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US10209880B2 |
Travel log for manipulation of content
Various embodiments provide a travel log for manipulation of content. In at least some embodiments, the travel log can be presented as a visual element of a web browser and can enable a user to navigate through visited content (e.g., web pages) via manipulation of the content using touch-based and/or touchless gestures. Implementations can facilitate navigation through content by representing the travel log as a visual “time line” of visited content that can be scrolled via manipulation through a web browser user interface. For example, a user can navigate the travel log to older content by manipulating the travel log in one direction, and can navigate the travel log to newer content by manipulating the travel log in a different direction. |
US10209872B2 |
Indicating states of native applications in application launcher
A mobile computing device that is configured to: display an icon for a native application via an application launcher, the icon comprises a first image, the application launcher being configured to launch the native application into a first state upon receiving a user selection of the first image; receive a data object that includes information regarding a second state of the native application, the information comprises: an access mechanism that provides access to the second state; and a second image that corresponds with the second state; display the second image in association with the icon, the second image being displayed in conjunction with the first image; launch the native application into the first state in response to the user selection corresponding with the first image; and launch the native application into the second state in response to the user selection corresponding with the second image. |
US10209871B2 |
Two-dimensional indication in contents
This disclosure provides a method for two-dimensional indication in viewing contents. The method comprises in one embodiment displaying a content page in a content display window, wherein at least one of length and width of the content page exceeds the size of the content display window. The method further comprises in one embodiment displaying indicators located at four corners of the content display window, wherein each of the indicators indicates the size of part of the content page that is outside the corresponding corner of the content display window. The method further comprises in one embodiment in response to detecting a user operation that moves the content page relative to the content display window, changing each of the indicators to reflect the current size of part of the content page that is outside the corresponding corner of the content display window. |
US10209869B2 |
Persistent application interface management
The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for managing and persisting application interfaces and windows into reusable arrangements. In one example, a method may include identifying a work area of a first user, the work area including a presentation of a plurality of windows, each window associated with an application and receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of windows in the work area. In response to receiving a request to associate the selected windows with a workplace schema, locations of the selected windows in the work area are determined. The determined locations of the selected windows are stored in a first workplace schema, where the first workplace schema stores the layout of the work area based on the determined locations of the selected windows. |
US10209868B2 |
Display terminal and display method for displaying application images based on display information
A display terminal includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, executed by the processor, to cause the processor to execute receiving information regarding one or more applications via a network; displaying, on a display screen of the display terminal, displayed images corresponding to each application related to the received information; detecting a predetermined operation for one of the displayed images; storing, for the one of the displayed images for which the predetermined operation was detected, arrangement position information of the image, wherein, in the displaying, the one of the displayed images for which the arrangement position information is stored, is displayed at a fixed position indicated by the arrangement position information independently of the received information. |
US10209862B2 |
Image processing apparatus for selecting printing operations using a sliding operation for scrolling a list of selection images
An image processing apparatus includes: an image processing device; a display portion capable of detecting a touch of an input object; a storage storing preset-setting groups; a preset-setting-group-selection-screen display controller displays icons corresponding to the preset-setting groups; and an image-processing-device controller for controlling the image processing device. When at least two icons are displayed on the display portion such that one icon is displayed in a selected state manner, and a specific icon is displayed in a non-selected state manner, and when the specific icon is touched, the preset-setting-group-selection-screen display controller moves the specific icon located on a second area to a first area and moves the one icon located on the first area to the second area in a direction in which the specific icon is moved, and displays the specific icon in the selected state manner and display the one icon in the non-selected state manner. |
US10209860B2 |
Display input device capable of detecting operation performed on display portion, image processing apparatus, display input method
A display input device includes an operation display portion and a control portion. The operation display portion includes a display portion and an operation detecting portion, the operation detecting portion being configured to detect an operation performed on the display portion. The control portion executes a first display step, a second display step, an identification step, and a display position setting step. In the first display step, an icon display area in which a plurality of operation icons are arranged is displayed on the display portion. In the second step, a keyboard is displayed on the display portion. In the identification step, operated icons are identified. In the display position setting step, a display position of the keyboard displayed in the second display step, is set to such a position where the keyboard is overlapped on a part or whole of at least one of the operated icons. |
US10209859B2 |
Method and system for cross-platform searching of multiple information sources and devices
An illustrative method according to a set of instructions stored on a memory of a computing device includes receiving, by a processor of the computing device, a search input. The method further includes searching, by the processor, a plurality of electronic storage locations for electronic files related to the search input. The method further includes determining, by the processor, the presence of an electronic file on a first electronic storage location of the plurality of electronic storage locations that is related to the search input. The method further includes displaying, by the processor, on a graphical user interface (GUI), representative information of the electronic file. The representative information includes descriptive information relating to the electronic file. |
US10209858B2 |
Method of dividing screen areas and mobile terminal employing the same
A method of supporting divided screen areas and a mobile terminal employing the same are disclosed. The method includes: generating input signals for one of sequentially and simultaneously activating a plurality of user functions; activating the user functions according to generated input signals; dividing a screen into divided screen areas that correspond to activated user functions; and outputting functional view areas associated with the activated user functions to the corresponding divided screen areas. |
US10209857B2 |
Display control apparatus and display system
A display control apparatus performs overlapping display of a highlight image against a notification object that is visually recognized through a picture projection plane of a virtual image display apparatus used by a driver of a vehicle such that the highlight image represents the notification object. A target information acquisition section acquires target information including at least a position and a size of the notification object. A display execution section displays a first highlight image and a second highlight image in a display form capable of identifying each of the first highlight image and the second highlight image based on target information acquired by the target information acquisition section. The first highlight image corresponds to a size of the notification object, while the second highlight image results from enlarging the first highlight image at a predetermined magnification percentage. |
US10209855B1 |
Concurrent display of masked views of applications between devices
Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions for concurrent display of a masked view of an application between devices are described herein. One method for concurrent display of a masked view of an application between devices includes establishing a collaborative session with a first computing device and a second computing device, replicating a masked view of a first application on the first computing device, and concurrently displaying a view of the first application on a first user interface of the first computing device and the masked view of the first application on a second user interface of the second computing device in the collaborative session. |
US10209854B2 |
Interchangeable display of information panels on a dashboard
Interchangeable display of information panels on a Dashboard screen of a dashboard in a transportation apparatus is disclosed. The information panels may be graphically displayed at respective positions on the Dashboard screen such that they are separate and independent from each other. In some examples, the display position of a given information panel may be swapped with the display position of another given information panel on the Dashboard screen. In some examples, the display the given information panel may be duplicated at another display position on the Dashboard screen. In some examples, the display the given information panel may be moved to a new display position on the Dashboard screen. |
US10209853B2 |
System and method for dialog-enabled context-dependent and user-centric content presentation
An in-vehicle infotainment system, smart home information access and device control unit, or mobile system presents summarized information to a user based on a user preference model that is associated with the user. The system modifies the presentation of information to the user based on environmental context data about the vehicle and user context data about the activity of the user. During presentation of the information, the system modifies the content and presentation of the summarized information in response to multi-modal input requests from the user. |
US10209852B2 |
Sharing location information during a communication session
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request to provide location information associated with a first user. The location of the first user is determined, and the location of the first user is communicated to a second user, the location of the first user being displayed on a graphical user interface of a mobile computing device associated with the second user. |
US10209847B2 |
Metadata driven customization of a computer application
A method of facilitating customization of a software-implemented business process includes storing, within a mobile computing device, a subscription list of entities. The subscription list is defined by subscription metadata. Customized data is received. The customized data corresponds to the entities identified in the subscription list. The received customized metadata is stored on the mobile computing device. |
US10209846B2 |
Touch sensing apparatus having a multi-turn planar coil inductor and touch screen thereof
The present application discloses a touch sensing apparatus for detecting a touch motion by induction. The touch sensing apparatus includes a base substrate; a black matrix layer on the base substrate defining a plurality of light transmissive regions; an inductor layer on the base substrate, the inductor layer including at least one inductor unit, each of the at least one inductor unit having a multi-turn planar coil structure, a projection of the inductor layer on the base substrate substantially overlapping with that of a portion of the black matrix layer; and at least one first sensing circuit coupled to the at least one inductor unit and configured to be provided with an AC signal and to detect a change of the AC signal induced by the touch motion. |
US10209845B2 |
System and method for interference avoidance for a display device comprising an integrated sensing device
Embodiments of the invention generally provide an input device with display screens that periodically update (refresh) the screen by selectively driving electrodes corresponding to pixels in a display line. In addition to updating the display, the input device may perform capacitive sensing using the display screen as a touch area. To do this, the input device uses common electrodes for both updating the display and performing capacitive sensing, and interleaves periods of capacitive sensing between periods of updating the display lines (and pixels) based on a display frame. To avoid noise and mitigate interference during capacitive sensing, the input device may change the capacitive frame rate relative to the display frame rate based on measurements of interference. The changed capacitive frame rate may result in re-timed periods of capacitive sensing based on each display frame. |
US10209844B2 |
Compensation for variations in a capacitive sense matrix
A readout device for a capacitive sense matrix includes a computer readable storage medium configured to store capacitance data. The capacitance data represents capacitance values of the capacitive sense matrix. The readout device also includes a readout circuit configured to receive a signal from the capacitive sense matrix, the readout circuit being configured based upon the capacitance data. Also described are a readout method and a method of compensating for variations in capacitance. |
US10209842B2 |
Display device with integrated touch screen and method for driving the same
Discussed are a display device with an integrated touch screen and a method of operating the same. The display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixel electrodes; a touch screen including m number of electrodes which are formed to overlap with the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein m is a multiple of n, and n is an integer equal to or greater than two, and wherein the m electrodes are divided into n number of electrode groups; a touch driver configured to generate a touch scan signal and to supply the generated touch scan signal to a display driver; and the display driver configured to apply a common voltage or the touch scan signal to one or more of the m electrodes depending on a driving mode of the display device. |
US10209837B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device comprises pixel electrodes formed in a display area, drive electrodes opposed to the pixel electrodes, first and second line groups formed in a non-display area, a first switch configured to apply a voltage for display or a drive signal to the drive electrodes, and a scanner configured to control the first switch. In the above structure, the first and second line groups are disposed with a space between the first line group and the second line group, and at least a part of the scanner is disposed in the space between the first line group and the second line group. |
US10209834B2 |
Integrated self-capacitive touch display
A display with integrated self-capacitance sensors comprises a sensor electrode and a guard layer in the display stack. Touch displays combine internally elements required for the display function and the touch sensing function. In an embodiment, the common voltage layer, VCOM layer, is used as the guard layer and another layer on top of the common voltage layer, for example a color filter layer, is used as the electrode array layer. The functionality of the common voltage layer is alternated between the touch sensing function and the display function. Either function may be used while the other function is disabled. |
US10209830B2 |
Electronic device having direction-dependent strain elements
A force sensor is disclosed. The force sensor includes a force-sensitive structure that compensates for temperature and other environmental changes through the use of a strain-sensitive element and one or more reference elements. An array of such force-sensitive structures forms a force-sensing layer. |
US10209829B2 |
Position indicator, position detecting device, position detecting circuit, and position detecting method
A position indicator includes a housing and circuitry. The circuitry transmits a plurality of signal blocks successively to a position detecting device. Each of the signal blocks includes a position detection signal, a first modulated signal acquired by modulating one part of a plurality of divided parts of position indicator identification information, and a second modulated signal acquired by modulating current position indicator status information acquired successively from a signal supplied to a control terminal or from a voltage state of the control terminal. The position indicator transmits the plurality of divided parts of position indicator identification information by transmitting the plurality of signal blocks. |
US10209828B2 |
Systems and methods for water detection by touchscreen panels
A system and method for multi-touch integrity sensing for a multi-touch capacitive touch screen determines a distinction between wanted touches, such as via a finger or stylus, and unwanted touches such as via foreign matter, errors, and the like. Mutual capacitance and self-capacitance sensing data is collected and processed to identify reference strengths and detection thresholds. If differences between mutual/self-capacitance strength and the corresponding reference strengths exceed the corresponding detection thresholds, then the touch is classified as an unwanted (for example, water) touch. |
US10209825B2 |
Detection of type of object used to provide a touch contact input
A signal to be used to propagate a propagating signal through a propagating medium with a touch input surface is sent. The propagating signal has been allowed to propagate through the propagating medium to a plurality of receivers coupled to the propagating medium. A received signal affected by a touch input object contacting the touch input surface is received. At least a portion of the received signal is compared with one or more reference signals of one or more touch input object types. |
US10209817B1 |
Modular electronic devices
One example modular electronic device of the present disclosure includes a frame and a plurality of electronic modules which are respectively removably received at a plurality of bays formed by the frame. The modular electronic device can enable a user to directly operate, interact with, remove, or otherwise manipulate the electronic modules without requiring the user to navigate through or otherwise interact with a graphical user interface. In particular, the modular electronic device can enable the user to operate, remove, or otherwise interact with the electronic modules by simply touching or pressing a particular electronic module. |
US10209811B2 |
Mobile terminal device and driving method thereof
Disclosed is a mobile terminal device in which a locking mode is released based on a touch intensity in order to prevent an unlocking operation by an unintended touch, and a driving method thereof, wherein the driving method includes detecting a touch intensity for each touch when a plurality of touches occur in a locking mode, and releasing the locking mode on the basis of the plurality of touch intensities detected, or executing a function corresponding to the plurality of touch intensities detected. |
US10209804B2 |
Emissive Display over resistive touch sensor with force sensing
A system and related method for force-sensitive emissive display incorporates a force sensing device, such as a force-sensitive resistor or frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) assembly, bonded to a flexible film/film resistive touch sensor and an emissive display surface. The film/film resistive touch sensor may detect contact with the display surface and transmit the detected contact to the force sensing device, which determines a magnitude or degree of touch force associated with the detected contact. A display controller of the force-sensitive emissive display system may adjust the displayed content, or execute other responsive actions, based on the detected touch force as well as the position of the contact relative to the display surface, as determined by the film/film resistive touch sensor or by the force sensing device. |
US10209800B2 |
Touch switch attachable on wall
The present invention provides a touch switch attachable on a wall. The touch switch, attachable on a wall, comprises: a switch box unit which is inserted into an embedded box formed on a wall; a back cover unit which is inserted inside the switch box unit and has a plurality of PCBs stacked and placed; a fixing plate unit which is coupled to the switch box unit and fixes the back cover unit; and an LCD touch pad unit which is fixed on one end of the back cover unit passing through the fixing plate unit, is electrically connected to the plurality of PCBs, and is for inputting switching operation information to the plurality of PCBs by means of capacitive touch. |
US10209797B2 |
Large-size touch apparatus having depth camera device
Disclosed are a touch apparatus and an operating method of the touch apparatus. The touch apparatus includes: a depth camera device, a display screen disposed within a viewing range of the depth camera device, and a controller connected to the display screen and the depth camera device. The depth camera device is adapted to capture a depth image within the viewing range and send the depth image to the controller. The controller is adapted to receive the depth image, calculate based on the depth image and identify a current touch operation, and output an operation interface corresponding to the current touch operation to the display screen. |
US10209796B2 |
Display assembly connector device
An electronic device including a display assembly is provided. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a flex conductor electrically connecting a display integrated circuit and a circuit board. The flex conductor may have a display end including first and second connectors separated by a space and a circuit board connector end including a third connector opposite from the display connector end. |
US10209792B2 |
Apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises a flexible display and a flexible touch sensitive module
An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises; a flexible display; a flexible touch sensitive module; and a first flexible coating overlaying the flexible display and a second flexible coating overlaying the touch sensitive module; wherein at least a portion of the touch sensitive module is mounted on the first flexible coating. |
US10209790B2 |
Remote control apparatus and control method therefor
A remote control apparatus is disclosed. The remote control apparatus includes: a motion detecting sensor for detecting a motion on the remote control apparatus; a touch sensor for detecting a touch input on the remote control apparatus; and a controller for controlling an external apparatus by selectively using a sensing value of the touch sensor and a sensing value of the motion detecting sensor according to whether the touch input corresponds to a touch input for controlling the external apparatus. |
US10209787B2 |
Dual mode optical navigation device and mode switching method thereof
There is provided a mode switching method of a dual mode optical navigation device. The dual mode optical navigation device is configured to be operated on a working surface and has a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface having an included angle with the first bottom surface. The mode switching method includes: determining whether the first bottom surface or the second bottom surface contacts with the working surface; switching the dual mode optical navigation device to a first mode when identifying that the first bottom surface contacts with the working surface; and switching the dual mode optical navigation device to a second mode when identifying that the second bottom surface contacts with the working surface. |
US10209782B2 |
Input-based information display method and input system
An input-based information display method and an input system are provided. The method includes: using context information to perform recognition processing on a received input string, and recognizing a current semantic keyword; determining display information that matches the semantic keyword, and displaying the display information in a form of a pop-up bubble, where the display information includes but is not limited to expression images; and performing display processing on the display information according to an user instruction, where the display processing includes but is not limited to performing an enter-on-screen operation of the expression images. The recognized current semantic keyword of the present disclosure is not limited to a candidate item corresponding to the input string, and the semantic recognition based on the context information may better reflect the user input intention. |
US10209776B2 |
Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device
Embodiments generate haptic effects on a device that is grasped by a user on a first side having a corresponding first haptic output device and on a second side having a corresponding second haptic output device. Embodiments receive a first haptic effect channel and receive a second haptic effect channel. Embodiments determine that the first side is more tightly grasped by the user than the second side. Embodiments then, based on the determining, assign the first haptic effect channel to the first haptic output device and assign the second haptic effect channel to the second haptic output device. |
US10209771B2 |
Predictive RF beamforming for head mounted display
A method is provided, including the following method operations: receiving captured images of an interactive environment in which a head-mounted display (HMD) is disposed; receiving inertial data processed from at least one inertial sensor of the HMD; analyzing the captured images and the inertial data to determine a predicted future location of the HMD; using the predicted future location of the HMD to adjust a beamforming direction of an RF transceiver towards the predicted future location of the HMD. |
US10209769B2 |
Virtual reality headset
In an implementation, a virtual reality (VR) headset can include a plurality of structural components. Each structural component can be formed from a respective cardboard sheet. The plurality of structural components can include a plurality of flaps that define an opening for placement of the VR headset near or against a face of a user in a first configuration, an internal wall of the VR headset, a bottom wall of the VR headset, a lens frame assembly, a top wall of the VR headset and an enclosure flap hingeably coupled with the bottom wall of the VR headset. The enclosure flap can, in a first configuration, secure an electronic device in the VR headset against the internal wall. In a second configuration, the enclosure flap can enclose the plurality of flaps that define the opening between the internal wall and the enclosure flap. |
US10209766B2 |
Displaying method in low power mode and electronic device supporting the same
A method of displaying a user interface on an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying the user interface in a normal mode, determining whether or not the normal mode is converted into a low power mode, and if the normal mode is converted into the low power mode, displaying a first simplified user interface, which has at least some information identical to that of the user interface, and is configured by removing at least some information from an image displayed in the normal mode. |
US10209759B2 |
Standby power controller with external information capability
An energy saving device monitors computer activity to determine if the computer is in active use, and if not in active use, it commands the computer to power down to a low energy use power state (and cut power to computer peripherals) unless a user indicates otherwise. The device also communicates the computer's energy usage (as well as energy usage of peripherals) to a remote management center associated with the electricity supply network supplying the computer. When electricity usage needs to be reduced in the electricity supply network, the remote management center sends a demand response event request to the computer, with the request commanding the computer to enter a low energy power use state unless its user indicates otherwise. If the user signifies that the low energy power use state should not be entered, the computer instead enters an intermediate reduced energy use power use state. |
US10209754B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method for same, and storage medium
A communication apparatus comprises: a power supply; a communication unit configured to operate by using power from the power supply or a communication partner; an operation unit; a control unit configured to execute software for controlling processing of each unit of the communication apparatus, wherein the control unit starts processing to stop execution of the software if an operation to the operation unit is started while the control unit is executing the software; a power supply control unit configured to control power that is supplied to the control unit, in accordance with a state of as operation with respect to the operation unit; and a disabling unit configured to disable the communication unit, based on the state of the operation with respect to the operation unit and an execution state of the software. |
US10209753B2 |
Intelligent power server applied to protection and control system for intelligent substation
The application relates to an intelligent power server applied to a protection and control system for an intelligent substation. According to the application, merging unit and intelligent terminal integrated devices for all bays in the intelligent substation are directly accessed to the intelligent power server. Each merging unit and intelligent terminal integrated device is accessed to one of transport ports on the intelligent power server through an embedded high-bandwidth switched communication network. The intelligent power server realizes measurement and control and protection functions of primary devices throughout the substation and exchange of total station information and a telecontrol function. |
US10209751B2 |
Relay switch control and related methods
Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of a relay switch control configured for connection between a power source and a load. The control includes a processor having a clock upon which an operating frequency of the processor is based, and a sealed relay operable by the processor to electrically connect or disconnect the power source and the load. The relay switch control can start power to the load through the relay after a randomized time delay determined by the processor using a value of a counter of the processor. The counter is updated as a function of cycles of the clock. |
US10209747B2 |
Security latching mechanism for touch screen control device with speakers
A security latching mechanism attached to a first device for removably securing the first device to a second device is provided, comprising an upper latching plate, a lower latching plate, and a base plate adapted to retain the upper latching plate and the lower latching in a sliding cooperative engagement with respect to each other and the base plate, and wherein each of the upper and lower latching plates further comprise a latch portion adapted to cause a sliding movement for its respective latching plate from a first position to a second position when the respective latching portions are in sliding contact with a security latching mechanism receptacle in the second device, such that the security latching mechanism can pass through the security latching mechanism receptacle when the second position has been reached by each of the upper and lower latching plate, and upon passing through the security latching mechanism receptacle, each of the upper latching plate and lower latching plate returns to the first position. |
US10209746B2 |
Foldable display device
A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a first supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the first supporting plate being rotatable based on a first rotation axis extending in a first direction; a second supporting plate positioned to support the display panel thereon, the second supporting plate being rotatable based on a second rotation axis extending in the first direction so that the first and second supporting plates then face each other with the display panel folded therebetween; and a first tension application unit disposed at the first supporting plate and configured to apply tension to the display panel in a second direction crossing the first direction. |
US10209739B2 |
Operating device for a construction machine
An operating device for a construction machine includes a plurality of operating elements for adjusting operating parameters of the construction machine, and a display unit which is configured to display technical data. The operating device further comprises a docking station at which the display unit is attached so as to be removed without tools and which is provided for connecting the display unit with at least one data line and/or power supply of the construction machine. |
US10209736B2 |
Electronic device
Disclosed are various embodiments related to a bonding member that bonds components of an electronic device. An electronic device may include a tape member that include: a first bonding layer and a second bonding layer. One of the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer comprises a material having a bonding force in a selected range in a predetermined temperature range. |
US10209734B2 |
Semiconductor device, semiconductor system, and method of operating the semiconductor device
A clock management unit (CMU) includes a first clock control circuit controlling a first clock source, a second clock control circuit sending a first clock request to the first clock control circuit in response to an intellectual property (IP) block clock request from an IP block and controlling a second clock source, and a CMU controller. The second clock source receives a clock signal from the first clock source. A power management unit (PMU) sends a PMU clock request to the CMU controller. The CMU provides the clock signal to the IP block in response to the PMU clock request. |
US10209732B2 |
Bandgap reference circuit with tunable current source
A bandgap reference circuit includes a voltage reference circuit configured to generate a reference voltage at a first output and a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) current source configured to generate a PTAT current reference at a second output. A divider circuit is coupled to the reference voltage and configured to generate a divided reference voltage at a third output of the bandgap reference circuit. The bandgap reference circuit further includes a tunable current source coupled to the divider circuit and configured to generate a tunable current reference at a fourth output of the bandgap reference circuit based, at least in part, on the divider circuit. A method of generating a tunable current with a bandgap circuit is also provided. |
US10209730B2 |
Serial bus apparatus with controller circuit and related uses
Low power solutions can be provided in a serial bus system with a logic controller circuit. The logic controller circuit can include analog circuitry that includes a plurality of analog components and trimming circuitry for configuring the analog components. Digital circuitry can be configured to switch between an active mode and a hibernation mode, wherein the hibernation mode consumes less current than the active mode. A voltage regulator circuit can be configured to generate a regulated voltage from a supply voltage. A reset generation circuit can be configured to determine that the supply voltage has reached a first threshold voltage level and enable the voltage regulator circuit. When the regulated voltage has reached a second threshold voltage level and the supply voltage has reached a third threshold voltage level, the digital circuitry can be switched to the active mode. |
US10209729B2 |
Energy control system, energy control device, energy control method, and storage medium
Lower-level information processing devices (20-1 to 20-n) obtain parameters used for estimating power consumption in accordance with the statuses of electric devices (30-1 to 30-n), estimate the power consumption of the electric devices (30-1 to 30-n) on the basis of the parameters, and transmits the estimated value of the estimated power consumption to an upper-level information processing device (10). The upper-level information processing device (10) determines an assignment of distribution of supply and demand on the basis of the power supply-demand capacity in a predetermined power network and the estimated value of the power consumption and transmits the determined assignments to the lower-level information processing devices (20-1 to 20-n). The lower-level information processing devices (20-1 to 20-n) controls the operations of the electric devices (30-1 to 30-n) on the basis of the assignment of distribution of supply and demand. |
US10209725B2 |
Current limiting circuit
A current limiting circuit includes a current sensing module that is configured to sense an output current of a power transistor and to generate a corresponding sensing current which is proportional to the output current. A first current limiting module coupled to the current sensing module is configured to generate a first limiting current based on the sensing current when a variation of the output current of the power transistor exceeds a first current level. A second current limiting module coupled to the current sensing module is configured to generate a second limiting current based on the sensing current when a variation of the output current of the power transistor exceeds a second current level. A converting module coupled to the first and second current limiting modules and the power transistor controls a gate voltage of the power transistor based at least on the first and second limiting currents. |
US10209723B2 |
Low-voltage differential signaling driving circuit
A low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) driving circuit, coupled to a load resistor via a first output end and a second output end, includes: a voltage generating unit, providing a first reference voltage; a first switch, coupled between the voltage generating unit and a first node; a second switch, coupled between the voltage generating unit and a second node; a third switch, coupled between the first node and a third node, the third node having a second reference voltage; a fourth switch, coupled between the second node and the third node; a first resistor, coupled between the first node and the first output end; and a second resistor, coupled between the second node and the second output end. The first resistor and the second resistor are in a series connection with the load resistor. |
US10209719B2 |
Interactive pool cleaning robot
A pool cleaning robot, a mobile computer, and a method for operating a pool cleaning robot, the method may include receiving, by the pool cleaning robot, demarcation information that defines pool zones and pool cleaning robot operational parameters related to the pool zones; wherein the demarcation information is generated by a mobile computer and under a control of a user; and performing a cleaning operation, by the pool cleaning robot, based on the demarcation information. |
US10209718B2 |
Vehicle sensor system and method of use
A system and method for collecting and processing sensor data for facilitating and/or enabling autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote operation of a vehicle, including: collecting surroundings at one or more sensors, and determining properties of the surroundings of the vehicle and/or the behavior of the vehicle based on the surroundings data at a computing system. |
US10209714B2 |
Line acquisition path generation
A line acquisition system predicts and displays an acquisition path to reduce the uncertainty surrounding the path taken by a vehicle when acquiring a destination path. The line acquisition system calculates the drivable acquisition path based on the current states of the vehicle, such as position, speed, heading, and curvature. The line acquisition system continually updates and displays the acquisition path as the vehicle is manually steered by the user. When the user engages a steering controller, the last calculated acquisition path is used to automatically steer the vehicle onto the destination path. Displaying the acquisition path allows the user to observe, prior to automatic steering engagement, the path the vehicle would take from its current state to the destination. The user can then decide whether the predicted acquisition path will interfere with terrain or obstacles that the user wishes to avoid. |
US10209713B1 |
Determining and using relative motion of sensor modules
A system may include sensor modules configured to generate sensor signals representative of an environment surrounding a vehicle, and a sensor configured to be coupled to the frame of the vehicle at a location spaced from a first sensor module and configured to generate sensor signals representative of movement of the first sensor module relative to a portion of the frame. The system may also include a sensor processor configured to receive the sensor signals representative of movement of the first sensor module and estimate relative motion of the first sensor module relative to the portion of the frame of the vehicle. The sensor processor may also be configured to calculate, based at least in part on the relative motion estimation, a position, orientation, and/or velocity of the vehicle, and a position of objects in the surrounding environment and/or movement of the objects in the surrounding environment. |
US10209712B2 |
Predicting and responding to cut in vehicles and altruistic responses
Systems and methods are provided for detecting and responding to cut in vehicles, and for navigating while taking into consideration an altruistic behavior parameter. In one implementation, a navigation system for a host vehicle may include a data interface and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device may be programmed to receive, via the data interface, a plurality of images from at least one image capture device associated with the host vehicle; identify, based on analysis of the plurality of images, at least one target vehicle in an environment of the host vehicle; determine, based on analysis of the plurality of images, one or more situational characteristics associated with the target vehicle; determine a current value associated with an altruistic behavior parameter; and determine based on the one or more situational characteristics associated with the target vehicle that no change in a navigation state of the host vehicle is required, but cause at least one navigational change in the host vehicle based on the current value associated with the altruistic behavior parameter and based on the one or more situational characteristics associated with the target vehicle. |
US10209710B2 |
Aircraft piloting assistance system and method
A piloting assistance system for an aircraft during manual piloting is provided. The piloting assistance system includes a monitoring module, configured to compare an acceleration of the aircraft to an authorized acceleration that depends on a speed of the aircraft, an acceleration control module, able to be switched between an activated state and a deactivated state, and configured so as, in the activated state, excluding the deactivated state, to generate a control signal of at least one control device of the acceleration of the aircraft to push the acceleration of the aircraft toward the authorized acceleration range, in order to keep or push the speed of the aircraft in a predefined usage speed range, the monitoring module being configured to activate the acceleration control module when the acceleration of the aircraft is not comprised in the authorized acceleration range. |
US10209708B2 |
Determining driver engagement with autonomous vehicle
A method, system, and computer program product of controlling driver interaction with an autonomous vehicle (AV) system for a vehicle are provided. In an embodiment, a signal indicating a present state of the driver is received. A signal indicating a past state of the driver is received. A present effectiveness of the driver is determined based on the received signals. A target level of engagement of the driver with the AV system is determined based on the present effectiveness of the driver. |
US10209707B2 |
Safety system for operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle
Systems, devices, and methods for a safety system including: selecting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command on a controller, the controller comprising a first processor with addressable memory; presenting a first activator and a second activator on a display of the controller for the selected UAV command, wherein the second activator is a slider; and sending the UAV command to a UAV if the first activator and the second activator are selected, the UAV comprising a second processor with addressable memory. |
US10209705B1 |
Height adjustable support surface and system for encouraging human movement and promoting wellness
A system for adjusting the height of a workstation for use by a user, the system comprising a frame, a worktop having an upper work surface, the worktop being vertically slidably attached to said frame and selectably adjustable in elevation to different positions including at least a first standing position and at least a first sitting position and a processor tracking a first duration of time that the worktop is in at least one of a standing position or a sitting position and generating ongoing statistical data associated with the first duration on an ongoing basis by comparing the first duration to a time period as the user is using the workstation during an ongoing prolonged period of time. |
US10209704B2 |
Data updating method of circuit board work system and circuit board work system
In an electronic component mounting system, when a change in a recipe (setting data) for a control computer are input in any one of a plurality of circuit board working machines, such as component mounting machines, the control computer reports changed content to a host computer. The host computer, which receives the report, updates the data, which is stored in the DB server, based on the changed content of the recipe. The control computer, which receives input of the change in the recipe, executes a process in which only the partial data, which is updated by the host computer, is acquired among the data items, which are stored in the DB server. |
