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US10355386B2	Electrical connector with contact configured for surface mount An electrical connector including a housing; and a plurality of electrical contacts connected to the housing. Each of the contacts includes opposing cantilevered contact arms configured to receive a male contact of a mating electrical connector therebetween. Each of the contacts has a retention feature assisting in locating the contact in a contact receiving area of the housing and a first surface mount solder tail.
US10355383B2	Circuit card assemblies for a communication system A communication system includes a first circuit card assembly having a first PCB including a first slot and a first electrical connector mounted to the first PCB along the first slot and having a first mating end. The communication system includes a second circuit card assembly having a second PCB and a second electrical connector mounted to the second PCB and having a second mating end. The first and second circuit card assemblies are mated along a board mating axis parallel to the first slot with the first PCB oriented perpendicular to the second PCB. The first and second mating ends are oriented parallel to the board mating axis. The second PCB is received in the first slot to align the second mating end with the first mating end.
US10355381B2	Board connector A board connector (10) includes a housing (20), fixing members (50) and a shield member (70). The housing (20) holds a terminal fitting (40). The fixing member (50) includes a housing fixing portion (51) to be fixed to the housing (20) and a board fixing portion (52) to be fixed to a circuit board (90) while being electrically connected to the circuit board (90). The shield member (70) includes mounting portions (75) to be mounted on the housing (75) and covering portions (77) for covering outer side surfaces of the fixing members (50) in a mounting direction of the mounting portions (75), and the covering portions (77) include contact portions (81) configured to come into contact with the outer side surfaces of the fixing members (50).
US10355380B1	Pin through solder interconnect and methods An electronic device that includes a first electronic component with a pin element and a second electronic component with a solder element. A joint is formed that provides an electrical and mechanical connection between the first electronic component and second electronic component when the pin element is heated, inserted into the solder element, and cooled.
US10355375B2	Terminal-equipped electrical wire A terminal-equipped electrical wire includes a water-blocking material disposed between an inner side surface of an electrical wire connecting portion and a core wire to cover a distal end of the core wire, and the electrical wire connecting portion includes a bottom portion, a first crimping piece wrapped around the electrical wire, a second crimping piece wrapped around an outer side of the first crimping piece, and a plate-shaped protruding piece protruding from a side surface of the first crimping piece or the second crimping piece in an axial direction of the electrical wire, and the protruding piece is bent from a proximal end portion such that the protruding piece is closer to the distal end of the core wire toward a distal end side from a proximal end side of the protruding piece, and blocks at least a part of an opening of the electrical wire connecting portion.
US10355373B2	Crimp terminal and wire with crimp terminal A crimp terminal included in a wire harness includes an electrical connecting portion, a conductor caulking portion, and a coat caulking portion. The conductor caulking portion includes a first base to which the electrical connecting portion is joined at one side in an axial direction and to which the coat caulking portion is joined at the other side, and a pair of first barrel pieces that extend from the first base and wrap the conductor of the wire between the first base and the pair of first barrel pieces and caulked. The pair of first barrel pieces include bell-mouth portions at end portions close to the coat caulking portion. The first base has a first protrusion at a position facing base ends of the bell-mouth portions across the conductor, having a recessed portion on the conductor side and protruding away from the conductor, and extending in a crossing direction.
US10355370B2	Dual phased array with single polarity beam steering integrated circuits A phased array has a laminar substrate, a plurality of elements on the laminar substrate forming a patch phased array, and first and second sets of integrated circuits on the laminar substrate. The first set of integrated circuits, each of which are single polarity integrated circuits, connects with a first set of the plurality of elements, and are configured to operate using first signals having a first polarity. In a similar manner, each one of the second set of integrated circuits also is a single polarity integrated circuit and connects with a second set of the plurality of elements. Also, each of the second set of integrated circuits is configured to operate using second signals having a second polarity. The first polarity is substantially orthogonal to the second polarity (i.e., to not interfere with each other).
US10355368B2	Energy harvesting device composed of electrically small particles An energy harvesting device includes: a substrate; a plurality of split-ring resonators (SRRs) on the substrate configured to generate a voltage based on receiving incident light waves; and a transmission line electrically coupled to the plurality of SRRs, the transmission line being configured to transmit the generated voltage to an external system.
US10355363B2	Antenna-like matching component An antenna-like matching component is provided, comprising one or more conductive portions formed on a substrate. Shapes and dimensions of the one or more conductive portions are determined to provide impedance matching for one or more antennas coupled to the matching component.
US10355358B2	Reconfigurable multi-mode active antenna system A reconfigurable antenna system is described which combines active and passive components used to impedance match, alter the frequency response, and change the radiation pattern of an antenna. Re-use of components such as switches and tunable capacitors make the circuit topologies more space and cost effective, while reducing complexity of the control signaling required. Antenna structures with single and multiple feed and/or ground connections are described and active circuit topologies are shown for these configurations. A processor and algorithm can reside with the antenna circuitry, or the algorithm to control antenna optimization can be implemented in a processor in the host device.
US10355353B2	Antenna unit, antenna system and antenna control method An antenna unit, an antenna system and an antenna control method are disclosed. The antenna unit includes a first radiation metal element, a second radiation metal element, and a third radiation metal element. The first radiation metal element includes a signal feed point, a first ground point, and a second ground point. The signal feed point, the first ground point, and the second ground point are disposed approximately in a straight line. The second radiation metal element is disposed away from the first radiation metal element with a gap and includes a third ground point. The third radiation metal element surrounds the first radiation metal element and the second radiation metal element and includes a fourth ground point.
US10355352B2	Alignment system for point-to-point alignment of spaced apart first and second antennas and related methods An alignment system for point-to-point alignment of spaced apart first and second antennas may include first and second end-point alignment kits. The first end-point alignment kit may include a first antenna alignment device for determining the actual position data, and actual azimuth and tilt data for the first antenna, and a first technician tool for communicating the actual position data for the first antenna to the second end-point alignment kit. The second end-point alignment kit may include a second antenna alignment device for determining the actual position data, and actual azimuth and tilt data for the second antenna, and a second technician tool. The second technician tool may receive the actual position data for the first antenna, determine respective target azimuth and tilt data for the second antenna based upon the actual position data of the first antenna, and display the actual azimuth and tilt data for the second antenna.
US10355346B2	Space-filling miniature antennas A novel geometry, the geometry of Space-Filling Curves (SFC) is defined in the present invention and it is used to shape a part of an antenna. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional antenna of the same size.
US10355344B1	Electronic devices having antenna diversity capabilities An electronic device such as a wristwatch may be provided with a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver, satellite receiver, and cellular transceiver. A first antenna may include a radiating slot between a conductive housing wall and a display module. A second antenna may include conductive structures that radiate through a rear face of the device. The WLAN transceiver and the satellite receiver may be coupled to the first antenna. A switch may be coupled between the cellular transceiver and the first and second antennas. Control circuitry may adjust the switch to route signals between the cellular transceiver and a selected one of the first and second antennas based on wireless performance metric data so that the antenna exhibiting superior wireless performance at cellular telephone frequencies is used for cellular telephone communications regardless of environmental conditions.
US10355343B2	Billboard with concealed antenna for cellular phone Advertising billboard with the ability to completely hide antennas for cellular telephones, or similar, in its interior without producing shielding of the exit and entrance of the electromagnetic waves for the telephony service, thanks to the provision of a discreet amount of windows permeable to the waves electromagnetic stripping of metallic materials the area of the windows. The windows are covered with laminar patches of non-metallic material permeable to electromagnetic waves, preferably FGRP fiberglass reinforced plastic; in combination with the traditional metal profiles, there are included alternate profiles of non-metallic material permeable to electromagnetic waves, which fall within the area of said window or aperture on the cover of the grid, in order to allow the inner antennas to the billboard rendering the normal service without shielding the electromagnetic signals, but hidden inside the billboard.
US10355342B2	Omnidirectional antenna for mobile communication service The present invention relates to an omnidirectional antenna for a mobile communication service, comprising: a plurality of radiation elements disposed on a horizontal surface with a mutually same angle so as to respectively radiate beams; and a power supply unit for distributing and providing a power supply signal to each of the plurality of radiation elements, wherein each of the plurality of radiation elements has a structure in which a horizontal polarization dipole radiation unit having two radiation arms is coupled to a vertical polarization dipole radiation unit having two radiation arms.
US10355341B2	Mobile device and antenna structure A mobile device including a ground plane, a grounding branch, wherein a slot is formed between the ground plane and the grounding branch, a connecting element, wherein the grounding branch is electrically coupled through the connecting element to the ground plane and a feeding element, extending across the slot, and electrically coupled between the grounding branch and a signal source, wherein an antenna structure is formed by the grounding branch and the feeding element.
US10355338B2	Wireless apparatus According to an embodiment, a wireless apparatus includes an interposer including a conductive portion; a semiconductor chip mounted on a component mounting surface of the interposer; a sealing resin on the component mounting surface and sealing the semiconductor chip; a conductive layer covering a surface of the sealing resin and a side surface of the interposer and electrically connected to the conductive portion; a first slot-shaped aperture on a principal surface portion of the conductive layer facing the component mounting surface; a second slot-shaped aperture on a side surface portion of the conductive layer facing the side surface and continuing to the first aperture; and a slot-shaped aperture at the conductive portion and continuing to the second aperture. The first to third apertures function as an integrated slot antenna. A total length of the first aperture is longer than a total length of the third aperture.
US10355337B2	Packaged electronic device with integrated electronic circuits having transceiving antennas A base carries a first chip and a second chip oriented differently with respect to the base and packaged in a package. Each chip integrates an antenna and a magnetic via. A magnetic coupling path connects the chips, forming a magnetic circuit that enables transfer of signals and power between the chips even if the magnetic path is interrupted, and is formed by a first stretch coupled between the first magnetic-coupling element of the first chip and the first magnetic-coupling element of the second chip, and a second stretch coupled between the second magnetic-coupling element of the first chip and the second magnetic-coupling element of the second chip. The first stretch has a parallel portion extending parallel to the faces of the base. The first and second stretches have respective transverse portions extending on the main surfaces of the second chip, transverse to the parallel portion.
US10355336B2	RFID system A magnetic field focusing assembly includes a magnetic field generating device configured to generate a magnetic field, and a split ring resonator assembly configured to be magnetically coupled to the magnetic field generating device and configured to focus the magnetic field produced by the magnetic field generating device.
US10355335B2	Vehicle antenna device A vehicle antenna device includes: an antenna base; an antenna case which is overlaid on the antenna base; and an antenna element and an amplifier board which are disposed inside the antenna case. The antenna base has: a resin-made base which has an opening; and a metal-made base which is smaller in area than the resin-made base, the metal-made base being disposed on the resin-made base so as to close the opening, and having a cylindrical portion for attachment to a vehicle body. A conductor plate is attached to a surface of the resin-made base, the surface being opposite to a placement surface of the metal-made base.
US10355334B2	Underwater connector arrangement An underwater connector includes a first component and a second component, wherein the components are operable to be coupled together in operation in a first coupled state, and operable to be mutually spatially separated in a second uncoupled state. The first and second components each include communication arrangements which are operable to provide wireless communication between the first and second components when in their first coupled state. The first and second components include a power transfer arrangement for transmitting power between the first and second components. The power transfer arrangement includes inductive coupling devices and/or capacitive coupling devices, wherein the power transfer arrangement is implemented substantially as an annulus, for example circular, elliptical, or polygonal, on the first and second components together with the communication arrangements being disposed within the annulus and/or around a periphery of the annulus. The wireless communication is operable to occur using a wireless signal whose carrier frequency is within a frequency range of 300 MHz to 300 GHz, wherein the wireless communication is implemented using microwave and millimeter wave technologies.
US10355333B2	Global electrical power multiplication Various examples are provided for global electrical power multiplication. In one example, a global power multiplier includes first and second guided surface waveguide probes separated by a distance equal to a quarter wavelength of a defined frequency and configured to launch synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium at the defined frequency; and at least one excitation source configured to excite the first and second guided surface waveguide probes at the defined frequency, where the excitation of the second guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency is 90 degrees out of phase with respect to the excitation of the first guided surface waveguide probe. In another example, a method includes launching synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium by exciting first and second guided surface waveguide probes to produce a traveling wave propagating along the surface.
US10355332B2	Electrolyte, lithium air battery including the electrolyte, and method of preparing the electrolyte An electrolyte including a polymer including a repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and a lithium salt. Also a lithium air battery and a method of preparing an electrolyte.
US10355331B2	Heat exchanger with regional flow distribution for uniform cooling of battery cells A heat exchanger panel has a heat transfer surface with first and second heat transfer zones of different cooling capacities. Each zone has a subgroup of fluid flow passages having a flow capacity, each extending between a fluid inlet passage and a fluid outlet passage. Where one of the zones is adapted for cooling the tabs of a battery cell, the heat exchanger panel comprises at least one first header located at an end of the panel, including a fluid inlet header and/or a fluid outlet header, a second header at the opposite end of the panel, and a plurality of flow passages extending between the headers. At least one header has a height which is greater than the height of the flow passages, and is substantially the same as a spacing between tabs of adjacent batteries when separated by one of said heat exchanger panels.
US10355329B2	Battery unit, battery module, power storage system, electronic device, power system, and electric vehicle Provided is a battery module including a plurality of stacked battery units. Each of the battery units is arranged in a manner that a face of a heat-transfer plate held by a battery support body formed from an insulating material and a main face of a battery cell oppose each other.
US10355328B2	Method and apparatus for controlling cooling of battery pack A method and apparatus for controlling cooling of a battery pack are disclosed, in which the method includes determining a load state of the battery pack and selectively controlling a supply of a cooling fluid to cooling paths disposed among battery cells included in the battery pack.
US10355324B2	Degassing method for lithium battery cell A degassing method for a lithium battery cell includes the following steps: providing a lithium battery cell including a sealed bag, a degassing tube is arranged on the sealed bag and an end of the degassing tube is communicated with a space in the sealed bag, the sealed bag is filled with electrolyte solution and a remnant gas is contained therein; providing a negative pressure on an external surface of the sealed bag to inflate the sealed bag and therefore decompress the sealed bag to vaporize a part of the electrolyte solution, and the remnant gas is separated from the liquid electrolyte solution and mixed with the vaporized electrolyte solution to form a mixed gas; extracting the mixed gas via the degassing tube, therefore the vaporized electrolyte is pressurized to be liquefied in the degassing tube, and the remnant gas is discharged through the degassing tube.
US10355321B2	Method and device for detecting states of battery and battery pack Disclosed is a method and a device for detecting states of a battery and a battery pack. The disclosure obtains a first state of charge and a second state of charge of the battery by use of a charge calculation method and a method based on battery model, respectively. The charge calculation method is more accurate when the charge-discharge current is large and the method based on battery model performs better in handling a small current, so that a chemistry state of charge obtained by performing a weighted calculation for the first state of charge and the second state of charge can represent the real state of charge of the battery more precisely. The disclosure settles the difficulty on parameter extraction of the conventional model method, eliminates the influence of the accumulated error of the charge calculation method, and combines the advantages of the method based on the battery model and the coulometer method.
US10355316B2	High performance lead acid battery with advanced electrolyte system Herein provided is an electrochemical cell electrolyte formed from ingredients comprising: water, sulfuric acid, and at least one octylphenol ethoxylate of Formula 1: where n is a natural number from at least 1 to at most 16.
US10355312B2	Electrolyte and electrochemical device The present invention provides an electrolyte solution that is capable of dealing with an increased voltage of an electrochemical device, as well as capable of improving the high-temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device, and an electrochemical device. The electrolyte solution includes a solvent containing a fluorinated saturated cyclic carbonate and a fluorinated acyclic carbonate; at least one sulfur-containing compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having a —SO2— bond, compounds having a —SO3— bond, and compounds having a —SO4— bond, and an electrolyte salt. The fluorinated acyclic carbonate has a fluorine content of 31.0 to 70.0 mass %.
US10355310B2	Electrolyte compositions for electrochemical devices Multi-functional additives containing at least one solid electrolyte interface (SEI) forming group and at least one SEI modifying group are advantageously employed in electrolyte compositions for electrochemical devices. The SEI forming group may comprise an organic carbonate moiety and the SEI modifying group may comprise a heteroatom functional group such as a sulfur containing organic moiety. The electrochemical devices include lithium ion batteries.
US10355304B2	Elastic plates and battery cell assemblies including same A battery pack includes a battery housing and electrochemical cells disposed in the battery housing in a stacked configuration. Elastic members are disposed between adjacent cells of a cell stack. Each elastic members is formed as a plate (e.g., a single-thickness sheet) having a curved or wavy contour when seen in cross-section, and is configured to serve as a compression spring that provides a predetermined compression force to adjacent cells while accommodating cell growth during use. The elastic members may include surface features such as strategically shaped and/or located protrusions that are configured to permit compliance and can be tuned to address the requirements of a specific application and permit application of varying stiffness characteristics across a surface of a cell.
US10355303B2	Electrode assembly, manufacturing method thereof, and rechargeable battery There is provided a manufacturing method of an electrode assembly, the method including blanking a first electrode from a first base including a first coated region and a first uncoated region, blanking a second electrode from a second base including a second coated region and a second uncoated region, laminating a separator on the second electrode, cutting the laminated second electrode with the separator, and stacking the laminated second electrode and the first electrode.
US10355301B2	Apparatus comprising a fuel cell unit and a component, and a stack component for use in such an apparatus A fuel cell unit with a plurality of fuel cells defining a longitudinal axis and a main flow direction coaxial to the longitudinal axis. Fuel cell inlets and fuel cell outlets are arranged at opposite ends of the fuel cell unit and in line with the main flow direction. Also, a component comprising first fluid conduits arranged parallel to the main flow direction, the first fluid conduits comprising first fluid inlets and first fluid outlets arranged at opposite ends of the component and in line with the main flow direction. The component is arranged adjacent the fuel cell unit such that at least one of the first fluid inlets and the first fluid outlets of the component are arranged adjacent at least one of the fuel cell outlets and the fuel cell inlets such that a fluid flow may flow substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the apparatus in the first fluid conduits of the component and in the fuel cell unit and when passing from the component to the fuel cell unit or vice versa.
US10355294B2	System and method for solid oxide fuel cells with staged fuel supply A formed substrate assembly includes an air flow form plate, a fuel flow form plate, and an anode. The fuel flow form plate is positioned over the air flow form plate. The fuel flow form plate partially defines a plurality of first channels. The fuel flow form plate also defines a plurality of second channels. The plurality of second channels defines a plurality of apertures, where a portion of the apertures extend from the plurality of second channels to the plurality of first channels. The anode is positioned over the fuel flow form plate. The anode partially defines the plurality of first channels such that the fuel flow form plate and the anode define the plurality of first channels. The portion of the plurality of apertures is configured to channel a flow of fuel from the plurality of second channels to the plurality of first channels.
US10355292B2	Method of controlling fuel cell system by comparing pressures in fuel gas path A method of controlling a fuel cell system includes supplying a fuel gas from a fuel-gas storage container to a fuel cell via a drive valve provided in a fuel-gas path. A first pressure is detected in the fuel-gas path between a first decompression mechanism and a second decompression mechanism. A second pressure is detected in the fuel-gas path between the second decompression mechanism and the drive valve. An on-off valve is opened. The on-off valve is provided in a bypass path. The first pressure and the second pressure are compared after the on-off valve has been opened. The fuel cell system is controlled to decrease electric power generated by the fuel cell or to stop generating electric power in the fuel cell when the first pressure is not substantially equal to the second pressure.
US10355289B2	Plate structure for a fuel cell A plate structure includes a plate having a planar portion defining a datum plane. The plate includes a raised bead seal and a tunnel protruding away from the datum plane. The raised bead seal extends along a centerline laying on the datum plane. The tunnel extends along a path laying on the datum plane. The tunnel intersects the raised bead seal. The path and the centerline intersect to form a first intersection angle and an adjacent second intersection angle on the datum plane. The first intersection angle and the second intersection angle are supplementary angles. The first intersection angle is an acute angle, and the second intersection angle is an obtuse angle. The path and the centerline are arranged to form a specific value of the first intersection angle and the second intersection angle to control a stiffness of the raised bead seal.
US10355288B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a reaction layer including: a membrane electrode assembly (MEA); and gas diffusion layers (GDLs) each of which is disposed at both side surfaces of the MEA. A porous separation layer has one surface adhered to one surface of the reaction layer and supplied with reaction gas, and a cathode bipolar plate has a panel shape and adhered to another surface of the porous separation layer. A front end part of the cathode bipolar plate having a manifold that is supplied with the reaction gas and having a plurality of diffusion channels through which the reaction gas directs from the manifold toward the porous separation layer. The cathode bipolar plate has a partition wall channel which separates the porous separation layer, which extends in a direction in which the reaction gas flows, and which extends from the manifold in a diagonal direction.
US10355287B2	Porous layer and manufacturing method of the same A manufacturing method of porous layer comprises: drying a mixed solution containing conductive carbon powder and water-repellent resin powder by a spray-drying method, so as to produce a powdery substance including the conductive carbon powder coated with the water-repellent resin powder; and producing the porous layer from the powdery substance. Water-vapor permeability of the porous layer measured in conformity with the Japanese Industrial Standard ES-Z-0208 is 10000 to 25000 g/m2·24 h under conditions of temperature of 40° C. and relative humidity of 90% RH.
US10355285B2	Membrane electrode assembly with a catalyst layer including an inorganic oxide catalyst carrier and a highly hydrophobic substance and solid polymer fuel cell using the assembly A membrane-electrode assembly including a catalyst layer that includes a catalyst-supporting carrier in which a catalyst is supported on a carrier made of an inorganic oxide, and a highly hydrophobic substance having a higher degree of hydrophobicity than the inorganic oxide, the catalyst layer being formed on at least one surface of a polymer electrolyte membrane. It is preferable that, in the membrane-electrode assembly, the degree of hydrophobicity of the highly hydrophobic substance is from 0.5 vol % to 45 vol % at 25° C., the degree of hydrophobicity being defined as a concentration of methanol (vol %) when a light transmittance of a dispersion obtained by dispersing the highly hydrophobic substance in a mixed solution of water and methanol reaches 80%.
US10355284B2	Composition, method of preparing the composition, electrode including the composition, and fuel cell including the electrode A composition containing a uniformly dispersed polyoxazine-based compound, a method of preparing the composition, an electrode including the composition, and a fuel cell including the electrode.
US10355280B2	Manufacturing method of carboxymethyl cellulose salt for electrode of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A manufacturing method which includes: (1) an alkali cellulose reaction step wherein a mixed solvent having a mixing ratio (a mass ratio) of an alcohol having a carbon number of 3 or less and water of 75:25 to 95:5 is used, and the concentration of the base to the water is 25 to 40 mass %; (2) an etherification reaction step wherein a reaction is carried out under an excess base of 0.2 to 0.5 moles per unit of an anhydroglucose of the cellulose; (3) a neutralization step wherein acid is added to adjust the pH of the reaction mixture to 6.0 to 8.0; and (4) a heating step wherein the mixed solvent is removed, and a base is added to adjust the pH of the reaction mixture to 8.0 to 9.0, and then a heat treatment is performed at 40 to 70° C. for 30 to 120 minutes.
US10355279B2	Negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries, negative electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries using same, lithium ion secondary battery and battery system A negative electrode material, for lithium ion secondary batteries, that has a high Li ion conductivity and improves the lithium ion secondary batteries in cycle characteristic. The negative electrode material includes: a negative electrode active material including silicon and/or a silicon compound; and a polymer represented by a chemical formula (1): wherein: A is a functional group having an amide group (—CONH—) and a sulfo group (˜SO3X); X represents an alkali metal or hydrogen (H); B is a functional group having a polar functional group; R1 to R6 are each a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or hydrogen (H); x and y are composition proportions, respectively, in the polymer that is a copolymer, and satisfies 0
US10355278B2	Binder based on a solid mineral compound rich in alkaline-earth metal oxide with phosphate-containing activators A hydraulic binder includes at least 70% by weight of a solid mineral compound consisting of at least one mixture of silica, alumina and alkaline-earth metal oxides, the total sum of CaO and MgO representing at least 10% by weight of the solid mineral compound, and an activation system of which at least 30% by weight is a phosphoric acid-derived salt. Construction products can obtained from a mortar composition including such a binder.
US10355276B2	Lithium-containing composite oxide, cathode active material, positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery To provide a lithium-containing composite oxide capable of obtaining a lithium ion secondary battery having a large discharge capacity wherein the deterioration of the discharge voltage due to repetition of a charge and discharge cycle is suppressed, a cathode active material, a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery. A lithium-containing composite oxide, which is represented by the formula I: LiaiNibCocMndMeO2 Formula I, wherein M is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Na, Mg, Ti, Zr, Al, W and Mo, a+b+c+d+e=2, 1.1≤a/(b+c+d+e)≤1.4, 0.2≤b/(b+c+d+e)≤0.5, 0≤c/(b+c+d+e)≤0.25, 0.3≤d/(b+c+d+e)≤0.6, and 0≤e/(b+c+d+e)≤0.1, and wherein the valence of Ni is from 2.15 to 2.45.
US10355273B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery According to an embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes negative electrode active material particles. The negative electrode active material particles include a spinel-type lithium titanate. The negative electrode has such a surface state that a ratio ALi/ATi of an Li atom abundance ratio ALi to a Ti atom abundance ratio ATi, according to a photoelectron spectroscopic measurement for a surface, is increased at a rate of 0.002 to 0.02 per cycle in a charge-and-discharge cycle test under the predetermined condition.
US10355269B2	Lithium ion secondary battery having positive electrode active material particle with fluorine and phosphorous containing film, and method of manufacturing the same A lithium ion secondary battery includes: a positive electrode sheet that includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material particle; a negative electrode sheet; and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution that contains a compound containing fluorine, wherein a surface of the positive electrode active material particle includes a film containing fluorine and phosphorus, and a ratio Cf/Cp satisfies 1.89≤Cf/Cp≤2.61 where Cf represents the number of fluorine atoms in the film, and Cp represents the number of phosphorus atoms in the film.
US10355267B2	Cathode mixture, cathode, and all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery, and method for manufacturing the same A method is provided where an anode of an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery is easily doped with lithium and to provide a small resistance at a low battery capacity. The method includes a manufacturing method of a cathode including mixing at least a conductive assistant (C1) and a sulfide solid electrolyte (E1) to obtain a mixture; and mixing at least one cathode active material, a solid electrolyte (E2) and the mixture obtained from the first step to obtain a cathode mixture, wherein an amount of energy added to the sulfide solid electrolyte (E1) is larger than an amount of energy added to the solid electrolyte (E2), and the mixture is a material that releases lithium ions at a potential lower than a potential at which the cathode active material releases and occludes lithium ions. Manufacturing methods for a cathode and an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery including the cathode mixture are also disclosed.
