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| US10339034B2 |
Dynamically generated device test pool for staged rollouts of software applications
A method includes receiving, by a computing system that includes an application repository, an updated version of an application. The method also includes determining whether the particular computing device contributes additional test scope for the updated version of the application beyond existing test scope for the updated version of the application that is contributed by the group of computing devices. The method further includes, sending the updated version of the application to the particular computing device for installation in response to determining that the particular computing device contributes additional test scope. |
| US10339033B2 |
Runtime detection of uninitialized variable across functions
The disclosure provides a method for detection of an uninitialized variable. The method includes running a first function, wherein the first function comprises a local variable and a first flag associated with the local variable for indicating an initialization state of the local variable; calling a second function from the first function, with the local variable as a parameter of the second function, wherein the second function comprises a second flag associated with the parameter for indicating an initialization state of the parameter; and updating the first flag based at least on the second flag returned from the second function. |
| US10339032B2 |
System for monitoring and reporting performance and correctness issues across design, compile and runtime
Technologies are disclosed for providing developers with rule output indicating that issues are or may be present in the code they are developing. Such rule output can include or be accompanied by guidelines and/or best practices structured to aid developers in becoming aware of and resolving the issues. In one example, this involves identifying the issues, making available a mechanism of further investigating the issues, and providing best practices and/or recommended solutions for the issues. Finally, the technologies disclosed may automate application of the recommended solutions. The notifications and accompanying guidance/automation and the like can be provided at design-time, compile-time, and/or run-time with the notifications and accompanying guidance/automation integrated into editors, compilers, debuggers, and other development environment tools providing true real-time and in situ development experience. |
| US10339030B2 |
Duplicate bug report detection using machine learning algorithms and automated feedback incorporation
Duplicate bug report detection using machine learning algorithms and automated feedback incorporation is disclosed. For each set of bug reports, a user-classification of the set of bug reports as including duplicate bug reports or non-duplicate bug reports is identified. Also for each set of bug reports, correlation values corresponding to a respective feature, of a plurality of features, between bug reports in the set of bug reports is identified. Based on the user-classifications and the correlation values, a model is generated to identify any set of bug reports as including duplicate bug reports or non-duplicate bug reports. The model is applied to classify a particular bug report and a candidate bug report as duplicate bug reports or non-duplicate bug reports. |
| US10339029B2 |
Automatically detecting internalization (i18n) issues in source code as part of static source code analysis
A method of detecting potential internationalization issues in source code may include installing a plug-in component in a stand-alone static source code analysis program/application that is configured to enable detection of internationalization issues in source code. The method may also include automatically creating a repository comprising a plurality of internationalization rules for a plurality of programming languages that are provided by the plug-in and accessing a subset of the plurality of internationalization rules corresponding to a particular programming language of the plurality of programming languages. The method may include creating a quality profile for the particular programming language using the subset of the plurality of internationalization rules, scanning source code of a software product for potential issues on a block level, and identifying and displaying the detected internationalization issues in the source code. |
| US10339024B2 |
Passive device detection
A system for passive device identification includes a passive device communicatively coupled to a processing device. The processing device includes a passive device identifier configured to a current supplied to the passive electronic device at discrete intervals and to sample a voltage of the passive electronic device at each one of the discrete intervals to generate a dataset of current-voltage pairs. The passive define identifier is further configured to identify the passive electronic device based on the generated dataset. |
| US10339023B2 |
Cache-aware adaptive thread scheduling and migration
In one embodiment, a processor includes: a plurality of cores each to independently execute instructions; a shared cache memory coupled to the plurality of cores and having a plurality of clusters each associated with one or more of the plurality of cores; a plurality of cache activity monitors each associated with one of the plurality of clusters, where each cache activity monitor is to monitor one or more performance metrics of the corresponding cluster and to output cache metric information; a plurality of thermal sensors each associated with one of the plurality of clusters and to output thermal information; and a logic coupled to the plurality of cores to receive the cache metric information from the plurality of cache activity monitors and the thermal information and to schedule one or more threads to a selected core based at least in part on the cache metric information and the thermal information for the cluster associated with the selected core. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10339021B2 |
Method and apparatus for operating hybrid storage devices
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for operating a hybrid storage device, the hybrid storage device including a storage device of a first type and a storage device of a second type that is different from the first type, the method comprising: synchronously writing data in the storage device of the first type and the storage device of the second type. By using the embodiments of the present disclosure, the actual storage space may be increased, and the service life of the storage device may be prolonged. |
| US10339016B2 |
Chunk allocation
Methods and systems for identifying a set of disks within a cluster and then storing a plurality of data chunks into the set of disks such that the placement of the plurality of data chunks within the cluster optimizes failure tolerance and storage system performance for the cluster are described. The plurality of data chunks may be generated using replication of data (e.g., n-way mirroring) or application of erasure coding to the data (e.g., using a Reed-Solomon code or a Low-Density Parity-Check code). The topology of the cluster including the physical arrangement of the nodes and disks within the cluster and status information for the nodes and disks within the cluster (e.g., information regarding disk fullness, disk performance, and disk age) may be used to identify the set of disks in which to store the plurality of data chunks. |
| US10339013B2 |
Accelerated recovery after a data disaster
According to embodiments of the present invention, a metadata file is transferred from the first system to the second system and a database on the second system is initialized based on the metadata file. An image, including information of the first system to be restored, is transferred from the first system to the second system, and restoration of the information to the second system based on the image is initiated. Prior to completion of the restoration, one or more log files indicating actions performed on the first system relating to the information to be restored is transferred from the first system to the initialized database on the second system. In response to completion of the restoration, the actions of the log files are performed to synchronize the restored data on the second system with the first system. |
| US10339012B2 |
Fault tolerant application storage volumes for ensuring application availability and preventing data loss using suspend-resume techniques
A fault tolerant system is described for deploying an application contained in an application storage volume, which may be a virtual disk, on a virtual machine (VM) in a remote desktop environment. The application can be executed on the VM after mounting the virtual disk. A backup of the virtual disk is produced by cloning the virtual disk to a different storage device than the location of the primary virtual disk. In some embodiments, if the primary virtual disk fails during execution of the application, the application is suspended, redirected to the backup virtual disk, and resumed from the backup virtual disk. In other embodiments, if the primary virtual disk fails during execution of the application, a child process is spun off from the parent process using forking techniques, the child process is directed to the backup virtual disk, and the application is resumed from the backup virtual disk. |
| US10339008B2 |
Determining type of backup
In some examples, a computing device may include a physical processor that executes machine readable instructions that cause the computing device to obtain, from the system, an actual value of a backup parameter for each backup parameter of a set of backup parameters. Each backup parameter may have a predefined threshold for the backup parameter. Execution of the machine readable instructions may further cause the computing device to determine a weightage for the backup parameter based on the predefined threshold and the actual value. The weightage may indicate a degree of contribution of the backup parameter for determining the type of backup to be executed in the system, and execution of the machine readable instructions may cause the computing device to determine the type of backup based on the weightage and the actual value of each backup parameter of the set of backup parameters. |
| US10339005B2 |
Stripe mapping in memory
Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods related to redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe mapping in memory. An example method comprises writing data in a number of stripes across a storage volume of a plurality of memory devices according to a stripe map; wherein each of the number of stripes includes a number of elements; and wherein the stripe map includes a number of stripe indexes to identify the number of stripes and a number of element identifiers to identify elements included in each of the number of stripes. |
| US10339002B2 |
Catastrophic data loss avoidance
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems divide data into a plurality of portions such that the data is recoverable using a subset of the plurality of portions. For each portion of the data, a storage device different than storage devices storing all other portions of the data is selected. The selecting of storage devices includes distributing the portions of data based upon diversity of geographic locations of storage devices and diversity of storage device characteristics. The storage device characteristics include at least one of hardware characteristics, software characteristics, and operating history characteristics. Each portion of the data is stored on a corresponding selected storage device. |
| US10339001B2 |
Method and system for improving flash storage utilization by predicting bad M-pages
A method for managing persistent storage. The method includes selecting a page for a proactive read request, where the page is located in the persistent storage. The method further includes issuing the proactive read request to the page, receiving, in response to the proactive read request, a bit error value (BEV) for data stored on the page, obtaining a BEV threshold (T) for the page, wherein T is determined using a program/erase cycle value associated with the page and a retention time of the data stored on the page, making a first determination that the BEV is greater than T, based on the first determination: identifying an m-page, where the m-page is a set of pages and the page is in the set of pages, and setting the m-page as non-allocatable for future operations. |
| US10339000B2 |
Storage system and method for reducing XOR recovery time by excluding invalid data from XOR parity
A storage system and method for reducing XOR recovery time are provided. In one embodiment, a storage system is provides comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a first exclusive-or (XOR) parity for pages of data written to the memory; after the first XOR parity has been generated, determine that there is at least one page of invalid data in the pages of data written to the memory; and generate a second XOR parity for the pages of data that excludes the at least one page of invalid data, wherein the second XOR parity is generated by performing an XOR operation using the first XOR parity and the at least one page of invalid data as inputs. Other embodiments are possible, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination. |
| US10338998B2 |
Methods for priority writes in an SSD (solid state disk) system and apparatuses using the same
The invention introduces a method for priority writes in an SSD (Solid State Disk) system, performed by a processing unit, including at least the following steps. After a priority write command instructing the processing unit to write first data whose length is less than a page length in a storage unit is received, a buffer controller is directed to store the first data from the next available sub-region of a buffer, which is associated with a priority write, in a first direction. After a non-priority write command instructing to write second data whose length is less than page length in the storage unit is received, the buffer controller is directed to store the second data from the next available sub-region of the buffer, which is associated with a non-priority write, in a second direction. |
| US10338994B1 |
Predicting and adjusting computer functionality to avoid failures
In some examples, a processing device can receive prediction data representing a prediction. The processing device can also receive files defining abnormal data-point patterns to be identified in the prediction data. The processing device can identify at least one abnormal data-point pattern in the prediction data by executing customizable program-code in the files. The processing device can determine an override process that corresponds to the at least one abnormal data-point pattern in response to identifying the at least one abnormal data-point pattern in the prediction data. The processing device can execute the override process to generate a corrected version of the prediction data. The processing device can then adjust one or more computer parameters based on the corrected version of the prediction data. |
| US10338991B2 |
Cloud-based recovery system
A computing system in a server environment receives a diagnostic data package, corresponding to a problem, from a client computing system and runs a problem-specific analyzer to generate additional problem-specific data. A root cause for the problem is identified along with a recovery action, based on the diagnostic data package and the additional problem-specific data. The root cause and recovery action are communicated to the client computing system. |
| US10338987B2 |
Testing module compatibility
A module is tested for compatibility with a chassis without being inserted into the chassis. A platform specification and chassis configuration is obtained. Information about the module is received from an NFC tag attached to the module. The information about the module is analyzed against the platform specification and chassis configuration. Based on the analysis, one of a set of conditions is determined to exist. A first condition exists when the module will not be supported according to the platform specification. A second condition exists when the module will be supported and there are no empty slots for which the module will be compatible with the chassis configuration. A third condition exists when the module will be supported and there is at least one empty slot for which the module will be compatible with the chassis configuration. An indication, perceptible to a user, of a determined condition is generated. |
| US10338983B2 |
Method and system for online program/erase count estimation
In general, the technology relates to a method for managing persistent storage. The method includes selecting a sample set of physical addresses in a solid state memory module, and performing a garbage collection operation on the sample set of physical addresses. The method further includes, after the garbage collection operation, issuing a write request to the sample set of physical addresses, issuing a request read to the sample set of physical addresses to obtain a copy of the data stored in the sample set of physical addresses, determining an error rate in the copy of the data stored using an Error Correction Code codeword or known data in the write request, determining a calculated P/E cycle value for the SSMM using at least the error rate, and updating an in-memory data structure in a control module with the calculated P/E cycle value. |
| US10338982B2 |
Hybrid and hierarchical outlier detection system and method for large scale data protection
One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving metadata comprising univariate time series data for each variable of a multivariate time series. The method comprises, for each variable of the multivariate time series, applying a hybrid and hierarchical model selection process to select an anomaly detection model suitable for the variable based on corresponding univariate time series data for the variable and covariations and interactions between the variable and at least one other variable of the multivariate time series, and detecting an anomaly on the variable utilizing the anomaly detection model selected for the variable. Based on each anomaly detection model selected for each variable of the multivariate time series, the method further comprises performing ensemble learning to determine whether the multivariate time series is anomalous at a particular time point. |
| US10338976B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing screenshot service on terminal device and storage medium and device
A method and apparatus for providing a screenshot service on a terminal device and a storage medium and device. The method includes: a producer thread responds to a received screenshot command instruction, executes a screenshot operation, and writes shot screen data into a buffer region; and a consumer thread reads the screen data stored by the producer thread from the buffer region, executes image processing on the screen data to generate a screenshot image, and returns the screenshot image to an application which invokes a screenshot service. Adopting a multi-thread mode of a producer/consumer to complete a screenshot service respectively through a producer thread used for executing screen shooting and a consumer thread used for executing image processing on shot screen data can especially reduce screenshot time on a portable terminal device with limited processing capability, and can complete the screenshot service within tens of milliseconds. |
| US10338975B2 |
Contention management in a distributed index and query system
In a method of contention management in the distributed index and query system, one or more index processing threads of an index thread pool in a distributed computing environment is used to index documents buffered into a work queue buffer after being received via a network connection. Simultaneous to the indexing, one or more query processing threads of a query thread pool to is utilized to process received queries of indexed documents. A sum of the index processing threads and the query processing threads is a plurality of processing threads. Responsive to the work queue buffer reaching a predefined fullness, the work queue buffer is emptied into an allotted storage space in a data storage device. The number of index processing threads is set in a linear relationship to a ratio of a utilized amount of the allotted storage space to a total amount of the allotted storage space. |
| US10338974B2 |
Virtual retry queue
A starvation mode is entered and a particular dependency of a first request in a retry queue is identified. The particular dependency is determined to be acquired and the first request is retried based on acquisition of the particular dependency. |
| US10338973B2 |
Cross-cloud orchestration of data analytics
A system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and computer program product are disclosed for a cross-cloud orchestration of data analytics. A system operates by receiving one or more command and control (C&C) requests to execute one or more analytic applications of a workflow. The workflow includes the analytic applications for execution. The system further operates by generating one or more native access requests to execute the analytic applications at one or more analytics computing environments, and transmitting one or more native access requests to the analytics computing environments, wherein at least two native access requests are configured for different access protocol. |
| US10338970B2 |
Multi-platform scheduler for permanent and transient applications
A method of scheduling assignment of resources to a plurality of applications includes: determining shares of the resources assigned to each application during a first period; determining shares of the resources assigned to each application during a second period that occurs after the first period; determining an imbalance value for each application that is based on a sum of the shares assigned to the corresponding application over both periods; and considering requests of the applications for resources in an order that depends on a result of comparing the imbalance values of the applications. |
| US10338968B2 |
Distributed neuromorphic processing performance accountability
An apparatus includes a processor to: receive a request to repeat an earlier performance of a first job flow described in a job flow definition; analyze the job flow definition to determine whether the first job flow uses a neural network; in response to a determination that the first job flow uses a neural network, analyze an object associated with the first job flow to determine whether the neural network was trained using training data from a second job flow that does not use a neural network; and in response to a determination that such training data was so used, repeat the earlier performance of the first job flow, perform the second job flow with the same input data values as used in the repeated performance of the first job flow, and analyze corresponding output data values of both performances to determine a degree of accuracy of the neural network. |
| US10338961B2 |
File operation task optimization
A method includes receiving, by a data processing apparatus, a plurality of file operation requests, each file operation request including a priority, a deadline, and an operation type and representing a request to perform an operation on at least one file maintained in a distributed file system; identifying, by the data processing apparatus, a group of file operation requests to be executed together from the plurality of file operation requests, the identification based at least in part on at least one of: the file operations in the group of file operations being directed to a same storage system, or file operations in the group of file operations sharing a common operation type; and sending a request to execute the group of file operation requests to a system configured to perform the group of file operation requests. |
| US10338954B2 |
Method of switching application and electronic device therefor
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and at least one processor that is configured to display an object corresponding to an application on the display, display an execution screen of the application in an area of the display when a hovering input is detected on the object corresponding to the application, and display the object corresponding to the application on the display when the hovering input is released. |
| US10338953B2 |
Facilitating execution-aware hybrid preemption for execution of tasks in computing environments
A mechanism is described for facilitating execution-aware hybrid preemption for execution of tasks in computing environments. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting a software application being hosted by a computing device, where the software applications to facilitate one or more tasks that are capable of being executed by a graphics processor of the computing device. The method may further include selecting at least one of a fine grain preemption or a coarse grain preemption based on comparison of a first time estimation and a second time estimation relating to the one or more tasks at thread level execution and work group level execution, respectively. The method may further include initiating performance of the selected one of the fine grain preemption and the coarse grain preemption. |
| US10338952B2 |
Program execution without the use of bytecode modification or injection
A method for registering a plurality of callbacks. The method may include receiving at least one callback function in a virtual machine, which includes a plurality of callback registration information. The method may include registering each at least one received callback function in a virtual machine tool interface within the virtual machine to a list of callback functions for an event based on the plurality of callback registration information. The method may include monitoring the virtual machine for an occurrence of the event. The method may include determining the event has occurred. The method may also include generating a local frame for each at least one registered callback function within the list of callback functions for the determined event. The method may include executing each at least one registered callback function based on each generated local frame associated with each at least one registered callback function. |
| US10338948B2 |
Method and device for managing execution of scripts by a virtual computing unit
The present disclosure discloses a method and a device for managing execution of scripts by a virtual computing unit configured in a host computing device. The method comprises configuring one or more ports for establishing a communication interface between the host computing device and a virtual computing unit, providing one or more scripts to be executed by the virtual computing device and one or more parameters to the virtual computing unit for execution receiving execution data from the virtual computing unit and monitoring execution of the one or more scripts based on the execution data received from the virtual computing unit. Thus, the host computing device manages execution of the one or more scripts by the virtual computing unit. |
| US10338944B2 |
Automatic discovery and classfication of java virtual machines running on a logical partition of a computer
Embodiments include methods, and computing systems, and computer program products for automatic discovery and classification of Java virtual machines running on a logical partition of a computing system. Aspects include: examining, via a service request block (SRB) routine, each of address spaces to identify one or more address spaces eligible to operate a Java virtual machine, retrieve, by a Java virtual machine management system via a CSVINFO macro call to each of address space control blocks on the logical partition of the computing system, in a predetermined interval, each of the of Java virtual machines corresponds to one of the address spaces, discovering, through CSVINFO retrieved, one or more Java virtual machines running on the logical partition of the computing system, and classifying, through Content Directory Entries examined using the CSVINFO macro, the one or more Java virtual machines discovered. |
| US10338941B2 |
Adjusting adminstrative access based on workload migration
Embodiments of the invention may provide an approach for adjusting administrative access based upon migration of a workload from one system to another. An associated method migrating a workload from a source system to a target system generally may include detecting migration of the workload from the source system to the target system. The method further may include accessing the source system to determine an identity of an administrator. The method further may include adjusting access rights of the administrator for compatibility with the target system. The source system may be an unallocated server or a server allocated to a system pool. Similarly, the target system may be an unallocated server or a server allocated to a system pool. |
| US10338939B2 |
Sensor-enabled feedback on social interactions
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes receiving location information associated with a location of a user-device, and receiving, from one or more sensor devices, user-specific information about a user associated with the user device. The method also includes estimating, by one or more processors, based on (i) the user-specific information and (ii) the location information, a set of one or more parameters indicative of social interactions of the user. The method further includes generating a signal representing informational output based on comparing the set of one or more parameters to corresponding threshold values, and providing the signal for causing a presentation of the informational output on an output device. |
| US10338938B2 |
Presenting elements based on configuration of device
In one aspect, an apparatus includes a touch-enabled display, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to make a first determination that a device is being or has been transitioned between a laptop configuration and a tablet configuration. The instructions are also executable by the processor to, at least in part based on the first determination, make a second determination pertaining to at least one change in presentation of an element presented on the touch-enabled display from a first presentation to a second presentation. |
| US10338934B1 |
Inter-object validation system and method using chained specialized configuration applications
An inter-object validation system includes a computing system that executes a specialized configuration application to receive an aggregated object configuration comprising a plurality of design elements (DEs) associated with multiple objects of a test system, and invoke each of multiple specialized configuration applications to determine whether at least a subset of the DEs in the aggregated object configuration meet a specified criteria associated with a behavior that the subset of DEs is to provide, the specified criteria associated with each specialized configuration application being different from one another. The specialized configuration application controller may then generate a report indicating the results of the determination. The execution of the specialized configuration applications is controlled by the specialized application controller, and additionally, the specialized configuration application is separate and distinct from the specialized application controller that controls the logic. |
| US10338932B2 |
Bootstrapping profile-guided compilation and verification
Apparatus and methods related providing application execution information (AEI) are provided. A server can receive a request to provide a software package for a particular software application. The server can determine composite AEI (CAEI) for the particular software application. The CAEI can include a composite list of software with data about software methods of the particular software application executed by a computing device other than the server. The server can extract particular AEI related to the particular software application from the CAEI. The particular AEI can provide compiler hints for compiling at least one software method predicted to be executed by the particular software application. The server can generate the software package, where the software package can include the particular software application and the particular AEI. The server can provide the software package. |
| US10338928B2 |
Utilizing a stack head register with a call return stack for each instruction fetch
A processor, method, and medium for implementing a call return stack within a pipelined processor. A stack head register is used to store a copy of the top entry of the call return stack, and the stack head register is accessed by the instruction fetch unit on each fetch cycle. If a fetched instruction is decoded as a return instruction, the speculatively read address from the static register is utilized as a target address to fetch subsequent instructions and the address at the second entry from the top of the call return stack is written to the stack head register. |
| US10338927B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing a dynamic out-of-order processor pipeline
A hardware/software co-design for an optimized dynamic out-of-order Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) pipeline. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: an instruction fetch unit to fetch Very Long Instruction Words (VLIWs) in their program order from memory, each of the VLIWs comprising a plurality of reduced instruction set computing (RISC) instruction syllables grouped into the VLIWs in an order which removes data-flow dependencies and false output dependencies between the syllables; a decode unit to decode the VLIWs in their program order and output the syllables of each decoded VLIW in parallel; and an out-of-order execution engine to execute the syllables preferably in parallel with other syllables, wherein at least some of the syllables are to be executed in a different order than the order in which they are received from the decode unit, the out-of-order execution engine having one or more processing stages which do not check for data-flow dependencies and false output dependencies between the syllables when performing operations. |
| US10338926B2 |
Processor with conditional instructions
A computer implemented method for processing machine instructions by a physical processor, includes receiving a machine instruction, stored in a memory, to execute, the machine instruction including an identification of at least one first operation to execute and a conditional prefix representing a condition to verify to execute the at least one first operation; evaluating, using a management module, the prefix, and executing, using a processing unit, the at least one first operation identified in the machine instruction, according to whether the condition is verified or not. |
| US10338925B2 |
Tensor register files
Tensor register files in a hardware accelerator are disclosed. An apparatus may comprise tensor operation calculators each configured to perform a type of tensor operation. The apparatus may also comprises tensor register files, each of which is associated with one of the tensor operation calculators. The apparatus may also comprises logic configured to store respective ones of the tensors in the plurality of tensor register files in accordance with the type of tensor operation to be performed on the respective tensors. The apparatus may also control read access to tensor register files based on a type of tensor operation that a machine instruction is to perform. |
| US10338923B2 |
Branch prediction path wrong guess instruction
A method for branch prediction, the method comprising, receiving a branch wrong guess instruction having a branch wrong guess instruction address and data including an opcode and a branch target address, determining whether the branch wrong guess instruction was predicted by a branch prediction mechanism, sending the branch wrong guess instruction to an execution unit responsive to determining that the branch wrong guess instruction was predicted by the branch prediction mechanism, and receiving and decoding instructions at the branch target address. |
| US10338922B2 |
Soft sensor device for acquiring a state variable by calculation using a plurality of processor cores
A second core calculates an intervening variable that is defined by an inner function, when a time derivative of a state variable is expressed by a function having the state variable, the inner function, and an observable input variable as independent variables. A first core calculates a function by using respective values of the state variable, the intervening variable, and the input variable, and obtains a value of the state variable by time-integration of a value of the function. In the calculation of the function, the value of the state variable calculated in previous time, a value of the intervening variable calculated by the second core in the previous time, and a value of the input variable inputted in this time are used. |
| US10338921B2 |
Asynchronous instruction execution apparatus with execution modules invoking external calculation resources
An asynchronous instruction execution apparatus and method are provided. The asynchronous instruction execution apparatus includes a vector execution unit control VXUC module and n vector execution unit data VXUD modules, where n is a positive integer. The VXUC module is configured to perform instruction decoding and token management. The n VXUD modules are cascaded, separately connected to the VXUC module, and configured to invoke an external calculation resource to perform data calculation. A bit width of data processed by the asynchronous instruction execution apparatus is M, a bit width of each VXUD module is N, and n=M/N. The asynchronous instruction execution apparatus is divided into two parts: the VXUC and the VXUD. |
| US10338920B2 |
Instructions and logic for get-multiple-vector-elements operations
A processor includes an execution unit to execute instructions to get data elements of the same type from multiple data structures packed in vector registers. The execution unit includes logic to extract data elements from specific positions within each data structure dependent on an instruction encoding. A vector GET3 instruction encoding specifies that data elements be extracted from the first, second, or third position in each XYZ-type data structure. A vector GET4 instruction encoding specifies that data elements be extracted from the first, second, third, or fourth position in each XYZW-type data structure and that the extracted data elements be placed in the upper or lower half of a destination vector. The execution unit includes logic to place the extracted data elements in contiguous locations in the destination vector. The execution unit includes logic to store the destination vector to a destination vector register specified in the instruction. |
| US10338919B2 |
Generalized acceleration of matrix multiply accumulate operations
A method, computer readable medium, and processor are disclosed for performing matrix multiply and accumulate (MMA) operations. The processor includes a datapath configured to execute the MMA operation to generate a plurality of elements of a result matrix at an output of the datapath. Each element of the result matrix is generated by calculating at least one dot product of corresponding pairs of vectors associated with matrix operands specified in an instruction for the MMA operation. A dot product operation includes the steps of: generating a plurality of partial products by multiplying each element of a first vector with a corresponding element of a second vector; aligning the plurality of partial products based on the exponents associated with each element of the first vector and each element of the second vector; and accumulating the plurality of aligned partial products into a result queue utilizing at least one adder. |
| US10338918B2 |
Vector Galois Field Multiply Sum and Accumulate instruction
A Vector Galois Field Multiply Sum and Accumulate instruction. Each element of a second operand of the instruction is multiplied in a Galois field with the corresponding element of the third operand to provide one or more products. The one or more products are exclusively ORed with each other and exclusively ORed with a corresponding element of a fourth operand of the instruction. The results are placed in a selected operand. |
| US10338917B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for reading and writing files
A method for reading and writing files includes: receiving an access request, and acquiring file identifier information and first user identifier information according to the access request; querying a cache server for a locked file corresponding to the file identifier information, and acquiring a first original file corresponding to the file identifier information from a file server if the locked file corresponding to the file identifier information is not found; generating a locked file according to the first user identifier information and the first original file, and submitting the locked file to the cache server; and receiving an editing operation for the first original file, and submitting the edited first original file to the cache server. The method prevents the users from submitting conflicting contents when operating the same file, so that a Web IDE system may play a more important role in multiple collaborative development processes. |
| US10338915B2 |
Automated identification of code dependency
A first code update is received having a first code change. It is determined whether the first code change of the first code update can be implemented on a first reference code version on which at least one code change of a second code update has been undone. |
| US10338909B2 |
System and method of distributing software updates
Disclosed is a system and method for distributing software updates to terminal nodes in a network. The system includes a network administration server configured to: receive from security applications installed on a plurality of terminal nodes in the network criteria characterizing the terminal nodes and identifiers of other terminal nodes in broadcast domains of the terminal nodes; based on the criteria, select terminal nodes to be used as active and passive update agents for each broadcast domain; and transmit to the security applications of the selected active update agents for each broadcast domain, one or more software updates for further distribution of the software updates by the active update agents to one or more passive update agents and the plurality of terminal nodes in the same broadcast domain. |
| US10338908B2 |
Modularized application framework
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a modularized application framework. The embodiments disclosed herein may be used in enterprise software and development platforms to quickly deploy new applications and updates, using a decoupled modular configuration executed by a core framework. An embodiment operates by loading a first and second module into a framework. Information and/or services may be transferred from the first module to the second module or vice versa using the framework. Then, the first or second module is unloaded from the framework while the other module remains functional. |
| US10338896B2 |
Systems and methods for developing and using real-time data applications
Methods and systems herein employ graphical elements as a coding basis within a development platform to develop Web applications that access and aggregate real-time data of connected devices. The development platform includes testing and development functions to simplify the development of mashup web applications. In one aspect, the platform causes updates of the client-side applications, and the real-time data to be received at each test device with a save action of the development workspace. In another aspect, the platform inserts code to enable caching operations at the client-side applications, based on associative linking of the graphical objects during development. In another aspect, the platform employs multiple-level hierarchical real-time data to enable the client-side applications to maintain client-side cursors of the last presentation state of the data upon an update of the applications. |
| US10338895B2 |
Integrated developer environment for internet of things applications
In one embodiment, a graphical user interface (GUI) is established for an Internet of Things (IoT) integrated developer environment (IDE) with one or more visual developer tools. Real and/or virtual nodes are provided within the IoT IDE having connectivity and functionality, and a plurality are connected as a logical and executable graph for a flow-based programming framework virtualized across one or more IoT layers. The nodes may then be programmed based on respective connectivity and functionality, such that the logical and executable graph has real and/or virtual inputs, real and/or virtual processing functions, and real and/or virtual actions. Upon deploying the node programming to one or more corresponding platform emulators configured to execute the node programming, the logical and executable graph may be simulated by executing the node programming to produce the one or more actions based on the one or more inputs and the one or more processing functions. |
| US10338893B2 |
Multi-step auto-completion model for software development environments
Systems and methods for providing auto-completion functionality in a source code editor are described. In accordance with the systems and methods, code entities that are candidates for auto-completion are presented to a user via multiple auto-completion menus that are accessed in steps rather than via a single auto-completion menu. The multiple auto-completion menus include at least a first menu and a second menu. The first menu includes a common portion (e.g., a common prefix) of a subset of the candidate code entities. The second menu includes the subset of the candidate code entities and is presented when the user selects the common portion from the first menu. |
| US10338890B1 |
Random values from data errors
Systems and methods for calculating random values based on data errors are presented. A message collection circuit may collect sets of data having data errors and store them to a memory. The stored sets of data may then be processed to produce a random value based on errors in the sets of data. The random value(s) may be provided to random number generator(s), encryption circuit(s), or other circuit(s). |
| US10338888B2 |
Electronic component footprint setup system in collaboration with a circuit layout system and a method thereof
An electronic component footprint setup system in collaboration with a circuit layout system and a method thereof are provided in the present disclosure. The electronic component footprint setup system in collaboration with a circuit layout system provides a user operating the circuit layout system with an interface on which parameters of an electronic component footprint to be created are configured; the parameters of the electronic component footprint are transformed for conforming to electronic component footprint specifications used in the circuit layout system; characteristic values of the electronic component footprint are calculated according to electronic component footprint specifications and electronic component footprint setup regulations; the electronic component footprint is created in the circuit layout system according to the characteristic values. |
| US10338885B1 |
Aural and visual feedback of finger positions
Methods and systems for providing aural and/or visual feedback of finger positions to help improve user friendliness and usability of control panels are disclosed. A control panel may include a control element, a sensor associated with the control element, and one or more processors in communication with the sensor. The sensor may be configured to detect a presence of a finger near the control element and generate a detection signal. The one or more processors may be configured to process the detection signal and provide a feedback indicating the presence of the finger near the control element to a user. |
| US10338882B2 |
Contextual based selection among multiple devices for content playback
