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US10296338B2 System, apparatus and method for low overhead control transfer to alternate address space in a processor
In one embodiment, a processor includes: an accelerator associated with a first address space; a core associated with a second address space and including an alternate address space configuration register to store configuration information to enable the core to execute instructions from the first address space; and a control logic to configure the core based in part on information in the alternate address space configuration register. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10296325B2 Method of consolidating, synchronizing, and streaming production content for distributed editing of media compositions
A synchronized media project, synchronization SDK, and synchronization service enable multiple users to produce a media composition collaboratively. A media project includes composition assets that reference media assets. A synchronization SDK enables multiple applications to edit the media project independent of an internal organization of the project. A project synchronization service synchronizes copies of media projects located on clients with a server-based versioned master project. User-selectable project synchronization modes determine whether media project assets are stored on clients, on the server, or on both, and when media assets are transferred. Synchronized media projects include composition assets in proprietary formats and in interoperable formats. Interoperable composition assets are rendered from proprietary composition assets on a track-by-track basis.
US10296324B2 Zero downtime software system upgrade
A zero downtime upgrade procedure is initiated that upgrades a first version of software executing on a source system comprising at least one source server to a second version of software executing on a target system comprising at least one target server. The source system initially starts operating in a read-write mode. Thereafter, concurrent with the operation of the source system, operation of the target system is initiated in a read-only mode. Operations of the source system are then ceased by ramping down activities of the source system. Upon cessation of operation of the source system, operation of the target system is initiated in a read-write mode.
US10296323B2 System and method for fast initial and incremental deployment of apps
A system and method for deploying user apps to user devices is disclosed. A service module on a host system maintains class files of the user app within an original archive, and creates an install agent archive and a modified user app archive from the original archive. In some embodiments, the service module deploys an install agent from the install agent archive and a runtime agent of the modified user app archive to the user device. In other embodiments, the install agent and the runtime agent are pre-installed within a virtual machine of the user device. The install agent receives the class files from the service module, and the runtime agent loads and executes the class files to deploy the user app on the user device. In a preferred embodiment, the system enables faster initial deployment and redeployment of user apps on Android user devices than current systems and methods.
US10296322B2 Controller and control program updating method
A controller according to an embodiment includes a main processing unit and a storage. The main processing unit shifts, when receiving an updating request of a control program during executing this control program, to program shifting through a restart in a state where a device power source is held. The program shifting starts an updating program for updating the control program instead of the control program. The storage is configured to be able to hold information while the device power source is held. The main processing unit causes the storage to store, before the restart, update requesting information indicating that the updating request is received, causes the storage to store a history of the restart, and performs a start determination on the updating program on the basis of the update requesting information and the history that are referred after the restart.
US10296308B2 Automatically generating network applications from design mock-ups
The present disclosure is directed to providing a network application creation system that facilitates generating network applications from a design layout. In general, the network application creation system automatically generates one or more network applications from a design mock-up created by a user, such as a designer. For example, the network application creation system can provide one or more network applications to a user without requiring the user to hand code the design layout into the one or more network applications. In some example embodiments, the network application creation system generates structured files, style files, and/or asset files from a design layout and create a network application based on the generated files.
US10296302B1 One-click deployment of industrial software
The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for generating and controlling a user interface for managing a software development lifecycle of an industrial software application. In one example, the method includes developing a software application via a user interface, storing an application file representing the developed software application in a code repository associated with the user interface, testing the application file to determine whether the developed software application successfully satisfies requirements for a platform, and deploying the successfully tested application file from the code repository to the platform and activating the application on the platform, in response to receiving a user request.
US10296300B2 Aiding creation of service offers associated with a service delivery framework
A method of aiding creation of a service offer associated with a Service Delivery Framework (SDF) includes providing a plurality of reusable Application Objects (AOs) that may be associated with an Interactive Development Environment (IDE). The AOs are prototype customer facing service offers that include standardized functions supporting ordering, billing, management and monitoring. The AOs also include standardized event formats and configurable attributes that affect the behavior and pricing of service offers derived from the AOs. A Services Marketplace facilitates reuse of AOs and supports relationships between customers, application creators, service providers and OSS/BSS providers. A computer-readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a computing device aids in creation of a service offer associated with a SDF by providing a plurality of reusable Application Objects (AOs) in the context of a services marketplace.
US10296297B2 Execution semantics for sub-processes in BPEL
A system and method for facilitating execution of a portion of a process via a subprocess. An example method includes encapsulating process logic of a portion of a parent process via the subprocess, wherein the parent process is encoded via a business process language characterized by process lifecycle management functionality; using an instance of a call activity in a scope of the parent process or subprocess to activate the subprocess, yielding a called subprocess in response thereto; and employing a business process runtime engine to adjust a scope of the subprocess to inherit the scope of the process used to call the subprocess, thereby enabling the process lifecycle management functionality to govern a lifecycle of the subprocess. In a more specific embodiment, the business process language includes standard Business Prosecution Execution Language (BPEL); the parent process represents a business process; and the subprocess includes a standalone subprocess.
US10296293B2 Low-area fixed-point polynomials
Methods of implementing fixed-point polynomials in hardware logic include distributing a defined error bound for the whole polynomial between operators in a data-flow graph for the polynomial by solving an optimization problem that outputs an accuracy parameter and a precision parameter for each node. Each operator is then itself optimized to satisfy the part of the error bound allocated to that operator and as defined by the accuracy and precision parameters.
US10296285B2 Source coordination of audio playback
An electronic device that coordinates a playback operation is described. In particular, an interface circuit in the electronic device may calculate, based on differences between transmit times when packets were transmitted by a second electronic device and receive times of the packets, relative drift as a function of time between a clock in the interface circuit and a second clock in the second electronic device. Then, the interface circuit may adjust, based on the relative drift, a clock circuit that provides the clock to eliminate the relative drift, and may determine a remaining time offset between the clock and the second clock. Next, the interface circuit may modify a future time when the second electronic device is to perform the playback operation based on the remaining time offset to determine a corrected future time, and may transmit information to the second electronic device specifying the corrected future time.
US10296284B2 Audio processing device and audio processing method
An audio processing device and an audio processing method are provided. The audio processing device includes a first controller configured to initialize the audio processing device; and a second controller configured to connect the audio processing device and an audio output device while the first controller initializes the audio processing device, and to transmit a message reporting completion of the connection of the audio processing device and the audio output device to the first controller, wherein the first controller is configured to start an operation of outputting audio to the audio output device in response to the message reporting the completion of the connection from the second controller.
US10296275B2 User interface based on device-state information
A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display (such as a cellular telephone) provides a wireless remote control for an entertainment device (such as a consumer-electronic device). Based on device-state information that specifies a current state of the entertainment device (which is received from an audio/video (A/V) hub that communicates with the entertainment device) and one or more related states of the entertainment device, the portable electronic device may generate a user interface that includes one or more virtual command icons. Note that the one or more related states are related to the current state in a state diagram by corresponding operations that transition the entertainment device from the current state to the one or more related states. Then, the portable electronic displays the user interface on the touch-sensitive display. In this way, the portable electronic device dynamically adapts the user interface.
US10296272B2 Printed document including machine-readable mark including unique identification under which metadata for document is stored in repository
According to an example, print client based marking may include instructing a repository to store metadata related to a document. A machine-readable mark that includes an identification of a location of the metadata may be printed on the document.
US10296266B2 Printing apparatus that allows an administrator to determine whether to execute registration of the printing apparatus to a printing service on the internet upon receiving a registration request, and control method and program for the apparatus
A printing apparatus that can be registered to a printing service on the Internet includes at least one processor that executes instructions to execute a registration to a printing service upon receiving an instruction to execute registration to the printing service via a registration screen displayed on a display, and an administrator successfully logging in to the printing apparatus via an administrator login screen displayed on the display. In a case in which a system management setting is OFF, the display displays the registration screen used for providing the instruction to execute the registration to the printing service, and the at least one processor executes the registration to the printing service in response to the instruction to execute the registration to the printing service.
US10296263B2 Dispersed bloom filter for determining presence of an object
A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the interface and to the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to perform various operations and functions. The computing device receives a store data object request and facilitates distributed storage of the data object in storage units (SUs). the computing device applies unique deterministic functions to the object name to generate deterministic values. For a deterministic value, the computing device identifies a corresponding SU based on the deterministic value and the bucket mapping scheme. The computing device transmits an update bucket request to the corresponding SU to be used by the corresponding SU to update a state value of a bucket that is locally stored by the corresponding SU to indicate an active state.
US10296261B2 Electronic device compensating different characteristics of serially connected storage devices and storage device included therein
An electronic device includes an embedded storage device and an application processor. The embedded storage device is connected to directly communicate with a removable storage device which processes a packet having a first characteristic. The embedded storage device processes a packet having a second characteristic. The application processor is connected to directly communicate with the embedded storage device, but not directly connected to the removable storage device. The application processor processes a packet having a third characteristic. The embedded storage device compensates at least one of the first characteristic or the second characteristic, such that at least one of a first packet of the first characteristic received from the removable storage device or a second packet of the second characteristic in the embedded storage device is provided to the application processor according to the third characteristic.
US10296257B2 Control device and control method
A control device according to an embodiment includes a first memory, a controller, a communication unit, and a second memory. The second memory stores a table with which an input area and an output area can be identified within the memory area. The controller sets the input areas to a first predetermined area in one transmission process based on the table when the first data is transmitted from a buffer area which a buffer memory has to the memory area, and sets the output areas to the first predetermined area in one transmission process based on the table when the first data is transmitted from the memory area to the buffer area.
US10296255B1 Data migration techniques
Described are techniques for performing migration from a source node to a target node. Application data used by an application is migrated from the source node to the target node. I/O operations from the application directed to the application data are sent to the target node. While migrating the application data, first processing is performed on the target node in connection with I/O operations directed to the application data. The first processing includes monitoring read operations directed to the application data. Migrating the application data includes copying a data portion of the application data from the source node to the target node. The data portion has a logical location in the application data determined in accordance with the read operations. The data portion is prefetched by the migrating and copied to the target node prior to the target node receiving a read requesting data of the data portion.
US10296250B2 Method and apparatus for improving performance of sequential logging in a storage device
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage device to receive, from a computing host, a request to append data to a data log. The storage device is further to identify a memory location after a last segment of the data log, append the data to the data log by writing the data to the memory location after the last segment of the data log, and provide, to the computing host, a key comprising an identification of the memory location at which the data was appended to the data log.
US10296248B2 Turn-control rewritable blockchain
A system includes circuitry for rewriting blockchains in a non-tamper-evident or tamper-evident operation by a selected trusted party during a rewrite-permissive phase for the selected trusted party. During a rewrite-embargoed phase for the selected trusted party, rewrite access may pass to at least one second trusted party in a turn-based scheme. In some implementations, rewrite access may be implemented by controlling access to combination of a turn-control key secret portion with respective key secret portions controlled the by the individual trusted parties. Using the access to combination with the turn-control key secret portion, the trusted parties may preform rewrites to the blockchain.
US10296243B2 Memory system and operating method of memory system
A memory system includes a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks each block including a plurality of pages; and a controller including a memory, and suitable for buffering segments of user data and metadata for a command operation into the memory, and storing the buffered segments into a super memory block including two or more of the plurality of memory blocks during the command operation in response to a command, wherein, when the total size of to-be-stored data among the buffered segments of the memory is smaller than an unit size of the one shot program, the controller stores dummy data as well as the to-be-stored data into the super memory block.
US10296241B2 Control device, control system, control method for control device, and control method for control system
When user configuration data recorded in a recording medium is written into a PLC, the PLC determines, in accordance with a combination table stored in the recording medium, if a combination of the user configuration data and firmware already stored in the PLC is suitable. In addition, when firmware recorded in the recording medium is written into the PLC, the PLC determines, in accordance with the combination table stored in the recording medium, if a combination of the firmware and user configuration data already stored in the PLC is suitable.
US10296239B1 Object-based commands with quality of service identifiers
Systems and methods are disclosed for object-based commands with quality of service identifiers. In an embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory device having a processor configured to store data as objects, each object including an object identifier field to track the object, and a user data field for user data of the object. The processor may be further configured to receive a command including an operation directed to an object, and a quality of service identifier that specifies a level of service associated with the operation. Commands may be directed toward put, get, and delete operations, among others.
US10296236B2 Offloading device management responsibilities from a storage device in an array of storage devices
Offloading device management responsibilities from a storage device in an array of storage devices, including: retrieving, from the storage device, control information describing the state of one or more memory blocks in the storage device; and performing, in dependence upon the control information, a storage device management operation.
US10296235B2 Partial volume reorganization to increase data availability
A method for partially reorganizing a volume is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes logically dividing a volume into multiple regions. The method further enables a computing system to perform a data reorganization operation on a particular region of the multiple regions, while enabling I/O to continue to the other regions. In the event a request for a data set allocation is received for the particular region while the data reorganization operation is taking place, the method automatically performs the data set allocation within other regions of the volume. When the data reorganization operation is complete, the method automatically moves the data set allocation from the region in which it was performed to the region associated with the original request.
US10296233B2 Method of managing message transmission flow and storage device using the method
A method of managing a message transmission flow and a storage device using the method are provided. The method of managing a message transmission flow includes receiving, at a storage device, response transmission type information in at least one of a command phase and a data phase, and transmitting response information to a host in at least one of a normal mode and a fast mode based on the received response transmission type information. The normal mode and the fast mode have different latencies.
US10296232B2 Service level based control of storage systems
To provide enhanced operation of data storage devices and systems, various systems, apparatuses, methods, and software are provided herein. In a first example, a data storage system is presented. The data storage system includes data storage devices comprising media for storage and retrieval of data. The data storage system includes a host interface configured to receive service level selections indicated by a host system for service level control of the one or more data storage devices. The data storage system includes a storage control system configured to operate the one or more data storage devices according to the service level selections.
US10296229B2 Storage apparatus
A storage apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes one or more storage devices and a storage controller. The storage controller separates an area of the storage device into an overwrite storage area and an append write storage area and manages the areas, and moves data between the overwrite storage area and the append write storage area. For example, less frequently updated data among write data from a host is moved to the append write storage area from the overwrite storage area. In a state where update data directed to the data stored in the append write storage area is received from a host, the storage controller compresses the update data and then performs append write of the compressed update data to the append write storage area.
US10296228B2 Low capacity latency storage enclosure with logic device
A storage enclosure includes a plurality of hard drive sub-boards, each configured to include a plurality of hard drives. Each hard drive sub-board is coupled to one or more expanders, via and interface unit, with a set of dual-pass shielded cables. The expander includes a plurality of chipsets coupled to a complex logic device. Each chipset may communicate with a different subset of hard drives with potentially different timing characteristics. The dual-pass shielded cables may be arranged to mitigate these differences. In addition, pin assignments associated with the cables may be set in order to further mitigate the timing differences.
US10296227B2 System and method for dynamic cache distribution for in-memory data grids
Systems, methods, and other embodiments are disclosed that use constraint programming to dynamically distribute cache throughout a data grid. In one embodiment, modeling logic is configured to generate a constraint programming model based at least in part on a set of constraints that limits assignment of a plurality of data partitions to a plurality of virtual machines hosted on a plurality of physical machines in a data grid. Solver logic is configured to generate at least one solution for assigning the plurality of data partitions to the plurality of virtual machines by operating on the constraint programming model using constraint programming techniques.
US10296226B2 Control logic, semiconductor memory device, and operating method
Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device that may include a plurality of memory blocks configured to share bit lines and a common source line, a voltage generation circuit configured to apply an erase voltage to the common source line, and operation voltages to word lines and select lines of the plurality of memory blocks during an erase operation, a read and write circuit configured to check a program and erase status of an unselected memory block of the plurality of memory blocks during the erase operation, and a control logic configured to control the voltage generation circuit so that the operation voltages applied to select lines of a selected memory block are controlled in accordance with a result of checking the program and erase status of the unselected memory block during the erase operation.
US10296222B2 Maintain data in differently performing storage devices
The present system enables more efficient I/O processing by providing a mechanism for maintaining data within the locality of reference. One or more accelerator modules may be implemented within a solid state storage device (SSD). The accelerator modules form a caching storage tier that can receive, store and reproduce data. The one or more accelerator modules may place data into the SSD or hard disk drives based on parameters associated with the data.
US10296221B1 Systems and methods for improving the efficiency of recording data to tape
A computer-implemented method for improving the efficiency of recording data to tape may include (i) identifying a command to duplicate a data unit to tape storage after a previous version of the data unit has already been duplicated to tape storage, (ii) identifying metadata that distinguishes between segments of the data unit that have not changed since the previous version of the data unit and segments that have changed, (iii) reading the previous version of the data unit from tape storage and reading the segments of the data unit that have changed from a data sharing storage rather than tape storage, and (iv) combining, using the metadata, the segments read from tape storage that have not changed and the segments read from the data sharing storage that have changed to duplicate the data unit to tape storage. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10296218B2 Update control method, update control apparatus, and storage medium
An update control method executed by a processor included in an update control apparatus configured to update control programs respectively set up in a plurality of computers, the update control method includes acquiring update information and new control programs, the update information indicating update priority of the control programs of the plurality of computers and a progress status of the update; providing the new control programs to the plurality of computers; updating the progress status included in the update information based on information about a computer with the update of the control program completed among the computers; determining, based on the updated progress status, timings to reboot the plurality of respective computers such that the control programs of the plurality of computers are updated according to the update priority indicated by the update information; and updating the control programs of the plurality of computers based on the determined timings.
US10296214B2 Storage pool selection for provisioning volumes in an over-allocation system
Embodiments for volume management in a data storage environment. A storage pool of a plurality of storage pools is selected to provision at least one storage volume by calculating, for each of the plurality of storage pools, a forecast factor representing an expected usage according to an overall size of the at least one storage volume. The selected storage pool is the storage pool of the plurality of storage pools having a smallest forecast factor.
US10296208B2 Method of adjusting an equalizer and electronic device performing the same
A method of adjusting an equalizer is disclosed. The method is applied to an electronic device for adjusting a plurality of gain values of the equalizer synchronously. The method of adjusting an equalizer of the present invention includes the steps of receiving an adjusting command; increasing or decreasing each of the gain values synchronously in an equimultiple way; storing adjusted gain values in a memory of the electronic device.
US10296206B2 Multi-finger touchpad gestures
A multi-finger touchpad gesture refers to a movement of multiple fingers in a particular pattern across a touchpad. The touchpad senses the multiple fingers, and based on the sensed finger locations and finger movements, one of multiple multi-finger touchpad gestures is detected. A user interface being presented on a display is altered as appropriate in response to the detected multi-finger touchpad gesture. Various different multi-finger touchpad gestures can be detected. The multi-finger touchpad gestures can include a gesture that traverses different hierarchical views of the operating system user interface, a gesture that switches between two recent windows, a gesture that traverses a back stack of windows, a gesture that displays a window selection view and selects a particular window, and a gesture that moves a window to a different location (including snapping a window to an edge or corner of the display).
US10296203B2 Electronic device and object control method therefor
An electronic device and an object control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a display module configured to display at least one object on a screen of the electronic device, a user input module configured to receive a user input, and a processor configured to compare a coordinate of each of the objects with a coordinate of the user input and to control attributes of each of the objects.
US10296191B2 Method and device for changing display background
A method for changing a display background is disclosed. The method may be implemented by a server. The method may comprise acquiring a user preference label set of a current user and a background label set of each candidate background; matching the current user with each candidate background based on the acquired user preference label set and the acquired background label set to obtain a match result; selecting one or more recommended backgrounds for the current user based on the match result; and pushing the selected one or more recommended backgrounds to a mobile terminal of the current user.
US10296190B2 Spatially organizing communications
Spatial organization of communications is provided. A communication application initiates operations to present a visual representation of a communication on a two-dimensional canvas after a detected intent to do as such. In response to the intent, the visual representation is generated and displayed on the two-dimensional canvas. A detected interaction with the visual representation triggers a modification of the communication based on the interaction.
US10296188B2 Electronic game
An electronic device includes a display, a timer and computing hardware configured to execute a software product. Execution of the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display with four or more user-selectable graphical objects. Selection of a first user-selectable graphical object at a first spatial position on the graphical user interface and a movement of the selected first user-selectable graphical object along a path towards a second user-selectable graphical object at a second spatial position is detected and a position of the first user-selectable graphical object is exchanged with the position of the second user-selectable graphical object. If, during a predetermined time period, a selection of a third user-selectable graphical object and a movement of the third user-selectable graphical object towards a fourth user-selectable graphical object is detected, the positions of the third and fourth objects is exchanged.
US10296185B2 Viewing selected zoomed content
Provided are techniques for viewing selected zoomed content. A first device is paired with a second device to enable the first device and the second device to communicate. Content is displayed on a first display screen on the first device. In response to receiving a request to zoom a portion of the content on the first device, a zoomed portion of the content is displayed on a second display screen on the second device, without changing the display of the content on the first display screen on the first device.
US10296184B2 Webpage navigation method, mobile terminal using the same, and volatile storage medium recording the same
A method for webpage navigation of a mobile terminal includes displaying a first webpage on a screen among a plurality of webpages loaded successively in order of user inputs, receiving a first user input made on the screen, displaying an object pertaining to one of a second webpage that was loaded on the screen right before the first webpage and a third webpage that was loaded on the screen right after the first webpage in response to the first user input, receiving a second user input for selecting the object pertaining to one of the second and third webpages, and re-displaying one of the second and third webpages according to the second user input. A mobile terminal includes a touchscreen and a controller configured to re-display one of the second and third webpages according to the second user input.
US10296183B1 Aircraft assembly tracker systems and methods
The disclosure herein describes an aircraft assembly tracker system including a user interface configured to display an aircraft part under assembly and overlay one or more zones on the displayed part. The user interface operates on a computing device. The zones represent different panels to be affixed to the aircraft during assembly and their shape displayed on the user interface is identical to the shape of their corresponding panel being affixed to the physical aircraft part. The aircraft assembly tracker system monitors the assembly progress of each zone and automatically alerts aircraft assembly workers when the zone is ready for closure.
US10296181B2 Breathing apparatus having a display with user selectable background
A breathing apparatus and system include a breathing apparatus having a display, an internal memory unit, and a processing unit, and optionally an interface for connecting at least an external memory unit to the apparatus; optionally an external memory unit connectable to the breathing apparatus via the interface; wherein the processing unit is in operative communication with the display, the internal memory unit, and/or the external memory unit when connected to the apparatus via the interface, and the processing unit is configured to provide on at least a portion of the display, a user selectable background stored on at least one of the internal and/or external memory unit, such as a background image, or a background color different than a factory default background color that is not selectable by a user.
US10296178B2 System and methods for interacting with a control environment
A system and methods for facilitation of user interactions with an electronic device. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced interface to a user. A method of providing user interaction using a compact status indicator is described. A method for providing a virtual scroll wheel to a user for interaction with content sets is described. A method for allowing a user to dynamically modify a scalable user interface is described. A method for providing gesture based input to a user via a virtual gesture pad is described. A method of providing an interactive graphic search query interface is described. A method for indicating and selecting available content type is described.
US10296177B2 Interactive content for digital books
A graphical user interface (GUI) is presented that allows a user to view and interact with content embedded in a digital book, such as text, image galleries, multimedia presentations, video, HTML, animated and static diagrams, charts, tables, visual dictionaries, review questions, three-dimensional (3D) animation and any other known media content, and various touch gestures can be used by the user to move through images and multimedia presentations, play video, answer review questions, manipulate three-dimensional objects, and interact with HTML.
US10296174B2 Coding for tracks
A method, apparatus and computer software for coding for tracks in a system is presented. At least one track of an object is determined on a detection display map, the track having an icon associated therewith. The icon is supplemented with a shape indicating additional information relating to attributes of the track, the shape providing perceptual visual awareness for an operator of said system. The shape includes an indicator of at least one of direction, velocity, path uncertainty, and a level of urgency of the track of the object.
US10296172B2 User interface controls for specifying data hierarchies
User interface controls that facilitate the specification/modification of data hierarchies. In one set of embodiments, a first UI control component can be provided that comprises an ordered group of drop-down menus. Each drop-down menu in the ordered group can be populated with a selectable list of attributes from a data set and can be associated with a level in a data hierarchy. By selecting values using the various drop-down menus, a user can interactively specify a data hierarchy for the data set. The data set can then be visualized according to the specified hierarchy. In further embodiments, a second UI control component can be provided in addition to the first UI control component. The second UI control component can allow a user to interactively enable or disable certain drop-down menus in the ordered group, thereby acting as a “depth filter” for controlling the depth of the data hierarchy.
US10296166B2 Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating and displaying content in context
An electronic device displays one or more thumbnails. The device detects a first multi-contact gesture that includes movement of a first contact and a second contact; and, in response to detecting the first multi-contact gesture, the device displays content associated with a respective thumbnail and enlarges the content associated with the respective thumbnail to a respective enlarged size in accordance with the first multi-contact gesture. The device detects termination of the first multi-contact gesture; and, in response to detecting termination of the first multi-contact gesture: when a resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is below a predefined threshold, the device ceases to display the content at the respective enlarged size; and, when the resizing metric based on the first multi-contact gesture is above the predefined threshold, the device displays the content on the display in a predefined arrangement.
US10296165B2 Mobile terminal including display on front surface and rear input unit on rear surface and method for operating mobile terminal based on first input applied to rear input unit and second input applied to display
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal adapted to guide a plurality of functions, performable on the current screen, to a front display unit in accordance with user interaction on a rear surface input unit, and relates to a method for operating the rear surface input unit of same, and the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying content on the front display unit; detecting a first input on the rear surface input unit; displaying, through a guide unit, at least one function performable on the current screen on the front display unit on the basis of the type of first input detected; and performing the function in accordance with a second input on the rear surface input unit.
US10296163B2 Electronic presentation repository and interface
Embodiments of the invention include techniques for storing and managing repositories of electronic presentation documents. Presentation storage repositories may be implemented in various storage systems including individual computer servers, distributed storage networks, cloud-based storage systems, and the like. Presentation search interfaces may support various searching and customization capabilities. Search interface and search engine components may be implemented to receive search requests from client devices, retrieve electronic presentation data from one or more storage repositories, and generate customized search results based on the retrieved electronic presentation data. Search and presentation capabilities may include storing user-specific selections of presentation cover slides, and then retrieving and/or generating user-specific thumbnails for search results interfaces. Additionally, presentation access and usage statistics may be tracked and stored within the storage repository and may be incorporated into the customized searching and presentation capabilities.
US10296157B2 Display device and electronic device
To provide a display device which includes a touch sensor and a large number of pixels and in which a driver circuit of a display portion and a driver circuit of a touch sensor are formed in one IC. The display device includes the display portion, the touch sensor, and a plurality of ICs. The plurality of ICs each include a first circuit. One of the plurality of ICs includes a second circuit and a third circuit. The first circuit has a function of outputting a video signal to the display portion. The second circuit has a function of outputting a signal for driving a sensor element included in the touch sensor. The third circuit has a function of converting an analog signal output from the sensor element into a digital signal.
US10296156B2 Touch detection device, display device with touch detecting function, and electronic apparatus
According to an aspect, a touch detection device includes a drive electrode layer including a plurality of drive electrodes formed in stripes in an array direction; a plurality of touch detection electrodes that are arranged in a manner facing the plurality of drive electrodes and generate capacitance with the plurality of drive electrodes; and a touch detecting unit that applies a touch drive signal to the plurality of drive electrodes and detects a position of an object in contiguity with a touch detection area based on detection signals supplied from the plurality of touch detection electrodes. The plurality of the drive electrodes include an end drive electrode that is provided to at least one end in the array direction and has a larger width in the array direction than the width in the array direction of drive electrodes other than the end drive electrode.
US10296147B2 Touch screen and display device including the same
A display device includes a display panel configured to generate an image and a touch screen disposed on the display panel. The touch screen includes sensor blocks. Each of the sensor blocks includes: k (k being a natural number of two or more) first sensors disposed in a first direction and electrically connected to each other; and j (j being a natural number of two or more) sensor groups disposed adjacent to a corresponding first sensor among the k first sensors. Each of the j sensor groups includes i (i being a natural number of two or more) second sensors arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. Some of the k first sensors and the i second sensors are configured to receive first signals. Some of the k first sensors and the i second sensors are configured to transmit second signals different from the first signals.
US10296145B2 Determining force applied to an ultrasonic sensor
In a method for determining force applied to an ultrasonic sensor, ultrasonic signals are emitted from an ultrasonic sensor. A plurality of reflected ultrasonic signals from a finger interacting with the ultrasonic sensor is captured. A first data based at least in part on a first reflected ultrasonic signal of the plurality of reflected ultrasonic signals is compared with a second data based at least in part on a second reflected ultrasonic signal of the plurality of reflected ultrasonic signals. A deformation of the finger during interaction with the ultrasonic sensor is determined based on differences between the first data based at least in part on the first reflected ultrasonic signal and the second data based at least in part on the second reflected ultrasonic signal. A force applied by the finger to the ultrasonic sensor is determined based at least in part on the deformation.
US10296143B2 Touch sensing device and sensing method of touch point
A sensing method of touch point includes: detecting an edge region to obtain one or more effective touch point; and determining whether the effective touch point is a valid touch point according to a number of the effective touch point(s) and an area of each of the effective touch point(s). The valid touch point is the effective touch point with the number being equal to 1 and the area satisfying a size condition.
US10296141B2 Device, and adjustable parameter adjustment method for device
A device, and an adjustable parameter adjustment method for a device, where the device includes a touchscreen, and the touchscreen includes a touch sensor and a fingerprint sensor. A processor first adjusts a value of an adjustable parameter to a first value according to touch input of a user on the touch sensor, then receives accurate fingerprint input using the fingerprint sensor, and accurately adjusts the value of the adjustable parameter from the first value to a second value according to the fingerprint input in order to facilitate use for the user.
US10296137B2 Control circuit and noise removing method for touch screen
Disclosed are a control circuit and a noise removing method for a touch screen. The present invention includes technology for performing differential sensing on the outputs of two adjacent sensing lines of a touch screen panel and integrating a differential sensing signal to filter noises. The control circuit and noise filtering according to the present invention may remove the display noise, tri-wave lamp noise having a predetermined frequency, 60 Hz noise and charger noise caused by battery charging that might affect the two adjacent sensing lines.
US10296135B2 Electronic device
In one embodiment, an electronic device includes first and second substrates, an insulating layer, and a connecting material. The first substrate includes a first conductive layer. The second substrate includes a basement having first and second surfaces, a second conductive layer on the second surface, and a first hole penetrating through the basement. The insulating layer is arranged between the first conductive layer and the basement, and has a second hole. The connecting material connects conductive layers via holes. The first hole has a first opening on a first surface side. The second hole has a third opening on a first conductive layer side which is larger than the first opening.
US10296134B2 Information processor, information processing method, and computer program
An information processing apparatus including a detector that detects movement of a manipulation body in a vertical direction in relation to a display, and a processor that determines a speed of movement of the manipulation body based on an output of the detector, and determines a process to be executed based on the determined speed of movement.
US10296129B2 Touch and hover sensing device
A touch and hover sensing device includes a hover sensing module is located on a first surface of a substrate, the hover sensing module includes a plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and a plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements electrically insulated from each other. Each of the plurality of first electrostatic sensing elements and each of the plurality of second electrostatic sensing elements include a single walled carbon nanotube or few-walled carbon nanotube. A touch sensing module is located on a second surface of the substrate. The hover sensing module and the touch sensing module are connected to a control chip, the control chip controls the hover sensing module and the touch sensing module simultaneously working or working separately, to sense a position coordinate of the sensed object.
US10296127B2 Object control method performed in device including transparent display, the device, and computer readable recording medium thereof
An object control method performed by a device including a display, the device, and a computer readable recording medium thereof are provided. The object control method includes: displaying at least one object on the display; receiving an input through an input interface of the display, the input interface comprising at least one of a first input interface and a second input interface; and in response to receiving the input, performing a first function associated with a predetermined input interface of the device if the input interface is the first input interface and the predetermined input interface is the first input interface, and performing a second function associated with the predetermined input interface if the input interface is second input interface and the predetermined input interface is the second input interface.
US10296117B2 Touch control display substrate and touch control display device
The present invention provides a touch control display substrate and a touch control display device, belongs to the field of touch control technology, and can solve the problem that a driver chip of an existing touch control display substrate is overloaded and display effect is poor. The touch control display substrate of the present invention includes a plurality of sensing areas for sensing a touch, each sensing area is provided therein with a sensing electrode for sensing a touch, each sensing area includes a position at which the sensing electrode is not provided, and the position at which the sensing electrode is not provided is provided with a common electrode. The touch control display device of the present invention includes the above touch control display substrate.
US10296113B2 Position indicator
A plurality of core bodies are housed within a casing having an opening portion on one end side. A core body selecting mechanism is provided which includes a plurality of operating portions coupled to each of the plurality of core bodies, and makes at least a tip of one core body among the plurality of core bodies selectively project from the opening portion of the casing. A pen pressure detecting portion common to the plurality of core bodies is provided within the casing. When the operating portion is operated to make at least the tip of the one core body project from the opening portion, part of the operated operating portion engages with the pen pressure detecting portion common to the plurality of core bodies, and the pen pressure detecting portion detects a pen pressure applied to the tip projected from the opening portion.
US10296109B2 Stylus for operating a digitizer system
A handheld device includes a conductive tip configured to interact with a capacitive based digitizer sensor, an active transmission module, a reflective transmission module, a switch configured to connect the conductive tip to one of the active transmission module and the reflective transmission module and a controller configured to toggle position of the switch. The active transmission module configured to generate a first signal on the conductive tip independent from a drive signal transmitted on the digitizer sensor. The reflective transmission module is configured to generate a second signal on the conductive tip based on the drive signal transmitted on the digitizer sensor and picked by the conductive tip during interaction with the digitizer sensor.
US10296108B2 Pen system with internal pressure tilt rotation
A pen apparatus with a pressure sensitive tip mechanism that internally generates pressure, tilt, and/or barrel rotation through the use of a multi-axis measurement scheme with simultaneous transmit, receive, and sensing driver capability operable in conjunction with a receiving system or in a relative stand-alone manner. Signaling schemes are provided for operating the pen apparatus to achieve improved function. Systems and methods are provided for operating a pen, and for operating a pen with a touch sensor system. Drive/receive circuitry and methods of driving and receiving sensor electrode signals are provided that allow digital I/O pins to be used to interface with touch sensor electrodes. This circuitry may be operated in modes to sense various combinations of signals coupled within a pen, or from outside of a pen.
