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| US10318457B2 |
Method and apparatus for split burst bandwidth arbitration
An embedded system and method for controlling such are disclosed. The embedded system includes a direct memory controller comprising a plurality of channels, wherein a plurality of channel arbitration schemes are programmable, wherein the DMA controller is programmable to split a block data transfer on a specified channel into a plurality of separate data transfers, wherein a data transfer on a specified channel can be interrupted between separate data transfers of the data transfer. |
| US10318455B2 |
System and method to correlate corrected machine check error storm events to specific machine check banks
An information handling system includes a central processing unit, which in turn includes a system memory and a first processor core. The system memory stores Common Platform Error Record (CPER) entries in a queue. The first processor core stores the hardware error in a bank of a machine check bank register of the first processor core, and generates a system management interrupt (SMI) in response to storing the hardware error in the bank. The central processing unit receives the generated SMI, clears CPER entries within the queue of the system memory that are outside a specific timespan before a corrected machine check error indication associated with the generated SMI is received, adds a CPER entry associated with the corrected machine check error indication to the queue of the system memory, and disables SMI generation from the machine check bank number in response to the number of CPER entries exceeding the threshold count. |
| US10318453B2 |
Systems and methods for transmitting interrupts between nodes
Systems and methods for transmitting a group of interrupts across nodes are provided. A first interrupt signal, comprising a first group of interrupts, is received, with a first node, from a second node. A second interrupt signal, comprising a second group of interrupts, is received, from storage circuitry of the first node, the second interrupt signal represents an interrupt signal received prior to the first interrupt signal. The first interrupt signal is combined with the second interrupt signal using a function to generate a combined interrupt signal. The second interrupt signal is compared to the combined interrupt signal to detect a change in a first bit position of the second interrupt signal. In response to detecting that the first bit position has changed to become asserted, an interrupt process corresponding to the first bit position is performed. The combined signal is stored in place of the second interrupt signal. |
| US10318447B2 |
Universal SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)
A Universal SPI Interface is provided that is compatible, without the need for additional interface logic or software, with the SPI bus, existing DSA and other serial busses similar to (but not directly compatible with) the SPI bus, and parallel busses requiring compatibility with 74xx 164-type signaling. In an additional aspect, a reduced-pincount Universal SPI Interface is provided that provides the same universal interface, but using fewer external output pins. The Universal SPI Interface includes multiple latches, buffers, and in an alternative embodiment, a multiplexer, configured together such that a Universal SPI Interface is provided that can be readily reconfigured using only input signals to provide compatibility across multiple bus interfaces. |
| US10318443B2 |
Computer device and configuration and management method of computer device
According to the computer device and the configuration and management method of a computer device that are provided in the embodiments of the present invention, an SMM and a CPU are controlled to connect to a PCIE Switch at different stages of system startup, so that management of a PCIE device does not rely on involvement of the CPU of the computer device. In this way, the PCIE device can be configured and managed without involvement of an operating system of the computer device, and CPU resources are saved. Manageability of the computer device is improved, meeting a requirement of a large data center for simplifying computing device management. In addition, the PCIE device is connected to the PCIE Switch by using a downstream port, with no need to configure a special interface to connect to the SMM, thereby simplifying system configuration. |
| US10318442B2 |
Pairing of input device and display in vehicle infotainment systems
Techniques are described for pairing an input device to a display device in a vehicle infotainment system and choosing communication modes between the input device and the vehicle infotainment system. In certain embodiments, in response to detecting the presence of the input device, and based on an identity of a user associated with the input device or a detected location associated with the input device, a display device may be selected from a plurality of display devices of the vehicle infotainment system. Finally, the system may pair the input device with the selected display device and a communication mode may be selected whereby the input device can communicate with the vehicle infotainment system. |
| US10318438B1 |
Secure memory access using memory read restriction
An apparatus includes a memory, an interface and read restriction logic. The read restriction logic is configured to receive via the interface a request to read a data value from a specified address of the memory, to retrieve the data value from the specified address, to check, upon finding that the specified address falls in an address range that is predefined as restricted, whether the retrieved data value belongs to a predefined set of permitted data values, to respond to the request with the retrieved data value when the retrieved data value belongs to the set of permitted data values, and, otherwise, when the retrieved data value does not belong to the set of permitted data values, to respond to the request with a dummy data value. |
| US10318437B2 |
System and method for unified secure remote configuration and management of multiple applications on embedded device platform
The present invention provides a system and method for remote configuration and management of internet of thing devices, whereby applications do not need to explicitly participate in a particular configuration scheme and the application configuration and management can be performed securely and remotely while the Secure Remote Management engine is architecturally decoupled from the bearing protocols used by the remote enterprise to configure and manage the device or devices. |
| US10318436B2 |
Precise invalidation of virtually tagged caches
A translation lookaside buffer (TLB) index valid bit is set in a first line of a virtually indexed, virtually tagged (VIVT) cache. The first line of the VIVT cache is associated with a first TLB entry which stores a virtual address to physical address translation for the first cache line. The TLB index valid bit of the first line is cleared upon determining that the translation is no longer stored in the first TLB entry. An indication of a received invalidation instruction is stored. When a context synchronization instruction is received, the first line of the VIVT cache is cleared based on the TLB index valid bit being cleared and the stored indication of the invalidate instruction. |
| US10318435B2 |
Ensuring forward progress for nested translations in a memory management unit
Ensuring forward progress for nested translations in a memory management unit (MMU) including receiving a plurality of nested translation requests, wherein each of the plurality of nested translation requests requires at least one congruence class lock; detecting, using a congruence class scoreboard, a collision of the plurality of nested translation requests based on the required congruence class locks; quiescing, in response to detecting the collision of the plurality of nested translation requests, a translation pipeline in the MMU including switching operation of the translation pipeline from a multi-thread mode to a single-thread mode and marking a first subset of the plurality of nested translation requests as high-priority nested translation requests; and servicing the high-priority nested translation requests through the translation pipeline in the single-thread mode. |
| US10318433B2 |
Streaming engine with multi dimensional circular addressing selectable at each dimension
A streaming engine employed in a digital data processor specifies a fixed read only data stream defined by plural nested loops. An address generator produces address of data elements for the nested loops. A steam head register stores data elements next to be supplied to functional units for use as operands. A stream template register independently specifies a linear address or a circular address mode for each of the nested loops. |
| US10318431B2 |
Obscuration of a cache signal
Examples herein disclose a cache controller to receive a cache signal. A physical unclonable function (PUF) circuit is coupled to the cache controller. The PUF circuit obscures the cache signal in response to the cache signal receipt. |
| US10318430B2 |
System operation queue for transaction
Embodiments relate to a system operation queue for a transaction. An aspect includes determining whether a system operation is part of an in-progress transaction of a central processing unit (CPU). Another aspect includes based on determining that the system operation is part of the in-progress transaction, storing the system operation in a system operation queue corresponding to the in-progress transaction. Yet another aspect includes, based on the in-progress transaction ending, processing the system operation in the system operation queue. |
| US10318428B2 |
Power aware hash function for cache memory mapping
A multi-core processing chip where the last-level cache functionality is implemented by multiple last-level caches (a.k.a. cache slices) that are physically and logically distributed. The hash function used by the processors on the chip is changed according to which of last-level caches are active (e.g., ‘on’) and which are in a lower power consumption mode (e.g., ‘off’.) Thus, a first hash function is used to distribute accesses (i.e., reads and writes of data blocks) to all of the last-level caches when, for example, all of the last-level caches are ‘on.’ A second hash function is used to distribute accesses to the appropriate subset of the last-level caches when, for example, some of the last-level caches are ‘off.’ The chip controls the power consumption by turning on and off cache slices based on power states, and consequently dynamically switches among at least two hash functions. |
| US10318426B1 |
Cloud capable storage platform with computation operating environment for storage and generic applications
A storage cloud enabled platform includes storage nodes and application nodes which are the part of the same operating environment. The storage nodes and computation nodes are interconnected inside platform via an interface to provide improved response time and high bandwidth paths for storage applications. The computation nodes may include virtual or non-virtual machines. The interface may support various protocols depending on desired ease of use and response time. For example, a standardized protocol such as SCSI could be used for ease of use and data safety, or a direct data placement protocol could be used to help maximize response rate. |
| US10318423B2 |
Methods and systems for managing physical information of memory units in a memory device
A request is received to access physical information of a memory unit included in a memory device. A determination is made whether the physical information is available in a physical information table present in a memory cache. If the physical information of the memory unit is available in the table, the physical information is accessed from the table. If the physical information is not available in the table, a global directory in the memory cache is accessed, which indicates locations in a non-volatile memory that store the total number of the physical information blocks. From the global directory, a particular location in the non-volatile memory storing a particular physical information block that includes the physical information of the memory unit is determined. The particular physical information block is loaded into the table and the physical information of the memory unit is accessed from the particular physical information block. |
| US10318422B2 |
Computer-readable recording medium storing information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
A computer-readable recording medium storing an information processing program for causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: acquiring a cache memory size allocated to each process within an application program; acquiring a cash miss ratio for a process executed using an allocated cache memory size; correcting a cache memory size to be allocated to the process based on an acquired cache miss ratio; acquiring a first cache memory size allocated to the process after the correcting is performed; acquiring a first performance value when the process is executed using the first cache memory size; acquiring a second cache memory size which is allocated to the process later than the first cache memory size; acquiring a second performance value when the process is executed using the second cache memory size; and correcting the second cache memory size based on the first performance value and the second performance value. |
| US10318421B2 |
Lightweight mechanisms for selecting infrequently executed methods for eviction from code cache
An infrequently used method is selected for eviction from a code cache repository by accessing a memory management data structure from an operating system, using the data structure to identify a first set of pages that are infrequently referenced relative to a second set of pages, determining whether or not a page of the first set of pages is part of a code cache repository and includes at least one method, in response to the page of the first set of pages being part of the code cache repository and including at least one method, flagging the at least one method as a candidate for eviction from the code cache repository, determining whether or not a code cache storage space limit has been reached for the code cache repository, and, in response to the storage space limit being reached, evicting the at least one flagged method from the code cache repository. |
| US10318414B2 |
Memory system and memory management method thereof
A memory system include a memory device including a plurality of blocks, each of the blocks having a plurality of pages, and a controller suitable for determining valid pages from among the plurality of pages based on data temperature, and performing a garbage collection process based on a number of valid pages and data temperature of the valid pages. |
| US10318411B2 |
Disruptiveness based testing of a web page
A method and system for dynamically testing a web page. A change to the web page is received and in response, the web page is accordingly changed. A delta vector of a change in position of a user interface control in a web browser window is determined. The change in position occurred between a first time before the change to the web page was received and a second time after the change was applied to the web page to change the web page. A user interface control weight value is determined for the user interface control having undergone the change in position. A disruptiveness factor value is determined based on the determined delta vector and the corresponding user interface control weight. A test pattern to be applied to the changed web page is selected depending on the determined disruptiveness factor. The web page is tested in accordance with the test pattern. |
| US10318409B2 |
Application development environment for portable electronic devices
A method for developing and testing an application for a device with one or more sensors using a sensor emulation environment that may allow testing of the application in a programmatic manner. The sensor emulation environment may emulate actual physical sensors. The sensor emulation environment may receive sensor simulation data from multiple types of sources of sensor data. A sensor data engine may receive sensor simulation data from a selected data source via an API. The data engine may provide data values at times that represent operation of a sensor. The sensor emulation environment may further include a sensor interface component that emulates a hardware interface to the emulated sensor in a physical target device such that application components, such as a driver, may interact with the sensor emulation environment. |
| US10318405B2 |
Applying consistent log levels to application log messages
A method is provided for analyzing log message content. The computer-implemented method may include detecting, by at least one processor, log messages in an application code, identifying a log level assigned to each of the log messages, and performing natural language processing (NLP) analysis on each of the log messages by using at least keyword and synonym matching percentage analysis criteria. The computer-implemented method may further include determining, in response to the NLP analysis, a severity score of each of the log messages, and reclassifying, based on the severity score, the assigned log level of one or more of the log messages to a different log level. |
| US10318399B2 |
Using canary instances for software analysis
Techniques for evaluating a second version of software. Embodiments selectively route incoming requests to software instances within a plurality of baseline instances and a plurality of canary instances, where the baseline instances run a first software version and the canary instances run the second software version. The software instances are monitored to collect performance data for a plurality of performance metrics. Embodiments calculate aggregate baseline performance metrics, where each of the aggregate baseline performance metrics is calculated based on the collected performance data for the plurality of baseline instances. For each of the performance metrics and canary instances, embodiments calculate a relative performance value that measures the collected performance data for the respective canary instance and for the respective performance metric, relative to the corresponding aggregate baseline performance metric. A final measure of performance is calculated for the second version of software, based on the relative performance values. |
| US10318397B2 |
Efficient data pattern matching
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems parse data with a plurality of pattern matching rules. Pattern matching rules are applied in an ordered sequence and a first rule is applied to the data before a second rule is applied to the data. In response to determining the second rule matches the data, the sequence is reordered to apply the second rule prior to the first rule. |
| US10318390B2 |
Automated storage target selection for data backup
In one embodiment, automated storage target selection includes automatically selecting a storage node of a plurality of candidate storage nodes as a function of a plurality of selection criteria. Further, a backup data object is transmitted to the selected storage node. In one embodiment, selecting a storage node includes retrieving stored user-defined parameters for selection criteria for selecting a storage node, retrieving storage node-defined parameters for selection criteria, comparing user-defined parameters and storage node-defined parameters, and selecting a storage node as a function of the comparing. In another aspect of the present description, comparing user-defined parameters and storage node-defined parameters includes broadening a first user-defined parameter to a second user-defined parameter broader than the first user-defined parameter if no candidate storage nodes have a storage node-defined parameter within the first user-defined parameter. Other features and aspects may be realized, depending upon the particular application. |
| US10318386B1 |
Systems and methods for maintaining remote backups of reverse-incremental backup datasets
A computer-implemented method for maintaining remote backups of reverse-incremental backup datasets may include (1) receiving a request to replicate a reverse-incremental backup dataset of a data source (e.g., a local full backup of the data source and/or at least one reverse incremental backup of the data source) from a primary storage system to a secondary storage system and (2) generating, in response to receiving the request, a forward-incremental backup dataset of the data source (e.g., a remote full backup of the data source and/or at least one forward incremental backup of the data source) on the secondary storage system based at least in part on the reverse-incremental backup dataset. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10318382B2 |
Determining missing encoded data slices
A method includes determining, by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN), a source name for a data object to be scanned for missing encoded data slices. The method further includes issuing list source requests to the set of storage units. When a list source response is not received from a storage unit of the set of storage units within a response timeframe, the method further includes identifying one or more encoded data slices stored on the storage unit as potentially missing encoded data slices; determining a next level missing encoded data slice determination approach for the storage unit based on one or more of: a number of potentially missing encoded data slices, a performance goal, a network loading level, a rebuilding loading level, a predetermination, and an entry of a system registry; and executing the next level missing encoded data slice determination approach. |
| US10318380B2 |
Multi-stage slice recovery in a dispersed storage network
A method and computing device for use in a dispersed storage network (DSN) to recover corrupt encoded data slices. In response to a request to storage units of the DSN for encoded data slices corresponding to a data segment, the computing device of a receives at least a decode threshold number of encoded data slices and at least one integrity error message that provides an indication of a corrupt encoded data slice, such that less than a decoded threshold number of valid slices is received. Utilizing at least one correction approach involving stored integrity data, the computing device then corrects the corrupt slice(s) to produce a decode threshold number of encoded data slices in order to decode the corresponding data segment. A variety of correction approaches may be employed, including a multi-stage approach that utilizes data from both valid and invalid slices. |
| US10318378B2 |
Redundant array of independent NAND for a three-dimensional memory array
The present disclosure includes a redundant array of independent NAND for a three dimensional memory array. A number of embodiments include a three-dimensional array of memory cells, wherein the array includes a plurality of pages of memory cells, a number of the plurality of pages include a parity portion of a redundant array of independent NAND (RAIN) stripe, and the parity portion of the RAIN stripe in each respective page comprises only a portion of that respective page. |
| US10318376B2 |
Integrated circuit and programmable device
Provided is an integrated circuit or the like capable of rapidly correcting erroneous data write and making contents of the RAMs that are in the multiple modular redundancy coincident in a case where a logic circuit performs the erroneous data write to the RAMs while operating logic circuits and RAMs at a high speed. In order to solve the problem, the integrated circuit including logic circuits and RAMs for which data write and data read are performed by the logic circuits includes a multiple modular redundancy logic circuits, a plurality of RAMs respectively connected to the multiple modular redundancy logic circuits, and a RAM access correction unit which compares access signals from the multiple modular redundancy logic circuit to the RAMs to detect an erroneous data write and corrects an error of the RAM. |
| US10318372B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for comparing a current representative of a number of failing memory cells
Apparatuses and methods for comparing a sense current representative of a number of failing memory cells of a group of memory cells and a reference current representative of a reference number of failing memory cells is provided. One such apparatus includes a comparator configured to receive the sense current and to receive the reference current. The comparator includes a sense current buffer configured to buffer the sense current and the comparator is further configured to provide an output signal having a logic level indicative of a result of the comparison. |
| US10318370B2 |
Circuit device, physical quantity detection device, oscillator, electronic apparatus, vehicle, and method of detecting failure of master clock signal
A circuit device includes a control circuit that operates on the basis of a master clock signal, and an interface circuit that includes a register unit and transmits data on the basis of an external clock signal which is input from an external device. In addition, the register unit takes up error information of the master clock signal on the basis of the external clock signal and stores the taken-up error information. The interface circuit transmits the data, including the error information stored in the register unit. |
| US10318369B2 |
Application performance management system with collective learning
An application performance management system is disclosed. Operational elements are dynamically discovered and extended when changes occur. Programmatic knowledge is captured. Particular instances of operational elements are recognized after changes have been made using a fingerprint/signature process. Metrics and metadata associated with a monitored operational element are sent in a compressed form to a backend for analysis. Metrics and metadata from multiple similar systems may be used to adjust/create expert rules to be used in the analysis of the state of an operational element. A 3-D user interface with both physical and logical representations may be used to display the results of the performance management system. |
| US10318367B1 |
Systems and methods for computer infrastructure monitoring and maintenance
A method for detecting computer issues includes identifying a target computer system. A first set of data for a first time period relating an operating metric from the target computer system are received. The operating metric is stored. A second set of data for a second time period relating to the operating metric is received. The first and second sets of data are compared. A difference between the two sets of data is identified. If the difference between the two sets of data is within a range a warning notification is displayed in a graphical user interface. An input is received in the graphical user interface in response to the warning notification being displayed. |
| US10318363B2 |
System and method for energy reduction based on history of reliability of a system
A system and method for managing operating parameters within a system for optimal power and reliability are described. A device includes a functional unit and a corresponding reliability evaluator. The functional unit provides reliability information to one or more reliability monitors, which translate the information to reliability values. The reliability evaluator determines an overall reliability level for the system based on the reliability values. The reliability monitor compares the actual usage values and the expected usage values. When system has maintained a relatively high level of reliability for a given time interval, the reliability evaluator sends an indication to update operating parameters to reduce reliability of the system, which also reduces power consumption for the system. |
| US10318361B2 |
Methods and systems for multiple access to a single hardware data stream
Methods for providing simultaneous access to a hardware data stream to multiple applications are disclosed. The first application to access a hardware device is responsible for providing and publishing an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the hardware device's data stream, which other applications can then call to gain access to the data stream. In some examples, the first application may be a server process or daemon dedicated to managing the hardware device data stream and publishing the API. In some further examples, the first application may instead may carry out user functionality unrelated to managing the hardware device. |
| US10318360B2 |
Registry for app features referenced pointers and pointer definitions
A first feature (e.g., chart or table) includes a reference to a dynamic pointer. Independently, the pointer is defined to point to a second feature (e.g., a query). The first feature is automatically updated to reflect a current value of the second feature. The reference to the pointer and pointer definition are recorded in a central registry, and changes to the pointer or second feature automatically cause the first feature to be updated to reflect the change. A mapping between features can be generated using the registry and can identify interrelationships to a developer. Further, changes in the registry can be tracked, such that a developer can view changes pertaining to a particular time period and/or feature of interest (e.g., corresponding to an operation problem). |
| US10318359B2 |
Techniques to remotely access object events
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to remotely access object events. An apparatus may comprise a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory may be operative to store a remote event bridge having a surrogate object that when executed by the processor is operative to allow an observer object for a first process to subscribe to an event of a subject object for a second process using the surrogate object. In this manner, the remote event bridge and the surrogate object operates as an interface between subject objects and observer objects without any modifications to either class of objects. |
| US10318358B2 |
System and method for extending a web service environment to support scalable asynchronous clients
An asynchronous transport enables decoupling the delivery of an operation's request and response messages, from the request and response cycle of a single exchange on the transport. The response message need not be delivered as the response to the initial transport request, but can instead be delivered by the web service to a response endpoint or other location selected by the client, using a new connection originating from the service. In accordance with an embodiment, the client communicates with the web service via request messages that include a SOAP header, formatted according to an XML format, and conveyed using the HTTP. The asynchronous transport automatically deploys, for a client, an endpoint reference that will ultimately receive corresponding response messages. This allows the response to ultimately return to the client application in a manner consistent with the JAX-WS specification, without the developer having to change their original client application. |
| US10318356B2 |
Operation of a multi-slice processor implementing a hardware level transfer of an execution thread
Operation of a multi-slice processor that includes execution slices and a dispatch network of the multi-slice processor implementing a hardware level transfer of an execution thread between execution slices. Operation of such a multi-slice processor includes responsive to a thread switch signal: halting dispatch of one or more instructions retrieved from an instruction cache; generating a plurality of instructions to transfer an execution thread from a first execution slice to a second execution slice; and dispatching the plurality of instructions instead of the one or more instructions retrieved from the instruction cache; and transferring, in dependence upon execution of the plurality of instructions from the thread switching instruction generator, the execution thread from the first execution slice to the second execution slice. |
| US10318355B2 |
Distributed graph processing system featuring interactive remote control mechanism including task cancellation
Techniques herein provide job control and synchronization of distributed graph-processing jobs. In an embodiment, a computer system maintains an input queue of graph processing jobs. In response to de-queuing a graph processing job, a master thread partitions the graph processing job into distributed jobs. Each distributed job has a sequence of processing phases. The master thread sends each distributed job to a distributed processor. Each distributed job executes a first processing phase of its sequence of processing phases. To the master thread, the distributed job announces completion of its first processing phase. The master thread detects that all distributed jobs have announced finishing their first processing phase. The master thread broadcasts a notification to the distributed jobs that indicates that all distributed jobs have finished their first processing phase. Receiving that notification causes the distributed jobs to execute their second processing phase. Queues and barriers provide for faults and cancellation. |
| US10318354B1 |
Methods and apparatus for command list processing in performing parallel IO operations
Command list processing in performing parallel IO operations is disclosed. In one example, handling IO requests directed to an operating system having an IO scheduling component entails allocating a command to a thread in association with an IO request. The command is allocated from one of a plurality of command lists accessible in parallel, and the command is also linked to one of a plurality of active command lists that are accessible in parallel. The command lists can be arranged as per-CPU command lists, with each per-CPU command list corresponding to one of a plurality of CPUs on a multi-core processing platform on which the IO requests are processed. Similarly, each of the active command lists can respectively correspond to one of the plurality of CPUs on the multi-core processing platform. Per-volume queues can also be implemented for respective volumes presented to applications. |
| US10318351B2 |
Resource provisioning with automatic approval or denial of a request for allocation of a resource
Systems and methods for resource provisioning are disclosed. A method includes: generating, by a computer device, a resource provisioning policy for a resource; receiving, by the computer device, a request for an allocation of the resource from an account; applying, by the computer device, the resource provisioning policy to the request based on receiving the request; automatically approving or denying, by the computer device, the request based on the applying the resource provisioning policy to the request; updating, by the computer device, the resource provisioning policy for the account based on the automatic approving or denying the request. |
| US10318349B2 |
Distributed scheduling in a virtual machine environment
A first scheduler stores into a memory of a first virtual machine, a first block of jobs to be executed by the first virtual machine, the first block of jobs included in a table stored in a database associated with a server computer system. A second scheduler stores into a memory of a second virtual machine, a second block of jobs to be executed by the second virtual machine. The second block of jobs being included in the table and having a second block size equal to the first block size and including jobs not in the first block. From the first virtual machine memory, the first scheduler schedules one or more jobs in the first block for execution by the first virtual machine. From the second virtual machine memory, the second scheduler schedules one or more jobs in the second block for execution by the second virtual machine. |
| US10318344B2 |
Predicting page migration granularity for heterogeneous memory systems
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for predicting page migration granularities for phases of an application executing on a non-uniform memory access (NUMA) system architecture are disclosed herein. A system with a plurality of processing units and memory devices executes a software application. The system identifies a plurality of phases of the application based on one or more characteristics (e.g., memory access pattern) of the application. The system predicts which page migration granularity will maximize performance for each phase of the application. The system performs a page migration at a first page migration granularity during a first phase of the application based on a first prediction. The system performs a page migration at a second page migration granularity during a second phase of the application based on a second prediction, wherein the second page migration granularity is different from the first page migration granularity. |
| US10318337B2 |
Techniques for hybrid computer thread creation and management
A technique for operating a computer system to support an application, a first application server environment, and a second application server environment includes intercepting a work request relating to the application issued to the first application server environment prior to execution of the work request. A thread adapted for execution in the first application server environment is created. A context is attached to the thread that non-disruptively modifies the thread into a hybrid thread that is additionally suitable for execution in the second application server environment. The hybrid thread is returned to the first application server environment. |
| US10318335B1 |
Self-managed virtual networks and services
Systems and methods described herein include high-availability layers for virtualized systems and services. Virtual network elements include an infrastructure layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in hardware and an operating system for one of the virtual network elements; a virtualization layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in a hypervisor executing on the hardware and the operating system; a virtual machine layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual machines managed by the hypervisor; a virtual network function layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in virtual network functions executed on the virtual machines; and a connection layer that automatically detects and repairs failures in connections between the virtual network elements. Each layer includes a fix agent, which uses artificial intelligence rules to automatically provide an estimated fix time interval for a local failure and to repair the local failure, and a fault management agent, which diagnoses failures within the corresponding layer. |
| US10318333B2 |
Optimizing allocation of virtual machines in cloud computing environment
Methods and system are disclosed that optimize an allocation of virtual machines or instances of virtual machines or computing resources. In one aspect, a software defined network includes a front-end query classifier to monitor user traffic (e.g. requests or queries for executing operations) generated from multiple virtual machines (e.g., tenants). The monitored queries may be classified into multiple levels or categories (e.g., L1, L2, L3, etc.) by a back-end query classifier. The classified queries are clustered by a query-clustering engine based on a time stamp information associated with the queries. A virtual machine optimizer may optimize an allocation of virtual machines based on a computation that includes a combination of density of clustered queries and weights assigned to the queries. |
| US10318332B2 |
Virtual machine execution tracing
Embodiments relate to a virtualization layer capturing replayable execution traces of VMs managed by the virtualization layer. Execution tracing can be performed on any unit of execution managed by the virtualization layer, e.g., threads, processes, virtual processors, individual VMs, multiple VMs, etc. Traced execution units may be executing in parallel. Execution tracing involves capturing to a buffer: executed instructions, memory inputted to instructions, memory outputted by instructions, registers touched by instructions, and ordering markers. Trace data can be captured in chunks, where causality is preserved and ordering is preserved between chunks but not necessarily within chunks. The chunks may be delineated by inserting monotonically increasing markers between context switches, thus relatively ordering the chunks. Determinism may be partially provided by identifying non-deterministic events. VM tracing may be transparent to guest software, which need not be instrumented. Alternatively, guests may interface with the virtualization layer to control tracing functionality. |
| US10318331B2 |
Method and apparatus for live-migrating virtual machines
An implementation of a method for live-migrating virtual machines includes: acquiring, when receiving a request for live-migrating a virtual machine to a target physical machine, CPU information of a source physical machine and CPU information of the target physical machine; determining whether a CPU instruction set architecture of the source physical machine is compatible with a CPU instruction set architecture of the target physical machine; determining whether CPU features of the source physical machine are compatible with CPU features of the target physical machine, if the two CPU instruction set architecture are compatible; determining whether incompatible CPU features between the source physical machine and the target physical machine are in a preset list, if the two CPU instruction set architecture are not compatible; and live-migrating the virtual machine from the source physical machine to the target physical machine, in response to determining that the incompatible CPU features are in the preset list. |
| US10318323B2 |
Interference-based client placement using dynamic weights
A management server and method for performing resource management operations in a distributed computer system utilizes interference scores for clients executing different workloads, including a client to be placed in the distributed computer system, as utilization values of resources, which are assigned continuously variable weights to produce weighted resource utilization values. The weighted resource utilization values are used to generate overall selection scores for host computers of the distributed compute system, which are then used to recommend a target host computer among the host computers of the distributed computer system to place the client. |
| US10318318B2 |
Extending user interface of a web console
A method relates to launching, by a processing device executing a virtual machine deployment application, an asset server communicatively coupled to a data storage, launching a container comprising a file server that stores configuration data associated with a web console, wherein the web console provide a user interface to access the virtual machine deployment application, recording, in a configuration data structure residing in the data storage, a network address associated with the container, retrieving, by the asset server, the configuration data stored in the file server using the network address recorded in the configuration data structure, and providing the configuration data to a cache associated with the web console to modify the user interface. |
| US10318317B2 |
Processing core with operation suppression based on contribution estimate
Processing cores with the ability to suppress operations based on a contribution estimate for those operation for purposes of increasing the overall performance of the core are disclosed. Associated methods that can be conducted by such processing cores are also disclosed. One such method includes generating a reference value for a composite computation. A complete execution of the composite computation generates a precise output and requires execution of a set of component computations. The method also includes generating a component computation approximation. The method also includes evaluating the component computation approximation with the reference value. The method also includes executing a partial execution of the composite computation using the component computation approximation to produce an estimated output. The method also includes suppressing the component computation, while executing the partial execution, based on the evaluation of the component computation approximation with the reference value. |
| US10318312B2 |
Support of Option-ROM in socket-direct network adapters
A network adapter includes one or more network ports, multiple bus interfaces, and a processor. The one or more network ports are configured to communicate with a communication network. The multiple bus interfaces are configured to communicate with multiple respective Central Processing Units (CPUs) that belong to a multi-CPU device. The processor is configured to support an Option-ROM functionality, in which the network adapter holds Option-ROM program instructions that are loadable and executable by the multi-CPU device during a boot process, and, in response to a request from the multi-CPU device to report the support of the Option-ROM functionality, to report the support of the Option-ROM functionality over only a single bus interface, selected from among the multiple bus interfaces connecting the network adapter to the multi-CPU device. |
| US10318306B1 |
Multidimensional vectors in a coprocessor
An apparatus includes a scheduler circuit and a plurality of hardware engines. The scheduler circuit may be configured to (i) store a directed acyclic graph, (ii) parse the directed acyclic graph into one or more operators and (iii) schedule the one or more operators in one or more data paths. The hardware engines may be (i) configured as a plurality of the data paths and (ii) configured to generate one or more output vectors by processing zero or more input vectors using the operators. One or more of the hardware engines supports a range of multiple dimensions of the input vectors from zero dimensions to at least four dimensions. |
| US10318305B2 |
System and method for an asynchronous processor with pepelined arithmetic and logic unit
Embodiments are provided for an asynchronous processor with pipelined arithmetic and logic unit. The asynchronous processor includes a non-transitory memory for storing instructions and a plurality of instruction execution units (XUs) arranged in a ring architecture for passing tokens. Each one of the XUs comprises a logic circuit configured to fetch a first instruction from the non-transitory memory, and execute the first instruction. The logic circuit is also configured to fetch a second instruction from the non-transitory memory, and execute the second instruction, regardless whether the one of the XUs holds a token for writing the first instruction. The logic circuit is further configured to write the first instruction to the non-transitory memory after fetching the second instruction. |
| US10318303B2 |
Method and apparatus for augmentation and disambiguation of branch history in pipelined branch predictors
A method and apparatus for performing branch prediction is disclosed. A branch predictor includes a history buffer configured to store a branch history table indicative of a history of a plurality of previously fetched branch instructions. The branch predictor also includes a branch target cache (BTC) configured to store branch target addresses for fetch addresses that have been identified as including branch instructions but have not yet been predicted. A hash circuit is configured to form a hash of a fetch address, history information received from the history buffer, and hit information received from the BTC, wherein the fetch address includes a branch instruction. A branch prediction unit (BPU) configured to generate a branch prediction for the branch instruction included in the fetch address based on the hash formed from the fetch address, history information, and BTC hit information. |
| US10318302B2 |
Thread switching in microprocessor without full save and restore of register file
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support a method and apparatus for efficient multithreading on a single core microprocessor. Thread switching in the single core microprocessor presented herein is based on a reserved space in a memory allocated to each thread for storing and restoring of registers in a register file. The thread switching is achieved without full save and restore of the register file, and only those registers referenced in the memory are saved and restored during thread switching. |
| US10318298B2 |
Apparatus and method for shifting quadwords and extracting packed words
An apparatus and method for performing left-shifting operations on packed quadword data. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a decoder to decode a left-shift instruction to generate a decoded left-shift instruction; a first source register to store a plurality of packed quadwords data elements; execution circuitry to execute the decoded left-shift instruction, the execution circuitry comprising shift circuitry to left-shift at least first and second packed quadword data elements from first and second packed quadword data element locations, respectively, in the first source register by an amount specified in an immediate value or in a control value in a second source register, to generate first and second left-shifted quadwords; the execution circuitry to cause selection of 16 most significant bits of the first and second left-shifted quadwords to be written to 16 least significant bit regions of first and second quadword data element locations, respectively, of a destination register; and the destination register to store the specified set of the 16 most significant bits of the first and second left-shifted quadwords. |