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an electronic device, a request to play media content; accessing, using a processor of the electronic device, a list of user devices; identifying, using the processor, user specific contextual data associated with the list of user devices; selecting, using the processor, a user device from the list of user devices based on the user specific contextual data; and playing, with the user device selected, the media content. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10338880B2 |
Audio devices and related methods for acquiring audio device use information
Audio devices and related methods are disclosed. An audio device includes audio inputs configured to receive audio signals from a media player, speaker elements configured to convert the audio signals to acoustic waves, and control circuitry. The control circuitry includes a tracking module configured to extract use information from the audio and store use data including the use information on a data storage device of the audio device. A method includes transmitting the use data to a use data router configured to route the use data to a remote sever. A method of transforming a personal computing device into a use data router includes storing computer-readable instructions configured to instruct a processing element of a personal computing device to receive the use data from the audio device, and transmit the use data to the remote server. The method also includes transmitting the computer-readable instructions to the personal computing device. |
| US10338876B2 |
Display panels and multivision apparatuses
A multivision apparatus may include a display panel that includes a display screen including a first region and an adjacent second region. The first region may include first pixels, and the second region may include second pixels. The first pixels and the second pixels have different structures. The display panel may display a single image across the first region and the second region of the display screen. The multivision apparatus may include an array of interconnected display panels configured to collectively display an image, based on each given display panel displaying a separate sub-image in the first and second regions of the given display panel. |
| US10338874B2 |
Modular display system with automatic locating features
A modular, digital LED display system is disclosed. The display system includes a modular framing system and a plurality of interchangeable display modules removably mounted in the modular framing system. Each of the display modules includes a number of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or LED assemblies, each of which serves as an individual pixel or element of the larger digital display system. Each of the display modules also includes a number of locating or index sensors. These locating or index sensors allow each display module to determine at least whether there is another module immediately adjacent. A controller connected to the plurality of display modules receives data from the display modules, including the data from the locating or index sensors, and determines automatically the configuration of the display and the locations of the individual display modules. |
| US10338871B2 |
Information processing method, information processing apparatus, and user equipment
Embodiments of the present application disclose an information processing method, an information processing apparatus, and a user equipment. The method comprises: obtaining, by a user equipment, device information of an external device in an environment in which a user is located, wherein the device information comprises function information and working status information of the external device; determining at least one virtual object in virtual presented content at least according to the function information, wherein the at least one virtual object has a virtual attribute that matches at least one function corresponding to the function information; and determining a presentation attribute of the at least one virtual object at least according to the working status information. According to the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application, sense experience brought by a virtual presentation device to the user can be consistent with other sense experience brought by the external device, and better immersive virtual reality experience is brought to the user. |
| US10338869B2 |
Non-transitory computer readable recording medium, information processing device and setting change notification method for notifying a user of a setting change
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which a device driver is recorded, the device driver is booted on an information processing device connected to an output device and outputs an output job by generating the output job. The device driver causes the information processing device to serve as: a specific character string information registering part configured to register in advance information of a specific character string included in an email relating to a setting change of the output device; a detecting part configured to detect the email which includes the specific character string from among the emails which have been received in the past as the device driver is booting; and a notifying part configured to notify a user of information relating to the setting change of the output device based on the email which includes the specific character string when the email is detected by the detecting part. |
| US10338865B2 |
Printing apparatus and control method of printing apparatus
A printing apparatus connectable to a server, the printing apparatus includes: a printing apparatus communication unit that transmits printing apparatus information to the server and receives an address which designates a storage location of overwriting firmware of firmware from the server in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a printing apparatus control unit that receives the overwriting firmware from the server and executes overwriting of the firmware based on the address received by the printing apparatus communication unit. |
| US10338863B1 |
Method and system for reuse of color measurement data for color verification of a printer, image forming apparatus, or multi-functional peripheral (MFP)
An image forming apparatus, a method and a computer readable medium for color verification of an image forming apparatus are disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a sensing device configured to read a color chart; and a processor configured to: perform a first color verification job; perform a second color verification job after the first color verification job when the first color verification job is interrupted, the second color verification job including one or more color patches from a previous color verification job; acquire measurement data from the previous color verification job; acquire measurement data from the second color verification job; and determine whether to re-use the measurement data of the previous color verification job based on one or more differences between the measurement data of the previous color verification job and the measurement data of the second color verification job. |
| US10338861B2 |
Formulation and implementation of rules associated with printing devices
The present disclosure relates to formulation and implementation of rules associated with printing devices. One example embodiment includes a method. The method includes monitoring, by a computing device, events associated with one or more printing devices. The method also includes identifying, by the computing device, a correlation between a first event type of the monitored events and a second event type of the monitored events. Further, the method includes formulating, by the computing device, a rule based on the correlation. According to the rule, when the first event type occurs, the computing device causes the second event type to occur in response. In addition, the method includes receiving, by the computing device, an indication that the rule should be implemented on the one or more printing devices. The method further includes implementing, by the computing device, the rule on the one or more printing devices. |
| US10338856B2 |
Image forming apparatus having near-field wireless communication function, control method therefor, and storage medium
An image forming apparatus which does not reserve a print job when a user is supposedly close to the image forming apparatus so that convenience for the user can be improved. Data that is to be sent to an external apparatus and includes identification information is generated and written in a near-field wireless communication unit which the image forming apparatus has. When the image forming apparatus receives a print request, it is judged whether or not the identification information is included in the print request. When it is judged that the identification information is not included in the print request, the image forming apparatus is controlled to carry out a printing process without reserving a print job corresponding to the print request. |
| US10338853B2 |
Media aware distributed data layout
A storage system includes a plurality of vdisks, with each vdisk containing a plurality of storage segments, and each segment providing a specific class of service (CoS) for storage. Each vdisk stores files with data and meta data distributed among its storage segments. A storage system includes a memory having multiple classes of service. The system includes an interface for storing a file as blocks of data associated with a class of service in the memory. The interface chooses the class of service for a block on a block by block basis for storage. A file system for storing a file. A file system for storing includes a plurality of vdisks. A method for storing a file. |
| US10338848B2 |
Electronic device data recording method and electronic device thereof
Various examples of the present invention relate to an electronic device data recording method and an electronic device thereof, and an electronic device operating method can comprise the steps of: determining a data recording possibility of a specific area of a nonvolatile memory in which data is to be recorded; and determining whether to record data based on the data recording possibility. In addition, the various examples of the present invention also include the aforementioned example and other examples. |
| US10338845B1 |
Self-erasing portable storage devices
Techniques for securely destroying data stored on a portable storage device may be provided. For example, a portable storage device includes a first memory configured to store data while a current is supplied by a second device or a capacitor of the first device. One or more capacitors of the portable device may be configured to store a charge to provide the current to the first memory. A processor that is configured to access computer-executable instructions of a second memory of the first device may provide instructions to enable transfer of the data stored in the first memory to the second device. In particular embodiments, the data stored in the first memory may be erased in response to the current no longer being provided by the second device or the one or more capacitors. |
| US10338843B2 |
Methods for moving data internally and apparatuses using the same
A method for moving data internally, performed by a processing unit, including at least the following steps. The processing unit transmits partial copyback read commands to a storage sub-unit through an access interface, where each partial copyback read command is used to direct logic circuits of the storage sub-unit to store partial data of a page of the storage sub-unit in a designated location of a data buffer of the storage sub-unit. The processing unit further transmits a copyback write command to the storage sub-unit through the storage sub-unit for programming the data of the data buffer in a new page of the storage sub-unit. |
| US10338842B2 |
Namespace/stream management
A method includes: receiving logical streams from a plurality of namespaces; determining characteristics of logical streams associated with the plurality of namespaces; selecting a configurable assignment mode; and assigning the logical streams associated with the plurality of namespaces to a plurality of hardware streams to access physical storage blocks associated with a data storage device based on the characteristics of the logical streams and the configurable assignment mode. A number of hardware streams to access the physical storage blocks associated with the data storage drive is fixed, and a number of logical streams associated with the plurality of namespaces is varied depending on I/O processes running on a host computer. |
| US10338840B1 |
Portable storage device that is self-convertible from being a removable disk to a fixed disk and from being a fixed disk to a removable disk
A portable storage device can convert itself, without a host computer, from being a fixed disk to a removable disk and from being a removable disk to a fixed disk. The storage device may include a physical input device, a memory and a controller. The controller may determine, based on information stored within the storage device, whether the storage device is currently a fixed disk or a removable disk. The controller may then convert the storage device to a removable disk or a fixed disk, based on a control input and the determination. The control input may be received from the physical key input device. When the storage device is a removable disk and when a command from a host computer requests ejecting a memory within the storage device, the controller declines the request and instead electrically disengages the storage device from the host computer. |
| US10338835B2 |
Memory device
According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a memory cell; a first circuit that performs a first read on the memory cell, writes first data in the memory cell on which the first read has been performed, performs a second read on the memory cell in which the first data has been written, determines data from a result of the first read based on a result of the second read, and writes back the determined data into the memory cell; and an error correcting circuit that performs error correction on the determined data. |
| US10338834B1 |
Application performance in replication environments
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to improve application performance in replication environments. A read command configured to cause a read operation to be performed on a unit of storage in a data volume is received. A state of a lock is determined. The state of the lock indicates whether a write operation is ongoing, and the write operation results in data being written to a storage replication log and to the data volume. The write operation is ongoing because writing the data to the storage replication log and to the data volume has not completed. In response to a determination that the write operation is not ongoing, the read operation is allowed to be performed on the unit of storage. |
| US10338833B1 |
Method for achieving sequential I/O performance from a random workload
Methods, computer media encoding instructions, and systems that receive write requests directed to non-sequential logical block addresses and write the write requests to sequential disk block addresses in a storage system include an overprovision of a storage system to include an increment of additional storage space such that it is more likely a large enough sequential block of storage will be available to accommodate incoming write requests. |
| US10338831B2 |
System and method for preserving data in volatile memory
Present disclosure includes a system for preserving data in a volatile memory and a method thereof. The volatile memory comprises a plurality of refreshing units, and each of the refreshing units comprises a plurality of word lines for storing data. The system comprises an accessing unit. The accessing unit is configured to detect a row-hammer indication indicating a first word line is frequently accessed, wherein the accessing unit is configured to copy data stored in the first word line to a second word line when the row-hammer indication is detected on the first word line, wherein the data stored in the first and the second word lines are available to be selectively accessed. |
| US10338828B1 |
Shared storage based host device state transition control
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a storage system having a plurality of storage devices. The storage system is configured for accessibility by a plurality of host devices over at least one network. The storage system is further configured to store a plurality of objects and to store host device state transition information for a plurality of data services each involving one or more of the objects. The storage system comprises first and additional sets of storage elements configured to store the host device state transition information for each of at least a subset of the objects. The first and additional sets of storage elements for a given one of the objects comprise a first set of storage elements for a first data service involving the given object, and one or more additional sets of storage elements for respective ones of one or more additional data services involving the given object. |
| US10338824B2 |
Bandwidth management of memory through containers
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for managing memory bandwidth usage in software containers. Software container properties are received from a software container engine. In response to detecting the execution of one or more software containers by the software container engine, a monitoring layer is generated. At periodic time intervals, the generated monitoring layer monitors a memory bandwidth use value associated with each of the executed software containers. For each periodic time interval, an average memory use value is calculated, associated with each executed software container. In response to the calculated average memory use value being above a threshold associated with a monitored software container of the executed containers, the monitored software container is suspended for a suspend time duration. The suspended monitored software container is reactivated based on the suspend time duration expiring. |
| US10338823B2 |
Archiving using data obtained during backup of primary storage
A data storage system can scan one or more information stores of primary storage and analyze the metadata of files stored in the one or more information stores of primary storage to identify multiple, possibly relevant, secondary copy operations that can be performed on the files. The storage system can also identify primary storage usage information of each file during the scan and use that information to generate reports regarding the usage of the primary storage. |
| US10338813B2 |
Storage controller and using method therefor
The present invention provides a storage controller and a using method therefor. The method comprises: processors send a storage instruction; a processor controller receives the storage instructions sent by the processors, and sends the storage instructions to an exchanger; the exchanger sends the storage instructions to a hard disk controller one by one; and the hard disk controller sends the storage instructions to a hard disk according to storage address spaces indicated in the storage instructions, the indicated address spaces being address spaces allocated to the processors sending the storage instructions. By using the technical scheme of the present invention, multiplexing of the same physical storage space for the storage instructions of multiple processors can be ensured in a time-sharing mechanism, and accordingly, a purpose that the multiple processors share the same physical storage space by means of hardware is achieved. |
| US10338809B2 |
Program for character input system, character input device, and information processing device
A non-transitory computer readable medium including a plurality of character types classified into two groups, and for each group, a plurality of characters assigned to each of the character keys for each group, flick input-use definition information that correlates the assigned characters to the various directions of flick input operations registered for one group, and toggle input-use definition information that correlates the assigned characters to the display order of the toggle input operation registered for the other group. The character corresponding to the direction of flick input operation is determined on the basis of the flick input-use definition information pertaining to the character key being operated, and the determined character is displayed. When a toggle input operation is performed, an assigned character indicated by the toggle input-use definition information pertaining to the character key being operated is displayed by being switched in the defined order. |
| US10338808B2 |
Information processing apparatus and storage medium
An information processing apparatus including a display, a touch panel having a detection surface, and a controller configured to execute: detection processing of detecting, each time a first predetermined period has elapsed, an operation position of an operation element touched on or adjacent to the detection surface, calculation processing of calculating a moving speed of the operation element, and decision processing of deciding, in a case where the operation position becomes not detected, that an operation by the operation element is a swipe operation if a first speed is smaller than a second speed, the first speed being a moving speed calculated in the calculation processing based on a latest operation position detected in the detection processing and at least one operation position detected before the latest operation position is detected, and the second speed being a moving speed calculated before the first speed is calculated. |
| US10338805B2 |
Information processing apparatus, stereoscopic display method, and program
A method is provided for displaying content to a user. The method comprises displaying content in a first position. The method further comprises detecting an operating member; and determining a distance between the member and a device. The method still further comprises displaying, if the distance between the member and the device is less than a predefined distance, the content in a second position appearing to be behind the first position, with respect to the user. |
| US10338802B2 |
Monitoring an activity and determining the type of actor performing the activity
Determining a type of actor performing an activity includes monitoring the performance of the activity via at least one sensor to produce activity readings over a dimension. The activity readings are then compared to reference readings that are generated based on a machine performing same activity. The comparison of the reference readings to the activity readings is used to determine a variance between the activity readings and reference readings. Once the variance is determined, the variance is compared with a threshold value to determine the type of actor performing the activity. |
| US10338800B2 |
Enhanced pilot display systems and methods
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to generate navigational imagery to help users pilot and/or otherwise operate mobile structures. A pilot display system includes one or more logic devices configured to communicate with various sensors, such as a ranging sensor and a speed, position, and/or orientation sensor (SPOS) mounted to a mobile structure, and one or more user interfaces, which may include one or more displays. At least one user interface is in proximity to a mobile structure and/or a user of a mobile structure and is configured to receive user input and provide user feedback with respect to a mobile structure. The logic devices are configured to render a reference icon on a display substantially statically relative to the display, to receive user selection of a target icon, and to render a target dialog substantially statically relative to the selected target icon. |
| US10338798B2 |
Haptically enabled user interface
A device has a user interface that generates a haptic effect in response to user inputs or gestures. In one embodiment, the device receives an indication that the user is scrolling through a list of elements and an indication that an element is selected. The device determines the scroll rate and generates a haptic effect that has a magnitude that is based on the scroll rate. |
| US10338797B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a memory storing a program, and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of accepting an operation with respect to a setting screen that displays an image including a plurality of display components corresponding to a plurality of setting items on a display device, and accepting a setting operation for enlarging or reducing a display size of at least one display component of the plurality of display components and changing display information that is displayed in a display area of the at least one display component according to the display size of the at least one display component. |
| US10338790B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing and exchanging information using information objects
A computer-implemented method of interacting with at least one data item includes storing, in a database system, a configuration, of each of the data items as a distinct information object, in which each information object has an association with a picture and a heading and/or a link to the corresponding data item. The method additionally uses the stored configurations to make available for display a representation of each of at least two of the information objects in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, at least the picture, a set of indicators, the set of indicators having at least one member, and a set of graphically accessible functions. |
| US10338789B2 |
Operation of a computer with touch screen interface
A touch screen computer executes an application. A method of operating the touch screen computer in response to a user is provided. A virtual input device is provided on the touch screen. The virtual input device comprises a plurality of virtual keys. It is detected that a user has touched the touch screen to nominally activate at least one virtual key, and a behavior of the user with respect to touch is determined. The determined behavior is processed and a predetermined characteristic is associated with the nominally-activated at least one virtual key. A reaction to the nominal activation is determined based at least in part on a result of processing the determined behavior. |
| US10338786B2 |
Method and apparatus for presenting task-related objects in an augmented reality display
An approach is provided for causing a presentation in an augmented reality user interface for user guidance. The approach involves causing a presentation of one or more indications of one or more parts in an augmented reality user interface, wherein the one or more parts are associated with at least one task. The approach also involves causing a presentation of one or more guides for aligning the one or more indications with the one or more parts in the augmented reality user interface. |
| US10338784B2 |
Impairment-adaptive electronic data interaction system
A system for dynamically adjusting content for an interaction impairment can include a data provider, an end-user electronic device, a user identification module, and a data adjustment module. The data provider can be capable of providing access to electronic data. One or more characteristics of the electronic data can be incompatible with an impairment of an impaired user. The end-user electronic device can be configured to allow the impaired user to interact with electronic data. The user identification module can be configured to identify an identity of the impaired user and/or the impairment of the impaired user. The data adjustment module can be configured to automatically adjust incompatible characteristics of the electronic data prior to presentation by the end-user electronic device. This adjustment can increase the ability of the impaired user to utilize the electronic data with the end-user electronic device. |
| US10338783B2 |
Tab sweeping and grouping
Multiple tabs are displayed in a tab row, with each tab corresponding to a respective display of content. In response to receiving a single action user input, two or more of the multiple tabs are grouped together into a tab group that is displayed in the tab row instead of the two or more tabs. These two or more tabs may be grouped together according to a wide range of options that may be designated by a user. Tab groups enable simultaneous interaction with individual tabs of the tab group, such as sharing, saving, and viewing content associated with the individual tabs. Ungrouped tabs and tab groups displayed in the tab row can further be sorted for display according to one or more user preferences to enhance the overall experience in interacting with different displays of content. |
| US10338780B2 |
System and method for graphical resources management and computer program product with application for graphical resources management
A system and a method for graphical resources management, and a computer program product with an application for graphical resources management are provided, which may capture groups of pixels from imported graphical resources to generate a plurality of graphical items, edit relationships between the graphical items, and generate a graphical data structure that demonstrates the relationships between the graphical items. The invention allows a user to logically manage graphical resources in a structured manner, and thus enables efficient management of graphical resources. |
| US10338778B2 |
Collaboration system
A collaboration system provides enhanced user interface to enable users to interact with electronic devices. In one embodiment, users can add content to a digital system by using a pen that streams coordinates so that input to the digital system may be based on conventional pen and paper handwriting. In another embodiment, a pie-based menu system is used for input to large display area digital devices in which an occluded portion of the pie-based menu system is not used for direct input by the user. The selection of which areas of the pie-based menu system should be omitted from use is adaptive and responsive to whether the user is left-handed or right-handed, and the wrist angle defined by the user's posture. In still another embodiment, an ergonomic open-shaped pie menu system is provided to facilitate selection of options on a digital surface. |
| US10338776B2 |
Optical head mounted display, television portal module and methods for controlling graphical user interface
An Optical Head Mounted Display (OHMD) and a method therein for controlling a Graphical User Interface (GUI) as well as a television portal module and a method therein for enabling the OHMD to control the GUI displayed by the television portal module. The television portal module displays a GUI element for enabling the OHMD to enter into a mode for controlling the GUI. The OHMD displays, at a display of the OHMD, a sight element for aiming, by the user, at the GUI element. The OHMD enters into a mode for controlling the GUI, when detecting that the sight element is aimed at the GUI element by means of detecting a movement of a head of a user or an eye of a user. The television portal module receives, from the OHMD, a command for controlling the GUI. Corresponding computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed. |
| US10338773B2 |
Systems and methods for displaying a digest of messages or notifications without launching applications associated with the messages or notifications
In one embodiment, one or more communications are received by a computing device, where each communication is associated with an application on the computing device. Based on the received communications, a set of interactive elements are determined, each interactive element corresponding to a particular received communication. A subset of the interactive elements are determined based on the application associated with the communication corresponding to the interactive element, or the age of the communication corresponding to the interactive element. The subset of interactive elements is displayed. |
| US10338769B2 |
System and method of providing visualization explanations
In some example embodiments, an indication of a selected data point of a current visualization can be received. A context of the selected data point can be determined based on a dimension of the data point, and explanation candidates can be generated based on the context of the selected data point. Each exploration candidate can have a different dimension context that is within the context of the selected data point and a corresponding value for the dimension context. For each one of the explanation candidates, a corresponding score can be generated based on a difference between the value for the explanation candidate and an average value of all the values of the explanation candidates. The explanation candidates can be ranked based on the scores. At least one of the explanation candidates can be selected based on the ranking, and selectable explanation(s) for the selected explanation candidate(s) can be displayed. |
| US10338764B2 |
Application integration system and method
Systems and methods are disclosed for integrating with a first remote application with a second application that may also be remote. A module of the browser may generate a task with respect to an interface rendered in the browser. A task may be stored with a reference to the interface, which may be represented by a URL. Upon subsequent accessing of the interface, the module may then determine that one or more tasks have been associated with that URL and present them with the interface, such as superimposed on the interface in the form of a link to the one or more tasks or some other visual indicator that tasks are associated with that interface. A configuration file may define where the visual indicator is superimposed on the interface. Tasks generated may be integrated with a second remote application implementing project management or other functions. |
| US10338757B2 |
Connector integration for smart clothing
This document describes an interactive object with multiple electronics modules. An interactive object (e.g., a garment) includes a plurality of conductive threads woven into the interactive object, and an internal electronics module coupled to the array of conductive thread. The internal electronics module includes a first subset of electronic components, such as sensing circuitry configured to detect touch-input to the grid of conductive thread. An external electronics module that includes a second subset of electronic components (e.g., a microprocessor, power source, or network interface) is removably coupled to the interactive object via a communication interface. The communication interface enables communication between the internal electronics module and the external electronics module when the external electronics module is coupled to the interactive object. |
| US10338755B2 |
Fabric sensing device
A touch-sensitive textile device that is configured to detect the occurrence of a touch, the location of a touch, and/or the force of a touch on the touch-sensitive textile device. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive textile device includes a first set of conductive threads oriented along a first direction, and a second set of conductive threads interwoven with the first set of conductive threads and oriented along a second direction. The device may also include a sensing circuit that is operatively coupled to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may be configured to apply a drive signal to the first and second set of conductive threads. The sensing circuit may also be configured to detect a touch or near touch based on a variation in an electrical measurement using the first or second set of conductive threads. |
| US10338752B2 |
Touch panel, manufacturing method thereof and display device
A touch panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The method for manufacturing the touch panel includes: forming touch electrodes (4) with topological semiconductor characteristics on a substrate (1), in which the touch electrodes (4) with topological semiconductor characteristics are obtained by a topological treatment on a Ge film with functionalized elements. The touch panel manufactured by the method and the display device including the touch panel have high touch sensitivity. |
| US10338751B2 |
Touch-control pattern structure, manufacture method thereof and touch panel containing therein
A touch-control pattern structure is provided to reinforce capacitive sensing layer to increase the durability and reliability. The touch-control pattern structure comprises a capacitive sensing layer having two intersected electrode groups and a insulating layer located between the two intersected electrode groups at intersections of the two intersected electrode groups, and a reinforcing layer placed on the capacitive sensing layer at the intersection of the two intersected electrode groups at the edge of the insulating layer. Furthermore, the method of forming the touch-control pattern structure is also provided. |
| US10338748B1 |
Reduction of touch sensor pattern visibility using beamsplitters
In one embodiment, a touch sensor comprises a beamsplitter operable to reflect a first portion of light incident on the beamsplitter and transmit a second portion of light incident on the beamsplitter, a substrate, and one or more lines of conductive material disposed on the substrate, the lines of conductive material disposed between the first substrate and the beamsplitter. |
| US10338746B1 |
Mutual capacitance sensing using magnitude noise sensing with sine and cosine multipliers
Disclosed herein is a touch screen controller operable with a touch screen having force lines and sense lines. The touch screen controller includes drive circuitry driving the force lines with a force signal in a touch data sensing mode and not driving the force lines in a noise sensing mode. Sense circuitry senses data at the sense lines in the touch data sensing mode and the noise sensing mode. Processing circuitry samples the data, multiplies the data by a sine multiplier to produce imaginary data, sums the imaginary data, multiplies the data by a cosine multiplier to produce real data, sums the real data, and determines magnitude values of the data as a function of the imaginary data and the real data. |
| US10338744B2 |
Display apparatus with a touch detection function
According to an aspect, a display apparatus includes: a plurality of gate lines; a plurality of first switches arranged in respective pixels in a display region; a plurality of second switches arranged in a frame region surrounding the display region; a first wire coupled to the respective second switches and supplying a detection drive signal to the respective gate lines through the respective second switches in a detection operation period; a third switch arranged in the frame region and coupled to the first wire; and a second wire coupled to the third switch and supplied with an off-state voltage, wherein the first wire is arranged between the second switches and the display region and the off-state voltage of the first switches is supplied to the first wire in a display operation period different from the detection operation period. |
| US10338739B1 |
Methods and apparatus to detect a presence of a conductive object
A method and apparatus to determine a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions having a detected change in sensor value that meets or exceeds a threshold value, fit a three dimensional shape to the plurality of regions, and determine a position of an object. |
| US10338734B2 |
Information processing device, information processing system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An information processing device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute reception processing that includes receiving event information from a plurality of terminal devices, execute conversion processing that includes converting the event information received in a predetermined time period to a multitouch event in a format describing a plurality of touch events that occur at the same time; and execute notification processing that includes notifying a target application of the multitouch event via an operating system. |
| US10338732B2 |
Displaying method of touch input device
A displaying method of a touch input device including a touch screen, a touch screen controller which detects a magnitude of a pressure of a touch input to a surface of the touch screen, and a controller which controls the touch screen on the basis of information detected by the touch screen controller, the displaying method including: detecting, by the touch screen controller, a magnitude of the pressure of the touch which is input to a first region when an object touches the first region of the surface of the touch screen in a state where a display of the touch screen is turned off, and displaying by controlling, by the controller, the touch screen such that, when the detected magnitude of the pressure is greater than that of a first reference pressure, a second region of the display of the touch screen is displayed. |
| US10338723B2 |
Touchpad and method of making same
A touchpad includes an operating plate having an operating surface on which an inputting operation is performed, an added feature part attached to a first surface of the operating plate opposite from the operating surface, a sensing unit disposed to face toward at least a portion of the first surface, the portion being at least a part of an area of the first surface other than an area to which the added feature part is attached, a holding member disposed at a predetermined distance apart from a first face of the added feature part, the first face of the added feature part being opposite from a second face thereof facing toward the operating plate, and a support member situated between, and in contact with, the added feature part and the holding member, wherein the support member has a lower Young's modulus than the added feature part and the holding member. |
| US10338720B2 |
Pressure detection structure and touch device
A pressure detection structure and a touch device are disclosed. The structure is mounted on a middle frame of the touch device and includes a cover, a display device and a pressure sensor. The display device is arranged below the cover, and includes a display module. The pressure sensor is arranged in the display device; any electrically conductive member in the display device or the middle frame which is electrically conductive is used as a reference electrode; and a variable gap is present between the pressure sensor and the reference electrode, and the pressure sensor outputs a pressure signal according to variation of capacitance between a sensing electrode thereof and the reference electrode. According to the present application, pressure detection may be carried out accurately, and thus reliability of products is enhanced. |
| US10338717B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The present disclosure describes a liquid crystal display device including: a substrate including first and second touch blocks adjacent to each other, the first and second touch blocks including first and second sub-pixels, respectively; a first electrode in each of the first and second sub-pixels; a second electrode in each of the first and second touch blocks, such that the second electrode of the first touch block and the second electrode of the second touch block are separated from each other; first and second data lines disposed at side portions of the first and second sub-pixels, respectively; and a field blocking line between the first and second sub-pixels, wherein the first and second sub-pixels face into each other between the first and second touch blocks. |
| US10338715B2 |
Array substrate for touch display device and method of fabricating the same
An array substrate for a touch display device includes: a substrate having a pixel region; a thin film transistor on the substrate in the pixel region; a planarizing layer on the thin film transistor; a touch common line on the planarizing layer; a first passivation layer on the touch common line, the first passivation layer having a touch common contact hole exposing the touch common line; a touch common electrode on the first passivation layer in the pixel region, the touch common electrode contacting the touch common line through the touch common contact hole; a second passivation layer on the touch common electrode; and a pixel electrode on the second passivation layer, the pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor. |
| US10338714B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including an insulating substrate, a color filter layer located above the insulating substrate, a signal line located between the insulating substrate and the color filter layer, a metal line located above the color filter layer, a first light-shielding layer stacked on the metal line, a common electrode located above the first light-shielding layer, a pixel electrode opposed to the common electrode, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate. |
| US10338713B2 |
Method, apparatus and computer-readable media for touch and speech interface with audio location
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for touch and speech interface, with audio location, includes structure and/or function whereby at least one processor: (i) receives a touch input from a touch device; (ii) establishes a touch-speech time window; (iii) receives a speech input from a speech device; (iii) determines whether the speech input is present in a global dictionary; (iv) determines a location of a sound source from the speech device; (v) determines whether the touch input and the location of the speech input are both within a same region; (vi) if the speech input is in the dictionary, determines whether the speech input has been received within the window; and (vii) if the speech input has been received within the window, and the touch input and the speech input are both within the same region, activates an action corresponding to both the touch input and the speech input. |
| US10338712B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display substrate in which a plurality of sub-pixel areas is defined, a light-emitting diode (“LED”) on the display substrate, a touch sensor electrode on the display substrate and including at least one touch electrode, and a bank separating the plurality of the sub-pixel areas, where each of the plurality of the sub-pixel areas may include a first area in which the LED is disposed and a second area in which the touch sensor electrode is disposed. |
| US10338706B2 |
Conductive structure body precursor, conductive structure body and method for manufacturing the same
The present application provides a conductive structure body precursor, a conductive structure body and a method for manufacturing the same. |
| US10338700B2 |
Stylus inkwell charger including a cavity having a magnetic portion to facilitate alignment of a stylus' electrical contact with the charger's electrical contact
In one example, an inkwell charger can include a tapered portion of a cavity comprising an electrical contact to receive a corresponding tapered portion of a stylus and a magnetic portion of the cavity positioned below the tapered portion of the cavity to align the tapered portion of the stylus with the tapered portion of the cavity. |
| US10338696B1 |
Virtual reality system having interactive sensory suit and gyroscopic support
The virtual reality system having interactive sensory suit and gyroscopic support is a peripheral device that interfaces with a computer generated reality system to create physical representations of the created computer generated reality. The virtual reality system having interactive sensory suit and gyroscopic support supplements the visual and audio stimuli generated provided by the computer generated reality system with tactile stimuli appropriate to the computer generated reality that is being rendered including: 1) controlling the position of the body; and 2) applying pressure against the body. The virtual reality system having interactive sensory suit and gyroscopic support comprises a gyroscope and a body suit. The participant wears the body suit while being placed within the gyroscope. The gyroscope controls the position of the participant relative to the force of gravity. The body suit: 1) applies pressure against the participant; and, 2) secures the participant within the gyroscope. |
| US10338692B1 |
Dual touchpad system