US10355265B2	Electric energy storage cell, electric energy storage device and motor vehicle An electric energy storage cell is provided with a plurality of cell layers. At least two cell layers are equipped with electrically conductive contact elements that are coupled with their electrodes and create at least one connection between the at least two cell layers by an adhesive site realized from a conductive adhesive on the contact elements. At least one connection realized by the adhesive site is interrupted when the adhesive-specific temperature limiting value is exceeded in the adhesive site.
US10355264B2	Secondary battery A battery is provided with a battery cover having a first cover mold insert and a second cover mold insert which are interchangeable in the cover prior to molding depending at least in part on the battery's polarity configuration. The first cover mold insert has a bushing that is relatively different in dimension, size and/or shape than the bushing of the second cover mold insert, such that each bushing is adapted to receive a cast-on-strap post of a relatively different dimension, size and/or shape. The first cover mold insert may also have a terminal that is relatively different in dimension, size and/or shape than the terminal of the second cover mold insert, such that each terminal is adapted to engage a formation connector contact of a relatively different dimension, size and/or shape.
US10355260B2	Energy storage arrangement, contacting element, and method for producing an energy storage arrangement An energy storage arrangement, having at least two electric energy storage units, each of which includes an energy storage housing with electric energy storage cells arranged therein. The at least two electric energy storage units are electrically contacted by an electrical contacting element. The electrical contacting element includes a contacting part, formed from an electrically conductive material, and a touch protection part, formed from an injection-moldable plastic material. The contacting part is overmolded on portions with the injection-moldable plastic material forming the touch protection part. At least one positioning element for positioning of the contacting element at an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part and at least one inserting element for the insertion of a connecting element that connects the contacting element to an energy storage unit is formed at the touch protection part.
US10355259B2	Battery pack array separator An exemplary method of securing battery cells of a battery pack includes limiting upward movement of a separator by blocking movement of a projection with a structure. The projection extends from a spacer section of the separator and has a hook shape with an upwardly extending portion outside the structure. The method further includes limiting upward movement of a battery cell using the separator. Another exemplary method of securing battery cells of a battery pack includes limiting movement of a separator in a direction by blocking movement of a projection in the direction. The projection extends from a spacer section of the separator. The projection has a hook shape with a portion extending in the direction. The spacer section and the portion are on opposite sides of a structure. The method further includes limiting movement of a battery cell in the direction using the separator.
US10355256B2	Film production method and film production device A method of film production includes the steps of obtaining defect information including information on the position of a defect (D) in a separator original sheet (12b), slitting the separator original sheet (12b) to produce a plurality of separators (12a), and determining, on the basis of the defect information on a single defect (D), that a separator (12a) actually having the defect (D) and another separator (12a) adjacent to the above separator (12a) are defective.
US10355255B2	Battery module and battery pack comprising same Provided is a battery module. The battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a cartridge assembly including a plurality of cartridges receiving battery cells; a substrate protecting body combined to the cartridge assembly; a casing receiving the cartridge assembly and the substrate protecting body and surrounding the cartridge assembly and the substrate protecting body; and a cover combined to the casing, wherein the substrate protecting body includes a interval retaining unit so that a main body of the substrate protecting body is separated from the casing at a predetermined interval.
US10355254B1	Portable modular energy storage In one embodiment, a system for deploying batteries, for example in an electric vehicle, includes a battery belt for mechanically linking multiple batteries together, a conduit having one or more operational zones each with an output, the operational zones each establishing an electrical connection between the output and batteries in the operational zone, and an actuator for selectively moving batteries into and out of the operational zones. Resting zones may also be provided. The batteries can be connected in series or in parallel and can be individually removed and replaced by an exchanger.
US10355253B2	Recloser battery assembly with hot stick adaptor and battery tube adaptor A circuit interrupting device for use with an electrical power distribution system includes a housing containing a circuit interrupting device. A battery tube is positioned in the housing. A battery assembly is configured to be inserted into the battery tube. The battery assembly includes a assembly body having a first end and a second end. A battery is positioned in the assembly body. A cap assembly is connected to the assembly body and configured to connect the battery assembly to the battery tube. The cap assembly includes a torque-limiting device that prevents overtightening of the cap to the battery tube.
US10355251B2	Secondary battery A rolled electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate is housed in a prismatic outer body having as mouth together with non-aqueous electrolyte, and the mouth of the prismatic outer body is sealed by a sealing plate made of metal. The rolled electrode assembly is housed in the prismatic outer body, with the outer surface of the rolled electrode assembly covered by an insulating sheet except for the outer surface facing the sealing plate. The arithmetic mean roughness (Sa) of at least one surface of the insulating sheet disposed between the rolled electrode assembly and the prismatic outer body is 0.3 μm or more.
US10355249B2	Organic electro-luminescence display device and manufacturing method of an organic electro-luminescence display device A manufacturing method of an organic EL display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: disposing a first organic substrate having flexibility on a glass substrate; disposing a barrier layer on the first organic substrate; disposing a second organic substrate having flexibility on the barrier layer such that a thickness of a terminal section area is thinner than a thickness of a pixel section area, or at least a part of the terminal section area is not covered; disposing a pixel control section on the terminal section area of the second organic substrate and a pixel generating section on the pixel section area, respectively; disposing a circuit section at least on the terminal section area, the circuit section having a thin film transistor, wherein the circuit section is formed directly on the second organic substrate.
US10355247B2	OLED encapsulation glovebox The present invention provides an OLED encapsulation glovebox, which includes a plurality of spaced sealing rings between a box body and a box door to allow the box body, the box door, and the plurality of sealing rings to collectively enclose and delimit therebetween a plurality of sealed spaces between adjacent ones of the sealing rings and positive pressures are maintained in the plurality of sealed spaces to block entry of external moisture and oxygen into the interior of the box body. Compared to the arrangement of the known OLED encapsulation glovebox that keeps a positive pressure in the interior of a box body to prevent entry of external moisture and oxygen, the present invention helps lower down the cost for maintaining positive pressure and provides multiple protection barriers for the internal environment of the box body by arranging a plurality of sealing rings so as to effectively eliminate the situation that invasion of external moisture and oxygen may occur due to breaking or damage of the arrangement of just one single sealing rings.
US10355241B2	Method of manufacturing a display apparatus including a bending area A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes forming a plurality of display units including bending areas on a mother substrate. Each of the plurality of display units include a bending area configured to be bent about a bending axis. A protection film is attached to a lower surface of the mother substrate. The protection film includes a protection film base and an adhesive layer. An opening or a groove is formed corresponding to the bending area of each of the plurality of display units by removing at least a portion of the protection film. The mother substrate and the protection film are cut to separate the plurality of display units from each other. The mother substrate is bent about the bending axis. The removing of the at least a portion of the protection film is performed by a laser beam.
US10355240B2	Display device and method of manufacturing the same The aim is to improve the bending resistance a display device. The display device in one embodiment includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface and a curved part between the first surface and the second surface, a display element arranged on the first surface, a conducting layer connected with the display element and extending to the second surface from the first surface via the curved part, a plurality of protective layers having a lower ductility than the substrate and arranged in the substrate side and/or opposite side to the substrate side with respect to the conducting layer and along the curved part, wherein each of the plurality of protective layers spreading over the curved part, to a certain region of the first surface side from the curved part, and to a certain region of the second side from the curved part.
US10355239B2	Encapsulation film Provided are an encapsulation film, an organic electronic device including the same, and a method of manufacturing the organic electronic device. Therefore, provided is the encapsulation film, which may form a structure capable of effectively blocking moisture or water entering the organic electronic device from the outside, and have excellent processability in a process of manufacturing a panel and excellent heat retention under a high-temperature and high-humidity condition.
US10355238B2	Display device A display device includes: a resin layer on the circuit layer including a groove surrounding and separating a display area; light-emitting elements on an upper surface of the resin layer so as to emit light with luminances controlled by the currents; a sealing layer covering the light-emitting elements; a second substrate above the sealing layer; a sealing material provided between the sealing layer and the second substrate so as to surround the display area and the groove; and a filling layer surrounded by the sealing material between the sealing layer and the second substrate. The groove is formed along a line describing a shape that is inscribed in a rectangle and not in contact with corners of the rectangle as viewed in a direction vertical to the upper surface of the resin layer.
US10355237B2	Electronic device and display module provided therein An electronic device includes a display module, a bottom cover disposed below the display module, and a top cover disposed above the display module and overlapping at least a portion of the display module. The top cover is coupled to the display module or the bottom cover. The display module includes a display panel, a display window. The display window includes a central portion disposed above the display panel and an edge portion connected to the central portion. The edge portion overlaps the top cover and is thinner than the central portion. The bezel is disposed on a bottom surface of the display window and overlaps the edge portion.
US10355235B2	Organic light emitting display device and apparatus Embodiment of the present disclosure discloses an organic light emitting display device and apparatus, the organic light emitting display device includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to each other, a light emitting layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a cap layer positioned on a side surface of the second electrode facing away from the light emitting layer, wherein the cap layer includes at least two composite layers, the refractive index of the composite layer of the at least two composite layers closer to the second electrode is greater than that of the other composite layer further away from the second electrode in the range of wavelength of 400 nm to 700 nm.
US10355232B2	Organic light emitting display device having bank with bankhole Disclosed are an organic light emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same, in which in a white organic light emitting device, an adverse influence of a leakage current leaked through an organic light emitting layer is minimized on an adjacent pixel. The organic light emitting display device includes a first electrode on a substrate, a bank covering a portion of the first electrode, a bank hole provided in the bank, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode and the bank, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer.
US10355231B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device comprises two emission portions between first and second electrodes, wherein at least one among the two emission portions includes two emitting layers, whereby efficiency and a color reproduction ratio may be improved.
US10355223B2	Materials for electronic devices The application relates to compounds having functional substituents in a specific spatial arrangement, to devices comprising same, and to the preparation and use thereof.
US10355220B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device is disclosed. The organic light emitting display device comprising at least one light emitting part between an anode and a cathode and comprising at least one organic layer and a light emitting layer, wherein the at least one organic layer comprises a compound that includes a functional group having at least three or more nitrogen atoms and has high electron mobility, a bridge connected to the functional group, and a substituent substituted at a meta position of the bridge.
US10355219B2	Organic compound, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device A novel organic compound having a high hole-transport property is provided. A long-lifetime light-emitting element is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G0) is provided. In General Formula (G0), Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, Ar3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted spirofluorenyl group, and α1 and α2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyldiyl group.
US10355217B2	Compounds and organic electronic devices The present invention relates to certain fluorenes, to the use of the compounds in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds and to a formulation and composition comprising one or more of the compounds.
US10355207B2	Method for forming a non-volatile memory cell, non-volatile memory cell formed according to said method and microelectronic device comprising such memory cells A method for forming a non-volatile memory cell intended to switch the memory cell from an unformed state to a formed state, the memory cell including an ordered stack of a lower electrode, a layer of insulating material and an upper electrode. The forming method includes a breakdown operation in which at least one laser shot is emitted towards the layer of insulating material to make the layer of insulating material active by making it pass from a high resistance state to a low resistance state, the memory cell being formed when the layer of insulating material is active.
US10355206B2	Sealed resistive change elements Methods for scaling dimensions of resistive change elements, resistive change element arrays of scalable resistive change elements, and sealed resistive change elements are disclosed. According to some aspects of the present disclosure the methods for scaling dimensions of resistive change elements and the resistive change element arrays of scalable resistive change elements reduce the impact of overlapping materials on the switching characteristics of resistive change elements. According to some aspects of the present disclosure the methods for scaling dimensions of resistive change elements include sealing surfaces of resistive change elements. According to some aspects of the present disclosure the methods for scaling dimensions of resistive change elements include forming barriers to copper migration in a copper back end of the line.
US10355199B2	Electronic device having a lower contact structure with sidewall spacers An electronic device may include a semiconductor memory, and the semiconductor memory may include a substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer formed over the substrate and patterned to include a contact hole; a lower contact structure formed over the substrate in the contact hole; and a variable resistance element formed over and electrically coupled to the lower contact structure, wherein the lower contact structure comprises: a spacer formed on sidewalls of the contact hole in the interlayer dielectric layer and including a material having a lower etch rate than that of silicon nitride (SiN); a contact plug filling a portion of the contact hole; and a contact pad formed over the contact plug and filling a remaining portion of the contact hole.
US10355198B2	Memory device and fabrication method thereof A memory device includes an MTJ structure and a first metal residue. The MTJ structure includes a top surface having a first width, a bottom surface having a second width greater than the first width, and a stepped sidewall structure between the top surface and the bottom surface. The stepped sidewall structure includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and an intermediary surface connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall. The first metal residue is in contact with the first sidewall and not in contact with the second sidewall.
US10355195B2	Acoustic resonator and method of manufacturing the same An acoustic resonator includes: a substrate; a resonance part including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode sequentially stacked on the substrate, and a frame formed on the upper electrode along an edge of the upper electrode; and a trench part formed in at least one side of the resonance part and making a thickness of the resonance part asymmetrical.
US10355189B2	Thermoelectric generation unit A thermoelectric generator unit includes: a case having a heating surface and a cooling surface; first to fourth thermoelectric generator modules housed in the case, the thermoelectric generator modules including a plurality of thermoelectric elements; a multilayer substrate including: a first layer including an interelement electrode for forming an output circuit configured to connect the thermoelectric elements; a second layer provided with a plurality of through holes penetrating therethrough from front to back; and a third layer including a plurality of bypass patterns electrically continuous with the through holes; and lead pins that penetrate through the case inward and outward, the lead pins having base ends connected to both ends of the output circuit on a surface of the first layer, the output circuit being defined in each of the thermoelectric generator modules.
US10355188B2	LED lamp heat sink The present invention provides an LED lamp heat sink which has excellent thermal conductivity and moldability, is light in weight, and can be produced at low cost. The LED lamp heat sink is partially or wholly made of a thermally conductive resin composition and cools an LED module. The thermally conductive resin composition contains at least: 10 to 50 wt. % of thermoplastic polyester resin (A) having a number average molecular weight of 12,000 to 70,000; 10 to 50 wt. % of polyester-polyether copolymer (B); and 40 to 70 wt. % of scale-like graphite (C) having a fixed carbon content of 98 wt. % or more and an aspect ratio of 21 or more. Specific gravity of the thermally conductive resin composition is 1.7 to 2.0. Heat conductivity of the thermally conductive resin composition in a surface direction is 15 W/(m·K) or more.
US10355187B2	Lead frame for light emitting device, and lead frame member for light emitting device A package for a light emitting device includes a resin molding and a first lead. The resin molding defines a recess opening at the upper surface of the resin molding. The first lead includes first and second lower exposed surfaces and an upper exposed surface. The first and second lower exposed surfaces are exposed from the resin molding at the lower surface of the resin molding. The first and second lower exposed surfaces are spaced apart from each other with the resin molding being interposed therebetween. The upper exposed surface is exposed from the resin molding at a bottom surface of the recess of the resin molding. In a plan view, the upper exposed surface includes a concave portion in a region corresponding to a region between the first and second lower exposed surfaces, with the concave portion being filled with the resin molding.
US10355185B2	Light emitting diode array package having a plurality of power source signals without limiting resistor An LED package includes N number of first pins, six second pins and N number of LED units, where N is four or six. Each of the LED units includes first to third LEDs, each of which has first and second terminals. The first terminal of the first LED for each of (2j−1)th and (2j)th LED units is connected to a (2j−1)th first pin. The first terminals of the second and third LEDs for each of the (2j−1)th and (2j)th LED units are connected to a (2j)th first pin, where j is an integer and 0
US10355182B2	Encapsulated LED lens with bottom reflectors A lens is affixed over an LED die mounted on a substrate to encapsulate the LED die. The lens may have a top surface shaped as a dome or other shape to achieve the desired light pattern. The lens has a cavity for the LED die. A reflector pattern is molded into the bottom surface of the lens, such as one or more facet rings with an angled surface surrounding the LED die. The angled surface of the facet ring reflects the downward or shallow light emission from the LED die upward. A plurality of facet rings of different radii and heights may be formed in the bottom of the lens for shaping the light emission. Any suitable shape of facet may be used. The facet rings may be formed to cause the LED module to emit a narrow beam or other light emission patterns.
US10355180B2	Light emitting device and light emitting module A light emitting device including: a light emitting element including a growth substrate and a semiconductor layer located below the growth substrate; a light transmissive member disposed above a top surface of the light emitting element; and a transparent resin bonding the top surface and a bottom surface of the light transmissive member, wherein the bottom surface encompasses the top surface, the transparent resin continuously covers the bottom surface and a side surface of the semiconductor layer. The transparent resin is disposed to cover a covered portion located at a central portion of the semiconductor layer and to expose an exposed portion located at a side edge portion of the semiconductor layer in a direction parallel to the top surface in a side view, and covers the side surface of the semiconductor layer so that at least 20% in length of the semiconductor layer in the direction is covered.
US10355179B2	Method of manufacturing LED package An LED package structure includes a carrier mounted with a plurality of LED chips, a first glue-layer, a second glue-layer and an encapsulation resin filled within the first and the second glue-layers. The first glue-layer is formed on a top surface of the carrier and has a thin-film structure which is substantially flat on a top surface thereof. The second glue-layer is stacked on the first glue-layer. The second glue-layer has a height higher than that of the first glue-layer. The second glue-layer has a volume greater than that of the first glue-layer. The present invention also provides a method of LED package structure to stably produce a dam structure with uniform shape and high ratio of height/width.
US10355177B2	Illumination method and light-emitting device To provide an illumination method and a light-emitting device which are capable of achieving, under an indoor illumination environment where illuminance is around 5000 lx or lower when performing detailed work and generally around 1500 lx or lower, a color appearance or an object appearance as perceived by a person, will be as natural, vivid, highly visible, and comfortable as though perceived outdoors in a high-illuminance environment, regardless of scores of various color rendition metric. Light emitted from the light-emitting device illuminates an object such that light measured at a position of the object satisfies specific requirements. A feature of the light-emitting device is that light emitted by the light-emitting device in a main radiant direction satisfies specific requirements.
US10355176B2	Formation of uniform phosphor regions for broad-area lighting systems In accordance with certain embodiments, phosphor arrangements are formed via adhering phosphors to activated regions on a substrate and transferring them to a different substrate.
US10355172B1	Self-alignment of optical structures to random array of printed micro-LEDs Printed micro-LEDs have a top metal anode electrode that is relatively tall and narrow and a bottom cathode electrode. After the LED ink is cured, the bottom electrodes are in electrical contact with a conductive layer on a substrate. The locations of the LEDs are random. A thin dielectric layer is then printed between the LEDs, and a thin conductive layer, such as a nano-wire layer, is then printed over the dielectric layer to contact the anode electrodes. The top conductive layer over the tall anode electrodes has bumps corresponding with the locations of the LEDs. An omniphobic liquid is then printed which only resides in the “low” areas of the top conductive layer between the bumps. Any optical material is then uniformly printed over the resulting surface. The printed optical material accumulates only on the bump areas by adhesion and surface tension, so is self-aligned with the individual LEDs.
US10355169B2	Substrate structure, method for forming same, and method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor using same Disclosed is a substrate structure and a method for forming the same, in which a high-quality nitride semiconductor layer may be formed with a reduced stress applied to the nitride semiconductor layer at the growth of the nitride semiconductor layer and also be easily separated from the substrate, and a semiconductor lamination structure using the same and a method for forming the same, and a method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor using the same. The substrate structure includes a single-crystal substrate heterogeneous from a nitride semiconductor, and a crystallized inorganic thin film having a leg portion configured to contact the substrate to define an integrated cavity between the leg portion and the substrate and an upper surface extending from the leg portion and parallel to the substrate, the crystallized inorganic thin film having the same crystal structure as the substrate.
US10355167B2	Light emitting device having nitride quantum dot and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a light emitting device having a nitride quantum dot and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device may include: a substrate; a nitride-based buffer layer arranged on the substrate; a plurality of nanorod layers arranged on the nitride-based buffer layer in a vertical direction and spaced apart from each other; a nitride quantum dot arranged on each of the plurality of nanorod layers; and a top contact layer covering the plurality of nanorod layers and the nitride quantum dots. A pyramid-shaped material layer may be further included between each of the plurality of nanorod layers and each of the nitride quantum dots. One or the plurality of nitride quantum dots may be arranged on each of the nanorod layers.
US10355163B1	Flexible LED device and method for manufacturing same The present disclosure provides a flexible light emitting diode (LED) device and a method for manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a p-type silicon wafer as a base, and then performing an exposure and development process to form a patterned layer including a plurality of p-type silicon microcolumns on the base; filling a plurality of gaps among the p-type silicon microcolumns with a soft polymer resin to form a compound layer; sequentially forming an n-type doped metal oxide layer and a first metal electrode layer on the compound layer; and removing the base, forming a second metal electrode layer, and then entirely shifting a whole body including these layers onto a flexible substrate.
US10355160B2	Atomic layer deposition for photovoltaic devices A photovoltaic device and method include a substrate, a conductive layer formed on the substrate and an absorber layer formed on the conductive layer from a Cu—Zn—Sn containing chalcogenide material. An emitter layer is formed on the absorber layer and a buffer layer is formed on the emitter layer including an atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer. A transparent conductor layer is formed on the buffer layer.
US10355158B2	Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a solar cell according to an embodiment includes the steps of: forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting a first conductive type dopant to a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; and forming a back surface field layer by ion-implanting a second conductive type dopant to a second surface of the semiconductor substrate. When an additional dopant is a dopant other than the first and second conductive type dopants, an amount of the additional dopant doped during the forming the back surface field layer is larger than an amount of the additional dopant doped during the forming the emitter layer.
US10355155B2	Method of producing glass base material laminate, method of producing optical element, optical element, and concentrating photovoltaic device A method of producing an optical element, which includes a glass substrate and a sheet-like formed body, is provided. The sheet-like formed body is formed of an organic resin, one surface of which has a fresnel lens pattern and the other surface of which is bonded to the glass substrate. The sheet-like formed body is a thermoplastic polymer composition. A bonding surface of the sheet-like formed body facing the glass substrate is treated by irradiating active energy. A bonding surface of the glass substrate facing the sheet-like formed body is bonded to the bonding surface of the sheet-like formed body by using a silane coupling agent as a crosslinking agent.
US10355148B2	Iron pyrite nanocrystal film as a copper-free back contact for polycrystalline CdTe thin film solar cells The invention discloses nanocrystalline (NC) FeS2 thin films as the back contact for CdTe solar cells. In one example, the FeS2 NC layer is prepared from a solution directly on the CdTe surface using spin-casting and chemical treatment at ambient temperature and pressure, without a thermal treatment step. Solar cells prepared by applying the NC FeS2 back contact onto CdTe yield efficiencies of about 95% to 100% that of standard Cu/Au back contact devices. In another example, FeS2 is interposed between Cu and Au to form a Cu/FeS2 NC/Au back contact configuration yielding an efficiency improvement of 5 to 9 percent higher than standard Cu/Au devices.
US10355142B2	Semiconductor device First and second p-type anode layers (2,3) are provided side by side on a drift layer (1). N-type cathode layer (5) and p-type cathode layer (6) are provided side by side below the drift layer (1). An n-type buffer layer (7) is provided between the drift layer (1) and the n-type cathode layer (5) and between the drift layer (1) and the p-type cathode layer (6). The first p-type anode layer (2,2a,2b) has a greater diffusion depth than a diffusion depth of the second p-type anode layer (3). The first p-type anode layer (2,2a,2b) has a greater impurity concentration than an impurity concentration of the second p-type anode layer (3). The n-type cathode layer (5) has a greater diffusion depth than a diffusion depth of the p-type cathode layer (6). The n-type cathode layer (5) has a greater impurity concentration than an impurity concentration of the p-type cathode layer (6).
US10355137B2	FINFETs with wrap-around silicide and method forming the same A device includes isolation regions extending into a semiconductor substrate, with a substrate strip between opposite portions of the isolation regions having a first width. A source/drain region has a portion overlapping the substrate strip, wherein an upper portion of the source/drain region has a second width greater than the first width. The upper portion of the source/drain region has substantially vertical sidewalls. A source/drain silicide region has inner sidewalls contacting the vertical sidewalls of the source/drain region.
US10355135B2	Semiconductor structure and fabricating method thereof A semiconductor structure and a method of fabricating the semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a metal gate structure on the substrate; and a spacer next to the metal gate structure having a skirting part extending into the metal gate structure and contacting the substrate. The metal gate structure includes a high-k dielectric layer and a metal gate electrode on the high-k dielectric layer.
US10355134B2	Metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) device with thick oxide Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a semiconductor device and techniques for fabricating a semiconductor device. In certain aspects, the semiconductor device includes a fin, a first non-insulative region disposed adjacent to a first side of the fin, and a second non-insulative region disposed adjacent to a second side of the fin. In certain aspects, the first non-insulative region and the second non-insulative region are separated by a trench, at least a portion of the trench being filled with a dielectric material disposed around the fin.
US10355133B2	Method for forming a semiconductor device including a stacked wire structure A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming a stacked wire structure over a substrate and forming a gate structure across middle portions of the stacked wire structure. A trench can be formed by removing the gate structure, in which a middle portion of the stacked wire structure is exposed. The method further includes removing a portion of the stacked wire structure to form a recess and forming a source/drain (S/D) structure at two opposite sides of the stacked wire structure, where the S/D structure is formed by an epitaxial process and includes a top surface, a sidewall surface, and a rounded corner between the top surface and the sidewall surface.
US10355132B2	Power MOSFETs with superior high frequency figure-of-merit An insulated-gate field effect transistor includes a substrate having a drift region and a source region of first conductivity type, and a base region and shielding region of second conductivity type therein. The base region forms a first P-N junction with the source region and the shielding region extends between the drift region and the base region. A transition region of first conductivity type is provided, which is electrically coupled to the drift region. The transition region extends between a first surface of the substrate and the shielding region, and forms a second P-N junction with the base region. An insulated gate electrode is provided on a first surface of the substrate. The insulated gate electrode has an electrically conductive gate therein with a drain-side sidewall extending intermediate the second P-N junction and an end of the shielding region when viewed in transverse cross-section.
US10355131B2	Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure comprises a semiconductor substrate comprising two source/drain regions, a gate stack over the semiconductor substrate and between the source/drain regions, and a spacer over the semiconductor substrate and surrounding the gate stack. The spacer comprises a carbon-containing layer and a carbon-free layer.
US10355126B2	Semiconductor devices and method for manufacturing semiconductor devices A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a recess in a semiconductor substrate, the recess having a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom to a first side of the semiconductor substrate; forming an auxiliary structure on the sidewall and the bottom of the recess and forming a hollow space within the recess; filling the hollow space with a filling material; forming a plug on the first side of the semiconductor substrate to cover the auxiliary structure at least on the sidewall of the recess; forming an opening in the plug to partially expose the auxiliary structure in the recess; removing the auxiliary structure at least partially from the sidewall of the recess to form cavities between the auxiliary structure and the sidewall; and sealing the opening in the plug.