US10209702B2 |
Tool management system and method thereof
A tool management system of machine tools includes a reader, a receiver, a storage unit, a processor and a control unit. The reader is configured for reading at least one category parameter of the tool according to a tool index code of the tool. The receiver is configured for receiving real-time process information of the tool with a preset periodicity. The storage unit is configured for storing the tool index code, the category parameter, and the real-time process information. The processor is configured for processing a weighting algorithm to obtain a result according to the category parameter and the real-time process information. The control unit is configured for sending a control instruction according to the result. |
US10209701B2 |
Method of temperature control and cabinet
A method of temperature control is applied to a cabinet in which a fan is disposed and the fan runs based on an input signal. The method includes obtaining a temperature signal corresponding to the cabinet, calculating a deviation signal between the input signal and the temperature signal, executing fuzzy learning to obtain a first proportional parameter, a first integral parameter and a first derivative parameter based on the deviation signal, generating a driver signal to execute a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control based on the first proportional parameter, the first integral parameter and the first derivative parameter, wherein the driver signal is for driving the fan to adjust a temperature of the cabinet. |
US10209700B2 |
Machine tool controller having function of changing operation according to motor temperature and amplifier temperature
A machine tool controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, for controlling a spindle and a feed axis, includes a motor temperature obtaining unit for obtaining and outputting the winding temperature of a spindle motor as a motor temperature; an inverter temperature obtaining unit for obtaining and outputting the temperature of an inverter that drives the spindle motor as an inverter temperature; a motor temperature comparator for comparing the outputted motor temperature with an overheat temperature for the motor; an inverter temperature comparator for comparing the outputted inverter temperature with an overheat temperature for the inverter; and an overheating assessment unit for imposing a restriction on the output of the spindle motor according to the smaller one of the differences between the motor temperature and the overheat temperature for the motor and between the inverter temperature and the overheat temperature for the inverter. |
US10209697B2 |
Device and method of controlling machine tool, to control synchronized operation of spindle axis and feed axis
A controller for controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. A spindle-axis control section includes an initial-motion control section for accelerating a spindle axis from a starting position; a maximum-acceleration detecting section for detecting a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis during acceleration; a residual rotation-amount detecting section for detecting a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; a current-speed detecting section for detecting a current speed of the spindle axis; a decelerating-motion control section for decelerating the spindle axis to reach an intermediate speed, after the acceleration; a positioning-motion control section for decelerating the spindle axis to reach the target position after reaching the intermediate speed; and a torque-command limiting section for limiting a fluctuation of a torque command of the position control, instructed to the spindle axis, to a predetermined range over a period until a predetermined elapse condition is satisfied after reaching the intermediate speed. |
US10209683B2 |
Optimization apparatus and optimization apparatus control method
When a transition control section stochastically determines on the basis of a temperature, an energy change, and a random number whether to allow one of a plurality of state transitions according to a relative relationship between the energy change and a thermal excitation energy, the transition control section adds an offset to the energy change and exercises control so as to set the offset at a local minimum, at which an energy is locally minimized, to be larger than an offset at the time of the energy not being minimized. |
US10209680B2 |
Remote control and remote control systems
A controller device for controlling multiple devices, where a controller and device are brought into near field communication distance of one another, the proximity of which is such that the controller and device communicate and initiate processes that establish control mechanisms between at least the controller and the respective device, wherein the controller and device each include: a processor for processing digital data; a digital data memory a portion of the memory including digital data usable by the processor to restrict access of the controller to none, one or more devices. |
US10209677B2 |
System and method of user input utilizing a rotatable part
An electronic device according to an embodiment comprises a display unit configured to display a current value among a predetermined plurality of ordered values and a rotatable part configured to be rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise. The electronic device also comprises a computer processor configured to: change the current value being displayed to a next value among the plurality of ordered values in response to detecting the rotable part being rotated a first predetermined number of degrees clockwise, change the current value being displayed to a previous value among the plurality of ordered values in response to detecting the rotatable part being rotated counterclockwise by the first predetermined number of degrees, and accept the current value being displayed as a user input value in response to detecting a change in rotation direction of the rotatable part. |
US10209675B2 |
Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed holographic imaging system
Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to the generation of a holographic image, including a color-containing holographic image, generated exclusively optically addressing information to a projection system. |
US10209673B2 |
Holographic microscope, microscopic subject hologram image recording method, method of creation of hologram for reproduction of high-resolution image, and method for reproduction of image
An interference fringe pattern (ILR) between an inline spherical wave light (L) and an off-axis reference light (R) is recorded with a photo detector (4), and on which spatial-frequency filtering is applied to obtain a complex amplitude in-line hologram (JLR). A complex amplitude off-axis hologram (JOR) is derived by performing a spatial frequency filtering on a hologram (IOR) in which an object light (O) emitted from a microscopic subject illuminated with a spherical wave light (L) is recorded with a reference light (R), and the derived data is divided with data of the hologram (JLR) so that a complex amplitude in-line hologram (JOL) from which a component of the reference light (R) is eliminated is generated and recorded. |
US10209670B2 |
Rotational force transmitting part
An electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit usable in a process cartridge includes a cylinder having a photosensitive layer at an outer periphery thereof and an axis L1. A drum flange is provided at one end of the cylinder, with the drum flange including a recess formed on an inside thereof and a gear portion provided along an outer surface of the drum flange. A detachable member is detachably attached to the drum flange and overlaps parts of the recess as seen along a direction of the axis L1, with the detachable member being provided within the drum flange in the direction of the axis L1. |
US10209668B2 |
Image forming apparatus, process cartridge, developing cartridge, and drum cartridge
An image forming apparatus in which a developer bearing member is disposed below a cleaning member, which cleans a charging member, so as to overlap with the cleaning member when viewed in a vertical direction and includes a base body and an elastic layer covering the base body and having a width in a longitudinal direction of the developer bearing member that accommodates the entire region of the cleaning member in the longitudinal direction. In the longitudinal direction, the cleaning member is disposed at a position where the entire region thereof in the longitudinal direction is accommodated in the width of the elastic layer. |
US10209667B2 |
Developer supply container and developer supplying system
A developer supply container includes a developer accommodating body configured to contain developer, with the developer accommodating body being rotatable about a rotational axis. A developer discharging body is provided in fluid communication with the developer accommodating body, with the developer discharging body having a discharge opening provided in a bottom portion of the developer discharging body and configured to discharge the developer from the developer discharging body, and with the developer accommodating body being rotatable relative to the developer discharging body. A track is provided on each of opposite sides of the developer discharging body. |
US10209663B2 |
Image forming apparatus, control method for image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image forming apparatus including: a printer; a puncher configured to punch the sheet printed by the printer; a binder configured to perform a bookbinding process to form a bound product in which a binding member penetrates punch holes of sheets; a first detector configured to detect a first jam of a sheet in the binder; a second detector configured to detect a second jam of a sheet which occurs upstream of the binder; an annunciator configured to notify information; and a controller configured to cause the annunciator to notify first instruction information for instructing removal of a sheet and the binding member, when the first detector has detected the first jam; and cause the annunciator to notify second instruction information for instructing removal of the second jam when the second detector has detected the second jam and the first detector has not detected the first jam. |
US10209660B2 |
Image formation device with toner increase mode
Provided is an image formation device for forming a toner image as an image to be printed on a sheet to transfer and fix the unfixed toner image onto the sheet, wherein a density adjustment setting of optionally adjusting a density of a printed image by a user is provided as a printing condition, and a toner increase mode for applying, to the sheet, more toner than that in a case of selecting a maximum density selectable in the density adjustment setting is provided as a printing mode. |
US10209659B2 |
Image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording material; an accepting unit that accepts plural adjustment items; and an adjusting unit that sequentially executes adjustment operations concerning the plural adjustment items, based on an adjustment result of the previously executed adjustment item. |
US10209655B2 |
Film for use in fixing device and fixing device with film
A film for use in a fixing device includes a base layer having a cylindrical shape. An electrode portion is formed at an end part of the base layer in a longitudinal direction of the film. A heat generation portion is formed at a central part of the base layer in the longitudinal direction of the film and electrically connected to the electrode portion. The heat generation portion is formed of a conductive layer made of a same material as a material of the electrode portion. A thickness of the conductive layer is larger in the electrode portion than in the heat generation portion. A surface area of the conductive layer per unit length in the longitudinal direction of the film is larger in the electrode portion than in the heat generation portion. |
US10209647B2 |
Transfer apparatus and image forming apparatus
Certain embodiments provide a transfer apparatus, which including: an conductive intermediate transfer member; a transfer section configured to secondarily transfer a toner image onto an image receiving medium in a constant current system; a conveyance section configured to convey the image receiving medium; and a high voltage transformer configured to apply a bias to the transfer member, wherein the sum of the products of the volume resistivities [Ω·cm] and the thicknesses [cm] of the intermediate transfer member and the transfer member is equal to or greater than 3.6×108 Ω·cm2, and the conveyance speed V[mm/s] of the image receiving medium={the output upper limit value A[V] of the absolute value of the voltage output from the transfer polarity side of the high voltage transformer}×0.009. |
US10209645B2 |
Vertical biaxial developing device and image forming apparatus and process cartridge incorporating same
A developing device includes a casing to contain developer, a developer bearer, an upper and lower developer conveyors to convey the developer to one side in an axial direction of rotation shafts thereof, a communicating portion disposed on a first end side on which an input gear is disposed, to fall the developer from the upper developer conveyor to the lower developer conveyor, bearings to receive end portions the upper and lower developer conveyors, and first and second end seals to seal gaps in the bearings on the upper and lower developer conveyors, respectively. The first end seals and the second end are disposed on the first end side and a second end side, respectively. A sliding friction between the rotation shaft and at least one of the first end seals is smaller than a sliding friction between the rotation shaft and the second end seal. |
US10209644B2 |
Toner case and image forming apparatus
A toner case includes a case main body, a rotator, a transmitter and a shutter. The case main body has a discharge port through which a toner is discharged. The rotator is stored in the case main body and rotates around a rotation axis. The transmitter transmits rotation to the rotator. At least a part of the transmitter is exposed to an outside of the case main body. The shutter is rotatable between a closing position where the shutter closes the discharge port and an opening position where the shutter opens the discharge port. The transmitter is movable between a first position and a second position which is arranged at an outside of the first position in a rotation axis direction of the rotator. The transmitter moves from the first position to the second position as the shutter rotates from the closing position to the opening position. |
US10209640B2 |
Electrostatic latent image developing toner
Cores of toner particles contain a non-crystalline polyester resin, a carnauba wax, and a crystalline polyester resin (polymer of monomers including alcohol, carboxylic acid, styrene-based monomer, and acrylic acid-based monomer) having an SP value ((cal/cm3)1/2) of at least 10 and no greater than 11. Shell layers each include a resin film mainly constituted by a complex of resin particles having a glass transition point of at least 50° C. and no greater than 100° C. A Ru-dyed ratio of the toner particles in a state in which no external additive is present is at least 50% and no greater than 80%. An intensity of an absorbency peak around a wavenumber of 701 cm−1 is at least 0.0100 and no greater than 0.0250. Surface adsorption forces (FA: coated regions, FB: exposed regions) satisfy “0 nN |
US10209639B2 |
Photoconductor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
A photoconductor including a conductive support, an undercoat layer, a charge-generating layer, and a charge-transporting layer, at least the undercoat layer, the charge-generating layer, and the charge-transporting layer being disposed on the conductive support in an order mentioned, wherein the undercoat layer includes a binder resin and metal oxide particles, and the charge-generating layer includes a binder resin, a titanyl phthalocyanine pigment, and a salicylic acid derivative. |
US10209635B2 |
Lithographic apparatus with a patterning device environment
A lithographic apparatus injects gas between a patterning device and a patterning device masking blade to help protect the patterning device from contamination. The gas may be injected into the space defined between the patterning device and the patterning device blade by one or more gas supply nozzles that are arranged on at least one side of the patterning device. The one or more gas supply nozzles are coupled to a frame which a patterning device support structure moves relative to. Each nozzle may be constructed and arranged to supply gas over at least the patterning region of the reflective patterning device. |
US10209630B2 |
Scanning probe nanolithography system and method
A scanning probe nanolithography system comprising a probe to create nanostructures line (60) by line through writing said nanostructures (74) pixel by pixel along lines (61) on a sample. A positioning system is adapted to provide a positioning of the probe at a sequence of predetermined positions to the sample and its surface towards the probe and a control unit (50) is provided to control the positioning system for positioning the probe for a pixel-wise writing of said lines (61) through a writing unit. It further comprises a sensor unit adapted to detect a predetermined property of the written nanostructure (74), the sensor unit being connected to the control unit to adapt the control signals to be provided to the writing unit for writing the following line (61; 62) based on the measured signals (65; 66) of the predetermined property. |
US10209618B2 |
Photoresist composition
A photoresist composition comprising an acid generator and a resin which comprises a structural unit having an acid-liable group, the acid generator generating an acid (I) or an acid (II): the acid (I) showing a hydrogen bonding parameter in the range of 12 (MPa)1/2 to 15 (MPa)1/2 and a polarity parameter in the range of 15 (MPa)1/2 or more; the acid (II) showing a hydrogen bonding parameter in the range of 12 (MPa)1/2 to 15 (MPa)1/2, and a distance of Hansen solubility parameters between the acid (II) and γ-butyrolactone being 7.5 or less, and the distance being calculated from formula (1): R=(4×(δdA−18)2+(δpA−16.6)2+(δhA−7.4)2)1/2 (1) in which δdA represents a dispersion parameter of an acid, δpA represents a polarity parameter of an acid, δhA represents a hydrogen bonding parameter of an acid, and R represents a distance of Hansen solubility parameters between an acid and γ-butyrolactone. |
US10209612B2 |
Display system for ambient light discrimination
A display system for ambient light discrimination comprising: a planar waveguide comprising a plurality of collocated optic fibers wherein, the planar waveguide is adapted to guide incident light within the incidence angle acceptance range and wherein the planar waveguide is adapted to guide light along a bias trajectory, wherein, in use, the display system is adapted for discriminating against incident light outside an incidence angle acceptance range. |
US10209611B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for providing light
An apparatus including a light source; a pixel control element; and an input transmission polarizer configured to: polarize incident light from the light source into transmitted first and second light portions, wherein the first light portion has a first polarization and the second light portion has a second polarization and wherein the first and second polarizations are orthogonal; to provide the first light portion as input to the pixel control element; and to output the second light portion to provide the second light portion for illumination. |
US10209603B2 |
Switching optical antenna, switching optical antenna array, and optical scanning device
A switching optical antenna that includes: a waveguide including a light input end and a light output end; a ring waveguide coupled with the waveguide through a first directional coupler; a diffraction grating that is disposed within the ring waveguide and that is coupled with the ring waveguide through a second directional coupler; and a refractive index adjusting section that changes a refractive index of at least a portion of the ring waveguide. |
US10209602B2 |
Stretchable electro-optic displays
A stretchable electro-optic display includes a layer of conductive material and an electrophoretic medium laminated to the layer of conductive material. The layer of conductive material also includes a plurality of nodes and a stretchable interconnect connecting first and second nodes of the plurality of nodes. A method of manufacturing a stretchable electro-optic display is also provided that includes patterning a layer of conductive material to define a plurality of nodes and a stretchable interconnect connecting first and second nodes of the plurality of nodes and laminating a layer of an electrophoretic medium to the layer of conductive material. |
US10209601B2 |
Display substrate and driving method thereof, and display device
Disclosed are a display substrate and a driving method thereof, and a display device. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixels, a data signal chip and a control unit. Each of the pixels includes a white sub-pixel; the data signal chip is for transmitting a set of data signals to the pixels, the set of data signals including data signals transmitted to the white sub-pixel; and the control unit controls the white sub-pixel to be in a dark state when the data signal chip transmits a predetermined set of data signals to the pixels. When the data signal chip transmits the predetermined set of data signals to the pixels, the display substrate controls the white sub-pixel to be in a dark state. |
US10209599B2 |
Display panel, display method thereof and display device
A display panel, a display method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes an electrochromic layer (101) and an electrolyte layer (102) arranged in a stacked manner, and at least one kind of colored charged particles (103) being provided in the electrolyte layer (102). While the electrochromic layer (102) is transparent, the display panel displays color of the colored charged particles (103). The display panel may further display the color of the colored charged particles, which increases diversity of the colors displayed by the display panel. |
US10209593B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a plurality of array units each including a first pixel array and a second pixel array, each of the first pixel array and the second pixel array has at least one domain tilting direction, and, one row of charging gate line and one row of common gate line are disposed between the first pixel arrays and the second pixel arrays of each row of the array units. A first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor and an auxiliary liquid crystal capacitor are further disposed between the first pixel array and the second pixel array of each of the array units. |
US10209591B2 |
Projection type liquid crystal display device
According to one embodiment, a projection type liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a bezel. The liquid crystal display panel includes an array substrate, an opposed substrate, and a liquid crystal layer provided between the array substrate and the opposed substrate. The liquid crystal display panel has a first surface on one side of the array substrate and the opposed substrate, and a second surface on another side of the array substrate and the opposed substrate. The bezel covers a part of the liquid crystal panel. The bezel includes a first opening provided on a side of the first surface and a second opening provided on a side of the second surface. The second opening has a larger size than the first opening. |
US10209589B2 |
Display apparatus
According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a first light-transmissive substrate; a second light-transmissive substrate facing the first light-transmissive substrate; a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first light-transmissive substrate and the second light-transmissive substrate, and including polymer dispersed liquid crystal; at least one light-emitting device facing at least one of a side surface of the first light-transmissive substrate or a side surface of the second light-transmissive substrate; and a display controller configured to perform control so as to reduce power consumption based on a signal, the signal being in accordance with a signal of external light intensity information supplied from an external light setting device. |
US10209586B2 |
Array substrate, display panel having the same, and method thereof
The present application discloses an array substrate comprising a base substrate; a plurality of peripheral wires on the base substrate; an insulating layer on a side of the plurality of peripheral wires distal to the base substrate; and an electrostatic charge conductive layer on a side of the insulating layer distal to the plurality of peripheral wires for conducting an electrostatic charge in the array substrate to ground. |
US10209582B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device (100) includes a liquid crystal display panel (1) including a first substrate (10), a second substrate (20), and a liquid crystal layer (30). The first substrate includes a first electrode (11) provided for each pixel, and a second electrode (12) for generating a lateral field across the liquid crystal layer in cooperation with the first electrode. The second substrate includes a third electrode (21) for generating a vertical field across the liquid crystal layer in cooperation with the first electrode and the second electrode. Each pixel is capable of switchably presenting a black displaying state where a vertical field is generated across the liquid crystal layer, a white displaying state where a lateral field is generated across the liquid crystal layer, and a transparent displaying state where a rear face side of the liquid crystal display panel is visible in a see-through manner with no voltage being applied to the liquid crystal layer. The first electrode includes a plurality of linear portions (11a), the plurality of linear portions being arranged so that at least one of the following exists in a plurality: the direction that the linear portions extend and the pitch of the linear portions. |
US10209580B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes: a first insulation substrate; a gate line and data line positioned on the first insulation substrate and insulatively crossing each other; a thin film transistor connected with the gate line and data line; a pixel electrode connected with the thin film transistor; a second insulation substrate spaced apart from and facing the first insulation substrate; and a common electrode positioned on the second insulation substrate, in which the pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode including first minute branches extended in a plurality of directions and a second subpixel electrode separated from the first subpixel electrode and including second minute branches, one pixel includes the thin film transistor and pixel electrode, and extending directions of the first minute branches and the second minute branches adjacent to each other in an extending direction of the gate line within one pixel are parallel to each other. |
US10209579B2 |
Pixel electrode and array substrate
Disclosed is a pixel electrode and an array substrate. The pixel electrode comprises four pixel domains, each of which is divided into a first alignment unit and a second alignment unit. The first alignment unit and the second alignment unit can be used to form a first electric field and a second electric field respectively, and the first and second electric fields are different in intensity. The pixel electrode effectively reduces color distortions on a large-size liquid crystal display device observed from a large viewing angle as well as ensures an aperture ratio of a pixel, which enhances the competitiveness of a product. |
US10209576B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and mother substrate thereof
An object of this invention is to increase the number of liquid crystal display panels obtained from a mother substrate. There is provided a liquid crystal display device including a TFT substrate and a counter substrate bonded together by a seal portion formed along the periphery of the counter substrate, the TFT substrate having a terminal area formed in a portion thereof not opposed to the counter substrate. The TFT substrate has a bank-like organic passivation film formed along the edge of the terminal area. A stepped part is formed on the organic passivation film. The film thickness of the organic passivation film on the edge side of the stepped part is greater than the film thickness inside the stepped part. |
US10209573B2 |
UV curing mask plate and a fabricating method thereof and a display device
An UV curing mask plate, comprising: a mask layer, wherein: the mask layer is arranged on the substrate, and has a position corresponding to alignment marks, selection marks and an area not covered by the sealing frame glue to be cured; the material of the mask layer is a material with the function of blocking UV light. |
US10209570B2 |
Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing thereof
A liquid crystal display includes a substrate defining an active area and a non-active area surrounding the active area, a sealant located on the non-active area for hermetically connecting with another substrate to seal a crystal liquid layer between the substrate and the another substrate, and an alignment film barrier wall formed on the non-active area and located between the sealant and the active area. The barrier wall has a wave-shaped configuration consisting of protrusions projecting toward the active area and recesses recessed from the active area. When liquid polyimide is applied to the substrate to from an alignment film, the liquid polyimide is injected at fronts of the protrusions; then the liquid polyimide flows along the wave-shaped barrier wall to enter the recesses thereof. |
US10209566B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes: a base having an upper surface; a plurality of light sources located on the upper surface of the base; a first lenticular lens sheet disposed to face the base with the light sources between the first lenticular lens sheet and the base, the first lenticular lens sheet including a first plurality of grooves; a half mirror located on an upper surface side of the first lenticular lens sheet; and a second lenticular lens sheet disposed on an upper surface side of the half mirror, wherein the second lenticular lens sheet includes a second plurality of grooves extending in a direction that intersects a direction in which the first plurality of grooves of the first lenticular lens sheet extend. |
US10209562B2 |
Display device
This display device includes a display portion, a light-emitting element emitting light to the display portion, a light-emitting element substrate (62) mounted with the light-emitting element, a supporting member (63) supporting the light-emitting element substrate (62), and a diffusing lens (64) provided to cover the light-emitting element, diffusing the light from the light-emitting element. The diffusing lens (64) integrally includes a first engaging portion (64a) configured to mount the diffusing lens (64) on the light-emitting element substrate (62) or the supporting member (63) and a first positioning portion (64b) provided separately from the first engaging portion (64a), configured to position the diffusing lens (64). The supporting member (63) includes a second engaging portion (63d) corresponding to the first engaging portion (64a) of the diffusing lens (64), and the light-emitting element substrate (62) includes a second positioning portion corresponding to the first positioning portion (64b) of the diffusing lens (64). |
US10209561B2 |
Backlight with staggered rows of LEDs
A backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a plurality of light strips arranged along a first direction on a same plane, where each of the light strips extends along a second direction on the plane and comprises: a printed circuit board and a plurality of light sources. The printed circuit board comprises a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface which are opposite to each other and not parallel to the plane; the plurality of light sources is electrically connected with the printed circuit board and comprises a plurality of first light sources and a plurality of second light sources, where the first light sources are disposed on the first mounting surface of the printed circuit board, and the second light sources are disposed on the second mounting surface of the printed circuit board. The backlight module has relatively high brightness. |
US10209558B2 |
Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display panel and display device
An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, an active layer, and a first polarization structure. The active layer is disposed on the base substrate; the first polarization structure is disposed on a side of the active layer facing the base substrate, and an orthographic projection of the first polarization structure on the base substrate is at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the active layer on the base substrate. |
US10209551B2 |
Dual-loop display sensing for compensation
Devices, storage media, and methods for compensating for aging and temperature variations using dual-loop compensation are provided. The compensating for temperature and aging variations of one or more pixels of the display using a coarse scan loop updated at a faster rate. Compensation also includes compensating for aging variations of the one or more pixels of the display using a fine scan loop updated at a slower rate. |
US10209549B2 |
Touch panel and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a touch panel includes the following steps. A plurality of first sensing electrodes and a plurality of second sensing electrodes are formed on the first substrate. A first insulator layer is formed to cover the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes. Holes are formed in the first insulator layer, in which a portion of the first sensing electrodes is exposed through the holes. A conductive layer is formed on the first insulator layer and in the holes. The conductive layer is patterned to form a bridge electrode and a shield electrode. The bridge electrode is electrically connected to the first sensing electrodes through the holes. A vertical projection of the shield electrode on the first substrate at least overlaps with a vertical projection of at least one of the first sensing electrodes and the second sensing electrodes on the first substrate. |
US10209548B2 |
Display apparatus having a flexible circuit board
A display apparatus includes a display panel arranged substantially along a second direction. The display panel is curved in a first direction with a first degree of curvature. The second direction crosses the first direction. A first accommodating member receives the display panel. A plurality of flexible circuit boards is connected to one side portion of the display panel. A printed circuit board is connected to the flexible circuit boards. A beading portion is disposed on a lower portion of the first accommodating member. The printed circuit board is disposed on a lower portion of the beading portion. A lower surface of the beading portion includes a curved surface that is curved in the first direction with a second degree of curvature that is smaller than the first degree of curvature. |
US10209546B2 |
Display panel and display device, and fabrication methods thereof
Display panel and display device, and fabrication methods are provided. The method for fabricating the display panel includes forming a protective layer at least on a bending region, the bending region being in a non-display region containing peripheral circuits of the display panel, to cover the peripheral circuits, and folding the display panel at the bending region towards a back surface of the display panel. When the display panel is folded at the bending region towards the back surface of the display panel, the protective layer coated on the bending region provides protection for the peripheral circuits formed on the surface of the bending region. |
US10209545B2 |
Liquid crystal display device with mold frame having accommodation holes for housing height-constraint electronic components
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a liquid crystal display panel (2) and a backlight module (1) arranged on an undersurface of the liquid crystal display panel (2). A first flexible circuit board (20) and a second flexible circuit board (15) are electrically connected together and height-constraint components (22) of a liquid crystal display panel drive circuit and a backlight source drive circuit are collectively arranged on the second flexible circuit board (15). A mold frame (11) of the backlight module (2) is provided with accommodation holes (111) formed therein to receive and accommodates the height-constraint components (22) so as to effectively reduce the thickness of the liquid crystal display device and improve product competition power. |
US10209541B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display device includes a data driving unit connected to a first data line disposed in a first direction, a gate driving unit connected to a first gate line disposed in a second direction, a first subpixel unit including a first switching element, a gate electrode of which is connected to the first gate line, one electrode of which is connected to the first data line and the other electrode of which is connected to a first subpixel electrode, and a second subpixel unit including a second switching element, a gate electrode of which is connected to the first gate line, one electrode of which is connected to the first data line and the other electrode of which is connected to a second subpixel electrode, wherein an on-resistance value of the second switching element is larger than an on-resistance value of the first switching element. |
US10209540B2 |
Method and system for a low parasitic silicon high-speed phase modulator with intermittent P-and N-doped raised fingers
Methods and systems for a low-parasitic silicon high-speed phase modulator are disclosed and may include fabricating an optical phase modulator that comprises a PN junction waveguide formed in a silicon layer, wherein the silicon layer may be on an oxide layer and the oxide layer may be on a silicon substrate. The PN junction waveguide may have p-doped and n-doped regions on opposite sides along a length of the PN junction waveguide, and portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed. Contacts may be formed on remaining portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions. Portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed symmetrically about the PN junction waveguide. Portions of the p-doped and n-doped regions may be removed in a staggered fashion along the length of the PN junction waveguide. Etch transition features may be removed along the p-doped and n-doped regions. |
US10209534B2 |
Increased stiffness center optic in soft contact lenses for astigmatism correction
A molded contact lens comprising a stiffer optic zone relative to the peripheral zone of the contact lens provides an optical element for correcting astigmatism without the need for or substantially minimizing the need for the correction of rotational misalignment. The higher elastic modulus optic zone vaults over the cornea thereby allowing a tear lens to form. The tear lens follows or assumes the shape of the back surface of the contact lens. The combination of the tear lens and the optical zone provide an optical element for correction of refractive error. |
US10209533B2 |
Diffractive trifocal lens
A diffractive multifocal lens is disclosed, comprising an optical element having at least one diffractive surface, the surface profile comprising a plurality of annular concentric zones. The optical thickness of the surface profile changes monotonically with radius within each zone, while a distinct step in optical thickness at the junction between adjacent zones defines a step height. The step heights for respective zones may differ from one zone to another periodically so as to tailor diffraction order efficiencies of the optical element. In one example of a trifocal lens, step heights alternate between two values, the even-numbered step heights being lower than the odd-numbered step heights. By plotting a topographical representation of the diffraction efficiencies resulting from such a surface profile, step heights may be optimized to direct a desired level of light power into the diffraction orders corresponding to near, intermediate, and distance vision, thereby optimizing the performance of the multifocal lens. |
US10209529B2 |
Illumination system
An illumination system of an embodiment includes: a solid-state light source; a wavelength conversion element that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the solid-state light source; a light guide tube that allows incoherent light emitted from the wavelength conversion element to propagate and transmit therethrough, and that has a floating property to float in water; and a connection member that connects and retains the light guide tube on a road surface while securing the floating property of the light guide tube. |
US10209526B2 |
Electromagnetic radiation enhancement methods and systems
An optical system for producing electromagnetic radiation with localized increases in irradiance or radiance at the system output includes a first optical mask containing localized regions for producing controlled modifications of phase delays and/or amplitude attenuations and located within the input plane of said optical system. The system also includes at least a single optical component with positive optical power located after the input plane and at least one additional optical mask located after the optical component at non-conjugate locations with respect to the input plane of the system. The additional optical mask contains localized regions for producing controlled modifications of phase delays. Locally increased radiation distributions are produced at the system output. |
US10209522B2 |
Helmet mounted display
An apparatus having a mounting system and a helmet mounted display. The mounting system including a mounting plate and a mounting rocker. The helmet mounted display including a housing; latching tabs; an optical element having a combiner surface; at least one processor; and at least one memory including software, the at least one memory and software configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to display heads up information on the combiner surface. The optical element is housed within a second portion of the housing being hingedly attached to the first portion of the housing. The apparatus is configured such that the combiner surface is positionable within the field of view of a wearer of the helmet. Related assemblies and methods are described. |
US10209519B2 |
Display device with a collimated light beam
A display device (10) is provided. The display device comprises an array of light emitting elements (16). The display device further comprises a plurality of optical elements (18) for receiving light from the array of light emitting elements. Each optical element is configured to provide a collimated light beam (20). |
US10209514B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing information associated with object
A method of operating a device is provided. The method includes acquiring an image, determining whether an object registered in a device exists in the image, and if it is determined that the registered object exists in the image, displaying associated information of the registered object. |
US10209512B2 |
Camera heater for advanced driver assistance system
A heater system for resisting fog and ice buildup on advanced driver assistance cameras provides a chamber covering the camera lens and providing a transparent window through which the camera lens may be directed. A heating element communicates with an air gap between the lens and the transparent window and the periphery of the transparent window to provide heating of the transparent window without blocking an image received by the camera lens. |
US10209510B2 |
Compact modular scanners for scanning laser devices
The embodiments described herein provide scanners with a modular construction that includes a separately formed scan plate coupled to a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) flexure structure. Such modular scanners, when incorporated into laser scanning devices, reflect laser light into a pattern of scan lines. In general, the modular scanner includes a scan plate that is formed separately from the flexure structure. The scan plate and flexure structure each include coupling features that serve to couple the scan plate to the flexure structure. The flexure structure includes flexure arms that facilitate rotation of the scan plate to reflect laser light into a pattern of scan lines. |
US10209504B2 |
Light detecting device and laser microscope system
Provided is a light detecting device including: a light path branching unit that branches a single detection light path of fluorescence from a specimen, into a plurality of branched light paths; a plurality of light detectors that are provided to the respective branched light paths branched by the light path branching unit and that include an SSPD or Geiger mode APD to detect the fluorescence; and a signal adder that generates a single image signal in accordance with the detection signals outputted from the plurality of light detectors. |
US10209503B2 |
Fluorescence microscope light source apparatus and fluorescence microscope
Disclosed are a fluorescence microscope light source apparatus and a fluorescence microscope capable of obtaining high-luminance light in a wavelength of 500 to 550 nm and having reduced background noise when a sample is observed. The fluorescence microscope light source apparatus to be installed in a fluorescence microscope including an illumination light bandpass filter includes: a laser diode that emits blue light as excitation light; a phosphor that converts the excitation light from the laser diode into illumination fluorescence with a wavelength region of 500 to 550 nm; an optical system that extracts the illumination fluorescence from the phosphor; a first condenser lens that condenses the excitation light onto the phosphor; a light guide body having one end face on which the illumination fluorescence is incident and the other end face from which the illumination fluorescence exits; and a second condenser lens that condenses the illumination fluorescence onto the one end face of the light guide body. A band-elimination filter that blocks or attenuates light, out of the illumination fluorescence, in a wavelength region including a transmission maximum wavelength and including no transmission minimum wavelength in the illumination light bandpass filter is provided on a light path of the illumination fluorescence. |
US10209500B2 |
Three-dimensional optical coherence tomography apparatus and its application
