified area of interest within one or more image, identifying a first set of pixels and a second set of pixels, and modifying a color value for the first set of pixels.
US10198814B2	Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device includes: a signal processing unit configured to generate phase retardation information of a subject eye by using information about a plurality of lights obtained by dividing, into lights of different polarizations, a light obtained by combining a light returned from the subject eye irradiated with a measurement light and a reference light corresponding to the measurement light; and a detection unit configured to detect a region in which a change amount of the phase retardation information in a depth direction of the subject eye is larger than a threshold value.
US10198808B2	Methods for automatically generating a common measurement across multiple assembly units One variation of a method for automatically generating a common measurement across multiple assembly units includes: displaying a first image—recorded at an optical inspection station—within a user interface; receiving manual selection of a particular feature in a first assembly unit represented in the first image; receiving selection of a measurement type for the particular feature; extracting a first real dimension of the particular feature in the first assembly unit from the first image according to the measurement type; for each image in a set of images, identifying a feature—analogous to the particular feature—in an assembly unit represented in the image and extracting a real dimension of the feature in the assembly unit from the image according to the measurement type; and aggregating the first real dimension and a set of real dimensions extracted from the set of images into a digital container.
US10198804B2	Method for determining fabric and upscaled properties of geological sample A method for determining fabric and upscaled properties of a geological sample, such as a rock sample. A system for the method also is provided.
US10198802B2	Monitoring system, photography-side device, and verification-side device Provided is a monitoring system, comprising a imaging-side device, and a matching-side device which receives image data from the imaging-side device and matches the image data. The imaging-side device wirelessly transmits, to the matching-side device, feature value data which denotes feature of an image subject. Upon receiving the feature value data, and on the basis of the result of a comparison between the feature value data and feature value reference data, the matching-side device wirelessly transmits image data request information to the imaging-side device. Upon receiving the image data request information, the imaging-side device wirelessly transmits image data to the matching-side device.
US10198798B2	Filtering device and filter method of the same An image-filtering device for filtering an image that includes a pixel difference computing module, an adaptive brightness adjusting module, a weighting computing module and a filter computing module is provided. The pixel difference computing module uses any one of the pixels as a central pixel within a pixel window to compute pixel absolute differences between the central pixel and every pixels within the pixel window. The adaptive brightness adjusting module multiplies each of the pixel absolute differences with an adjusting parameter to generate adjusted pixel absolute differences. The weighting computing module generates weighting values according to the adjusted pixel absolute differences. The filter computing module performs convolution according to the pixel value of each of the pixels within the pixel window and the corresponding weighting values to generate a filtering result of the central pixel.
US10198796B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and non-transitory storage medium storing information processing program According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes: an information acquiring unit which acquires data regarding a target; an information correction unit which corrects the data to generate corrected data to measure information regarding the target; and a recording control unit which records the data and the corrected data in association with each other.
US10198795B2	Systems and methods for compensating for visual distortion caused by surface features on a display Systems and methods for compensating for visual distortion caused by surface features on a display are disclosed. For example, one disclosed system includes: a display including one ore more surface features; a processor configured to: receive a display signal including graphical data; determine a location of the surface feature; transform the display signal based at least in part on the location of the surface feature; and cause the transformed display signal to be displayed.
US10198794B2	System and method for adjusting perceived depth of an image A system and computer-implemented method of altering perceptibility of depth in an image. The method comprises receiving a desired change in the perceptibility of depth in the image; receiving a depth-map corresponding to the image; and determining at least one characteristic of the image. The method further comprises applying an image process to the image, the image process varying in strength according to the depth map, and in accordance with a non-linear predetermined mapping relating a strength of the applied image process to a change in the perceptibility of depth, the mapping being determined with respect to the identified characteristic.
US10198791B2	Automatic correction of facial sentiment of portrait images Techniques are disclosed for correcting facial sentiment of digital images. Facial data captured in a target image is analyzed to obtain facial-based sentiment. A favored sentiment is determined based at least in part on the facial-based sentiment. The favored sentiment is then applied to at least one face included in the target image that doesn't reflect the favored sentiment. Analyzing facial data may include detecting facial landmarks that are good indicators of sentiment (e.g., eyes, mouth, eyebrows, jawline, and nose). Such landmarks can be processed, with supervised machine learning, to detect the corresponding facial sentiment. A favored sentiment of the target image is thus identified, and can be applied to one or more non-compliant faces in the target image. In some embodiments, the favored sentiment can be further based on a plurality of additional sentiment indicators, including geo data, text, and/or other images associated with the target image.
US10198788B2	Method and system of temporally asynchronous shading decoupled from rasterization A method and system for rendering a graphic object that decouples shading from rasterization is disclosed. The method includes selecting a set of points of a graphic object for shading. At least one shading parameter is determined for application to the selected set of points of the graphic object. The selected points are shaded using the shading parameter image to produce a shaded graphic object image via a graphic processor at a first frequency relative to the frame rate. The shaded graphic object image is rasterized into a frame image in parallel at a second frequency relative to the frame rate. Multiple processors may be used for the shading and rasterization.
US10198781B2	Logo-enabled interactive map integrating social networking applications A logo-enabled interactive map integrating social networking applications is provided. The interactive map may be configured to help end users discover and share information (e.g., events, deals, news occurrences, etc.) associated with a plurality of venues.
US10198779B2	Tracking proximity relationships and uses thereof A method may include receiving data about a first person and a second person, the first person having a contagion. The method may include determining whether a first location is within a proximity distance to a second location. The method may include determining whether a first time is within a proximity time period with a second time. The method may include defining a proximity relationship for the second person relative to the first person. The defined proximity relationship may be positive when the first location is within the proximity distance and first time is within the proximity time period, or the defined proximity relationship may be negative when either the first location is not within the proximity distance or first time is not within the proximity time period. When the proximity relationship is positive, the second person may be labeled as being contaminated by the contagion.
US10198777B2	System, method, and application for exchanging content in a social network environment Users share live (SHARE LIVE) content in real-time by sharing socially-targeted user-selected/generated content while simultaneously consuming content from any integrated content provider. In the context of an exemplary music-based scenario, the user, while listening to music from any integrated music provider, may initiate a SHARE LIVE session such that concurrent data streams are maintained and media playback information is managed separately from media content playback channels. Information about playback events is continuously transmitted via facilitated sockets. Other users may consume shared content (LISTEN LIVE) by tapping a proprietary resolution method to identify and properly source the media content files the broadcaster is sharing. Independent social broadcast streams may also be overlaid atop the direct playback of media content from a preferred provider as governed by the proprietary resolution method. An event-handling micro-service maintains and combines the broadcaster's content playback actions and social content, which are synchronized on multiple user devices.
US10198774B1	Systems, methods and articles for associating tax data with a tax entity Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for associated tax data in a tax data item with a tax entity to which the tax data item pertains. A computerized tax return system is configured to access a tax data item having tax data regarding a tax entity. The system stores tax entity record(s) for one or more tax entities related to a tax return. The system has a set of matching rules for matching tax data from the tax data item with key attributes of the tax entity record(s) for a respective tax topic, and a matching algorithm for utilizing the matching rules to compare utilize the matching rules to compute a matching score. The tax return system determines a matching tax entity using the matching score. The system associates the matching tax entity with the tax data and generates a normalized data set for the tax data item.
US10198772B2	Driver assessment and recommendation system in a vehicle System and method for assessing liability/accountability of a driver or a driver assistance technology in a vehicle is disclosed. One or more components used to assist a driver and to collect information of the driver and the vehicle is identified. The one or more components comprise driver assistance technologies and on-board diagnostic systems. After identifying, the information is analyzed to create a plurality of scenarios based on one or more factors. Subsequently, a first score and a second score is calculated corresponding to activation of each of the driver assistance technologies and the driving behavior in the plurality of driving scenarios. Subsequently, the plurality of driving scenarios is classified into one of a technology priority mode and a driver priority mode based on the analysis, the first score and the second score. Based on the classification, a liability of the driver/driver assistance technology is assessed and recommendations are processed.
US10198771B1	Data hub Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors or devices associated with one or more users are presented. In some examples, data may be filtered and analyzed to determine a risk profile for a user. In addition, the system may also determine a neighborhood risk profile for a number of users located in the same geographical location. The risk profile and the neighborhood profile may be used to determine or adjust a user's insurance premiums.
US10198761B2	Intelligently determining buying online and picking up in store based on commute patterns of connections in a social network and store parameters A computer system for determining buying online and picking up in store. A computer receives from a shopper a request for buying online and picking up in store. The computer parses stores carrying an item purchased online and connections of the shopper in a social network. The computer provides the shopper with a list of one or more connections for picking up the item for the shopper. The computer sends to one of the one or more connections a token for picking up the item and information of a store where the item is picked up, after the shopper chooses the one of the one or more connections for picking up the item. The computer sends to the shopper a notification, after the item is picked up by the one of the one or more connections for picking up the item.
US10198760B2	Kiosk escalation Automated kiosks are often provided in retail settings to provide a convenient and cost-effective means to assist customers of the retail setting and as an alternative or supplement to human agents. Kiosks may work well for certain customers and actions, however, the customer and/or kiosk may fail to effectively interact with each other and leave the customer dissatisfied with the interaction. By determining a meta-meaning associated with a customer's actions with a kiosk, the kiosk may be able to determine whether an agent should be summoned to assist the customer. For example, a customer may be using the kiosk for an unusually long time. In response, an available agent may be notified and approach the customer to offer their assistance; without the customer explicitly requesting such assistance. As a benefit, the retail setting may appear more in-touch with the needs of the customer.