US10355124B1	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a semiconductor layer having a first plane and a second plane; a first conductivity type first semiconductor region; a first conductivity type second semiconductor region between the first semiconductor region and the first plane; a second conductivity type third semiconductor region and a fourth semiconductor region between the second semiconductor region and the first plane; a first conductivity type fifth semiconductor region between the third semiconductor region and the first plane; a first conductivity type sixth semiconductor region type between the fourth semiconductor region and the first plane; a first conductivity type seventh semiconductor region between the third semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region, between the first semiconductor region and the first plane, and having impurity concentration higher than the first conductivity type impurity concentration of the second semiconductor region; first and a second gate electrode; first and second gate insulating film.
US10355121B2	3D semiconductor device with stacked memory A semiconductor device, the device including: a first stratum including memory periphery circuits; a second stratum including an array of first memory cells, where the first stratum is overlaid by the second stratum; a third stratum including an array of second memory cells, where the second stratum is overlaid by the third stratum, where the first memory cells include a plurality of first polysilicon structures and the second memory cells include a plurality of second polysilicon structures, and where at least one of the first memory cells is self-aligned to at least one of the second memory cells.
US10355116B2	Power semiconductor device A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body coupled to a first load terminal and a second load terminal, and includes: a first doped region of a second conductivity type electrically connected to the first load terminal; a recombination zone arranged at least within the first doped region; an emitter region of the second conductivity type electrically connected to the second load terminal; and a drift region of a first conductivity type arranged between the first doped region and the emitter region. The drift region and the first doped region enable the power semiconductor device to operate in: a conducting state during which a load current between the load terminals is conducted along a forward direction; in a forward blocking state during which a forward voltage applied between the load terminals is blocked; and in a reverse blocking state during which a reverse voltage applied between the terminals is blocked.
US10355112B2	Forming a non-planar transistor having a quantum well channel In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US10355111B2	Deposition selectivity enhancement and manufacturing method thereof A method includes depositing an inhibitor layer on a first surface, depositing a film on a second surface by performing a first set of deposition cycles. Each deposition cycle includes adsorbing a first precursor over the second surface, performing a first purge process, adsorbing a second precursor over the second surface, and performing a second purge process. The method also includes performing a third purge process that is different from the first purge process or the second purge process.
US10355110B2	FinFET and method of forming same A method includes forming a first active fin structure and a second active fin structure on a substrate. A dummy fin structure is formed on the substrate, the dummy fin structure being interposed between the first active fin structure and the second active fin structure. The dummy fin structure is removed to expose a first portion of the substrate, the first portion of the substrate being disposed directly below the dummy fin structure. A plurality of protruding features is formed on the first portion of the substrate. A shallow trench isolation (STI) region is formed over the first portion of the substrate, the STI region covering the plurality of protruding features, at least a portion of the first active fin structure and at least a portion of the second active fin structure extending above a topmost surface of the STI region.
US10355105B2	Fin field-effect transistors and methods of forming the same A method includes forming first spacers on opposing sidewalls of a first fin, where the first fin protrudes above a substrate, recessing the first fin to form a first recess between the first spacers, and treating the first spacers using a baking process, where treating the first spacers changes a profile of the first spacers. The method further includes epitaxially growing a first semiconductor material over a top surface of the first fin after treating the first spacers.
US10355103B2	Long channels for transistors A semiconductor device includes a first nanosheet stack, a second nanosheet stack, and a third nanosheet stack arranged on a substrate. The semiconductor device includes a gate arranged on the first nanosheet stack, the second nanosheet stack, and the third nanosheet stack. The semiconductor device includes a channel extending through the gate and from the first nanosheet stack, the second nanosheet stack, and to the third nanosheet stack in a serpentine fashion. The semiconductor device includes a first source/drain and a second source/drain arranged on opposing sides of the gate.
US10355101B2	Vertical field effect transistor (VFET) having a self-aligned gate/gate extension structure and method Disclosed are embodiments of a semiconductor structure that includes a vertical field effect transistor (VFET). The VFET has a fin-shaped body that includes a semiconductor fin and an isolation fin. The semiconductor fin extends vertically between lower and upper source/drain regions. The isolation fin is adjacent to and in end-to-end alignment with the semiconductor fin. The VFET gate has a main section that wraps around an outer end and opposing sidewalls of the semiconductor fin and an extension section that extends from the main section along at least the opposing sidewalls of a lower portion the isolation fin and, optionally, around an outer end of that lower portion. A gate contact lands on the isolation fin and extends along the opposing sidewalls and, optionally, the outer end of the isolation fin down to the extension section. Also disclosed are method embodiments for forming these structures.
US10355099B2	Semiconductor device A plurality of gate electrodes is stacked on an upper surface of a substrate in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate. A channel region penetrates through the plurality of gate electrodes to extend perpendicularly to the upper surface of the substrate. A gate dielectric layer includes a tunneling layer, a charge storage layer and a blocking layer that are sequentially disposed between the channel region and the plurality of gate electrodes. The charge storage layer includes a plurality of doping elements and a plurality of deep level traps generated by the plurality of doping element. A concentration distribution of the plurality of doping elements in a thickness direction of the charge storage layer is non-uniform.
US10355096B2	High electron mobility transistor devices and method for fabricating the same A HEMT device is provided. The HEMT device includes a substrate, a first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer, an insulating layer, a gate, a source, and a drain. The first epitaxial layer is formed on the substrate. The second epitaxial layer is formed on the first epitaxial layer. The insulating layer is formed on the second epitaxial layer. The gate is formed in the insulating layer and extends into the second epitaxial layer. The source and the drain are formed in the insulating layer and extend into the second epitaxial layer, wherein the source and the drain are located on both sides of the gate.
US10355095B2	FinFET structure with composite gate helmet A FinFET device includes a fin structure, a gate structure, a gate helmet, a pair of spacers and a contact structure. The fin structure protrudes from a semiconductor substrate. The gate structure crosses over the fin structure. The gate helmet includes a base and a pair of fringes. The base is disposed on a top surface of the gate structure. The pair of fringes is extended upwards from opposite sides of the base. The pair of spacers is positioned on the pair of the fringes. The contact structure is disposed between the pair of the fringes and between the pair of the spacers.
US10355089B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method A MOS gate structure including a p base region, a p epitaxial layer, an n++ source region, a p+ contact region, an n inversion region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode and a front surface electrode are provided on the front surface of an epitaxial substrate obtained by depositing an n− epitaxial layer on the front surface of a SiC substrate. A first metal film is provided on the front surface electrode so as to cover 10% or more, preferably, 60% to 90%, of an entire upper surface of the front surface electrode. The SiC-MOSFET is manufactured by forming a rear surface electrode, forming the first metal film on the surface of the front surface electrode, and annealing in a N2 atmosphere. According to this structure, it is possible to suppress a reduction in gate threshold voltage in a semiconductor device using a SiC semiconductor.
US10355086B2	High doped III-V source/drain junctions for field effect transistors A semiconductor device includes a fin patterned in a substrate; a gate disposed over and substantially perpendicular to the fin; a pair of epitaxial contacts including a III-V material over the fin and on opposing sides of the gate; and a channel region between the pair of epitaxial contacts under the gate comprising an undoped III-V material between doped III-V materials, the doped III-V materials including a dopant in an amount in a range from about 1e18 to about 1e20 atoms/cm3 and contacting the epitaxial contacts.
US10355083B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a drift region of a first conductivity type; a base region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; an emitter region of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; a first gate trench portion that is formed in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and is in contact with the emitter region and the base region; a second gate trench portion formed in the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first electrical element electrically connected to the first gate trench portion; and a second electrical element electrically connected to the second gate trench portion, wherein a time constant of an RC circuit constituted by the second electrical element and the second gate trench portion is greater than a time constant of an RC circuit constituted by the first electrical element and the first gate trench portion.
US10355082B2	Semiconductor device including active and dummy cell regions A third dummy trench (11) is orthogonal to the first and second dummy trenches (9,10) in the dummy cell region of a substrate end portion. An interlayer insulating film (13) insulates the p-type diffusion layer (3,4) in the dummy cell region of a substrate center portion situated between the first and second dummy trenches (9,10) from the emitter electrode (14). The third dummy trench (11) separates the p-type diffusion layer (3,4) in the dummy cell region of the substrate center portion from the p-type diffusion layer (3,4,15) in the dummy cell region of the substrate end portion connected to the emitter electrode (14). A p-type well layer (15) is provided deeper than the third dummy trench (11) in the substrate end portion. The third dummy trench (11) is provided closer to a center of the n-type substrate than the p-type well layer (15).
US10355078B2	Semiconductor device A device includes a silicon carbide layer between first and second electrodes. The silicon carbide layer includes first region, second region between the first region and second electrode, and third region between the second region and second electrode. The device includes first and second trenches, through the second and third regions and terminating within the first region, having a layer formed thereon, and spaced by portions of the second and third regions. The silicon carbide layer includes fourth region between the third region and first trench, and fifth region between the third region and second trench. The second region includes a fourth portion between first and second portions, and a fifth portion between second and third portions. The first, second, and third portions have lower impurity than the fourth and fifth portions, and the fourth and fifth portions extend closer to the first electrode than do the other portions.
US10355076B2	Low substrate leakage zener diode with modulated buried junction In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises a semiconductor layer doped with a first-type dopant, a first region doped with the first-type dopant, a second region doped with the first-type dopant, and a third region doped with a second-type dopant, where the second-type dopant is opposite the first-type dopant. The first, second, and third regions are non-overlapping and are formed in the semiconductor layer. The third region is positioned between the first region and the second region. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of Zener implant regions buried in the semiconductor layer and the third region, where each of the plurality of Zener implant regions is configured to generate a different pinch-off region.
US10355074B2	Monolayer thin film capacitor and method for manufacturing the same A monolayer thin film capacitor includes: a bottom electrode; a top electrode; a dielectric layer disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode; a first via formed in the dielectric layer so as to penetrate through the dielectric layer; a second via formed in the top electrode so as to penetrate through the top electrode and having a greater width or a greater diameter than that of the first via; and a connection electrode disposed on inner sides of the first and second vias, electrically connected to the bottom electrode, and electrically insulated from the top electrode.
US10355072B2	Power trench capacitor compatible with deep trench isolation process A method for forming a trench capacitor without an additional mask adder and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a buried implant layer over a substrate; forming an EPI layer over the buried implant layer; forming an oxide layer over the EPI layer; forming a nitride layer over the oxide layer; forming first and second trenches in the nitride layer, the oxide layer, the EPI layer, the buried implant layer and the substrate, the first trench being wider and deeper than the second trench; forming a dielectric layer in the trenches; forming a first polysilicon layer over the dielectric layer in the trenches; removing the first polysilicon layer and the dielectric layer above the EPI layer in the trenches and at a bottom of the first trench; and forming a second polysilicon layer filling the first trench and above the EPI layer in the second trench.
US10355068B2	Semiconductor device and method of driving the semiconductor device Display irregularities in light emitting devices, which develop due to dispersions per pixel in the threshold value of TFTs for supplying electric current to light emitting elements, are obstacles to increasing the image quality of the light emitting devices. An electric potential in which the threshold voltage of a TFT (105) is either added to or subtracted from the electric potential of a reset signal line (110) is stored in capacitor means (108). A voltage, in which the corresponding threshold voltage is added to an image signal, is applied to a gate electrode of a TFT (106). TFTs within a pixel are disposed adjacently, and dispersion in the characteristics of the TFTs does not easily develop. The threshold value of the TFT (105) is thus cancelled, even if the threshold values of the TFTs (106) differ per pixel, and a predetermined drain current can be supplied to an EL element (109).
US10355066B2	Display device The present disclosure is provided a display device including a lower substrate, a display area, and a guideline. The display area is disposed on the lower substrate. The guideline includes a guideline disposed in an outer region of the display area. The guideline includes: a first guideline layer disposed on the lower substrate, having separation spaces, and divided into multiple parts; and a second guideline layer disposed on the first guideline layer and divided into multiple parts.
US10355064B2	AMOLED display substrate, method for fabricating the same and display device The present disclosure provides an active-matrix organic light emitting diode display substrate, a method for fabricating the display substrate and a display device. The active-matrix organic light emitting diode display substrate includes two storage capacitors connected in parallel, an active layer of TFT and an electrode of the new added storage capacitor are formed through a single patterning process, and the electrode is made of conductor material.
US10355062B2	Organic light emitting display An organic light emitting display is disclosed. In the disclosure, only one switching TFT among TFTs constituting a pixel is implemented as an NMOS type TFT, and at least some of a driving TFT and the remaining switching TFTs are implemented as a PMOS type TFT. Therefore, the disclosure simplifies TFT process steps and provides an organic light emitting display suitable for realizing a high resolution pixel implementation.
US10355058B2	Display device A display device includes a plurality of first detection electrodes that are respectively disposed in a plurality of first areas, which are shaped in a stripe pattern and extend in the first direction, and extend in a first direction, an insulating layer that is disposed in a grid-like area, covers the first detection electrodes, and is placed on perimeters of pixel electrodes, and a plurality of second detection electrodes that are disposed on a sealing layer along a plurality of second areas and extend in a second direction, the second areas being included in the grid-like area, shaped in a stripe pattern, and extending in the second direction. The common electrodes are respectively disposed on a plurality of second banks and continue to the first direction.
US10355049B1	Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional non-volatile memory An apparatus is provided that includes a bit line above a substrate, a word line above the substrate, and a non-volatile memory cell between the bit line and the word line. The non-volatile memory cell includes a reversible resistance-switching memory element coupled in series with an isolation element. The isolation element includes a first selector element coupled in series with a second selector element.
US10355041B2	Insulating wall and method of manufacturing the same A pixel includes a semiconductor layer with a charge accumulation layer extending in the semiconductor layer. A transistor has a read region penetrating into said semiconductor layer down to a first depth. An insulating wall penetrates into the semiconductor layer from an upper surface and containing an insulated conductor connected to a node of application of a potential. The insulating wall includes at least a portion provided with a deep insulating plug penetrating into the insulated conductor down to a second depth greater than the first depth. A continuous portion of the insulating wall laterally delimits, at least partially, a charge accumulation area and includes a wall portion with the deep insulating plug at least partially laterally delimiting the read region of the transistor.
US10355040B2	Photoelectric conversion device An off-leakage current of a photodiode is reduced in a photoelectric conversion device. A photoelectric conversion device (100) includes: an oxide semiconductor layer (5) provided on a substrate (1); a passivation film (6) and a planarizing film (7) which are stacked on the oxide semiconductor layer; and a photodiode (9) including a lower electrode (91), a photoelectric conversion layer (92), and an upper electrode (93). The lower electrode is connected to a source electrode (4) via a contact hole provided in the passivation film and the planarizing film. No photoelectric conversion layer is provided directly above the contact hole.
US10355039B2	Semiconductor device and imaging device To improve the joining strength between semiconductor chips. In a semiconductor device, a first semiconductor chip includes a first joining surface including a first insulating layer, a plurality of first pads to which a first inner layer circuit insulated by the first insulating layer is electrically connected, and a linear first metal layer arranged on an outside of the plurality of first pads. A second semiconductor chip includes a second joining surface joined to the first joining surface, the second joining surface including a second insulating layer, a plurality of second pads that are arranged in positions facing the first pads and to which a second inner layer circuit insulated by the second insulating layer is electrically connected, and a linear second metal layer arranged in a position facing the first metal layer. A width of the first metal layer and the second metal layer is a width based on a joining strength between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and a joining strength between the first metal layer and the second metal layer in an area from an end portion of the first semiconductor chip to the first pad.
US10355038B2	Solid-state imaging device with layered microlenses and method for manufacturing same A solid-state imaging device includes: a first lens layer; and a second lens layer, wherein the second lens layer is formed at least at a periphery of each first microlens formed based on the first lens layer, and the second lens layer present at a central portion of each of the first microlenses is thinner than the second lens layer present at the periphery of the first microlens or no second lens layer is present at the central portion of each of the first microlenses.
US10355033B2	Manufacturing method of polycrystalline silicon thin film and manufacturing method of thin film transistor array substrate The present disclosure discloses a manufacturing method of a polycrystalline silicon thin film, which includes: forming a first amorphous silicon thin film; crystallizing the first amorphous silicon thin film to form a polycrystalline silicon thin film by applying an excimer laser annealing process; forming a second amorphous silicon thin film on a first surface of the polycrystalline silicon thin film; and etching until the second amorphous silicon thin film is completely removed toward a direction of the polycrystalline silicon thin film from the second amorphous silicon thin film by applying a dry etching process. The present disclosure further discloses a manufacturing method of a thin film transistor array substrate which includes the steps of manufacturing an active layer: forming a layer of a polycrystalline silicon thin film according to the previous polycrystalline silicon thin film; and etching the polycrystalline silicon thin film to form a patterned active layer.
US10355032B2	Flexible base substrate and fabrication method thereof Embodiments of the present invention provide a flexible base substrate and a fabrication method thereof. The flexible base substrate comprises: a first flexible film layer, having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, wherein a plurality of concave parts are arranged on the lower surface of the first flexible film layer.
US10355030B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate; multiple first-layer wires disposed on the substrate; and an insulating dielectric layer disposed on the first-layer wires. A dielectric constant of the insulating dielectric layer is higher than dielectric constants of silicon oxide layer and silicon nitride layer. The insulating dielectric layer includes a composition. The composition includes a first component and a second component. A dielectric constant of the first component is lower than the dielectric constants of silicon oxide layer and silicon nitride layer. A dielectric constant of the second component is higher than the dielectric constants of silicon oxide layer and silicon nitride layer.
US10355028B2	Semiconductor device, display apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor device and method of manufacturing display apparatus A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate, a polysilicon layer on the substrate, a first-gate-insulating layer on the polysilicon layer, a first metal layer and an oxide-semiconductor layer both on the first-gate-insulating layer, a second-gate-insulating layer on the oxide-semiconductor layer, a second metal layer on the second-gate-insulating layer, a first top gate planar thin film transistor in which the polysilicon layer forms a channel with a source, drain and gate, and a second top gate thin film transistor in which the oxide-semiconductor layer forms a channel with a source, drain and gate. The source and drain of the first top gate planar thin film transistor and the gate of the second top gate thin film transistor are in the second metal layer. The source or the drain of the first top gate planar thin film transistor and the gate of the second top gate thin film transistor are electrically interconnected.
US10355022B2	Thin film transistor, method for fabricating the same, array substrate, and display device A thin film transistor, a method for fabricating the same, an array substrate, and a display device are provided. The method comprises forming an active layer on a substrate, wherein source-and-drain-to-be-formed regions of the active layer are thicker than a semiconductor region between the source-and-drain-to-be-formed regions, and by a patterning process, forming a gate on the active layer, and forming a pattern of source and drain in the source-and-drain-to-be-formed regions of the active layer.
US10355020B2	FinFETs having strained channels, and methods of fabricating finFETs having strained channels Techniques and structures for controlling etch-back of a finFET fin are described. One or more layers may be deposited over the fin and etched. Etch-back of a planarization layer may be used to determine a self-limited etch height of one or more layers adjacent the fin and a self-limited etch height of the fin. Strain-inducing material may be formed at regions of the etched fin to induce strain in the channel of a finFET.
US10355015B2	Three-dimensional NAND memory device with common bit line for multiple NAND strings in each memory block A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers. Vertical NAND strings are formed through the alternating stack, each of which includes a drain region, memory cell charge storage transistors, and a pair of drain select transistors in a series connection. A common bit line is electrically connected to drain regions of two vertical NAND strings. The drain select transistors of the two vertical NAND strings are configured such that drain select transistors sharing a first common drain select gate electrode provide a higher threshold voltage for one of the two vertical NAND strings, and drain select transistors sharing a second common drain select gate electrode provide a higher threshold voltage for the other of the two vertical NAND strings. The different threshold voltages can be provided by a combination of a masked ion implantation and selective charge injection.
US10355013B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Provided herein may be a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, a stack which is disposed on the second substrate and includes stacked memory cells, and a discharge contact structure electrically coupling the second substrate with the first substrate such that charges in the second substrate are discharged to the first substrate.
US10355010B2	Memory device A memory device including a substrate, a plurality of channel columns, a gate stack, an interlayer insulating layer, a plurality of first trenches, and at least one second trench. The substrate includes a cell array region and a connection region. The channel columns cross an upper surface of the substrate in the cell array region. The gate stack includes a plurality of gate electrode layers surrounding the channel columns in the cell array region. The gate electrode layers extend to different lengths in the connection region to form a stepped structure. The interlayer insulating layer is on the gate stack. The first trenches divide the gate stack and the interlayer insulating layer into a plurality of regions. The at least one second trench is inside of the interlayer insulating layer in the connection region and between the first trenches.
US10355009B1	Concurrent formation of memory openings and contact openings for a three-dimensional memory device A first-tier structure including a first alternating stack of first insulating layers and first spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. First-tier memory openings and at least one type of first-tier contact openings can be formed simultaneously employing a same anisotropic etch process. The first-tier contact openings formed over stepped surfaces of the first alternating stack may extend through the first alternating stack, or may stop on the stepped surfaces. Sacrificial first-tier opening fill portions are formed in the first-tier openings, and a second-tier structure can be formed over the first-tier structure. Memory openings including volumes of the first-tier memory openings are formed through the multi-tier structure, and memory stack structures are formed in the memory openings. Various contact openings are formed through the multi-tier structure, and various contact via structures are formed in the contact openings.
US10355005B2	Semi-volatile embedded memory with between-fin floating-gate device and method Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for semi-volatile embedded memory with between-fin floating gates. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate and a floating-gate memory structure formed on the semiconductor substrate including a bitcell having first, second, and third fin structures extending from the substrate, an oxide layer disposed between the first and second fin structures and between the second and third fin structures, a gate of a first transistor disposed on the oxide layer and coupled with and extending over a top of the first fin structure, and a floating gate of a second transistor disposed on the oxide layer between the second and third fin structures. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US10355003B2	Anti-fuses memory cell and memory apparatus A memory cell of the present disclosure includes: anti-fuses that are respectively inserted into a plurality of paths, one ends of the respective plurality of paths being coupled to one another; a resistor that is inserted into one or more of the plurality of paths; and a selection transistor that is turned on to couple a first coupling terminal to the one ends of the respective paths.
US10355000B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes pattering an upper portion of a substrate to form a first active pattern, the substrate including a semiconductor element having a first lattice constant, performing a selective epitaxial growth process on an upper portion of the first active pattern to form a first source/drain region, doping the first source/drain region with gallium, performing an annealing process on the first source/drain region doped with gallium, and forming a first contact pattern coupled to the first source/drain region. The first source/drain region includes a semiconductor element having a second lattice constant larger than the first lattice constant.
US10354997B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device with replacement gates A semiconductor device and method includes: forming a first fin and a second fin on a substrate; forming a dummy gate material over the first fin and the second fin; forming a recess in the dummy gate material between the first fin and the second fin; forming a sacrificial oxide on sidewalls of the dummy gate material in the recess; filling an insulation material between the sacrificial oxide on the sidewalls of the dummy gate material in the recess; removing the dummy gate material and the sacrificial oxide; and forming a first replacement gate over the first fin and a second replacement gate over the second fin.
US10354995B2	Semiconductor memory device and structure A semiconductor device including: a first layer including a first memory cell, the first memory cell including a first transistor; a second layer including a second memory cell, the second memory cell including a second transistor; a periphery layer including a memory peripherals transistor, the periphery layer is disposed underneath the first layer; a memory including at least the first memory cell and the second memory cell, where the second memory cell overlays the first memory cell, where the first memory cell and the second memory cell have both been processed following a lithography step and accordingly are precisely aligned, and where a peripherals circuit includes the memory peripherals transistor and controls the memory; a first external connections underlying the periphery layer, the first external connections includes connections from the device to a first external device; and a second external connections overlying the second layer, the second external connections includes connections from the device to a second external device.
US10354994B2	Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in an electronic switching circuit Aspects disclosed herein include electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection in an electronic switching circuit. An electronic switching circuit includes switching circuitry configured to provide interconnectivity between a common port in at least one common branch and an input/output (I/O) port in at least one I/O branch. The common branch and the I/O branch each include a blocking capacitor element that is inherently incapable for ESD discharging. As such, an ESD clamp is disposed in parallel to the blocking capacitor element to provide a low-impedance ESD discharging path around the blocking capacitor element. By disposing the ESD clamp in parallel to the blocking capacitor element, it is possible to minimize detrimental parasitic effects of the ESD clamp, thus improving performance and reliability of the electronic switching circuit, especially for high power switching circuits such as a radio frequency (RF) switching circuits.
US10354986B2	Hollow metal pillar packaging scheme An integrated circuit includes a bottom substrate, a metal layer disposed over the bottom substrate and a hollow metal pillar disposed on the metal layer. The metal layer and the hollow metal pillar are electrically connected.
US10354978B1	Stacked package including exterior conductive element and a manufacturing method of the same A stacked package has plurality of chip packages stacked on active surfaces of each other, a dielectric layer, a redistribution layer and a plurality of external terminals. Each chip package has an exterior conductive element formed on the active surface. Each exterior conductive element has a cut edge exposed on at least one of the lateral side of the chip package. The dielectric layer, the redistribution layer and the external terminals are formed in sequence on the lateral side with the exposed cut edges to form the electrical connection between the cut edges, the redistribution layer and the external terminals. Therefore, the process for forming the electrical connections is simplified to enhance the reliability and the UPH for manufacturing the stacked package.
US10354977B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A device includes a wiring substrate. A first semiconductor-chip has a first face, a second face, and a first side face between an outer edge of the first face and an outer edge of the second face, where the first side face is a first condition plane. The first semiconductor-chip is located above the wiring substrate. A second semiconductor-chip has a third face, a fourth face, a second side face between an outer edge of the third face and an outer edge of the fourth face, and a through electrode passing through at least a semiconductor substrate between the third face and the fourth face. The second side face is the first condition plane and a second condition plane having more irregularities than the first condition plane. The second semiconductor-chip is located between the wiring substrate and the first semiconductor-chip. The resin is located around the first and second semiconductor-chips.
US10354969B2	Substrate structure, semiconductor package including the same, and method for manufacturing the same A substrate structure includes a dielectric layer, a first circuit layer, at least one conductive structure and a first protective layer. The first circuit layer is disposed adjacent to a first surface of the dielectric layer. The conductive structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed on the first circuit layer. The first protective layer is disposed on the dielectric layer and contacts at least a portion of a sidewall of the first portion of the conductive structure. The first circuit layer and the conductive structure are integrally formed.
US10354968B2	Resin-encapsulated semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The resin-encapsulated semiconductor device includes a bump electrode (2) formed on an element surface side of a semiconductor chip (1), a conductive layer (3) electrically connected to the bump electrode (2), and a resin encapsulation body (6) covering the semiconductor chip (1), the bump electrode (2), and the conductive layer (3). On a back surface of the semiconductor chip (1) that is flush with a back surface of the resin encapsulation body (6), a metal layer (4) and a laminated film (5) are formed. The laminated film (5) is formed on a front surface of the conductive layer (3). The external terminal (9) is arranged on an inner side of an outer edge of the semiconductor chip (1).