Provided herein are devices and systems that apply full-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to three-dimensional skin tissue imaging. A special designed Mirau type objective and an optical microscope module allowing both OCT mode and orthogonal polarization spectral imaging (OPSI) mode are disclosed. |
US10209499B2 |
Zoom optical system, optical device and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system
A first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power, a front-side lens group (GX), an intermediate lens group (GM) having positive refractive power, and a rear-side lens group (GR) are arranged in order from an object side. The front-side lens group (GX) is composed of one or more lens groups and has a negative lens group At least part of the intermediate lens group (GM) is a focusing lens group (GF). The rear-side lens group (GR) is composed of one or more lens groups. Upon zooming, the first lens group (G1) is moved with respect to an image surface, a distance between the first lens group (G1) and the front-side lens group (GX) is changed, a distance between the front-side lens group (GX) and the intermediate lens group (GM) is changed, and a distance between the intermediate lens group (GM) and the rear-side lens group (GR) is changed. |
US10209496B2 |
Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same
Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second, and third lens units having positive, negative, and positive refractive powers, respectively. The second lens unit moves toward image side during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, and an interval between adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. The first lens unit includes a lens pair of a positive lens (LP1) and a negative lens (LN1) that are arranged adjacent to each other. A refractive index of a material at 400 nm wavelength, a refractive index of a material at 1,050 nm wavelength, a refractive index of a material at 1,700 nm wavelength, an Abbe number and a partial dispersion ratio of a material, Abbe numbers and partial dispersion ratios of materials for the positive lens (LP1) and the negative lens (LN1) are each appropriately set. |
US10209495B2 |
Four-piece infrared single wavelength lens system
A four-piece infrared single wavelength lens system includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a stop, a first lens element with a positive refractive power, a second lens element with a positive refractive power, a third lens element with a negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with a positive refractive power. Such arrangements can provide a four-piece infrared single wavelength lens system which has a wide field of view, high resolution, short length and less distortion. |
US10209493B2 |
Imaging lens
An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a positive first lens, a positive second lens, and a negative third lens. The second lens group includes a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is formed in a shape so that surfaces thereof on the object and image plane sides have positive curvature radii. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The sixth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side and a surface thereof on the image plane side are aspheric. The first to third lenses are arranged specifically and have specific Abbe's numbers. |
US10209492B1 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of glass material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
US10209491B1 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
US10209483B2 |
Motorized adjusting drive for objectives
An objective arrangement includes an outer holder, and optical elements held therein, in an inner holder. A rotor is configured as a cylinder element forming a circumferential groove, having permanent-magnet elements disposed on at least one inner wall surface. A stator consists of a cylindrical coil, which inserted into the groove, locally fixed in the axial direction, for an electromagnetic interaction with the magnet elements, coaxially to the axis of rotation of a curved support. The curved support is arranged separate from the outer holder and the inner holder. |
US10209482B2 |
Lens control device, imaging apparatus, lens device, imaging system, and method of controlling lens control device
A lens drive control device which drives a lens using a drive unit according to an operation of an operation member is provided that includes a detection unit configured to detect a drive speed of the drive unit; and at least one processor or one circuitry which functions as: a control unit configured to control a drive voltage to the drive unit by acquiring a detection signal of the operation amount of the operation member and a detection signal of the drive speed, wherein the control unit performs first control that a drive voltage output to the drive unit between a time at which the operation of the operation member starts and the time at which the operation ends is changed in a phased manner, and second control that a rise rate of the drive voltage is relatively increased as compared to the first control after the first control. |
US10209481B2 |
Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus having lens apparatus
A lens apparatus comprises an optical system including a focus lens, a vibrating motor for driving the focus lens in an optical axis direction, a detector for detecting a position of the focus lens in the optical axis direction, an operating unit for inputting a position instruction for the focus lens, and a controller for, on the basis of the position instruction and a state of the optical system, switching between a case of controlling the motor by using an instruction value which is obtained on the basis of the position of the focus lens obtained from the detector and the position instruction obtained from the operating unit and a case of not controlling the motor by using the instruction value. |
US10209479B2 |
Lens drive device, and imaging device and electronic apparatus provided with same
A lens driving device having a leaf spring; a suspension wire, having one end thereof joined to the leaf spring; a supporting plate to which the other end portion of the suspension wire is joined; a lens retaining portion that is supported by the leaf spring and the suspension wire; and a driving portion for driving the lens retaining portion in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axial direction of the lens. The leaf spring and/or the supporting plate is joined to the suspending wire through a joining material that is provided on a primary face, where the wettability of the primary face in respect to the joining material is greater than the wettability, in respect to the joining material, of the face on the opposite side from the primary face. |
US10209477B1 |
Systems and methods for reconfigurable micro-optic assemblies
A micro-optics assembly and a method for assembling the micro-optics assembly are provided. The micro-optics assembly may include an optical bench having an opening, a cylindrical body disposed in the opening and having a solder well, a heating element thermally coupled to the solder well, and an optical element. The optical element may include a frame having a post and a micro-optic mounted in the frame. The post may be secured in a solid solder material disposed within the solder well in the cylindrical body. The solder may be reflowable such that the micro-optics assembly is reconfigurable without the need for optical realignment components permanently mounted to the optical bench. |
US10209474B2 |
Fiber arrangement member and optical wiring unit
A fiber arrangement member includes: a tubular housing that houses a plurality of optical fibers; and a plurality of guide portions extending from a first end in an axial direction of the housing toward side areas of the first end. The guide portions extend from the housing in different directions from each other crossing an axial line of the housing. The guide portions comprise guide grooves that house the optical fibers and communicate with an inner space of the housing. The grooves are open at sides of the grooves opposite to a second end in the axial direction of the housing on entire lengths in extending directions of the grooves. The grooves selectively house the optical fibers extended from the first end in the axial direction of the housing. The optical fibers housed in one of the grooves move into another of the grooves. |
US10209473B2 |
Optical termination enclosure
The present disclosure relates to an optical termination enclosure having an enclosure housing containing a fiber management assembly. The enclosure housing can define sealed cable ports and can include cable anchor mounting locations in alignment with the cable ports. Cable anchoring and grounding units can be attached at the cable anchor mounting locations. The fiber management assembly can include a fiber break-out arrangement including a resilient grommet used to anchor a protective tube that carries optical fibers from the cable anchor mounting location to the fiber management assembly. |
US10209472B2 |
Cable routing system exit structure
An example exit structure for a cable routing system includes: a fitting configured to be coupled to a lateral trough, the fitting including first and second arms extending perpendicularly with respect to a longitudinal direction; a plate positioned relative to the fitting, wherein the plate is configured to slide relative to the fitting to adjust a distance the plate extends perpendicularly from a base of the lateral trough; and an exit component coupled to the plate, the exit component defining a surface directing a fiber optic cable out of the exit structure. |
US10209469B2 |
Optical fiber management system
The present disclosure includes systems and apparatuses for an optical fiber management system. One embodiment of an optical fiber management system includes a cabinet comprising a system of building blocks that make up a rail-mounting system and an optical fiber management apparatus housed within one of the building blocks. The optical fiber management apparatus can comprise a housing, an adaptor plate resiliently connected to the housing, a splice tray, a housing cover, a radius limiter, and a base configured for integrated slack storage of at least one of buffer tube and ribbon cable. |
US10209467B2 |
Active optical adapter plate and optical interconnection module
An active optical adapter plate comprises a main body, the main body comprises at least a through hole and at least a photoelectric detection area, the through hole is disposed on an end face of the main body and configured to insert an optical fiber to provide an optical path for an emission light of a laser; the photoelectric detection area is disposed on the end face of the main body having the through hole, and comprises a photoelectric detector used for detecting a reflected light of the emission light of the laser and converting the detected reflected light into an electrical signal. |
US10209463B2 |
Silicon waveguide coupling alignment apparatus
A silicon waveguide coupling alignment apparatus includes a fine adjustment bracket, a stress releasing clamp and a silicon photonic integrated chip force sensor. A silicon photonic integrated chip is fixed on the silicon photonic integrated chip force sensor, at least a part of an optical fiber to be coupled is fixed on one end of the stress releasing clamp, the stress releasing clamp is arranged on the fine adjustment bracket, an end surface of the optical fiber to be coupled is aligned with an end surface of the silicon photonic integrated chip by adjusting a position of the fine adjustment bracket, and a cushioning mechanism is arranged within the stress releasing clamp to cushion a collision force in a direction perpendicular to the end surface of the optical fiber to be coupled. The contact force imposed by the optical fiber on the end surface of the chip can be released by the clamp. |
US10209462B2 |
QSFP+ module hot-pluggable unlocking structure
The present utility model relates to the field of a QSFP+ module hot-pluggable unlocking structure. The hot-pluggable unlocking structure includes a housing formed of an upper cover and a lower cover buckled to each other, and a locking component provided on the housing, where guiding grooves are provided on two sides of the housing, two unlocking pieces are provided at one end of the locking component and a pull tab is provided at the other end, the unlocking pieces are engaged with and provided in the guiding grooves, a spring is provided on the upper cover, spring-catch elements are provided on the locking component and protrude towards the upper cover, and the spring-catch elements and the spring are pressed against each other. The structure simplifies the pull tab unlocking structure and manufacturing process thereof and helps reduce costs. |
US10209460B2 |
Connector unit comprising two connector parts
A connector unit having a first connector part and at least a second connector part, wherein the first connector part and the at least second connector part are connectable during a mating of the first connector part and the at least second connector part and are dis-connectable during a de-mating of the first connector part and the at least second connector part, and further having at least a first locking assembly for locking the first connector part and the at least second connector part at least during the de-mate of the first connector part and the at least second connector part. At least first locking assembly has at least a first hydraulic lock. |
US10209455B2 |
Optical-fiber-attached ferrule and method of manufacturing the same
An optical-fiber-attached ferrule includes: an optical fiber hole into which an optical fiber is inserted; and a filling section filled with a liquid refractive index-matching material. The filling section internally includes an opening surface of the optical fiber hole and an opposed surface that is opposed to the opening surface, and the filling section is filled with the liquid refractive index-matching material while an end surface of the optical fiber inserted into the optical fiber hole abuts with the opposed surface |
US10209451B2 |
Integrated multistage taper coupler for waveguide to fiber coupling
A waveguide coupler has a compression region and an expansion region for coupling light between a silicon waveguide and an optical fiber. The compression region receives light from the silicon waveguide and compresses an optical mode of the light. Light is transmitted from the compression region to an expansion region. The expansion region expands the light to have a larger cross section. Light is then transmitted to the optical fiber. |
US10209436B2 |
Square seal, manufacture method of square seal and manufacture method of backlight module
The present invention provides square seal, a manufacture method of square seal and a manufacture method of a backlight module. The square seal utilizes the roulette design. As being assembled, the redundant material outside the roulette is removed along the roulette to obtain the square seal of narrow frame so that the square seal achieves the narrow frame without the issues of overflow seal and waste material adhesion. The square seal can be easily separated from the waste material to effectively reduce the defect rate. In the manufacture method of the square seal according to the present invention, the square seal inner frame line is first cut on the seal body film material, and then the dotted roulette is formed at position of the square seal outer frame line is pre formed, and finally, the circle of the square seal reserved outer frame line is cut at the periphery of the roulette. |
US10209434B2 |
Backlight unit and display device including the same
A backlight unit includes: a light source which generates light; and frame members which accommodate the light source therein. The frame members include: a first frame member which is bent in at least one direction and includes a superelastic alloy; and a second frame member which overlaps an edge portion of the first frame member and includes an elastomer. |
US10209429B2 |
Luminaire with selectable luminous intensity pattern
A luminaire comprises at least one waveguide having a first region that emits a first luminous intensity pattern and a second region that emits a second luminous intensity pattern different from the first luminous intensity pattern. The luminaire further includes a plurality of LED elements and circuitry to control the plurality of LED elements to cause the luminaire to produce a selected one of a plurality of luminous intensity patterns. |
US10209426B2 |
Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device
According to one embodiment, a backlight unit includes a light source, a first lens, a second lens, and a light guide unit. The light source emits light which is diffused as the light travels in a first-A direction, the light being diffused in a second direction intersecting the first-A direction, and a third direction intersecting the first-A direction and the second direction. The first lens and the second lens are arranged in an optical path of the light. The first and second lenses control the light such that the first lens controls a beam width of the light in the second direction, and the second lens controls a beam width of the light in the third direction, thereby converting the light into parallel light. |
US10209423B2 |
Backlight unit and display device having the same
A display device includes a backlight unit which includes a substrate defining a width thereof in a first direction and a length thereof in a second direction crossing the first direction; light sources mounted on the substrate and arranged in the second direction and spaced apart from each other, each light source generating light and emitting the light in the first direction; a first light blocking layer disposed spaced apart from the light sources in the first direction by a first distance and facing the light sources; and an adhesive member provided in plural arranged in the second direction and spaced apart from each other, the adhesive members disposed spaced apart from the first light blocking layer in a direction opposite to the first direction by a second distance smaller than the first distance, and alternately arranged with the light sources in a zigzag shape. |
US10209422B2 |
Coherent optical receiver module and method for manufacturing the same
A coherent optical receiver module is disclosed. The module includes a housing, an optical fiber group, a first optical element, and a second optical element. The housing stores a first optical component disposed on an optical path of a local beam and a second optical component disposed on an optical path of a signal beam. The optical fiber group includes a first optical fiber optically coupled to the first optical component and a second optical fiber optically coupled to the second optical component. The first optical element has a first lens disposed on the optical path of the local beam, and transmits the signal beam and the local beam. The second optical element has a second lens disposed on the optical path of the signal beam, and transmits the signal beam and the local beam. The first optical element and the second optical element are placed side by side between the optical fiber group and one end surface of the housing. |
US10209413B2 |
Color filter substrate, display panel and display device
A color filter substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The color filter substrate includes a plurality of edge pixels. Each edge pixel includes a plurality of subpixels. Each subpixel is divided by the border line into a display portion at the display region and a non-display portion beyond the display region. The non-display portion is covered with a light-shielding layer. The plurality of subpixels includes a standard subpixel and a plurality of to-be-adjusted subpixels. For each to-be-adjusted subpixel, an additional light-shielding layer is provided at the display portion of the to-be-adjusted subpixel, or the light-shielding layer covering the non-display portion of the to-be-adjusted subpixel is provided with at least one aperture. |
US10209411B2 |
Multilayer mirror
A multilayer mirror for reflecting extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation, the mirror has a substrate and a stack of layers formed on the substrate. The stack of layers comprises layers including a low index material and a high index material, the low index material having a lower real part of the refractive index than the high index material at a given operating wavelength λ. The mirror provides a first peak of reflectivity of 20% or more at a first wavelength λ1 in a first wavelength band extending from 6 nm to 7 nm and a second peak of reflectivity of 20% or more at a second wavelength λ2 in a second wavelength band extending from 12.5 nm to 15 nm. |
US10209407B2 |
Optical film including functional coating layer, and polarizing plate and image display apparatus including the same
There is provided an optical film including an acrylic film, and a functional coating layer formed on at least one side of the acrylic film. The functional coating layer includes a water-dispersible resin and at least two kinds of fine particles having different average particle sizes. |
US10209404B2 |
Method for measuring a particle precipitation rate, and device thereof
A method for measuring a particles' precipitation rate includes the steps of acquiring at least one first image during a precipitation event through an image acquisition device having a sensor and lens; detecting the particles of the precipitation in the at least one first image by subtracting a background of the first image and setting a brightness threshold for detecting the particles, the particles being visible as a plurality of streaks in the image, wherein a first portion of the plurality of streaks comprises blurred streaks, and a second portion of the plurality of streaks comprises focused streaks; determining an apparent diameter and an apparent length for the plurality of streaks; estimating an actual diameter and an actual length for the plurality of streaks by resolving an equations' system having three equations and three unknowns, namely the actual diameter, the actual length and a depth position of the plurality of streaks, the depth position being the position of each particle from the lens, in which a first equation has the actual diameter as unknown in function of the depth position, a second equation has the actual length as unknown in function of the depth position and a third equation equals the theoretical terminal velocity of the particles with an estimated velocity of the particles in function of the depth position; estimating the velocity of the particles based on the ratio between a net streak length and an exposure time used to take at least one first image; estimating the particles' precipitation rate based on the actual diameter and the velocity (v). |
US10209402B2 |
Grid cell pinchout for reservoir simulation
A method, apparatus, and program product utilize a generalized grid cell pinchout operation to remove small cells from a reservoir simulation grid, e.g., prior to running a reservoir simulation. The generalized grid cell pinchout operation may utilize a connectivity matrix representing transmissibilities of one or more “pinch” cells to be removed as well as that of “background” cells that neighbor the pinch cells. Removal of the pinch cells includes determining a Schur complement of the connectivity matrix to generate a reduced connectivity matrix from the connectivity matrix. |
US10209395B2 |
Formation independent cement evaluation with active gamma ray detection
A method for cement evaluation may include generating a gamma ray, from a radioactive source, into cement disposed between a casing and a geological formation. Photons reflected from the geological formation and the cement are detected on a gamma detector having a collimator. A detector-to-source distance, a collimator angle, and/or a collimator diameter are set to provide an energy spectra independent of the geological formation. The quality of the cement may be determined based on the energy spectra of the detected photons. |
US10209391B2 |
Simultaneous inversion of NMR multiple echo trains and conventional logs
A method for estimating one or more properties as a function of depth of an earth formation penetrated by a borehole includes: receiving nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging data having NMR echo trains as a function of depth in the borehole; receiving non-NMR logging data having non-NMR measurement values for one or more types of non-NMR measurements as a function of depth in the borehole; generating an evolution matrix (E) representing a mathematical relationship between the one or more properties in property matrix (P) to be estimated and the NMR logging data and non-NMR logging data matrix (M); generating a matrix equation of the form M=E·P; and inverting the matrix equation to estimate the one or more properties as a function of depth. |
US10209386B2 |
Processing methods for time division CSEM data
Method for inverting, in the frequency domain (42), controlled source electromagnetic survey data (41) acquired using a time-division compound waveform made up of sub-sequences of different base waveforms, for example square waves of different frequencies. A windowed Fourier decomposition method is used, with the window size and shape designed in consideration of the sub-sequences. The window length may be twice the length of the compound waveform, or more. Alternatively the window length may be comparable to the sub-sequence length, or slightly less. Window shapes include cos2, rectangular, and triangular. The method addresses the problem of unknown arrival times for each sub-sequence, and also transition transients that occur between sub-sequences. |
US10209384B2 |
Peak tracking and rejection in acoustic logs
Disclosed herein is an approach to improving the accuracy of signal-peak tracking in acoustic logs by supplementing a semblance method used to detect signal peaks in individual coherence-, correlation- or amplitude-based semblance maps with consistency checks based on rock-physics constraints and/or based on history and/or future data for the signal of interest. |
US10209382B2 |
System and method for deployment and retrieval of seismic nodes along a carrier rope
A system (1) for attaching a plurality of seismic nodes (110, 110a) along a main carrier rope (101). The main carrier rope is made of steel or synthetic fiber, and comprises no power or communication lines. The system has a length measuring device (210) for providing a measured length (Lm) of deployed main carrier rope (101); a data source (220, 230, 240) for providing positioning data affecting the rope position of each seismic node (110, 110a) on the main carrier rope (101); a control unit (200) for providing an attachment command whenever the measured length (Lm) corresponds to a rope position of a seismic node (110, 110a) computed from the positioning data; and a node attaching unit (100) for attaching a seismic node (110, 110a) to the main carrier rope (101) in response to the attachment command. The system is capable of attaching nodes (110) with different node spacing between some or all nodes along the main carrier rope (101). As the rope positions are determined by the measured length (Lm), the system automatically compensates for creep or stretch in the main carrier rope (101). Attaching a seismic node (110) to the main carrier rope (101) at any rope position by means of a clamping device, a suspension device and a fly line is also disclosed. |
US10209381B2 |
Systems and methods for wireless data acquisition in seismic monitoring systems
Systems and methods for wireless data acquisition in seismic monitoring systems are disclosed. The method includes obtaining a signal table for an emitted seismic signal, receiving seismic signal data from a receiver configured to transform seismic signals into seismic signal data, and storing the seismic signal data on a storage system. The method also includes determining a time span for the seismic signal data and generating a reduced data set based on the seismic signal data, the signal table, and the time span. |
US10209368B2 |
Method of making radiochromic dosimeter using Calcein dye
Calcein-PVA film and Calcein solution dosimeters is made for high dose applications. Systematic evaluation of dosimetric properties for the films is being conducted and was found useful for routine dosimeter in industrial radiation processing. The color bleaching of CA-PVA film and CA solution increases gradually with increasing absorbed dose in the dose range of 5-30 kGy for film, and 0.25-1 kGy for solution. The dose sensitivity increases significantly with increase of concentration of CA dye. The response of the CA-PVA films was slightly affected by relative humidity and temperature. The stability of film dosimeters and solutions after irradiation was very high and were stable for up to 30 days. |
US10209358B2 |
Object detection using sonic waves
A transmission unit is caused to transmit a first wave from a transmission unit that transmits waves, and a second wave. Based on a first reflected wave of the first wave and a second reflected wave of the second wave, it is determined whether there is an object outside of the apparatus. |
US10209357B2 |
RF in-wall image registration using position indicating markers
A radio frequency (RF) imaging device comprises an RF sensor assembly, a position sensor, a processor, and a memory. The RF sensor assembly receives an RF signal for capturing an RF image of a portion of a space behind a surface. The position sensor receives a plurality of signals respectively emitted by a plurality of position markers at known positions relative to the surface. The processor determines a plurality of angles at which the plurality of signals respectively arrive at the position sensor and determines, based on the plurality of angles and the known positions of the plurality of position markers, a position of the RF imaging device relative to the surface. The memory stores the RF image in association with the determined position of the RF imaging device. A time-of-flight or triangulation of signal data may be used for position determination. |
US10209356B2 |
Method and system for autofocus radar imaging
An image of a region of interest (ROI) is generated by a radar system including a set of one or more antennas. The radar system has unknown position perturbations. Pulses are transmitted, as a source signal, to the ROI using the set of antennas at different positions and echoes are received, as a reflected signal, by the set of antennas at the different positions. The reflected signal is deconvolved with the source signal to produce deconvolved data. The deconvolved data are compensated according a coherence between the reflected signal to produce compensated data. Then, a procedure is applied to the compensated data to produce reconstructed data, which are used to reconstruct auto focused images. |
US10209354B2 |
Systems and methods for semantic sensing
A semantic sensing system includes a semantic engine coupled to one or more sensing entities, and a memory having a plurality of semantics and semantic inference rules. A semantic engine is configured to interpret the plurality of rules to determine a composite semantic by inferring a first semantic, determining a second sematic based on an external input, and infer a composite sematic based on the first and second semantics and a semantic inference rule. |
US10209352B2 |
Ultrasound transducer assembly
An ultrasound transducer assembly (30) is disclosed, comprising: a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (34, 36, 38) for receiving ultrasound waves and for providing transducer signals (X2, X3, X4) corresponding to the respectively received ultrasound waves. The assembly comprises a plurality of signal combiners (42, 44; 60, 62, 64) for providing different output signals (Y1, Y2) on the basis of the transducer signals, and a plurality of timing elements (48, 52; 68, 70; 72, 74) for providing different time shifts (τ) to the transducer signals. Each of the ultrasound transducer elements is connected to a plurality of the signal combiners for providing the transducer signals including the different time shifts to different of the signal combiners. |
US10209346B2 |
Dispersion correction for FMCW radar in a pipe or tube
A radar measurement apparatus works according to the FMCW principle and includes a radar transmission unit, and a radar receiving unit, which is designed to receive a radar received signal reflected on a surface of the medium or other target in a pipe or tube, to convert the received signal into an intermediate frequency signal by mixing with the transmission signal, or a signal derived therefrom, and based on an intermediate signal to determine distance to the surface of the medium or other target. The radar receiving unit applies a phase correction to the intermediate signal produces a phase corrected, intermediate frequency signal, wherein the phase correction lessens or removes a dispersion dependent phase fraction in the phase of the intermediate signal and adds a non-dispersion effects dependent phase fraction. The radar receiving unit is designed based on the phase corrected intermediate signal to determine the target frequency components in the intermediate frequency signal and based on the target frequency components to determine distance to the surface of the medium or other radar. |
US10209345B2 |
Signal processing unit and method for searching for peaks in a two-dimensional matrix
A signal processing unit and a method for searching for peaks in a two-dimensional matrix of numbers are described. The matrix is analyzed row by row and then column by column. Analyzing a row comprises, for each element of the row, tagging the element in response to determining that the element is a local maximum of the row Analyzing a column comprises determining a bit field associated with the column by determining, for each element of the column, a corresponding bit field element Determining the bit field element comprises: if the element of the column has not been tagged, setting the bit field element to a predefined first value, and, if the element of the column has been tagged, determining whether the element is a local maximum and, in this case, setting the bit field element to a predefined second value different from the first value and, otherwise, setting the bit field element to the first value. |
US10209344B2 |
Methods and systems for mitigating multipath propagation
A system and method for mitigating multipath propagation are disclosed herein. The method may include collecting a plurality of detections of a target, forming a plurality of models each assuming at least one parameter causing multipath propagation, determining which model best fits the detections of the target, using the best fit model to approximate the ground conditions, and using the approximated ground conditions to remove the multipath error from the observed signals. |
US10209338B2 |
Magnetic resonance tomography apparatus and method
The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus for generating tomography data of an examination object in a magnetic field by means of an electromagnetic pulse sequence, having a memory for storing reference tomography data of a reference examination object; an acquisition facility for generating tomography data of the reference examination object by means of the pulse sequence; and an adjustment facility for reducing a deviation between the tomography data and the reference tomography data by adjusting a physical parameter in the pulse sequence. |
US10209336B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for the acquisition of calibration data using simultaneous echo refocusing
In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data, comprising an MR data acquisition scanner is operated, while a subject is situated therein, to acquire calibration data, and raw data for conversion into image data, by executing an accelerated echo planar imaging data acquisition sequence. The calibration data are acquired by executing a simultaneous echo refocusing sequence in which multiple slices of the examination subject are simultaneously excited. The calibration data and the acquired raw data are entered into an electronic memory during operation of said MR data acquisition scanner, and made available from a processor in electronic form, as at least one data file. |
US10209335B2 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) fingerprinting with singular value decomposition (SVD) compression
Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with NMR fingerprinting are described. One example NMR apparatus includes an NMR logic that repetitively and variably samples a (k, t, E) space associated with an object to acquire a set of NMR signals that are associated with different points in the (k, t, E) space. Sampling is performed with t and/or E varying in a non-constant way. The varying parameters may include flip angle, echo time, RF amplitude, and other parameters. The NMR apparatus may also include a signal logic that produces an NMR signal evolution from the NMR signals, and a characterization logic that characterizes a resonant species in the object as a result of comparing acquired signals to reference signals. The reference signals may be stored in a dictionary. Singular value decomposition may be applied to the dictionary and the acquired signals before comparing the acquired signals to the reference signals. |
US10209329B2 |
Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis probe, device and method
An NMR analysis device, method and probe, including a frame, a sample-holder (12) comprising a rotor (31), suitable for receiving a sample of material (15) to be analyzed, a bearing (13) for rotationally guiding the sample-holder (12) relative to the frame, a turbine (14) kinematically linked with the rotor, the turbine having a geometry such that it allows an isentropic expansion of a third fluid (M3) which passes through it, and a fourth element for channeling (24, 23) a fourth gaseous flow (M4) of fluid downstream of the expansion turbine (14) or for channeling a sixth gaseous flow (M6) of fluid downstream of the rotor (31) and stator (30) of the sample-holder (12). |
US10209328B2 |
Systems and methods for common mode traps in MRI systems
Various methods and systems are provided for a common mode trap for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. In one embodiment, a common mode trap comprises: a first conductor and a second conductor counterwound around a length of a central conductor, the first and the second conductors radially spaced a distance from the central conductor, the first and second conductors fixed to a first side of the central conductor; and a third conductor and a fourth conductor counterwound around the length of the central conductor, the third and fourth conductors are radially spaced the distance from the central conductor, the third and fourth conductors fixed to a second side of the central conductor opposite the first side. In this way, the density of common mode trap conductors in a common mode trap may be increased, thereby increasing the mutual inductance between the common mode trap and the central conductor. |
US10209327B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, radio frequency amplification system and method
A radio frequency (RF) amplification method, comprising: modulating a first digital carrier signal with a digital envelop signal to generate digital RF pulse signals having a first frequency, converting the digital RF pulse signals into analog RF pulse signals, amplifying the analog RF pulse signals to generate an RF output signal, converting an analog feedback signal sampled from the RF output signal into digital feedback signals; demodulating the digital feedback signals with a second digital carrier signal to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal, and generating an amplitude setting signal for adjusting an amplitude of the digital envelop signal and a phase setting signal for adjusting a phase of the first digital carrier signal according to the I signal and the Q signal. The second digital carrier signal has a predetermined frequency shift relative to the first digital carrier signal, and the second digital carrier signal has a predetermined phase shift relative to the first digital carrier signal. The present invention also provides an RF amplification system and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. |
US10209325B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging coil with adjustable opening
A configurable coil arrangement for use with MRI-guided procedures is provided that facilitates optimal imaging for both pre-procedure planning and imaging of the target sites during the procedure. The coil arrangement includes a plurality of connected coil elements. Spacers connecting the coil elements can be adjustable and/or deformable to provide one or more openings in the coil arrangement of optimal size for accessing the subject within the imaged region. Individual coil elements can also be removed to provide access openings during such procedures, or left in the array for improved pre- and post-procedure image quality. The MRI system can be configured to detect configurations of the coil arrangement and modify imaging parameters to optimize image quality. |
US10209324B2 |
Sample holder for use in NMR
A pressurizable holder for a sample to be examined by NMR, comprises a pressure retaining nonmagnetic tube surrounding a radio-frequency coil which in turn surrounds a space for the sample. The pressure retaining tube is formed of (i) nonmetallic electrically insulating material such as a ceramic or (ii) nonmetallic electrically insulating matrix material reinforced with electrically insulating filaments such as glass fiber, or (iii) non-metallic electrically insulating matrix material reinforced with electrically conductive filaments configured so that conductivity is anisotropic. There is good coil filling factor without constraint on wall thickness of the pressure retaining tube. Avoidance of isotropically conductive material inhibits eddy currents when an NMR spectrometer's magnetic field gradient coils are switched on and off. The tube resists hoop stress from internal pressure. Longitudinal stress is resisted by structure connecting end pieces at the ends of the pressure retaining tube. |
US10209323B2 |
Group III-V ferromagnetic/non-magnetic semiconductor heterojunctions and magnetodiodes
Ferromagnetic Group III-V semiconductor/non-magnetic Group III-V semiconductor heterojunctions, with a magnetodiode device, to detect heterojunction magnetoresistance responsive to an applied magnetic field. |
US10209321B2 |
External magnetic field angle determination
Magnetoresistive sensors are commonly used for angular detection in many automotive applications. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a sensor is provided in which a first half-bridge has magnetoresistive resistors with barber-pole stripes and in which a second half-bridge has magnetoresistive resistors without barber-pole stripes. One of the resistors without barber-pole stripes is rotated with respect to the other three resistors by 90°. This may provide for an improved angle determination with reduced angular errors due to offset. |
US10209319B2 |
State of deterioration or state of charges estimating apparatus for secondary battery
A battery system includes a chargeable and dischargeable secondary battery and a controller that estimates the deterioration state or the charge state of the secondary battery. When estimating the deterioration state or the charge state, the controller uses an average ion concentration between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The average ion concentration varies depending on an electric current flowing through the secondary battery. The average ion concentration between the electrodes can be calculated with a computing expression that includes a surface pressure of the secondary battery as a variable. The surface pressure of the secondary battery can be detected by a pressure sensor. The surface pressure of the secondary battery can also be estimated from an electric current flowing through the secondary battery. |
US10209315B2 |
Method of estimation of discharge time duration during high-rate battery discharge
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for estimating battery discharge time duration during high-rate battery discharging. Generally speaking, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a prediction of battery run times for short duration, high-current discharge events that are scaled in seconds rather than minutes, and which are continuously compensated for ambient temperature which can alter discharge times as a result of reaching thermal limitations before chemical capacity has actually been exhausted. |
US10209313B2 |
Accumulator device, and state of charge evaluation apparatus and method for accumulator
An accumulator and state of charge evaluation method for preparing, during charging and discharging, models for each of deterioration degrees, each representing a relationship between terminal voltage, current and state of charge, for selecting respective models for the times during charging and discharging in accordance with a total charging/discharging amount (Ah), a deterioration degree or an elapsed time of an operation of the accumulator, for further estimating state of charge from current accumulation, and for determining a final state of charge from estimated states of charge including a present state of charge estimated from the models for the times during charging and discharging of the accumulator, while using a time or a total charging/discharging amount (Ah) from a time of full-charging by equal charging of the accumulator up to present time to determine the final state of charge from the plurality of states of charge. |
US10209308B2 |
MV switching device of the electromagnetic type having an improved power drive circuit
A MV switching device (100) comprising: one or more electric poles, each comprising a movable contact (16) and a fixed contact (17) adapted to be coupled or uncoupled during the switching operations of said switching device; and an electromagnetic actuator (13) operatively coupled to the movable contacts of the electric poles, said electromagnetic actuator having at least an excitation winding (152); power supply means (60) for supplying electric power to said electromagnetic actuator; a power drive circuit (1) for driving said electromagnetic actuator, said power drive circuit comprising sensing means for providing signals indicative of the currents flowing along the circuit branches of said power drive circuit and of the voltages at the terminals of said power drive circuit. |
US10209307B2 |
Multiple-level driver circuit with non-commutating bridge
A multiple-level driver circuit, such as for providing several different signals to a device under test (DUT) in an automated test system, can include multiple diode bridge circuits. In an example, a first diode bridge circuit is configured to receive a multiple-valued input voltage signal, having at least two different DC voltage signal levels, at an input node and, in response, to selectively provide a corresponding multiple-valued output voltage signal at an output node. The first diode bridge circuit can operate in a conducting and non-commutated state when it is used to selectively provide the multiple-valued output voltage signal at the output node. |
US10209306B2 |
Methods and systems for generating functional test patterns for manufacture test