US10198758B2	Guide robot for shopping guiding system and method An intelligent shopping guiding system comprising a guide robot and a workstation computer is disclosed. The guide robot is coupled to the workstation computer, preferably over a wireless system and information between the guide robot and the workstation computer is transferred via wireless communication. As the front-end equipment of the shopping guiding system, the guide robot interacts with the customer and provides assistance and guidance to the customer to enhance their shopping experience. As the back-end equipment of the shopping guiding system, the workstation computer builds, stores, and maintains a customized message associated with a customer's unique ID number. The unique ID number is associated with the customer's personal characteristics such as, for example, biometric information, physiological, or other information suitable for identifying the customer.
US10198752B2	Systems and methods for protecting internet advertising data Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting user privacy in, for example, online advertising environments. The method includes receiving data related to a user in a first communication session between a host server and a client device, and generating a user profile associated with the user. The method further may include encrypting the user profile to produce encrypted user profile data and generating a decryption key for decrypting the encrypted user profile data. Thereafter, either the decryption key or a portion of the encrypted user profile data may be transmitted to the client device and then deleted from host server before ending the first communication session. The method further may include establishing a second communication session between the host server and the client device and retrieving the transmitted content. Then targeted advertising may be provided by decrypting the encrypted user profile data.
US10198750B1	Device state capture and analysis In one embodiment, a method includes, by one or more server computing devices, receiving state data of a client computing device. The state data includes event data indicating events generated by or occurring at the client computing device and context data associated with the event data. The context data indicates device states of the client computing device that each coincide with one or more of the events and indicate a context of the one or more of the events. The method also includes, by one or more server computing devices, ordering the events and the device states in the event and context data into a state-data-review structure and analyzing the state-data-review structure to generate one or more recommendations on operation of the client computing device.
US10198737B2	Peer-to-peer data collector and analyzer A system for collecting and analyzing metadata from peer-to-peer (P2P) media networks. The present invention gathers metadata about P2P media from the P2P network directly as well as relevant 3rd party social networks where that media is discussed. Users access the system via any Internet enabled device. The users' media streaming behavior is collected so that it can determine what they like. That data is indexed for future analysis. The system also monitors social network dialog keyed to the media (e.g. titles, actors, singers). The system then can identify related media on P2P networks and source it so that it is immediately available. The social data collection agents then extract data about the media that users of social networks are providing for the computing of demand for the media and/or performers.
US10198733B2	Systems and methods for management of fundraising campaigns The present invention pertains to systems and methods for managing, creating, and conducting online personal fundraising campaigns. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth a system, method and computer program product for creating and managing online personal fundraising campaigns. In an exemplary embodiment, the method may include, e.g., but not limited to, receiving a request to establish a personal fundraising campaign from an initiator for benefit of a beneficiary at a central controller; receiving a plurality of donations at the controller; and disbursing at least a portion of the funds to the beneficiary.
US10198729B2	Computational systems and methods for regulating information flow during interactions Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one request for personal information from a party to a transaction; evaluating the transaction; and negotiating presentation of at least one persona to the party to the transaction at least partly based on an evaluation of the transaction.
US10198728B2	Methods and systems for provisioning payment credentials A method and system for provisioning payment credentials usable by a mobile device in conducting a payment. The method is conducted at a provisioning system and comprises the steps of: receiving payment credentials from a receiving device, the payment credentials having been obtained from a portable payment device presented by a consumer at the receiving device; receiving, from the receiving device, an identifier entered by the consumer; identifying a mobile device or a secure element corresponding to the identifier; and communicating the payment credentials or a derivation of the payment credentials to the identified mobile device or the secure element to be securely stored in association with the mobile device. The method may include: encrypting the received payment credentials, the encrypted payment credentials having a unique decryption key; and wherein communicating a derivation of the payment credentials communicates the unique decryption key.
US10198725B2	Systems and methods for facilitating card present transactions This disclosure describes systems and methods related to facilitating card present transaction. In one embodiment, a service provider system may receive a request from a merchant to initiate a card present transaction associated with a consumer. The service provider system may determine an identifier associated with a mobile device associated with the consumer. The service provider system may communicate to the mobile device, based at least in part on the identifier, a message that facilitates invocation of a transaction module associated with the mobile device. The service provider system may facilitate the car present transaction based at least in part on an interaction with the transaction module.
US10198724B2	Payment networks and methods for facilitating data transfers within payment networks Exemplary payment networks and methods are provided for facilitating data transfers. One exemplary method includes determining a performance of a first path through a first WAN between a hub and a customer, determining a performance of a second path through a second different WAN between the hub and the customer, causing a data traffic associated with a first class of application to be routed along the first path when the performance of the first path is within a first performance threshold, and causing the data traffic, when routed along the first path, to be switched to the second path when the performance of the first path fails to satisfy and/or violates the performance threshold.
US10198723B2	Systems and methods for facilitating multi-party payment transactions A computer-implemented method for facilitating a payment transaction wherein a cardholder purchases an item from a merchant on behalf of a buyer is provided. The method includes receiving proposal data from a buyer computing device, wherein the proposal data includes at least one of an identification of an item proposed for purchase, a particular merchant, and a merchant purchase price. The method also includes receiving a selection message from the buyer computing device, wherein the selection message indicates a selected cardholder chosen to purchase the item on behalf of a buyer using a merchant payment card associated with the particular merchant. The method also includes reserving, by the computing device, at least the merchant purchase price and a cardholder processing fee associated with the merchant payment card in a buyer account. The method also includes transferring funds from the buyer account to a selected cardholder account, the funds determined at least in part by the merchant purchase price and the cardholder processing fee.
US10198721B2	System and method for providing a portable ATM Embodiments include a database that maintains a respective status of mobile ATMs that indicates the location and cash available for withdrawal, a communication interface that receives a request for a mobile ATM from a user device, the request including user device location data, a location processor that compares the user device location data to location data of the mobile ATMs, and determines a first mobile ATM that is closest to the user device based on the user device location data, and a backend transaction processor that processes the transaction when confirmed. The communication interface transmits an alert that includes the request to the first mobile ATM, receives a response, transmits another alert that includes the location of the first mobile ATM and an estimated time that the first mobile ATM will arrive at the location associated to the user device, and receives confirmation from the first mobile ATM.
US10198718B2	Waste management system having vendor opportunity platform A system is disclosed for managing waste. The system may have a first portal configured to receive input indicative of a customer service opportunity, a second portal configured to receive input indicative of a vendor's acceptance of the customer service opportunity, and a central processing unit in electronic communication with the first and second portals. The central processing unit may be configured to determine, from a list of registered vendors stored in memory, a shorter list of vendors capable of accommodating the customer service opportunity. The central processing unit may also be configured to offer the customer service opportunity to at least one vendor on the shorter list of vendors via the second portal, to receive an acceptance from the at least one vendor via the second portal to accommodate the customer service opportunity, and to automatically generate at least one contract based on the acceptance.
US10198717B2	Parental controls A web service platform to improve end-user engagement in a captive audience environment. Mobile and web-based clients allow application users to authorize and approve usage of entitlements of other users, including their children, based upon preconfigured rules and the proximity between the user requesting and the user approving authorization to use the entitlement.
US10198714B1	Media content collaboration A system for media content collaboration is provided. The system includes a media component, a collaboration component, a permissions component and a finalization component. The media component receives uploaded media content from a first user. The collaboration component generates an online collaboration space for the uploaded media content. The permissions component generates and grants permissions to a second user to edit or augment the uploaded media content in the online collaboration space. The finalization component generates a final version of the uploaded media content based in part on modifications made by the second user.
US10198711B2	Methods and systems for monitoring or tracking products in a retail shopping facility In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful for a retail shopping facility to track products being shelved therein. In one example, this tracking is accomplished without the use of RFID tags and RFID readers, but instead, employs overhead electronic image capturing devices. By one approach, the images obtained are compared to a store planogram and alerts are sent to the associate or worker stocking the shelves to correct the stocking process. As the images may be captured and analyzed in real-time, the system may redirect the worker during the shelving process to prevent items from being stocked or shelved in an incorrect location for long. In one embodiment, the system includes a product database, overhead electronic image capturing devices, portable electronic devices, and a control circuit in communication with the product database, overhead electronic image capturing devices, and the portable electronic devices.
US10198710B1	System to determine a change in weight at a load cell Various sensors may be used to gather information about items at an inventory location, such as items on a shelf. Weight sensors may be used to gather weight data while capacitive sensors detect the presence of one or more objects such as the items themselves, a user reaching towards the shelf, and so forth. Data from a capacitive sensor may be used to determine that an activity is taking place at the shelf and to trigger processing of weight data from the weight sensor. A combination of a change in capacitance that exceeds a capacitance threshold and a change in weight that exceeds a weight threshold may be used to determine an event, such as a pick or place from the inventory location.
US10198708B2	Systems and methods for enabling delivery of commercial products to customers In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to enable delivery of commercial products to customers. In some embodiments, the system comprises an autonomous ground vehicle on a delivery route to deliver commercial products to a person of interest. The AGV comprises control circuits communicatively coupled to sensors. The control circuits, using sensor data, determines whether a person positioned within a threshold distance relative to the AGV is the PoI; allow the PoI to designate an intention of a second person positioned within the threshold distance as being friendly or adverse relative to the PoI; determine the intention of the second person; receive a command from the PoI overriding the determination that the second person's intention is adverse to the PoI; and allow the PoI to take possession of the commercial products when the designated intention is friendly relative to the PoI and the command is received.