US10354966B2	Methods of forming microelectronic structures having a patterned surface structure A connector structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The connector structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a metal layer, a passivation layer, and a conductive structure. The metal layer is over the semiconductor substrate. The passivation layer is over the metal layer and includes an opening. The conductive structure is in contact with the metal layer in a patterned surface structure of the conductive structure through the opening of the passivation layer.
US10354965B2	Bonding pad process with protective layer The present disclosure describes an bonding pad formation method that incorporates an tantalum (Ta) conductive layer to block mobile ionic charges generated during the aluminum-copper (AlCu) metal fill deposition. For example, the method includes forming one or more interconnect layers over a substrate and forming a dielectric over a top interconnect layer of the one or more interconnect layers. A first recess is formed in the dielectric to expose a line or a via from the top interconnect layer. A conductive layer is formed in the first recess to form a second recess that is smaller than the first recess. A barrier metal layer is formed in the second recess to form a third recess that is smaller than the second recess. A metal is formed to fill the third recess.
US10354961B2	Routing design of dummy metal cap and redistribution line A package includes a first dielectric layer, a device die over and attached to the first dielectric layer, an active through-via and a dummy through-via, and an encapsulating material encapsulating the device die, the active through-via, and the dummy through-via. The package further includes a second dielectric layer over and contacting the device die, the active through-via, and the dummy through-via. An active metal cap is over and contacting the second dielectric layer and electrically coupling to the active through-via. The active metal cap overlaps the active through-via. A dummy metal cap is over and contacting the second dielectric layer. The dummy metal cap overlaps the dummy through-via. The dummy metal cap is separated into a first portion and a second portion by a gap. A redistribution line passes through the gap between the first portion and the second portion of the dummy metal cap.
US10354958B2	Through package circuit in fan-out wafer level package A method and apparatus are provided for manufacturing a packaged electronic device (3) having pre-formed and placed through package circuit devices (35) which include an embedded circuit component (39) and conductor terminals (37A, 37B) extending from a molded package (38) embedding the circuit component (39). The through package circuit devices (35) are placed on end with integrated circuit die (34) and encapsulated in a molded device package (32) which leaves exposed the one or more conductor terminals (37A, 37B) positioned on first and second surfaces of the through package circuit device, where the conductor terminals (37A, 37B) and embedded circuit component (39) form a circuit path through the molded device package.
US10354957B2	Electrical interconnect for a flexible electronic package An electrical interconnect for an electronic package. The electrical interconnect includes a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer; a signal conductor positioned between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer; and a conductive reference layer mounted on the first dielectric layer, and wherein the conductive reference layer does not cover the signal conductor. The conductive reference layer may be a first conductive reference layer and the electrical interconnect further comprises a second conductive reference layer mounted on the second dielectric layer. The second conductive reference layer does not cover the signal conductor. In addition, the signal conductor may be a first signal conductor and the electrical interconnect may further include a second signal conductor between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer. The first and second signal conductors may form a differential pair of conductors.
US10354954B2	Copper etching integration scheme The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an interconnect structure. The interconnect structure has a metal body disposed over a substrate, and a metal projection protruding outward from an upper surface of the metal body. A dielectric layer is disposed over the substrate and surrounds the metal body and the metal projection. A barrier layer separates the metal body and the metal projection from the dielectric layer.
US10354953B2	Semiconductor device There is provided a semiconductor device including a memory region and a logic region. The memory region includes a transistor (memory transistor) that stores information by accumulating charge in a sidewall insulating film. The width of the sidewall insulating film of the memory transistor included in the memory region is made larger than the width of a sidewall insulating film of a transistor (logic transistor) included in the logic region.
US10354948B2	Lossy MIM capacitor for on-die noise reduction According to certain aspects of the present disclosure, a semiconductor die includes a decoupling capacitor between a first interconnect metal layer and a second interconnect metal layer of the die, a first supply rail formed from the second interconnect metal layer, and a resistive metal path coupled between the decoupling capacitor and the first supply rail. The decoupling capacitor may be a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor. In some embodiments, the resistive metal path includes a plurality of elongated segments, and one or more connecting segments, wherein each of the one or more connecting segments electrically couples a respective pair of the plurality of elongated segments. In some embodiments, the resistive metal path includes multiple vias coupled in series.
US10354947B2	Integrated circuit including standard cell An integrated circuit (IC) may include a plurality of standard cells. At least one standard cell of the plurality of standard cells may include a power rail configured to supply power to the at least one standard cell, the power rail extending in a first direction, a cell area including at least one transistor configured to determine a function of the at least one standard cell, a first dummy area and a second dummy area respectively adjacent to two sides of the cell area in the first direction, and an active area extending in the first direction across the cell area, the first dummy area, and the second dummy area. A region of the active area, which is included in the first dummy area or the second dummy area, is electrically connected to the power rail.
US10354945B2	Multi-surface edge pads for vertical mount packages and methods of making package stacks Multi-surface edge pads for vertical mount packages and methods of making package stacks are provided. Example substrates for vertical surface mount to a motherboard have multi-surface edge pads. The vertical mount substrates may be those of a laminate-based FlipNAND. The multi-surface edge pads have cutouts or recesses that expose more surfaces and more surface area of the substrate for bonding with the motherboard. The cutouts in the edge pads allow more solder to be used between the attachment surface of the substrate and the motherboard. The placement and geometry of the resulting solder joint is stronger and has less internal stress than conventional solder joints for vertical mounting. In an example process, blind holes can be drilled into a thickness of a substrate, and the blind holes plated with metal. The substrate can be cut in half though the plated holes to provide two substrates with plated multi-surface edge pads including the cutouts for mounting to the motherboard.
US10354942B2	Staged via formation from both sides of chip A method of fabricating a semiconductor assembly can include providing a semiconductor element having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of conductive pads, forming at least one hole extending at least through a respective one of the conductive pads by processing applied to the respective conductive pad from above the front surface, forming an opening extending from the rear surface at least partially through a thickness of the semiconductor element, such that the at least one hole and the opening meet at a location between the front and rear surfaces, and forming at least one conductive element exposed at the rear surface for electrical connection to an external device, the at least one conductive element extending within the at least one hole and at least into the opening, the conductive element being electrically connected with the respective conductive pad.
US10354941B2	Heat sink and heat sink assembly A heat sink capable of dissipating heat concentrating on a chip portion of a power semiconductor device module efficiently is provided. A heat sink (20) includes a heat sink body (21) in which a power semiconductor device module (10) having a plurality of power semiconductor devices (11) is placed on a cooling surface F1 and which radiates heat generated by the power semiconductor device (11); and a heat dissipation structure portion (25) having a higher heat conductivity than the heat sink body (21) and capable of dissipating heat generated by the power semiconductor device (11), wherein the heat dissipation structure portion (25) is provided at a position overlapping the power semiconductor device (11) disposed in the power semiconductor device module (10) in a direction (Z) orthogonal to the cooling surface (F1) of the heat sink body (21).
US10354940B2	Semiconductor device According to the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate provided above the first metal plate, a third metal plate provided above the second metal plate, a first semiconductor chip provided between the first metal plate and the second metal plate, a second semiconductor chip provided between the second metal plate and the third metal plate and a cooling member, wherein the first metal plate has a first cooling portion that is in contact with the cooling member, the second metal plate has a second cooling portion that is in contact with the cooling member, and the third metal plate has a third cooling portion that is in contact with the cooling member.
US10354936B2	Electronic component having a heat dissipation member formed on a sealing member An electronic component includes a substrate having a principal surface, a chip arranged at the principal surface of the substrate, a sealing resin sealing the chip on the principal surface of the substrate, and a heat dissipation member formed on the sealing resin.
US10354931B2	Packaging mechanisms for dies with different sizes of connectors Embodiments of mechanisms for testing a die package with multiple packaged dies on a package substrate use an interconnect substrate to provide electrical connections between dies and the package substrate and to provide probing structures (or pads). Testing structures, including daisy-chain structures, with metal lines to connect bonding structures connected to signals, power source, and/or grounding structures are connected to probing structures on the interconnect substrate. The testing structures enable determining the quality of bonding and/or functionalities of packaged dies bonded. After electrical testing is completed, the metal lines connecting the probing structures and the bonding structures are severed to allow proper function of devices in the die package. The mechanisms for forming test structures with probing pads on interconnect substrate and severing connecting metal lines after testing could reduce manufacturing cost.
US10354926B2	Integrated circuit with improved resistive region An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate with an electrically isolated semiconductor well. An upper trench isolation extends from a front face of the semiconductor well to a depth located a distance from the bottom of the well. Two additional isolating zones are electrically insulated from the semiconductor well and extending inside the semiconductor well in a first direction and vertically from the front face to the bottom of the semiconductor well. At least one hemmed resistive region is bounded by the two additional isolating zones, the upper trench isolation and the bottom of the semiconductor well. Electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the hemmed resistive region.
US10354925B2	Semiconductor device including at least one lateral IGFET and at least one vertical IGFET and corresponding manufacturing method A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, first trenches and second trenches extending from the first surface into the semiconductor body, at least one lateral IGFET including a first load terminal at the first surface, a second load terminal at the first surface and a gate electrode within the first trenches, and at least one vertical IGFET including a first load terminal at the first surface, a second load terminal at the second surface and a gate electrode within the second trenches. The first trenches extend from the first surface into the semiconductor body deeper than a channel zone of the lateral IGFET and confine the channel zone.
US10354922B1	Simplified block patterning with wet strippable hardmask for high-energy implantation Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same include forming a wet-strippable hardmask over semiconductor fins. The wet-strippable hardmask is anisotropically etched away in a first device region. At least one semiconductor fin is doped in the first device region. The wet-strippable hardmask is isotropically etched away in a second device region. Semiconductor devices are formed from the fins in the first and second device regions.
US10354917B2	Method for manufacturing etch stop areas for contacting semiconductor devices A method for manufacturing includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor device including at least two device layers to be contacted. A first device layer is smaller than a lithographic minimum feature size used for manufacturing the semiconductor device. Further, the method includes providing an isolation layer on the semiconductor device such that the semiconductor device is covered by the isolation layer; planarizing the isolation layer up to the semiconductor device; providing a first lithographic mask on the semiconductor device, such that the first device layer and a portion of the isolation layer are covered by the first lithographic mask; selectively removing the isolation layer to expose a second device layer while maintaining the portion of the isolation layer that is covered by the first lithographic mask; and providing a stop layer on the first device layer, the second device layer and the portion of the isolation layer.
US10354916B2	Methods for wordline separation in 3D-NAND devices Methods of wordline separation in semiconductor devices (e.g., 3D-NAND) are described. A metal film is deposited in the wordlines and on the surface of a stack of spaced oxide layers. The metal film is removed by high temperature oxidation and etching of the oxide or low temperature atomic layer etching by oxidizing the surface and etching the oxide in a monolayer fashion. After removal of the metal overburden, the wordlines are filled with the metal film.
US10354913B2	Chemical clean of semiconductor device A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive feature in a first dielectric layer, forming one or more dielectric layers over the first dielectric layer, and forming a via opening in the one or more dielectric layers, a bottom of the via opening exposing the conductive feature. The method further includes cleaning the via opening using a chemical mixture, and rinsing the via opening using basic-ion doped water after cleaning the via opening.
US10354911B2	Silicon on nothing devices and methods of formation thereof In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first cavity within a substrate. The first cavity is disposed under a portion of the substrate. The method further includes forming a first pillar within the first cavity to support the portion of the substrate.
US10354910B2	Foundry-agnostic post-processing method for a wafer A foundry-agnostic post-processing method for a wafer is provided. The wafer includes an active surface, a substrate and an intermediate layer interposed between the active surface and the substrate. The method includes removing the wafer from an output yield of a wafer processing foundry, thinning the substrate to the intermediate layer or within microns of the intermediate layer to expose a new surface and bonding the new surface to an alternate material substrate which provides for enhanced device performance as compared to the substrate.
US10354909B2	Wafer positioning pedestal for semiconductor processing An assembly used in a process chamber for depositing a film on a wafer and including a pedestal extending from a central axis. An actuator is configured for controlling movement of the pedestal. A central shaft extends between the actuator and pedestal, the central shaft configured to move the pedestal along the central axis. A lift pad is configured to rest upon the pedestal and having a pad top surface configured to support a wafer placed thereon. A pad shaft extends between the actuator and the lift pad and controls movement of the lift pad. The pad shaft is positioned within the central shaft and is configured to separate the lift pad from the pedestal top surface by a process rotation displacement when the pedestal is in an upwards position. The pad shaft is configured to rotate relative to the pedestal top surface between first and second angular orientations.
US10354904B2	Electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck includes: a body substrate having a substrate front surface and a substrate rear surface and made of ceramic; an attraction electrode provided in the body substrate; a metal base having a base front surface and a base rear surface, and placed such that the base front surface faces the substrate rear surface of the body substrate; and an internal through hole formed so as to penetrate the base front surface and the base rear surface of the metal base. The body substrate has a plurality of heating regions in each of which a heater electrode is provided. In the internal through hole, a plurality of heater electrode terminals are provided which are electrically connected to the heater electrode in each heating region. The plurality of heater electrode terminals provided in the internal through hole are electrically connected to a connection member provided in the internal through hole.
US10354903B2	Load port and load port atmosphere replacing method Provided is a load port capable of loading and unloading a substrate by a transfer robot in a state where a purge gas atmosphere is maintained inside a substrate storage space. After the lid of the substrate storage container is opened, an opening portion of the substrate storage container is closed by a frame sealing a peripheral edge of the opening portion of the substrate storage container and a shutter portion where a plurality of shielding plates are disposed in a vertical direction at a third position which is further moved forward from a release position. The shutter portion can locally move all or a portion of the shielding plates to form a narrow opening portion (third opening portion), and transferring of the substrate in the state where an atmosphere of the substrate storage space is replaced is performed through the narrow opening portion (third opening portion).
US10354897B2	Container storage facility A container storage facility has storage portions for storing containers, and supplies a purge gas to the interior of the containers. The container storage facility includes ejection portions that eject the purge gas, a gas supply device that controls the supply flow rate of the purge gas, a main pipe that conducts the purge gas output from the gas supply device, and branch pipes that are branched from the main pipe and are connected to the ejection portions. The ejection portions eject the purge gas regardless of whether or not containers are stored in the storage portions, and the gas supply device controls the supply flow rate of the purge gas so as to increase as the total number of containers stored in the storage portions decreases.
US10354893B2	Cutting apparatus and wafer cutting method Cutting apparatus includes a chuck table for holding a workpiece, a cutting unit for cutting the workpiece held on the chuck table, and a feeding mechanism for relatively moving the chuck table and the cutting unit. The cutting unit includes a spindle adapted to be rotationally driven, a rotatable cutting blade mounted on the spindle and having a peripheral cutting edge, a cutting water nozzle for supplying a cutting water to the cutting blade, a photocatalyst member provided so as to come into contact with the cutting water supplied from the cutting water nozzle, and a light applying unit for exciting the photocatalyst member to thereby give an oxidizing power due to hydroxy radicals to the cutting water.
US10354892B2	Stiction-free drying process with contaminant removal for high-aspect ratio semiconductor device structures Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a method of cleaning a substrate and a substrate processing apparatus that is configured to perform the method of cleaning the substrate. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of cleaning a substrate in a manner that reduces or eliminates the negative effects of line stiction between semiconductor device features. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to a substrate processing apparatus that allows for cleaning of the substrate in a manner that reduces or eliminates line stiction between semiconductor device features formed on the substrate.
US10354891B2	Electronic package and method for fabricating the same An electronic package and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The method includes forming a filling material, such as an underfill, between a carrier and a plurality of electronic components and filling the filling material in a space between the electronic components to form a spacing portion. The spacing portion has a first segment and a second segment separated from each other to serve as a stress buffer zone. Therefore, when an encapsulation layer encapsulating the electronic components is subsequently ground, the present disclosure can effectively prevent the electronic components from being cracked due to stresses induced by the external grinding force.
US10354890B2	Packaged semiconductor device having nanoparticle adhesion layer patterned into zones of electrical conductance and insulation A device comprises a substrate and an adhesive nanoparticle layer patterned into zones of electrical conductance and insulation on top of the substrate surface. A diffusion region adjoining the surface comprises an admixture of the nanoparticles in the substrate material. When the nanoparticle layer is patterned from originally all-conductive nanoparticles, the insulating zones are created by selective oxidation; when the nanoparticle layer is patterned from originally all-non-conductive nanoparticles, the conductive zones are created by depositing selectively a volatile reducing agent. A package of insulating material is in touch with the nanoparticle layer and fills any voids in the nanoparticle layer.
US10354889B2	Non-halogen etching of silicon-containing materials Processing methods may be performed to limit damage of features of a substrate, such as missing fin damage. The methods may include forming a plasma of an inert precursor within a processing region of a processing chamber. Effluents of the plasma of the inert precursor may be utilized to passivate an exposed region of an oxygen-containing material that extends about a feature formed on a semiconductor substrate. A plasma of a hydrogen-containing precursor may also be formed within the processing region. Effluents of the plasma of the hydrogen-containing precursor may be directed, with DC bias, towards an exposed silicon-containing material on the semiconductor substrate. The methods may also include anisotropically etching the exposed silicon-containing material with the plasma effluents of the hydrogen-containing precursor, where the plasma effluents of the hydrogen-containing precursor selectively etch silicon relative to silicon oxide.
US10354884B2	Vapour etch of silicon dioxide with improved selectivity The etching of a sacrificial silicon dioxide (SiO2) portion in a microstructure such as a microelectro-mechanical structures (MEMS) by the use an etchant gas, namely hydrogen fluoride (HF) vapor is performed with greater selectivity to other portions within the MEMS, and in particular portions of silicon nitride (Si3N4). This is achieved by the addition of a secondary non-etchant gas suitable for increase the ratio of difluoride reactive species (HF2− and H2F2) to monofluoride reactive species (F−, and HF) within the HF vapor. The secondary non-etchant gas may comprise a hydrogen compound gas. The ratio of difluoride reactive species (HF2− and H2F2) to the monofluoride reactive species (F−, and HF) within the HF vapor can also be increased by setting an etch operating temperature to 20° C. or below.
US10354882B2	Low thermal budget crystallization of amorphous metal silicides Methods for forming a metal silicide film with low resistivity at low temperature are described. A metal silicide film is formed on a substrate surface and annealed at high pressure and low temperature.
US10354879B2	Depletion mode semiconductor devices including current dependent resistance A transistor device is provided. The transistor device includes a substrate, a channel layer on the substrate, the channel layer including a GaN material, a barrier layer that is on the channel layer and that includes an AlGaN material, a drain electrode that is on the barrier layer in a drain region of the device, a source ohmic structure that is at least partially recessed into the barrier layer in a source region of the device, a source electrode that is on the source ohmic structure and a gate contact that is on the barrier layer and that is in a gate region of the device that is between the drain region and the source region.
US10354877B2	Carbon dopant gas and co-flow for implant beam and source life performance improvement Ion implantation processes and systems are described, in which carbon dopant source materials are utilized to effect carbon doping. Various gas mixtures are described, including a carbon dopant source material, as well as co-flow combinations of gases for such carbon doping. Provision of in situ cleaning agents in the carbon dopant source material is described, as well as specific combinations of carbon dopant source gases, hydride gases, fluoride gases, noble gases, oxide gases and other gases.
US10354872B2	High-precision dispense system with meniscus control Techniques herein include a bladder-based dispense system using an elongate bladder configured to selectively expand and contract to assist with dispense actions. This dispense system compensates for filter-lag, which often accompanies fluid filtering for microfabrication. This dispense system also provides a high-purity and high precision dispense unit. A meniscus sensor monitors a position of a meniscus of process fluid at a nozzle. The elongate bladder unit is used to maintain a position of the meniscus at a particular location by selectively expanding or contracting the bladder, thereby moving or holding a meniscus position. Expansion of the elongate bladder is also used for a suck-back action after completing a dispense action.
US10354868B2	Method for formation of a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) material layer A method for formation of a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) material layer on a substrate arranged in a process chamber of a molecular beam epitaxy tool is provided. The method includes evaporating metal from a solid metal source, forming a chalcogen-including gas-plasma, and introducing the evaporated metal and the chalcogen-including gas-plasma into the process chamber thereby forming a TMDC material layer on the substrate.
US10354863B2	Seed crystal for growth of gallium nitride bulk crystal in supercritical ammonia and fabrication method In one instance, the seed crystal of this invention provides a nitrogen-polar c-plane surface of a GaN layer supported by a metallic plate. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the metallic plate matches that of GaN layer. The GaN layer is bonded to the metallic plate with bonding metal. The bonding metal not only bonds the GaN layer to the metallic plate but also covers the entire surface of the metallic plate to prevent corrosion of the metallic plate and optionally spontaneous nucleation of GaN on the metallic plate during the bulk GaN growth in supercritical ammonia. The bonding metal is compatible with the corrosive environment of ammonothermal growth.
US10354860B2	Method and precursors for manufacturing 3D devices Described herein is an apparatus comprising a plurality of silicon-containing layers wherein the silicon-containing layers are selected from a silicon oxide and a silicon nitride layer or film. Also described herein are methods for forming the apparatus to be used, for example, as 3D vertical NAND flash memory stacks. In one particular aspect or the apparatus, the silicon oxide layer comprises slightly compressive stress and good thermal stability. In this or other aspects of the apparatus, the silicon nitride layer comprises slightly tensile stress and less than 300 MPa stress change after up to about 800° C. thermal treatment. In this or other aspects of the apparatus, the silicon nitride layer etches much faster than the silicon oxide layer in hot H3PO4, showing good etch selectivity.
US10354859B1	Three-dimensional resistive random access memory device containing selectively grown amorphous silicon-containing barrier and method of making the same An alternating stack of insulating layers including a silicon oxide material and electrically conductive layers is formed over a substrate. Sidewalls of the insulating layers are selectively silylated with a chemical including at least one silyl group without silylating sidewalls of the electrically conductive layers. Silicon-containing barrier material portions are formed by selectively growing a first silicon-containing barrier material from surfaces of the electrically conductive layers without growing the first silicon-containing barrier material from silylated surfaces of the insulating layers. A memory material layer is formed on the silicon-containing barrier material portions and the sidewalls of the insulating layers. A vertical conductive line is formed on the memory material layer.
US10354850B2	Echo cancellation for time of flight analogue to digital converter A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising digitizing a signal output from a detector to provide a first digitized signal. A finite impulse response (“FIR”) filter, a digital filter or an echo cancellation filter is applied to the first digitized signal in order to reduce the effect of baseline perturbations, echoes or ringing effects. Alternatively, an analog signal output from a detector is passed to one or more first power splitters or dividers, wherein one or more first transmission lines are attached to one or more ports of one more said first power splitters or dividers in order to reduce the effect of baseline perturbations, echoes or ringing effects.
US10354848B2	Method of mass analysis using ion filtering A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising detecting the ions transmitted by a mass filter (4) with a detector (6); changing the RF and/or DC voltage applied to the mass filter (4) during a voltage transition period so as to change the mass to charge ratio capable of being transmitted by the mass filter (4); preventing ions from reaching the detector during the voltage transition period; and allowing ions to be transmitted to the detector (6) after the voltage transition period.
US10354847B2	Compact mass spectrometer A miniature mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an atmospheric pressure ionization source 701, a first vacuum chamber having an atmospheric pressure sampling orifice or capillary, a second vacuum chamber located downstream of the first vacuum chamber and a third vacuum chamber located downstream of the second vacuum chamber. A first vacuum pump 707 is arranged and adapted to pump the first vacuum chamber, wherein the first vacuum pump 707 is arranged and adapted to maintain the first vacuum chamber at a pressure <10 mbar. A first RF ion guide 702 is located within the first vacuum chamber. An ion detector 705 is located in the third vacuum chamber. The ion path length from the atmospheric pressure sampling orifice or capillary to an ion detecting surface of the ion detector 705 is ≤400 mm. The mass spectrometer further comprises a split flow turbomolecular vacuum pump 706 comprising an intermediate or interstage port connected to the second vacuum chamber and a high vacuum (“HV”) port connected to the third vacuum chamber. The first vacuum pump 707 is also arranged and adapted to act as a backing vacuum pump to the split flow turbomolecular vacuum pump 706. The first vacuum pump has a maximum pumping speed ≤10 m3/hr (2.78 L/s).
US10354846B2	Sputtering target-backing plate assembly The present invention is a sputtering target-backing plate assembly in which the sputtering target is made from Ta having a 02% proof stress of 150 to 200 MPa, and the backing plate is made from a Cu alloy having a 0.2% proof stress of 60 to 200 MPa. The present invention aims to increase the uniformity of the film thickness as well as increase the deposition rate and improve the productivity by reducing, as much as possible, the plastic deformation of the sputtering target caused by the repeated thermal expansion and contraction of the sputtering target-backing plate assembly as a bimetal.
US10354843B2	Chemical control features in wafer process equipment Gas distribution assemblies are described including an annular body, an upper plate, and a lower plate. The upper plate may define a first plurality of apertures, and the lower plate may define a second and third plurality of apertures. The upper and lower plates may be coupled with one another and the annular body such that the first and second apertures produce channels through the gas distribution assemblies, and a volume is defined between the upper and lower plates.
US10354842B2	Pneumatic exhaust system An apparatus, for use in a processing chamber is provided. A pneumatic cylinder is provided. A manifold with a supply and an exhaust is controllably connected to the pneumatic cylinder. A dry gas supply is in fluid connection with and provides positive pressure to the exhaust of the manifold.
US10354840B2	Control arrangement, control system and high frequency power generating device Techniques are described for controlling the power and/or matching the impedance of the output impedance of a high frequency power generator to the impedance of a load, in particular a plasma discharge. A control arrangement may include a control unit, to which a target value, an actual value, and a correction value is supplied, the control unit being set up to generate an adjustment value by taking into account the correction value. The control arrangement may also include a device for determining the correction value, to which a control value is supplied and which is set up to determine the correction value by taking into account the control value and a default value. In some embodiments, when the control value deviates from the default value, the correction value influences the control unit such that the actual value deviates from the target value in the adjusted state of the control unit.
US10354838B1	RF antenna producing a uniform near-field Poynting vector An apparatus for generating plasma, including a quadrupole antenna having a center region and an outer region and configured to be disposed over a dielectric window of a plasma chamber. The quadrupole antenna including a first coil defining a first SDA and a second coil defining a second SDA, the first coil being in a nested arrangement within the second coil. The nested arrangement places a turn of the first coil to be adjacent to a corresponding turn of the second coil as the first and second coils spiral from the center region to the outer region of the quadrupole antenna. Adjacent turns of each of the first and second coils are horizontally separated from one another by a distance when disposed over the dielectric window.