| US10318291B2 |
Providing vector horizontal compare functionality within a vector register
A processor includes a vector register including data fields to store values of vector elements of data, a decoder to decode a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) instruction specifying a source operand and a mask to identify a masked portion of the data fields. An execution unit is to read a plurality of values from unmasked data fields of the plurality of data fields of the vector register; compare, within the vector register, each of the plurality of values from the unmasked data fields for equality with all other values of the plurality of values; and responsive to a detection of an inequality of any two values of the plurality of values, set a mask field, corresponding to a detected unequal value, to a masked state with a flip of a bit value of the mask field, to signal the detection of the inequality. |
| US10318289B2 |
Non-faulting compute instructions
A compute instruction to be executed is to use a memory operand in a computation. An address associated with the memory operand is to be used to locate a portion of memory from which data is to be obtained and placed in the memory operand. A determination is made as to whether the portion of memory extends across a specified memory boundary. Based on the portion of memory extending across the specified memory boundary, the portion of memory includes a plurality of memory units and a check is made as to whether at least one specified memory unit is accessible and whether at least one specified memory unit is inaccessible. Based on the checking indicating the at least one specified memory unit is accessible and the at least one specified memory unit is inaccessible accessing the at least one specified memory unit that is accessible and placing data from the at least one specified memory unit that is accessible in one or more locations in the memory operand, and for the at least one unit of memory that is inaccessible, placing default data in one or more other locations of the memory operand. |
| US10318287B2 |
Deploying documents to a server in a specific environment
A method includes parsing, by a computing device, configuration data associated with multiple application programming interfaces (APIs) that are served by multiple remote applications executing on multiple servers in different environments respectively; determining, by the computing device, a uniform resource location (URL) of a remote application executing on a particular server deployed in the specific environment; receiving, by the computing device, a version of the remote application at the URL; retrieving, by the computing device, multiple documents associated with the particular API corresponding to the version from an artifact repository; and deploying, by the computing device, the multiple documents to the particular server in the specific environment. |
| US10318286B2 |
Adding on-the-fly comments to code
A system and method of adding on-the-fly comments to source code are described. In some embodiments, audio data comprising a comment for source code in a source code file is received. The comment is stored in association with the source code, and an indication of the comment is caused to be displayed within the source code file to a user on a computing device. In some embodiments, an indication of a location within the source code file with which to associate the comment is received, and the comment can be stored in association with the location within the source code file. The comment can be caused to be displayed at the location within the source code file. In some embodiments, the audio data is converted to a textual representation of the comment. In some embodiments, the comment is translated from an original language to at least one additional language. |
| US10318284B2 |
System and method of generating and managing computing tasks
A method, computer program product, and system of managing computing tasks includes storing at least one build information element within at least one attribute of a configuration management tool A computing task is generated from within the configuration management tool based upon, at least in part, the at least one build information element. The computing task is initiated from within the configuration management tool. The computing task is deployed on a computing device. |
| US10318271B2 |
Updating software components in a program
A method and system for renewing software at the component-level is provided. A client program includes a base component for loading a software component into at least one loadable region of the program to update the program. Code in the software component is for writing state data associating the state of the update in storage, upon execution of the software component, and testing the state data to verify condition of the updated program and disallowing rollback and roll-forward attacks, the state data comprising hash chain values. The state data for verifying the correctness of the updated program is entangled with application data used for the program functionality. A server includes: an update pool having a plurality of software updates deployed in each client, and a policy control for monitoring and controlling at least one of: the length of time the client runs until the software update is invoked, a chain of the updates; and the granularity of the update. |
| US10318269B2 |
Providing vehicle system module updates
A communication system that includes a backend system and a vehicle. A method of using the communication system to remotely provide system module updates for the vehicle. The method includes: generating at a vehicle backend system an electronic message (e-mail) that includes an update for a vehicle system module (VSM) in the vehicle; storing the e-mail at a mail cache server, the cache server being associated with the backend system; and when the vehicle becomes associated with a backend services agreement, then delivering the e-mail stored at the cache server to the vehicle via a cellular link so that the update may be applied to the VSM. |
| US10318258B2 |
Reference information output method and reference information output device
Provided is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process including: obtaining an analysis result of a program hierarchically structured by a plurality of hierarchies; identifying an exclusion request of a check content of a same kind as a specific check content by referring to a storage unit storing information about a past exclusion request of a check content when the specific check content in the analysis result is displayed in association with a part corresponding to the specific check content of the program; outputting reference information for an exclusion request of the specific check content based on a request result of the exclusion request of the check content of the same kind, and a difference between positions in the plurality of hierarchies of the specific check content and the check content of the same kind in the program. |
| US10318252B2 |
Managing interfaces for sub-graphs
Specifying a dataflow graph includes: rendering, in a first user interface, a representation of a first dataflow graph. At least one component represents a computation associated with at least one of data flowing into an input port or data flowing out of an output port. A link between components is rendered based on user input indicating a flow of data. In a second user interface, a representation of a sub-graph of the first dataflow graph is rendered. A first flow junction represents a connection between: (1) a flow of data outside the sub-graph interface, and (2) a flow of data inside the sub-graph interface. A link is rendered between the first flow junction and a second flow junction based on user input indicating a relationship between a first descriptor and a second descriptor. |
| US10318251B1 |
Code generation and simulation for graphical programming
A graphical block diagram can be used to execute multiple operating modes, such as a code generation or simulation mode. The graphical block diagram may include at least a first graphical block used solely in a first operating mode and a second graphical block used solely in a second operating mode. Each of the first and second graphical blocks includes a respective input receiving an input from a defined mode block. The defined mode block produces a mode output indicating a selection of one of the multiple operating modes. Other blocks of the graphical block diagram may be used in more than one operating mode. Depending on the value of the mode output, the graphical block diagram is interpreted according to the first or second operating mode. More than two operating modes are possible. The techniques described herein improve a model-based development platform. |
| US10318250B1 |
Systems and methods for locating functions for later interception
The disclosed computer-implemented method for locating functions for later interception may include (i) identifying a function to be intercepted during an execution of a file that comprises an instance of the function, (ii) procuring, from a description of the function, a string that, when located in any given file within a set of files, indicates a location of the function within the given file, (iii) scanning the file to identify a location of the string within the file, (iv) determining, based on the location of the string within the file, a location of the instance of the function within the file, and (v) intercepting a call made by a process during the execution of the file to the instance of the function based on having located the instance of the function within the file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10318243B2 |
Integrated circuit design
A computer-implemented method of generating an integrated circuit design comprises: using a computer, detecting communication paths between data handling nodes, the data handling nodes comprising data source nodes, data sink nodes and data routing nodes operating according to respective power domains, clock domains and data traffic parameters, in a network of the data handling nodes; using the computer, for a given communication path in a direction of data flow from a data source node to a data sink node, for each given data routing node in the given communication path to which data is communicated in the direction of data flow by a set of one or more other data handling nodes, to perform the following steps: (i) detecting a power domain and data traffic parameters of each data handling node of the set of one or more other data handling nodes communicating data to said each given data routing node; (ii) assigning a power domain to said each given data routing node in dependence upon the detected power domains and the detected data traffic parameters of the set of one or more other data handling nodes; and (iii) assigning a clock domain to said each given data routing node, from a set of one or more candidate clock domains applicable to the assigned power domain, so that said each given data routing node, operating in the assigned clock domain, provides data routing according to the detected data traffic parameters of at least those of the set of one or more other data handling nodes operating according to the assigned power domain of said each given data routing node. |
| US10318241B2 |
Fixed-point and floating-point arithmetic operator circuits in specialized processing blocks
The present embodiments relate to circuitry that efficiently performs floating-point arithmetic operations and fixed-point arithmetic operations. Such circuitry may be implemented in specialized processing blocks. If desired, the specialized processing blocks may include configurable interconnect circuitry to support a variety of different use modes. For example, the specialized processing block may efficiently perform a fixed-point or floating-point addition operation or a portion thereof, a fixed-point or floating-point multiplication operation or a portion thereof, a fixed-point or floating-point multiply-add operation or a portion thereof, just to name a few. In some embodiments, two or more specialized processing blocks may be arranged in a cascade chain and perform together more complex operations such as a recursive mode dot product of two vectors of floating-point numbers or a Radix-2 Butterfly circuit, just to name a few. |
| US10318238B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for timing domain crossing
Apparatuses and methods for a timing domain transfer circuit are disclosed. Disclosed embodiments may be configured to receive an event from one timing domain, output the event to another timing domain, and further configured to mark the event as transferred. An example method includes receiving an Event In based in a first timing domain at a first latch and receiving an intermediate event from the first latch by a second latch. The event is transferred to a second timing domain by the second latch and the first latch is reset based on feedback. |
| US10318229B2 |
Method and apparatus for displaying digital object identifier
A method for displaying a digital object identifier (DOI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by a server, a display instruction sent by a first device, wherein the display instruction is sent to the server after the first device receives a scan instruction to scan the DOI; determining a second device associated with the first device; and sending the display instruction to the second device, wherein the second device displays the DOI after receiving the display instruction. |
| US10318227B2 |
Non-rectangular display device and multiple-display device
A display device can include a display panel including data lines and gate lines on a triangular-shaped board, and a plurality of pixels in a matrix arrangement, in which pixel rows are arranged with a step for each at least one gate line among the gate lines based on a number of the plurality of pixels connected to each of the gate lines; a data-driving unit on a first side of the triangular-shaped board, and configured to supply data voltages to the data lines to drive the data lines; and a gate-driving unit including a plurality of gate-in-panels (GIPs) on a second side of the triangular-shaped board, in which the plurality of gate-in-panels are arranged to correspond to the step for each of the at least one gate line and sequentially supply a gate signal to the plurality of gate lines to sequentially drive the gate lines. |
| US10318226B2 |
Global command interface for a hybrid display
A hybrid display includes a first display having a first interface and a second display having a second interface. A third interface is configured to receive a first command that includes a first value indicating a modification of pixels in the hybrid display. A finite state machine is configured to translate the first value to a second value indicating a modification of pixels in the first display and a third value indicating a modification of pixels in the second display. The first interface transmits a second command including the second value to the first interface and a third command including the third value to the second interface. The first and second commands are transmitted at times determined by a relative delay between the first display and the second display. |
| US10318224B2 |
Data centric display communications
A display system includes a host device that provides source data to a display. The source data includes one or more data-centric blocks free from a fixed-frame size imposition, fixed-frame rate imposition, or both from the display. Further, the source data includes presentation data. The display system includes a display that receives the source data, decodes the source data to discern a presentation time, a presentation positioning, or both for the presentation data. Further, the display presents the presentation data according to the presentation time, the presentation positioning, or both. |
| US10318223B2 |
Wearable computer using programmed local tag
A wearable computing device includes a head-mounted display (HMD) that provides a field of view in which at least a portion of the environment of the wearable computing device is viewable. The HMD is operable to display images superimposed over the field of view. When the wearable computing device determines that a target device is within its environment, the wearable computing device obtains target device information related to the target device from a programmed local tag. The target device information may include information that defines a virtual control interface for controlling the target device and an identification of a defined area of the target device on which the virtual control image is to be provided. The wearable computing device controls the HMD to display the virtual control image as an image superimposed over the defined area of the target device in the field of view. |
| US10318222B2 |
Apparatus and method for screen display control in electronic device
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the display of a screen in an electronic device that supports multitasking. In the method, the apparatus displays first and second application execution screens on first and second areas of a screen, respectively. The first and second areas are distinct from each other. When an event for executing a third application is detected, the apparatus displays the second application execution screen on the first area and also displays a third application execution screen on the second area in response to the detected event. When execution of the third application is terminated, the apparatus displays the first application execution screen on the first area and also displays the second application execution screen on the second area. |
| US10318216B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for implementing cloud connected printers and an adaptive printer-based application framework
An example disclosed printer includes communications circuitry configured to facilitate communications with a network; and processing circuitry configured to: initiate a connection between the printer and a server via the network; transmit data to the server using the connection, wherein the server is to generate an instruction for the printer based on the data; and perform a printing operation using the instruction received from the server. |
| US10318215B2 |
Data transmission and storage control methods for image forming systems
An image forming system which suppresses the decline in printing speed without user intervention when the speed of data transmission to a storage does not meet an allowable speed, and a control method for the system. A first acquisition part acquires the speed of data transmission to the storage of each of plural image forming apparatuses and a second acquisition part acquires the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses. When the speed of data transmission to a given image forming apparatus among the apparatuses is lower than a specified value, if the speed of data transmission to the storage of another image forming apparatus and the data transmission speed between image forming apparatuses are both higher than a given value, a striping part performs striping to distribute and store data into the storage of the given image forming apparatus and the storage of the other image forming apparatus. |
| US10318214B1 |
Image processing apparatus
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, including a receiver that receives a setting of a job; a reader that optically reads an original; a memory that stores the image data; and a hardware processor that instructs the external device to store the image data to be edited, and edits the image data page by page by using the page edit function of the external device, wherein when a temporary storing job for temporarily storing the image data in the memory is executed, the hardware processor judges whether a setting of a setting item for an edit of the image data page by page is changed, and in case that the setting of the setting item is changed, the hardware processor carries out a preceding transmission process in which the image data stored in the memory is transmitted to the external device and is stored in the external device. |
| US10318211B2 |
Memory system and method of operating the same
Provided herein may be a memory system and a method of operating the same. The memory system may include a memory controller, and a plurality of memory devices coupled to the memory controller through a plurality of channels. The memory controller may include a power consumption measurement unit configured to measure power consumption of a memory system at intervals of a predetermined time period and to generate a first signal based on the measured power consumption, and a performance throttling control unit configured to perform an operation of changing performance of the memory system in response to the first signal. The performance throttling control unit may be configured to perform the operation of changing the performance of the memory system a plurality of times within the predetermined time period. |
| US10318209B2 |
Secure file transfer to process
Discussed herein are methods, devices, and systems for moving a file to a process. A device can include a kernel, a memory, and processing circuitry to: issue one or more move and rename instructions to the memory to change a location and name of a file requested by the second process, issue one or more update access control instructions to update permissions, perform a UAC to determine whether any processes other than the second process currently have the file open and whether any MMaps have the file open, and allow the second process to access the renamed and moved file only if it is determined that no other processes other than the second process have the file open and no MMaps have the file open. |
| US10318206B2 |
Filtered reference copy of secondary storage data in a data storage system
The data storage system according to certain aspects can filter secondary copies of data (e.g., backups, snapshots, archives, etc.) generated by multiple client computing devices into a single, filtered, global reference copy. A reference copy may be a filtered view or representation of secondary storage data in a data storage system. A reference copy may include a data structure that includes references to a subset of secondary storage data that meets certain filtering criteria. The filtering criteria may be specified by users according to user preference. Data included in a reference copy may be stored in native format (e.g., format of the application that generated the data) and be accessible through the application associated with the data. |
| US10318204B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method for writing plurality of files on recording medium
A filer of an information processing device continuously copies plural files recorded on a hard disk drive on an optical disc of an optical disk drive. An optical disc file system driver regards storing in a buffer of the file to be recorded on the optical disc as recording on the optical disc of the file and generates virtual management information for the file. In addition, the optical disc file system driver performs burst recording on a recording medium of a predetermined amount of data for each time when the predetermined amount of data of the file is stored in a buffer. Further, the optical disc file system driver updates the virtual management information by using information including a recording position of the file in the optical disc and records the virtual management information on the optical disc after completion of recording of the file on the optical disc. |
| US10318202B2 |
Non-volatile memory apparatus and data deduplication method thereof
A non-volatile memory (NVM) apparatus and a data de-duplication method thereof are provided. The NVM apparatus includes a NVM and a controller. The controller performs an error checking and correcting (ECC) method to convert a raw data into an encoded data. The controller performs the data de-duplication method to reduce a number of times that the same encoded data is repeatedly written into the NVM. The controller generates the feature information corresponding to the raw data by reusing the ECC method. When the feature information is found in a feature list, the encoded data corresponding to the raw data will not be written into the NVM. When the feature information is not found in the feature list, the feature information is added into the feature list, and the encoded data corresponding to the raw data is written into the NVM. |
| US10318201B2 |
Flash interface for processing datasets
Systems and methods for managing content in a flash memory. Content or data in a flash memory is overwritten when the write operation only requires bits to be set. This improves performance of the flash and extends the life of the flash memory. |
| US10318189B2 |
Determining respective mappings for logically defined dispersed storage units
Methods for assigning data storage resources are disclosed. The methods includes obtaining memory resource availability information for a plurality of physical memory devices of a dispersed storage network, determining a number of logical storage units for the dispersed storage network, determining a memory capacity level for each of the logical storage units, determining a mapping in accordance with a mapping approach of at least some of the plurality of physical memory devices to achieve a corresponding memory capacity level, and when accessing encoded data slices associated with the logical storage unit by an accessing entity, communicating slice access messages with a dispersed storage unit associated with the logical storage unit. A dispersed storage managing unit and dispersed storage network are also disclosed. |
| US10318186B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor system with word line copy
A semiconductor device including an operation control signal generation circuit configured for generating an operation control signal for a target word line. The semiconductor device including a copy operation circuit configured for performing a first copy operation of storing data of first cells coupled to an adjacent word line adjacent to the target word line, in second cells coupled to a first clone word line, based on the operation control signal. |
| US10318185B2 |
Method and apparatus to provide both storage mode and memory mode access to non-volatile memory within a solid state drive
An apparatus is described. The apparatus can include non-volatile memory, an embedded processor, and a memory controller. The memory controller can access data from the byte addressable non-volatile memory using at least one of: a first addressing scheme or a second addressing scheme. The memory controller can provide the data to a host system over a first interface when the data is accessed using the first addressing scheme. The memory controller can provide the data to the embedded processor over a second interface when the data is accessed using the second addressing scheme. |
| US10318184B2 |
Method for operating a non volatile memory of an electronic device and the electronic device implementing the same
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of operating a non-volatile memory and an electronic device adapted to the method. When the possibility that power will be cut off in the electronic device is low or almost zero, the provision operation (e.g., an LSB backup) is interrupted which is capable of preventing data from being erased against a situation where the power is cut off. The method of managing a storage device includes: transferring an initialization command to a non-volatile memory functionally connected to a storage device; transferring a command for interrupting or executing an LSB backup to the storage device controller included in the non-volatile memory; and interrupting or executing, by the storage device controller, the LSB backup according to the LSB backup interrupt or execute command. Other modifications are provided. |
| US10318181B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for increasing spare space in memory to extend a lifetime of the memory
Methods, systems and computer-readable storage media for increasing spare space in a storage subsystem including a flash memory, extending a lifetime of the storage subsystem to achieve a stored selected minimum lifetime based at least in part as a result of the increasing spare space, and identifying at least one aspect associated with the lifetime of the storage subsystem. The storage subsystem may include compressed data stored in the flash memory. |
| US10318178B1 |
Accelerating copy of zero-filled data extents
A method of accelerating copy operations is performed by a data storage appliance. The method includes (a) in response to receiving a copy command to copy from a source extent to a target extent, issuing a buffered read command to read from the source extent down a storage stack of the data storage appliance by a driver running on the data storage appliance, the source extent being part of a first logical disk backed by non-volatile storage of the data storage appliance and the target extent being part of a second logical disk backed by non-volatile storage of the data storage appliance, (b) in response to issuing, receiving at the driver an indication from the storage stack that the source extent is empty, and (c) in response to receiving, issuing a zero-fill command to fill the target extent with zeroes down the storage stack by the driver. |
| US10318177B2 |
Compartmentalized linked list for fast access
A method includes creating multiple logical compartments in a data storage device to hold respective multiple portions of an ordered list of elements, encapsulating each element, of a portion for each compartment, in a node with pointers to successive nodes in the portion, creating a set of references to a first node in each compartment, and providing a count of the number of elements in each compartment. |
| US10318176B2 |
Real-time, self-learning automated object classification and storage tier assignment
Multiple objects in a multi-tiered storage system are classified according to multiple metadata fields. Access histories of the classified objects are tracked. Tracked access histories for objects having given values for given metadata fields are amalgamated. Access probability distributions are determined for objects having given values for given metadata fields, based on the amalgamated access histories. Responsive to a new object being added to the system, the new object is classified according to multiple metadata fields. For each specific one of the multiple metadata fields according to which the new object is classified, the determined access probability distribution for objects having the same metadata classification value as the new object is retrieved. The predicted access probability distribution for the new object is determined, by combining the retrieved access probability distributions. The new object is assigned to and stored in a specific storage tier based on the predicted access probability distribution. |
| US10318175B2 |
SSD with heterogeneous NVM types
A storage device. The device includes both low-latency persistent memory and higher-latency nonvolatile memory. The persistent memory may be used for write caching or for journaling. A B-tree may be used to maintain an index of write requests temporarily stored in the persistent memory. Garbage collection may be performed in the nonvolatile memory while write requests are being stored in the persistent memory. |
| US10318168B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for simultaneous in data path compute operations
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for simultaneous in data path compute operations. An apparatus can include a memory device having an array of memory cells and sensing circuitry selectably coupled to the array. A plurality of shared I/O lines can be configured to move data from the array of memory cells to a first portion of logic stripes and a second portion of logic stripes for in data path compute operations associated with the array. The first portion of logic stripes can perform a first number of operations on a first portion of data moved from the array of memory cells to the first portion of logic stripes while the second portion of logic stripes perform a second number of operations on a second portion of data moved from the array of memory cells to the second portion of logic stripes during a first time period. |
| US10318163B2 |
Balancing SSD wear in data storage systems
A technique for use in balancing flash drive wear in data storage systems is disclosed. multiple sets of flash drives are identified where data is stored as multiple slices striped across the set of flash drives. A write rate at which data will be written to the multiple slices stored on the set of flash drives during a next time interval is predicted. A number of bytes that can be written to each set of flash drives is determined. A metric representative of a wear rate is determined for each set of flash drives. Flash drive wear rate is balanced such that the wear rate for each of the multiple is approximately equal. |
| US10318159B1 |
Method and system for physical locality repair in a storage system
In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for managing persistent storage in a storage system. The method includes determining, using a first plurality of containers in the storage system, a locality threshold, and performing, using the locality threshold, a locality repair on a first container of a second plurality of containers in the storage system, wherein the second plurality of containers comprises the first plurality of container. |
| US10318158B2 |
System and method for digital signaling and digital storage
Systems and methods for storing and/or communicating digital data associated with amplitudes and phases of a virtual periodic waveform having a designated period between components include, in one embodiment, circuitry that converts a first amplitude and a first phase to a first corresponding voltage or current and applies the first corresponding voltage or current to a first one of the plurality of components, such as conductors connecting integrated circuit chips or capacitors of a DRAM device, and converts the first amplitude and the first phase to (n−1) corresponding voltages or currents based on amplitudes of the periodic waveform phase shifted by about m*(360/n) relative to the first phase where m is indexed from one to (n−1) and applies each corresponding voltage or current to an associated component. Decoding is performed by comparing magnitudes of the component signals relative to one another rather that to a plurality of thresholds. |
| US10318154B2 |
Dynamic group membership for devices
Some embodiments provide a method for a first device that identifies definitions of different groups of devices, each of which is defined by a set of properties required for a device to be a member. The method monitors properties of the first device to determine when the device is eligible for membership in a group. When the first device is eligible for membership in a first group of which the device is not a member, the method sends an application for membership in the first group signed with at least a private key of the device to at least one other device that is a member of the first group. When the first device becomes ineligible for membership in a second group of which the first device is a member, the method removes the device from the second group and notifies other devices that are members of the second group. |
| US10318150B2 |
Segment length measurement using a touch screen system in response to gesture input
Disclosed embodiments relate to processing of gestures to cause computation of measurements of a line using a touch screen. A system includes a processor, a touch screen coupled to the processor, a gesture module coupled to the processor for executing a gesturing method. The method includes determining a gesture shape and whether the gesture shape selects a first line segment by intersecting the first line segment. When the gesture shape selects a first line segment, it is then determined whether the gesture shape also selects an additional line segment different from the first line segment. When an additional line segment is not selected, the method calculates the length measurement from the beginning point of the segment to the end point of the selected first line segment. The method further displays the length measurement on a display. |
| US10318149B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing touch operation in a mobile device
The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for performing a touch operation in a mobile device, the method includes: activating a target operation mode when monitoring a first target operation in a first user interface; mapping a first touch operation event occurring in a first position to a second touch operation event occurring in a second position in the target operation mode; and reporting the second touch operation event occurring in the second position to the first user interface for performing a corresponding operation. By mapping position in an operable area, operation on an area inoperable with one hand of user is realized, avoiding click-help from another hand and improving simplicity and efficiency of touch operations. Since there is no need to perform transformation operations such as zooming on first user interface, user can operate directly, reducing probability of error due to position error after transformation. |
| US10318146B2 |
Control area for a touch screen
A touch screen computing device with an easy to use user interface. The computing device provides on the touch screen a control area associated with a content viewing area. Touch inputs that initiate in the control area, even if they extend into the viewing area, are interpreted as commands that manipulate the display of content. Other touch inputs are interpreted as interactions with displayed content. The control area may be formatted to allow easy access by a user holding the computing device. Through such an interface the user may input commands specifying direct manipulation of the content, without frustration that can occur from the computing device incorrectly interpreting those commands as interaction with the content. |
| US10318142B2 |
Navigating event information
Implementations generally relate to navigating event information. In some implementations, a method includes accessing stored first information related to a plurality of events and providing for display in chronological order, first level cards that are associated with a first time period and that represent the stored first information for events with a first level event significance dynamically determined based on importance factors. The method further includes receiving a request to increase specificity of a particular first level and providing, for display in chronological order, second level cards that are associated with a second time period that is a shorter segment of the first time period, and that represent stored second information for events with a second level significance dynamically determined based on the one or more importance factors, in which the stored second information is a subset of the stored first information. |
| US10318141B2 |
Scroll speed control for document display device
A computer-implemented method includes a display. The display is for displaying a document, including a plurality of document parts. The method includes an image capture device. The method categorizes each of the plurality of document parts based on a content of each of the plurality of document parts. The method captures images of a user using the image capture device. The method determines a plurality of reading speeds for each of the plurality of document parts. The plurality of reading speeds based on the images of the user for each of the plurality of document parts. The scrolling speed for each of the plurality of document parts is based on the plurality of reading speeds and the content for each of the plurality of document parts. The method scrolls the document via the display based on the plurality of scrolling speeds for each of the plurality of document parts. |
| US10318134B2 |
Computer interface having a virtual single-layer mode for viewing overlapping objects
A computer-human interface provides a mechanism to manage the available space of a computer display in a manner that facilitates navigation among multiple windows that are overlaid upon one another. The interface includes a user-selectable mode in which the windows are rearranged, and resized if necessary, so that all open windows can be simultaneously viewed within the area of the display, thereby enabling any one of the windows to be easily selected for access. In effect, the presentation of the windows is “flattened” so that all windows appear at the same virtual depth, rather than overlapping one another. With this approach, there is no need to minimize windows in order to access one that is overlaid by another, thereby enabling the user to keep the content of all windows visible and accessible. Subsets of windows can be repositioned in the same manner, or all windows can be removed from the display area for access to desktop objects. |
| US10318132B2 |
Display device and display method
A display device includes a display section, a touch panel, and a controller. The display section displays a first icon. The touch panel detects a first touch operation and a second touch operation different from the first touch operation to the first icon. The controller causes the display section to display a window associated with the first icon upon detection of either of the first and second touch operations. The controller controls the display section such that a window displayed upon detection of the second touch operation is different in size from a window displayed upon detection of the first touch operation. |
| US10318131B2 |
Method for scaling down effective display area of screen, and mobile terminal
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for scaling down an effective display area of a screen, and a mobile terminal, to continuously scale down an effective display area of a screen according to a user's requirement. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: displaying, by a mobile terminal, first content; when an obtained first operation satisfies a preset condition, sensing a second operation; determining, according to a preset correspondence, a scale-down proportion corresponding to the second operation; and continuously scaling down an effective display area of a screen of the mobile terminal according to the scale-down proportion such that the first content is displayed on a scaled-down effective display area. |
| US10318130B2 |
Controlling window using touch-sensitive edge
A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, an input generated by a user touching a location on a touch-sensitive edge; determining whether a display contains a window split; when the display contains the window split, determining, in response to the input, whether the location is within a predefined proximity of the window split; when the location is within the predefined proximity of the window split, repositioning the window split on the display based on the input. When the display does not contain the window split, and when the location is not within the predefined proximity of the window split, a new window split can be created on the display, in response to the input, based on the location. |
| US10318129B2 |
Attachable device with flexible display and detection of flex state and/or location
An article with automatic detection capabilities includes a dynamically flexible display and one or more detection elements. Based on signals generated by the detection elements, the article automatically detects/determines conditions associated with the article, and performs actions based on the conditions. Automatically detectable conditions may include a flex state or degree of flex of the display, an identity of an object supporting the article, a contextual environment and/or contextual location in which the article is situated, an orientation of the article, and/or other conditions. Resulting actions may include adapting an image content presented on the display, launching and/or closing applications, changing an operational mode of the article, and/or other actions that may be performed by optoelectronic elements of the flexible display and/or by other electronic elements of the article. The article may include a fastener that allows the article to be releasably attached to itself and/or to other objects. |
| US10318119B2 |
User interface for application management for a mobile device
This specification describes technologies relating to user interfaces for mobile devices. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on a mobile device; presenting an application management interface; receiving one or more inputs within the application management interface including an input to install a particular application; installing the selected application; and presenting the installed application. |
| US10318106B2 |
User interface with stacked application management
Methods and apparatus for controlling a computing device using gesture inputs. The gesture inputs may be operative to move screens corresponding to applications executing on the handheld computing device from one display to another. Additionally, a multi portion gesture may be used to target different screens. For example, a first portion of the gesture may maintain or “pin” a screen in a display such that a second portion of the gesture is operative to move a different screen behind the pinned application. |
| US10318103B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation amount acquiring unit that acquires an operation amount of an operation input on a display screen; a depth position computing unit that computes a depth position of a three-dimensionally viewable operation object, on the basis of the operation amount; and a display processing unit that executes processing for adjusting the depth position of the operation object on the basis of the depth position and displaying the operation object on the display screen. |
| US10318101B2 |
Gesture-based user interface and method for navigating in three-dimensional space
A computer-implemented method and system for generating on a second canvas within a three-dimensional space a three-dimensional representation of an object disposed on a plane of a first, working canvas without leaving the plane of the first, working canvas, the method including designating an axis of rotation on the plane of the first, working canvas, e.g., a hinge function; and rotating the object about the axis of rotation, i.e., the hinge function, without the object leaving the plane of the first, working canvas. |
| US10318099B2 |
Capturing user feedback of software content in a networked environment and controlling the software using a single action
A system and method for capturing user feedback of content in a networked environment and controlling the software using a single action is disclosed. Feedback-software controls provide the user with a single interface that allows the user to simultaneously provide user review content while controlling the software displaying the content. The feedback-software controls eliminate the additional action(s) required to provide feedback and control software. By reducing the process of providing feedback and controlling software into a single action, the feedback-software controls increase the probability that a user will provide feedback. This increased feedback can result in improved recommendations given to users and insightful feedback for content providers or merchants. Another advantage provided by the feedback-software controls is that a viewer can easily provide feedback on all of the displayed content or can simply provide feedback on smaller portions of the content, e.g., a specific link provided on a webpage. |
| US10318098B2 |
System and method of communication analysis
A system and method for a communication analytics system comprising a communication device and a system analyzer and the system analyzer is configured to continuously monitor electronic communications over the one or more communication devices and identify one or more communication activities associated with the electronic communications. The system analyzer is further configured to translate the one or more communication activities into communication data, store the communication data in a database and identify one or more correlations from the communication data. |
| US10318094B2 |
Assistive technology (AT) responsive to cognitive states
A method of providing guidance in connection with a technological task includes determining, from an interaction of an end user with a computer system, a current context and task of the end user, identifying a change in a cognitive state of the end user, where the change in the cognitive state is associated with performance of the task using the computer system, searching a plurality of user experiences corresponding to the change in the cognitive state of the end user and the user's current context, selecting at least one of the user experiences according to a selection parameter for determining a selected user experience, and injecting the selected user experience into the current context of the end user via an output device of the computer system. |
| US10318093B2 |
Method and apparatus for message processing
A method for displaying messages includes receiving a first message, displaying a first data corresponding to the first message in a first line on a screen, receiving a second message, and displaying a second data corresponding to the second message in the first line on the a left or right side of the first data. An electronic device includes a memory, and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to receive a first message, display a first data corresponding to the first message in a first line on a screen, receive a second message, and display a second data corresponding to the second message in the first line on the a left or right side of the first data. |