A dual touchpad system is provided. The dual touchpad system includes a first touchpad and a second touchpad. The dual touchpad system also includes an input detection unit coupled to the first and second touchpads and configured to monitor the first and second touchpads for user contact thereon. The dual touchpad system also includes a gesture recognition unit configured to control an electronic device in response to receiving input from the input detection unit indicative of detected contact on the first and/or second touchpads to control the electronic device. The first touchpad is spaced apart from and is non-concentric with the second touchpad in embodiments. |
| US10338690B2 |
Information processing apparatus, interaction method, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a target region image generated in the past that indicates a distance to a target object; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to calculate a hand region within a range image obtained after the target region image has been generated, the range image indicating a distance to a hand and the target object, detect a movement of the target object, when a movement of the target object is not detected, generate a complemented image by complementing, using the target region image, the portion that corresponds to the hand region within the image from which the hand region has been deleted, update the target region image with the complemented image, and, when a movement of the target object has been detected, update the target region image with the image from which the hand region has been deleted. |
| US10338689B1 |
System and method for redirecting content based on gestures
Content such as advertisements received into a mobile device may be more appropriately displayed on an alternative device remote from the mobile device. When ad content is received into the mobile device, the user may perform a physical gesture such as movement of the device or an associated motion sensor. The physical gesture is analyzed in the mobile device and causes the ad content to be redirected to the remote device. Additional physical gestures by the user can be interpreted in the mobile device to manipulate the content on the remote device. |
| US10338687B2 |
Teleportation in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment
In a system for teleporting and scaling in a virtual reality environment, a user may teleport from a first virtual location, being experienced at a first scale, to a second virtual location, to be experienced at a second scale. The user may select the new, second virtual location and the new, second scale with a single external input via a handheld electronic device so that, upon release of a triggering action of the electronic device, the user may teleport to the newly selected second virtual location at the newly selected scale. |
| US10338686B2 |
Control system using aesthetically guided gesture recognition
A method for facilitating and enhancing computer-based authoring of gesture definitions that are useful in controlling a walk-around character and other systems using gesture controls. The method includes, during performance of a gesture by a performer, collecting sets of raw sensor data each corresponding to differing parameters of the performance of the gesture. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface with a graphical plot of each of the sets of raw sensor data. The method includes receiving user input identifying which of the parameters to include in a gesture definition. The method includes, for the graphical plots associated with the chosen parameters receiving user input defining a starting position, an ending position, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The gesture may involve movement of a performer's arms, legs, hands, head, eyes, and so on in a particular manner. |
| US10338685B2 |
Methods and apparatus recognition of start and/or stop portions of a gesture using relative coordinate system boundaries
Described are apparatus and methods for reconstructing a gesture by aggregating various data from various sensors, including data for recognition of start and/or stop portions of the gesture using a detection of an intersection with a relative coordinate system boundary. |
| US10338679B2 |
Interactive entertainment system
Systems and methods according to the present disclosure provide a costume of a puppet or a character having customizable mixed technology interactive components that enables the wearer of the costume to interact with stimuli in the costume's or wearer's surrounding environment as the puppet or character. |
| US10338677B2 |
Adjusting image frames based on tracking motion of eyes
In some examples, techniques and architectures for operating a device that may be wearable, such as a head-mounted device, may be used for virtual reality applications. A processor of the device may operate by dynamically tracking the cornea, and thus the gaze direction, of a user's eyes. By tracking the gaze direction, retinal velocity of a display image projected onto the retina, measured in the retina coordinate frame may be computed. Display times of image frames viewable by the user may be modified based on the retinal velocity. |
| US10338673B2 |
Touchscreen hover detection in an augmented and/or virtual reality environment
A system for detecting and tracking a hover position of a manual pointing device, such as finger(s), on a handheld electronic device may include overlaying a rendered mono-chromatic keying screen, or green screen, on a user interface, such as a keyboard, of the handheld electronic device. A position of the finger(s) relative to the keyboard may be determined based on the detection of the finger(s) on the green screen and a known arrangement of the keyboard. An image of the keyboard and the position of the finger(s) may be rendered and displayed, for example, on a head mounted display, to facilitate user interaction via the keyboard with a virtual immersive experience generated by the head mounted display. |
| US10338672B2 |
System and method for manipulating objects in a graphical user interface
A system, computer-readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method for manipulating one or more objects in a graphical user interface for a display device is presented. A start of a path selection mode is detected. A first path traversed by a cursor in the graphical user interface is detected, with the first path intersecting one or more objects in a plurality of objects displayed in the graphical user interface of the display device. A curve corresponding to the first path is displayed in the graphical user interface. An end of the path selection mode is detected. A selection state of the one or more objects is updated based on the curve, the selection state including a selected state and a deselected state. |
| US10338668B2 |
Wearable computer with power generation
A wearable computer includes a body temperature power generation device that generates electric power using a body temperature of a wearer, a vibration power generation device, and a control section. The control section includes a determination unit that determines whether the wearer is sleeping or not, and an operation mode selecting unit that selects an operation mode from a high power consumption mode and a low power consumption mode. The operation mode selecting unit selects the low power consumption mode at least in a period in which the determination unit determines that the wearer is sleeping. The body temperature power generation device generates electric power in at least the period in which the determination unit determines that the wearer is sleeping. The vibration power generation device generates electric power in at least a period in which the determination unit determines that the wearer is not sleeping. |
| US10338666B2 |
Power mode configuration for touch sensors
In one embodiment, a system includes a touch sensor, measurement circuits, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is coupled to each measurement circuit. The monitoring circuit is configured to perform operations in a first power mode. The operations include receiving signals from the measurement circuits and generating an output signal that is proportional to a sum of the signals received from the measurement circuits. A value of the generated output signal indicates whether activity has occurred on the touch sensor. |
| US10338665B2 |
Microcontroller power reduction system and method
A microcontroller that can be configured to selectively operate in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode, and a method of selectively switching the operating mode is described. The microcontroller can include a processor and a system controller. The processor can be configured to operate synchronously in a synchronous operating mode and asynchronously in an asynchronous operating mode. The processor can also be configured to generate a processor idle status signal indicative of the processor operating in a reduced power mode, and generate a programming signal. The system controller can be configured to generate an asynchronous mode signal based on the programming signal and the processor idle status signal, and provide the asynchronous mode signal to the processor to control the processor to selectively operate in the synchronous operating mode and in the asynchronous operating mode. |
| US10338656B1 |
USB type-C signal interface circuit
A device includes a USB-C controller instantiated as a first integrated circuit that includes a first set of host terminals coupled to host controllers and a second set of terminals coupled to sets of D+/D− terminals of a type-C receptacle. A D+/D− multiplexer is to selectively couple the first set of host terminals to the second set of terminals. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is coupled between the D+/D− multiplexer and the second set of terminals. A charger detector circuit is coupled between a positive data system terminal and a negative data system terminal of the first set of terminals, the charger detector circuit to detect whether the second set of terminals is coupled to a USB charger through the type-C receptacle. |
| US10338651B2 |
Computing device location
Examples disclosed herein relate, in one aspect, to a computing device. The computing device may include a timing engine and a location engine. The timing engine may obtain reset information associated with a plurality of computing devices located at a plurality of locations, wherein each computing device comprises a timer. The timing engine may also obtain timer values of the timers of the plurality of computing devices. The location engine may determine, based at least on the reset information and the timer values, the location of at least one of the plurality of computing devices. |
| US10338650B1 |
Chassis outer surface supplemental passive cooling system
A cooling system includes a chassis defining a housing and including a wall having an outer surface. A computing device is located in the housing. A heat transfer device located in the housing engages the computing device and the wall, providing for heat transfer from the computing device, through the heat transfer device, and through the wall to the outer surface to produce supplemental passive cooling of the computing device via the outer surface. A heat dissipation aperture is defined by the chassis, and a heat dissipation device located in the housing adjacent the heat dissipation aperture engages the heat transfer device, which provides for heat transfer from the heat transfer device to the heat dissipation device. A forced convection device located in the housing generates an airflow past the heat dissipation structure and through the heat dissipation aperture to enable primary active cooling of the computing device. |
| US10338649B2 |
Fan control apparatus and method of operating the same
A fan control apparatus used to control a plurality of fans, and the fan control apparatus includes a power port, a control unit, a drive unit, and a trigger switch. The control unit receives a PWM signal with a duty cycle outputted from a processor and the control unit determines whether the duty cycle is greater than at least one threshold value set by the control unit. When the duty cycle is greater than at least one threshold value, the control unit controls the fans through the drive unit. |
| US10338648B2 |
Key-value drive ultrathin SATA connector
A low-profile electrical connector that can be coupled to an electronic device without significantly increasing the effective size of the electronic device. When coupled to a compatible mating connector on the electronic device, the electrical connector does not extend significantly beyond the footprint of the electronic device or increase the thickness of the electronic device. Conductors in the electrical connector that electrically couple to contacts in the mating connector are routed to exit the electrical connector on a different side than the side opposite the mating connector. |
| US10338639B1 |
Mobile device processor unit
A mobile device processor unit enables a remotely-located user to interact with a user interface associated with a complete mobile device on a computer supporting the user, where the interface is presented based on execution of functionality of the complete mobile device on a limited selection of components of the complete mobile device. The limited selection of components is included in a mobile device processor unit. The processor unit can be installed in a slot space of a support chassis to structurally support the limited selection of components and to couple the processor unit with a connector to communicatively couple the components with the remote user via a communication network. |
| US10338633B2 |
Slew-driven clock tree synthesis
A system for performing slew-driven clock tree synthesis includes pair selection and cost metric definition considering physical distance for efficient sink clustering; slew and skew-aware merging point computation for routing; and slew and insertion slew-aware net splitting. |
| US10338628B2 |
Multi-mode gimbal transmitter
A wireless transmitter includes a pair of control sticks, circuitry coupled to control sticks, and an antenna coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry is configured to process signals produced by the control sticks to provide control inputs for the speed, direction, and other flight characteristics of the model aircraft being controlled by the transmitter. The transmitter is configured for multiple operational modes in which the pair of control sticks engage or disengage functionality, such as return-to-center functionality, vertical or horizontal position limiting functionality, or position select functionality. |
| US10338627B2 |
Vehicle interior structure
A vehicle interior structure includes a pedal-backward-preventive bracket against which a supporting portion of a control panel abuts when the control pedal controlled by a foot of a driver moves backward, the pedal-backward-preventive bracket being fixed to an instrumental panel support member extending in a vehicle width direction, a mount bracket on which a head-up display is mounted, the mount bracket being fixed to the instrumental panel support member, and a load transfer portion that is provided between the pedal-backward-preventive bracket and the mount bracket to transfer a rearward load input to the pedal-backward-preventive bracket to the mount bracket via the supporting portion. |
| US10338626B2 |
Rolling hinge assembly
A hinge assembly includes a pivoting body attached to a base with a front surface. The pivoting body has a front end and rear end and at least one friction reducing member biased rearwardly against the front surface of the body. The friction reducing member is retractable relative to the pivoting body substantially parallel to the direction of the bias. The front surface has an inclined portion and an apex. When the pivoting body is in a rest position the at least one friction reducing member is maintained at the apex. The pivoting body is pivotable in a first direction to an activation that causes the friction reducing member to roll along the inclined portion with the friction reducing member retracting in the forward direction against the bias. When force is removed from the pivoting body in the activation position, the bias against the contoured front surface returns the pivoting body to the rest position via indirect forces. |
| US10338621B1 |
Voltage regulator in USB power delivery integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC) comprises an output and a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator comprises an amplifier having a first input coupled to a reference voltage source and a second input coupled to the output, a first resistor coupled to the output and coupled to a ground terminal, a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) having a gate coupled to an output of the amplifier and a drain coupled to the output, and a second resistor coupled to a source of the MOSFET and coupled to the ground terminal. |
| US10338614B1 |
Low dropout linear regulator with internally compensated effective series resistance
A voltage regulator circuit having an internally compensated effective series resistance includes a control circuit to generate an out current at a regulated output voltage based on a reference voltage. The control circuit includes an amplifier, a resistive element to feedback output voltage to an input of the amplifier, and a compensation circuit to couple the internally compensated effective series resistance into the control circuit. The compensation circuit includes a first current sense device to generate a first sensed current proportional to a current through an N-type pass device, a second current sense device arranged to generate a second sensed current proportional to the current through the N-type pass device, and a bias circuit coupled to sink the first sensed current and the second sensed current to reduce a bias voltage across the resistive element below a threshold voltage. |
| US10338609B2 |
Authorizing drone access to fulfillment centers
Systems and methods for authorizing drones with access to airborne fulfillment centers (AFCs) and other warehouse facilities are described. For example, the systems and methods perform multiple authentication processes, including a physical authentication process and a virtual or electronic authentication process, when determining whether a drone is authorized to access an AFC. Once authorized, the drone may access the AFC to pick up and/or deliver packages or other products, to recharge, to seek repairs, to be housed, and so on. |
| US10338607B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle and method for positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle
The invention relates to a method for positioning an unmanned aerial vehicle, in which the actual position (25) of the aerial vehicle differs from a desired position (26) and in which the aerial vehicle is set in a corrective motion in the direction of the desired position (26) on the basis of a first piece of directional information (27). After the beginning of the corrective motion a second piece of directional information (28) is obtained. The first piece of directional information (27) is corrected on the basis of the second piece of directional information (28). The invention moreover relates to an aerial vehicle suitable for performing the method. The invention allows a specific corrective motion in the direction of the desired position. |
| US10338606B2 |
Method and apparatus for flight control of tiltrotor aircraft
A method and apparatus provide for automatically controlling the flight of a tiltrotor aircraft while the aircraft is in flight that is at least partially rotor-borne. The method and apparatus provide for automatically tilting nacelles in response to a longitudinal-velocity control signal so as to produce a longitudinal thrust-vector component for controlling longitudinal velocity of the aircraft. Simultaneously, cyclic swashplate controls are automatically actuated so as to maintain the fuselage in a desired pitch attitude. The method and apparatus also provide for automatically actuating the cyclic swashplate controls for each rotor in response to a lateral-velocity control signal so as to produce a lateral thrust-vector component for controlling lateral velocity of the aircraft. Simultaneously, collective swashplate controls for each rotor are automatically actuated so as to maintain the fuselage in a desired roll attitude. The method and apparatus provide for yaw control through differential longitudinal thrust produced by tilting the nacelles. |
| US10338596B2 |
Positioning of a mobile platform using a bumper
A method for positioning a mobile platform at a station that includes moving the mobile platform near a bumper by applying torque to a drive shaft. The mobile platform is maneuvered until a contact stop of the platform is touching the bumper. A locking mechanism is engaged to the mobile platform before the torque to the drive shaft is released to assure position retention at the station. A system for precise positioning of a mobile platform at a station is provided that includes a stationary bumper at the station. A mobile platform has contact stops, a drive shaft, and sensors for measuring contact with the stationary bumper. The mobile platform having a locking mechanism for preventing movement of the drive shaft in response to input from at least one of the sensors in response to contact with the stationary bumper to provide the precise positioning of the mobile platform. |
| US10338593B2 |
Hydraulic slip compensation systems and methods
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate positioning for a hydraulic steering system without a need for a steering reference transducer. A hydraulic steering system may include a logic device in communication with an autopilot pump controller. Control and sensor signals provided by the pump controller are used to determine a linear or uncompensated steering actuator speed and an estimate of the hydraulic elasticity of the steering system, which can be modeled as an estimate of the air volume trapped within the steering system. The hydraulic elasticity/air volume estimate is used to determine a corrected or compensated steering actuator speed, and the corrected steering actuator speed is used to accurately control the steering system. |
| US10338580B2 |
System and method for determining vehicle orientation in a vehicle consist
A system and method for determining an orientation of a vehicle are provided. The system and method determine (with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first vehicle) a direction in which a fluid flows within the first vehicle. The first vehicle is included in a vehicle consist with a second vehicle. The orientation of the first vehicle relative to the second vehicle is determined based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within the first vehicle. The fluid may be air in an air brake pipe of the vehicle consist. |
| US10338579B2 |
Method to operate a portable input device that controls a motor vehicle
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a portable input device to control a motor vehicle. The input device has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen. The input device generates control signals to control the motor vehicle, and transmit said signals to the motor vehicle. The control signal has at least one determinable parameter. The input device is designed to capture a pressure value of an actuating force of the touchscreen, and determine the parameter according to the captured pressure value. |
| US10338578B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for human machine interface (HMI) operations
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and implementations of an HMI control system for BOP rigs are disclosed. At least some versions of the disclosed systems enable a user to configure interface settings, perform actions on a BOP stack, view diagnostics, perform testing, and observe and rectify alarms. The disclosed systems may enable a user to more efficiently navigate between different interfaces and perform HMI functions due to a control zone configuration. Additionally, the control zone configuration may reduce operator error by assigning certain control zones to particular functions and requiring the user to take affirmative steps to perform destructive functions. |
| US10338576B2 |
Intelligent management system for balance of plant
Systems and methods for providing intelligent management of balance of plant are provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a system for determining a malfunction of a feedwater pump includes one or more processors and a database communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors can be configured to receive plant parameters. The one or more processors can be further configured to correlate the plant parameters to historical operational values. Based at least partially on the correlating, the one or more processors may be operable to identify a malfunction in a feedwater pump. Based at least partially on the identifying, the one or more processors may be operable to provide an advisory action concerning an operation of the feedwater pump. |
| US10338574B2 |
System and method for identifying manufactured parts
A system and method can identify manufactured parts. A user can select a particular manufactured part, which can be out-of-specification. The system can retrieve test data for the selected part and for other manufactured parts. The system can normalize the retrieved test data against historical means and historical standard deviations to form normalized test data. The system can correlate the normalized test data for the selected part against normalized test data for each of the other manufactured parts to form correlation values. The system can display the correlation values with identifiers corresponding to the manufactured parts. Each correlation value can represent a degree of similarity between the selected part and a respective manufactured part. The manufactured parts with the highest correlation values can have the same failure mechanism as the selected part, which can help diagnose why the selected part can be out-of-specification. |
| US10338568B2 |
Determining halftone schemes
Methods and apparatus of determining a halftone scheme are described. In an example, data representing a three-dimensional object is obtained, the data comprising object model data representing the geometry of the three-dimensional object and object property data representing at least one object property of at least a portion of the object. It is determined if a halftone scheme dependent object property is specified by the object property data and a halftone scheme is determined. Data representing a portion of the object having a halftone scheme dependent object property is associated with a determined halftone scheme. |
| US10338565B1 |
Methods and apparatus for machine learning predictions and multi-objective optimization of manufacturing processes
The subject technology is related to methods and apparatus for training a set of regression machine learning models with a training set to produce a set of predictive values for a pending manufacturing request, the training set including data extracted from a set of manufacturing transactions submitted by a set of entities of a supply chain. A multi-objective optimization model is implemented to (1) receive an input including the set of predictive values and a set of features of a physical object, and (2) generate an output with a set of attributes associated with a manufacture of the physical object in response to receiving the input, the output complying with a multi-objective condition satisfied in the multi-objective optimization model. |
| US10338556B2 |
System and method for describing and executing behaviors in autonomous and semi-autonomous devices
A system and method of describing and executing autonomous or autonomous device behaviors via a computer-implemented system incorporating a fuzzy language, a simulator, and one or more runtimes. The fuzzy language combines high level behaviors and produces a set of parameter descriptions. The parameter descriptions are behavior characteristics whose values are not yet necessarily known or selected. The parameter descriptions are used via simulation to find relevant parameters and acceptable parameter values that result or will result in the autonomous or semi-autonomous device behaving as desired. |
| US10338554B2 |
Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things
The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first and second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. Unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state. The local data collection system is configured to manage data collection bands. The local data collection system includes a neural net expert system using intelligent management of the data collection bands. |
| US10338549B2 |
Methods and systems for subscribing remote devices to process control data
A system communicates process data to a remote computing device. The system includes a processor, a communication unit, and a memory storing instructions for modules. The modules include a scanner interfacing with the communication unit to enable communication with a server via a first network. The scanner enables communication by receiving data from the server, identifying polling requests in the data received, and transmitting request lists to the server in response to the polling requests. The modules also include a data stream processor determining a set of process data values in the data received, the set of process data values corresponding to view list data to be communicated to the remote computing device. Another module is an application program interface (API) interfacing with the communication units to enable communication with the remote computing device a second network by transmitting the set of process data values to the remote computing device. |
| US10338548B2 |
Logic based simplex/dual/TMR driver for control outputs
The exemplified methods and systems support shared output drivers or shared control setting drivers across separate control devices for a redundant system of 1, 2, 3, or more control devices in simplex, dual, triple redundancy, and etc. Digital communication links between the control devices are implemented to facilitate sensing, from other control devices, of operation states (e.g., amount of contribution by the control devices to the shared output) and on-line/health status of other control devices in the redundant network. |
| US10338547B2 |
System, method and apparatuses for determining parameter settings for a power generation system and a tangible computer readable medium
The present disclosure relates to system, method and apparatuses for determining parameter settings for a power generation system and a tangible computer readable medium therefor. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory storing computer executable instructions. The at least one memory and the computer executable instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the system to: divide historical power related data of the power generation system into a plurality of power load segments based on typical power load values and the number of the historical power related data; identify feasible parameter ranges for each of the plurality of power load segments; and determine optimal parameter settings for each of the plurality of power load segments, based on the identified feasible parameters ranges and correlations between system energy efficiency and relative parameters of each of the plurality of power load segments. The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a highly adaptive solution for determining optimal parameter settings instead of an equipment specific solution and it can be applied to different power generation systems, especially coal-fired power plant, as well as different operation conditions. |
| US10338544B2 |
Communication configuration analysis in process control systems
The present invention is concerned with Process Control systems including a client IED and a plurality of server IEDs connected to an Ethernet communication network. A protocol analyzer tool connected to the communication network captures messages directed to the client IED and assigns, from a standardized configuration representation of the PC system comprising the logical data flow definitions, a server or source IED to each captured message. A client IED independent way of diagnosing a cause of client overload problems is provided by analyzing statistically the captured messages. Such statistical approach allows identifying any operating server or source IED sending, on average, more messages than during a preceding period or more messages than calculated. |
| US10338540B2 |
Method of optimized global management of an energy network of an aircraft and corresponding device
The invention relates to a method and to a device for optimized global management of a power network of an aircraft comprising a plurality of items of power equipment, characterized in that it comprises a module 40 for selecting at least one optimization objective (19) from a plurality of predetermined objectives, a module (42) for receiving equipment data, a module (41) for receiving aircraft data, and a module (43) for determining operating setpoints (22) of the power equipment from equipment data (21) and aircraft data (20) which is suitable for achieving at least one selected optimization objective (19). |
| US10338539B1 |
Actuator control system with transient reduction after redundancy level changes
An example actuator control system includes an actuator, a plurality of motors configured to cooperatively operate the actuator, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an output signal for controlling active ones of the motors during a current update cycle based on a first gain value, an integral contribution from the current update cycle, and an integral contribution from a preceding update cycle. The controller is configured to, based on a quantity of the motors that is active differing between the current and preceding update cycles, scale the integral contribution from the preceding update cycle for the output signal determination based on the first gain value and a second gain value from the preceding update cycle. A method of controlling a plurality of actuator motors is also disclosed. |
| US10338536B2 |
Electronic timepiece
An electronic timepiece includes a magnetic sensor that serves as a magnetic detection unit, a GPS reception unit that serves as a reception unit receiving positional information of a current position, a time zone setting unit that sets a time zone, a specifying unit that specifies a declination angle based on the positional information of the current position, a decision unit that decides a direction of a due north based on an output of the magnetic sensor and a declination angle, and an azimuth display unit that displays the direction of the due north decided by the decision unit. |
| US10338521B2 |
Image forming apparatus having waste toner collecting function from a plurality of photosensitive drums
An image forming apparatus includes a main frame, a plurality of process cartridges, a cartridge-supporting body, a belt, a waste toner cartridge, a contact-separation mechanism, and a collective conveying unit. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum and a drum cleaning unit collecting waste toner on the drum. The cartridge-supporting body is movable between an internal position inside the frame and an external position outside the frame. The belt confronts the process cartridges in the internal position. The waste toner cartridge accommodates the waste toner collected from the drums. The contact-separation mechanism moves the cartridge-supporting body between a contact position where the drums are in contact with the belt and a separated position where the drums are out of contact with the belt. The collective conveying unit aggregates waste toner collected from drums and conveys collectively the aggregated waste toner to the waste toner cartridge. |
| US10338517B2 |
Waste liquid container and attachment
A waste liquid container includes a waste liquid vessel having a mounting face, a first side face, and a bottom face that are outer surfaces intersecting each other, a waste liquid inlet disposed on the mounting face, a circuit board having a connection terminal disposed along the first side face, and a first recess portion that opens in the mounting face and the bottom face below the waste liquid inlet. In the waste liquid container, when a width direction is defined as a direction in which both the mounting face and the bottom face extend, the first recess portion is disposed at a position between the waste liquid inlet and the connection terminal in the width direction. |
| US10338516B2 |
Photoconductor refreshing cycles
Examples of refreshing a photoconductive layer in an image forming apparatus are described. In one example, a method includes performing a first refreshing cycle comprising applying, at a first refresh unit, a first refresh voltage to the photoconductive layer and applying, at a second refresh unit, a second refresh voltage to the photoconductive layer. A second refreshing cycle is performed including applying, at the first refresh unit, a third refresh voltage to the photoconductive layer, the third refresh voltage being higher than the first refresh voltage and higher than the second refresh voltage. Each of the first and second refreshing cycles electrically bias the photoconductive layer to a refresh polarity opposite to a print polarity applied during a print routine of the image forming apparatus. |
| US10338508B2 |
Image forming apparatus with image position deviation correction and control method for correcting image position deviation
An image forming apparatus includes a developing section, an image carrier, a deviation correction section, a specific pixel detection section and a determination section. The developing section forms a visible image on a photoconductor for each type of developer. The image carrier carries the visible images formed in a plurality of the developing sections. The deviation correction section corrects position deviation of the plurality of visible images formed on the image carrier. The specific pixel detection section detects the specific pixel used to form an image with a plurality types of developers. The determination section determines execution of correction in the deviation correction section according to information indicating an amount of the specific pixels. |
| US10338507B2 |
Image forming apparatus capable of estimating life of ion conductive component and method for estimating life of ion conductive component
Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of estimating lives of components more accurately than before. The image forming apparatus includes an ion conductive component, and a processor for estimating a life of the conductive component. The processor acquires an index value related to energization of the conductive component, and estimates the life of the conductive component based on the index value per unit time. |
| US10338506B2 |
Fixing device
A fixing device includes: a fixing rotator; a pressure rotator configured to be pressed into contact with the fixing rotator to form a nip portion; a heating section configured to be provided over an outer circumference of the fixing rotator in a non-contact manner with the fixing rotator and heat the fixing rotator; and a power shutdown section configured to shut down power supply to the heating section when temperature becomes higher than a predetermined setting temperature, wherein the heating section includes an infrared heater and a reflection member which covers the infrared heater and whose portion facing the fixing rotator is an opening portion, a longitudinal length of the reflection member is longer than a length in an axis direction of a light emitting unit of the infrared heater, and a temperature detection unit of the power shutdown section is arranged outside the reflection member. |
| US10338505B2 |
Image forming apparatus and image heating apparatus for controlling a heat generating quantity of a plurality of heating elements
An image heating apparatus includes a heater having a plurality of heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a recording material, each of the plurality of heating elements having a heating region, and a control portion that controls electrical power to be supplied to the plurality of heating elements, the control portion being capable of individually controlling the plurality of heating elements. The control portion executes control of a heat generating quantity of each of the plurality of heating elements such that a heat generating quantity when heating a first region of the recording material including an image, a heat generating quantity when heating a second region of the recording material not including an image, and a heat generating quantity when heating a third region, in which there is no recording material, are different from each other. |
| US10338502B2 |
Image-forming apparatus
An image-forming apparatus includes a charging unit that charges toner with polarity opposite to a normal charging polarity of the toner and a control unit that performs collection operation for the toner charged with the opposite polarity by the charging unit. The control unit causes a first power supply to apply a first voltage having the opposite polarity to a first transfer member while first and second image bearing members are in contact with an intermediate transfer member. The control unit causes the first power supply to apply a second voltage having the opposite polarity and higher in absolute value than the first voltage to the first transfer member while the first image bearing member is in contact with the intermediate transfer member and the second image bearing member is separated from the intermediate transfer member. |
| US10338501B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a guiding portion that acts on a shutter member to open and close the shutter member when a unit, including the shutter member, is mounted to and dismounted from a main assembly. The guiding portion includes an opening operating portion that moves the shutter member from the closing position to the opening position in interrelation with an inserting operation of the unit, a closing operating portion that moves the shutter member from the opening position to the closing position in interrelation with an extracting operation of the unit, and a shutter closing portion contacted to the shutter member at a position upstream of the opening operating portion and the closing operating portion, with respect to an inserting direction of the unit relative to the guiding portion, to move the shutter member from the opening position to the closing position in interrelation with the inserting operation. |
| US10338490B1 |
Paper sensor for adjusting transfer parameters
A system and method for adjusting transfer parameters in electrostatic-based printers includes a sensor proximate to a paper path before a toner transfer area. A sensor comprised of opposing conductive plates determines a paper property, such as its capacitance, as it passes through an air gap between the conductive plates. A transfer roller receives an electric charge for transferring toner from an associated transfer belt to the paper with a voltage of the electric charge being adjusted based on a transfer parameter corresponding to the sensor data. |
| US10338487B2 |
Toner
A toner including: a toner particle including a toner base particle containing a binder resin, and an organosilicon condensate present on a surface of the toner base particle, wherein a charge attenuation constant of the toner is 3.5×10−3 or more to 1.0×100 or less. |
| US10338485B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member
An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) contains a charge generating material and a compound represented by general formula (1) shown below. In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another: a C1-20 alkyl group optionally having at least one of a C6-14 aryl group optionally having a substituent and a C2-20 alkoxycarbonyl group; a C6-14 aryl group optionally having a C1-20 alkyl group; a C3-10 cycloalkyl group; or a C1-6 alkoxy group. |
| US10338484B2 |
Recipe selection based on inter-recipe consistency
A method including: determining recipe consistencies between one substrate measurement recipe of a plurality of substrate measurement recipes and each other substrate measurement recipe of the plurality of substrate measurement recipes; calculating a function of the recipe consistencies; eliminating the one substrate measurement recipe from the plurality of substrate measurement recipes if the function meets a criterion; and reiterating the determining, calculating and eliminating until a termination condition is met. Also disclosed herein is a substrate measurement apparatus, including a storage configured to store a plurality of substrate measurement recipes, and a processor configured to select one or more substrate measurement recipes from the plurality of substrate measurement recipes based on recipe consistencies among the plurality of substrate measurement recipes. |
| US10338482B2 |
Movable body drive method and movable body drive system, pattern formation method and apparatus, exposure method and apparatus, and device manufacturing method
In an exposure operation, as a second stage is moved in a direction parallel to a predetermined plane, another head different from a plurality of heads faces a grating section instead of one head of the plurality of heads, and positional information of the second stage is measured by multiple heads including remaining heads and the another head, the remaining heads excluding the one head of the plurality of heads, and correction information is acquired for the positional information obtained from the another head, based on the positional information obtained from the plurality of heads including the one head. |
| US10338481B2 |
Polarization independent metrology system
A metrology system includes a radiation source that generates light, an optical modulation unit, a reflector, an interferometer, and a detector. The optical modulating unit temporally separates a first polarization mode of the light from a second polarization mode of the light. The reflector directs the light towards a substrate. The interferometer interferes the diffracted light from a pattern on the substrate, or reflected light from the substrate, and produces output light from the interference. The detector receives the output light from the interferometer. The first and second polarization modes of the output light are temporally separated at the detector. |
| US10338478B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
In immersion lithography after exposure of a substrate is complete, a detector is used to detect any residual liquid remaining on the substrate and/or substrate table. |
| US10338476B2 |
Reflective optical element
A reflective optical element, in particular for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus or a mask inspection apparatus. According to one aspect, the reflective optical element has an optically effective surface, a substrate (405, 505), a reflection layer system (410, 510) and at least one porous outgassing layer (450, 550), which at least intermittently releases particles adsorbed in the outgassing layer (450, 550) when the optically effective surface (400a, 500a) is irradiated by electromagnetic radiation. |
| US10338475B2 |
Light source for lithography exposure process
A method for generating a radiation light in a lithography exposure system is provided. The method includes connecting a first nozzle assembly coupled to a support to an outlet of a storage member that receives a target fuel inside. The method further includes guiding the target fuel flowing through the first nozzle assembly and supplying a droplet of the target fuel into an excitation zone via the first nozzle assembly. The method also includes moving the support to connect a second nozzle assembly coupled to the support with the outlet. In addition, the method includes guiding the target fuel flowing through the second nozzle assembly and supplying a droplet of the target fuel into the excitation zone via the second nozzle assembly. The method further includes irradiating the droplet of the target fuel in the excitation zone with a laser pulse. |
| US10338472B2 |
Mark forming method and device manufacturing method
A mark forming method includes: a step of forming, on a device layer of a wafer, an intermediate layer to which a polymer layer containing a block copolymer is adherable, the device layer including a shot area and a scribe line area; a step of removing a portion, of the intermediate layer, formed in the scribe line area; a step of exposing an image of a mark on the scribe line area and forming, based on the image of the mark, a mark including recessed portion; and a step of applying the polymer layer containing the block copolymer on the device layer of the wafer. When a circuit pattern is formed by using the self-assembly of the block copolymer, it is possible to form the mark simultaneously with the formation of the circuit pattern. |