US10296107B2 Hand held manipulation apparatus comprising buttons, directional control lever and a flexible conduit
A manipulation apparatus includes a body, a connection cable, a connector, and a flexible conduit. The body includes a control element, buttons, and a directional control lever. The control element is in the body and is configured to receive a control signal generated by the buttons and the directional control lever. The buttons are at a first side of the body, and the directional control lever is at a second side of the body. The connection cable is connected to the control element. The connection cable includes a first end and a second end, and the first end is connected to a third side of the body. The connector is connected to the second end of the connection cable. A flexible conduit is outside the connection cable in a sleeve manner, where the flexible conduit extends from the first end of the connection cable to the second end.
US10296106B2 Position detector and position pointer
A position detector includes a position pointer having an AC signal generation circuit that is disposed in a housing and that transmits an AC signal, and a sensor that receives the AC signal. The position detector detects the position pointed to by the position pointer on the sensor. The position pointer includes at least three electrodes electrically isolated from each other, and a control circuit that controls so that the AC signal is selectively supplied to the electrodes, and so that identification information identifying the electrode to which the AC signal is selectively supplied is generated and transmitted to the sensor. The position detector further includes a position detection circuit that detects the position based on the AC signal, and an angular information calculation circuit that calculates the rotation angle and/or the tilt angle of the position pointer based on the AC signal and the identification information.
US10296104B2 Display device, method of controlling display device, and program
An HMD includes an image display unit that makes a user visually perceive an image, and an control device, capable of being moved independently of the image display unit, which includes a six-axis sensor detecting a movement and a track pad receiving an operation. The HMD controls the display of the image display unit in accordance with the movement detected by the six-axis sensor in a state where the track pad receives an operation.
US10296103B2 Wireless keyboard with a pivotal slot
A wireless keyboard wirelessly connects to a desktop computer, a tablet and/or a cellular phone, and carries the tablet and/or cellular phone in a dock. The dock has a slot formed in an upper wall of a keyboard panel. A bar with a channel is pivotally carried by the keyboard panel and pivots in the slot. One or more ribs and/or notches on an exterior of the bar are engaged by a pawl in the keyboard panel to releasably maintain a position of the bar.
US10296102B1 Gesture and motion recognition using skeleton tracking
A method and system may be used to determine gestures of one or more users from a video. Motion may be detected in an image frame of a video, and the image frame may be cropped around the motion. Body pose estimation may be performed on the cropped image frame. The location of the user's hands may be determined from the body pose. Additional processing may be performed to identify hand gestures.
US10296101B2 Information processing system, information processing apparatus, control method, and program
A marker (3020) is any part of a user's body or is any mark attached to the user. A sensor (3040) is attached to the user. An operation region calculation unit (2020) calculates an operation region included in a captured image on the basis of a position of the marker (3020) included in the captured image generated by a camera. A recognition unit (2040) calculates a position or motion of an operation body captured in the operation region, and recognizes an input operation on the basis of the calculated position or motion of the operation body. Note that the recognition unit (2040) calculates a position of the operation body captured in the operation region at a timing based on a result of detection by the sensor (3040). The recognition unit (2040) calculates motion of the operation body captured in the operation region in a period including a timing based on a result of detection by the sensor (3040).
US10296100B2 Method and apparatus for manipulating content in an interface
A machine implemented method includes sensing entities in first and second domains. If a first stimulus is present and an entity is in the first domain, the entity is transferred from first to second domain via a bridge. If a second stimulus is present and an entity is in the second domain, the entity is transferred from second first domain via the bridge. At least some of the first domain is outputted. An apparatus includes a processor that defines first and second domains and a bridge that enables transfer of entities between domains, an entity identifier that identifies entities in the domains, a stimulus identifier that identifies stimuli, and a display that outputs at least some of the first domain. The processor transfers entities from first to second domain responsive to a first stimulus, and transfers entities from second to first domain responsive to a second stimulus.
US10296098B2 Input/output device, input/output program, and input/output method
An object of the present invention is to provide an I/O device, an I/O program, and an I/O method which enable easy manipulation. Another object of the present invention is to provide an I/O device, an I/O program, and an I/O method which enable easy manipulation on the basis of ergonomics. The I/O device includes a display device that can generate a stereoscopic image, a depth level sensor that measures a distance to an object, and a control unit that performs display on the display device in accordance with the depth level sensor. A detection region of the depth level sensor has a width in the depth level direction of the depth level sensor, and is composed of a curved measurement region, such that the radius of curvature on the far side in the depth level direction of the depth level sensor is different from the radius of curvature on the near side in the depth level direction of the depth level sensor.
US10296096B2 Operation recognition device and operation recognition method
According to one embodiment, there is provided an operation recognition device comprising a computer including a hardware processor. The hardware processor is configured to acquire movement information associated with a movement of a user, and area information corresponding to a first operation section; determine, based at least in part on the movement information and the area information corresponding to the first operation section, an estimated position corresponding to a subsequent operation by the user; and determine whether the subsequent operation by the user is directed to the first operation section based at least in part on the estimated position corresponding to the subsequent operation.
US10296094B2 Touch sensitive device
A method of making a touch-sensitive data entry screen of the kind arranged to provide haptic response to a user via at least one electromechanical exciter coupled to the screen, comprising analyzing the mechanical and electromechanical coupled system represented by the data entry screen and the at least one exciter, and selecting values of parameters of the coupled system to provide a required displacement and acceleration of the screen at low frequency in response to human touch.
US10296092B2 Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading
A system that generates haptic effects using an actuator receives a haptic effect definition that defines a haptic effect. The system pre-processes the haptic effect definition by determining if the actuator is capable of playing the haptic effect. The system then post-processes the haptic effect definition by adjusting a force value based on an estimate or measurement of a state of the actuator during a playing of the haptic effect.
US10296091B2 Contextual pressure sensing haptic responses
A method of generating haptic effects includes detecting an input of pressure applied to a device using a gesture and determining a level associated with the gesture based on the pressure input, as well as determining a selection of an item at the level based on the gesture and a context associated with the item at the level, along with generating a contextual haptic effect comprising haptic parameter based on the context of the item at the level.
US10296089B2 Haptic stylus
A device includes a housing, a tip configured to be movable with respect to the housing, a resilient element fixed to the tip, a substrate fixed to the housing, a coil mounted or patterned on the substrate, and a controller configured to induce haptic feedback via the tip based on applying a signal to the coil. A surface of the substrate faces the resilient element. The resilient element presses against the surface in response to the tip receding toward the housing. The resilient element includes magnetic material. The signal applied on the coil induces a magnetic driving force on the resilient element.
US10296086B2 Dynamic gloves to convey sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments
A system and method of using a peripheral device for interfacing with a virtual reality scene generated by a computer for presentation on a head mounted display. The peripheral device includes a haptic device capable of being placed in contact with a user and a haptic feedback controller for processing instructions for outputting a haptic signal to the haptic device. The haptic feedback controller receiving the instructions from the computer so that haptic feedback of the haptic device changes to correspond to a user's virtual interactions with a virtual object in the virtual reality scene as presented on the head mounted display.
US10296083B2 Driver assistance apparatus and method for controlling the same
A driver assistance apparatus can include a display unit, a camera configured to capture an image of an interior of a vehicle, and a processor configured to sense a direction of at least one of a gaze and a gesture of a driver based on images provided from the camera, detect a region corresponding to the direction among a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, and control the display unit to output information related to the detected region in response to an occurrence of an event related to the detected region among a plurality of predetermined events.
US10296079B2 Display device and adjustment method thereof
A display device and an adjustment method thereof are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a base configured to support the display panel, a sensor fixedly arranged on a bezel of the display panel, a controller, and an execution member cooperating with the base. The controller is electrically connected to the sensor and the execution member. The sensor is configured to collect user state data in real time. The controller is configured to acquire the user state data collected by the sensor, analyze the user state data acquired within a predetermined time period, determine a current state of a user, generate a control instruction in accordance with the current state of the user, and send the control instruction to the execution member. The execution member is configured to drive the base to move in accordance with the control instruction.
US10296077B2 Configuring power domains of a microcontroller system
A microcontroller system is organized into power domains. A power manager of the microcontroller system can change the power configuration of a power domain based on whether the microcontroller system has asserted a power trigger for any module in the power domain or if any module in the power domain has asserted a power keeper.
US10296074B2 Fine-grained power optimization for heterogeneous parallel constructs
Various embodiments provide methods, devices, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media enabling joint goals, such as joint power and performance goals, to be realized on a per heterogeneous processing device basis for heterogeneous parallel computing constructs. Various embodiments may enable assignments of power states for heterogeneous processing devices on a per heterogeneous processing device basis to satisfy an overall goal on the heterogeneous processing construct. Various embodiments may enable dynamic adjustment of power states for heterogeneous processing devices on a per heterogeneous processing device basis.
US10296072B2 Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption based on use pattern of user
A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device.
US10296064B2 Reduction of power consumption in wireless communication terminals
The invention relates to a mechanism for decreasing power consumption in a wireless terminal intended for a communication system where availability of a common air medium is to be determined by the terminal prior to transmission. The terminal selects at least one communication device as a communicating peer and adjusts receiver performance based on received signal strength and optionally other parameters measured from at least one of the at least one wireless communication device, the receiver performance being adjusted for listening to the at least one wireless communication device with reduced power consumption. The terminal further generates an indication when its own transmission is approaching and readjusts the receiver performance for determining the availability of the common air medium at a performance level enabling detection of devices that may be disturbed by said own transmission.
US10296061B2 Reconfigurable and scalable hardware management architecture
In one embodiment, a reconfigurable and scalable hardware management architecture includes a digital controller for controlling two or more analog sense-and-control (ASC) circuits, where each ASC monitors voltage, current, and temperature of one or more power supplies (e.g., DC-to-DC converters), ICs, or a circuit board. The controller and ASCs are connected in a star architecture, where each ASC is connected to the controller via a different, dedicated interface to communicate regarding the power supplies being monitored. In addition, the controller and the ASCs are also connected in a bus architecture via a shared interface. The architecture can be re-configured by adding one or more additional ASCs or by removing one or more existing ASCs, where each additional ASC is (i) connected to a different I/O interface of the digital controller via a different, dedicated interface and (ii) connected to the digital controller and the two or more existing ASCs via the shared interface.
US10296060B2 Systems and methods for automated configuration restrictions and compliance of temperature
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a cooling subsystem comprising at least one air mover configured to generate a cooling airflow in the system and a thermal manager communicatively coupled to the cooling subsystem for control of the cooling subsystem and configured to: (i) determine relevant temperature limits of each of a plurality of hardware configurations, the hardware configuration based on a hardware inventory of the system; (ii) determine the lowest temperature limit of the relevant temperature limits; and (iii) responsive to a determination that a real-time temperature is above the lowest temperature limit, take remedial action.
US10296058B2 EMI shielding for disconnected contacts
Connectors having contact structures that may generate a low amount of EMI outside of an electronic device housing the connector structure, may further provide isolation from EMI present outside of the electronic device, and reduce the chance of a user or user's property encountering a power supply on an exposed contact.
US10296057B2 Electronic device
An electronic device includes a first housing component including a first surface and a second surface and including a first through hole which connects the first surface and the second surface to each other, a second housing component removably attached to the first housing component, and an acoustic component located on a first side of the first through hole. The first housing component and the second housing component as being combined with each other define a passage which communicates with the outside. The first housing component includes a third surface. The second housing component includes a fourth surface. On one of the third surface and the fourth surface, a rib which protrudes to abut on the other is located. The rib is located to separate a region including the first through hole from other portions.
US10296056B2 Bell crank linked hinge mechanism for a computing device
Examples disclosed herein provide a hinge mechanism to pivotally connect housings of a computing device along an axis. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a first guide rail fixed to a first housing of the computing device, a second guide rail fixed to a second housing of the computing device, and an intermediate guide rail to connect the first and second guide rails to each other. As an example, the hinge mechanism includes a rotation assembly linked to the first guide rail via a bell crank, wherein a rotational axis of the rotation assembly is offset from the axis, and the rotation assembly is to provide a level of resistance to a torque provided when opening or closing the first housing with respect to the second housing.
US10296054B2 Lobster hinge assembly
An apparatus can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a first housing that includes a first link end; a second housing that includes a second link end; and a hinge assembly that includes a first link coupled to the first link end via a first axle, a second link coupled to the second link end via a second axle and an intermediate axle that operatively couples the first link and the second link where stop surfaces of the first and second links define a minimum radius of curvature of the hinge assembly.
US10296052B1 Multi-form factor information handling system (IHS) with removable keyboard
Embodiments of a multi-form factor Information Handling System (IHS) with a removable keyboard are described. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: identify a physical arrangement of: (i) a first display, (ii) a second display coupled to the first display, and (iii) a keyboard; and execute an operation associated with the physical arrangement.
US10296048B1 Portable electronic device with dual displays and a hinge structure
A portable electronic device, including a first unit, a second unit and a hinge structure, is disclosed. The first unit includes a first display portion, a first back portion and a first receiving groove disposed on the first back portion. The second unit includes a second display portion and a second back portion selectively stacked with the first back portion. The hinge structure is disposed in the first receiving groove of the first unit and includes a fixing element disposed in the first receiving groove, a sliding element slidably disposed on the fixing element and a rotary element disposed on an outer side of the sliding element, wherein the second unit is pivoted to the rotary element via the second back portion. In this way, the hinge structure will not protrude outside the first and second units when the portable electronic device is in the folded status.
US10296046B2 Systems and methods for automated brightness control in response to two user inputs
An electronic reading device includes an adjustable RGBW front light and an ambient light sensor. Additionally, the electronic reading device includes circuitry configured to receive a low ambient light preferred brightness level, receive a high ambient light preferred brightness level, and set a rate at which a brightness level transitions between the low ambient light preferred brightness level and the high ambient light preferred brightness level as the ambient light changes.
US10296034B2 Negative power supply control circuit and power supply device
A negative power supply control circuit which controls a negative voltage regulator circuit based on a positive voltage control signal, the negative power supply control circuit including: a control signal input terminal a negative voltage input terminal; a negative voltage input control signal output terminal; a voltage current conversation circuit; a first current source; and a first clamp circuit, wherein the first clamp circuit clamps a voltage at a first intermediate point between the first clamp circuit and the first current source by limiting a current flowing in the first clamp circuit according to the voltage at the first intermediate point in a period when a current flows in the voltage current conversation circuit, and the negative voltage controls signal is generated based on a voltage or a current in a current path through the voltage current conversation circuit, the first clamp circuit and the first current source.
US10296030B2 Systems and methods for power system management
An operating configuration for a power system during a particular time period may be derived from a net load forecast for the power system during the particular time period. The operating configuration may be based on characteristics of power generation units (PGUs) available within the power system (e.g., power generators). The characteristics of a PGU may include a generation trajectory for the PGU that defines, inter alia, power generated by the PGU as the PGU ramps up power production within the power system. The generation trajectory of PGUs may be evaluated in view of the net load forecast to ensure that adequate power resources are available within the power system and avoid ramping scarcity conditions.
US10296029B2 Method for adaptive compensation of linear voltage regulators
Devices and methods to design voltage regulators requiring lower power consumption, wide output current and input voltage range, low dropout, and small footprint. The disclosed methods and devices provide solutions to stabilize such regulators in the presence of widely varying loads by tracking a pole of the transfer function, the pole of the transfer function corresponding to a combination of the load capacitance and the load resistance.
US10296023B2 Non-bridging position tap changer control and method of operation
A system for controlling voltage comprising a transformer having a terminal, a plurality of windings and a plurality of winding taps. A voltage monitor coupled to the terminal of the transformer and configured to generate voltage data representing a voltage appearing at the terminal of the transformer. A non-bridging tap changer controller coupled to the voltage monitor and configured to generate tap changer control data for changing a configuration of a tap changer in response to the voltage data. A tap changer motor coupled to the non-bridging tap changer controller and configured to move the tap changer in response to the tap changer control data.
US10296020B2 Booster valve for pneumatic circuits
Booster valve (4) for pneumatic circuits, comprising: a hollow body (5), a pilot flow inlet/outlet gap (15) communicating directly with a control volume (16), an inlet/outlet gap (45) communicating with an actuator and communicating directly with an accumulation volume (29), a supplying gap (53) communicating directly with a supplying volume (38), a discharge gap (44), an amplified discharge shutter (25) which determines the sealing towards the discharge gap (44), a central device (43) comprising an amplified charge shutter (32) which determines the sealing towards the supplying gap (53), an activation piston (22) which, subjected to the pressure acting in the accumulation volume (29) and in the control volume (16), determines the movement of the amplified discharge shutter (25) or the amplified charge shutter, and having two separated and independent charge (47) and discharge (46); gain control devices which allow an independent adjustment between the charge and the discharge step and vice versa, and the central device (43) comprising a plurality of stakes (33), which, in combination with the passage sections determined by the opening of the amplified discharge shutter (25) and the amplified charge shutter (32) determine the flow amplification in discharge and charge steps.
US10296019B2 Pressure relief vavle
The present invention relates to a pressure-reducing valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which is provided a valve carrier (4) which has at least one through-flow channel (5), and having a pot-shaped valve body (3) which is guided displaceably from an open position into a closed position in opposition to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body (3) abuts by way of the circumferential edge (6) of its pot shape in such a manner against a valve seat (7), which is provided on the valve carrier (4), that the valve body (3) closes at least one channel opening (8) of the at least one through-flow channel (5). It is characteristic of the pressure-reducing valve (1) according to the invention that at least one retaining sleeve (9), into which in each case a retaining pin (10) provided on the valve body (3) or on the valve carrier (4) protrudes, is provided on the valve carrier (4) or on the valve body (3), and that a stop (11), which interacts with a counter stop (12) on the outside circumference of the retaining pin (10) in such a manner that in the open position of the pressure-reducing valve (1) the stop (11) and the counter stop (12) delimit the sliding distance of the valve body (3) relative to the valve carrier (4), is provided on the inside circumference of the retaining sleeve (9).
US10296017B2 Pre-metering system for feeding different types of seed into a seed meter
A pre-metering system for feeding different types of seed into a seed meter of a planter includes separate feeder wheels that are selectively rotated to deliver different types of seed from on-row storage into the seed meter at a given time. The feeder wheels may be supported by a feeder wheel carrier that may also support various wall and ramped structures, such as upright divider walls and sloped walls that maintain separation between the different types of seeds in the on-row storage and direct the different types of seed toward the individual feeder wheels.
US10296008B2 Vehicle and method of controlling the vehicle based on a height of cargo
A vehicle and a method for controlling the vehicle are provided. In particular, the vehicle includes an imaging device that is configured to acquire an image of a cargo loaded onto the vehicle and a display unit that is configured to display the image of the cargo acquired by the imaging device. Additionally, a processor is then configured to calculate a height of the cargo when the cargo displayed on the display unit is selected, and calculate a total height that is a sum of the height of the cargo and a height of the vehicle. Accordingly, the processor determines whether the vehicle is capable of safely passing through a detected height limit facility without the risk of a potential collision with the cargo.
US10296007B2 Mobile robot area cleaning
A cleaning robot includes a chassis, a drive system connected to the chassis and configured to drive the robot, a signal generator and sensor carried by the chassis, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the sensor. The signal generator directs a signal toward the floor surface. The sensor is responsive to reflected signals from the floor surface. The controller controls the drive system to alter direction of the robot responsive to a reflected signal indicating an edge of the floor surface.
US10296004B2 Autonomous operation for an autonomous vehicle objective in a multi-vehicle environment
A device and method for state progression in a set of autonomous vehicle states related to an autonomous vehicle objective for a multi-vehicle environment. A vehicular state of another vehicle of the multi-vehicle environment is discerned to produce a discerned vehicular state of the another vehicle, wherein the another vehicle operates to affect the autonomous vehicle objective. An adaptive policy is formed for a present one of the set of autonomous vehicle states based on the discerned vehicular state, and producing from the adaptive policy an autonomous vehicle action to progress to a subsequent one of the set of autonomous vehicle states. The autonomous vehicle action is transmitted for effecting a progression to the subsequent one of the set of autonomous vehicle states.
US10296003B2 Autonomous vehicle research system
An autonomous vehicle research system includes a vehicle having an attached frame and an engine. A sensing, control and data logging unit, mounted on the frame and in control communication with the engine senses vehicle operational parameters, controls the engine and to steering, and transmits operational data and log operational data. An operator control unit in communication with the sensing, control and data logging unit receives operational data from the sensing, control and data logging unit and presents visual real time display of the operational data. The operator control unit includes a manual cut-off switch that causes the engine to cease moving the vehicle. A remote control unit is manually switchable between a remote control mode and an autonomous control mode. In the remote control mode, the user controls the vehicle remotely. In the autonomous mode, the sensing, control and data logging unit controls the vehicle autonomously.
US10295999B2 Remote motion control using a wireless mobile device
In one embodiment, a general-purpose wireless mobile device having a touch-sensitive screen and executing a remote control application is used to remotely control a vehicle (e.g., a marine vessel). The general-purpose wireless mobile device communicates via a wireless network with an interface (e.g., a server) that is coupled to an electronic control system of the vehicle (e.g., the vessel). In operation, environmental information and/or system status information is collected through the electronic control system, propagated to the interface (e.g., server), and then sent over the wireless network to the wireless mobile device. Similarly, control input is sent over the wireless network to the interface (e.g., server), which passes the information to the electronic control system, which in turn issues appropriate control signals to the vehicle subsystems (e.g., marine subsystems) to control the motion of the vehicle (e.g., the vessel).
US10295998B2 Agricultural work vehicle
An agricultural work vehicle capable of communicating with a host computer and capable of being steered by a remote control device so as to enable the agricultural work vehicle to link with the host computer and perform in an optimum work form, wherein the agricultural work vehicle is provided with a position calculation means measuring the position of the machine body, a steering actuator operating a steering device, a shifting means, and a control device controlling them. An optimum working speed and an optimum work driving value calculated from past and current weather information, field information, work information, work machine information, and crop information are transmitted from the host computer to the control device. The agricultural work vehicle is controlled and caused to work at the optimum working speed and the optimum work driving value along a set travel path.
US10295995B2 Machine diagnostic apparatus and machine diagnostic method
An operation mode specifying unit specifies an operation mode of a machine by comparing time-series data of an amplitude and a frequency of measurement data obtained from a sensor with definition data of the operation mode of the machine created in advance by an operation mode data creation unit. In addition, an abnormality diagnosis unit performs processing of cluster analysis for the measurement data obtained from the sensor or the like, and diagnoses abnormality of the machine according to diagnosis procedure information that is set in advance depending on the set operation mode and an abnormality mode of the machine.
US10295993B2 Method and system for detecting and correcting problematic advanced process control parameters
The invention may be embodied in a system and method for monitoring and controlling feedback control in a manufacturing process, such as an integrated circuit fabrication process. The process control parameters may include translation, rotation, magnification, dose and focus applied by a photolithographic scanner or stepper operating on silicon wafers. Overlay errors are used to compute measured parameters used in the feedback control process. Statistical parameters are computed, normalized and graphed on a common set of axes for at-a-glance comparison of measured parameters and process control parameters to facilitate the detection of problematic parameters. Parameter trends and context relaxation scenarios are also compared graphically. Feedback control parameters, such as EWMA lambdas, may be determined and used as feedback parameters for refining the APC model that computes adjustments to the process control parameters based on the measured parameters.
US10295992B2 Production system having constraint evaluator generating constrained sequences
A method for configuring a manufacturing plant includes generating a set of initial production schedules for manufacturing an entity, determining a set of consistent production schedules given each of the initial production schedules, selecting an instance of the consistent production schedules, generating a schedule for manufacturing instances of the entity, and operating the manufacturing plant using the schedule.
US10295982B2 Detecting and tracking changes in engineering configuration data
A method of detecting and tracking changes in engineering configuration data (ECD) for control and instrumentation (C&I) systems an industrial facility. First ECD in a first data format used in a first C&I system and second ECD in a second data format used in a second C&I system are converted into a common format. The first and second ECD are stored together as reference snapshot data with a timestamp in a single information source. At a second time, after the first time reflected in the timestamp, the first and second ECD are obtained. The first ECD and the second ECD obtained at the second time are converted into the common format that collectively provides updated snapshot data. Changes are detected between the first ECD and the second ECD by comparing the reference snapshot data to the updated snapshot data.
US10295980B2 Automation device processor and method for operating the automation device
An apparatus, method for operating an automation device which includes a processor for directly executing function modules, where a function module selected as a component of an automation solution via a development environment, is converted into a code block via the development environment, where the code block includes a type identifier corresponding to the type of the particular function module, where inputs and outputs of the particular function module are mapped to simultaneously usable processor registers in the code block, a plurality of code blocks is processed by reading-in a particular code block by the processor and subsequently executing the code block to execute the automation solution, and where execution of the code block includes selecting a function unit from a plurality of function units based on the type identifier of the code block and activation of the selected function unit with the processor registers specified in the code block.
US10295979B2 Scheduling in manufacturing environments
Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for executing a block-based workflow to provide a schedule for a semiconductor manufacturing environment. The block-based workflow includes a plurality of blocks and each block specifies a set of operations to be performed upon execution of each block. One embodiment includes extracting scheduling data from the semiconductor manufacturing environment, determining an allocation of the number of lots to one or more devices operating in the semiconductor manufacturing environment, determining an order in which the lots should be processed by the one or more devices and publishing results of the allocation and processing order to at least one another device in the semiconductor manufacturing environment, based on the plurality of blocks in the block-based workflow.
US10295978B2 Engineering device, engineering system, and download processing method
An engineering device is provided with a link information storing portion that stores link information indicating a linked control program, from among existing control programs that are running in a controller, which operates in coordination with a new control program, and a restart notifying portion that sends to the controller, as a restart control program that is to be restarted at the same time as the new control program, the linked control program of the new control program, specified by the link information, at the time of a downloading process for the new control program.
US10295970B2 Method for attachment of a pre-assembled powerplant and pylon assembly to an aircraft
A method for installing a pre-assembled powerplant and pylon assembly on an aircraft comprises determining a first length of a first link, determining a second length of a second link, determining a first distance occupyable by the first link between the pylon and the aircraft, determining a second distance occupyable by the second link between the pylon and the aircraft, determining a first result by subtracting the first distance from the first length, determining a second result by subtracting the second distance from the second length, and determining a third result by adding the first result and the second result. If the third result is less than or equal to zero, the first link is installed between the pylon and the aircraft before the second link. If the third result is greater than zero, the second link is installed between the pylon and the aircraft before the first link.
US10295968B2 Network driven actuator mapping agent and bus and method of use
A network driven actuator mapping agent is provided. A system includes a sensor configured to sense an event in a first environment. The system also includes an actuator configured to perform an action in a second environment. Moreover, the system further includes a mapping manager configured to map the sensed event to the actuator to provide a custom interaction in the second environment.
US10295952B2 Image forming apparatus with dust and gas recovery
An image forming apparatus includes: a first suction path for sucking and recovering dust from a place where the dust is generated; and a second suction path for sucking and recovering a predetermined gas from a place where the gas is generated, wherein the first suction path includes a first filter that collects the dust, a first suction fan provided downstream of the first filter, and an exhaust path of the first suction path, the second suction path includes a second filter that collects the gas, a second suction fan provided downstream of the second filter, and an exhaust path of the second suction path, and a connection in which the exhaust path of the first suction path is connected upstream of the second filter in the second suction path is included.
US10295950B2 Cleaning device and image forming apparatus
A cleaning device includes a cleaning member, a container, a feeding screw including a blade for feeding toner inside the container toward an outside of the container, and a loosening member, stretching along a rotation axis direction of the feeding screw, for loosening toner on a container wall surface provided around the feeding screw by being swung about a rotational axis along the rotation axis direction in a direction crossing the rotation axis direction, and the loosening member includes a contact portion for rotating the loosening member in a first direction with rotation of the feeding screw in contact with the blade when the feeding screw is in a predetermined phase range and includes an urging portion for imparting, to the loosening member, a force for rotating the loosening member in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US10295948B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus including an image bearer, a transfer-bias power source, an environment sensor, and a controller. The controller controls the transfer-bias power source to change the DC component and the AC component, according to the at least one of temperature and humidity detected by the environment sensor and a duty of the transfer bias. The duty is A/(A+B)×100[%] where A denotes an area on a return-directional side to move toner from the recording sheet back to the image bearer, relative to a center value (Voff) of a maximum value and a minimum value of the transfer bias in one cycle of a waveform of the transfer bias, and B denotes an area on a transfer-directional side to move the toner from the image bearer to the recording sheet, relative to the center value (Voff) in the one cycle.
US10295946B2 Warranty entitlement of image-forming device consumable item
A first computer program generates a code encoding a date when the code was generated, an at least substantially unique identifier of a consumable item for an image-forming device, and usage information regarding the consumable item. The at least substantially unique identifier and the usage information are retrieved from a memory of the consumable item. Upon a user returning the consumable item for warranty purposes, a second computer program decodes the code to obtain the date, the at least substantially unique identifier, and the usage information. The second computer program determines whether to entitle the consumable item for warranty purposes based on the date, the at least substantially unique identifier, and the usage information. The second computer program outputs whether the consumable item should be entitled for warranty purposes.
US10295943B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method
Type and moisture content of a sheet of paper are determined with high accuracy for controlling an image forming condition, accordingly. A coping machine includes a transmitted-light measuring unit, a reflected-light measuring unit, a type determination unit configured to determine a type of a sheet of paper, a moisture content calculation unit configured to calculate a moisture content of the sheet of paper, based on the type of the sheet of paper determined by the type determination unit and the intensity of the light measured by the reflected-light measuring unit, and an image forming condition setting unit configured to set an image forming condition for the sheet of paper.
US10295941B2 Printing system, method of controlling printing system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a printing unit, a sheet processing unit, and a control unit. The sheet processing unit performs a designated sheet process for the printed sheet using a die that is manually selected by a user and attached to the sheet processing unit. When the die for performing the designated sheet process is not attached to the sheet processing unit, it is determined, before the printing unit starts printing the image on a first sheet on which the printing unit prints the image firstly among sheets on which the designated sheet process is to be performed, not to perform the designated sheet process for the sheets on which the designated sheet process is to be performed. The printing unit starts printing the image on the sheets on which the designated sheet process is to be performed after the determination.
US10295938B2 Separator, fixing device, and image forming apparatus
A separator includes a base and a sheet. The base includes a first face to face a medium, a second face being opposite to the first face, and a third face being an end face in a longitudinal direction of the base. The sheet is disposed on a portion of each of the first and second faces that contacts or is adjacent to a rotator. The sheet has a length in a longitudinal direction thereof substantially equal to a length of the base in the longitudinal direction thereof. The sheet includes a projecting portion outboard from the length of the sheet in the longitudinal direction thereof. A combined length of the sheet and the projecting portion in the longitudinal direction of the sheet is greater than the length of the base in the longitudinal direction thereof. The projecting portion is attached to the second and third faces of the base.
US10295933B2 Developer container, developing device, process unit, and image forming apparatus
A removable device is to be detachably attached to an apparatus main body. The removable device includes a conveying drive gear attached to a first rotational shaft, an agitating drive gear attached to a second rotational shaft, and a torque transmission gear attached to a third rotational shaft. When an addendum circle diameter of the conveying drive gear is A, and an addendum circle diameter of the agitating drive gear is B, B>A is satisfied. The torque transmission gear moves around the conveying drive gear to access the agitating drive gear.
US10295932B2 Image forming apparatus and control method wherein a developer bearing member is driven at various speeds
An image forming apparatus is provided which can reduce occurrence of unusual noise. The image forming apparatus includes a driving motor configured to drive a developer bearing member and a control unit which can control the driving motor between a first driving speed and a second driving speed higher than the first driving speed. In a case where the first driving speed is equal to the driving speed of the image forming operation, the control unit controls the driving motor to drive at the second driving speed while an unsealing operation is being performed.
US10295930B2 Applied voltage control device, image forming apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that control an alternating current development voltage applied to move a developer
An applied voltage control device includes a potential difference determiner and an applied voltage controller. The potential difference determiner determines a potential difference between a maximum alternating current development voltage and a minimum alternating current development voltage, depending on a developing potential that is an absolute value of a difference between an average electric potential of an alternating current development and an electric potential of a latent image, so as to maintain a constant maximum voltage of a developing bias in the alternating current development. The applied voltage controller controls an alternating current development voltage, applied to move developer from a developer bearer to the latent image, so as to obtain the potential difference determined by the potential difference determiner.
US10295929B1 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same
An optical scanning device includes a correction mechanism that rotates a synchronization detection mirror around a sub-scanning axis in accordance with a change in the temperature of a casing, wherein the correction mechanism includes a fixing support part provided to the casing and fixing the synchronization detection mirror thereto, and a first adhesive part and a second adhesive part respectively provided at one end side and the other end side of the synchronization detection mirror in a width direction perpendicular to a sub-scanning direction and serving as adhesives for allowing the synchronization detection mirror to adhere to the fixing support part. The correction mechanism is configured to rotate the synchronization detection mirror around the sub-scanning axis due to a difference between of thermal deformation amounts of the first adhesive part and the second adhesive part in a thickness direction when the temperature inside the casing has changed.
US10295925B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a conveyance guide and a static eliminator. The image forming section is configured to form the images on a sheet being conveyed along a first conveyance path. The conveyance guide is configured to define a second conveyance path that is designed to convey therealong the sheet being switched back thereto from the first conveyance path, the second conveyance path arranged at a position downstream of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of the sheet conveyed along the first conveyance path. The second conveyance path has an outlet area joined with the first conveyance path at a position upstream of the image forming section. The static eliminator is configured to eliminate static electricity from the sheet fed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path. The static eliminator is disposed in the outlet area.