A computer system verifies functional test patterns for diagnostics, characterization and manufacture testing. The system generates, by a system designer, verification sequences including initial trace traces selected from a verification sequence data to test system functional design. The system includes a trace module, an emulated pattern generator module, and a test pattern verification and debug module. The trace module adds custom information to the traces to generate modified traces and the system executes the verification sequences against a device to generate traces. The trace module further processes the modified traces by parsing the captured modified traces. The system verifies data integrity and summarizes statistics of the captured traces. The emulated pattern generator module generates emulated test patterns, which are based on the output of the trace module and have independent format streams compatible with a device test port. The test pattern verification and debug module verifies the emulated test patterns. |
US10209298B2 |
Delay measurement circuit and measuring method thereof
A delay measurement circuit includes a transporting path selector, first and second delay measurement devices, and a controller. The delay measurement circuit forms a plurality of transporting loops through two of a first reference transporting conductive wire, a second reference transporting conductive wire, and a tested transporting conductive wire according to a control signal. The first delay measurement device respectively measures part of the transporting loops to obtain a plurality first transporting delays. The second delay measurement device respectively measures part of the transporting loops to obtain a plurality second transporting delays. The controller generates the control signal, and obtains a transporting delay of the tested transporting conductive wire according to the first transporting delays and the second transporting delays. |
US10209297B2 |
Low cost apparatus for insitu testing of packaged integrated circuits during stressing
An apparatus with a burn-in board containing a microcontroller unit and a heater socket for insitu testing of a packaged integrated circuit while under stress. A method for insitu testing of a packaged integrated circuit while under stress. A method for insitu testing of multiple packaged integrated circuits while under stress. |
US10209296B2 |
Circuit and method for testing RF device and RF device with built-in testing circuit
In a testing circuit performing a testing operation to detect an RF circuit characteristic, a first filter unit is provided, having a first external terminal electrically coupled to a testing signal and a second external terminal electrically coupled to an RF circuit of the RF device. The first filter unit is configured to allow the testing signal to enter the RF circuit while blocking an RF signal transmitted in the RF circuit from entering the testing circuit. In addition, a testing-result informing unit is provided, having an external input electrically coupled to the first external terminal, and generating an informing signal, which indicates a condition of the RF circuit according to an electric level at the external input. |
US10209293B2 |
Sensor to monitor health of metal oxide arresters
A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor including a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing. The voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field. The sensor assembly including: an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; a Rogowski coil electrically connected to the electronics board to measure surge currents diverted by the surge arrestor; and a current transformer electrically connected to the electronics board to measure leakage current. |
US10209288B2 |
Transformer monitoring and data analysis systems and methods
A monitoring system has a polyphase distribution transformer monitoring (PDTM) device that interfaces with electrical conductors electrically connected to a transformer. The PDTM device measures a current and a voltage in each of the electrical conductors simultaneously. Further, the PDTM device has a plurality of free-moving satellite current sensors coupled to flexible cables, and each current sensor is undetached from the other current sensors. Additionally, each satellite current sensor is electrically coupled via a current cable to at least one connector on a control box for which to deliver data indicative of current sensed by the current sensors and each current cable is paired with one of a plurality of voltage cables, and each current cable and voltage cable pair is coupled to the at least one connector. In addition, the system has a processor that calculates values indicative of power corresponding to the transformer based upon the currents and the voltages measured and transmit data indicative of the calculated values. |
US10209283B2 |
Electrical phase identification
An electrical phase (e.g., a phase from among three-phase power) connected to an electrical meter may be determined. In one example of the techniques, changes in energy or power (e.g., a derivative or differences) may be determined based at least in part on measurements from each of a plurality of meters. Changes in energy or power may be determined based at least in part on electrical transmissions measured at each of the phases of a feeder. A meter may be selected from among the plurality of meters. For each of the plurality of electrical phases, the changes in energy or power measured by the meter may be compared or correlated to the changes in energy or power measured at the feeder. A phase that is connected to the meter may be determined, from among the plurality of electrical phases, based at least in part on the comparisons or correlations. |
US10209281B2 |
Monitoring power status
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for detecting the power status of an electrical device. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a device that comprises a radio transmitter and a sensor configured to detect the power status of the device. The power status may include information that is indicative of whether the device is powered on or off. The apparatus may also include a processor and a data storage device storing a device identifier associated with the device, and instructions that are operable, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data indicating the power status of the device detected by the sensor, receiving a request for the power status of the device, and transmitting, using the radio transmitter, the device identifier associated with the device and the power status associated with the device. |
US10209280B2 |
Circuit breaker
A circuit breaker for a low-voltage circuit is disclosed. In an embodiment, the circuit breaker includes a current conductor, assigned a measuring transducer for measuring the electrical current of the current conductor; a first filter connected to the measuring transducer; an analog/digital converter connected to the first filter; a second, high-pass filter connected to the analog/digital converter; and a digital integrator, connected to the high-pass filter and configured to determine the electrical current of the current conductor. |
US10209278B2 |
Sensor unit
A sensor unit has a sensor element which has a substrate and a plurality of optical components, which are integrated into the substrate, and form a plurality of integrated optical sensors. The optical sensors are an optical current sensor based on the Faraday effect, an optical voltage sensor based on the Pockels effect, an optical strain sensor and/or a wavelength sensor. Response signals from the individual sensors are evaluated in an evaluation unit, wherein the response signals from the expansion sensor and/or from the wavelength sensor are preferably used for evaluating the response signals from the other sensors. |
US10209277B2 |
Current sensor
A current sensor includes, a bus bar through which a current flows, a magnetic detection element detecting a magnetic field intensity generated by the current, first and second shielding plates arranged so as to sandwich the bus bar between the first and second shielding plates, a first conductive plate made of a conductive nonmagnetic material, arranged between the bus bar and the first shielding plate, and a second conductive plate made of the conductive nonmagnetic material, arranged between the bus bar and the second shielding plate, wherein the magnetic detection element is arranged at a first conductive plate-side. A distance between the first conductive plate and the bus bar is longer than a distance between the second conductive plate and the bus bar. The first conductive plate includes a slit formed in the first conductive plate at an overlapping position, and the slit pierces the first conductive plate. |
US10209272B2 |
Testing device
A testing device is disclosed. The testing device includes: a testing platform; an electromagnetic relay platform arranged opposite to the testing platform; and a plurality of probe assemblies disposed between the electromagnetic relay platform and the testing platform. Each of the probe assemblies includes an electromagnetic base and a probe mounted in a side of the electromagnetic base away from the electromagnetic relay platform. Each of the electromagnetic bases is attracted together with the electromagnetic relay platform under an electromagnetic attraction force when the electromagnetic relay platform is energized. The above testing device may be used for testing a variety of circuit boards, and has a relatively wide application. |
US10209268B2 |
Method for determining a corrected rotational speed signal, and electric motor arrangement
A method of determining a corrected rotational speed signal for an electric motor, comprising determining a periodic rotational angle signal that has a periodic rotational angle error that is dependent on the rotational angle, determining a half period duration of an interference ripple of a raw rotational speed signal, averaging of at least one pair of sampled values of the raw rotational speed signal, converting a rotational angle signal to a digital raw rotational speed signal that includes an interference ripple, determining an average value in response to at least one pair of sampled values of the raw rotational speed signal, forming a correction value dependent on a sampling period duration and on a frequency of the interference ripple of the raw rotational speed signal for consideration of a discretization error, and forming the corrected rotational speed signal from a difference between the average value and the correction value. |
US10209266B2 |
Biosample plate with data storage and wireless communications
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a biosample plate that includes a memory component for storing biosample identification and analysis data, and a wireless communication interface for transferring the data to and from the biosample plate. In one embodiment, the biosample plate comprises a base for receiving a biosample, a memory component coupled to the base for storing identification and analysis information related to the biosample, and a wireless communication interface coupled to the memory component for transferring the information to and from the memory component. The wireless communication interface may include an optical device. |
US10209259B2 |
Microfluidic glycan analysis
Microfluidic devices and methods for analyzing glycan profiles of glycoproteins are provided. Some embodiments of the devices comprise a deglycosylation column for cleaving glycans, an optional cleaning column for removing proteins, a trapping column for enriching glycans, and a separation column for resolving glycans. The devices and methods significantly improve the speed and sensitivity of glycan analysis. |
US10209256B2 |
Devices and methods for detecting norovirus on surfaces
Lateral-flow assay and time-resolved fluorescence technologies provide a sensitive tool for detecting norovirus particles in a sample. A flow-through assay device employs norovirus and norovirus G2 antibodies. The lateral-flow assay includes a conjugate pad having conjugated probes. The conjugated probes are particles modified with a binding member that is configured to bind with a norovirus. The particles also have a fluorescent label. A general method of detecting the virus includes (i) preparing a sample with contaminants, (ii) processing the sample and depositing it onto the assay device, and (iii) measuring the fluorescence signal. |
US10209250B2 |
PDMS membrane-confined nucleic acid and antibody/antigen-functionalized microlength tube capture elements, and systems employing them, and methods of their use
A method for performing a combined protein and nucleic acid assay on a target captured by a capture agent, includes providing a microfluidic device having a microfluidic channel network having at least one microfluidic channel, the channel arranged to receive fluid, the device having at least two micro-particles disposed in fixed position in the channel, the micro-particles being functionalized with a capture agent for the assay, one of the micro-particles in the channel being functionalized with an antibody or antigen capture agent and another of the micro-particles being functionalized with a nucleic acid capture agent. In some embodiments, the network may have at least two microfluidic channels, each channel of the two channels arranged to receive portions of the same fluid and to be fluidicly isolatable from each other, the device having at least two micro-particles disposed in fixed position in the network channels, the micro-particles being functionalized with a capture agent, one of the micro-particles in one of the channels being functionalized with an antibody or antigen capture agent and another of the micro-particles in another of the channels being functionalized with a nucleic acid capture agent. The method may also include detecting both protein and nucleic acid present in an input sample using the respectively functionalized micro particles. In some embodiments, the micro particles may be micro-length tubes or glass nano reactors. |
US10209247B2 |
Methods and kits for isolation and analysis of a chromatin region
The present invention encompasses methods of identifying proteins and protein modifications of proteins specifically associated with a chromatin. |
US10209245B2 |
Methods, reagents and kits for flow cytometric immunophenotyping
The invention relates to the field of flow cytometry and more particularly to a panel of antibody reagents conjugated to fluorescent compounds. Provided are reagent compositions, comprising at least eight distinct fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies comprising a set of at least there identification antibodies for the identification of a leukocyte population of interest and at least four characterization antibodies for further characterization and/or classification of said leukocyte population. Also provided are kits and methods related to the reagent compositions. |
US10209242B2 |
Fluorescence histo-tomography (FHT) systems and methods
In one embodiment, a fluorescence histo-tomography (FHT) system is disclosed. The FHT system includes a housing, a fluorescence camera located within the housing, a white light camera located within the housing, and a fluorescence light source located within the housing. The FHT system further includes a support mount configured to support the housing within a chamber of a slicing apparatus such that the cameras and fluorescence light source are aimed towards a block face of a tissue specimen retained within the chamber. |
US10209241B2 |
High throughput sensitization detection devices and methods
This invention discloses devices and methods for high throughput skin sensitization detection. The devices comprise a microfabricated chamber comprising a region having one or more input channels and an outlet, and a face suitable for mounting a skin tissue and in fluidic communication with the region. The devices can be used in the methods for determining a prognosis of sensitization in an animal subject and identifying compounds that do not cause sensitization and thus are suitable for preparing cosmetic compositions. |
US10209238B2 |
Smart toilet, operation control method and operation control device of smart toilet
A smart toilet includes: a toilet body; a urine cup disposed outside the toilet body; a urine collection device disposed in the toilet body, including a rotation shaft and a front urine storage cup, a middle urine storage cup and a rear urine storage cup distributed around the rotation shaft, the front urine storage cup is provided with a first urine detection sensor and a first valve, the middle urine storage cup is provided with a second urine detection sensor and a second valve; a drive motor, connected with the rotation shaft; a controller, configured to control the drive motor to drive the rear urine storage cup to rotate to the urine collection position and control the second valve to be turned on upon urine volume in the middle storage cup reaching a volume threshold. An operation control method and device of a smart toilet are also provided. |
US10209233B2 |
Hydrogen flux sensor assembly
An analyte sensing probe for attachment to a ferromagnetic surface, the probe comprising a flexible collector plate for placing against the surface, the collector plate having a hole in communication with one end of a capillary and defining when placed against the surface a gap through which air may flow from the periphery of the plate to the capillary, the air entraining any analyte passing through the surface for measurement by an instrument connected in use to the capillary, wherein, in order to cause the collector plate to conform to the surface, the probe further comprises a flexible magnetic assembly positioned on the side of the collector plate remote from the surface, the assembly being composed of a plurality of mutually articulated segments of which at least some are magnetically attracted to the surface. |
US10209232B2 |
Specific, reversible, and wide-dynamic range sensor for real time detection of carbon dioxide
A CO2 detection chamber includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A CO2 sensor is housed in the CO2 detection chamber, where the sensor includes a reversible and selective pH-sensitive nanocomposite sensor element for CO2 detection, and a hydrophobic surface. A flowmeter, a thermistor and a humidity sensor operate to read flow and compensate for humidity conditions. A light source is coupled to receive signals from the CO2 sensor and respond to color changes in the sensor by transducing the color change into a light intensity change. A photodiode receives signals from the light source and responds to light intensity changes by transducing the light intensity changes into electronic signals representing varying degrees of light intensity. Data representing CO2 measurements is transmitted for display to a mobile device. |
US10209231B2 |
Enhanced chemical detection using acid catalyzed hydrolysis
Various techniques are provided to determine the presence of trace chemicals corresponding to various materials of interest. In one example, a method includes receiving a vapor-phase nitric acid precursor. The vapor-phase nitric acid precursor is subsequently hydrolyzed in the presence of an acid catalyst to form nitric acid. The nitric acid is then received at a chemical reporter of a chemical detector. A response of the chemical reporter to the nitric acid is detected by the chemical reporter to determine whether materials of interest are present. Additional methods and related devices are also provided. |
US10209219B2 |
Background peak monitoring for ion mobility spectrometry
Method and systems for monitoring ion mobility spectrometers are provided. The method can include acquiring scan data, and generating a segment data set from the scan data. The method can further include deriving a subset of peak data from the segment data, where the subset of peak data has an associated set of peak metrics, and deriving a value from the subset of peak data associated with a criteria element of the associated set of peak metrics, where the criteria element has an associated range of values. The method can further include providing an indication in the event the value lies outside the associated range of values. |
US10209218B2 |
Microfluidic analysis of biological samples
The disclosure features methods and systems for processing samples that include introducing a sample featuring one or more components in a first electrolyte solution into a separation channel of a fluidic device, applying an electrical potential difference across the sample to cause migration of at least one sample component toward an end of the separation channel, and adjusting at least one of a gas pressure in a reservoir comprising a second electrolyte solution, and a gas pressure external to an aperture positioned at the end of the separation channel, so that the gas pressure in the reservoir is greater than the gas pressure external to the aperture, and directing a flow of the second electrolyte solution in response to the gas pressures through the pumping channel and out of the aperture to discharge the at least one sample component through the aperture. |
US10209214B2 |
Biosensor
A biosensor comprising an insulative substrate (1) and an electrode system arranged on the insulative substrate (1). The electrode system comprises thereon a reagent capable of reacting with a test sample. The electrode system comprises functional electrodes (2, 3, and 4) used for testing and assisted diffusion electrodes (12) used for controlling the diffusion of the reagent. The functional electrodes (2, 3, and 4) are arranged between the assisted diffusion electrodes (12). Because the assisted diffusion electrode (12) are capable of overcoming the effect of surface tension of the insulative base board, the reagent is allowed to diffuse smoothly and uniformly on the electrode system and to arrive at a predetermined position. |
US10209209B2 |
Internal temperature measuring device, wrist mounting-type device, and method of measuring internal temperature
An internal temperature measuring device is configured to include an acquisition unit that acquires a one side temperature and a one side heat flux of a measurement target on a one side surface side and an opposite side temperature and an opposite side heat flux of the measurement target on an opposite side surface side; and a computation unit that computes an internal temperature of the measurement target by applying the one side temperature, the one side heat flux, the opposite side temperature, and the opposite side heat flux. |
US10209207B2 |
X-ray talbot interferometer
An X-ray Talbot interferometer includes a source grating having a plurality of X-ray transmitting portions to transmit some X-rays from an X-ray source, a beam splitter grating configured to diffract the X-rays from the X-ray transmitting portions with a periodic structure to form interference patterns, an analyzer grating configured to block parts of the interference patterns, and a detector configured to detect X-rays from the analyzer grating. The X-ray transmitting portions of the source grating are arranged to form a periodic pattern in which spatial frequency components contained in a sideband resulting from modulation caused by the presence of an object are enhanced by superimposing the interference patterns corresponding to the respective X-ray transmitting portions. In the absence of any object, the positional relation between the periodic pattern and the grating pattern of the analyzer grating is substantially the same over the entire imaging field. |
US10209203B2 |
Wafer inspection apparatus and wafer inspection method
A wafer inspection apparatus including a light emitter configured to emit light onto a to-be-inspected surface of a wafer, an imaging unit configured to obtain an image formed by the light emitted from the light emitter and reflected by the to-be-inspected surface, a moving unit configured to move a to-be-inspected position on the to-be-inspected surface by controlling a position of one of the wafer and the light emitter, and an inspecting unit configured to inspect the to-be-inspected surface by detecting a scatter image formed by the light that is emitted from the light emitter and scattered by a defect of the to-be-inspected surface, where the scatter image is formed outside an outline of the image formed by the light emitted from the light emitter. |
US10209202B1 |
Optical characterization system for wide field of view diffractive optical elements
An optical characterization system includes a camera assembly and a workstation. The camera assembly is configured to capture images of different portions of a structured light pattern emitted from a device under test in accordance with imaging instructions. In some embodiments, the device under test may be a diffractive optical element (DOE). The workstation provides the imaging instructions to the camera assembly, and stitch the captured images together to form a pattern image. The pattern image is a single image of the entire structured light pattern. The workstation also characterizes performance of the device under test using the pattern image and a performance metric. |
US10209200B2 |
High-speed, 3-D method and system for optically inspecting parts
A high-speed, 3-D method and system for optically inspecting parts are provided. The system includes a part transfer subsystem including a transfer mechanism adapted to support a part at a loading station and transfer the supported part from the loading station to an inspection station at which the part has a predetermined position and orientation for inspection. The system also includes an illumination assembly to simultaneously illuminate an end surface of the part and a peripheral surface of the part. The system further includes a lens and detector assembly to form an optical image of the illuminated end surface and an optical image of the illuminated peripheral surface of the part and to detect the optical images. The system still further includes a processor to process the detected optical images to obtain an end view of the part and a 3-D panoramic view of the peripheral surface of the part. |
US10209197B2 |
Method for inspecting aging state of silicone rubber composite insulating material
A method for inspecting an aging state of a silicone rubber composite insulating material comprises the following steps: bombarding, for multiple times and by a pulsed laser beam, selected points on a surface of a silicone rubber composite insulating material to be inspected to generate a plasma; collecting spectrum information emitted by the plasma at each bombardment, and extracting, from the collected spectrum information, a spectral property indicator of a specific constituent element of the silicone rubber composite insulating material at each bombardment; and determining aging state information of the silicone rubber composite insulating material according to the change pattern of the spectral property indicator of the specific constituent element with respect to the bombardment depth. The method enables the rapid and accurate inspection of an aging state of a silicone rubber composite insulating material, and avoids the destructive tests required in the prior art. |
US10209195B2 |
Device for collecting surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectrum using full-aperture-angle parabolic mirror
A device for collecting surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectra using a full-aperture-angle parabolic mirror. The device is a small-sized ultra-sensitive SERS Raman spectroscopic enhanced probe and a spectrometer, a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) Raman spectroscopic probe and a spectrometer, a spectrum analyzer having triple functions of an SPR Raman/absorption dual-spectrum and refractive index, a flow particle Raman analysis/micro-fluidic Raman analysis probe and a spectrometer, a minimally invasive flexible lumen Raman spectroscopic probe and a spectrometer and a Raman intelligent surgical scalpel. An external reflective or internal reflective parabolic mirror at full aperture angle is adopted to collect Raman scattering systems and SERS substrates to ensure ultra-high sensitivity. A portable and hand-held Raman spectrometer would be widely applied to various trace analysis such as food safety and early-stage cancer screening, environmental safety screening and detection. |
US10209190B2 |
Micro photoluminescence imaging with optical filtering
A method that includes: illuminating a wafer with excitation light having a wavelength and intensity sufficient to induce photoluminescence in the wafer; filtering photoluminescence emitted from a portion of the wafer in response to the illumination; directing the filtered photoluminescence onto a detector to image the portion of the wafer on the detector with a spatial resolution of 1 μm×1 μm or smaller; and identifying one or more crystallographic defects in the wafer based on the detected filtered photoluminescence. |
US10209188B2 |
Methods and systems for incorporating bio-sensors in drones to wirelessly detect biological molecules and hazards
Exemplary methods and systems for incorporating bio-sensors in drones to wirelessly detect biological molecules and hazards without exposing an operator to harmful contaminants or conditions. Bio-sensors can incorporate simultaneous dual-detection methods to ensure accuracy of measurements. Methods of operation include registering blank and safe air profiles for comparison against unknown air profiles to accurately determine the presence of bio-contaminants in unknown air. |
US10209186B2 |
Chemical sensing based on plasmon resonance in carbon nanotubes
A chemical sensor, methods of forming the same, and methods of performing chemical detection include a carbon nanotube test surface. A detector is configured to receive a signal from the carbon nanotube test surface responsive to illumination on the nanotube test surface. A matching module is configured to determine whether a chemical is present at the carbon nanotube test surface based on a comparison between the signal and a spectral profile of the chemical. |
US10209185B2 |
Interface detector for blood processing system
Blood separation systems and methods are provided for controlling the interface between separated blood components. The system includes a centrifuge assembly having a light-transmissive portion, a light reflector, and a fluid processing region therebetween. An optical sensor system emits a scanning light beam along a path toward the light-transmissive portion, which transmits at least a portion of the scanning light beam to the fluid processing region and the light reflector. The light reflector reflects at least a portion of the scanning light beam toward the optical sensor system along a path substantially coaxial to the path of the scanning light beam from the optical sensor system toward the light-transmissive portion of the centrifuge assembly. The scanning light beam may be a white light beam or narrow spectrum beam. The reflected beam may be directed through the optical sensor system via optical fibers. |
US10209183B2 |
Scatterometry system and method for generating non-overlapping and non-truncated diffraction images
A scatterometry measurement system includes an objective lens with a central obscuration and an illumination source configured to illuminate a scatterometry target through the objective lens with a first illumination beam at a first illumination angle and a second illumination beam at a second illumination angle in which the scatterometry target includes periodic structures located in at least two layers. The objective lens collects at least one diffracted order from the first illumination beam and at least one diffracted order from the second illumination beam such that the at least one diffracted order from the first illumination beam and the at least one diffracted order from the second illumination beam have a non-overlapping distribution in a portion of an imaging pupil plane not blocked by the central obscuration. |
US10209182B2 |
Image-forming apparatus that acquires passage times of color developers
The image-forming apparatus includes multiple developing units that form images using multiple color developers, an image carrier that, in color displacement detection, carries the developers transferred thereon at mutually different image-carrying positions, an optical sensor that projects a light to the image carrier and receives a reflected light from the image carrier, and an acquirer that acquires, in response to output from the optical sensor, passage times at which the developers on the image carrier respectively pass a detection position. The optical sensor receives a diffusively reflected light from a non-transferred area of the image carrier on which the developers are not transferred. The acquirer acquires the passage times of all the developers, in response to changes in the output from the optical sensor at an output level higher than that corresponding to a diffusively reflected light from the developers on the image carrier. |
US10209179B2 |
Determining a weed percentage and agricultural control device
The present disclosure relates to agriculture. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods to determine a percentage of weeds and/or control device. For example, a method for determining a weed percentage in an observation section of a field may include: acquiring actual spectral information using an optical observation section sensor aimed at the observation section; acquiring reference spectral information using an optical reference sensor aimed at a reference section of the same ground area; determining a difference between the actual spectral information and the reference spectral information; and mapping the difference to the weed percentage using predefined mapping. |
US10209178B2 |
Optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue
Biophotonic device for the point-of-care, real-time, non-invasive determination of parameters with diagnostic relevance, in particular an optical system for parameter characterization of an element of body fluid or tissue comprising an optical device which comprises: a light source for emitting light onto the element; and a spectrometer for recording the spectrum of light from the element, said light from the element being of transmittance, reflectance or Raman scattering of the emitted light by said element; the optical system further comprising a data processing module configured to: convert the recorded spectrum by a conversion matrix into a standardized spectrum, wherein said conversion matrix has been obtained by calibrating the optical system spectrum response against a spectrum reference; pre-process the converted spectrum; correlate, for parameter quantification, the converted pre-processed spectrum with pre-obtained spectral bands for each parameter; said spectrum being contained within uv-vis-nir wavelengths. Also methods of operating said system. |
US10209177B2 |
Signal processing apparatus for eliminating object reflection noise in optical tomographic measurement
[Solving Means] A signal processing apparatus is a signal processing apparatus for an optical tomographic measurement apparatus that generates measurement light and reference light and measures a tomographic structure of a measurement object on the basis of a signal intensity of interference light between the reference light and return light of the measurement light from the measurement object. An arithmetic unit is configured to calculate a signal intensity of simple reflection among the return light of the measurement light, the simple reflection being one time of reflection at a plurality of layers virtually set in a depth direction from a surface layer side of the measurement object. The arithmetic unit is configured to calculate a signal intensity of multiple reflection on the basis of the signal intensity of the simple reflection, the signal intensity of multiple reflection being a signal intensity of return light generated by being reflected at the plurality of layers three or more times. |
US10209175B2 |
Detection of corrosion using dispersed embedded sensors
A corrosion sensor system includes one or more corrosion sensors embedded in a coating material such as an anti-corrosion coating material. Each corrosion sensor may include a resonator disposed on a dielectric substrate, and has a resonant frequency in a radio frequency (RF) range or an infrared (IR) range, and is configured for interacting with an RF or IR excitation signal to produce an RF or IR measurement signal. The corrosion sensor system may be applied to an object for which corrosion is to be monitored. A corrosion detection system includes a data acquisition system that transmits the excitation signal to the corrosion sensor, and receives the measurement signal from the corrosion sensor for analysis to determine whether corrosion has occurred. |
US10209173B2 |
Particulate sensor
A particulate sensor includes: an inner metallic member which is maintained at a first potential and which has a gas introduction pipe into which a target gas is introduced; a tubular outer metallic member which surrounds the radially outer circumference of the inner metallic member and which is attached to a gas flow pipe to thereby be maintained at a ground potential; and an insulating spacer which is interposed between the inner metallic member and the outer metallic member so as to electrically insulate them from each other and which has a tubular gas contact portion which is exposed to the interior of the gas flow pipe and comes into contact with the gas under measurement. The insulating spacer has a heater for heating the gas contact portion. The heater includes a heat generation resistor embedded in the insulating spacer. |
US10209171B2 |
Smart phone based multiplexed viscometer for high throughput analysis of fluids
The present invention includes a method and an apparatus for determining the viscosity of a fluid. The apparatus comprising that includes a microchannel connected to a glass capillary in fluid communication with the microchannel, a digital camera positioned with respect to the glass capillary to capture two or more images of a fluidic slug as a fluid travels within the glass capillary, and a processor communicably coupled to the digital camera that determines a viscosity of the fluid based on the two or more digital images. |
US10209168B2 |
Measuring instrument for Thermogravimetrically determining the moisture content of a material
A measuring instrument for thermogravimetrically determining the moisture content of a material, which includes a base (12), configured as a balance, with a base surface (22), and a hood (14) pivotably connected to the base. The hood has a weighing chamber lid (50), weighing chamber walls (52-56) and a heating element (44). The hood consists of an electronics module (36) that includes the heating element and an electronic power unit, and of a mechanical module (48) that includes the weighing chamber lid and all of the weighing chamber walls. The mechanical module (48) is rigidly and reversibly coupled to the electronics module so that the heating element, protrudes from a main body (42) of the electronics module and rises through a corresponding opening (58) in the rearward weighing chamber wall (56), with the main body being pivotably connected to the base and surrounding the electronic power unit. |
US10209164B2 |
Composition for preparing biomaterial with excellent light-transmitting property, and use thereof
The present invention provides an aminoalcohol together with, as necessary, at least one selected from the group consisting of: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of urea and a urea derivative; a nonionic detergent; and sucrose to provide a biological material having an excellent light-transmitting property. The present invention provides a technique that allows a high-throughput observation of gene expression/localization or cell morphology in tissue at an whole-tissue level. |
US10209162B2 |
Method and device for detecting a failure on an aircraft
The detecting means (1) comprise measuring means (2) adapted to measure and provide at least one raw data corresponding to an aircraft parameter, computing means (3) adapted to estimate at least one derivative of said raw data, and detecting means (4) adapted to detect a failure with the aid of said derivative, said computing means (3) being adapted to estimate said derivative by differentiation. |
US10209160B2 |
Fatigue testing of a wind turbine blade
The application relates to an apparatus (100) for fatigue testing a wind turbine blade, and to a system and method using such an apparatus (100). The apparatus (100) comprises a base (110) for supporting a first end (12) of the wind turbine blade (10), and an edgewise actuator assembly (120). The edgewise actuator assembly (120) includes a ground-supported edgewise actuator (130) and a flexible cable assembly (140) for connecting the edgewise actuator (130) to the blade (10). The edgewise actuator (130) and the flexible cable assembly (140) are adapted to cyclically deflect the blade (10) relative to the base in the edgewise direction by repeatedly pulling the blade (10) in a substantially horizontal direction. |
US10209155B2 |
Physical quantity sensing semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a first substrate with one side on which a sensing unit for a physical quantity is arranged and multiple diffusion wiring layers electrically connected to the sensing unit are arranged by impurity diffusion; and a second substrate having one side which is bonded to the one side of the first substrate. An air tight chamber is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sensing unit is sealed in the air tight chamber. The first substrate includes an outer edge portion as a portion of the one side of the first substrate surrounding multiple diffusion wiring layers, and multiple diffusion wiring layers are arranged in an inner edge portion. The outer edge portion has an impurity concentration which is constant in a circumferential direction along an edge of the first substrate. |
US10209154B2 |
In-line process fluid pressure transmitter for high pressure applications
An in-line process fluid pressure transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a process fluid connector configured to couple to a source of process fluid. A plug is coupled to the process fluid connector and has a passageway configured to convey fluid to a distal end of the plug. A pressure sensor subassembly is coupled to the plug at a weld. The pressure sensor subassembly has a pressure sensor operably coupled to the distal end of the passageway such that the pressure sensor reacts to process fluid pressure. The plug includes a sidewall encircling the weld. Transmitter electronics are coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to measure an electrical characteristic of the pressure sensor and provide a process fluid pressure value based on the measured electrical characteristic. |
US10209153B2 |
Pressure indicating device
The invention relates to a pressure indicating device for indicating a pressure in a first fluid system, said pressure indicating device including a first port via which it is fluidically connected to the first system, which pressure indicating device furthermore comprises a cylinder with a preloaded piston that can be displaced therein in an axial direction, during which movement fluid contained in the first system can act on the piston surface. The invention is characterized in that said piston has an opening in its piston surface, which opening can be made to communicate with a second system via a second port, said piston comprising a diaphragm which is impermeable to a first fluid but permeable to a second fluid, said diaphragm separating the first port from the second port. |
US10209152B2 |
Force sensor unit and robot arm including a wire cable routed from inside a casing to outside of the casing
A force sensor unit includes a force sensor, a casing housing the force sensor within a space surrounded by one end portion, another end portion, and a side portion, an attachment member having a first attachment portion that can be attached to a robot arm of a robot and a second attachment portion detachably attached to the one end portion of the casing in a position different from that of the first attachment portion, and a wiring cable connected to the force sensor and routed from inside the casing to outside of the casing, wherein a positioning portion for positioning with respect to the robot arm is provided in the first attachment portion, and a part of the wiring cable is provided along a circumferential direction of the side portion. |
US10209151B2 |
Torque sensor
An inner support member, a detection deformable body, and a ring-shaped outer support member are disposed sequentially from the inside to the outside around a Z axis as a central axis. Inner surfaces in the vicinity of inner support points of the detection deformable body connect to outer surfaces of the inner support member via inner connecting members, and outer surfaces in the vicinity of outer support points of the detection deformable body connect to inner surfaces of the outer support member via outer connecting members. When a torque acts in the clockwise direction on the outer support member (130) while the inner support member is fixed, detection parts are displaced outwardly, and detection parts are displaced inwardly. These displacements are detected electrically as changes in capacitance values of four capacitor elements including opposing electrodes. |
US10209147B1 |
Gap compensation for magnetostrictive torque sensors
A gap compensated torque sensing system and methods for using the same are provided. The system can include a sensor head in communication with a controller. The sensor head can contain a torque sensor and a proximity sensor coupled to the sensor head. The torque and proximity sensors can each sense magnetic fluxes passing through the target and a gap between the sensor head and the target. The controller can estimate torque applied to the target from magnetic fluxes sensed by the torque sensor. The controller can determine an improved gap measurement that is independent of electromagnetic properties of the target from magnetic fluxes sensed by the torque and proximity sensors. The estimated torque can be modified by the improved gap measurement to compensate for changes in magnetic properties of the target due to variations in the gap. In this manner, the accuracy of the torque measurements can be increased. |
US10209144B2 |
Deterioration detector and thermocouple inspection device
A protection tube thermocouple (5) includes a thermocouple (52), and a protection tube (51) which accommodates the thermocouple (52). The protection tube (51) includes a conical portion (511) formed on a front end (54) side of the protection tube (51); and a hollow portion (53) which extends in the length direction of the protection tube (51) for connecting between a front end (54) and a rear end (55) of the protection tube (51) in the inside of the protection tube (51), and into which the thermocouple (52) is received. The hollow portion (53) in the conical portion (511) has a tapered portion (532) configured such that the sectional area of the hollow portion (53) decreases toward the front end (54). |
US10209141B2 |
Determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product
A method for determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product in a liquid product processing system involves measuring at least a first value representing the temperature of the liquid product within a first time period; measuring at least a second value representing the flow of the liquid product within the first time period; and calculating at least a first heat treatment index value based on the first and second values, wherein the heat treatment index value is associated with a current degree of heat treatment of the liquid product. |