| US10338471B2 |
Composition for forming underlayer film for lithography, underlayer film for lithography and pattern forming method
The composition for forming an underlayer film for lithography according to the present invention contains a compound represented by a specific formula (1) and 20 to 99% by mass of a solvent component (S), in which 27 to 100% by mass of the compound represented by the formula (1) is included in a component (A) other than the solvent component (S). |
| US10338465B2 |
Pellicle frame and pellicle
There is provided a pellicle frame which prevents particles such as carbon black particles or filler particles from contaminating a photomask even when stray light hits the inside face of the pellicle frame in the exposure step of photolithography. More specifically, provided are a pellicle frame including a frame base, and a polymer coating layer coating at least an inner circumferential surface of the frame base, the polymer coating layer including an outermost polymer layer on a side farthest away from the frame base and one or more inner polymer layers between the frame base and the outermost polymer layer, wherein at least one of the one or more inner polymer layers contains particles, and the outermost polymer layer contains no particles or has a particle concentration lower than a highest particle concentration among the one or more inner polymer layers; and a pellicle including the pellicle frame. |
| US10338462B2 |
Aerial image display device
An aerial image display device is capable of changing a depth of a virtual image viewed by an observer without changing a distance between at least one display device and an optical element forming the virtual image. The aerial image display device includes a display device, optical elements, and a reflecting member. The optical elements are installed corresponding to different display regions of a display surface of the display device and sequentially arranged along the display surface in an observation direction of an observer. The optical element is installed obliquely with an angle of about 45° in a −X direction when viewed from the display surface of the display device. The optical element is installed obliquely with an angle of about 45° in an X direction when viewed from the display surface of the display device. |
| US10338456B2 |
Display apparatus with liquid crystal display projecting an image on a transmissive screen
A display apparatus includes: a light source; a liquid crystal display element which transmits light from the light source; a screen which receives projection light from the liquid crystal display element; a first polarizing plate provided between the light source and the liquid crystal display element; a second polarizing plate provided between the liquid crystal display element and the screen; and a reflective polarizing plate which is provided between the light source and the first polarizing plate and which reflects a light component parallel to a reflection axis among the light from the light source. |
| US10338455B2 |
Camera and method for controlled dew formation inside a camera
A camera comprising an at least partly transparent housing and an imaging device arranged inside the at least partly transparent housing, wherein the imaging device is configured to capture images through the at least partly transparent housing. The camera further comprising a casing at least partly enclosing the imaging device and arranged between the housing and the imaging device, the casing defining at least one cavity forming an intermediate space being in fluid communication with an inner space present between the casing and the imaging device and an outer space present between the housing and the casing. A method for controlled dew formation inside the camera. |
| US10338450B2 |
Electrochromic element unit, dimming window, and imaging device
An electrochromic element unit includes an electrochromic element having a pair of electrodes and an electrochromic layer disposed between the pair of electrodes, and an operation unit connected to the electrochromic element, wherein the operation unit is capable of performing a first type operation and a second type operation, and wherein change in a transmittance of the electrochromic element by the second type operation is different from change in the transmittance of the electrochromic element by the first type operation. |
| US10338444B2 |
Array substrate with conductive black matrix, manufacturing method thereof and display device
An array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are disclosed. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a color filter layer, a common electrode and a black matrix disposed on the base substrate, the black matrix is capable of conducting electricity, and the black matrix is electrically connected with the common electrode. The array substrate can reduce parasitic capacitance, and decrease power consumption. |
| US10338443B2 |
Amorphous silicon thin film transistor-liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same
In an amorphous silicon thin film transistor-liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same, gate patterns including a gate line and a gate electrode are formed on an insulation substrate having a display region and a driving circuit region on which a plurality of shift resistors are formed. A gate insulating film, active layer patterns and data patterns including source/drain electrodes are formed successively on the substrate. A passivation layer on the substrate has a first contact hole exposing a drain electrode of the display region and second and third contact holes respectively exposing a gate electrode and source/drain electrode of a first transistor of each of the shift resistors. Electrode patterns on the passivation layer include a first electrode connected to the drain electrode of the display region through the first contact hole and a second electrode connecting the gate electrode to the source/drain electrode of the first transistor through the second and third contact holes. The gate driving circuit including the shift resistors and the wirings are integrated on the insulating substrate without an additional process, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process. |
| US10338442B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel structure
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel structure in which the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, and the blue sub-pixel of each pixel are arranged in two adjacent sub-pixel rows and the shape of the pixel is L-typed or inverted L-typed. The number of data lines can be reduced to ⅔ or ⅓ of the existing technology, then, the cost of liquid crystal display panels is reduced to enhance the competitiveness of products. |
| US10338440B2 |
TFT substrate and manufacturing method thereof
The invention provides a TFT substrate and manufacturing method thereof. The TFT substrate comprises: base substrate, TFT layer, passivation layer and pixel electrode, stacked in above order; wherein the pixel electrode comprising: main electrode, and connection electrode connected to main electrode; the connection electrode connected to TFT layer through pixel electrode via; main electrode having a cross-like slit structure with branch electrode on four trunks of cross, and the connection electrode comprising a plurality of parallel stripe-shaped first branch electrodes, and a second branch electrode connected to the first branch electrodes; by disposing the first branch electrodes, the connection electrode having a shape similar to main electrode to make the main and connection electrodes having similar single slit diffraction when exposed to reduce or eliminate the photo-resist thickness difference in pixel electrode area in the 3M process to avoid display defect and improve yield rate. |
| US10338438B2 |
Array substrate having partially oxidized source electrode, drain electrode and data line
The embodiments of the invention disclose an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. Due to the fact that the surfaces of a source electrode, a drain electrode and a data line which are arranged on the same layer are provided with an oxide film which is formed after annealing treatment is conducted on the source electrode, the drain electrode and the data line, in the process that the pattern of a pixel electrode is formed on the source electrode, the drain electrode and the data line by the adoption of a composition technology, the oxide film can protect the source electrode and the data line under the oxide film from being corroded by an etching agent when the pattern of the pixel electrode is formed by etching, and the display quality of a display panel will not be affected. |
| US10338436B2 |
Method of manufacturing curved liquid crystal display device and curved liquid crystal display device
Provided are a curved liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing thereof. The curved liquid crystal display device includes a bent first substrate, a second substrate which is disposed to opposite to the first substrate and bent, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment inducing layer disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a second alignment inducing layer disposed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. One of the first alignment inducing layer and the second alignment inducing layer includes a polymerized reactive mesogen, and the remaining alignment inducing layer includes a polyimide. Display quality of the device may be improved. |
| US10338432B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a backlight structure, a first liquid-crystal layer, a second liquid-crystal layer, and polarized layers. The first liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the backlight structure. The second liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the first liquid-crystal layer. The polarized layers are located between the backlight structure and the first liquid-crystal layer, between the first liquid-crystal layer and the second liquid-crystal layer, and located on the second liquid-crystal layer. The extinction ratio of the polarized layers is in a range from about 5000 to 50000. |
| US10338429B2 |
Method for manufacturing quantum dot color filter
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a quantum dot color filter, which uses a printing mold to pick up quantum dots and printing the quantum dots into a partially cured photoresist layer and then separates the quantum dots and the printing mold, followed by irradiation of UV light to completely cure the photoresist layer so that the quantum dots may uniformly distributed in the photoresist layer. This simplifies the process of transferring a quantum dot layer and reduces cost; requires no process of forming a sacrifice layer and no step of dissolving the sacrifice layer to prevent damage to the quantum dot layer; allows the quantum dots to be uniformly distributed in the photoresist layer to thereby improve the utilization of the quantum dots; and allows a quantum dot color filter so manufactured to be used with white backlighting or blue backlighting for achieving displaying of three primary colors of red, green, and blue. |
| US10338427B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a light source, a display panel, and an optical sheet. The light source emits light. The display panel displays image. The optical sheet transmits the light directed to the display panel. The optical sheet includes a first optical sheet having a latching component, and at least one second optical sheet at least partially contacting with the first optical sheet. The at least one second optical sheet is sandwiched between the latching component and a specific portion of the first optical sheet other than the latching component. |
| US10338417B2 |
Measurement techniques for ion impurities in liquid crystal mixtures
Provided is a set of techniques for measuring different properties or parameters of liquid crystal mixtures by applying a driving waveform and measuring the response current and/or the optical response. This may be done by using specific liquid crystal test cells. Also provided are the optimized test cell parameters that are used in the algorithms for calculating the properties. |
| US10338415B2 |
Nanostructured flat lenses for display technologies
Embodiments described herein relate to display devices, e.g., virtual and augmented reality displays and applications. In one embodiment, a planar substrate has stepwise features formed thereon and emitter structures formed on each of the features. An encapsulating layer is disposed on the substrate and a plurality of uniform dielectric nanostructures are formed on the encapsulating layer. Virtual images generated by the apparatus disclosed herein provide for improved image clarity by reducing chromatic aberrations at an image plane. |
| US10338414B2 |
Optical modulator module
Provided is an optical modulator module including a waveguide substrate in which an optical waveguide and control electrodes (signal electrode, DC bias electrodes, and the like) for controlling a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide are formed, a relay substrate which is disposed in the vicinity of the waveguide substrate and in which a DC bias wiring for supplying a DC bias voltage to the control electrodes (DC bias electrodes) is formed, and a package case which stores the waveguide substrate and the relay substrate. A loop of wire standing from the relay substrate to a position higher than a top surface of the waveguide substrate is provided in a part of the DC bias wiring. The loop of wire is disposed inside the package case at a position within 10 mm from any one of locations where a solder is used. |
| US10338412B2 |
Control of a periodic light source illuminating a room shared by two users wearing shutter glasses synchronized with the light source
A method including receiving information indicative of a first light preference profile, receiving information indicative of a second light preference profile, determining that the first light preference profile differs from the second light preference profile, determining a first light control setting based on the first light preference profile, determining a second light control setting based on the second light preference profile, determining a periodic light source actuation directive, causing sending of the periodic light source actuation directive to the light source, determining a first shutter control directive for the first near eye apparatus, causing sending of the first shutter control directive to the first near eye apparatus, determining a second shutter control directive for the second near eye apparatus, and causing sending of the second shutter control directive to the second near eye apparatus is disclosed. |
| US10338409B2 |
Lens with off-axis curvature center
An off-axis curvature center lens is characterized by an x-y-z coordinate system of the convergence-reducing lens, the off-axis curvature lens comprising a distance-vision region with a non-negative distance-vision optical power, having a front distance-vision surface with a center of front distance-vision curvature, and a rear distance-vision surface with a center of rear distance-vision curvature; and a near-vision region with an optical power within 0.5D of the distance-vision optical power, having a front near-vision surface with a center of front near-vision curvature, and a rear near-vision surface with a center of rear near-vision curvature; wherein at least one of an x-coordinate of the center of front near-vision curvature is nasal relative to an x-coordinate of the center of front distance-vision curvature, and an x-coordinate of the center of rear near-vision curvature is temporal relative to an x-coordinate of the center of rear distance-vision curvature. |
| US10338408B2 |
Method for making improved UV-absorbing ophthalmic lenses
Described herein is a cost-effective and time-efficient method for making UV-absorbing contact lenses. In contrast to the conventional method for making UV-absorbing contact lenses which involves copolymerizing a lens forming composition including a UV-absorbing vinylic monomer, a method of the invention involves dipping a contact lens in a solution of UV-absorbing polymer comprising carboxyl-containing monomeric units, UV-absorbing monomeric units and covalently bound radical-initiating moieties to form a UV-absorbing coating on the contact lens. |
| US10338407B2 |
Dynamic contextual video capture
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, computer program product and system for dynamic video capture through a contact lens based on dynamic contextual identification. Initially, a set of identifying information and a video stream from a contact lens is received. A determination is made as to whether to capture the video stream, based on the received information. The determining to capture the video stream is based on, at least one of, the user interest level exceeding a threshold and detecting a contextual identifier within the received the video stream from a contact lens. Responsive to determining to capture the video stream, the video stream is classified into a category and saving based on the classification category of the video stream. |
| US10338405B2 |
Eyeglasses equipment including a joint and method for manufacturing such an eyeglasses equipment
Disclosed is eyeglasses equipment (1) including a frame (10), and at least one ophthalmic lens (20) mounted into the frame. The equipment includes a colored interface (30) that is placed between the frame and the lens. |
| US10338401B2 |
Illumination system, inspection apparatus including such an illumination system, inspection method and manufacturing method
In an illumination system (12, 13) for a scatterometer, first and second spatial light modulators lie in a common plane and are formed by different portions of a single liquid crystal cell (260). Pre-polarizers (250) apply polarization to first and second radiation prior to the spatial light modulators. A first spatial light modulator (236-S) varies a polarization state of the first radiation in accordance with a first programmable pattern. Second spatial light modulator (236-P) varies a polarization state of the second radiation accordance with a second programmable pattern. A polarizing beam splitter (234) selectively transmits each of the spatially modulated first and second radiation to a common output path, depending on the polarization state of the radiation. In an embodiment, functions of pre-polarizers are performed by the polarizing beam splitter. |
| US10338400B2 |
Augmented reality eyewear with VAPE or wear technology
This invention is augmented reality eyewear with Volumetric Annular Photon Emission (VAPE) technology comprising: an annular light projector; an annular light reflector/refractor which redirects light rays from the annular light projector away from the person's eye; and a semi-reflective eyewear lens which reflects light rays from the projector back toward the person's eye and also transmits light rays from the environment toward the person's eye. This technology can enable a person to see their environment with minimal vision impairment while simultaneously displaying virtual objects with minimal light loss. |
| US10338393B2 |
Optical system and magnifying device
An optical system and a magnifying device including the optical system are described. The optical system includes an exit pupil, a reflective polarizer proximate the exit pupil, a partial reflector disposed adjacent the reflective polarizer opposite the exit pupil, and a quarter wave retarder disposed between the reflective polarizer and the partial reflector. The reflective polarizer is curved about two orthogonal axes and the partial reflector is spaced apart from the reflective polarizer. |
| US10338392B2 |
Identification of augmented reality image display position
A head-mounted display (HMD) device may include an at least partially see-through display, one or more location sensors, a communication unit, and a processor. The HMD device may determine at least a location of the one or more location sensors in a physical environment. The communication unit may receive peer location data from at least one peer HMD device in the physical environment. The processor of the HMD device may determine a field of view of the HMD device, identify a display position at which the augmented reality image can be displayed and viewed in the physical environment by the HMD device and the at least one peer HMD device, and display the augmented reality image at the display position on the at least partially see-through display of the HMD device. |
| US10338389B2 |
Head mounted display device for displaying image and method thereof
A head mounted display (HMD) device, a method by the HMD of displaying an image, a non-transitory computer readable recording medium, and a chipset are provided. The HMD device includes a color information obtaining unit configured to obtain color information regarding a lens arranged at a portion of the HMD device; and a control unit configured to output an image modified based on the color information via a display unit arranged at the HMD device. The method includes obtaining color information regarding a lens arranged at a portion of the HMD device; and outputting an image modified based on the color information via a display unit arranged at the HMD device. |
| US10338387B2 |
Skin-based approach to virtual modeling
A design engine for designing an article to be worn on a human body part (input canvas) in a virtual environment. A virtual model engine of the design engine is used to generate and modify a virtual model of the input canvas and a virtual model of the article based on skin-based gesture inputs detected by an input processing engine. The gesture inputs comprise contacts between an input tool and the input canvas at locations on the input canvas. The virtual model engine may implement different design modes for receiving and processing gesture inputs for designing the article, including direct manipulation, generative manipulation, and parametric manipulation modes. In all three modes, a resulting virtual model of the article is based on physical geometries of at least part of the input canvas. The resulting virtual model of the article is exportable to a fabrication device for physical fabrication of the article. |
| US10338385B2 |
Shifted reality display device and environmental scanning system
New visual systems are provided, implementing a new form of mediated reality, known as shifted-reality. In some embodiments, a matrix of specialized pixels creates redirected light with a plurality of angle-alterable, shiftable sources, which create virtual objects of greater realism than conventional 3-D imaging methods, and reduce the appearance of other objects or conditions. In some embodiments, existing images and objects viewed through a screen are shifted in perspective, and enhanced with effects and information related to objects and an environment. An object structure and materials library may be maintained, as well as an object inventory, based on observation with sensors. One sensor may be non-visual, but with a perspective related to a visual sensor. An array of subdividing material and structural categories may also be maintained. |
| US10338382B2 |
In-vehicle display system
Implementations of an in-vehicle display system may include: a first display device configured to irradiate a first area of a windshield of a vehicle with a first light constituting a first image and to display the first image as a virtual image of the first image in front of the first area; a second display device configured to display a second image as a real image in a second area of the windshield that is wider than the first area; and a control device configured to control the first display device and the second display device based on a travel state of the vehicle. |
| US10338380B2 |
Optical stack and optical system
Integral optical stacks and optical systems including the integral optical stack are described. The integral optical stack may include first and second lenses, a partial reflector, a reflective polarizer curved about two orthogonal axes, and a quarter wave retarder. The reflective polarizer is curved about two orthogonal axes and includes at least one layer that is substantially optically biaxial at at least one first location on the at least one layer away from an optical axis of the optical stack and substantially optically uniaxial at at least one second location away from the optical axis. |
| US10338379B1 |
Lenses with consistent distortion profile
A head-mounted display device includes a display and a lens that provides consistent distortion independent of a rotational position of a wearer's eye. The lens includes an optically transparent substrate with first and second lens surfaces. The lens is configured to focus light from a first location of the display on a pupil of the eye in a first rotational position at a first time and focus light from a second location of the display on the pupil of the eye in a second rotational position at a second time. The light from the first location of the display to the pupil of the eye in the first rotational position and the light from the second location of the display to the pupil of the eye in the second rotational position have a same optical path length. |
| US10338376B2 |
Image stabilization and pixel shifting for a nanosatellite imaging system
A satellite imaging system includes a camera with a pixel shifting mechanism, thermally stable imaging payload, and high-stability attitude determination and control system (ADCS) to improve image resolution. To address the overall stabilization requirement, the satellite incorporates a number of design elements that, in combination, provide the stable result required for good imaging. |
| US10338375B2 |
Electrowetting display element with radiation filter
An apparatus comprising an electrowetting display element comprising a radiation filter, a first support plate, a second support plate, a first fluid and a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid. The apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory comprising computer program instructions operable to, with the at least one processor: determine, based on an input signal indicative of a characteristic of an input to the apparatus, that a predetermined condition for reduction of an exposure of the first fluid to incident light is satisfied; and, in response, generate an output signal to control the electrowetting display element to configure the first fluid in a retracted configuration with the first fluid at least partly overlapped by the radiation filter and with both the first fluid and the second fluid in contact with a surface of the first support plate. |
| US10338367B2 |
Scanning microscope with controlled variable measurement parameters
A scanning microscope includes: a charged particle beam source configured to output a charged particle beam to be emitted to a sample; a detector configured to detect charged particles from the sample; and a controller configured to control the charged particle beam source and the detector, wherein the controller changes one or more variable parameters to determine a plurality of different parameter value sets, acquires a measurement result of a temporal change of absorption current in a target sample material under each of the plurality of different parameter value sets, and, based on the measurement results, selects a parameter value set for use in measurement of the target sample from the plurality of different parameter value sets. |
| US10338365B2 |
Slide storage, retrieval, transfer, and scanning system for a slide scanner
A slide storage, retrieval, transfer and scanning system for a slide scanner presents multiple components which work together in an automated fashion to streamline slide scanning in digital pathology. A slide storage assembly stores several slide baskets and can deliver a particular basket through a rotation mechanism. A slide basket transfer assembly retrieves the basket from the slide storage assembly and transfers the basket to a secondary location, where a slide transfer assembly retrieves a single slide from the basket and delivers the slide to a slide scanning stage for scanning. |
| US10338364B2 |
Light source module and light source unit
A light source module including at least one optical film and a light source unit is provided. The light source unit is disposed under the at least one optical film, and a space is formed between the light source unit and the at least one optical film. The light source unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of secondary lenses. The light emitting elements are arranged along a direction parallel to the at least one optical film. The secondary lenses are correspondingly disposed on the light emitting elements and each of the secondary lenses has a patterned reflective layer. Each of the secondary lenses has a light hole radius R, a distance between a distribution range of the patterned reflective layer and a bottom of the corresponding secondary lenses is H, and the distribution range of the patterned reflective layer satisfies 1/R |
| US10338362B1 |
Beam focusing and reflecting optics with enhanced detector system
In ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, reflective optics including both convex and a concave mirrors that have beam reflecting surfaces, as well as aperture control of beam size to optimize operation with respect to aberration and diffraction effects while achieve the focusing of a beam of electromagnetic radiation with minimized effects on a polarization state of an input beam state of polarization that results from adjustment of angles of incidence and reflections from the various mirrors involved, and further including detectors of electromagnetic radiation that enable optimization of the operation thereof for application over various specific wavelength ranges, involving functional combinations of gratings and/or combination dichroic beam splitter-prisms, which themselves can be optimized as regards wavelength dispersion characteristics. |
| US10338361B2 |
Imaging optical system, imaging apparatus, and camera system
An imaging optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having negative optical power, a second lens group having positive optical power, a third lens group having negative optical power, and a fourth lens group with negative optical power. A lens disposed closest to the object side in the second lens group has a concave surface directed toward the object side, and a lens disposed closest to the object side in the fourth lens group has positive optical power. Each distance between the lens groups changes when zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end on photographing. |
| US10338360B2 |
Zoom lens system
A zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive intermediate lens group, and a negative image-side lens group. Upon zooming from the short to long focal length extremities, a distance between the first and second lens groups increases, and a distance between the second and intermediate lens groups decreases. The image-side lens group consists of two lens elements. The following conditions are satisfied: −6.0 |
| US10338358B2 |
Optical zoom with movable pupil
An optical zoom including a movable pupil that moves according to a movement law, comprises four successive groups of lenses, the first group and the fourth group being fixed, the second group and the third group being movable and placed between the first and fourth groups, the second group being a convergent group and the third group being a divergent group. In a first variant, the diameter of the movable pupil varies according to a variation law, depending on the movement law of the movable pupil. In a second variant, the optical zoom includes a movable stop, the movable stop moving according to a second movement law, the diameter of this stop varying according to a second variation law, depending on the second movement law of the movable stop. |
| US10338353B2 |
Wafer level camera module
A wafer level camera module includes an image sensor including an imaging region formed on a top surface thereof, a first support layer disposed on the image sensor and having an opening, and first and second zooming units sequentially stacked having a second support layer interposed therebetween. Each zooming unit includes a piezoelectric thin film disposed on the first support layer and having an opening. Each zooming unit further includes a deformable layer disposed on the piezoelectric thin film. Each zooming unit additionally includes a lens attached to the deformable layer and positioned to overlap the imaging region. The wafer level camera module additionally includes a first conductive via penetrating through the camera module to be electrically connected to the first piezoelectric thin film. The camera module further includes a second conductive via penetrating through the camera module to be electrically connected to the second piezoelectric thin film. |
| US10338350B2 |
Imaging lens
A compact low-cost imaging lens which provides brightness with an F-value of 2.5 or less and a wide field of view and corrects aberrations properly, meeting the demand for low-profileness. The imaging lens elements are arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex surface on the object side; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens with positive or negative refractive power having at least one aspheric surface; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; a fifth lens as a meniscus double-sided aspheric lens having a concave surface near an optical axis on the image side; and a sixth lens as a meniscus lens having a concave surface near the optical axis on the object side. The both surfaces of the fifth lens have pole-change points off the optical axis. |
| US10338346B2 |
Optical image capturing system
An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. |
| US10338341B2 |
Lens holder driving device and camera-equipped portable terminal
A lens holder driving device is provided with a lens holder, a securing part including a base member, a drive mechanism, and a position detection unit. The drive mechanism includes a yoke that is provided to stand on the base member. The position detection unit includes a sensor magnet mounted to the outer peripheral surface of the lens holder, and a magnetic detection element provided in the securing part. The yoke is provided with a tube-shaped external cylinder part, and the external cylinder part includes a plurality of plate sections each having a cutout section. The lens holder driving device includes a foreign matter entry prevention member that prevents foreign matter from getting inside from the cutout sections of the plate sections. |
| US10338338B2 |
Lens module
A lens module includes a first lens, a second lens, and a distance maintenance member disposed between the first lens and the second lens, the distance maintenance member having a hole for adjusting an amount of light. An inner circumferential surface of the hole includes a plurality of inclined surfaces that are respectively inclined at predetermined angles with respect to an optical axis. |
| US10338337B1 |
System and method for displaying critical aeronautical information on an uncertified display
A display system configured for displaying critical aeronautical information on an aircraft display that is not certified for displaying critical aeronautical information comprises a mounting adapter and an application server. The mounting adapter is configured to mount, in an aircraft cockpit, a personal electronic device (PED) wherein the PED is not certified to display critical aeronautical information. The mounting adapter further comprises a surface with an actuatable covering that is configured to be overlaid on a PED display and an actuation source configured to actuate the covering. The application server is configured to execute a module that generates critical aeronautical information, transmit the generated critical aeronautical information to the PED for display, determine whether a problem exists with the image displayed on the PED display, and enable the actuation source to cause the covering to annunciate a message indicating a problem with the image displayed on the PED display. |
| US10338336B1 |
Fiber optic cable for inhibiting breaching fluid flow
Fiber optic cables suitable for use in downhole applications, with one or more features for inhibiting flow of any fluid breaching an armor layer of the optical cable are provided. By preventing, or at least impeding, fluid flow along the cable length, any breaching fluid may be confined to a small region of the cable, which may significantly reduce the deleterious effects (e.g., hydrogen darkening) of an armor layer breach. One example optical cable generally includes one or more optical fibers, an inner tube surrounding the one or more optical fibers, an outer tube surrounding the inner tube, and one or more polymer sealing features disposed in an annulus between the outer tube and the inner tube and bonded to at least one of the inner tube or the outer tube to prevent fluid flow in the annulus along at least a portion of a length of the optical cable. |
| US10338335B2 |
Mid-span clamp for aerial fiber optical cable system
A mid-span optical fiber cable support system is provided. The system includes a mid-span clamp system engaging a main span cable to support a mid-span later drop cable run. The mid-span clamping system includes a main span cable clamp engaging the main span cable, and a drop cable clamp engaging the drop cable. The drop cable clamp is supported from the main span cable such that the second portion of the drop cable extends away from the main span cable such that a load applied by the drop cable at the drop cable clamp is substantially perpendicular to the preferential bend axis of the main span cable. In addition, the main span cable clamp includes a bend strain reducing curved surface. |
| US10338334B2 |
System and method for direct cable expansion
Novel tools and techniques for direct cable expansion are provided. A system includes a pump, a probe, and a coupler. The pump is coupled to a reservoir holding a fluid. The probe is in fluid communication with the pump, and is configured to introduce the fluid into a cable such that a channel is created, by the fluid, between an outer sheath of the cable and a core of the cable. The coupler is configured to attach to a cable, receive the probe, and position the probe at an interface between the outer sheath and an inner material of the cable adjacent to the outer sheath. |
| US10338333B2 |
Device and method for inserting an optical fiber onto a bobbin
The invention relates to a device (6) for inserting an optical fiber (100) through a port (110) in a rim (11) of a bobbin, characterized in that along the direction in which the optical fiber runs, the device comprises: a system (60, 61) for moving the optical fiber along, a tool (63) for cutting the optical fiber, a first optical fiber-guiding element (65) comprising a slot, the base (650) of which defines a curve between an inlet (651) facing the moving system (60, 61) and an outlet (652) that is to face the port (110) in the rim of the bobbin. |
| US10338332B2 |
Optical fiber bundle
An optical communication cable bundle is provided. The cable bundle includes a bundle jacket having an inner surface defining a bundle passage and an outer surface defining an exterior surface of the cable bundle, and a plurality of optical fiber subunits located within the bundle passage and surrounded by the bundle jacket, each optical fiber subunit having a subunit jacket defining a subunit passage and a plurality of optical fibers located with the subunit passage. A thickness of the bundle jacket is less than a thickness of each of the subunit jackets and the bundle jacket is extruded tight around the subunit jackets to couple the subunits and the bundle jacket. |
| US10338331B2 |
Fiber optic ribbon cable having enhanced ribbon stack coupling and methods thereof
A fiber optic ribbon cable includes a jacket of the cable, the jacket having a cavity defined therein, an optical element including an optical fiber and extending within the cavity of the jacket, and a dry water-blocking element extending along the optical element within the cavity. The dry water-blocking element is wrapped around the optical element with at least a portion of the dry water-blocking element disposed between another portion of the dry water-blocking element and the optical element, thereby defining an overlapping portion of the dry water-blocking element. The optical element interfaces with the overlapping portion to provide direct or indirect coupling between the optical element and the jacket. |
| US10338329B2 |
Arrangement for connecting photonic and electronic components
An optoelectronic device having three substantially planar substrates arranged such that one of the substrates is orthogonal to the other two substrates. In an example embodiment, the first substrate may have one or more photonic devices configured to emit or receive light traveling substantially orthogonally with respect to a major plane of the first substrate. The second substrate has an optical waveguide circuit thereon that is edge-coupled to receive (or transmit) the light from (to) the one or more photonic devices. The third substrate has an electrical circuit thereon and is connected to form an L-shaped junction with the first substrate, the L-shaped junction providing electrical connections between the corresponding electrical transmission lines located on the first and third substrates, e.g., to communicate electrical signals with the one or more photonic devices. In some embodiments, the optoelectronic device can be used to implement an optical transmitter or receiver. |
| US10338318B2 |
Planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) exhibiting controllable transmissivity / reflectivity
Aspects of the present disclosure describe planar lightwave circuit systems, methods and structures including a resonant mirror assembly having cascaded resonators that provide or otherwise facilitate the control of the transmissivity/reflectivity of a planar lightwave circuit (PLC)—or portion thereof—over a range of 0% to substantially 100%. |
| US10338317B2 |
Systems and methods for traceable cables
A traceable cable includes at least one data transmission element, a jacket at least partially surrounding the at least one data transmission element, and a tracing optical fiber incorporated with and extending along at least a portion of a length of the cable. The tracing optical fiber includes a core having a first index of refraction and a cladding having a second index of refraction. The traceable cable also includes at least one launch point provided through at least a portion of the jacket for optically accessing the tracing optical fiber. The launch point includes an optical medium accessible from an exterior of the jacket and in contact with the tracing optical fiber, wherein the optical medium is substantially index-matched to the core of the tracing optical fiber. Related systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10338315B2 |
Splicing of crystal fiber to silica fiber with reaction bonding
Systems and methods are disclosed for splicing crystal fibers to silica glass fibers. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide mechanically stable bonds with negligible optical transmission loss by splicing fibers through a thermally enhanced reaction bonding process at lower temperatures than the melting point of the crystal. In an embodiment, mixing of the materials at elevated temperatures forms a stable intermediary material which enhances strength and reduces the transmission losses. |
| US10338314B2 |
Optical fiber cutting apparatus
An optical fiber cutting apparatus includes a body portion on which an optical fiber is mounted, a cover member that is rotatably connected to the body portion and fixes the optical fiber between the body portion and the cover member by rotating toward the body portion, a blade member configured to form a flaw on a glass fiber portion of the optical fiber which is fixed, and a holding member mounted on the body portion, the holding member configured to hold the blade member. The cover member presses the holding member and thereby the blade member imparts an arc movement to form the flaw on the glass fiber portion. |
| US10338311B2 |
Photonic crystal all-optical multistep-delay and-transformation logic gate
The present invention discloses a photonic crystal (PhC) all-optical multistep-delay AND-transformation logic gate, which comprises a PhC-structure unit, an optical-switch unit (OSU), a wave-absorbing load, a NOT-logic gate, a D-type flip-flop (DFF) and a memory or delayer; an input port of a memory is connected with a first logic-signal X1, and an output port of the memory is connected with the delay-signal-input port of the OSU; a second logic-signal X2 is connected with the logic-signal-input port of the OSU; two intermediate-signal-output ports of the OSU are respectively the intermediate-signal-input port of the PhC-structure unit and the wave-absorbing load; a clock-signal CP is connected with the input port of a three-branch waveguide; the signal-output port of the PhC-structure unit is connected with the D-signal-input port of the DFF unit. The structure of the present invention is compact in structure and ease of integration with other optical-logic elements. |
| US10338308B2 |
Method and system for partial integration of wavelength division multiplexing and bi-directional solutions
Methods and systems for partial integration of wavelength division multiplexing and bi-directional solutions are disclosed and may include, an optical transceiver on a silicon photonics integrated circuit coupled to a planar lightwave circuit (PLC). The silicon photonics integrated circuit may include a first modulator and first light source that operates at a first wavelength and a second modulator and second light source that operates at a second wavelength. The transceiver and PLC are operable to modulate a first continuous wave (CW) optical signal from the first light source utilizing the first modulator and modulate a second CW optical signal from the second light source utilizing the second modulator. The modulated signals may be communicated from the modulators to the PLC utilizing a first pair of grating couplers in the IC and combined in the PLC. |
| US10338306B2 |
Edge-lit light guide device with light source and light guide end received in receiving groove of cover, and metal frame
The lighting device includes a cover with a receiving chamber defined between a top wall and a side wall extending downwards from the top wall; an insulation component located on an inner surface of the side wall and having a receiving groove; a light source assembly located in the receiving groove; a light guide assembly received in the receiving chamber with an end received in the receiving groove; and a metal frame fixed at a periphery of the cover. |
| US10338302B2 |
Light source device
A light source device including a light guide plate and a light source, in which the light guide plate includes an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source is incident, an emission surface emitting light incident from the incident surface, and a propagating reflection surface which is a surface opposite to the emission surface and which propagates and reflects the light incident from the incident surface toward the emission surface, the propagating reflection surface has approximately V-shaped grooves and the V-shaped grooves have two kinds of grooves. |
| US10338296B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a light guide plate; a light source that causes light to be incident on an end surface of the light guide plate; a hiding plate that is provided on a side of an emission surface of the light guide plate, and that includes a light transmission part which transmits light emitted from the emission surface and a light shielding part which has lower light transmittance than the light transmission part; and a colored board that has light reflectance closer to light reflectance of the light shielding part than light reflectance of the light transmission part in each wavelength, and that is provided on a side of a reflection surface of the light guide plate so as to overlap the light transmission part of the hiding plate when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the emission surface of the light guide plate. |
| US10338291B2 |
Multilayer film, polarization plate, and multilayer film production method