US10295920B2 Toner
Provided is toner that contains a toner particle, and an external additive containing a strontium titanate particle, wherein the toner has an average circularity of at least 0.935 and not more than 0.995, the strontium titanate particle has a number-average primary particle diameter of at least 10 nm and not more than 60 nm, the strontium titanate particle has a peak in the range of 39.700°±0.150° and a peak in the range of 46.200°±0.150° in a CuKα x-ray diffraction spectrum obtained in the 2θ range of at least 10° and not more than 90° where θ is the Bragg angle, and the ratio of the area Sb of the peak at 46.200°±0.150° to the area Sa of the peak at 39.700°±0.150° is at least 1.80 and not more than 2.30.
US10295916B2 EUV source chamber and gas flow regime for lithographic apparatus, multi-layer mirror and lithographic apparatus
Disclosed is a radiation source module and a radiation collector for the module with the radiation collector comprising a substrate coated with at least one reflective layer and a plurality of perforations within the reflective layer, with the plurality of holes forming vertices of a grid substantially covering the surface, and wherein the coating may comprise multiple layers.
US10295915B2 Mask manufacturing apparatus and, manufacturing method of mask and, mask for lithography
A mask manufacturing apparatus, a method of manufacturing the mask, and a mask for lithography, capable of providing a pattern having a size in nanometer unit using the photo-lithography process are provided. A mask manufacturing apparatus, a method of manufacturing the mask, and an elastic film for a photo-mask lower a critical dimension of the pattern(s) without increasing a manufacturing cost. The mask manufacturing apparatus and the method of manufacturing the mask, and the mask for lithography provide a pattern having a size in nanometer unit using the photo-lithography process.
US10295913B2 Inspection method and apparatus, and corresponding lithographic apparatus
An inspection method, and corresponding apparatus, enables classification of pupil images according to a process variable. The method comprises acquiring diffraction pupil images of a plurality of structures formed on a substrate during a lithographic process. A process variable of the lithographic process varies between formation of the structures, the variation of the process variable resulting in a variation in the diffraction pupil images. The method further comprises determining at least one discriminant function for the diffraction pupil images, the discriminant function being able to classify the pupil images in terms of the process variable.
US10295908B2 Block copolymer
The present application relates to a monomer, a method for preparing a block copolymer, a block copolymer, and uses thereof. Each monomer of the present application exhibits an excellent self-assembling property and is capable of forming a block copolymer to which a variety of required functions are granted as necessary without constraint.
US10295906B2 Conductive polymer composition, coated article, and patterning process
A conductive polymer composition including: (A) π-conjugated conductive polymer having at least one repeating unit shown by the following general formulae (1-1), (1-2), and (1-3); (B) a dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit “a” shown by the following general formula (2) and has a weight-average molecular weight in a range of 1,000 to 500,000; and (C) an amphoteric ion compound shown by the following general formula (3). This provides a conductive polymer composition having good filterability, coating property and film-formability onto a substrate to form a conductive film with good film quality and peelability with H2O or an alkaline developer; and forming a conductive film which reveals antistatic performance with high charge discharging ability and does not affect an influence of acid on the adjoined layer to be contact with.
US10295898B2 Image projection device
An image projection device is disclosed having a body defining an aperture that includes a slide frame receiving slot that is transverse to the aperture and a magnifying lens positioned in alignment with the aperture at the front of the body. The image projection device can be attached to a mobile device and uses the camera flash of the mobile device to provide the light source to illuminate a slide transparency. The mobile device can identify a particular slide transparency through information encoded on the slide frame in order to coordinate audio or video output with the projected slide.
US10295897B2 Transparent screen
A transparent screen includes a substrate capable of transmitting light; and a plurality of dots formed on a surface of the substrate, each of the dots having wavelength-selective reflectivity and being formed of a liquid crystal material having a cholesteric structure, in which the cholesteric structure gives a striped pattern of bright parts and dark parts in a cross-sectional view of the dot observed by scanning electron microscope, the dot includes a portion having a height that increases continuously to the maximum height in a direction extending from the edge toward the center of the dot, and in the portion, the angle formed by the normal line to a line that is formed by a first one of the dark parts as counted from the surface of the dot on the opposite side of the substrate and the surface of the dot is in the range of 70° to 90°.
US10295896B2 Display system, display device, display terminal, display method of display terminal, and control program
Since a display device is used in a relatively large room, it often displays images on a large screen. On the other hand, a display terminal often displays images on a small screen. Therefore, when the same image is displayed on the display device and the display terminal, the displayed image on the display terminal is so small that the viewer has difficulty in discerning details of the image, which poses a problem that the display terminal is disadvantageous. In a display system including a display terminal and a display device, the display device detects position coordinates optically pointed out by a pointer on a displayed image, and displays a given pointer mark at the detected position coordinates. The display terminal displays a magnified version of the displayed image approximately around received position coordinates serving as a center thereof, and displays a given pointer mark at the position coordinates.
US10295890B2 Zoom lens and image projection apparatus
The zoom lens (1) includes an aperture stop (ST1), at least three front side movable lens units (B2 to B4) disposed on an enlargement conjugate side further than the aperture stop and movable for zooming, and a front side fixed lens unit (B1) disposed on the enlargement conjugate side further than the at least three front side movable lens units and fixed for the zooming. The at least three front side movable lens units include two first front side movable lens units (B2 and B3) movable to the enlargement conjugate side for zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, and a second front side movable lens unit (B4) disposed on the reduction conjugate side further than the first front side movable lens units and movable to the reduction conjugate side for the zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.
US10295888B2 360 video/photo production light apparatus
A lighting apparatus designed for the 360 degree videography/photography/virtual reality market, comprising an annular light emitter which distributes even light in a 360 degree pattern supporting all camera viewpoints yet avoids lens flares and is invisible to the camera lenses by way of a disk shielding the camera from the annular light emitter. The slope of the annular light emitter allows light to distribute upwards, downwards and outward while masking light from the camera lenses. The apparatus is capable of supplying continuous light or may be used as a photo flash.
US10295885B2 Wideband ultra-high refractive index mesoscopic crystal structure using space-filling of electric dipole and optical device using the same
A wideband ultra-high refractive index mesoscopic crystal structure including: a first layer with high-conductivity unit bodies arranged in a matrix form, and a low-conductivity material disposed between the high-conductivity unit bodies; a second layer with high-conductivity unit bodies arranged in a matrix form, and a low-conductivity material disposed between the high-conductivity unit bodies; a first shield layer existing between the first and second layers and made of a low-conductivity material; and a second shield layer made of a low-conductivity material disposed on a side of the second layer such that the second layer is disposed between the first shield layer and the second shield layer, wherein the high-conductivity unit bodies in the first layer overlap the high-conductivity unit bodies arranged in the second layer, and wherein the first layer, the first shield layer, the second layer, and the second shield layer are sequentially stacked one or more times.
US10295880B2 Narrow pre-deposition laser deletion
Certain aspects pertain to methods of fabricating an optical device on a substantially transparent substrate that include a pre-deposition operation that removes a width of lower conductor layer at a distance from the outer edge of the substrate to form a pad at the outer edge. The pad and any deposited layers of the optical device may be removed in a post edge deletion operation.
US10295877B2 Array substrate, liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method for array substrate
An array substrate includes a first light-shielding insulation layer formed on the substrate, for block a light entering the substrate, and including a first region and a second region, and each is made of an insulation material; a first function layer formed on the second region, under a light-shielding function of the second region, an affection of light is avoided; a second function layer formed above the first region of the first light-shielding insulation layer and the first function layer, under the light-shielding function of the first light-shielding insulation layer, an affection of light is avoided; and a third function layer formed above the second function layer, under the light-shielding function of the first light-shielding insulation layer, an affection of light is avoided; wherein, each of the first, the second and the third function layer is a conductor material or a semiconductor material. A photo-leakage current can be avoided.
US10295875B2 TFT array having conducting lines with low resistance
A pixel structure in a pixel for used in a display panel has a plurality of grooves made on a substrate and a plurality of conducting lines formed in the grooves. The conducting line can be made from a silver or copper conductive ink to provide a low-resistance line served as a gate line, common line or source line. In a pixel having a storage capacitor and a TFT with a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, the gate electrode is connected to a gate line and a source electrode and one of the capacitor electrodes in the storage capacitor is connected to a common line. At least part of one or more of the gate electrode and the source electrode is disposed on top of and in contact with the surface of one or more conducting lines.
US10295871B2 Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrate, and an auxiliary electrode. The first substrate includes a plurality of gate electrode lines and a plurality of data lines intersected to define a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit corresponds to a pixel electrode and a common electrode. In each region corresponding to one pixel unit, the pixel electrode and the common electrode are configured to form an electric field that drives the liquid crystal layer. A vertical projection of the auxiliary electrode on the first substrate covers an area where the electric field is formed by the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a thickness of the liquid crystal layer is less than or equal to 3.2 μm.
US10295867B2 LCD and manufacturing method thereof
A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate on which a display area and a non-display area disposed on an outside of the display area are defined; a first insulating layer, which is disposed in the non-display area on the first substrate; a barrier pattern, which is disposed on the first insulating layer; a seal pattern, which is disposed on the barrier pattern to overlap the barrier pattern; and a second substrate, which is disposed to face the first substrate.
US10295866B2 Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a first pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a first body portion, a first sub-edge portion on a first side of the first body portion, and a second sub-edge portion, which on a second side of the first body portion; and a shield electrode on the same layer as the first pixel electrode a shield electrode on the same layer as the first pixel electrode and extending from a first side of the first sub-edge portion in a first direction. The first body portion includes a first stem portion, a second stem portion that intersects the first stem portion, and a plurality of branch portions extending from at least one of the first stem portion and the second stem portion. The first sub-edge portion is spaced apart from the branch portions and has a bent portion.
US10295865B2 Liquid crystal panel structure and manufacture method
The present invention provides a liquid crystal panel structure and a manufacture method. Both the first alignment layer of the upper layer and the second alignment layer of the lower substrate employ the silicon nitride films, of which the surfaces are implemented with ion beam bombardment, and in comparison with the utilization of PI alignment film material, the alignment layers possess the physical, chemical properties of silicon nitride, which are more stable, and thus can provide the better reliability for the liquid crystal panel; besides, the proper pre-tilted angle provided by the surface of the silicon nitride films with ion beam bombardment can be adjusted in a certain range, and thus can provide the proper pre-tilted angle for the liquid crystal molecules, and compared with the present PSVA technology, the procedure of utilizing the UV light irradiation to provide the pre-tilted angle for the liquid crystal is not required.
US10295862B2 Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof
A liquid crystal display includes a first display panel and a second display panel facing each other, a driver connecting line disposed on the first display panel, a driving circuit part connected to the driver connecting line, a backlight unit disposed adjacent to the first display panel, a reinforcing part overlapping the driver connecting line and disposed adjacent to at least one side of the second display panel, a second polarizer disposed on the second display panel, and a film layer disposed on the second polarizer and the reinforcing part. The second polarizer overlaps a top surface of the second display panel and does not overlap a top surface of the reinforcing part.
US10295860B2 Private display device, decrypted viewing device and display system
The present disclosure discloses a private display device, which comprises: a color film substrate and an array substrate provided to a box; a liquid crystal provided between the color film substrate and the array substrate; a first polarizing film provided on surface of the color film substrate facing away from the array substrate; a first quarter wave plate provided on the surface of the array substrate facing away from the color film substrate; wherein the direction of the absorption axis of the first polarizing film is different from the direction of the optical axis of the first quarter wave plate. The present disclosure also discloses a decrypted viewing device and a display system.
US10295859B2 Liquid crystal display device
Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device having a thin thickness and a reduced size of a bezel. According to an exemplary embodiment, the liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel including a display area and a non-display area enclosing the display area; a light guide plate disposed under the liquid crystal display panel and having a polygonal plane shape including a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side; and a light source adjacent to the first side of the light guide plate, wherein at least one of the second side, the third side, and the fourth side of the light guide plate overlaps the display area.
US10295857B2 Display device
A display device includes a light source, a display panel, and an optical sheet. The light source emits light. The display panel displays image. The optical sheet transmits the light directed to the display panel. The optical sheet includes a first optical sheet having a latching component, and at least one second optical sheet at least partially contacting with the first optical sheet. The at least one second optical sheet is sandwiched between the latching component and a specific portion of the first optical sheet other than the latching component.
US10295856B2 Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device, the display panel includes a thin film transistor arranged in a display area of the display panel, the thin film transistor including an active layer; a metal layer; a plurality of force sensors disposed in the same layer as the active layer or the metal layer, each force sensor including a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, a third bridge arm, and a fourth bridge arm connected end-to-end in sequence; a plurality of regulation resistors one-to-one corresponding to each force sensor, a first end of the regulation resistor being connected with a voltage regulation end, a second end of the regulation resistor being connected with a regulation bridge arm of the force sensor corresponding to the force sensor, the regulation bridge arm being any one of the first bridge arm, second bridge arm, third bridge arm and fourth bridge arm.
US10295855B2 Touch substrate and touch liquid crystal display panel
The present disclosure provides a touch substrate and a touch liquid crystal display panel. The touch substrate has an active display region. The touch substrate includes: a base substrate; a plurality of touch electrodes formed on the base substrate and positioned in the active display region; and a conductive layer formed on the base substrate and positioned in the active display region, wherein the conductive layer is configured to generate heat in a state of being applied with a voltage, wherein the conductive layer is electrically insulated from any of the touch electrodes, and in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, the conductive layer is not overlapped with any of the touch electrodes.
US10295853B2 Manufacturing methods of display panels
A manufacturing method of display panels includes providing at least two glass substrates having a predetermined dimension, configuring the glass substrate to be spaced apart from a supporting substrate, forming at least one planarization portion between a gap of the glass substrates and forming a flexible substrate above the planarization portion and the glass substrates, forming a bonding area on the flexible substrate, conducting a cell-formation process or an encapsulation process of the display panel, stripping the supporting substrate, and cutting the flexible substrate via the gap between the glass substrates. In view of the above, the thicker supporting substrate is configured to support the glass substrate so as to avoid two ends of the thinner glass substrate from dropping and curing, which enhances the convenience and the precision of the manufacturing process of the display panel.
US10295852B2 Optical device and method for manufacturing optical device
An optical device includes a window glass plate with which a window of a lid section is provided and which is connected to the lid section via a solder layer so that an internal space of the optical device is hermetically sealed. The solder layer has a void which is isolated from an external space and an internal space of the optical device.
US10295849B2 Optical modulator
An optical modulator may include at least one ground electrode. The optical modulator may include at least one signal electrode parallel to the at least one ground electrode. The optical modulator may include at least one waveguide parallel to the at least one ground electrode and the at least one signal electrode. The optical modulator may include a first substrate disposed underneath the at least one ground electrode and the at least one signal electrode relative to a surface of the optical modulator. The optical modulator may include a second substrate disposed underneath at least a portion of the first substrate relative to the surface of the optical modulator. The optical modulator may include a floating conductor disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US10295848B2 Display device having compensated common voltage
A display device includes: a display panel; a driving frequency converter circuit configured to convert a driving frequency according to an input image data. A common voltage controller outputs a common voltage data corresponding to the driving frequency; and a common voltage generator receives the common voltage data to generate a common voltage and outputs the common voltage to the display panel. The common voltage has an inclined waveform within an integer multiple of a frame period.
US10295846B2 Light emitting device and light emitting method
The present technology relates to a light emitting device and a light emitting method which readily emit high intensity light. Unipolar noise is applied to a plurality of rod-shaped metal antennas of a light emission mechanism including the plurality of metal antennas, radiating light by oscillation of electrons in the metal antennas caused by incident light. The present technology can be applied to a device for emitting light, such as an illumination device, for example.
US10295845B2 Adjustable beam characteristics
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an optical beam delivery system, comprising an optical fiber including a first length of fiber comprising a first RIP formed to enable, at least in part, modification of one or more beam characteristics of an optical beam by a perturbation assembly arranged to modify the one or more beam characteristics, the perturbation assembly coupled to the first length of fiber or integral with the first length of fiber, or a combination thereof and a second length of fiber coupled to the first length of fiber and having a second RIP formed to preserve at least a portion of the one or more beam characteristics of the optical beam modified by the perturbation assembly within one or more first confinement regions. The optical beam delivery system may include an optical system coupled to the second length of fiber including one or more free-space optics configured to receive and transmit an optical beam comprising the modified one or more beam characteristics.
US10295844B2 Electrode structures for optical modulators
A device may include a substrate. The device may include an optical waveguide formed in or on the substrate. The device may include a signal electrode extending along a longitudinal axis. The signal electrode may include a first portion with a proximal end that is proximal to the optical waveguide, to induce a signal from the signal electrode to the optical waveguide. The signal electrode may include a second portion, at least partially attached to or continuous with a distal end of the first portion. The device may include one or more ground electrodes that form an enclosure. The enclosure may enclose the signal electrode with regard to a side of the substrate in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US10295840B2 Rimless glasses frame including at least one flexible clamping element
The present invention relates to a rimless glasses frame including at least one flexible clamping element having at least one connection portion which comprises at least two jaws which are suitable for clamping a spectacle lens, and at least one joining portion which comprises at least one cavity designed to allow said jaws to open as a result of said cavity being pressed, and including at least one locking element mounted in said cavity in the joining portion of the clamping element so as to lock said jaws closed.
US10295835B2 Stereoscopic display device comprising at least two active scattering panels arranged in different planes each having a scattering function and a transmission function and stereoscopic display method
A stereoscopic display device and a stereoscopic display method are provided. The stereoscopic display device comprises: a display unit configured for displaying an image and emitting emergent light; and at least two active scattering panels arranged at a light-emitting side of the display unit and in different planes. The active scattering panels are configured for performing a scattering process to the emergent light, so that the emergent light, after being scattered by the different active scattering panels, forms a stereoscopic picture. By providing a plurality of active scattering panels to achieve stereoscopic display without the provision of a plurality of display panels, it is possible to avoid the problem that backlight emitted by a backlight source is subjected to a serious reduction in transmittance after passing through a plurality of layers of display panels, thereby improving display brightness of a stereoscopic display device.
US10295833B2 Resolution for autostereoscopic video displays
A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view.
US10295832B2 Slit grating applied in autostereoscopic display apparatus and autostereoscopic display apparatus
The present disclosure is to provide a slit grating applied in autostereoscopic display apparatus and autostereoscopic display apparatus. The slit grating includes a substrate and a plurality of light-shielding strips arranged in intervals on the substrate; the light-shielding strips is used to shielding incident light; the slit grating further includes a wire grid among a light-transmitting region between the light-shielding strips, and the wire grid is used to transmitting a first polarized component of the incident light and reflecting a second polarized component that is perpendicular to the first polarized component of the incident light. The autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal display and the slit grating. The present disclosure can improve brightness of display device, and achieve cost decreasing and thickness reducing at the same time.
US10295831B2 Light-conducting device, device having a light-conducting device, and means for emitting linear parallel light beams
The disclosure relates to a light-conducting device.The light-conducting device includes k>1 first deflection devices that are parallel to one another and arranged along a first direction (X), and k second deflection devices that are parallel to one another and arranged along a second direction (Y) perpendicular to the first direction. A third direction (Z) is perpendicular to the first and second direction (X, Y). Each of the second deflection devices is arranged in a same fourth direction (P) with respect to one of the first deflection devices. The first deflection devices comprise optical axes directed in a fifth direction, and the second deflection devices comprise optical axes directed opposite to the fifth direction. The fifth direction is an angle bisector of an angle between the third and the fourth direction.
US10295821B2 Laminated lenses with anti-fogging functionality
Eyewear can include a laminated lens that has anti-fogging functionality. The lens can include an anti-fog layer configured to resist accumulation of condensate on a posterior surface of the lens and an interface layer comprising a thin layer of inorganic material with ceramic bulk properties. The interface layer can be disposed between the anti-fog layer and an adhesive layer configured to adhere to adjacent layers of the laminated lens. The adhesive layer can be disposed between two lens elements. One of the lens elements can include a polymer layer that provides stiffness to the lens and an electrically conductive layer deposited on the polymer layer. When electric current is applied across the electrically conductive layer via one or more electrodes, the lens can be heated.
US10295819B1 Naphtyl based high index hydrophobic liquids and transmission recovery agents for liquid lens formulations
An electrowetting optical device is provided. The electrowetting optical device includes a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid. The non-conductive fluid includes a naphthalene based compound having Formula (I), Formula (II), and/or Formula (III): where R1, R2, and R3 are individually alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or aryloxy groups; X includes carbon, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, and combinations thereof; and Z includes oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, polonium, and combinations thereof. The conductive liquid may additionally include a transmission recovery agent having Formula (IV) and/or Formula (V): where R4 is an alkyl, fluoroalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, or aryloxy group. The electrowetting optical device additionally includes a dielectric surface in contact with both the conductive and non-conductive liquids where the conductive and non-conductive liquids are non-miscible.
US10295817B2 Stereo imaging system
A stereoscopic optical system that includes an image member that is located at a position along a center optical axis and that has a first stereoscopic image area on a first side of the optical axis for receipt of a first stereoscopic image thereon and a second, separate stereoscopic image area on a second, separate side of the optical axis for receipt of a second, separate stereoscopic image thereon. The system includes an optical arrangement extending along the center optical axis and includes a roof prism with first and second roof segments. The arrangement is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the first roof segment to the first stereoscopic image area along a first optical path through the arrangement and is configured to transmit image-forming rays passing through the second roof segment to the second stereoscopic image area along a second, different optical path through the arrangement.
US10295815B2 Augmented stereoscopic microscopy
Various examples are provided related to imaging with augmented stereoscopic microscopes. In one example, an augmented stereoscopic microscope includes an objective lens that can simultaneously receive near infrared (NIR) images and visible bright-field images of an examined object and an augmentation module. The augmentation module can separate the NIR images from the visible bright-field images for processing by an image processing unit to produce synthetic images using the NIR images and combine the synthetic images with the visible bright-field images to form co-registered augmented images that are directed to an eyepiece of the augmented stereoscopic microscope. In another example, a method includes obtaining a NIR image of an examined object; generating a synthetic image using the NIR image; combining the synthetic image with a real-time visual image of the examined object to form an augmented image; and directing the augmented image to an eyepiece of an augmented stereoscopic microscope.
US10295813B2 Microscope apparatus and method for phase image acquisition
A microscope apparatus includes an electromagnetic wave source configured to generate an illuminating electromagnetic wave, a first beam splitter configured to split the illuminating electromagnetic wave into a first component along a first path and a second component along a second path, a movable reflector module configured to adjust a portion of the second path, and a second beam splitter configured to recombine the first component and the second component. An observing device is configured to receive the recombined first component and second component and the microscope apparatus is configured acquire a phase image from the observing device based on positioning of the movable reflector module and representative of an electric field distribution near an object located along the first path between the first beam splitter and the second beam splitter.
US10295811B2 Large field of view, high resolution microscope
A microscope system including: a source of light; a sample objective configured for focusing the light at a focal plane within a sample; a remote focus unit configured for changing a position of the focal plane along an axis perpendicular to the focal plane; one or more optical element configured for directing the focused light to a location within the focal plane; and a detector configured for detecting light emitted from the focal plane within the sample; wherein the one or more optical element is located after the remote focus unit along a beam path of the light from the source to the sample objective, such that the changing the position of the focal plane along the axis is performed before the directing the focused light to the location within the focal plane.
US10295810B2 Domestic heliostat and methods of making same
A heliostat contained within a mechanical enclosure is described that optimizes the heliostat for domestic applications by emphasizing features of durability, protection from outside weather, low cost of manufacture, self-powering, light-weight, and aesthetics.
US10295805B2 Zooming optical system
A zooming optical system includes a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, in that order from an object side. The first lens group has at least one cemented lens having positive refractive power. Each of the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are configured to move along a direction of an optical axis in zooming. Conditional expression (1) below is satisfied: −10.0
US10295804B2 Zoom lens, projection display device, and imaging apparatus that forms an intermediate image at a postion conjugate to a reduction side imaging plane and causes the intermediate image to be re-imaged on a magnification side imaging plane
The zoom lens is a lens system that forms an intermediate image, and includes, in order from the magnification side: a first lens group that remains stationary during zooming; a plurality of movable lens groups that move during zooming; and a final lens group that has a positive power and remains stationary during zooming. Two or more movable lens groups are positioned to be closer to the reduction side than the intermediate image. The lens system closer to the reduction side than the intermediate image includes, in order from the magnification side, a front group and a rear group. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions (1) and (2) relating to the rear group.
US10295797B2 Imaging optical system, imaging device and imaging system
An imaging device includes two imaging optical systems each of the imaging optical systems including a wide-angle lens having an angle of view wider than 180 degrees, and an imaging sensor configured to image an image by the wide-angle lens, so as to obtain an image in a solid angle of 4π radian by synthesizing the images by the respective imaging optical systems, wherein the wide-angle lens of each of the imaging optical systems includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front group having a negative power, a reflection surface and a back group having a positive power, and is configured to bend an optical axis of the front group by the reflection surface at 90 degrees toward the back group.
US10295791B2 Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10295790B2 Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in 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. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens has negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10295789B2 Four-piece optical lens system
A four-piece optical 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 negative refractive power, a third lens element with a positive refractive power, a fourth lens element with a negative refractive power. Such arrangements not only can be applied to a portable electronic product, but also has a long focal length, high pixel and low height.
US10295786B1 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 first lens is made of glass material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of plastic material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, the sixth lens is made of glass material, and the seventh lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US10295785B2 Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in 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. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.
US10295783B2 Camera module
Provided is a camera module that is capable of driving with low power consumption and is small-sized and thin even in a case of having high resolution. A movable portion (4) provided in a lens driving device (9) of a camera module (20) has a shape that covers an upper side of a fixed lens (1b) and at least a part of a side part (side surface) of the fixed lens (1b).
US10295778B2 Fisheye lens filter
A fisheye lens filter for a fisheye lens includes an optically clean dome sized to fit over the fisheye lens. The dome includes in some embodiments a coating layer(s) to filter out light as desired for use in recording an image. The fisheye lens filter provides an unobstructed field of view in front of fisheye lenses preventing optical aberrations such as vignetting while providing filtering effects.
US10295773B2 Segregated fiber in a splice cassette
A fiber optic cassette includes structural features that maintain segregation between incoming and outgoing optical fibers. A dividing wall and a set of splice holders within the cassette together define two separate chambers within the cassette. Cable entry openings on the rear end of the cassette are configured to receive fiber optic cables into the rear chamber defined by the dividing wall and the splice holders. The front chamber is configured to hold patching fibers that interface with fiber optic adapters on the front of the cassette. The patching fibers and incoming optical fibers can be spliced as needed, and the splices held in place by the splice holders. This arrangement ensures that the incoming optical fibers from the fiber optic cable and the patching fibers remain segregated, such that the splice points are the only points of contact between the two sets of fibers.
US10295771B2 Telecommunications terminal with removable modules
A fiber optic terminal includes an enclosure defining an interior space having a plurality module holders and at least one module removably positioned in one of the plurality of module holders. Each removable module may include at least one input adapter and a plurality of output adapters. Each removable module may also include one or more splitters, cable storage components, pass-through components, or parking components. The fiber optic module may also include first and second arms extending from the front side of the body and a handle coupled to the first and second arms. The handle may be rotatable between a closed position and an open position, and may also be removable from the first and second arms when the handle is in the open position.
US10295769B2 Opto-electric hybrid board and method of manufacturing same
An opto-electric hybrid board includes: an electric circuit board including an insulation layer and electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of the insulation layer; and an optical waveguide provided on the back surface side of the insulation layer of the electric circuit board, with a metal layer therebetween. At least one opening is formed by removing at least part of a region of the metal layer which is overlaid on the contour of an end portion of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is formed, with part of the optical waveguide extending into the opening. The opto-electric hybrid board is favorably usable over a prolonged period because the end portion of the optical waveguide provided on the back surface side of the electric circuit board does not peel off the metal layer.
US10295768B2 Chip on leadframe optical subassembly
One example embodiment includes an optical subassembly (OSA). The OSA includes a leadframe circuit, an optical port, and an active optical component subassembly. The active optical component subassembly is mounted to the leadframe circuit. The optical port is mechanically coupled to the leadframe circuit.
US10295767B2 Spoiler heat sink device in belly-to-belly transceiver
A transceiver cage and heat sink assembly for an optical switch is disclosed. A transceiver cage has an open front end to receive an optical transceiver and an opposite rear end. A front heat sink is mounted over the transceiver cage that includes a thermal interface material to contact a contact surface of an optical transceiver. A printed circuit board has a connector electronic circuit to receive a connector on the optical transceiver. A rear heat sink has a beveled surface facing the rear end of the transceiver cage. A cam structure in the front heat sink forces the transceiver into contact with the front heat sink. A metal foil layer is coated on the thermal interface material.
US10295766B2 Optical module
The present disclosure provides an optical module, including: an optical sub-module and a first housing; where a first sub-surface of the optical sub-module is provided with a first boss, and the first housing is provided with a first opening corresponding to the first boss. The improved structure of the optical module can greatly increase heat conduction efficiency of the optical module.
US10295764B2 Connector device and plug connector
A plug connector is provided with a photoelectric conversion portion, a first electric connector and a first lock portion. The first electric connector inputs and outputs electric signals into and from the photoelectric conversion portion. The first lock portion and the first electric connector are apart from each other by a first distance. A receptacle connector is provided with a second lock portion and a second electric connector. When the plug connector and the receptacle connector are mated with each other, the second lock portion engages with the first lock portion, and the second electric connector is connected to the first electric connector. The second lock portion and the second electric connector are apart from each other by a second distance. A difference between the first distance and the second distance is equal to or less than an effective contact length between the first electric connector and the second electric connector.
US10295763B2 Techniques for indirect optical coupling between an optical input/output port of a subassembly housing and an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) device disposed within the same
Techniques for flexible coupling between an optical coupling receptacle/port of an optical transceiver housing and optical components within the same are disposed. In an embodiment, an optical transceiver housing includes an intermediate fiber with a first end optically coupled to an optical coupling port and a second end optically coupled to a multiplexer/de-multiplexer device, e.g., an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) device, PLC splitter, and so on. The intermediate fiber may be routed in the transceiver housing in a manner that and the radius of the bends may be optimized to reduce fiber bending losses. The techniques herein are equally applicable to both ROSA and TOSA modules and may be utilized to achieve flexible coupling for multi-channel transceiver devices.
US10295762B2 Silicon-based optical ports providing passive alignment connectivity
Optical ports providing passive alignment connectivity are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical port includes a substrate having a surface, a photonic silicon chip, a connector body, and a plurality of spacer elements. The photonic silicon chip includes an electrical coupling surface, an upper surface and an optical coupling surface. The optical coupling surface is positioned between the electrical coupling surface and the upper surface. The photonic silicon chip further includes at least one waveguide terminating at the optical coupling surface, and a chip engagement feature disposed on the upper surface. The connector body includes a first alignment feature, a second alignment feature, a mounting surface, and a connector engagement feature at the mounting surface. The connector engagement feature mates with the chip engagement feature. The plurality of spacer elements is disposed between the electrical coupling surface of the photonic silicon chip and the surface of the substrate.
US10295761B2 Fiber optic cassette
A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location is defined on the body for a cable to enter the cassette, wherein a plurality of optical fibers from the cable extend into the cassette and form terminations at non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the non-conventional connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule, a ferrule hub supporting the ferrule, and a split sleeve surrounding the ferrule.
US10295760B1 Optical traceable patch cord
An optically traceable patch cord includes a cable extending from a first connector at a first end to a second connector at a second end. A trace assembly in the cable is located between the first end of the cable and the second end of the cable. An optical tracing fiber extends from the trace assembly to one of the first connector and the second connector.
US10295755B1 Fiber optic adaptor assembly having removable connector holder
A fiber optic adaptor assembly, to be inserted into a metal faceplate of a fiber distribution hub, includes a main body, a connector holder and a conductive ring member. The connector holder is removably inserted into an installation hole of the main body. The conductive ring member is removably sleeved around an outer periphery of the main body. The conductive ring member electrically contacts and cooperates with the metal faceplate to provide a shielding effect against electromagnetic interferences when the main body is inserted into the faceplate.
US10295750B2 Horizontal coupling to silicon waveguides
Techniques for forming a facet optical coupler that includes a waveguide formed over a trench of a silicon substrate are described. The trench is formed in a silicon substrate and then filled with a dielectric material. The waveguide is patterned on the dielectric material over the trench such that the waveguide is disposed a distance from the first surface. A first end of the waveguide has a first size and a second end of the waveguide distal the first end has a second size different than the first size. A material of the waveguide and the first size define a mode size of the waveguide.
US10295749B1 Optical interconnect attach to photonic device with partitioning adhesive function
A photonic assembly includes an optical die including a suspended membrane structure arranged thereon. A cavity is arranged beneath the suspended membrane structure. An optical interconnect structure is arranged on the optical die. The photonic assembly also includes an optical adhesive arranged on the optical die in contact with the optical interconnect structure. The optical adhesive is arranged beneath the suspended membrane structure to at least partially fill the cavity beneath the suspended membrane structure. The photonic assembly also includes a structural adhesive arranged on the optical die adjacent to the optical adhesive.
US10295747B2 Systems and methods for scribing and cleaving an optical fiber held by a ferrule
Systems and methods for scribing and cleaving an optical fiber held by a ferrule are disclosed. The methods include operably supporting an optical fiber in a ferrule so that a bare fiber section of the optical fiber extends beyond a front end of the ferrule. The method also includes disposing a top-side location of a scribing medium to be in contact with a lower portion of the bare fiber section and a near-side location of the scribing medium to be in contact with the front end of the ferrule. The top-side location includes an abrasive feature while the near-side location is smooth. The scribing medium is moved relative to the bare fiber section to cause the abrasive feature to form a scribe mark at a scribe location at a distance from the front end of the ferrule. The smooth near-side location prevents substantial damage to the ferrule front end.
US10295743B2 Optical semiconductor device, and method for producing the same
Disclosed is an optical semiconductor device which can be improved in light shift precision and restrained from undergoing a loss in light transmission. In this device, an inner side-surface of a first optical coupling portion of an optical coupling region and an inner side-surface of a second optical coupling portion of the region are increased in line edge roughness. This manner makes light coupling ease from a first to second optical waveguide. By contrast, the following are decreased in line edge roughness: an outer side-surface of the first optical coupling portion of the optical coupling region; an outer side-surface of the second optical coupling portion of the region; two opposed side-surfaces of a portion of the first optical waveguide, the portion being any portion other than the region; and two opposed side-surfaces of a portion of the second optical waveguide, the portion being any portion other than the region.