| US10318090B2 |
Interaction sensing
In particular embodiments, an apparatus includes a single electrode configured to passively receive a charge displacement and a change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in an environment. The apparatus further includes a touch sensor, coupled to the single electrode, configured to detect a first input based on the charge displacement, and a second input based on the change in characteristics of electromagnetic signals in the environment. |
| US10318089B2 |
Common mode control for a resistive force sensor
Several techniques for driving a force sensor to reduce common mode offset are disclosed. The force sensor can include at least one set of individual strain sensitive structures formed on or in a surface of a substrate. Each set of individual strain sensitive structures can include one or more strain sensitive structures. At least one external resistor is operably connected in series between a first output of one or more transmitter channels and at least one set of strain sensitive structures. The external resistor(s) effectively increases the resistances of the strain sensitive structures to reduce the common mode offset. Additionally or alternatively, one or more signal generators may be connected to one or more transmitter channels. Each signal generator is configured to produce one or more signals that is/are designed to reduce common mode offset. |
| US10318084B2 |
Methods and systems for matrix electrode arrays
An input device may include a matrix electrode array that includes various transmitter electrodes and various receiver electrodes. The transmitter electrodes may be disposed in a first direction. The receiver electrodes may be disposed in a second direction that is substantially parallel with the first direction. The input device may further include a first set of routing traces coupled to the transmitter electrodes and disposed underneath the transmitter electrodes in the first direction. The input device may further include a second set of routing traces coupled to the receiver electrodes and disposed underneath the receiver electrodes in the second direction. |
| US10318080B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes a substrate, a touch electrode, a control unit, and a trace structure. The substrate has a touch sensing area and a peripheral circuit area. The touch electrode is disposed on the touch sensing area of the substrate. The touch electrode includes a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer, and a metal mesh layer. The second transparent conductive layer is disposed on the first transparent conductive layer. The metal mesh layer is disposed between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer, in which the metal mesh layer is at least partially in contact with the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer, and the metal mesh layer comprises plural metal lines. The trace structure is disposed on the peripheral circuit area of the substrate and configured to electrically connect the touch electrode to the control unit. |
| US10318078B2 |
Operation knob and display device in which same is used
An operation knob attachable onto a touch functional display panel includes an operation unit and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit transmits, to the touch functional display panel, an operation performed to the operation unit at a position distant from a surface of the touch functional display panel. |
| US10318077B2 |
Coherent illumination for touch point identification
A system includes a sensor to capture multiple images of a portion of a first object illuminated by coherent illumination and a time of capture of each of the images; and a processor to compare two images of the multiple images to identify one or more touch points. Each touch point has a difference in value between the two images that is greater than a threshold. Upon determining a spatial shape formed by the identified touch points that corresponds to a pointing end of a pointing object, the system provides at least one of: i) a touch location of the pointing end relative to the first object, where the touch location is based on the spatial shape formed by the identified touch points, or ii) the time of capture of a second image of the two images that produced the spatial shape. |
| US10318074B2 |
Touch-sensing OLED display with tilted emitters
A touch-sensitive display, comprising a transmissive panel defining the touch surface, a first set of OLED emitters forming display pixels, a second set of OLED emitters configured to emit light via an adjacent cell into the transmissive panel for propagation therein via total internal reflection, and a set of detectors configured to receive light from the second set of OLED emitters after the light has propagated inside the transmissive panel via total internal reflection. The first set and the second set of OLED emitters are arranged on the same substrate. |
| US10318073B2 |
Touch apparatus
A touch apparatus includes a plurality of first sensing electrodes, a plurality of second sensing electrodes, and a plurality of third sensing electrodes. The first sensing electrodes extend along a first direction. The second sensing electrodes are electrically isolated from the first sensing electrodes, and extend along a second direction. The plurality of third sensing electrodes are electrically isolated from the second sensing electrodes, and extend along the first direction. At least some of the first sensing electrodes, at least some of the second sensing electrodes, and at least some of the third sensing electrodes are formed at different film layers respectively. |
| US10318070B2 |
Touch detector with a code debugger
A touch detector with a code debugger is provided. The touch detector can include a base, a PCBA with a base-side of the PCBA mounted to the base, a frame mounted to a frame-side of the PCBA, and a debugging device mounted on, coupled to, or soldered to the PCBA for debugging other components soldered to the PCBA. The debugging device can be externally accessible to a user when the base, the PCBA, and the frame are mounted together. The touch detector can also include a battery and/or a USB port, each of which can be externally accessible to the user when the base, the PCBA, and the frame are mounted together. |
| US10318069B2 |
Method for controlling state of touch screen, and electronic device and medium for implementing the same
A method, an electronic device, and a medium for controlling a state of a touch screen are provided. The method includes: detecting whether the touch screen is in a first preset state; determining whether induction information of a suspended object reaches a first set of preset thresholds, if the touch screen is not in the first preset state; and controlling the touch screen to be switched from a current state to the first preset state, if the induction information reaches the first set of preset thresholds. |
| US10318064B2 |
Information processing method and electronic device
The present disclosure discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. The method comprises obtaining display parameters of the display unit; determining a refresh rate of the display unit based on the display parameters; setting a first period and a second period in the refresh cycle; and generating a first control instruction to control the electronic device to refresh the touch detection unit while stopping refreshing the display unit during the first period of each refresh cycle, so as to enable the touch detection unit to detect a touch operation, and control the electronic device to refresh the display unit during the second period of each refresh cycle. |
| US10318063B2 |
Touchscreen panel, and method of initializing touchscreen panel
A touchscreen panel includes a first resistive film having a first electrode and a second electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a first direction; a second resistive film having a third electrode and a fourth electrode provided at corresponding ends thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a switch having a first end connected to the first electrode and a second end connected to a first end of a resistor group including a plurality of resistors, the resistor group having a second end connected to a certain electric potential. The switch is configured to allow one of the resistors of the resistor group to be selected and connected in series to the first resistive film. |
| US10318060B2 |
Display panel with touch detection function
Provided is a display panel including: a plurality of pixel electrodes divided into a plurality of groups; and a plurality of common electrodes arranged at a ratio of one to a plurality of pixel electrodes included in one of the plurality of groups. Each of a plurality of sensor electrode lines overlaps with corresponding one of a plurality of data signal lines in plan view. The plurality of sensor electrode lines and each of the plurality of common electrodes overlap each other in plan view. The each of the plurality of common electrodes is electrically connected to the plurality of sensor electrode lines. At least one insulating film is formed between each of a region between the data signal lines and the sensor electrode lines, a region between the sensor electrode lines and the common electrodes, and a region between the common electrodes and the pixel electrodes. |
| US10318053B2 |
Control device for electronic apparatus and control method for electronic apparatus
A control device for an electronic apparatus including a touch panel display, in which it receives touch operations by setting a predetermined area as a touch area, a display size of an object displayed on the touch panel display is changed by setting a plurality of expanding touch areas as operations with respect to a function of expansion and contraction, and touch-operating intervals of the plurality of expanding touch areas, and the display position of the touch area is changed so as to widen the intervals when a touch operation for narrowing the intervals between the plurality of expanding touch areas more than a predetermined amount is performed. |
| US10318046B2 |
Display panel
A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged in opposite to the first substrate; and at least one group of force sensing modules. Each force sensing module include a plurality of force-sensitive units, and each force-sensitive unit includes at least two force-sensitive resistors disposed on different layers. |
| US10318045B2 |
Graphic structure of touch electrode, touch display panel and touch display device
A graphic structure of a touch electrode is provided, and the graphic structure of a touch electrode a plurality of touch electrode assemblies which are arranged in an array mode and at least one of which is mutually fit with and insulated from the adjacent touch electrode assembly. The touch electrode assembly comprises at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode, and the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes are insulated from each other; the ratio of widths of any first touch electrode and any second touch electrode in the first direction is in the range of 0.9-1.12, thereby solving the issue of graphic visibility when a touch display panel with mutually fit touch electrodes displays an image. Further, the touch display panel and a touch display device disclosure also have the characteristic of high touch sensitivity, so that a user has a better touch experience. |
| US10318043B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of touch sensitive area in a display assembly
A display assembly includes a display console having an image plane spaced from a touch plane. The touch plane includes at least one touch sensitive area. A controller is operatively connected to the display console, and includes a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method of dynamically adjusting at least one touch sensitive area in real-time. The controller may be programmed to determine respective correction shifts to each pixel in the touch sensitive area for multiple viewing positions of one or more users. The display console may be curved. The controller may be programmed to simultaneously a first correction shift to a first touch sensitive area for the viewing position of the first user and a second correction shift to a second touch sensitive area for the viewing position of the second user. |
| US10318039B2 |
Pressure-sensitive touch panel, method for manufacturing the same, and touch display screen
A pressure-sensitive touch panel, a method for manufacturing the pressure-sensitive touch panel, and a touch display screen are provided. The pressure-sensitive touch panel includes a substrate and a touch sensor and a pressure sensor arranged on the substrate. The touch sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and the pressure sensor includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode and a dielectric layer arranged between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. The upper electrode and the first electrode are arranged in the same layer and formed of the same material, the lower electrode and the second electrode are arranged in the same layer and formed of the same material, and the dielectric layer is formed of an elastic insulation material. |
| US10318038B2 |
Pressure-sensitive touch panel
An apparatus for combined capacitance and pressure sensing is described. The apparatus includes a multiplexer (75) having a plurality of inputs (76) and an output (F), a touch panel (29), and a front end module (3). The touch panel includes a layer structure (5; FIG. 15) comprising one or more layers, each extending perpendicularly to a thickness direction, the one or more layers including a layer of piezoelectric material (10; FIG. 15), the layer structure having first (6) and second (7; FIG. 15) opposite faces, and the layer(s) arranged between the first and second faces such that the thickness direction of each layer is perpendicular to the first and second faces. The touch panel also includes a plurality of first electrodes (8) disposed on the first face, each first electrode connected to a respective input of the multiplexer. The touch panel also includes at least one second electrode (9) disposed on the second face. The front end module is configured to receive an input signal (11) from the multiplexer output. The front end module includes a first stage (12) configured to provide an amplified signal based on the input signal, and a second stage comprising first (13) and second (14) frequency-dependent filters configured to receive the amplified signal and to provide respective first (16) and second (17) filtered signals. The first filtered signal has a first frequency bandwidth, and the second filtered signal has a second frequency bandwidth which has a relatively higher start-frequency than the first frequency bandwidth. |
| US10318036B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a lateral-electric-field liquid crystal display device includes a light-emitting display layer including OLEDs and a driving circuit controlling light emission of the OLEDs, a moisture impermeable film provided to be laminated on the light-emitting display layer to prevent infiltration of moisture into the light-emitting display layer, an optical substrate provided separately from the moisture impermeable film and subjecting light from the light-emitting display region to optical processing, a first touch electrode group serving as one electrode group of touch electrodes and provided on a back surface of the optical substrate, and an extraction electrode group formed to be laminated on the moisture impermeable film, the extraction electrode group and the optical substrate have an overlapping part in plan view, and electrodes of the first touch electrode group being electrically connected to electrodes of the extraction electrode group in the overlapping part. |
| US10318034B1 |
Devices, methods, and user interfaces for interacting with user interface objects via proximity-based and contact-based inputs
An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, one or more first sensors to detect proximity of an input object above the touch-sensitive surface and one or more second sensors to detect intensity of contact of the input object with the touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface object at a first location, and detects selection of the user interface object at the first location on the display. While the user interface object is selected, the device detects lateral movement of the input object over the touch-sensitive surface while the input object meets hover criteria. In response, the device moves the selected user interface object in accordance with the lateral movement. While moving the selected user interface object, the device dynamically varies a first visual characteristic of the selected user interface object in accordance with a current hover proximity parameter of the input object. |
| US10318032B2 |
Multilayer capacitive detection device, and apparatus comprising the device
The present invention relates to a capacitive detection device, comprising a plurality of individual capacitive measuring electrodes (12) distributed according to a measuring surface, and connecting tracks (20) respectively connected to said measuring electrodes (12), wherein the measuring electrodes (12) and the connecting tracks (20) are arranged according to two distinct optically clear layers separated by an electrically insulating insulation material (53).The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the device, and an apparatus comprising the device. |
| US10318028B2 |
Control device and storage medium
According to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a detection unit configured to detect, as a manipulation region, at least a part of a substantial object present at a position at which a user is estimated to be able to perform a manipulation, a function setting unit configured to perform setting in a manner that a predetermined function matches the manipulation region detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to perform the function matched with the manipulation region based on a positional relation between the manipulation region and a manipulator. |
| US10318027B2 |
Digital jukebox device with improved user interfaces, and associated methods
Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station. |
| US10318026B2 |
Touch window
Disclosed is a touch window including a cover substrate, a first intermediate layer on the cover substrate, an electrode layer on the first intermediate layer, and a second intermediate layer provided on the first intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer has a refractive index different from a refractive index of the second intermediate layer. |
| US10318025B2 |
Auxiliary input device of electronic device and method of executing function thereof
An auxiliary input device of an electronic device may include: a housing that comprises a first portion, a second portion that extends from the first portion in a first direction and on which a first input unit is disposed, and a third portion that extends from the second portion and on which a second input unit is disposed, wherein the housing is configured to be coupled to the outer surface of the electronic device at least one location thereof, wherein the at least one location corresponds to a predetermined short-cut function of the electronic device to be performed. |
| US10318016B2 |
Hands free device with directional interface
Embodiments provide a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program code that, when executed, performs an operation. The operation includes detecting a user action requesting an interaction with a first device and originating from a source. Additionally, embodiments determine a direction in which the source is located, relative to a current position of the first device. A response to the user action is also determined, based on a current state of the first device. Embodiments further include outputting the determined response substantially in the determined direction in which the source is located. |
| US10318015B2 |
Information processing for controlling movement of displayed object
An information processing apparatus includes: an operation unit configured to calculate, based on information on an acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor included in an operation device that is operated by a user, movement information as information on one of a velocity and a movement distance of the operation device; and a correction unit configured to correct, based on information obtained by the acceleration sensor within an acceleration period as a period between an acceleration start time and an acceleration end time of the operation device, the movement information of the operation device within a period between the acceleration end time of the operation device and a movement end time at which the movement ends, that is calculated by the operation unit. |
| US10318013B1 |
System and method for converting input from alternate input devices
An apparatus for delivering alternate user input between an alternate input device and an output device, the output device configured to receive input from a conventional input device, the output device not configured to receive input from the alternate input device, the apparatus including an input interconversion processor that receives the alternate user input from the alternate input device, a processing pipeline that converts the alternate user input to a conventional user input of a type normally received by the output device from the conventional input device, and an output port that transmits the conventional user input. |
| US10318012B2 |
Flip cover wireless keyboard which utilizes wireless protocols for harvesting power and communicating with digital apparatus
A keyboard arrangement and a method for a digital apparatus, wherein the keyboard arrangement comprising keyboard means for receiving user input data, processing data and for interfacing the digital apparatus, mechanical means for attaching to several types of digital apparatus, protection means for covering and safeguarding the digital apparatus, wherein the said keyboard means utilizing a NFC protocol for setting up a connection with the digital apparatus, for harvesting power from the digital apparatus and for transmitting data to the digital apparatus in response to user-actuation, and said keyboard means receiving a request message powering and turning on the keyboard means, thereafter the keyboard means determining if at least one engage key being pressed at user input means, then the keyboard means receiving data from user input means and processing and transmitting said data to the digital apparatus. |
| US10318010B2 |
Three dimensional (3D) modeling of a complex control object
The technology disclosed relates to automatically (e.g., programmatically) initializing predictive information for tracking a complex control object (e.g., hand, hand and tool combination, robot end effector) based upon information about characteristics of the object determined from sets of collected observed information. Automated initialization techniques obviate the need for special and often bizarre start-up rituals (place your hands on the screen at the places indicated during a full moon, and so forth) required by conventional techniques. In implementations, systems can refine initial predictive information to reflect an observed condition based on comparison of the observed with an analysis of sets of collected observed information. |
| US10318009B2 |
Method, non-transitory computer-readable medium, and device for controlling a user-interface
For the purpose of enhancing accessibility of a user with respect to various applications, the disclosed technique provides a method for controlling a user-interface that provides an instruction to an application through a user-operation which is performed on a display provided on a device. The method includes a process performed by the device. The process includes: acquiring information displayed by the display; extracting at least one feature existing on the acquired information; receiving an action of a user; searching a database to identify a predetermined operation, which corresponds to the received action and the extracted at least one feature; and providing an instruction to the application through applying the identified predetermined operation, not the received action, to the user-interface. |
| US10318006B2 |
High definition haptic effects generation using primitives
A haptically enabled system is provided. The system receives a haptic effect primitive including a plurality of input parameters that define a haptic effect. The system also receives an input from a sensor that varies over a time duration. The system generates a dynamic haptic effect signal based on the haptic effect primitive and the input, which includes generating a plurality of output parameters including an amplitude of the dynamic haptic effect signal, and varying the amplitude of the dynamic haptic effect signal continuously over the time duration using frequency modulation. The system then applies the dynamic haptic effect signal to an actuator to generate the haptic effect. |
| US10318003B2 |
System and method for providing aircraft autoflight capability feedback to a pilot
A system and method provides aircraft autoflight capability feedback to aircraft pilots to thereby prevent, or at least inhibit, latent errors of omission that may result in operational errors. The system and method uses graphics that communicate subtly and in the background, in a manner that naturally fits with how the visual cortex processes graphical information and how the mind makes quick, and subconscious judgments about information. The system may also use auditory and tactile feedback. |
| US10317998B2 |
Flexible magnetic actuator
An example magnetic actuator includes first and second flexible magnetic layers and a control circuit. The first flexible magnetic layer is configured to support a first magnetic dipole. Arranged in slidable contact with the first flexible magnetic layer, the second flexible magnetic layer is configured to support a second magnetic dipole. The control circuit is configured to controllably form at least the first magnetic dipole and thereby modify a force of interaction between the first and second flexible magnetic layers. |
| US10317994B2 |
Initiating actions responsive to user expressions of a user while reading media content
First media content including text is presented on a display. User expressions of a user, including eye movement, are tracked by an image detector while the user is reading the text of the first media content. User expression data is generated based on the user expressions of the user. A determination can be made as to whether the user expression data indicates that the user gazes at a portion of the text presented on the display for a period exceeding a threshold value. Responsive to determining that the user expression data indicates that the user gazes at a portion of the text presented on the display for a period exceeding a threshold value, one or more actions can be automatically initiated. For example, additional media content that provides further explanation of the media content can be presented. |
| US10317990B2 |
Augmented reality to facilitate accessibility
A determination can be made as to whether a user of an augmented reality device is within a threshold distance from a configurable physical apparatus. Responsive to determining that the user is within the threshold distance from the configurable physical apparatus, a communication link can be established between the augmented reality device and a controller of the configurable physical apparatus. The augmented reality device can initiate the controller of the configurable physical apparatus to change the configurable physical apparatus from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the second configuration facilitates accessibility of the configurable physical apparatus to the user. |
| US10317989B2 |
Transition between virtual and augmented reality
In an embodiment there is provided a user interface device for interfacing a user with a computer, the computer comprising at least one processor to generate instructions for display of a graphical environment of a virtual reality simulation. The user interface device includes a sensor for detecting activation and/or a sensor for detecting proximity of a body part of the user (e.g., hand). At least partially based on detection by one of these sensors, a transition between virtual reality states is triggered. |
| US10317988B2 |
Combination gesture game mechanics using multiple devices
Embodiments provide techniques for altering a virtual world based on combinational input gestures. Embodiments retrieve a definition for a combinational gesture within a computer game, the definition specifying physical actions to perform according to a specified timing schedule in order to successfully perform the combinational gesture. User activity is monitored to detect when a first user input from a first input devices sufficiently matches a first predefined pattern of user input corresponding to a first physical action, and to detect when a second user input from a second input device sufficiently matches a second predefined pattern of user input corresponding to a second physical action. Embodiments determine that the first and second user inputs were performed according to the timing schedule specified in the definition. A status of at least one aspect of a virtual world for the computer game is altered, based on performance of the combinational gesture. |
| US10317987B2 |
Wearable device and application system
The present invention provides a wearable device and an application system. The wearable device is configured to be worn by a wearer and includes: a brain wave collection unit configured to collect a brain wave of the wearer; a determination unit configured to obtain an instruction according to the brain wave collected by the brain wave collection unit and send the instruction to a sending unit; and the sending unit configured to send control information to an application device according to the instruction sent from the determination unit. The wearable device of the present invention can be used to control application device such as household applications and especially applies to control of application device by special populations or under special conditions. |
| US10317983B2 |
Accessory device power management
Accessory device power management techniques are described in which a power exchange state for a system including a host computing device, an accessory device, and an adapter is recognized. Power exchange states may be defined according to relative states of charge (RSOC) and connection status for the system components and mapped to power management control actions. Responsive to the recognition of a current power exchange state, corresponding power management control actions may be ascertained and applied to jointly manage power for the system. For instance, the host device may draw supplemental power from a power source associated with an accessory device (e.g., a battery or power adapter) or supply power for use by the accessory device according to different states. Power exchanges may also be managed in accordance with capabilities of the accessory device identified based on authentication of the accessory device. |
| US10317979B2 |
Mechanism for facilitating power extension service at computing devices by one or more power saving techniques
A mechanism is described for facilitating power extension service at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes calculating potential power saving by one or more of a plurality of power-saving techniques supported by a computing device. The calculating includes identifying the one or more of the plurality of power-saving techniques that are available for selection and an expected amount of power to be saved with the one or more of the plurality of power saving techniques. The method may further include generating a list identifying the one or more of the plurality of power-saving techniques and relevant information resulting from the calculation, and displaying the list. |
| US10317976B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for energy efficiency and energy conservation including power and performance balancing between multiple processing elements and/or a communication bus
An apparatus, method and system is described herein for efficiently balancing performance and power between processing elements based on measured workloads. If a workload of a processing element indicates that it is a bottleneck, then its performance may be increased. However, if a platform or integrated circuit including the processing element is already operating at a power or thermal limit, the increase in performance is counterbalanced by a reduction or cap in another processing elements performance to maintain compliance with the power or thermal limit. As a result, bottlenecks are identified and alleviated by balancing power allocation, even when multiple processing elements are operating at a power or thermal limit. |
| US10317975B2 |
Systems and methods for providing information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with usage of a computer
In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to monitoring on the computing device resource consumption, storing resource consumption data obtained from the monitoring, receiving a request from the user for information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact associated with the user's operation of the computing device, and presenting to the user information regarding resource consumption or environmental impact. |
| US10317974B2 |
Power supply unit (PSU) switching
In one example an electronic device comprises a power supply comprising an operating power rail and a standby power rail, a processing platform capable to switch between an operating power state and at least one low power state, a switch to selectively couple a power input of the processing platform to one of the operating power rail or the standby power output rail and logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to activate the switch based at least in part on the operating state of the processing platform. Other examples may be described. |
| US10317971B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling functions thereof according to attachment of external device
Provided are an electronic device and method for controlling functions of the electronic device according to attachment of an external device. The electronic device includes an interface part that electrically contacts an external device, and a processor that determines, when an external device is electrically connected, whether the external device has a second power source, and controls usage of a first power source of the electronic device according to a result of the determination. |
| US10317968B2 |
Power multiplexing with an active load
An integrated circuit is disclosed for power multiplexing with an active load. In an example aspect, the integrated circuit includes a first power rail, a second power rail, a load power rail, multiple power-multiplexer tiles, and power-multiplexer control circuitry. The first power rail is at a first voltage, and the second power rail is at a second voltage. The multiple power-multiplexer tiles are coupled in series in a chained arrangement and jointly perform a power-multiplexing operation responsive to a power-rail switching signal. Each power-multiplexer tile switches between coupling the load power rail to the first power rail and the second power rail. The power-multiplexer control circuitry is coupled to the first and second power rails and includes a comparator to produce a relative voltage signal based on the first and second voltages. The power-multiplexer control circuitry generates the power-rail switching signal based on the relative voltage signal. |
| US10317955B2 |
Portable computing device
A portable computing device includes at least a base portion of a lightweight material that includes at least a wedge shaped top case having a trough formed at an interfacing edge thereof. The trough includes a raised portion having a first contact surface and a receiving area, and a bottom case coupled to the top case to form a complete housing for at least a portion of the portable computing device for enclosing at least a plurality of operational components and a plurality of structural components. The portable computing device also includes at least a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion by a hinge assembly. In the described embodiments, the lid portion has a display in communication with one or more of the plurality of components in the base portion by way of or more electrical conductors that electrically connect the base portion to the lid portion. |
| US10317950B2 |
Electronic device and pivot assembly thereof
A pivot assembly adapted to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first device body including a first pivot side edge and a second device body including a second pivot side edge. The pivot assembly comprises a first pivot pivotally disposed inside the first device body, a second pivot pivotally disposed at the second device body, a first connecting member pivotally connected to the first pivot and the second pivot, a third pivot pivotally disposed at the second device body, a fourth pivot pivotally disposed inside the first device body, and a second connecting member pivotally connected to the third pivot and the fourth pivot. The third pivot is closer to the second pivot side edge relative to the second pivot. The fourth pivot is closer to the first pivot side edge relative to the first pivot. |
| US10317946B2 |
Portable desktop computer
The present application relates to the computer technical field, and discloses a portable desktop computer which is capable of solving the technical problem of inconvenient transportation and carrying of the desktop computer. The portable desktop computer comprises a columnar host and a flexible display; a columnar outer surface of the host is provided with a ring groove with which the flexible display is wound, and the host is provided with block pins used for blocking the flexible display within the ring groove. The portable desktop computer is featured with combining the host with the flexible display together for easily carrying and convenient transportation. |
| US10317945B2 |
Electronic device with transparent display
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a transparent display having pixels that appear transparent when in an off mode, and appear as one or more colors when in an on mode. The apparatus also includes a frame surrounding a perimeter of the transparent display. The frame includes non-transparent components that present images on the transparent display. The apparatus additionally includes a connected member that is connected with the transparent display. The connected member provides a contrast to the transparent display when the connected member is positioned opposite a viewing side of the transparent display. |
| US10317943B2 |
Placement of adhesive in display device
Examples are disclosed that relate to aligning a pressure sensitive adhesive to a body of a display device for attachment of a display module to the display device. One example provides an electronic display device comprising a body, the body comprising a wall and a deck extending inwardly from the wall. The deck comprises a first reference feature configured to interface with a first index feature on a pressure sensitive adhesive application fixture, and a second reference feature configured to interface with a second index feature on the pressure sensitive adhesive application fixture. The electronic display device further comprises a display module supported by the deck, and a pressure sensitive adhesive adhering the display module to the deck. |
| US10317939B2 |
Neckband type computer
To provide a wearable computer excellent in extendibility and capable of being stably worn. A main body 2 which is equipped with cases 4, 6 and a flexible arm 8 is ring shaped main body having a part opened. The case 4 includes therein a computer, etc. The case 6 includes therein a battery for supplying electric power to the computer, etc. The flexible arm 8 is flexible and thus can be easily deformed. A connector case 10 is provided at a center portion of the flexible arm 8. The connector case 10 is provided with connectors for external device connection 36, 36, . . . In the present embodiment, a USB connector is employed as the connectors for external device connection 36, 36, . . . |
| US10317936B2 |
Stand frame and hinge
An example system in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a stand frame and a display device. The stand frame includes a stand tongue and the display device includes a hinge. The hinge is substantially concealed behind a cover portion of the display device such that only a hinge sleeve component protrudes from the display device. The stand tongue is to insert into the hinge sleeve component to attach the stand frame to the display device, and to detach from the hinge sleeve component by depression of a release button located on the hinge sleeve component. |
| US10317929B2 |
Locking and unlocking mechanism
A locking mechanism for releasably locking a lock bolt against axial movement includes: a locking mechanism for releasably locking a lock bolt against axial movement, and: an elongate member 1 axially moveable relative to a housing and, in use, in moveable engagement with a lock bolt. The mechanism also includes a flap assembly 2 moveable between a first, closed position, located between the elongate member and the housing so as to prevent axial movement of the elongate member towards the housing, and a second, open position allowing the elongate member to move axially towards the housing. |
| US10317917B2 |
Fluid control apparatus having variable area flow restrictor
A fluid regulator having a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, a loading port, an access port, and a loading chamber disposed within the valve body and coupled to the loading port. A valve assembly is at least partially disposed between the inlet and the outlet and in communication with the loading chamber and is adapted to cooperate with the loading chamber to adjust fluid flow at the outlet by adjusting a fluid flow rate between the inlet and the outlet. A restrictor is at least partially disposed within the access port and the loading chamber and the valve assembly are adapted to be responsive to a change in loading pressure such that a modified rate is achieved and the restrictor is adapted to adjust a response speed in which the modified rate is achieved. |
| US10317915B2 |
Autonomous tracking based on radius
Disclosed is a configuration of an autonomous vehicle for autonomously following a moving subject based on a radius of a virtual sphere surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be an unmanned ground vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle, which autonomously follows the subject (e.g., a device, a live entity, or any object) based on the virtual sphere. The radius of the virtual sphere may be dynamically configured according to a velocity of the autonomous vehicle or configurations of a camera coupled to the autonomous vehicle. Accordingly, the autonomous vehicle can follow the subject along a smooth trajectory, and capture images of abrupt movements of the subject in a cinematically pleasing manner. |
| US10317906B2 |
Mapping active and inactive construction zones for autonomous driving
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to differentiating between active and inactive construction zones. In one example, this may include identifying a construction object associated with a construction zone. The identified construction object may be used to map the area of the construction zone. Detailed map information may then be used to classify the activity of the construction zone. The area of the construction zone and the classification may be added to the detailed map information. Subsequent to adding the construction zone and the classification to the detailed map information, the construction object (or another construction object) may be identified. The location of the construction object may be used to identify the construction zone and classification from the detailed map information. The classification of the classification may be used to operate a vehicle having an autonomous mode. |
| US10317899B2 |
Intervention in operation of a vehicle having autonomous driving capabilities
Among other things, a determination is made that intervention in an operation of one or more autonomous driving capabilities of a vehicle is appropriate. Based on the determination, a person is enabled to provide information for an intervention. The intervention is caused in the operation of the one or more autonomous driving capabilities of the vehicle. |
| US10317898B2 |
Remote control and flying apparatus
The present application relates to a remote control and a flying apparatus. The remote control includes a remote control body and a display assembly including a display screen and being rotatably connected to the remote control body, so that the remote control has its own display screen. When the remote control is used, the display screen can be seen by turning the display assembly open, and the operation is relatively convenient. When the remote control is not used, the display assembly is closed, so that the space needed for packing the remote control is relatively small, facilitating carriage of the remote control. The remote control body is disposed separate from the display screen, so that an operation region and a display region do not affect each other, and the display area of the display screen can be configured larger, thereby improving the visual experience of a user. |
| US10317897B1 |
Wearable for autonomous vehicle interaction
An aesthetically pleasing discreet wearable system for interacting with a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles. The wearable system may be worn as a necklace, bracelet, anklet, or the like and allows for communication between a passenger and a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles. A passenger may summon or cancel a ride, alter interior lighting and music levels, or otherwise control a vehicle by interacting with the wearable system. Such interaction includes signals generated by a microphone, by a touch sensor, or by gesture recognition. The wearable system communicates to the passenger a successful summoning of a ride, successfully canceling a ride, and a time to arrival by combinations of vibrations, light emissions, and audio alerts. |
| US10317890B2 |
Failure detection apparatus for substrate processing apparatus, and substrate processing apparatus
The present invention improves the accuracy of detecting abnormality in a substrate processing apparatus. A failure detection apparatus 520 is provided with a data acquisition part 522 used to collect data detected by sensors 270-1 to 270-a, 370-1 to 370-b and 470-1 to 470-c disposed in a CMP apparatus. In addition, the failure detection apparatus 520 is provided with a determination part 524 used to read recipe data from a recipe storage part 512, to compare the recipe data thus read with the data collected by a data acquisition part 522, thereby determining that abnormality is present in the CMP apparatus if the two data items differ. |
| US10317885B2 |
Safety circuit, back-up safety circuit and industrial robot safety control system
The present disclosure provides an industrial robot safety control system, a back-up safety circuit and a safety module. The safety module includes a first safety circuit and a second safety circuit. The first safety circuit and the second safety circuit receive a warning signal at a same time. The first safety circuit is configured to respond to the warning signal. The second safety circuit include a delay system and an event response circuit. The delay system sets a time delay when receiving the warning signal, wherein, when the delay system does not receive a first control signal indicating that the first safety circuit has responded to the warning signal during the time delay, the delay system controls the event response circuit to respond to the warning signal. The present disclosure may help avoid the problem of common mode failure of the back-up safety mechanism. |
| US10317883B2 |
Numerical controller for classifying and displaying machining program recorded as history
A numerical controller stores, among executed programs, a program applicable to a preset favorite condition in a specified storage area. The numerical controller then stores, based on execution history information on the program, the program applicable to the preset favorite condition in the storage area. The numerical controller then classifies the program stored in the storage area based on contents of the program, and displays the program stored in the storage area based on a result of classification. |
| US10317882B2 |
Processing object data
In one example, an additive manufacturing system includes a processing system to obtain characteristic data including conditions under which a heat reservoir may be added close to a portion of the object, based on the characteristic data, add sacrificial structure data to the three-dimensional object data for a sacrificial heat reservoir structure close to a portion of the object and not connected to the object, and generate multiple slice images from the three-dimensional object data including the sacrificial structure data. |
| US10317881B2 |
Parallelized CAD using multi laser additive printing