A multilayer film including: an A layer composed of a thermoplastic resin; and a B layer disposed on at least one of the surfaces of the A layer, the B layer being composed of a material Y that contains as a main component a polymer having a glass transition temperature of −50 to 40° C., and a thickness Ta of the A layer, a thickness Tb of the B layer, a planar orientation coefficient P of the A layer, a loss modulus Ea″ of the A layer, a loss modulus Eb″ of the B layer, a storage modulus Ea′ of the A layer, and a storage modulus Eb′ of the B layer satisfying following formulae (1) to (4): 2.5×10−3 |
| US10338290B2 |
Cellulose ester film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device
A cellulose ester film contains a compound having a structural unit denoted by —NR—(C═O)— in which R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, a surface having knoop hardness of greater than or equal to 210 N/mm2 is provided, and loss tangent tan δ at 25° C. is greater than or equal to 0.03. |
| US10338287B2 |
Infrared-rejecting optical products having pigmented coatings
Optical products are disclosed that include a polymeric substrate, provided with an infrared-reflective metal layer on an outer surface thereof that is subject to oxidation. The optical products are further provided with a protective coating, comprising one or more of a metal oxide or a metal nitride, deposited directly on the infrared-reflective metal layer using chemical vapor deposition. The optical products are further provided with a composite pigment coating, deposited on the protective coating, that include at least a first layer and a second layer, at least one of which layers comprises a first pigment, wherein each of the first layer and the second layer includes a binding group component, each of which binding group components together form a complementary binding group pair. |
| US10338286B2 |
Multi-band color vision filters and method by LP-optimization
The invention generally relates to optical filters that provide regulation and/or enhancement of chromatic and luminous aspects of the color appearance of light to human vision, generally to applications of such optical filters, to therapeutic applications of such optical filters, to industrial and safety applications of such optical filters when incorporated, for example, in radiation-protective eyewear, to methods of designing such optical filters, to methods of manufacturing such optical filters, and to designs and methods of incorporating such optical filters into apparatus including, for example, eyewear and illuminants. |
| US10338285B2 |
Blazed diffraction grating and method for producing blazed diffraction grating
An object is to provide a blazed diffraction grating having a smaller blaze angle than an existing blaze angle, and a method for producing the same. A method for producing a blazed diffraction grating includes the steps of forming a resin layer on a support having a saw-tooth sectional shape and having a surface on which a basic blaze surface and a basic riser surface are arranged alternately and repeatedly in a direction, such that the thickness of the resin layer contacting with the surface monotonically changes in the direction, and forming a metal coating film covering the resin layer surface. The method for monotonically changes the thickness comes in a formation method by difference in volatilization volume after applying a solvent resin on the support, and a formation method by a centrifugal force. |
| US10338282B2 |
Increased accuracy corner cube arrays for high resolution retro-reflective imaging applications
Tooling and optic elements for a retro-imaging system may be formed on order near atomic level of accuracy by making use of either etching or growth techniques of a cubic crystal lattice, such as silicon. The elements may be formed directly using selective etching or epitaxial growth by coating and clear resin lamination, or replicated to avoid shrinkage and curvature by use of low shrinkage resins or double-fill molding techniques. Through the use of these highly accurate reflection/diffraction elements, floating images may be formed with relatively high resolution in retro-reflective imaging systems, for example. |
| US10338280B2 |
Varifocal lens module
Disclosed is a varifocal lens module. A varifocal lens module according to an embodiment includes a lens formed of a flexible and transparent material and having a focal length varying according to a variable shape thereof; at least one driving part expanded or contracted in response to an electric signal; and at least one structural body configured to physically or chemically connect the lens and each driving part. |
| US10338274B2 |
Computer radar based precipitation estimate errors based on precipitation gauge measurements
In an embodiment, a system receives first data comprising precipitation gauge measurements at a plurality of gauge locations. The system obtains second data comprising radar based precipitation estimates at the plurality of gauge locations. For each radar based precipitation value at the plurality of gauge locations, the system identifies one or more corresponding precipitation gauge measurement, computes a gauge radar differential value for the radar based precipitation estimate, and stores the gauge radar differential value with location data identifying a corresponding location of the plurality of gauge locations. The system then obtains a particular radar based precipitation estimate at a non-gauge location. The system determines that one or more particular gauge radar differential values at one or more particular gauge locations correspond to the particular radar based precipitation estimate at the non-gauge location and computes a particular radar based precipitation estimate error at the non-gauge location. |
| US10338273B2 |
Adjustable karst underground water and soil loss simulation apparatus
The present invention discloses an adjustable karst water and soil loss simulation apparatus, comprising a surface runoff region, a vegetation buffer layer, a rainfall simulation apparatus, a bare rock-soil layer, a ponor, a slope adjuster, permeable layers, an underground river emergence point, a water receiving port, a glass perspective plate, a movable chassis and a waterproof base layer. The apparatus in the present invention can simulate special surface and underground dual environments in a karst environment, thereby aiding interpretation, providing simulation of a real environment under various environmental condition differences and bringing accurate water and soil loss data under similar conditions. Moreover, the apparatus has characteristics of transparent simulation, accurate numerical value, wide simulation application scope, simple structure, portability, convenient use, durability and the like. |
| US10338272B2 |
Estimating soil properties within a field using hyperspectral remote sensing
A method for estimating soil properties within a field using hyperspectral remotely sensed data is provided. In an embodiment, estimating soil properties may be accomplished using a server computer system that receives, via a network, soil spectrum data records that are used to predict soil properties for a specific geo-location. Within the server computer system a soil preprocessing module receives one or more soil spectrum data records that represent a mean soil spectrum of a specific geo-location of a specified area of land. The soil preprocessing module then removes interference signals from the soil spectrum data, creating a set of one or more spectral bands. By removing interference signals, the spectral bands are not erroneously skewed from effects such as baseline drift, particle deviation, and surface heterogeneity. A soil regression module inputs the one or more soil spectral bands and predicts soil property datasets. The soil property datasets include specific soil properties relevant to determining fertility of the soil or soil property levels that may influence soil management at a specific geo-location. The soil regression module then takes the multiple soil property datasets and selects multiple specific soil property datasets that best represent the existing soil properties. Included in the soil property datasets are the multiple soil properties predicted and the spectral band data used to determine the specific soil properties. The soil regression module sends this predicted data to a soil model database. |
| US10338271B2 |
Reservoir grid conversion for scaling strain
One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to, for a given time, solve the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for a geological reservoir model subject to stated conditions; and adjust a grid associated with the geological reservoir model based on solution of the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for the given time. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. |
| US10338267B2 |
Formation properties from time-dependent nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements
A NMR logging tool is provided and disposed in a wellbore at some desired depth. Packers are provided and actuated to hydraulically isolate a section of the wellbore and form a cavity between the NMR logging tool and the wall of the isolated section of the wellbore. The cavity is evacuated until a first desired pressure within the cavity is attained. Fluid is injected into the cavity until a second desired pressure within the cavity is attained. A plurality of NMR measurements is made on the region of the formation, each of the plurality of measurements being made at different times. Formation properties are inferred using the measurements. A baseline NMR measurement may be made when a first desired pressure is attained. A time-zero NMR measurement may be made when a second desired pressure is attained. Similar measurements may be made in a laboratory on a sample. |
| US10338265B2 |
Using an array of sensors between two transmitters in an eddy current logging environment
A magnetic imaging tool includes a body including at least two transmitters to transmit signals. The tool further includes an array of sensors coupled to the body to obtain eddy current responses to the signals from downhole tubulars. The array is located axially between two transmitters that produce magnetic fields with opposite orientations. |
| US10338262B2 |
Electromagnetic receiver tracking and real-time calibration system and method
An electromagnetic (EM) receiver system for measuring EM signals. The EM receiver system includes a survey EM transmitter for generating survey EM signals within a first frequency range; a tracking EM transmitter for generating tracking signals within a second frequency range; and a receiver section including a receiver that measures both the survey EM signals and the tracking signals. |
| US10338261B2 |
Measurement of magnetic field gradients
Technology for performing magnetic field gradient measurements is described. The magnetic field gradient measurements for specific positions on the Earth can be performed from a moving platform. The magnetic field gradient measurements can be identified as being affected by a level of error that exceeds a defined threshold. A correction value can be generated to compensate for the error in the magnetic field gradient measurements. The correction value can be applied to the magnetic field gradient measurements in order to obtain magnetic field gradient measurements with a reduced level of error. |
| US10338259B2 |
Surgical adapter assemblies and wireless detection of surgical loading units
An adapter assembly includes an elongated body configured to couple to a handle assembly and a loading unit assembly. The adapter assembly includes an oscillator configured to output a voltage signal. A sensor determines a connection status of the loading unit assembly coupled to the adapter assembly based on a change in the voltage signal. The voltage signal includes a rectified voltage output and an induced voltage output and changes in response to the approximation of a winding disposed within a loading unit assembly to the oscillator. |
| US10338256B2 |
Demultiple using up/down separation of towed variable-depth streamer data
Methods and systems for processing data acquired using a variable-depth streamer, obtain up-going and down-going wavefields at a predetermined datum, and use them to identify multiples included in the up-going wavefield. An image of a geological formation under the seabed is then generated using the data from which the multiples have been removed, and/or the multiples. |
| US10338253B2 |
Method of suppressing spectral artefacts of wavefield decomposition caused by imperfect extrapolation
Artefacts arising from imperfect extrapolation of a data set subjected to filtering operation are removed by forming a model of the extrapolated data, performing a filtering process on the model and the data set to form a filtered model and a filtered data set, and adaptively subtracting the filtered model from the filtered data set. The adaptive subtraction may employ a least-square error filter. |
| US10338251B2 |
Method and apparatus for directional designature
Methods and apparatuses for directional designature in shot domain are provided. Azimuth and take-off angles are calculated for each record in the seismic data. Directional designature is then applied to the seismic data using a source signature dependent on the azimuth and take-off angles. |
| US10338249B2 |
Processing seismic attributes using mathematical morphology
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for processing seismic data. The method includes receiving a seismic data set associated with a domain, and calculating a seismic attribute associated with the domain from the seismic data set. The method also includes performing one or more mathematical morphology operations on the seismic attribute to generate a processed attribute associated with the domain. |
| US10338248B2 |
Method for processing seismic images
The invention relates to a method for processing seismic images containing a reference trace and a control trace. During said method, a reference level and a recording level are defined. Then, the control trace is transformed on the reference level by means of a velocity model. A portion of the reference trace including the recording level is transformed by means of a current velocity model. A portion of the transformed control trace including the recording level is corrected by means of the current velocity model. Finally, an optimized current velocity model is determined. |
| US10338242B2 |
Surface wave tomography using sparse data acquisition
Method and system for ongoing monitoring for underground structure at or near a production wellpad is provided. The system includes a sparse acquisition grid and utilizes information obtained from Rayleigh waves to monitor subsurface structures. |
| US10338238B2 |
X-ray detector and X-ray imaging apparatus having the same
Disclosed herein are an X-ray detector, in which an active area of the X-ray detector has an improved structure for a user's convenience, and an X-ray imaging apparatus having the same, The X-ray detector is configured to detect X-rays irradiated from an X-ray source, and includes: a top frame that includes a first area, a second area which is bent from the first area, and an active area which is biased from a center of the first area; a side frame that includes a top frame resting part which is formed in an outer surface which faces an outside of the X-ray detector and on which the second area rests, the side frame being coupled with the top frame to form an accommodation space; and a sensor panel disposed in the accommodation space and configured to convert the detected X-rays into an electrical signal, the sensor panel being biased from the center of the first area to correspond to the active area. |
| US10338235B2 |
Radiation detector
The radiation detector according to the present invention is always able to calculate the summation value accurately, regardless of the intensity of the fluorescent emission that is produced in the scintillator. That is, if the method for calculating the summation value set forth in the present invention is used, then the number of instantaneous intensity data d that are added together each time a fluorescent emission is produced in the scintillator will be larger the greater the intensity of the fluorescent emission. Doing this prevents the intensity of an intense fluorescent emission from being understated. Moreover, the summing portion in the present invention is able to calculate the summation value with high reliability. This is because the instantaneous intensity data used in calculating the summation value are above a threshold value a, causing the signal-to-noise ratios to be adequately high and the reliability to be high as well. |
| US10338231B2 |
Hardware front-end for a GNSS receiver
A hardware front-end for a software-defined GNSS receiver, which includes an antenna connected to a transmission line that is connected to a pair of separate circuits, one for receiving L1 signals and one for receiving L2 signals. Each circuit includes at least one bandpass filter, at least one LNA, and a single-chip GNSS receiver that receives analog RF signals and provides digitized I and Q signals. The pair of circuits differ in that a first one is designed to receive, filter, and amplify RF signals at the L1 frequency corresponding to the designed input frequency of the receiver and the second one is designed to receive, filter, and amplify RF signals at the L2 frequency, which is significantly different from the first frequency. The second circuit also includes a mixer to convert the L2 frequency to the L1 frequency, so that a similar receiver can be used in each circuit. |
| US10338228B2 |
Portable GNSS survey system
Documenting the two-dimensional tilt of a GNSS device includes focusing an image sensor on a location of a level having an appearance that indicates the two-dimensional tilt of the GNSS device. A first image of a scene is captured with the image sensor. The first image includes the level. A portion of the first image is displayed and includes the level on a display of the GNSS device. Position information for the GNSS device is also displayed on the display. |
| US10338227B2 |
GNSS signal processing with ionosphere model for synthetic reference data
Some embodiments of the present invention derive an ionospheric phase bias and an ionospheric differential code bias (DCB) using an absolute ionosphere model, which can be estimated from data obtained from a network of reference stations or obtained from an external source such as WAAS, GAIM, IONEX or other. Fully synthetic reference station data is generated using the ionospheric phase bias and/or the differential code bias together with the phase leveled clock and ionospheric-free code bias and/or MW bias. |
| US10338224B2 |
High dynamic range analog front-end receiver for long range LIDAR
A system and method for operating a high dynamic range analog front-end receiver for long range LIDAR with a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) include a clipping circuit to prevent saturation of the TIA. The output of the clipping circuit is connected via a diode or transistor to the input of the TIA and regulated such that the input voltage of the TIA remains close to or is only slightly above the saturation threshold voltage of the TIA. The regulation of the input voltage of the TIA can be improved by connecting a limiting resistor in series with the diode or transistor. A second clipping circuit capable of dissipating higher input currents and thus higher voltages may be connected in parallel with the first clipping circuit. A resistive element may be placed between the first and second clipping circuits to further limit the input current to the TIA. |
| US10338223B1 |
Processing point clouds of vehicle sensors having variable scan line distributions using two-dimensional interpolation and distance thresholding
A method for processing point clouds having variable spatial distributions of scan lines includes receiving a point cloud frame generated by a sensor configured to sense a vehicle environment. Each of the points in the frame has associated two-dimensional coordinates and an associated parameter value. The method also includes generating a normalized point cloud frame by adding interpolated points not present in the received frame, at least by, for each interpolated point, identifying one or more neighboring points having associated two-dimensional coordinates that are within a threshold distance of two-dimensional coordinates for the interpolated point, and calculating an estimated parameter value of the interpolated point using, for each of the identified neighboring points, a distance between the two-dimensional coordinates and the parameter value associated with the identified neighboring point. The method also includes generating, using the normalized point cloud frame, signals descriptive of a current state of the vehicle environment. |
| US10338222B2 |
Augmented three dimensional point collection of vertical structures
Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest; storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud. |
| US10338216B2 |
Object detection in multiple radars
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a radar system of a vehicle. One or more transmitters are configured to transmit radar signals using a plurality of widely spaced antenna arrays. A plurality of widely spaced antenna arrays are configured to receive return radar signals after the transmitted radar signals are deflected from an object proximate the vehicle. A processor is used to utilize range information to eliminate ghost targets in widely spaced antenna arrays. |
| US10338214B2 |
Modular imaging system
A modular imaging system includes an antenna panels, a sensor, and at least one data processor. The antenna panels include an array of antenna elements including at least two antenna elements separated by a spacing more than a half wavelength. The plurality of antenna panels are configurable to be spatially arranged and oriented with respect to one another to measure radar returns of an observation domain for a target. The sensor has a field of view overlapping the observation domain and for measuring an image. The at least one data processor forms part of at least one computing system and is adapted to receive data characterizing the optical image and the radar returns, determine a spatial location of the target, and construct a radar return image of the target using a sparsity constraint determined from the spatial location of the target. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. |
| US10338210B2 |
Systems and methods for providing GPS alternatives on 1090 MHz
Systems and methods can provide alternatives to a global positioning system (GPS). For example, certain systems can operate on 1090 MHz and provide for methods of estimating location that can be used in place of GPS. Thus, a method can include obtaining an estimate of position of an own aircraft based on time of arrival of signals from a plurality of ground stations. The calculation of the estimate can be performed in the own aircraft. The method can also include using the estimate of position instead of a position from a global positioning system. |
| US10338206B2 |
Ultra-wideband radar with normalized sensitivity
A motion detector and a method for operating the motion detector including a radio frequency (RF) transmission circuit, an RF reception circuit, and a controller that is electrically coupled to the RF transmission circuit and the RF reception circuit. The controller is configured to control the RF transmission circuit to generate an RF signal and control the RF reception circuit to receive a reflected RF signal from a target object in a predetermined time for reception after transmission of the RF signal. The controller is further configured to control the RF reception circuit to generate a Doppler signal indicative of a distance between the target object and the motion detection system based on the reflected RF signal. The controller is further configured to adjust a sensitivity of the RF reception circuit during the predetermined time for reception and activate an indicator based on the magnitude of the Doppler signal. |
| US10338203B2 |
Classification preprocessing in medical ultrasound shear wave imaging
Classification preprocessing is provided for medical ultrasound shear wave imaging. In response to stress, the displacement at one or more locations in a patient is measured. The displacement over time is a curve representing a shift in location. One or more characteristics of the curve, such as signal-to-noise ratio and maximum displacement, are used to classify the location. The location is classified as fluid or fluid tissue, solid tissue, or non-determinative. Subsequent shear imaging may provide shear information for locations of solid tissue and not at other locations. |
| US10338201B2 |
Timing synchronization of LIDAR system to reduce interference
An example method for use with a LIDAR system includes assigning a firing time of a laser included in the LIDAR system. The assignment of the firing time includes: (i) receiving a universal clock signal at the LIDAR system, where the universal clock signal common to one or more other LIDAR systems; (ii) synchronizing a system clock of the LIDAR system to the universal clock signal to generate a synchronized clock signal; and determining the firing time based on the synchronized clock signal to reduce interference with the one or more other LIDAR systems. The method also includes firing the laser at the firing time. |
| US10338195B2 |
Networkable sonar systems and methods
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide networkable sonar systems for mobile structures. A networkable sonar system includes a transducer module and associated sonar electronics and optionally orientation and/or position sensors and/or other sensors disposed substantially within the housing of a sonar transducer assembly, which is coupled to one or more user interfaces and/or other sonar systems over an Ethernet connection. The sonar transducer assembly may be configured to support and protect the transducer module and the sonar electronics and sensors, to physically and/or adjustably couple to a mobile structure, and/or to provide a simplified interface to other systems coupled to the mobile structure. Resulting sonar data and/or imagery may be transmitted over the Ethernet connection and displayed to a user and/or used to adjust various operational systems of the mobile structure. |
| US10338194B2 |
Wireless localisation system
Disclosed is method of computing a round trip delay between a pair of nodes, the method comprising transmitting at least one beacon at a known transmit time from each of the nodes; measuring the times-of-arrival of the beacons at other of the nodes; and estimating a round trip delay between the nodes from the measured times-of-arrival and the transmit times; and correcting the round trip delay for either or both of a frequency offset between the nodes and relative motion between the nodes. |
| US10338190B2 |
Enabling a validation of an estimated position of a mobile device
An apparatus obtains results of measurements by a mobile device on radio signals transmitted by a plurality of transmitters, the results of measurements comprising characteristics of the radio signals at the location of measurement. The apparatus estimates a position of the mobile device based on the obtained results of measurements and based on assistance data including information on expected characteristics of radio signals of various transmitters at various locations. The apparatus matches a distribution of characteristics of radio signals in the obtained results of measurements with a reference distribution of characteristics of radio signals. Alternatively or in addition, the apparatus determines matching transmitters for which characteristics are available in the results of measurements and in the assistance data, and matches a determined expected distribution for the matching transmitters with a predetermined reference distribution. A result of any matching is provided as an indication of the validity of the estimated position. |
| US10338188B2 |
Location assistance with a dynamically updated beacon payload from an electronic device
Electronic devices described herein are configured to use a beaconing capability to enable responders to locate a user of the electronic device. The beacon payload includes an incident identifier, among other data, that enables responders to identify the specific electronic device that was used to place the emergency call. The beacon payload is dynamically updated with refreshed data to enable responders to locate the user of the electronic device that may potentially be in transit from one location to another, and to adapt to changing circumstances associated with the emergency situation. |
| US10338186B2 |
Positional tracking systems and methods
Optical positional tracking systems that may be used in virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) applications are described. Exemplary implementations comprise one or more receivers and one or more transmitters. Exemplary transmitters contains two orthogonal rotors that each emit a fan-shaped laser beam. Each beam is swept as the rotors are spun at constant speed. Exemplary optical receivers can be relatively small, and mounted at convenient locations on the VR display. These receivers consist of small optical detectors that may be mounted on head-mounted VR displays. Exemplary systems determine position by measuring the time at which each swept beam crosses each receiver/detector. |
| US10338178B2 |
System and method for high-resolution spectroscopic imaging
Various embodiments accelerate high-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI). Various embodiments are built on a low-dimensional subspace model exploiting the partial separability of high-dimensional MRSI signals. For two and three dimensional MRSI with one spectral dimension, various embodiments sparsely sample the corresponding (k,t)-space in two complementary data sets, one with dense temporal sampling and high signal-to-noise ratio but limited k-space coverage and the other with sparse temporal sampling but extended k-space coverage. The reconstruction is then done by estimating a set of temporal/spectral basis functions and the corresponding spatial coefficients from these two data sets. The imaging technique of various embodiments can be used for high-resolution MRSI of different nuclei. |
| US10338174B2 |
Robust dual echo Dixon imaging with flexible echo times
A method for creating a first MRI image and a second MRI image is provided. A first echo is read out. A second echo is read out. The first echo readout is used to generate a first image set, with each image pixel being a first linear combination of the first species and the second species. The second echo readout is used to generate a second image set, with each image pixel being a second linear combination of the first species and the second species. The first image set and second image set are combined to obtain a first combined image containing only the first species and a second combined image containing only the second species, comprising combining the first image set and the second image set to generate two pairs of solutions and using a mathematical optimization to choose a correct pair of solutions. |
| US10338166B2 |
Magnetic resonace imaging apparatus and control method therefor
In order to provide a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus capable of calculating the amount of absorption of electromagnetic waves into the object with high accuracy, the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a calculation means for calculating the amount of absorption of electromagnetic waves into the object upon the emission of RF pulses in a part of the object or a bed position where imaging is scheduled; a means for setting imaging conditions, in which the calculated amount of absorption satisfies conditions of the specified value of the amount of absorption of electromagnetic waves, from the relationship between the calculated amount of absorption and the specified value of the amount of absorption of electromagnetic waves; and a bed control device that controls a top plate according to the set imaging conditions. |
| US10338160B2 |
High-precision imaging and detecting device for detecting small defect of pipeline by helical magnetic matrix
A high-precision imaging and detecting device for detecting a small defect of a pipeline by a helical magnetic matrix. The device includes: a helical excitation module including a helical excitation coil; a magnetic matrix detection module, disposed at an inner side of the helical excitation coil and including at least one magnetic sensor group arranged at intervals along an axial direction of the helical excitation coil, group including a plurality of magnetic sensors evenly spaced apart and arranged along a circumferential direction of the helical excitation coil, and the magnetic sensor being configured to detect an induction magnetic field of the pipeline; a signal processing module, connected with the magnetic matrix detection module, and configured to receive, process and output an induction magnetic field signal of the pipeline detected by the magnetic sensor. |
| US10338159B2 |
Magnetic-field sensor with a back-bias magnet arrangement
An embodiment of a magnetic-field sensor includes a magnetic-field sensor arrangement and a magnetic body which has, for example, a non-convex cross-sectional area with regard to a cross-sectional plane running through the magnetic body, the magnetic body having an inhomogeneous magnetization. |
| US10338157B2 |
Detection of biomagnetic signals using quantum detector arrays
A biosignal measuring device that can include at least one Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) array (SQA) of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Josephson Junctions (JJs). The HTS JJs operating parameters can be adjusted to establish an anti-peak response for the SQA, that can be at a maximum along a defined response axis, for detection of extremely small biomagnetic fields. For operation, the SQA can be maneuvered around a target area of a stationary subject that is emitting biomagnetic signals using a stand with three degrees of freedom, so that the response axis remains orthogonal to the subject target area. The device can further include a radome with an atomic layer deposition (ALD) window on the radome surface. The radome ALD surface can allow for passage of magnetic signals through the ALD window and radome, while simultaneously preventing passage of infrared radiation therethrough. |
| US10338155B2 |
Magnetometer body and three-axis induction magnetometer using the same
The present disclosure provides a magnetometer body and a three-axis Induction Magnetometer (IM) using the same. The magnetometer body comprises: a magnetic core structure with an H-shaped longitudinal section, having a middle portion being an elongated rod-shaped magnetic core and two end portions being disk-shape magnetic flux concentrators; and an induction coil evenly wounded around a perimeter of the magnetic core in the magnetic core structure. In the present disclosure, disk-shape magnetic flux concentrators are fixed on two ends of the elongated magnetic core to collect magnetic flux, which is equivalent to increasing a length-diameter ratio of the magnetic core, thereby breaking through a noise limit of a conventional IM in a limited space. |
| US10338154B2 |
Magnetic field measuring apparatus, electronic timepiece, method of setting correction of measured magnetic field and computer-readable medium
A magnetic field measuring apparatus includes a first processor, a second processor, a motion sensor and a magnetic field sensor. The second processor has higher processing capability than the first processor. The first processor makes the second processor perform certain processing. When it is determined that the state of motion measured by the motion sensor is at a predetermined level or more, the second processor performs a magnetic field correction setting operation as one of the certain processing. The magnetic field correction setting operation involves retrieving measurement values of magnetic field from the magnetic field sensor which are measured at different postures according to a change of the state of motion, and determining an offset correction value for the geomagnetic field based on the measurement values. |
| US10338153B2 |
Method and apparatus for automatically estimating remaining useful life (RUL) of battery in real time
A method of estimating a remaining useful life (RUL) of a battery includes: identifying a class of data of the battery in real time; determining whether a second level RUL estimation is set for the class; estimating a gross RUL by performing a first level RUL estimation in response to the second level RUL estimation not being set for the class; and estimating a fine RUL of the battery in response to the second level RUL estimation being set for the class. |
| US10338151B2 |
Method and device for measuring a DC voltage such as the voltage of a motor vehicle battery
A method for measuring a DC voltage such as the voltage Vbat of a motor vehicle battery, according to which the voltage Vbat is converted into a digital value Nbat by an analog-to-digital converter (3) with which a reference voltage Vref is associated. A standard voltage Vo coming from a standard voltage source (11) is, furthermore, delivered regularly to the analog-to-digital converter, and the voltage Vo is converted into a digital value Nvo, then a digital value Ncor representing the value of the voltage Vbat is computed, such that Ncor=Co×(Nbat/Nvo), where Co=Ncor_max×(2N/Vbat_max)×(Vo/Vref), Ncor_max being a value selected for coding the maximum value of Ncor, Nbat_max a digital value resulting from the conversion of the maximum voltage Vbat_max to be measured, and N the number of bits of the analog-to-digital converter. |
| US10338149B2 |
Method and apparatus for calculating SOC of a battery being charged and battery pack including the apparatus
A method and an apparatus for calculating the SOC of a battery being charged and a battery pack including the apparatus are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method for calculating the SOC includes: obtaining a full charge voltage and a reference charging voltage curve of the battery; taking a voltage value from the approximately linear ascent stage of the reference charging voltage curve as a preset reference voltage, and obtaining a corresponding reference SOC; acquiring a current charging voltage at which a charging voltage curve corresponding to a current charging state of the battery enters into an approximately linear ascent stage; determining a compensation factor according to the preset reference voltage, the full charge voltage, and the current charging voltage; and utilizing the compensation factor and the reference SOC to calculate a current SOC corresponding to the current charging state of the battery. |
| US10338144B2 |
Calculation apparatus and calculation method
According to an embodiment, a calculation apparatus includes a first calculator, a second calculator and a third calculator. The first calculator performs a regression analysis to calculate internal state parameters including a quantity of active material and an initial charged capacity of at least the first electrode. The second calculator calculates, based on the internal state parameters, an upper limit charged capacity in a predetermined range based a charged capacity at which an open circuit voltage of the rechargeable battery reaches an upper limit voltage. The third calculator changes the quantity of active material of the first electrode to a fixed value, and recalculates the initial charged capacity of the first electrode used on the fixed value and the upper limit charged capacity. |
| US10338136B2 |
Integrated circuit with low power scan system
An integrated circuit operable in a scan mode includes a scan chain formed by cascaded flip-flop cells. Each flip-flop cell includes a master latch that receives a first data signal and generates a first latch signal, a slave latch that receives the first latch signal and generates a second latch signal, and a multiplexer having first and second inputs respectively connected to the master and slave latches that receives a first input signal and the second latch signal, and generates a scan data output signal depending on an input trigger signal. The first input signal is one of the first data signal and the first latch signal. The clock signal provided to the slave latch is gated by the input trigger signal. |
| US10338130B2 |
System and method for electrical spark detection
A spark detector indicates the presence of a spark by analyzing sound waves generated when an electrical spark is produced from an electrical spark generator located on an igniter rod. The spark detector includes an acoustic sensor that is in communication with the igniter rod to determine the time for the spark sound wave to travel through the igniter rod to the acoustic sensor. If a spark is not detected, the spark detector may output a signal indicating at least one of (i) the spark was not detected, (ii) to replace the electrical spark generator immediately, or (iii) replace the electrical spark generator soon such as at the next scheduled maintenance. Furthermore, the spark detector may be calibrated based on current temperature of the igniter rod based upon time of propagation of a pulse sound wave, generated by a pulse-echo generator, to reflect off an end of the igniter rod. |
| US10338128B2 |
Life estimation circuit and semiconductor device made using the same
A life estimation circuit includes a temperature detector configured to detect temperature of a power element unit, an inflection point detection unit configured to detect an inflection point of temperature variation in the power element unit based on an output signal from the temperature detector, an operation unit configured to determine an absolute value of a difference between the temperature of the power element unit at an inflection point detected this time and the temperature of the power element unit at an inflection point detected last time, a count circuit configured to count the number of times that the absolute value of the difference in temperature has reached a threshold temperature, and a signal generation unit configured to output, when a count value from the count circuit reaches a threshold number of times, an alarm signal indicating that the power element is about to reach the end of its life. |
| US10338126B2 |
Open load detection in output stages
Systems, devices, methods, and techniques are disclosed for open load detection in the connections coming from output stages of electrical systems. In some examples, an open load detection circuit includes a circuit output configured to provide an output voltage to a load, a first switch coupled to the circuit output and coupled to a first supply voltage configured to switch the load, and at least one delta voltage circuit coupled to the circuit output configured to provide a delta voltage. The at least one delta voltage circuit is coupled to the first switch to create a reduction in voltage magnitude of the first supply voltage to a switch voltage of the first switch provided to the circuit output. The open load detection circuit also includes at least one current source coupled to the circuit output to provide a current to the circuit output. |
| US10338120B2 |
Methods and apparatus to analyze radio frequency emissions from devices
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to measure radio frequency emissions are disclosed. An example measurement device includes an antenna to collect a radio frequency emission signal, a calibrator to convert the received radio frequency emission signal to a far-field signal, a filter to remove a baseline signal from the radio frequency emission signal, and an interface to output the filtered radio emission signal. |
| US10338116B2 |
Electrical measuring system and method for operating the system
An electrical measuring system of a six-port circuit includes a delay line and a arithmetic unit. In a first operating mode, an electrical signal can be on the one hand transmitted directly to a first input terminal and on the other hand via the delay line to a second input terminal of the six-port circuit. In an embodiment, the measuring system is configured such that, in the second operating mode, it does not supply a signal to the first input terminal of the six-port circuit and it supplies a reference signal to the second input terminal of the six-port circuit. |
| US10338115B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring the frequency of signals generated by high frequency medical devices
A digital measurement system includes an oscillator, a mixer, and a controller coupled to each other. The oscillator provides a reference signal having a second frequency. The mixer generates a down-converted signal based on the output signal and the reference signal. The controller then determines a characteristic of the output signal (e.g., frequency or phase) based on the down-converted signal. An analog measurement system includes a filter having a center frequency, a rectifier, and a controller. The filter filters the output signal and the rectifier rectifies the filtered signal. The controller samples the rectified signal and determines a characteristic of the output signal based on the level of the rectified signal. The reference signal controller may adjust a characteristic of the output signal based on the determined frequency and/or phase of the output signal. |
| US10338114B2 |
Apparatus and method of determining frequency of AC power source
An apparatus and a method of determining a frequency of an AC power source that more accurately determine the frequency of the AC power source connected to a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a rectifier that is connected to the AC power source to rectify an AC voltage input from the AC power source, a first filter connected to an output terminal of the rectifier to filter a rectified voltage output by the rectifier and a second filter connected to the output terminal of the rectifier to filter the rectified voltage output by the rectifier. Further, a frequency determination unit configured to receive the rectified voltages that pass through the first and second filters and determine a voltage frequency of the AC power source from the rectified voltage that pass through the first filter using the rectified voltage that pass through the second filter as a frequency determination level. |
| US10338110B2 |
Digitally compensating for the impact of input bias current on current measurements
A source-measure unit (SMU) may be implemented with digital control loops and circuitry to digitally compensate for the impact of input bias current on current measurements. One or more buffers having well-defined characteristics with respect to certain parameters which may affect the current measurements may be used in the output signal path of the SMU where a shunt voltage developed across a current sense element is measured. For example, the buffers may conduct/develop respective input bias currents that change perceptibly and predictably with temperature. By measuring the temperature and adjusting a control voltage—which is used to develop the shunt voltage—according to the temperature measurements, the impact of the input bias current[s] on the current measurement[s] may be reduced to negligible levels and/or may be eliminated. The control voltage may be adjusted by adjusting a voltage feedback value representative of the measured shunt voltage, and/or by adjusting a current setpoint used for generating the control voltage. |
| US10338108B1 |
Locking mechanism for a faulted circuit indicator
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of locking a faulted circuit indicator (FCI). For example, the FCI may include a locking assembly. The locking assembly may include a lock plate that selectively moves between a locked position and an unlocked position. When in the locked position, the lock plate blocks a lock link of the FCI from moving in a first direction to prevent the FCI from opening. When in an unlocked position, the lock plate enables the lock link of the FCI to move in the first direction to allow the FCI to open. |
| US10338105B2 |
Current detector that prevents fluctuatons in detection sensitivity
A current detector includes a half-bridge configuration including first and second magnetic detection elements that are connected in series and disposed such that a magnetization direction of a magnetic pinned layer thereof is opposite to each other, and a bias magnetic field generating means for applying a bias magnetic field to the first and second magnetic detection elements. The bias magnetic field has a substantially same intensity and is formed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the magnetization direction and opposite to each other. |
| US10338102B2 |
Voltage detection device for transforming apparatus