US10295742B2 Guided light source for emission of single photons
A guided light source that comprises: at least one quantum box associated with a discoid wave guide to achieve cylindrical propagation of a wave front emitted by the at least one quantum box in the discoid wave guide; an annular wave guide surrounding the discoid wave guide and having a grating coupler formed on its internal periphery to receive the wave front in normal incidence; an output wave guide optically coupled to the annular wave guide, in which the wave front is guided. The invention includes the method of fabrication of such a source, and its use for emission of a sequence of single photons.
US10295741B2 Single mode grating coupler with vertical coupling direction and small back reflection
An optical apparatus comprising an optical device having an optical input-output face, at least two planar waveguide arms being located on a substrate, an optical splitter being located on the substrate, and, an optical grating coupler being located on the substrate. The optical splitter has an optical input and a plurality of optical outputs, each optical output being optically connected to a corresponding one of the planar waveguide arms. The optical grating coupler is connected to receive light from each planar waveguide arm and form diffraction pattern therefrom such that a principal maximum of one of the diffraction patterns overlaps with a principal maximum of another of the diffraction patterns on the optical input-output face of the optical device, the principal maxima of the one and another of the diffraction patterns being directed in different directions.
US10295739B2 Athermal optical devices based on composite structures
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing athermal optical devices based on composite structures having different components with different thermal properties such as a composite structure having materials of positive and negative thermo-optic effects or a composite structure having materials exhibiting different thermal expansion coefficients. In one aspect, a method for providing thermally stabilized optical device structure against temperature fluctuations includes forming an optical device structure to include a first optical material and a second optical material different from the first optical material, in which one of the first and second optical material exhibits a positive thermal-optic effect and the other one exhibits a negative thermal-optic effect, and structuring the first and second optical materials in the optical device structure to reduce a change in an effective refractive index of the optical device structure collectively produced by the first and second optical materials in response to a temperature variation.
US10295738B2 Electro-optical modulator
An electro-optical modulator is provided. The modulator comprises a first and a second optical waveguide, at least one first capacitance, via which a voltage can be applied to a light-guiding region of the first optical waveguide, at least one second capacitance, via which a voltage can be applied to a light-guiding region of the second optical waveguide, an electrically conductive region, via which the first and second capacitances are electrically connected to one another, and a feed line to the electrically conductive region, via which feed line a DC voltage can be applied to the electrically conductive region, wherein the feed line is constituted such that it represents an electrical resistance connected in parallel with the second capacitance, and a compensation resistance connected in parallel with the first capacitance and serving for reducing transients in a voltage profile on the first and second capacitances during the operation of the modulator.
US10295737B2 Bending-insensitive, radiation-resistant single-mode optical fiber
The present invention relates to the field of single-mode optical fibers and discloses a bending-insensitive, radiation-resistant single-mode optical fiber, sequentially including from inside to outside: a core, inner claddings, and an outer cladding, all made from a quartz material. The inner claddings comprise, from inside to outside, a first fluorine-doped inner cladding and a second fluorine-doped inner cladding. The core and the first fluorine-doped inner cladding are not doped with germanium. The respective concentrations of other metal impurities and phosphorus are less than 0.1 ppm. By mass percent, the core has a fluorine dopant content of 0-0.45% and a chlorine content of 0.01-0.10%; the first fluorine-doped inner cladding has a fluorine concentration of 1.00-1.55%; and the second fluorine-doped inner cladding has a fluorine concentration of 3.03-5.00%.
US10295735B2 Few mode optical fibers for mode division multiplexing
Few mode optical fibers for mode division multiplexing. The Few Mode Fiber supporting 25 or 30 LP guided modes and includes a graded index core with a α-profile, a radius R1 (at 0 refractive index difference) between 23 and 27 μm and a maximum refractive index difference Dn1 between 14·10−3 and 17·10−3, and an end of the α-profile at a radius R1b, with index difference Dn1b; a trench surrounding the core with radius R3 between 30 and 40 μm and refractive index difference Dn3 between −15·10−3 and −6·10−3. Such a FMF shows a specific design of the interface between the core and the cladding such that R1b>R1, Dn1b between −10·10−3 and −3·10−3, and Dn1b−Dn3≥0.9×10−3.
US10295730B2 Light bar for back light unit containing resistance modulated LED strings
A light bar includes a plurality of first color light emitting LEDs including a first subset of first color light emitting LEDs and a second subset of first color light emitting LEDs, a plurality of second color light emitting LEDs, where the second color is different from the first color, and a plurality of third color light emitting LEDs, where the third color is different from the first and the second colors. The second subset of first color light emitting LEDs are electrically connected in series with a larger electrical load than the first subset of first color light emitting LEDs. This light bar electrical configuration allows compensation and correction for locations on the light guide plate used in back light units where imperfect mixing of the 3 primary colors provided by the individual LED emitters on the light bar occurs.
US10295728B2 Light diffusing component and a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component
A light diffusing component is disclosed. The light diffusing component comprises a substrate, such as glass, having a frontside, a backside spaced apart from the frontside, and an edge configured to receive a light source. The glass sheet includes at least one scattering layer having a plurality of light scattering centers etched into at least a portion of the frontside of the glass sheet. The scattering centers have an increased density as the distance from the edge increases and the scattering centers are randomly distributed in size and smaller than about 200 μm. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component comprising masking a substrate, such as a glass sheet, and etching the substrate such that the density of the resulting scattering centers increased as the distance from the light source increases.
US10295726B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a light source and a display panel. The light source emits a light. The display panel includes a first polarizing plate, a second polarizing plate, a third polarizing plate, and a shutter. The first polarizing plate receives the light provided from the light source and incident to a lower portion thereof and linearly polarizes the light incident thereto. The second polarizing plate is disposed on the first polarizing plate and circularly polarizes the light exiting through the first polarizing plate. The third polarizing plate is disposed on the second polarizing plate and linearly polarizes the light incident thereto. The shutter is disposed on the first polarizing plate and mechanically deforms in a thickness direction of the first polarizing plate in response to an electrical signal. The display apparatus displays a grayscale in accordance with mechanical deformation of the shutter.
US10295722B2 Lighting device
The invention relates to a lighting device (10) including a lighting source (12) and a light guide (14), the light guide including an inlet optical surface (20), configured to allow the entry of the light emitted by the light source illuminating the inlet optical surface, and an outlet optical surface (22), configured to allow the exit of the light from the light guide, characterized in that the light guide also includes at least two through-holes (30, 31) arranged passing through the inlet optical surface and the outlet optical surface.
US10295716B2 Inorganic polarizing plate and production method thereof
An inorganic polarizing plate, containing: substrate transparent to light of bandwidth for use; and wire grid layer containing metal wires aligned on the substrate with gaps shorter than wavelength of the light, the plate satisfying formulae (1) to (3): 0 nm<(DR−DL)  Formula (1); 0 nm<|GR−GL|  Formula (2); and 0.90≤SR/SL≤1.30  Formula (3), where DL is distance along thickness direction of the substrate in region RL between one metal wire W and metal wire WL next to W in the wire grid layer, and DR is distance along the thickness direction of the substrate in region RR between W and metal wire WR provided next to W and at opposite side to side where WL is provided; GL is gap between W and WL, and GR is gap between W and WR; and SL is ratio of DL to GL, and SR is ratio of DR to GR.
US10295715B2 Polarizer and fabrication method thereof, display panel, and display device
A polarizer and fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display device are provided. The polarizer includes an organic film capable of being aligned during a polarization treatment. The organic film includes at least one first region having a first polarization axis and at least one second region having a second polarization axis. A direction of the first polarization axis is different from a direction of the second polarization axis.
US10295714B2 Elongated circularly polarizing plate, elongated broadband lambda/4 plate, organic electroluminescent display device, and liquid crystal display device
A long-length circularly polarizing plate including: a polarizing film; a λ/2 plate having a slow axis in a direction forming an angle of 22.5°±10° relative to an absorption axis of the polarizing film; and a plate having a slow axis in a direction forming an angle of 90°±20° relative to an absorption axis of the polarizing film, in this order, wherein the λ/2 plate and the λ/4 plate have different wavelength dispersions, and an NZ factor of the λ/4 plate NZq satisfies NZq≤0.0.
US10295713B2 Color filter substrate, preparing method thereof, and display device
A color filter substrate, a preparing method thereof and a display device are provided. The method includes: preparing a black matrix pattern and a color filter pattern on a substrate; preparing planarization layer and spacers including primary spacers and secondary spacers. The black matrix pattern includes primary areas and secondary areas, and the primary area has a width in the column direction of the black matrix pattern greater than the width of the secondary area in the column direction of the black matrix pattern. The primary spacers are located on primary areas of the black matrix pattern; and the secondary spacers are located on secondary areas of the black matrix pattern, the primary spacers have a height greater than that of the secondary spacers.
US10295712B2 Backsheets for photovoltaic modules using infrared reflective pigments
A multi-layer backsheet for a photovoltaic module comprising a first layer having a reflectance of more than 25% of a light with a wavelength anywhere from about 1000 nm to about 2100 nm, and a reflectance of less than 35% of all light with a wavelength from about 380 nm to about 750 nm; and a second layer having a reflectance of more than 50% of all light with a wavelength from about 380 nm to about 2000 nm. A photovoltaic module comprising the multi-layer backsheet, a method of making the photovoltaic module, and a method of converting sunlight into electricity by exposing the photovoltaic module to sun light.
US10295709B2 Black matrix, flat panel display device and method for producing the same
The present disclosure provides a black matrix, a flat panel display device including the black matrix and a method for producing the same. The black matrix is arranged on a surface of a substrate located in a first plane, the black matrix including: a light absorption layer, a microstructure layer and a light reflection layer, the absorption layer being formed between the microstructure layer and the surface of the substrate, and the light reflection layer being arranged on a face of the microstructure layer facing away from the absorption layer. The microstructure layer is configured such that a light incident on the light reflection layer in a direction perpendicular to the first plane is emitted out obliquely with respect to the first plane after the light is reflected by the light reflection layer. The absorption layer may be formed at a side of the microstructure layer, or on the substrate.
US10295707B2 Durability coating for oxide films for metal fluoride optics
A coated metal fluoride optic is provided. The coated metal fluoride optic includes an alkaline earth metal fluoride substrate and a coating disposed on at least one surface of the substrate. The coating includes an adhesion layer comprising a fluoride-containing material, a non-densified intermediate layer deposited on the adhesion layer, and a densified capping layer deposited on the intermediate layer.
US10295706B2 Optical film, polarizing plate, liquid crystal panel, and image display apparatus
Provided are: an optical film, wherein interference fringes can be suppressed from being generated, cloudiness is not observed, and a manufacture cost can be reduced. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an optical film 10 including a functional layer 12, wherein the functional layer 12 has a concavo-convex surface 12A; and in a state in which the concavo-convex surface 12A is irradiated with parallel light travelling in a direction sloped at 10° with respect to a normal direction N of the optical film 10, in an angle distribution of reflected light intensities measured in a plane including both directions of the normal direction N and the travelling direction T of the parallel light, a value obtained by subtracting ½ angle width from 1/100 angle width is 0.7° or more and 1.4° or less.
US10295700B2 Downhole X-ray radiation detector systems and methods
A system for a downhole tool includes an X-ray generator that outputs X-ray radiation into a surrounding sub-surface formation using electrical power received from a power supply and a detector device adjacent the X-ray generator. The detector device includes a first detector with a first radiation sensitivity that outputs a first measurement signal based on interaction between a first portion of the X-ray radiation and the first detector. The detector device also includes a second detector with a second radiation sensitivity adjacent the first detector, where the second detector outputs a second measurement signal based on interaction between a second portion of the X-ray radiation and the second detector. Further, the detector device includes a control system communicatively coupled to the X-ray generator and the detector device, where the control system determines characteristics of the X-ray radiation output from the X-ray generator based at least in part on a radiation model that describes expected relationship between the characteristics of the X-ray radiation and doses indicated by the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal.
US10295699B2 Marine magnetism detection method and device
A marine magnetism detection device and a detection method are provided. The device includes a surveying ship, an onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion arranged on the surveying ship, an aerostat shell and an aerostat magnetism measurement portion arranged inside the aerostat shell. The aerostat shell is connected to the surveying ship via a rope, and the aerostat shell floats in air. The aerostat magnetism measurement portion includes a magnetic sensor, an electronic magnetism data acquisition unit and an aerostat transmission unit; and the onboard laboratory magnetism measurement portion includes a data recording computer and a laboratory transmission unit. The marine magnetism detection device and method of the present invention are advantageously not limited by the working sea area and can also operate with other onboard devices and dragging devices.
US10295697B2 Determination of true formation resistivity
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to determine true formation resistivity. Such apparatus and methods may use techniques to effectively reduce or eliminate polarization horn effects at boundaries between formations of different resistivity. The techniques may use combinations of geosignals and adjustments of measurement data to evaluate true formation resistivity for formation layers investigated. Such techniques and associated analysis may be conducted real time. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US10295694B2 Inductive sensing with differential inductance readout
For inductive sensing (such as for proximity switching), differential inductance readout is based on Sense/Reference resonators implemented as LC-ring oscillators, with LS/LR inductor coils and a shared (time-multiplexed) resonator capacitor. The ring oscillators include matched Lsense/Lref drivers time-multiplexed (by out enable signals), to provide Lsense/Lref resonator excitation signals to the Lsense/Lref resonators, based on resulting Lsense/Lref resonance measurements (such as of resonance state) acquired by the ring oscillators from the Lsense/Lref resonators. Differential readout data is based on the time-multiplexed Lsense/Lref resonance measurements, corresponding respectively to LS/LR coil inductances (such as based on Lsense/Lref resonator oscillation frequency). The ring oscillators can be implemented with a Schmitt trigger, converting analog resonance measurements into digital input to the Lsense/Lref drivers. Driver matching and layout matching can be used to improve accuracy. Effects of parasitic capacitance at the driver outputs can be suppressed by shorting or bootstrapping across the inactive LS/LR coil inductances.
US10295692B2 Fracture detection and localization using acoustic reflections
An acoustic array includes an acoustic transmitter and acoustic receivers radially or longitudinally offset from the acoustic transmitter. The acoustic array is disposed in a wellbore penetrating a subsurface formation. An acoustic signal is broadcast using the transmitter and a portion of the emitted signal is reflected by a reflector and received by the receivers. The presence or absence of fractures in the subsurface formation is inferred based on the received acoustic signal. Inferences are based on travel times and/or coherency of the received signals. Images can be made and fracture orientations determined. Frequencies in the sonic or ultrasonic range may be used. Measurements may be made while-drilling or while performing post-drilling operations. Processing may be done in real-time or post-processing may be performed on recorded data.
US10295691B2 Method and apparatus for processing log data
To process geological log data, a two-dimensional set of log values recorded at a plurality of points is obtained about a borehole periphery, and over a chosen length along the borehole. The set of log values are decomposed by identifying in the set one or more main functions indicative of one or more main geological layer features of the rock penetrated by the borehole and removing log values corresponding to values of the main functions from the set of log values. Further decomposing the set of log values can be performed, as necessary iteratively, based on one or more subsidiary functions. The log values of the set remaining after identification and removal of values are designated as texture. Functions indicative of the main and subsidiary layer features and the texture are used to construct a synthesized volume representing the rock removed during creation of the chosen length of the borehole.
US10295689B2 Controlled curvature bend device and method
A restrictor device is used on a cable to protect the cable from excessive bending. The restrictor device includes two or more restrictor members having a helix shape extending along a longitudinal axis X; and fasteners that connect the two or more restrictor members to each other to form the restrictor device. At least one property of the two or more restrictor members is selected such that a bending portion of the restrictor device moves along the restrictor device when a magnitude of a force applied to the restrictor device changes.
US10295688B2 Attenuating internal multiples from seismic data
A method for removing internal multiples from collected data, such as seismic data. The method includes predicting internal multiples for each horizon in a plurality of horizons that created the internal multiples. The internal multiples may be predicted from the seismic data in one pass. After predicting the internal multiples, the method includes creating a separate model of internal multiples for each horizon based on the predicted internal multiples for each horizon. The method then iteratively subtracts each separate model of internal multiples for each horizon from the seismic data.
US10295687B2 Attenuation of multiple reflections
A method can include selecting a location associated with a seismic survey geometry; selecting a trace for the location where the trace is selected from one of a plurality of different types of traces that include real data traces, interpolated data traces and model data traces; generating a multiple model based at least in part on the selected trace; and adjusting seismic data based at least in part on the multiple model.
US10295685B2 Generating common image gather using wave-field separation
The present disclosure describes methods and systems, including computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems, for generating Angle Domain Common Image Gathers (ADCIGs). One computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a data processing apparatus, a set of seismic data associated with a subsurface region wherein the set of seismic data includes receiver signal data at a plurality of time steps; for each time step in the plurality of time steps: calculating a receiver wavefield based on the receiver signal data at the respective time step; separating a first direction receiver wavefield and a second direction receiver wavefield of the receiver wavefield using Hilbert transformation of the receiver signal data at the respective time step; and applying an optical flow process on the first direction receiver wavefield to calculate wavefield directions; and generating an Angle Domain Common Image Gather (ADCIG) based on the wavefield directions.
US10295684B2 Systems and methods for constructing clean stratigraphic seismic traces to enhance interpretation of geological faults
Systems and methods for constructing clean stratigraphic seismic traces to enhance interpretation of geological faults using diagnostic displays, diagnostic tools, and fault quality validation techniques.
US10295683B2 Amplitude inversion on partitioned depth image gathers using point spread functions
A method can include receiving input that specifies a type of partitionable pre-stack seismic data for a geologic environment and corresponding partitions; receiving an elastic model parameterized via elastic properties; generating synthetic seismic data for at least a portion of the geologic environment based at least in part on point spread functions and the elastic model; for the partitions, comparing the pre-stack seismic data and the generated synthetic seismic data; based at least in part on the comparing, updating the elastic model; and outputting values for at least one of the elastic properties.
US10295677B2 Systems and methods for data storage and retrieval
A method includes directing a probe beam to a target that includes an array of data portions in a data storage medium arranged so that a beam area of the probe beam extends across a plurality of adjacent data portions, the array including a data portion subset with each data portion of the subset responsive to the probe beam to produce a response illumination, receiving the response illumination at a detector, and determining data values corresponding to the plurality of adjacent data portions based on the received response illumination. Apparatus and systems are also disclosed.
US10295674B2 System and method for determining protection level
Disclosed is a system for determining a protection level. The system includes a receiver configured to receive an error augmentation for a satellite orbit and clock error, an error augmentation for an ionospheric error, an error augmentation for noise and multi-path between a receiver and a satellite, and an error augmentation for a tropospheric error, a first calculator configured to calculate a first adjustment coefficient to be applied to the error augmentation for the satellite orbit and clock error and the error augmentation for the ionospheric error, and a second calculator configured to calculate a protection level by applying the first adjustment coefficient.
US10295673B1 Nested interferometer for optical autocovariance lidar
Lidar systems and methods are provided. The lidar system includes a laser that outputs light at two different wavelengths and an interferometer that is capable of generating fringe patterns for each of the two wavelengths simultaneously. More particularly, a first arm of the interferometer provides first and second path lengths. Light of a first of two or more wavelengths traverses the first path length within the first arm, while light of a second one of the two wavelengths traverses the second path length within the first arm. A second arm of the interferometer provides a third path length. Light from the first and second arms is then combined, and a phase shift of light of the first wavelength and a phase shift of light of the second wavelength are determined.
US10295669B2 High resolution, high frame rate, low power image sensor
An apparatus and method for determining a distance to an object using a binary, event-based image sensor. In one aspect, the image sensor includes memory circuitry and address decode circuitry. In one aspect, activation of a photodiode of the image sensor array by receipt of one or more photons is able to be used directly as an input to logic circuitry. In one embodiment, the image sensor includes photodiodes operating in an avalanche photodiode mode or Geiger mode. In one embodiment, the imaging sensor includes photodiodes operating as thresholded integrating pixels. The imaging sensor can be fabricated from one or more substrates having at least a first and a second voltage portion.
US10295668B2 Reducing the number of false detections in a lidar system
A light source includes a laser configured to emit a ranging pulse including a sequence of fast pulses. A lidar system uses one or more properties of the sequence of fast pulses to determine a signature of the ranging pulse. A receiver includes a detector element configured to detect a light signal and a signature detection circuitry configured to determine whether the detected light signal corresponds to the signature of the emitted ranging pulse. The lidar system is configured to generate a pixel value based on the detected light signal if the detected light signal corresponds to the signature of the emitted ranging pulse.
US10295665B2 Configurable microbeamformer circuit for an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system
A microbeamformer integrated circuit has sixty-lour microbeaauCormer channels which may be utilized with a 64-element or 128-element array transducer. Each microbeamformer channel includes a transmitter, a plurality of connection points for selectively coupling the transmitter to one or more transducer elements, a transmit/receive switch coupled to an output of the transmitter, and a receive channel including a variable delay. The connection points may be configured with only one connection point coupled to a transducer element, two connection points coupled to the same transducer element, or multiple connection points coupled to multiple transducer elements. The transmitter may also comprise a separate pulser coupled to each connection point. The receive channels are grouped in groups of sixteen which may be selectively coupled to one of two channel drivers to provide partially beamformed signals to the channels of a system beamformer.
US10295660B1 Aligning optical components in LIDAR systems
Techniques are described for aligning optical components within a LIDAR assembly. The techniques may be performed to align the optical components during manufacturing or assembly of the LIDAR assembly. For example, a first optical element (e.g., one of a light source or light sensor) may be installed in the LIDAR assembly. An optimal alignment for a second optical element (e.g., the other of the light source or light sensor) may be determined and the second optical element may be installed at the optimal alignment. The optimal alignment for the second optical element may be determined based on detected signals, for example, which may correspond to an alignment resulting in a strongest return signal, highest quality return signal, and/or minimal interference. Additionally, or alternatively, techniques may be used to align optical components at runtime by using an actuator to move one or more components of the LIDAR assembly during operation.
US10295657B2 Time of flight-based systems operable for ambient light and distance or proximity measurements
A time of flight-based system is operable for ambient light measurements. A method of operation includes detecting, in at least one active demodulation detection pixel, a first particular wavelength and generating amplitude data of the first particular wavelength; and detecting, in at least one spurious reflection detection pixel, a second particular wavelength and generating amplitude data of the second particular wavelength. In a computational device that stores spectrum data corresponding respectively to a plurality of different ambient light source types, an ambient lighting condition is determined based on the amplitude data of the first particular wavelength, the amplitude data of the second particular wavelength and the spectrum data of a particular one of the ambient light source types associated with the amplitude data of the first particular wavelength and the amplitude data of the second particular wavelength.
US10295656B1 Lidar systems and methods
A Lidar system is provided. The Lidar system may comprise: a plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of light beams, the plurality of light sources are mounted to a first mounting apparatus comprising a cooling feature; a plurality of optical fiber elements, and each of the plurality of light sources is optically coupled to an input end of one or more optical fiber elements from the plurality of optical fiber elements; and a second mounting apparatus comprising at least one mounting unit coupled to an emitting end of the plurality of optical fiber elements, and the at least one mounting unit is configured to control an output direction of the plurality of light beams individually, and a distribution pattern of the plurality of light beams emitted from the emitting end of the plurality of optical fiber elements.
US10295653B2 Moving target indication (MTI) system
One embodiment of the invention includes moving target indication (MTI) system. The system includes an MTI data processor configured to receive time-sampled location indicators associated with an approximate location of a moving target in a geographic scene of interest and to generate a moving target indicator associated with the moving target based on the time-sampled location indicators. The system also includes an image integrator configured to receive the moving target indicator associated with the moving target, to receive geography data associated with the geographic scene of interest, and to integrate the moving target indicator into the geography data as a three-dimensional moving target indicator at an approximate geographic location of the moving target.
US10295652B2 Vehicle radar system for detecting the surroundings
A vehicle radar system (2) for detecting the surroundings, includes a circuit board (4), with a substrate layer (14) having an upper face (14a) and a lower face (14b), a strip conductor (22) applied onto the upper face (14a) so as to surround a shielding region (20), a shielding housing (6) that covers the shielding region (20) and that extends along and is connected to the strip conductor (22) in an electrically conductive manner, and at least one wave guide (28) arranged in the substrate layer. The wave guide (28) has a laterally delimiting wave guide wall (28c) as well as upper and lower wave guide surfaces (28a, 28b), wherein the upper wave guide surface (28a) is a section of the strip conductor (22).
US10295650B2 Method and device for determining vehicle site location
A method and a device for determining a vehicle site location are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining location information of multiple users and location information of at least two central points; calculating a distance between each user and each of the at least two central points according to the location information of multiple users and the location information of at least two central points; clustering the multiple users into at least two groups according to the distance; updating the location information of the central point according to the location information of the users in each group; if the location information of the central point satisfies a preset condition, determining the vehicle site location according to the location information of the central points and the number of the users in each group.
US10295649B2 Wireless signal identification
Technologies are generally described for identifying whether a propagation path between a mobile device and an access point is line-of-sight. In some examples, a method performed under control of a mobile device may include receiving, from an access point, a first signal transmitted at a first frequency band; receiving, from the access point, a second signal transmitted at a second frequency band; measuring a difference value between propagation properties of the first signal and the second signal; and identifying whether a propagation path between the mobile device and the access point is line-of-sight or non-line-of-sight based at least in part on the difference value.
US10295644B2 Sensors, systems and methods for compensating for thermal EMF
Embodiments relate to sensor systems and methods that can compensate for thermal EMF effects that can cause residual offset and other errors in sensor systems. In one embodiment, a sensor system comprises at least one temperature sensor arranged proximate a primary sensor element, e.g., a Hall plate in an embodiment in which the sensor system comprises a Hall-effect magnetic field sensing system, though other types of magnetic field and sensors more generally can be used in other embodiments. In another embodiment, a plurality of temperature sensors can be used, with each one arranged proximate a different sensor contact or element. In an example in which the Hall plate is operated according to a spinning operation scheme, the at least one temperature sensor can be configured to sense a temperature in each operating phase, and the individual sensed temperatures can be combined and used to provide a temperature-dependent compensation signal.
US10295643B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and control method
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The MRI apparatus includes a scanner, and a controller configured to control the scanner to receive magnetic resonance (MR) signals corresponding to a magnitude of a y-axis gradient magnetic field in a respiration cycle of a patient, each of the MR signals being received at a time interval equal to a time period of the respiration cycle over a number of the received MR signals. The MRI apparatus further includes a processor configured to extract an MR signal received in a respiration condition of the patient from the received MR signals, fill a k-space with the extracted MR signal, and generate an MR image by reconstructing data of the filled k-space.
US10295642B2 Construction of diagnostic images from MRI data acquired in an inhomogeneous polarizing magnetic field
According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of constructing a diagnostic image of a sample from MRI data acquired while subjecting the sample to an inhomogeneous polarizing magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of: i) deriving an estimate of the spatial map of the inhomogeneous polarizing magnetic field; ii) acquiring the MRI data; iii) processing the estimate of the spatial map with the acquired MRI data to obtain an estimate of the diagnostic image; iv) calculating an acquired data error in response to the estimates of the spatial map and the diagnostic image; v) updating the estimate of the spatial map in response to the calculated error; and repeating the steps iii) to v) to improve the estimate of the spatial map of the earlier iteration and the estimate of the diagnostic image, wherein the repetition is stopped when the calculated error of the latest iteration reaches within a tolerance range and wherein the estimate of the diagnostic image from the latest iteration becomes the diagnostic image of the sample.
US10295641B2 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method correcting phases in images corresponding to a plurality of time phases
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to one embodiment includes a sequence controller, a correction map generator, an image generator, and a corrector. The sequence controller executes first data acquisition to acquire data for a phase correction map, and second data acquisition to acquire data of a cluster of images corresponding to a plurality of time phases. The correction map generator generates the phase correction map by using echo signals acquired through the first data acquisition. The image generator generates the cluster of images corresponding to the time phases by using echo signals acquired through the second data acquisition. The corrector corrects a phase of each image included in the cluster of images, based on the phase correction map and changes in phase of echo signals that occur between time phases.
US10295637B2 Scan condition determining apparatus, magnetic resonance apparatus, scan condition determining method, and program
There is provided a scan condition determining apparatus, comprising: setting means for setting values of a plurality of parameters different from a repetition time and different from a bandwidth; and determining means for determining a specific value of the bandwidth based on the set values of the plurality of parameters such that a repetition time determined as a longer one of a first period of time and a second period of time is minimized, the first period of time being a time taken to perform a pulse sequence in one cycle, and the second period of time being a time taken from the start of a pulse sequence in one cycle until a pulse sequence in a next cycle is ready to perform determined by the thermal design restrictions of a gradient coil.
US10295636B2 Integrated circuit for NMR systems
An integrated circuit is provided for use in conjunction with an external antenna. The integrated circuit includes a memory circuit, a pulse sequencer, an NMR transmitter circuit and an NMR receiver circuit. The memory circuit is configured to store user-defined parameter data pertaining to an excitation period and an acquisition period that are part of an NMR pulse sequence. The pulse sequencer and the NMR transmitter circuit are configured to cooperate to generate RF signals in accordance the user-defined parameter data stored in the memory circuit, wherein such RF signals are supplied to the external antenna for emitting excitation signals from the external antenna during the excitation period of the NMR pulse sequence. The NMR receiver circuit is configured to receive electrical signals generated by the external antenna during the acquisition period of the NMR pulse sequence.
US10295635B2 Method and apparatus for acquiring image data from a subject using a magnetic resonance sequence having an adiabatic radio-frequency
In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance image data of an object by execution of a magnetic resonance data acquisition sequence that includes at least one adiabatic radio-frequency pulse, at least one parameter for the object under investigation is acquired that is specific to the object under investigation. At least one pulse parameter of the at least one adiabatic radio-frequency pulse is adjusted using the at least one parameter for the object under investigation. Magnetic resonance image data of the object under investigation are acquired by execution of the magnetic resonance sequence, using the at least one adiabatic radio-frequency pulse with the adjusted at least one pulse parameter.
US10295624B2 Decoupling of parallel transmission arrays in magnetic resonance imaging
A method of determining a decoupling matrix of a decoupling system for an array of coils of a parallel transmission magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes obtaining impedance matrix data for the array of coils without the decoupling system, determining, based on the impedance matrix data for the array of coils, an objective function representative of deviation from a decoupled operating condition for the array of coils in which the array of coils are decoupled via the decoupling system, and defining, with a processor, a decoupling matrix representative of a set of impedances of the decoupling system with an iterative procedure that optimizes elements of the decoupling matrix to minimize the objective function and reach the decoupled operating condition.
US10295622B2 Signaling a tuning of adjustment parameters of a coil arrangement
A method for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of an antenna coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph includes detecting a deviation between an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter and a required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter. As a function of the deviation, an acoustic and/or a mechanical signal is output in real time to an operator. A device for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of a coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph, and a magnetic resonance tomograph operating according to the method and/or containing the device are described.
US10295616B2 Magnetic field imaging system
According to embodiments, multi-axis magnetic sensors (magnetometers) are disposed in an array or a plurality of arrays. The magnetic sensors can be disposed on modules that form the array. The magnetic sensors can each sense a local magnetic field coincident with the respective sensors. Data corresponding to the local magnetic fields can be analyzed by a magnetic field analysis circuit and assembled to form an image corresponding to the sensed magnetic field(s). The magnetic field analysis circuit can output the image corresponding to near-field magnetic features.
US10295615B2 Magnetic sensor
A magnetic sensor includes a rectangular or substantially rectangular substrate and at least one first magnetoresistive element on the substrate. The first magnetoresistive element has a pattern that, in plan view, has a rectangular or substantially rectangular outer shape and includes first slits that extend in a radiating manner from a center of the pattern and approach an outer edge of the pattern and second slits between adjacent first slits and extend from the outer edge of the pattern toward the center of the pattern. The pattern is connected to circle around the center of the pattern while alternately changing direction between a first direction toward the outer edge of the pattern and a second direction toward the center of the pattern.
US10295614B2 Methods, devices, and integrated circuits for automatically adjusting a transfer function of a sensing device based on a power level of an incident electromagnetic signal
The transfer function of a sensing device including a plurality of sensors is automatically adjusted based on a power level of an incident electromagnetic signal detected by the plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors is associated with a unique transfer function. An output from one of the plurality of sensors associated with a particular transfer function is automatically selected based on a power level of the detected incident electromagnetic signal. Responsive to a change in the power level of the detected electromagnetic signal, another output from a different one of the plurality of sensors associated with a different transfer function is selected. The transfer function is adjusted over time by automatically selecting outputs from different ones of the plurality of sensors based on changes in the power level of the detected incident electromagnetic signal.
US10295612B2 Electronic device with resistive sensor array
An array of resistive sensor circuits may be used to gather sensor data. Each resistive sensor circuit may have a resistive sensor and an associated switch. Row decoder circuitry may supply rows of the sensor circuits with control signals on row lines. Capacitors associated with respective columns of the array may be provided with an initialization voltage. The control signals on the row lines may be used to turn on the switches in a selected row of the resistive sensor circuits and thereby discharge the capacitors through the resistive sensors of that row. Comparators may have first inputs coupled to the capacitors and second inputs that receive a reference voltage. A column readout circuit may have memory and processing circuitry that receives count values from a counter and that stores the count values in response to toggling output signals from the comparators.
US10295610B2 Electric power storage system for a vehicle and method for controlling electric power storage system for a vehicle
An electric power storage system for a vehicle includes an electric power storage device, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The vehicle includes an ignition switch. The electric power storage device is mounted on the vehicle. The temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the electric power storage device. The controller is configured to estimate a rest temperature of the electric power storage device at a time when the ignition switch is OFF. The controller is configured to acquire the temperature of the electric power storage device at a time when the ignition switch is ON by using the temperature sensor when the ignition switch is turned ON. The controller is configured to estimate the rest temperature by using an average value of at least two of a plurality of the temperatures acquired during a predetermined period. The plurality of temperatures are the temperatures of the electric power storage device which are acquired at a time when the ignition switch is turned ON during the predetermined period.
US10295609B2 Deterioration state detection apparatus and deterioration state detection method for energy storage device, and energy storage system
A deterioration state detection apparatus for detecting a deterioration state of capacity enabling charge or discharge of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a capacitance of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: and a determination unit that determines the deterioration state of capacity enabling charge or discharge of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, from change of the acquired capacitance.