The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing or printing of an object using parallel processing of files comprising 3D models of the object and/or portions thereof. A master file comprising a 3D model of the object is divided into subordinate files, wherein each subordinate file comprises a 3D model of a corresponding portion of the object. Each subordinate file is processed in parallel, controlling at least a first laser source to fabricate each portion from a build material. Parallel processing according to the methods of the present disclosure expedites additive manufacturing or printing over conventional methods that build an object in layers completed in series. |
| US10317878B2 |
System and method for assembling and/or testing articles
The present invention relates to a system for assembling and/or testing articles (101,102), the system comprising a plurality of stations (11, 12) adapted to hold and/or test articles (101, 102); a conveyor assembly (20, 21, 22, 23) connecting the plurality of stations (11, 12) and adapted to move articles between the stations at predetermined time intervals; and a central controller (30) connected to at least one of the stations (11, 12), wherein the central controller is adapted to receive and store assembly and/or test step completion information from the at least one station at the end of each time interval. |
| US10317871B2 |
Machine tool system and opening stop position calculating device
A machine tool system and an opening stop position calculating device are provided. The machine tool system includes an openable and closable door for closing an opening of a cover surrounding a machine tool. Furthermore, the machine tool system includes an opening width setting unit for setting an opening width of the door, an opening stop position calculating unit for calculating an opening stop position of the door at which a total time, which is obtained by summing a time required to move the door from a fully closed position to a position of the set opening width and a time required to move the door from an opening stop position where the door is opened and stopped to the fully closed position, is minimized, and a door control unit for controlling opening and closing of the door based on the calculated opening stop position when exchanging the workpiece. |
| US10317868B2 |
System and method for testing a distributed control system of an industrial plant
A system for testing a distributed control system of an industrial plant is provided. The distributed control system includes at least two industrial control devices and at least one data communication device. The system includes at least one engineering computer that includes an engineering data storage unit for storing engineering data of at least one part of the distributed control system, and at least one human machine interface for manipulating the engineering data. The system also includes at least one remote data processing server connected to the at least one engineering computer via a remote data connection and including an emulating virtual machine on which a soft emulator is installed for emulating one of the at least two industrial control devices and the at least one data communication device. |
| US10317866B2 |
State change management system for manufacturing cell in cell control system
A state change management system of a manufacturing cell in a cell control system receives, from the manufacturing cell, event information items in different forms generated in multiple manufacturing machines constituting a manufacturing cell, via a communication device, to thereby monitor the changes in the states of the multiple manufacturing machines. Moreover, the state change management system converts the received event information items in the different forms into a standardized form, and outputs the event information items in the standardized form to a production planning device that performs production planning of a product manufactured by the manufacturing cell via the communication device. |
| US10317865B2 |
Method and system for determining potential energy saving for a multisite enterprise
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for determining potential energy savings for a multisite enterprise by an energy evaluation system. The energy evaluation system receives energy consumption data and plurality of variables associated with plurality of sites and identifies a category for the plurality of variables based on a relationship of the plurality of variables with the energy consumption data. The energy evaluation system further determines one or more significant variables based on an impact of the plurality of variables on the energy consumption data and category of the plurality of variables. The energy evaluation system identifies a plurality of clusters for the multisite enterprise based on the one or more significant variables, evaluates the plurality of clusters of variables and optimizes the plurality of clusters of the plurality of variables based on the evaluation. Based on the evaluation and optimization a potential energy savings is determined. |
| US10317863B2 |
HVAC and building management system with deconstructed media flow graphical user interface
A building management system includes a database and a controller. The database stores data points, and the controller receives a selection of a control group defining a process variable. The controller further identifies a plurality of components of the building management system that operate to affect the process variable, and identifies a temporal order in which the identified components affect the process variable. The controller obtains data points associated with each of the identified components, and generates a graphical user interface that displays the obtained data points arranged in the temporal order. |
| US10317859B2 |
Personal music player
Methods and systems for playing personalized music are described. The methods and systems can automatically play music based on the musical preferences of a user in a vicinity of a music player. The preferences of the user are received or retrieved, and the music played is tailored to the user's preferences. The methods and systems select songs that match or are similar to a musical preference of a user, such as songs in the same genre, style, or by the same artist. |
| US10317857B2 |
Sequential deterministic optimization based control system and method
The embodiments described herein include one embodiment that a control method including executing an infeasible search algorithm during a first portion of a predetermined sample period to search for a feasible control trajectory of a plurality of variables of a controlled process, executing a feasible search algorithm during a second portion of the predetermined sample period to determine the feasible control trajectory if the infeasible search algorithm does not determine a feasible control trajectory, and controlling the controlled process by application of the feasible control trajectory. |
| US10317855B2 |
Method for detection of diagnosing control valve stiction
A system, method, and an apparatus relating to data collection regarding valve movement over a period of time in order to determine the effects of stiction on the valve. With data collection done over a period of time, it is possible to remove dependency on a high speed method of data collection. The evaluation of the valve movement includes consideration of a manipulated variable (MV) for diagnosis, or detection, of stiction of the valve. |
| US10317846B2 |
EEPROM cell with charge loss
An EEPROM memory cell includes a dual-gate MOS transistor in which the two gates are separated by an insulation layer. The insulation layer includes a first portion and a second portion having lower insulation properties than the first one. The second portion is located at least partially above a channel region of the transistor. |
| US10317841B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes pair of ejection rollers that are used for ejecting a recording material to a stacking unit from a main body of the image forming apparatus and a cooling unit. The cooling unit includes, air-blowing ports that are used for blowing air onto the recording material in a direction crossing a transport direction of the recording material are positioned in a region that is located above the position of a nip portion of the pair of ejection rollers and below an extension line tangent to the nip portion of the pair of ejection rollers. |
| US10317836B2 |
Sheet stacking apparatus and an image forming apparatus
Disclosed is a sheet stacking apparatus which includes a first stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, a second stacking portion which is movable with respect to the first stacking portion, a third stacking portion which is detachably attachable to the first stacking portion or the second stacking portion and a restricting portion which restricts disengagement of the third stacking portion which has been attached. The second stacking portion is movable such that the second stacking portion is located at a first position where the restricting portion does not restrict disengagement of the third stacking portion and a second position where the restricting portion restricts disengagement of the third stacking portion which has been attached. |
| US10317829B2 |
Image-forming apparatus with forcible stopping of rotary member
An image forming apparatus includes a rotary member which transports a recording material; a first detecting unit which is provided upstream of the rotary member in a transport direction of the recording material and detects the recording material; a second detecting unit which is provided downstream of the rotary member in the transport direction of the recording material and detects the recording material; a driving unit which drives the rotary member; a control unit which controls the driving unit to rotate and stop the rotary member; and stopping units which operate independently of the control unit and forcibly stop the driving unit based on detection results of the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit. |
| US10317825B2 |
Image formation apparatus, control method, and medium storing program
An image formation apparatus includes a fixing device, a heater driver, and a controller. The fixing device includes: a heater; a heating member; and a temperature sensor which outputs a signal depending on a temperature of the heater or the heating member. When a target temperature of the heater or the heating member changes from a first target temperature to a second target temperature lower than the first target temperature and before a detection temperature becomes equal to or lower than a first switching temperature which is equal to or lower than the second target temperature, the controller sets control value of the heater by on/off control or proportional control. After the detection temperature becomes equal to or lower than the first switching temperature, the controller sets control value of the heater by proportional-integral control. |
| US10317823B2 |
Fixing device and image forming apparatus having a thermal conduction aid contacting a nip formation pad
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator and a lateral end heater to heat a lateral end span of the fixing rotator in an axial direction thereof. A thermal conduction aid contacts the fixing rotator. A nip formation pad contacts the thermal conduction aid. A lateral end temperature detector detects a temperature of the fixing rotator in a lateral end detection span in the axial direction of the fixing rotator. The thermal conduction aid contacts the nip formation pad in a first span including the lateral end detection span in the axial direction of the fixing rotator with a first contact area. The thermal conduction aid contacts the nip formation pad in a second span disposed outboard from the first span in the axial direction of the fixing rotator with a second contact area smaller than the first contact area. |
| US10317820B1 |
Toner supply device and image forming apparatus
A toner supply device includes a toner container, a detector, and a determiner. The toner container is configured to contain toner to be supplied to a developing device. The toner container is capable of discharging a prescribed amount of toner contained therein. The detector is configured to detect an amount of toner to be supplied to the developing device. The determiner is configured to estimate a timing at which toner remaining in the toner container is completely consumed, based on a driving amount applied for discharging toner from the toner container during a time period from when the prescribed amount of toner is discharged from the toner container until when the detector detects an amount of toner equal to the prescribed amount of toner. |
| US10317819B2 |
Developer supplying device and image forming apparatus
A developer supplying device includes a supply driving portion supplying a developer from a developer supplying container to a developer accommodating portion, where it is agitated by an agitating conveyance portion. An agitating driving portion drives the agitating conveyance portion, and a control portion controls the supply driving portion and the agitating driving portion such that, each time the agitating conveyance portion is driven by a first driving amount, the supply driving portion is driven by a second driving amount. The control portion sets a different value of the first driving amount in accordance with a supplying property in a case where the developer is supplied from the developer supplying container to the developer accommodating portion. |
| US10317815B2 |
Image forming apparatus, method for managing consumable, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus is provided which can properly manage individual information after replacement and history of replacement on the apparatus side. If individual information is successfully read from a toner cartridge storing the individual information, the image forming apparatus records the individual information in an apparatus-side memory. At a predetermined timing of when there is a possibility that the toner cartridge is replaced, the image forming apparatus attempts to read information from the toner cartridge. If the reading fails and the individual information recorded in the apparatus-side storage is not information read from the toner cartridge, the image forming apparatus writes new individual information about the toner cartridge to the apparatus-side storage, and records information generated on the apparatus side in the written individual information. |
| US10317808B2 |
Position sensing arrangement and lithographic apparatus including such an arrangement, position sensing method and device manufacturing method
In an alignment sensor of a lithographic apparatus, position sensing radiation is delivered to a target (P1). After reflection or diffraction from the target, position sensing radiation is processed to determine a position of the target. Reference radiation interferes with the position sensing radiation) while a relative phase modulation is applied between the reference radiation and the position sensing radiation. The interfering radiation includes a time-varying component defined by the applied phase modulation. The interfering radiation is delivered to two photodetectors in such a way that each photodetector receives said time-varying component in anti-phase to that received at the other photodetector. A difference signal (i(t)) from said photodetectors contains an amplified, low noise version of said time-varying component. This is used in determining the position of the target. Mode matching enhances interference. Surface scattered radiation is rejected. |
| US10317806B2 |
Substrate loading in microlithography
Methods, systems, and apparatus for the loading and unloading of substrates, such as semiconductor wafers, involving microlithography and similar nano-fabrication techniques. The system includes two or more pedestals; a substrate chuck including two or more channels; a turntable having a top surface and a first end positioned opposite a second end, each of the first and second ends including a respective opening, each opening including two or more cutouts and two or more tabs, the turntable rotatable between first and second positions and an actuator system to adjust distances between the turntable and the substrate chuck and between the turntable and the pedestals. |
| US10317802B2 |
EUV exposure apparatus with reflective elements having reduced influence of temperature variation
A projection lens of an EUV-lithographic projection exposure system with at least two reflective optical elements each comprising a body and a reflective surface for projecting an object field on a reticle onto an image field on a substrate if the projection lens is exposed with an exposure power of EUV light, wherein the bodies of at least two reflective optical elements comprise a material with a temperature dependent coefficient of thermal expansion which is zero at respective zero cross temperatures, and wherein the absolute value of the difference between the zero cross temperatures is more than 6K. |
| US10317801B2 |
Method for forming photolithographic pattern
In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, a method for forming a photolithographic pattern is provided. The method comprises: providing a substrate with a negative photoresist layer formed on the substrate; performing an exposure process on a portion of the negative photoresist layer to form an exposed region, wherein a remaining portion of the negative photoresist layer is an unexposed region; performing a first developing process using a water-based developing solution to remove an upper portion of the exposed region, and to reveal a top surface and a side wall of the unexposed region; and performing a second developing process using an organic developing solution after the first developing process to remove the unexposed region and form the photolithographic pattern. |
| US10317798B2 |
Method of forming pattern of semiconductor device
A method of forming a pattern of a semiconductor device includes: forming a first mask pattern comprising first mask lines extending in a first direction in a cell region and second mask lines extending in the first direction in a first core region, the first mask pattern covering a second core region; forming, on the first mask pattern, a second mask pattern comprising third mask lines extending in a second direction in the cell region and fourth mask lines extending in the second direction in the second core region, the second mask pattern covering the first core region; and forming a third mask pattern by using the second mask pattern, the third mask pattern comprising island-type masks in the cell region, fifth mask lines extending in the first direction in the first core region, and sixth mask lines extending in the second direction in the second core region. |
| US10317796B2 |
Solder resist composition and covered printed wiring board
A solder resist composition includes: a carboxyl group-containing resin; a photopolymerizable compound; a photopolymerization initiator containing a bisacylphosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator and an α-hydroxy alkylphenone-based photopolymerization initiator; and a fluorescent dye. The bisacylphosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator contains bis-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phenylphosphine oxide. The α-hydroxy alkylphenone-based photopolymerization initiator contains 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propane-1-one. A mass ratio of the bis-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phenylphosphine oxide to the 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propane-1-one is 2:1 to 1:10. |
| US10317794B2 |
Coloring composition, cured film, color filter, method for manufacturing color filter, solid-state imaging device, image display device, organic electroluminescent element, colorant, and method for producing colorant
A coloring composition having excellent light fastness, color migration properties, and flatness, a colorant, and a method for producing a colorant are provided. Further, a cured film, a color filter, a method for manufacturing a color filter, a solid-state imaging device, an image display device, and an organic electroluminescent element, each using such the coloring composition, are also provided. The coloring composition contains a colorant represented by General Formula (1) and a curable compound, and has a specific absorbance of 5 or more at a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 nm to 800 nm. R1 represents an (m+n)-valent linking group, P represents a monovalent substituent having a repeating units derived from a vinyl compound, D represents a colorant structure, and R2 and L1 each independently represent a single bond or a divalent linking group. (D-R2)n—R1-(L1-P)m (1) |
| US10317792B2 |
Mask plate
A mask plate includes an outer frame and a plurality of sub-mask plates, the outer frame includes a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The third side and the fourth side are parallel to each other and extended along a first direction, the first side and the second side are spaced apart from each other parallelly and extended along a second direction. Two opposite ends of the third side are connected to one end of the first side and one end of the second side, and two opposite ends of the fourth side are connected to another end of the first side and another end of the second side. The sub-mask plates selectively shield the luminescent material when preparing pixels, and extend along the first direction and arrange along the second direction and do reciprocating motion along the first direction or the second direction. |
| US10317789B2 |
Monocular stereoscopic camera
A monocular stereoscopic camera according to the present invention uses a macro lens capable of performing proximity expansion shooting as a third image formation lens assembly or a telephoto lens having, in combination with a second image formation lens assembly, the characteristics of a macro lens. Thus, the monocular stereoscopic camera has an advantage in that the camera can use various first image formation lens assemblies, reduce a vignetting phenomenon, reduce the entire length thereof, remove n adjustment parameter, which is repetitive and replaceable, from among parameters requiring adjustment of an optical axis, and distinguish a parameter to be adjusted during shooting and an adjustment parameter which may be fixed during shooting once after adjustment, from each other. Thus, the camera can be easily and simply manipulated and operated and has a simple structure. |
| US10317786B2 |
Wide angle projection optical system and apparatus with a short projection distance
Provided is a projection optical system that is a monofocal lens or a zoom lens that includes a first and a second optical system. The second optical system forms an intermediate image and the first optical system enlarges and projects the intermediate image. The first optical system includes a first-A optical system and a first-B optical system and includes a reflecting optical element. In response to the monofocal lens or the zoom lens, conditional formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied in an infinity in-focus state, 0.18 |
| US10317773B2 |
Display assembly and display apparatus
A display assembly includes a convex lens, a light-absorbing layer, and a refractive index-adjustable layer disposed therebetween. The refractive index-adjustable layer has a refractive index adjustable between less than, and no less than, a critical value, configured such that a light incident into the convex lens has a total reflection if the refractive index of the refractive index-adjustable layer is less than the critical value, and transmits through the refractive index-adjustable layer and reaches the light-absorbing layer for absorption if the refractive index of the refractive index-adjustable layer is no less than the critical value. The critical value can be a refractive index of the convex lens if it is in direct contact with the refractive index-adjustable layer, or can be a refractive index of a transparent film layer disposed between the convex lens and the refractive index-adjustable layer and in direct contact with the refractive index-adjustable layer. |
| US10317770B2 |
Mach-zehnder modulator
A Mach-Zehnder modulator includes: a first arm waveguide having first to third waveguide portions, the third waveguide portion being curved to couple the first and second waveguide portions with each other; a second arm waveguide having first to third waveguide portions, the third waveguide portion being curved to couple the first and second waveguide portions with each other, and a differential signal conductor having first and second signal conductors for driving the first and second arm waveguides, respectively. The first signal conductor has a first conductor portion and a first intersecting conductor portion connected thereto. The second signal conductor has a first conductor portion and a second intersecting conductor portion connected thereto. One of the first and second intersecting conductor portions includes an upper conducting layer, and the other includes a lower conducting layer. The upper conducting layer extends on the lower conducting layer apart therefrom. |
| US10317768B2 |
Display panel and display device
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: an upper substrate, a lower substrate and an electrophoretic layer located between the upper substrate and the lower substrate; wherein, the lower substrate includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix and a plurality of touch electrodes; the upper substrate includes a common electrode layer, a plurality of openings are provided on the common electrode layer, the maximum aperture of the openings is less than or equal to a space between adjacent pixel electrodes. |
| US10317762B2 |
Active matrix circuit substrate, display device, method of driving display device, and electronic apparatus
An active matrix circuit substrate includes a first power supply line, a second power supply line, a third power supply line, a fourth power supply line, a first control line, and a second control line; a pixel electrode and a memory circuit; a common electrode that is electrically connected to the fourth power supply line; a capacitor that is provided between the third power supply line and the pixel electrode; a first switch circuit that is provided between the first power supply line and the pixel electrode and operates on the basis of an output of the memory circuit and a potential of the first control line; and a second switch circuit that is provided between the second power supply line and the pixel electrode and operates on the basis of the output of the memory circuit and a potential of the second control line. |
| US10317761B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device according to an aspect of the invention includes a display region having a plurality of sub pixels. The sub pixels each include a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor electrically coupled to the pixel electrode. A transient leak current of each thin film transistor included in the sub pixels at both ends of the display region among the sub pixels provided on a line passing through the center of the display region in plan view is smaller than a transient leak current of each thin film transistor included in the sub pixels in a central portion including the center. |
| US10317757B2 |
Manufacturing method of black matrix with easy recognition of alignment mark
A manufacture method of a black matrix is provided. The COA technology is utilized to manufacture organic photoresist blocks with an increased thickness on alignment marks. Then, a black matrix thin film is set on and covers the organic photoresist blocks to tremendously increase the level differences of the positions of the alignment marks and adjacent areas. A contour recognition apparatus can accurately recognize positions of the alignment marks. The issue that the alignment marks are difficult to recognize after the black matrix thin film is coated in the BOA process can be solved. |
| US10317755B2 |
Display device and display method
An image signal line driver circuit includes first to third source drivers and fourth to sixth source drivers, which are respectively cascade-connected. The output duration of data signals that are provide to these source drivers is increasingly short on the source drivers that are connected further downstream (that is, the amount of pixel data to be output to the next stage is increasingly small). This reduces the power consumption and heat generation of the overall device. Moreover, the phases of the data signals are shifted, thereby reducing EMI. In this way, when a plurality of image signal line driver circuits are cascade-connected, heat generation and power consumption in each driver circuit and/or EMI therebetween is reduced. |
| US10317753B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device is configured to prevent the appearance on its display of a black stain stemming from a drop in volume resistivity of liquid crystal caused by ions therein. The device includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) substrate and a counter substrate bonded together along the periphery thereof by a seal material. The TFT substrate and the counter substrate have liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween and include a display area. A second wall is formed outside the display area over the TFT substrate. A second electrode is formed over the second wall. A first wall is formed between the second wall and the display area. A first electrode is formed over the first wall. The first wall has a gap against the counter substrate. |
| US10317751B2 |
Pixel array substrate having a separate thin film transistor per pixel sub-region, and display device
The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes: first common electrode lines; gate lines; a gate insulation layer; data lines, the first common electrode lines crossing the data lines to define a plurality of pixel units, each gate line dividing a corresponding pixel unit into two sub-regions, a separate TFT being arranged at each sub-region; second common electrode lines; and a drain electrode pad arranged at each sub-region and a drain electrode connection line for connecting the drain electrode pad to a drain electrode of the TFT. The drain electrode pad, the drain electrode connection line and the drain electrode are arranged at an identical layer. An orthogonal projection of each second common electrode line onto the base substrate overlaps an orthogonal projection of the drain electrode pad onto the base substrate. |
| US10317750B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
In the present invention, a liquid crystal display device capable of achieving a high contrast ratio and a wide viewing angle, and capable of achieving a high-speed response is provided. The liquid crystal display device in the present invention is configured such that, when viewed in a plan view, at least one contour line of a plurality of linear portions of a first electrode intersects with a branch portion of a second electrode and a branch portion of a third electrode adjacent to each other, a length of a part intersecting with the branch portion of the third electrode is longer than a length of a part intersecting with the branch portion of the second electrode, and a driving operation is performed such that a potential difference between the first electrode and the third electrode is equal to or greater than a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US10317748B2 |
Display panels and the array substrates thereof
The present disclosure relates to a display panel and an array substrate including a plurality of pixel cells including colorful sub-pixels and one white sub-pixel. Each of the sub-pixels includes at least one sub-pixel electrode and at least one sub-pixel transistor corresponding to each of the sub-pixel electrode. The sub-pixel transistors are configured within the white sub-pixel to enhance an aperture rate of the colorful sub-pixels. As the sub-pixel transistors are configured within the same white sub-pixel, the brightness of the white sub-pixel may be decreased. At the same time, the aperture rate of the colorful sub-pixels may be greatly enhanced so as to enhance the performance of colorful images. |
| US10317743B2 |
Liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display device
The present invention discloses a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel, comprises: a first substrate, a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. And the liquid crystal panel further comprises: a thin film transistor array and a color resist layer are disposed on the first substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is negative type liquid crystal molecules. As such, the present invention can improve the transmitting rate of the liquid crystal panel. |
| US10317742B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area around the display area; a voltage line disposed on the peripheral area of the first base substrate; a protrusion disposed on the voltage line and including a first pattern containing a first color material and a second pattern containing a second color material different from the first color material; a connection electrode disposed on the protrusion and connected with the voltage line; and a light-blocking pattern disposed on the connection electrode and provided with an opening for partially exposing the connection electrode, wherein the protrusion includes a multilayer portion where the first pattern and the second pattern overlap each other and a single-layer portion where the first pattern and the second pattern do not overlap each other, and a lateral surface of the light-blocking pattern, defining the opening, overlaps the single-layer portion. |
| US10317738B2 |
Array substrate and a display panel
A display panel comprises an array substrate, an opposing substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a sealing member. An array substrate comprises a substrate, a switch array structure formed on the substrate, a retaining wall structure disposed on the peripheral region of the substrate and substantially surrounding the switch array structure, and a flow guiding structure disposed on an area surrounding the peripheral region between the switch array structure and the retaining wall structure and having a height different from a height of the retaining wall structure. The opposing substrate is disposed opposing to the array substrate, and the liquid crystal layer is interposed between the array substrate and the opposing substrate, and the sealing member is disposed on the array substrate corresponding to the location surrounding the periphery of the liquid crystal layer and seals the array substrate and the opposing substrate. |
| US10317735B2 |
Curved display device and method of manufacturing the same
A curved display device includes a display substrate which is curved in a first direction in a plan view and includes a display area including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image, and a peripheral area disposed adjacent to the display area, an opposite substrate which faces the display substrate, the opposite substrate coupled to the display substrate and curved in the first direction along the display substrate, a grayscale control layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, and a coupling member which is disposed in the peripheral area, interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate, and configured to couple the display substrate to the opposite substrate, and includes a first sealing portion which extends in the first direction and includes a light blocking material. |
| US10317732B2 |
Display apparatus with backlight unit
A display apparatus includes a plurality of light sources that are arranged in several rows at different intervals so that light emitted from the plurality of light sources may reach all regions of a display panel uniformly. Accordingly, a uniform dispersion of the light incident on the display panel may be achieved. Furthermore, distribution of light generated from the plurality of light sources on the display panel may be facilitated through a reflecting unit without the use of a light-guide plate or the like. |
| US10317729B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device that makes it possible to enhance the uniformity of brightness distribution within a display surface. The display apparatus is provided with: a display panel having one surface on which an image is displayed; a substrate that is arranged facing the other surface of the display panel and that has a plurality of light sources mounted thereon; a rectangular diffuser plate arranged between the display panel and the substrate; and a support member that supports the peripheral edge of the diffuser plate and that comprises an opening through which light from the light sources passes. Notched sections notched to positions further inward than the edge of the opening in the support member are provided to the four corners of the diffuser plate. |
| US10317728B2 |
Backlight device and liquid crystal display device including same
Object:To provide a backlight device for a liquid crystal display device which can suppress occurrence of power loss in any of light emitting bodies, and a liquid crystal display device including the backlight device.Solution to Problem:In a cluster (161), arranged are two magenta light emitting bodies (131) including a blue light emitting element (143) with high drive voltage and red phosphors (151) covering the blue light emitting element (143), two green light emitting bodies (132), and one blue light emitting body (133). With this configuration, since two blue LED elements (143) are implemented also in two magenta light emitting bodies (131), the drive voltage of the magenta light emitting bodies (131) is substantially equal to the drive voltage of the green light emitting bodies (132) and the blue light emitting body (133). |
| US10317725B2 |
Display device
According to an aspect, a display device includes: a controller; and a pixel including: first to fourth sub-pixels including respective first to fourth color filters transmitting light having respective spectrum peaks falling on a spectrum of reddish green, a spectrum of bluish green, a spectrum of red, and a spectrum of blue, respectively. The first to fourth sub-pixels each include a reflective electrode reflecting light transmitted through the color filter. The first to fourth sub-pixels are each divided into sub-divided pixels having different areas to perform multiple gradation expression through a combination of whether each of the sub-divided pixels reflects light. The controller stores patterns of combinations of whether each of the sub-divided pixels reflects light according to an input signal, and controls operations of the sub-divided pixels through use of any one of the patterns based on a predetermined condition including light intensity. |
| US10317722B2 |
Display device
A pixel section which is a display region, and a frame section which is a non-display region surrounding a periphery of the pixel section are defined in a display device. The display device comprises a first display panel including: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and including a light shielding layer; and a plurality of spacers formed between these two substrate. The second substrate includes a first frame area constituting a portion disposed in the frame section. The first frame area includes a light shielding forming region and a light shielding non-forming region. A spacer disposed in the frame section among the plurality of spacers is formed on the light shielding forming region in the first frame area. The light shielding non-forming region is disposed around the spacer disposed on the light shielding forming region. |
| US10317721B2 |
Dual-view field display panel, manufacturing method thereof and display device
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a dual-view field display panel comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; and a dual-view grating disposed on a side of the first substrate away from the second substrate, which has a plurality of elongated transparent areas spaced from each other; wherein each of the plurality of elongated transparent areas corresponds to a plurality of rows of pixels and is substantially parallel therewith, and the number of rows of the plurality of rows of pixels corresponding to each of the plurality of elongated transparent areas is selected based on the thickness of the first substrate, so that light from the plurality of rows of pixels is able to be viewed in the left-view field or in the right-view field through a corresponding transparent area. The distance between the dual-view grating and the pixels can be equal to the thickness of the glass substrate by adjusting the number of pixels corresponding to the transparent areas of the dual-view grating, thereby reducing manufacturing process difficulty, resulting in being able to manufacture the dual-view products with existing manufacturing process directly, and increasing the rate of qualified products greatly. |
| US10317718B2 |
Valve positioner
A smart valve positioner is provided with a local user interface with but-tons and a display inside a positioner housing under a housing cover for locally operating the valve positioner. The valve positioner is further provided with a detector detecting whether the housing or the housing cover is open or closed. The operation mode of the local user interface is configured to be different depending on whether the housing or housing cover is open or closed. For example, a larger variety of operations may be available when the housing or housing cover is open. |
| US10317714B2 |
Presentation control device, game machine and program
A presentation control device includes: a first display unit which is a transmissive display unit; a transparent backlight formed of transparent material, provided relative to the first display unit opposite the viewing surface of the first display unit, and configured to emit light toward the first display unit; a light source configured to output object light to the transparent backlight where light from an object provided opposite the light emission plane of the transparent backlight is output toward the transparent backlight and the first display unit; and a display device including a controller configured to control the first display unit, the transparent backlight, and the light source so that light emitted from the transparent backlight shows an image on the first display unit, and so that the object light can pass through the transparent backlight and the first display unit and be output. |
| US10317711B2 |
System and method for manipulating color changing materials
Systems and methods of manipulating a color displayed by an article of wear comprising iron oxide colloidal nanocrystals arranged within chains are described. Steps may include forming the article of wear from a raw material that include the chains of nanocrystals, applying a magnetic field to the raw material, applying energy to at least some of the chains of nanocrystals to soften materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to which the energy is applied, adjusting a strength of the magnetic field to control the color displayed by the raw material, removing the energy to allow the materials within the raw material immediately surrounding the chains of nanocrystals to harden and fix a location of the nanocrystals within the chains, and removing the magnetic field. |
| US10317708B2 |
Light-operated adjustable terahertz wave attenuator and use method thereof
The present invention discloses a light-operated adjustable terahertz wave attenuator. The attenuator includes a silicon base-silicon base-vanadium oxide thin film, a laser emitter and a spherical collimating lens, wherein the silicon based-vanadium dioxide thin film is vertical to a terahertz beam direction, the laser emitter is arranged on one side of the silicon based-vanadium dioxide thin film, the laser emitter is connected with the collimator, the laser emitted from the laser emitter is emitted from the collimator and irradiates on a film surface of the silicon based-vanadium oxide thin film, and the spots of the laser irradiating on the film surface of the silicon based-vanadium oxide thin film completely cover the transmitted terahertz wave spots. The present invention further discloses a use method of the light-operated adjustable terahertz wave attenuator. |
| US10317706B1 |
Battery assembly for a wearable electronic device
Apparatuses, systems and methods for electronic wearable devices such as smart glasses are described. According to one embodiment, a temple assembly forming part of the smart glasses is disclosed. The assembly can include a temple mechanical connection, a battery carrier, a battery, and a temple body. The temple mechanical connection is configured to form an articulated joint at a first longitudinal end portion thereof with a frame of the wearable electronic glasses. The battery carrier is rigidly attached to the temple mechanical connection at a second longitudinal end portion thereof. The battery is mounted on the battery carrier. The temple body comprises a plastics material, and is configured to house the battery and battery carrier and interface with the second longitudinal end portion of the temple mechanical connection. The battery and battery carrier are generally longitudinally aligned along a longitudinal extent of the temple body, and are configured to form at least part of a structural framework for the temple body. |
| US10317704B2 |
Smart contact lenses for augmented reality and methods of manufacturing and operating the same
Example embodiments disclose a smart contact lens for augmented reality and methods of manufacturing and operating the smart contact lens. The smart contact lens includes a first contact lens, a display unit in a center region of the first contact lens, a peripheral device on the first contact lens and around the display unit, the peripheral device being connected to the display unit, and a passivation layer covering the display unit and the peripheral device. The method of manufacturing the smart contact lens includes forming a display unit; mounting the display unit in a center region of a first contact lens, forming a peripheral device on the first contact lens, around the display unit and in connection with the display unit, and forming a passivation layer to cover the display unit and the peripheral device. |
| US10317701B2 |
Crazing resistant coating and method thereof
An anti-reflective coating system configured to resist crazing resulting from applied compressive forces, and an optical article employing the anti-reflective coating system; and methods of forming the same. |
| US10317696B2 |
Electromagnetic wave focusing device and optical apparatus including the same
Electromagnetic wave focusing devices and optical apparatuses including the same are provided. An electromagnetic wave focusing device may include a plurality of material members located at different distances from a reference point. The intervals and/or widths of the material members may vary with distance from the reference point. For example, the intervals and/or widths of the material members may increase or decrease with distance from the reference point. The intervals and/or widths of the material members may be controlled to satisfy a spatial coherence condition with the electromagnetic wave. |
| US10317692B2 |
Stereoscopic display for naked eyes
The present application discloses a stereoscopic display for naked eyes includes a two-dimensional display panel, a stereoscopic module for the naked eyes and a light converting module. The stereoscopic module for the naked eyes is deposited between the two-dimensional display panel and the light converting module. The two-dimensional display panel is used to output a two-dimensional image based on the linearly polarized light; the stereoscopic module for the naked eyes is used to output a three-dimensional image based on the linearly polarized light. The light converting module is used to convert the linearly polarized light to a circularly polarized light and output a three-dimensional image based on the circularly polarized light. |
| US10317691B2 |
Arrays of individually oriented micro mirrors providing infinite axis activation imaging for imaging security devices
A visual display assembly useful as an authentication or anti-counterfeiting element. The assembly includes a substrate and, on a surface of the substrate, an array of micro mirrors receiving ambient light. Each mirror includes a reflective surface to reflect the ambient light so as to display an image that appears to float in a plane, which is spaced a distance apart from the surface of the substrate. The image includes a plurality of pixels, and the array of micro mirrors includes for each of the pixels a set of the micro mirrors each having a reflective surface oriented to reflect the ambient light toward a point on the plane corresponding to one of the pixels. Each of the sets of the micro mirrors includes a plurality of the micro mirrors, and the reflected ambient light each set of micro mirrors intersects to illuminate or write a pixel of an image. |
| US10317686B2 |
Image display device
An image display device includes: an input unit that inputs image data constituted with pixel data, each set of the pixel data being generated based upon a plurality of image signals output from a plurality of image-capturing pixels arrayed in correspondence to a plurality of photographic micro-lenses distinct from one another; a generation unit that generates display image data containing three-dimensional information based upon the image data; a display unit constituted with a plurality of display pixels disposed in a two-dimensional pattern, which emits light fluxes from the plurality of display pixels in correspondence to the display image data; and a micro-lens array that includes a plurality of micro-lenses, via which a three-dimensional image is formed by combining the light fluxes emitted from the plurality of display pixels, disposed in a two-dimensional array pattern. |