US10198705B2	System for electronic communication exchange According to some embodiments, a data acquisition computer may receive a first task request, including a data source communication identifier, from a back-end application. The data acquisition computer may perform a first data acquisition process and determine indications of: when the data source expects to return to a normal operating condition, a quality of service received by the data source from a service provider, and a quality of service performed by the back-end application server. The back-end application server might generate and transmit the task request, for example, a first pre-determined period of time after an event associated with the data source. The back-end application server may also detect that a second pre-determined period of time after the event has occurred and facilitate a second data acquisition process including at least one rating within a scale of ratings provided by the data source.
US10198702B2	End-to end project management A device may provide a user interface for receiving project information for a software implementation project. The project information may be associated with a set of requirements defining the software implementation project. The project information may be associated with a set of deliverables describing results of the software implementation project. The device may generate an initial project plan based on the project information. The device may receive information regarding the initial project plan during fulfillment of the project plan. The device may selectively provide an alert associated with the initial project plan based on receiving the information regarding the initial project plan. The device may selectively generate a modified project plan based on receiving the information regarding the project plan.
US10198701B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for tracking status of time-sensitive articles One aspect of the application provides a cueing device. The device is configured to alert a user to a perishable item associated with the cueing device based on one or more cueing parameters indicative of an urgency of the perishable item and a context for alerting the user to a status of the perishable item. The device includes a visual output capable of providing multiple levels of visual alert. The device further includes an input capable of receiving, from the user, an acknowledgement to an alert, or a cueing parameter. The device further includes one or more sensors configured to detect environmental characteristics affecting the perishable item. The device further includes a wireless communication interface.
US10198700B2	Configurable push notifications for a transport service A system and method are provided for generating and transmitting push notifications in connection with a transport service. Push notification triggers can be configured by a user via an application-based user interface corresponding to an application specific to the transport service. A user profile associated with the user can be accessed to detect one or more preconfigured push notification triggers, and thereafter transport service activity can be dynamically monitored for trigger events. Such trigger events can cause the system to generate and transmit push notifications to the user's mobile device.
US10198699B2	Reservation management system and method A method and system for reserving a time slot to gain access to a resource, such as an attraction, ride, show or event, as may be found in an amusement park. A portable module is used to determine a time when the user is able to access the resource based on reservation requests and throughput, without need for a docking station or continuous communication with a central database of all reservations and queue times.
US10198697B2	Employing user input to facilitate inferential sound recognition based on patterns of sound primitives The disclosed embodiments provide a system that generates sound primitives to facilitate sound recognition. First, the system performs a feature-detection operation on sound samples to detect a set of sound features, wherein each sound feature comprises a measurable characteristic of a window of consecutive sound samples. Next, the system creates feature vectors from coefficients generated by the feature-detection operation, wherein each feature vector comprises a set of coefficients for sound features detected in a window. The system then performs a clustering operation on the feature vectors to produce feature-vector clusters, wherein each feature-vector cluster comprises a set of feature vectors that are proximate to each other in a feature-vector space that contains the feature vectors. After the clustering operation, the system defines a set of sound primitives, wherein each sound primitive is associated with a feature-vector cluster. Finally, the system associates semantic labels with the set of sound primitives.
US10198694B2	Static posture based person identification A system and method for identifying an unknown person based on a static posture of the unknown person is described. The method includes receiving data of N skeleton joints of the unknown person from a skeleton recording device. The method further includes identifying the static posture of the unknown person. The method includes dividing a skeleton structure of the unknown person in a plurality of body parts based on joint types of the skeleton structure. In addition, the method includes extracting feature vectors for each of the joint type from each of the plurality of body parts. The method further includes identifying the unknown person based on comparison of the feature vectors for the unknown person with one of a constrained feature dataset and an unconstrained feature dataset for a plurality of known persons.
US10198688B2	Transform for a neurosynaptic core circuit Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for feature extraction comprising generating synaptic connectivity information for a neurosynaptic core circuit. The core circuit comprises one or more electronic neurons, one or more electronic axons, and an interconnect fabric including a plurality of synapse devices for interconnecting the neurons with the axons. The method further comprises initializing the interconnect fabric based on the synaptic connectivity information generated, and extracting a set of features from input received via the electronic axons. The set of features extracted comprises a set of features with reduced correlation.
US10198682B2	Receiving system and memory card According to one embodiment, a receiving system includes a first receiving circuit and a second receiving circuit each receiving a differential signal with a positive phase signal and a negative phase signal, and a controller controlling the first and second receiving circuits. The first receiving circuit comprises a first differential amplifier outputting a first signal in a first time frame in which a polarity of the differential signal does not change dependent on a passage of time. The second receiving circuit comprises a second differential amplifier outputting a second signal in a second time frame in which the polarity of the differential signal changes dependent on the passage of time.
US10198681B2	Value or security document comprising an electronic circuit, and method for producing a value or security document In order to provide a document of value or security document 1000 having an electronic circuit 1270 with increased mechanical stability, in particular to bending load, it is proposed to form the document of value or security document 1000 from at least two document layers 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400 arranged in a stack and connected to one another by means of a joining process, wherein the stack is formed by a supporting structure layer 1100 and a circuit carrier layer 1230 carrying the electronic circuit 1270. The supporting structure layer 1100 is formed from a fiber composite material.
US10198680B2	Method and circuit for tuning an antenna circuit of an actively transmitting tag A circuit includes an antenna circuit including a number of capacitors and an inductor. The antenna circuit is configured to transmit an output signal upon receiving an input transmit signal. A first control block is configured to transmit an enabling signal upon detecting a presence of a supply voltage at a feeding terminal of the actively transmitting tag in response to the actively transmitting tag being inserted into a host device. A VCO is configured to generate the input transmit signal with the frequency of the interrogator carrier signal upon receiving the enabling signal from the first control block and upon receiving the control voltage from the memory. A second control block is configured to enable a subset of the plurality of capacitors of the antenna circuit upon receiving the enabling signal from the first control block.
US10198677B2	RFID tag for printed fabric label and method of making An RFID tag is disclosed that is formed as part of a printed fabric label (PFL). Generally, foil is adhered to a fabric material with a releasable adhesive, the foil is then cut, such as by a laser to define the antenna pattern and a removable portion. The removable portion is then manually stripped away, and a strap is then attached with adhesive to the antenna. A small square of hot melt over-laminate may be placed over the strap and bonded, and then a top layer of fabric is added and secured with an adhesive from a transfer tape.
US10198676B2	System and method for managing sample collection data and documentation What is provided is a system and methods for more quickly, accurately, and efficiently collecting, tracking, and transmitting sample collection data and information. Specifically, this involves the generation of printed labels in the field comprising labels with barcodes corresponding to specific sample collection data and information. The labels are printed at the location of the sampling and applied on the outside of sample collection devices, such as bottles and coolers, for transport to desired environmental facilities. Each bar code is associated with a unique record number in the Electronic Chain of Custody (ECOC), corresponding to a specific sample. The collection information and data corresponding to the samples are automatically populated to databases in sample testing facilities upon scanning the barcodes. The ECOC is electronically transmitted to sample testing facilities prior to the arrival of the samples.
US10198671B1	Dense captioning with joint interference and visual context A dense captioning system and method is provided for processing an image to produce a feature map of the image, analyzing the feature map to generate proposed bounding boxes for a plurality of visual concepts within the image, analyzing the feature map to determine a plurality of region features of the image, and analyzing the feature map to determine a context feature for the image. For each region feature of the plurality of region features of the image, the dense captioning system further provides for analyzing the region feature to determine a detection score for the region feature, calculating a caption for a bounding box for a visual concept in the image using the region feature and the context feature, and localizing the visual concept by adjusting the bounding box around the visual concept based on the caption to generate an adjusted bounding box for the visual concept.
US10198668B2	Apparatus and method for supporting computer aided diagnosis (CAD) based on probe speed There is provided an apparatus for supporting Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) based on a speed of a probe. The apparatus includes a region of interest (ROI) detector configured to detect an ROI from a current image acquired from a probe; and an ROI classifier configured to determine whether to classify the ROI using a determined state of a speed, and classify the ROI according to a result of the determination.
US10198666B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method In a case where generating a training image of an object to be used to generate a dictionary to be referred to in image recognition processing of detecting the object from an input image, model information of an object to be detected is set, and a luminance image of the object and a range image are input. The luminance distribution of the surface of the object is estimated based on the luminance image and the range image, and the training image of the object is generated based on the model information and the luminance distribution.
US10198663B2	System for predicting occurrence of defective image and program for predicting occurrence of defective image A system for predicting occurrence of a defective image includes: an input device configured to input image data into an image forming apparatus; and a hardware processor configured to analyze a spatial frequency of gradient distribution of an image in accordance with a size of a density irregularity specific to the image forming apparatus with respect to the input image data and to calculate a probability of a conspicuous density irregularity of the size in regard to the image formed by the image forming apparatus based on the image data with reference to an index of correlation between an analysis result and an evaluation value of the density irregularity.