US10295607B2 Device for estimating parameters of battery, and estimation method
A device for estimating parameters of battery capable of improving, by using simple calculations, estimation accuracy of a parameter and the like of a battery equivalent circuit model will be provided.The device for estimating parameters of battery for estimating the parameter of a battery (1) includes: a battery equivalent circuit model (4A) including resistance and a capacitor as the parameter; a logarithmic conversion parameter value estimation unit (4B) for sequentially estimating, by using a logarithmic conversion parameter value serving as a state variable obtained by carrying out logarithmic conversion on the parameter, the logarithmic conversion parameter value with a Kalman filter (41) from a state equation and an output equation, based on a charging/discharging current and a terminal voltage those being detected; and an inverse logarithmic conversion unit (4C) for obtaining, from the logarithmic conversion parameter value, an estimated parameter value serving as an antilogarithm corresponding to the logarithmic conversion parameter value.
US10295606B2 System and methods for detection of internal shorts in batteries
A method for short detection in a battery pack, the battery pack including a plurality of cells, the method including: connecting a short detection module to the battery pack; determining by the short detection module that the battery pack is at rest; and selecting a first cell in the battery pack for testing for a short, wherein the testing includes: connecting a voltage source to the first cell; measuring a current of the first cell; and determining based on the measured current of the first cell whether the first cell contains a short.
US10295605B2 State detecting method and state detecting device of secondary battery
A state detecting method and device of a secondary battery correct impact resulting from state quantities caused by variation and calculate a state of charge with high accuracy. The state detecting method includes a first step of acquiring a detected voltage value and a detected current value, a second step of acquiring state quantities caused by variation such as a detected temperature value, a third step of determining if the detected voltage value is the voltage threshold value or greater, a fourth step of determining if the detected current value is the current threshold value or less, a fifth step of determining if a duration time of the current threshold value or less has elapsed a determination time, a sixth step of setting a state of charge in a reference state as the state of charge, and a seventh step of correcting the state of charge in the reference state.
US10295604B2 Battery state-of-charge estimation method and battery management system
Provided are a battery state-of-charge (SOC) estimation method and a battery management system which are capable of estimating an SOC using an inexpensive processor and a small-capacity memory. The SOC estimation method includes an SOC table creation step, an SOC calculation step, an SOC comparison step, and a processing step. The battery management system includes a battery, a sensing resistor, a control switch unit, and a processor.
US10295602B2 Device for calculating charge/discharge condition adoptable in secondary battery of high-temperature operation type
A charge/discharge condition adoptable in a secondary battery of high-temperature operation type is calculated by a small amount of calculations. A resource matrix includes a plurality of state indicators and a plurality of charge/discharge conditions. The resource matrix is referred to and two or more state indicators related to an input state indicator so as to satisfy a condition are selected from the plurality of state indicators. A charge/discharge condition corresponding to each of the two or more selected state indicators are extracted from the plurality of charge/discharge conditions, so that two or more charge/discharge conditions are extracted. Interpolation is performed in the two or more selected state indicators and the two or more extracted charge/discharge conditions, so that a charge/discharge condition adoptable in a secondary battery in a case where a state of the secondary battery is indicated by the input state indicator, is calculated.
US10295599B2 Apparatus and method for monitoring magnet flux degradation of a permanent magnet motor
A method in a motor controller for an electric motor is disclosed. The method includes receiving a motor current measurement, a motor reference voltage or measured voltage, and an estimated temperature from the electric motor, determining a reference flux linkage estimate (λpm,ref) from a lookup table based on the motor current measurement and the estimated temperature, determining a back-EMF (electromotive force) estimate based on the motor current measurement, the motor voltage and the estimated temperature, determining an observed flux linkage estimate (λpm,obs) from the back-EMF estimate, determining a magnetic strength as a ratio of the observed flux linkage estimate to the reference flux linkage estimate, and determining that a rotor magnet has been demagnetized to an unacceptable level when the magnetic strength is below a threshold level.
US10295587B2 Method and device for detecting arcing in electrical installation for DC power
A method for detecting electrical arcs for electrical installations with DC current source, implemented by a detection device including a calculation processor, disposed between the DC current source and a load. A digitized temporal signal is obtained on the basis of the electric current provided by the DC current source. A digitized temporal sub-signal is extracted. A bandpass filtering is applied to the digitized temporal sub-signal. The method also includes calculating a statistical value of order four of the filtered digitized temporal sub-signal, and comparing the calculated statistical value of order four with a first statistical threshold.
US10295579B2 Estimating solar array power generation
In an approach for estimating solar array power generation for an installation of a solar array, a processor determines a location of an installation of a solar array. A processor determines, over a course of a specified time interval, a path of traversal of a source of energy relative to the location of the installation of the solar array. A processor scans an area surrounding the solar array. A processor estimates, based, at least in part, on the path of traversal of the source of energy and the area surrounding the solar array, an amount of power to be generated by the solar array.
US10295578B2 Current sensor and smart meter
A full bridge circuit comprises first to fourth magnetic resistance elements. The first and fourth magnetic resistance elements have a first polarity, while the second and third magnetic resistance elements have a second polarity. A comparison circuit compares a first value indicating a difference between a potential of a first connecting node and a first potential and a second value indicating a difference between a potential of a second connecting node and a second potential to determine presence/absence of an external magnetic field. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the first magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the second magnetic resistance element. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the third magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the fourth magnetic resistance element.
US10295572B1 Voltage sampling switch
A voltage sampling circuit and method are provided. The voltage sampling circuit includes a capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal. A first pre-charge circuit is coupled to a first voltage supply terminal and to the first terminal of the capacitor. The first pre-charge circuit is configured to receive a first control signal and pre-charge the capacitor to a first voltage. A switch circuit includes a first transistor having a first current electrode coupled to an input terminal of the voltage sampling circuit, a control electrode coupled to the first terminal of the capacitor, and a body electrode coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor. A second transistor having a first current electrode coupled to a second current electrode of the first transistor, a body electrode coupled to the second terminal of the capacitor, and a second current electrode coupled to an output terminal of the voltage sampling circuit.
US10295568B2 Measuring device and method for automatic adjustment of contrast in the screen display
A measuring device is used to increase a contrast of a plurality of measured values displayed in a spectrogram or spectral histogram and contains a data-acquisition unit, a computer unit and a statistic unit. The data-acquisition unit is embodied to detect a plurality of measured values to be displayed. The statistic unit is embodied to calculate a distribution which contains the frequency of occurrence for every level value of the measured values to be displayed. The computer unit is embodied to specify a dynamic range, over which the contrast extends. In this context, a specified proportion of the level values which image the noise are not used for the specification of the dynamic range.
US10295562B1 Electronic watch with obscured sensor for detecting an applied force
An electronic watch is described. The watch has one or more sensors, including a sensor that may be used to detect a force applied to a cover of the watch. The sensor may variously include a capacitive sensor assembly configured to detect a deflected position of the cover; a sensor having electrical components that move toward one another in response to an input applied to the cover; or a deformable component that is configured to compress in response to a press input, thereby allowing first and second electrical traces to move toward one another. Portions or all of the various sensors may be obscured by an ink layer on an underside of the cover.
US10295561B2 Robust fault diagnosis for electronic devices
One aspect includes an electronic device that includes a component configured to generate diagnostic information indicative of a fault occurring in the electronic device. The electronic device also includes a persistent display coupled to the component and configured to display the diagnostic information.
US10295560B2 Near field optical microscope for acquiring spectra
The invention relates to a device for conducting near-field optical measurements of a sample comprising a wavelength-tunable monochromatic light source. Further the invention relates to methods for measuring the near-field using such a device.
US10295557B2 Sensor device for a rolling bearing and rolling bearing arrangement comprising such a sensor device
Sensor devices for a rolling bearing and roller bearings including said sensors are disclosed. The sensor device may include at least one sensor configured to connect to one bearing race in a manner fixed against relative rotation. At least one signal transmitter may be configured to connect to the other of the bearing races in a manner fixed against relative rotation. The sensor device may further include an outer ring configured to be fastened on an end face of the outer race of the rolling bearing and an inner ring configured to be fastened on an end face of the inner race of the rolling bearing. The sensor and the signal transmitter may be arranged on mutually opposite lateral surfaces of the outer and inner rings.
US10295554B2 Blood testing system and method
Some embodiments of a blood coagulation testing system include an analyzer console device and a single-use components configured to releasably install into the console device. In some embodiments, the blood coagulation testing system can operate as an automated thromboelastometry system that is particularly useful, for example, at a point-of-care site. The systems can be configured with features such as individual actuation systems for each measurement module, and firmware for initial and ongoing calibration and error detection.
US10295550B2 Compositions and methods for use in diagnosis of alzheimer's disease
Provided are compositions and methods useful in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The methods involve immunologically testing biological samples for an amount of high molecular weight kininogen (HK) and cleaved high molecular weight kininogen (HKc), wherein determining less HK relative to a normal control, or determining more HKc relative to a normal control, or a combination thereof, aids in diagnosis of AD. Hybridomas and monoclonal antibodies bind with specificity to either HK alone, or to both HK and HKc. Kits for use in immunological AD testing using the mAbs are also provided.
US10295545B2 Fluidic separation and detection
Flow apparatuses comprising a separation channel, a downstream flow separator, a detection zone, an observation zone, and a waste channel. The separation channel has first and second flows in contact and allows lateral movement of components between contacting first and second flows. The downstream flow separator is in communication with the separation channel and diverts a part of the first fluid flow, the second fluid flow, or both, from the separation channel. The detection zone comprises a detection channel downstream of and in communication with the flow separator and configured to receive a plurality of diverted flows from the flow separator and a label channel configured to label the diverted flows from the flow separator. The observation zone is configured to record an analytical signal indicative of the quantity and the electrical properties of the component. The waste channel is at the downstream end of the observation zone.
US10295544B2 Apparatus and method for high trhoughput immunobloting
This disclosure provides high throughput immunoblot methods and apparatus for an antigen such as a chemical compound, a peptide, a nucleic acid, or a protein released from cells or virus particles in situ. The method yields highly sensitive and accurate results and is useful in analyze complex system including an antigen from cell or tissue lysate.
US10295541B2 Devices for detecting or filtering tumor cells
Among others, the present invention provides devices each including a micro-filter, a shutter, a cell counter, a selector, a micro-surgical kit, a timer, and a data processing circuitry, wherein the micro-filter is capable of detecting or filtering circulating tumor cells.
US10295540B1 Systems and methods for phenotypic classification using biological samples of different sample types
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a set of highly-correlated genes for use in classifying both a first type of biological sample and a second type of biological sample as to a phenotypic characterization, where the first type of biological sample and the second type of biological sample are a sample type selected from the group consisting of a fresh biological sample, a frozen biological sample, a biological sample that has been preserved with a non-crosslinking preservative, and a fixed biological sample that has been fixed with a crosslinking agent, and where the first type of biological sample and the second type of biological sample are sample types that are not the same sample type. The invention also relates to computer systems and methods for use in training a classifier using the highly-correlated genes, and using the trained classifier to classify biological samples that are of the same sample type as the first type of biological sample or the second type of biological sample.
US10295534B2 Method for measuring anti-drug antibody
Provided is a method for measuring anti-drug antibodies ADAs appearing in a patient receiving molecular-targeted therapy in a simpler and more accurate manner.
US10295531B2 Detection instrument, and detection system
The present invention provides a detection instrument capable of easily detecting an intended detection object without any skilled technique. The detection instrument (1) of the present invention includes a detection portion (12), a detection reagent which develops a color by specifically reacting with a detection object in a sample is placed in the detection portion (12), positional information of the detection reagent in the detection portion (12) is information on the detection object, and color development of the detection reagent can be optically read. It is preferred that a bar code is formed in the detection portion (12), and the detection reagent is placed as a part of the bar code.
US10295529B2 Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
US10295526B2 Method of evaluating a hemocrit
A centrifuge is provided. The centrifuge includes a power source, the power source configured to generate electrical power from a renewable power source. At least one battery electrically coupled to the power source. A motor is electrically coupled to the at least one battery. A rotor is coupled to the motor. The rotor has a generally cylindrical body and a pair of opposing openings opposite the motor, and a pair of holders each disposed in one of the pair of opposing openings, each of the holders having an opening on one end sized to receive a capillary tube.
US10295522B2 Determining properties of OBM filtrates
Methods and apparatus for operating a downhole tool within a wellbore adjacent a subterranean formation to pump contaminated fluid from the formation into the downhole tool while measuring first and second fluid properties of the contaminated fluid. The contaminated fluid comprises native fluid from the formation and a contaminant. The downhole tool is in communication with surface equipment located at surface. The downhole tool and/or surface equipment is operated to estimate a formation volume factor of the contaminated fluid based on at least one of the first and second fluid properties of the contaminated fluid. A linear relationship is then estimated between the first fluid property and a function that relates the first fluid property to the second fluid property and the estimated formation volume factor of the contaminated fluid. A fluid property of the contaminant is then estimated based on the estimated linear relationship.
US10295520B2 Methods and apparatus for testing fuel materials for exothermic reactions
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for testing simultaneously multiple fuel materials for suitability of producing excess heat. In some embodiments, multiple fuel materials are placed on a substrate with a thermoelectric converter inserted in between each fuel material and the substrate. When a triggering condition is applied, exothermic reactions may be triggered in some of the fuel materials. The voltage output of the thermoelectric converters is a direct measurement of the temperature of each fuel material, which is an indicator of whether an exothermic reaction is taking place in the fuel material. A known fuel material may be included in the testing array to establish the baseline of voltage readings.
US10295518B2 System and method for detecting concentration of a gas in a gas stream
Systems and method for detecting a concentration of a gas in a gas stream are disclosed. A method includes receiving a gas stream including a carrier gas and a processing gas. Bridge voltages of a mass flow sensor are used to produce a processing-gas concentration signal and a gas-stream mass flow rate signal. The gas stream is controlled so a mass flow rate of the processing gas equals a processing-gas-setpoint signal. In some variations, the processing-gas-concentration signal is produced using an upstream temperature of the gas stream and a bridge-derived temperature. In other variations, the processing-gas-concentration signal is produced using a top voltage of the mass flow sensor and the gas-stream mass flow rate signal.
US10295516B2 Calibration device
To provide a calibration device for an apparatus filling a gas such as hydrogen gas and capable of precisely measuring quantity of the gas such as hydrogen gas that are filled at high pressure. A calibration device of the present invention is characterized by including a filling vessel, accommodated in a measurement housing, to the filling vessel a high pressure fuel gas such as hydrogen gas being fed from outside of the measurement housing, and a scale for measuring a weight of a fuel gas fed to the filling vessel, wherein a dry gas pipe for feeding a dry gas is detachably mounted in the measurement housing. Here, the scale preferably measures the weight of the fuel gas fed to the filling vessel together with a weight of the measurement housing.
US10295511B2 Microfabricated staged preconcentration and parallel column for gas chromatography
We disclose a microfabricated device for both extracting and preconcentrating samples for gas chromatography analysis. The device includes a conduit with at least two sections and multiple ports which may be connected to multiple gas chromatography columns. The inner surface of the conduit may be coated with multiple sorbents which bind volatile analytes with different affinities. The sections of the conduit may be divided by a thermal barrier which inhibits heat transfer between sections. Consequently, each section may be independently heated to encourage desorption of volatile analytes. The disclosed device separates and concentrates volatile analytes into different pools according to their chemical and physical properties before they enter a gas chromatography column that is optimized for that pool. The device reduces the amount of heat and time needed to perform gas chromatography analysis as well as avoids the need for purified gas sources typically used for the moving phase.
US10295509B2 Ultrasonic apparatus
An ultrasonic apparatus is provided with an adaptive signal processing block (007) and a fixed signal processing block (006). The adaptive signal processing block generates a first intermediate signal by calculating a correlation matrix of a plurality of received electrical signals, extracting a plurality of sub-matrices from the correlation matrix, calculating a sub-correlation matrix by averaging the plurality of sub-matrices, determining a weighting coefficient from the sub-correlation matrix, and synthesizing the plurality of received electrical signals by using the weighting coefficient. The fixed signal processing block generates a second intermediate signal by synthesizing the plurality of received electrical signals with the use of a predetermined weighting coefficient. Then, a comparison and synthesis processing block (008) generate an output signal by comparing and synthesizing the first and second intermediate signals with each other.
US10295508B2 Integrated system for quantitative real-time monitoring of hydrogen-induced cracking in simulated sour environment
The present disclosure is directed to a method and system for monitoring hydrogen-induced cracking in at least one test specimen. The method includes the steps of: saturating a test solution with a gas comprising H2S and delivering the saturated test solution into a test cell, wherein the test cell comprises at least one specimen port and at least one test specimen. The specimen port is configured to receive the test specimen. The method also includes the step of exposing the at least one test specimen to the saturated test solution, wherein only one surface of each specimen is exposed to the saturated test solution and the step of scanning the test specimen with a ultrasonic transducer at two or more time points, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operatively connected to the specimen port and configured to rotate completely around the symmetry axis of the test specimen to complete each scan.
US10295504B2 Piezoelectric sensors and quartz crystal monitors
Surface modifications and improvements to piezoelectric-based sensors, such as QCMs and other piezoelectric devices, that significantly increase the sensitivity and the specificity (selectivity). These modifications can comprise mechanical and chemical changes to the surfaces of the sensors, either individually or together. For example, nanosize structures may be provided on the surface to improve sensitivity. Additionally, chemical coatings may be tethered to the surfaces, walls, or crystal to provide targeted sensitivity. Additionally, porous, layered and multiple sensor arrays may be formed to enhance sensitivity and selectivity.
US10295500B2 Electro-acoustic sensors for remote monitoring
Ultrasonic transmitting elements in an electroacoustical transceiver transmit acoustic energy to an electroacoustical transponder, which includes ultrasonic receiving elements to convert the acoustic energy into electrical power for the purposes of powering one or more sensors that are electrically coupled to the electroacoustical transponder. The electroacoustical transponder transmits data collected by the sensor(s) back to the electroacoustical transceiver wirelessly, such as through impedance modulation or electromagnetic waves. A feedback control loop can be used to adjust system parameters so that the electroacoustical transponder operates at an impedance minimum. An implementation of the system can be used to collect data in a vehicle, such as the tire air pressure. Another implementation of the system can be used to collect data in remote locations, such as in pipes, enclosures, in wells, or in bodies of water.
US10295499B2 Ferrous metals measuring magnetometer system and method
A method of and system for determining the total magnetic content of a fluid sample introduced within at least one coil. A sample withdrawal event time is determined and, at the sample withdrawal event time, the response of the at least one coil is analyzed in two zones, a first zone before the fluid sample withdrawal event time and a second zone after the fluid sample withdrawal event time. The total magnetic content of the fluid is calculated based on the difference in the response of the at least one coil in the first and second zones at the fluid sample withdrawal event time.
US10295498B2 Air dryer for ion mobility spectrometer
Embodiments of the present invention provide an air dryer for an ion mobility spectrometer, comprising a heating element used to heat a thermal conduction device, thereby heating the desiccant. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a regeneration method, by which the operation mode of the ion mobility spectrometer may be switched, so that during a non-working time of the ion mobility spectrometer, the desiccant is heated and thereby regenerated. With the present invention, the desiccant is avoided from being regularly replaced, thereby improving the performance and increasing the service life of the dryer. Regeneration of the desiccant is performed by making full use of the non-working time of the ion mobility spectrometer without affecting normal operation of instrument.
US10295495B2 Analyzing device, sensor testing device, testing method and computer-readable storage medium
There is provided a sensor testing method including: applying at least one of a first voltage that obtains a response caused by a substance and a second voltage that either obtains no response or substantially no response caused by the substance across a first electrode and a second electrode of a sensor; measuring current flowing between the first electrode and the second electrode; and determining whether or not there is a defect present in the sensor based on a quantity related to an amount of change per specific period of time of a current measured when the first voltage and/or the second voltage have been applied.
US10295488B2 Sensor fluid reservoirs for microfabricated sensor cells
A sensor cell has a chamber that defines an internal sensor volume for a sensor fluid in a vapor phase. A signal path extends into the internal sensor volume. The sensor cell includes a condensation reservoir for a condensed phase of the sensor fluid, in fluid communication with the internal sensor volume. The signal path is spatially separate from the condensation reservoir. During operation of the sensor cell, some of the sensor fluid may be converted to a vapor phase in the internal sensor volume. During such operation, sensor fluid in the condensed phase is disposed in the condensation reservoir, advantageously out of the signal path, leaving the signal path desirably free of the condensed phase sensor fluid. During periods of non-operation, a significant portion of the sensor fluid may condense from the vapor phase to the condensed phase in the condensation reservoir, advantageously out of the signal path.
US10295484B2 Method and apparatus for extending angular coverage for a scanning two-dimensional X-ray detector
A method and apparatus for performing an X-ray diffraction measurement with a diffractometer having an X-ray beam directed at a sample and a two-dimensional X-ray detector includes the performance of a physical scan during which the detector is moved through a scanning range in an angular direction about the sample position. To provide a uniform exposure time, the detector, when located at an extreme of the scanning range, is controlled to progressively change the portion of the detected X-ray energy that is used at a rate that maintains a uniform exposure time for each angular position in the scanning range. Alternatively, when located at an extreme of the range, the detector is kept stationary until a desired minimum exposure time is obtained for each angular position, after which the collected diffraction data is normalized relative to exposure time.
US10295482B1 Spectrum-inspection device and method for forming the same
A spectrum-inspection device includes a substrate including a first photodiode and a second photodiode. The spectrum-inspection device also includes an interference-type filter disposed over the first and second photodiodes. The interference-type filter allows a first light beam with wavelength of a multi-band to pass through. The multi-band includes a first waveband, a second waveband, a third waveband, and a fourth waveband. The spectrum-inspection device also includes a first absorption-type filter disposed over the first and second photodiodes. The first absorption-type filter allows a second light beam with wavelength of a first region to pass through. The spectrum-inspection device further includes a second absorption-type filter disposed over the second photodiode. The second absorption-type filter is disposed over the first absorption-type filter and allows a third light beam with wavelength of a second region to pass through, wherein the second region overlaps the first region.
US10295477B2 Methods for defect inspection, sorting, and manufacturing photomask blank
A photomask blank having a thin film on a transparent substrate is inspected for defects by irradiating inspection light to a surface region of the blank, collecting the reflected light from the irradiated region via an inspection optical system to form a magnified image of the region, extracting a feature parameter of light intensity distribution from the magnified image, and identifying the bump/pit shape of the defect based on the feature parameter combined with the structure of the thin film. The defect inspection method is effective for discriminating defects of bump or pit shape in a highly reliable manner. On application of the defect inspection method, photomask blanks having no pinhole defects are available at lower costs and higher yields.
US10295472B2 Assay reader operable to scan a test strip
Low-cost assay test strip readers enable creation of profiles of analyte reactions detected on an assay test strip utilizing a simple detector fixedly mounted to a body of the reader. The detector may be a single detector, such as a photodetector, which detects an optical signal at a single point. The assay test strip is inserted and/or removed from the test strip reader and the detector detects the optical elements of the strip during such insertion and/or removal. The movement of the test strip with respect to the body enables the detector to scan a length of the test strip, thereby generating a profile of optical signals representing analyte reactions along a one-dimensional portion of the test strip. The reader may convert the detected profile into a displayable indication of analyte concentrations for diagnostic purposes.
US10295466B2 Fluorescence intensity correcting method, fluorescence intensity calculating method, and fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus
A fluorescence intensity calculating apparatus, includes a measuring section configured to receive fluorescences generated from plural fluorescent dyes excited by radiating a light to a microparticle multiply-labeled with the plural fluorescent dyes having fluorescence wavelength bands overlapping one another by photodetectors which correspond to different received light wavelength bands, respectively, and whose number is larger than the number of fluorescent dyes, and obtain measured spectra by collecting detected values from the photodetectors, and a calculating section configured to approximate the measured spectra based on a linear sum of single-dyeing spectra obtained from the microparticle individually labeled with the fluorescent dyes, thereby calculating intensities of the fluorescences generated from the fluorescent dyes, respectively.
US10295465B2 Use of two-photon excited fluorescence in assays of clinical chemistry analytes
The invention relates to an in vitro diagnostic method for quantification of a clinical chemistry analyte from a clinical sample wherein the clinical chemistry analyte undergoes a chemical reaction or reactions with a reagent or reagents in one or several steps, or in a reaction sequence, or catalyzes a chemical reaction, or reactions, or a reaction in a reaction sequence of a reagent or reagents, in one or several steps, in a reaction system. The reaction or reactions or reaction sequence result in a change of a measurable property of a compound or compounds of said reaction or reactions or reaction sequence. Characteristic for the method is that said chemical reaction or reactions or reaction sequence results in formation of a two-photon fluorescent compound, or a change in two-photon fluorescence properties of the reaction system comprising at least one two-photon fluorescent compound, and the analyte is quantified by exciting said two-photon fluorescent compound or compounds and measuring two-photon exited fluorescence, and relating said measured fluorescence to method standardization data based on measurements obtained from reference material of said analyte. The present invention also relates to use of a fluorometric device employing two-photon fluorescence excitation for quantification of a clinical chemistry analytes. The present invention further relates to a system for quantification of clinical chemistry analytes from samples containing the analyte. Characteristic for the system is that it comprises a fluorometric device employing two-photon excited fluorescence for quantifying one or several clinical chemistry analytes, and a data processing unit with software for dedicated data reduction for quantification of the analyte or analytes using said fluorometric device. The present invention further relates to a software product for the system.
US10295463B2 Device and method for investigating one or a plurality of phase objects
A method for investigating one or a plurality of phase objects is described, in which a grid made up of elements is used, which is illuminated with light of a light source, the coherence length of which is larger than the average spacing of adjacent elements of the grid. A diffraction image of the illuminating light scattered on the grid is generated, whereby the one or the plurality of phase objects are placed in the light path between the light source and the grid and/or in the light path of the illuminating light scattered on the grid. At least a part of the diffraction image is detected by an optical sensor directly or after interaction with further optical components and converted into a signal. The signal is analyzed further in order to ascertain information relating to the one or plurality of phase objects therefrom. A corresponding device is likewise described.
US10295460B2 Laser-based IR spectroscopy for measuring sulfur trioxide in the exhaust gas of gas power plants
A method for determining a sulfur trioxide content in a gas. A sample of the gas is taken, and a gas pressure of the sample is reduced. A wave number-resolved transmission measurement is carried out on the sample using a wave number-tunable monochrome light source, and a sulfur trioxide content is derived from the measurement. The measurement is carried out in the sulfur trioxide absorption band between 1360 and 1410 cm−1, in particular in a window around the sulfur trioxide absorption at 1365.49 cm−1. A method for operating a power plant, a measuring system for determining a sulfur trioxide content in a gas, and a power plant are adapted to determine a sulfur trioxide content in a gas.
US10295457B1 Airplane cabin air quality monitoring system
The airplane cabin air quality monitoring system comprises a gas monitor. The gas monitor measures the atmosphere within an aircraft for a plurality of potentially hazardous gases. The gas monitor further comprises a plurality of gas sensors, a plurality of compensation sensors, a spectrometer, and a control system. The plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are electrically interconnected. The control system manages and regulates the operation of the gas monitor. The control system generates an alert if a potentially hazardous gas is detected. The airplane cabin air quality monitoring system further comprises a docking station stores the gas monitor when the gas monitor is not in use. The docking station: 1) recharges the battery of the gas monitor; and, 2) establishes a hardwired first communication link between the gas monitor and the ACARS of the aircraft.
US10295451B2 Holographic device and object sorting system
A device for extracting at least one object characteristic of an object (106) is presented, the device comprising: a light sensor (101) for recording a hologram of an object and a processing unit (102) coupled to the light sensor and configured for extracting at least one object characteristic from the hologram; wherein the processing unit is configured for extracting the at least one object characteristic from a section of the hologram without reconstructing an image representation of the object. Further, a device (200) for sorting an object (106), a method for identifying an object and a method for sorting objects is presented.
US10295449B2 Determining resonance frequency and quality factor
Methods and apparatus for obtaining data from a density-viscosity (DV) sensor of a downhole tool, wherein the DV sensor comprises a resonating element disposed in a fluid flowing in a flowline of the downhole tool, and determining a resonance frequency and quality factor of the resonating element utilizing a nonlinear regression and/or a plurality of resonance modes exhibited by the obtained data.
US10295446B2 Apparatus for full-automatic, ultra-low pressure, fractionation-free and non-destructive extraction of water
The invention provides a device for full-automatic, ultra-low pressure, fractionation-free and non-destructive extraction of water, including a control box, an extraction part, an ultra-low temperature cold trap and a transmission device, wherein the control box and the extraction part are located at the top of a cabinet, the ultra-low temperature cold trap is located inside the cabinet, a touch screen is arranged on the control box, a temperature control meter is arranged on a side face of the control box, the extraction part includes an upper layer plate, a middle layer plate, a bottom plate and a test tube, the bottom plate is fixedly installed on the cabinet, the test tube is accommodated in the ultra-low temperature cold trap, and the transmission device is fixedly installed on the bottom plate. The invention has the beneficial effects of being able to extract a plurality of samples at the same time, so the extraction efficiency is high; and no liquid nitrogen or organic solvent is required, thereby reducing the environmental pollution.
US10295445B2 Container system for tissue stabilization for molecular and histopathology diagnostics
A system for storing a biological sample for transfer between two different environments is provided. The system includes a first container defining a first container interior, and a second container defining a second container interior. A first closure is provided for enclosing the open end of the first container, with the first closure adapted to receive a sample holder. A second closure is also provided for enclosing the open end of the second container. The first container is adapted to removably receive the sample holder therein when the first closure encloses the open end of the first container, and the second container is adapted to subsequently receive the same sample holder therein when the first closure encloses the open end of the second container.
US10295444B2 Automated staining system and reaction chamber
An apparatus including a reagent cartridge and a reaction chamber, the reagent cartridge having a reagent capsule removably positioned therein for dispensing of a reagent onto the reaction chamber. A system including a linearly translatable mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting stations dimensioned to receive at least one fluid dispensing cartridge, a linearly translatable bulk reagent dispensing assembly having a plurality of bulk reagent dispensing nozzles coupled thereto and a receiving assembly positioned beneath the mounting assembly and the bulk reagent dispensing assembly, the receiving assembly including a plurality of reaction stations. A method including determining an inventory of an automated sample processing system, downloading a processing protocol from a central controller to the automated sample processing system, operating the automated sample processing system based on the processing protocol and independently of the central controller and dispensing a reagent from the automated sample processing system.
US10295442B2 Two phase immiscible system for the pretreatment of embedded biological samples
The present application provides a two phase immiscible system for the pretreatment of embedded biological samples comprising placing at least one support having an embedded biological sample on its surface into a pretreatment container, adding to the pretreatment container at least one reagent forming a layer, adding a carrier composition to the pretreatment container, such that reagent forming layer is formed on the top of the carrier composition, and in an amount such that the at least one reagent forming layer contacts at least a portion of the embedded biological sample. Pretreatment of the embedded biological samples can include removal of embedding medium from embedded biological, target retrieval and enzyme blocking samples before staining histochemical analysis or other processes. The system also includes an apparatus and processes of automation of the pretreatment methods.
US10295440B2 Mechanical part-stream sampler
A mechanical part-stream sampler includes a housing positionable over a conveyor belt from which material is to be sampled. The housing encases one or more cutter arms and adjustable cutters. The cutter arms rotate 360 degrees such that the cutters extract a sample of material from the conveyor belt and deposit the sample in a discharge chute in the housing for later analysis. A programmable logic controller and human machine interface screen can be used to operate the sampler and to control the timing and speed of the cutter arms.
US10295437B2 Electric motor test system
In order to easily and accurately measure the cogging torque of an electric motor, the present invention includes a dynamometer connected to an electric motor, a torque sensor adapted to measure the torque of the electric motor, and a cogging torque measurement motor for measuring the cogging torque of the electric motor, and is configured such that when measuring the cogging torque of the electric motor, the electric motor, the dynamometer, and the cogging torque measurement motor are connected.
US10295435B1 Model-based damage detection technique for a structural system
In one example embodiment, an analysis software package implements an improved damage detection technique to identify damaged elements of a structure. The software package accesses a model and receives measured responses resulting from physical testing of the structure under initial conditions and under damaged conditions. The analysis software package may search for a set of damaged elements, wherein the searching is based on an error function that evaluates goodness-of-fit between the model and the structure under damaged conditions based on a discrepancy between a modeled response difference and a measured response difference, wherein the modeled response difference is a difference between modeled responses determined from the model configured to model initial conditions and with selected damaged elements, and the measured response difference is a difference in measured responses determined from physical testing of the structure under the initial conditions and under the damaged conditions.
US10295434B2 Direct field acoustic testing system, controls, and method
A direct field acoustic testing system includes at least one control microphone, a controller operatively coupled to the control microphone such that the controller receives at least one input signal from the control microphone, and at least four acoustic transducer groups operatively coupled to the controller such that each transducer is separately controllable by the controller such that a separate output signal is received by each transducer from the controller. A setup signal is applied to each of the acoustical transducers. The acoustic output of each of the acoustical transducers is monitored using the at least one control microphone. Assumptions regarding the relationship between the acoustic fields measured by the control microphones are made to enable the controller to reduce the number of calculations needed to compute error functions and corrected drive signals to be applied to the acoustic transducer groups.
US10295431B1 Smart carpet, pad, or strip for leak detection and loss mitigation
A system for detecting a leak or spill and mitigating losses resulting therefrom comprises a floor covering and a software application. The floor covering includes a sensor assembly, a processing element, and a transmitter. The sensor assembly generates information when exposed to liquid. The processing element determines a location of the liquid based upon the information from the sensor assembly. The transmitter transmits data regarding the liquid. The software application executes on an electronic device and is operable to receive data from the floor covering regarding the liquid; display a message that liquid has been detected on the floor covering; calculate an area of the liquid; determine whether a leak is still occurring and if so, shut an electronically controllable valve; transmit data regarding the liquid to an insurance provider; and/or receive insurance-related information from the insurance provider, such as information related to a proposed insurance claim or estimated damage.