In a voltage detection device for a transforming apparatus, a voltage divider is constituted by providing an intermediate electrode between a central conductor and a tank of the transforming apparatus, to detect a voltage E1 of the central conductor based on a voltage E2 of the voltage divider. The voltage detection device for a transforming apparatus includes an incomplete integration circuit having a reverse characteristic to an input/output voltage amplitude ratio-frequency characteristic of a high-pass filter formed by a floating electrostatic capacitance between the central conductor and the intermediate electrode, an earth electrostatic capacitance between the intermediate electrode and the tank, and a voltage dividing resistor connected in parallel to the earth electrostatic capacitance, and a signal processing circuit that outputs a value based on an output voltage E3 of the incomplete integration circuit as the voltage E1 of the central conductor. |
| US10338099B2 |
Low profile edge clamp socket
A socket assembly for a microelectronic device can include a body and a plurality of arm. The body can include a central socket configured to receive a microelectronic device therein. The plurality of arms can each be adjacent to the central socket, where each of the plurality of arms can be rotatably coupled to the body and each of the plurality of arms can be translatable relative to the body to move between an open position and a closed position. The arms can retain a microelectronic device within the central socket when the arms are in the closed position. |
| US10338093B2 |
Physical quantity sensor and electronic apparatus
An acceleration sensor includes a base substrate provided with a first recess part, and a sensor part located on the first recess part and swingably supported in a depth direction of the first recess part by a support part, wherein the sensor part is sectioned into a first part and a second part by the support part, includes a movable electrode part in the first part and the second part, a through hole is provided at least at an end side in the second part larger in mass than the first part, and the base substrate includes a fixed electrode part in a position opposed to the movable electrode part in the first recessed part, and a second recess part deeper than the first recess part is provided in a position opposed to the end side of the sensor part. |
| US10338092B2 |
Physical quantity sensor and method for manufacturing the same
In a physical quantity sensor, a contact part that is directly and electrically connected to an external circuit is formed in a support substrate, and the support substrate is maintained at a predetermined potential through the contact part. With this configuration, the support substrate is maintained at the predetermined potential without disposing an electrode in the interior of the semiconductor layer. For that reason, a processing precision can be restrained from being reduced in forming the movable electrode, and hence a detection precision can be restrained from being reduced. |
| US10338088B2 |
Baling chamber sensor
A first and a second bale speed sensor are provided in a segment of the baling chamber of an agricultural baler. The first sensor is positioned at an upper part, while the second sensor is positioned at a lower part of the baling chamber. Respective outputs of said bale speed sensors being operationally connected to a controller which is adapted to adjust based on said outputs a synchronization between the periodically forming and pushing of a slice of crop material and the reciprocal movement of the plunger. |
| US10338087B2 |
Photoelectric sensor
A housing of a photoelectric sensor has a front surface having a light projecting/receiving surface, a rear surface, a top surface adjacent to the front surface and extending in a direction orthogonal to the front surface and the rear surface, and an inclined surface inclined with respect to and connecting the top surface and the rear surface. On the top surface, a teach button that receives an input operation from outside to set a threshold value and an indicator that displays a detection result of the object being detected are provided in order from the side of the inclined surface. On the inclined surface, an adjustment button that receives an input operation from outside to finely adjust the threshold value is provided. A distance between the teach button and the adjustment button is larger than a distance between the teach button and the indicator. |
| US10338084B2 |
Processing reagent and use thereof in assays for detection of analytes associated with a binding protein
Methods for preparing a sample for detection of an analyte of interest that is bound in vivo to a protein are provided. The method comprises providing a processing reagent comprising metaperiodate and contacting a sample suspected of comprising an analyte of interest associated with a protein with the processing reagent to form a mixture. The analyte of interest, if present in the sample (or mixture), is separated from its associated protein for detection of the analyte of interest. In one embodiment, the method is applied to samples for the detection of levels of vitamin D circulating in the blood. Samples are processed using the reagent disclosed herein to separate the analyte of interest, vitamin D or a metabolite thereof, from the vitamin D binding protein and/or albumin, for detection of the analyte separated from its binding protein(s). |
| US10338083B2 |
Pathway specific markers for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome
The present invention provides methods for aiding in the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in an individual. In particular, the present invention is useful for determining whether the individual does not have either celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and has IBS and/or a subtype thereof. Thus, the present invention provides an accurate diagnostic prediction of IBS and is useful for guiding treatment decisions. |
| US10338081B2 |
Type 2 diabetes biomarkers and uses thereof
The present invention provides biomarkers, methods and kits for diagnosing and prognosing the development of impaired glucose tolerance in a subject and the progression of diabetes in a subject, as well as methods for identifying a compound that can inhibit the development of impaired glucose tolerance and/or type 2 diabetes; reduce or slow down the progression of normal glucose tolerance to impaired fasting glycaemia, to impaired glucose tolerance, and/or to diabetes; and/or reduce or inhibit the development of complications associated with the disease in a subject, and methods for inhibiting the development of impaired glucose tolerance and/or type 2 diabetes; reducing or slowing down the progression of normal glucose tolerance to impaired fasting glycaemia, to impaired glucose tolerance, and/or to diabetes; and/or reducing or inhibiting the development of complications associated with the disease in a subject. |
| US10338078B2 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing biomolecules using Raman spectroscopy
The present invention provides an apparatus having a sample separation unit, a Raman spectroscopy unit, and a mass spectrometry unit. The present invention further provides a method for specifying a biomolecule and a method for identifying the binding site of the biomolecule and the low-molecular-weight compound, comprising a combination of Raman spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The present invention further provides a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy method with improved sensitivity. |
| US10338077B2 |
Methods for determining drug efficacy for treatment of cancer ration of cereblon associated proteins
A method of identifying a subject having cancer who is likely to be responsive to a treatment compound, comprising administering a treatment compound to a subject having cancer; obtaining a sample from the subject; determining the ratio of a first biomarker level to a second biomarker level in the sample from the subject, wherein at least one of the biomarkers is a CRBN-associated protein; and diagnosing the subject as being likely to be responsive to the treatment compound if the ratio of the biomarker levels in the sample of the subject changes as compared to a reference ratio of the biomarker levels. |
| US10338068B2 |
Selection of biological objects
Provided herein are molecular automaton systems for identification, isolation, or elimination of a target biological object. Some embodiments include modules specific for a target biological object having a first biological object surface marker and a second biological object surface marker. Some embodiments include modules specific for a target biological object having a first biological object surface marker but not a second biological object surface marker. |
| US10338066B2 |
Measurement of protein expression using reagents with barcoded oligonucleotide sequences
Some embodiments disclosed herein provide a plurality of compositions each comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide comprises a unique identifier for the protein binding reagent it is conjugated with, and the protein binding reagent is capable of specifically binding to a protein target. Further disclosed are methods and kits for quantitative analysis of a plurality of protein targets in a sample and for simultaneous quantitative analysis of protein and nucleic acid targets in a sample. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for preparing a labeled biomolecule reagent, including a labeled biomolecule agent comprising a protein binding reagent conjugated with an oligonucleotide. |
| US10338062B2 |
Method for relative quantification of nucleic acid sequence, expression, or copy changes, using combined nuclease, ligation, and polymerase reactions
The present invention is directed to methods for identifying the presence of one or more target nucleotide sequences in a sample that involve a nuclease-ligation reaction. In some embodiments, the ligation products formed in the nuclease-ligation process of the present invention are subsequently amplified using a polymerase chain reaction. The ligated product sequences or extension products thereof are detected, and the presence of one or more target nucleotide sequences in the sample is identified based on the detection. |
| US10338059B2 |
Lung model device for inhalation toxicity testing
A lung model device for inhalation toxicity testing is provided. The device has a plurality of mesh tissue panels having lung cells attached thereto arranged inside a case so as to have a similar structure to a human lung, and air and nanoparticles are supplied into the case through a separate respiratory operating unit, thereby enabling inhalation toxicity testing on nanoparticles to be simply and conveniently performed in an indirect way by determining changes in the state of the lung cells without using real laboratory animals. The mesh tissue panels having a smaller lattice spacing size are sequentially positioned according to the nanoparticle inflow direction, thereby providing a structure similar to the structure of a real lung. |
| US10338058B2 |
Analyte system and method for determining hemoglobin parameters in whole blood
A calibrating-light module for use in a system for measuring whole-blood hemoglobin parameters or whole-blood bilirubin parameters. The calibrating-light module includes a calibrating module housing, a light beam receiving portion connected to a first end of the calibrating module housing, a calibrating light portion connected to a side of the calibrating module housing wherein the side is transverse to the first end, and an optic fiber portion connected to a second end of the calibrating module housing wherein the calibrating module housing, the light beam receiving portion and the optic fiber portion are aligned with an optical path and the calibrating light portion is spaced from and transverse to the optical path. |
| US10338057B2 |
Device and method for forming same
The membrane of a conventional solid-state nanopore device, which is believed to be promising for understanding the structural characteristics of DNA and determining a nucleotide sequence, has been thick, and the accuracy in determining a nucleotide sequence in the DNA chain has been insufficient. A method characterized by forming a membrane by forming a first film on a first substrate having a surface of Si, then forming a hole in the first film in such a manner that the surface of the first substrate is exposed, then forming a second film on the first film and on the surface of the first substrate and then etching the first substrate with a solution which does not remove the second film. |
| US10338052B2 |
Methods of detecting sulfur-containing compounds
Methods of detecting a sulfur-containing compound in a sample are described, for example using NMR-SABRE hyperpolarization of the sulfur-containing compounds in the sample. The methods can comprise, for example, contacting a sample comprising a sulfur-containing compound with parahydrogen and a catalyst to form a mixture. A spin order can be transferred from the parahydrogen to the sulfur-containing compound thereby hyperpolarizing the sulfur-containing compound during a temporary association of the parahydrogen, the sulfur-containing compound, and the catalyst. The methods can further comprise, for example, performing an NMR measurement on the mixture comprising the hyperpolarized sulfur-containing compound to detect the hyperpolarized sulfur-containing compound (e.g., from the hyperpolarized NMR signals. In some examples, the methods described herein can be used for detecting a sulfur-containing contaminant in a fuel. |
| US10338051B2 |
Systems and methods related to optical nanosensors comprising photoluminescent nanostructures
Systems and methods related to optical nanosensors comprising photoluminescent nanostructures are generally described. |
| US10338050B2 |
Method and device for discrimination between natural gas and swamp gas
Method for determining whether a gas sample originates from biological processes or from a gas installation being tested and containing a utility gas is characterized in that an increased concentration of hydrogen in the sample as compared to that present in the utility gas is used as evidence that the sample originates from biological decay processes and not from the gas installation under test. |
| US10338049B2 |
Electrochemical method and device for determining the content of DOC and/or TOC and/or IC in an aqueous sample
The invention relates to an electrochemical method for determining the DOC and/or TOC and/or IC content in a water sample by means of anodic oxidation on electrodes in a closed electrolysis cell, wherein the carbon is oxidized at least partially to carbon dioxide (CO2).The carbon dioxide thereby formed is collected in a closed gas space, wherein, in the range of the essentially linear increase in the CO2 content in the gas space, the rate at which this increase takes place is determined and used in an analyzer unit to determine the DOC and/or TOC and/or IC content. |
| US10338045B2 |
Method and device for the analysis of a gas sample
Method and device for the analysis of a gas sample; the method provides for the sample to be conveyed from an inlet (4) along a feeding duct (6) and from the feeding duct (6), divided into equal portions, along a plurality of passage channels (7) and through a plurality of detecting stations (9); in the area of each detecting station (9) a sensor (8) is arranged, which detects a different characteristic of the sample; the gas sample portions are conveyed directly and precisely onto the sensors (8) so as to increase the speed and sensitivity of the detection. |
| US10338044B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing gas consumption in continuous flow analytical instruments
A gas transport system includes at least one chemical reactor having at least one inlet and at least one gas outlet and at least one sample introduction unit for delivering the sample into the chemical reactor. The gas transport system at least one carrier gas line fluidly coupled to the chemical reactor inlet for introducing into the chemical reactor carrier gas from a carrier gas source, at least one gas outlet line from the chemical reactor gas outlet, and at least one gas recycling line connected to the gas outlet and/or the gas outlet line by a first gas line junction that is arranged between the chemical reactor and a downstream detection unit on the gas outlet line. The gas transport system is adapted to allow recycling of at least a portion of gas emerging from the chemical reactor outlet back to the chemical reactor via the gas recycling line. |
| US10338043B2 |
P-nitrophenole-formaldehyde polycondensate for measurement, method of production and use
The invention relates to a wide range optical sensor for measuring pH, wherein said optical sensor contains a carrier and one or more p-nitro-phenyl/formaldehyde condensed polymer of formula (I) bounded to said carrier wherein n is 1-20, and Z is H or binding group. |
| US10338042B2 |
Apparatus and method for investigating discontinuous product fluid streams in the reaction of reactant fluid streams over solid catalysts
An apparatus suitable for investigating solid catalysts and processes in which discontinuous fluid streams arise, the apparatus including: a reactant fluid supply point; a reaction space; at least one fluid mixing space; at least one throttle element; at least one pressure control valve; and at least one analyzer. An outlet side of the reaction space is operatively connected to the fluid mixing space via a connecting line and a substream line. The fluid mixing space is connected to the throttle element. The throttle element is operatively connected to the analyzer and an outlet line. The connecting line is operatively connected to the pressure control valve and an exit air line. The pressure control valve is arranged either downstream or upstream of the substream line. When the pressure control valve is upstream of the substream line, the outlet line is provided with a second pressure control valve and a pump. |
| US10338039B2 |
Method for detecting monoclonal antibody using mass spectrometry
A method is provided for more easily detecting and quantifying a protein by regioselectively digesting a variable region of an Fab domain of a monoclonal antibody while suppressing proteolysis of an Fc domain.In the method, a porous body in which a monoclonal antibody is immobilized in pores and nanoparticles on which a protease is immobilized are brought into contact with each other in a liquid to perform selective proteolysis of the monoclonal antibody, and a resulting peptide fragment is detected using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and a peptide having an amino acid sequence that includes an amino acid derived from a CDR2 region of a heavy chain or a light chain of the monoclonal antibody is detected. |
| US10338030B2 |
Defects inspection through detection of magnetic fields
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to inspect casing defects in a pipe such as a casing associated with a drilling operation. Electrical connectors contacting the inside wall of the pipe can be used to generate a current in the pipe. Magnetic fields correlated to an anomaly or anomalies that alter the current can be sensed to identify the presence of the anomaly or anomalies. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US10338028B2 |
Ion mobility separation device
An ion mobility separation device includes: an ion source that generates an ion; a pair of flat-plate electrodes having an introduction opening and a discharge opening for the ion generated by the ion source; a pump for causing the ion introduced via the introduction opening of the pair of flat-plate electrodes to travel toward the discharge opening; a voltage control unit that applies an asymmetric time-varying voltage and a direct-current voltage to the pair of flat-plate electrodes; a plurality of detectors disposed in a direction orthogonal to both an ion travel direction due to the pump and an applied direction of the asymmetric time-varying voltage; and a signal processing unit that processes a signal detected by the plurality of detectors. The voltage control unit performs a total transmission measurement involving application of the voltages to the pair of flat-plate electrodes so as to generate equal fields at least at two different points in the direction orthogonal to both the ion travel direction due to the pump and the applied direction of the asymmetric time-varying voltage. Compared to conventional technology, both high accuracy and high throughput are achieved in an asymmetric field application-type ion mobility separation device. |
| US10338027B2 |
Fast-switching dual-polarity ion mobility spectrometry
Systems and methods disclosed provide for methods of managing polarity switching in an ion mobility spectrometer, and provide for management of the repelling grid voltage, the gating grid voltage, and the fixed grid voltage during polarity switching. Systems and methods also provide for the management of the effect of dielectric relaxation in an insulator proximal to the collector, and provide for a preamplifier coupled to the collector including a switch, and a method of managing the collector output including the switch. Systems and methods consistent with the current disclosure further provide for a method of normalizing ion mobility data by determining fitting coefficients associated with a plurality of measurement data sets, and subtracting the curves determined by the fitting coefficients from the data acquired by the ion mobility spectrometer. |
| US10338025B2 |
Static equilibrium path for measurements of dynamic flows
A meter is adapted for measuring concentrations of a chemical in a flowing solution. The meter has a barrier that shields a sensor from the high turbulence of the solution flow. One or more membranes can be employed to selectively filter out various ions or other chemicals. |
| US10338022B2 |
Sensor circuit and method for measuring a physical or chemical quantity
A sensor circuit for measuring a physical or chemical quantity comprises a capacitive sensor. A sense and a base electrode of the sensor form a capacitive element with a capacity depending on the quantity. A common electrode of the sensor forms a first and a second parasitic capacitance together with the sense and the base electrode, respectively. The sensor circuit is adapted to store a charge on the capacitive element and to read out the stored charge via the sense electrode. A buffer element is connected between the sense electrode and the common electrode and adapted to drive the common electrode at a voltage applied to the sense electrode. |
| US10338019B2 |
Sensor substrate and sensor device
A sensor substrate according to the present invention includes an insulating substrate, a detection electrode on a principal surface of the insulating substrate, and resistance wiring including a heating electrode in the insulating substrate. The resistance wiring includes a multilayer wiring portion which is connected to the heating electrode and in which wires and other wires are connected in parallel. |
| US10338018B2 |
System, device and method for testing an object
A system and method for characterizing non-solid substances, the system comprising a housing body having a cavity therein the cavity is configured to contain said substances; a transmit/receive unit configured to generate and transmit Radio Frequency (RF) signals; at least one electromagnetic sensor attached to said housing body and said transmit/receive unit, wherein said sensor is configured to provide RF responses data of said substances; a Radio Frequency Signals Measurement Unit (RFSMU) configured to receive said RF responses and measure said RF responses; and a processor connected to said sensor said processor is configured to process said responses to identify the characteristics of said substances. |
| US10338015B2 |
Methods and apparatus for analysis of sealed containers
This invention relates to methods and devices for NMR spectroscopy analyzing sealed containers e.g., food and beverage containers and other containers, and particularly according to specific embodiments sealed containers made of a conducting but generally nonferromagnetic metal or other conducting material. As discussed in above referenced applications, many current strategies for contaminant detection require a container to be violated, a process that can destroy the container or product and is impractical in large scale applications. The present invention overcomes these and other problems by providing methods and devices for the detection of contaminants and/or contraband in metal or conducting containers by NMR spectroscopy. |
| US10338014B2 |
Estimating formation properties using saturation profiles
Methods estimating a property of a porous media include: saturating a sample of the porous media; spinning the sample in a centrifuge with a first end of the sample closer to an axis of rotation of the centrifuge than a second end of the sample; obtaining a first estimate of the first property; saturating the sample of the porous media; spinning the sample in a centrifuge with the second end of the sample closer to the axis of rotation of the centrifuge than the first end of the sample; obtaining a second estimate of the first property; and determining the second property of the porous media based at least in part on the first estimate of the first property and the second estimate of the first property. The first property can be a T2 distribution and the second property can be a T2 cutoff. |
| US10338006B2 |
Method and apparatus for aligning and inspecting electronic components
A method for automated alignment of electronic components with respect to one or more inspection devices for inspecting the electronic components, each electronic component having a plurality of side surfaces. The method comprises: positioning each electronic component relative to an imaging device; determining, by the imaging device, an angular offset and a linear offset between each side surface of the electronic component and the one or more inspection devices; positioning each electronic component relative to the inspection devices; effecting alignment between each side surface and the one or more inspection devices in accordance with the respective angular and linear offsets; and inspecting each side surface after effecting alignment between the side surface and the inspection devices. |
| US10338004B2 |
Production sample shaping that preserves re-normalizability
Methods and systems for generating defect samples are provided. One method includes identifying a set of defects detected on a wafer having the most diversity in values of at least one defect attribute and generating different tiles for different defects in the set. The tiles define a portion of all values for the at least one attribute of all defects detected on the wafer that are closer to the values for the at least one attribute of their corresponding defects than the values for the at least one attribute of other defects. In addition, the method includes separating the defects on the wafer into sample bins corresponding to the different tiles based on their values of the at least one attribute, randomly selecting defect(s) from each of two or more of the sample bins, and creating a defect sample for the wafer that includes the randomly selected defects. |
| US10338003B2 |
Apparatus for counting textile cords of tire reinforcement belt
An apparatus for counting textile cords in a tire reinforcement belt by cutting the reinforcement belt into a plurality of belt units and successively measuring the number of textile cords in each belt unit is provided. The apparatus includes a feed roller having wound therearound a reinforcement belt on which textile cords are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement belt; one or more take-up rollers configured to collect the reinforcement belt from the feed roller; a plurality of guide rollers interposed between the take-up rollers and configured to support a top surface or a bottom surface of the reinforcement belt; one or more light sources, each configured to emit a line of light onto a surface of the reinforcement belt that is passing around the guide rollers; and one or more image sensors configured to capture images reflected off the surface of the reinforcement belt. |
| US10338000B2 |
Fiber sensor
There is provided a sensor fiber including an electrically insulating material having a fiber length. At least one transduction element is disposed along at least a portion of the fiber length and is arranged for exposure to an intake species. A photoconducting element is in optical communication with the transduction element. At least one pair of electrically conducting electrodes are in electrical connection with the photoconducting element. The pair of electrodes extend the fiber length. |
| US10337997B2 |
System for rapid assessment of water quality and harmful algal bloom toxins
The present invention is directed toward the early detection of harmful algal blooms. The system employs the ability of whole cell non-contact micro Raman spectroscopy to detect cell pigmentation in such a way that distinct patterns or fingerprints can be assembled. Light field microscopy will provide a fundamentally innovative increase in image and sample volume. Furthermore, darkfield microscopy is employed to capture high-resolution, color images of the detected plankton to increase the accuracy of species identification and classification. Together, this new instrument will provide a powerful yet elegantly simple solution to detection of HAB cells and characterization of environmental conditions. |
| US10337991B2 |
Control of amplitude and phase of diffraction orders using polarizing targets and polarized illumination
Metrology scatterometry targets, optical systems and corresponding metrology tools and measurement methods are provided. Targets and/or optical systems are designed to enhance first order diffraction signals with respect to a zeroth order diffraction signal from the scatterometry target by creating a phase shift of 180° between zeroth order diffraction signals upon illumination of the scatterometry targets. For example, the targets may be designed to respond to polarized illumination by producing a first phase shift between zeroth order diffraction signals upon illumination thereof and optical systems may be designed to illuminate the target by polarized illumination and to analyze a resulting diffraction signal to yield a second phase shift between zeroth order diffraction signals upon illumination thereof. The phase shifts add up to 180° to cancel out the zeroth order diffraction signals, with either phase shift being between 0 and 180°. |
| US10337989B2 |
System and method to detect vehicle emissions noncompliance
A system and method to rapidly perform emissions measurements of in-use vehicles being driven by the general public under normal driving use for determining whether the vehicles are performing in accordance to the regulatory standards by which they were certified. The system and method require no recruitment testing of in-use vehicles with potentially detectable connections, but instead incorporate a vehicle emissions remote sensing device that does not require mechanical or electrical connection to the vehicle, with the measured values being recorded and the vehicles identified, including based on, for example, make and model, engine size, engine combustion management technology and/or pollution control technology. The system and method additionally operates to perform data analysis on the collected data to identify abnormal emissions-related conditions of a particular make and model for the purpose of in-use surveillance, thus allowing actual emissions results to be detected, determined and compared for compliance with regulatory standards. |
| US10337983B2 |
Module, device and method for optical measurement
The present disclosure generally relates to an optical measurement module, an optical measurement device, and a method for optical measurement. The optical measurement module provides optical architecture to measure the optical properties of an analyte. The optical measurement device comprising the optical measurement module is configured to measure the optical properties of an analyte. The method for the optical measurement provides steps for optical measurement. |
| US10337978B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining the location of an interface of interest, and computer program
A method for determining the location of an interface of interest in a target domain, between a free volume of a flowable material and a solid material limiting said free volume, the method involves the steps of providing a mathematical model of the target domain determining, for a plurality of pairs of electrode groups, a characteristic electrical quantity proportional to the capacitance of a capacitor formed by a pair of electrode groups; receiving measurements of the characteristic electrical quantity for a plurality of pairs of electrode groups; adjusting the mathematical model by varying the location of the boundary surface in order to take into account possible wear of the boundary surface so as to reduce the differences between the measured characteristic electrical quantities and those defined by the mathematical model; and determining the location of the interface of interest on the basis of the adjusted mathematical model. |
| US10337973B2 |
Method and system for estimating empirical snow depth
Disclosed is a system for estimating a snow depth including: an optical disdrometer for acquiring information on diameters of snow particles and particle number concentration; a laser snow depth gauge for measuring the height of snow accumulated through a laser beam type sensor to provide an observed stop depth; an estimated snow depth equation calculator for determining an optimal index for the diameters of the snow particles provided by the optical disdrometer, substituting the optimal index for a snow depth calculation equation as a first mathematical equation to calculate a computed snow depth, obtaining correlation between the observed snow depth and the computed snow depth, and calculating a regression equation between the observed snow depth and the computed snow depth as an estimated snow depth equation; and a snow depth estimator for estimating the snow depth on the basis of the estimated snow depth equation, and the first mathematical equation. |
| US10337971B2 |
Condition-based monitoring for materials in wellbore applications
A method for analyzing material wear in a hydrocarbon production environment is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing a sample of material to be disposed proximate the hydrocarbon production environment; selecting a placement location for the sample of material, wherein the placement location is in fluid communication with a fluid flow for which the impact of the fluid flow on the sample of material is to be tested; disposing the sample of material in the placement location for a pre-determined amount of time; allowing the sample of material to be exposed to the fluid flow; retrieving the sample of material from the placement location after the pre-determined amount of time has passed; and analyzing the sample of material for wear caused by the hydrocarbon production environment. |
| US10337964B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring, inferring state of health, and optimizing efficiency of refrigeration systems
Systems and method for operating and monitoring refrigerators are described. Temperature cycles within the compartment are characterized using statistical, frequency and pattern analysis techniques to derive a steady-state characteristic of temperature within the compartment. A thermal sensor inside the conditioned area is monitored and temperature data sets can be analyzed to determine performance in comparison to a baseline, and energy consumption. Analysis of continuous temperature readings taken from individual or groups of freezers identifies patterns of variations in temperature cycles from which feedback on efficiency can be inferred. Electrical load can be determined by measuring or estimating current usage and identifying periods of time when compressors are active in the refrigerator. |
| US10337958B2 |
Bearing device vibration analysis method, bearing device vibration analyzer, and rolling bearing condition monitoring system
A vibration analysis method includes the steps of: inputting damage data of a rolling bearing; calculating, by a dynamics analysis program, a history of an exciting force occurring to the rolling bearing due to damage when a rotational shaft of the rolling bearing is rotated; calculating, by a mode analysis program, a vibration characteristics model of the bearing device; and calculating a vibration waveform at a predetermined position on the bearing device by applying to the vibration characteristics model the history of the exciting force calculated in the step of calculating a history of an exciting force. |
| US10337956B2 |
Method of qualifying wide-band multimode fiber from single wavelength characterization using EMB extrapolation, corresponding system and computer program
A method of qualifying an effective bandwidth of a multimode optical fiber at a first wavelength λ1, using DMD data of the fiber measured a second wavelength λ2. Data representative of a Radial Offset Delay, a Radial Offset Bandwidth and a Relative Radial Coupled Power of the fiber are derived from the DMD data at the second wavelength λ2. A transformation is performed on the ROD data and ROB data at the second wavelength λ2 to obtain corresponding ROD data and ROB data at the first wavelength λ1. An effective bandwidth of the fiber at the second wavelength λ2 is computed using the ROD data and the ROB data at the first wavelength λ1 and the {tilde over (P)}DMD data at the second wavelength λ2. |
| US10337953B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining surface data and/or measurement data relating to a surface of an at least partially transparent object
A method and an apparatus for determining surface data and/or measurement data relating to a surface, for the quality control of an at least a partially transparent object, an ophthalmic lens, having an optically active first surface and an opposite optically active second surface. The method includes irradiating polarized light with an irradiation polarization from at least one illumination device onto an analysis area of the object to be examined, wherein, for the purpose of setting the irradiation polarization, the light is passed through a polarizer assigned to the illumination device or integrated in the latter, and receiving light which is reflected at the first and/or second surface and has an analysis polarization by use of at least one receiving device, wherein the light is passed through an analyzer assigned to the receiving device or integrated in the latter. |
| US10337951B2 |
Apparatus and method for assessing plant stem strength
Apparatus and methods for determining flexural rigidity of a plant. The apparatus includes a base and support hingedly coupled thereto. A contact element on the support engages the stem of plant. Force and angular displacement data are collected. Flexural rigidity of the plant stem is determined. |
| US10337949B2 |
Leak detector
A portable handheld gas leak detector that draws in a sample of ambient air for detecting the presence of a gas by sensing changes in infrared (IR) energy between an IR emitter and an IR sensor when the gas is in the space between the IR emitter and the IR sensor. |
| US10337948B2 |
Method and apparatus for hermeticity test
An apparatus includes an enclosure designed to house electronics and a ventilation plug fastened to an exterior of the enclosure, the ventilation plug being adapted for field testing hermeticity. |
| US10337946B1 |
Gas Detection systems and methods using search area indicators
In some embodiments, a computer system generates display content indicating a likely direction and estimated distance to a potential gas leak source. The content includes a street map and at least one search area indicator on the map that indicates a search area suspected to have a gas leak source. The search area indicator has an axis indicating a representative wind direction relative to a geo-referenced location of at least one gas concentration measurement point. The search area indicator also has a width relative to the axis. The width is indicative of a wind direction variability associated with a plurality of wind direction measurements in an area of the gas concentration measurement point. The axis also preferably has a length indicating an estimated maximum distance to the potential gas leak source. |
| US10337940B2 |
Cold cathode ionization vacuum gauge with multiple cathodes
A cold cathode ionization gauge includes multiple cathodes providing different spacings between the cathodes and an anode. The multiple cathodes allow for pressure measurements over wider ranges of pressure. A first cathode with a larger spacing may provide current based on Townsend discharge; whereas, a second cathode having a smaller spacing may provide current based on both Townsend discharge at higher pressures and on Paschen's Law discharge at still higher pressures. A feature on the second cathode may support Paschen's Law discharge. Large resistances between the cathodes and a return to power supply enable control of output profiles to extend the pressure ranges with accurate responses and avoid output minima. Pressure measurements may be made based on currents from respective cathodes dependent on the outputs of the cathodes through the wide pressure range of measurement. The multiple cathodes may also provide measurements that avoid the discontinuities found in current outputs of the respective cathodes. |
| US10337936B2 |
Dynamometer having a chassis to chassis load measurement device
A dynamometer includes a dynamometer chassis configured to support a vehicle thereon. A roller load test unit is mounted in a load supporting surface of the dynamometer chassis, and a chassis to chassis load measurement device is attached between the dynamometer chassis and a chassis of the vehicle positioned on the dynamometer chassis. A load sensing mechanism is attached within the chassis to chassis load measurement device between the dynamometer chassis and the chassis of the vehicle supported on the dynamometer chassis such that a longitudinal axis of the vehicle extends therethrough, and the load sensing mechanism is configured to measure force in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. |
| US10337931B2 |
Systems and methods for icing resistant total air temperature probes with air jets
Systems and methods for icing resistant total air temperature probes with air jets are presented. In one embodiment, a probe comprises: a base having a forced air input port; and a body having leading and trailing edges extending from the base, the body comprising: a first interior airflow passage; a temperature sensor positioned within the first airflow passage; a notched intake port at a distal end of the body including an open channel extending into an intake aperture, and a cutaway region defining a recessed second face inset from the first face and exposes the open channel. The intake aperture opens into the first interior airflow passage, the notched intake port comprising air jet ports at a tip of the notched intake port; and a heated airflow passage through the body and isolated from the first interior airflow passage, coupling the forced air input port to the air jet ports. |
| US10337928B2 |
Autocorrelation measurement device
An autocorrelation measurement device includes a first reflection member, a second reflection member, a focusing unit, a nonlinear optical crystal, a detection unit, a filter, an aperture, a delay adjusting unit, and an analysis unit. Incident pulsed light is transmitted through the second reflection member and incident on the first reflection member. First pulsed light reflected on a first reflection surface of the first reflection member and a second reflection surface of the second reflection member and second pulsed light reflected on a second reflection surface of the first reflection member and a first reflection surface of the second reflection member are incident on the nonlinear optical crystal via the focusing unit. Second harmonic light generated in the nonlinear optical crystal is detected by the detection unit. |
| US10337920B2 |
System and method for interferometric based spectrometry and compact spectrometer using same
An interference fringe pattern generator forms an interference fringe pattern from the light rays diffused from a region of an object positioned against a background. A planar array of detector pixels is arranged to capture an image of the interference fringe pattern. A storage medium records information indicative of intensity values of the image of the interference fringe pattern captured by a selected group of pixels of the planar array of detector pixels. The information is recorded as a function of the optical path difference values traversed by the diffused light rays through the interference fringe pattern generator for each of the pixels in the selected group of pixels. A processor determines the spectral characteristics of the object based on the information indicative of the intensity values recorded by the storage medium and the optical path difference values traversed by the diffused light rays. |
| US10337919B2 |
Optical unit and spectrometer provided with same
A PDA 5 has a plurality of light receiving elements. An A/D converter 30 converts an output signal from each of the light receiving elements of the PDA 5. A conversion processing unit 42 sequentially executes, for the plurality of light receiving elements, a conversion process of converting an output signal from an identical one of the light receiving elements at least twice within a preset time range with the A/D converter 30, to acquire at least two output values. An average value calculation unit 43 calculates an average value of the at least two output values for each of the light receiving elements acquired by the process executed by the conversion processing unit 42. |
| US10337917B2 |
Adjustable multi-wavelength lamp
An adjustable multi-wavelength lamp is described. The lamp can include a plurality of emitters. The emitters can include at least one ultraviolet emitter, at least one visible light emitter, and at least one infrared emitter. The lamp can include a control system for controlling operation of the plurality of emitters. The control system can be configured to selectively deliver power to any combination of one or more of the plurality of emitters to generate light approximating a target spectral distribution of intensity. |
| US10337915B2 |
Light-detecting device and method for converting optical radiation on switched conductivity diodes
A light-detecting device and method for converting optical radiation on switched conductivity diodes. The device comprises one or more photosensitive cells connected to address and signal lines, each cell comprising the following elements connected in series: a photodetector, an initial charge input circuit, a charge converter for converting the charge generated by the photodetector signal in addition to the initial charge into photodetector output voltage, a comparator which converts the difference between the photodetector output voltage and reference voltage into a digital cell signal, a reading circuit for reading the digital cell signal through the address lines and the signal lines, a circuit for generating digital codes of the cell signal, a random access memory for storing the digital codes, a reading circuit for reading the digital codes of the cell signals on one or more outputs of the light-detecting device. |
| US10337913B2 |
Optoelectronic module for a contactless free-space optical link, associated multichannel modules, associated interconnection system, method of production and connection to a board
An optoelectronic module, intended to provide a conversion of an electrical signal from an electronic board into an optical signal propagated in free space or vice versa, includes the following stack: an electronic board, intended to act as an interface with an electronic application board; an electronic control component suitable for controlling an optoelectronic component, the electronic component being attached directly onto the electronic board and electrically connected to the electronic circuit; an optoelectronic component suitable for transmitting or receiving a light signal via its upper surface, the optoelectronic component being attached directly on the top of the electronic control component and electrically connected to the electronic component; an optical device suitable for transmitting an optical signal; an optical device support, the support being attached, preferably by gluing or brazing, directly onto the electronic board so as to ensure the mechanical alignment between the optical device and the optoelectronic component. |