US10198661B2	System for determining alignment of a user-marked document and method thereof A system for evaluating a user-marked document having a response area and at least one image marker, the system including an image capturing device to obtain a digital image of the user-marked document, and a computer to identify positional information of the at least one image marker from the obtained digital image of the user-marked document, wherein the image marker provides context to marks on the user-marked document based on the position of the mark relative to the image marker.
US10198658B2	Image processing device, imaging device, image processing method, and program To accurately determine whether there is a sharp change in a frame.Provided is an image processing device including: a histogram generating unit configured to generate a previous histogram showing a distribution of pixel values in a previous frame that is generated before a predetermined frame and a current histogram showing a distribution of pixel values in the predetermined frame; a normalizing unit configured to perform normalization to match variations of the pixel values of the previous histogram and the current histogram; and a similarity determining unit configured to acquire a degree of similarity of shapes of the previous histogram and the current histogram after the normalization and determine whether the degree of similarity is greater than a predetermined similarity determining threshold value.
US10198656B2	Determination of a degree of homogeneity in images In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining a degree of homogeneity in one or more inspection images of cargo in one or more containers, comprising: determining whether a zone of interest in one or more processed inspection images comprises one or more patterns, wherein the one or more processed inspection images are processed from one or more inspection images generated by an inspection system configured to inspect the one or more containers; and in the event that one or more patterns is determined and that a variation in the determined one or more patterns is identified, classifying the one or more inspection images as having a degree of homogeneity below a predetermined homogeneity threshold.
US10198655B2	Object detection using recurrent neural network and concatenated feature map According to one embodiment, a system includes a sensor component and a detection component. The sensor component is configured to obtain a first stream of sensor data and a second stream of sensor data, wherein each of the first stream and second stream comprise a plurality of sensor frames. The detection component is configured to generate a concatenated feature map based on a sensor frame of a first type and a sensor frame of a second type. The detection component is configured to detect one or more objects based on the concatenated feature map. One or more of generating and detecting comprises generating or detecting using a neural network with a recurrent connection that feeds information about features or objects from previous frames.
US10198652B2	Image processing method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An image processing method includes the following steps. An original image is read, and the original image includes a red channel layer, a green channel layer and a blue channel layer. A processing is performed on the red channel layer, the green channel layer and the blue channel layer, respectively, to get a derived red channel layer, a derived green channel layer and a derived blue channel layer. And the derived red channel layer, the derived green channel layer and the derived blue channel layer are combined to form a new image. The processing includes the following steps. Gradient-variations of a plurality of directions of a region are calculated. An average of the gradient-variations is calculated. A calculating procedure is provided to decide diffusion-coefficient equations of the directions, and each of the diffusion-coefficient equations is substituted into an anisotropic diffusion equation.
US10198650B2	Image capture apparatus An image capture apparatus is provided. The image capture apparatus includes a transparent cover, an image capture device, and a luminous flux adjusting device disposed therebetween. The image capture device includes a plurality of sensor regions, each of which has a maximum length in a first direction and a maximum width in a second direction. The luminous flux adjusting device includes a absorbing element having a transparent pattern including a plurality of repeatedly arranged basic patterns. Each of the basic patterns includes a plurality of transparent regions arranged according to a geometric shape. The geometric shape has a side parallel to the first direction, and a length of the side is less than or equal to the maximum length of the sensor region. The geometric shape has a height in the second direction less than or equal to the maximum width of the sensor region.
US10198649B2	Electronic pen device having optical zoom The electric pen device includes an optical system including a lens and an image sensor configured to convert an image signal of light that has passed through the optical system to an electrical signal. The electric pen device includes a control board configured to interact with an electronic device and a communication module configured to communicate by wire or wirelessly with the electronic device, so that an image or a picture taken by a camera is confirmed and an optical zoom is controlled from the external electronic device.
US10198646B2	Hardware compilation of cascaded grammars A cascaded finite-state-transducer array includes a plurality of finite-state-transducers, the finite-state-transducers being distributed in space. The finite-state-transducer array is configured with dedicated data transfer channels between the finite-state-transducers to transfer specific data types. Each data stream on a dedicated data transfer channel may transmit a particular data type, which may be sorted in increasing order of start offsets or token IDs.
US10198643B1	Plane estimation for contextual awareness Aspects of the disclosure relate to classifying the status of objects. For examples, one or more computing devices detect an object from an image of a vehicle's environment. The object is associated with a location. The one or more computing devices receive data corresponding to the surfaces of objects in the vehicle's environment and identifying data within a region around the location of the object. The one or more computing devices also determine whether the data within the region corresponds to a planar surface extending away from an edge of the object. Based on this determination, the one or more computing devices classify the status of the object.
US10198642B2	Method for a motor vehicle provided with a camera, device and system A method for a motor vehicle provided with a camera includes: providing, by the camera, an image representing surroundings of the motor vehicle; detecting at least one line of vehicles in the image; detecting at least one driving lane based on the at least one detected line of vehicles; detecting a state of at least one driving direction display in the image; and detecting a lane topology for the at least one detected driving lane, based on the state of the at least one driving direction display.
US10198636B2	Semantic representation module of a machine-learning engine in a video analysis system A machine-learning engine is disclosed that is configured to recognize and learn behaviors, as well as to identify and distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior within a scene, by analyzing movements and/or activities (or absence of such) over time. The machine-learning engine may be configured to evaluate a sequence of primitive events and associated kinematic data generated for an object depicted in a sequence of video frames and a related vector representation. The vector representation is generated from a primitive event symbol stream and a phase space symbol stream, and the streams describe actions of the objects depicted in the sequence of video frames.
US10198631B2	Pupil detection device There is provided a pupil tracking device including an active light source, an image sensor and a processing unit. The active light source emits light toward an eyeball alternatively in a first brightness value and a second brightness value. The image sensor captures a first brightness image corresponding to the first brightness value and a second brightness image corresponding to the second brightness value. The processing unit identifies a brightest region at corresponding positions of the first brightness image and the second brightness image as an active light image.
US10198630B2	Peak detection method For a signal waveform to be processed, the continuous wavelet transform is performed with various scale factors, and a wavelet coefficient at each point in time is calculated. On an image showing the strength of the wavelet coefficient with respect to the scale factor and time, ridge lines are detected, and based on these ridge lines, positive and negative peak candidates are extracted, after which an error in the position and width of the peak due to the influence of a neighboring peak is corrected. Subsequently, the degree of non-symmetry of the peak shape or other features are examined to remove false negative peaks due to negative peak artifacts. Subsequently, a true peak cluster, a false peak cluster resulting from the removal of high-frequency components of a high-frequency noise or other causes, and other kinds of peaks are identified, and the obtained result is used to remove false peaks.
US10198627B2	Gesture identification with natural images A method for gesture identification with natural images includes generating a series of variant images by using each two or more successive ones of the natural images, extracting an image feature from each of the variant images, and comparing the varying pattern of the image feature with a gesture definition to identify a gesture. The method is inherently insensitive to indistinctness of images, and supports the motion estimation in axes X, Y, and Z without requiring the detected object to maintain a fixed gesture.
US10198626B2	Neural networks for facial modeling Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for modeling facial representations using image segmentation with a client device. The systems and methods receive an image depicting a face, detect at least a portion of the face within the image, and identify a set of facial features within the portion of the face. The systems and methods generate a descriptor function representing the set of facial features, fit object functions of the descriptor function, identify an identification probability for each facial feature, and assign an identification to each facial feature.
US10198621B2	Image-Processing device and method for foreground mask correction for object segmentation An image-processing device and method for foreground mask correction for object segmentation, includes receipt of a sequence of image frames. A first FG mask is estimated using depth information associated with the input image frame and by binarizing a difference between the input image frame and a background (BG) image of the input image frame. A first set of pixels with a first mask value to be updated to a second mask value is identified in a boundary region of the estimated first FG mask. A second FG mask is determined based on the identification of the first set of pixels in the boundary region of the estimated first FG mask.
US10198616B2	Method for fingerprint unlocking and terminal A method for fingerprint unlocking and a terminal are provided. The method includes the follows. Fingerprint information is acquired. A target group number of a group of fingerprint that is most similar to the fingerprint information is determined from among preset fingerprint matching data; where the preset fingerprint matching data corresponds to N groups of fingerprint, each group of fingerprint corresponds to multiple fingerprint templates and has one unique identification group number, and N is an integer greater than 1. The fingerprint information is compared with fingerprint templates corresponding to the target group number. A terminal is unlocked when a target matching value between a fingerprint template of the fingerprints corresponding to the target group number and the fingerprint information is determined, where the target matching value is greater than a first preset threshold.
US10198615B2	Fingerprint enrollment method and apparatus A processor fingerprint enrollment method and apparatus is disclosed. A processor implemented fingerprint enrollment method includes performing a matching between a received input fingerprint image of a user and one or more enrolled fingerprint images, and selectively, based on a result of the matching identifying a matched enrolled fingerprint image from the one or more enrolled fingerprint image and based on a calculated degree of diversity in the fingerprint corresponding to an overlapping region between the input fingerprint image and the matched enrolled fingerprint image, storing the input fingerprint as another enrolled fingerprint image.
US10198610B1	Acoustic pulse coding for imaging of input surfaces An acoustic imaging system includes multiple acoustic transducers disposed to circumscribe a portion of imaging surface. An acoustic imaging system also includes a controller and an image resolver. The acoustic transducers convert electrical signals into mechanical energy and/or mechanical energy into electrical signals. The controller is adapted to apply an electrical signal to the acoustic transducers which, in response, induce a mechanical wave, such as a surface wave, into the circumscribed portion. The controller is also adapted to receive electrical signals from the acoustic transducers. The image resolver uses the electrical signals received by the controller in order to construct an image of an object in physical contact with the imaging surface.