US10295421B2 Micro mechanical devices with an improved recess or cavity structure
A sensor includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a first side and an opposing second side, with the first side having a recess. The recess is defined by one or more side walls and a bottom wall. One or more of the side walls are substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall. A sensing diaphragm is defined between the second side of the first substrate and the bottom wall of the recess. A boss extends from the bottom wall of the recess. The second substrate may include a first side and an opposing second side, where the first side has a recess. The first side of the first substrate may be secured to the first side of the second substrate such that the recess in the first substrate faces and is in fluid communication with the recess in the second substrate.
US10295420B2 Nacelle deflection measurement assembly
A deflection measurement assembly according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a nacelle arranged about an axis to define a flow path, a cable assembly arranged at least partially about the axis, and a transducer coupled to the cable assembly.
US10295419B2 Actuator
An actuator according to an embodiment includes a first rotating body that is rotatable around an input axis and includes a first groove part extending in a first direction, a second rotating body that is rotatable around an output axis and includes a second protruding part extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a strain body that includes a first protruding part capable of being engaged with a first groove part through a gap whose direction is vertical to that of the input axis and a second groove part capable of being engaged with a second protruding part through a gap whose direction is vertical to that of the output axis and transmits a rotational torque of the input axis to the output axis, and a detection element that is attached to the strain body.
US10295417B2 Load cell for measuring load on a rod
A load cell for measuring load in a rod, the load cell is described. The load cell is formed by a cylindrical strain member having a cylindrical aperture there through. The cylindrical aperture sized to fit the rod. The strain member includes a plurality of slots that create contact points there between for strain member to contact the rod in a predicable manner. A plurality of strain gages located adjacent to the contact points, the strain gages producing an electrical voltage proportional to the load on the rod.
US10295414B2 Method for determining a coil temperature of an electric machine
A method for determining an actual temperature of a coil of an electric machine, includes detecting a voltage in a no-load state of the electric machine; detecting a current strength in an induced short circuit state of the electric machine; calculating an actual stator coil resistance as a function of the voltage detected during the no-load state and the current strength detected during the active short circuit” state; and calculating the actual temperature of the coil of the electric machine as a function of the actual stator coil resistance.
US10295412B2 Minimal-energy up/down counting apparatus and method for extremely low-power applications
An integrated circuit counter includes a segmented thermometer coding counter architecture that reaches the thermodynamic energy minimum for a forward/reverse counting operation, requiring only one write or one erase operation per count so that energy consumption can be minimized, and circuit endurance maximized.
US10295411B2 Consumable optical fiber for measuring a temperature of a molten steel bath
An optical cored wire includes an optical fiber and a cover laterally surrounding the optical fiber. The cover surrounds the optical fiber in a plurality of layers. One layer is a metal coat, also called a metal jacket or a metal tube. An intermediate layer, also called filler, is arranged beneath the metal tube. The intermediate layer is formed from a thermal insulating material having a melting point in the temperature ulnae of 1000° C. to 1500° C., such that the pieces of the intermediate layer are fluid upon exposure to the molten metal temperatures and a portion of the intermediate layer, the entire intermediate layer and/or the cover laterally surrounding the optical fiber can melt immediately upon immersion into the molten metal or immediate exposure to the molten metal.
US10295405B2 Active monitoring of multi-laser systems
A monitoring system for a multi-laser module includes detectors corresponding to each laser and situated to receive a portion of the associated laser beam uncombined with other beams. Laser characteristics are measured and stored, and in operation are used to identify device failures. A comparator receives a reference value and compares the reference value with a current operational value. If the current value is less that the reference value, a possible failure is indicated. Signal cross-coupling among the detectors is also used to identify undesirable scattering that can be associated with surface contamination or device failure.
US10295401B2 Flexible conductive diaphragm, flexible vibration sensor and preparation method and application thereof
A flexible conductive diaphragm comprises at least one conductive film, and the conductive film comprises a flexible support layer (1), a flexible sensitive layer (2) overlapped on the flexible support layer (1), a flexible conductive layer (3) overlapped on the flexible sensitive layer (2), and an electrode (4) electrically connected with the flexible conductive layer (3). A method for preparing the flexible conductive diaphragm and a flexible vibration sensor based on the flexible conductive diaphragm are provided. With the combination of the techniques such as the flexible material, the nano-material and the arrayed micro-structure, the flexible vibration sensor has the characteristics of high sensitivity, low preparation cost, light weight, small thickness, small size, and being foldable and flexible, and can be applied in wearable or adherable electronic devices.
US10295400B2 Beverage coaster with integrated electronics
A beverage coaster includes integrated electronics, such as a power system, a load cell, an analog to digital converter and a wireless transceiver. The beverage coaster communicates with a computing device to send information, such as a first weight, a second weight, and a third weight of objects placed on the beverage coaster. The first weight may be associated with a container, a second weight may be associated with a first ingredient, and the third weight may be associated with a second ingredient. The computing device is configured to display information related to the first, second, and third weights and provide instructions to a user thereof for maintaining proper proportions of the first and second ingredients as the user adds them to the container.
US10295399B2 Global overweight and obesity preventing and tracking system and method
An obesity preventing and tracking system, the system comprising: at least one in-building overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting anthropometry information from a person at a fixed location in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition; and/or at least one on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting the anthropometry information from the person in a vehicle operable by the person in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition and/or at least one entertainment overweight and obesity preventing module for collecting anthropometry information from said person while said person is a guest at an entertainment facility in order to forecast and prevent development of an obesity condition; and a communications network for linking at least one in-building overweight and obesity preventing module and at least one on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing module and at least one entertainment overweight and obesity preventing module to a trend obesity preventing service for predicting the development of an obesity condition of the person.
US10295393B2 Guided wave radar level gauge system with dual transmission line probes for dielectric constant compensation
A radar level gauge system comprising: a transceiver arrangement; a first probe to guide a first transmit signal through a surrounding medium towards a product in the tank, and to return a first surface echo signal, the first probe being configured to guide the first transmit signal with a first propagation velocity exhibiting a first dependence on a dielectric constant of the surrounding medium; a second probe to guide a second transmit signal through the surrounding medium towards the product, and to return a second surface echo signal, the second probe being configured to guide the second transmit signal with a second propagation velocity exhibiting a second dependence, different from the first dependence, on the dielectric constant of the surrounding medium; and processing circuitry for determining the filling level based on the first surface echo signal, the second surface echo signal, and a known relation between the first dependence and the second dependence.
US10295389B2 Fill level measurement device
The present disclosure relates to a fill level measuring device for measuring a fill level of a liquid material in a container, including at least two flexible wire probes that extend into the container, a signal generator, and an end weight for each flexible wire probe. The end-weights are joined together such that they can rotate with respect to each other and/or can move in an axial direction with respect to each other.
US10295386B2 Electromagnetic flow meter
An electromagnetic flow meter includes a measurement tube, an excitation coil, an excitation current supplying unit supplying an excitation current with an excitation frequency fex to the excitation coil, a pair of electrodes disposed inside the measurement tube, a measuring unit measuring a flow based on an emf that arises between the electrodes, a first A/D converting unit that converts the emf to a digital signal, a sampling unit sampling the digital signal, a noise evaluation value calculating unit, based on at least the sample data sampled by the sampling unit, calculating as a noise evaluation value the magnitude of the impact of a noise component owing to adherence of foreign matter to the electrodes upon the measurement of the flow, and an electrode scaling diagnosing unit determining an electrode foreign matter adherence state by comparing the noise evaluation value and a predetermined diagnostic threshold value.
US10295385B2 Flow meter with adaptable beam characteristics
An embodiment provides a method for measuring velocity of fluid flow in a channel, including: transmitting, using a transmitter, directed energy carrying a signal toward a surface of a fluid in a fluid channel so as to produce a plurality reflections from locations substantially spanning the entire width of the fluid channel; detecting, using a plurality of measurement beams, received signals from the plurality of reflections so produced; determining, based upon differences between transmitted and received signals, a plurality of localized velocities; and computing, from the plurality of localized velocities, a cross-sectional average velocity of fluid in the channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10295381B2 Indicator
An indicator has an optical member including a protuberance formed on a front side and an indentation formed on a back side of the optical member in which the indentation is smaller than the protuberance in terms of a projection area and in which the front-side protuberance fits into the opening in a front face of the housing; and an LED light source disposed opposite the back-side indentation of the optical member. A center axis of the front-side protuberance and a center axis of the backs-side indentation are in line with an optical axis of the LED light source. Light originating from the LED light source passes through the back-side indentation and the front-side protuberance, exiting from the opening in the front face of the housing. Thereby, only the center of the rectangular opening looks lighting up brightly, rectangularly.
US10295380B2 Method and apparatus for multiple localized interferometric measurements
An optical sensing fiber includes multiple reference reflectors spaced along a length of the fiber. Each of the multiple reference reflectors producing a reference scattering event having a known scattering profile including an elevated amplitude relative to scattering detected for neighboring segments of the optical fiber. Each of the segments is a length of contiguous fiber that is useable to initialize and perform a distributed Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) sensing operation. An OFDR interrogation system is disclosed that measures a parameter using the optical sensing fiber.
US10295372B2 Magnetic rotation detection apparatus
A magnetic rotation detection apparatus which is capable of suppressing occurrence of assembly failure of components. A gear position sensor 10 is provided with a sensor unit 12 including a Hall element 20, a magnet shaft 11 including a magnet 17, a case 14 housing the sensor unit 12 and the magnet shaft 11, and an inner O-ring 24 sealing a gap between the sensor unit 12 and the case 14. The case 14 includes a metal bearing 19 to support the magnet shaft 11, and the magnet shaft 11 includes a molded portion 18 to fix the magnet 17. A thrust plate 22 is arranged between the molded portion 18 and a base plate 21 (circuit board) of the sensor unit 12, and a spring mechanism 26 is arranged to bias the molded portion 18 to the thrust plate 22. A minute gap is present between the metal bearing 19 and the magnet shaft 11.
US10295370B2 Integrated shaft bearing for a sensor
A sensor device for detecting rotation, having a position transmitter with a shaft element having first and second shaft ends. The rotation to be detected is introduced via the first shaft end. The shaft element contains a magnet element at the second shaft end, a sensor element for detecting the rotation of the magnet element, and a housing part with at least two sections are separated from each other. The shaft element of the position transmitter is mounted on the first section, and the sensor element is arranged in the second section. The housing part and the shaft element each have a first bearing portion shaped so as to taper towards the shaft end in the region of the second shaft end, the shaft element supported on the housing part on the first bearing portion in order to support the position transmitter on the housing part.
US10295366B2 Sensor error correcting apparatus and method
A sensor error correcting apparatus is provided with: a roll angle estimator configured to estimate a roll angle on the basis of a yaw rate of a moving body, a wheel speed, and lateral acceleration; a converter configured to convert the yaw rate to a horizontal yaw rate, on the basis of an estimated roll angle; and a zero point corrector configured to compare an azimuth change amount obtained by integrating the horizontal yaw rate in a turning period, which is from a start of turning of the moving body to an end of the turning, with an azimuth change amount of the velocity vector in the turning period, and configured to correct the measured lateral acceleration.
US10295365B2 State estimation for aerial vehicles using multi-sensor fusion
A state estimation system that utilizes long-range stereo visual odometry that can degrade to a monocular system at high-altitude, and integrates GPS, Barometer and IMU measurements. The system has two main parts: An EKF that is loosely fused and a long-range visual odometry part. For visual odometry, the system takes the EKF information for robust camera pose tracking, and the visual odometry outputs will be the measurement for EKF state update.
US10295355B2 Trip planning with energy constraint
A method includes: receiving information corresponding at least to (i) a state of charge of an energy storage of a vehicle, (ii) route information corresponding to a planned driving route for the vehicle, and (iii) a predicted driver characteristic; determining using the received information, and presenting to a driver of the vehicle, a first energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route; receiving a user input indicating a proposed change in at least the driver characteristics, and determining using the received information and the user input, and presenting to the driver, a second energy-versus-distance measure for the planned driving route that takes into account the proposed change.
US10295351B2 Map difference data delivery system, map difference data delivery device, map data holding device, update management server, and map difference extraction server
A map difference data delivery system includes a map difference data delivery device and a map data holding device. The map difference data delivery device stores map difference data representing a difference between before and after version update and delivers the map difference data. The map difference data includes map elements updated in the version update and dependent map elements by dating back to update of map elements corresponding to a different version. The dependent map elements are map elements that have a dependent relationship and need to be previously updated to avoid conflict with other map elements when updated. The map difference data delivery device groups data of the dependent map elements that have a dependent relationship in the same version.
US10295340B2 Height measurement to verify position of equipment in a data center rack
Verification of placement of equipment that has been installed in a rack of a data center is performed by obtaining data indicating a placement location of equipment to be installed in a rack of the data center, and verifying that the equipment has been installed in the installed rack unit position that corresponds to the placement location, based upon an equipment height measurement. Related methods, devices, and computer program products are provided.
US10295339B2 Pattern measurement method and measurement apparatus
A pattern measurement method and measurement apparatus are provided that appropriately evaluate the deformation of a pattern occurring due to a micro loading effect. In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, there are provided pattern measurement method and apparatus that measure a dimension of a pattern formed on a sample. In the pattern measurement method and apparatus, distances between a reference pattern and a plurality of adjacent patterns adjacent to the reference pattern or inner diameters of the reference pattern in a plurality of directions are measured, and the measurement results of the plurality of distances between the reference pattern and the adjacent patterns or the measurement results of the inner diameters of the reference pattern in the plurality of directions are classified according to distances between the reference pattern and the adjacent patterns or directions of the patterns adjacent to the reference pattern.
US10295333B2 Tire tread depth measurement
This disclosure relates to a system and a method for measuring tire tread depth. The method includes receiving an image of a tire tread recorded using an image-recording device; analyzing the image of the tire tread captured to determine a tire tread depth; determining a status of the tire tread based on the tire tread depth; altering the image of the tire tread captured based on the determined status; and transmitting the altered image to a mobile device.
US10295330B2 Method and system for measuring thickness of glass article
A method includes introducing light into a glass article such that at least a portion of the introduced light is emitted from an edge of the glass article. The light emitted from an edge of the glass article is detected. An intensity profile of the emitted light is an intensity of the emitted light as a function of axial position. A first intensity boundary of the intensity profile and a second intensity boundary of the intensity profile are determined. A thickness of a layer of the glass article is determined based on an axial distance between the first intensity boundary and the second intensity boundary.
US10295329B2 Monitoring system and method for verifying measurements in patterned structures
A method and system are presented for monitoring measurement of parameters of patterned structures based on a predetermined fitting model. The method comprises: (a) providing data indicative of measurements in at least one patterned structure; and (b) applying at least one selected verification mode to said data indicative of measurements, said at least one verification mode comprising: I) analyzing the data based on at least one predetermined factor and classifying the corresponding measurement result as acceptable or unacceptable, II) analyzing the data corresponding to the unacceptable measurement results and determining whether one or more of the measurements providing said unacceptable result are to be disregarded, or whether one or more parameters of the predetermined fitting model are to be modified.
US10295328B2 Method of calibrating interferometer and interferometer using the same
A calibration method for improving distortion of a waveform of a point-spread-function without constantly executing feedback control to a wavelength-swept light source is provided. An interference signal is generated by varying voltage to be applied to a light source within one period, the interference signal is sampled at equal time intervals on a time axis, the point-spread-function is obtained through Fourier transform by multiplying by a first window function, and a complex analysis signal including frequency information of light is obtained through inverse Fourier transform by multiplying the point-spread-function by a second window function. After a variation in a frequency of the light relative to a time within one period is obtained at equal time intervals by unwrapping phase information of the complex analysis signal, a correspondence relationship between the variation in the frequency of the light within one period and a variation in voltage within one period is obtained.
US10295326B2 Device and method for measuring a valve seat formed in a piece
A device (1) for measuring a valve seat formed in a piece has an elongate shape and defines a longitudinal axis (A), and includes: a slide (9), slidingly coupled to a guide (11) for translating in a scanning direction (B) inclined to the longitudinal axis; a sensor (10), mounted on the slide for measuring a parameter relating to a profile of the seat; a processing unit connected to the sensor; a rotary actuator (13) defining a longitudinal rotation axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device; and a transmission assembly interposed between the rotary actuator and the slide for transforming a rotary motion about a longitudinal rotation axis in a reciprocating linear motion of the slide along the scanning direction.
US10295320B2 Ground-projectile guidance system
A guidance unit system is configured to be used for a ground-launched projectile. The system includes a housing configured to be attached to a ground-launched projectile. The housing is coupled to an attachment region that attaches to the projectile, wherein the housing is configure to rotate relative to the attachment region. A motor is contained within the housing and a bearing surrounding the motor. The bearing is rigidly attached to the housing such that the motor rotates with the housing and shields the motor from inertial loads experienced by the housing.
US10295317B2 Device and method for simulating the weight of a loaded gun magazine
A weighted body adapted for insertion into an existing gun magazine shell approximates the weight and/or density of live ammunition cartridges. The size and shape of the body allows for insertion down and into the slot at the top on the magazine, pressing down on the spring, with a sliding retainer stop or other feature to maintain the weight in position, filling or partially filling the internal volume of the magazine with the weight. The integral slide retainer stop attached at the top of the device is then moved or slid by the operator into a position that locks the weight into the magazine so it cannot pop back out due to spring pressure and will not interfere with other workings of the gun slide or receiver. A plurality of color-coded stops may be provided for use with the same or different weighted bodies corresponding to different calibers of ammunition.
US10295316B2 Variable cutting diameter arrowhead
Arrowheads can include blades which remain deployed to a maximum cutting diameter on contact with soft media and deflect on contact with hard media in a target.
US10295310B2 Modular scalable plate system for personnel protection
Body armor includes a first armor plate having a concave rear surface, a second plate having a convex front surface. Contours of the second layer are formed by conforming the contours between the polymer plate and the armor plate into a shape that fills gaps or voids between the concave rear surface of the armor plate, such that the armor plate and the polymer plate form a matched set. In operation, the ceramic armor plate can be used alone, the polymer plate can be used alone, or the hard armor layer and the polymer plate can be used together.
US10295309B2 Core structured components and containers
A structural component with at least two side members has a support structure that includes a partition with multiple curved portions forming cells. The partition connects to the side members and extends between the side members at least partially along straight lines. The partition may extend along one or more straight lines from one side member to the other. One structural component is a container with a wall about the internal support structure. The container cells may be formed with a core structure. The core can include a permeable storage material and may be retained after formation, or may be removed. In some cases the container wall has generally planar surfaces, which may include surface undulations. Core structures are also provided for forming structural components. Formation can include casting a material about a core structure within a mold to form a partition extending between two or more sides.
US10295301B2 Differential pressure type inflating device
A differential pressure type inflating device, adapted for fast inflating the devices that need inflating, comprises a gas container, a relief valve, a gas nozzle, a pipe joint, a switch valve, and a relief pipe. When external high pressure gas enters the gas container and renders the gas pressures in the gas container and the relief pipe reaching a balance condition, the switch valve can be pressed to generate pressure drop in the relief pipe, which launches the relief valve and discharges the high pressure gas in the gas container from the gas nozzle. In this design, the gas container, relief valve, gas nozzle, relief pipe, and pipe joint are connected with screwing structures, so as to achieve the function of easy assembling.
US10295300B2 Toy gun
The invention relates to a device for controlling a liquid discharge from a toy gun, comprising: a chamber adapted to receive a pressurized liquid, the chamber comprising at least a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber, an outlet arranged at the chamber to enable a discharge of at least some of the pressurized liquid received in the chamber; a movable member movably arranged in the chamber; wherein the movable member is movable from a first position to a second position in response to a drop in liquid pressure in the first sub-chamber when compared to a liquid pressure in the second sub-chamber, wherein, at the first position, the movable member is arranged to close the outlet to thereby prevent liquid discharging from the chamber, and, at the second position, the movable member is arranged to open the outlet to thereby allow some of the pressurized liquid to discharge from the chamber. The invention also relates to a toy gun for discharging a liquid, comprising: a tank adapted to store a liquid; a nozzle adapted to discharge under pressure at least some of the liquid stored in the tank; and a conduit adapted to fluidly connect the above described device with the tank.
US10295297B2 Crossbow with a release mechanism
A trigger mechanism for use in a crossbow comprises a housing having a first slot formed in a first side and a second slot formed in a second side opposite the first side. A trigger lever, a bowstring catch and a disarm mechanism are all moveably mounted in the housing. The catch has a first end configured to engage the trigger lever and a second end configured to retain the bowstring in a cocked position. The disarm mechanism is partially positioned in the second slot and is moveable between a fixed first position proximate the housing second slot toward a second disarm position toward the housing first slot. As the disarm mechanism moves from the first position into the second position, it engages the trigger lever causing it to move out of engagement with the catch first end allowing the user to release the bowstring using the bowstring cocking device from the trigger mechanism without having to engage the trigger.
US10295296B2 Archery riser for archery bows
An archery riser for archery bows is described herein. The archery riser, in an embodiment, has a handle, a plurality of sections extending from the handle, and a coupling structure for bow accessories. The sections are configured to support limbs. The coupling structure has a rearward-most surface, rear edges that at least partially bound the rearward-most surface, as well as intermediate edges. The coupling structure of the bow riser is associated with a vertical adjustment zone.
US10295294B2 Electronic device for a firearm
An electronic a device for a firearm having a grip. The electronic device comprises a firearm element housable in a housing specifically formed in the grip of the firearm. The firearm element comprises a power supply battery and comprises a firearm interface port for access to said power supply battery. The electronic device comprises a base element engageable to the grip, housable in a firearm base that comprises a base interface port suitable to be operatively connected with the firearm interface port. In the reciprocal engagement between the firearm element and the base element through the firearm interface port and base interface port, the base element is suitable to electrically recharge the power supply battery.
US10295290B2 Firearm barrel
A firearm barrel has an elongated body defining a bore and defining a bore axis, the body defining a breech end and an opposed muzzle end, a chamber defined in the breech end and contiguous with the bore; the bore having an interior surface having a plurality of alternating lands and grooves, the grooves being surfaces separated from the bore axis by first radius, the lands being surfaces separated from the bore axis by second radius less than the first radius and the lands and grooves being straight elements parallel to the bore axis, such that no spin is imparted to a projectile propelled down the bore. The lands and grooves may extend from the chamber to the muzzle end. The bore may have a constant cross-sectional profile along its length.
US10295286B1 Firearm having a tool-less trigger pull adjustment
A firearm with a tool-less adjustable trigger pull. The adjustment may be facilitated with a thumb rotatable wheel for tool-less tension adjustment of a trigger tension spring. The rotatable wheel may be accessed by snapping a trigger guard away from a stock of the firearm. Accordingly, the force required to actuate the trigger can be adjusted to the user's preference without having to remove the trigger assembly from the stock, and without need for external tools or accessories.
US10295282B2 Heat exchanger with flow obstructions to reduce fluid dead zones
A heat exchanger has at least one plate pair comprising first and second plates with a fluid flow passage defined between the first plate and second plates. The inlet opening and the outlet opening in each plate pair are proximate to a first end and an elongate flow barrier separates the fluid flow passage into inlet and outlet portions, wherein a gap through and the flow barrier is provided proximate to the second end of each plate pair. A flow obstruction is located in the gap of each plate pair, the flow obstruction having first and second arcuate sides and being spaced from the terminal end of the flow barrier. The flow obstruction is substantially crescent-shaped, such that a middle portion of the flow obstruction is wider than the opposed ends.
US10295281B2 Fin-tube type of heat exchanger
A fin-tube type of heat exchanger has: a plurality of fins laminated to one another; a housing for containing therein the fins; and a heat transfer tube penetrating the fins in a fin-laminating direction and also penetrating side plates on both sides of the housing. A heat transfer tube through hole is formed in one-side side plate of the housing by a burred hole having a tubular flange part protruded into the housing. Each fin has a brazing material insertion hole adjacent to the heat transfer tube through hole. That portion of a brazing material which protrudes from the brazing material insertion hole of the outermost fin closest to the one-side side plate part toward the one-side side plate part gets molten. The tubular flange part has a cutout part formed, at a circumferential position facing the brazing material insertion hole, by partly cutting away the tubular flange part.
US10295280B2 Header of heat exchanger
A cylindrical header of a heat exchanger includes a central member, front-side and rear-side members extending longitudinally on front and rear sides of the central member to form front-side and rear-side spaces along with the central member. The central member has a first flange covering a front-side-member-first-end part and a rear-side-member-first-end part from outside when viewed in cross-section, and a second flange covering a front-side-member-second-end part and a rear-side-member-second-end part from outside when viewed in cross-section. The front-side member is joined to the central member with the front-side-member-first-end part facing an inner surface of the first flange, and the front-side-member-second-end part facing an inner surface of the second flange. The rear-side is joined to the central member with the rear-side-member-first-end part facing an inner surface of the first flange, and the rear-side-member-second-end part facing an inner surface of the second flange.
US10295274B2 Heat exchange system with a cooling device and method for exchanging heat by using the heat exchange system
A heat exchange system with at least one horizontal heat exchange chamber with heat exchange chamber boundaries which surround at least one heat exchange chamber interior of the heat exchange chamber is provided. The heat exchange chamber boundaries include at least one first opening for guiding in an inflow of at least one heat transfer fluid into the heat exchange chamber interior and at least one second opening for guiding out an outflow of the heat transfer fluid out of the heat exchange chamber interior. At least one heat storage material is arranged in the heat exchange chamber interior such that a heat exchange flow of the heat transfer fluid through the heat exchange chamber interior causes a heat exchange between the heat storage material and the heat transfer fluid. The heat exchange chamber is located at a soil area of a soil.
US10295273B2 Flexible seal for a rotary regenerative preheater
A seal assembly includes a leaf assembly and a supplemental leaf assembly. The leaf assembly includes a first leaf having a first base section. The first base section defines a first fastening area for securing the first leaf to a diaphragm of the preheater. The first leaf has a first elongate section extending away from the first base section and terminating at a first distal end thereof. The leaf assembly further includes a second leaf that engages a portion of the first leaf. The second leaf has a second base section. The second base section defines a second fastening area for securing the second leaf to the diaphragm. The second leaf has a second elongate section extending away from the second base section and terminating at a second distal end thereof. The supplemental leaf assembly is secured to the first leaf and slidingly engaging the second leaf.
US10295272B2 Rotary pre-heater for high temperature operation
An insulation retaining assembly for a high temperature rotary pre-heater having a cold-end rotor and a hot-end rotor includes a plurality of elongate retainer elements. Each of the retainer elements has a root end adapted to be held in fixed relationship to the cold-end rotor and a distal end proximate to the hot-end rotor. Portions of each of the plurality of retainer elements are adapted for circumferential movement.
US10295269B2 Flat heat pipe with reservoir function
A flat heat pipe with a two-phase liquid-vapor working fluid, includes a first plate receiving thermal energy from a heat source, a second plate transferring thermal energy to a cold source, an edge to form a hermetically sealed enclosed internal space, a capillary structure interposed between the first and second plates, vaporization channels adjacent to the first plate, condensation channels adjacent to the second plate, a transfer passage placing the evaporation channels in communication with the condensation channels for the transport of vapor, and a collection channel forming a reservoir, in fluid communication with each condensation channel. The collection channel is adjacent to the second plate, such that the collection channel can pump and store the excess liquid phase.
US10295267B2 Heat exchanger
The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a block of first and second flow channels arranged adjacently to one another, said block being designed to be open at one inflow side and at one outflow side of the first flow channels for the inflow and outflow of a first fluid into or out of said first flow channels, and the second flow channels comprising openings for the inflow and outflow of a second fluid, said block consisting of a first element and a second element, each of these forming second flow channels and a side wall, and these elements being joined together such that the two side walls form block side walls which lie opposite one another, said second flow channels extending between these side walls and forming first flow channels between themselves and the side walls.
US10295266B2 Tubular heat exchanger having multiple shell-side and tube-side fluid passes
A tubular heat exchanger having a plurality of shell-side and tube-side fluid passes. The heat exchanger includes an elongated cylindrical shell, a head coupled thereto, and a tube bundle positioned in the shell and supported in part by a tube sheet attached to the head. The shell of the heat exchanger may include a plurality of vertically stacked shell-side compartments each defining a shell-side pass. The head of the heat exchanger may have a plurality of tube-side compartments each defining a tube-side pass. A tube-side fluid enters the head and flows through the tube bundle progressively through a series of tube-side passes to heat the fluid with a shell-side fluid. Each shell-side pass contains multiple tube-side passes. The tube-side fluid may perform a plurality of horizontally arranged tube-side fluid passes in each vertically stacked shell-side fluid pass before cascading vertically to a next shell-side fluid pass.
US10295262B2 Thermosyphon coolers for cooling systems with cooling towers
In one embodiment, a cooling system includes a thermosyphon cooler that cools a cooling fluid through dry cooling and a cooling tower that cools a cooling fluid through evaporative cooling. The thermosyphon cooler uses natural convection to circulate a refrigerant between a shell and tube evaporator and an air cooled condenser. The thermosyphon cooler is located in the cooling system upstream of, and in series with, the cooling tower, and is operated when the thermosyphon cooler is more economically and/or resource efficient to operate than the cooling tower. According to certain embodiments, factors, such as the ambient temperature, the cost of electricity, and the cost of water, among others, are used to determine whether to operate the thermosyphon cooler, the cooling tower, or both.
US10295260B2 Ceramic liner and method of forming
A ceramic liner can include a monolithic body having a surface portion and a bulk portion. The surface portion can have a thickness less than the total thickness of the monolithic body. The monolithic body can include an amorphous phase. The amorphous phase can be discontinuous. At least one member of the discontinuous phase can be embedded in the surface portion. The bulk portion can be substantially free of the amorphous phase. A method of forming a ceramic liner can include providing a furnace with a coating and a bulk material of the ceramic liner and heating the bulk material and the coating. In an embodiment, a coated lining form can be used to provide the coating. In a particular embodiment, the coating can be transferred to the bulk material from the coated lining form.
US10295259B1 Cross axis vibrated calciner for the heating of granular material
A machine for the heating of granular material at high temperature, wherein a vessel is divided into compartments by vessel dams and vibrated in a direction perpendicular or ‘Cross Axis’ to the vessel longitudinal axis. The vessel is vibrated by counter rotating rotary vibrators to create a “Cross Axis” vibration causing a circular cascading movement of the granular material within the vessel. The vessel is surrounded by a furnace heated by electric power or a combustible gas.
US10295253B2 Method and device for separating air by cryogenic distillation
The invention relates to a method for separating air by cryogenic distillation in a set of columns including a first column operating at a first pressure, a second column operating at a second pressure which is lower than the first pressure, and a third column operating at a third pressure, which is lower than the second pressure, wherein the third column includes first and second evaporator-condensers, and nitrogen from a cold compressor is sent to one of the evaporator-condensers.
US10295243B2 Refrigeration device for container
A gas supply device is configured such that its supply state is switchable between a first supply state supplying, as supply air, nitrogen-enriched air produced from outside air into a containe, and a second supply state in which the gas supply device takes outside air therein and supplies, as supply air, the outside air into the container. A CA system is provided with a branch pipe which guides at least part of the supply air flowing through a supply passage to an oxygen sensor, and an open/close valve which opens/closes the branch pipe. An outside air calibration operation is performed in which the open/close valve is opened in the second supply state to guide the least part of the outside air flowing through the supply passage to the oxygen sensor, thereby calibrating the oxygen sensor using the outside air.
US10295241B2 Apparatus and method for dispensing ice from a bottom mount refrigerator
A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment.
US10295239B2 Controls and operation of variable frequency drives
A system includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, an electric motor configured to drive the compressor, and a controller configured to control a motor drive to drive the electric motor. The controller is configured to first evaluate whether the compressor is idle based upon a control state of the controller being configured not to operate the motor drive to drive the motor, second, in response to an affirmative evaluation that the compressor is idle, evaluate a risk of undesired or un-commanded compressor rotation based upon a combination of two or more system conditions, each of the two or more system conditions indicating the risk of undesired or un-commanded compressor rotation, and third, in response to an affirmative evaluation of the risk of undesired or un-commanded compressor rotation, control the motor drive to oppose rotation of the compressor.
US10295238B2 Cooling system
An apparatus includes a compressor, a load, a heat exchanger, and a heater. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The load uses the refrigerant to remove heat from a space proximate the load. The load sends the refrigerant to the compressor. The heat exchanger receives the refrigerant from the compressor. The heat exchanger transfers heat from a fluid to the refrigerant. The heat exchanger discharges the refrigerant to the compressor. The heater adds heat to the fluid.
US10295235B2 Gas cooling equipment and high temperature operating system
A gas cooling equipment is provided comprising a refrigerant storage device, a cooling processing device, and a dehydrating device. The dehydrating device is disposed on an air intake end of the cooling processing device for dewatering a high temperature gas. The invention is adopted to solve problems arising from the pressure increasing and the quartz cassettes breaking easily due to moisture in a low temperature portion of the high temperature gas discharged from a high temperature oven entering the cooling processing device, thereby improving manufacturing efficiency and reducing the manufacturing cost.
US10295234B2 Heat exchange device suitable for low pressure refrigerant
A heat exchange device includes a first heat exchange unit having a first condenser tube bundle disposed within a first cylinder of the first heat exchange unit and a second heat exchange unit having a refrigerant dispenser disposed in a second cylinder of the second heat exchange unit, where a first refrigerant outlet of the first heat exchange unit is in fluid communication with a first refrigerant inlet of the second heat exchange unit through a throttling device, the refrigerant dispenser extends along an axial direction of the second cylinder to form a chamber within the second cylinder, the chamber includes an upper portion and a lower portion, a second condenser tube bundle is disposed in the upper portion of the chamber, and an evaporation tube bundle is disposed in the lower portion of the chamber.
US10295230B2 Thermoelectric cooling management
A method of controlling FPA system stabilization includes calculating FPA adjustments as a function of FPA temperature and adjusting a TEC set point to assist the FPA adjustments in attaining a predetermined level of FPA performance. Adjusting the TEC set point can include adjusting the TEC set point as a function of at least one of ambient temperature, FPA temperature, or disparity between the predetermined level of FPA performance and a level of FPA performance obtainable by calculating the FPA adjustments as a function of FPA temperature alone without adjusting the TEC set point.