| US10337912B2 |
Sensor support for use with lighting refractor
A sensor support for use with a lighting refractor includes a housing defining an interior cavity configured to receive and support a sensor for sensing at least one of motion or light. The sensor support further includes a locking structure operatively associated with the housing and configured to selectively attach the housing to a peripheral portion of a lighting refractor, and an aperture in the housing and arranged to expose the sensor to an environment around the lighting refractor. Sensor and lighting unit assemblies are also disclosed. A sensor assembly includes the sensor support and a sensor configured to sense at least one of motion or light. A lighting unit assembly includes the sensor support and a lighting unit having a refractor with a peripheral portion. |
| US10337910B2 |
Laboratory stand with set-up feet for scales
A laboratory stand comprises a holding rod for receiving instruments or measuring devices for treating or examining media or substances or mixtures which may be contained or filled into a vessel arranged next to the holding rod in the usage position, into which vessel appropriate instruments or measuring instruments can engage from above. In order to be able to perform the metering of the substances in the vessel prior to, or during, the processing in a simple manner and/or in order to be able to quickly and reliably identify weight changes, support projections are moveably mounted and provided with, or connected or provided with an operative connection to, a weighing apparatus such that the displacement of the set-up feet, which is increased in the case of increasing weight or reduced in the case of decreasing weight, can be determined as weight change. |
| US10337908B2 |
Load cell assembly for a towing vehicle
A cast load cell comprising a load sensing portion integrally cast with a first mounting portion. The load sensing portion has a flexure portion spaced apart from the first mounting portion by a flexure gap. The load sensing portion has at least one sensor cavity above at least a portion of the flexure gap. A second mounting portion is integrally cast with the load sensing portion above the flexure gap. A load sensor is connected to the load sensor portion and positioned within the sensor cavity above a portion of the flexure gap. The first mounting portion, the load sensing portion, and the second mounting portion define an integral, low-profile, weld-free, substantially homogenous unitary cast member. |
| US10337904B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining flow of a medium
A thermal flow sensor for determining flow of a medium, comprising: a substrate; first and second temperature sensors arranged on the substrate, wherein the first and second temperature sensors are embodied as heatable temperature sensors or as a first non-heatable temperature sensor, which is associated with a first heating element, and as a second non-heatable temperature sensor, which is associated with a second heating element; a power supply unit, which by means of a first signal supplies the first heatable temperature sensor or the first heating element with a first heating power determined earlier during an adjustment operation and by means of a second signal supplies the second heatable temperature sensor or the second heating element with a second heating power determined earlier in the adjustment operation; and an evaluation unit, which in a measurement operation for determining flow of the medium ascertains a temperature difference between the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor and based on the temperature difference determines a measured value, which represents the flow of the medium. |
| US10337902B2 |
Gas-displacement volumetry
A system and method of gas-displacement volumetry uses a pressure differential between two chambers of known volumes in order to calculate the volume of an object placed inside one of the chambers. The process involves measuring the pressures of a gas within two sealed chambers with one of the chambers containing an object, equalizing the pressure in the two chambers and using the equilibrium pressure, as well as the two initial pressures, to form a ratio between the free volumes of these chambers. From the pressure differentials and ratios of free volumes, the volume of the object can be determined. The system and method can be automated and controlled through the use of computers, sensors and controls. The system and method can be used to accurately determine the volume of irregular objects. |
| US10337897B2 |
Ultrasound flow rate measurement apparatus and manufacturing method for same
A method of manufacturing an ultrasound flow rate measurement apparatus is provided, wherein at least one pocket for an ultrasonic transducer is manufactured from the outside in a line wall of a line section in which a fluid flows in operation and an ultrasonic transducer is arranged in the pocket, wherein the ultrasonic transducer has an oscillating body that couples to a part region of the line wall and that acts as a membrane of the ultrasonic transducer capable of vibration. In this respect, a manufacturing step of the pocket has a drilling procedure and a coupling piece is manufactured with the pocket and is arranged between the membrane and the oscillating body after the insertion of the ultrasonic transducer and its cross-section is smaller than the cross-section of the oscillating body. |
| US10337895B2 |
Assembly for control and/or measurement of fluid flow
An assembly for the control of the flow of a fluid stream is provided, the assembly comprising a fluid flow conduit having a longitudinal axis; an inlet in the conduit for the fluid stream being processed; an outlet in the conduit for the fluid stream being processed; a control fluid feed assembly having an inlet for a control fluid; wherein the conduit comprises a control portion having one or more apertures therein, the control portion being disposed between the inlet and the outlet of the conduit, the one or more apertures being in flow communication with the inlet for the control fluid in the flow control assembly and extending in a direction at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the fluid flow conduit; whereby in use the control fluid supplied to the inlet of the control fluid assembly is caused to flow into the conduit through the one or more apertures. A method for the control of the flow of a fluid stream comprises causing the fluid stream to flow through a flow control zone from an inlet to an outlet in a first direction; introducing a flow of a control fluid into the flow control zone through one or more apertures at a pressure above the pressure of the fluid stream, whereby the control fluid flows into the fluid control zone at an angle to the first direction to thereby cause a restriction to the flow of the fluid stream through the flow control zone in the first direction. |
| US10337891B2 |
Magnetic detection apparatus with a tunnel magnetoresistive element
Included are an element having a magnetic tunnel junction structure configured such that an insulating layer is sandwiched between a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction and a free layer having a magnetization direction that varies freely, a magnet, and a rotating magnetic moving body having an irregular shape that induces change in the magnetic field. When, using the element as a reference, the magnetization direction of the pinned layer is set as an X axis direction, a direction perpendicular to the X axis direction and perpendicular to a plane of the pinned layer is set as a Z axis direction, and a direction perpendicular to an XZ plane constituted by the X axis direction and the Z axis direction is set as a Y axis direction, the magnetic moving body is disposed opposite the element in the Y axis direction via a gap relative to the element. |
| US10337884B2 |
Method and apparatus for fast magnetometer calibration
A method and apparatus for fast magnetometer calibration with little space coverage is described herein. The present method and apparatus is capable of performing both 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) calibration for a magnetometer (magnetic sensor) and calculating calibration parameters. The present method and apparatus does not need the user to be involved in the calibration process and there are no required specific movements that the user should perform. The present method and apparatus performs magnetometer calibration in 2D or 3D depending on the natural device movements whatever the application that the magnetometer is used in. |
| US10337883B2 |
Acceleration corrected attitude estimation systems and methods
Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate attitude estimation for a mobile structure. An attitude estimation system includes a logic device in communication with a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and/or a speed sensor. Sensor signals provided by the various sensors are used to determine an estimated absolute coordinate frame relative to the mobile structure, which can be referenced to the Earth's gravity. Angular velocities provided by the gyroscope are transformed to the estimated absolute coordinate frame and used to determine a stabilized attitude estimate for the mobile structure. The stabilized attitude estimate may be displayed to a user, used to calculate a heading or route for the mobile structure, and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure. |
| US10337875B2 |
Converting between data structures to determine a shortest path between two geographic locations
A device can receive a request to determine a set of navigational directions, and can obtain a set of traffic objects associated with a first map layer. The set of traffic objects can include nodes to identify one or more geographic locations and one or more links to identify one or more geographic areas between the nodes. The device can determine a shortest-path tree by analyzing the set of traffic objects, the shortest-path tree being associated with a static data structure. The device can generate a dynamic data structure that includes the shortest-path tree and a set of additional traffic objects associated with a second map layer. The device can determine a shortest path by analyzing traffic objects associated with the shortest-path tree and the set of additional traffic objects. The device can provide the set of navigational directions to indicate the shortest path. |
| US10337871B1 |
Utilizing a geo-locator service and zone servers to reduce computer resource requirements for determining high quality solutions to routing problems
A method involves utilizing a geo-locator service and zone servers to reduce server resource requirements for determining high quality solutions to routing problems. The use of a geo-locator service and zone servers enables the use of servers having less memory which can handle determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a smaller geographic area even if they are incapable of handling determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a larger geographic area, and enables efficient assignment of requests to an appropriate server without unduly burdening high value servers having sufficient memory to handle determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a very large geographic area with determination of high quality solutions to routing problems involving locations spanning a smaller geographic area. |
| US10337869B2 |
Trail interpolation
A method comprising: collecting a plurality of probe data from a plurality of probe points by a probing device, said probe data comprising at least positional information, a speed vector and a direction of travel of the probing device and a timestamp of recording the probe data at a probe point; and estimating a trajectory of the probing device between two consecutive probe points as a cubic Hermite spline having the positions of said two consecutive probe points as control points and the speed vectors of said two consecutive probe points as control vectors. |
| US10337860B2 |
Distance sensor including adjustable focus imaging sensor
In one embodiment, a method for calculating a distance to an object includes simultaneously activating a first projection point and a second projection point of a distance sensor to collectively project a reference pattern into a field of view, activating a third projection point of the distance sensor to project a measurement pattern into the field of view, capturing an image of the field of view, wherein the object, the reference pattern, and the measurement pattern are visible in the image, calculating a distance from the distance sensor to the object based on an appearance of the measurement pattern in the image, detecting a movement of a lens of the distance sensor based on an appearance of the reference pattern in the image, and adjusting the distance as calculated based on the movement as detected. |
| US10337859B2 |
High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation
Measurement apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating high-precision and -accuracy gas concentration maps that can be overlaid with 3D topographic images by rapidly scanning one or several modulated laser beams with a spatially-encoded transmitter over a scene to build-up imagery. Independent measurements of the topographic target distance and path-integrated gas concentration are combined to yield a map of the path-averaged concentration between the sensor and each point in the image. This type of image is particularly useful for finding localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for large-area leak detection and quantification applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, chemical processing facility monitoring, and environmental monitoring. |
| US10337857B2 |
Multi-spectral boresight alignment methods and systems
Aspects are generally directed to multi-sensor boresight alignment methods and systems for a multi-spectral reimaging optical system. In one example, a multi-sensor boresight alignment system includes a system interface to receive a first image frame from a first sensor and a second image frame from a second sensor, the first image frame having a contrast within a first spectral band and including a first image of a plate having a pattern of apertures, and the second image frame having a contrast within a second spectral band and including a second image of the plate. The system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the system interface, the FPGA configured to spot track each image frame to identify a corresponding centroid of the pattern of apertures and correct an optical alignment between the first and second sensors based on a position of the corresponding centroids. |
| US10337850B2 |
Interferometric measuring arrangement
A measurement arrangement (10) and an associated method for interferometrically determining the surface shape (12) of a test object (14) includes a light source (16) providing an input wave (18) and a diffractive optical element (24). The diffractive optical element is configured to produce in each case by way of diffraction from the input wave a test wave (26), which is directed at the test object (14) and has a wavefront that is adapted at least partially to a desired shape of the optical surface, and a reference wave (28). The measurement arrangement furthermore includes a reflective optical element (30) that back-reflects the reference wave (28) and a capture device (36) that captures an interferogram produced by superposing the test wave after interaction with the test object and the back-reflected reference wave (28), in each case after a further diffraction at the diffractive optical element in a capture plane (48). |
| US10337848B2 |
Spin acceleration armed inertia igniters and electrical switches for munitions and the like
An apparatus actuatable under a rotary acceleration having a predetermined duration and magnitude. The apparatus including: a body having a first channel and a second channel, the second channel being disposed radially offset from the first channel; a mass disposed in the first channel, the mass having an arm disposed at a first end of the mass and the arm being rotatable from a first position in which the arm cannot move within the second channel to a second position in which the arm can move inside the second channel; a first biasing spring member having a first end connected to the body and a second end connected to the arm such that when the arm is subjected to the rotary acceleration greater than the predetermined duration and magnitude, the arm is biased to rotate from the first position to the second position; wherein the mass is connected to the arm such that the mass moves in the first channel and the arm moves in the second channel when the arm is biased into the second position. |
| US10337844B1 |
Long wear snap cap
An impact energy suppression assembly for an inert ammunition cartridge is disclosed wherein the assembly includes a barrel, a piston and a compression resistant device. The barrel has a bottom wall with an opening, at least one generally cylindrical integral sidewall, and an open upper end, and the piston has a head and push rod which extends outwardly from the piston head for connection with the compression resistant device. The piston and compression resistant device are inserted into the assembly barrel which is inserted into the hollow cavity of inert firearm ammunition for use as a training device. |
| US10337836B2 |
Guide for firearm
A guide (1) for a firearm (500) is mechanically and electrically engageable by an accessory device (900). The guide (1) includes a coupling body (2) with two rows of teeth (21, 22) and, between them, an interaction surface (25), identifying interaction modules (250) including a pair of main holes (251) and a secondary hole (252). The guide (1) includes an electronic group (3) having an electronic board (31) and electrical contacts (30) divided into main pairs of electrical contacts (301) housed in the main pairs of holes (251) and secondary pairs of electrical contacts (302) each housed in a respective secondary hole (252). The guide (1) includes a switch group (4), operationally connected to electrical contacts (301, 302) suitable for moving the contacts between an inactive position and an active position upon the action of the accessory group (900) which is thus electrically connected. |
| US10337830B2 |
Portable optical device with interactive wireless remote capability
A firearm scope comprises an optical sensor to capture video data, a display, a transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly through a communication channel, and a controller. The controller can be configured to provide a portion of the video data to the display, provide media content including the video data to the transceiver for wireless transmission, receive a signal from the communication channel in response to the wireless transmission, and selectively modify the portion of the video data to the display in response to receiving the signal. |
| US10337827B1 |
Upper receiver strut and cleaning rod guide
A strut tool including a hook portion for engaging an upper receiver assembly and a pivoting portion for engaging the takedown pin of a lower receiver assembly of a firearm that acts as a removable strut for holding the upper and lower receiver assemblies in a relatively aligned open angular position providing access to the inner bores and mechanisms of the firearm. The pivoting portion includes a bore accommodating the placement of the takedown pin in conjunction with the lower receiver assembly providing a pivotal connection permitting the angular alignment of the upper and lower receiver assemblies in an open and fixed position. The hook portion includes a takedown block engagement region that provides a means to accommodate the insertion and engagement of the takedown block present on the upper receiver assembly for the purpose of reversibly positioning and holding the strut tool in said relatively aligned position with respect to the lower receiver assembly. The hook portion optionally includes a upper channel with a longitudinal and semi-circular cutout region providing a guide slot for the relative positioning of cleaning and inspection tools with respect to the inner bore or breach of a rifle. |
| US10337822B2 |
Gun scraper tool
A gun scraper tool has elements that are adapted to maintain firearms. More specifically, a gun scraper tool can have several components and scraping surfaces that can be used to disassemble a firearm and/or to scrape carbon and residue off of the appropriate areas of the firearm by using scraping surfaces. The gun scraper tool can have a roughly triangular housing and a plurality of tool components and scraping surfaces that use the housing as the base. The tool components and scraping surfaces can include a spindle, an exterior scraping blade, a pivoting brush have a base and a set of bristles, a cotter pin puller, a bolt tail brush having bristles, and a bolt carrier scraper. The variety of tasks capable of being accomplished with the disclosed gun scraper tool can minimize the need for additional cleaners or tools. |
| US10337821B1 |
Stable mount for actuatable devices
A stable mount is secured firmly to the bed of a vehicle and is of sufficient height to reach an opening in the roof level. The stable mount has five primary parts made of a suitable material and constructed together with welds. The mount has sufficient rigidity such that the first resonant mode of vibration of the mount is greater than the post-actuation resonance of the mounted weapon so that optimal gun bolt actuation is realized and the jamming of rounds is prevented. |
| US10337820B2 |
Firearm muzzle device clamp
An apparatus to be mounted onto a muzzle of a firearm consists of a muzzle device, a clamp, and a fastening mechanism. The muzzle device can be a compensator or a muzzle brake. The clamp and the fastening mechanism is used to hold the muzzle device against the barrel of the firearm. The muzzle device consists of a barrel receiving aperture that traverses through a structural body. When a muzzle of a firearm is positioned within the barrel receiving aperture, the clamp is pressed against the structural body so that the fastening mechanism can be used to secure the muzzle device in place. Since the apparatus does not utilize the threads located on the barrel of the firearm, the overall quality of the threads is preserved. |
| US10337817B2 |
Firearm trigger assembly
A firearm trigger assembly is disclosed. The disclosed assembly may include a trigger, a disconnect, and a hammer, each of which may be configured to be spring loaded when installed in a firearm receiver. Installation of the trigger assembly in a firearm receiver may include pivotally coupling the trigger and disconnect to the firearm receiver using a trigger pivot pin, and pivotally coupling the hammer to the firearm receiver using a hammer pivot pin. The trigger may include an integral sear feature configured to provide a mechanical stop to the hammer. The disconnect may be configured to be at least partially located in a disconnect slot located alongside or adjacent to the trigger sear feature when the disconnect is pivotally coupled to the trigger. The disconnect and hammer may each include integral cam features configured to buffer hammer contact during firearm recoil. |
| US10337816B2 |
Trigger mechanism for a firearm
A trigger mechanism includes a hammer element that has a ready position, an intermediate position, and a fired position. The hammer element includes a hammer sear and a notch positioned at a front of the hammer element. The trigger mechanism includes a trigger element has a ready position that retains the hammer element in the ready position. The trigger mechanism also includes a fired position that releases the hammer element. The trigger element includes a trigger sear that includes a hammer sear engagement zone and a notch engagement zone. When the hammer element is in the ready position, the trigger sear at least partially engages the hammer sear at the hammer sear engagement zone. When the hammer element is in the intermediate position, the trigger sear at least partially engages the notch at the notch engagement zone and not at the hammer sear engagement zone. |
| US10337815B2 |
Firearm support
A firearm support for a firearm includes: a body, which is provided with at least one profile on its surface; a feeler pin, for striking against the profile and for being coupled to the firearm so as to follow the movement of said firearm; a support element, rotatable around a first axis (z-z) relative to the body. The support element is suited to be coupled to the firearm, thus allowing mutual rotation between the support element and the firearm around a second axis (x-x). |
| US10337814B1 |
Dearmer positioning system
A dearmer positioning system has two assemblies, each of which circumscribes a dearmer's barrel. Each of the two assemblies includes two half rings and a one-piece outer ring. The two half rings are joined to one another to define a full ring having a first central opening defining a first diameter. The full ring has a periphery defining a second diameter. The one-piece outer ring has a second central opening defining a third diameter, and a periphery defining a fourth diameter. The third diameter is greater than the second diameter such that the full ring slidingly fits in the central opening of the outer ring. Threaded fasteners engage the outer ring and extend radially through the outer ring and into its central opening to engage the periphery of the full ring. |
| US10337813B2 |
Bullpup conversion kit for firearm
A bullpup conversion kit for a firearm including a lower receiver with a topside channel that partially receives an upper receiver of the firearm and a magazine well. The firearm includes a trigger pack with a removable trigger. A trigger bar assembly including a trigger bar, a front trigger mount, and a trigger shoe is received within the topside channel. The trigger bar extends along one side of the magazine well. The front trigger mount is disposed on a forward end of the trigger bar. The trigger shoe includes upper and lower ends. The upper end of the trigger shoe is pivotally coupled to the trigger pack in place of the removable trigger. The lower end of the trigger shoe is connected to a rearward end of the trigger bar by a pin. The lower receiver hinges away from the upper receiver about a front hook during disassembly. |
| US10337810B2 |
Takedown pin for a rifle
Takedown pins for rifles have a pin movable in a direction along its length between an operating condition and a released condition. The pin has a first end portion that prevents relative movement of the upper receiver with respect to the lower receiver when the pin is in the operating condition. The first end portion has a lower end portion surface adapted to resist upward movement of the upper receiver's lug. The pin has an intermediate portion adjacent to the lower end portion surface defining a lower channel having a lower channel surface above the level of the lower end portion surface. When the pin is in the released condition, the lower channel is registered with the lug, and the lug is enabled to move upward with respect to the lower receiver by a limited distance to a disengaged position. |
| US10337807B2 |
Heat exchanger with coolant channel and panel
A heat exchanger for cooling a flow of media, comprising a plurality of pipes. The pipes are each received in a respective pipe base at the ends, and the pipes are received in a housing between the two pipe bases, the housing being connected to the pipe bases in a fluid-tight manner. A coolant channel is formed by a shaped region oriented outwards along an outer wall which delimits the housing. The coolant channel has an opening oriented in the direction of the inner volume of the housing, and the coolant channel is in fluidic communication with the inner volume of the housing via the opening. The opening is at least partly covered by a panel, and the panel is arranged on the housing outer wall surface oriented inwards, the outer wall having the coolant channel. A gap is formed between an edge, which delimits the opening, and the panel. |
| US10337805B2 |
Heat storage device
A heat storage device (1) of the present disclosure includes: a heat storage container (10) having an inlet (2) and an outlet (3) for a heat medium; a plate-like heat storage body (4) disposed in the heat storage container (10) and having a heat storage material (4a) and an envelope (4b) containing the heat storage material (4a); a plate-like spacer (6) placed on the heat storage body (4) in the heat storage container (10) and having a plurality of contact portions (6a) that are in contact with the heat storage body (4) and a plurality of non-contact portions (6b) that are spaced from the heat storage body (4), the contact portions (6a) and the non-contact portions (6b) being alternately formed in a specific direction; and a plurality of flow paths (5) for leading the heat medium from the inlet (2) to the outlet (3), the flow paths being formed by a surface of the heat storage body (4) and the non-contact portions (6b) and extending in a direction intersecting the specific direction. Thereby, the heat transfer characteristics between the heat storage material and the heat medium are good. |
| US10337803B2 |
Dual-phase fluid heating/cooling circuit provided with temperature-sensing flow control valves
A circuit includes an evaporator receiving heat from a hot body; a condenser transmits heat to a cold body, a working fluid flows through a first conduit in vapour phase from the evaporator to the condenser, and flows through a second conduit in liquid phase, from the condenser to the evaporator. A first evaporator portion is in fluid communication with the second conduit and acts as a compensation chamber. A second evaporator portion is in fluid communication with the first conduit and contains the vapour phase. A porous wick moves the working fluid from the first evaporator portion to the second evaporator portion. A first flow controller interrupts or allows flow when fluid temperature in the elevator is respectively lower or higher than a first threshold. A second flow controller interrupts or allows flow when the temperature in the condenser is respectively higher or lower than a second threshold. |
| US10337801B2 |
Heat exchanger for cooling a flow of charge air, and method of assembling the same
A heat exchanger for cooling a flow of charge air includes a heat exchanger core that is inserted through an aperture of a housing. A leak-free seal is maintained along the periphery of the aperture by the compression of a gasket between a top plate of the heat exchanger core and a planar bearing surface of the housing. Compression of the gasket is maintained by one or more deformable retaining members that are disposed against the top plate. |
| US10337797B2 |
Refractory delta cooling system
Embodiments of the present invention comprise a refractory delta made from a refractory material having a cold-face side and a hot-face side. One or more electrode apertures are located in the refractory delta for receiving one or more electrodes. One or more cooling apertures extend from the cold-face side of the refractory material to adjacent the hot-face side of the refractory material. The one or more cooling apertures may further comprise a copper tube. A cooling system delivers a cooling liquid to the one or more cooling apertures, and the cooling liquid draws heat from the adjacent refractory material, including the hot-face side, and evaporates to allow replacement cooling liquid to further draw heat from the adjacent refractory material. |
| US10337796B2 |
Double-sealing type apparatus for collecting spray freeze ice ball particles and collecting method thereof
A double-sealing type apparatus for collecting spray freeze ice ball particles and a collecting method for the double-sealing type apparatus are provided. The double-sealing type apparatus includes a collector, a collecting trolley, a vacuum pumping device, a heating device, a first sealing pad and a second sealing pad. The collector is arranged on the collecting trolley, and is provided with a collecting port. The collecting port corresponds to a discharging port at the bottom of a freezing tower. A water inlet is further provided at the collecting port, and the water inlet is in communication with a space formed by the aligning of the collecting port and the discharging port. Good sealing performance is achieved in a double-sealing manner including the sealing pads and the ice sealing, so as to smoothly transfer ice balls in the freezing tower. |
| US10337792B2 |
System and method for production of argon by cryogenic rectification of air
A system and method for producing argon that uses a higher pressure column, a lower pressure column, and an argon column collectively configured to produce nitrogen, oxygen and argon products through the cryogenic separation of air. The present system and method also employs a once through argon condensing assembly that is disposed entirely within the lower pressure column that is configured to condense an argon rich vapor stream from the argon column against the oxygen-enriched liquid from the higher pressure column to produce an argon liquid or vapor product. The control system is configured for optimizing the production of argon product by ensuring an even flow split of the oxygen-enriched liquid is distributed to the argon condenser cores and by adjusting the flow rate of the argon removed from the argon condensing assembly to maintain the liquid/vapor balance in the argon condensing assembly within appropriate limits. |
| US10337790B2 |
Refrigerated storage unit
A refrigerated storage unit 1 includes: a refrigeration chamber S2, a refrigeration part 3 for cooling air inside the refrigeration chamber S2, a fan 4 for sending cold air cooled by the refrigeration part 3 into the refrigeration chamber S2, a temperature sensor 5 for detecting a temperature inside the refrigeration chamber S2, an infrared sensor 8 for detecting a temperature of a content provided inside the refrigeration chamber S2, and a control part 7 for controlling driving of the fan based on a result detected by at least one of the temperature sensor 5 and the infrared sensor 8. |
| US10337789B2 |
Refrigerator with removable water tank
A refrigerator is described. The refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a door. The refrigerator further includes a water tank that is located at an inside of the door and that is configured to supply water. The water tank includes a storage unit that is configured to store water. The water tank further includes a valve that is configured to supply water stored in the storage unit. The water tank further includes a cover. The cover includes a cover support part that protrudes to a side of the storage unit and that is configured to be supported by an upper side of the storage unit. The cover further includes a gasket that comprises a protrusion that protrudes toward an inside wall of the storage unit at the side toward which the cover support part protrudes. |
| US10337788B2 |
Refrigerator comprising vacuum space
This invention relates to refrigerators, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which a vacuum space is formed between an outer case and an inner case of a body thereof for enhancing a heat insulating function. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, and a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case. |
| US10337786B2 |
Vacuum heat insulating body, and heat insulating container and heat insulating wall employing same
Air permeable core material is vacuum sealed in enveloping member. Further, core material is formed of at least two layers of heat insulating core materials having different heat conductivities. Further, at least two of the at least two layers of heat insulating core materials which form core material are formed of materials having change gradients in the heat conductivity changed in accordance with temperature, and the change gradients in the heat conductivity of the heat insulating core materials intersect with each other. Since two layers of heat insulating core materials having different heat conductivities are provided in a vacuum state, a heat insulating property becomes higher compared to a conventional configuration in which a single layer of the heat insulating core material formed of fiber material such as glass wool or rock wool is vacuum sealed and the high heat insulating property is shown in a wide temperature range. |
| US10337785B2 |
Refrigerator
Provided is a refrigerator which allows a pivoting bar to pivot to seal a gap between a pair of doors regardless of whether the door at which the pivoting bar is not installed between the pair of doors is open or closed. The refrigerator includes a guide device which induces the pivoting bar to pivot. Here, the guide device includes a rack that is moved forward and backward linearly depending on opening and closing of the second door and includes a second magnet built therein, a pinion gear engaged with the rack and pivoting when the rack is moved linearly, and a guide unit which includes a guide groove guiding a guide protrusion and is engaged with the pinion gear to move linearly in a direction opposite to that of the rack to allow the pivoting bar to pivot when the pinion gear pivots. |
| US10337781B2 |
Variable speed drive control for chiller coast-through
A chiller system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator in fluid communication. A motor drives the compressor. A variable speed drive powers the motor. An oil heater and pump system circulate heated lubricating oil in the compressor. A control panel is arranged to determine whether an input parameter is greater than or equal to a threshold parameter; deactivate the VSD in response to sensing that the input parameter is less than the threshold parameter; determine at least one chiller capacity control parameter at a point when the VSD is deactivated, and maintain the at least one chiller capacity control parameter while the VSD is deactivated; determine that the input parameter has been restored; determine a motor rotation and motor rotational speed; and in response to determining that the input parameter is restored and the motor is rotating in a forward direction, reactivate the VSD. |
| US10337778B2 |
Economizer component and refrigeration system thereof
The present invention provides an economizer component, including: a housing; an economizer chamber and an inter-stage flow path chamber, formed inside the housing by using a separator; a condenser connecting port and an evaporator connecting port, disposed on the economizer chamber; a first connecting port and a second connecting port, connected in a multi-stage compressor unit and disposed on the inter-stage flow path chamber; and the economizer chamber being in fluid connection with the inter-stage flow path chamber inside the housing. The economizer component provided in the present invention can reduce complexity of pipe passages of a refrigeration system in which the economizer component is applied. |
| US10337776B2 |
Refrigeration system having valves and valve control actuators
A refrigeration system having an airflow supply system having a supply duct providing cooled air from a refrigeration unit to a plurality of galley carts received in one or more cart compartments includes a plurality of valves coupled in the airflow supply system for controlling flows of the cooled air to the plurality of galley carts in the one or more cart compartments, where each valve of the plurality of valves is associated with a respective galley cart. The refrigeration system includes a plurality of primary valve control actuators each coupled to a respective valve and configured to reposition the respective valve during a first mode of operation. The refrigeration system includes a backup valve control actuator coupled to at least one of the plurality of valves and configured to reposition the at least one of the plurality of valves during a second mode of operation. |
| US10337775B2 |
Method and apparatus for noise attenuation for HVAC and R system
An apparatus for noise attenuation of an HVAC&R system including an enclosure having a first enclosure frame and a chassis insertable inside the enclosure and supported by the first enclosure frame upon insertion inside the enclosure. The chassis includes a first chassis structure securing a self-contained refrigerant loop. The loop maintains a gap from the enclosure upon insertion of the chassis inside the enclosure. A second chassis structure supports the first chassis structure. At least one vibration damping device is positioned beneath the first chassis structure and between the first chassis structure and the second chassis structure. The vibration damping device is supported by the second chassis structure, the second chassis structure is supported by the first enclosure frame. The enclosure is vibrationally isolated from the loop. |
| US10337774B2 |
Refrigeration appliance with an internal evaporator
A refrigeration appliance has an inner container, which separates at least one storage compartment for refrigerated goods and an evaporator assembly from a surrounding heat insulation layer. A mounting element contains a base plate resting against a wall of the inner container and opposing a broad side of the evaporator assembly and retaining webs which project from the base plate and engage in a form-fit manner in two narrow sides of the evaporator assembly. |
| US10337773B2 |
Cooling system
A cooling system includes a refrigerant compressor and a first operating medium, which provides a mixture of refrigerant and lubrication oil. An oil separator reduces the percentage of the refrigerant in the operating medium to a value between 15% by weight and 50% by weight. |
| US10337768B2 |
Methods for controlling a compressor with double suction for refrigeration systems
A method for controlling and adjusting the refrigeration capacities of a refrigeration system equipped with a double suction compressor, the refrigeration system including first and second compartments to be refrigerated and including first and second evaporators respectively positioned in the first and second compartments. The double suction compressor is controlled to alternate its compression capacity with high-frequency between first and second refrigerant suction lines respectively associated with the first and second evaporators such that the first and second compartments are simultaneously cooled. The compression capacity of the compressor is applied to the first and second suction lines based upon respective first and second duty cycles that together account for 100 percent of the compression capacity of the compressor. First and second temperature sensors are associated with the first and second compartments and provide temperature values that are used to select the first and second duty cycles. |
| US10337767B2 |
Adaptive control of multi-compartment transport refrigeration system
A multi-compartment transport refrigeration system (10) includes a first evaporator (40) having an first evaporator inlet coupled to a first evaporator expansion device (140) and a first evaporator outlet coupled to a compressor inlet path, the first evaporator for cooling a first compartment of a container at a first temperature; a second evaporator (609 having a second evaporator inlet coupled to a second evaporator expansion device (160) and a second evaporator outlet coupled to the compressor inlet path, the second evaporator for cooling a second compartment of the container at a second temperature greater than the first temperature; and a controller (550) for controlling the first evaporator expansion device in response to a first superheat setpoint and controlling the second evaporator expansion device in response to a second superheat setpoint, the controller adjusting the second superheat setpoint in response to the second temperature and the first temperature. |
| US10337764B2 |
Conduit mount assembly
An assembly for fastening a conduit to a flashing structure that is typically secured to a shingled roof. The apparatus includes an adjustable clamp that can be secured to a cap on the flashing. A conduit is laid on top of the cap and the adjustable clamp is positioned on top of the conduit and is snapped in place along the perimeter of the cap. An adjustable bolt is threaded through the top of the clamp with a curved saddle that resides beneath the clamp and conforms to the shape of the conduit's outer surface. The bolt can then be adjusted to tighten the conduit to the cap. An exemplary use of the clamp involves securing conduit for running electrical wiring throughout a solar panel array. |
| US10337761B2 |
Microenvironmental cooling system
A microenvironmental cooling system is disclosed. The microenvironmental system includes a pressure box or a pressure source upstream of an evaporator. Downstream of an evaporator is a personal cooling device, which is adapted to lay adjacent or on the skin of the user. The evaporator includes an evaporator coil (having fins and a coolant tube) and a housing and walls configured to direct the airflow through the housing, in several embodiments, multiple times across the longitudinal axis fins of the coil. |
| US10337760B2 |
Air diffuser and an air circulation system
The present invention relates to an air diffuser. The air diffuser comprises at least one primary discharge element. The secondary discharge element is arranged to discharge a secondary airstream capable of flowing across at least one surface that directs the secondary airstream substantially in a plane of the diffuser discharge face in the vicinity directly downstream of the secondary discharge element. The primary discharge element is arranged to discharge a primary airstream that is induced by the secondary discharged airstream such that the direction of the primary discharged airstream is largely determined by the direction of travel of the secondary airstream. |
| US10337749B2 |
Ultraviolet light system
According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet light system includes an ultraviolet light source configured to be coupled inside of a ventilation hood plenum, and a light power module. The light power module includes a base configured to be coupled to an outside surface of a wall of the plenum, and further includes a light connector. The light connector is configured to extend into the inside of the plenum through the wall. The ultraviolet light source further includes a light wire positionable entirely within the plenum. The light wire has a first end configured to be coupled to the ultraviolet light source, and a second end that is configured to be coupled to the light connector. |
| US10337748B2 |
Muffler for air-conditioning apparatus and air-conditioning apparatus including the same
Provided is a muffler for an air-conditioning apparatus, which is compact and has a small pressure loss, and an air-conditioning apparatus including the same. The muffler for an air-conditioning apparatus including a muffler main body which has small diameter portions on an inlet side and an outlet side, the small diameter portions having inner diameters smaller than an inner diameter of a central portion of the muffler main body, an inlet pipe connected to the small diameter portion on the inlet side of the muffler main body; and an outlet pipe connected to the small diameter portion on the outlet side of the muffler main body. The inlet pipe is inserted into the muffler main body, and has a distal end positioned at a center of a length from an inlet to an outlet of the muffler main body. The distal end side of the inlet pipe inserted into the muffler main body has an inner diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the inlet pipe on an upstream of the distal end side. |
| US10337747B2 |
Selectable efficiency versus comfort for modulating furnace
A furnace controller for a modulating furnace that helps provide a balance between energy efficiency and occupant comfort across various burner firing rates and/or across various circulating blower speeds. In some cases, the furnace controller can be configured to permit a user to customize operation of the furnace in accordance with their particular needs and/or desires with respect to efficiency and comfort. A selection may be made between an energy efficiency setting and a user comfort setting. Then, a plenum parameter such as a discharge air temperature (DAT) or discharge air flow (DAF) may be regulated in accordance with the selected setting. |
| US10337743B2 |
Assembly unit for an induction hob, induction hob and method for manufacturing an assembly unit