US10198609B1	Transaction optimization through scanned data Techniques are described for facilitating and/or optimizing a transaction, such as a purchase transaction, through the use of scanned data. In some implementations, a user may use a portable computing device to scan a vehicle tag (e.g., vehicle identification number) that is affixed to a vehicle and determine vehicle information. The user may also scan a user tag such as a driver's license to determine user data that identifies the user. The vehicle data and/or user data may be communicated to transaction service(s), which generate transaction data that may be specific to the particular user that provided the vehicle data and/or user data. The transaction data may include information regarding a price of the vehicle, terms of a loan that the user may take out to finance the purchase of the vehicle, information regarding an insurance policy for insuring the vehicle, and so forth.
US10198608B2	Information recording medium and authenticity determination method An information recording medium according to one embodiment includes a substrate, a first image, and a second image. The first image is provided on the substrate, emits light when irradiated with first excitation light having a first wavelength, and includes phase-modulated first information. The second image is provided on the substrate, emits light when irradiated with second excitation light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and includes phase-modulated second information.
US10198605B1	Ultra-lightweight mutual authentication protocol with substitution operation A method comprises using at least one of a reader and a passive tag to exchange values according to an ultra-lightweight mutual authentication protocol with a substitution operation to change a Hamming weight of the values.
US10198592B2	Method and system for communicating homomorphically encrypted data A method for managing data by an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving first data inputted from a user, generating second data by encrypting the first data using a public key, generating a query comprising the second data, transmitting the query to a server, receiving third data corresponding to the query from the server, generating fourth data by decrypting the third data using a secret key corresponding to the public key, and outputting the fourth data.
US10198591B2	Systems, methods, and devices for securing data stored in a cloud environment Devices, systems, and methods for performing particularized encryption of confidential information within real-world data files that are subsequently stored within a cloud environment are described. Specific rules/logic are executed in a local computing environment to identify the type(s) and/or magnitude(s) of confidential information contained within each real-world data file. The identified type(s) and/or magnitude(s) of confidential information is thereafter specifically encrypted using various encryption processes. Once encrypted, the data is packaged and stored within a cloud environment without the need for further encryption at either the local computing or cloud environments.
US10198588B2	Asymmetric multi-apparatus electronic information storage and retrieval The present invention provides a system and automated methods to enable a collection of electronic information to be divided into multiple asymmetric scrambled subsets, stored across a plurality of disparate apparatuses, and reconstructed as needed. The present invention provides automated methods to adjust the relative size of the scrambled subsets based upon characteristics such as performance, cost and available space of the apparatuses on which the subsets are stored. The present invention enables the scrambled subsets of electronic information to be created, accessed and manipulated as though they are located on a local device in an integrated and unscrambled state. The present invention enables fault tolerance and enhanced performance through optional redundancy and parity capabilities. The present invention generates an electronic blueprint used to deconstruct the original collection of electronic information and reconstruct it as needed. This electronic blueprint may be encrypted, transferred and shared as required.
US10198585B2	Mobile device management broker Techniques to manage mobile devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, a request to perform a management action with respect to a mobile device is received from a mobile device management (MDM) authority. A scope of authority of the MDM authority with respect to the mobile device is determined. The management action is caused to be performed with respect to the mobile device based at least in part on the determined scope of authority of the MDM authority with respect to the mobile device.
US10198583B2	Data field mapping and data anonymization To establish a link between data fields related by similar data or similar information, a data management application parses data fields of data structures residing in a data store. The attributes and attribute values corresponding to the data fields are determined. The attributes and attribute values are compared and related data fields are determined. A parent data field from the related data fields is determined. A link is established between the parent data field and the data fields from the related data fields.
US10198580B2	Behavior specification, finding main, and call graph visualizations A process transforms compiled software into a semantic form. The process transforms the code into a semantic form. The process analyzes behavior functionality by processing precise programming behavior abstractions stored in a memory and classifies the code as malware based on the code behavior. Another method identifies the starting point of execution of a compiled program. The method calculates a complexity measure by calculating the number of potential execution paths of local functions; identifies the number of arguments passed to local functions; and identifies the starting point of execution of the compiled program. Another method provides interactive, dynamic visualization of a group of related functions wherein a user can explore the rendered graph and select a specific function and display functions that are color coded by their ancestral relation and their function call distance to the selected function.
US10198579B2	System and method to detect domain generation algorithm malware and systems infected by such malware Systems and methods for detection of domain generated algorithms (DGA) and their command and control (C&C) servers are disclosed. In one embodiment, such an approach includes examining DNS queries for DNS resolution failures, and monitoring certain set of parameters such as number of levels, length of domain name, lexical complexity, and the like for each failed domain. These parameters may then be compared against certain thresholds to determine if the domain name is likely to be part of a DGA malware. Domain names identified as being part of a DGA malware may then be grouped together. Once a DGA domain name has been identified, activity from that domain name can be monitored to detect successful resolutions from the same source to see if any of the successful domain resolutions match these parameters. If they match specific thresholds, then the domain is determined to be a C&C server of the DGA malware and may be identified as such.
US10198573B2	Method, device and computer storage medium for controlling the running of an application A method for controlling the running of an application includes loading an application to be monitored; running the application loaded herein in a constructed running environment; and, according to a preset running configuration, executing a corresponding operation in the running environment, and processing a system call triggered by the application according to the operation herein. Furthermore, a device for controlling the running of an application includes a loading module configured to load an application to be monitored; a running module configured to run the application loaded herein in a constructed running environment; and a controlling module configured to execute a corresponding operation in the running environment according to a preset running configuration, and process a system call triggered by the application according to the operation herein. The present disclosure can thus ensure that data and applications are controlled and improve security.
US10198569B2	Lockable widgets on a mobile device A software widget running on a user device may be designed to operate in a locked or an unlocked mode. In unlocked mode, the user has full interactivity with the widget. In locked mode, however, at least some of the interactivity with the widget is restricted, despite the fact that the widget still operates normally otherwise while in the locked mode. While in locked mode, user input may determine if the widget should be unlocked.
US10198567B2	Apparatus, method and article for security by pairing of devices A functionality of an accessible device such as a set-top box, computer, mobile device, media device, is unlocked or otherwise made available to a user by a security system dependent on an external paired device, such as a mobile device, a key fob or radio frequency identification (RFID) device paired to the accessible device being in a particular wireless communication range of the accessible device. When an authorized user carries the external paired device, this provides the authorized user of the accessible device the ability to conveniently restrict the use of the accessible device and access to various functionalities of the accessible device, such as access to particular television programming or streaming media at times when the authorized user is not in close proximity or in the same general area of the accessible device.
US10198563B2	Methods and apparatuses for controlling state of terminal screen A method for controlling a screen of a terminal, includes: determining a real-time state of the screen as a first state; generating a first electromagnetic signal corresponding to the first state, and sending the first electromagnetic signal to a metal structure on a surface of the terminal through a first human body communication component, such that the first electromagnetic signal is transmitted via a skin of a user; receiving, by the first human body communication component via the metal structure, a second electromagnetic signal sent by a wearable device associated with the terminal, the second electromagnetic signal being generated by the wearable device according to the first electromagnetic signal; and if the second electromagnetic signal includes state switching information regarding the screen, switching the real-time state of the screen from the first state to a second state.
US10198562B2	Detecting and tracking virtual containers Examples of techniques for detecting and tracking virtual containers are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a virtual container. The method further includes collecting virtual container data for the virtual container. The method also includes associating, by a processing device, the virtual container to at least one of a plurality of images. Additionally, the method includes building, by the processing device, a container event database based on the virtual container data and the association of the virtual container to the at least one of the plurality of images, so as to enable tracking of software in the plurality of images and in live virtual containers.
US10198560B2	Enforcing licensing policies using an application wrapper Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for enforcing licensing policies using an application wrapper are presented. In one or more embodiments, a computing device may monitor, using a first application wrapper of a first application on the computing device, usage of the first application. The first application wrapper of the first application may provide a policy enforcement layer between the first application and an operating system of the computing device, and the policy enforcement layer may control execution of the first application based on one or more mobile device management policies. Subsequently, the computing device may enforce, using the first application wrapper of the first application, one or more licensing policies on the first application at runtime based on the usage of the first application. In some embodiments, the policy enforcement layer may control execution of the first application by intercepting input to the first application, intercepting output from the first application, and intercepting function calls made by the first application.
US10198555B2	Method and apparatus for implementing patient data download for multiple different meter types A method and apparatus implements patient data downloading for multiple different meter types, such as multiple different blood glucose meters. A plurality of serial ports is provided, each arranged for connection to a respective meter of the multiple different meter types. Information is displayed and user selections are identified. Responsive to user entry identifying a particular meter type, a connection port/cable number for the meter connection is displayed for viewing by the user. Predefined instructions for the particular meter type are displayed. A data collection computer system is provided as an integral unit including a unitary housing containing a processor device, a printer, and a display touch screen. When a meter connection is identified, information is displayed, patient data is downloaded from the meter and is printed in a selected format together with selected reports generated from the downloaded patient data.