| US10317683B2 |
Head-mounted electronic device
A head-mounted electronic device includes two earphones, one covering member, and two display members. The covering member is connected to the two earphones and is configured to cover a space in front of the eyes of a user. The covering member includes a dimming portion that is located in front of the eyes and whose transparency can be changed. Each display member is rotatably connected to one corresponding earphone and can rotate to a first position in front of the eyes and a second position staggered the eyes. At the first position, the dimming part is in a light shading state and display members project images to the eyes of the user. At the second position, the dimming element is in a light transmission state and the display members project images to the dimming portion, so that the user can see external scenes and the projected images. |
| US10317679B2 |
Light homogenization
An optical reflective device for homogenizing light including a waveguide having a first and second waveguide surface and a partially reflective element is disclosed. The partially reflective element may be located between the first waveguide surface and the second waveguide surface. The partially reflective element may have a reflective axis parallel to a waveguide surface normal. The partially reflective element may be configured to reflect light incident on the partially reflective element at a first reflectivity for a first set of incidence angles and reflect light incident on the partially reflective element at a second reflectivity for a second set of incident angles. |
| US10317678B2 |
Catadioptric on-axis virtual/augmented reality glasses system and method
A method and system for operating a catadioptric glasses system is presented. The method includes the steps of generating an image via a light engine included in a glasses system and projecting the image onto a display that includes a diffusion layer positioned between a curved mirror and a user's retina. Light emitted from a surface of the diffusion layer is reflected off the curved mirror to the user's retina through the diffusion layer, and the diffusion layer is located between a focal point of the curved mirror and a surface of the curved mirror. The diffusion layer may be mechanically moved relative to the user's eye to enable light to pass through transparent regions in the diffusion layer in a time multiplexed fashion. The glasses system may also include a mirror stack to enable different virtual images to be formed at different depths. |
| US10317677B2 |
Display system
A display system comprises an optical waveguide, an actuator and a light engine. The light engine generates multiple input beams which form a virtual image. An incoupling grating of the optical waveguide couples each beam into an intermediate grating of the waveguide, in which that beam is guided onto multiple splitting regions. The intermediate grating splits that beam at the splitting regions to provide multiple substantially parallel versions of that beam. Those multiple versions are coupled into an exit grating of the waveguide, in which the multiple versions are guided onto multiple exit regions. The exit grating diffracts the multiple versions of that beam outwardly. The multiple input beams thus cause multiple exit beams to exit the waveguide which form a version of the virtual image. The actuator is coupled to the waveguide and is arranged to generate acoustic waves, which are incident on, and propagate through, the optical waveguide. |
| US10317675B2 |
Display device for motor vehicle
A display device for a motor vehicle includes: a projection module fix generating an image for a projection in a direction of gaze of a user of the display device along an optical path; a reflection and/or display element; a support element for the reflection and/or display element; and a holding element, configured such that the reflection and/or display element is held, without deformation of the reflection and/or display element, between the support element and the holding element and in a fixed position relative to the support element. |
| US10317669B2 |
Micro-optical electromechanical device and method for manufacturing it
According to an embodiment, a micro-optical electromechanical device includes a body, a mirror element, and a spring structure configured to flexibly support the mirror element to the body. The spring structure includes at least one piezoelectric transducer adapted to induce in the spring structure a displacement that moves the mirror element. |
| US10317665B2 |
Method for correcting illumination-dependent aberrations in a modular digital microscope, digital microscope and data-processing program
The invention relates to a method of correcting illumination-dependent aberrations in a modular digital microscope comprising a coaxial bright field illumination apparatus, a motor-driven zoom apparatus, an objective, a digital image acquisition unit and an image processing unit. The method according to the invention is based on the use of calibration data, which are preferably stored in the image processing unit as a calibration data record. The calibration data record is established for each combination of objective and zoom and stored in a data memory. The method is integrated into the image processing unit for live-correction or available as software for image post-processing of microscope images. The invention further relates to a digital microscope. |
| US10317664B2 |
Microscope device
Reacquisition of an image is avoided, thus improving working efficiency. Provided is a microscope device including a plurality of confocal observation units or image capturing units that are capable of acquiring images of the same sample S, a region specifying unit that specifies, on a reference image acquired by a confocal observation unit or image capturing unit, an ROI of an observation image to be acquired by another image capturing unit or confocal observation unit, and a field-of-view displaying unit that displays, superimposed on the reference image, a maximum-limit indication indicating a maximum field of view of the other image capturing unit or confocal observation unit. |
| US10317660B2 |
Microscope apparatus, automatic focusing device, and automatic focusing method
A microscope apparatus includes an objective and an automatic focusing device. The automatic focusing device is an automatic focusing device of an active type that irradiates a specimen with automatic focusing light via the objective, and the automatic focusing device is configured in such away that an illumination light axis of the automatic focusing light passes through a position distant from an optical axis of the objective. |
| US10317654B2 |
Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, and variable magnification optical system manufacturing method
A variable magnification optical system includes: a first lens group having positive refractive power and arranged closest to an object; a negative lens group having negative refractive power; a positive lens group which has positive refractive power, which includes at least one lens that moves integrally with an aperture stop, and which is arranged closer to an image than the negative lens group; and a focusing group arranged between the negative lens group and the positive lens group. When varying magnification, distances between the first lens group and the negative lens group and between the negative lens group and the positive lens group are changed. When focusing, distances between the focusing group and a lens facing an object-side of the focusing group and between the focusing group and a lens facing an image-side of the focusing group are changed. A predetermined conditional expression is satisfied. |
| US10317652B1 |
Optical assembly for a wide field of view point action camera with low astigmatism
An optical assembly for a point action camera with a wide field of view includes multiple lens elements configured to provide a field of view in excess of 150 degrees. One or more lens elements has an aspheric surface. The optical assembly exhibits a low longitudinal astigmatism of approximately 0.3 mm or less. |
| US10317649B2 |
Camera actuator vibration damping
A camera module includes an optical package, a camera actuator for moving the optical package, a camera subassembly, and one or more resilient members arranged within the camera subassembly to prevent, reduce, or cushion contact between the optical package and other components of the camera. The resilient members may be mounted on the lens carrier of the optical package and configured to come into resistive contact with components of the camera subassembly and/or mounted on components of the camera subassembly and configured to come into resistive contact with the optical package. In either case, the resistive cushioning provided by the resilient members may reduce or prevent contact (and an associated rattling noise associated with the contact) between the optical package and the hard components of the camera subassembly. The resilient members may be configured to cushion, but also allow hard stop contact. In embodiments bumpers (e.g., elastomeric pads) may be used. |
| US10317648B2 |
Photographing module and electronic device
A photographing module includes an imaging lens assembly. The imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements, wherein one of the lens elements is a plastic lens element. At least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the plastic lens element includes an effective optical portion and a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion surrounds the effective optical portion, and includes a plurality of rib structures, a first fitting section and an isolation section. Each of the rib structures has a strip shape along a radial direction of an optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the rib structures are arranged around the effective optical portion. The first fitting section surrounds the effective optical portion, and is connected to another one of the lens elements adjacent to the surface. The isolation section is disposed between the rib structures and the first fitting section. |
| US10317646B2 |
Optical imaging module, image capturing apparatus and electronic device
An optical imaging module includes six lens elements, the six lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element has an image-side surface being concave. The third lens element has an image-side surface being convex. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave and an image-side surface being convex. The sixth lens element has an image-side surface being concave, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are both aspheric, and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element includes at least one inflection point. |
| US10317645B2 |
Optical imaging system
An optical imaging system includes a first lens having a concave image-side surface, a second lens having a concave image-side surface, and a third lens having a positive refractive power. The optical imaging system includes a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and a concave object-side surface, a fifth lens, a sixth lens having a positive refractive power, and a seventh lens having a concave object-side surface. The first lens to the seventh lens are sequentially disposed at intervals from an object side toward an imaging plane. |
| US10317643B2 |
Optical assembly comprising a conical mirror
An optical assembly is disclosed. The optical assembly includes a collimating lens which collimates a divergent laser beam. A conical mirror has a reflecting cover surface and deforms a laser beam, which propagates in the direction of the conical axis, into an annular beam in a propagation plane perpendicular to the conical axis. An optics carrier has a first carrier element on which the collimating lens is fixed and a second carrier element on which the conical mirror is fixed. A connection device has at least one connection element which connects the first and second carrier elements to one another. The at least one connection element is arranged askew to the conical axis of the conical mirror. |
| US10317642B2 |
Camera filter frame and camera filter unit
A camera filter unit (10) includes a front ring (4) for holding a polarization filter (2) and a rear ring (5) for rotatably holding the front ring (4). The front ring (4) includes a rear annular wall portion (18) extending in a radial direction (R), a rear annular plate portion (19) extending rearward from the inner peripheral end of the rear annular wall portion (18), and an annular projection portion (20) projecting for a short distance from the rear end of the rear annular plate portion (19) toward the outer peripheral side. The rear annular wall portion (18), the rear annular plate portion (19), and the annular projection portion (20) form an annular recess (21) on the outer peripheral surface of the front ring (4). The rear ring (5) includes an annular protrusion (45) protruding to the inner peripheral side. The annular protrusion (45) is inserted into the annular recess (21) of the front ring (4). |
| US10317640B2 |
Indexing terminal arrangement
An indexing terminal arrangement includes a terminal housing that receives an input cable; an optical power splitter disposed within the interior of the terminal housing; a first multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; a first single-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing; and a pass-through multi-fiber optical adapter coupled to the terminal housing. Split optical signals are provided to the first multi-fiber optical adapter and the first single-fiber optical adapter. Unsplit and indexed optical signals are provided to the pass-through optical adapter. |
| US10317638B2 |
Flexible optical circuit, cassettes, and methods
A fiber optic cassette includes a body defining a front and an opposite rear. A cable entry location, such as a multi-fiber connector, 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 one or more single or multi-fiber connectors adjacent the front of the body. A flexible substrate is positioned between the cable entry location and the connectors adjacent the front of the body, the flexible substrate rigidly supporting the plurality of optical fibers. Each of the connectors adjacent the front of the body includes a ferrule. Dark fibers can be provided if not all fiber locations are used in the multi-fiber connectors. Multiple flexible substrates can be used with one or more multi-fiber connectors. |
| US10317635B2 |
Optical fiber cable with bonded core elements
An optical communication cable and related systems and methods are provided. The optical cable includes a plurality of wrapped core elements, and the outer surfaces of adjacent wrapped core elements are joined together by discrete bond sections. The discrete bonds sections may be structures such as laser welds, ultrasonic welds, or adhesive material. The discrete bonds hold the wrapped core elements together in the wrapped pattern, such as an SZ stranding pattern. |
| US10317622B2 |
Right-angle waveguide having circular-cylinder-type square-lattice photonic crystal and single compensation scattering cylinder having low reference index
A right-angle bending waveguide includes a circular-hole-type square-lattice photonic crystal (PhC) and a single compensation scattering rod having a low refractive index. The right-angle bending waveguide is a PhC formed from first dielectric rods having a low refractive index arranged in a background dielectric having a low refractive index according to a square lattice. In the PhC, one row and one column of the first dielectric rods having a high refractive index are removed to form the right-angle bending waveguide. A second dielectric rod having a high refractive index is arranged at a corner of the right-angle bending waveguide. The second dielectric rod is the compensation scattering rod or an air hole. The first dielectric rods are circular rods having the low refractive index or air holes. The right-angle bending waveguide having the circular-hole-type square-lattice PhC and the single compensation scattering rod having the low refractive index has extremely low reflectance and a very high transmission rate, facilitates large-scale optical path integration, and provides a broader space for PhC application. |
| US10317620B2 |
Interposer beam expander chip
An interposer chip for coupling light between an array of fibers and an array of optical waveguides on a second photonic chip. The interposer chip has an array of V-grooves for aligning the ends of the fibers to corresponding ends of an array of optical waveguides on the interposer chip. Each optical waveguide has a taper with a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to support an optical mode that couples efficiently to the mode of an optical fiber. The taper reduces the vertical mode size, so that the mode supported by the second end of the taper may be efficiently coupled to a 3-micron thick optical waveguide on the second photonic chip. The interposer chip further has a hard stop having a flat surface parallel to the optical waveguides on the interposer chip, at the interface to the second chip. When the interposer chip is flipped and assembled with the second chip, the hard stop abuts against a mounting surface on the second chip, so that optical waveguides on the interposer chip are aligned, in the vertical direction, with optical waveguides on the second chip. |
| US10317619B2 |
High-bandwidth bend-insensitive multimode optical fiber
A high-bandwidth bend-insensitive multimode optical fiber includes a core and a cladding. A refractive index profile of the core has a parabola shape and a distribution index thereof is α. The core has a radius of 23-27 μm. A maximum relative refractive index difference of a central position of the core is 0.9%-1.2%. The core is a germanium-fluorine co-doped silicon dioxide glass layer. The central position of the core has a minimum amount of fluorine doped, and a mass percentage of fluorine content is CF,min. A mass percentage of fluorine content of the core changes with the radius according to a function. The cladding successively comprises an inner cladding, a trench cladding, and an outer cladding from inside to outside. The optical fiber reduces bandwidth-wavelength sensitivity while improving bandwidth performance; is compatible with existing OM3/OM4 multimode optical fibers, and support wavelength-division multiplexing technology in a wavelength range of 850-950 nm. |
| US10317618B2 |
Electronic device including display and light guide
An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device according to the present invention comprises a first body equipped with a display in one side thereof; a coupling opening located in the other side of the first body; a light guide unit located in the coupling opening and transmitting light generated by operation of the display to the other side of the first body; and a second body connected to the first body through a hinge, wherein the light guide unit includes a plate and a convex portion formed on one surface of the plate and corresponding to the shape of the coupling opening. According to the present invention, an electronic device may include a light guide unit capable of transmitting light so as to correspond to the shape of a coupling opening of the body. |
| US10317617B2 |
Display device and method for preparing the same
A display device and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module is located below the display panel and includes a back plate, a first adhesive layer, a light emitting module and a reflector. The first adhesive layer is disposed on the back plate and the first adhesive layer includes a first area and a second area. The first area is adjacent to the second area. The light emitting module includes a light emitting unit and a print circuit board. The light emitting unit and the print circuit board are electrically connected, and the print circuit board is disposed in the first area of the first adhesive layer. A part of the reflector is disposed in the second area of the first adhesive layer. |
| US10317610B2 |
Illumination device and display device
A backlight device is provided with: LEDs; a light guide plate having a light-receiving face, a light-exiting surface, and an opposite plate surface; a prism sheet that is disposed on the light-exiting side of the light guide plate and that includes a plurality of light-exiting side prisms aligned along a second direction; a light-exiting surface-side prism portion that is disposed in the light-exiting surface of the light guide plate and that includes a plurality of light-exiting surface-side prisms aligned along the second direction; a light emission reflection portion that is disposed in the opposite plate surface of the light guide plate and that includes a plurality of reflection units aligned along a first direction at an interval; and an opposite plate surface-side prism portion that is disposed in the opposite plate surface of the light guide plate and that includes a plurality of opposite plate surface-side prisms aligned along the second direction. |
| US10317609B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel, a light source and an optical component which receives light from the light source, outputs the provided light toward the display panel, and includes a light guiding film which guides the light toward the display panel, an optical sheet which is coupled to the light guiding film, and the optical sheet includes a base film and optical patterns disposed between the base film and the light guiding film to adjust the traveling direction of the light, and a reinforcing part filled between the base film and the light guiding film corresponding to a periphery of the optical component. |
| US10317608B2 |
Luminaires utilizing optical waveguide
A lighting device comprises a body of optically transmissive material exhibiting a total internal reflection characteristic, the body further comprising a light input surface for receiving light, a light extraction portion spaced from the light input surface, a light transmission portion disposed between the light input surface and the light extraction portion, and at least one light deflection surface for deflecting light toward the light extraction portion. Further in accordance with this aspect the light extraction portion comprises a first extraction surface for extracting light deflected by the at least one light deflection surface out of the body and a second extraction surface for extracting light other than light deflected by the at least one light deflection surface out of the body. |
| US10317606B2 |
Étendue-squeezing light injector and apparatus
An etendue squeezing optic includes light guiding elements that are extruded sideways to guide light to a wide outlet surface for efficient injection into an edge face of a flat light guide such as a backlight panel for a visual display, in combination with a light source optically coupled to the light inlet through an air-gap, so that light entering the optic through the air-gap is confined to a cone of directions determined by a critical angle of refraction into the optic from air at the air-gap. |
| US10317600B2 |
Light guide, especially for signal lamps of motor vehicles
The light guide, especially for motor vehicle signal lamps, comprises a collimator with a collimating wall for binding and routing light rays, and a light guiding body that continues the collimating wall, is of a material with refractive index (n), and is integral, spatially shaped, planar, and fitted at its end with an output emitting surface providing a signal light function. The first height (d) of the body at its beginning where it adjoins the collimating wall, is bigger than its second height where it passes into the emitting surface. The body is adapted to emit light rays generally within angle (ω) of diffusion from the optical axis (x), and comprises a transitional surface that is, in its profile towards the emitting surface, inclined towards the longitudinal axis of the profile. The ratio of inclination height (a) and inclination length (b) of the transitional surface is defined as: a b = tg ( 1 2 arc sin ( sin ω n ) ) |
| US10317594B2 |
Optical constructions
An optical construction includes a reflective polarizer layer having a first pass axis and an absorptive polarizer layer having a second pass axis that is substantially aligned with the first pass axis. At least one electrically conductive light scattering layer is arranged between the reflective polarizer layer and the absorptive polarizer layer. |
| US10317583B2 |
2D deglaring diffusers increasing axial luminous intensity
A light transmissive structure includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces and an array of microprism elements on the first face, with a respective microprism element comprising a plurality of concentric microprisms. The light transmissive structure is configured to receive light from a light source facing the second face and reduce high-angle luminous intensity of the light emerging from the first face. |
| US10317577B2 |
Optical article comprising an antireflective coating with a low reflection both in the ultraviolet region and in the visible region
An ophthalmic lens with a low reflection in both the ultraviolet region and the visible region is disclosed. The ophthalmic lens comprises a substrate with a front main face and a rear main face. The rear main face is coated with a multilayered antireflective coating. The antireflective coating comprises a stack of at least one layer having a refractive index higher than 1.6 and of at least one layer having a refractive index lower than 1.55. The mean reflection factor Ruv on the rear face between 280 nm and 380 nm, weighted by the function W(λ), is lower than or equal to 5%, preferably is lower than or equal to 4%, for an angle of incidence of 35°. The Chroma C* of reflected light is equal to or lower than 4, preferably lower or equal to 3, for an angle of incidence (θ) of 15°. |
| US10317570B2 |
Method and system for measuring a perpendicular wind component
A system and method for measuring a perpendicular wind speed component with respect to a suspended cable span. The method includes monitoring a motion of at least one point of the suspended cable span over a time interval, and determining whether the motion includes Aeolian vibration. If the motion does not include Aeolian vibration, a transverse swing angle of the suspended cable span is measured and the perpendicular wind speed component is calculated as a function of the transverse swing angle. If the motion includes Aeolian vibration, a frequency of the Aeolian vibration is measured and said perpendicular wind speed component is calculated as a function of the Aeolian vibration frequency. The method may include measuring an effective incident radiation and for determining a maximum allowable current rating, or “ampacity”, for the suspended cable span, as well as for supplying electric power over a power line comprising said power span. |
| US10317569B2 |
Method of stratigraphic modeling of faults
A new gridding method is disclosed for forward stratigraphic modeling that allows for syndepositional and/or postdepositional fault movement. The new gridding algorithm may represent both the lateral move of structure block, and provide efficiency that is comparable to the structured grid for forward stratigraphy model accessing previous deposited sediments stored in the grid. Embodiments of the disclosed methods allow for structural moves by performing a set of simple operations on the grid. The operations are generally simple, and do not change the overall topology of the grid. Therefore the operation can be easily repeated and the overall topological structure of the grid remains largely unchanged for simple access by the forward stratigraphic model. Further details and advantages of various embodiments of the method are described in more herein. |
| US10317567B2 |
Three-dimensional waveguide sensors for sample analysis
Systems and methods for measuring a characteristic of a fluid are provided. The system includes a plurality of waveguides embedded in a substrate, and an exposed surface of the substrate comprising a portion of a side surface of at least one of the plurality of waveguides. The system also includes a sensitized coating in the at least one of the plurality of waveguides. The exposed surface is curved in a direction perpendicular to a light propagation in the waveguide. A method of fabricating a system as above is also provided. |
| US10317565B2 |
Induction logging borehole correction for water-based mud
A method of borehole correction for water-based mud includes conveying an induction logging tool along a borehole through a formation, obtaining one or more formation measurements using the tool, obtaining a water-based mud conductivity, performing an oil-based mud inversion on the formation measurements to determine an inverted formation conductivity, calculating a corrected formation conductivity using the water-based mud conductivity and the inverted formation conductivity, and displaying a log based at least in part on the corrected formation conductivity. |
| US10317561B2 |
Estimation of three-dimensional formation using multi-component induction tools
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to utilize signals acquired from a multi-component induction tool operating in a wellbore. The acquired signals can be correlated to an apparent conductivity of a formation and mapped to components of the apparent conductivity tensor conductivity. A multi-stage inversion scheme can be implemented to determine three-dimensional formation parameters from operating the multi-component induction tool. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10317560B2 |
Systems and methods of robust determination of boundaries
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to operate a drilling operation relative to formation boundaries. The apparatus and methods can include operating one or more transmitters in a borehole in a formation having a thickness between two boundaries, selecting thickness models based on applying responses from operating the one or more transmitters such that the thickness of the formation is between the two thickness models, and generating a value of a distance to a nearest boundary based on linearization of the thickness models with respect to a long distance investigation parameter and a short distance investigation parameter. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10317559B1 |
Ground tracking devices and methods for use with a utility locator
A ground tracking apparatus for connection to a locator or other measurement device and configured to determine position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground tracking apparatus may include a ground follower assembly including one or more wheels, which may be detachably coupled to a buried object locator system to capture three-dimensional positional and orientation information during a locate process, as well as provide output data or information to be integrated with maps, photographs, drawings, or other data or information. |
| US10317557B2 |
Method and device for measuring fluid properties using an electromechanical resonator
A method and device are described for making in situ measurements of the density and viscosity of downhole fluids at subterranean wells. An oscillator circuit is deployed in the well comprising an amplifier, a feedback loop, and an electromechanical resonator. The electromechanical resonator is a component in the feedback loop of the oscillator circuit, and has a resonance mode that determines the frequency of the oscillator circuit. The electromechanical resonator is also in contact with the fluid such that the density and viscosity of the fluid influence the resonant frequency and damping of the resonator. The frequency of the oscillator is measured by a microcontroller. In one embodiment, the oscillator circuit periodically stops driving the electromechanical resonator such that the oscillation decays and the rate of decay is also measured by the microcontroller. The density and viscosity of the fluid are determined from the frequency and rate of decay of the oscillation. This measurement technique provides a faster response time to fluid changes than is possible with conventional measurement methods, and the fast response time opens up new applications for downhole viscosity and density measurements, including determining PVT characteristics, phase diagrams, and flow rates. |
| US10317555B2 |
Method of minimizing tool response for downhole logging operations
A method of obtaining an equivalent tool model includes obtaining a set of known well data, in which the known well data includes sensor data measured by a logging tool and an actual dispersion response, and the logging tool has an actual tool size. The method also includes obtaining one or more well parameters from the known well data, and inputting the one or more well parameters and a model tool size into a rigid tool model. The method further includes obtaining an estimated dispersion response from the rigid tool model, and fitting the estimated dispersion response to the actual dispersion response by adjusting the model tool size. |
| US10317551B2 |
Using seabed sensors and sea-surface reflections for structural imaging of a subsurface location in a geological formation
The present disclosure provides a technique for marine seismic imaging that processes data acquired from two or more different seismic surveys in a combined manner to advantageous effect. The different seismic surveys may use seabed sensors at same positions on the seabed, but they may have different shot locations and may be performed at different times. In one use case, the technique may be used to image a subsurface location that is difficult to image using either survey alone. In another use case, the technique may be used to image a subsurface location under an obstruction. The technique may also be utilized to efficiently monitor a reservoir over time. |
| US10317549B2 |
Systems and methods for non-parametric autopicking of seismic wave features from seismic data
Systems and methods for automatically detecting and identifying seismic wave features in seismic data are provided. In general, the systems and methods utilize a nonparametric time series classification method to detect seismic wave features that may otherwise be difficult to automatically identify in seismic data. Instead of building a model by estimating parameters from the seismic data, the data itself is used to define a trained model. The systems and methods described here provide the ability to detect and identify seismic wave features with reasonably fast and extremely accurate results without needing to compute parameters. |
| US10317547B2 |
Noise model estimation in multimeasurement data
Various implementations described herein are directed to methods for processing seismic data, including estimating a spectral noise power of multi-measurement seismic data received from a multi-dimensional seismic sensor array having multiple seismic sensors. The methods may include receiving a shot record of multi-measurement seismic data in time-domain, partitioning the shot record into overlapping time-space windows, and computing a frequency-domain spectrum for each time-space window. The methods may include computing a signal presence probability for each time-space window using the frequency-domain spectrum and prior probabilities of signal presence and absence for each time-space window. The methods may include iteratively updating a collective spectral noise power by recursively estimating the spectral noise power of a current time-space window based on the frequency spectrum for the current time-space window, the signal presence probability computed for the current time-space window, and a previously estimated spectral noise power of a previous time-space window. |
| US10317546B2 |
Efficient and stable absorbing boundary condition in finite-difference calculations
Method for generating an effective, efficient, and stable absorbing boundary condition in finite-difference calculations, such as model-simulation of predicted seismic data. The top surface and optionally the bottom surface of the computational domain or grid are treated with one or more layers of PML (51), preferably 1D PML, assuming an orthorhombic medium in the PML implementation (52). The side surfaces are handled with one or more ABC layers (53). Further advantages may be realized by tapering earth model symmetry axis on the top and bottom of the model toward the vertical (54). The invention provides a beneficial compromise between reducing artifacts in the image or physical property model and computational efficiency and stability. |
| US10317541B2 |
Advanced fissile neutron detection system and method
A fissile neutron detection system includes an ionizing thermal neutron detector arrangement including an inner peripheral shape that at least substantially surrounds a moderator region for detecting thermal neutrons that exit the moderator region but is at least generally transparent to the incident fissile neutrons. A moderator is disposed within the moderator region having lateral extents such that any given dimension that bisects the lateral extents includes a length that is greater than any thickness of the moderator arrangement transverse to the lateral extents. The moderator can include major widthwise and major lengthwise lateral extents such that any given dimension across the lengthwise and widthwise lateral extents includes a length that is greater than any thickness of the moderator arrangement transverse to the lateral extents. |
| US10317540B2 |
Radiation detector and radiographic imaging apparatus
A radiation detector includes a flexible substrate; a plurality of pixels provided on a first surface of the substrate to accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation; and a terminal region part formed with a plurality of terminal regions each including terminals connected to a predetermined pixel group including some of the plurality of pixels and formed on the first surface of the substrate. |
| US10317538B2 |
Cloud-offloaded global satellite positioning
Some implementations provide low power reduced sampling of global positioning system (GPS) locations. A server may be configured to assist a mobile device in determining a location from a plurality of small GPS signal chunks and corresponding time stamps. For instance, the server may identify a set of satellites from each of the GPS signal chunks and by comparing the set of satellites for each of the GPS signal chunks to each other to determine a second set of satellites. The server may then estimate a location of the mobile based on the second set of satellites. |
| US10317532B1 |
Integrative optics system, device, and method
A laser is used to emit a diverging laser flash configured to illuminate a detection zone. A pseudoimaging optical receiver system is used to detect reflections from objects in the detection zone. The receiver system includes a time-gated photodetector array that is used to record signatures in a voxel array. A voxel processing module receives the voxel array and detects a reference clutter signal within the array. Potential targets are then detected according to target signals in relation to the reference clutter signal. |
| US10317527B2 |
Apparatus that detects person by using sonic sensor, method, electronic apparatus that includes the detection apparatus, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus including: a sonic sensor that outputs a sonic wave and receives a reflected wave of the output sonic wave; and a control unit configured to determine whether a person exists on a periphery of the information processing apparatus based on distance data and background data, wherein the distance data indicates intensity of a reflected wave in fixed time units received by the sonic sensor during a predetermined period of time after a sonic wave is output from the sonic sensor, the fixed time units being obtained by dividing the predetermined period of time, and the background data is past distance data prepared in advance. |
| US10317525B2 |
Robust dual-radar-beam systems and methods for traffic monitoring
A first method includes receiving a first reflected radar signal from a target in a first field of view and receiving a second reflected radar signal from a target in a second field of view offset from the first field of view by a predetermined distance; transforming the first and second reflected radar signals to obtain first and second sets of frequency coefficients, from which a frequency-dependent phase difference is obtained; and calculating a time-delay from the slope of the frequency dependence. A second method includes obtaining summed difference values between the first and second radar responses, where each of the summed difference values corresponds to different time shifts between the first and second radar response, and deriving from the summed difference values a time-delay associated with the target's motion from the first field of view to the second field of view. A third method combines the time-delays or associated speeds obtained from independent estimators. |
| US10317524B2 |
Systems and methods for side-directed radar from a vehicle
A system and method to sense an environment based on data acquired by side looking radar. For example, a side looking radar is mounted on one or both sides of a ground-based vehicle and performs measurements from environment while the vehicle is moving. As the vehicle moves, a scan of the environment is therefore performed, wherein movement of the vehicle provides another dimension of information for the scan. In another example, the radar can further scan in the vertical plane at a fixed side looking angle to increase the field of view. A 3D map and localization can be determined from the scan. |
| US10317523B2 |
Lighting device for a vehicle and vehicle headlight
A lighting device for a vehicle is provided. The lighting device includes a light source with which at least one of useful light or assist light can be emitted into the surroundings, a sensor with which at least one of useful light or assist light reflected by the surroundings can be at least partially detected, and an electronic unit for evaluating at least one of the useful light or assist light sensed by the sensor. |
| US10317522B2 |
Detecting long objects by sensor fusion
A system and method are provided for detecting and identifying elongated objects relative to a host vehicle. The method includes detecting objects relative to the host vehicle using a plurality of object detection devices, identifying patterns in detection data that correspond to an elongated object, wherein the detection data includes data fused from at least two of the plurality of object detection devices, determining initial object parameter estimates for the elongated object using each of the plurality of object detection devices, calculating object parameter estimates for the elongated object by fusing the initial object parameter estimates from each of the plurality of object detection devices, and determining an object type classification for the elongated object by fusing the initial object parameter estimates from each of the plurality of object detection devices. |
| US10317517B1 |
Vehicle location device
A detection device includes a receiver, an inertial-measurement-unit, an electronic-compass, and a controller-circuit. The receiver determines intensity of a homing-signal transmitted from a vehicle and received at the device. The inertial-measurement-unit determines a distance the device is moved. The electronic-compass determines a heading in which the device is moving. The controller-circuit is in communication with the receiver, the inertial-measurement-unit, and the electronic-compass. The controller-circuit determines a first-range between a first-position of the device and the vehicle. The controller-circuit determines that that the device has moved to a second-position based on a first-distance and a first-heading. The controller-circuit determines a second-range between the second-position and the vehicle. The controller-circuit determines that the device has moved to a third-position based on a second-distance and a second-heading. The controller-circuit determines a third-range between the third-position and the vehicle. The controller-circuit determines a travel-distance and a travel-direction from the device to the vehicle. |
| US10317515B2 |
Apparatus for identifying objects outside of a line-of-sight
An optical field sensor is used to make phase measurements over an area of light reflected from an object outside a field of view of the light field sensor. These phase measurements are applied to a machine learning system trained with similar phase measurements from objects outside of a field of view to identify the object within a class of objects subject to the training. |
| US10317512B2 |
RF system with an RFIC and antenna system
In accordance with an embodiment, a packaged radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) disposed on a substrate that has plurality of receiver circuits coupled to receive ports at a first edge of the RFIC, and a first transmit circuit coupled to a first transmit port at a second edge of the RFIC. The packaged RF circuit also includes a receive antenna system disposed on the package substrate adjacent to the first edge of the RFIC and a first transmit antenna disposed on the package substrate adjacent to the second edge of the RFIC and electrically coupled to the first transmit port of the RFIC. The receive antenna system includes a plurality of receive antenna elements that are each electrically coupled to a corresponding receive port. |
| US10317511B2 |
Systems and methods for synchronizing processor operations over a communications network
The systems and methods of the present disclosure utilize an advantageous data transmission protocol, which facilitates determining and compensating for transmission delay between nodes in a communications network in order to correlate timing information across multiple nodes. According to the systems and methods presented herein, data may be transmitted from a first node to a second node, wherein the transmitted data includes each of (i) timing information (as measured by a first timing mechanism associated with the first node) characterizing a first set of data and (ii) a transmission time (as also measured by the first timing mechanism). A receiving time (as measured by a second timing mechanism associated with the second node) for the first set of data, may also be determined. Based on these parameters timing information characterizing the first set of data in the context of the second timing mechanism may then be determined. |
| US10317510B2 |
Apparatus for obtaining trigger signals from ultrasound systems
An adaptor device includes a first connector (106) configured to interface with an ultrasound probe and a second connector (108) configured to interface with an ultrasound console. An array of lines (120) connects the first connector to the second connector. A pulse generator or generators (110, 112) are configured to output trigger signals responsive to a signal on one or more of the array of lines. An external output (114, 116) is configured to output the trigger signals. |
| US10317503B2 |
Testing device comprising circuitry to calculate a correction value for calibrating channel loss
According to one embodiment, a testing device includes a signal generator that generates a first signal output to a device under test, a channel selector provided after the signal generator and configured to select one of a plurality of channels, a signal receiver that receives the second signal supplied from the device under test, a correction value calculator that calculates a correction value for calibrating loss of a respective one of the channels, wherein the correction value calculator calculates a correction value for calibrating loss of a respective one of the channels included in the channel selector, based on a signal level received by the signal receiver via a loopback channel, when a calibration-level output state indicating a state where a signal level of the first signal generated by the signal generator reaches a predetermined transmission reference level of calibration is assumed. |
| US10317502B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging with RF noise detection coils
The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (142, 144) from an imaging zone (108). Execution of the instructions causes a processor (133) controlling the MRI system to: acquire (200) imaging magnetic resonance data (142) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system enabled; acquire (202) noise radio frequency data (148) using at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the noise radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the imaging magnetic resonance data; acquire (204) calibration magnetic resonance data (144) with radio frequency excitation of the radio frequency system disabled; acquire (206) reference radio frequency data (146) using the at least one RF noise detection coil, wherein the reference radio frequency data is acquired simultaneously with the calibration magnetic resonance data; and calculate (208) a noise calibration (150) using the reference radio frequency data and the calibration magnetic resonance data. |
| US10317500B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging with randomly distributed recording of raw data
In a method and apparatus for recording magnetic resonance (MR) signals from an examination object, raw data space is filled with MR signals in raw data lines. Movement information of the examination object is detected during recording of the MR signals and the movement information is grouped into different movement phases of the examination object. A temporally randomly distributed sequence of the recording of the raw data lines is determined, with which at least one predetermined portion of the raw data space is filled MR signals. The MR signals are acquired in the determined temporally randomly distributed sequence of the raw data lines in the predetermined portion. Each recorded raw data line is allocated to one of the movement phases of the examination object. |