The invention relates to an assembly unit for an induction hob with at least one induction element has a) at least one carrying element for carrying the circuits and/or devices for supplying the at least one induction element. The at least one carrying element has a base area and side areas protruding upwards from the base area. The at least one carrying element is connectable with at least one further carrying element along a side area. The side areas have connection elements for connection with the at least one further carrying element, preferably at least one power wire slot for inserting at least one power supply wire and/or preferably at least one signal wire slot for inserting at least one signal wire. Furthermore, the invention a method for manufacturing an assembly unit is described. |
| US10337740B2 |
Annular combustion chamber in a turbine engine
The invention relates to a device for supporting and centring a fuel injector in a turbine engine combustion chamber, which includes means for centring a fuel injector along an axis, which are movable in a plane that is radial to the centring axis (52) in supporting means intended for being attached to the bottom of an annular chamber (18). According to the invention, the centring means include at least two radially external tabs (54, 56) each inserted respectively in a circumferential recess (60, 64) of the supporting means, the device including circumferential abutment means (78, 80, 74, 76, 82, 86, 84, 88) of the radial tabs (54, 56) of the centring means in the circumferential recesses (60, 64), the circumferential abutment means being configured such as to enable a greater angular displacement of a first (54, 154) one of the radial tabs in a first circumferential recess (60) relative to a second (56, 156) one of the radial tabs in a second circumferential recess (64). |
| US10337733B2 |
Method and apparatus for using excess heat from power plant flue gas to dry biomass fuel
A method for drying biomass fuel using waste heat of flue gas from a power plant. The method includes: 1) stepwise recovering, by multi-stage condensation, sensible heat of flue gas; stepwise heating air using the sensible heat, to yield first-stage dry air and second-stage dry air; 2) convectively drying and dehydrating biomass fuel using the first-stage dry air having a temperature of between 150 and 180° C.; 3) further convectively drying and dehydrating the biomass fuel using the second-stage dry air having a temperature of between 80 and 100° C.; and 4) drying and dehydrating the biomass fuel using the third-stage dry air having a temperature of less than or equal to 25° C. |
| US10337731B2 |
Bottom cup cover, burner and gas appliance
A bottom cup cover, a burner and a gas appliance are provided. The bottom cup cover includes a gas intake assembly defining a first gas intake channel, a second gas intake channel, and a connecting channel connecting the first gas intake channel to the second gas intake channel. The second gas intake channel is obliquely arranged relative to the first gas intake channel. The first gas intake channel has a gas inlet. The bottom cup cover defines a first primary air supplement cavity and a second primary air supplement cavity separated from the first primary air supplement cavity. The first gas intake channel is in communication with the first primary air supplement cavity, the second gas intake channel is in communication with the second primary air supplement cavity, and the connecting channel is configured to enable a gas flow to circulate between the first and second primary air supplement cavities. |
| US10337730B2 |
Wick of flame device
A wick configured from a single metallic meshed wick material continuously includes a spiral section with a shape including at least one loop, and a folded section with a shape including a fold. A first length extends away from the spiral section to the fold and along a first imaginary plan, and a second length extends from the fold to the spiral section and along a second imaginary plane. A wrapped section has a shape including at least one contour conforming shapes of the spiral and folded sections. |
| US10337729B2 |
Fuel combustion system with a perforated reaction holder
A combustion system such as a furnace or boiler includes a perforated reaction holder configured to hold a combustion reaction that produces very low oxides of nitrogen (NOx). |
| US10337726B2 |
Liquid biomass heating system
The present disclosure generally relates to the introduction of a liquid biomass in heating systems such as commercial boilers in order to reduce dependence on petroleum-based heating fuel oils as a source of combustion fuel. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses utilizing a liquid thermally produced from biomass into commercial and industrial boiler or thermal systems such as boilers, furnaces, and kilns, and methods for generating renewable identification numbers (RINs), alternative energy credits (AECs) and renewable energy credits (RECs). |
| US10337723B1 |
Bag search stick and method of use
A bag search stick includes an elongated, cylindrical body extending from a first end to a second end; a lighting assembly to illuminate an inner cavity of a bag; and a control assembly having a switch and a power source, the switch to activate the lighting assembly and the power source to be recharged; the bag search stick is to be used during an inspection of the bag. |
| US10337713B2 |
Device for connecting a light source to an electrical power supply device
The invention relates to a device for the electrical connection of at least one light source to an electric power supply device. The device is specifically employed in a lighting device for a motor vehicle, and permits the arrangement of light sources remotely from the connecting element which, in turn, can be arranged remotely from an electric power supply device of the light sources. The connecting device permits a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of light sources in relation to the device, as it casts little shadow upon the light sources, whilst ensuring the effective dissipation of heat generated thereby. |
| US10337710B2 |
Tree with integrated lighting elements receiving power and control data over common conductors
Apparatus and associated methods relate to apparatus and methods for distributing a plurality of lighting control signals to a plurality of independently-controllable lighting elements coupled to an artificial tree. A subset of the plurality of lighting control signals are transmitted to each of the plurality of branch segments. Both operating power and these subsets of lighting control signals are transmitted to the independently-controllable lighting elements via two-conductor wires that engage each of the branch segments. |
| US10337709B1 |
Mirroring device
A mirroring device having a housing, a mirroring assembly, an adjustable illuminator and an actuator is provided. The housing has a light transmissive cover. The mirroring assembly is disposed at the housing, the mirroring assembly has a display surface and the display surface exposes the outer housing, and the light transmissive cover surrounds the mirroring assembly. The adjustable illuminator is disposed in the housing corresponding to the light transmissive cover, the adjustable illuminator has a bracket, the bracket surrounds the mirroring assembly, at least one illumination component and at least one corresponding pivotal plate are arranged on the bracket, and the pivotal plate could pivot to change projecting direction of the illumination component. The actuator has a pusher connected to the pivotal plate for pushing the pivotal plate to pivot and thereby alter the projecting direction of the illumination component and focus position of the illumination component. |
| US10337707B2 |
Luminaire with articulated LEDs
Described is a method for controlling the movement of LED devices in luminaires, specifically to a method relating to allowing both synchronized and independent pan and tilt movement of LED light modules in a light curtain. The LEDs may be mounted in a plurality of modules. The modules may be in a linear arrangement. The LEDs may be mounted in a plurality of modules that are arrayed in a two dimensional array. The modules in the linear arrangement or in the two dimensional array may be mounted in groups forming modular group assemblies where modular group assembly are independently articulated to pan and/or tilt the modules mounted thereon independent of other modular group assemblies. |
| US10337705B2 |
Lamp for supporting a speaker assembly or inductive charger
A table or floor lamp has a base, for supporting an electronic device such as a wireless speaker assembly or inductive charging plate, that defines a cavity into which all or at least a substantial portion of the power chord of the electronic device is concealed. The lamp includes and power chord for plugging into a source of power and the base includes an electrical outlet for receiving a plug of a power chord of a wireless electronic device such as a speaker assembly or inductive charging pad. The base may include a pedestal on which the electronic device sits with a post beneath the pedestal around which the cord of the electronic device is wrapped and a gap between the outer periphery of the pedestal and the top of the base through which the cord is wrapped. The base may include an inductive charger for charging a mobile device. |
| US10337701B2 |
Decorative LED integrated luminaire
A luminaire is provided, the luminaire is fitted with a decorative element (3) that is simple to exchange for a user without the need for additional tooling. Further, a range of optical structures (2) are provided that enable the user to easily tailor the light distribution generated by his luminaire without having to purchase an entire new luminaire. |
| US10337698B2 |
Device for shaping light beams emitted by lighting fixtures
A device adapted to perform the shaping of light beams emitted by lighting fixtures, in particular by lighting fixtures comprising punctiform light sources such as, for example, LEDs. The device according to the present invention, in particular, allows shaping the light flow produced by lighting devices comprising punctiform light sources, so as to filter any parasitic reflection phenomena of the light flow emitted. |
| US10337691B2 |
Integrating point source for texture projecting bulb
A texture projecting light bulb includes an extended light source located within an integrator. The integrator includes at least one aperture configured to allow light to travel out of the interior of the integrator. In various embodiments, the interior of the integrator may be a diffusely reflective surface and the integrator may be configured to produce a uniform light distribution at the aperture to approximate a point source. The integrator may be surrounded by a light bulb enclosure. In various embodiments, the light bulb enclosure may include transparent and opaque regions configured to project a structured pattern of visible and/or infrared light. |
| US10337688B2 |
Vehicle lamp
A planar light emitting body 6 configured to emit a first illumination light, and a semiconductor light emitting element 7 configured to emit light toward the planar light emitting body 6 are disposed in a lamp chamber 5 defined by a lamp housing 2 having an opening and a cover 3 that covers the opening. The planar light emitting body 6 includes a transmitting layer through which light is caused to pass, and a control layer configured to irradiate light as a second illumination light by controlling a travelling direction of the light that is emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 7 and passes through the transmitting layer. |
| US10337682B2 |
Lighting member, lighting device, and method for installing lighting member
A lighting film (1) includes a first base material (2), a plurality of lighting portions (3), and a void portion (9), and if a virtual straight line (F) that passes through a point (C), at which any one light ray of light entering the lighting portion (3) is incident on a reflective surface, and is orthogonal to a first surface (2a) of the first base material (2) marks a boundary between two spaces, a space with the light ray incident on the point (C) of the two spaces is labeled as a first space (S1), and a space without the light ray incident on the point (C) is labeled as a second space (S2), the lighting film (1) has a function of decreasing intensity of light traveling toward the second space (S2) of light emitted from the first base material (2) or the lighting portion (3). |
| US10337681B2 |
Electronic candle
An electronic candle includes a housing, a lens, a light emitting device and a flame image controller. The flame image controller includes a bracket, a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet. A first end of the bracket connects to the light emitting device and a second of the bracket connects to the second permanent magnet. The flame controller changes a size of an image of a flame by moving the light emitting device in a horizontal direction in response to a first magnetic field applied to the first permanent magnet, and flickers the image of the flame by vibrating the light emitting device in response to a second magnetic field applied to the second permanent magnet. |
| US10337680B1 |
Method for improved aerial lighting
Discussed herein is a new way to light baseball fields or other target areas (e.g., target areas including a plane and an aerial space) according to accepted standards or desired levels which provides both target area lighting and uplighting and in a manner that reduces or eliminates glare for certain playing positions while maintaining lighting levels across both the target area and the aerial space above the target area without necessitating the use of low-mounted uplights. |
| US10337673B2 |
Pressure vessel lid quick closure system
This invention is a mechanism enabling rapid manual opening and closing of a pressure vessel lid without using tools. A pressure vessel bears two circular mating rings welded to the adjacent rims of the vessel lid and shell respectively with the latter ring grooved to house an O-ring. These mating rings are externally tapered to match the internal tapers of a pair of semi-circular external clamping elements. The mechanism applies tension at the vessel perimeter to draw the external clamping elements radially inward, engaging male and female tapers with sufficient force to compress the O-ring and maintain static clamping of the pressurized lid and shell. Tension is produced by levered rotation of two diametrically-opposed slotted plates where cylindrical pins mounted on the ends of the external clamping elements ride in the plate slots and cam action applies mechanical advantage causing the pins to converge. The mechanism incorporates very few components which are readily manufactured and multiple safety features prevent unintentional actuation. |
| US10337672B2 |
Active pressure and flow regulation system
In processes and systems utilizing a compressor to fill a vessel with gas, for example, in the filling of the fuel tank of a vehicle that operates on compressed natural gas (CNG), a number of advantages are realized by establishing independent control over the flow rate of gas discharged from the compressor, such as on the basis of the compressor discharge pressure, utilizing feedback from one or more gas pressure sensors. In representative embodiments, a detected or actual measured compressor discharge pressure can serve as a process variable, in a feedback control loop for regulating the output of the compressor. |
| US10337670B2 |
Pressure vessel
The present invention relates to a pressure vessel, comprising a connecting element, an inner vessel and a support shell which surrounds the inner vessel, wherein the pressure vessel has the following features: the connecting element comprises a neck section in the form of a sleeve and a shoulder section; the connecting element is bonded via its outer face to an inner face of the inner vessel; the inner vessel is bonded to the support shell in such a way that the inner vessel is arranged in a sandwich-like manner at least in sections between the connecting element and the support shell; and the pressure vessel has at least one orifice delimited by the neck section of the connecting element, wherein the pressure vessel is characterized in that the outer face of the connecting element facing the inner vessel at least partly has a mean roughness of more than 50 μm. |
| US10337669B2 |
Subterranean sealed tank with varying width
A subterranean tank can consist of at least a casing string that has a containment section disposed between first and second end regions. The containment section may have a first width while each of the first and second end regions have a second width. The first width can be greater than the second width of the respective first or second end regions. The entire casing string may be sealed to maintain a gas at 5,000 psi or more until a gas delivery assembly attached to the first end region releases gas stored in the casing string. |
| US10337663B2 |
Two-degree-of-freedom rotation control device and application system
A two-degree-of-freedom rotation control device includes a rotary body having a friction spherical surface, wherein a load mounting platform is provided on a top of the rotating body or inside the rotating body; a fixing and supporting structure configured to hold the rotating body, to allow the rotating body to have only a rotational degree of freedom; and a driving motor, wherein, a driving end of the driving motor is in direct contact with the friction spherical surface of the rotating body, to form a friction transmission pair tangent to the friction spherical surface. An application system has the two-degree-of-freedom rotation control device and a working unit on the two-degree-of-freedom rotation control device. |
| US10337660B2 |
Coated metal pipe for vehicle piping
Disclosed is a coated metal pipe including a metal pipe and a multi-layered coating film that covers an outer circumferential surface of the metal pipe. The multi-layered coating film includes a chemical conversion layer and a primer layer, and these layers are provided in this order from the inside. The primer layer contains polyamide imide and at least one kind of additive component selected from polyamide, a fluorine resin, a silane coupling agent, and an epoxy resin. |
| US10337659B2 |
Device for curing inner lining of a pipeline
The subject of the invention is a device for curing inner linings dragged into pipelines in the form of tubes impregnated with a UV resin. The device is equipped with a central segment of a rotating housing (1), having the form of a monolithic solid with cross-section of the shape similar to a square with two opposite sides (2 and 3) being rounded and provided with radiators (21) on their outer arched surfaces, while LEDs (17) are installed on the two other flat faces (14) of the solids; moreover, the rotating housing (1) is coupled, via a gear transmission (40), with an electric motor (39) setting said housing in rotational motion, whereas the housing has also an coaxial straight-through assembly hole (4) for electric connectors. Outer wall of said assembly hole is elongated and has side two-step annular offsets (5 and 6) and (7 and 8), with ball bearings (9) mounted on annular offsets (5 and 7) of the rotating housing (1), whereas a front annular stabilising lid (10) and a rear annular stabilising lid (10′) are mounted on the front annular offset (6) and on the rear annular offset (8) of the housing. Upper inner ends of said stabilising rings are provided with annular recesses (11) in which a sleeve-shaped shield (13) made of quarts glass is permanently mounted to protect tightly both LEDs (17) and the two radiators (21) of the rotating housing (1). |
| US10337658B2 |
Part insertable into a pipe section using a press-fit connection
The invention relates to an insertable plumbing element (1) that can be inserted, by means of a sleeve-shaped insertion plug (2), into an end-located insertion opening in a plumbing pipe section, which insertion plug (2) has, at least on the outer circumference, an outer layer (3) of elastic material for securing it by frictional engagement in the insertion opening. It is characteristic of the insertable element according to the invention that a reinforcing sleeve (4), which is composed of a material that is inflexible in comparison with the outer layer and which is surrounded by the outer layer (3), is provided to reinforce the outer layer (3) transversely to the plug longitudinal axis. |
| US10337654B2 |
Toroidal fluid swivel for high pressure applications
A fluid swivel for fluid transfer across a rotary interface includes inner annular and outer annular elements, located with their adjacent surfaces in close proximity to define a chamber between the adjacent surfaces. The swivel inner annular element has a conduit connected to an end of an incoming fluid line. The outer annular element is connected to outgoing product piping and has a primary duct for transport of fluid from the chamber to the product piping. The swivel includes an outer reinforcing annular wall arranged adjacent to the outer peripheral wall of the outer annular element. The outer reinforcing annular wall has two peripheral centering surface portions for contacting and/or registering with the outer peripheral wall of the outer annular element. The outer reinforcing annular wall further has a central peripheral opening extending along a portion of the periphery for allowing the primary duct to pass through. |
| US10337652B2 |
Separation duct having longitudinal spacers
A separation duct for encompassing an elongate member. The duct includes longitudinal internal spacers extend longitudinally in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the duct. A longitudinal plane for each spacer is substantially parallel to the longitudinal plane of the other spacers. The spacers support the elongate member and resist slippage of the duct relative to the elongate member. The duct may be used to provide separation and protection for elongate members of a range of outside dimensions. |
| US10337651B1 |
Cable clip
A cable clip disposed at an electronic device and adapted to clamp a cable is provided. The cable clip comprises a first clamping unit and a second clamping unit. The first clamping unit has a first clamping portion and two spaced-apart anti-pulling portions. The second clamping unit has a second clamping portion corresponding in position to the first clamping portion and two fixing portions corresponding in position to the two anti-pulling portions, to which the two anti-pulling portions are connected respectively. The cable is clamped between the first and second clamping portions when the first and second clamping units fit together in operation, and thus part of the electronic device is confined between the two anti-pulling portions, allowing the first clamping unit to bear a pulling force by one of the two anti-pulling portions. The cable clip prevents detachment of the cable's connector otherwise electrically connected to the electronic device. |
| US10337648B2 |
Fixed cone sleeve valve with finger extensions on sleeve gate for cavitation suppression
A fixed cone sleeve valve has a conically shaped valve body and a sleeve gate movable relative to the valve body to define open and closed positions of the valve. An extension member is provided at the downstream distal end of the sleeve gate. The extension member extends radially outward and axially downstream from the distal end of the sleeve gate. The extension member has outer and inner surfaces with openings extending between the outer and inner surfaces. The extension member is arranged on the sleeve gate in a manner to allow communication through the openings into the flow path when the sleeve gate is in the open position. |
| US10337647B2 |
Obstruction detection for a control valve
A system receives a plurality of data samples associated with a control valve with each of the plurality of data samples associated with a setpoint and a position. A first subset of the data samples that are in a control zone associated with normal operation of the control valve is determined. In a case that a second subset of the data samples are determined to be (i) not in the first subset and (ii) close to a minimum position of the plurality of data samples and (iii) have setpoints less than their associated positions, an alert associated with a low obstruction is indicated. In a case that a second subset of the data samples are determined to be (i) not in the first subset and (ii) close to the maximum position of the plurality of data samples and (iii) have setpoint greater than their associated position, an alert is indicated. |
| US10337645B2 |
Seed gate assembly for an agricultural product distribution system
One embodiment describes a seed gate assembly disposed between a seed storage tank and a seed meter. The seed gate assembly includes a gate barrier that controls seed flow from the seed storage tank into the seed meter by moving to an open position that enables seed flow from the storage tank into the seed meter and by moving to a closed position that blocks seed flow from the storage tank into the seed meter; and a first seed agitator extending substantially perpendicularly from a surface of the gate barrier, in which the first seed agitator extends into the seed storage tank as the gate barrier moves toward the closed position to dislodge clumped seeds in the seed storage tank. |
| US10337639B2 |
Apparatus to bias a moveable tube towards a seal
Apparatus are disclosed to bias a tube towards a seal. An example apparatus includes a pneumatic actuator having a diaphragm plate, a yoke housing, and a tube. The tube conveys pressurized fluid between the yoke housing and the diaphragm plate, wherein a first end of the tube extends through a first seal gland in the diaphragm plate to form a seal against an outer surface of the tube and a second end of the tube extends through a second seal gland in the yoke housing to form a seal against the outer surface of the tube. The first end of the tube has a first cross-sectional area that is greater than a second cross-sectional area of the second end of the tube to bias the tube toward the yoke housing during operation of the pneumatic actuator. |
| US10337636B2 |
Displacement control valve
The inflow of an external fluid into a mounting hole of a displacement control valve can be prevented, and accumulated gas in the mounting hole due to the permeation leakage of high-pressure gas can be discharged to the outside. A displacement control valve 1 inserted and fitted in a mounting hole 3 provided in a casing of a device controlled in displacement includes a sealing lip 46. The sealing lip 46 is fitted in a fitting section 41 at an outer peripheral portion of the displacement control valve 1 on a side close to an entrance of the mounting hole 3. The sealing lip 46 has a lip portion 46b abutting on an inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole 3. |
| US10337634B2 |
Current control circuit
A current control circuit controls a linear solenoid valve provided in an oil pressure circuit to feed back an output oil pressure. The current control circuit includes a PWM signal generation part, a target setting part, a duty ratio setting part and a vibration detection circuit. The target setting part sets a target current value, which is a target value of an excitation current of the linear solenoid valve and periodically varies with a predetermined dither amplitude and a dither period longer than a pulse period of the PWM signal. The self-excited vibration detection part calculates a phase difference between the target current value and an actual current value and detects a presence of self-excited vibration because of a resonance of a feedback of the output oil pressure and driving of the linear solenoid valve in the dither period when the phase difference decreases relative to an increase in the target current value or the phase difference increases relative to a decrease in the dither period. |
| US10337633B2 |
Relief valve with directable outlet
A relief valve including a body defining an inlet. A valve closure element is disposed at least partially within the body and arranged to allow selective flow through the relief valve in response to a predetermined pressure. An outlet housing that is separate from and coupled to the inlet housing is rotatable with respect to the inlet housing. The outlet housing defines an outlet that is in selective communication with the inlet. |
| US10337630B2 |
Oil-hydraulic valve
A pressure limiting valve (1), operationally arranged between a high pressure zone and low pressure zone (HP, LP) of a hydraulic circuit, comprises: a valve body (4) defining a passage (11) for a fluid; a closing member (8) having a stem (10) and a closing head (9) connected thereto and movably engaged with the valve body (4) so as to move along a longitudinal or axial direction (X) between positions (P1, P2) for closing and opening the passage (11), in an opening direction (OD) and closing direction (CD), respectively; a sleeve (12) which is joined to the stem (10); a spring (S1) arranged between the sleeve (12) and the valve body (4) so as to exert a force on the closing member (8) along said longitudinal or axial direction (X), in the closing direction (CD); said sleeve (12) is irreversibly locked to the stem (10) by means of a threadless mechanical connection, in a predefined longitudinal or axial position of the said stem (10), so that the spring (S1) exerts a force of predefined value on the closing member (8) arranged in the closed position (P). |
| US10337627B2 |
Composite sandwich panels for oilfield valve
An oilfield valve having a body defining a throughbore and configured for controlling flow through the throughbore, wherein the valve has a disc connected to the body and movable between an open position and a closed position, and further wherein the disc has a top surface and a bottom surface, and defines a perimeter, wherein the disc is composed of a composite material having a facesheet and a core material adhered to the facesheet. |
| US10337625B2 |
Slide flow distributor
A slide flow distributor to direct and modulate a gaseous fluid, in inlet and outlet. This regulation is carried out by means of a spool, which conveys compressed air in a determined charging direction and puts in communication the other chamber with the environment at the same time. This is a servo-actuator which can be used in the field of pneumatic systems of valve actuation. It has a specific pneumatic servo-actuating system using compressed air. This distributor uses a linear motor using a new pneumatic servo-actuator which generates a force in the same direction of the axial force of the motor, with the result that the spool is accelerated in a predetermined direction. The pneumatic servo-actuator is made of a profiled body, a plurality of balls and corresponding elastic means which press the plurality of balls on the side surface of the profiled body. |
| US10337624B2 |
Split gate valve
Provided in some embodiments is a system that includes a split gate valve including first and second gate sections coupled together and configured to move together within a cavity of the split gate valve between an open position and a closed position. The split gate valve includes a rolling actuator to reduce friction and to convert a rotational input into a linear motion to move the first and second gate sections between the open and closed positions. In other embodiments is provided a method that includes converting a rotational input into a linear motion to activate a split gate valve via a rolling actuator. The method also includes seating first and second gate sections of the split gate valve against opposite first and second seats to provide a double seal. |
| US10337620B2 |
Sliding component
In an embodiment, a sliding component includes a pair of sliding parts (a stationary-side seal ring 7 and a rotating-side seal ring 4) that relatively slide on each other and each have a sliding face S formed radially for sealing sealed fluid from leaking. The sliding face S of at least one sliding part is provided with dynamic pressure generation grooves 10 spaced in a non-communicating manner from the sealed-fluid side and the leakage side by lands R of both sliding faces, and is provided with fluid introduction holes 11 between leakage-side ends 10a of the grooves 10 and the leakage side, for communicating the grooves 10 and the leakage side. Each fluid introduction holes 11 is configured such that a dynamic-pressure-generation-groove-side opening 11a open to a corresponding one of the grooves 10 is axially displaced from a leakage-side opening 11b open to the leakage side. |
| US10337618B2 |
Seal assembly for a steering gear input shaft
A seal assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member defines a first central passage, and the second member defines a second central passage, both of which extend along a central axis. An input shaft of a steering gear extends through the first and second central passages. The second member is attached to the input shaft, and is rotatable with the input shaft about the central axis relative to the first member. An outer seal is disposed between and in sealing engagement with the first member and the second member. An inner seal is supported by and moveable with the second member. The inner seal is disposed in sealing engagement with second member and the input shaft of the steering gear. The second member is PTFE fiber filled acetal, and the outer seal is glass filled PTFE to reduce noise generated by relative movement therebetween. |
| US10337617B2 |
Canned seal assembly
A combination seal assembly includes: at least one can structure; a primary seal built onto the at least one can structure and having at least one seal lip; and a scraper seal built onto the at least one can structure and having at least one scraper lip. The at least one can structure supports the primary seal and the scraper seal and allows simultaneous installation of the at least one can structure, the primary seal, and the scraper seal into a hardware space. |
| US10337613B2 |
Transmission shift torque management with fuel enleanment
Control systems and methods for a vehicle comprising an automatic transmission utilize a sensor configured to measure an operating parameter of an engine of the vehicle. A controller of the vehicle is configured to detect an imminent shift of the automatic transmission based on the measured operating parameter of the engine. In response to detecting the imminent shift of the automatic transmission, the controller is configured to decrease torque output of the engine by a desired amount by enleaning an air/fuel charge provided to a cylinder of the engine. After decreasing the torque output of the engine by the desired amount, the controller is configured to control the automatic transmission to perform the shift. The decreasing of the engine torque output provides for a smoother shift of the automatic transmission and increased engine fuel economy. |
| US10337611B2 |
Variable-speed drive device for power unit
A variable-speed drive device for a power unit to be used in a vehicle equipped with a stopper pin passed through an opening in a master arm for regulating the amount of rotary movement of the master arm. Shock-absorbing device is provided on the master arm or the stopper pin At least a part of the shock-absorbing device is formed to project into the path along which the stopper pin moves relative to the opening of the master arm, from a stopper pin outer surface or from edge portions of a defining edge of the opening in the master arm onto extension of the stopper pin path. As a result, even if the master arm and the stopper pin contact one another at high speed, it is possible to suppress the sound of contact and suppress an increase in the weight of a stopper pin fixing part. |
| US10337606B2 |
Shift control device for automatic transmission
A shift control device for an automatic transmission is provided with an automatic shift mode and a manual shift mode instructed by a manual operation of a driver. The shift control device includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code that cause the shift control device to measure a following distance between an own vehicle and a front vehicle, measure an accelerator opening of an engine, judge whether the measured following distance is equal to or less than a predetermined set value if a downshift is instructed by a manual operation of the driver and the measured accelerator opening is fully closed, and determine a target shift stage based on the following distance if the following distance is equal to or less than the set value. Accordingly, the shift control device downshifts to the target shift stage. |
| US10337605B2 |
Hydraulic or pneumatic actuating device for actuation of setting elements in a motor vehicle transmission
The invention relates to a hydraulic or pneumatic operating device for operating actuators in a motor vehicle transmission. At least two actuation cylinders are provided, each containing a cylinder housing. An actuation piston is guided therein along a cylinder axis in a longitudinally displaceable manner. Each actuation piston can be hydraulically or pneumatically loaded and is operatively connected to one of the actuators. The actuation cylinders are combined into a unit which can be flange-mounted on or in a transmission housing of the motor vehicle transmission. A sensor for detecting the position of a signal element arranged on each actuation piston is associated with each cylinder housing. An electrical interface, which is signal-connected to the sensors, is integrated in the unit, via which interface the sensors can be mutually contacted. |
| US10337604B2 |
Method for controlling the position of a gearbox actuator
A method is provided for controlling the position of a gearbox actuator in charge of engaging a ratio at the end of a preliminary phase of synchronizing two shafts of the gearbox via a torque-driven traction machine to bring the speed difference of the two shafts within a range enabling the mechanical coupling thereof. The method ensures that the speed measured on one of the two shafts converges with a speed observed as a function of the inertia value observed on this shaft relative to the value expected as a function of the gearbox actuator, and of an estimation of the machine torque. |
| US10337603B2 |
Lubricating structure for hybrid vehicle
A lubricating structure is for a hybrid vehicle that includes an engine, a first motor, and a second motor as driving force sources. The lubricating structure includes a planetary gear mechanism, a brake mechanism, an oil pump, and a first oil supply mechanism. The brake mechanism selectively fixes a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism by stopping rotation of the carrier. The oil pump is driven by a predetermined power to generate a hydraulic pressure of oil in a state in which the rotation of the carrier is stopped by the brake mechanism. The first oil supply mechanism feeds the oil to an axis portion of each of pinion gears of the planetary gear mechanism by the oil pump generating the hydraulic pressure. |
| US10337591B2 |
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 four clutches and two brakes. |
| US10337589B2 |
Multi-Speed Transmission
A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, at least three planetary gear sets, a plurality of interconnecting members and six torque transmitting mechanisms. The torque transmitting mechanisms include clutches and brakes that are actuatable in combinations of three to establish at least ten forward gear ratios and at least one reverse gear ratio. |
| US10337586B2 |
Tensioning unit
A tensioning unit for pull elements such as cables includes a tensioning element and a spring element, wherein the tensioning element and the spring element are arranged in a row, a length of the tensioning element is shortened in such a manner that the tensioning element has a pretension, the pretension is designed to increase the length of the tensioning element, and wherein the direction of the length enlargement of the tensioning element is directed away from the spring element. |
| US10337585B2 |
Vibration isolation device
The vibration isolation device (10) includes a first mounting member (11) connected to one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, and a second mounting member (12) connected to the other thereof; and an elastic body (13) disposed between the mounting members. On either one of opposing surfaces (24, 25) that oppose each other, respectively on the first mounting member (11) and the second mounting member (12), a stopper elastic body (27) having a stopper surface (26) which faces the other of the opposing surfaces (24, 25) such as to be capable of coming into contact therewith, and a hollow portion (30) in which the stopper elastic body (27) is disposed, are provided. The stopper elastic body (27) is fitted into the hollow portion (30) such that, among the surfaces of the stopper elastic body (27), a counter-stopper surface (34) which faces the direction opposed to the stopper surface (26), is in a state of non-contact. |
| US10337584B2 |
Bicycle fork having lock-out, blow-off, and adjustable blow-off threshold
A bicycle fork includes a pair of fork leg assemblies, each of the leg assemblies having an upper leg telescopingly engaged with a lower leg. A damping assembly is provided in at least one of the legs. The damping assembly includes lock-out and blow-off compression circuits. These compression circuits are externally adjustable without tools. Furthermore, these two compression circuits may be adjusted independently of each other. |
| US10337582B2 |
Damper and method for manufacturing damper
A damper is formed by a housing member wherein an outer cylinder portion and an inner cylinder portion that are cylindrically formed are concentrically disposed, and respective lower ends are connected to each other at a bottom portion, and at an upper end of the outer cylinder portion, an open end portion is formed, and a groove portion is formed on an inner periphery; and a lid member provided with a rotor inserted from the open end portion, and housed in the housing member, and formed with a projection portion engaging the groove portion. A thin wall portion which is thinner than the outer cylinder portion is formed in a vicinity of a groove portion side in the outer cylinder portion. |
| US10337580B2 |
Elastomeric element retention
An elastomeric element for mounting a current collection device includes an inner hub member; an outer ring defining an exterior annular surface of the elastomeric element; and an intermediate ring of elastomeric material disposed between the inner hub member and the outer ring. The outer ring includes a plurality of segments individually connected to the intermediate ring and wherein the outer ring comprises at least one locking feature configured to be engaged to prevent rotation of the elastomeric element within a housing. |
| US10337579B2 |
Vibration isolation mount for an electric motor
A mount for an electric motor that is formed of an elastomeric material and includes a sleeve around which ribs are formed. The ribs include first ribs and second ribs, and the first ribs project further from the sleeve and are more compliant than the second ribs. |
| US10337577B2 |
Bi-directional non-linear spring
A linear spring member having an annular region with a first thickness connected in series by cylindrical regions having a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is less than the second thickness. Outer portions of adjacent annular regions are coupled together by a first cylindrical region and inner portions of adjacent annular regions are coupled together by a second cylindrical region such that the effective spring rate of the bi-directional spring device increases symmetrically as it is displaced in either compression or tension. |
| US10337574B2 |
Method and device for determining an engagement point of a hybrid clutch in a hybrid vehicle
The invention relates to a method for determining an engagement point of a hybrid clutch in a hybrid vehicle; which hybrid clutch is actuated by a hydrostatic clutch actuator and disconnects or connects an internal combustion engine and an electric traction drive; the engagement point is determined by slowly actuating the clutch starting from a position in which the hybrid clutch is in the non-actuated state, and monitoring a moment of the electric traction drive when a defined increase in the momentum is detected. In a method in which engagement point adaptation is optimized, a current engagement point (tp) is adapted during operation of the hybrid vehicle using a start-up routine, by which a first engagement point is determined when the hybrid vehicle is started; the hybrid clutch is moved close to a previously determined engagement point, and starting from said last determined engagement point, the hybrid clutch is displaced further until the defined increase in the moment is detected. |
| US10337572B2 |
Actuator for a dog clutch and a method for its control
An actuator for connecting and disconnecting a dog clutch between two coaxial shafts (1, 2) by means of an axially movable clutch sleeve (3) comprises an electric motor. A motor shaft (8) of the motor is connected to a rotatable actuator rod (7). This rod (7) is provided at its end with an eccentric pin (5) for such cooperation with the clutch sleeve (3) that a rotation of the actuator rod (7) 180° or less by means of the motor from a rotational position corresponding to one axial end position of the clutch sleeve (3) to a rotational position corresponding to the other axial end position of the clutch sleeve (3) leads to a connection or disconnection of the dog clutch. |
| US10337569B2 |
Switchable one-way clutch
A switchable clutch includes an outer ring, an inner ring, a roller cage, a plurality of rollers, and a drag plate. The outer ring includes a plurality of ramped surfaces. The roller cage is disposed radially between the outer ring and the inner ring. The rollers are guided by the roller cage. The drag plate is rotationally fixed to the inner ring and is engageable with the roller cage to rotate the rollers relative to the outer ring. In an example embodiment, the switchable clutch has a spring engaged with the outer ring for urging the roller cage in a first rotational direction relative to the outer ring. In an example embodiment, the switchable clutch has an electromagnet for engaging the drag plate and the roller cage and/or a coil spring assembly for disengaging the drag plate and the roller cage. |
| US10337566B2 |
Low loss direct point wet clutch fluid wall system
An improved multi-disc wet clutch assembly. The improvements include an inner clutch hub having eighteen holes extending through a wall of the inner clutch hub, arranged in six series of three holes with each series being disposed approximately sixty degrees apart from each other and starting at a different position along the length of the inner clutch hub wall. The improvements further include a diaphragm plate disposed within a bore at the distal end of the inner clutch hub. Methods of retrofitting preexisting clutch assemblies are also described. |
| US10337560B2 |
Sliding component
In an embodiment, a sliding face of at least one sliding part of the pair of sliding parts is provided, along its entire circumference, with a trap groove 10 for trapping leakage fluid, located on a leakage side and spaced from the leakage side by a land. A dust entry reduction means 12 for reducing entry of dust from the leakage side while allowing passage of fluid is formed between lands of the pair of sliding parts on the leakage side of the trap groove 10. At the sliding faces of the pair of sliding parts sliding relatively, entry of dust from the leakage side as well as liquid leakage to the leakage side are suppressed. |
| US10337555B2 |
Folding and unfolding mechanism
The invention discloses a folding and unfolding mechanism. The folding and unfolding mechanism is mounted between an upper panel and a lower panel which are hinged, and is used for folding and unfolding the upper panel and the lower panel, and for overturning for 0-180 degrees between the upper panel and the lower panel; wherein the folding and unfolding mechanism comprises a four-connecting-rod assembly, a pushrod assembly and an auxiliary connecting rod assembly; the auxiliary connecting rod assembly comprises a first auxiliary connecting rod and a second auxiliary connecting rod, wherein one end of the first auxiliary connecting rod is hinged to one end of the second auxiliary connecting rod; the other end of the first auxiliary connecting rod is hinged to the lower panel; and the other end of the second auxiliary connecting rod is fixedly connected with a fourth connecting rod. The invention provides a mechanism, mounted between an upper panel and a lower panel which are hinged together, for folding and unfolding the upper panel and the lower panel, and for overturning for 0-180 degrees between the upper panel and the lower panel. |