US10354837B2	Controlling etch rate drift and particles during plasma processing The invention is an plasma processing system with a plasma chamber for processing semiconductor substrates, comprising: a radio frequency or microwave power generator coupled to the plasma chamber; a low pressure vacuum system coupled to the plasma chamber; and at least one chamber surface that is configured to be exposed to a plasma, the chamber surface comprising: a YxOyFz layer that comprises Y in a range from 20 to 40%, O in a range from greater than zero to less than or equal to 60%, and F in a range of greater than zero to less than or equal to 75%. Alternatively, the YxOyFz layer can comprise Y in a range from 25 to 40%, O in a range from 40 to 55%, and F in a range of 5 to 35% or Y in a range from 25 to 40%, O in a range from 5 to 40%, and F in a range of 20 to 70%.
US10354836B2	Methods, apparatuses, systems and software for treatment of a specimen by ion-milling Methods, apparatuses, systems and software for ion beam milling or machining are disclosed. The apparatus includes a specimen holder, a table, one or more ion sources, rotatable ion optics, and an imaging device. The specimen holder is configured to hold a specimen in a stationary position during milling or machining. The table is configured to change the stationary position of the specimen holder in any of three orthogonal linear directions and an angular direction. The rotatable ion optics are configured to emit an ion beam towards a predetermined location on the specimen from any of the one or more ion sources at any angle around an axis that is orthogonal to a horizontal surface of the table when the angular direction of the table is 0°. The imaging device is configured to generate an image of the specimen including the predetermined location, thereby enabling real-time monitoring of the milling or machining process.
US10354830B2	Charged particle beam system An ion source includes an external housing, an electrically conductive tip, a gas supply system, configured to supply an operating gas into the neighborhood of the tip, and a cooling system configured to cool the tip. The gas supply system includes a first tube with a hollow interior, and a chemical getter material is provided in the hollow interior of the tube.
US10354828B1	Photocathodes with protective in-situ graphene gas barrier films and method of making the same According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a photocathode may include: a mesh having a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, and including metallic, semiconductor or ceramic mesh grid with micron-sized openings in the mesh; a photosensitive film on the first surface of the mesh and extending at least partially into the openings of the mesh; and a graphene layer including one or more graphene sheets on the second surface of the mesh.
US10354823B2	Handheld power tool having a restart protection device A mains-operated handheld machine tool includes a tool housing, an electric drive motor arranged in the housing and configured to drive an associated tool insert, and a slide switch arranged, at least in a longitudinally displaceable fashion, on the tool housing and coupled to a sliding element configured to switch the drive motor on and off. The mains-operated handheld machine also includes a protection device with an electromechanical relay. The protection device is configured to prevent, by way of the electromechanical relay, uncontrolled restarting of the drive motor after an interruption to a corresponding power supply to the drive motor as a result of latching of the relay being canceled.
US10354822B2	Electrical switch, in particular a switch for an electrical power tool An electrical switch for an electric power tool. The electrical switch has a contact system that can be switched between an off position and an on position, and having a movable actuating means or switching the contact system. The actuating means comprises a plunger and a contact piece. The contact piece acts on the contact system for the purpose of switching. A coupling element is provided, such that the plunger can be brought into and out of interaction with the contact piece. The interaction is effected such that it is made possible for the contact system to be switched into the on position and the off position by means of the plunger, and for the contact system to be switched into the off position independently of the plunger.
US10354819B2	Mechanical cut-off apparatus for a high-voltage or very high-voltage electric circuit with splitting device A mechanical breaker apparatus for breaking an electric circuit comprises two electrodes that are movable relative to each other, and including an electric arc splitter device having a multitude of distinct conductive elements that are spaced apart and electrically insulated relative to one another. The splitter device has a first portion and a second portion that are movable relative to each other between: an electrical contact position; and a spaced-apart position of the two portions. The splitter device has at least one series of the distinct conductive elements that, in an electrically closed position of the electrodes of the mechanical apparatus, are arranged along the continuous electrically-conductive path for the nominal electric current through the apparatus as defined by the two portions of the splitter device in the electrical contact position.
US10354814B2	Quenching plate arrangement for a switching device A quenching plate arrangement for a switching device has plural quenching plates for arc splitting and/or lengthening; a guiding plate, the quenching plates being arranged substantially next to one another to firm a stack, the guiding plate laterally delimiting the stack, the guiding plate protruding beyond the quenching plates in a main extension direction; and a DC-suitable switching device having a first contact and a second contact, at least the second contact being movable relative to the first contact, a first and second running rail arrangement for conducting an arc with respective first and second current directions, the two running rail arrangements having respective first and second running rails, the two first and two second running rails respectively running in opposite directions from the first and second contacts, and the first running rails being connected in an electrically conducting manner in closed loop form, with the quenching plate arrangement.
US10354809B2	Electrochemical device and method of manufacturing electrochemical device An electrochemical device is constituted by a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and separators that are wound in such a way that the first principal face of the negative electrode and third principal face of the positive electrode are on the inner side of winding, while the second principal face of the negative electrode and fourth principal face of the positive electrode are on the outer side of winding, with the separators separating the positive electrode and negative electrode; wherein the second principal face has a first region opposed to the positive electrode via the separator and a second region on the outermost side of winding and not opposed to the positive electrode, the second region includes a first uncoated region where no negative electrode active material layer is formed, and a metal lithium is joined to the first uncoated region and immersed in electrolytic solution.
US10354807B2	Method for producing electrode foils for capacitors, electrode foils, and capacitors comprising said electrode foils The invention relates to a method for producing electrode foils (1) for capacitors (10), comprising the method steps of: A) providing a metal foil (1), B) transferring microstructures (2) located on a stamping die onto a main surface of the metal foil by a reforming process.
US10354806B2	Electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same An electrolytic capacitor includes an anode body having a dielectric layer, and a solid electrolyte layer including a conductive polymer. The solid electrolyte layer includes the conductive polymer, an anion, and a cation. The anion is an anion corresponding to at least one acid selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus-containing oxoacid, sulfuric acid, and a carboxylic acid. The cation is a nitrogen-containing cation.
US10354805B2	Reducing deformation in capacitors Fabricating a capacitor includes obtaining a sheet of material having a first phase of an anode metal oxide on an anode metal. The anode metal oxide is an oxide of the anode metal. A portion of the first phase of the anode metal oxide is converted to a second phase of the anode metal oxide. At least a portion of the second phase of the anode metal oxide is removed from the sheet of material. In some instances, the first phase of the anode metal is converted to the second phase of the anode metal oxide as a result of the process used to extract a capacitor anode from the sheet of material.
US10354802B1	Ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes disposed to face each other while having each of the dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and external electrodes including a connection portion disposed on end surfaces of the body opposing each other and band portions extending onto portions of upper and lower surfaces of the body from the connection portion, wherein the external electrodes include electrode layers connected to the plurality of internal electrodes, conductive resin layers disposed on the electrode layers, Ni plating layers disposed on the conductive resin layers, and Sn plating layers disposed on the Ni plating layers, and tc1 is 0.5 μm or more and tc2/tc1 is 1.2 or less, in which a thickness of the Ni plating layer in the connection portion is “tc1” and a thickness of the Ni plating layer in the band portion is tc2.
US10354800B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic component, method of manufacturing the same, and print circuit board having the same embedded therein A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes: a body having first to sixth surfaces, and including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed and exposed through the third and fourth surfaces, respectively; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces of the body, respectively, and including first and second connected portions connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, and first and second band portions extending from the first and second connected portions to portions of at least one of the first and second surfaces of the body, respectively. The external electrodes include conductive layers and plating layers, respectively, and surfaces of end portions of external electrodes are flat.
US10354798B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body having first and second surfaces opposing each other and third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces to each other; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body, exposed to the first and second surfaces, and each having one end exposed to the third or fourth surface; and first and second side margin portions disposed on the first and second surfaces and covering exposed surfaces of the internal electrodes. A dielectric composition contained in the first and second side margin portions is different from a dielectric composition contained in the ceramic body, the first and second side margin portions contain a barium titanate-based base material powder and magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al) as accessory ingredients, and a content ratio of manganese (Mn) to magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al) satisfies 0.316≤Mn/(Mn+Mg+Al)≤0.500, based on a molar content of Mn, Mg and Al in the first and second side margin portions.
US10354797B2	Ceramic electronic component and method for producing same A ceramic electronic component which is easily downsized, has reduced difficulty in handling, and is hardly chipped in a chip; and a method for producing the ceramic electronic component. The method includes the steps of: forming an uncured ceramic pattern which forms a ceramic layer after firing and has a circular plane shape by applying a ceramic slurry, which contains a ceramic material, to a predetermined location one time or a plurality of times repeatedly using a non-contact-type printing device such as an ink-jet printer; and forming uncured internal electrode patterns which form internal electrodes after firing and each have a circular plane shape by applying an electrode paste, which contains an internal electrode material, to a predetermined location one time or a plurality of times repeatedly using an ink-jet printer.
US10354796B2	Method for manufacturing planar coil Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a planar coil, the method including forming a base conductive layer on a base material, the base conductive layer including: a coil wiring portion having one end, other end, and first to third connecting positions, the second connecting position being closer to the other end compared with the first connecting position, the third connecting position being closer to the one end compared with the second connecting position; a power-feed wiring portion that connects the first connecting position with an external power source; and a connection wiring portion that short-circuits the second connecting position and the third connecting position; forming a wiring conductive layer on the base conductive layer by electrolytic plating by feeding power from the external power source; and removing the power-feed wiring portion and the connection wiring portion.
US10354792B2	Transformer structure A transformer structure includes a circuit board, a current bearing plate, a transformer iron core, two wire windings and two plate windings. The circuit board is provided with a rectification filter circuit at least including a filter inductor, a filter capacitor and a rectification switch. The filter inductor is formed by a current guide plate on the circuit board and an inductor iron core sleeved on the current guide plate. The current bearing plate is stacked on the circuit board and electrically connected to the rectification filter circuit. The transformer iron core is on the circuit board. The two plate windings are plate materials, and are wound for at least one turn on the transformer iron core and fixed on the circuit board. The plate windings are electrically connected to the current guide plate and the current bearing plate to jointly withstand a current flowing through the transformer structure.
US10354781B2	Cable with an integrated coiling and reinforcing wrapper The present invention is a cable, which carries signal, having an integrated coiling and reinforcing wrapper. The cable has a segment near an end that is stiffer than the cable generally. This segment can be bent by hand, and once bent, will retain its bent shape. If the flexible part of the cable is wrapped into a coil, or otherwise gathered together, then the stiffer portion can be bent around the gathered portion to secure it in its gathered form.
US10354780B2	Gas blocking cable and method of manufacturing A gas blocking cable includes cabled wires, where each wire includes cabled conductors having interstitial areas there between. An insulation material circumferentially surrounds the cabled conductors and a conductor filling material is positioned within the interstitial areas between conductors. A first shield circumferentially surrounds the twisted wires and a high-temperature filler, thereby separating a drain wire. A second shield circumferentially surrounds the cabled wires and the drain wire so that a cable is formed with areas between the first shield and the second shield. A wire filling material is positioned within the areas between the wires and the shields. Each of the conductor filling material and wire filling material is inert, non-flammable and able to withstand a temperature of at least approximately 200° C.
US10354778B2	High speed transmission cable The present invention relates to a high speed transmission cable that includes a first conductor set, a dielectric film at least partially concentrically disposed around the first conductor set and a pinched portion forming an insulating envelope around the first conductor set. The dielectric film includes a base layer having a plurality of first protrusions formed on a first major surface of the base layer, wherein the dielectric film is disposed such that the base layer is partially concentric with the conductor set and wherein a portion of the first protrusions is disposed between the first conductor set and the base layer in a region where the base layer is concentric with the first conductor set.
US10354776B2	Self healing materials and cables The present invention concerns a cable comprising an elongated conducting element and a self-healing material surrounding said elongated conducting element, characterized in that the self-healing material is a cross-linked material obtained from a polymeric composition comprising: A. a polymer matrix comprising at least one olefin polymer with hydrophilic moiety, and B. at least one amphiphilic compound, as self-healing additive.
US10354775B2	Reduction of dielectric losses through use of organoclay in semiconductor or insulator compositions Organoclays are added to semiconductive compositions to provide a reduction in the dielectric losses of layered composites in which the semiconductive layer contains species which could migrate into the insulation and result in undesirably high dielectric losses. The invention semiconductive compositions provide improved performance in power cable applications.
US10354774B2	Composition for forming conductive pattern and resin structure having conductive pattern The present invention relates to a composition for forming a conductive pattern that enables forming conductive micropatterns on various polymer resin products or resin layers by a simplified process without deformation of the polymer resin products or resin layers, and enables effectively satisfying requirements of the art, and a resin structure having a conductive pattern.
US10354773B2	Noble metal-coated nanostructures and related methods Noble metal-coated nanostructures and related methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, a nanostructure may include a structure comprising a base metal. As an example, the structure may be a nanowire. In a more specific example, the structure may be a copper nanowire or a nanowire made of a base metal such as nickel, tin, indium, zinc, the like, or combinations thereof. The base metal structure may be coated with a noble metal that conformally covers the base metal structure. Example noble metals include, but are not limited to, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, iridium, platinum, and gold. The coating may be made of one or more of the noble metals along with other materials.
US10354772B1	Scalable, electro-optically induced force system and method A technique is disclosed for electro-optically inducing a force to fabricated samples and/or devices with laser light. The technique uses the interaction of the oscillating electric field of the laser beam in opposition with the electric field produced by an appropriate electric charge carrier to achieve a net repulsive (or attractive) force on the component holding the electric charge. In one embodiment, force is achieved when the field near the charge carrier is modulated at a subharmonic of the electric field oscillation frequency of the laser and the relative phases of the light field and electric charge carrier field are controlled to provide optimal repulsion/attraction. The effect is scalable by applying the technique to an array of charge carrier fields sequentially as well as using higher power lasers and higher carrier field voltages.
US10354770B2	Residual heat removal ventilation system for spent fuel dry storage facility of nuclear power plant A residual heat removal ventilation system for spent fuel dry storage facility of nuclear power plant includes a natural ventilation apparatus and a forced ventilation apparatus, comprising a cold air intake chamber, a hot air removal chamber, a pipeline, a ventilation heat shield cylinder, a heat removal fan, and an air cooling equipment having certain connecting relationships and being correspondingly arranged in a storeroom, an operating room and a ventilation equipment room. The system doesn't require storing spent fuel in a pool storage manner. The safety of the spent fuel doesn't rely on power equipment, thus not only reducing routine maintenance, saving energy, but also has inherent safety. Furthermore, the system can be used to cool spent fuel storage canisters within spent fuel storage facility of pebble bed high temperature gas-cooled reactor nuclear power plant, and discharge residual heat of spent fuel storage canisters to the external environment.
US10354769B2	Shielding curtain assembly for an electromagnetic radiation scanning system Embodiments herein disclose a shielding curtain that is configured to block through passage of electromagnetic radiation. The shielding curtain may be a flap portion of a larger shielding curtain or a single, unitary body that includes a single mounting bead and a plurality of flaps. The shielding curtain is formed of a polymer material that has a uniformly dispersed particulate material. Electromagnetic radiation emitted by an inspection system is blocked by the uniformly dispersed particulate material.
US10354767B2	Methods for simulating the flow of a fluid in a vessel of a nuclear reactor and for calculating the mechanical deformation of assemblies of a nuclear reactor core, and associated computer program products A method for simulating the flow of a fluid in a vessel of a nuclear reactor is provided. The nuclear reactor includes the vessel and a core inside the vessel, the core including nuclear fuel assemblies, each one extending in an axial direction, including nuclear fuel rods and a grid for maintaining the rods, and being spaced apart from another by a clearance between the grids in a transverse direction.This method for simulating a fluid flow in the vessel of a nuclear reactor includes determining of head loss coefficients in the core, and computing the fluid pressure and speed component(s) in the core using the equation: ∇P=−K×V where P is the component of the fluid pressure, K is a matrix including the determined head loss coefficients, and V is a vector including the fluid speed component(s).A transverse head loss coefficient in the assemblies is determined from a transverse Reynolds number, and an axial head loss coefficient in the clearance is from the dimension of the clearance in the transverse direction.
US10354765B2	Use of hydroxyiminoalkanoic acids as anti-nitrous agents in operations of reductive stripping of plutonium The use of hydroxyiminoalkanoic acids including at least four carbon atoms as anti-nitrous agents in operations of reductive stripping of plutonium. The invention may be useful in any method for processing spent nuclear fuels that includes one or more operations of reductive stripping of plutonium and, more particularly, in the PUREX method as implemented in modern nuclear fuel processing plants, as well as in processes derived therefrom.
US10354759B2	Systems and methods for modeling changes in patient-specific blood vessel geometry and boundary conditions Systems and methods are disclosed for modeling changes in patient-specific blood vessel geometry and boundary conditions resulting from changes in blood flow or pressure. One method includes determining, using a processor, a first anatomic model of one or more blood vessels of a patient; determining a biomechanical model of the one or more blood vessels based on at least the first anatomic model; determining one or more parameters associated with a physiological state of the patient; and creating a second anatomic model based on the biomechanical model and the one or more parameters associated with the physiological state.
US10354756B2	Method and system for microbiome-derived characterization, diagnostics and therapeutics for cutaneous conditions A method for at least one of characterizing, diagnosing, and treating a cutaneous condition in at least a subject, the method comprising: receiving an aggregate set of biological samples from a population of subjects; generating at least one of a microbiome composition dataset and a microbiome functional diversity dataset for the population of subjects; generating a characterization of the cutaneous condition based upon features extracted from at least one of the microbiome composition dataset and the microbiome functional diversity dataset; based upon the characterization, generating a therapy model configured to correct the cutaneous condition; and at an output device associated with the subject, promoting a therapy to the subject based upon the characterization and the therapy model.
US10354749B2	Conference preparation apparatus, conference preparation method, and storage medium A conference preparation apparatus includes a material identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire material identification information specified by an operation performed on a display screen, a material information acquisition unit configured to acquire material information from a server based on the material identification information acquired by the material identification information acquisition unit, a management unit configured to manage on a person-by-person basis the material information acquired by the material information acquisition unit, and an agenda management unit configured to associate the material identification information with conference items.
US10354745B2	Aligning and clustering sequence patterns to reveal classificatory functionality of sequences A system and method of discovering sequence patterns with variations is provided. The method includes: accessing or acquiring a data set including a family of sequences or related families of sequences; a) applying a pattern discovery process to the sequences; b) grouping and aligning the similar patterns that may have different lengths into one or more Aligned Pattern Clusters; c) discovering the co-occurrence relation between Aligned Patterns and/or Aligned Pattern Clusters to reveal the distal function between segments represented by the aligned Pattern Clusters and d) breaking down an Aligned Pattern Cluster into sub-clusters with stable cluster configuration that reveals sub-clusters with distinct and shared characteristic among sub-family of the sequences.
US10354744B2	Non-invasive functional assessment of coronary artery stenosis including simulation of hyperemia by changing resting microvascular resistance A method and system for non-invasive assessment of coronary artery stenosis is disclosed. Patient-specific anatomical measurements of the coronary arteries are extracted from medical image data of a patient acquired during rest state. Patient-specific rest state boundary conditions of a model of coronary circulation representing the coronary arteries are calculated based on the patient-specific anatomical measurements and non-invasive clinical measurements of the patient at rest. Patient-specific rest state boundary conditions of the model of coronary circulation representing the coronary arteries are calculated based on the patient-specific anatomical measurements and non-invasive clinical measurements of the patient at rest. Hyperemic blood flow and pressure across at least one stenosis region of the coronary arteries are simulated using the model of coronary circulation and the patient-specific hyperemic boundary conditions. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is calculated for the at least one stenosis region based on the simulated hyperemic blood flow and pressure.
US10354740B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor memory devices including first contact having a stepwise profile at interface between two portions Disclosed is a three-dimensional semiconductor device including a stack structure on a substrate and including electrodes that are vertically stacked on top of each other on a first region of a substrate, a vertical structure penetrating the stack structure and including a first semiconductor pattern, a data storage layer between the first semiconductor pattern and at least one of the electrodes, a transistor on a second region of the substrate, and a first contact coupled to the transistor. The first contact includes a first portion and a second portion on the first portion. Each of the first portion and the second portions has a diameter that increases with an increasing vertical distance from the substrate. A diameter of an upper part of the first portion is greater than a diameter of a lower part of the second portion.
US10354731B2	Failure detection circuitry for address decoder for a data storage device A data storage device can detect for a failure in decoding of an x-bit row address and/or a y-bit column of an (x+y)-bit address. The data storage device decodes the x-bit row address and/or the y-bit column address to provide wordlines (WLs) and/or bitlines (BLs) to access one or more cells from among a memory array of the data storage device. The data storage device compares one or more subsets of the WLs and/or of the BLs to each other to detect for the failure. The data storage device determines the failure is present in the decoding of the x-bit row address and/or the y-bit column of the (x+y)-bit address when one or more WL and/or BL from among the one or more subsets of the WLs and/or the BLs differ.
US10354728B2	Write verification and resistive state determination based on cell turn-on characteristics for resistive random access memory After programming a set of resistive memory cells in a resistive memory device, the programmed states and the functionality of each resistive memory cell in the programmed set can be verified by a primary determination method and a secondary determination method. The primary determination method employs the step of determining whether a measured electrical current at a preset read voltage for the selected resistive memory cell is within electrical current specification for the selected resistive state. If the selected cell fails the primary determination method, the second determination method is performed, which includes determining whether a measured threshold voltage for the selected resistive memory cell is within threshold voltage specification for the selected resistive state. If the selected cell fails both methods, the selected cell is identified as a non-functional resistive memory cell. Otherwise, the selected cell is identified as an operational cell.
US10354720B2	Full-swing dual-rail SRAM sense amplifier A method and apparatus for reading data from a memory is disclosed. A particular data storage cell may generate a voltage difference between a true bit line and a complement bit line coupled to the data storage cell. A selection circuit may generate a voltage level on a true data line and a complement data line using the voltage levels of the true and complement bit lines. An amplifier circuit may amplify a voltage difference between the true data line and the complement data line to generate a full-swing voltage difference between the true and complement data lines, and may preset the voltage levels of the true and complement data lines to a ground potential based on a reset timing signal.
US10354718B2	Systems and methods for reducing standby power in floating body memory devices Methods, devices, arrays and systems for reducing standby power for a floating body memory array. One method includes counting bits of data before data enters the array, wherein the counting includes counting at least one of: a total number of bits at state 1 and a total number of all bits; a total number of bits at state 0 and the total number of all bits; or the total number of bits at state 1 and the total number of bits at state 0. This method further includes detecting whether the total number of bits at state 1 is greater than the total number of bits at state 0; setting an inversion bit when the total number of bits at state 1 is greater than the total number of bits at state 0; and inverting contents of all the bits of data before writing the bits of data to the memory array when the inversion bit has been set.
US10354709B2	Composite free magnetic layers A magnetic device may include a composite free layer that includes a first sub-layer comprising at least one of a Co-based alloy, a Fe-based alloy, or a Heusler alloy; a second sub-layer comprising at least one of a Co-based alloy, a Fe-based alloy, or a Heusler alloy; and an intermediate sub-layer between the first sub-layer and the second sub-layer. The composite free layer exhibits a magnetic easy axis oriented out of a plane of the composite free layer.
US10354706B1	Delaying start of user design execution For an integrated circuit (IC) that is designed to execute user defined operations after initialization, a sequencing circuitry in the IC that delays the start of the user design execution until a set of initial condition has been computed and propagated is provided. The sequencing holds the first group of circuits at an initial state while a second group of circuits computes and propagates a set of initial conditions based at least partly on the initial state of the first group of circuits. The circuits in the first group when being held disregard their inputs and do not change their outputs. The first group of circuits is released from its initial state after the second group of circuits has completed computation and propagation of the set of initial conditions. The circuits in the first group when released are freed to store or clock-in new inputs and produce new outputs in order to perform the user defined operations in conjunction with the second group of circuits.
US10354705B2	Apparatuses and methods for controlling word lines and sense amplifiers Apparatuses and methods for controlling word lines and sense amplifiers in a semiconductor device are described. An example apparatus includes: a plurality of sense amplifier control circuits coupled to a plurality of corresponding sense amplifiers, wherein each sense amplifier control circuit of the plurality of sense amplifier control circuits provides one or more control signals to a corresponding sense amplifier of a plurality of sense amplifiers; and a driver that provides a selection signal to a plurality of word drivers responsive, at least in part, to a first control signal that is responsive to the one or more control signals from the plurality of sense amplifier control circuits.
US10354700B2	Read threshold voltage selection Apparatuses and methods for read threshold voltage selection are provided. One example method can include setting a first soft read threshold voltage and a second soft read threshold voltage based on a difference between a first number of memory cells that are read as being programmed to a first state when read using a first threshold voltage and a second number of memory that are read as being programmed to the first state when read using another threshold voltage.
US10354699B1	Carrierless storage chassis drive locking units A storage chassis may be adapted, or configured, to secure a plurality of carrierless devices (e.g., without the use of a carrier or drive tray) received thereby. The storage chassis may include a base, a first drive wall coupled to and extending from the base, and a second drive wall coupled to and extending from the base. Each of the first and second drive walls may include a top edge spaced away from a bottom portion of the base. The base, the first drive wall, and the second drive wall may define a row of drive slots and each drive slot may be configured to receive a carrierless device. Further, the storage chassis may include a plurality of locking units configured to extend across corresponding drive slots between the top edge of the first drive wall and the top edge of the second drive wall.
US10354698B2	Opening/closing mechanism for rotary cover A rotation cover opening/closing mechanism includes a transparent plate-shaped cover, a shaft body, and a turning mechanism. The cover closes an opening portion formed in a part of an upper surface of device body. One end of the shaft body is perpendicularly fixed to the cover, and at least a part of the shaft body at the other end of the shaft body is inserted into the device body. The turning mechanism rotatably supports the shaft body inside the device body to allow turning of the cover around the shaft body in a plane parallel with the upper surface of the device body. The turning mechanism includes a limitation portion that limits a rotation angle of the shaft body to a fixed range such that the cover turns between a cover closing position where the cover closes the opening portion, and a cover opening position where the cover opens the opening portion.
US10354696B1	Tool-less mounting apparatus for hard disk drive and storage device using the same An apparatus for mounting hard disk drive and storage device without the use of tools or fasteners includes a supporting base comprising opposite ends, elastic connecting members, and two side plates connected perpendicularly and respectively to opposite ends of the supporting base. Two elastic connecting members and an end plate connect between free ends of the pair of side plates through the elastic connecting members. Each side plate comprises one or more internal mounting pins and corresponding mounting holes are defined in sides of hard disk drive or storage device. A rotating plate is rotatable between closed and opened positions, the rotating plate can be closed to align the pins so as to clamp the device in place, or opened.
US10354694B2	Systems and methods for providing content items associated with objects Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media can identify an object included in a video content item. A content item associated with the object can be determined during playback of the video content item, wherein the content item is one or more of: a two-dimensional content item or a three-dimensional content item. An indicator associated with the content item can be provided in the video content item. The content item can be provided in response to a selection of the indicator.