| US10317496B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and control method for reconstruction of undersampled data
An MRI apparatus includes: a receive coil assembly including channels, and configured to receive an MR signal from an object; a data generator configured to generate undersampled image data on a k-space based on the MR signal; and a reconstructed image generator configured to generate a first reconstructed image from the undersampled image data using a parallel imaging method, and a second reconstructed image from the undersampled image data using compressed sensing. According to the MRI apparatus, since image reconstruction is performed using random undersampled image data, a parallel imaging method, and compressed sensing, it is possible to increase a speed of image acquisition and, at the same time, to improve the quality of images. |
| US10317484B2 |
Method and system for contactless power transfer in a gate driver unit
A gate driver unit is presented. The gate driver unit includes a first power exchanging coil operatively coupled to a power source. The gate driver unit includes a second power exchanging coil configured to receive power from the first power exchanging coil via a magnetic field and a field focusing element disposed between the first power exchanging coil and the second power exchanging coil and configured to focus the magnetic field onto the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit also includes a first circuit coupled to the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit includes a gate drive subunit operatively coupled to the first circuit and configured to provide an output signal to a control terminal corresponding to a controllable switch of a second circuit. A magnetic resonance imaging system and a method of contactless power transfer in a magnetic resonance imaging system are also presented. |
| US10317483B2 |
Radio frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance imaging system
In a radio frequency (RF) coil for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the RF coil includes loops that are radially arranged. At least some areas of each of the loops overlap each other at a central portion of a radial structure formed by the loops. |
| US10317479B2 |
Sensor unit and method for detecting an encoder at a predefined position
A sensor unit for detecting an encoder at a predefined position, having a circuit device and a threshold signal present at the circuit device, and a magnetic field sensor. The magnetic field sensor has a supply and ground terminal and first and second outputs, and outputs an analog sensor signal that is dependent on the distance of the encoder, and a supply unit connected to the supply terminal of the magnetic field sensor, the supply unit having a control input, and the circuit device is connected to the magnetic field sensor. The circuit device is configured to provide the sensor signal as an amplified signal value, and the circuit device is configured to determine an amount from the difference between the amplified signal value and the threshold signal and to control the amplification of the signal value and the supply unit as a function of the magnitude of the amount. |
| US10317478B2 |
Magnetic field sensor package
A magnetic field sensor package according to an embodiment includes: a package body; a magnetic field sensor disposed on top of the package body and including a sensor assembly in which a displacement is generated by a magnetic field; and a conductive line formed on the package body, which is for making current to be measured flow and generating a magnetic field for displacing the sensor assembly, wherein the conductive line generates a magnetic field applied in a perpendicular direction to the sensor assembly. |
| US10317477B2 |
Inspection method and manufacturing method of secondary battery
An inspection method of a secondary battery includes a charging step, an aging step, a pre-inspection discharge step, a voltage adjustment step, a self-discharge inspection step, and a deficiency determination step. A discharge condition in the pre-inspection discharge step is determined so that a voltage difference accumulation value Vs satisfies a predetermined range. The voltage difference accumulation value Vs is calculated by accumulating a value obtained by subtracting an output voltage from a predetermined voltage over a duration from start of the pre-inspection discharge step to end thereof. |
| US10317476B2 |
Bus-based information collection system with micro power consumption for battery packages
A bus-based information collection system with micro power consumption for battery packages comprises a plurality of batteries (1) connected in series, each of the batteries (1) is connected to a separate sampling board (2) which is sampling information of the batteries, each of the sampling board (2) is mounted near a corresponding battery (1) and is connected to a communication bus (4) arranged nearby, the communication bus (4) is connected to a secondary control board (3) used for data summarization. For each of the batteries (1) there is one sampling board (2) arranged nearby, each of the sampling boards (2) is proximally connected to the communication bus (4), and a wire is led from the communication bus (4) to the secondary control board (3), so that the wire harness inside the battery box are greatly simplified and sampling errors caused by long wire, electromagnetic interference, and the interference of various unpredictable problems can be effectively reduced. Furthermore, each of the sampling board (2) is relatively independent, such that the present disclosure may be suitable for any grouping forms of the battery, which avoids redesigning the battery information collection system for different grouping forms and guarantees portability and extensibility of the solution. |
| US10317473B2 |
Electrochemical device power estimator and methods of making and using the same
A number of illustrative variations may include a method, which may include obtaining terminal voltage data of a electrochemical device; determining an equivalent circuit model which operates in a manner approximating the terminal voltage data comprising an open circuit voltage VOC comprising a constant voltage source V0 and a voltage Vs across a capacitor Cs, in series with an overpotential circuit comprising an overpotential voltage V1; determining at least one of the power capabilities of the equivalent circuit model; and, estimating at least one of the power capabilities of the electrochemical device based upon the determined power capabilities of the equivalent circuit model. |
| US10317471B2 |
Battery communication diagnosis method
The present disclosure relates to a battery communication diagnosis method, and more particularly, to a battery communication diagnosis method for diagnosing a state of communication periodically performed between battery management systems (BMSs) in a battery to prevent a message or data from being omitted during communication. |
| US10317470B2 |
Method and device for displaying SOC of battery, and electronic equipment thereof
A method and device for displaying SOC of a battery, and electronic equipment are provided. The method includes: an initial voltage and initial SOC of the battery are acquired; a current voltage and current SOC of the battery in a current state are acquired after charging or discharging the battery for a preset time; and if the ratio of the current voltage to the initial voltage meets a first preset condition and the ratio of the current SOC to the initial SOC meets a second preset condition, the current voltage and the current SOC are displayed. |
| US10317468B2 |
Alternator tester
An alternator tester is configured to test an alternator of a vehicle, the alternator of the type which electrically couples to the vehicle through an alternator connector. The alternator tester includes alternator test circuitry and an alternator test connector or adapter configured to electrically connect the test circuitry to the alternator connector. A vehicle connector is configured to electrically connect the test circuitry to the vehicle through the alternator connector. The test circuitry is configured to interact with the alternator through the alternator test connector and thereby test operation of the alternator. |
| US10317467B2 |
Synchronous machine monitoring and determination of a loss-of-field event using time stamped electrical and mechanical data
Electrical power machines are monitored and a loss-of-field event is determined thereof using time stamped mechanical conditions and electrical conditions. The mechanical conditions may include rotational position, calculated and time stamped rotational frequency, valve position, temperature, or vibration. The time stamped electrical conditions may include electrical power system frequency, electrical power machine field data, electrical power machine terminal information such as voltage and current, and the like. Electrical and mechanical time-stamped electrical power machine data from different machines that may be local or remote from each other may be compared for monitoring the machines. |
| US10317462B2 |
Wide-range clock signal generation for speed grading of logic cores
An integrated circuit for on-chip speed grading comprises test circuitry comprising scan chains and a test controller; and wide-range clock signal generation circuitry comprising phase-locked loop circuitry and frequency divider circuitry. The wide-range clock signal generation circuitry is configured to generate a wide-range test clock signal for the test circuitry to conduct a structural delay test for on-chip speed grading. The wide-range test clock signal is generated based on a test clock signal associated with the test circuitry, a frequency range selection signal and a frequency setting signal. |
| US10317459B2 |
Multi-chip package with selection logic and debug ports for testing inter-chip communications
A microelectronic package has an IC chip that includes logical circuitry for routing certain I/O signals to debug ports disposed on an outer surface of the microelectronic package. The I/O signals include data and command signals that are transmitted between semiconductor chips in the microelectronic package via conductive traces that are not physically accessible via with conventional debugging techniques. The logical circuitry may be configured to programmably select I/O signals based on a software input, and may be connected to the various I/O signals transmitted between the IC chip and another IC chip in the microelectronic package when a debugging of the I/O signals is enabled. Circuitry employed in conventional operation of the IC chip may also be employed to connect the logical circuitry to the various I/O signals. |
| US10317457B2 |
Method of inspecting quality of organic light-emitting diode and inspecting system for performing the method
A method of inspecting the quality of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and an inspecting system for performing the method are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes applying an input voltage to the OLED, measuring an OLED voltage across the OLED and an OLED current flowing through the OLED, estimating a parameter of the OLED based at least in part on the OLED voltage and the OLED current, and extracting a physical characteristic of the OLED based at least in part on the parameter. |
| US10317456B2 |
Spike safe floating current and voltage source
Spike safe floating current and voltage source (VI) containing a forced voltage amplifier in series with a selectable resistor. A method of providing a VI with forced current testing mode using a forced voltage amplifier in series with a selectable resistor. A method of providing a VI with forced voltage testing mode using a forced voltage amplifier in series with a selectable resistor. A method of measuring the on resistance of a device under test using a VI with a forced voltage amplifier in series with a selectable resistor. A method of measuring the breakdown of an input/output junction of a device under test using a VI with a forced voltage amplifier in series with a selectable resistor. |
| US10317455B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring an electrical insulation for an onboard power supply system of a vehicle
A device for monitoring an electrical insulation in a vehicle electrical system comprises a voltage source that generates DC voltages and a determining unit, configured to determine an insulation resistance between the vehicle electrical system and ground and from current measurement values of at least two current measuring units and from the first and second voltage values. |
| US10317451B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting partial discharge within electrical equipment
A partial discharge detection apparatus detects a plurality of discharge events, finds a time interval between the plurality of discharge events, and determines, where the discharge events occur at a time interval shorter than a threshold time, that a partial discharge has occurred within a metal enclosure, or determines, where the discharge events occur only at a time interval longer than the threshold time, that a discharge has occurred outside the metal enclosure. The partial discharge detection apparatus can thus readily distinguish between a partial discharge that occurs within the metal enclosure of a gas-insulated switchgear and a discharge that occurs outside the metal enclosure. |
| US10317447B2 |
Passive intermodulation measurement device and relay unit including the same
A passive intermodulation (PIM) measurement device for measuring a PIM in at least one of installation equipments and a distribution network within a distributed antenna system (DAS), the PIM measurement device included in a relay unit of the DAS the PIM measurement device includes a pulse generation unit a PIM detection unit and a controller. The pulse generation unit generates a two-tone pulse signal having frequencies different from each other. The PIM detection unit detects intermodulation (IM) signals fed back from the installation equipments or the distribution network in the DAS corresponding to the propagation of the two-tone pulse signal. The controller detects PIM generation information in the DAS based on the fed-back IM signal. |
| US10317446B2 |
Radiated emission measuring device
A radiated emission measuring device includes: an electric field measuring device and an arithmetic processing unit. The arithmetic processing unit performs: a first arithmetic process of creating at least one of an electric field distribution and an electric field strength distribution of the plurality of measurement points measured by the electric field measuring device and inputting zero to at least one of an electric field and electric field strengths at a certain point between two neighboring measurement points; a second arithmetic process of applying a digital low pass filter to at least one of the electric field distribution and the electric field strength distribution obtained in the first arithmetic process; and a third arithmetic process of specifying a position at a maximum electric field strength from at least one of an electric field distribution and an electric field strength distribution obtained in the second arithmetic process. |
| US10317445B1 |
High gamma electronic tuner
An RF electronic impedance tuner uses multiple PIN diodes, Varactors or MOSFETs, mounted in a low loss slab-line, between the bottom surface of the center conductor and ground, are DC controlled individually and spaced appropriately along the slab-line in order to generate maximum Gamma and bandwidth. The electronic tuner is combined with a slide screw tuner, using the same slab-line in various configurations, before, after or sharing the same slab-line section, mounted on top of each-other. Calibration on a VNA allows high Gamma and harmonic tuning. |
| US10317443B2 |
Integrated capacitance measurement
An apparatus for measuring the capacitance to be measured is proposed. It comprises a first sine-wave oscillator, the measuring oscillator, and a second sine-wave oscillator, the reference oscillator. The frequency of the output signal of the measuring oscillator, hereinafter also referred to as measuring frequency, is dependent on the capacitance to be measured. The frequency of the output signal of the reference oscillator, hereinafter also referred to as reference frequency, is dependent on a reference capacitance. The apparatus comprises a sub-apparatus which produces the ratio of the frequency value of the frequency of the output signal of the reference oscillator and the frequency value of the frequency of the output signal of the measuring oscillator and subsequently squares this ratio to provide the result of this squaring as a measured value. |
| US10317437B2 |
Langmuir probe
A method of determining payload potential may include the steps of receiving data on a first bias voltage and a resulting first collected current of a first needle of a multi-needle Langmuir probe, receiving data on a second bias voltage and a resulting second collected current of a second needle of the multi-needle Langmuir probe, assigning a value for the electron temperature in which the multi-needle Langmuir probe was operating, and using the current and voltage data, the assigned electron temperature value and Langmuir probe theory to calculate the platform potential of the multi-needle Langmuir probe. |
| US10317436B2 |
Interface circuitry for bidirectional power connector
Interface circuits that may utilize a limited number of pins to detect a presence of an accessory, determine whether the accessory can provide or receive power, communicate with the accessory regarding at least that transfer of power, and transfer power accordingly. One example may provide detection circuitry for a host that may detect the presence of a pull-down resistor on a data pin of an accessory. The pull-down may indicate that a power consuming accessory has been connected. This example may detect the presence of power on a power pin. The presence of the power on the power pin may indicate that a power providing accessory has been connected. |
| US10317434B2 |
Connection cable with voltage level indicator
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining an input voltage level of an input voltage received by a connection cable. A monitoring component may determine whether the input voltage level matches one of a plurality of voltage levels. The connection cable may include an indicator component that may indicate which of the plurality of voltage levels matches the input voltage level. |
| US10317433B2 |
Optoelectric measuring device and method for measuring an electrical current
A measuring device measures an electrical current and contains a light source for generating a polarized primary light signal for feeding into a Faraday sensor unit, and a detector for detecting a secondary light signal provided by the Faraday sensor unit and polarization-altered in relation to the primary light signal. An optical-electrical compensation element, by which the polarization alteration of the secondary light signal can be compensated via an opposite polarization alteration, and a measurement signal, according to the opposite polarization alteration, for the electrical current can be deduced. A method for measuring an electrical current by use of the measuring device is further disclosed. |
| US10317428B2 |
Probe connector for a probing pad structure around a thermal attach mounting hole
Disclosed herein is technology of a probe connector for a probing pad structure around a thermal attach mounting hole. A probe connector includes a socket frame including a first channel and an elongated body including a second channel. Socket conductors are disposed in the socket frame around the first channel. The second channel is disposed at a first distal end of the elongated body, and the elongated body is disposed on the socket frame. The socket conductors are to make electrical contact with a probing pad structure disposed on a surface area around a thermal attach mounting hole of a circuit board in response to a loading attachment engaging with the elongated body via the second channel, the socket frame via the first channel, and the circuit board via the thermal attach mounting hole. |
| US10317424B2 |
Method, system and computer program for determining the orientation of an apparatus
A method, system and computer program for determining the orientation of an apparatus relative to a vehicle in which the apparatus is installed is disclosed. Acceleration data of the apparatus along three mutually orthogonal axes at a first time interval is recorded (100). Speed and heading data of the apparatus at a second time interval is recorded (100). A first vector which corresponds to the direction of gravity is determined (102) using the acceleration data. One or more periods of acceleration in a substantially straight line are identified (104) using the speed and heading data. Acceleration data corresponding to the identified one or more periods of acceleration in a substantially straight line is selected (106). A second vector which is orthogonal to the first vector and which corresponds to a forward direction of the vehicle is determined (110) using the selected acceleration data. |
| US10317422B2 |
Multi-directional fluid velocity measurement device (FVMD)
This present application relates generally to the science of fluid flow measurement and provides a multi-directional fluid velocity measurement device (FVMD) employing a plurality of pitot tubes arranged in a 3D configuration and extending from a spherical main body in which measurement sensors are provided. |
| US10317418B2 |
Use of ghrelin or functional ghrelin receptor agonists to prevent and treat stress-sensitive psychiatric illness
The invention relates to methods of treating stress-sensitive psychiatric diseases arising from trauma in a subject by enhancing ghrelin signaling in the BLA of the subject. The invention also relates to methods of reversing ghrelin resistance. |
| US10317417B2 |
Buccal cell diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM)
Described herein are, inter alia, methods for diagnosing and treating arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) by detecting cardiac intercalated disk proteins, e.g., desmosomal proteins, mechanical and gap junction proteins, in buccal cells. Exemplary desmosomal and gap junction proteins that can be evaluated in the methods described herein include plakoglobin, plakophilin 1, desmoplakin, and Cx43. The methods can also include selecting and/or administering a treatment for ACM to the subject. |
| US10317415B2 |
Salivary biomarkers for monitoring of type 2 diabetes treatment
The disclosure relates to the identification of salivary biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring of type 2 diabetes in a subject. Also provided are methods for noninvasively diagnosing and monitoring type 2 diabetes in a subject. More particularly, the expression of salivary biomarkers, including MUC-1, MUC-2, MUC-4, and MUC-5B, are highly associated with A1C level in African American patients with type 2 diabetes. |
| US10317413B2 |
Method and kit for detection of anti-zika virus antibodies
Provided is a method of detecting the presence of an anti-Zika virus (ZIKV) antibody in a sample, including contacting a sample with a suspension having a plurality of microspheres wherein individual microspheres are conjugated to a peptide and the peptide includes a ZIKV peptide selected from the group including ZIKV NS1, ZIKV NS5, and ZIKV envelope protein, forming a first incubated suspension by incubating said sample with said suspension to permit binding of anti-ZIKV antibodies present in the sample to said microspheres, forming a second incubated suspension by contacting said first incubated suspension with an anti-ZIKV antibody detecting-reagent to permit binding of the anti-ZIKV antibody detecting reagent to said microspheres, removing from the second incubated suspension anti-ZIKV antibody detecting-reagent molecules that are not bound to said microspheres, and detecting the presence of anti-ZIKV antibody detecting-reagent molecules in the second incubated suspension. Also provided is a kit containing reagents and compositions for performing the foregoing method. |
| US10317408B2 |
Method for quantifying immune cells in tumoral tissues and its applications
A method for assessment of a number or density of immune cells in tumoral tissues comprising the steps consisting in: a. providing one or more immunostained slices of tissue section obtained by an automated slide-staining system by using antibodies binding specifically to antigens (markers) expressed by immune cells. b. proceeding to digitalization of the slides of step a. by high resolution scan capture, whereby a high definition (4.6 μm/pixel or better) digital picture of the slide to be analyzed is obtained, c. detecting the slice of tissue section on the digital picture d. analyzing the slice of tissue section for defining (i) the tumor (CT) and (ii) the invasive margin of the tumor (IM), e. providing a size reference grid with uniformly distributed units having a same surface, said grid being adapted to the size of the tumor to be analyzed, e1. checking the quality of immunostaining, f. detecting and quantifying stained cells of each unit whereby the number or the density of immune cells stained of each unit is assessed. |
| US10317403B2 |
Immunoassay analyzer and immunoassay method
The present invention provides an immunoassay analyzer capable of discriminating between normal coloring due to a specific immunoreaction and abnormal coloring due to a cause other than the specific immunoreaction in a measurement region of a sample analysis tool. An immunoassay analyzer 1 of the present invention includes an optical detection unit 4 and a determination unit 5. The optical detection unit 4 includes an optical signal measurement unit for measuring an optical signal at each of two or more different wavelengths including a main wavelength for detecting color change due to the specific immunoreaction and a sub-wavelength(s) other than the main wavelength. The determination unit 5 includes a discrimination unit for comparing the respective optical signals at the two or more different wavelengths and discriminating between the color change due to the specific immunoreaction and color change due to a cause other than the specific immunoreaction based on a comparison criterion determined previously. |
| US10317398B2 |
Trenched sample assembly for detection of analytes with electromagnetic read-write heads
A sample assembly includes an outer layer with at least one sample trench. The sample trench includes a first set of antibodies that are bonded on a first surface of a base layer. Target antigens are bonded with the first set of antibodies, and a second set of antibodies are bonded to the target antigens. Further, the sample trench includes nanoparticles that are bonded to the second set of antibodies. |
| US10317397B2 |
Microparticle separation chip, and microparticle separation system and microparticle separation method which employ said microparticle separation chip
Provided is a microparticle separation system capable of continuously separating microparticles from a solution in a short period of time in which microparticles having different particle diameters are mixed, without the need to use antibodies or the like. The microparticle separation system comprises a microparticle separation chip; a thin plate for a sample liquid; a thin plate for a sheath liquid; and suctioning means and/or a suctioning device for suctioning the sheath liquid; and the microparticle separation chip comprises a single capture site for capturing to-be-captured microparticles being formed using the at least three pillars having one end provided on the substrate and the other end open upward. |
| US10317396B2 |
Peripheral diagnostic methods for screening Alzheimer's disease using beta amyloid and intercellular communication
The present disclosure relates to a peripheral diagnostic method for screening Alzheimer's disease in patients based on quantitatively measured complexity of skin-sampled fibroblast networks. |
| US10317393B2 |
Alkynyl sugar analogs for labeling and visualization of glycoconjugates in cells
Methods for metabolic oligosaccharide engineering that incorporates derivatized alkyne-bearing sugar analogs as “tags” into cellular glycoconjugates are disclosed. Alkynyl derivatized Fuc and alkynyl derivatized ManNAc sugars are incorporated into cellular glycoconjugates. Chemical probes comprising an azide group and a visual or fluorogenic probe and used to label alkyne-derivatized sugar-tagged glycoconjugates are disclosed. Chemical probes bind covalently to the alkynyl group by Cu(I)-catalyzed [3+2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition and are visualized at the cell surface, intracellularly, or in a cellular extract. The labeled glycoconjugate is capable of detection by flow cytometry, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, ELISA, confocal microscopy, and mass spectrometry. |
| US10317389B2 |
Real-time rope monitoring
A system to monitor and analyze a multi-strand rope includes a rope data sensor to collect data regarding the physical state of the rope; one or more usage sensors to collect data regarding the usage of the rope; a position measurement device to measure the position of the rope; and a computer system connected to the rope data sensor, the one or more usage sensors and the position measurement device to correlate the collected data and position measurement to give real-time data on the status of the rope at one or more sections. |
| US10317381B2 |
Method for measuring hydrogen peroxide in water
An apparatus and method for measuring hydrogen peroxide concentration in water to an accuracy of 0.1 ppm comprises a colorimetric assay method to determine hydrogen peroxide concentration. The assay is monitored spectophotometrically at a desired wavelength. Each sample is corrected relative to a control sample and hydrogen peroxide concentration determined with respect to a standard curve. |
| US10317380B2 |
Chromatograph mass spectrometer and program
A chromatograph mass spectrometer has a function that: based on a compound table in which an elution time range and a measurement ion is described for respective compounds, divides an overall measurement time into multiple segments and assigns one or more compounds to each segment; determines an event time for each compound by dividing a previously given measurement loop time in accordance with a number of compounds belonging to the respective segments; and determines a dwell time, which is a data collection time for each ion, based on the event time and the number of ions to be measured for each compound; the chromatograph mass spectrometer allowing an analysis operator to designate whether or not to perform a high-sensitivity analysis for each compound. |
| US10317373B2 |
Direct field acoustic testing in a semi-reverberant enclosure
An acoustic testing system includes at least four control microphones, at least four acoustic transducers, an acoustic enclosure with pre-determined reverberant characteristics which contains the at least four control microphones and the at least four acoustic transducers, a control system configured to produce a predetermined acoustic field as measured by the at least one control microphone. A unit under test is also disposed within the acoustic enclosure. Using an acoustic enclosure with pre-determined reverberant characteristics results of the increased proportion of reflected sounds in the area proximate to the unit under test such that less power is required to achieve a given acoustic test level than in a purely direct field acoustic test. |
| US10317361B2 |
Nanopore-based determination of protein charge, shape, volume, rotational diffusion coefficient, and dipole moment
Physical parameters of macromolecules are determined by measuring electrical current I over time for translocation events as the macromolecules in solution move between two liquid compartments that are separated by and fluidically coupled through a synthetic nanopore. Values of charge, volume, shape, rotational diffusion coefficient, and dipole moment are derived from the measurements. |
| US10317359B2 |
Differential carbon dioxide sensor
The present disclosure describes a differential-type carbon dioxide sensor, which includes a pH-electrode, a bicarbonate electrode, and a chloride electrode, and a reference electrode, which is enclosed in a chamber. The pH electrode has a pH-sensitive membrane and the bicarbonate electrode has a bicarbonate-sensitive membrane, which comprises 30% by weight of a polymer matrix, 30% by weight of a carbonate or bicarbonate ion-selective material, 30% by weight of a plasticizer, and 10% by weight of a lipophilic additive based on total weight of the bicarbonate-sensitive membrane. Further, the chloride electrode has a membrane with no selectivity towards bicarbonate and towards salicylate, which is within a predetermined therapeutic range having a concentration of salicylate less than 1.5 mmol/L. The pH electrode, the bicarbonate electrode, and the chloride electrode operate in tandem with each other. |
| US10317352B2 |
Machine for testing thermal resistance of plastic materials, in particular thermoplastic polymers
Machine for testing thermal resistance of plastic materials, comprising a tank configured, in use, to be filled for example with a heat-transfer fluid; a heating coil for heating the heat-transfer fluid; a temperature sensor generating a temperature signal of the heat-transfer fluid; and a control unit calculating a degradation index of the heat-transfer fluid on the basis of the temperature signal. In particular, the degradation index is calculated by determining the temperature range associated with the temperature signal, updating the corresponding partial heating time, and calculating the weighted sum of the partial heating times previously saved in memory and pertaining to different temperature ranges. Upon reaching one or more thresholds, signals are generated which indicate the need to replace the heat-transfer fluid. |
| US10317350B2 |
Active, variable sample concentration method and apparatus for sub-ppb measurements and exemplary X-ray analysis applications thereof
A sample handling apparatus/technique/method for a material analyzer, which provides active, variable concentration of a sample, using a measurement marker introduced into the sample, to measurably concentrate an analyte in a liquid (e.g., water) sample. Active, variable concentration allows otherwise lower level analytes to be concentrated in a measurable way. This enables measurements at higher (e.g., concentrated) levels, which can be extrapolated to obtain their lower, original levels based on the concentration level—measured using the introduced marker as a guide. The sample handling apparatus may be used in combination with an optic-enabled x-ray analyzer, the x-ray analyzer including an x-ray engine with an x-ray excitation path and an x-ray detection path, usable during both during the concentration and analyte measurement. |
| US10317347B2 |
Determining information for defects on wafers
Systems and methods for determining information for defects on a wafer are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to direct light having one or more illumination wavelengths to a wafer. The one or more illumination wavelengths are selected to cause fluorescence from one or more materials on the wafer without causing fluorescence from one or more other materials on the wafer. The system also includes a detection subsystem configured to detect only the fluorescence from the one or more materials or to detect non-fluorescent light from the wafer without detecting the fluorescence from the one or more materials. In addition, the system includes a computer subsystem configured to determine information for defects on the wafer using output generated by the detection subsystem responsive to the detected fluorescence or the detected non-fluorescent light. |
| US10317346B2 |
Method and device for inspecting spatial light modulator, and exposure method and device
A method for inspecting a spatial light modulator includes: performing such control that in an inspection target area in an array of mirror elements, the mirror elements in a first state in which incident light is given a phase change amount of 0 and the mirror elements in a second state in which incident light is given a phase change amount of 180° (π) become arrayed in a checkered pattern; guiding light having passed the inspection target area to a projection optical system with a resolution limit coarser than a width of an image of one mirror element, to form a spatial image; and inspecting a characteristic of the spatial light modulator from the spatial image. This method allows us to readily perform the inspection of the characteristic of the spatial light modulator having the array of optical elements. |
| US10317344B2 |
Speed enhancement of chromatic confocal metrology
Systems and methods for height measurements, such as those for bumps, pillars, or film thickness, can use chromatic confocal techniques. The system can include a white light source that emits white light and lenses that vary a focal distance of each wavelength of the white light from the white light source. Each of the wavelengths of the white light focuses at a different distance from the lenses. A sensor body has multiple sensors that are disposed in the sensor body in multiple rows and columns. Each of the rows and the columns has at least two of the sensors. |
| US10317340B2 |
Apparatus and method for optically measuring fluidal matter having fluid as medium and particles non-dissolved in medium
An apparatus for optically measuring fluidal matter having fluid as medium and particles non-dissolved in the medium wherein the apparatus comprises a measurement chamber, which is configured to contain the fluidal matter, and a nozzle. The nozzle receives flowable matter and emits a jet of the flowable matter towards or fromwards an optical detector which is associated with the measurement chamber and receives optical radiation from the fluidal matter in the measurement chamber. |
| US10317339B2 |
Dynamic light scattering based microrheology of complex fluids with improved single-scattering mode detection
A fluid characterization measuring instrument is disclosed that comprises a sample vessel for a bulk complex sample fluid having a capacity that is substantially larger than a domain size of the complex sample fluid and that is sufficiently large to cause bulk scattering effects to substantially exceed surface effects for the complex fluid sample, a coherent light source positioned to illuminate the bulk complex sample fluid in the sample vessel and a first fibre having a first end positioned to receive backscattered light from the sample after it has interacted with the sample. The first fibre can also be positioned close enough to an optical axis of the coherent light source and to the sample vessel to substantially decrease a contribution of multiply scattered light in the backscattered light. The instrument can further comprise a first photon-counting detector positioned to receive the backscattered light from a second end of the fibre, correlation logic responsive to the first photon-counting detector and single-scattering fluid property analysis logic responsive to the correlation logic and operative to derive at least one fluid property for the sample fluid. |
| US10317338B2 |
Method and assembly for determining the carbon content in silicon
A method of determining the carbon content in a silicon sample may include: generating electrically active polyatomic complexes within the silicon sample. Each polyatomic complex may include at least one carbon atom. The method may further include: determining a quantity indicative of the content of the generated polyatomic complexes in the silicon sample, and determining the carbon content in the silicon sample from the determined quantity. |
| US10317337B2 |
Reverse design technique for optical processing elements
A method for designing an integrated computational element (ICE) includes generating an array of discrete data points and plotting the discrete data points across a predetermined wavelength region. A line shape is then generated that connects to and is constrained by the array of discrete data points, and thereby generates a first transmission function. The discrete data points are then iteratively modified based on one or more performance criteria to generate a second transmission function. A model transmission function corresponding to a model ICE design is then fitted to the second transmission function to identifying a predictive ICE design configured to detect a desired characteristic of interest. |
| US10317336B2 |
Spectral measurement method
A spectral measurement method of the present invention includes: a measuring step of measuring optical spectra of some sections specified among a plurality of sections on a specimen; a scalar-value calculating step of calculating, for individual measured sections, scalar values that represent information contained in the obtained optical spectra; an interpolating step of interpolating scalar values of unmeasured sections by using the calculated scalar values and by using two types of interpolation methods; an identifying step of identifying sections in which absolute values of differences between the two scalar values interpolated by using the two types of interpolation methods are equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; and a repeating step of re-executing steps from the measuring step to the identifying step after specifying the identified sections. |
| US10317335B2 |
Reflective tag and polarized light sensor for transmitting information
Polarized light characteristics are detected and mapped to an application, such as product identification. A process of reflecting a directed light emission through a polarizing filter, and sensing the processed light emission having particular characteristics is provided. The characteristics of the sensed light emission is associated with a “color code” that is cross-referenced within a database of color codes. |
| US10317332B2 |
System, apparatus or method for characterizing pitting corrosion
The present invention relates to a system, apparatus or and method to quantify features of relatively small defects or anomalies on a selected surface. Such defects may be associated with localized corrosion, such as pitting, that takes place on the surface of a metal exposed to a metallic environment. |
| US10317330B2 |
Particle measuring apparatus
A particle measuring apparatus includes a light source configured to irradiate a gas with light, a first optical detection unit configured to detect an intensity of reflected light from particles contained in the gas, and configured to output a first parameter value corresponding to the intensity of the reflected light, and a storage unit that stores first data indicating corresponding relationships between first parameter values particle components. The particle measuring apparatus further includes a calculation unit configured to compare the first parameter value transmitted from the first optical detection unit with the first data transmitted from the storage unit to determine a component of the particles contained in the gas. |
| US10317326B2 |
Testing device for integrated irrigation and disinfection
A testing device for integrated irrigation and disinfection includes a centrifugal pump, pressure sensors, flow sensors, an ion concentration sensor, and a control system. The testing device has comprehensive functions of fertilization, spray and drip irrigation load simulation, water and fertilizer parameter detection, fertilizer absorbing channel parameter detection and backflow channel parameter detection. The detection of nutrient ion concentration in a nutrient solution is combined with the aspects of irrigation, dynamic preparation of a nutrient solution and disinfection of a nutrient solution, to realize a high-precision dynamic preparation of a nutrient solution and irrigation area load simulation, and satisfy the requirements on a test system during a research and development process of an irrigation and fertilization system. The testing device is applicable to the research on the techniques and the development of a system for precise irrigation and accurate preparation of a nutrient solution in the field of facility agriculture. |
| US10317322B2 |
Combined loading in composite materials
A method for determining material failure that includes the steps of: fabricating a coupon made of a material; applying first force and second forces on the coupon, where the second force is different than the first force; and characterizing a material failure due to the application of the first force and the second force to the coupon. |
| US10317320B2 |
Automatic re-loading air-sampling and pneumatic transport system
Embodiments of the invention collect solid, vapor, and/or biological components of the air in air-sampling cartridges that are then transported to an off-site location by pneumatic pressure. Operation proceeds by first collecting a sample of air in an air-sampling cartridge in a sampling position, then advancing a cartridge assembly to move the now-used sampling cartridge into a transport position while simultaneously moving an unused sampling cartridge into the sampling position, and finally using pneumatic pressure to push the used sampling cartridge in the transport position to an off-site location via a transport tube. The sampling operation can begin again while the transport operation is in still in progress. These operations can be pre-programmed locally or triggered by remote communication. Continued operation is possible due to a plurality of unused air-sampling cartridges retained in the cartridge assembly. Since operations can be triggered remotely and air samples are autonomously transported off site, embodiments of this invention eliminate unnecessary risks to human health created by other air-sampling devices, which require an operator to be present at a potentially hazardous sampling site to activate the device or retrieve air samples. Additionally, embodiments of the invention can be installed preemptively to eliminate risks to human health created when an operator must deliver a portable air-sampling device to a potentially contaminated sampling site. Furthermore, embodiments of the invention allow rapid retrieval of air samples following sample collection, which can expedite analysis and identification of aerosols and consequently help minimize human exposure to potentially dangerous and life-threatening chemical and biological contaminants. |
| US10317319B2 |
Sampling point assembly
A sampling point assembly for an aspirating particle detection system includes a sampling point body having a bore running from an inlet at a first end of the bore to an outlet at a second end of the bore, the inlet being configured to be maintained in fluid communication with a volume being sampled to receive an air sample therethrough, and the outlet being configured to be coupled to a conduit such that the air sample can pass through the central bore to the conduit. A fastening mechanism includes at least one surface adjacent the inlet and arranged in use to support the sampling point assembly on a first side of a mounting structure, and at least one fastening actuator for holding the surface against the mounting structure from the first side. A cap conceals the fastening mechanism and inlet from view from the first side of the mounting structure. |
| US10317316B2 |
Turbine inspection stopper
A turbine inspection stopper is provided, including a main body and a pressure gauge. The main body has a base portion, an annular flange which is laterally disposed around the base portion and an air passage, the annular flange is for being connected to one of two ends of a turbine, the base portion and the annular flange define an interior space, the interior space is for communicating with an interior of the turbine, and the air passage is for communicating with outside and the interior of the turbine; and at least one part of the pressure gauge is buried in the main body and communicates with the interior space. |
| US10317314B2 |
Fiber optic connector termination tool
A tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, and a cover removeably attached to the cradle. The cradle is configured to restrain a fiber optic connector and the cover is configured to at least partially block ambient light from reaching the fiber optic connector. In another embodiment, a tool for testing the termination of optical connectors has a housing, a cradle attached to the housing, a launch fiber, and a ferrule adapter. The ferrule adapter is connected such that it rotates about a pivot point on the cradle. |
| US10317311B2 |
Laser scanning leak detection and visualization apparatus
A gas detecting apparatus and a method for detecting gas leaks are disclosed. The gas detecting apparatus includes an infrared (IR) detector configured to monitor a presence of one or more gases in a field-of-interest (FOI), wherein the IR detector generates IR light distribution information within the FOI to be analyzed to identify the presence of one or more gases for a gas leak detection; and a visible light projector configured to project a visible frame image that frames an outer edge of the FOI during the gas leak detection. The method for detecting gas leaks includes generating an infrared (IR) light distribution information within a field-of-interest (FOI) to be analyzed to identify the presence of one or more gases for a gas leak detection; and projecting with a visible light a visible frame image that frames an outer edge of the FOI during the gas leak detection. |
| US10317305B2 |