US10209139B2 |
Fiber optic temperature sensing system and method utilizing brillouin scattering for large, well-ventilated spaces
A temperature change detection apparatus for monitoring temperature change in various portions of a large space includes a trip logic unit configured to execute a trip operation based on receipt of a trip signal at the trip logic unit; a plurality of temperature sensors each including a sensing portion composed of optical fiber cable and each being configured to generate light information indicating an amount of Brillouin scattering that occurs within the sensing portion; a plurality of monitoring units configured such that each monitoring unit determines a temperature value corresponding to each temperature sensor connected to the monitoring unit based on an amount of Brillouin scattering indicated by the light information generated by each of the connected temperature sensors, an each monitoring unit generates a trip signal when a determined temperature value exceeds a running average by more than a threshold amount. |
US10209136B2 |
Filament temperature derivation in hotwire semiconductor process
The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for monitoring and controlling filaments used in hotwire semiconductor processing and for monitoring integrity of filaments in a hotwire processing chamber. Embodiments of this disclosure may use real time voltage and current feedback signals provided by the power supply, known attributes, for example resistivity, of filament, filament geometries, for example diameter and length, and filament assembly configurations as input, to derive filament temperature in real time. Embodiments of the present disclosure are capable of continuously derive accurate temperatures of the filament assembly in a hotwire processing chamber after the filament assembly has changed geometries due to normal usage by using the measured cold resistance of the wire periodically before the process starts. |
US10209134B2 |
Photosensitive device and camera using the same
An photosensitive device, the sensor comprising: a plurality of photosensitive units distributed in an array, each photosensitive unit configured to receive and convert light signal, wherein the photosensitive unit comprises a detecting element and a polarizer, the detecting element comprises a carbon nanotube structure comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes oriented along the same direction, and the polarizer is configured to generate polarized light to irradiate a part surface of the carbon nanotube structure; a measuring device configured to measure temperature differences or potential differences generated in the carbon nanotube structure by irradiating; a data processor configured to analyze and calculate the potential differences or the temperature differences to obtain the wavelength of the light signal. |
US10209127B2 |
Method and system for balancing optical receiver
A method. The method may include transmitting an optical noise signal to a first photodetector and a second photodetector within an optical receiver circuit that includes a transimpedance amplifier circuit. The method may further include measuring, in response to transmitting the optical noise signal, a power output from the optical receiver circuit. The method may further include determining, using the power output, a difference in photodetector responsivity between the first photodetector and the second photodetector. The method may further include adjusting, using a transimpedance gain controller, an amplifier gain within the optical receiver circuit to decrease a difference in photodetector responsivity between the first photodetector and the second photodetector. |
US10209123B2 |
Liquid detection for an acoustic module
An acoustic module is coupled to an acoustic passage. The acoustic module includes an acoustic transducer coupled to a diaphragm. A controller or other circuitry measures an impedance of the acoustic transducer. Based on the impedance, the controller determines whether the impedance indicates that the acoustic passage is blocked. The controller may determine that the acoustic passage is blocked by liquid that is present in the acoustic passage. When the controller determines based on the impedance that liquid is present in the acoustic passage, the controller may drive out, purge, and/or otherwise remove the liquid, such as by using the acoustic transducer to vibrate the diaphragm. |
US10209122B1 |
Systems and methods for generating avionic displays including forecast overpressure event symbology
Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event. |
US10209118B2 |
Radar level gauge system and method with signal propagation path modeling
A method of determining a filling level of a product in a tank, comprising generating and transmitting a transmit signal; propagating the transmit signal towards a surface of the product along a signal propagation path comprising a first portion having known signal propagation properties adjacent to the transceiver and a second portion adjacent to the first portion; receiving a reflection signal resulting from reflections at impedance transitions encountered by the transmit signal, including the surface of the product; determining a first measurement relation based on a timing relation between the transmit signal and the reflection signal; determining a second measurement relation based on the first measurement relation and the known signal propagation properties; and determining the filling level based on the second measurement relation. |
US10209113B2 |
Integrated coriolis mass flow meters
An integrated flow meter includes a support and one or more flow sensitive member(s) integrated with the support. The support is formed by using an injection molding process that overmolds material over an outer surface of the flow sensitive member(s). The materials for the support and for the flow sensitive member(s) preferably are polymeric materials. |
US10209111B2 |
Device and method for detecting blockages in an agricultural sprayer
An agricultural sprayer arrangement includes a chassis; a ground engaging traction member carried by the chassis; a liquid tank carried by the chassis; a boom carried by the chassis; a conduit associated with the boom in fluid communication with the liquid tank that acts as a fluid flow path; a nozzle having an inlet in fluid communication with the conduit; a first flow sensor placed upstream of the inlet in the fluid flow path that provides a first flow signal; a second flow sensor placed downstream of the inlet in the fluid flow path that provides a second flow signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled to the first flow sensor and the second flow sensor that is configured to compare the first and second flow signals to determine a flow rate decrease and issue an alarm if the flow rate decrease is less than a predetermined threshold level. |
US10209110B2 |
Ultrasonic sensor for displacement, vibration, linear and rotational speed and position, and fluid flow measurement
This application discloses a new ultrasonic measurement technique to measure the velocity and displacement of the objects. Minimizing the effect of amplitude modulation from ultrasonic phase and amplitude extraction system, is a novel approach to significantly improve the accuracy and precision of the measurements. The possibility of the measurements using a single ultrasonic transducer functioning as a transmitter and receiver in continuous measurement, may be a significant advantage of this measurement technique over conventional methods. The ability of doing measurement on the objects much smaller than the wave wavelength may be an advantage of this innovative measurement technique comparing with contemporary ultrasonic measurement systems that are limited by the wavelength of the sound. Applications for this novel measurement system are also disclosed in this application. |
US10209102B2 |
Position detection apparatus, machine tool apparatus, and exposure apparatus
A position detection apparatus (100) includes a scale (20) including a reference position grating (22), a detector (10), a detection grating (19), and a signal processor (10), the signal processor acquires a relative reference position between the scale and the detector by using a light intensity distribution of a divergent light beam obtained via the reference position grating and the detection grating, the detection grating has a first spatial frequency that is offset by a predetermined frequency offset amount with respect to a local spatial frequency of an interference image from the reference position grating, the detection grating is provided in an optical path between the scale and a light receiver of the detector, and the light receiver detects a component of a second spatial frequency that is lower than the first spatial frequency in the light intensity distribution transmitting through the detection grating. |
US10209100B2 |
Fiber measurement with pulse shaping
A fiber measurement device for measuring a physical quantity by a fiber and a method for shaping a pulse of electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. The fiber measurement device comprises an electromagnetic radiation source and an adjustment unit. The electromagnetic radiation source generates at least one pulse of electromagnetic radiation as primary electromagnetic radiation to be coupled into the fiber, and an adjustment unit. The adjustment unit, prior to, during or after application of the primary electromagnetic radiation to the fiber, adjusts a shape of the at least one pulse for at least partially compensating a deviation between a target shape and an actual shape of the at least one pulse. |
US10209099B2 |
Device and method for checking a clock signal of a position measuring device
In a device and a method for monitoring a clock signal of a position measuring device, which is connected to sequential electronics via a data transmission channel, and the data transmission channel has a data line, via which data signals are transmittable from an interface unit of the position measuring device to an interface unit of the sequential electronics, the interface unit of the position measuring device including a pulse generation unit, by which a test pulse is able to be generated based on the time pattern of the clock signal, and is transmittable via the data line to the interface unit of the sequential electronics. The interface unit of the sequential electronics includes a pulse measuring unit, by which a pulse duration of the test pulse in the time pattern of a clock signal of the sequential electronics is measurable in a functionally reliable manner and by which a measured value representing the pulse duration is able to be output to a control unit for analysis. |
US10209098B2 |
Radial position sensor
A radial position sensor that measures a radial position of a rotor within a stator is provided. The radial position sensor provides measures the radial position of the rotor along a first axis radial to a rotation axis of the rotor and along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The radial position sensor includes four magnetic poles, among which two poles are diametrically opposed along the first axis and two other poles are diametrically opposed along the second axis. |
US10209092B2 |
Method for acquiring and communicating data of a smart-metering meter and device for executing the method
Mobile units moving in a local network environment and at times in the vicinity of meters of the network, at least temporarily bypass relay functions of a concentrator operated in a stationary manner, if the relay function is not yet available, for instance during construction, for radio communication of data packets of the meter linked into the smart-metering network to a center. The mobile units are persons and/or vehicles with communication devices such as smartphones for long-distance links over the Internet or in the mobile radio standard. The communication devices, as modified mobile radio telephones, receive data packets from meters by using hardware or a software app over a short-distance link to the mobile unit being accidentally temporarily located in the vicinity of the meter. Long-distance communication of packets from mobile unit to center then takes place over the Internet or the mobile radio standard. |
US10209087B2 |
Navigation system and method
According an aspect of the present invention there is provided a navigation system for a vehicle comprising: a communication module arranged to receive event information regarding a plurality of events, wherein the plurality of events are each associated with a location; a processor arranged to determine whether any of the plurality of events could affect a user of the navigation system; and an output arranged to inform the user of any determined events. |
US10209076B1 |
Air data, attitude and heading reference system (ADAHRS) replacement architecture
Systems and a related method for internally monitored navigation replace one or more inertial reference units (IRU) of an aircraft navigation system with GNSS-assisted multi-mode receivers (MMR) including dual-antenna receivers. Each MMR may validate inertial position data generated by a remaining IRU by detecting drift errors in the inertial position data or latent faults in the IRU. The system may include, in place of one or more IRUs, attitude heading and reference systems (AHRS) incorporating lower-grade high-performance inertial sensors. Internal monitoring of the remaining IRUs or the inertial position data generated thereby may alternatively be carried out by the AHRS. Based on internal monitoring by the MMRs and/or AHRS, user display and flight control systems of an aircraft can exclude a faulty IRU, preventing the use of position solutions incorporating erroneous inertial data. |
US10209069B2 |
Offset calculation circuit and azimuth sensor using the same
An offset calculation circuit comprising a data obtaining unit for sequentially obtaining two-axis or three-axis magnetic detection data as a set of data points of a two-axis coordinate system or a three-axis coordinate system; an offset recording unit for recording offset components of the magnetic detection data as an offset point of the two-axis coordinate system or the three-axis coordinate system; and an offset calculation unit for calculating a first reference line or a first reference plane put between first and second data points among the set of data points, and subsequently moving the offset point recorded in the offset recording unit in a direction toward the first reference line or the first reference plane to calculate a first offset candidate point. |
US10209067B2 |
Device for a compass
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for a compass, the device comprising a support comprising a magnetic field detection means being mounted via a conical pivot bearing on a tip of a shaft, wherein the detection means is capable of rotating in at least a plane which is perpendicular to the direction of the shaft, a direction indicator device connected to the magnetic field detection means, and wherein the support comprises an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion, the direction indicator device comprises an elongate plate with a direction indicator, wherein the middle portion of said support extends through an opening in the plate, the upper portion of said support comprises opposite first members extending over the top surface of said plate, and the lower portion of said support comprises opposite second members extending under the bottom surface of said plate, and said first and second members are vertically and pairwise aligned to form a first fork and a second fork for supporting the plate. |
US10209063B2 |
Using sensor-based observations of agents in an environment to estimate the pose of an object in the environment and to estimate an uncertainty measure for the pose
Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for using sensor-based observations from multiple agents (e.g., mobile robots and/or fixed sensors) in an environment to estimate the pose of an object in the environment at a target time and to estimate an uncertainty measure for that pose. Various implementations generate a multigraph based on a group of observations from multiple agents, where the multigraph includes a reference frame node, object nodes, and a plurality edges connecting the nodes. In some implementations, a composite pose and composite uncertainty measure are generated for each of a plurality of simple paths along the edges of the multigraph that connect the reference frame node to a given object node—and a pose and uncertainty measure for an object identifier associated with the given object node is generated based on the composite poses and the composite uncertainty measures. |
US10209061B2 |
Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method
A device manufacturing method is disclosed. A radiated spot is directed onto a target pattern formed on a substrate. The radiated spot is moved along the target pattern in a series of discrete steps, each discrete step corresponding to respective positions of the radiated spot on the target pattern. Measurement signals are generated that correspond to respective ones of the positions of the radiated spot on the target pattern. A single value is determined that is based on the measurement signals and that is representative of the property of the substrate. |
US10209059B2 |
Method and apparatus for following an operator and locking onto a retroreflector with a laser tracker
A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system includes: a retroreflector; a laser tracker including: a first light source; a second light source; at least one camera proximate the second light source; and a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to determine, in a first instance, that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response turn the laser tracker to follow movement of the operator. |
US10209057B2 |
Apparatus to reduce pressure and thermal sensitivity of high precision optical displacement sensors
Methods, systems and devices for estimating a parameter of interest in a borehole. The method may include generating information from an optical displacement device relating to relative motion between two or more reflective surfaces thereof that is indicative of the parameter of interest; and preventing changes in the information resulting from changes at the optical displacement device in at least one of i) temperature, or ii) pressure, by compensating for the changes. Compensating may include adjusting at least one light source generating an electromagnetic beam at least partly received by the optical displacement device responsive to information relating to a control optical displacement device at the optical displacement device. Compensating may include using an optical displacement device and configuring the optical displacement device such that a difference between a first variable gap and a second variable gap is substantially zero while the apparatus is subject to nominal conditions. |
US10209056B2 |
Interference observation device
An interference observation apparatus includes a light source, a splitting beam splitter, a combining beam splitter, a beam splitter, a mirror, a beam splitter, a mirror, a piezo element, a stage, an imaging unit, an image acquisition unit, and a control unit. An interference optical system from the splitting beam splitter to the combining beam splitter forms a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The mirror freely moves in a direction perpendicular to a reflecting surface of the mirror. The total number of times of respective reflections of first split light and second split light in the interference optical system is an even number. |
US10209054B2 |
Non-invasive thickness measurement using capacitance measurement
Methods of measuring thickness of a material using cross-capacitance. The method generally includes applying a time-varying signal to a first pad and monitoring a response of a capacitor formed by the first pad, a spaced apart second pad, and the material. The pads may be permanently affixed to the material, in spaced relation to each other. Based on the response, a capacitance of the capacitor is determined. The material may be homogenous or heterogeneous, and has dielectric properties. Because the material acts as a dielectric, the capacitance of the capacitor changes as the thickness of the material changes. Thus, the thickness of the material may be determined based on the determined capacitance. The method may be advantageously employed to measure the thickness of a vehicle tire or other material. Related apparatuses are also disclosed. |
US10209050B2 |
Wheel center bore detection device
A wheel center bore size qualification detection device includes an upper crossbeam, large guide posts, small guide posts, a center go/no go gauge no go end, a center go/no go gauge go end, small guide sleeves, large guide sleeves, a stand, jaws, small air cylinders, a coupling flange A, a coupling flange B, a lower crossbeam, bases, a large air cylinder, a centering pin A, centering pins B, a mobile sensor bracket, a mobile sensor, a detection connecting rod and bracket, a backing plate, connecting bolts and a fixed plate. The device provided has the characteristics of accurate location, practical structure, high detection accuracy, high efficiency, work safety and reliability and the like. |
US10209035B2 |
Non-lethal probe for target control
New targeting systems, hardware and techniques are provided, in which an auxiliary probe is first launched and deployed at a target. Extremely precise, deliberate targeting for future projectiles, weapons or non-lethal measures is then made relative to the position and orientation of the probe. In one embodiment, a system enables a sniper to plan measures with extreme precision within an environment, evaluate their effectiveness, and execute them extremely rapidly once satisfied. A user may create, set, adjust and execute Impact Point indicators, corresponding with projected points of impact of a projectile on a target subject within a target environment. The system may counteract and otherwise adjust for certain ballistic and environmental factors in a firing mechanism to maintain such an Impact Point fire ready, in real time. Yet the system is unobtrusive, allowing the user to engage ordinary targeting activity. |
US10209031B2 |
Rapid adjust buckle with integral flexible pull loop
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a rapid adjust buckle for a rifle sling. The buckle can include a main buckle portion with a pair of side portions and a handle portion extending between the pair of side portions and over the main buckle portion to define a handle aperture. In various embodiments the handle portion and the main buckle portion are a unitary piece composed of a polymer material with the handle portion being flexibly biased towards an uncompressed open shape such that the handle portion is configured to compress against the main buckle portion in response to a compressing force but return to the uncompressed open shape when the compressing force is relieved. In one or more embodiments the handle portion includes a plurality of jointed connection points configured to flatten the profile of the handle portion when the handle portion is exposed to the compressing force. |
US10209030B2 |
Gun grip
A grip for use on a firearm includes a base surface, portions that are raised above the base surface, and/or portions that are lower than the base surface. The grip may include raised portions and lowered portions that alternate vertically and/or horizontally on the grip. The raised portions may be 0.005″ to 0.050″ above the surface, and the lowered portions may be 0.005″ to 0.050″ lower than the surface. The grip may be formed of any suitable material, such as plastic or rubber, and made in any suitable manner, such as injection molding or vacuum molding. The raised portions and/or lowered portions may include one or more of designs, letters, and numbers. |
US10209028B2 |
Crossbow
A crossbow having a string below the barrel and an arrow rest on top of the barrel. The carriage rides in a track along the length of the barrel. A bottom side of the carriage contacts the string. The upper side of the carriage extends through the upper edge of the barrel and contacts the nock at the aft end of the arrow. The string does not contact the barrel. The string, at about a midpoint, contacts the lower side of the carriage. The string does not rub on the barrel of the crossbow so energy loss and friction damage to the string are avoided. |
US10209026B2 |
Crossbow with pulleys that rotate around stationary axes
A crossbow including a frame with a riser and a center rail. First and second flexible limbs are attached to the riser. A draw string is received in string guide journals in first and second cams rotatably attached to the frame. The draw string unwinds from the string guide journals as it translates between a released configuration and a drawn configuration. The first and second cams include at least first and second power cable take-up journals, respectively. At least first and second power cables are attached to the first and second limbs and received in the first and second power cable take-up journals, respectively. As the crossbow is drawn from the released configuration to the drawn configuration the first and second power cables wrap onto the respective first and second power cable take-up journals. |
US10209024B2 |
Practice weapon
A practice weapon, having a conventional handle piece with a lock for a drop barrel, with a trigger mechanism which optionally has a rotary bearing for a rotatable trigger, with a spring base on which the return spring is supported; and with a practice breech with a fixed practice barrel. In order to permit a conversion without the use of a tool, an adapter is inserted into the handle piece, the adapter being supported firstly above the trigger mechanism, optionally above the rotary bearing, on a brace and secondly in the upper region of the spring base of the handle piece. Furthermore, the upper region of the adapter has guides for the practice barrel, and the lock interacts with a locking carriage, which is formed in a locking slot of the adapter, in such a manner that the locking carriage secures the practice barrel. |
US10209020B2 |
Semi-automatic firearm rapid-fire accessory
Devices, systems, and methods of manufacturing are disclosed with regard to a rapid-fire accessory that mounts onto a semi-automatic firearm using structural features thereof and/or added thereon to guide a trigger actuator for engaging a trigger and repeatedly firing the semi-automatic firearm. The rapid-fire accessory does not require the removal or replacement of the original, replacement, or aftermarket firearm grip or most other components of the firearm. The rapid-fire accessory provides a structural component an operator may hold that facilitates bump firing the semi-automatic firearm. Once mounted on the semi-automatic firearm, the rapid-fire accessory may slide rearward and forward, using a bottom rail on or below a forend of the semi-automatic firearm as a guiding surface and securing element. The rapid-fire accessory also includes a forward-hand grip for comfortably and securely holding the rapid-fire accessory steady, while the semi-automatic firearm is pushed forward and then recoils backward from discharging. |
US10209019B2 |
Pistol
A pistol with a frame, including a trigger mechanism and a movable slide, in which a barrel, a recoil spring, and a firing mechanism comprising a firing pin are located. The firing pin is movably mounted in a firing pin guide, where the firing pin guide has a holding plate on the end, which is pivoted in a holding notch in the slide, the slide being affixed in one angle of rotation of the holding plate and not in one other angle of rotation, and that the holding plate has a stop retainer, which abuts against a stop level in the frame and prevents the firing pin guide (spacer sleeve) and the firing pin from moving forward with the slide when the slide is removed from the frame. |
US10209018B1 |
Cartridge speed loader for use with a revolver cylinder barrel
A speed loader clip for supporting a plurality of cartridges in a cylindrical array, prior to being loaded into a plurality of individual chambers configured within a rotated open cylinder barrel of a revolver style firearm. A band of a solid one piece plasticized material includes individual pairs of inward projecting and arcuate grasping portions adapted for supporting individual ones of the cartridges. End support tabs extend between each of the pairs of projecting portions for preventing cartridge slide-out during loading into the cylinder barrel. End clasp portions are integrated into each of opposite ends of the band to permit the clip to be carried in a closed position with the supported cartridges so that, upon inserting the projecting tips of the clip supported cartridge into the barrel cylinder of the revolver, a tab located in proximity to a selected one of the inter-engaged end clasp portions is manipulated to open the band and to permit the cartridges to fall into the individual cylinder chambers. |
US10209006B2 |
Fluidized calciner
The present invention provides a fluidized calciner which can perform sufficient calcination by reducing a rate of unburned fuel at an outlet of the fluidized calciner while preventing occlusion in a preheater. In the present invention, plural pulverized coal blowing lines (3), raw material chute (4) of cement raw material, and first to fourth air introduction pipes (5a to 5d) are connected to a bottom side wall of a tubular furnace body (2) whose upper end portion is closed by a top plate (2b); a fluidizing air blowing port (2a) adapted to blow in fluidizing air is disposed at a bottom of the furnace body (2); an exhaust gas duct (6) is connected to a top side wall of the furnace body located above the first and/or second air introduction pipes (5a, 5b) by being spaced away from the top plate (2b); and blowing ports (3a) of the pulverized coal blowing lines are disposed below suction ports of respective air introduction pipes (5a to 5d) but above the fluidizing air blowing port (2a), and at least one of the blowing ports (3a) is placed below the third or fourth air introduction pipe (5c or 5d). |
US10208997B2 |
Ice crushing system
An ice crushing system includes multiple sets of interleaved blades with some of the blades being provided with a series of raised protrusions on one or more faces. With this arrangement, the spacing between the interleaved blades is reduced and a finer crushed ice consistency is established. In accordance with aspects of the invention, the raised protrusions are staggered along each side of a set of fixed blades, with the raised protrusions on one side of a fixed blade overlapping the raised protrusions on the opposing side. |
US10208995B2 |
Fan motor controller for use in an air conditioning system
An air conditioning system includes a compressor housing and a motor having fan blades rotatably coupled thereto and located within the compressor housing. The motor has a rotation sensor associated with it that is configured to sense a rotation of the fan blades. The system also includes a controller coupled to the motor that is configured to increase a torque of the motor when the rotation sensor indicates that the fan blades are not rotating after an on-command signal is received by the motor. |
US10208994B2 |
Method for configuring a refrigeration system
The invention relates to a method for configuring, on a control unit, operating parameters of a plurality of devices of a refrigeration system. A user selects on the control unit, among the plurality of devices of the refrigeration system, a first device to configure. Information of valid configurable operating parameters of the first device is provided on the control unit. The user selects at least one of the valid configurable operating parameters of the first device, thereby configuring the first device. Information stored about operating parameters of other devices of the refrigeration system, based on the configuration of the first device, is then provided on the control unit. Finally, the user confirms, on the control unit, one or more operating parameters of one or more of the other devices, thereby configuring the one or more other devices. The invention also relates to a control unit and a refrigeration system. |
US10208989B2 |
Absorption refrigeration machine
An absorption refrigeration machine may include a first regenerator for primarily regenerating an absorbing liquid absorbing a refrigerant; a second regenerator for secondarily regenerating the absorbing liquid primarily regenerated from the first regenerator; an auxiliary absorber provided with the second regenerator, to allow an auxiliary absorbing liquid to absorb the refrigerant; and an auxiliary regenerator for regenerating the auxiliary absorbing liquid carrying the refrigerant in the auxiliary absorber. |
US10208984B2 |
Foldable parabolic solar collector
A foldable parabolic solar collector includes a first panel having a semi-parabolic reflective inner surface, a central tube to which the first panel is fixed, and a second panel having a semi-parabolic reflective inner surface. The second panel is pivotably mounted to the central tube with the reflective inner surface of the second panel facing the reflective inner surface of the first panel. A receiver tube carries a heat transfer fluid. A tracking motor rotates the central tube. A torque sensor lies in between the tracking motor and the central tube and is configured to measure torque between the tracking motor and the central tube. A servomotor pivots the second panel about the central tube between an open position and a closed position when it is determined by a controller that the torque between the tracking motor and the central tube exceeds a predetermined torque threshold. |
US10208983B2 |
Heat exchanger unit
A heat exchanger unit that includes a frame and an at least one cooler coupled therewith. The heat exchanger unit has a reference axis. The heat exchanger unit includes an airflow region therein. The heat exchanger unit includes an at least one baffle coupled to the frame within the airflow region. The at least one baffle is configured at an angle to the axis. |
US10208979B2 |
Planar plate core and method of assembly
An apparatus includes a core configured for use in an energy exchanger. The core includes a plurality of stacked and spaced planar plate pairs including a top plate and a bottom plate to support fluid flow of a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow. A plurality of dimples is provided by instances of the plate pairs. The plurality of dimples are arranged to generate substantially counter current flow between the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow. |
US10208978B2 |
System for generating electrical energy from waste energy
A power-generating system comprising an energy-converting module that converts non-electrical waste energy generated by one or more components of an HVAC system into electrical energy, and, a control module that directs the electrical energy to one or more electricity-consuming components of the HVAC system. |
US10208976B2 |
Air-conditioning ventilation system
An air-conditioning ventilation system of the present invention includes one or a plurality of air circulation devices configured to circulate air among a plurality of rooms, one or a plurality of air-conditioning apparatuses provided in at least one of the plurality of rooms, a human detector provided in each of the plurality of rooms and configured to detect a human present in a corresponding one of the rooms in which the human detector is provided, an optimal air-conditioning ventilation operation estimating unit configured to estimate presence or absence of any human in each of the plurality of rooms, or a human presence ratio representing a number of humans present per unit time in each of the plurality of rooms, on a basis of a past result of detection by the human detector, and a controller configured to control the air circulation device and the air-conditioning apparatus on a basis of a result of estimation by the optimal air-conditioning ventilation operation estimating unit. |
US10208974B2 |
Methods and system for obtaining and using wind condition data
According to various aspects and embodiments, a system and method for controlling temperature in a control zone within a building is provided. According to some embodiments, the method includes receiving measured wind condition data external to the building and measured tracer gas concentration data in the control zone for a sample time interval and calculating an air flow characteristic for the sample time interval based on the measured tracer gas concentration data. The method further includes using the air flow characteristic in a temperature control loop for the control zone. According to some embodiments, the air flow characteristic is an air change rate (ACR) that may be used in determining a preheat time interval. |
US10208972B2 |
Automatic detection of jumper switch position of a wall mount connector
A thermostat that is configured to be releasably secured to a wall mountable connector, wherein the wall mountable connector includes a jumper switch that permits an installer or other professional to easily form an electrical connection between different wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector in accordance with how particular field wires are connected to the wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector. The thermostat is further configured to automatically determine the position of the jumper switch of the wall mountable connector, and in some cases, change the control of at least some functionality of the thermostat and/or HVAC equipment depending on the position of the jumper switch. |
US10208969B2 |
Apparatus for both humidification and air cleaning
Provided is a humidification and air cleaning apparatus. The humidification and air cleaning apparatus includes: a water tank storing water; a watering housing disposed inside the water tank, suctioning water of the water tank thereinto, pumping the suctioned water to an upper side when rotating, and spraying the pumped water; a watering motor providing a torque to the watering housing; and a power transmission shaft disposed inside the watering housing, connecting the watering motor and the watering housing, and delivering a torque of the watering motor to the watering housing. |
US10208967B1 |
Methods and apparatus for remotely monitoring and/or controlling a plumbing system
Methods and compositions for controlling and monitoring residential and commercial pumping systems. Preferably, the controlling and monitoring functions include a remotely located controller component capable of displaying alerts and/or from which a user may input commands regulating the functioning of the plumbing system. In particularly preferred examples, the plumbing system is an “on command” hot water system in which hot water availability, use and energy efficiencies and conservation are monitored and maximized. |
US10208966B2 |
Fluid heating and/or cooling system and related methods
A method of and system for heating and/or cooling a fluid, the method comprising moving the fluid through a secondary side of a heat exchanger and controlling the temperature of a primary side of the heat exchanger such that the temperature of the primary side of the heat exchanger is maintained substantially at a determined temperature interval from a reference temperature which is a function of at least one of: a temperature of an inlet to the secondary side and a temperature of an outlet of the secondary side. |
US10208963B2 |
Cooking appliance
A cooking appliance may include a cabinet with a cavity that defines a cooking space, an upper panel disposed above the cavity and that is configured to define an upper appearance of the cooking appliance, a front panel disposed in front of the cavity and that is configured to define a front appearance of the cooking appliance, a door that is configured to open and close the cavity, a side panel that is disposed on a side of the cavity and that is configured to define a side appearance of the cooking appliance, a rear panel that is disposed behind the cavity and that is configured to define a rear appearance of the cooking appliance, and a frame bracket that is mounted to a front upper portion of the cabinet and that is configured to secure the upper and front panels to the cabinet. |
US10208959B2 |
Forged fuel injector stem
A method for manufacturing a stem for a fuel injector of gas turbine engine includes forging a material into a unitary workpiece, which includes forging a top disk having a cylindrical shape, forging a body extending from a base of the top disk, and forging a lower disk connected to the body, distal to the top disk, the lower disk having a cylindrical shape oriented transverse to the top disk. The method further including machining the lower disk to form a gas gallery having a ring shape, and to define a gallery opening through the gas gallery, and machining a first fluid passage through the top disk, the body, and a portion of the gas gallery to the gallery opening, wherein the first fluid passage is in fluid communication with the gallery opening. |
US10208956B2 |
Combustor for gas turbine engine
A combustor comprises an annular combustor chamber formed between the inner and outer liners, the annular combustor chamber having a central axis. Fuel nozzles are in fluid communication with the annular combustor chamber to inject fuel in the annular combustor chamber. The fuel nozzles are oriented to inject fuel in a fuel flow direction having an axial component relative to the central axis of the annular combustor chamber. Nozzle air inlets are in fluid communication with the annular combustor chamber to inject nozzle air generally radially in the annular combustor chamber. A plurality of dilution air holes are defined through the inner and outer liner downstream of the nozzle air inlets, the dilution holes configured for high pressure air to be injected from an exterior of the liners through the dilution air holes generally radially into the combustor chamber, a central axis of the dilution air holes having a tangential component relative to the central axis of the annular combustor chamber. |
US10208950B2 |
Waste sludge incinerator using pyrolysis and gasification, and relative process
The present invention relates to reaction equipment for the treatment of organic and/or inorganic waste of refineries or petrochemical plants comprising: •—a drying and pyrolysis device (4) which rotates around its longitudinal, tilted rotation axis (A), •—a gasification device (6) which rotates around its longitudinal, horizontal rotation axis (B), •—a combustion device (14) comprising a burner (13) having a longitudinal horizontal axis (C), •—at least one settling chamber (15) for the collection of intermediate solid residues and the accumulation of intermediate gaseous reaction products, •—at least one outlet duct of the gaseous end-products (16), at least one outlet duct of the solid end-products (7), and at least one inlet duct of the feedstock (2) •—said combustion device (14), drying and pyrolysis device (4), gasification device (6) are physically separated and positioned on three different levels, •—the longitudinal rotation axis (A) of the drying and pyrolysis device (4) is tilted with respect to both the longitudinal rotation axis (B) of the gasification device (6) and also with respect to the longitudinal axis (C) of the combustion device (14), •—the longitudinal rotation axis (B) of the gasification device (6) is parallel to the longitudinal axis (C) of the combustion device (14), •—the combustion device (14) is in fluid communication with the drying and pyrolysis device (4), •—the drying and pyrolysis device (4) comprises, in its interior, a first indirect heat exchange device (3) in which the combustion fumes coming from the combustion device (14) flow, •—at least one settling chamber (15) in fluid communication with said drying and pyrolysis device (4) and with said gasification device (6) and with said combustion device (14), •—conveying means (5) are positioned in the settling chamber (15) and put the drying and pyrolysis device (4) in fluid communication with the gasification device, •—it comprises a second heat exchange device (12) in fluid communication with the first indirect heat exchange device (3) and the combustion device (14), •—it comprises means for the suction of the intermediate gaseous reaction products, said means being positioned in the settling chamber (15). |
US10208949B2 |
System and apparatus for combustion swirler anti-rotation
A swirler comprising an anti-rotation feature is provided. The swirler may be installed on a combustor within a gas turbine engine. The swirler may comprise a generally cylindrical profile. In this regard, the swirler may be configured to provide a generally uniform profile within the combustor. The swirler may comprise a floating collar with an anti-rotation feature. The swirler may also include a collar end plate that defines a slot that at least partially encloses the anti-rotation feature and minimizes rotational movement of the floating collar. |
US10208945B1 |
LED light
An LED light includes a housing, a first luminous portion surrounded around the housing, a second luminous portion positioned below the first luminous portion, a heat sink positioned between the first and second luminous portions, a power supply received in the housing and a holder. The holder, the power supply, the first luminous portion and the second luminous portion are electrically connected to form a circuit branch. When the first luminous portion gives out light towards a first direction, the second luminous portion gives out light towards a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. The first and second luminous portions are respectively mounted on the corresponding upper and bottom sides of the heat sink to ensure the LED light simultaneously give out lights towards up and down, meanwhile, the heat sink is positioned between the first and second luminous portions to improve heat dissipation effects and the lifespan of the LED light. |
US10208943B2 |
Lamps for enhanced optical brightening and color preference
In an embodiment, the disclosure provides a light source comprising at least one solid state light emitter. The light source, in operation, emits substantially white light having a Lighting Preference Index (LPI) of at least about 105, and this emission from the light source comprises a UV-violet flux of at least about 1%. Use of the lamps, light sources, and methods of the present disclosure may afford the ability to display linens and clothing under energy-efficient LED-based illumination, and may impart an effect to (especially white) clothing, that makes them look cleaner than under illumination by prior art LED lamps. |
US10208939B2 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus which is improved in terms of a light distribution property and a performance of radiating heat includes: a light source which generates laser light; a light conversion unit which is disposed in a direction that the laser light is emitted, and includes a phosphor layer that generates a converted light which is excited by the laser light; and a housing which covers a side surface of the phosphor layer, and is disposed on a light emitting surface of the light conversion unit, wherein the housing includes an opening which exposes a first surface of the phosphor layer, and a plurality of slits. |
US10208932B2 |
Driving device and lighting apparatus