US10198548B2	Identifying the defective layer of a yield excursion through the statistical analysis of scan diagnosis results Yield excursions in the manufacturing process today require an expensive, long and tedious physical failure analysis process to identify the root cause. Techniques are disclosed herein for efficiently identifying the root-cause of a manufacturing yield excursion by analyzing fail data collected from the production test environment. In particular, statistical hypothesis testing is used in a novel way to analyze logic diagnosis data along with information on physical features in the design layout and reliably identify the cause of the yield excursion.
US10198545B1	Systems and methods for extraction of electrical specifications from prelayout simulations Systems and methods for extracting one or more electrical specifications from a prelayout simulation of an integrated circuit design, where the one or more electrical specification are utilized to generate a physical layout of one or more components of an integrated circuit.
US10198543B2	Sub-module physical refinement flow A computer system is provided that enables a designer of a circuit design to fracture and reconstitute a larger design for both computer modeling of the functionality and the physical implementation or rendering of the circuit design. More particularly, the designer may refine or re-work a sub-module of the larger sub-circuit without having to create a corresponding sub-module in the physical implementation. This capability thus avoids the significant complexity required for sub-module refinement in the current state of the art, and provides the designer with a much simpler flow.
US10198537B2	Method and system for implementing intelligent system diagrams Disclosed is a system, method, and computer program product for an improved approach to implement system diagrams. Diagrams are implemented having intelligent icons, where the icons correspond to objects that have metadata about the actual product being represented by the intelligent icon.
US10198534B2	Illustrating elevations associated with a mine worksite Disclosed herein is a method and computing system for illustrating elevations in an image corresponding to an area of interest that is at least a portion of a mine worksite. The method includes determining, by a selection, a first dataset that includes a plurality of elevation values defining an elevation topography for a first area of interest. The method further includes, for each of the at least a portion of the elevation values in the first dataset, determining a corresponding color for illustrating the elevation value according to a scale of colors. The scale spans a defined range of altitudes. Each color in the scale is definable by a hue; and at least one parameter for influencing at least one of a lightness and a darkness of the color. The color scale is defined to progress through a spectrum of hues across the defined range of altitudes. The method also includes generating a first image portraying at least a 3-dimensional, non-plan view of the elevation topography for the first area of interest, illustrating the at least a portion of the elevation values of the first dataset in the corresponding determined colors.
US10198533B2	Registration of multiple laser scans A method of determining a registration between Scanworlds may include determining a first viewpoint of a setting based on first point data of a first Scanworld. The first Scanworld may include information about the setting as taken by a first laser scanner at a first location. The method may further include determining a second viewpoint of the setting based on second point data of a second Scanworld. The second Scanworld may include information about the setting as taken by a second laser scanner at a second location. The method may further include generating a first rectified image based on the first viewpoint and generating a second rectified image based on the second viewpoint. Additionally, the method may include determining a registration between the first Scanworld and the second Scanworld based on the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint.
US10198530B2	Generating and providing spelling correction suggestions to search queries using a confusion set based on residual strings Methods and systems for providing a search engine capability for large datasets are disclosed. These methods and systems employ a Partition-by-Query index containing key-values pairs corresponding to keys reflecting concept-ordered search phrases and values reflecting ordered lists of document references that are responsive to the concept-ordered search phrase in a corresponding key. A large Partition-by-Query index may be partitioned across multiple servers depending on the size of the index, or the size of the index may be reduced by compressing query-references pairs into clusters. The methods and systems described herein may to provide suggestions and spelling corrections to the user, thereby improving the user's search engine experience while meeting user expectations for search quality and responsiveness.
US10198522B1	Index of native application content indexable by a search engine A system and method for creating an index of native application content indexable by a search engine is disclosed herein. The system includes a content server, a web server, and a URL to native mobile application mapping database comprising a plurality of web content and a plurality of native mobile application content. The content server is configured to serve up the content as both a native mobile application and a web based application.
US10198520B2	Search with more like this refinements Techniques for search with more like this refinements are disclosed. In some embodiments, search with more like this refinements includes receiving a product and a context (e.g., the context can include related category information, user context, and/or other context related information); generating a search query based on the product and the context; and determining a plurality of products that match the search query to generate more like this search results.
US10198517B2	Pairing systems and methods for electronic communications Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for pairing users for electronic communications over a network. In accordance with one implementation, a method is provided for pairing users that request a chat encounter or other form of electronic communication. The operations of the method include receiving a request from a first user and calculating a plurality of pairing scores, each pairing score based on a collaborative filtering score. The method further includes selecting a second user based on the plurality of pairing scores and pairing the first user with the second user to enable electronic communications.
US10198510B2	Search engine for a video recorder The present invention is directed to a search engine for a video recorder. One embodiment of the present invention operates in an environment that includes one or more set-top boxes connected to or integrated within one or more output devices. The set-top boxes are used to transfer shows from a broadcast input source to one or more types of storage devices and to play back the shows from the storage devices to the output devices, either in a delayed-live fashion or at a later time of the user's choosing. The set-top box displays a graphical user interface (GUI), which gives the user the ability to watch and/or record timeslot based programming, to order on-demand programming, and to playback previously recorded shows that reside on a local or remote storage device. A search engine is added to the GUI that lets the search for shows and receive results in an enhanced manner.
US10198509B2	Classification, search and retrieval of complex video events A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
US10198506B2	System and method of sentiment data generation A method, computer-readable medium, and a computer system for automatically generating sentiment data are disclosed. One or more portions of at least one document may be determined to be associated with at least one sentiment of one or more other portions of the at least one document. One or more scores associated with the at least one sentiment may be automatically determined based on at least one respective attribute of the one or more portions. The at least one respective attribute may include a positive category, a negative category, a neutral category, a degree associated with a positive sentiment, a degree associated with a negative sentiment, some combination thereof, etc. In this manner, data associated with sentiment of one or more portions of at least one document may be generated.
US10198503B2	System and method for performing a semantic operation on a digital social network Disclosed is a system and method for performing a semantic operation on a social network. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving a social network user context associated with a user of the social network; generating, through a semantic operation, an interest network based on the user context information; and filtering, ranking or augmenting, using at least one processor executing stored program instructions, a retrieval of information related to the social network based on the interest network; wherein the interest network comprises concepts represented by a data structure associated with the concepts in the interest network. In another embodiment, the method further comprises representing the interest network as an interest graph. In yet another embodiment, the semantic operation is a synthesis operation or retrieval operation performed on a knowledge representation.
US10198498B2	Methods and systems for updating database tags for media content Methods and systems for a media guidance application that can automatically, or with little human interaction, identify characteristics of media content (e.g., sub-genres, minor actors, etc.) and generate appropriate tags for that media content. The media guidance application can thus facilitate user searches based on specific and narrowly tailored search terms (e.g., sub-genres, minor actors, etc.).
US10198497B2	Search term clustering When conducting the same or similar search, different users can use different search terms and phrases, resulting in an increase in the quantity of unique search terms and phrases. The intent of the various search terms and phrases is determined based on clustering of the terms and phrases of the various users. User search terms bare clustered using semantic and syntactic distances. Thus, the search engine receives a search query from a user and computes a similarity between and among user search terms. The computation uses syntactic techniques to analyze lexical aspects of linguistic terms, and semantic techniques to consider activity of the user in the particular field of interest. A similarity metric is used to determine the similarity between two search terms by computing their syntactic and semantic distances. A clustering technique is then used to cluster search terms based on their pair-wise distance.
US10198494B2	Control of distributed databases There is provided a method of using a central computer system, which has a central relational database, systematically to refresh a distributed database that is distributed over a plurality of distributed computer systems and that includes distributed database fields that are for storing contingent values that are contingent on sporadic interactions between terminal computer systems and the distributed computer systems and that are affiliated with central database fields in the central relational database. The method includes recurrently, at receiving times, receiving contingent values of the distributed database fields from the distributed computer systems. The received contingent values are stored, in the central relational database, in succession with previously received and stored contingent values of the distributed database fields, so that, for each distributed computer system an associated series of successive contingent values is built. The method includes recurrently, at refreshing times and temporally independent of the receiving times, determining fresh initial distribution values for the distributed database fields, based on the successive contingent values for the distributed computer systems and based on required initial distribution conditions. The fresh initial distribution values are distributed to the distributed database fields of the distributed computer systems.
US10198493B2	Routing replicated data based on the content of the data Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for routing data to be replicated based on the content of the data. An embodiment operates by retrieving a row from a database transaction log receiving a filtering condition. The embodiment evaluates whether the content of the row satisfies the filtering condition and selects a replication path for transmitting the transaction for replication.
US10198489B2	Collaborative location-based search results Multiple mobile devices can be enabled to collaboratively search online information databases for results that may be interesting to all of them. Such search results can involve places of interest at which all of the search participants can conveniently meet due to the locations of those results being near to all of the search participants, for example.
US10198488B2	Querying a database with thickness criterion The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method for querying a database that comprises 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts. The method comprises the steps of providing a query that includes a thickness criterion and returning, as results of the query, respective 3D modeled objects of the database based on an extent to which the respective 3D modeled object has a thickness that respects the thickness criterion. The thickness of the respective 3D modeled object is proxied by a thickness signature that corresponds to the evaluation of a function of the type ƒ(x)= a ( b + cx 3 2 ) . Such a method improves the querying of a database that comprises 3D modeled objects that represent mechanical parts.