Dynamometer-use calibration device, weight for dynamometer-use calibration device, weight shaft for dynamometer-use calibration device, and stowage box for weight for dynamometer-use calibration device
There are provided weight shaft 10 to be connected with arm 1a of dynamometer 1, weight placement section 11 supported by weight shaft 10 and weights 21 to be stacked on weight placement section 11. Weight shaft 10 includes constricted segment K at a predetermined position in the axial direction. Each weight 21 includes a cutout portion 24 cut out from a middle of a side end portion 22a and arranged to receive the constricted segment K. The cutout width of this cutout portion 24 is greater at a round hole 25 than at an open end 26b. Weights 21 are stacked on weight placement section 11 by lowering each weight in the state in which the constricted segment is inserted from the open end 26b into the round hole 25. |
| US10317303B2 |
Tension and torque calibration apparatus
A unitary tension and torque calibration apparatus consists of a unitary device which has a hollow rotary torque transducer for calibrating the torque of a rotating torque tightening tool. At the same time the torque of the tool is being calibrated, a reaction arm attached to the transducer reacts against rotation to induce stress on the metal component being calibrated. The axial forces generated within the metal component by rotation, opposed by the reaction arm, results in tension which is calibrated by a piston driven load cell secured directly to the transducer. Display devices attached to the transducer and load cell simultaneously and contemporaneously show the calibrated results. |
| US10317301B2 |
Pressure sensor and shock mitigating member
A pressure sensor includes a joint portion, and a shock mitigating member including therein a flow path communicating with a branch path. The shock mitigating member includes a first flow path configured to cause a fluid to linearly flow, a blocking wall configured to block the fluid from linearly flowing, and a second flow path communicating with the first flow path and configured to cause the fluid to flow in a direction different from an axial center of the first flow path. Further, the shock mitigating member includes outlets with which the second flow path communicates, and a gap for adjusting a pressure of the fluid is formed between the shock mitigating member and the joint portion. |
| US10317298B2 |
Apparatus and method for measuring residual torsions on an elongated element
An apparatus (100, 200, 300) and a method for measuring residual torsions of an elongated structure (202) such as a steel cord use a pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) comprises a wheel (104) adapted to guide an elongated structure (202). The wheel (104) is mounted in the pivot head (102) to transmit torques exercised by the elongated structure (202) on the wheel (104) to the pivot head (102). The pivot head (102) is mounted along a pivotal axis (110). This pivotal axis (110) lies in a plane of the wheel (104) and comprises the center of the wheel (104). Sensors (116, 206) measure the torque on the pivot head (102). The pivotal movement of the pivot head (102) around the pivotal axis (110) is limited to an angle range of ±5°, preferably ±3° in order to reach an improved accuracy of the torque measurement. |
| US10317296B2 |
Method for estimating stress of electronic component
A method for estimating stress of an electronic component. An electronic component including first and second elements and conductive bumps is provided. Each conductive bump has two surfaces connected to the first and second elements respectively. Two adjacent conductive bumps have a pitch therebetween. The conductive bumps includes a first conductive bump and second conductive bumps. A stress value of the first conductive bump related to a testing parameter is calculated. A stress value of each second conductive bump related to the testing parameter is calculated according to a first calculating formula. The first calculating formula is σ 2 = L D - 2 r σ 1 , σ2 is the stress of each second conductive bump, L is a beeline distance between each second conductive bump and the first conductive bump, D is an average value of the pitches of the conductive bumps, r is a radius of each surface, and σ1 is the stress value of the first conductive bump. |
| US10317289B2 |
Thermal well for transformer and methods
A thermal well temperature monitoring assembly with high dielectric strength capability is disclosed consisting of a low relative dielectric constant material in a continuous structure that does not have any air voids or pockets. The low relative dielectric constant structure of the thermal well has at least one internal cavity having an end region. A thermal sensor is at least partially located within the at least one internal cavity. The thermal sensor has one or more wires extending out of the end region of the internal cavity. A first low relative dielectric constant potting material encapsulates at least a portion of the thermal sensor within the internal cavity to remove air voids that decrease dielectric strength. A second low relative dielectric constant potting material fills at least a portion of the end region of the internal cavity to provide mechanical ruggedness and environmental sealing. |
| US10317284B2 |
Systems and methods for testing and characterizing LED lighting devices
Systems and methods for characterizing solid state lighting devices are provided. In certain examples, systems and methods for measuring various parameters of light emitting diodes (LEDs), characterizing each LED based on the measured parameters and selecting one or more of the characterized LEDs such that the emitted light from each of the selected LEDs is mixed with the light from the other selected LEDs to create a desired overall light output are described. |
| US10317283B2 |
Spectrum measurement method using fourier transform type spectroscopic device
A method for measuring spectrum by Fourier-transforming an interferogram of an infrared interference wave acquired with an interferometer, including a step of over-sampling intensity signals of the interference wave at positions (D1, D2, . . . ) of a movable mirror set on the basis of a wavelength λ1 of a semi-conductor laser, and a step of interpolating intensity signals (I1′, I2′, . . . ) that would be obtained when the interference wave is sampled at positions (D1′, D2′, . . . ) of the movable mirror set on the basis of a wavelength λ0 of a He—Ne laser, by using the over-sampled intensity signals (I1, I2, . . . ), for calculating the spectrum with the interferogram based on the interpolated intensity signals (I1′, I2′, . . . ) and for an efficient use of conventional stored spectrum data which are measured based on the wavelength λ0. |
| US10317282B2 |
System and method for detecting target materials using a VIS-NIR detector
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining the presence of a target material in a sample. In general terms, the system and method disclosed herein provide collecting interacted photons from a sample having a target material. The interacted photons are passed through a tunable filter to a VIS-NIR detector where the VIS-NIR detector generates a VIS-NIR hyperspectral image representative of the filtered interacted photons. The hyperspectral image of the filtered interacted photons is analyzed by comparing the hyperspectral image of the filtered interacted photons to known hyperspectral images to identify the presence of a target material in a sample. The systems and methods disclosed herein provide easy identification of the presence of a target material in a sample. |
| US10317278B2 |
Ambient light sensor with photodiode leakage current compensation
Differing from conventional ambient light sensors at least having drawbacks of huge circuit area and high manufacturing cost, the present invention discloses an ambient light sensor showing advantages of small circuit area and low manufacturing cost. This ambient light sensor has functionality of photodiode leakage current compensation, and comprises: a temperature sensing unit, a microprocessor unit, a conversion unit, and a lookup table unit. The microprocessor unit is configured to find out a reference parameter for a first dark current from the lookup table unit according to a measured data of ambient temperature. Subsequently, the conversion unit is controlled to apply a current amplifying process to a second dark current. Therefore, after subtracting an output current of the first photodiode from the second dark current been treated with the current amplifying process, the output current been treated with a leakage current compensating process is produced and outputted. |
| US10317277B2 |
Reflective device for use in an optical measuring system
A reflective device for an optical measuring system and for arranging in a measuring object, including an optical deflection device and a retroreflector. The deflection device can deflect a light beam at the optical deflection device from an incident axis. The retroreflector can reflect the beam parallel to its incoming direction for each of various incoming directions of a light beam onto the retroreflector. The reflective device can be arranged in the measuring object such that a measuring beam of the optical measuring system, pointed at the measuring object and arriving at the optical deflection device in a first direction, is deflected by the optical deflection device onto the retroreflector in a different, second direction and, following reflection at the retroreflector, is deflected by the optical deflection device in reverse parallel to the first direction. An optical measuring system, a flying object and a flying object system are further described. |
| US10317276B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring surge conditions
A method for monitoring for a surge condition includes detecting a surge condition through vibration signals measured at at least one location in a turbomachine. Detecting a surge condition includes determining a ratio-metric indicator RBR by comparing a blade frequency band ΩB to a reference frequency band ΩR. Detecting a surge condition includes calculating a surge score SS with the following equation: SS = R BR - R μ R σ wherein Rμ is a sample mean of a set of ratio-metric indicators and Rσ is a sample standard deviation of a set of ratio-metric indicators. Detecting a surge condition includes determining whether a surge condition exists based on the surge score. |
| US10317269B2 |
Flow rate verification unit
A flow rate verification unit that uses the pressure variation value per unit time of a pressure measurement value measured by a pressure gauge and a temperature measurement value measured by a thermometer in a state where a second shut-off valve is closed to calculate the volume between a flow-rate control valve and the second shut-off valve and verifies the flow rates of mass flow controllers one at a time, wherein a first verification side connection part attachably and detachably connected to an integrated gas unit is provided upstream from the pressure gauge and a serially connected verification gas input valve, verification side mass flow controller, and verification side flow rate control valve are provided in parallel with the second shut-off valve. |
| US10317268B2 |
Liquid level detection device
A liquid level detection device is provided with a fixed body and a rotating body, having a float and an arm. The arm has an insertion portion inserted into the rotating body and an extending portion extending straight and bent relative to the insertion portion. The rotating body has an insertion hole in which the insertion portion of the arm is inserted, a holding portion having a receiving opening receiving the extending portion and holding the extending portion received by the receiving opening, a stopper having an end face and releasing the receiving opening from a blocking state in which the end face blocks the receiving opening, and a protruding wall disposed on an opposite side to the holding portion with the stopper in between and protruding in the opposite direction beyond the end face in the blocking state. |
| US10317266B2 |
Flow sensor with heated air collar
A collar is provided for use with a fluid flow sensor to reduce condensation of a moist gas flowing through the fluid flow sensor. The collar comprises a body defining an interior that defines an airspace between the collar and the housing of the fluid flow sensor when the collar is positioned on the fluid flow sensor. The collar also includes a heat source secured to the body and adapted to heat air contained within the airspace to consequently heat the housing of the fluid flow sensor and the interior surfaces of the sensor to reduce condensation of the moist gas. |
| US10317264B1 |
Automatic trip test simulator
Systems and methods to measure fluid delivery times in a piping system and more particularly a dry pipe fire protection system. A device is provided that includes at least a solenoid valve for coupling to a network of pipes of a dry pipe sprinkler system and a liquid detector for coupling to the network of pipes to detect a flow of water in the network. A timer is coupled to the solenoid valve. Upon operation of the solenoid valve, the timer simultaneously initiates a start time of a fluid detection test. The timer is preferably coupled to the liquid detector such that upon the detector detecting water, the timer defines a stop time of the fluid detection test. |
| US10317263B2 |
Flowmeter having a flow measuring unit and a flow passage member in a single housing
A gas flowmeter includes: a device body which air-tightly accommodates a fluid to be measured; an inlet pipe through which the fluid to be measured is made to flow into the device body; and an outlet pipe through which the fluid to be measured is made to flow out from the device body. The gas flowmeter further includes: an ultrasonic flow rate measuring unit which is connected to the outlet pipe and measures a flow rate of the fluid to be measured which flows in the ultrasonic flow rate measuring unit; a connecting pipe which is connected to the outlet pipe; and a flow passage member which is connected to the connecting pipe and has a flow passage shape identical to a shape of the ultrasonic flow rate measuring unit. The gas flowmeter is provided with a support member which fixes the ultrasonic flow rate measuring unit and the flow passage member to each other. With such a configuration, a gas flow meter capable of performing stable flow rate measurement can be implemented. |
| US10317260B2 |
Yield data calibration methods
Embodiments relate to calibrating yield data points. A calibration system receives a plurality of groups of yield data points. Each group is associated with an attribute, such as, a machine identifier, a zone identifier, a localized zone identifier, and/or a moisture identifier. The system calculates a grand aggregate yield based on the yield data points of the plurality of groups. The system calculates a group aggregate yield based on yield data points of each group. The system subtracts the group aggregate yield from each yield data point of the group producing adjusted yield data points. The system adds the grand aggregate yield to each of the adjusted yield data points producing calibrated yield data points. |
| US10317256B2 |
Monitoring transportation systems
A monitoring system includes optical sensors disposed on one or more fiber optic waveguides. Each optical sensor is spaced apart from other optical sensors and is disposed at a location along a route defined by a transportation structure that supports a moveable conveyance. The plurality of optical sensors are mechanically coupled to one or both of the transportation structure and the moveable conveyance. Each optical sensor provides an optical output signal responsive to vibrational emissions of one or both of the transportation structure and the conveyance. The monitoring system includes a detector unit configured to convert optical output signals from the optical sensors to electrical signals. A data acquisition controller synchronizes recordation of the electrical signals with movement of the conveyance. |
| US10317251B2 |
Device for contactless actuation of a vehicle door, and vehicle
A device for actuating a door of a vehicle in a contact-free manner includes a capacitive proximity sensor. The proximity sensor has at least one sensor electrode for emitting an electric detection field in a detection area in front of the sensor electrode. An insulated electric conductor is arranged in front of the sensor electrode for shaping the detection field. |
| US10317238B2 |
Navigation system with ranking mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a geographic band with a control unit; generating a point of interest ranking based on a point of interest within the geographic band; calculating a point of interest score based on a band score, a diversity score, a popularity score, or a combination thereof; and updating the point of interest ranking based on the point of interest score for presenting on a device. |
| US10317237B2 |
Navigation apparatus displaying information related to target intersection
The present disclosure provides a navigation apparatus that is capable of switching between the display of a direction sign image and the display of an enlarged view of an intersection and reducing an erroneous recognition of a target intersection made by a driver. The navigation apparatus displays the direction sign image related to the target intersection when a distance between the host vehicle and an installation location of the direction sign is within a sign display distance. The navigation apparatus displays an intersection enlarged view of the target intersection when a distance between the host vehicle and the target intersection is within an enlarged view display distance, which is set shorter than the sign display distance. |
| US10317230B2 |
Machine learning travel management system with wearable device integration
A machine learning travel management system is operable to provide end-to-end travel solutions and bookings based on machine-learning-assisted choice and selection of travel destinations. Travel solutions may include travel destination choices, which in many instances is one of the most difficult decisions made by travelers. Additionally, the system may interact with active bands, which comprise wearable RFID devices. The wearable RFID devices may provide for identification and location determination to provide location-based services. Also, the system may include a mobile application that provides mapping of travel routes and waypoints, which can interact with location information determined based on the active bands. |
| US10317229B2 |
Methods and systems for creating and using a location identification grid
A method and system for generating a location identifier using a location code and a grid coordinate. The location code corresponds to a defined geographical area, such as a postal code or an area code. A grid coordinate can be determined based on destination location information, such as an address, a GPS-determined position, or other reference to a specific physical location. The location identifier is combined with the location code to generate a location identifier, which can be encoded in a computer readable format and placed on items for use in a distribution network. The location identifier can be used to facilitate domestic or international distribution of items using a common format or addressing scheme. The domestic and foreign distribution networks read and interpret location identifiers in order to deliver items. |
| US10317224B2 |
Route retrieval apparatus and vehicular automated driving apparatus
A route retrieval apparatus includes: a first storage unit storing map data hierarchized for route retrieval in long distance; a route retriever section retrieving and designating a route from a current position to a destination based on the map data in the first storage unit; a second storage unit storing detailed map data for route retrieval in short distance; a provisional destination designator section designates as a provisional destination a position by a predetermined distance along a travel road based on the map data in the second storage unit when the current position is deviated; and a provisional route retriever section retrieving a provisional route to the provisional destination based on the map data in the second map storage unit, and designating as a route. The route retriever section retrieves a new route from the provisional destination to the destination and designates as a route subsequent to the provisional route. |
| US10317221B2 |
Data processing system
An object is to provide a novel data processing system. The data processing system includes a portable terminal, a network, a server, and a database. The portable terminal transmits position information to the server through the network. The server transmits, to the portable terminal through the network, a plurality of pieces of object data corresponding to the position information obtained from the database. Imaging data obtained by the portable terminal and the plurality of pieces of object data are compared, and when there is a piece of the object data that does not match the imaging data, the mismatched piece of the object data stored in the database is updated. |
| US10317217B2 |
Indoor navigation method of handheld terminal, handheld terminal, and storage medium
An indoor navigation method of a handheld terminal, which includes: after receiving an instruction, obtaining an image within a scope of a lens, performing analysis on a barcode of a barcode label in the image, obtaining identifier information of each barcode label, selecting color blocks from at least two barcode labels; calculating coordinates of each of the color blocks in a pixel coordinate system according to a position of each selected color block in the image; and calculating coordinates corresponding to each of the color blocks in a coordinate system on the basis of association data of identifier information of the barcode labels and coordinates of the color blocks in the coordinate system according to a barcode label at which each selected color block is located, and calculating coordinates of the handheld terminal in the coordinate system according to a coordinate calculation rule. |
| US10317213B2 |
Star navigation tool and system
A system of navigation employing an emergency longitude slide ruler for stellar navigation is described. The emergency longitude slide ruler is equipped with several wheels having rulers with settings including of the longitude slide ruler of the present invention include year, date, hour, minutes, star angle measurement degree wheel, a longitude wheel, a circumpolar star field identifier wheel, star meridian transit angles wheel, and a time zone wheel. All wheels are of diminishing diameters and are laid on top of each other in descending circumference with minute gradations allowing each consecutive wheel to line up with its larger adjacent wheel according to proper settings to eventually indicate longitude. The system presents an efficient and expedient means by which an individual with very limited knowledge of navigation and celestial bodies can determine his or her location, including longitude. |
| US10317211B2 |
Robust inertial sensors
In one embodiment, a sensor includes a rigid wafer outer body. A first cavity is located within the rigid wafer outer body, and a first vibration isolating spring is supported by the rigid wafer outer body and extends into the first cavity. A second vibration isolating spring is supported by the rigid wafer outer body and extends into the first cavity, and a first sensor packaging is supported by the first vibration isolating spring and the second vibration isolating spring within the first cavity. |
| US10317209B2 |
Level with magnetic coupling
A tool, such as a level, including one or more magnetic coupling device is provided. The magnetic coupling device may be a magnetic circuit including metal components surrounding a magnet, such as a permanent rare-earth magnet. |
| US10317205B2 |
Depth measurement using a phase grating
Binocular depth-perception systems use binary, phase-antisymmetric gratings to cast point-source responses onto an array of photosensitive pixels. The gratings and arrays can be manufactured to tight tolerances using well characterized and readily available integrated-circuit fabrication techniques, and can thus be made small, cost-effective, and efficient. The gratings produce point-source responses that are large relative to the pitch of the pixels, and that exhibit wide ranges of spatial frequencies and orientations. Such point-source responses make it easy to distinguish the point-source responses from fixed-pattern noise the results from spatial frequencies of structures that form the array. |
| US10317201B2 |
Safety monitoring for a serial kinematic system
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the safety of a joint (12) of a serial kinematic structure (30), which carries out tasks within a work region (100) under the control of a control unit (20), wherein a current state variable of the joint (12), such as the absolute position (AP) or the time derivatives thereof, is determined cyclically during operation from the current axis position (P) of the joint (12) and compared to a configurable limit value (SA, TA, SL), wherein a function module (3, 4, 5) is used to monitor the state variable. A function module (3, 4, 5) is assigned to each state variable to be monitored. These function modules (3, 4, 5) are designed independently of the control unit (20) of the serial kinematic structure (30), whereby the safety monitoring system (10) can be operated concurrently with and independently of the control unit (20) of the serial kinematic structure (30). |
| US10317199B2 |
Three-dimensional measuring system and measuring method with multiple measuring modes
The present invention relates to the field of three-dimensional digital imaging, and more particularly to a three-dimensional measuring system and a measuring method with multiple measuring modes. The measuring system includes a control unit, a variable digital pattern generation unit, an image processing unit, a calculating unit and at least one image sensor; the control unit is used for controlling the cooperative work of the whole measuring system; the variable digital pattern generation unit includes a memory and a projector, and the memory stores a plurality of light template digital patterns; the image sensors are used for acquiring patterns which are projected onto a surface of a measured object; the image processing unit is a multi-mode digital image processor; and the calculating unit is a multi-mode three-dimensional point cloud calculator. The three-dimensional measuring system and the measuring method with multiple measuring modes of the present invention can implement the high-precision and high-detail three-dimensional measurement or handheld real-time measurement by switching the measuring modes, thereby having a wide application range. |
| US10317198B2 |
Three-dimensional mapping of a wafer
Methods and scatterometry overlay metrology tools are provided, which scan a wafer region, perform focus measurements during the scanning to extract therefrom phase information, and derive depth data of the scanned wafer region from the extracted phase information. The depth information, relating to a dimension perpendicular to the wafer, may be derived along lines or surfaces, providing profilometry and surface data, respectively. The depth data may be used to locate metrology targets, as well as to provide material properties concerning wafer layers, to estimate process variation and to improve the overlay measurements. |
| US10317197B2 |
System and method for stabilizing optical shape sensing
A system and method for shape sensing with optical fiber include collecting (610) shape data from a shape sensing optical fiber device. The shape data are tested (620) to determine data positions that exceed an acceptable threshold based on geometrical expectations of the shape data. The shape data corresponding to the data positions that exceed an acceptable threshold are rejected (640). Acceptable shape data are rendered (650) to provide a stable shape sensing data set. |
| US10317193B2 |
Multiple channel locating
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for estimating a location on an object in a three-dimensional scene. Multiple radiation patterns are produced by spatially modulating each of multiple first radiations with a distinct combination of one or more modulating structures, each first radiation having at least one of a distinct radiation path, a distinct source, a distinct source spectrum, or a distinct source polarization with respect to the other first radiations. The location on the object is illuminated with a portion of each of two or more of the radiation patterns, the location producing multiple object radiations, each object radiation produced in response to one of the multiple radiation patterns. Multiple measured values are produced by detecting the object radiations from the location on the object due to each pattern separately using one or more detector elements. The location on the object is estimated based on the multiple measured values. |
| US10317192B2 |
Geometry measurement system, geometry measurement apparatus, and geometry measurement method
The geometry measurement apparatus includes: an image acquisition part that acquires a plurality of captured images generated by imaging an object to be measured, onto which a plurality of respectively different projection patterns are sequentially projected; a quantization part that generates a quantization value of a luminance value for each pixel in the plurality of captured images by comparing the luminance value with a predetermined reference value; a selection part that selects, based on the relationship between the reference value and the luminance value for a plurality of pixels having the same coordinates in the plurality of captured images, a quantization value to be used for identifying the geometry of the object to be measured, from among a plurality of quantization values corresponding to the plurality of captured images; and a geometry identification part that identifies the geometry of the object to be measured based on the quantization value selected by the selection part. |
| US10317191B2 |
Methods and apparatus for measuring a property of a substrate
In the measurement of properties of a wafer substrate, such as Critical Dimension or overlay a sampling plan is produced 2506 defined for measuring a property of a substrate, wherein the sampling plan comprises a plurality of sub-sampling plans. The sampling plan may be constrained to a predetermined fixed number of measurement points and is used 2508 to control an inspection apparatus to perform a plurality of measurements of the property of a plurality of substrates using different sub-sampling plans for respective substrates, optionally, the results are stacked 2510 to at least partially recompose the measurement results according to the sample plan. |
| US10317190B2 |
Vibration measurement device
A vibration measurement device includes: a vibration-inducing section; a laser source; a scanning section for illuminating a partial area of a measurement area on an object with laser light and moving the illumination area; an illumination control section for sequentially illuminating each point within the measurement area with an illuminating duration equal to or shorter than one third of the vibration period; a displacement measurement section for measuring, for each point within the measurement area, an interfering light obtained by splitting an object light from the object into two bundles of light to measure a relative displacement in a back-and-forth direction between two closely-located points within the measurement area; and a vibration state determination section for determining the state of vibration of the entire measurement area, based on the relative displacement in the back-and-forth direction between two closely-located points at each point within the measurement area. |
| US10317185B2 |
Silicon steel bar checking device
A silicon steel bars checking device includes a top board, a bottom board, a block unit and multiple bolts. A room is defined between the top board, the bottom board and the block unit. The silicon steel bars are inserted into the room and positioned between the top board, the bottom board and the block unit, and checked their specification. The silicon steel bars are removed from the device without any damage. |
| US10317177B2 |
Automatic dartboard scoring system
A method is disclosed for automatically scoring a game of darts. The method involves obtaining an image of a dartboard (2) using three cameras (10), detecting a visual disturbance in the image, and identifying a validly thrown dart if the visual disturbance includes a moving phase with a maximum temporal duration and successive images of the dartboard which exhibit differences. The visual disturbance should also include a stationary phase when the dart has been embedded in the dartboard (2). The method also includes calculating a score for the validly thrown dart based on its stationary position relative to the dartboard. A lighting system for a dartboard is also disclosed where a LED strip light (14) is provided around a circumference of the dartboard and three spotlights (8) are provided above the dartboard. |
| US10317173B2 |
Dual adjustable mounting shoe
A dual-adjustable mounting shoe has a shoe body. A middle portion of the shoe body has at least one pocket formed therein. At least one pocket insert is positioned at least partially within the pocket. The pocket insert has a raised tooth positioned along a rear of the shoe body and a forward edge positioned along a front of the shoe body, wherein the at least one pocket insert is movable relative to the shoe body to adjust a position of at least one of the raised tooth and the forward edge relative to the shoe body. At least one fastener is engageable with the at least one pocket insert to secure the at least one pocket insert in a stationary position at least partially within the pocket. The dual-adjustable mounting shoe is usable with both a rear-indexing receptacle and a forward-indexing receptacle. |
| US10317169B2 |
Holster tensioner device
A holster for a handgun includes a holster body having a chamber for receiving the handgun. An adjustable and resilient tensioner is mounted on the holster body in a position to be engaged by a handgun in the chamber, the tensioner being operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the handgun in the chamber. |
| US10317166B1 |
Recoil abatement stock with reduced rattle
A recoil reduction system for a firearm. In some embodiments, the recoil reduction includes buffer tube housed within a buttstock, and a deformable structure for setting a clearance tolerance between the buffer tube and the buttstock to reduce lateral play while enabling smooth translation therebetween. In some embodiments, a guide pin and/or skid projections provide interference between the sliding components of the recoil reduction system when in a battery configuration, while releasing the interference during a recoil event. |
| US10317163B2 |
Adjustable stabilizer assembly for rifle
A rifle stabilizer assembly attaching to a front stock of a rifle provides an assortment of stabilizing elements to enhance the shooting potential of a rifle, the assembly providing a stabilizer bar attached to the underside of a front rifle stock, a barrier block attachment, a bipod adapter attachment and a tripod adapter attachment, each attachment selectively chosen by a shooter as appropriate for a selected shot while in competition, hunting or combat. |
| US10317160B2 |
Gun comprising an electronic device
A gun that comprises a stock with a grip having distal and proximal portions, and an electronic device suitable to detect or process situations occurring to the gun. The electronic device comprises a detector and processor designed to detect and process information relative to a status of the gun. A battery supplies power to the detector and processor and an activator suitable to activate the supplying of power to the detector and processor to match a default event including a cocking of a hammer of the gun. The activator is housed within the grip and adjacent the bottom of the grip in the proximal portion and further comprises a hammer switch element operationally connected to the hammer to detect a change of position and send an activation signal to the battery. The hammer comprises a command portion to be moved by the shooter to move the hammer. |
| US10317158B2 |
Firearm trigger safety assembly
The present disclosure provides a trigger assembly and related method for a firearm (e.g., an AR, SR-25, or M4 style rifle, or another type of firearm). The trigger assembly minimizes inadvertent discharge of the firearm by blocking the trigger from rearward pivoting until pressure is applied to the center portion of the trigger. The system and method employ a configuration wherein a camming surface is engaged with a machine portion of the lower receiver once the trigger assembly is connected to the lower receiver via pivot that extend through the trigger assembly and at least a portion of the lower receiver. |
| US10317156B2 |
Ergonomic takedown firearm apparatus
An example firearm with a short overall length and improved storage compactness comprises a forward takedown subassembly comprising a barrel, a trigger control mechanism configured to provide an electrical trigger control signal, and a signal transmitter electrically coupled to the trigger control mechanism, and further comprises a rearward takedown subassembly separable from the forward takedown subassembly and comprising a stock, a receiver comprising an electrically controlled firing mechanism, and a signal receiver electrically coupled to the firing mechanism. A takedown mechanism has first and second portions fixedly coupled to the forward takedown subassembly and the rearward takedown subassembly, respectively, and is configured to repeatably couple the forward takedown subassembly to the rearward takedown subassembly. The signal transmitter and the signal receiver are configured to link the electrical trigger control signal to the signal receiver output via one or more of an electrical connection, an optical connection, and a radio-frequency link. |
| US10317143B2 |
Heat exchanger and method of making the same
A heat exchanger for transferring heat from a hot gas to a fluid includes two or more corrugated fin structures defining a plurality of hot gas flow channels extending in a generally linear first direction. A fluid conduit includes an outer wall at least partially bonded to at least two of the corrugated fin structures. The fluid conduit defines a plurality of sequentially arranged flow passes for the fluid traveling therethrough. Each of the plurality of flow passes directs the fluid in a direction generally perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US10317142B2 |
Heat exchanger having a mechanically assembled header
A heat exchanger and methods of manufacturing and assembling a heat exchanger, and more particularly to an air-flow heat exchanger having a mechanically assembled header for use in a motor vehicle. The heat exchanger comprises an all-metal bonded matrix including a plurality of substantially parallel metallic tubes and a plurality of metallic fins. The tubes have a heat transfer portion that is elongate in cross-sectional shape, and which comprises two opposing, longer sides, and two opposing shorter sides. At least one of the tubes is mechanically joined at a first end portion thereof to a first header of the heat exchanger by at least one compliant member. The compliant member extends around the first end portion of the tube to provide a seal and to permit relative movement between the mechanically joined tube and the first header due to thermal expansion and contraction of the matrix. |
| US10317141B2 |
Multi port extrusion tubing design
A Multi Port Extrusion tubing (MPE tubing) (10) made from a Multi Port Extrusion (MPE), the MPE being a web like extrusion (Web-MPE) with two or more individual tubes (8) interlinked with webs (9). The webs have a thickness, which is less than the tube diameter of the individual tubes, and the MPE tubing includes at least one bending zone (A), and at least two straight zones (C1, C2). The web-MPE in the bending zone (A) is bent so that each individual tube has a U-shape, and the web-MPE in a first straight zone (C1) is parallel to the web-MPE in an adjacent second straight zone (C2). The web-MPE in the straight zones on each side of the bending zone (A) extend in substantially the same plane, so that all individual tubes of the web-MPE in the straight zones are parallel to each other, and extend in the same plane. |
| US10317136B2 |
Onsite ultra high purity chemicals or gas purification
An onsite purification plant/system to delivery high and ultra high purity product, such as, process chemicals, industrial and specialty gases to manufacturing processes within the onsite plant turndown ratio from 0% to 100% while preserving the predetermined purity of the supplied substances within a predefined specification range is provided. Preserving liquid/vapor ratio in at least one of the purification means/units ensuring that product purity range stays unchanged is achieved by redirecting the product back into the onsite purification plant/system. |
| US10317134B2 |
Rapid cooling systems for beverages
A cooling system for rapidly cooling a beverage comprises a cooling channel configured to convey a beverage from upstream to downstream and a nozzle. The cooling channel includes an inner peripheral surface and the nozzle sprays the beverage on the inner peripheral surface such that the beverage is conveyed by gravity along the inner peripheral surface. The beverage cools as the beverage is conveyed by gravity along the inner peripheral surface such that the beverage is cooled by condensation and convection. The nozzle is further configured to reduce the pressure of the beverage such that the beverage cools due to expansion and reduction of pressure. The cooling system can also include a cooling media circulation system, a cooling media refrigeration system, and a post-chill coil. |
| US10317132B2 |
Smart timer for refrigerators and similar appliances
In order to permit use of a refrigerator by observant Jews during Holiday times, Normal and Holiday modes are established. During Holiday mode, repetitive fixed frequency and fixed duty cycle time cycles are established, each time cycle having “on” and “off” portions. During “on” cycle portions current flow through the refrigerator is permitted as determined by the refrigerator compartment temperature. During “off” cycle portions current flow is inhibited irrespective of refrigerator compartment temperature changes. Visible indicators inform users of the status of the current cycle portion, thereby advising them to open the refrigerator door only during “off” cycle portions. |
| US10317119B2 |
Transportable climate-controlled units for fulfillment of perishable goods
Disclosed are various embodiments for fulfillment of perishable goods using transportable climate-controlled units. A computing environment may control operation and transportation of network-enabled refrigeration units using mobile drive units capable of navigating a materials handing center or other space. The mobile drive units may recharge or otherwise provide power to the refrigeration units, for example, as they are transported. |
| US10317114B2 |
Methods and systems of streaming refrigerant in a heat exchanger
Embodiments are disclosed to help create longitudinal refrigerant streams, for example, in a shell and tube type evaporator, so as to manage refrigerant and/or lubricant in the evaporator. In some embodiments, the shell side of the evaporator may include a plurality of longitudinally extended pans stacked in a vertical direction. In some embodiments, refrigerant can be directed onto a top pan. The refrigerant can form a longitudinal refrigerant stream along the pan and flow down to the next pan in the vertical direction and form another longitudinal refrigerant stream. Each of the pans may form a refrigerant pool to help exchange heat with a process fluid carried in heat exchanger tubes. By forming longitudinal refrigerant streams in the pans, heat exchange efficiency may be improved and a lubricant content in refrigerant streams may be concentrated toward a bottom of the evaporator. |
| US10317113B2 |
Air conditioner
An air conditioner is provided that may include at least one compressor that compresses a refrigerant to a high pressure; a plurality of heat exchanger that condenses the refrigerant compressed in the at least one compressor; a plurality of outdoor valves, respectively, provided at an outlet side pipe of the plurality of heat exchangers; a gas liquid separator that separates the refrigerant into gas and liquid refrigerants and supplies the gas refrigerant to the at least one compressor; and one or more bypass devices connected to the outlet side pipe of one or more of the plurality of heat exchangers and an inlet side pipe of the gas liquid separator, the one or more bypass devices controlling a flow of the liquid refrigerant. During a cooling low load operation in which a portion of the plurality of heat exchangers is operating, a liquid refrigerant loaded into a heat exchanger of the plurality of heat exchangers, which is not operated, may flow through the one or more bypass device. |
| US10317109B2 |
Subsea heat exchanger and method for temperature control
A subsea heat exchanger for cooling or heating a hydrocarbon-containing fluid includes a convection section enclosed by a shell or enclosure comprising, one or more heat exchanging fluid inlet(s) and outlet(s), one or more hydrocarbon-containing fluid inlet(s) and outlet(s), and one or more fluid carrying convection tube(s) adapted for heat transfer between the hydrocarbon-containing fluid on the inside of the tube(s) and a surrounding heat exchanging fluid on the opposite side of the tube(s). The heat exchanger also includes one or more flow regulating device(s) for controlling the hydrocarbon-containing fluid outlet temperature. The heat exchanging fluid circulates in a closed circuit for heat transfer both with said hydrocarbon-containing fluid and with surrounding sea water on the outside of the enclosure. |
| US10317101B2 |
HVAC device controller with network integration capabilities
A building management system network interface device including a processing circuit, which includes a device interface and a network interface. The device interface is configured to provide a serial communication link between the network interface device and an HVAC device. The network interface is configured to communicate with an external network, and to receive data values from the processing circuit. The device interface is configured to populate one or more attributes of an equipment object with the data values. The network interface is configured to map the attributes of the equipment object to individual data objects, and to write the attributes to the mapped individual data objects. The processing circuit is further configured to execute control logic to control the operation of the HVAC device based in part on the data received from the device and one or more commands received from the external network. |
| US10317097B2 |
Piping stick systems and methods
The piping stick can define a sealable volume including a plurality of piping sections and a plurality of control sections. The non-connected end of the piping sections of the piping stick can be capped. The piping stick can be assembled by assembling the plurality of control sections and the plurality of piping sections, pressurizing the piping stick at a first time and determining the integrity of the piping stick by evaluating the pressure in the piping stick at a second time. |
| US10317096B2 |
Ion generation device
The present invention provides methods and systems for an ion generation device that includes an elongate housing having a back portion and a pair of side portions extending from the back portion and forming a cavity therein. A conductive portion is disposed within the cavity and connected to a power supply for providing power to the conductive portion. A plurality of tines are engaged to the conductive portion. |
| US10317091B2 |
Home cooking appliance having an air channel
A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking compartment in the housing and accessible through a door in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and an air channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the air channel having an outlet exhausting a portion of the air from the cooling air system along a rear wall of the housing. |
| US10317090B2 |
Oven door and oven comprising an oven door
The invention relates to an oven door (10) for closing a cavity (2) of an oven (1) comprising a glass portion (11) being at least partially transparent for enabling a user to look into the oven cavity (2), wherein the oven door (10) comprises lighting means (12) implementing an optical user interface for displaying optical information at the glass portion (11). |
| US10317089B2 |
Domestic appliance
A domestic appliance includes at least one electrically actuated device-type-specific device component executing an operating function characteristic of the type of domestic appliance, a control apparatus actuating the component, and an input electrically connected to the control apparatus and having a display, at least one programmable input and at least one switch electrically contacted to switch a main function of the appliance being characteristic of different types of appliances. The input apparatus has a programmable controller storing at least two programs differently configured to actuate a corresponding number of different types of appliances. The programs are each configured for device-type-specific communication between the at least one programmable input and the control apparatus and to activate only that program corresponding to the type of appliance connected to the input apparatus based on the type of appliance having the control apparatus thereof connected to the input apparatus. |