A driving device according to an embodiment includes a supporting portion, an arm portion and a reinforced portion. The supporting portion includes an electrically-driven first drive source. The arm portion is supported by the supporting portion at one end portion in an extending direction and is, by the first drive source, rotatable about a first rotation axis that is along the extending direction, the arm portion including an electrically-driven second drive source. The reinforced portion is provided inside the arm portion and reinforces the arm portion. An object of operation is mounted on another end portion side of the arm portion and is rotatable about a second rotation axis intersecting the extending direction by the second drive source. |
US10208927B2 |
Control of light uniformity using fresnel field placement of optical elements
An optical emitter providing improved light uniformity. The optical emitter includes a light source and a lens element spaced apart from the light source such that no additional lens elements are positioned therebetween. The lens element includes an inner light-receiving surface within the Fresnel field of the light source. In some embodiments, the light source includes an LED array and the lens element includes a lens array. The optical emitter provides the ability to adjust focus or spot size while not degrading the uniformity of the light intensity. |
US10208923B2 |
Optical components for luminaire
An optical component has an elongate length extending between first and second ends and a width transverse to and substantially smaller than the length and extending between first and second sides. The optical component includes a refractive portion disposed between the first and second sides and extending along the length between the first and second ends, and a plurality of separate reflective portions. At least one of the plurality of separate reflective portions is spaced from the refractive portion and extending along the length between the first and second ends. |
US10208922B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device (1) comprising a plurality of light sources (2) each light source of the plurality of light sources being arranged to, in operation, emit light, and first secondary optics (3) and second secondary optics, the first secondary optics being arranged such that the light emitted by the light sources is injected directly into the first secondary optics, the first secondary optics causing light to be emitted in a direction towards the second secondary optics, the secondary optics being a reflective light collimating element (4) having a circumferential surface (43) arranged such as to extend around the plurality of light sources and the first secondary optics, the first secondary optics and the second secondary optics causing the light being emitted by each light source of the plurality of light sources to be mutually substantially overlapping before extraction from the lighting device and the first secondary optics (3) comprising one or more reflecting surface segments (5) for reflecting light back into said first secondary optics and one or more extraction surface segments (6) for extracting light from said first secondary optics. |
US10208912B2 |
Headlight for a vehicle
A headlamp (1) for a vehicle, comprising at least one light source (2), a primary optical system (3) for generating a lighting image, and an optical imaging system (4), wherein the lighting image can be projected onto the roadway as a light image by means of the optical imaging system (4), and the primary optical system (3) has a plurality of light guiding elements (5) and a support layer (6), wherein the light guiding elements (5) are arranged on a rear face (6r) of the support layer (6), and the lighting image can be generated on a front face (6v) of the support layer (6), the light guiding elements (5) are arranged adjacently to one another or in an overlapping manner in a row in an axis direction (y) and form at least one line (7), wherein each light guiding element (5) has a light inlet surface (5e) for coupling in light from at least one light source (2) and a light outlet surface (5a) for coupling out light, wherein the totality of the light guiding elements (5) of the at least one line (7) have a common border (8) which is constantly curved on at least one face oriented substantially along the axis direction (y) and together with the support layer (6) forms a section curve with a curved curve course (9, 10). |
US10208911B2 |
Optical unit and vehicle lamp
An optical unit includes a light source, a rotary reflector that rotates about an axis of rotation and includes a reflective surface that reflects light emitted by the light source, and a projection lens including an incident surface on which reflected light from the rotary reflector is incident. A shade is provided between the projection lens and the rotary reflector. The shade blocks at least a portion of light that has been incident on an emission surface of the projection lens at an angle within a predetermined range, that has been condensed by the projection lens, and that travels toward the reflective surface of the rotary reflector. |
US10208910B2 |
Motor vehicle headlamp having a two-chamber reflection system
A motor vehicle headlamp having a first reflection module, including a first reflector, a first group of LED chips and a second group of LED chips, having a second reflection module, which comprises a second reflector, a third group of LED chips and a fourth group of LED chips, and having a control circuit, which is configured to control the current flow through the light emitting diodes, and which is configured to activate the LED chips of the first group together with the LED chips of the fourth group, wherein the LED chips of the second group and the LED chips of the third group are deactivated. The control circuit activates the LED chips of the second group together with the LED chips of the third group, wherein the LED chips of the first group and the LED chips of the fourth group are deactivated. |
US10208909B2 |
Passive skylight with two parabolic reflector segments
The present subject matter is an improved skylight to improved low sun-angle light collection and reduced high sun angle light and heat collection. A steeply sloping dome contains parabolic reflectors that redirect low elevation light into a light passage. The steeply sloping sides and the reflectors reflect high elevation angle rays away from a light passage. |
US10208907B2 |
Lighting device and reflective plate therefor for making the lighting device generate a predetermined light type
A lighting device including an upper casing, a light emitting diode (LED) light source, a first reflective plate and a packaging lens is disclosed. The upper casing includes a supporting member. The LED light source is disposed on the supporting member. The first reflective plate is disposed on the supporting member and is separated from the LED light source by a first distance. The first reflective plate and a normal line of a supporting surface of the supporting member form a first angle which is greater than 0° and smaller than 40°. The packaging lens is disposed on the supporting member and covers the LED light source and the first reflective plate. |
US10208903B2 |
Wrist band with integrated rotatable light
The disclosure concerns a wristband with integrated rotatable light, including: a band; a base coupled to the band; a light housing rotationally coupled to the base; and the housing configured to receive a light nested within a light housing. The wristband with integrated rotatable light is characterized in that upon the application of rotational force, the light housing is configured to rotate about the base thereby providing light in various directions. |
US10208895B2 |
Pump tower installation structure of liquefied natural gas storage tank and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed herein are a pump tower installation structure of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank and a manufacturing method thereof. The pump tower installation structure of the LNG storage tank includes an adaptor disposed at a predetermined area of an opening portion formed at an inner hull disposed on an upper side of the LNG storage tank, and a cover having through-holes corresponding to pipes of the pump tower installed at the storage tank, and disposed at a remaining area of the opening portion to be connected with the adaptor. |
US10208892B1 |
Method and apparatus for creating a pre-fabricated kit for assembling and suspending a custom design frame for supporting a package in an elevated position
One embodiment provides a pre fabricated kit for assembling a supporting framework comprising a plurality of customized beams or supports with a connection openings/hole patterns selected from a set of connection hole patterns and using a plurality of generic connectors which fit on the interior of the customized beams or supports. |
US10208891B2 |
Multi-arm display anti-toppling mechanism
Adjustable computer touchscreen display mounting device adds an anti-toppling support system to prevent a computer touchscreen display device from toppling despite multiple operating positions. The touchscreen display may be repositioned in a variety of touch modes, which are primarily horizontal, and/or monitor modes, which are primarily vertical. A display base is held close to a desk surface whenever a toppling force is exerted on the display base. One anti-toppling support system pivotally connects anti-toppling arms, one arm being attached to a desk and another arm attached to the display base. In one touch mode, the touchscreen display is extended away from the display base far enough to shift a center of gravity for the combination of display and base outside of the base footprint. |
US10208890B1 |
Support frame
A support frame is provided to be mounted to one or more support platforms having respective holes defined therein. The support frame comprises an elongate rigid column having a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end opposite the proximal end, at least the distal end and an associated portion of the elongate rigid column configured to extend through the one or more support platform holes. A platen bracket is connected to the elongate rigid column nearer the proximal end than the distal end, and a support platen is connected to the platen bracket. At least one flange is positioned along the elongate rigid column nearer the distal end than the proximal end, and extends transversely from the longitudinal axis of the elongate rigid column. The one or more flanges are configured to interface with at least one of the one or more support platforms. |
US10208888B1 |
Ergonomic tablet holder
An adjustable holder assembly is disclosed that has a mounting structure and a display support with a center of gravity and being rotatably coupled to the mounting structure for rotation about an axis of rotation. The display support has a support structure and an adjustable counterweight assembly with a counterweight and an adjustment mechanism connected to the counterweight. The counterweight is spaced apart from display support's axis of rotation. The adjustment mechanism is adjustable to move the counterweight in a direction normal to the axis of rotation to move the center of gravity toward or away from the support structure. The adjustable counterweight is configured to provide a force feedback to a user pressing on an input portion of the computer tablet by moving the center of gravity toward or away from the support structure. |
US10208885B2 |
Corrosion resistant sheet metal jacketing
A corrosion resistant jacket for insulated pipes and components includes an outer polymeric layer film, an inner polymeric layer and a core layer of a lesser stainless steel material disposed between the outer polymeric layer film and the inner polymeric layer. |
US10208877B2 |
Rapid-connect coupler with vent stop
A rapid connect coupler can include a housing, a probe configured to translate within the housing, a handle assembly configured to cause the probe to translate within the housing body, a stop assembly configured to selectively arrest the translation of the probe. The stop assembly can include: a pawl configured to occupy both an active position and an inactive position, wherein the inactive position arrests the translation of the probe; a catch fixed to the housing and configured to hold the probe in the inactive position; a lever configured to engage the pawl; a spring fixed to both the housing and the lever and configured to bias the pawl to the inactive position via the lever; and a cam configured to disengage the pawl from the catch and cause the pawl to occupy the active position. |
US10208876B2 |
Method for mounting an endpiece for securing a flexible tubular pipe and apparatus for implementing same
A method for mounting an endpiece for securing a tubular pipe and apparatus for implementing same. The method includes the steps of: a) providing an endpiece and a ring (36′) having an outer rotationally symmetrical cylindrical surface (40′), and a sheath having a sheath end (32) and an outer circular edge (46′); b) inserting the ring (36′) into the sheath end (32); c) leveling off the outer circular edge (46′); and d) covering the leveled edge with the endpiece. In step b) the ring (36, 36′, 36″) is inserted leaving one of the ends (44′) thereof extending out of the sheath end (32), and in step c) the outer circular edge (46′) is leveled off, by engaging the one of the two ring ends (44′). |
US10208872B2 |
Valve-actuating device and method of switching over a valve arrangement
In the case of a valve-actuating device (1) having a first valve (3) and a second valve (38), it is provided to form, on the first valve (3), a pressure chamber (14), which can be filled with a pressure from a first inflow (16) via a filling opening (15), wherein the first valve (3) separates the first inflow (16), in a closed position, from a first outflow (19), and wherein the pressure chamber (14) can be emptied into the first outflow (19) via an outflow opening (18), and the outflow opening (18) can be opened and closed by a closure element which can be activated by an operating element (2). |
US10208868B2 |
Fluid divider block suitable for use at high pressures
The invention is a divider block assembly suitable for use at high fluid pressures. Applicant has found that a sufficiently deep counterbored hole allows a mounting bolt to apply the sealing pressure well below the divider block surface, which can reduce or eliminate the compressive force on the metal around the piston bore, thereby reducing or eliminating distortion of the piston bore of the divider block and providing. |
US10208865B2 |
Air valve connecting device
An air valve connecting device includes a housing, a shank slidably engaged in the housing and limited to slide relative to the housing, and prevented from pivoting and rotating relative to the housing, the shank includes one end portion for receiving the pressurized air, a barrel is rotatably engaged with the shank and connected to the housing for detachably securing the inflation valve to the barrel, and a control ferrule is connected to the housing and moved in concert with the housing and the barrel relative to the shank, and the control ferrule is threaded with the shank for forcing and moving the shank toward and to engage with the inflation valve when the control ferrule is rotated relative to the shank. |
US10208864B1 |
Through-hole plug
A through hole plug having a body configured to fit snugly within a drain hole for sealing engagement therewith. The body includes a corrugated surface formed of a plurality of annular ribs, wherein the plurality of annular ribs form concentric rings of substantially equal radii that extend around a circumference of the body and along the length of the body. The body further comprises a bore positioned in a center of the body, the bore extending continuously within the center of the body along the length of the body. The through hole plug includes a threaded bolt positioned within the bore. The bolt includes a top end having a handle for maneuvering the bolt in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction while inserted within the bore. The threaded bottom portion of the bolt extends beyond the length of the body and fastens to an annular flange, the annular flange having a threaded aperture sized to receive and mate with the threaded bottom portion of the bolt. |
US10208862B2 |
Seal ring for hydrogen cooled generator
A seal ring assembly includes a first seal ring axially disposed from a second seal ring. The first seal ring has an axial face opposing an axial face of the second seal ring. A radial oil channel is defined between the two axial faces. Both seal rings have a tapered surface configured to contact a spring. The spring biases the seal rings away from each other via the tapered surface. Both seal rings are disposed in a radially inwardly directed channel. At least one of the seal rings have a plurality of protrusions that extend beyond the axial face. The protrusions are configured to create a passageway to allow oil to flow through the passageway and to allow at least one of the seal rings to move into a desired position by reducing static friction between the axial faces. |
US10208859B2 |
Cam lever actuated cable sealing device
The present disclosure relates to a cable sealing device (30) for providing a seal around a communications cable (88, 90). The cable sealing device (30) includes a cable seal arrangement (38) positioned between first and second compression plates (92F, 92R). The cable sealing device (30) also includes an actuator (36) for compressing the first and second compression plates (92F, 92R) together to deform the cable sealing arrangement (38) such that the cable sealing arrangement (38) is adapted to form a seal about a cable (88, 90) routed through the cable sealing device (30). The actuator includes a cam lever (94) pivotally movable between an actuated position (P2) and a non-actuated position (P1). The actuator also includes a spring (98) for transferring load between the cam lever (94) and the first and second compression plates (92F, 92R). The spring (98) is pre-loaded when the cam lever (94) is in the non-actuated position (P1) (FIG. 13) with a pre-load equal to at least 50 percent of a total load applied through the spring (98) when the cam lever 94) is in the actuated position (P2). |
US10208854B2 |
Terrain adaptive shift scheduling
A vehicle implements a method of selecting gear ratios that utilizes two shift schedules, one for flat terrain and one for hilly terrain. Initially, the vehicle switches between the shift schedules based on estimation of the road gradient of a recently traversed route. When the vehicle switched between the shift schedules, the vehicle stores location information associated with the switch. When stored information about previous shift schedule switches is available, the information is utilized, in combination with navigation system data, to switch shift schedules at more appropriate times. |
US10208851B2 |
Gear unit having a housing
A gear unit includes a housing, a trough for guiding oil and reducing losses due to splashing surrounding a circumferential section of a toothing part, particularly a gear wheel, especially in the radial and axial direction. The trough includes at least three parts, e.g., at least one bottom plate and two side walls, the bottom plate being screw-connected to the two side walls. The trough is fastened to the housing and includes an opening, particularly a channel, especially at its lowest surface area, e.g., particularly at the surface area having the greatest radial distance. In particular, during rotational movement of the gear wheel, oil is conveyed from the oil pan of the gear unit through the opening between the trough and gear wheel, especially to a position higher than the level of the oil pan. The bottom plate and the side walls are stamped bent parts. |
US10208846B2 |
Axle assembly having a drive pinion support bearing and a method of assembly
An axle assembly and a method of assembly. The axle assembly has a drive pinion, a through shaft, and at least one support bearing. The through shaft may extend through a drive pinion passage that may extend through the drive pinion. One or more support bearings may be disposed in the drive pinion passage and may rotatably support the drive pinion. |
US10208842B2 |
Linkage mechanism
A linkage mechanism includes a pivot assembly, a gear assembly, and a linkage assembly. The pivot assembly pivots around a first rotation axis. The gear assembly is pivoted with the pivot assembly and moves in conjunction with the pivot assembly. The gear assembly includes a cam, and the cam pivots around a second rotation axis. The second rotation axis is not parallel to the first rotation axis. The linkage assembly is disposed at a side of the gear assembly and contacts the cam. When the pivot assembly drives the gear assembly to pivot, the linkage assembly abuts against the cam to produce a relative movement with the cam. |
US10208841B2 |
Transmission
The transmission member moves in a longitudinal direction of the input member to adjust a line b connecting an input central line (A) to an output central line (B) of the output shaft and a line a connecting a rotating central line (C) of the rotation shaft to the output central line (B) of the output shaft so that the lines a and b have the same length or lengths different from each other, thereby changing the rotational force of the input member to transmit the changed rotational force to the output member or transmitting the rotational force to the output member as it is. |
US10208838B2 |
Vortex channel
A product for applying tension is disclosed. The product may include a block with a first bore opening into to the block. A body may be provided having a second bore substantially larger in diameter than the first bore. The body may be positioned against the block so that the first bore is open to the second bore. The body may have a passage for providing fluid to a pressure chamber from the second bore. The passage may be arranged to open to the second bore and form a tangent to the second bore. Fluid may flow from the first bore to the pressure chamber through the second bore and the passage substantially unimpeded. Fluid flow is impeded from the passage to the first bore as a result of the configuration of the first bore, second bore and passage. |
US10208837B2 |
Two-speed transmission for electric vehicle
A two-speed transmission for a vehicle is provided including a planetary gear set selectively coupling an input shaft and an output shaft. The planetary gear set is configured to provide two forward gear ratios and neutral. The planetary gear set includes at least one sun gear, at least one pinion in meshing engagement with the sun gear, at least one ring gear meshingly engaged with the pinion, and a carrier. The carrier supports the pinion and is connected to the output shaft such that rotation of the carrier drives the output shaft. The two-speed transmission also includes one or more elements that rotatably couple different combinations of the sun gear, the pinion, the ring gear, the input shaft, and the carrier with one another or a ground. Such elements may include combinations of clutches, brakes, and dog clutches. |
US10208834B2 |
Injection molded shaft
In a shaft body, a first end in an axial direction of a core part having a crisscross cross section orthogonal to the axial direction is connected to a helical gear via a first connecting part, and the second end in the axial direction of the core part is connected to a worm via a second connecting part. A plurality of first framework parts are formed at regular intervals along a direction of a shaft core in the core part between the first connecting part and the second connecting part. A second framework part extends across the first connecting part, the first framework part, and the core part like a diagonal brace. A third framework part extends across a pair of the first framework parts adjacent to each other and the core part like a diagonal brace. A fourth framework part extends across the second connecting part, the first framework part, and the core part like a diagonal brace. |
US10208833B2 |
Sliding member, chain link, and chain comprising said link
[Problem] To provide a chain link which can improve wear resistance even under lubricating conditions in adhesive mode. [Solution] Steel link plates 2 for a silent chain having pinholes 22 for inserting linking pins 3 are formed. A hardened layer obtained by performing heat treatment (martempering, for example) is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the pinholes 22, and a large number of hard particles hp having the same hardness as or a greater hardness than the surface hardness of said hardened layer are dotted in a crystalline state within the martensite structure on the surface layer section of the hardened layer. The hard particles hp are an oxide, carbide or nitride of any element from Cr, V, Ti and Nb which was originally present in the steel of the link plate material. |
US10208829B2 |
Valve for a vibration damper, vibration damper, and motor vehicle
A valve for a vibration damper having a valve housing and a valve slide movable in the valve housing for at least partially closing at least one flow path of a fluid flowing through the valve. The valve has an input side and an output side. The pressure impingement surfaces of the valve slide for an opening pressure and for a closing pressure are substantially equal, and the valve slide has a constriction via which a pressure difference between opening pressure and closing pressure can be generated. At least one channel connects the interior space of the valve slide to the exterior space of the valve slide. |
US10208828B2 |
Hydraulic damper
A compensating damper comprises opposed working end faces (1788), a hermetically sealed chamber between the working end faces, and a set of plates (1701) in the chamber with a film of viscous fluid between each pair of adjacent plates. The damper has at least two different film thickness zones across the set of plates, each of the different film thickness zones providing a different resistance response when acted upon by an outside force exerted on at least one of the opposed working end faces. Multiple internal guide pins (1723) may extend axially from the opposed working end faces for engaging the plate stack partially from each of said working end faces to increase the stroke while providing for a compact damper. The plates may have a conical configuration to providing dampening in different plans. |
US10208826B2 |
Impact-absorbing material and method for producing impact-absorbing material
An impact absorber absorbs impact energy when receiving an impact load. The impact absorber includes a fibrous structure. The fibrous structure includes a tube of which a center axis extends in a direction in which the impact load is applied and a rib that connects opposing inner surfaces of the tube. The fibrous structure is impregnated with a matrix resin. The direction in which the impact load is applied is referred to as an X direction, and a direction in which the rib connects the opposing inner surfaces of the tube is referred to as a Y direction. The tube includes a fiber layer including load direction yarns extending in the X direction and intersecting direction yarns intersecting the load direction yarns. The rib includes yarns extending only in a direction orthogonal to the X direction. |
US10208820B2 |
Railroad car brake shoe key
A railroad car spring type brake shoe key for connecting a brake shoe to a brake head, wherein the brake shoe key includes a body or shank and a head integrally formed with the body or shank, and wherein the key has a reduced mass head, an alternative configuration head, a surface treatment, or two or more of these modifications that reduces the likelihood that the head will weaken and/or break off the body of the brake shoe key. |
US10208819B2 |
Motor vehicle actuator, in particular brake actuator
The invention relates to a motor vehicle actuator, in particular a brake actuator, comprising a housing (3) which consists of a housing container (1) and a housing cover (2) designed as a base support, and in which an electric motor (4) and a transmission (6) coupled to the electric motor via a torque transmitting device (5) are arranged. A retaining frame which can be arranged on the housing cover (2) is provided in order to arrange the electric motor (4) within the housing (3). The invention is characterized in that the holding frame (7) is designed as a damping and/or spring device. |
US10208815B2 |
Vehicle control device
A vehicle control device includes a rotating machine, a clutch transmitting torque to the rotating machine when engaged, and a detection unit detecting a change in cogging torque of the rotating machine, and learns an engagement position of the clutch based on a change in the cogging torque during a change in a clutch stroke of the clutch in a case where the rotating machine is stationary. |
US10208814B1 |
Two-way clutch assembly
The present invention discloses a clutch assembly which is comprised of (1) a cam plate which includes cams which are spaced about a central axis; (2) a rocker plate which includes at least one pocket, wherein the pocket includes a first rocker plate engagement surface and a second rocker plate engagement surface; and (3) at least one rocker which is pivotally situated within the pocket of the rocker plate, (4) a first solenoid, and (5) a second solenoid, wherein the solenoids can be activated or deactivated to allow for the clutch to be in a neutral position (to allow for free rotation in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions), to prevent rotation in a clockwise direction while allowing for free rotation in a counterclockwise direction, or to prevent rotation in a counterclockwise direction while allowing for free rotation in a clockwise direction. |
US10208809B2 |
Double clutch assembly
A double clutch assembly has a diaphragm spring aligned and maintained to prevent uneven wear of a disc. A diaphragm spring is deformable in an axis direction with respect to a cover casing which receives a driving force from an engine. A center plate is connected to the cover casing and an auxiliary cover casing is coupled to the center plate to form a support point. The pressure plate is selectively connected to a center plate disc when the diaphragm spring contracts. An auxiliary pressure plate is coupled to the center plate. A disc installed between the center plate and the pressure plate provides the driving force transmitted through the pressure plate to the transmission. An auxiliary disc installed between the center plate and the auxiliary pressure plate provides the driving force through the auxiliary pressure plate to the transmission. |
US10208808B2 |
Releasable coupling and endoscopic instrument with a releasable coupling
A releasable coupling for the transmission of a rotation movement. This coupling includes a first and a second coupling half which include engagement structures which correspond to one another and which can positively engage with one another. At least one permanent magnet is arranged on at least one coupling half in a manner such that with the approach of the coupling halves to one another, these with respect to a rotation axis are rotated into a defined angular position relative to one another, by way of the magnetic force which is produced by the permanent magnet. |
US10208807B2 |
Torque-limiting device for vehicle
Since a friction force generated on friction surfaces between a pressure plate and a first friction material is smaller than a friction force generated on friction surfaces between a lining plate and the first friction material, when a torque is input to a damper device, a slip first occurs between the pressure plate and the first friction material, and the lining plate and the first friction material integrally rotate. In this case, a hysteresis torque is generated based on the friction force between the pressure plate and the first friction material. Since a torque limiter mechanism also acts as a hysteresis mechanism in this way, a torque limiter mechanism is realized that can generate the hysteresis torque with a simple structure. |
US10208804B2 |
Control device
A control device (10′) comprises a control unit (10′) with a control element for controlling a fluid flow and being rotatable about a first axis (13) between an open position and a closed position, and a separate motor-driven actuator unit (24), which is mechanically coupled to said control unit (10′) to rotate said control element about said first axis (13) in a controllable fashion, whereby said actuator unit (24) comprises a driving part (25) with a driving element (31) being rotatable about a second axis (26), to be mechanically coupled to said control element in a coupling position to rotate said control element about said first axis (13), and a control part (28) for driving said driving element (31) in a controllable fashion. Said driving element (31) is removably coupled to said control unit (10′) by means of a spur gearing (Hirth serration) (22, 29). |
US10208803B2 |
Bearing arrangement
The invention relates to a bearing arrangement (1) comprising a bearing cover (3) and a bearing block (2) fitting onto the latter, which bearing block in the area of the bearing cover (3) comprises a recess (9) in which the bearing cover (3) can be arranged and which comprises vertical deformation elements (15) with a longitudinal extension (19), wherein the vertical deformation elements (15) have a greater degree of plastic deformability than the bearing block (2). |
US10208802B2 |
Sealing device
A sealing device is constructed by combination of a lip seal member attached to a not-rotating stationary member and a seal flange member attached to a rotary member. The seal lip member has a lip seal member main body having an end face lip, an outward flange portion, and an outer peripheral tube portion. The seal flange member has a seal flange member main body and an outer peripheral side tubular portion. The sealing device further includes a non-contact type labyrinth seal having a predetermined axial length arranged between the outer peripheral tube portion in the lip seal member and the outer peripheral side tubular portion in the seal flange member. The sealing device can improve sealing performance, particularly muddy water sealing performance, while fulfilling the need for low torque. |
US10208800B2 |
Sealed thrust ball bearing
The inner elastic sealing member 5 includes an inner cylindrical base portion 5A leading to an end portion of an inner cylindrical portion 1B of the inner ring 1, and also includes, at an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylindrical base portion 5A, a projection 7 extending radially outward of an inner periphery of a lower end of an inner cylindrical portion 2B of the outer ring 2. The outer elastic sealing member 6 includes a lip 6B brought into pressure contact with a pressure contact surface B of the outer ring 2. An upper surface 7A of the projection 7 is spaced downward from the lower end of the inner cylindrical portion 2B of the outer ring 2, and an outer circumferential surface 7C of the projection 7 is spaced radially inward from the lower member 8. |
US10208796B2 |
Segmented cage for a bearing
A segmented cage for a bearing is provided. The segmented cage provides at least two successive segments each being able to receive at least one rolling element. These segments have inner and outer circumferential faces and adjacent end faces abutting circumferentially one on the other. The adjacent end faces are shaped to obtain only one contact line or contact point between them, the contact point or contact line being distant from the inner and outer circumferential faces. |
US10208791B2 |
Center bearing bush unit for propeller shaft
A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft can effectively decrease the amount of large/small displacement that occurs in the propeller shaft during driving of a vehicle. A center bearing bush unit for a propeller shaft includes an inner pipe; an outer pipe disposed on a common axis as the inner pipe at the outside of the inner pipe; a cushion rubber attached between the inner and outer pipes, and having a plurality of voids disposed on the common axis; and a plurality of stoppers attached to the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe while being spaced apart from the cushion rubber at a predetermined interval. |
US10208786B2 |
Mounting
The present invention provides a mounting for attachment to a substantially vertical surface, comprising a fixing member (1), having an adhesive layer (4) for contacting and bonding to a surface, a rotatable member (10) comprising a substantially helical or wedge shaped surface (22) engaged with a corresponding substantially helical or wedge shape surface (2) of the fixing member (1), and an intermediate member (5), gripped between the rotatable member (10) and the fixing member (1), in use, wherein the intermediate member (5) has a formation (15) for pressing the fixing member (1) at a position (3) within the outer periphery (23) of the fixing member, so that the fixing member (1) and adhesive layer (4) are not deformed excessively. A stop (25) in the form of a helical spring may be provided for limiting the movement of the fixing member (1) with respect to the rotatable member (10) so that the fixing member is substantially not deformed by the movement of the fixing member with respect to the rotatable member. The periphery (24) of the intermediate member may extend outside the periphery of the adhesive layer (4) in a plane parallel to the surface, in use, to protect it. |
US10208779B2 |
Assembly unit having an assembly part and a sleeve fixed therein
An assembly unit includes an assembly part penetrated by a through opening and a cylindrical sleeve which is captively fixed in the through opening. The sleeve has at least one spring element which protrudes from an external face of the sleeve by an excess length in a non-assembled state. The excess length is dimensioned such that the spring element is elastically moved radially inward by contact with the wall of the through opening when the sleeve is introduced into the through opening, so that the spring element presses against the wall 4 of the through opening as a result of elastic restoring forces. |
US10208776B2 |
Clamp and method of use
A clamp and method of use may be configured to detect whether a clamp is properly secured to an object, and whether that proper securement is maintained. One embodiment of a clamp may include a first portion and a second portion. The relative positions of the first and second portions may be selectively adjusted using a positioner. A sensor assembly may be secured between said first and second portions to determine if the first portion engages the work piece with the proper force. Multiple clamps may be used on a single work piece, and those clamps may be in communication with a common controller to alert the user when any clamp experiences a force other than the force the user desires. |
US10208769B2 |
Cooling rack fan module and method of cooling
A fan module for a cooling unit includes a housing configured to be secured within the cooling unit. The housing has a first open end and a second open end spaced from the first open end. The fan module further includes a fan assembly secured within the housing at the first open end of the housing. The fan assembly includes a fan support, a fan rotatably coupled to the fan support, and a motor coupled to the fan to drive rotation of the fan. The fan support is configured to support the fan assembly within the housing. The fan module further comprises a noise reduction assembly disposed in the housing adjacent the fan assembly to reduce noise generated by the fan assembly. |
US10208768B2 |
Heat shield for pressure casing
A compressor may include a casing defining a discharge cavity and a seal cavity. A rotary shaft may be disposed in the casing, and a shaft seal assembly may be disposed in the seal cavity and about the rotary shaft. An impeller may be coupled with and configured to be driven by the rotary shaft. A balance piston may be integral with the impeller and may define the discharge cavity and the seal cavity. A balance piston seal may be disposed about the balance piston such that the balance piston seal and the balance piston define a radial clearance therebetween. The radial clearance may be configured to provide fluid communication from the impeller to the discharge cavity. A heat shield may be disposed in the discharge cavity, and may be configured to prevent the conduction of heat from the discharge cavity to the seal cavity via the casing. |
US10208766B2 |
Pre-assembled blade for fans for cooling the coolant in machines/vehicles and fan provided with said blade
Pre-assembled blade (20) for fans (10) for cooling the coolant contained inside the radiator (1) of operating machines and/or vehicles, comprising a blade body (20a) rigidly connected to an axial shank (21), a part of which situated radially on the outside of the blade body is in the form of a cylindrical pin (21b); wherein the shank (21) has a part axially on the outside of the blade body in the form of a cylindrical pin (21b), holes (21c) with internal female threading being formed inside the pin (21b); and in that the blade (20) comprises —a blade flange (22) comprising. a hollow cylindrical body (22a), the opposite end bases of which comprise respectively: a flat edge (22b) provided with through-holes (22c). an inset annular seat (22d); a disk (23) provided with through-holes (23a) and an eccentric recess (23d) for stably containing with friction a pin (24) which is also eccentric, for rotationally actuating the blade about its axis; —screws (25) designed to pass through the through-holes (23a) in the disk (23) and mate with the female thread of the holes (21c) in the pin (21b) in order to fix relative to each other the disk (23), flange (22) and pin (21b), thus ensuring a definite angular alignment of the blade relative to the pin (24) during pre-assembly. |
US10208759B2 |
Compact turbomachine with magnetic bearings and auxiliary bearings
A turbo-machine for compressing or expanding a fluid comprises a housing, a rotary shaft, an electric machine, an impeller mounted at an end of the rotary shaft, radial magnetic bearings, an axial magnetic bearing, an axial detector, radial detectors, a control circuit, and auxiliary bearings. An auxiliary bearing is integrated within a stator portion of the axial magnetic bearing and this stator portion of the axial magnetic bearing is located opposite a rotor armature of the axial magnetic bearing. The rotor armature is made of iron or of a material which is adapted to be attracted in a magnetic field and is constituted by a rear face of the impeller. |
US10208757B2 |
Remote fan operator
An adaptor for providing remote control of a mechanical actuator includes a housing having a bore formed therein for receiving a portion of the mechanical actuator. At least one engagement mechanism extends into the bore such that the at least one engagement mechanism engages the portion of the mechanical actuator. A motor is coupled to the at least one engagement mechanism and a sensor is operably coupled to the motor such that the motor is configured to actuate the mechanical actuator via the at least one engagement mechanism in response to a signal detected by the sensor. |
US10208756B2 |
Mounting assembly for an electric fan
A mounting assembly for a ceiling fan, adapted to attach a rotating fan blade assembly to a ceiling suspension and electric motor assembly. The electric motor assembly includes an electrical rotor and an electrical stator, the stator being horizontally disposed within the rotor and connected to the rotor via a double row angular ball bearing. |
US10208755B2 |
Magnetic coupling for motor drive shaft of electrical submersible pump
An electrical submersible pump assembly has a magnetic coupling between the motor shaft and the pump shaft. The coupling includes motor shaft disks mounted to the motor shaft, each having upward and downward facing disk surfaces joined by an outward facing disk cylindrical surface. Motor shaft magnets are mounted in each of the disk cylindrical surfaces and in the upward and downward facing disk surfaces. A pump shaft rotor mounted to the pump shaft has annular bands axially separated from each other by recesses into which the disks extend. Rotor magnets are mounted in each of the recess cylindrical surfaces and in upward and downward facing band surfaces. The magnets in the recesses interact with the magnets on the disks. |
US10208752B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided that may include a first compression chamber, a second compression chamber separated from the first compression chamber, and having a greater compression ratio than the first compression chamber, a first discharge port that communicates with the first compression chamber and provided with a first discharge inlet and a first discharge outlet, and a second discharge port separated from the first discharge port, that communicates with the second compression chamber, and provided with a second discharge inlet and a second discharge outlet, the discharge outlet of at least one of the first discharge port or the second discharge port may have a larger sectional area than the discharge inlet. Accordingly, a discharge delay in each compression chamber may be prevented in advance, thereby suppressing compression loss. |
US10208749B2 |
Scroll compressor with a ring member and guide pin
The present invention relates a scroll compressor. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the scroll compressor includes: an orbiting scroll configured to be seated on one surface of a main frame and provided with a plurality of seating grooves along a circumferential direction; a stepped part configured to be formed in the seating groove; a ring member configured to be inserted into the seating groove and have a lower surface adhering to the stepped part; and a guide pin configured to have one end fixed to the main frame and the other end extended in an inside length of the ring member, in which the guide pin has the end maintained in a spaced state from the stepped part. |
US10208741B2 |
Method for operating a linear compressor
A method for operating a linear compressor is provided. The method includes estimating an acceleration of the motor of the linear compressor using at least a robust integral of the sign of the error feedback. A position of the motor of the linear compressor when the motor of the linear compressor is at the bottom dead center point is also determined based at least in part on a measured current to the motor of the linear compressor and an estimated acceleration of the motor. The position of the motor of the linear compressor when the motor of the linear compressor is at a top dead center point is calculated based at least in part on the position of the motor of the linear compressor when the motor of the linear compressor is at the bottom dead center point and a stroke length of the motor of the linear compressor. |
US10208736B2 |
High-pressure fluid mixing pump control system and fluid suction control method
A high-pressure fluid mixing pump control system and a fluid suction control method, the system comprises a transmission threaded rod and a resolver sensor, wherein: one end of the transmission threaded rod is connected to an oil cylinder piston of a mixing pump, while the other end of the transmission threaded rod is connected to the resolver sensor either directly or via a rotary element that rotates coaxially with the transmission threaded rod. The high-pressure fluid mixing pump control system implements precision control via a mechanical means, converts a linear motion of the piston into a rotary motion, and utilizes the resolver sensor for precision measurement of a rotation angle, thus acquiring a piston displacement amount, and finally acquiring a suction volume. At the same time, an accelerator and an electric brake are also designed, for controlling starting and stopping of the mixing pump. |