US10198485B2	Authoring of data visualizations and maps A visualization of computer-enabled information in association with a computer-enabled map is provided. One or more data items may be imported onto a computer-generated mapping surface. A data visualization application may obtain location information, for example, physical address or latitude/longitude coordinates, for each data item. A map showing a geographical area large enough to contain each data item may be automatically generated and displayed, and each data item may be located on the map and may be identified by an identifying icon or label. Selection of an icon or label for any of the data items may cause display of information about the data item. The map display and visualization of the data items on the map display may be dynamically modified as one or more other data items are imported onto the visualization surface or as one or more existing data items are removed from the visualization surface.
US10198484B2	Displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for displaying reduced and detailed visual representations of calendar items based on mouse cursor movement. A database storing data objects identifying calendar items can be maintained. Each calendar item can comprise a subject, a date, and a time range. A reduced visual representation of a first calendar item can be displayed in a first region of a user interface on a display of a device. The reduced visual representation of the first calendar item can comprise an at least partially obscured presentation of the subject, the date, and/or the time range of the first calendar item. Mouse cursor movement in the first region of the user interface can be detected. A detailed visual representation of the first calendar item can be displayed in the first region of the user interface in response to detecting the mouse cursor movement.
US10198480B2	Method and apparatus for determining hot user generated contents According to an example, at least one hot account is determined for each category according to quality scores and correlation degrees of history user generated content (UGCs); after a UGC newly posted by the hot account is received, if a quality score of the newly posted UGC is higher than a predefined quality score threshold and a correlation degree between the newly posted UGC and the category that the hot account belongs to is higher than a predefined correlation degree threshold, the newly posted UGC is determined as a hot UGC.
US10198479B2	Systems and methods for contextual retrieval and contextual display of records Provided are systems and methods for the contextual retrieval and contextual display of records. A search query and/or search results may be contextually enhanced based on (i) natural language processing (NLP) models, (ii) user behavior, and/or (iii) relationships between various entities involved in a search, such as between users, records, and/or fields of expertise. Contextually enhanced search results may be delivered and displayed to a user on a user interface in a contextually relevant order.
US10198475B2	Database calculation engine having forced filter pushdowns with dynamic joins A query that requests a filter attribute is received by a database server from a remote application server that is associated with a calculation scenario that defines a data flow model including one or more calculation nodes. Subsequently, the database server instantiates the calculation scenario. As part of the instantiation, the calculation scenario is optimized by (i) pushing down a filter attribute from a first node to a lowest available child node, (ii) removing the filter attribute from the first node, and (iii) removing non-required join-attributes from the instantiated calculation scenarios. Thereafter, the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the instantiated calculation scenario can be executed to result in a responsive data set. Next, the data set is provided to the application server by the database server.
US10198473B2	Hierarchical document flow determination A computer-implemented method is used to determine a document flow of documents, data on the documents being stored in a documents database. The method involves assigning a hierarchical tree-like structure to the documents. The hierarchical tree-like structure includes one or more hierarchy levels beginning with a document assigned to a root node of the tree-like structure. Each hierarchy level is defined by the direct relations between the documents assigned to tree nodes in the hierarchy level. The method further includes assembling, for a pre-determined number of hierarchy levels, a tabular representation of the hierarchical tree-like structure assigned to the documents, and providing the tabular representation as the document flow.
US10198468B2	Merging data edits with intervening edits for data concurrency A data concurrency module maintains a delta chain for each record that stores the edits made to the flexible record over time. The delta chain stores the edits ordered by a version identifier. When the data concurrency module receives an edit to a record, the data concurrency module compares the version identifier associated with the edit with the most recent version identifier stored in the delta chain for that flexible record. If the version identifiers are different, then the data concurrency module merges the edit with all intervening edits in the delta chain, resolving any conflicts that result from the merging.
US10198467B2	Policy framework user interface Some embodiments provide, for a policy framework that manages application of a plurality of policies to a plurality of resources in a computing environment, a method for providing a user interface. The method displays a first display area for viewing and editing policies imported by the policy framework from a first several heterogeneous sources. The method displays a second display area for viewing and editing information regarding computing resources imported by the policy framework from a second several heterogeneous sources. The method displays a third display area for viewing and editing binding rules for binding the policies to the computing resources.
US10198461B2	Data storage system The disclosed embodiments include data storage systems and methods to store data. In one embodiment, the system includes a storage medium having a plurality of partitions for storing data values of a dataset. The system also includes a system manager operable to receive a data value from an external source and assign a plurality of data subsets of the dataset to the plurality of partitions. The system also includes a key manager operable to assign a key of a key space to each data value of the dataset. The system further includes at least one data manager, where each data manager is assigned a data subset. Further, each data manager is operable to provide an indication of whether the data value belongs to the data subset and operable to store the data value on the partition. The system also includes an allocation manager operable to dynamically readjust the partition.
US10198457B2	System and method of identifying visual objects A system and method of identifying objects is provided. In one aspect, the system and method includes a hand-held device with a display, camera and processor. As the camera captures images and displays them on the display, the processor compares the information retrieved in connection with one image with information retrieved in connection with subsequent images. The processor uses the result of such comparison to determine the object that is likely to be of greatest interest to the user. The display simultaneously displays the images the images as they are captured, the location of the object in an image, and information retrieved for the object.
US10198453B2	Method, device, and mobile terminal for cleaning up temporary files in a mobile terminal The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for clearing temporary files in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal, the method comprises: receiving a clearing instruction; establishing a writer thread according to the clearing instruction; and controlling the writer thread to write data into a first preset file directory, such that an operating system of the mobile terminal is triggered to clear temporary files in at least one second preset file directory according to a preset cache release rule.
US10198449B2	Creating unique content item identifiers The disclosed technology generates unique identifiers for content items in a multi-user network-based content management system. The generated identifiers satisfy at least the properties of, (1) the GUID is unique on the local client device; (2) the GUID is preserved across reboots, moves, renames, and content item modifications; (3) the GUID is not preserved when the content item is copied; and (4) the GUID is not reused after a content item is deleted. The unique identifiers allow the content management system to model each user account as a collection of content item objects and globally unique identifiers instead of as a directory-based hierarchy of content items.
US10198447B2	Electronic file migration system and various methods of transparent data migration management An electronic file migration system that analyzes data and migrate qualifying files from a source file system to another or cloud file system. The system can infer access times of the files from create and modify times. The system copies “qualifying” (e.g. aged under a probationary period) files from a source file system to a cloud file system or other storage system, and substitutes them with symbolic links or stubs to the target copies. The system may provide seamlessly-automated and interoperable data archiving, backups, transfers, analytics, and optimizations in an organization. In addition, it may also be desirable to devise a novel electronic file migration system for a third-party service provider to seamlessly process, manage, optimize, and analyze data archiving, backups, and transfers in a client organization.
US10198443B2	System and method for suggesting media content contributions for a collaborative playlist Systems and techniques for suggesting media content contributions for a collaborative playlist are presented. The system can include a playlist component, a social component, and a suggestion component. The playlist component generates a playlist of media content in response to a request from a playlist owner. The social component invites at least one invitee to join a playlist collaboration group comprising the playlist owner and the at least one invitee. The suggestion component displays uploaded media content of the at least one invitee to allow the at least one invitee to add the uploaded media content to the playlist of the media content. The uploaded media content is determined based on a comparison of metadata of the uploaded media content with other metadata of the media content associated with the playlist.
US10198442B2	Media consumption history Methods, systems, and apparatus for receiving, from a user, a request that includes an entity identifier associated with an entity that is referenced by one or more query terms of a search query, determining that the entity is identified in a media consumption database as a media item that has been indicated as consumed by the user or that the entity is associated with a media item that is identified in the media consumption database as a media item that has been indicated as consumed by the user, and based on the determination, providing a response to the request, the response including data indicating that the entity is a media item that has been indicated as consumed by the user or that the entity is associated with a media item that has been indicated as consumed by the user.
US10198433B2	Techniques to predictively respond to user requests using natural language processing Techniques to predictively respond to user requests using natural language processing are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a client communication component operative to receive a user service request from a user client; an interaction processing component operative to submit the user service request to a memory-based natural language processing component; generate a series of user interaction exchanges with the user client based on output from the memory-based natural language processing component, wherein the series of user interaction exchanges are represented in a memory component of the memory-based natural language processing component; and receive one or more operator instructions for the performance of the user service request from the memory-based natural language processing component; and a user interface component operative to display the one or more operator instructions in an operator console. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10198431B2	Information relation generation For generating a word space, manual thresholding of word scores is used. Rather than requiring the user to select the threshold arbitrarily or review each word, the user is iteratively requested to indicate the relevance of a given word. Words with greater or lesser scores are labeled in the same way depending upon the response. For determining the relationship between named entities, Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) is performed on text associated with the name entities rather than on an entire document. LDA for relationship mining may include context information and/or supervised learning.
US10198426B2	Method, system, and computer program product for dividing a term with appropriate granularity A method, computer system, and computer program product for dividing a term with appropriate granularity includes extracting an element word specifying granularity from content by parsing, and, if the term includes at least one element word in a part thereof, dividing the term at a position where the at least one element word exists.
US10198422B2	Information-processing equipment based on a spreadsheet An engineering tool includes a spreadsheet editor configured to display a definition in cells of a spreadsheet, and to edit the definition by setting allocation data of a device to a cell among the cells of the spreadsheet or by setting a calculation defined in some cells among the cells of the spreadsheet in reference to other cells among the cells of the spreadsheet; and an executable module file generator configured to generate, based on the edited definition, an executable module file configured to be executed in an execution environment of a controller in order for the controller to control the device.