| US10317086B2 |
Burner for a gas-heated cooking appliance
A burner for a gas-heated cooking appliance includes a pipe for mixing burnable gas with primary air, and a deflecting element which is arranged in an interior space which is bounded by the pipe. The pipe has one end which points toward a nozzle of the burner and another end which points toward a cover of the burner. The deflecting element is arranged in the interior space between a center of the pipe in respect of a longitudinal direction thereof and the one end of the pipe. |
| US10317082B2 |
Distributed fuel control system
Distributed fuel control system and methods are disclosed. A distributed fuel control system may comprise a controller, a fuel delivery system, and fuel delivery system sensors and combustion sensors. The controller may output a control signal in response to at least one of the fuel delivery system sensor or the combustion sensors. In response, the fuel flow to individual multiplex fuel delivery unit may be controlled according to various methods. One such method includes determining a desired fuel pressure differential, directing a torque motor to set a pressure regulator to a position corresponding to the desired fuel pressure differential, determining a sensed fuel pressure differential, and adjusting the torque motor in response to a difference between the sensed fuel pressure differential and the desired fuel pressure differential. |
| US10317081B2 |
Fuel injector assembly
A fuel injector assembly for a combustor is provided, including a fuel nozzle having an axial inflow swirler and one or more radial inflow swirlers spaced radially outward of the downstream end of the fuel nozzle and mounted to the combustor, wherein the airstreams produced by the swirlers airblast atomize fuel films produced by the fuel nozzle. |
| US10317080B2 |
Co-swirl orientation of combustor effusion passages for gas turbine engine combustor
A liner panel for use in a combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a forward region including a multiple of effusion passages each directed at an orientation consistent with a local swirl direction of combustion gases. Another liner panel for use in a combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a forward region forward of a dilution passage and an aft region aft of the forward region. The forward region includes a multiple of effusion passages each directed generally circumferentially. The aft region includes a multiple of effusion passages each directed at an orientation generally axially. A method of cooling a wall assembly within a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes orienting a multiple of effusion passages within a forward region consistent with a local swirl direction of combustion gases. |
| US10317078B2 |
Cooling a multi-walled structure of a turbine engine
An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a body, a shell and a heat shield panel. The panel is attached to the shell with a tapered cooling cavity between the shell and the panel. The panel defines a cooling aperture configured to direct air out of the cooling cavity to impinge against the body. |
| US10317077B2 |
Torch with spring loaded snuffer
A device has a canister for attaching to a fuel container with a wick holder passing through the canister for holding a wick in a position to draw fuel from the reservoir for combustion proximate the top cap. A snuffer in the canister has a sleeve extendible from a first retracted position to a second extended position, the second extended position extending the sleeve partially beyond the wick holder. When the canister is upright the snuffer remains in the first lowered position and when the canister is tilted beyond a predetermined angle the spring moves the sleeve to the second extended position. |
| US10317076B2 |
System and approach for controlling a combustion chamber
A system for controlling activity in a combustion chamber. The system does not necessarily need to be mechanically adjusted and yet may provide precise control of a fuel air mixture ratio. A sensing module of the system may have a mass flow sensor that relates to air flow and another sensor that relates to fuel flow. Neither sensor may need contact with fuel. Fuel and air to the system may be controlled. Pressure of the fuel and/or air may be regulated. The sensors may provide signals to a processor to indicate a state of the fuel and air in the system. The processor, with reliance on a programmed curve, table or the like, often based on data, in a storage memory, may regulate the flow or pressure of the fuel and air in a parallel fashion to provide an appropriate fuel-air mixture to the combustion chamber. |
| US10317073B2 |
Flow through cylindrical bores
A flow directing apparatus for directing fluid flow includes a flow body defining a bore therethrough configured and adapted to direct fluid flowing therethrough. The bore includes an outlet and an opposed inlet with an enlargement, formed as a countersink and/or a chamfer using a suitable boring device. The enlargement is configured and adapted to reduce sensitivity to entrance-edge conditions for the bore. |
| US10317071B2 |
Thermal reservoir for a steam engine
A thermal reservoir for storing heat energy that can convert water to steam and thus power steam driven machines and vehicles is enclosed. The thermal reservoir converts electrical energy to heat energy using electrical resistance heating coils and the heat energy is stored with a thermal storage substance consisting primarily of lithium fluoride. Heat loss is minimized with a specially designed insulation layer that surrounds the thermal storage compartment. The thermal reservoir is charged and discharged via a heat exchanging system comprised of nested cylinders and a plurality of heat conducting fins that innervate the thermal storage compartment. |
| US10317069B2 |
Bow candle system
The present disclosure relates to, novelty items, more particularly candles that are placed in a candle holder that is attached to a bow. The base of the bow may include a fastener such as a sticker for attaching the bow to a lid of a coffee cup. The candle holder may be secured to the bow base using a fastener such as double-side adhesive, or a pin that protrudes through the base of the bow and the candle holder. Alternatively, the candle holder may be molded to the bow base. |
| US10317067B2 |
Heat radiating apparatus and light illuminating apparatus with the same
Provided is a heat radiating apparatus for radiating heat of a heat source in air. The heat radiating apparatus includes a support member in close contact with the heat source on a first principal surface side, a heat pipe supported by the support member, and a plurality of heat radiating fins in a space that faces a second principal surface to radiate the heat transferred by the heat pipe. The heat pipe has a first line part thermally joined with the support member, a second line part thermally joined with the heat radiating fins, and a connecting part. A plurality of heat radiating apparatuses can be connected such that the first principal surfaces are successive, and each of the plurality of heat radiating apparatuses has a receiving part for receiving the connecting parts of adjacent heat radiating apparatuses in the space that faces the second principal surface. |
| US10317065B2 |
LED lighting system with forced air cooling
An outdoor area LED lighting system including: a housing containing a large array of LEDs mounted to an aluminum direct thermal path printed circuit board and a single lens. The large array of LEDs are capable of producing light rays directed through the single lens to produce a beam of light to illuminate the outdoor area. The single lens is preferably a Fresnel lens. The housing is preferably capable of being sealed in a weather-tight manner. A second housing may at least partially surround the first housing such that at least one air passage is provided between the first housing and the second housing. A heat sink including a heat block in thermal communication with a plurality of heat tubes and fin assemblies may be in partial thermal contact with the LED module and in fluid communication with the at least one air passage. At least one fan may be provided in or in fluid communication with said at least one air passage to cool the heat sink. A digital interface may connect the LED module to a host computer to monitor and track information and trending for statistical process control. |
| US10317062B2 |
End cap with contactor exerting outward force and lighting device having same
An end cap for a solid-state lighting device is described that provides an electrical connection(s) between an external power source and at least one solid-state emitter disposed in a hollow member of the lighting device. An outer wall extends a first distance and an inner wall extends a second distance from an inward-facing side of the end cap base. A gap between the inner wall and the outer wall accommodates the insertion of the hollow member. A contactor electrically coupled to a conductive member on an opposite side of the end cap extends into the gap. The contactor exerts a force on a flexible conductor and provides a power supply path to or power return path from the at least one solid-state emitter. Preferably, the lighting device includes an array of solid-state emitters disposed on a flexible substrate. |
| US10317057B2 |
Lighting system having a mounting device
Lighting system including mounting post, mounting body, first lighting module, and second lighting module. Mounting post has first end spaced apart along longitudinal axis from second end. Mounting body has first end being spaced apart along another longitudinal axis from second end. First end of mounting body is pivotally connected at first pivot axis by first pivot joint with first end of mounting post. First lighting module includes first semiconductor light-emitting device in first housing and is pivotally connected at first pivot axis by first pivot joint with first end of mounting body and with first end of mounting post. Second lighting module includes second semiconductor light-emitting device in second housing and is pivotally connected at second pivot axis by second pivot joint with second end of mounting body. |
| US10317055B2 |
Lighting device with changing illumination based on lighting device configuration
A lighting device (1) is provided. The light device (1) comprises a first part (2) and a second part (2) which is flexibly connected to the first part (2) so that the lighting device (1) can be in at least two configurations. There is a sensor (7) which detects the configuration of the lighting device (1) and a controller for receiving the sensor signal from the sensor (7) and for providing an output to first light sources and second light sources. |
| US10317049B2 |
Light irradiation device
A light irradiation device includes a plurality of light-emitting portions that emit light by being supplied with a current. The light-emitting portions each have a first power supply terminal, and a second power supply terminal; a plurality of light-emitting elements; and a wiring pattern. The wiring pattern has a first wiring region and a second wiring region. Two of the light-emitting portions that are disposed adjacent to each other are disposed such that the space between the respective first wiring regions or the space between the respective second wiring regions is smaller than the space between the first wiring region of one of the light-emitting portions and the second wiring region of the other of the light-emitting portions. |
| US10317047B2 |
Filtering unit and apparatus
The present invention discloses a filtering unit, comprising a plurality of filters, a fixing element and a drive controller. The fixing element is located on a body of the apparatus to be employed for fixedly supporting the plurality of filters. The plurality of filters are rotatably located on the fixing element. The drive controller is coupled to the plurality of filters to drive the corresponding filter rotating according to preset instructions to make light emitted by the lamp pass through the corresponding filter and to filter out light of a corresponding wavelength. Therefore, with the drive controller to drive the corresponding filter rotating according to preset instructions to make light emitted by the lamp pass through the corresponding filter and to filter out light of a corresponding wavelength, the replacement of the filters can be achieved without the manual operation. |
| US10317039B2 |
Vehicle lamp
The present invention provides a vehicle lamp including a first lamp and a second lamp, only one of which is selectively turned on; a first bezel unit made of a thermally conductive material, including a thermal radiation region exposed to the outside, and connected to the first lamp to be thermally conductive therewith; and a second bezel unit connected to the first bezel unit to be thermally conductive therewith, made of a thermally conductive material, including a thermal radiation region exposed to the outside, and connected to the second lamp to be thermally conductive therewith, and provides effects in that thermal radiation efficiency is increased and a space advantageous for designing a lamp is secured because heat generated by a light source is discharged to the atmosphere through thermal radiation and cooling components, such as a radiation fin and an additional fan, are eliminable. |
| US10317033B2 |
Lamp for vehicle and method for controlling the same
A vehicle lamp includes: a light source unit including at least one light source configured to generate light; a shield portion located closer to a front of the vehicle lamp as compared to the light source unit, and configured to receive the light generated by the light source and to transmit at least a portion of the received light to form a beam pattern, the shield portion including: a first shield configured to form at least part of the beam pattern; and a second shield having a light transmittance that is configured to be controlled to modify the beam pattern; a drive unit configured to drive the shield portion; and at least one processor configured to control at least one of the shield portion or the drive unit to modify the beam pattern. |
| US10317028B2 |
Lighting device made up of lighting elements and striplight made up of a plurality of such lighting devices
Said lighting device is made up of lighting elements (L1, L2, . . . , L20) arranged on a mounting board (PS1, PS2, etc.). The one or more boards are arranged so as to supply light with a predetermined coverage.The boards comprise a plugging system (C1, C2, C3, P1, P2, P3) for connecting said lighting elements. The mounting of such a device using a threaded rod 7 makes it possible to obtain easy maintenance of the device of the invention. This device can easily be used to form striplights.Use: Lighting of car parks, meeting rooms. |
| US10317025B2 |
Through wall lighting
The present disclosure is directed to examples of a through wall light fixture. In one embodiment, the through wall light fixture includes a collimated light source, an optic wave guide, wherein the collimated light source is coupled to a first end of the optic wave guide to be located closer to an interior side of a wall, and a light distribution element coupled to a second end of the optic wave guide to be located closer to an exterior side of the wall. |
| US10317024B2 |
LED strip light
An LED strip light for cabinet lighting includes a strip-shaped lamp holder, and a light-emitting module. The strip-shaped lamp holder includes a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface and two light source slots. The angle between the light source mounting surface formed by the two light source slots and the first mounting surface is an acute angle between 30 and 40 degrees. Two mounting groove is respectively provided on the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface along the extending direction thereof. One mounting groove is a U-shaped groove and another is a V-shaped groove. It is easier to install the LED strip light in the strip-shaped lamp holder and more mounting options can be selected so that the LED strip light is more suitable for cabinets such as shelf laminates, vertical freezers and horizontal freezers, etc. |
| US10317023B2 |
Flexible LED light string
A method for fabricating a flexible LED light string includes steps: 1: core strip extrusion molding; 2. LED light bead hole punching and cutting mark labelling; 3. inserting the flexible LED PCB into the core strip; 4. extrusion molding for light string sheath, i.e. diffusing strip. With the method, the core strip can has a variety of cross sectional shapes according to design needs. In the same way, the sheath can has a variety of cross sectional shapes according to design needs, and has a variety of combinations of materials and colors through multiple-color extrusion molding, for example, the sheath mixed with colored decorative strips, and non-transparent partially. |
| US10317018B2 |
Lighting device
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light-emitting part including a board and a plurality of light-emitting devices disposed on an upper surface of the board; a first reflection surface located on one side of the light-emitting part; and a second reflection surface located on the other side of the light-emitting part, wherein the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface comprise a reflection part having a parabola shape; and a lens disposed on the light-emitting part between the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface, and each of the light-emitting devices is arranged to be aligned with a parabola-shaped focus, and the height of the reflection part is defined by equation 1. |
| US10317017B2 |
LED tube lamp
A ballast-bypass light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp includes at least a first and second external connection terminal, the first and second external connection terminals respectively connected to opposite sides of the ballast by-pass LED tube lamp. The tube lamp includes an LED module, configured to emit light in response to a driving current, and a power supply module, electrically connected to the first and second external connection terminals for receiving an AC driving signal and configured to provide the driving current to the LED module. The power supply module comprises a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, a driving circuit, and a circuit electrically connected to the driving circuit and configured to operate in response to whether a foreign external impedance is connected to the LED tube lamp. When part of the LED tube lamp is electrically connected to an external power source and the foreign external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp, the first circuit disables the driving circuit so as to limit the generation of the driving current to prevent the LED module from emitting light based on the driving current. When both ends of the LED tube lamp are electrically connected to an external power source and the foreign external impedance is not electrically connected to the LED tube lamp, the first circuit enables the driving circuit so as to not limit the generation of the driving current in order to allow the LED module to emitting light based on the driving current. |
| US10317015B2 |
Light module with self-aligning electrical and mechanical connection
Generally disclosed may be an LED lighting module (including but not limited to lamps, light bulbs, or light fixtures) with (i) rapidly replaceable LED light source units, (ii) rapidly replaceable driver circuitry, and (iii) efficient heat transfer. An aspect of the rapid replaceability of the disclosed light source is self-registration of the source's light elements, electronic drive components, and heat sources respectively relative to the optical, power supply components, and heat sink components of a lamp or other lighting device. |
| US10317013B2 |
Dynamic boil-off reduction with improved cryogenic vessel
The present invention provides acryogenic vessel (200), in particular for use in a magnetic resonance examination system (110) to mount therein superconductive main coils (142, 144) of the magnetic resonance examination system (110), comprising an inner vessel (202), an outer 300K vessel (204), and a radiation shield (206), which is located between the inner vessel (202) and the outer 300K vessel (204) and which surrounds the inner vessel (202), whereby the radiation shield (206) has at least one dry-friction area (206), where dry-friction is generated upon deformation of the radiation shield (206). The present invention also provides a superconductive magnet (114) for a magnet resonance examination system (110) comprising a set of superconductive main coils (142, 144), which are arranged in the above cryogenic vessel (200). The present invention further provides a magnet resonance examination system (110) comprising the above superconductive magnet (122). |
| US10317010B2 |
Liquefied gas storage tank and liquefied gas carrier ship
A liquefied gas storage tank includes: an inner shell storing a liquefied gas; an outer shell forming a vacuum space between the inner shell and the outer shell; and a fail-safe thermal insulating layer covering an outer side surface of the outer shell. According to this configuration, the fail-safe thermal insulating layer is not disposed in the vacuum space. This makes it possible to suppress the degradation over time of the degree of vacuum in the vacuum space. |
| US10317009B2 |
High pressure tank, manufacturing method of high pressure tank, and inspection method of sealing characteristic
An opening-side flange may include a connecting surface including an inclined surface, a corner part, and an annular groove on a bottom-face side. A conical surface part of the inclined surface may be a conical surface of a truncated cone, and may be inclined such that a radially outer end thereof approaches an opening side. The corner part may be a corner formed between the inclined surface and the annular groove, and may function as a sealing surface with the liner. The annular groove may be a part that connects the inclined surface to an outer surface part, and may be a part that is hollowed toward the opening side relative to the inclined surface. |
| US10317004B2 |
Porous plate-shaped filler, heat insulation film, and method for producing porous plate-shaped filler
A porous plate-shaped filler is a plate shape having an aspect ratio of 3 or more, and has a minimum length of 0.1 to 50 μm and a porosity of 20 to 90%. Furthermore, the porous plate-shaped filler 1 includes plate-shaped pores 2 having an aspect ratio of 1.5 or more. Consequently, in the porous plate-shaped filler, a thermal conductivity is low. The heat insulation film includes the porous plate-shaped filler, whereby a heat insulation effect of the heat insulation film can improve. |
| US10317002B2 |
Vibration isolating insert for a pipe clip and method for manufacturing such an insert
A vibration-isolating insert for a pipe clip is adapted to bear against an inner circumference of a substantially annular pipe clip body and ultimately, in use, to be positioned between the outer circumference of a pipe and the pipe clip body. The vibration-isolating insert includes an elongate strip of vibration-isolating material which has a pipe facing side and a pipe clip facing side. The strip of vibration-isolating material has adjacent either lateral edge thereof a series of discrete exposed hooks of plastics material which is more rigid than the vibration-isolating material. The hooks protrude relative to the pipe clip facing side of the strip of vibration-isolating material. |
| US10316999B2 |
Pressure pipe connection method and method for constructing pressure pipe with flange
Provided is a pressure pipe connection structure that reduces man-hours for machining one or more pressure pipes and does not require high machining precision. Multiple arc members form a ring shape that makes a circle by matching the end faces thereof to each other. Non-penetrating holes may be provided on the outer circumference of the arc members. The ring formed by the multiple arc members has an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter and larger than the inner diameter of a pressure pipe. A cylindrical sleeve has an inner cylindrical surface inside which the entire outer circumferences of arc members are fitted into a hollow internal space, into which respective one or more pressure pipes are inserted from one or more opposing entrances; and multiple through holes, which penetrate from the outside and are provided with female thread ridges. The one or more pressure pipes are cut to a certain length that is suited to the placement site and a groove is grooves cut in the corresponding pressure pipe. The arc members are fitted into the groove, and the arc members are positioned on an inner cylindrical surface by inserting the one or more pressure pipes into a sleeve, the respective through holes and non-penetrating holes are made to communicate with each other, and the one or more pressure pipes are fixed using bolts. |
| US10316992B2 |
Tubing for fluid cooling systems
A plastic tubing having at least two layers for a fluid cooling system includes a first layer being formed from an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene or a fluorinated ethylene propylene based plastic material and configured as an internal lining formed of a fluorocarbon plastic material. Further, a second layer is configured as a sheathing to the first layer and formed from polyamide material. An adhesive layer may be disposed between the first and second layer and at least one other layer may be configured as an external sheathing of the plastic tubing formed from an elastomer based material. |
| US10316990B1 |
Method of supplying power to equipment
A method of providing a transportable line pipe and distribution hose supply crossing assembly for use in supplying natural gas fueled drilling rig engines or fracking equipment with natural gas, electricity and pressurized air from mobile storage and vaporization facilities. A skid frame and ramp assembly are transported then assembled in end-to-end configuration for a continuous pipeline with a crossing ramp. |
| US10316988B2 |
Pressure control for calibrating process control devices
A method of calibrating a positioner includes determining a pressure value corresponding to a particular state of an actuator, wherein the actuator is controlled by the positioner, and controlling a pressure within the actuator according to a set point pressure, wherein the set point pressure is based on the pressure value such that the particular state of the actuator is maintained. The method further includes receiving a measured value indicating an actual pressure within the actuator, and determining a bias of the positioner based on the measured value and the set point pressure. |
| US10316987B2 |
Fixed lever and pin assembly for stabilizing gas flow and pressure regulation of a fluid regulator
A fixed lever and pin assembly may include a lever body having a front end, a back end, and an arm connecting the front end and the back end. The front end of the lever body may be operatively coupled to a control element of a regulator. The arm may be adapted to operatively couple to an actuator of a regulator. A pin may be fixed to the front end of the lever body and may be disposed through the front end in a direction perpendicular to first and second parallel sides of the lever body. The fixed lever and pin assembly may be an integrated piece and the pin may prevent the lever body from moving independently from the pin. |
| US10316972B2 |
Marked keg/cask seal, and method for determining the age of a keg/cask seal
A keg/cask seal for a keg or cask containing a beverage is disclosed. A color mark is arranged in a geometrically defined shape on a top side of the keg/cask seal. The geometrically defined color mark allows a conclusion to be drawn about the time lapsed since the keg/cask seal was installed. |
| US10316969B2 |
Hydraulic valve system of a parking lock device
An electrohydraulic transmission control system (1) includes a parking lock valve (2). The electrohydraulic transmission control system (1) is configured such that, during normal operation of the electrohydraulic transmission control system (1) in which at least one electrohydraulic pressure adjuster (EDSSYS) is actuatable with current, the parking lock valve (2) can be held in a defined operating state in which an actuation pressure (p_sys) acts on a parking lock cylinder (3) above a normal pressure level. The electrohydraulic transmission control system (1) is configured such that, during emergency operation of the electrohydraulic transmission control system (1) in which the at least one electrohydraulic pressure adjuster (EDSSYS) is not fed with current and the actuation pressure (p_sys) is at least temporarily set to an emergency pressure level higher than the normal pressure level by the at least one pressure source (7), a pressure level of the actuation pressure (p_sys) that holds the parking lock valve (2) in the defined operating state corresponds at least approximately to the emergency pressure level. |
| US10316968B2 |
Method and apparatus for ratio control for a continuously variable transmission
An apparatus for ratio control of a continuously variable transmission includes a driver commanded ratio unit outputting a signal defining a commanded ratio. A clamp control portion is in communication with the driver commanded ratio unit. The clamp control portion includes: a ratio limits and override ring selecting a ratio matching the commanded ratio from an executable functions having stored ratio code data; a screening monitor continuously receiving output from the executable functions and using an input from a vehicle speed signal to compute minimum and maximum ratio limits for the ratio selected by the ratio limits and override ring; and a ratio control execution ring in communication with the screening monitor. The ratio control execution ring calculates a range of pressures allowed for operation of both primary and secondary pulleys of the continuously variable transmission. |
| US10316967B2 |
Control device for continuously variable transmission
CVT controller has rotation speed sensors detecting driving and driven wheel rotation speed; driving and driven wheel speed difference detection unit detecting wheel speed difference Δvfr; and bad road judgment unit judging that road is bad road when Δvfr is first value Δvfr_br or greater. CVT controller further has first belt clamping force increase unit increasing belt clamping force in case where road is judged to be bad road, as compared with case where road is not judged to be bad road; vibration detection unit detecting vehicle speed vibration fvsp; and second belt clamping force increase unit increasing belt clamping force when Δvfr is second value Δvfr_psec or greater or when fvsp is third value fvsp_psec or greater in case where road is not judged to be bad road, as compared with case where Δvfr is less than Δvfr_psec and case where fvsp is less than fvsp_psec. |
| US10316964B2 |
Method for controlling a continuously variable transmission for a vehicle
A method of controlling a continuously variable transmission for a vehicle. The continuously variable transmission has a hydrostat with a position-regulating valve and is designed to co-operate in driving connection with a drive input shaft and a drive output shaft such that when the position-regulating valve is energized, the hydrostat is adjusted to accelerate the vehicle. The method includes monitoring the energization of the position-regulating valve cyclically by a safety function. The safety function is provided in order to recognize undesired energization of the position-regulating valve that leads to unwanted acceleration of the vehicle, and then to separate the transmission at least from the drive output shaft so as to prevent unwanted acceleration of the vehicle. The safety function is triggered at least when a limit value for the energization of the position-regulating valve is exceeded. |
| US10316962B2 |
Vehicle transmission with accumulator
A vehicle powertrain includes an engine driven variable displacement pump and an accumulator. A switch network controls the flow of fluid among the pump, the accumulator, a line pressure circuit of a valve body, and the sump, enabling several operating modes. In a balanced operating mode, no fluid flows into or out of the accumulator. In a discharging mode, fluid flows from the accumulator reducing the power required by the pump to increase output torque or reduce fuel consumption. In a charging mode, fluid flows into the accumulator for later use. Fluid also flow into the accumulator in a high-torque mode in which the pump and switch network are set to intentionally increase the pump torque to assist in deceleration. |
| US10316960B2 |
Method and device for controlling automatic transmission
A method of controlling an automatic transmission is provided. The automatic transmission includes a piston having first and second surfaces opposite from each other, friction plates, engaging and disengaging hydraulic pressure chambers for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure and directing the piston to push the friction plates to be engaged and disengaged, a hydraulic pressure control valve for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure to and from the chambers, first and second oil paths communicating the valve with the chambers, and a pressure reducing valve disposed in the second oil path and for preventing hydraulic pressure of the disengaging hydraulic pressure chamber from exceeding a given set pressure. The second surface has a larger area for receiving hydraulic pressure than an area of the first surface for receiving hydraulic pressure. The method includes changing the given set pressure according to information regarding a state of the automatic transmission. |
| US10316959B2 |
System and method for controlling a work vehicle transmission based on the detection of unintended vehicle motion
A method for controlling the operation of a transmission of a work vehicle based on the detection of unintended vehicle motion may generally include determining an intended driving direction for the work vehicle while the vehicle is positioned on a sloped surface and initiating a shifting procedure within the transmission for engaging an on-coming clutch associated with moving the work vehicle in the intended driving direction, wherein the on-coming clutch is initially engaged at an initial ramp rate. In addition, the method may include monitoring an acceleration of the work vehicle as the on-coming clutch is being engaged, determining a current travel direction for the work vehicle based on the monitored acceleration and, when the current travel direction differs from the intended driving direction, adjusting the initial ramp rate for engaging the on-coming clutch to an increased ramp rate. |
| US10316958B2 |
System and method for electric oil pump control of hybrid electric vehicle
A system and method for electric oil pump control of hybrid electric vehicle are provided. The system includes a driving information detector that is configured to detect driving information according to driving of the hybrid vehicle and an operation type transmission of an electric oil pump (EOP) that receives and supplies transmission oil for operating a clutch. A controller analyzes the driving information, and detects an oil skew phenomenon and enters the EOP speed increasing mode when the hybrid vehicle stops by rapid braking, and increases the EOP speed to increase temporary oil absorption power during rapid starting in a predetermined reference period of time. |
| US10316952B2 |
Plug for vehicle
A plug for a vehicle includes: a body portion; a plurality of insertion portions configured to be inserted into a through-hole provided in a housing; and a flange portion having a notch formed on an outer periphery so as to restrict a rotation of the body portion around an axial center. The insertion portions are formed at two positions opposed to each other across a straight line passing through the notch and the axial center and are provided with retaining lugs engageable with the through-hole. |
| US10316948B2 |
Limited slip and/or locking split shaft disconnect axle
An all-wheel drive vehicle drivetrain can include an input member, first and second output members, a planetary differential, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The differential can include an internal gear, a carrier, a sun gear, and a differential gear set. The internal gear can be coupled to the input member to receive input torque about an axis. The carrier can be coupled to the first output for common rotation about the axis. The differential gear set can receive input torque from the internal gear and output differential torque to the carrier and the sun gear. The first clutch can be operable to selectively couple and decouple the sun gear with the second output member for common rotation. The second clutch can be operable to selectively transmit torque between the carrier and the second output member. |
| US10316946B2 |
Two mode electric drive module with Ravigneaux gearset
A drive module includes a Ravigneaux gearset, first and second input shafts, shift member, and differential. The first planet gears of the gearset can engage the first sun gear and the second planet gears, which can engage the second sun gear. The first input shaft can rotate with the second sun gear and receives torque from a first motor. A first gear can be coupled to the carrier of the Ravigneaux gearset for rotation therewith and meshingly engages the differential input. The second input shaft receives torque from a second motor and is drivingly coupled to the differential input. When the shift member is in a first position, the shift member drivingly couples the first sun gear to a first differential output. When the shift member is in a second position, the shift member couples the first sun gear to a housing to prevent rotation of the first sun gear. |
| US10316945B2 |
Linear actuator device
This invention relates to a linear actuator, comprising an electric motor (10), a worm gear (13, 14), a transmission (15, 16, 19), an outer tube (2) and a spindle (12), said spindle (12) being in connection with the transmission (15, 16, 19), a spindle nut (11) on the spindle (12), a thrust bearing (20) for supporting a shaft end (21) of the spindle (12), wherein the connection between the shaft end of the spindle (12) and the transmission (15, 16, 19) allows a mutual axial movement so that axial forces are only lead through the spindle (12) bypassing the transmission (15, 16, 19) and directly to the thrust bearing (20), wherein a support structure (17, 18, 24, 28) fixedly connects the outer tube (2) and a lower bracket (20, 22), wherein said worm gear (13, 14) drives a shaft (19) included in said transmission (15, 16, 19), which shaft (19) has a driving gear wheel (15) fixedly attached thereto, arranged to transmit torque to a driven gear wheel (16) fixedly attached to the spindle (12), wherein said transmission (15, 16, 19) is arranged to allow axial displacement of the driven gear wheel (16) in relation to the driving gear wheel (15). |
| US10316944B2 |
Linear motion mechanism
A linear stage assembly comprising a nut having a wall defining a bore which has a nut helical thread which includes: a crest, a root, and a flank between the crest and root; a screw having a screw helical thread about an exterior which includes: a crest, a root, and a flank between the crest and the root; wherein the nut and the screw are in a mating relationship so that the nut flank and the screw flank are in contact with one another defining a contact interface which imposes a frictional force that is sufficiently small to allow generally longitudinal movement in response to an actuation load of the screw or the nut relative to the other and sufficiently large to prevent back drive of the screw or the nut relative to the other after the actuation load is removed and in response to an opposing reaction force. |
| US10316942B2 |
Supporting body comprising a receiving groove for a reinforcement panel
A supporting body (1) for guiding or tensioning a circumferential traction mechanism of a traction drive, a front side (12) that has an elongated sliding surface for making contact with the traction mechanism, a rear side (2) that lies opposite and includes an elongated receiving groove (5) for form-fittingly receiving a reinforcement panel, the receiving groove (5) being formed by delimiting elements (3) which protrude, at the sides of the groove, from the rear side, and at least two delimiting elements (3, 3′) on one side of the receiving groove (5) being separated in the longitudinal direction by a spacing in the form of a gap (4). |
| US10316941B2 |
Transmission for vehicles
Disclosed is a transmission for a vehicle that can improve fuel efficiency by implementing multiple steps of shifting and improve vehicle driving comfort by using operating points in a low RPM range of an engine. According to the transmission, since three single planetary gear sets and one compound planetary gear set are combined or five single planetary gear sets are compound and the rotary elements of the planetary gear sets and friction members are selectively connected and disconnected, their rotational speeds and directions are changed when shifting is performed. Therefore, a vehicle can be driven with the gear ratios of ten or more steps of forward shifting and one step of reverse shifting. |
| US10316940B2 |
Multi-speed planetary transmission
A multi-speed transmission including a plurality of planetary gearsets and a plurality of selective couplers to achieve at least nine forward speed ratios is disclosed. The plurality of planetary gearsets may include a first planetary gearset, a second planetary gearset, a third planetary gearset, and a fourth planetary gearset. The plurality of selective couplers may include a number of clutches and a number of brakes. The multi-speed transmission may have four planetary gearsets and six selective couplers. The six selective couplers may include two clutches and four brakes. The four planetary gearsets may include three minus planetary gearsets and one plus planetary gearset or two minus planetary gearsets and two plus planetary gearsets. The multi-speed transmission may include at least one Ravigneaux gearset. |
| US10316938B2 |
Multi-stage transmission for vehicle
A transmission apparatus may include an input shaft and an output shaft; first to fourth planetary gear devices, each of which is disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transfer and has three rotation elements; and six gear-shifting elements connected to the rotation elements of the planetary gear devices, wherein a first rotation element of the first planetary gear device is fixedly connected to a first rotation element of the second planetary gear device, a second rotation element of the first planetary gear device is fixedly connected to a third rotation element of the second planetary gear device and to a third rotation element of the fourth planetary gear device, and a third rotation element of the first planetary gear device is fixedly connected to a third rotation element of the third planetary gear device and to a second rotation element of the fourth planetary gear device. |
| US10316928B2 |
Vibration-proofing device
The present invention includes a first mounting member (11); a second mounting member (12); an actuator (14) which dampens and absorbs input vibration by reciprocally moving a movable element (13) in accordance with input vibration; an actuator case (15) which houses the actuator therein; and a relay connector (17) which is mounted on the actuator case and electrically connects the connector (16) of the actuator and an external power source. The relay connector includes a terminal (27) which connects the connector of the actuator and the external power supply, and a housing (28) in which the terminal is installed. The actuator case is formed with an insertion hole (31) through which the terminal is inserted, and a mounting cylinder (32) surrounding the insertion hole is provided to protrude from the actuator case. One of the mounting cylinder and the housing is airtightly fitted to the inside of the other thereof via a packing (35). |
| US10316927B2 |
Hydromount for mounting a motor vehicle engine
A hydromount for mounting a motor vehicle engine includes a load-bearing spring having an elastomeric material and being configured to support a mount core. A working chamber is delimited by the load-bearing spring. An equalization chamber is separated by an intermediate plate from the working chamber and delimited by an equalization membrane having an elastomeric material. The working chamber and the equalization chamber are filled with a hydraulic liquid and connected to each other by a damping channel. The intermediate plate is mounted in an elastic receiving device which grasps around the intermediate plate and has a pivotable supporting region. |
| US10316925B2 |
Vibration damping device
According to the present invention, there is provided a vibration damping device (10) including a first bracket (11) and a second bracket (12), a first attachment member (14), a second attachment member (15), and an elastic body (16). The second attachment member (15) includes an insertion cylinder portion (22) in which the second bracket (12) is inserted. The insertion cylinder portion (22) is provided with a stopper portion (56) which faces a stopper wall (55) provided in the first bracket (11), in a radial direction (Y) in a side wall portion (57) oriented outward in the radial direction (Y) of the insertion cylinder portion (22). The stopper portion (56) includes a first stopper portion (61) and a second stopper portion (62) which are disposed in a manner of being displaced in an axial direction (X) of the insertion cylinder portion (22). The first stopper portion (61) is constituted by a first elastic portion (58). The second stopper portion (62) includes a rigid member (25). A first distance (D1) between the first stopper portion (61) and the stopper wall (55) in the radial direction (Y) is equal to or shorter than a second distance (D2) between the second stopper portion (62) and the stopper wall (55) in the radial direction (Y). |
| US10316923B2 |
Damper
There is provided a damper that can reduce a shock when a piston speed reaches a high speed range from a low speed range without deteriorating a ride comfort while the piston speed is in the low speed range. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a damper D of the present invention, since a orifice (7) and an opening/closing valve (9) are arranged in parallel with a bypass passage (B) bypassing a damping passage (3), and a valve opening pressure of an opening/closing valve (9) is made lower than a valve opening pressure of a damping valve (5), a sudden change in an inclination of a damping force characteristic can be moderated at an inflection point of the damping force characteristic even if the damping force is increased while the piston speed is in the low speed range. |
| US10316920B2 |
Anti-vibration device
A vibration damper, which enables a spring constant in the axial direction to be increased while reducing a spring constant in the torsional direction and a spring constant in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction, is provided. With dividing surfaces of first rubber parts and dividing surfaces of second rubber parts separated from each other in the direction of the axis, and spaces formed between the dividing surfaces, first outer cylinder parts and second outer cylinder parts are held and fixed by cylindrical members. Using the spaces between the dividing surfaces of the first rubber parts and the dividing surfaces of the second rubber parts, a compression component of the rubber base in the direction of the axis can be maintained while suppressing a shear component of the rubber base in the torsional direction and the compression component of the rubber base in the direction perpendicular to the axis. |
| US10316913B2 |
Vehicle brake drums having braking walls enhanced with compressive stresses
A brake drum for a vehicle braking system includes a closed end, an open end opposite the closed end, a braking wall axially extending between the open end and the closed end, and a compression device that applies a radial compressive force to the braking wall thereby increasing the thermo-mechanical fatigue resistance of the braking wall. A first restraining tab on the braking wall to axially restrain the compression device on the braking wall. |
| US10316911B2 |
Composite disc brake backing plate
A brake backing plate is provided in which a non-compressible core material is sandwiched between two sheet metal stampings to make a lightweight, composite brake backing plate. Each of the stampings has a textured face with a plurality of integrally formed piercing members. By rolling or pressing, the piercing members of the textured faces are fully embedded in the core material, and thus lock the stampings and the core material together. |
| US10316907B2 |
Brake apparatus of external-rotor motor
A brake apparatus stops a rotor of an external-rotor motor that drives the head or a joint of a home robot. Frictional torque is generated when a friction pad presses a rotor surface even when a power source is switched off. A posture of a moving part, such as the head, of the robot is not abruptly disturbed even though the power source is switched off. Since a light external force is applied to the moving part of the robot in the off state of the power source, a motion in a direction desired by the user takes places without being stiff. The motion of the head of the robot stops when the external force is removed. An intention of the user who touches the robot may be satisfied even when the power source of the robot is switched off. |