US10208735B1 |
Wind turbine with thermal battery using noncombustible fuels for storing regenerating energy
A thermal engine includes a thermal battery with a thermal mass for storing regenerative wind and solar energy using a solar lens and mechanical friction generated by the rotation of a wind turbine. The thermal engine comprises a thermal battery; a thermal engine; means of charging the thermal battery using natural energy including a solar lens; a wind turbine; and charging by electrical means. The invention further comprises a means of converting stored thermal energy to mechanical power using non-combustible fluids to drive devices such as an electric generator, a water pump; a means of using said thermal energy to directly heat homes and industrial facilities; a means of using said thermal energy for cooling homes and industrial facilities. |
US10208729B2 |
Engine starter attachments for drill/driver gun
A specialty nut and specialty ratchet driver device used to start an internal combustion engine, each with an integrated one direction clutch, designed to be an attachment for a commercially available battery operated drill/driver gun. The specialty ratchet driver with an integrated one direction clutch is inserted into the driver receptacle of the socket placed over the nut on the crank shaft of the engine. One end of a drive shaft is inserted into the one direction clutch portion of the specialty ratchet driver device and the other end of the drive shaft is inserted into the chuck of a battery operated drill/driver gun. The torque of the drill/driver gun turns the crank shaft of the engine with sufficient force to initiate starting of the engine. The one direction clutch then allows the engine to turn faster than the drill/driver so as not to impede the engine start up. |
US10208724B2 |
Fuel supply device and fuel supply method
A fuel supply device includes: a linear actuator; a reciprocating pump having a boosting piston driven by the linear actuator and configured to reciprocate in an axial direction, the reciprocating pump being configured to suck the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a first direction and configured to boost and eject the fuel when the boosting piston moves in a second direction; and a controller configured to control driving of the linear actuator so as to adjust an amount of the fuel ejected from a boosting cylinder per reciprocating time by adjusting a ratio of a fuel ejection time and a fuel suction time of the reciprocating pump without changing the reciprocating time of the boosting piston in accordance with a load of the internal combustion engine. The adjustment adjusts a stroke length of the boosting piston and a moving speed of the boosting piston in the second direction. |
US10208723B2 |
Threaded fuel rails
A fuel rail assembly for gasoline direct injection fuel delivery to an engine. The assembly has a common rail tube. In the tube there are threaded orifices extending laterally. Injector sockets are adapted to mate with the threaded orifices. Each injector socket has a proximal nipple end region connected to the tube and a distal end region through which fuel is delivered to the engine. Screw threads are disposed around the proximal nipple end region. The screw threads include a lead thread that is received by the threaded orifices, thereby forming mechanical connections between the injector sockets and the tube that are adapted to withstand maximum pressures of fuel up to 5000 psi. |
US10208722B2 |
Fuel injection valve
A first injection hole included by an injection nozzle is formed such that an angle that a first virtual line passing a first inner-wall-side center point away from a center axis by a predetermined first distance, forms with the center axis becomes a first injection angle, and an angle that first injection hole inner walls form becomes a first open angle. A second injection hole included by the injection nozzle is formed such that an angle that a second virtual line passing a second inner-wall-side center point away from the center axis by a predetermined second distance, forms with the center axis becomes a second injection angle that is smaller than the first injection angle, and an angle that second injection hole inner walls form becomes a second open angle that is larger than the first open angle. |
US10208721B2 |
Method and system for manufacturing a family of intake manifolds for a family of internal combustion engines
A family of manifolds for a family of engines. A first and second engine respectively have a first and second number of cylinders. The second number is at least one and smaller than the first number. Each manifold has a plenum chamber and an inlet. The first and second manifolds respectively have the first and second number of outlets, each connected to one of a first number of runner passages. The first manifold is manufactured by inserting an outlet insert for forming at least one of the first number of outlets into a first or second mold, forming a first portion thereof using the first mold, forming a second portion thereof using the second mold, and connecting the portions. The second manifold is manufactured by forming a first portion thereof using the first mold, forming a second portion thereof using the second mold, and connecting the portions. |
US10208717B2 |
Intake apparatus and dump truck
An intake apparatus includes: an air cleaner unit purifying air sucked from a suction port and discharge the air from a discharge port; a junction pipe section having a plurality of inlet ports while having a single outlet port, each of the inlet ports being connected to the discharge port of the air cleaner unit; a tapered pipe section connected to the outlet port of the junction pipe section and having an inner diameter gradually decreased toward a downstream; a straight pipe section connected to a downstream side of the tapered pipe section and having a constant inner diameter; and an air meter provided in the straight pipe section. |
US10208713B2 |
Canister with heater
The present invention provides a canister mounted in a vehicle to reduce the discharge of fuel gas and, more particularly, a canister with a heater configured such that fuel gas adsorbed onto active carbon filled in the canister is more easily desorbed from the active carbon and introduced into an engine. The canister with the heater according to the present invention includes a canister housing including a tank port and a purge port, which are provided at the top thereof, and a plurality of inlet holes provided on one side thereof to introduce air; and a heater connected to the top of the plurality of inlet holes of the canister housing and including an air port provided at the top thereof, an open bottom, and a heater module provided therein. |
US10208711B2 |
Gas injector including an outwardly opening valve closure element
A gas injector for directly injecting a gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, including a valve closure element for releasing and closing a passage opening, the valve closure element opening in the direction of a flow direction of the gas injector, a sealing seat between the valve closure element and a valve body, a flow-guiding element being situated downstream of the sealing seat in the flow direction of the gas injector and configured to form a gas jet to be injected into the combustion chamber. |
US10208709B2 |
Fan blade removal feature for a gas turbine engine
A gas turbine engine includes a fan forward of a primary flowpath inlet. The fan includes multiple fan blades distributed radially about, and connected to, a hub. A fan nacelle is positioned radially outward of the fan and includes an inner diameter. The inner diameter is sloped relative to an engine axis such that a forward portion of the fan nacelle has a smaller inner diameter than an aft portion of the fan nacelle. A fan blade spacer is disposed between a radially inward facing surface of at least one fan blade and a radially outward facing surface of the hub. The fan blade spacer has a radial thickness at least equal to a slope drop of the fan nacelle. |
US10208705B2 |
Engine equipped with wire harness cover
In the engine having a plurality of wire harnesses, a groove section is formed by conductive walls configured to surround a part of the outer peripheral surface of selected one of the wire harnesses. Another one of the wire harnesses is attached to a wire harness cover fixed to the engine by a plate section extended from the groove section in such a manner that the another one of the wire harnesses is disposed adjacent to the selected one of the wire harnesses with one of the walls being interposed inbetween. |
US10208703B2 |
Piston for internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine including this piston, and manufacturing method of this piston
There is provided a piston for an internal combustion engine, the piston including: a heat-shielding film provided to an upper surface of a land part of the piston, the heat-shielding film having a lower thermal conductivity than a piston base material and having a lower heat capacity per unit volume than the piston base material; and a first heat-retaining film provided to a side surface of the land part, the first heat-retaining film having a lower thermal conductivity than the piston base material and having a higher heat capacity per unit volume than the heat-shielding film. |
US10208702B2 |
Method for producing a piston
A method for producing a piston may include forming a piston blank in a first forming tool such that the piston blank surrounds a ring carrier configured to receive a piston ring via positive engagement after producing the ring carrier by a sintering process. The piston blank, at least in a circumferential region disposed at a piston head, may be composed of a light metal alloy suitable for forging. The method may also include removing the piston blank from the first forming tool and placing the piston blank in a second forming tool, and inserting a holding-down tool into the second forming tool to hold the ring carrier down. The method may further include pressing a final forming punch into the second forming tool to deform the piston blank and form a piston. |
US10208699B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine
A direct-injection internal combustion engine is described and includes a pressure sensor that is disposed to monitor in-cylinder combustion pressure. A method, executed as a control routine in an attached controller, includes monitoring engine speed, engine load, temperature and combustion pressure. Combustion variation parameters are determined based upon the combustion pressure. A desired state for a combustion parameter can be determined based upon the engine speed, the engine load, and the temperature, and an adjustment to the desired state for the combustion parameter can be determined based upon the combustion variation parameters, wherein the adjustment to the desired state is selected to achieve acceptable states for the combustion variation parameters. Operation of the internal combustion engine is controlled based upon the desired state for the combustion parameter and the adjustment to the desired state for the combustion parameter. |
US10208697B2 |
Detection of irregularities in engine cylinder firing
A powertrain assembly includes an engine having at least one cylinder and at least one electric machine operatively connected to the engine. A motor speed sensor is operatively connected to and configured to obtain motor speed data of the electric machine. A controller is operatively connected to the motor speed sensor. The controller including a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method for detection of firing irregularities in the at least one cylinder. Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to obtain the motor speed data at a predefined time interval from the motor speed sensor, until a predefined time window is reached. A fast Fourier transform of the motor speed data during the predefined time window is obtained. The controller is configured to control the engine based at least partially on the fast Fourier Transform. |
US10208691B2 |
System and process for predicting and preventing pre-ignition
A process and a system for preventing pre-ignition in an internal combustion engine (ICE) includes detecting an ionization level of a combusted gas from a cylinder of the ICE during gas exchange and for a given combustion cycle i. When the ionization level is greater than a reference ionization level a pre-ignition countermeasure prior to and/or during an immediate subsequent combustion cycle i+1 is executed. The ionization sensor may be part of a spark initiating device of the ICE or be a separate ionization sensor. |
US10208689B2 |
Adaptive control of motor vehicle powertrain
A method and system for blending between different torque maps of a vehicle in a smooth and progressive manner. Blending is delayed if the vehicle driver cannot detect that blending is taking place, for example, when the difference between a source map and target map is below a predetermined threshold. |
US10208687B2 |
System and method for operating an engine oil pump
Systems and methods for operating an engine with an oil pump that supplies engine oil to various oil consumers in an engine are presented. In one example, a displacement of a variable displacement engine oil pump is adjusted to provide sufficient oil pressure throughout the engine, but low enough to conserve fuel. |
US10208683B2 |
Electrical monitoring of gaseous fuel admission valves
A method of evaluating operability of a gaseous fuel admission valve of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The method includes operating the internal combustion engine on gaseous fuel by repeatedly actuating the gaseous fuel admission valve. The method further includes measuring a sequence of temporal developments of an electrical operation parameter respectively associated with an actuation of the gaseous fuel admission valve. The sequence includes a first temporal development to be evaluated and a plurality of temporal developments preceding the first temporal development. The method also includes evaluating operability of the gaseous fuel admission valve based on the first temporal development of the measured sequence and at least one of the plurality of preceding temporal developments of the measured sequence. |
US10208679B2 |
Systems and methods for multiple aspirators for a constant pump rate
Methods and systems are provided for a parallel arrangement of at least two valved aspirators, with a high pressure source such as an intake throttle inlet coupled to a motive inlet of the arrangement and a low pressure sink such as an intake throttle outlet coupled to a mixed flow outlet of the arrangement. Intake throttle position and respective valves arranged in series with each aspirator of the arrangement are controlled based on intake manifold pressure and/or a desired engine air flow rate, for example such that a combined motive flow rate through the arrangement increases as intake manifold pressure increases. An intake throttle with a fully closed default position may be used in conjunction with the arrangement; during a fault condition where the intake throttle is fully closed, the valves of the arrangement may be controlled to achieve a controllable engine air flow rate during the fault condition. |
US10208678B2 |
Gas turbine combustion control device and combustion control method and program therefor
A combustion control device (50) is installed in a gas turbine including a compressor (2), combustors (3), a turbine (4), a bleed air pipe (12) through which bleed air is returned to an inlet of an air intake facility (7), and an air bleed valve (22) that regulates the amount of bleed air extracted. The combustion control device (50) includes: a fuel distribution setting unit (70) that sets a turbine inlet temperature or a turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable on the basis of input data, and sets fuel distribution ratios on the basis of the turbine inlet temperature or the turbine inlet temperature-equivalent control variable; and a fuel valve opening setting section (81) that sets the valve openings of fuel regulating valves. The fuel distribution setting unit (70) includes correction means for modifying the fuel distribution ratios. |
US10208674B2 |
Multi-axial brush seal
A seal assembly, includes a first brush supported between first and second plates, a second brush supported on the first and second plates transverse to the first brush seal, and a third plate attached to the second brush. |
US10208673B2 |
Fuel dispensing apparatus and method of operation
A fluid dispensing apparatus that may be additive manufactured as one unitary piece and may be a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a radial displacement bellows having an outer surface that faces and may be exposed to a surrounding environment and an interior surface that faces and may define at least in-part a flowpath extending along a centerline. The radial displacement bellows is constructed and arranged to move between an expanded state when a pressure differential between the environment and the flowpath is low to a restricted state when the pressure differential is high. |
US10208672B2 |
Accumulator assisted gas turbine engine start system and methods therefor
A gas turbine engine assembly is provided having a gas turbine engine and a fuel supply in flow communication with the gas turbine engine. An accumulator is positioned in flow communication between the fuel supply and the gas turbine engine to store fuel pressure in fuel flowing from the fuel supply to the gas turbine engine. |
US10208667B2 |
Nose cone with an aft support ring for radial attachment
A nose cone may have a spinner including a main portion and an axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may also have an annular aft support ring radially secured to the axially extending stepped portion. The nose cone may further include a fairing, which may be secured to the stepped portion. |
US10208664B2 |
Combustion equipment
Combustion equipment includes annular combustion chamber having an annular upstream wall structure. Annular outer casing surrounds and is spaced from annular combustion chamber and annular inner casing is within and spaced from annular combustion chamber. Ogee shaped annular cowl is positioned upstream of annular upstream wall structure and a stage of compressor outlet guide vanes is positioned upstream of annular cowl. Pre-diffuser extends in downstream direction from stage of compressor outlet guide vanes, pre-diffuser is positioned upstream of cowl. Stage of compressor outlet guide vanes is connected to outer and inner casing. Outer fairing extends radially inwardly from outer casing such that annular outer casing, outer fairing and pre-diffuser define annular outer cavity and outer fairing is spaced from cowl or inner fairing extends radially outwardly from inner casing such that annular inner casing, inner fairing and pre-diffuser define an annular inner cavity and inner fairing is spaced from cowl. |
US10208663B2 |
Cylinder head cover for a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a cylinder head cover for a motor vehicle, said cylinder head cover being made of plastic material and being provided with an integrated camshaft timing mechanism. |
US10208660B2 |
Variable nozzle unit and variable geometry turbocharger
A support ring is connected to a first nozzle ring by multiple connecting pins. An outer cutout is formed at a region on an outer side in a radial direction at a rim on an axially one side of each first attachment hole in the first nozzle ring. An inner cutout is formed at a region on an inner side in the radial direction at the rim on the axially one side of each first attachment hole in the first nozzle ring. An outer cutout is formed at a region on an outer side in the radial direction at a rim on an axially other side of each pin hole in the support ring. An inner cutout is formed at a region on an inner side in the radial direction at the rim on the axially other side of each pin hole in the support ring. |
US10208658B2 |
Turbocharger wastegate actuator high temperature rod end with a spherical bearing and a method for operating the actuator
A rod end is provided for an actuator for a turbocharger high temperature wastegate. The rod end includes a stem configured to fixedly engage an actuator rod, a socket secured to the stem, and a spherical bearing disposed within the socket. The bearing includes an outer member and an inner member disposed at least partially within the outer member. The inner member is misalignable and rotatable in relation to the outer member. An area of engagement is defined by an interface of an inner engagement surface of the outer member and an outer engagement surface of the inner member. The spherical bearing is configured to withstand temperatures in excess of 260° C. (500° F.). |
US10208657B2 |
Diagnostic method for a compressor recirculation valve
Methods are provided for identifying degradation in components of a compressor recirculation valve (CRV). One method includes differentiating between degradation of a throttle of the CRV and a position sensor of the CRV based on each of a throttle inlet pressure and commanded position of the throttle of the CRV. The method also includes utilizing output from the position sensor of the CRV in response to the commanded position of the throttle of the CRV. |
US10208655B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine is described, and includes a method for operating that includes determining an observed carbon monoxide (CO) ratio in an exhaust gas feedstream, determining an observed in-cylinder scavenging based upon the observed CO ratio in the exhaust gas feedstream, and controlling, by a controller, control states for the variable cam phasing system to control opening times of engine intake valves in relation to closing times of engine exhaust valves based upon the observed in-cylinder scavenging. |
US10208652B2 |
Pre-chamber of internal combustion engine
A pre-chamber body for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The pre-chamber body may have a pre-chamber. The pre-chamber body may also have a flow transfer passage, which may fluidly connect the pre-chamber and an exterior of the pre-chamber body. In addition, the pre-chamber body may have at least one backflow channel, which may fluidly connect the pre-chamber and the flow transfer passage. |
US10208650B2 |
Monitoring engine coolant
An engine coolant temperature sensor configured to earth through the engine coolant such that an alarm will trigger when coolant is absent. |
US10208641B2 |
Thermal electric assembly attached on an outer surface of a hot section of a gas turbine engine to generate electrical power
A gas turbine engine assembly may include a combustion chamber for igniting a fuel and air mixture that generates a core stream flow. The gas turbine engine may also include a hot section cowling for directing the core stream flow through the engine assembly. The hot section cowling may include an inside surface and an outside surface opposite the inside surface. The gas turbine engine assembly may additionally include a plurality of thermoelectric generator (TEG) assemblies that are thermally attached to the outside surface of the hot section cowling. Each TEG assembly may include a multiplicity of thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices that generate an electric current based on a temperature differential across each of the multiplicity of TEG devices. The TEG devices may include different materials that are used in different heat zones along the hot section cowling between the combustion chamber and an exhaust end of the engine. |
US10208639B2 |
Structure of muffler
A structure pof muffler may include a housing which has a space therein, and has a first side connected to an inlet pipe into which exhaust gas flows, a first baffle which divides an interior of the housing into a front chamber and an intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe, a second baffle which divides the interior of the housing into a rear chamber and the intermediate chamber connected to the inlet pipe, and a discharge pipe which is mounted to penetrate the first baffle and the second baffle, and mounted such that a first end of the discharge pipe is positioned in the rear chamber, and a second end of the discharge pipe extends through the front chamber and penetrates the housing. |
US10208627B2 |
Combustor assembly lift systems
A combustor assembly lift system comprises a track that extends in at least a longitudinal direction, a lift arm moveably engaged with the track such that it can traverse along the track in at least the longitudinal direction, and a combustor assembly engagement frame connected to the lift arm, wherein the combustor assembly engagement frame is configured to temporarily secure to at least a portion of a combustor assembly. |
US10208626B2 |
Gas turbine manifold mounting arrangement including a clevis
A manifold mounting arrangement comprising: a discrete manifold module; a clevis arrangement having a clevis straddling a flange and pivotally secured to the flange by a clevis pin; and a locking bar configured to be coupled to the clevis and to constrain the manifold module relative to the clevis arrangement in the locality of the locking bar. The invention finds utility for mounting case cooling manifolds to turbine casing for a gas turbine engine. |
US10208625B2 |
Temporary post maintenance oil filter for gas-turbine engine
A method of maintaining a gas-turbine engine is provided. The method includes the steps of removing a conduit from the gas-turbine engine, installing a temporary oil filter in place of the conduit in the gas-turbine engine, and starting the gas-turbine engine with the temporary oil filter installed. A fan-drive gear system is also provided and comprises a journal bearing, a main oil pump fluidly coupled to the journal bearing, a main oil filter fluidly coupled between the journal bearing and the main oil pump, and an auxiliary oil pump fluidly coupled to the journal bearing. The auxiliary oil pump may be configured to supply oil to the journal bearing on startup. An auxiliary oil filter may also be installed between the auxiliary oil pump and the journal bearing. |
US10208622B2 |
Spacer for power turbine inlet heat shield
A gas turbine engine comprises an exhaust section member, a turbine section member, a heat shield and a spacer. The turbine section member is coupled to the exhaust section member. The heat shield is retained between the exhaust section member and the turbine section member. The spacer is positioned between the exhaust section member and the turbine section member to produce a gap for the heat shield. In one embodiment, the exhaust section member comprises a duct and the turbine section member comprises a bearing support. |
US10208621B2 |
Surface cooler and an associated method thereof
A surface cooler includes a base component, a plurality of first fins, and a plurality of second fins. The base component has a first surface, a second surface, and a first thermally conductive material. The plurality of first fins extends substantially perpendicular from the first surface and each first fin is characterized by a first height and a first width. The plurality of second fins extends substantially perpendicular from the first surface and each second fin is characterized by a second height and a second width. One or more fins of the plurality of first fins are disposed between a pair of adjacent fins of the plurality of second fins and an average first height of the plurality of first fins is lower than an average second height of the plurality of second fins. The plurality of fins reduces air drag and augments heat transfer capacity of surface cooler. |
US10208614B2 |
Apparatus, turbine nozzle and turbine shroud
Apparatuses are disclosed including a first article, a second article, a sewing member and a thermal break. The second article includes a second material composition having a second thermal tolerance greater than a first thermal tolerance of a first material composition of the first article. The sealing member is disposed between and contacts the first article and the second article, and includes a third material composition having a third thermal tolerance less than the second thermal tolerance and less than an operating temperature of the second article. The thermal break is defined by the second article, and is proximate to the sealing member and partitioned from the sealing member by a portion of the second article. The thermal break interrupts a thermal conduction path from the second article to the sealing member. The first article and the second article compress the sealing member, forming a thermal gradient-tolerant seal. |
US10208612B2 |
Gas turbine sealing band arrangement having an underlap seal
A sealing band arrangement for a gas turbine including first and second adjoining rotor disks each including a disk arm having a slot. The sealing band arrangement includes at least one first seal strip segment located within the slots, wherein the seal strip segment includes first and second ends. The sealing band arrangement also includes a tab section that extends from the first end in order to form an underlap seal with an adjacent second seal strip segment. The underlap seal enables a thickness of the first and second ends to be substantially equivalent to a thickness of the first seal strip segment in order to improve wear life of the seal strip segment. The sealing band arrangement further includes at least one wide portion formed in the first seal strip segment wherein the wide portion is wider than a remaining portion of the first seal strip segment. |
US10208611B2 |
Flanged spring guide for a face seal arrangement
A spring guide for use in a seal housing including a first body portion, a second body portion, and a flange portion, including a flange width, extending circumferentially between the first body portion and the second body portion. The flange width being less than or equal to approximately 2.1 millimeters. |
US10208604B2 |
Cooling features with three dimensional chevron geometry
An internally cooled component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The component may include a cooling passage at least partially defined by a first wall and a second wall with a first pedestal extending from the first wall to the second wall. The first pedestal may have a chevron geometry. A second pedestal may extend from the first wall to the second wall and also have a chevron geometry. A gap may be defined by the first pedestal and the second pedestal with the gap oriented between the first pedestal and the second pedestal. |
US10208601B2 |
Air separator for a turbine engine
An air separator for a turbine engine is provided. The air separator includes an aft air separator member (10) having an annular frame (14) which defines a chamber (16) configured to engage disc shoulders (18) configured in a first stage of the turbine engine. The aft air separator member (10) is constrained from movement along a radial direction by the disc shoulders engaged in the chamber of the aft air separator member. A forward air separator member (12) is affixed at a forward end thereof to a torque tube (20) to constrain movement along the radial direction. The forward air separator includes at an aft end thereof a flange (22) that engages the aft air separator member. The forward air separator member is constrained from outward radial movement along the radial direction by way of a recess (24) constructed in a portion of the aft air separator member. |
US10208600B2 |
Radial turbine
A radial turbine includes a housing, a rotor mounted on a shaft, an inlet channel for supplying a defined working medium, and an outlet channel. The rotor includes working cavities, with a generally spiral shape, which conduct the defined working medium from the inlet channel to the outlet channel, located near the center of the rotor. The working cavities have a generally rectangular cross-section, with a width (W), parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor, and a height (H), parallel to a radius of the rotor. The width (W) is greater than the height (H), and the height (H) is not greater than six times a thickness of a boundary layer of the defined working medium. |
US10208599B2 |
Heat engine with linear actuators
The present invention relates to a heat engine having shafts with gears, position gears and a plurality of actuators. Energy is harnessed from the first shaft as it rotates. The second shaft can be coupled to the first shaft to transfer energy from the second shaft to the first shaft. One coupler is a chain. Position gears orient the chain wherein the rotation of the second shaft is inverted upon the first shaft so that the first shaft has a constant rotational orientation. Each actuator is preferably a double acting actuator that can supply force to both push and pull upon a belt connected to the actuator rod. A 1-way clutch and gear connects the belt to each shaft wherein the belt (driven by actuator) imparts a positive force upon the first shaft on the out stroke and a positive force upon the second shaft on the return stroke. |
US10208598B2 |
Rotary energy converter with retractable barrier
A rotary internal combustion engine includes outer and inner housings defining an enclosure therebetween, and first and second side housings disposed on opposite sides of the outer housing. The inner housing is rotatable relative to the outer housing and at least two barriers divide the enclosure into a combustion chamber and an exhaust chamber. At least one barrier is rotatable relative to at least one other barrier and at least one barrier comprises a retractable barrier mounted along a pivot axis and is pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position. An intake port, exhaust port, and ignition source are also provided. The rotary internal combustion engine further includes a cylindrical stationary shaft disposed inside the inner housing and oriented substantially coaxially with the inner housing. The stationary shaft has an intake opening configured to be intermittently fluidly connected with the intake port. |
US10208594B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring extraction height and volume of material extracted for a mining machine
Systems and methods for monitoring extraction height and volume of material extracted for a mining machine. The method includes operating the machine using a shearing motion at a plurality of cut locations. The method includes receiving boom height data and power consumption data. The method includes determining a cut start time, based on a conveyor motor start time, and a conveyor motor stop time. The method includes determining whether a relocation has occurred. The method includes, when the relocation has occurred: determining a cut end time based on conveyor motor stop time and the relocation; and storing, in a memory, the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data. The method includes adjusting the operation of the mining machine based on the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data for at least one of the cut locations. |
US10208591B2 |
Flushing microfluidic sensor systems
A method and an apparatus for characterizing a fluid provide for flowing a sample fluid through a microfluidic flow line in a first direction and into contact with a microfluidic sensor, measuring a property of the fluid sample using the microfluidic sensor; and after measuring the property of the fluid sample, flushing the microfluidic sensor by flowing a solvent through the microfluidic flow line in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. |
US10208590B2 |
Methods and systems for forward error correction for measurement while drilling (MWD) communication systems
A communication method is provided for a communication system comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The method involves communicating data from the transmitter to the receiver over a banded communication channel. The method comprises: applying a forward error correction, FEC, code to data to be transmitted to obtain FEC-encoded data; assigning the FEC-encoded data into a plurality of sub-channels; modulating the data from each of the plurality of sub-channels into a corresponding one of a plurality of sub-bands, the plurality of sub-bands having spaced apart center frequencies; and concurrently transmitting the data from the plurality of sub-bands onto a banded communication channel, the banded communication channel comprising one or more pass-bands and one or more stop-bands. |
US10208588B2 |
High bitrate downhole telemetry system using two independent channels on a multi-conductor cable
In an example implementation, communications between a downhole logging tool and surface computing subsystem can be provided through a cable that includes one or more electrical conductors. To allow multiple channels of data to be transmitted along a single multi-conductor cable, data can be divided into two or more different channels, and each channel of data can be transmitted along the conductors. Due to the length of the cable, the electrical conductors of the cable may be subject to strong capacitive and inductive coupling. As a consequence of this coupling, signals sent downhole along any two arbitrary conductors may be subject to distortion, and can produce significant “crosstalk” on the other conductors. The effects of crosstalk can be reduced in a variety of ways, for example using QR decomposition. |
US10208587B1 |
System and method for monitoring integrity of a wellbore
A detector assembly includes scintillators configured to generate a light signal in response to an impinging backscatter signal, where the scintillators are arranged in a first pattern, a plurality of first detectors, where each first detector is coupled to a scintillator and configured to receive a first portion of a light signal from that scintillator, and where the first detectors are arranged in a second pattern aligned with the first pattern, a plurality of second detectors, where each second detector is disposed adjacent a scintillator and configured to receive a second portion of the light signal from that scintillator, and where the plurality of second detectors is arranged in a third pattern, and a scintillator collimator including a plurality of openings and configured to selectively receive the backscatter signal, where the detector assembly is configured to provide depth resolution, azimuthal resolution, a defect type, a defect size, or combinations thereof. |
US10208586B2 |
Temperature sensing using distributed acoustic sensing
An embodiment of a method of measuring temperatures includes: taking distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) measurement data by transmitting interrogation signals into an optical fiber disposed in an environment of interest, and receiving reflected signals over a selected time period from the optical fiber; processing the DAS measurement data to separate components of the DAS data associated with changes in temperature; and generating a temperature change profile for the selected time period based on the separated components of the DAS data. |
US10208585B2 |
Groundwater monitoring system and method
The present invention provides a groundwater monitoring system and method. The system in one aspect uses sound-based distance measurement techniques to measure groundwater level with one transducer generating an acoustic burst and another receiving it. At least one sonic transducer is installed in each of a processor-based controller and traveling probe. The system may use an accelerometer and the pressure sensor installed in the probe to measure groundwater thickness. While the probe moves upward or downward in the groundwater, water properties measured by sensors installed on the probe and corresponding depths of the measuring spots to the groundwater surface level measured by the pressure sensor are recorded. The system measures and saves data, including groundwater level, groundwater thickness, and a depth-related profile of water properties. In certain embodiments, the probe includes a microprocessor operable to control the transducer and sensors mounted thereto and effect two-way communication with the controller. |
US10208584B2 |
Fiber optic current monitoring for electromagnetic ranging
A wellbore ranging system and method utilized between first and second wellbores includes an electromagnetic field sensing instrument disposed in the second wellbore, a conductive casing in the first wellbore, an electric current source exciting current flow in the conductive member, and a fiber optic sensor disposed adjacent the conductive member. The current flow along the conductive member results in a magnetic field which is measured by the sensing instrument. The fiber optic sensor includes a core that is responsive to the magnetic field in which it is disposed. The responsive core alters the optical property of an optical wave guide forming the sensor, which altered optical property can be utilized to measure the magnitude of the electrical current at the position of the sensor. The magnitude of the current and the measured magnetic field can be utilized to determine a range between the first and second wellbores. |
US10208582B2 |
Formation water salinity from borehole measurements
The present disclosure describes various embodiments related to methods for determining salinity of water in a borehole of a formation and the water in the formation. Various methods may use inelastic and capture gamma-ray spectra obtained from a pulsed neutron logging tool. Various embodiments may use a ratio of chlorine from a capture spectrum to oxygen from an inelastic spectrum for a near and a far detector to calculate apparent salinity ratios for water in a borehole and a formation. From the apparent salinity ratios, a borehole salinity and a formation salinity may be calculated using a tool characterization database and without using formation water saturation for the calculation. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. |
US10208580B2 |
System and method for detection of slide and rotation modes
A system and method for surface steerable drilling are provided. In one example, the method includes monitoring operating parameters for drilling rig equipment and bottom hole assembly (BHA) equipment for a BHA, where the operating parameters control the drilling rig equipment and BHA equipment. The method includes receiving current inputs corresponding to performance data of the drilling rig equipment and BHA equipment during a drilling operation and determining that an amount of change between the current inputs and corresponding previously received inputs exceeds a defined threshold. The method further includes determining whether a modification to the operating parameters has occurred that would result in the amount of change exceeding the defined threshold and identifying that a problem exists in at least one of the drilling rig equipment and BA equipment if no modification has occurred to the operating parameters. The method includes performing a defined action if a problem exists. |
US10208578B2 |
Moving injection gravity drainage for heavy oil recovery
The invention provides methods for mobilizing and recovering petroleum from subterranean formations by in situ combustion. |
US10208574B2 |
Controlling flow in a wellbore
Techniques for controlling flow of a wellbore fluid include positioning a plurality of inflow control assemblies on a pipe joint in a wellbore, the pipe joint including a proximal end engageable with a first downhole tool and a distal end engageable with a second downhole tool; receiving a flow of a wellbore fluid from a subterranean zone to an inlet of at least one inflow control device (ICD), the at least one ICD mounted in each of the plurality of inflow control assemblies, the flow at a velocity that is less than the transport velocity of fines in the wellbore fluid; and transmitting the flow of the wellbore fluid to the pipe joint from the ICDs to an interior of the pipe joint. |
US10208572B2 |
Apparatus and method for perforating a subterranean formation
Method and apparatus are presented for perforating a subterranean formation so as to establish fluid communication between the formation and a wellbore by perforating a tubular with a mechanical perforator. The mechanical perforator comprises a perforator housing, a mandrel slidably positioned within the perforator housing, and at least one penetrator outwardly extendable from the perforator housing. When shifted axially the mandrel causes at least a portion of the at least one penetrator to extend outwardly from the perforator housing to perforate the tubular. |
US10208571B2 |
Flow conditioning flow control device
A well screen assembly includes a tubing including a center bore and at least one aperture through the tubing between an outer radial surface of the tubing and an inner radial surface of the tubing; a filtration screen positioned around the tubing; a housing positioned around the tubing and including a fluid chamber in fluid communication with an outlet of the filtration screen; and a flow control device positioned in fluid communication with the outlet of the filtration screen and the at least one aperture to reduce a wall shear stress on at least one of the tubing or the at least one aperture. |
US10208569B2 |
Mainbore clean out tool
An assembly configured to be disposed within a well at an intersection of a parent bore of the well and a lateral bore of the well is provided. The assembly includes a junction having a mainbore leg and a lateral leg, as well as a passage in the mainbore leg configured to receive a flowing fluid. A port in the mainbore leg is in fluid communication with the passage such that the flowing fluid in the passage creates a suction at the port to draw debris in the well through the port and into the passage. |
US10208565B2 |
System and method for delaying actuation using a destructible impedance device
This disclosure relates to system and method for delaying actuation using a destructible impedance device. In one embodiment, a delayed actuating system can comprise a base pipe comprising a first portion of an orifice, a sliding sleeve around the base pipe, the sliding sleeve comprising a second portion of said orifice, further said sliding sleeve maneuverable into a first position, wherein said first portion of said orifice rests at least partially over said second portion of said orifice, a second position, a distance away from said second position. Further, the delayed actuating system can comprise a biasing device biasing the sliding sleeve toward the second position, and a destructible impedance device at least partially in side said orifice, the destructible impedance device preventing the sliding sleeve from leaving the first position. |
US10208563B2 |
Fluid flow control valve
Fluid flow control valve, the valve comprising a valve housing (10) provided with a flow channel (12), which in direction from the inlet section to the outlet section, comprises a substantially conical inlet (13), a valve seat (14), and a diffuser (15) at the outlet section, which transfers into a flow channel (16). A needle-shaped spindle (11) is arranged axially movable within the flow channel (12) and exhibits a largest diameter DN. The inlet (13) exhibits a first conical inlet section (13′) having an angle α1 of 15° with the longitudinal axis of the flow channel (12), and a second inlet section (13″) with a radius of curvature R2 equal to 5.7 times the diameter DN of the spindle (11). The diffuser (15) is conical having an increasing cross-section in the flow direction by an angle α2 of 30° with the longitudinal axis in the flow channel (12). The design of the valve produces minimum erosion at the inlet section, and minimum cavitation and erosion in the diffuser section (15). |