US10198419B2	Systems and methods for providing an email client interface with an integrated tabular data management interface Systems and methods for providing an email client interface that includes an integrated supplemental interface are provided. The supplemental interface provides access to data stored within a tabular data management system. The supplemental interface may present a form that is automatically generated based on a column layout in a sheet stored in the tabular data management system. The supplemental interface may automatically select a sheet to be opened based on information in an email message, and may automatically add information from the email message to the sheet. The tabular data management system may allow image data to be stored and displayed within cells of tabular data.
US10198416B2	Customizing a form in a model-based system Techniques are described herein for customizing a form (a.k.a. a dialog) in a model-based system. For instance, the form may be customized without the need to modify the form in persistent memory, such as read-only memory (ROM), a hard disk, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc. A representation of a customization (e.g., an extensible markup language file, a management pack, etc.) regarding the form is captured in memory, such as a random access memory (RAM), and stored in a file or a database. For instance, the representation of the customization may be stored separately from the form. The representation of the customization is retrieved from the file or the database and applied to a rendering of the form.
US10198412B2	Simulated annealing to place annotations in a drawing A method, system, and computer program product provide the ability to optimize placement of annotations in a drawing model. A drawing model that has annotations and objects is acquired. An annotation (to be moved) is randomly selected. A new position for the selected annotation is randomly selected. The selected annotation is moved to the new position. A new quality score of a resulting drawing model is computed. The resulting drawing model is accepted or rejected based on the new quality score. The above steps are iterated, wherein over time, a probability of accepting the resulting drawing model based on a worse new quality score decreases. The final resulting drawing model is output (e.g., for display).
US10198410B2	Method, device and mobile terminal for restoring page A page restoring method includes when starting, detecting whether a predetermined file is empty. The predetermined file is configured to store a Uniform/Universal Resource Locator (URL) accessed before a browser exits abnormally. When detecting that the predetermined file is not empty, take a page corresponding to the URL in the predetermined file as a displaying page.
US10198402B1	Magnetic coprocessor and method of use A magnetic system for solving one or more quadratic optimization problems by associating each of a plurality of variables of a quadratic optimization problem with a nanomagnet subset of a nanomagnet array, driving the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet subset to an excited state, allowing the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet subset to enter a relaxed state after being driven to an excited state, wherein the nanomagnets magnetically couple with one another in the relaxed state to minimize the total magnetic coupling energy of the nanomagnet array, and sensing a magnetic coupling of the nanomagnets of the nanomagnet subset to solve the quadratic optimization problem.
US10198396B2	Master control board that switches transmission channel to local commissioning serial port of the master control board A commissioning method, a master control board, and a service board are provided. The method comprises: a master control board switching a transmission channel to a commissioning serial port and transmitting a commissioning enabling signal to a selected service board; and after the service board receives the commissioning enabling signal, the service board switching the transmission channel to a local commissioning serial port and performing commissioning processing with the master control board. The embodiments of the invention preserve the commissioning serial ports inside single boards (i.e., service boards) for commissioning single boards respectively as well as enable the serial ports of the master control board of a core switch system to perform serial communication conveniently with CPU of any single board of the core switch system.
US10198391B2	Integrated input/output connector An active input/output connector includes a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board enclosed within a housing. A first plug is in electronic communication with the first printed circuit board. A second plug is in electronic communication with the second printed circuit board. The first and second printed circuit boards are connected for communication of sensor signals from the first plug to the second plug.
US10198390B2	Modular mass storage system A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.
US10198389B2	Baseboard interconnection device, system and method An information processing system, device and method wherein a base board is configured to couple to both back and midplane systems as well as optical modules for use in a data center rack system. Specifically, a base board adapter is configured to electrically couple to an integrated backplane/midplane electronic interface of the base board and translate the signals to one or more optical interface module connectors such that one or more optical interface modules are able to be coupled to the base board.
US10198383B2	Systems and methods of adjusting an interface bus speed A device includes a first latch configured to be coupled to a bus and configured to receive a data signal and a clock signal. The device also includes a delay element configured to generate a delayed version of the data signal or a delayed version of the clock signal. A second latch is coupled to the delay element and configured to receive the delayed version of the data signal or the delayed version of the clock signal. The device further includes a comparator coupled to the first latch and the second latch. The comparator is configured to receive a first output from the first latch and a second output from the second latch.
US10198381B2	Circuitry to alleviate printed circuit board routing congestion A printed circuit board having reduced routing congestion and a method of connecting components on a printed circuit board is disclosed. In one embodiment, a printed circuit board includes a memory controller and memory device. Signal pins of the memory controller and the first memory device are organized into one or more buses based on common functionality, which may be address, data, or command, or any combination thereof. The printed circuit board further includes a plurality of traces connecting each of the signal pins of the memory controller to any one the signal pins of the first memory device belonging to the same bus. The memory controller is configured to associate each one of the signal pins of the memory controller with one of the signal pins of the first memory device that are connected by a plurality of traces.
US10198377B2	Virtual machine state replication using DMA write records A DMA-capable device of a virtualization host stores a DMA write record, indicating a portion of host memory that is targeted by a DMA write operation, in a write buffer accessible from a virtualization management component of the host. The virtualization management component uses the DMA write record to identify a portion of memory to be copied to a target location to save a representation of a state of a particular virtual machine instantiated at the host.
US10198376B2	Methods and apparatus for accelerating list comparison operations Comparison circuitry includes a first memory that stores a list of data items, a second memory that stores a list of most-recently used ones of the data items, a first comparator that compares an input data item first to the ones of the data items in the second memory and, only in absence of a hit in the second memory, compares the input data item to the data items in the first memory. At least one additional comparator may operate in parallel with the first comparator to compare the input data item to respective data items in at least one additional second memory, and to compare the input data item to respective data items in the first memory in absence of a respective hit in the at least one additional second memory. A data communications system may include a decoder incorporating such comparison circuitry.
US10198374B2	Configurable on-chip interconnection system and method and apparatus for implementing same, and storage medium A method for implementing a configurable on-chip interconnection system. The method comprises: in an interconnection system, master devices set bit widths of bus identifiers of the master devices, wherein the bit widths of the bus identifiers of the master devices are the same (301); and in a memory access process, the mater devices interact, by means of interconnection matrices only, with slave devices according to the bus identifiers (302). Also provided are a system and apparatus for implementing the method, and a storage medium.
US10198369B2	Dynamic memory remapping to reduce row-buffer conflicts A data processing system includes a memory that includes a first memory bank and a second memory bank. The data processing system also includes a conflict detector connected to the memory and adapted to receive memory access information. The conflict detector tracks memory access statistics of the first memory bank, and determines if the first memory bank contains frequent row conflicts. The conflict detector also remaps a frequent row conflict in the first memory bank to the second memory bank. An indirection table is connected to the conflict detector and adapted to receive a memory access request, and redirects an address into a dynamically selected physical memory address in response to a remapping of the frequent row conflict to the second memory bank.
US10198368B2	Solid state drive control device and method The present invention discloses a solid state drive (SSD) control device including: a multi-interface compatible physical layer circuit operable to generate a physical layer output signal according to a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) reception signal; an input/output (I/O) circuit operable to generate at least one terminal output signal according to signal variation of at least one terminal; and a processing circuit operable to make the solid state drive control device adapt to one of several interface types in accordance with the physical layer output signal and/or the at least one terminal output signal.
US10198367B2	Information processing device and method for controlling input/output devices via designated functions To provide an information processing device that enables program development in program development for an information processing devices, in which a developer does not have to be aware of the types of input/output devices to be used. An information processing device includes a plurality of input/output devices used by a computer program for executing any processing and a main control section configured to operate, according to a request received from the computer program, the request designating functions required by the computer program, at least a part of the input/output devices associated with the functions among the plurality of input/output devices.
US10198363B2	Reducing data I/O using in-memory data structures Techniques are described herein for generating and using in-memory data structures to represent columns in data block sets. In an embodiment, a database management system (DBMS) receives a query for a target data set managed by the DBMS. The query may specify a predicate for a column of the target data set. The predicate may include a filtering value to be compared with row values of the column of the target data set. Prior to accessing data block sets storing the target data set from persistent storage, the DBMS identifies an in-memory summary that corresponds to a data block set, in an embodiment. The in-memory summary may include in-memory data structures, each representing a column stored in the data block set. The DBMS determines that a particular in-memory data structure exists in the in-memory summary that represents a portion of values of the column indicated in the predicate of the query. Based on the particular in-memory data structure, the DBMS determines whether or not the data block set can possibly contain the filtering value in the column of the target data set. Based on this determination, the DBMS skips or retrieves the data block set from the persistent storage as part of the query evaluation.
US10198359B2	Systems and methods for addressing a cache with split-indexes Cache memory mapping techniques are presented. A cache may contain an index configuration register. The register may configure the locations of an upper index portion and a lower index portion of a memory address. The portions may be combined to create a combined index. The configurable split-index addressing structure may be used, among other applications, to reduce the rate of cache conflicts occurring between multiple processors decoding the video frame in parallel.
US10198351B2	Optimizing memory usage across multiple applications based on garbage collection activity A method, information processing system, and computer readable storage medium, vary a maximum heap memory size for one application of a plurality of applications based on monitoring garbage collection activity levels for the plurality of applications, each application including a heap memory, and unused memory in the heap memory being reclaimed by a garbage collector.

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