US10295228B2 Magnetic heat pump device
A controller is configured to, based on a characteristic information of thermal output with respect to a temperature difference between a hot end and a cold end of a working chamber, changes at least one of a flow rate of a heating target fluid in a high temperature heat exchanger and a flow rate of a cooling target fluid in a low temperature heat exchanger. At least one of the flow rate of the heating target fluid in the high temperature heat exchanger and the flow rate of the cooling target fluid in the low temperature heat exchanger is adjusted such that the temperature difference between the hot and cold ends changes in a direction that increases thermal output.
US10295227B2 Caloric heat pump system
A caloric heat pump system includes a pair of caps mounted to a regenerator housing. Each cap of the pair of caps defines an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of each cap of the pair of caps is positioned at a chamber of the regenerator housing. The inlet and outlet of each cap of the pair of caps defines an area in a respective plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The area of the inlet of each cap of the pair of caps is less than the area of the outlet of each cap of the pair of caps.
US10295225B2 Thermal apparatus
A thermal apparatus (1) which comprises at least one primary circuit (P1) in which a heat transfer primary fluid is moved, in a reciprocating movement, by a displacement device, and at least one heat exchange interface (I1,1, I1,2), of the primary fluid, in which a secondary fluid that unidirectionally in a secondary circuit (S1,1, S1,2). The apparatus is characterized in that the exchange interface (I1,1, I1,2) comprises at least one heat exchange zone (ZN, ZN+1, Z′N, Z′N+1) in which the primary fluid and the secondary fluid flow unidirectionally and countercurrent with respect to one another.
US10295222B2 Hot water apparatus
A hot water apparatus includes a burner, a latent heat recovery heat exchanger, a housing, a fixing member, an attachment member, and a straightening vane. The fixing member is configured to fix the latent heat recovery heat exchanger to the housing. The attachment member is configured to attach the fixing member to a case. The straightening vane is arranged in the case. The attachment member protrudes into the case. The straightening vane includes a top plate portion arranged upstream from the attachment member in a direction of flow of the heating gas in the case.
US10295221B2 Window type air conditioner rack
A window type air conditioner rack, having an upper frame main rack and a diagonal bracing rack inserted to the upper frame main rack; the diagonal bracing rack is adjustably fixed inside the upper frame main rack; the upper frame main rack has a windowsill connection assembly and horizontal supporting pillars fixedly mounted to the an outer side of the windowsill connection assembly.
US10295215B2 HVAC actuator with range adjustment
An HVAC actuator configured to actuate an HVAC component may include a rotatable output shaft having a full range of rotation between a first end position and a second end position, a drive mechanism configured to selectively drive the output shaft, and a housing having a front side that faces away from the HVAC component. The HVAC actuator may include a range adjustment lever manipulatable from the front side of the housing that allows a user to selectively limit rotation of the output shaft to a reduced range that is a subset of the full range. In some instances, the range adjustment lever allows the user to select between two or more predetermined reduced ranges. The two or more predetermined reduced ranges may each include the first end position but have a different second stop position, or include the second end position but have a different first stop position.
US10295213B2 Air conditioning apparatus
An air conditioning apparatus, being a power efficient and highly resistant to external noise, includes: an outdoor device; and indoor devices. The outdoor device includes: a first current path, through which AC power is supplied; and a second current path, through which AC power is supplied from the AC power supply to the control-power-supply generation unit through a first noise reduction unit, a second outdoor power-feed switching relay, and a surge-current suppression resistor. When there is a possibility an inrush current to the control-power-supply generation unit to be generated, the outdoor device supplies AC power of the AC power supply to the control-power-supply generation unit through the first current path. When there is not a possibility for an inrush current to the control-power-supply generation unit to be generated, the outdoor device supplies AC power of the AC power supply to the control-power-supply generation unit through the second current path.
US10295212B2 Load control system and method for regulating power supply to a thermostat
A system for controlling a load control relay (LCR) supplying power to a thermostat of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a controller programmed to maximize the amount of time that a load of the HVAC system may receive power. The controller operates by measuring a thermostat delay time of the thermostat and modifying cycle shed and restore times for controlling the LCR based on the measured thermostat delay time. By controlling the LCR according to the modified cycle shed and restore times, the controller compensates for the thermostat delay time, and the load is able to be active for a longer period of time than it otherwise would be when operating under demand-response controls.
US10295205B2 Gravity-assisted heat pipe cooling source cold storage system and chiller set
A gravity-assisted heat pipe cooling source cold storage system and chiller set. The cold storage system includes a gravity-assisted heat pipe, a cold storage pool, a heat exchanging and cold condensing device, and a heat exchanger pipe. A lower end of the gravity-assisted heat pipe is arranged in the cold storage pool, and an upper end of the gravity-assisted heat pipe is arranged in the heat exchanging and cold condensing device. The heat exchanger pipe is buried underground, and includes a central pipe and a side pipe. Upper ends of the central pipe and the side pipes are communicated with an inlet and outlet of the heat exchanging and cold condensing device, respectively. Lower ends of the central pipe and the side pipes are communicated with each other. The system employs the heat exchanger pipe to provide a cooling source for the gravity-assisted heat pipe.
US10295202B2 Sail switch for monitoring air flow
A sail switch for sensing air flow and responsively opening and closing a control circuit, the sail switch comprising a mounting base, a sail member, an arm supporting the sail member to the mounting base at a predetermined orientation thereto, an adjustable joint capable of varying orientation of the sail to the mounting base, and an electrical switch. The sail switch may have an orientation sensor and readout, a pilot light annunciating switch closure or opening, a time delay relay inhibiting control circuit shutdown, a thermostatic device monitoring air temperature, a communications feature transmitting sensed temperatures, an actuator for operating a supplementary cooling system, switch loading adjustability arranged to adjust force required to displace the sail member, a switch arm travel adjustment feature constraining range of travel of the sail member, a control circuit on-off switch, a transformer, a DC to AC inverter, and an AC to DC converter.
US10295196B2 Cooking device
A cooking device includes a frame to form a cooking chamber; a burner disposed in the cooking chamber and to generate a flame for supplying heat to the cooking chamber; a burner cover in which the burner is installed and having a plate with an outlet opening through which an air passes; a fan to flow an air of the cooking chamber; and a stabilizer to reduce an influence of the air on a flame of the burner when the air of the cooking chamber passes through the outlet opening of the burner cover by the fan. The stabilizer includes: a body having an opening for air passage; a barrier extended from the body; and a fastening unit for fastening the body to the burner cover, and while the fastening unit is fastened to the burner cover, the body is spaced apart from the plate of the burner cover.
US10295195B2 Cooking device
A cooking device includes a main body having a cooking space for cooking food; a base disposed at a lower side of the main body, and comprising a ventilation apparatus for suctioning and discharging contaminated air, the ventilation apparatus being connected to the lower side of the main body and having an introduction port; a swirler rotated so that the contaminated air is suctioned through the introduction port of the base, and having a plurality of wings; an installation part provided at the base; and a driving motor installed at the installation part and configured to generate power for rotating the swirler.
US10295187B2 Fuel nozzle having aerodynamically shaped helical turning vanes
A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine is disclosed which includes a nozzle body having a longitudinal axis, an elongated annular air passage defined within the nozzle body, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart axially extending swirl vanes disposed within the annular air passage, wherein each swirl vane has multiple joined leads and a variable thickness along the axial extent thereof.
US10295186B2 Airblast nozzle with upstream fuel distribution and near-exit swirl
A nozzle is provided including a nozzle body having an upstream end and a downstream end aligned about a central axis. A discharge portion is positioned adjacent the downstream end. A bore extends inwardly from the downstream end over the length of the discharge portion. An opening is formed in the nozzle body adjacent the discharge portion. The opening is fluidly connected to the bore to provide an interior air flow passage. A main fuel channel extends from the upstream end to the discharge portion. At least one fuel flow branch extends through the discharge portion between the bore and an outer surface of the nozzle body. The fuel flow branch is fluidly coupled to the main fuel conduit to provide a fuel flow passage. The outer air cap is positioned about the outer surface of the discharge portion of the nozzle body to form an exterior air flow passage.
US10295184B2 Burner with monitoring
An oxy-fuel burner (10) with monitoring including a fuel passage (320) terminating in a fuel nozzle (322), a primary oxidant passage (330) terminating in an oxidant nozzle (333), one or more sensors including a nozzle temperature sensor (372) for sensing at least one of an oxidant nozzle temperature and a fuel nozzle temperature, and a data processor (66, 166,266) programmed to receive data from the sensors and to determine based on at least a portion of the received data the presence or absence of an abnormal burner condition including a potential partial obstruction of at least one of the primary oxidant passage (330) and the fuel passage (320) based on an increase or decrease in at least one of the oxidant nozzle temperature and the fuel nozzle temperature.
US10295180B2 Exhaust tube holding member and exhaust structure for combustion
An exhaust tube holding member is supported by an exhaust pipe and holds, on an inner peripheral surface thereof, an exhaust tube to be inserted into the exhaust pipe. The exhaust tube holding member includes a first annular portion, a second annular portion, and an outward protruding portion. The first annular portion is formed with a first through hole. The second annular portion is formed with a second through hole in communication with the first through hole and having an inner diameter larger than that of the first through hole, and is connected to the first annular portion. The outward protruding portion protrudes peripherally outward from an outer peripheral surface of the second annular portion and is supported by the exhaust pipe. The inward protruding portion protrudes peripherally inward from an inner peripheral surface of the second annular portion and is supported by the exhaust pipe.
US10295171B2 Lighting apparatus
The instant disclosure provides an LED light, including: a light cap, a hollow heat sink, a drive assembly, a speaker assembly, a light source assembly and a lampshade, wherein the light cap, the hollow heat sink and the lampshade are sequentially connected and form a receiving space, the drive assembly, the speaker assembly and the light source assembly sequentially arranged in the receiving space in the direction of the light cap to the lampshade, and the speaker assembly and the light source assembly are respectively electrically connected with the driving assembly, and the surface of the hollow heat sink provided with multiple holes, and the speaker assembly arranged facing the hole.
US10295164B2 Illumination control device of surgical light
A surgical lighting illumination control device includes a suspension system; light heads mounted on the suspension system and each including a housing, light sources mounted in the housing, an unsterilizable grip mounted on the housing for hand holding and moving the light heads, and detection pairs mounted to the unsterilizable grip for receiving an infrared signal that is transmitted therefrom and reflected by an external object for control and adjustment of the illumination, each detection pair including an infrared transmitter and an infrared receiver; a compensation control mechanism connected to the detection pairs and including a control operation unit and environment temperature compensation units connected to the control operation unit; and a sterilizable grip mountable to the unsterilizable grip and including a guide channel formed therein to correspond, in position, to each of the detection pairs to allow the infrared signal to pass therethrough.
US10295163B1 Lighting assembly with junction box support
A light housing apparatus includes a junction box unit having a body with a partially cylindrical sidewall, a closed end, and a circular opening opposite the closed end, and flat inset facets with knock-out holes formed on the sidewall; a light emitter housing containing a light source; and an exterior surface fixture including means for securing the light emitter housing to the junction box unit.
US10295162B2 Modular light bulb with quick and easily user-replaceable independent components
A light bulb includes a light source unit, an optical unit enclosing the light source unit, a chassis unit having an upper chassis part and a lower chassis part releasably fastened to one another a driver unit received within the chassis unit and configured to drive the light source unit, and a base unit engageable with a light bulb socket and coupled to the driver unit. The driver unit, the base unit, the light source unit, and the optical unit are configured for easy and quick independent replacement by a user of the light bulb.
US10295155B2 Heat protection and homogenizing system for a luminaire
An automated luminaire includes a light source, a compensation module, an optical device, and a controller. The light source has an ellipsoidal reflector and a fixedly mounted short arc discharge lamp and can move along its optical axis. The compensation module includes a diffuser. The optical device produces either a modified or unmodified light beam. If the light beam is modified, the controller either moves the light source to a first position or positions first and second portions of the diffuser in the light beam. If the light beam is unmodified and the light source is in the first position, the controller automatically moves the light source to a second position. If the light beam is unmodified and the diffuser is in the light beam, the controller automatically removes the diffuser from the light beam.
US10295145B2 Top-emission VCSEL-array with integrated diffuser
A radiation source includes a semiconductor substrate, an array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) formed on the substrate, which are configured to emit optical radiation, and a transparent crystalline layer formed over the array of VCSELs. The transparent crystalline layer has an outer surface configured to diffuse the radiation emitted by the VCSELs.
US10295143B2 Light unit and vehicle
The preset invention provides a light unit attached to a vehicle, the unit including a ventilation mechanism configured to ventilate a space between an outer lens and a housing, wherein the ventilation mechanism includes a first passage including, at one end, a first opening connected to a communicating hole and communicating with the space, a second passage including, at one end, a second opening that opens to a front side of the vehicle, a third passage including, at one end, a third opening that opens to a rear side of the vehicle, and a connecting passage to which the other end of the first passage, the other end of the second passage, and the other end of the third passage are connected.
US10295140B2 Vehicular lamp, inspection method of organic EL element
The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp including an organic EL element that has only a non-light emitting point with a size of 120 μm or less on a light emitting surface.
US10295134B2 Front access battery compartment
An emergency signaling device includes a housing containing a high voltage connection. A signal emitter is connected to the housing. A compartment in the housing having an opening is separated from the high voltage connection. A battery is positioned in the compartment and accessible through the opening.
US10295133B2 Modular solid state high bay lighting fixture
A modular solid state high bay lighting fixture is provided herein which includes at least two lighting modules, each including a body configured to define an open channel along one face thereof. A plurality of solid state light generating elements are located in the open channels of the bodies, with a lens or diffuser at least partly overlying each of the open channels. Bottom and upper plates extend between the lighting modules with the upper plate being spaced from, and at least partially overlying, the bottom plate so that a chamber is formed therebetween. A pair of endcaps are provided on opposite ends of the lighting modules. Advantageously, the subject invention allows for a solid state lighting fixture to be prepared in modular form which allows for both width and length adjustment.
US10295132B2 Field-curvable carriage for flexible light cove
A field-curvable carriage that can contour with complex shapes and curves intended to integrate LED lighting modules for cove lighting. The engineered prefabricated linear carriage which serves as a substructure for the attachment of classic building finishes has an assortment of mechanically predesignated flex points, a flexible fascia, a flexible connection bracket, and captive pins including fixed and adjustable mounting provisions for integration of a variety of electrical and mechanical components.
US10295129B2 Method and apparatus for ornamental light strings
A system, method and apparatus for detecting a faulty bulb within an ornamental light string. The light string includes a plug at one end, a receptacle at an opposing end and a plurality of lamps in series arrangement coupled therebetween using an electrical wire. Each lamp includes a bulb, a socket coupled to the bulb, and a light source within the bulb that is electrically coupled to the electrical wire. The bulb includes a translucent cover coupled to a holder. The holder is removably coupled to the socket. The socket comprises a temperature-dependent color changing material, which can be thermochromic ink, which allows the outer surface of the socket to change colors depending upon its temperature thereby assisting in identifying a faulty bulb requiring replacement.
US10295124B2 Light emitter packages and methods
Light emitter packages and related methods having improved performance are disclosed. In one aspect, a light emitter package can include at least one light emitter chip disposed over a substrate or submount. In some aspects, the package can include a reflective polymeric material or polymeric reflector (sometimes referred to as a “solder mask” or “solder mask material”), a reflective material, and a conductive material disposed adjacent each other within a portion of the light emitter package. In some aspects, the reflective material can include a metallic material or metallic reflector applied to side walls of traces and/or within portions of a gap between traces prior to application of the reflective polymeric material within the gap.
US10295119B2 Ruggedized housing
A device for a drill rig comprising a ruggedized housing and a sensor contained in the ruggedized housing, the sensor adapted to measure at least one condition of a lubrication oil of an equipment on the drill rig. In an embodiment, the ruggedized housing can have a Class I, Division 1 & 2 standard rating according to UL1203 & FM3600(3615).
US10295118B2 Grease gun sleeve that captures drool and prevents contamination
A grease gun sleeve that comprises of an elongated semicircular body that has a first and second end, the first end has a flattened neck and the second a semicircular neck. A nylon or polyester stretchable material covers the elongated semicircular body to form a tube sleeve. The tube sleeve forms a first and a second end. The tube sleeve has closing means sewn, heat pressed or molded on the ends. In preferred embodiments, the closing means will be an elastic or rubber band that is placed adjacent to the ends. The grease gun sleeve has two pull tabs attached to the ends of the tube sleeve that allow the grease gun sleeve to be manipulated when placed on the hose of a grease gun. The grease gun sleeve is used by first placing the semicircular neck end over the nozzle and hose of a grease gun, then sliding the grease gun sleeve on the hose in a first direction so that the sleeve is fully mounted on the hose, this is the uncovered position, then skidding the grease gun sleeve in a second direction until the flattened neck is past the nozzle so that the closing means rests within the groove of the present invention, the covered position.
US10295116B2 Clamping arrangement
The present invention relates to a clamping arrangement (24) for attaching a structural component (22) to a structural member. The structural member comprises a planar part (18) defined between two substantially parallel faces and a bulb (20) on one side only of the planar part, the bulb defining a sole surface (32) substantially orthogonal to the planar part, an oblique surface (34) and a rounded surface (36) between the sole surface and the oblique surface. The clamping arrangement (24) comprises a first clamping part (38) configured to abut against the face of the planar part directed away from the bulband to extend underneath the sole surface. The clamping arrangement (24) also comprises a second clamping part (40) defining an oblique surface which abuts against the oblique surface of the bulb. The clamping arrangement (24) further comprises an actuating arrangement (42) configured to urge the first and second clamping parts towards each other in a direction substantially orthogonal to the planar part and thereby clamp the structural member therebetween.
US10295115B2 Method and apparatus for providing temporary support and a means for relocating energized electrical conductors
A temporary support and conductor re-locator includes a mounting arm and corresponding mounting bracket on one end of the arm, the other end supporting a pivotally mounted insulator depending downwardly from a crank arm. The upper end of the crank arm is attached to an actuator which, upon actuation, pivots the crank arm and insulator about the end of the support arm so as to rotate up and out of the way an energized conductor contained in the wire holder at the bottom end of the insulator. The support arm is temporarily mounted to an existing transmission line tower or pole so as to extend outwardly substantially horizontally therefrom thereby cantilevering outwardly of the tower the end of the arm supporting the crank arm and insulator. Actuation of the actuator firstly elevates a lower portion of the crank arm then rotates the crank arm about the cantilevered end of the support arm.
US10295113B1 Wheeled stand
A wheeled support stand with a recessed tray for supporting a vertical upright member is provided.
US10295107B2 Systems and methods for duct protection
Methods and systems for protecting a duct joint are provided. An assembly for protecting a joint formed between a first duct and an adjacent second duct includes a first blanket member coupled about the first duct and a second blanket member coupled about the second duct, wherein the second blanket member extends from the first blanket member. The assembly also includes a continuous strap coupled to the first blanket member and to the second blanket member. The strap is configured to couple the first blanket member to the second blanket member such that a load path is provided from the second blanket member to the first blanket member during a duct burst event.
US10295106B2 Launch system for a pressurized pipeline
A launch system for a pressurized pipeline includes a housing attachable to the pipeline such that an inside of the housing is open to an interior of the pipeline and an outside of the housing is exposed to an ambient environment outside the pipeline. A first actuator arrangement is disposed on the outside of the housing, and a second actuator arrangement is disposed on the inside of the housing. A seal arrangement is disposed in the housing between the first actuator arrangement and the second actuator arrangement. Each of the first and second actuator arrangements is configured to receive a cable having a portion extending outside the housing, a portion extending through the seal arrangement, and a portion extending inside the housing. The actuator arrangements are independently operable to pull the cable relative to the seal arrangement for moving the cable into and out of the pipeline.
US10295102B1 Isolation tool with enhanced monitoring unit
An isolation tool for providing a sealing barrier extending transversely across the bore for isolating a section of the bore during replacement of a pipe section includes: front and back plates and a central annular ring for securing front and back seal elements in position, preventing them from dislodging into the internal tool cavity; moveable gripper inserts which are tightened against the inner surface of various diameters of pipe to hold the tool stationary during operation; and support leg assemblies which assist tool installation, centering, and removal. The back plate defines multiple port connections. Engraved, brightly painted indicia corresponding to a torque and tightening sequence improve visibility in darkness. The tool is electronically monitored by a separate enhanced monitoring unit.
US10295101B2 Push plug type line stop branch assembly
A push plug type line stop branch assembly for use with a tapping sleeve fitting on a pipe. The branch assembly has a bore defined therein for receive a plug. The inner walls of the branch assembly defining the bore are shaped in part to provide a shoulder for receiving a lip on the plug.
US10295097B2 Coupling connection device comprising line coupling connector and wind guard
A coupling connection device includes a line coupling connector and a wind guard. The line coupling connector has first and second coupling elements, fitted together in an axial direction. Arresting means of the first coupling element engage with the second coupling element. The wind guard has a plastic shell with a first part-shell and a second part-shell, enclosing a receiving space, and forming first and second line openings, which connect the receiving space to the surrounding region. The first coupling element is coupled in an axially fixed manner in the axial direction to the first part-shell and/or the second part-shell in the receiving space by interlocking engagement. By a movement of the wind guard in the axial direction and away from the second coupling element, an arresting means can be actuated and the first coupling element can be separated from the second coupling element.
US10295095B2 Method and system for installing a gasket
A method is for installing a gasket between two pipe-flange halves, the pipe-flange halves being designed to be brought together by bolts extending through bolt holes in the pipe-flange halves. The method comprises: arranging at least two installation bodies between the pipe-flange halves; attaching the installation bodies to respective bolts, letting the installation bodies form a gasket stop at a desired radial distance from a center axis of the pipe-flange halves; inserting the gasket between the pipe-flange halves until it hits the installation bodies; and clamping the gasket between the pipe-flange halves with the bolts. A system for use in practicing the method is described as well.
US10295091B2 Threaded joint for tube
A threaded joint is adapted for tubes where the stress or the strain concentration hardly occur at a threaded corner portion of box side even when the threaded joint receives repeated tensile-compressive forces or repeated bending forces. In a radial seal type threaded joint, tensile efficiency TE (%) defined by a ratio Sc/Sp between a cross-sectional area Sc, an area of Critical Cross Section (CCS) including a portion where a tensile stress and a strain become the highest in a tube circumferential cross section of a box and a cross-sectional area Sp of a tube body satisfies formula TE (%)≥2.25×t/ρ+99.9 having a ratio t/ρ between an internal thread height t of the box and a radius of curvature ρ of a corner portion of internally-threaded bottom load surface side.
US10295090B2 Winding mandrel in a winding apparatus for producing a liner hose for lining channels and pipes
A winding mandrel (1) in a winding apparatus for producing a liner hose (2) for the lining of channels and pipelines, which comprises an inner film hose (4) and a layer arranged thereon made of at least one fibrous strip (6) wound in an overlapping manner, which is impregnated with a liquid reaction resin, with a base body (8), on which at least two guide mechanisms (10, 12) are accommodated, each comprising a continually circulating belt (14, 16), by means of which the inner film hose (4) is moved in a feed direction (A), is characterized in that the first guide mechanism (10) is coupled by fixed mounting to the base body (8), and in that the circulating belt (16) of the second guide mechanism (12) can be moved in a plane extending perpendicularly to the feed direction (A) and is forced away from the upper side of the base body (8) by means of pressing means (18; 118) with a preferably substantially constant force.
US10295086B2 Pipe hanger
A pipe hanger includes generally U-shaped upper and lower hanger parts, and a locking bolt for interconnecting the upper and lower part. The lower hanger part has a saddle portion for supporting a pipe. One of the arms of the upper hanger part has a hook formed on a lower end. The corresponding arm of the lower hanger part has an aperture that is arranged over the hook. The same arm of the lower hanger part has at its end a tilt limiting abutment. In an open state of the pipe hanger the lower hanger part can be suspended from the hook and is allowed to swivel until the tilt limiting abutment abuts the corresponding arm of the upper hanger part. The other arm of the lower hanger part has a bore for the locking bolt to lock the lower hanger part and upper hanger part in the closed position.
US10295085B2 Cable anchor
Proposed is a cable anchor for mounting a cable to a sheet. The cable anchor includes a first clamp portion to be mounted on a first side of the sheet and a second clamp portion to be mounted on the second side of the sheet, opposite to the first side. The first clamp portion and second clamp portion co-operate to retain a cable.
US10295079B2 Override for a valve assembly
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a valve assembly that includes a valve configured to adjust a flow of fluid through a valve body of the valve assembly, an actuator configured to drive rotation of the valve, a gear assembly having a first planetary gear assembly and a second planetary gear assembly, where the first planetary gear assembly is coupled to the actuator, and where the second planetary gear assembly is coupled to the valve, and an override assembly coupled to the second planetary gear assembly, where the override assembly is configured to drive rotation of the valve independent of the actuator and without disengaging the actuator from the gear assembly.
US10295072B2 Valve assembly for controlling direction of fluid flow according to direction of inclination
The present invention proposes a valve assembly for controlling a fluid to flow only in a certain direction according to inclination directions. A valve body 10 of the valve assembly includes a partition 14 formed with a through hole 14a and dividing an inside into a first internal channel 18a and a second internal channel 18b, a first entrance 12a for supplying a fluid from the first internal channel to an outside or a fluid from the outside to the first internal channel, and a second entrance 12b for supplying a fluid from the second internal channel to an outside or a fluid from the outside to the second internal channel. Further, a first check roller 11a and a second check roller 11b are in close contact with or separated from the through hole by buoyancy or sedimentation according to inclination directions of the valve body, thereby controlling the fluid to flow in a certain direction. Further, the first check roller and the second check roller are prevented from being in contact with the first entrance and the second entrance by the flow of the fluid in the first internal channel and the second internal channel, and the flow of the fluid is accurately controlled by only the inclination directions.
US10295071B2 Flapper valve
Flapper valves may be provided in fluid transportation systems. The flapper valves comprise a body adapted for assembly into the system. The body comprises a first sub and a second sub which are removably assembled to each other. A passage is defined in the body which extends through the first and second subs. A seat is removably mounted in the passage. The seat is accessible by disassembling the first sub and the second sub. The valve also has a service port. A cap removably closes the port. A flapper is removably a mounted within the service port for pivoting movement between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position the flapper shuts off back flow through the passage. In the open position, the flapper allows fluid flow through the valve. The flapper is accessible by removing the cap from the service port.
US10295070B2 Check valves
The present disclosure relates to a rotary check valve, which utilizes the rotation of a rotary element to open and close the valve, rather than pivoting of hinge flappers, such as in other check valve designs. The rotary element is rotatably mounted to a valve plate which features shrouded openings that define windows. A plurality of vanes extending from the rotary element are used to close or open the windows in response to a reverse or forward fluid flow, respectively. This action opens or closes the valve. This design may reduce the force exerted on the valve components when the valve opens and closes, when compared to a pivoting hinge flapper design.
US10295068B2 Valve having a metal-bellows/piston unit
The invention relates to a valve (1), comprising a valve housing (4) and a closing body (3) arranged in the valve housing (4) in such a way that the closing body can be moved longitudinally, wherein at least one inlet channel (5) and at least one outlet channel (6) are arranged in the valve housing (4). The closing body (3) interacts with a valve seat (8) formed on the valve housing (4) by means of the longitudinal motion of the closing body and thereby opens and closes at least one hydraulic connection between the at least one inlet channel (5) and the at least one outlet channel (6). The closing body (3) can be driven by means of a metal-bellows/piston unit (2), wherein the metal-bellows/piston unit (2) has a variable-length metal bellows (20) and a variable-volume working chamber (23) and wherein the metal bellows (20) bounds the working chamber (23) in a sealing manner.
US10295063B2 Wafer treating device and sealing ring for a wafer treating device
A sealing ring for attaching to a cover ring of a wafer treating device has an annular carrier and a sealing lip which is releasably attached to the carrier.
US10295062B2 Sealing element for sealing a rotating shaft
A sealing element for sealing a high-pressure side from a low-pressure side at a rotating shaft, in particular in a pump, with a supporting ring configured to be arranged on a stator surrounding the shaft and from which a first annular membrane protrudes facing in the direction toward the shaft. From the first annular membrane, a second annular membrane protrudes facing in the direction toward the shaft. The first annular membrane is formed longer than the second annular membrane as viewed in the axial direction of the shaft, and the second annular membrane is configured with a sealing edge which is to be arranged lying on the shaft.
US10295057B2 Piston pin with eccentric center of gravity using different materials and method for manufacturing the same
A piston pin has an eccentric center of gravity and formed of different materials and is installed through a piston and an upper end of a connecting rod. The piston pin includes a cylindrical outer member and a cylindrical inner member formed of a material which has a lower density than the outer member and is arranged in the outer member.
US10295055B2 Compression control device for continuously variable transmission
A compression control device for a continuously variable transmission is provided in which the compression control device that controls the compression of either one of shaft elements of the continuously variable transmission calculates a slip state matrix from an amplitude ratio between a variable component of a rotational speed of the input shaft and a variable component of a rotational speed of the output shaft, a phase lag that is an indicator of difference in phase between a variable component of the rotational speed of the input shaft and a variable component of the rotational speed of the output shaft, and a gear ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft, estimates a power transmission state among the input shaft element, the output shaft element, and the power transmission element based on an eigenvalue sequence calculated from the slip state matrix, and controls compression.
US10295054B2 Method and control for operating transmission during clutch failure when shifting from gear to neutral
A vehicle includes a transmission having a first neutral with a first combination of engaged clutches and a second neutral with a second combination of engaged clutches. The first neutral has more engaged clutches than the second. A controller is programmed to, in response to a request to shift from a drive gear to the first neutral and a clutch of the drive gear being failed-on, shift to the second neutral.
US10295048B2 Vehicular transmission
A vehicle transmission having a valve body disposed adjacently to and in parallel with a side cover covering a front or rear side or a side surface of a transmission case in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle-mounted state, the side cover connected to the transmission case, in which an electromagnetic valve is included on the side cover side of the valve body, when viewed in a direction horizontal and parallel to mating surfaces of the transmission case and the side cover, a strainer for removing a foreign material in a hydraulic oil is disposed between the side cover and the valve body to overlap with at least a portion of the electromagnetic valve, and the strainer has an inflow portion for allowing the hydraulic oil to flow in disposed vertically above an oil surface.
US10295045B2 Transmission cover with improved airflow
A cover for a transmission having improved airflow path is disclosed. The interior of the cover has a progressively narrowing airflow path to reduce pressure drop through the cover, thereby improving the cooling efficiency of the airflow through the cover. The cover includes a diverter sheltering the air inlet to the cover to prevent air in the cover from exerting outward pressure on the incoming air.
US10295041B2 Bicycle sprocket and bicycle sprocket assembly
A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and chain-driving teeth. The chain-driving teeth each have a first axial surface, a second axial surface, a driving surface, and a non-driving surface. The chain-driving teeth comprises at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth. The at least one first tooth has a first maximum chain-engaging width defined in the axial direction. The at least one second tooth has a second maximum chain-engaging width defined in the axial direction. The first maximum chain-engaging width is larger than the second maximum chain-engaging width. The at least one second tooth includes a first chamfer provided between the first axial surface of the at least one second tooth and the driving surface of the at least one second tooth.
US10295033B2 Split power infinitely variable transmission architecture
A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a variator, a plurality of clutches including a first clutch, a second clutch, a third clutch, a fourth clutch, and a variator bypass clutch, and a plurality of gearsets including a first gearset, a second gearset, a third gearset, and a fourth gearset. The transmission is operable in a plurality of operating modes, including at least mode in which the variator is utilized to provide a transmission ratio varying within a defined range and at least one mode in which the variator is bypassed to provide a fixed transmission ratio.
US10295028B2 Linear actuator
A linear actuator provides linear displacement of an actuator plate. The linear actuator includes a set of base flexures that extend from a base plate to an actuator plate and a set of arm flexures that extend from a base arm to an actuator arm. The base arm of the base frame extends up perpendicularly from the base plate and the actuator arm, of the actuator frame, extends perpendicularly from the actuator plate. A base frame and actuator frame may be elbows that are arranged to form a box with the base flexures and arm flexures extending orthogonally within the cavity of the box. A flexure may include an extension element such as a pleated portion of the flexure that has stored length that enables the flexure to extend to increase the linear displacement region. The arm flexures prevent the base flexures from following a radius of motion.
US10295023B2 Multi-speed transmission
The present disclosure provides a multiple speed transmission having an input member, an output member, a plurality of planetary gearsets, a plurality of interconnecting members and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms. The plurality of planetary gear sets includes first, second and ring gears. The input member is continuously interconnected with at least one member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets, and the output member is continuously interconnected with another member of one of the plurality of planetary gear sets. At least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are achieved by the selective engagement of the five torque-transmitting mechanisms.
US10295022B2 Multistage gear transmission system
A motor has a motor gear installed in a motor output shaft to rotate in synchronization. A gearshift actuation transmission mechanism has a gear shift cam-side actuator gear directly engaged with a gear shift cam to transmit rotation. The gear shift cam-side actuator gear meshes with the motor gear directly or indirectly by interposing another actuator gear to transmit the rotation from the motor to the gear shift cam.
US10295017B2 Wire fastening device
A wire fastening device, wherein two parallel wire guides, arranged oppositely are provided on the flat wire fastening device on a first and second guide sides, wherein two wire ends can be fixed permanently in the wire fastening device, which wire ends are guided movably in the wire guides against the wire fastening device, wherein for this purpose two flat sections of the wire fastening device can be fixed removably to one another by means of a fastening device provided to that effect, that the wire guides respectively of a wire end are deflected and run substantially parallel and opposite to one another, so that the guiding direction of the wire ends can be substantially reversed in the wire guiding device.
US10295014B2 Robust pendulum crank bumper
A bumper clip having rubber or elastomeric bumpers for use with a pendulum assembly for attachment to the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The bumper clip is has particular application for use with pendulum carriers that are formed from stamped steel. By using the stamped steel carrier, more room is created to provide a more robust bumper. The pendulum carrier bumper clip can be either two separate, L-shaped clips or a single U-shaped clip. If the pendulum carrier bumper clip includes two separate clips, each clip includes a bumper surface to which the bumper is attached and an attachment leg for attachment of the clip to the pendulum carrier and to the crankshaft by a fastener such as a bolt. The bumper surface has a channel through which the pendulum carrier passes, thus dividing the bumper surface into two surfaces. A bumper is attached to each surface.