US10208562B2 |
Expansive cement
An expansive additive composition for use in Portland cements and a method of using such an additive composition is provided. The additive composition can include a calcium aluminate cement additive and a lithium compound. The additive composition is capable of producing expansion in set cements when the temperature is at or below room temperature and minimizes the amount of calcium aluminate cement additive needed. |
US10208560B2 |
Pressure actuated disintegration of bulk materials and oilfield related components
A pressure disintegrable device includes a first volume that further includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted to transmit a pressure applied to the first volume to a second portion disposed on the first portion. The second portion is adapted to decrease a melting point thereof as the transmitted pressure increases beyond a predetermined pressure. The pressure disintegrable device may also include a layer disposed on the first volume that is adapted to create a seal between the first volume and an external structure. |
US10208558B2 |
Power pumping system and method for a downhole tool
A system and a method are disclosed herein that relate to powering a pumping system within a downhole tool. The system may include a turbine having a shaft extending therefrom, in which the turbine is configured to convert energy from a fluid received therein into rotational energy for the shaft. The system may further include a pumping system coupled to the shaft of the turbine, in which the pumping system includes one or more driving devices coupled to one or more displacement units. The displacement units may have a cavity formed therein, in which the cavity is configured to receive a fluid therein. The driving devices may then be configured to drive the displacement units such that the fluid is received within the cavity of the displacement units. |
US10208557B2 |
Tool catch
A wire line tool trap has a central housing with an axial passage. The passage is sized and shaped to movably receive a cable and tool. A pair of housings have an interior that opens to the passage of the center portion. Each of a pair of catch blocks are disposed in a respective lateral housing. Each catch block has an inside catch end with an under face and an upper face. When the catch blocks are fully inserted, a passage is defined to permit the wire line to pass therethrough. The under faces form a concavity, and the upper faces form a top land. The concavity permits a tool to urge the catch blocks apart and into a retracted state. Thus, the tool can drawn upwardly between the catch blocks. The top land retains a tool thereon and prevents the downward passage of the tool past the blocks. |
US10208556B2 |
Method and apparatus for dropping a pump down plug or ball
An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured tool body assembly having valving members (e.g., safety or kelly values) and valving members holding plugs, balls, or darts to be dropped. In one embodiment, the ball(s), dart(s) or plug(s) are contained in a sliding sleeve that shifts position responsive to valve rotation. An optional indicator indicates to a user or operator that a ball or plug has passed a selected one of the valving members. A transmitter (or transceiver) provides an ability to generate a wireless signal that is received by receivers (or transceivers) on the tool body assembly. Each receiver (or transceiver) controls an electrical actuator that engages a valving member or the indicator. Wireless signals can be used to open or close a valve or to reset a “tripped” indicator. |
US10208553B2 |
Magnetic retrieval apparatus
A downhole retrieval tool includes a mandrel; an inner sleeve disposed around the mandrel; a plurality of magnets coupled to the inner sleeve; and an outer sleeve disposed around the plurality of magnets, wherein the inner sleeve and the plurality of magnets are rotatable relative to the mandrel. In another aspect, an assembly tool for handling a magnet includes an anchor; a conveyance movable relative to the anchor; and a magnet holder coupled to the conveyance, wherein the magnet holder includes an arm for retaining the magnet. |
US10208552B2 |
Well packer with shock dissipation for setting mechanism
A packer assembly can include a setting mechanism with a shock dissipation device that deforms and thereby dissipates shock produced by the setting mechanism. A method of constructing a packer assembly can include assembling a setting mechanism by releasably securing a piston of the setting mechanism, the piston displacing in response to a predetermined pressure differential being applied across the piston, and positioning a shock dissipation device with the piston, the shock dissipation device dissipating shock produced by displacement of the piston when the predetermined pressure differential is applied. Another packer assembly can include a setting mechanism which outwardly extends a seal element and/or a gripping device, the setting mechanism including a shock dissipation device which deforms and thereby dissipates shock produced by the setting mechanism, and the shock dissipation device including a generally tubular member having multiple openings formed through a wall of the tubular member. |
US10208546B2 |
Stabilizer assembly
A stabilizer assembly for incorporation in a drill string. The stabilizer assembly includes a tubular member and a stabilizer sleeve slidably disposed about the tubular member. The tubular member has a first castellated portion extending externally around the tubular member, and the stabilizer sleeve has a second castellated portion engaging the first castellated portion. The tubular member includes a first shoulder extending externally around the tubular member, and the stabilizer sleeve further includes a second shoulder extending internally around the stabilizer sleeve. The first and second shoulders at least partially define an annular space between the tubular member and the stabilizer sleeve. A key is disposed within the annular space such that an axial load path between the tubular member and the stabilizer sleeve is substantially through the first and second shoulders and the key and substantially not through the first and second castellated portions. |
US10208540B2 |
Non-toxic, inexpensive, low viscosity mineral oil based drilling fluid
The disclosure relates to drilling fluid compositions, and their method of use, comprising a non-toxic and low cost-to-produce mineral base oil comprising 90 to 100% branched and cyclic-paraffins and virtually aromatic free. The disclosed base oils are suitable to replace diesel oil and distillates in any drilling operation and offers a reduced environmental impact and improved health and safety of employees. |
US10208538B2 |
Pipe tradesman's ladder and method
A stepladder includes a pipe/tube holder attached to the rear side for holding pipe and/or a strap bender attached to a rail or a rear rung through which a strap is inserted to be bent, and/or a utility hook attached to the rear side. A method for cutting a pipe. A method for using a tool. A method for bending a strap. |
US10208531B2 |
Method and device for filling an edge joint of an insulating glass element with a sealing compound
A strand of sealing compound is expelled from a nozzle into an edge joint of an insulating glass element to form around it a contiguous sealing compound bead. The sealing compound bead is formed discontinuously from several segments. At least one first segment is formed by the relative movement in a first circumferential direction of the insulating glass element, and at least one second segment is formed by the relative movement in a second, opposite circumferential direction. Each connection of segments of the sealing compound bead which is situated on a longitudinal side section of the circumference of the insulating glass element is formed such that the strand of the sealing compound is applied in the region of the end of a sealing compound bead already situated in the edge joint and is formed by the relative movement away from the end. |
US10208528B2 |
Fold-up window hardware
A window assembly is disclosed that includes a double-hung window aesthetic with an alternative opening procedure and mechanism. The window assembly may include various hardware systems. The hardware systems may include locking portions to assist in locking sash members to a frame and balance assembly for moving the sash members. The window assembly may be formed of selected materials. |
US10208527B1 |
Door seal kit
The door seal kit is configured for use with a door. The door seal kit is a gas impermeable structure. The door seal kit forms a gas impermeable seal around the door. The gas impermeable seal prevents the exchange of gas from the atmosphere on the side of the door seal kit that is proximal to the door to the side of the door seal kit that is distal from the door. The door seal kit is used to contain gases, and their associated smells, within the room the door accesses. The door seal kit comprises a jamb frame and a sealing structure. The jamb frame attaches the sealing structure to the door jamb. The sealing structure forms the gas impermeable barrier around the door. |
US10208525B2 |
Assembly for a vehicle
An assembly for a vehicle having a supporting housing includes a drive unit, a moveably supported camera unit for recording a surrounding area of the vehicle, an actuation element, a mechanical return element, and a support element, which is coupled to the mechanical return element, wherein the mechanical return element exerts a return force that retains the actuation element in the standby position, or forces the actuation element into the standby position when the camera unit is in the standby position. The return element is supported on the support element. An assembly is thus created in structurally simple manner, which is distinguished by a small installation space, and which can be operated in an energy efficient manner. The support element can be moved in relation to the supporting housing. Also, the drive unit is coupled to the support element. |
US10208524B2 |
Machine tool system
A machine tool system includes: a machine tool that includes an openable door configured to block an opening of a cover surrounding the machine tool, and a door driving unit configured to open and close the door; and a work exchange device configured to exchange a work disposed in the cover. Further, the machine tool system includes: a first opening width setting unit configured to set a door opening width of the door; a second opening width setting unit configured to set a turnback opening width; and a door control unit configured to control the door driving unit to move the door in an opening direction from a completely closed position of the door to a position of the turnback opening width of the door, then move the door in a closing direction and stop the door at a position of the door opening width. |
US10208520B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting the closing force of a door
A method of adjusting the closing force of a door coupled to a door closer assembly having a bias element. The method includes determining the kinetic energy of the door without using the weight or other dimensions of the door. The determined kinetic energy is used to adjust the closing force of an electro-mechanical door closer that includes a spring and a motor. The door includes the use of one, some of, or all of an accelerometer, an angular position sensor, a time to close, a breaking torque, and a controller to identify values of acceleration, velocity, and/or position of the door. The identified values are provided to the controller, which is configured to calculate the kinetic energy of the door. The calculated kinetic energy is used to determine the closing velocity of the door closure to ensure proper operation of the door at the point of installation. |
US10208517B2 |
Window balance assembly including sash support bracket
A moving coil, constant force, curl spring window balance assembly for installation in a hung window assembly comprising a sash is disclosed. The window balance assembly can include a carrier, a mounting bracket, a curl spring and a sash support bracket. The sash support bracket can be positioned intermediate the carrier and the mounting bracket. The sash support bracket can selectively engage at least one of the carrier or the mounting bracket. The sash support bracket is operable to supplement the counter-balance or holding force provided by the curl spring of the window balance assembly against the weight of the sash when the sash is in a raised position. |
US10208516B2 |
Door control system
In an aspect, a door control system is provided for a vehicle door and includes a pushrod and a locking device. The pushrod has a first end connected to one of the vehicle body and the vehicle door. At least a portion of the locking device is mounted to the other of the vehicle body and the vehicle door. The locking device includes a leadscrew, a leadscrew nut mounted on the leadscrew, a housing including a guide path, and a brake. The pushrod has a second end connected to the leadscrew nut. The leadscrew nut is constrained against rotation but is slideable along the guide path by movement of the pushrod, which causes rotation of the leadscrew. The brake is positionable in a braking position in which the brake prevents rotation of the leadscrew, and a release position in which the brake permits rotation of the leadscrew. |
US10208505B2 |
Smart security device and system
A smart security device comprising: a housing, electronics in the housing, the electronics comprising a tag configured to be uniquely associated with the smart security device and automatically and periodically emitting a Bluetooth signal; a cable having a free end and a secured end secured to the housing in electrical connection with the electronics; and a lock assembly in the housing, the lock assembly comprising a body comprising a cable passage for passing the free end of the cable therethrough and for immobilizing the cable therein, a lever having a free end and a pivoting end pivotably connected to the body and having a resilient plate configured to exert a force on a cable immobilizer against the cable when the lever is brought into contact with the body while the cable is in the cable passage, and a fastener to secure the lever to the body. |
US10208503B2 |
Erectable shelter structures and methods of assembly and disassembly
Erectable shelter frame structures including a plurality of rib assemblies. Preferably, each rib assembly has a receptacle for receiving a respective end of a purlin arrangement, the other end of which is attached to a receptacle of a subsequent rib assembly. The joints are formed by toggle clamps that assist in facilitating the ease by which the shelter structure can be assembled or disassembled. Methods of construction and disassembly of the shelter frame structure are also disclosed. |
US10208500B2 |
Illumination tent pole and tent frame having same
Disclosed are illumination tent poles, tent frames and tents having one or more illumination tent poles. An illumination tent pole includes a tent pole, an elongated casing, a strip light source and a cover. The elongated casing is coupled to the tent pole or integrally formed with the tent pole. The elongated casing has an opening along a longitudinal direction of the elongated casing and facing away from the tent pole. The strip light source is disposed in the elongated casing along the longitudinal direction of the elongated casing. The strip light source emits a light when electrically connected to an electrical power source. The cover is coupled to the elongated casing and covers the opening of the elongated casing. The cover is made of a material that is at least partially transparent to the light emitted by the strip light source. |
US10208496B2 |
Combining multiple pool components
A combination of a first separate and independent pool component and a second separate and independent pool component includes a first frame portion having a frame support component for the first pool component, and a second frame portion having a frame support component for the second pool component. The second frame portion is complementary with the first frame portion. A latch assembly has a first latch component and a second latch component. The first latch component is adapted to be removably coupled to the second latch component. The first latch component of the latch assembly is attached to the frame support component of the first frame portion of the first pool component, and the second latch component of the latch assembly is attached to the frame support component of the second frame portion of the second pool component. The first pool component and the second pool component are placed so that their complementary frame portions and the cooperating first and second latch components are aligned, and the first latch component of the latch assembly is operatively attached to the second latch component with which it is aligned. |
US10208494B2 |
Roof plug
A roof plug is provided that includes a plug member and a tray member. The tray member includes a recessed portion and a flange portion and is made of a rigid material. The recessed portion includes a base, has at least one opening disposed therein, and has a plurality of side walls each extending upwardly from the base to the flange portion. The flange portion is also oriented outward from a top edge of the plurality of side walls of the recessed portion. The plug member fits into the recessed portion of the tray member. At least one opening in the base provides visual inspection of the plug member when located in the recessed portion. The product serves to plug a hole left behind by a static roof vent when converting to other methods of roof ventilation. Generally, the product can be used to fill any holes in the roof deck sized 8″×8″ or 12″×12″. |
US10208487B1 |
Removable paneling system for a substrate
Provided is a paneling system that may be applied to a substrate such as a wall or other surface. The paneling system comprises a plurality of panels each containing a fastener on the back side of the individual panels and a corresponding fastener connected to a substrate such as a wall. Connecting or interlocking the fastener positioned on the back side of a panel to a fastener positioned on a substrate such as a wall results in an established connection between the panel and the substrate or wall. To remove the installed panels from the substrate or wall, one simply pulls the panel off of the substrate to disconnect the fasteners from each other. |
US10208485B2 |
Building material cladding components and methods
A starter board for a wall cladding system includes a core member and a laminate. The core member defines a board profile portion including parallel, planar base and outer surfaces defining a uniform thickness, the base surface extending from a first lateral surface to a second lateral surface, and a supporting flange portion extending outward from the planar outer surface, at the second lateral surface, to an outer surface of the flange portion. The laminate includes a reinforcing mesh and a basecoat layer covering the reinforcing mesh, and covers the second lateral surface of the board profile portion, the inner and outer lateral surfaces of the supporting flange portion, the outer surface of the supporting flange portion, and portions of the base and outer surfaces of the board profile portion proximate the supporting flange portion. |
US10208483B1 |
Façades of modular units and methods of construction thereof
A modular system includes a first pair of modular units and a second pair of modular units to be disposed above the first pair of modular units. The first pair of modular units includes brackets configured to be coupled to a façade trim. The second pair of modular units includes brackets configured to be coupled to a façade trim. The brackets of the first pair of modular units are spaced apart from one another a different distance than the brackets of the second pair of modular units are spaced apart from one another. |
US10208480B2 |
Edge metal system
A roof edging system that includes a base anchor, a fascia cover, and a compression system that is used to provide compression thereby, allowing the fascia cover to snap into place on the base anchor. |
US10208479B2 |
Composite profile structure for roofing applications
Embodiments of the invention provide composite roofing strips that may be attached to a roofing membrane for aesthetic and/or functional purposes and method of attaching the same. According to one embodiment, a composite roofing strip may include a longitudinally extending body having a base and a lateral member extending from the base, and may also include an insert extending partially or fully along the body and coupled therewith. The insert may be formable so as to allow the composite roofing strip to be adjusted to have a desired profile and to maintain the desired profile of the composite roofing strip post adjustment. |
US10208474B2 |
Elevatable building for preventing flood damage
An elevatable building including a foundation (18) set into a ground surface and a platform (15) that, in the event of a flood, is to be elevated by a lifting mechanism (19). The building includes lightweight walls (14) and a roof assembled on the platform (15) to form a house. An adaptable connection (28) for utility services is provided which adjusts to the height from ground level of the platform when it is raised or lowered by the lifting mechanism so that vital service to the house can remain uninterrupted. |
US10208469B2 |
Sterilizing device and method for a toilet
Sterilizing device for a toilet that includes an ozone generator and an impelling device fluidically connected to the ozone generator that allows discharging the ozone generated into the flush water of the toilet. A controller controls generating the ozone and discharging the ozone into the flush water. A sensor detects the presence or the actuation of a user, the sensor being communicated with the controller. The controller controls the ozone generator depending on a signal received from the sensor. The sterilizing device also includes an ion plasma generator for discharging ion plasma directly into the air adjacent the toilet. The ion plasma generator being controlled by the controller. |
US10208463B2 |
Water well case head adapter
A water well head casing adapter for attachment to a water well head casing providing a two piece body engaged within the head casing of the water well with an inner formed cavity securing a baffle comprising a plurality of flexible wafer inserts defining a linear bore, the linear bore forming a seal around an air pressure hose to introduce pressurized air into the water well casing without water or air escaping between the air hose and the linear bore, the water well head casing adapter used to reduce the time and improve the efficiency required to purge and to blow out unsanitary water in the water well casing and water lines of a newly drilled water well. |
US10208460B2 |
Removable device for attaching two mechanical parts
A removable device for attaching two mechanical parts includes a pin removably locking a first part with respect to a second part, a retainer member on the pin and a resiliently loaded tension member which collaborate to prevent the pin from coming out of its locked position; the removable device further includes at least two inclined surfaces, the general shape of which is that of a projection oriented in the axial direction of the pin, such that when the pin rotates, the retainer member runs along the inclined surfaces and the pin moves between the locked position and unlocked position against a force exerted on the pin along a longitudinal axial direction of the pin exerted by the tension member. |
US10208458B2 |
Method for compensating for flow rate of hydraulic pump of construction machine
A method is provided for compensating for the flow rate of a variable capacity-type hydraulic pump such that, when a manipulation lever is manipulated, a discontinuous section, which has no change in the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump, is eliminated. |
US10208456B2 |
Flow control valve for construction equipment, having floating function
Disclosed is a hydraulic circuit for construction equipment, having a floating function for ground leveling work, which can be implemented by a main control valve. According to the present invention, provided is a flow control valve for construction equipment, having a floating function, comprising: a valve body having, formed therein, a supply path in communication with a pump path to which hydraulic oil is supplied from a hydraulic pump, and first and second actuator paths connected to a hydraulic cylinder driven by the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump; a spool switchably built into the valve body for, when switched, communicating the supply path into the first and second actuator paths so as to supply, to the hydraulic cylinder, the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump via the supply path and the first actuator path and return, to a tank path, the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic cylinder via the second actuator path; a recycling path for supplying, to a small chamber of the hydraulic cylinder, a portion of the hydraulic oil returned from a large chamber of the hydraulic cylinder to the tank path and recycling the same; and a valve for floating conversion, installed at a predetermined position of the recycling path, wherein, in case of conversion to a floating state by application of pilot pressure to the valve for floating conversion, the large chamber and the small chamber of the hydraulic cylinder are communicated, and a path for supplying the hydraulic oil to the small chamber of the hydraulic cylinder and the recycling path are communicated so as to enable a bi-directional flow of the hydraulic oil. |
US10208453B2 |
Methods and systems for monitoring work zone in worksite
A method for monitoring a work zone in a worksite is disclosed. The work zone includes an overburden region, a dump region having an incline of positive slope, and an initial pivot point at a junction of the overburden region and the incline. The method includes monitoring, by a controller, an elevation of the work zone based on an elevation data received from one or more sensors. Further, the method comprises detecting, by the controller, a location in the work zone having an elevation lower than an elevation of the initial pivot point based on the elevation data. Furthermore, the method comprises updating, by the controller, the detected location as a new pivot point if the detected location is within a predetermined distance from the initial pivot point. |
US10208450B2 |
Cantilever for a utility vehicle
A cantilever includes a spar connected rotatably about a rear fixed axis to a fastening device for a vehicle, a tool lever connected rotatably about a front fixed axis to the spar, a deflecting triangle connected rotatably about a central fixed axis to the spar, a rear strut connected rotatably about a first strut pivot axis to the fastening device and rotatably about a second strut pivot axis to the deflecting triangle, a front strut connected rotatably about a third strut pivot axis to the deflecting triangle and rotatably about a fourth strut pivot axis to the tool lever. The rear and the central fixed axis span a first plane. The rear strut intersects the first plane. The central and the front fixed axis span a second plane. The front strut intersects the second plane. |
US10208449B2 |
Temporary manhole cover and method
A temporary manhole cover and its methods of use are configured to prevent an entire person from falling into a manhole, while providing a unique structure, adjustable in some embodiments, that allows access for a user to simultaneously reach through and/or pass objects through the temporary manhole cover when it is installed in a manhole. The structure may include an annular perimeter portion optionally having an L-shaped cross-section defining a circular interior opening there-through, a first set of two parallel laterally-separated cross-members each attached with and extending across the circular opening, and a second set of two parallel laterally-separated cross-members each extending perpendicularly between and attached with the first set of two parallel laterally-separated cross-members. |
US10208446B2 |
Fender system
The present invention concerns a fender system comprising one or more fenders (2). The one or more fenders (2) are to be fastened to a quay wall (1). The fender system further comprises a panel (4) carrying one or more shields. The panel (4) is fastened to the one or more fenders (2). Each fender (2) is formed of two or more fender sections (5, 6). |
US10208444B2 |
Snow directing and discharging assembly
A snow thrower may include an auger housing; and an auger flight assembly. The auger flight assembly may include a drive shaft rotatable about an axis and helical blades and helical pliable flights, wherein the helical blades and the helical pliable flights alternate with one another along an axial length of the drive shaft. |
US10208442B2 |
Snow thrower
A snow thrower may include a housing, a rotatable snow moving member at least partially within the housing and a compressed gas knife coupled to the housing and aimed at an underlying terrain forward the housing. |
US10208429B2 |
Adhesive having insulative properties
An improved adhesive composition having increased insulative properties is provided. The adhesive composition having improved insulative properties includes a starch component; an alkaline component; sodium tetraborate; water; and a plurality of expandable microspheres. Products having improved insulation capabilities and methods of making the products having improved insulation capabilities are also provided. The present adhesive and products including the adhesive is environmentally friendly. |
US10208428B2 |
Coated paper
A coated paper with enhanced properties and/or lower cost can be obtained by using a coating that contains a binder and stanchion-encapsulated titanium dioxide. The stanchion-encapsulated titanium dioxide can provide the same or similar brightness, gloss, and/or opacity while using less titanium dioxide. |
US10208425B2 |
Method for dyeing golf balls and dyed golf balls
A golf ball of a first color is dyed to a second color with an anionic or nonionic disperse dye. Either or both of a pigmented coating layer or an optional clear coating layer on the pigmented coating layer comprises a member selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyureas, polyamides, and combinations thereof, which can be dyed by the anionic or nonionic disperse dye. |
US10208424B2 |
Fabric refreshing cabinet device
A device for refreshing fabrics by reducing malodors and/or wrinkles without requiring that the fabrics to be put through an entire standard laundry process. The device comprises an extractable drawer which is pulled out of the device to allow for loading of a fabric into a receiving region. The extractable drawer can then be closed transporting the fabric into the interior of the device. A fabric treatment composition is sprayed or otherwise dispensed onto the fabrics when the device is operated. The device comprises an air flow path and a heating element which allows for the fabrics to be treated during use. The extractable drawer of the present invention can be positioned to extract laterally or vertically out of the shell of the device. |
US10208423B2 |
Laundry treating apparatus having detergent insert door
A laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of a detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving portion, wherein the detergent insert door includes a bracket coupled to the front opening portion to allow a detergent inlet formed on a front surface thereof to communicate with the front opening portion, and including a hinge receiving portion; a cover inserted into the hinge receiving portion and coupled to the bracket; a shaft damper coupled to a hinge shaft at one side of the bracket; and an elastic member supported by the bracket and the cover. |
US10208422B2 |
Laundry stain removal device
A stain removal device adapted to at least partially surround a stain located on a fabric to activate in a targeted manner includes a shell comprising a wall with an inner surface, an outer surface, a rim defining an aperture in the shell, the rim being defined by the inner and outer surfaces and the inner surface defining a shell cavity, at least one opening extending through the wall of the shell between the inner and outer surfaces of the shell, a dispensable cleaning agent at least partially disposed within the shell cavity, and an attachment portion at least partly coupled to the shell. The attachment portion is configured to removably couple the stain removal device to a fabric or article of clothing such that the rim of the shell contacts the fabric and at least partially surrounds a stain located on the fabric. So configured, the dispensable cleaning agent may activate in a targeted manner relative to the stain during a wash cycle. |
US10208421B2 |
Laundry treating machine
A laundry treating machine is disclosed. The laundry treating machine includes a cabinet formed with a laundry introduction opening, a frame rotatably provided in the cabinet, a tub provided in the cabinet to define a space for accommodating wash water and configured to be rotated by the frame, and a drum rotatably provided in the tub to define a space for accommodating laundry and configured to rotate in a direction different from a rotating direction of the tub. |
US10208419B2 |
Modular laundry system
A modular laundry system includes at least one laundry appliance and at least one laundry module below the laundry appliance. Both the laundry appliance and the laundry module have a single width. The laundry module has a height that is less than the height of the laundry appliance and performs a washing function to wash laundry. |
US10208417B2 |
Dye exhaustion and dryer apparatus
An apparatus for dye application to textile manufactures, exhaustion of the applied dye, and drying of the textile manufacture. The apparatus, in some implementations, includes a dye applicator that applies dye evenly to a textile manufacture of varying length, one or more steam release conduits for heating the textile manufacture with applied dye to exhaust the dye, and a blower system to dry the textile manufacture after application of the applied dye. |
US10208409B2 |
Netting with elongation indicator and method of determining the elongation of a netting
A knitted netting for wrapping an object is provided. When wrapping the object the knitted netting may have an indicated target elongation. The knitted netting includes first longitudinal franzes, first lateral schusses, at least two second longitudinal franzes, and at least one second lateral schuss. The schusses are knitted with the franzes to form the knitted netting. The first longitudinal franzes and the first lateral schusses are configured such that the spacing of the first longitudinal franzes decreases by less than 10% when elongating the knitted netting by 50% of the target elongation, the target elongation being from 15% to 300% of the length of the knitted netting. The second lateral schuss is an indicator schuss. The second longitudinal franzes are indicator franzes. The indicator schuss is knitted with the indicator franzes to form an elongation indicator for indicating the amount of longitudinal stretching of the knitted netting. The elongation indicator is configured such that the spacing of the indicator franzes decreases by more than 10% when elongating the knitted netting by 50% of the target elongation. Further, a method of determining the longitudinal elongation of such a knitted netting with respect to a target elongation is provided. |
US10208406B2 |
Method and device for cutting lap in comber
A method for cutting a lap in a comber includes applying pressure to a bobbin toward a lap roller. The method further includes forming a weak portion in the lap that is continuous from the bobbin to a nipper device in the state in which pressure is applied to the bobbin by pulling the lap toward the nipper device. The method further includes cancelling the applied pressure after forming the weak portion. The method further includes applying tension to the lap after forming the weak portion to cut the lap at the weak portion. |
US10208405B2 |
Polylactide fibers
Polylactide fibers are made from a blend of polylactides. One of the polylactides has a ratio of R-lactic and S-lactic units from 8:92 to 92:8. The second polylactide has a ratio of the R-lactic and S-lactic units of ≥97:3 or ≤3:97. The ratio of the R-lactic units to S-lactic units in the blend is from 7:93 to 25:75 or from 75:25 to 93:7. The polylactide fiber contains at least 5 Joules of polylactide crystallites per gram of polylactide resin in the fiber. |
US10208403B2 |
Cellulosic fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of forming thereof
A viscose fiber comprises a fiber body including a regenerated cellulosic material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed in the regenerated cellulosic material. The regenerated cellulosic material is derived from an organic plant material and the plurality of microcapsules containing a phase change material has a transition temperature in the range of 0° C. to 100° C., the phase change material providing thermal regulation based on at least one of absorption and release of latent heat at the transition temperature. |
US10208402B2 |
Spin bath and method for consolidation of a shaped article
A coagulation bath is provided with a coagulation liquid inlet, wherein the coagulation liquid inlet has one or more mouths, which are arranged beneath the coagulation liquid level of the coagulation bath; in particular a spinning bath system with a coagulation liquid inlet and an entry region for spinning yarns which are solidified in the spinning bath, wherein the entry region is provided at a position in which, when the spinning bath is filled with coagulation liquid, the liquid surface is the surface of the coagulation liquid, the coagulation liquid inlet has one or more mouths arranged beneath the entry region and are directed to spinning yarns introduced into the spinning bath such that fresh coagulation liquid flows against the spinning yarns during operation, and optionally a liquid fill level regulator and possibly further tanks with different coagulation liquid composition and methods for spinning yarns in a spinning bath. |
US10208401B2 |
Substrate treating apparatus
Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus comprising a wafer chuck on which a substrate is placed, an injector unit on a side of the wafer chuck and injecting process gases that include a first gas and a second gas, and a gas supply unit supplying the process gases to the injector unit. The gas supply unit comprises first and second gas supply sources that respectively accommodate the first and second gases, first and second gas supply lines that respectively connect the first and second gas supply sources to the injector unit, and first and second heating units that are respectively disposed on the first and second gas supply lines. The first heating units disposed on the first gas supply line have a density per unit length greater than the density per unit length of the second heating units disposed on the second gas supply line. |
US10208392B1 |
Method for creating a chromium-plated surface with a matte finish
A method for creating a chrome-plated surface having a matte finish that typically includes: controlling a resistance of a current bridge circuit; depositing a first chromium layer on a substrate positioned in a chromium bath, wherein the first chromium layer is deposited by supplying current from a power source that is electrically connected to the substrate and to anodes positioned in the chromium bath; etching the first chromium layer by engaging a current bridge that closes the current bridge circuit; depositing a first intermediate chromium layer, wherein the first intermediate chromium layer is deposited by supplying current from the power source; etching the first intermediate chromium layer, wherein the first intermediate chromium layer is etched by engaging the current bridge; and depositing a final chromium layer, wherein the final chromium layer is deposited by supplying current from the power source. |
US10208389B2 |
Methods and systems for reducing impurity metal from a refinery electrolyte solution
Disclosed are methods for the reduction of impurity metals from a refinery electrolyte solution. Certain methods comprise contacting a refinery electrolyte solution comprising an impurity metal with a phosphate ester having a structure represented by: wherein R1 comprises a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl or aryl group, and wherein the impurity metal is selected from the group consisting of iron, antimony, arsenic, bismuth, tin and combinations thereof. |
US10208388B2 |
Ion exchange membrane electrolyzer and elastic body
An ion exchange membrane electrolyzer includes an elastic body configured to press on a second electrode so as to bring an ion exchange membrane into close contact with electrodes. The elastic body includes a fixed part fixed to one of a base part and the second electrode, and an elastic part that extends from the fixed part, and is configured to press on the second electrode by elastic deformation. The elastic part is formed so as to be plate-like and formed so as to be corrugated along a direction in which it extends, such that a top part on one side is in contact with the base part and a top part on the other side is in contact with the second electrode. |
US10208382B2 |
Method for making a seam-sealable non-magnetic lid and package
A non-magnetic lid for sealing a hermetic package. The lid includes a molybdenum substrate having a sputtered adhesion layer and a copper seed layer. The lid also includes a plated palladium solder base layer, and has a gold/tin solder preform attached to a sealing surface of the lid. |
US10208380B2 |
Advanced coating method and materials to prevent HDP-CVD chamber arcing
Embodiments described herein relate to apparatus and coating methods to reduce chamber arcing, for example, in HDP-CVD, PECVD, PE-ALD and Etch chambers. The apparatus include a ring shaped gas distributor used for in-situ deposition of coating materials, and a process chamber including the same. The ring shaped gas distributor includes a ring shaped body having at least one gas entrance port disposed on a first side thereof and a plurality of gas distribution ports disposed on a first surface of the ring shaped body. The plurality of gas distribution ports are arranged in a plurality of evenly distributed rows. The plurality of gas distribution ports in a first row of the plurality of evenly distributed rows is adapted to direct gas at an exit angle different from an exit angle of the plurality of gas distribution ports in a second row of the plurality of evenly distributed rows. |
US10208376B2 |
Apparatus and method for coating of small Nd-Fe-B magnets
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for coating small Nd—Fe—B magnets. The apparatus includes a furnace having a roller including at least one stirring piece disposed in the compartment. The stirring pieces have an isosceles triangle or trapezoidal shaped cross-section. The side wall of the furnace defines an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture disposed diametrically opposed to one another. A plurality of target source holders include two first target source holders and two second target source holders disposed on the side wall and spaced from one another and between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture. The method includes a step of disposing a plurality of conductors with the small Nd—Fe—B magnets in the compartment of the roller. The small Nd—Fe—B magnets are mixed with the plurality of conductors in the roller with the roller being rotated of between 5 rpm and 20 rpm. |
US10208371B2 |
Aluminum alloys with high strength and cosmetic appeal
The disclosure provides aluminum alloys having varying ranges of alloying elements and properties. In some variations, the alloy can include 3.4 to 4.9 wt % Zn, 1.3 to 2.1 wt % Mg, no greater than 0.06 wt % Cu, no greater than 0.06 wt % Zr, 0.06 to 0.08 wt % Fe, no greater than 0.05 wt % Si, and the balance is aluminum and incidental impurities. |
US10208365B2 |
Cermet tool
A cermet tool includes from 75-95 volume % of a hard phase and from 5-25 volume % of a binder phase. The hard phase has a first hard phase with a core portion of (Ti, Nb, Mo) (C, N) and a peripheral portion of (Ti, Nb, Mo, W) (C, N) or (Ti, Nb, Mo, W, Zr) (C, N), a second hard phase with both a core portion and a peripheral portion of (Ti, Nb, Mo, W) (C, N) or (Ti, Nb, Mo, W, Zr) (C, N), and a third hard phase of (Ti, Nb, Mo) (C, N). The ratio of Nbs/Nbi is from 0.8 to 1.2, where Nbs is a maximum Nb amount in a surface region and Nbi is an internal Nb amount in an internal region. The ratio of Ws/Wi is from 1.0 to 1.5, where Ws is a maximum W amount in the surface region and Wi is an internal W amount in the internal region. The area ratios A1, A2, and A3 of the respective hard phases are from 75 to 95 area % for A1, from 4 to 24 area % for A2, and from 1 to 24 area % for A3. |
US10208357B2 |
Cell based assay
The present invention relates to cell-based assays involving HER2. The assays use assay cells that are transfected with cassettes containing the HER2 gene of interest and measure the effect of mutations on the activity of HER2, and on their response to inhibitors. |
US10208351B2 |
RNY-derived small RNAs as biomarkers for atherosclerosis-related disorders
The present invention concerns an in vitro method of diagnosis or prognosis of an atherosclerosis-related disorder by detecting a small Y RNA (s-RNY), as well as the use of an inhibitor of s-RNY as a medicament against atherosclerosis-related disorders. The invention also concerns a method for screening for a compound suitable for the treatment of an atherosclerosis-related disorder. |
US10208347B2 |
Attribute sieving and profiling with sample enrichment by optimized pooling
A process of identifying a plurality of biological samples having particular desired attributes by testing pooled samples and selecting, for intended uses such as transfusion, or for subsequent analysis that is thereby enriched for such samples, pooled samples which have, or may have, said desired attributes. The preferred number of samples per pool “d” is determined by selecting an integer value as d which produces the maximum or a value near the maximum of the product of: d times the expected number of unambiguous sample pools, where a sample pool is unambiguous if all of the samples have the desired attributes, and is otherwise ambiguous if at least one sample has the desired attributes. The value selected as d can be greater than the maximum product above, so as to enlarge the total number of samples assayed in determining the desired attributes. |
US10208337B2 |
Compositions including a double stranded nucleic acid molecule and a stem-loop oligonucleotide
The present invention concerns preparation of DNA molecules, such as a library, using a stem-loop oligonucleotide. In particular embodiments, the invention employs a single reaction mixture and conditions. In particular, at least part of the inverted palindrome is removed during the preparation of the molecules to facilitate amplification of the molecules. Thus, in specific embodiments, the DNA molecules are suitable for amplification and are not hindered by the presence of the palindrome. |