US10354691B2	Photographing device, photographing method, and playback method A photographing device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section that captures a subject image and outputs image data; a motion picture recording section that records a motion picture based on the image data; a parameter setting section that sets a photographing parameter to change a photographing state; and a parameter control section that automatically changes the photographing parameter during the recording of the motion picture regardless of the set photographing parameter.
US10354683B2	Servo control method having first and second trajectory generation units A control device, a method of controlling the control device and recording medium are provided. Ranges of movement of a plurality of servo control systems are effectively used. A controller generates a corrected trajectory in which a high frequency component is removed from a first inverse kinematics trajectory so that no phase delay occurs as a command trajectory of a first servo control system.
US10354682B2	Thin data reader cap A data reader may have a magnetoresistive stack with a magnetically free layer decoupled from a first shield by a cap. The cap can have one or more sub-layers respectively configured with a thickness of 4 nm or less as measured parallel to a longitudinal axis of the magnetoresistive stack on an air bearing surface.
US10354676B2	Automatic rate control for improved audio time scaling Input media data with an input playing speed is received and divided into input media data subsets. A first rate of audio utterance is determined for a first input media data subset in the media data subsets. A second different rate of audio utterance is determined for a second input media data subset in the media data subsets. Audio output media data is generated with an output playing speed at which audio utterance in the audio output media data is played at a preferred rate of audio utterance. The audio output media data comprises (a) a first output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the first rate, and the first input media data subset and (b) a second output audio media data subset generated based on the preferred rate, the second rate, and the second input media data subset.
US10354672B2	Determination device, determination method that determines process related to reproduction of speech signal An input unit receives a request for transmission of a speech signal to a predetermined group. When the request for transmission is received in the input unit, a determination unit determines a process related to reproduction of the speech signal in a terminal device expected to receive a speech, based on a distance between terminal devices expected to receive the speech signal, excluding the terminal device outputting the request from a plurality of terminal devices belonging to the predetermined group. An output unit outputs the detail determined in the determination unit.
US10354670B2	Efficient DRC profile transmission A method (600) for decoding an encoded audio signal (102) is described. The encoded audio signal (102) comprises a sequence of frames. Furthermore, the encoded audio signal (102) is indicative of a plurality of different dynamic range control (DRC) profiles for a corresponding plurality of different rendering modes. Different subsets of DRC profiles from the plurality of DRC profiles are comprised within different frames of the sequence of frames, such that two or more frames of the sequence of frames jointly comprise the plurality of DRC profiles. The method (600) comprises determining a first rendering mode from the plurality of different rendering modes; determining (609, 610) one or more DRC profiles from a subset of DRC profiles comprised within a current frame of the sequence of frames; determining (611) whether at least one of the one or more DRC profiles is applicable to the first rendering mode; selecting (604) a default DRC profile as a current DRC profile, if none of the one or more DRC profiles is applicable to the first rendering mode; wherein definition data of the default DRC profile is known at a decoder (100) for decoding the encoded audio signal (102); and decoding the current frame using the current DRC profile.
US10354666B2	Encoder for encoding an audio signal, audio transmission system and method for determining correction values An encoder for encoding an audio signal includes an analyzer for analyzing the audio signal and for determining analysis prediction coefficients from the audio signal. The encoder includes a converter for deriving converted prediction coefficients from the analysis prediction coefficients, a memory for storing a multitude of correction values and a calculator. The calculator includes a processor for processing the converted prediction coefficients to obtain spectral weighting factors. The calculator includes a combiner for combining the spectral weighting factors and the multitude of correction values to obtain corrected weighting factors. A quantizer of the calculator is configured for quantizing the converted prediction coefficients using the corrected weighting factors to obtain a quantized representation of the converted prediction coefficients. The encoder includes a bitstream former for forming an output signal based on the quantized representation of the converted prediction coefficients and based on the audio signal.
US10354665B2	Apparatus and method for generating a frequency enhanced signal using temporal smoothing of subbands An apparatus for generating a frequency enhancement signal has: a signal generator for generating an enhancement signal from a core signal, the enhancement signal having an enhancement frequency range not included in the core signal, wherein a current time portion of the enhancement signal or the core signal has subband signals for a plurality of subbands; a controller for calculating the same smoothing information for the plurality of subband signals of the enhancement frequency range or the core signal, and wherein the signal generator is configured for smoothing the plurality of subband signals of the enhancement frequency range or the core signal using the same smoothing information.
US10354657B2	Speaker recognition in multimedia system A method for identifying a user among a plurality of users of a multimedia system comprising extracting an i-vector for the speech utterance using total variability modeling, comparing the extracted i-vector with a collection of i-vector sets in order to identify a target set most similar to the extracted i-vector, and granting access to the multimedia system in accordance with an access profile associated with the identified target set. Further, source variation is minimized by, for each speech utterance acquired using a specific data source, re-centering first-order statistics of the speech utterance around the mean of an informative prior associated with the source, and using the co-variance of the informative prior associated with the source when extracting the i-vector for the speech utterance.
US10354652B2	Applying neural network language models to weighted finite state transducers for automatic speech recognition Systems and processes for converting speech-to-text are provided. In one example process, speech input can be received. A sequence of states and arcs of a weighted finite state transducer (WFST) can be traversed. A negating finite state transducer (FST) can be traversed. A virtual FST can be composed using a neural network language model and based on the sequence of states and arcs of the WFST. The one or more virtual states of the virtual FST can be traversed to determine a probability of a candidate word given one or more history candidate words. Text corresponding to the speech input can be determined based on the probability of the candidate word given the one or more history candidate words. An output can be provided based on the text corresponding to the speech input.
US10354648B2	System and method for securing intelligent automated assistant devices Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an intelligent automated assistant device comprising. In some embodiments, the security system may include an intelligent automated assistant device including a microphone and a camera. Additionally, the security device may be placed near the intelligent automated assistant device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio from a microphone on the intelligent automated assistant device.
US10354644B1	System and method for encoding data in a voice recognition integrated circuit solution Methods of encoding voice data for loading into an artificial intelligence (AI) integrated circuit are provided. The AI integrated circuit may have an embedded cellular neural network for implementing AI tasks based on the loaded voice data. An encoding method may generate a two-dimensional (2D) frequency-time array from an audio waveform, use the 2D frequency-time array to generate a set of 2D arrays to approximate the 2D frequency-time array, load the set of 2D arrays into the AI integrated circuit, execute programming instructions contained in the AI integrated circuit to feed the set of 2D arrays into the embedded cellular neural network in the AI integrated circuit to generate a voice recognition result, and output the voice recognition result. The encoding method also trains a convolution neural network (CNN) and loads the weights of the CNN into the AI integrated circuit for implementing the AI tasks.
US10354642B2	Hyperarticulation detection in repetitive voice queries using pairwise comparison for improved speech recognition Automatic speech recognition systems can benefit from cues in user voice such as hyperarticulation. Traditional approaches typically attempt to define and detect an absolute state of hyperarticulation, which is very difficult, especially on short voice queries. This disclosure provides for an approach for hyperarticulation detection using pair-wise comparisons and on a real-world speech recognition system. The disclosed approach uses delta features extracted from a pair of repetitive user utterances. The improvements provided by the disclosed systems and methods include improvements in word error rate by using hyperarticulation information as a feature in a second pass N-best hypotheses rescoring setup.
US10354641B1	Acoustic noise reduction audio system having tap control An acoustic noise reduction (ANR) headphone described herein has current detection circuitry that detects current consumed by an acoustic driver amplifier as a result of pressure changes due to a tapping of the headphone. Tapping may be performed to change an audio feature or operating mode of the audio system for the headphone. The current detection circuitry senses a characteristic of the current consumed by the acoustic driver amplifier that can be used to determine an occurrence of a tap event. Examples of a characteristic include an amplitude, waveform or duration of the sensed current. Advantageously, the ANR headphones avoid the need for control buttons to initiate the desired changes to the audio feature or operating mode.
US10354639B2	Automatic noise cancellation using multiple microphones The disclosure includes a headset comprising one or more earphones including one or more sensing components. The headset also includes one or more voice microphones to record a voice signal for voice transmission. The headset also includes a signal processor coupled to the earphones and the voice microphones. The signal processor is configured to employ the sensing components to determine a wearing position of the headset. The signal processor then selects a signal model for noise cancellation. The signal model is selected from a plurality of signal models based on the determined wearing position. The signal processor also applies the selected signal model to mitigate noise from the voice signal prior to voice transmission.
US10354638B2	Acoustic wall assembly having active noise-disruptive properties, and/or method of making and/or using the same Certain example embodiments relate to an acoustic wall assembly that uses active and/or passive sound reverberation to achieve noise-disruptive functionality, and/or a method of making and/or using the same. With the active approach, sound waves in a given frequency range are detected by a sound masking circuit. Responsive to detection of such sound waves, an air pump (e.g., speaker) is used to pump air in the wall assembly to actively mask the detected sound waves via reverberation and/or the like. The wall assembly may include one, two, or more walls, and the walls may be partial or full walls. With the passive approach, sound waves in a given frequency range are disrupted via features (e.g., holes, slits, etc.) formed in and/or on a wall itself. These techniques may be used together or separately, in different example embodiments.
US10354636B2	Polymer interlayers having improved sound insulation properties A polymer interlayer comprising a layer comprising a poly(vinyl acetal) resin having a residual hydroxyl content and a residual acetate content, and a plasticizer, wherein the residual hydroxyl content, the residual acetate content and the plasticizer are selected such that the polymer interlayer has at least one glass transition temperature less than about 20° C. and a peak tan delta of greater than 1.29, and a glass panel having a configuration of 2.3-mm glass//interlayer//2.3-mm glass and at 20° C. has a transmission loss, TLw, of greater than 41 decibels as measured by weighted average sound transmission loss at 2000 to 8000 Hz, and a transmission loss, TLc, of greater than 38 decibels at the coincident frequency is disclosed.
US10354634B2	Method and system for denoise and dereverberation in multimedia systems Method and system for use with multimedia signals that analyzes the signals into time-frequency frames over first and second time periods. Estimates of the noise and/or reverberation are derived from the frames. Gains are derived from the estimates and raised to a power to create modified gains. The modified gains are applied to the frame in the appropriate time periods. Modified multimedia signals are output after being processed by the modified gains.
US10354631B2	Sound signal processing method and sound signal processing apparatus A method for processing an input sound signal of singing voice, to obtain a sound signal with an impression different from the input sound signal, includes: selecting a genre from among a plurality of tune genres in accordance with a selection operation by a user, setting, to a first unit, a set of first parameters corresponding to the selected genre, displaying a first impression identifier corresponding to the selected genre for a first control of a first user parameter in the set of first parameters, changing the first user parameter in accordance with a change operation on the first control by the user, and strengthening, by the first unit, signal components within a particular frequency band of the sound signal, in accordance with the set of first parameters including the first user parameters.
US10354628B2	Automatic arrangement of music piece with accent positions taken into consideration Arranged accompaniment data are created by: acquiring original performance information; extracting, from the acquired original performance information, one or more accent positions in a music piece represented by the acquired original performance information; acquiring existing accompaniment pattern data; and adjusting time positions of one or more accompaniment notes, which are to be generated on the basis of the acquired accompaniment pattern data, so as to coincide with the extracted one or more accent positions. In this way, it is possible to create accompaniment data matching accent positions (rhythmic elements) of the music piece represented by the original performance information and thereby automatically make a musical arrangement with respective characteristics of the existing accompaniment pattern data and original performance information remaining therein.
US10354623B1	Adaptive buffer latching to reduce display janks caused by variable buffer allocation time A device may allocate one or more frame buffers. In response to a command to open an application after allocating the one or more frame buffers, the device may reassign one or more of the frame buffers to the application. Furthermore, the device may store, based on instructions of the application, content data in the one or more reassigned frame buffers. The device may output, for display on a display screen, content based on the content data in the one or more reassigned frame buffers.
US10354620B2	Electronic apparatus and method for displaying a content screen on the electronic apparatus thereof An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The electronic apparatus includes a display; an outer frame to house the display; an illuminance sensor which detects a sensing value used to determine at least one of illuminance and color temperature of an external light; a memory which stores a background image, which is an image of an area behind the electronic apparatus; and a processor, which generates a content screen comprising an object layer including at least one graphic object and a background image layer including the background image. The display displays the content screen and the processor may correct the background image or provide an image effect based on the sensed values.
US10354617B2	Luminescence shock avoidance in display devices A luminescence shock avoidance algorithm selectively limits the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment. The algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
US10354616B2	Display device and luminance correction method of the same A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels to display a display image, a luminance detector to detect luminance of an image on the display unit, and a display driver. The display divider is to divide the display unit into image areas symmetrical to each other and to adjust a luminance of an image area having a relatively lower luminance value among the image areas symmetrical to each other based on a luminance detection result.
US10354612B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may be displayed in a so-called slide show manner. A plurality of pictures for thumbnail may be produced from the plurality of pieces of picture information and be arranged together to be displayed in one picture screen of a display device.
US10354611B2	Low power high frequency digital pulse frequency modulator An apparatus comprises a programmable delay line (PDL) to receive a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal as input and to generate a first output; a selection unit to provide PWM signal or its inverted version as a second output; and a sequential unit coupled to the PDL to sample the second output with the first output and to generate a pulse-frequency modulation (PFM) output. A voltage regulator comprises mutually coupled on-die inductors for coupling to a load; a bridge coupled to the mutually coupled on-die inductors, including a low-side switch and a high-side switch; a PWM controller for controlling the low-side and high-side switches during a first load current; and a PFM controller for controlling the low-side and high-side switches during a second load current, the second load current being smaller than the first load current, the PFM controller comprising a comparator and a first PDL coupled to the comparator.
US10354609B2	Functional mode aware resource management An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for a functional mode aware resource management. The electronic device includes a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor is coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to identify when an amount of a system resource is below a minimum resource threshold. The at least one processor is also configured determine a functional mode of the electronic device. The at least one processor is further configured to identify one or more processes not corresponding to the functional mode that are running on the electronic device. The at least one processor is further configured to terminate at least one of the one or more processes not corresponding to the functional mode when the amount of the system resource is below the minimum resource threshold.
US10354607B2	Clock and signal distribution circuitry for displays A display may have an array of pixels. Rows of pixels may receive gate line signals over gate lines. Display driver circuitry may have an adjustable clock generator that generates a series of clock pulses with different respective fall times to help equalize kickback voltages in the pixels of different rows. Within each row, gate lines may be provided with multiple parallel lines shorted at a series of tap points to help equalize kickback voltages across the pixels of different columns. A clock path may be formed between the clock generator and gate driver circuits. The clock path may run along an edge of the array of pixels. To help equalize kickback voltages in the pixels of different rows, the clock path may have first and second parallel metal lines that are selectively shorted to each other at a series of tap point locations along the clock path.
US10354605B2	Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display and a method for manufacturing the same capable of reducing a bezel are disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a display panel including vertical lines, horizontal lines, and pixels and a driver integrated circuit (IC) supplying a data voltage and a gate pulse to the pixels through the vertical lines. The vertical lines include vertical data lines to which the data voltage is supplied, vertical gate lines to which the gate pulse is supplied, and vertical common voltage lines to which a common voltage is supplied. The horizontal lines include horizontal gate lines which are connected to the vertical gate lines and receive the gate pulse through the vertical gate lines.
US10354604B2	Display apparatus and method of driving the same A display apparatus includes first-kind data lines and second-kind data lines. Each of the first-kind data lines is connected to one of two pixels arranged in a k-th pixel row and a (k+1)th pixel row. Each of the second-kind data lines is connected to two pixels arranged in different pixel columns in the k-th pixel row and the (k+1)th pixel row. At least two first-kind data lines are consecutively arranged.
US10354601B2	DC voltage conversion circuit, DC voltage conversion method and liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a DC voltage conversion circuit, a DC voltage conversion method, and a liquid crystal display device. The DC voltage conversion circuit comprises a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a fourth diode, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a fourth capacitor, a voltage dividing unit, and a switching unit. The second terminal of the first capacitor is connected with the first voltage-transforming signal and the second terminal of the third capacitor is connected with the second voltage-transforming signal. The first and second voltage-transforming signals are both pulse signals, and the first and second voltage-transforming signals have opposite phases. Comparing the present invention and the conventional art, the present invention can quickly complete the transformation of the input voltage, to reduce the require time for completing the voltage transformation, which has strong driving capability and fast response speed.
US10354600B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same According to some embodiments of the inventive concept, there is provided a liquid crystal display device including a backlight including a light source configured to emit first to N-th block lights respectively to first to N-th sub-frames, in a first direction, the first to N-th sub-frames being obtained by dividing a frame in time, and a display panel including pixels arranged in a matrix form and grouped into first to N-th row blocks along the first direction, the pixels being configured to display an image using the first to N-th block lights, and operations of the first to N-th row blocks being respectively synchronized with the first to N-th sub-frames, wherein a brightness of a K-th block light among the first to N-th block lights is determined on a basis of light source brightness data of a K-th row block among the first to N-th row blocks.
US10354598B2	Light source control for displaying video Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling a display and transmitting video content. The method includes determining, by processing circuitry, a blinking frequency to be used during presentation of video content for a light source of a display. The processing circuitry sets the blinking frequency for the light source of the display based on the determined blinking frequency. Further, the processing circuitry controls the light source of the display to blink according to the set blinking frequency while the video content is presented on the display. The light source is configured to illuminate a separate display panel or to emit light that form images of the video content.
US10354594B2	Display device and related operating method An organic light emitting display device may include a display panel, a power supply, and a display driver. The display panel may comprise a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels connected to the scan lines and to the data lines. The power supply may supply a first pixel voltage and a second pixel voltage to the pixels. The display driver may control the display panel. The display panel may display a first image in a first frame frequency during a first driving mode, and display a second image in a second frame frequency that is lower than the first frame frequency during a second driving mode, according to a control by the display driver.
US10354593B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display device including pixels each including a light emitting element; a voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of different voltages; a switching device configured to be capable of switching the voltages in a manner such that any one of the voltages is applied to each of the pixels; and a controller configured to control operation of the switching device. The controller is configured to cause, at least once during a period for displaying an image corresponding to one frame, the switching device to operate in a manner such that voltages applied to the pixel are switched from a lower to a higher voltage.
US10354592B2	AMOLED pixel driver circuit The invention provides an AMOLED pixel driver circuit, comprising: first TFT (T1), with top gate connected to first node (G), bottom gate connected to second node (B), source and drain connected respectively to high voltage power source (VDD) and third node (S); second TFT (T2), with gate connected to scan line (Scan), source and drain connected respectively to first node (G) and first data line (Data1); third TFT (T3), with gate connected to scan line (Scan), source and drain connected respectively to sense signal line (Sense) and third node (S); fourth TFT (T4), with gate connected to scan line (Scan), source and drain connected respectively to second node (B) and second data line (Data2); first capacitor (C), connected to second node (B) and high voltage power source (VDD); second capacitor Cst, connected to first node (G) and third node (S); OLED (D1), with anode connected to third node (S).
US10354588B2	Driving method for pixel circuit to prevent abnormal picture display generated by wrong charging A driving method for a pixel circuit comprises steps of: receiving a data control signal inputted by a driving chip and resetting a data line of a pixel unit according to the data control signal; charging the pixel unit to a target voltage according to the data line control signal; and receiving a control signal to control the pixel unit to display a corresponding grayscale level according to the target voltage. Through above way, the present invention can prevent a wrong charging which will generate an abnormal picture display.
US10354587B2	Display device There is provided a display device including a display panel, a plurality of data drivers configured to apply a data voltage to the display panel and to output a feedback signal indicating a driving status, a shared back channel configured to receive the feedback signal from the plurality of data drivers, a virtual feedback signal circuit configured to output a virtual feedback signal indicating a normal driving state of the plurality of data drivers, a timing controller configured to apply a data signal to the plurality of data drivers, and a switch connected to the timing controller, and configured to selectively connect the shared back channel or the virtual feedback signal circuit to the timing controller.
US10354586B2	Image signal processing circuit, image signal processing method, and display unit with pixel degradation correction An image signal processing circuit is provided that includes a display panel, a current detection section, a modification processing section, and a correction processing section. The display panel includes a first dummy pixel that is provided outside of an effective pixel region. The current detection section detects a change in a current in the first dummy pixel. The modification processing section modifies a predetermined predicted degradation value based on an actual degradation amount of the detected current. The correction processing section corrects an image signal based on the predetermined predicted degradation value after modification. The image signal is used to drive an effective pixel.
US10354584B2	Display device having double gate transistors A display device is provided in which each subpixel includes a driving TFT, an organic light-emitting diode, and at least one switching TFT for driving the subpixel. At least one of the driving TFT and the switching TFT is formed as a double-gate TFT having a first gate node and a second gate node, and each subpixel comprises a compensation circuit that senses a threshold voltage of the double-gate TFT and applies the same to the first gate node or the second gate node of the double-gate TFT.
US10354581B2	Display, method for driving display, and electronic apparatus having parallel holding capacitors Disclosed herein is a display including: a pixel array part configured to include pixels that are arranged in a matrix and each have an electro-optical element, a write transistor for writing a video signal, a drive transistor for driving the electro-optical element based on the video signal written by the write transistor, and a holding capacitor connected between gate and source of the drive transistor, wherein the holding capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed to face one surface of the first electrode for forming a first capacitor, and a third electrode disposed to face the other surface of the first electrode for forming a second capacitor, and the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected in parallel to each other electrically.
US10354574B2	Driver IC and electronic device To achieve versatility, a driver IC has a function of generating an analog data signal from an image signal input from the outside; a function of outputting the analog data signal from an output pin; and a function of setting the analog data signal as a data signal for alternating-current driving or for direct-current driving, in accordance with data of a digital signal input from the outside. For example, the driver IC can output data signals for alternating-current driving from output pins in odd-numbered columns and data signals for direct-current driving from output pins in even-numbered columns. Furthermore, the driver IC can output data signals for alternating-current driving or for direct-current driving from all the output pins. The driver IC can drive a liquid crystal panel, a self-luminous panel, and a hybrid display panel where one subpixel includes a liquid crystal element and a light-emitting element.
US10354572B2	Image generation device and image projection apparatus An image generation device includes an image generator, a stationary unit, and a diffusion heat radiator. The image generator receives light and generate an image. The stationary unit includes a stationary plate and a movable unit. The movable unit includes a movable plate and a diffusion heat radiator. The movable plate is movably supported at a plurality of support portions by the stationary plate. The image generator is mounted on the movable plate. The diffusion heat radiator is connected to the movable plate at a plurality of connection portions of the movable plate. Assuming that one of the support portions constitutes a pair with one of the connection portions closest to the one of the support portions, each of the connection portions constitutes the pair with a corresponding one of the support portions that not share the pair with any other connection portion of the connection portions.
US10354567B2	Cell test method and cell test device A cell test method used for a fanout zone of a step location of a liquid crystal displays panel or an organic light emitting display panel, comprising the following steps: adding a cell test pad on an edge of a semi-finished flexible printed circuit board on glass (FOG) for the cell test method if length of the edge of the semi-finished FOG is greater than a critical value; placing alignment marks on the cell test pad; aligning the cell test pad by using the charge-coupled device; multiplexing process of some pins of the flexible printed circuit board to send signals for a cell test if the length of an edge of the semi-finished FOG is less than the critical value, controlling the signals to turn on by a metal oxide semiconductor.
US10354566B2	Flexible display apparatus and controlling method thereof A flexible display apparatus is provided. The flexible display apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor configured to sense a bending of the flexible display apparatus, and a controller configured to display first contents on a first screen of the display unit, and to reconfigure and display the first contents on a second screen generated on an area of the display unit based on the bending.
US10354563B2	Curved display device and assembling method therefor This application relates to a curved display device and an assembling method therefor. The curved display device includes: a curved display device body having a display surface and a housing surface, where the display surface protrudes outwards, the housing surface and the display surface are disposed back-to-back, and the housing surface is recessed inwards; a wall mounting rack, disposed on the housing surface; and a wall mounting base, disposed on a wall body, where the wall mounting rack is fixed on the wall mounting base, so that a line connecting ends on two sides of the housing surface of the curved display device body horizontally overlaps with the wall body.
US10354561B2	Block out label, label sheet, and related method The present invention includes a label, a label sheet and a method for manufacturing the label. The label includes a paper facestock having first and second surfaces and a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive proximal to the second surface. The label can be adhered to a substrate having pre-applied indicia to cover the indicia and the label is opaque enough to prevent the viewing of the covered indicia while matching the color of the substrate.
US10354559B2	Cricothyroidotomy simulation device An artificial anatomical model used in an embodiment as a simulation and training device for performing a cricothyroidotomy procedure on a patient having an upper airway obstruction is provided. Furthermore, the simulation device includes a mandible and neck base structure that geometrically mimics a human mandible and neck region with corresponding anatomical landmarks such that a cricothyroidotomy procedure can be performed on the device for training purposes in some embodiments. Moreover, various components of the device are easily removable and replaceable independent of one another, further simplifying the training process.
US10354557B2	Orthodontic practice appliance An orthodontic practice appliance (1) in the present invention includes an orthodontic tooth row (23) for orthodontic practice, an orthodontic gingival part (22) that holds the orthodontic tooth row (23) and is softened by the application of heat, and a metal member (24) that is placed inside the orthodontic gingival part (22) and has an exposure portion exposed to the outside. According to the present invention, when the orthodontic practice appliance (1) is immersed in hot water, the exposed metal member (24) is heated. The metal member (24) extends inside the orthodontic gingival part (22). Therefore, the orthodontic gingival part (22) is heated not only from the surface thereof in direct contact with the hot water but also from inside thereof by heat transmitted through the heated metal plate (24). Accordingly, heat is transmitted to the orthodontic gingival part (22) uniformly.
US10354554B2	User interface for system to promote optimum performance of handheld cosmetic device A method for controlling display of a user interface for optimizing performance in using a personal care appliance is provided including: receiving a user info or regimen; receiving a protocol or routine to use the appliance; receiving an appliance status related to a user's usage of the appliance; comparing the appliance status to a target usage of the appliance in the protocol or routine; and controlling display of an indicator of the user's performance based on the comparison.
US10354553B2	Exploration maps for visualizing software product knowledge Example embodiments relate to providing exploration maps for visualizing enterprise product knowledge. In example embodiments, a system obtains a software exploration map including feature areas, where each feature area is associated with activities and a grouping of features in a software product. At this stage, the system may detect completion of an activity by a user of the software product. The system may then modify a knowledge level of the user in the feature area based on the completion of the activity.
US10354545B2	Locomotive electrical systems simulator A system for simulating electrical systems of a diesel-electric locomotive comprising includes a first electric motor for simulating a locomotive diesel engine and a generator coupled to the electric motor for simulating a locomotive main generator in a main generator operating mode. A second electric motor is driven by an electrical output of the generator in the main generator operating mode and simulates a locomotive traction motor. A third electric motor is coupled to the second electric motor and operates as a generator providing a load on the second electric motor during simulated locomotive motoring operations.