US10295004B2 Hydraulically-adjustable rotary to linear stage mechanism
A brake system that includes a brake piston that includes a piston pocket. A nut is located inside the piston pocket. During a brake apply, the brake piston is adapted to move a brake pad against a brake rotor to create a clamping force. During the brake apply, the nut is moved with the brake piston.
US10295003B2 Caliper assembly for a disc brake
Caliper assembly for a disc brake comprising a caliper body and at least one pin; wherein said pin shank is suitable for being inserted in said at least one pin seat through said second seat opening; and wherein said pin shank comprises a first shank portion, suitable for being received in said at least one pin seat when in operative conditions, and a second shank portion, suitable for projecting canti-levered with respect to said at least one first surface, when in operative conditions; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one perimetric protuberance of greater extension along the transversal direction with respect to the adjacent shank portions; and wherein said at least one perimetric protuberance is suitable for forming a friction-fit between said first shank portion and said pin seat; and wherein said pin head comprises at least one under-head portion that extends from said pin head towards said pin shank to form a collar; and wherein said first shank portion comprises at least one groove, arranged between said collar and said perimetric protuberance, said groove forming a recessed shank portion, of shorter extension along the transversal direction with respect to the transversal extension of said collar and said at least one perimetric protuberance; and wherein said collar is suitable for upsetting, during the step of press-fitting said pin in said pin seat, said mouth portion of said caliper body in said groove, so as to form, through deformation of said mouth portion, a locking tooth suitable for cooperating with said groove to lock said at least one pin in said at least one pin seat.
US10295002B2 Multi-plate brake or clutch
Multi-plate brake or clutch includes a carrier, a fluid dispensing device and plurality of friction plates located around the carrier and the fluid dispensing device. The carrier includes a carrier body, a plurality of external splines located around a rim of the carrier body extending outwardly from the rim, and a passageway that extends through the carrier body to a passageway outlet. The fluid dispensing device includes a body defining a reservoir with an opening in fluid communication with the passageway outlet to allow fluid to be dispensed when a volume of fluid in the reservoir exceeds a predetermined volume.
US10295001B2 Control device of lock-up clutch
A control device of a lock-up clutch according to the disclosure is mounted on a vehicle including an engine, a transmission, a fluid-type power transmitting device interposed between the engine and the transmission, and the lock-up clutch provided on the fluid-type power transmitting device. The control device includes: a controller configured to slip-engage the lock-up clutch when accelerator opening of the vehicle changes in an accelerating direction, and configured to make a slip-engagement amount larger when a state of the fluid-type power transmitting device when the accelerator opening of the vehicle changes in the accelerating direction is a driven state than the slip-engagement amount when the state of the fluid-type power transmitting device is a driving state.
US10294998B2 Clutch device
A clutch device includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a clutch part, a support member, and a cam mechanism. The cam mechanism separates the support member and the second rotary member away from each other in the axial direction when the support member and the second rotary member are rotated relatively to each other. The cam mechanism includes a first cam surface, a second cam surface, a third cam surface and a fourth cam surface. The first and second cam surfaces are included in the support member. The third and fourth cam surfaces are included in the second rotary member. The first and second cam surfaces tilt to face axially inside and face oppositely to each other in a circumferential direction. The third cam surface is opposed to the first cam surface. The fourth cam surface is opposed to the second cam surface.
US10294997B2 Method of staking a damper flange to a damper hub
A method of forming a damper assembly for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The method includes staking a damper flange including a splined inner circumferential surface onto a damper hub to form a first rotational connection between the damper flange and damper hub; and forming a second rotational connection between a radially projecting protrusion of the damper hub and the damper flange. A damper assembly is also provided that includes a damper flange including a splined inner circumferential surface; and a damper hub including an outer circumferential surface staked to the splined inner circumferential surface of damper flange forming a first rotational connection between the damper flange and damper hub. The damper hub includes a radially projecting protrusion fixed to the damper flange forming a second rotational connection between the damper flange and the damper hub.
US10294993B2 Lubricant supply device for linear guide apparatus, and linear guide apparatus
A lubricant supply device for a linear guide apparatus is configured to include an end cap 5, and a container 7 retaining lubricant and disposed adjacent to the end cap 5. The end cap 5 is formed with a through-hole 16 extending toward the container 7 from a direction change path 5a. The container 7 is formed with an aperture communicating with the through-hole 16 of the end cap 5. The lubricant is supplied into the direction change path 5a via the aperture of the container 7 and the through-hole 16 of the end cap 5. The slider can be thereby lubricated while preventing damage to a rolling element and the direction change path of the end cap.
US10294989B2 Linear motion guide device
A linear motion guide device has a high rigidity, a good linear motion guiding accuracy, and as little rattling as possible. The linear motion guide device prevents sand, water or other contaminants from entering its actuator main body, and features low maintenance requirement. A linear motion member of the linear motion guide device includes a plurality of axially divided segments. Each of these segments supports a plurality of guided members which make contact with two, mutually paired, guide surfaces of a housing. A preload can be applied between the guide surfaces and the guided member. The housing has a sealed structure, with a pressure inside the housing higher than an external pressure, for preventing external sand and water from entering the housing.
US10294987B2 Bearing device for crankshaft
A bearing device includes a thrust bearing. The thrust bearing has a bearing surface in a half-split ring shape, and a plurality of oil grooves formed to cross the bearing surface from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side. Further, the thrust bearing includes a first thrust bearing that is disposed on a side surface facing a side of a transmission, and a second thrust bearing that is disposed on a side surface facing an opposite side to the transmission. In the first thrust bearing, a bearing surface between the plurality of oil grooves is configured by including a taper surface formed so that a wall thickness becomes thicker toward a rotation direction of the crankshaft. Further, in the second thrust bearing, a bearing surface between the plurality of oil grooves is configured by a plane in which a wall thickness is constant.
US10294983B2 Socket assembly and method of making a socket assembly
The socket assembly includes a housing with an inner bore that extends from a wall at a closed end to an open end. A ball stud is received in the inner bore, and a shank portion of the ball stud projects out through the open end. A backing bearing is movably disposed in the inner bore. The backing bearing presents a bearing surface which is in sliding contact with a ball portion of the ball stud. An exit bearing is locked into a fixed position within the inner bore and has another bearing surface which is in sliding contact with the ball portion. A spring is positioned between the wall and the backing bearing and imparts a preload force against the backing bearing. The wall is deformed to preload the spring against the backing bearing and reduce clearances between components in the socket assembly.
US10294982B2 Systems, methods, and apparatus for supported shafts
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for transferring a rotational force. Apparatus include a shaft member that has a first end configured to receive a rotational force from a first mechanical component, and configured to receive a torsional load in response to receiving the rotational force. The shaft member also includes a second end configured to provide the rotational force to a second mechanical component. Apparatus also include a support member that includes a plurality of lobes coupled to the shaft member and configured to transmit the torsional load of the shaft member, where the plurality of lobes is coupled to each other along a central coupling and extend radially from the central coupling, where the plurality of lobes has a spiral geometry along a length of the support member such that an orientation of the plurality of lobes rotates along the length of the support member.
US10294978B2 Locking pin
A locking pin arrangement with a basic element for receiving an insert and a fall-proof locking pin for fixing the insert in the basic element. The locking pin is at least partially inserted into a borehole of the basic element and is pushed towards an opening of the borehole by a spring. The locking pin has a guiding surface for axial guidance in the borehole, an outer thread and a constriction positioned between the outer thread and the guiding surface, wherein the diameter of the outer thread is smaller than the diameter of the guiding surface and the diameter of the locking pin at the constriction is smaller than the diameter of the outer thread. Further, the arrangement comprises an inner thread going from the wall of the borehole into the space formed by the constriction.
US10294977B2 Fastening member and rod-like member for fastening member
A fastening member includes a first alloy portion and a second alloy portion. The first alloy portion is made of an aluminum alloy including 0.005 wt % to 5.0 wt % zinc and 0.6 wt % to 2.0 wt % magnesium and is provided to a part that comes into contact with at least one of a plurality of members serving as a fastening target. The second alloy portion is made of an aluminum alloy including more than 2.0 wt % and 5.0 wt % or less magnesium and more than 5.0 wt % and 10 wt % or less zinc and is joined to the first alloy portion.
US10294974B2 Modular system
The invention relates to the field of couplings, and more specifically to a system for assembling a modular coupling (100) comprising at least a main body (101), a thread (109) around a central axis (X) with restricted freedom to move relative to said main body (101) at least in a direction parallel to said central axis (X), and a distinct toothed part (113) that is fastened to the main body (101) and that presents a set of teeth with at least one front tooth (115) projecting along an axis parallel to said central axis (X). The system comprises a plurality of alternative toothed parts each presenting a different set of teeth for selection as a function of a set of front teeth of another coupling to which the modular coupling (100) is to be coupled.
US10294971B2 Fixing device
The present disclosure illustrates a fixing device comprising a sleeve which has a through hole inside and has grooves recessed on an outer surface thereof, and is placed inside receiving space of an outer casting tube, and the receiving space being formed with longitudinal protrusion rib disposed on an inside wall thereof and slidable in the grooves, and a head part is disposed inside the receiving space and has a mounting; a resilient component is abutted between the head part and the sleeve; a fastener fixed on the head part and having a riveting part mounted in the mounting hole, and a rod extended from a bottom thereof and inserted through the through hole, and having longitudinal sections and arc surfaces and the rod having a stop part outwardly protruded on a bottom side thereof, and having a guiding incline formed at top thereof.
US10294966B2 Actuator body, method for driving actuator, and gripping hand using the same
An actuator body includes a tube that has a space therein and is wound spirally about a first axis. The tube has a plurality of first portions and a plurality of second portions, the tube has one or more grooves in at least one of an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface thereof, and the one or more grooves are provided spirally about a longitudinal axis of the tube, the space is in contact with the inner circumferential surface, and the outer circumferential surface is a surface opposite to the inner circumferential surface, each of the plurality of first portions has higher torsional rigidity than each of the plurality of second portions, the plurality of first portions are aligned along the first axis, and the plurality of first portions do not overlap the plurality of second portions.
US10294960B2 Fan case ice liner for turbofan engine
An ice liner assembly for a fan containment case for a turbofan gas turbine engine is disclosed. The disclosed ice liner assembly includes a plurality of arcuate panels arranged end to end to form a cylindrical liner that is disposed within the fan containment case and aft of the fan and abradable strip liner that circumscribes the fan. Because the plurality of arcuate panels are arranged end to end fashion, the ice liner assembly includes a plurality of splice joints, or a joint between two abutting ends of two arcuate panels. The splice joints are reinforced with molded polymeric splice support cores that are substantially lighter and less expensive than currently employed high density aluminum honeycomb core materials.
US10294956B2 Propeller blade
A propeller blade includes a body configured to extend radially from the hub of a propeller. The body can include a front surface, a back surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The top of the body can form a tippet that generally transitions the front and back surfaces from extending in a generally radial direction to a generally axial direction. The tippet can reduce radial flow and force losses, redirect the radial flow in an axial direction, reduce the exit flow area of the propeller, and increase the inlet flow area of the propeller. The front surface of the blade can have a planar configuration that prevents or reduces the creation of low or negative pressure across the front surface of the blade and associated cavitation.
US10294955B2 Fan apparatus
A fan apparatus (e.g., for a vehicle radiator) includes a hub and plural fan blades. The hub has an annular hub body with an outer peripheral wall, an interior, and a central axis. The hub body defines plural blade retention apertures spaced apart from one another around the hub body and extending radially outward from the interior through to the outer peripheral wall. The fan apparatus also includes plural fan blades respectively removably disposed in the plural blade retention apertures. The fan blades and the blade retention apertures are complimentary in shape for the fan blades to be retained by the hub solely by centrifugal force when the hub is rotated for operation of the fan apparatus.
US10294954B2 Composite blisk
A composite turbomachine comprises a hub comprised of fiber and resin and a plurality of blade assemblies. Each blade assembly comprises a blade, a base, and a tang. The plurality of blade assemblies are arranged circumferentially around the hub, each interlocking with an adjacent blade assembly and retained in position by the hub and a band overwrapping the respective tang of each of the plurality of blade assemblies.
US10294953B2 Centrifugal multiblade blower
A centrifugal multiblade blower includes: an electric motor; and an impeller blowing off air outward in a radial direction by being rotated by the electric motor. A main plate of the impeller has an uneven part on one surface adjacent to the electric motor in a thickness direction of the main plate. The one surface is in contact with air passing through inside of the electric motor. A surface shape of the uneven part is formed in manner that, among a whole surface of the uneven part, a total surface area of a surface facing inward in a radial direction of the motor is larger than an imaginary smooth surface on which the surface shape of the uneven part is defined to be a smooth surface without the uneven part.
US10294951B2 Shaft sleeve having a bearing and a resilient member formed with protrusions and grooves
A liquid pump includes a motor and an impeller. The motor includes a stator, a rotor, a base body and a shaft sleeve unit supporting the rotor for rotation. The shaft sleeve unit includes a fixing member fixed in the base body, a bearing received in the fixing member and surrounding the rotary shaft, and a resilient buffering member disposed between the fixing member and the bearing. The impeller is coupled to the rotor.
US10294946B2 Air conditioner
The present invention includes a blower sucking and blowing air; a plurality of cylindrical air discharging units, each having an air discharging flow path through which the air blown by the blower passes and discharges, the plurality of air discharging units respectively having rotational center axes parallel with each other; and an air discharging unit rotating mechanism rotating each of the plurality of air discharging units, with the respective rotational center axes of the air discharging units kept in position. The plurality of air discharging units arranged in parallel with each other may distributively discharge air in multiple directions. A distributed air discharge mode in which the plurality of air discharging units discharge air in different directions and a front intensive air discharge mode in which the plurality of air discharging units discharge air in a front direction may be chosen by the user, responding to the user's demand that the air flow be concentrated in the front direction while enabling efficient indoor air conditioning.
US10294938B2 Scroll compressor with movable non-orbiting scroll
An elastic body is provided which biases one of a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll in a direction in which the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll are spaced away from each other. With this, upon the start-up of a compressor, a gap is formed between the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll, and thus the startability is improved.
US10294937B2 Pump for conveying a liquid, in particular an exhaust-gas cleaning additive
A pump for conveying liquid includes a pump housing having an inlet, an outlet, an inner circumferential surface and a geometric axis. An eccentric in the housing is rotatable about the geometric axis relative to the housing. A deformable element is disposed between the inner circumferential housing surface and the eccentric. A delivery duct from the inlet to the outlet is formed by the deformable element and the inner circumferential housing surface. The deformable element is pressed against the housing by the eccentric in sections so that a displaceable seal of the duct and a closed pump volume in the duct are formed and are displaceable to convey the liquid along the duct from the inlet to the outlet by rotation of the eccentric. A receptacle, accommodating an edge region of the deformable element, is formed by the inner circumferential housing surface and a counter bracket.
US10294936B2 Fluid delivery system with a shaft having a through-passage
A fluid delivery system having at least one fluid storage device and a pump with at least one fluid driver with a flow-through shaft that has a through-passage. The pump includes a casing, and at least one fluid driver having a prime mover and at least one fluid displacement member. A shaft of the prime mover and/or a shaft of the fluid displacement member and/or a common shaft of the prime mover/fluid displacement member (depending on the configuration of the pump) is a flow-through shaft with a through-passage configuration that allows fluid communication between at least one port of the pump and the at least one fluid storage device.
US10294934B2 Ophthalmic lubrication system and associated apparatus, systems, and methods
Devices, systems, and methods including a lubricating solution bath for a pump integrated into an ophthalmic surgical hand piece are provided. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic pump system includes a housing defining a cavity. The system includes a rotating element positioned within the cavity of the housing. The system includes a flexible tubular structure positioned within the housing adjacent to the rotating element such that rotation of the rotation element urges a fluid through the flexible tubular structure. The system includes a lubricating solution positioned within the cavity around the rotating element and at least a portion of the flexible tubular structure.
US10294929B2 Liquid supply device
A liquid supply device which supplies liquid to a target object, comprises a cylinder having both ends closed; a piston which comparts an inner space of the cylinder into a first space and a second space, and is relatively slidable on an inner wall surface of the cylinder; a piston rod which extends to penetrate an end portion of the cylinder and has a tip end portion connected to the piston; a frame member to which a portion of the piston rod which is located outside the cylinder is fastened; a drive section which causes the cylinder to reciprocate in a direction in which the piston rod extends; a first flow line which is in communication with the first space to flow the liquid therethrough; and a second flow line which is in communication with the second space to flow the liquid therethrough.
US10294927B1 Portable electromagnetic gyroscope propulsion system and method
A portable electromagnetic gyroscope propulsion system for land, sea, air, underwater, submarine, and space applications. The system includes one or more dc motors each having an axial shaft and one or more disks rotatably coupled each to the axial shaft of the one or more dc motors. One or more non-metallic tubes are filled with liquid metal fluid and affixed to an outer circumferential surface of the one or more disks. A collar of each of the one or more disks attractively couples with the liquid metal fluid and creates an out-of-balance pivoting of the one or more disks.
US10294925B2 Wind turbine rotor blade having an electric heating device
Wind turbine rotor blade having an electric heating device for heating a heatable surface region which extends over a longitudinal section of the wind turbine rotor blade, wherein the electric heating device has a blade-tip-side end, a blade-root-side end and two profile-trailing-edge-side edges, and two outer electric conductors which are connected to the electric heating device along the profile-trailing-edge-side edges and via which the electric heating device can be supplied with a heating current, wherein at least one central electric conductor which is connected to the electric heating device at a distance from the two profile-trailing-edge-side edges in such a way that the electric heating device is divided by the at least one central electric conductor into at least two partial regions which each extend over the longitudinal section and can be supplied with an electric heating current separately from one another via two of the conductors.
US10294923B2 Damping oscillations in a wind turbine
Embodiments herein describe using a tower damping system to reduce oscillations in a wind turbine. To do so, the dampening system may use a metric that is decoupled from the activation strategy in order to control the blade pitch and avoid or mitigate feedback loops. In one embodiment, the dampening system measures a force on the turbine that is correlated to a fatigue loading on the tower. Furthermore, the turbine may perform a calculation to decouple the force from the activation strategy. That is, the turbine determines the value of the force as if the damping system was not activated or present. In addition, the dampening system uses the current wind speed and a wind distribution to generate a pitch reference value. The dampening system may use both the pitch reference value and the fatigue loading on the tower to reduce the tower oscillations.
US10294922B2 Control of a group of wind turbines
Methods and systems for reducing an output power of a group of wind turbines are provided. A measure of life usage by at least one component of each of a plurality of the turbines is determined, and is compared to a threshold value for life usage for the component. Power output is preferentially reduced from those turbines having at least one component for which the measure of life usage exceeds the corresponding threshold value.
US10294918B2 Turbine relationships in pipes
The location of in-pipe turbines within a piping system and their relationships to other devices in the piping system is dependent on several factors for the ideal operation of these turbines, whether from the nozzle shooting liquid into air, or providing a stable pressure to the turbine and the generator. Several solutions to this issue are presented.
US10294915B2 Tidal power generator
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a tidal power generator may comprise: a plurality of channel levees which are arranged spaced apart from each other so as to form a channel having a constant width and which have a plurality of installation grooves, each being formed by recessing the surface facing the channel, wherein a tidal current can move forward/backward in the channel; a first water collection levee extending from the front end of the channel levees with reference to a movement direction of the tidal current and having a peak shape of which the width is gradually reduced towards the front side of the channel; a second water collection levee extending from the rear end of the channel levees with reference to the movement direction of the tidal current and having a peak shape of which the width is gradually reduced towards the rear side of the channel; and a waterwheel module which is inserted and installed in the installation groove and can generate power using movements of the tidal current.
US10294908B2 Fuel injector
A fuel injector, preferably a dual fuel injector, for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel injector comprises first and second valve needles (80, 100) arranged to control the injection of first and second fuels, first and second control chambers (88, 10) associated with the first and second valve needles (80, 100) respectively, a first control valve (26) comprising a first control valve member (48) and arranged to vary the pressure of a control fluid in the first control chamber (88) so as to cause opening and closing movement of the first valve needle (80), and a second control valve (28) comprising a second control valve member (60) and arranged to vary the control fluid 10 pressure in the second control chamber (110) so as to cause opening and closing movement of the second valve needle (100). The first and second control valve members (48, 60) are arranged for linear movement along a common control valve axis.
US10294907B2 High pressure fuel supply pump
A high pressure fuel supply pump includes: an electromagnetic suction valve that adjusts an amount of fuel sucked into a pressuring chamber; a discharge valve that discharges the fuel from the pressuring chamber; and a plunger that makes a reciprocating motion in the pressuring chamber. The electromagnetic suction valve includes an electromagnetic coil, a suction valve, and a movable portion that is able to close the suction valve by a magnetic force when the electromagnetic coil is energized. The movable portion includes an anchor that is driven to close the suction valve by the magnetic force and stops at a fixed member, and a rod that is driven with the anchor and is able to move even after the anchor stops. The electromagnetic suction valve includes a first and second springs that bias the suction valve in closed and open direction, respectively, and a third spring in the rod.
US10294906B2 Electronically controlled inlet metered single piston fuel pump
In a fuel pump and method of operation, an infeed for low pressure fuel leads to a pumping chamber where in an intake phase low pressure fuel is drawn into the pumping chamber and in a pumping phase high pressure fuel is delivered to a common rail. An inlet metering valve and an inlet check valve are upstream of the pumping chamber, and a control system closes the metering valve when no fuel is to be pumped to the common rail. The inlet check valve is also opened while the inlet metering valve is closed and no fuel is to be pumped to the rail. The inlet metering valve can include a proportionally controlled piston that produces a variable quantity of feed fuel and is closable for the no-demand condition with a maximum travel that contacts and holds open the inlet check valve.
US10294905B2 High-pressure fuel pump and pressure control device
The present disclosure relates to a device for pressure control, including a rod and a plunger. The rod has a first end region delimiting a pressurized space and is movable along an axis between a top dead center and a bottom dead center. The plunger has a traverse substantially perpendicular to a plunger axis transmitting kinetic energy from a plunger drive to the rod in a contact region between a traverse surface and a second end region of the rod arranged opposite the first end region. The rod includes a calotte-shaped end region in the contact region of the rod and the traverse includes a calotte-shaped recess in the contact region of the traverse.
US10294904B2 Protective structure for fuel pipe
Provided is a protective structure (64) for a fuel pipe (45) extending along the intake side of an engine main body (9) under an intake manifold (20). A protective member (61) is placed in front of the fuel pipe. The protective member includes a pair of legs (64, 65) secured to the intake side of the engine main body, a main body (63) extending from the legs upward in an arcuate manner along a front side of the fuel pipe and bent rearward in an upper part thereof, and an abutting projection (63G) extending from an upper end of the main body and projecting upward and rearward. A fastening member (26, 27) is passed through a flange of the intake manifold, and includes an engagement feature (36) positioned behind a free end of the abutting projection. The protective member minimizes the loading transmitted to the fuel pipe at the time of a vehicle crash.
US10294900B2 Selective fuel regulator for fuel tank that stores different kinds of fuel
A selective fuel regulator includes: a fuel tank having therein a cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit and a general-purpose fuel storage unit, a cold-area-purpose fuel pipe connected to the cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit, and a general-purpose fuel pipe connected to the general-purpose fuel storage unit; a body installed in the fuel tank, the body having therein a receiving space; a plurality of pipes, one end of each pipe located in the fuel tank, and the other end of each pipe located in the receiving space in order to supply fuel from the fuel tank to an engine or to collect residual fuel from the engine; a fuel port, one end of the fuel port located in the receiving space, and the other end of the fuel port located outside the body in order to connect the plurality of pipes to a fuel line installed outside the fuel tank; and a connector located between the one end of the fuel port and the respective other ends of the plurality of pipes so as to slide between the cold-area-purpose fuel pipe and the general-purpose fuel pipe for selectively supplying fuel from the cold-area-purpose fuel storage unit or from the general-purpose fuel storage unit to the engine.
US10294898B2 Air intake chamber structure
The motorcycle includes: a supercharger that pressurizes intake air to supply the pressurized intake air to an engine; and an intake air tank forming an air intake chamber therein, which air intake chamber is provided at the downstream side of the supercharger with respect to an intake air flow direction and stores the intake air. The air intake chamber structure further includes an intake pipe formed as a separate body from the intake air tank and mounted on the intake air tank. The intake pipe serves as an inlet of the air intake chamber and projects inward of the air intake chamber. A projecting end portion of the intake pipe has a passage area that increases toward the downstream side in the intake air flow direction.
US10294896B2 Flap device for an internal combustion engine
A flap device for an internal combustion engine includes a flow housing which delimits a flow duct, a shaft which rotates, a flap body attached to the shaft in the flow duct, an actuator which rotates the shaft and thereby the flap body in the flow duct, an actuator housing having the actuator arranged therein, a first bearing seat formed on the flow housing, a second bearing seat formed on the actuator housing, a first bearing arranged in the first bearing seat, and a second bearing arranged in the second bearing seat. The shaft projects into the actuator housing. The shaft is mounted at one side via the first bearing and the second bearing.
US10294893B2 System and method for monitoring a translating cowl thrust reverser
A system and method for monitoring a thrust reverser system are provided. The embodiments described herein utilize sensors located proximate locks comprising a thrust reverser locking system. The provided system and method detect deflection and displacement proximate the locks to determine when individual locks have failed.
US10294892B2 Blocker door link arm and fitting
Systems for thrust reverser link arm connections are described herein. A fitting for a thrust reverser link arm may comprise a base plate configured to be fastened to a proximal surface of an inner fixed structure (IFS), a first wall extending orthogonally from the base plate, a pin extending orthogonally from the first wall, a second wall extending orthogonally from the base plate, a removable member, a first column located between the first wall and the second wall, and a second column located between the first wall and the second wall. The removable member may surround at least a portion of the pin. The removable member may be removed from a radially outward side of the IFS.
US10294891B2 Energy collector system applicable to combustion engines
Disclosed is an energy collector system applicable to internal combustion engines. It may include: a) a collector of thermal energy from the exhaust gases; b) a thermal tank covered by helical tubes to gain heat by the exhaust gases; c) a heat exchanger; and d) an outer element capable of converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, such as a closed Brayton cycle turbine, a Stirling engine, a Rankine turbine or an open loop air motor for converting mechanical energy (coupling the difference in rpm) into electrical energy with an electrical generator. The thermal energy collector may be composed of a heat exchanger that collects energy from the exhaust gases. The electrical energy generated may be used for driving a hybrid vehicle. The thermal tank is capable of storing energy as heat, as well.
US10294887B2 Piston providing for reduced heat loss using cooling media
A steel piston achieving increased thermal brake efficiency in an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston includes a crown presenting a combustion surface, an outer side wall depending from the combustion surface, an outer cooling gallery, and an undercrown cooling gallery. The outer cooling gallery extends circumferentially along the outer side wall beneath the combustion surface. According to one embodiment, the outer cooling gallery is sealed and filled with air, argon, helium, xenon, or carbon dioxide as a cooling media. In this embodiment, the undercrown cooling gallery is filled with air as a cooling media and includes an open inlet hole having a diameter being from 2% to 4% of an outer diameter of the piston. Alternatively, the undercrown cooling gallery is filled with air, argon, helium, xenon, or carbon dioxide as a cooling media, and the inlet hole is sealed.
US10294885B2 Cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine
A cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine may include a hollow cylindrical body. The body may include an internal surface having a longitudinal/axial length. The internal surface may be divided into at least two portions along the longitudinal/axial length. The at least two portions may respectively include a specific value of roughness and a predefined length.
US10294884B2 System for controlling injection of fuel in engine
System for controlling an injection of fuel in an engine is disclosed. The engine includes a cylinder and a first fuel injector to inject a first fuel in the cylinder. The system includes a sensor disposed on or proximate to the first fuel injector and configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of at least one of a start of the injection and an end of the injection of the first fuel. The system further includes a controller configured to adjust at least one of a mass and the start of injection of the first fuel to be injected by the first fuel injector based on the electrical signal. A dual-fuel engine employing the system for controlling an injection of fuel in an engine is also disclosed. Moreover, method and non-transitory computer readable media for controlling an injection of the fuel are also disclosed.
US10294883B2 System and methods for controlling air fuel ratio
Methods and system for controlling air-fuel ratios in an internal combustion engine are disclosed. One embodiment comprises, adjusting a sensor calibration correction value of an exhaust sensor upstream of a catalyst based on an exhaust sensor downstream of the catalyst. The adjustment of the sensor calibration correction value takes advantage of the fact that certain aromatic hydrocarbons causing errors in the reading of the upstream sensor are not present at the downstream sensor due to sufficient catalytic activity of a catalyst positioned between the sensors.
US10294876B2 Method of injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine running in single-fuel or multi-fuel mode
The present invention is a fuel injection method for a compression-ignition internal-combustion engine running in single-fuel or multi-fuel mode. The method, in a single-fuel mode, injects liquid fuel (Fuel1) into lower zone (Z1) and/or upper zone (Z2) of the combustion chamber and, in a multi-fuel mode, provides in the chamber mixing of an oxidizer with another fuel (Fuel2) and injection of liquid fuel (Fuel1) into lower zone (Z1) or both zones (Z1, Z2) of the combustion chamber.
US10294866B2 Parallel metering pressure regulation system with integrated flow meter placement
A fuel pressure regulation system is provided. The fuel pressure regulation system includes a supply arrangement for supplying an outlet flow. The supply arrangement includes a primary pressure regulator and a bypass pressure regulator. The primary pressure regulator is operably connected to downstream pressures of each of a plurality of parallel metering circuits. The bypass pressure regulator is upstream from an output of a pump or pumps, which in combination with the primary pressure regulator, is operable to increase the output of the pump or pumps to accommodate for downstream pressure spikes in any one of the parallel metering circuits.
US10294864B2 Flow devices and methods of making the same
A method for producing a device having at least one internal feature includes manufacturing an internal volume of the internal features out of a first material, disposing the internal volume in a parent material that has a higher melting point than the first material, causing the internal volume to melt within the parent material, and allowing at least a portion of the first material to diffuse into the parent material, thereby leaving behind the at least one internal feature within the parent material.
US10294863B2 Preloaded AFT vent area for low pressure fan ducts
A core compartment aft vent is disclosed. The core compartment aft vent may include a flexible core engine cowl surrounding a core engine case. A plurality of circumferentially spaced bumpers may be disposed within the aft vent and in operative contact with the flexible core engine cowl.
US10294860B2 Resin cover removal structure and resin cover
Provided is a resin cover removal structure for removing a resin cover attached to a metallic body, where the body and the resin cover are attached to each other in such a manner that a body-side attachment surface formed on a peripheral edge portion of the body and a cover-side attachment surface formed on a peripheral edge portion of the resin cover face each other, a part of at least one of the body-side attachment surface and the cover-side attachment surface is cut off to provide an insertion groove opened outside a peripheral edge portion thereof, the insertion groove is inclined in such a manner that a distance between the body and the resin cover decreases toward the inside of the peripheral edge portion, and the resin cover can be removed from the body by inserting a wedge-shaped tool into the insertion groove.
US10294859B2 Length-adjustable connecting rod
The invention relates to a length-adjustable connecting rod (1) for a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one first rod part (6) having a small connecting rod eye (2) and a second rod part (9) having a large connecting rod eye (4), which two rod parts can be moved in relation to each other and/or in each other in a telescopic manner, wherein the second rod part forms a guiding cylinder (8) and the first rod part forms a piston element (7) that can be longitudinally displaced in the guiding cylinder, wherein a first high-pressure chamber (10) is spanned between the second rod part and the piston element on the side of the piston element facing the large connecting rod eye, into which first high-pressure chamber at least one first oil channel (20) leads, in which in particular a first check valve (21) opening in the direction of the first high-pressure chamber is arranged, wherein at least a first return channel (22) extends from the first high-pressure chamber, an outflow cross-section of which return channel can be closed by a control valve (13) in a first position and can be opened by the control valve in a second position, wherein the control valve preferably has a control piston (15) that can be axially displaced in an accommodating bore (14) of the second rod part of the connecting rod, which control piston in particular can be moved into the first position by means of a return spring (16) and can be moved into the second position against the force of the return spring by means of an actuating force. In order to be able to change the compression ratio as simply possible, the piston element according to the invention is designed as a piston that is operative at both ends.
US10294857B2 Modified energy-saving one-dimensional internal combustion engine
The present invention discloses an internal combustion engine, comprising a compressor, a combustion chamber, a pipeline, a spray pipe, an oil feeder, a driving device, a first safety device, a second safety device, an electric ignition device, a rack, a first bracket arranged on a top of the rack, a second bracket arranged on an upper part of the rack, a third bracket arranged on a lower part of the rack and a fourth bracket arranged on a left part of the rack. The compressor comprises an inner shell and an outer shell, wherein the inner shell comprises an upper pressing plate and a cylindrical plate; the cylindrical plate can move up and down in the cylindrical plate slot; and an outlet is formed in a non-protruding part at the bottom of the outer shell. The internal combustion engine has simple structure and high efficiency.
US10294855B2 Transitional turbulator
An air-to-air charge air cooler for cooling air supplied to an internal combustion engine includes a tube assembly including a plurality of tubes extending in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of tubes is arranged adjacent to one another. Each of the plurality of tubes includes an inlet to receive airflow and an outlet to output airflow. A turbulator is arranged in at least one of the plurality of tubes, the turbulator having a pitch defined in a direction transverse to airflow through the tube. The pitch varies in at least one of a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction of the tube.
US10294852B2 Engine system having coolant control valve
An engine system includes a cylinder block and a cylinder head. A coolant control valve unit is engaged with the cylinder head to receive a coolant exhausted from the cylinder block and a coolant exhausted from the cylinder head. The coolant control valve unit controls a coolant to be supplied to a heater, a radiator, and an oil cooler and controls the coolant exhausted from the cylinder block. The coolant control valve unit receives the coolant from the cylinder head, supplies the coolant to the oil cooler, and controls the coolant distributed to the heater and the coolant exhausted from the cylinder block.
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