US10354543B2	Implementing assessments by correlating browsing patterns Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing assessments by correlating browsing patterns are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes detecting web browsing anomalies (i) attributed to a user and (ii) related to answering questions pertaining to predetermined content; estimating the probability of the user answering a question pertaining to the predetermined content based on (i) skills associated with the user and (ii) identification of required concepts associated with the predetermined content; dynamically generating at least two sets of questions pertaining to the predetermined content based on the detected web browsing anomalies; determining a time interval during a user web tutorial session at which to pose to the user a question from one of the sets of questions based at least on (i) the estimated probability and (ii) an estimated level of user engagement; and outputting to the user the question in accordance with the determined time interval.
US10354538B2	Efficient time slot allocation for a flight plan of an aircraft A system and method for determining an optimum flight slot for an aircraft are provided. The method, for example, may include, but is not limited to, receiving flight plan input data from a client device, generating a flight plan based upon the flight plan input data, the flight plan including a plurality of fixes, determining a plurality of time slots based upon the flight plan input data, determining a traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, the traffic density based upon a number of aircraft within a bounding area containing each respective fix, determining the optimum flight time slot from the plurality of time slots based upon a weighted summation of the traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, and transmitting the optimum flight time slot to the client device.
US10354537B2	Method and apparatus for privacy-sensitive routing of an aerial drone An approach is provided for routing an aerial drone while preserving privacy. The approach involves processing model data depicting at least one structure to determine one or more privacy-sensitive features of the at least one structure. The approach also involves calculating line-of-sight data between a route of an aerial drone and the one or more privacy-sensitive features. The approach further involves configuring a routing of the aerial drone based on the line-of sight data when the aerial drone is traveling near the at least one structure.
US10354536B1	Systems and method for dynamic airspace Provided is an airspace controller for creating and managing dynamic airspace for different users. The airspace controller may produce different dynamic airspace for each user by continually updating static controlled airspace maps with user-specific flight information including user-planned flights, authorization status of the user's flights, waivers, controlled airspace restrictions, and real-time flight telemetry. The airspace controller may generate a static airspace map for all users with different airspace user interface (“UI”) elements at different regions that correspond to different airspace restrictions in effect at those regions. The airspace controller may create dynamic airspace for each user by modifying the static airspace map to include flight UE elements over regions of the static airspace map where user-defined flights are to occur. The flight UE element may include shapes that correspond to flight areas defined for a flight plan, and one of several graphical representations to identify authorization status of the flight.
US10354535B1	Methods and systems for determining when to launch vehicles into a fleet of autonomous vehicles Example methods and systems for determining when to launch vehicles into a fleet of autonomous vehicles are described. A method comprises receiving a sequence of coverage requirements for a region over a period of time. The region may be characterized by landmarks and the period of time can be divided into time intervals. The method also includes defining a landmark as a launch site representative of a landmark at which a given vehicle can be added to a plurality of operating vehicles, and determining for a respective landmark, estimated landmarks that can be reached by a vehicle starting from the respective landmark by an end of a time interval. The method also includes based on the sequence of coverage requirements and the estimated landmarks, determining a given launch site and corresponding time interval at which to add the given vehicle to the plurality of operating vehicles.
US10354534B1	System and method for identifying a vehicle via audio signature matching A computer-implemented method includes providing a first application to a mobile computing device that obtains a set of audio signals, transforms the set of audio signals into a set of signal features, wherein no audio signal in the set of audio signals can be derived from the set of signal features, and transmits the set of signal features to a remote computing system, without transmitting any portion of the set of audio signals. The method also includes receiving, at the remote computing system, the set of signal features, identifying a type of the vehicle at least in part by applying the set of signal features to a trained neural network, and one or both of (i) causing the identified type of the vehicle to be displayed, and (ii) causing the identified type of the vehicle to be provided to a second application.
US10354532B2	Method and system for automatically locating people Methods and systems are disclosed for identifying persons and the like based on an incident report and projected travel distances, based on photographic data obtained from mobile devices traveling in the vicinity of the reported incident and the projected travel distance.
US10354530B2	Mobile terminal for sharing image with nearby blackbox device and method for controlling the same A mobile terminal including a touchscreen configured to display a map of a parking lot including a plurality of parking spaces; a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with at least one black box device of a corresponding vehicle parked in the parking lot; and a controller configured to identify a location of the at least one black box device and a location of the corresponding vehicle parked in the parking lot based on the communication with the least one black box device, and display the identified location of the at least one black box device and the identified location of the corresponding vehicle on the map of the parking lot.
US10354528B2	Adaptive incident indicator through vehicular communication systems A method and apparatus for a first communication device for use with a first vehicle in a system for transmitting information about an incident occurring on a road. The first communication device includes a first receiver to receive an incident indicator. In one embodiment, a first electronic processor is electrically coupled to the first receiver and a first transmitter. The first electronic processor is configured to determine whether to relay a modified incident indicator to other vehicles. The first electronic processor is further configured to modify at least a portion of incident information included in the incident indicator to create the modified incident indicator. The first electronic processor is further configured to control the first transmitter to transmit the modified incident indicator to one or more other vehicles.
US10354524B2	Method for providing height information for an object in a surrounding area of a motor vehicle on a communication interface sensor device, processing device and motor vehicle A method is provided for providing information about an object sensed in a surrounding area of a motor vehicle, in which the surrounding area is sensed using a sensor device of the motor vehicle. Additionally, a piece of information is provided on a communication interface in the motor vehicle. A piece of height information for the object is stored as information in a sensor-device-end control unit and this information is provided on the communication interface connected to the sensor-device-end control unit for the purpose of transmission to and further processing with a further control unit of a processing device that comprises the two control units and that is configured to create a map of the surrounding area.
US10354521B2	Facilitating location positioning service through a UAV network Embodiments are provided for providing location positioning service for locating a transportation apparatus through a UAV network. A location center may be employed to receive a location service request for locating a specific transportation apparatus. After receiving such a request, the location center may inquire a location database for last known location of the requested transportation apparatus. Based on the last known location of the requested transportation apparatus, the location center may predict one or more areas in which the requested transportation apparatus may be currently in. Based on the prediction, the location center may be configured to generate one or more control instructions to one or more UAVs in the UAV network to locate the requested transportation apparatus in those areas.
US10354515B2	Methods and system for providing an alarm trigger bypass A method for security and/or automation systems is described. In one embodiment, the method may include receiving, at a home automation system, data from a detachable broadcasting device indicating an authenticated biosignature, the biosignature being authenticated at the detachable broadcasting device, and the biosignature being associated with an animate object or a mobile inanimate object. The method may further include authenticating the received data, and deriving an alarm bypass instruction based at least in part on the received data. The method may further include detecting a location of the detachable broadcasting device, and communicating the alarm bypass instruction to at least one of a plurality of sensors based at least in part on the detected location of the detachable broadcasting device.
US10354514B1	Detecting and handling material left in vehicles by transportation requestors The present disclosure includes embodiments of systems, methods, and computer readable media that enable a dynamic transportation system to detect when material has been left in a vehicle by a requestor. In some embodiments, the system detects the completion of the transportation request, analyzes data from a plurality of vehicle sensors, from a computing device associated with the vehicle, and from a computing device associated with the requestor, and then determines, based on the data analysis, that material has been left in the vehicle. The system then performs an action for handling the material based on one or more attributes of the material.
US10354505B2	System and method for item self-assessment as being extant or displaced A portable item reporting device is configured to be attached to and in substantial collocation with a portable item, or to be integrated into a portable item. The device includes an environmental sensor to monitor two or more real-time environmental factors, such as item location, item movement, ambient light, ambient sounds, ambient temperature, etc. The device is configured to store usage expectation data indicative of historical and/or expected item usage and environments when the item is in normal use/storage associated with an authorized user. The device monitors current environmental conditions surrounding and pertaining to the item. The device compares the expected environment with the current environment, and/or with the recent historical environment. If the current/recent historical environment is inconsistent with expected conditions for the two or more environmental factors, the device assesses that the item is displaced, meaning either that the item is in abnormal use or abnormal storage, or is under the control of an unauthorized user who is other than the authorized user. Based on the assessment of displacement, the device initiates a signal or message to an authorized user of the item or to a recipient designated by the authorized user, indicating that the item usage/storage is displaced or otherwise anomalous.
US10354498B2	Color blind friendly pick to light system for identifying storage locations Embodiments herein describe techniques for operating lighting systems which can be used by associates who are colorblind or are susceptible to optically induced seizures (e.g., photosensitive epilepsy). In one embodiment, the lighting system includes programmable light sources which permit the lighting system to use colors that a colorblind person can easily distinguish—e.g., red, blue, orange, etc. Put differently, the lighting system can choose colors which are easily distinguishable to a colorblind associate when instructing the associate to take an action. Moreover, the lighting system can pulse a light source by changing its brightness or intensity over time. The lighting system can control a maximum gradient change rate and a maximum intensity change to mitigate a risk of optical seizures when pulsing the light sources to mitigate the risk of inducing a seizure.
US10354496B2	Method and system for lottery application Systems and methods of the invention relate to integrating into an existing hard copy lottery ticket system for adaptation to sell soft copies of lottery tickets. A master virtual device can provide data communications related to a sale of a soft copy of a lottery ticket to a master terminal such that the master terminal processes the sale to a lottery authority as if the sale is for a hard copy of the lottery ticket. The master virtual device can include a virtual lottery application that is configured to receive data related to a request to purchase a soft copy of a lottery ticket, format and communicate such data to the master terminal, and communicate confirmation of the soft copy of the lottery ticket.
US10354494B2	Gaming system and method having a practice round The gaming system and method includes a game that can be played in a first game state or a second game state with the possibility of different awards for each game state. The first game state enables a player to play the game and receive a first award. The first award may be a predetermined award and not based on the outcome the game in first game state. In some embodiments, the first award is not based on how well a player played a game. The second game state enables the player to play the game and receive a second award based on the outcome of the game in the second game state. In some embodiments, the second game state enables the player to play the game and receive a second award based on how well the player played the game in the second game state.
US10354492B2	Gaming system and method for providing awards based on skill-based game outcome modifications In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing zero, one or more awards in association with zero, one or more game outcomes modified via a skill-based game.
US10354491B2	Electronic gaming device with card tournament functionality Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The systems and methods may utilize one or more tournament game structures. The systems and methods may utilize one or more power-up cards in the one or more tournament game structures.
US10354485B2	Service-triggered game events Various embodiments relating to management of game data of a video game by a game service and service triggered delivery of game data to various subscribers are provided. In one embodiment, game data of a video game is received at a game service computing machine as the video game is being executed on a user gaming machine. A game statistic is generated by the game service computing machine based on the game data. The game statistic is sent to subscribers having a subscription to the game statistic.
US10354484B2	Social collaboration in community casino game offered as player incentive Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for enhancing social collaboration in an online casino game. One method includes receiving game inputs from client devices facilitating play in a first mode for an online room. Then, determining contributions to a community metric based on outcomes of the game inputs in the first mode, such that client devices facilitate play in the online room contribute toward the community metric as play progresses in the first mode. Progress of the community metric is indicated by a community progress indicator, and the community progress indicator has a characteristic that indicates increases in the community metric. The method includes moving each of said client devices connected to the online room into a second mode different from the first mode when a predetermined goal is reached for the community metric. The second mode includes a room goal and play of all said client devices contribute toward achieving the room goal based on outcomes of game inputs made in the second mode. The method further includes ending the second mode and returning each of the client devices to the first mode when the room goal is reached. A value of the community metric does not change while players are in the second mode.
US10354476B2	Product vending and tube delivery system for delivering products to remote consumers A system and method for delivering a desired product or products to a remote consumer using a product vending and tube delivery system capable of delivering selected products from a business to the remote consumer. A selector coupled to the product vending machine removes the selected products from designated compartments inside the vending machine and deposits the product either into a pneumatic tube or a canister inside a non-pneumatic tube. The product is then delivered through the tube to a remote consumer. The system is capable of delivering multiple products to multiple consumers in a short period of time with little to no human intervention.
US10354473B2	Note verify A validator having multiple modes of operation is contemplated. The validator may be operable in a standard mode where notes are escrowed and subsequently directed to a secure storage area depending on validity and a note-verify mode where notes are escrowed and subsequently returned to a user regardless of validity.
US10354462B1	Fault diagnosis in power electronics using adaptive PCA A system includes an electronic device and a sensor to detect sensor data corresponding to the electronic device. The system also includes a machine learning processor that receives the sensor data and generates a model of the electronic device to determine a T squared threshold and a Q threshold using a machine learning algorithm. The machine learning processor also performs a T squared analysis of the electronic device by comparing a T squared value to the T squared threshold, and a Q analysis of the electronic device by comparing a Q value to the Q threshold. The machine learning processor also determines that the model is faulty when the T squared value is less than the T squared threshold and the Q value is greater than or equal to the Q threshold, and generates a new model or updates the model when the model is determined to be faulty.
US10354459B2	Hydrocarbon-emissions monitoring A first vehicle includes a hydrocarbon sensor and a controller in communication with the hydrocarbon sensor. The controller is programmed to receive data from the hydrocarbon sensor indicating hydrocarbon emissions and determine that the hydrocarbon emissions originated in a second vehicle and are exceed a predetermined threshold. The controller may further be programmed to transmit a message reporting the hydrocarbon emission to a remote server.
US10354458B1	Vehicle occupancy verification utilizing proximity confirmation The present invention is a method and system to verify carpool occupancy compliance for access to High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, High Occupancy or Toll (HOT) lanes, or other vehicle-occupancy contingent rewards. The present invention uses software and hardware devices with radio-frequency transmitter modules to permit “matchmaking” between suitable drivers and riders while using GPS coordinates to confirm passenger proximity to a driver. This driver-rider co-location is performed via push notification and server analysis of driver and rider GPS data. Alternatively, co-location is performed using a combination of GPS data analysis and photographic analysis. Occupancy compliance rewards can be communicated directly to an appropriate regulatory body.
US10354456B2	Apparatus and method for determining toll gate section A toll gate section determining apparatus may include an information providing device that provides information by use of a camera, a radar, and a navigation device; a toll gate section determining device that determines a toll gate section based on movement information and line information of a neighboring vehicle, which are provided from the camera and the radar, and map information provided from the navigation device; and a vehicle control device that controls longitudinal driving or transverse driving of a vehicle when a current section is determined as the toll gate section.
US10354453B2	Computer-implemented method for positioning patterns around an avatar A computer-implemented method for designing a virtual garment or upholstery (G) in a three-dimensional scene comprising the steps of: a) providing a three-dimensional avatar (AV) in the three-dimensional scene; b) providing at least one pattern (P) of said virtual garment or upholstery in the three-dimensional scene; c) determining a distance field from a surface of the avatar; d) positioning the pattern relative to the avatar by keeping a fixed orientation with respect to said distance field; and e) assembling the positioned pattern or patterns around the avatar to form said virtual garment or upholstery, and draping it onto the avatar. A computer program product, non-volatile computer-readable data-storage medium and Computer Aided Design system for carrying out such a method. Application of the method to the manufacturing of a garment or upholstery.
US10354452B2	Directional and x-ray view techniques for navigation using a mobile device Techniques for displaying navigation information on a mobile device are provided that include a method that includes obtaining an indication of a position and an indication of a direction associated with the mobile device, using the indication of the position, the indication of the direction, information regarding identities of POIs within a geographic region of interest, and information regarding areas associated with the POIs to determine at least one relevant POI, of the POIs, that is associated with the position and direction, and displaying at least one visual indication associated with each of the at least one relevant POI on the mobile device. The appearance of the at least one visual indication is dependent on at least one of a distance from the mobile device of the relevant POI associated with the visual indication or presence of a known physical barrier between the mobile device and that relevant POI.
US10354450B2	Telelocation: location sharing for users in augmented and virtual reality environments Provided herein are exemplary embodiments for generating a telelocation, including capturing visual content representing a real world location by a device associated with a user, automatically associating a geographic location with the captured visual content, automatically associating orientation data with the captured visual content, transmitting a data bundle comprising the captured visual content, the geographic location and the orientation data to a server, notifying a remote user about the data bundle on the server, in response to receiving an acceptance from the remote user, transmitting the data bundle from the server to a device associated with the remote user to create a virtual rendering of the real world location.
US10354447B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program A technique for facilitating understanding of a stereoscopic structure of an object in a 3-D image of point cloud data is provided. An image processing device includes a point cloud data display controlling unit, a marker display controlling unit, and a specified point cloud display controlling unit. The point cloud data display controlling unit displays a 3-D image of point cloud data on a screen. The marker display controlling unit displays a marker to specify a cut section of the 3-D image of the point cloud data. The specified point cloud display controlling unit displays a point cloud that constitutes the cut section among the point cloud data, as another image.
US10354444B2	Resolution adaptive mesh that is generated using an intermediate implicit representation of a point cloud A method for generating a resolution adaptive mesh for 3-D metrology of an object includes receiving point cloud data from a plurality of sensors. The point cloud data from each sensor defines a point cloud that represents the object. Each point cloud includes a multiplicity of points and each point includes at least location information for the point on the object. The method also includes determining a resolution of each sensor in each orthogonal dimension based on a position of each sensor relative to the object. The method additionally includes generating a surface representation of the object from the point clouds using the resolutions of each sensor. The surface representation of the object includes a resolution adaptive mesh corresponding to the object for metrology of the object. Generating the surface representation includes fitting a mesh to the point clouds using an intermediate implicit representation of each point cloud.
US10354440B2	Providing a virtual reality transportation experience The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for a virtual reality transportation system. In particular, the systems and methods described herein present a virtual reality experience including a virtual environment for display to a passenger including virtual inertial interactions that correspond to real-world inertial forces that a passenger experiences while riding in a vehicle. Additionally, the systems and methods described herein analyze historical sensory data to predict inertial forces that the passenger will experience while riding in the vehicle. The systems and methods also generate a virtual sensory view for display to a passenger to represent what an autonomous transportation vehicle sees by way of a sensor suite used for navigation.
US10354439B2	System for generating virtual building plan data based upon stored and scanned building data and related methods A system may include a building scanning device configured to scan a target building and generate scanned building data based thereon. The system may also include a processor and a communication interface coupled thereto. The processor may be configured to cooperate with the communication interface to obtain stored building data for the target building from a remote stored data source and cooperate with the building scanning device to obtain the scanned building data. The processor may also be configured to generate virtual building plan data based upon the stored building data and the scanned building data and drive at least one display based upon the virtual building plan data.
US10354438B2	Illumination in rendering of anatomy with functional information Functional and anatomical information are combined in medical imaging. The functional information is treated as a light source illuminating surrounding anatomy, not just along a viewing direction. As a result, rendered images of the anatomy include highlighting or visual lighting queues showing locations of biological activity using global illumination.
US10354435B2	Tridimensional rendering with adjustable disparity direction The disclosure pertains a method for determining a rendered tridimensional content intended to a viewer. The method includes inputting a reference content comprising at least a reference view, inputting at least one information related to the viewer's eyes orientation relatively to a reference axis of a display device, and determining a rendered view as a function of the reference view, and the information related to the viewer's eyes orientation relatively to the reference axis of the display device.
US10354433B2	Method and apparatus for generating an abstract texture for a building facade or model An approach involves receiving pixel-level labeling data for an image depicting at least a portion of a building facade. The pixel-level labeling data labels each of a plurality of pixels of the image as either window pixels or non-window pixels. The approach further involves generating a window pattern based on window size data, window spacing data, or a combination thereof extracted from the pixel-level labeling data. The approach further involves computing a confidence score for the window pattern based on at least one observed value of at least one characteristic of the window pattern or a deviation of the observed value from at least one expected value, and generating an abstract texture based on the window pattern, the confidence score, and/or other probabilistic metrics.
US10354430B2	Image update method, system, and apparatus An image update method executed by a render server, includes: acquiring a graphics instruction of a virtual machine, determining a type of the graphics instruction of the virtual machine, if the type of the graphics instruction of the virtual machine is a three-dimensional graphics instruction, sending a drawing instruction to a graphics processing unit to perform rendering processing, acquiring a rendering image corresponding to the graphics instruction of the virtual machine, sending a graphics update instruction to a primary surface management unit of the render server, acquiring an original primary surface of the virtual machine, synthesizing a new primary surface according to the original primary surface of the virtual machine, the first graphics update area, and the rendering image, sending an image corresponding to the new primary surface to a client of the virtual machine.
US10354429B2	Patient storm tracker and visualization processor A patient monitoring system is described herein. In one example, the patient monitoring system comprises at least one processor programmed to generate an image which displays a patient condition as color weather radar on a map. In some examples, at least one monitored condition is positioned on the map so that the weather image expands, develops or moves over the condition.
US10354424B1	Method and apparatus of data display A method and an apparatus of data display, includes: obtaining a plurality of eigen data of a product, and classifying the obtained plurality of eigen data as classified eigen data; performing different standardization processes on the classified eigen data according to the classifications as processed eigen data; displaying the processed eigen data graphically.
US10354420B2	Information processing apparatus and control method thereof An information processing apparatus for inputting minutes data comprises an input unit which inputs the minutes data, a designation unit which designates, among a plurality of object images displayed on a display screen, at least one object images to be stored together with the minutes data, and a determination unit which determines, based on the minutes data input by the input unit, the plurality of object images to be displayed on the display screen.
US10354419B2	Methods and systems for dynamic graph generating A computer system and method for interrogating and analyzing data. The system may recognize the software application containing data and will search for visible and hidden data including Headers and Labels; and may further interrogate and analyze visible data. The system will preferably create graphical representations based on the analyzed data instantaneously. The graphical representation is configured to be generated dynamically as the selection of data changes; hence it will eliminate the need of selecting data and changing graph types while moving from one data set to other data sets. The data set may be a single point data, a block of data, a highlighted area, a screen grab, tabular, graphical, or textual formatted data. The system and method may analyze the data from various formats and applications such as spreadsheet, PDF file, remote data sources and web based databases etc.
US10354415B2	Method and apparatus for a seamless texture unit generator A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to generate a texture unit for seamless tiling. A source image is obtained. A sample unit is identified from part of the source image where texture is of interest. The sample unit has multiple pixels including non-continuous border pixels and continuous pixels. The sample unit is split into multiple parts using a horizontal cut and/or a vertical cut. A shuffled sample unit is generated by moving each of the multiple parts to a center-symmetric position based on the horizontal cut and/or the vertical cut. The moving/shuffling moves the non-continuous border pixels to a center, and the continuous pixels to borders of the shuffled sample unit. A mask is generated by selecting the multiple pixels from the sample unit. The mask is overlaid on top of corresponding pixels in the shuffled sample unit to generate the texture unit.
US10354414B2	Material identification using multiple images A computer-implemented method of image processing for materials analysis is provided. At least three image datasets are obtained, these representing intensity values of image pixels and being in common spatial registration. The image datasets are processed so as to assign a comparison measure to each pair of image datasets, the comparison measure for a given pair of image datasets being representative of the difference between the spatial intensity information within the pair. A number of image datasets are then selected using the comparison measures. A color difference measure is defined which represents the difference between pairs of colors of a color set. Colors are assigned to the selected image datasets such that pairs of the selected image datasets which have substantially different spatial intensity information are assigned respective colors which have a substantially different color difference measure. A number of the selected image datasets are then combined together to form an output color image dataset for the formation of a color image. The combination is such that each pixel of the color image takes on a color according to the relative intensities and colors of the selected image datasets so that if the pixel intensity of one dataset is substantially greater than the sum of the pixel intensities for all the other selected datasets, then the output color in the respective part of the image will substantially match the color assigned to that image dataset.
US10354409B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium An image processing device divides a recognition purpose image into a plurality of areas, selects feature points in the recognition purpose image such that a bias of the number of the feature points included in each of the areas is small registers information on the selected feature points in the recognition purpose image in a memory and estimates a position and an orientation of the camera based on the recognition purpose image registered in the memory and based on a captured image captured by a camera.
US10354406B2	Method of detecting objects within a 3D environment A method and system for detecting objects within a three-dimensional (3D) environment, comprising obtaining a 3D point-cloud representation of the environment, the point-cloud comprising a set of point locations, and converting the point-cloud to a 3D feature grid, wherein converting the point-cloud to the 3D feature grid comprises discretizing the 3D space into cells according to a grid size; determining which cells contain points from the 3D point-cloud; and mapping any that do to a feature vector; and mapping any that do not to a zero feature vector. The method further comprises generating a detection window sized to contain an integral number of the cells and having a set of positions which can be occupied; calculating a detection score for each of the positions by: casting a vote for each cell within the detection window into which at least one point falls, wherein each vote is calculated using the feature vector of the cell and a weighting vector; and summing the votes, and determining whether each position contains an object of interest based on the detection score, each detection window with a detection score greater than a threshold being classified as containing an object of interest.
US10354403B2	Device for capturing images of eyewear from a forced perspective A device is provided for obtaining an image of eyewear from a forced perspective such that measurements of the eyewear can be obtained from the image. The device includes a horizontal alignment indicator and a vertical alignment indicator that each span across two non-coplanar surfaces. When an image is captured from the proper predefined horizontal and vertical positions with respect to the device, the horizontal and vertical indicators will align across the two non-coplanar surfaces. The device can also include a distance indicator. The device can be constructed from a kit that can be easily mailed in a flat envelope. A mobile device can be configured to assist with capturing the measurement image and provide feedback to assist the user to properly position the mobile device to obtain the measurement image.
US10354402B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method A computer estimates a first position of an image capturing apparatus by using a prescribed number of combinations that correlate projection lines to feature lines. The projection lines are obtained by projecting candidate lines included in shape information of an object onto an image. Then, the computer generates a first projection line by projecting another candidate line onto the image using the first position, and selects a feature line that corresponds to the first projection line. Subsequently, the computer estimates a second position of the image capturing apparatus by using a combination that correlates the first projection line to the selected feature line. The computer generates a second projection line by projecting the other candidate line onto the image using the second position, and determines a third position of the image capturing apparatus according to an indicator of an interval between the second projection line and the other feature line.
US10354399B2	Multi-view back-projection to a light-field Dense light-field data can be generated from image data that does not include light-field data, or from image data that includes sparse light-field data. In at least one embodiment, the source light-field data may include one or more sub-aperture images that may be used to reconstruct the light-field in denser form. In other embodiments, the source data can take other forms. Examples include data derived from or ancillary to a set of sub-aperture images, synthetic data, or captured image data that does not include full light-field data. Interpolation, back-projection, and/or other techniques are used in connection with source sub-aperture images or their equivalents, to generate dense light-field data.
US10354398B2	Omnidirectional roughness algorithm for topographic signature analysis of lunar craters A method executed by a computer system to construct an omnidirectional roughness (OR) map of a lunar crater based on a data set of a digital elevation model (DEM) of surface textures of the lunar crater is provided. The method includes setting a center and a first point of the data set, selecting a moving window, utilizing a one point-to-point step when the moving window slides over the DEM, calculating a morphological surface roughness (MSR) that detects a vertical roughness of the lunar crater, calculating a topographic frequency coefficient (TFC) that detects a horizontal roughness of the lunar crater, constructing the OR map, and displaying the OR map to show a surface roughness of the lunar crater.
US10354394B2	Dynamic adjustment of frame rate conversion settings Motion characteristics related to the images are determined. A motion characteristics metadata portion is generated based on the motion characteristics, and is to be used for determining an optimal FRC operational mode with a downstream device for the images. The images are encoded into a video stream. The motion characteristics metadata portion is encoded into the video stream as a part of image metadata. The video stream is transmitted to the downstream device. The downstream receives the video stream and operates the optimal FRC operational mode to generate, based on the images, additional images. The images and the additional images are rendered on a display device at an image refresh rate different from an input image refresh rate represented by images encoded in the video stream.
US10354392B2	Image guided video semantic object segmentation method and apparatus The disclosure involves an image guided video semantic object segmentation method and apparatus, locate a target object in a sample image to obtain an object sample; extract a candidate region from each frame; match multiple candidate regions extracted from the each frame with the object sample to obtain a similarity rating of each candidate region; rank the similarity rating of each candidate region to select a predefined candidate region number of high rating candidate region ranked by the similarity; preliminarily segment a foreground and a background from the selected high rating candidate region; construct an optimization function for the preliminarily segmented foreground and background; solve the optimization function to obtain a optimal candidate region set; and propagate a preliminary foreground segmentation corresponding to the optimal candidate region to an entire video to obtain a semantic object segmentation of the input video.
US10354386B1	Remote sensing of structure damage Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of damage to an object. Methods, systems, and devices may be used to determine damage information associated with structures (objects) in aerial images obtained by an unmanned vehicle, or other source. The damage information may include intensity of damage of a structure in an image.
US10354377B2	Techniques for segmentation of lymph nodes, lung lesions and other solid or part-solid objects Techniques for segmentation include determining an edge of voxels in a range associated with a target object. A center voxel is determined. Target size is determined based on the center voxel. In some embodiments, edges near the center are suppressed, markers are determined based on the center, and an initial boundary is determined using a watershed transform. Some embodiments include determining multiple rays originating at the center in 3D, and determining adjacent rays for each. In some embodiments, a 2D field of amplitudes is determined on a first dimension for distance along a ray and a second dimension for successive rays in order. An initial boundary is determined based on a path of minimum cost to connect each ray. In some embodiments, active contouring is performed using a novel term to refine the initial boundary. In some embodiments, boundaries of part-solid target objects are refined using Markov models.
US10354376B2	Technique for measuring overlay between layers of a multilayer structure A method for determining overlay between layers of a multilayer structure may include obtaining a given image representing the multilayer structure, obtaining expected images for layers of the multilayer structure, providing a combined expected image of the multilayer structure as a combination of the expected images of said layers, performing registration of the given image against the combined expected image, and providing segmentation of the given image, thereby producing a segmented image, and maps of the layers of said multilayered structure. The method may further include determining overlay between any two selected layers of the multilayer structure by processing the maps of the two selected layers together with the expected images of said two selected layers.
US10354372B2	Defect inspection method and apparatus In an ultrasonic inspection performed on an inspection object including a fine and multi-layer structure such as a semiconductor wafer and a MEMS wafer, a defect is detected by: separating a defect present inside from a normal pattern; obtaining an image of the inspection object by imaging the inspection object having a pattern formed thereon to enable a highly sensitive detection; generating a reference image that does not include a defect from the obtained image of the inspection object; generating a multi-value mask for masking a non-defective pixel from the obtained image of the inspection object; calculating a defect accuracy by matching the brightness of the image of the inspection object and the reference image; and comparing the calculated defect accuracy with the generated multi-value mask.
US10354371B2	System, method and apparatus for locating the position of a component for use in a manufacturing operation A system for locating the position of a component includes, an image capture device, the image capture device being configured to capture an image of a component, a working implement mounted in fixed relation to the image capture device, a positioning system configured to adjust a position of the image capture device and the working implement in relation to the component, and an image processing module in communication with the image capture device, the imaging processing module being configured to receive the image from the image capture device and to identify at least one feature of the component. The positioning system is configured to adjust the position of the image capture device based on a location of the identified feature within the image to align the image capture device with the identified feature, and to align the working implement with the identified feature based upon an offset between the image capture device and the working implement.
US10354366B2	Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium An image processing device includes: an estimation unit configured to estimate a spectral reflectance ratio at each pixel position in a visible light image and a near infrared image in which an object of photographing is photographed, the spectral reflectance ratio indicating a ratio of a spectral reflectance of a visible light wavelength region to a spectral reflectance of a near infrared light wavelength region; and a restoration unit configured to multiply an estimated spectral reflectance ratio by luminance of the near infrared image at each pixel position and generate a restored visible light image.
US10354365B2	Hybrid anti-aliasing Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing hybrid anti-aliasing operations are disclosed. The hybrid anti-aliasing resolve operation combines multi-sampling anti-aliasing (MSAA) and post-processing anti-aliasing to generate higher-quality images in a computationally efficient manner. In one embodiment, a processor detects a request to perform an anti-aliasing resolve operation on an image stored in the memory. Responsive to detecting the request, the processor expands dimensions of the image and then filters the image with a post-processing anti-aliasing filter. After filtering the image, the processor performs an averaging of the image which becomes the result of the anti-aliasing resolve operation. Expanding dimensions of the image involves converting sub-pixels of the image into regular pixels. The processor can also rotate the image to align the sub-pixels into a vertical and horizontal grid pattern prior to filtering the image.
US10354361B2	Image stitching method and camera system with an image stitching function An image stitching method is applied to a camera system with an image stitching function, so as to combine monitoring images captured from different view angles. The camera system includes two image capturing units respectively having a first coordinate system and a second coordinate system, and monitoring regions of the two image capturing units are adjacent and include an overlapped monitoring region. The image stitching method includes detecting at least one moving object within the overlapped monitoring region, calculating at least one set of transforming parameters of the first coordinate system relative to the second coordinate system, acquiring a reliability level according to comparison result generated by mutual comparisons between several sets of transforming parameters and then further comparing with a threshold respectively, determining a final transform parameter by the reliability level, and utilizing the final transform parameter to stitch the monitoring images captured by the two image capturing units.
US10354359B2	Video display with pan function controlled by viewing direction A video processor is responsive to an output of a pair of cameras that are used for determining a viewer viewing direction of a display screen. As long as the viewer's viewing angular direction is directed toward a center region of a display screen, the pan function is disabled. When the viewer's viewing angle crosses a first threshold angular direction away from the screen center, dynamically tracking pan function is enabled so as to shift the displayed picture. When the viewer's viewing angle crosses an even larger, second threshold angular direction, the picture will shift in the same direction but at a faster rate. When the viewer's viewing angular direction decreases in a manner to cross a threshold angular direction that is smaller than the first threshold angular direction further picture shift is suspended. Thereby, a hysteresis feature is incorporated. When the viewer's viewing angular direction continues changing in the same direction that causes the suspension in the picture shift in a manner to cross a third threshold angular direction, that is adaptable to the accumulated picture shift, the picture shifts in the opposite direction.
US10354358B2	Image generation device, coordinate transformation table creation device and creation method An image generation device performs coordinate transformation, based on a coordinate transformation table, to a two-dimensional first image having a span in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction and acquired by overlooking and imaging an object from a first viewpoint at a first depression angle, and generates and outputs a second image which was obtained by overlooking the object from a second viewpoint which is different from the first viewpoint at a second depression angle which is different from the first depression angle. The coordinate transformation table is a table for transforming coordinates of a plurality of first selected pixels selected from a plurality of first pixels constituting the first image into coordinates of second selected pixels corresponding to a plurality of second pixels constituting the second image.
US10354356B2	Systems and methods for interconnecting and cooling multiple graphics processing unit (GPU) cards Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to electronically link together and cool multiple graphics boards (also known as graphics cards) within an information handling system chassis, such as notebook computer chassis. The multiple graphics boards may be positioned at different levels relative to each other, and may be mounted separate from the main board (e.g., motherboard) in order to achieve a reduced total projective printed circuit board (PCB) area for the combination of the multiple graphics boards and main board. The multiple graphics boards may be stacked on opposite sides of the same thermal cooling module to allow a common thermal cooling module to simultaneously cool a GPU of each of the multiple linked graphics boards, as well as one or more other processors (e.g., central processing units and/or chipsets) mounted to the main board of the system.
US10354355B2	Digital watermarking System(s) and method(s) for embedding and extracting a watermark from a digital media are described. The method may include embedding a set of watermark bits in a NN block of the digital media based on a local binary pattern (LBP) synthesis process. The LBP synthesis process comprises changing a value of a neighbor of a central pixel of the NN block to make the value of the neighbor greater than a value of the central pixel when a watermark bit corresponding to the neighbor is ‘1’ and changing the value of the neighbor of the central pixel to make the value of the neighbor lesser than the value of the central pixel when the watermark bit corresponding to the neighbor is ‘0’.
US10354352B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium In one or more embodiments, an image processing apparatus obtains a shade image representing shade components included in a multi-valued image obtained by capturing an image of a document. The shade components depend on an image capture environment. The apparatus binarizes a pixel value of a target pixel in the multi-valued image based on a pixel value of a corresponding pixel in the shade image at coordinates identical to those of the target pixel to generate a pixel value representing white or black. One or more image processing methods and storage mediums are also provided herein.
US10354340B2	Workflow to amplify content over a plurality of social media platforms in different regions A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a social media amplification operation which includes a workflow to amplify content over a plurality of social media platforms. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the workflow translates social media postings made in one language (e.g., the English language) into postings in multiple languages. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the broadcast the social media posting via a region specific user names (e.g., a region specific handle). Additionally, in certain embodiments, the workflow further includes identifying and adding region specific influencers. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the workflow further includes identifying and using region specific tag data (e.g., a region specific #tag) for the region and amplifying the information across multiple region specific social media platforms in their preferred time.
US10354337B2	Product content social marketplace catalog A method and system are disclosed for managing catalog resources within a social commerce environment. Users are referred by a plurality of affiliates to a social commerce marketplace system. Once referred, the users are presented with a customized social commerce storefront that is associated with an individual affiliate. Each of the customized social commerce storefronts comprises a micro catalog of purchasable products, which is a subset of a master catalog comprising a set of available products. Social data associated with the user and catalog data associated with the purchasable products is processed to generate product catalog data to the user, which is then provided to the user. The user reviews the social commerce content and selects individual purchasable products for purchase.
US10354336B1	Categorizing financial transactions based on business preferences During operation of a system, a financial transaction of an individual is associated with one or more predefined categories based on scores that indicate the likelihood of association. For example, a given predefined category may include a merchant name (such as the name of a potential counterparty in the financial transaction) and/or an attribute associated with one or more merchants. The score for a given predefined category may be determined based on financial-transaction preferences of the individual, where the financial-transaction preferences are specified by financial transactions in a financial-transaction history of the individual. The financial-transaction preferences may include a business-size preference (such as local versus national chains) and/or predefined categories in the financial-transaction history.
US10354334B1	Systems and methods for weather-related vehicle damage prevention An insurance computing device is provided. The insurance computing device may include a processor and a memory. The processor may be programmed to receive a registration request from a vehicle computing device associated with a vehicle and/or a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, generate a usage profile associated with at least one of the vehicle and the covered parking location, monitor the vehicle computing device and/or the CPL computing device for any requests to reserve an available parking spot of the covered parking location, update the usage profile, determine if an insurance policy associated with the vehicle and/or the covered parking location is eligible for insurance-related benefits based upon the usage profile.
US10354333B1	Providing insurance discounts based upon usage of telematics data-based risk mitigation and prevention functionality A computer-implemented method of updating an auto insurance policy is provided. The method may include (1) determining that a customer's mobile device has a Telematics Application (“App”) installed on it, the Telematics App configured to (i) receive telematics data associated with another vehicle via a wireless communication broadcast; (ii) determine a travel event from analysis of the telematics data received, and (iii) generate a corrective action based upon the telematics data received or travel event determined that alleviates the risk of vehicle collision. The method may also include (2) monitoring, with the customer's permission, an amount or percentage of usage of the Telematics App on the customer's mobile device while the customer is driving in an insured vehicle; and (3) adjusting an insurance policy premium or discount based upon usage of the Telematics App to facilitate rewarding risk-averse drivers and encourage usage of risk mitigation or prevention technology.
US10354330B1	Autonomous feature use monitoring and insurance pricing Methods and systems for monitoring use and determining risk associated with operation of autonomous vehicles are provided. According to certain aspects, autonomous operation features associated with a vehicle may be determined, and operating data regarding vehicle operation may be obtained. The operating data may include information regarding use levels or settings associated with use of the autonomous operation features. Risk levels associated with the features may be determined from test data or actual loss data. The risk levels and operating data may be used to determine a total risk level associated with operation of the vehicle with expected use levels of the autonomous operation features. The total risk level may further be used to determine or adjust aspects of an insurance policy associated with the vehicle.
US10354327B2	Transmitting data to select users In various example embodiments, a system and method for transmitting data to select users are presented. User information corresponding to users of a web service is accessed. Scores for each of the user is calculated based on the accessed user information. Select users of the web service are identified based on the calculated scores. A data object is generated and then transmitted to the select users.
US10354324B2	Click based trading with market depth display A method and system for reducing the time it takes for a trader to place a trade when electronically trading commodities on an exchange, thus increasing the likelihood that the trader will have orders filled at desirable prices and quantities. Click based trading, as described herein and specifically the “Click” and “Dime” methods of the present invention, enables a trader to execute single mouse click trades for large volumes of commodities at a price within a pre-specified range.
US10354322B2	Two sided trading orders Systems and methods for instantly quoting a two-sided market. Using these systems and methods, a trader can use various trading interfaces to initiate two-sided market orders based on a value submitted and a pre-set spread amount as configured by the trader.
US10354315B2	Intelligent item tracking and expedited item reordering by stakeholders A computer-implemented method and system are described for ordering items within a zone of a physical location. An example method may include wirelessly receiving at a server via a computer network a unique identifier associated with a physical ordering device, the physical ordering device being remotely located from the server, retrieving, at the server from an information source, item information describing an item configured to be associated with the unique identifier of the physical ordering device, retrieving, at the server from the information source, shipping data including a physical location uniquely associated with the physical ordering device, and generating at the server a purchase request for re-ordering the item. The method may further include processing at the server the purchase request, and authorizing at the server shipment of the item to the physical location associated with the physical ordering device responsive to the processing of the purchase request.
US10354314B1	Ranking of items as a function of virtual shopping cart activity Disclosed are various embodiments for ranking items in an electronic commerce system. A subset of a plurality of items is identified in at least one computing device, where the items are sold through an electronic commerce system. The items in the subset are ranked relative to each other based, at least in part, on the virtual shopping cart activity of a plurality of users with respect to the items.
US10354313B2	Emphasizing communication based on past interaction related to promoted items A communication is emphasized based on a past interaction related to promoted items. A communication application initiates operations to process a previous communication associated with an item upon receiving a communication from a provider associated with the item. The previous communication includes an order and/or shipping confirmation associated with a past purchase of the item by a recipient of the communication. Next, the item is identified as an item of interest for the recipient based on the previous communication, a recipient attribute, and/or an item attribute. The communication is also assigned to a list of communications to be emphasized based on the identification of the item as the item of interest. Furthermore, the communication is provided to a client application to be presented to the recipient with an emphasis.
US10354311B2	Determining preferences of an ensemble of items In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for determining preferences of an ensemble of items. An ensemble of items is accessed, wherein the ensemble is user created, and wherein the ensemble of items is shared such that the ensemble of items is viewed by others. User activity associated with the ensemble of items is tracked. Preference information of the ensemble of items is determined based on the tracked user interaction.
US10354310B2	Mobile application enabling product discovery and obtaining feedback from network A system and method are disclosed automating the provision and consumption of social media product recommendations in a mobile environment. A user enters a physical site associated with a merchant that has implemented the Pick System and initiates a mobile Pick System application on their mobile device to perform mobile device Pick List management operations. The user then uses the mobile device to provide product identification data corresponding to a product displayed at the physical site, along with a request to associate the product with a predetermined Pick List, to the Picks System. In turn the Picks System processes the product identification data and the request to associate the product with the predetermined Pick List.
US10354309B2	Methods and systems for selecting an optimized scoring function for use in ranking item listings presented in search results Methods and systems for simulating a search, for the purpose of evaluating one or more scoring functions used in ordering item listings for presentation in a search results page are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes a real-time simulation module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the simulation platform with one or more test scoring functions, such that the resulting position of the item listing that has resulted in the transaction can be compared with the actual position at which the item listing was displayed in the actual search results. For each test scoring function, an average rank shift metric is determined, and displayed, thereby providing a metric with which to base decisions about which scoring functions to use in the production system.
US10354308B2	Distinguishing accessories from products for ranking search results Offer listings can be classified as accessory offers or product offers using a classification operation performed on a corpus of offers. Data from the classification operation can be used to classify received queries as either product or accessory, and to classify results as products or accessories for purposes of presenting a relevant list of results to a user.
US10354301B2	Mobile power source and method of use A method for providing electrical energy to a user device associated with a user includes: identifying a communications link between the user device and the mobile charging system; sending a user identifier to a remote server associated with the application; verifying a user eligibility for electrical energy provision to the device based on the user identifier; verifying a data integrity of mobile charging system software; controlling the mobile charging system to provide electrical energy to the user device; and controlling the mobile charging system to adjust electrical energy provision to the user device.
US10354297B2	Information processing apparatus, method for generating electric power price list, information processing system, and display device An electric power price information acquisition unit (114) acquires information related to an electric power purchase price, which is an electricity cost when an electronic device is operated using electric power supplied from a commercial power source, a price determination unit (100) determines, for each time block, a generated power price which is an electricity cost when an electronic device is operated using generated power of a power generator for generating power using natural energy, and a stored power price which is an electricity cost when an electronic device is operated using electric power stored in an electric storage device, and a user price list generation unit (107) generates an electric power price list capable of displaying, with regard to an arbitrary time block, the electric power purchase price, the generated power price and the stored power price.
US10354295B2	Reception system and reception method A reception system includes: a visitor recognition unit that recognizes a visitor; a receiving person recognition unit that recognizes a receiving person that corresponds to the visitor; a receiving person contact information storage unit that stores contact information of the receiving person; a notification unit that notifies the receiving person of a visit of the visitor at the contact information of the receiving person stored by the receiving person contact information storage unit; and a receiving person selection unit that selects a substitute receiving person associated with the receiving person in a case where the receiving person is absent when the notification unit notifies the receiving person at the contact information of the receiving person, wherein the notification unit notifies the substitute receiving person selected by the receiving person selection unit when the receiving person is absent.
US10354294B2	Methods and systems for providing third-party content on a web page Systems and methods for automatically identifying visually sensible locations in which third-party content can be placed on a web page and configuring the web page to display third-party content at the identified locations. A processor identifies a root element of a web page within which to insert third-party content slots for providing third-party content items. The processor identifies visible content items within the root element and identifies anchorable elements within the root element around which a third-party content slot is insertable. Each of the anchorable elements corresponds to a respective identified visible content item that has bounds that extend from a first predefined region to a second predefined region of the web page. The processor determines that one or more positions relative to the identified anchorable elements are usable for inserting a third-party content slot. The processor generates a list including positions relative to the identified anchorable elements determined to be usable.
US10354292B1	Systems and methods for generating navigation filters Systems and methods for generating navigation filters are provided. A target resource is parsed and occurrences of data entries representing archetypal headings and/or archetypal items for a navigation filter are identified in the content of the target resource. A path to each of the identified occurrences is determined and used to construct a query for additional navigation filter headings and/or navigation filter items that have the same path as an identified occurrence. Identified occurrences of archetypal data entries in the target resource and the additional content having the same path as an identified occurrence are used as potential navigation filter headings and/or potential navigation filter items. Navigation filters are generated by associating one or more of the potential navigation filter items with one of the potential navigation filter headings.
US10354288B2	System for apportioning revenue for media content derived from an online feedback community Uses media, for example audio, video or text performances that were integrated into an online community for feedback determinative of outcome, for digital distribution. Apportions compensation for a selected artist from revenue that may be generated through one or any combination of advertisement, services associated with artist's performance, and media sales. The media may include singing, instrumental music, rhythmic music, videos, and writings.
US10354285B2	Information provision device An information provision device includes a reception unit that receives a display request for a product from a terminal of a user; an access-history acquisition unit that refers to an access-history storage unit that stores therein an access history indicating a purchase history or a viewing history of a product, and identifies a product that the user has ever purchased or viewed; an image extraction unit that extracts an image containing the product indicated by the display request and the product identified by the access-history acquisition unit from an image storage unit that stores therein a product combination image; and a transmission unit that transmits information including the image extracted by the image extraction unit to the terminal.
US10354284B2	System and method for estimating and clustering multiple-dimension characteristics for auction-based message delivery One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for characteristics-based message delivery. During operation, the system receives activity data associated with a user, and infers a characteristic profile associated with the user based on the received activity data. The system further receives a plurality of messages, estimates the user's preference for the messages based on the inferred characteristic profile and content of the messages, selects a message from the plurality of messages based on the user's preference and a pre-determined bidding price associated with the message and the characteristic profile, and delivers the selected message to the user.
US10354282B2	Communicating with a customer traveling on a route to a location Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method of selecting a partner marketing communication. The method includes receiving, by a processor circuit, data of a potential visit by a customer to a location. The method further includes making a determination, by the processor, based at least in part on the data of the potential visit by the customer to the location, that the customer or an agent of the customer may travel to the location. The method further includes selecting, by the processor circuit, at least one partner marketing communication from among a plurality of available partner marketing communications based at least in part on the data of the potential visit and the determination that the customer or the agent may travel to the location.
US10354281B2	Communicating with a customer traveling on a route to a location Embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method of selecting a partner marketing communication. The method includes receiving, by a processor circuit, data of a potential visit by a customer to a location. The method further includes making a determination, by the processor, based at least in part on the data of the potential visit by the customer to the location, that the customer or an agent of the customer may travel to the location. The method further includes selecting, by the processor circuit, at least one partner marketing communication from among a plurality of available partner marketing communications based at least in part on the data of the potential visit and the determination that the customer or the agent may travel to the location.
US10354280B2	System and method for distribution of targeted advertising between mobile communication devices Disclosed are a method and system for distribution of targeted advertising between mobile communication devices. An endorsement program is set up based on a profile of an advertiser having at least one advertising media. A qualified subscriber is identified for the advertiser based on a profile of a subscriber. One or more advertisers and endorsement programs for the qualified subscriber are selected. In addition, when a communication transmission is received from a source communication device, at least one advertising media is associated with the communication transmission and the communication transmission is transmitted from a source communication device to a destination communication device.
US10354279B2	Virtual teleportation systems and methods Virtual teleportation systems and methods are disclosed. A remote advertising system includes an identification, location and authentication system associated with a physical venue, including a master sensor node and a plurality of sensors. A cloud-based advertisement service is deployed in the physical venue. An application installed on a mobile device determines a first set of coordinates corresponding to the mobile device location, transmits a first search request for a service, receives and displays a list of services, including the physical venue associated with the master sensor node and the physical venue including a teleportation indicator, and receives an indication that the teleportation indicator is selected. The application determines a second set of coordinates corresponding to the physical venue location, replaces the first set of coordinates with the second set of coordinates, transmits a second search request, and receives and displays a second list based on the second set of coordinates.
US10354278B2	Systems and methods for providing geographically-based promotions Systems and methods for providing promotional materials to potential customers are described. In some cases, the described methods include obtaining GPS coordinates of a merchant's location. In some cases, the methods further include providing a map showing the locations of customers in a promotion area, wherein a merchant is able to resize the promotion area to increase or decrease how many customers are in the promotion area. In some cases, the merchant further produces a text or other electronic promotion, optionally sets a time period in which such promotion is effective, and provides the promotion to customers within the promotion area. In some cases, as customers enter the merchant's location with their electronic devices that received the promotion, and during the promotion's effective period, the described systems match such devices' GPS coordinates with the GPS coordinates of the merchant's location to register conversions on the promotion. Other implementations are described.
US10354275B1	System, method, and computer program for creating a customer specific business offer template A system, method, and computer program product are provided for creating a customer specific business offer template. In use, a customer inquiry corresponding to at least one product or service associated with a business is received, the customer inquiry including information associated with requirements of the customer. Additionally, a currently available product or service associated with the business is selected based on the customer inquiry, the currently available product or service including a standard offering associated with the business. Further, the currently available product or service is modified to correlate with the information associated with the requirements of the customer in order to create a customer specific business offer. Moreover, the customer specific business offer is saved as a template to use for the customer.
US10354267B2	Systems and methods to provide and adjust offers In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to allow merchants to initiate offers in an offer campaign based on a spending pattern specified by the merchant, such as the lack of transactions in a predetermined period of time of the day, in a recent time period, and/or in a particular merchant category. The offer campaign can be adjusted between offer delivery/announcement and fulfillment for a limited time period. The benefit of a further purchase may be announced via a message scheduled to be transmitted in response to an event identifying the arrival of a particular time instance, in response to a qualification notification of a transaction satisfying the requirements of a purchase event required in the offer campaign, or in response to the detection of a required spending pattern.
US10354266B2	Systems and methods for providing location-based gaming rewards A computer-implemented method for providing an offer associated with a merchant to a cardholder engaging in a game is implemented by a gaming rewards computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes storing merchant game data for the merchant within the memory wherein the merchant game data includes data associated with a merchant game a merchant offer and a location of the merchant, receiving a game request message from a cardholder computing device associated with the cardholder wherein the game request message includes a cardholder locator identifying a location of the cardholder, providing the merchant game to the cardholder computing device when the cardholder location is within a pre-defined distance of the merchant location, receiving a game result message for the merchant game, and providing the merchant offer to the cardholder computing device based, at least in part, on the game result message.
US10354264B2	Contact recommendations based on purchase history Contact recommendations based on purchase history are described. A system creates a directed graph of nodes in which at least some of the nodes are connected by directed arcs, wherein a directed arc from a first node to a second node represents a conditional probability that previous users who purchased a first contact also purchased a second contact. The system identifies a set of contacts purchased by a current user. The system estimates a prospective purchase probability based on a historical probability that previous users purchased a specific contact and a related probability that previous users who purchased the specific contact also purchased a contact in the set of contacts, for each candidate contact. The system outputs a recommendation for the current user to purchase a recommended candidate contact based on a corresponding prospective purchase probability.
US10354259B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, display control method, and information processing device A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a display control program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including, monitoring an operation of a user for one or a plurality of display contents displayed on a screen, determining whether a result of the monitoring corresponds to at least one of a plurality of operation patterns stored in a memory, and outputting, on the screen, information corresponding to the one or the plurality of display contents when the result of the monitoring corresponds to the at least one of the plurality of operation patterns, the information being different in accordance with which operation pattern, included in the plurality of operation patterns, corresponds to the result of the monitoring.
US10354254B2	Data processing method and system, terminal, and server Implementation manners of the present invention disclose a data processing method and system, a terminal, and a server, where the data processing method includes: acquiring a service processing instruction inputted by a user; generating a service processing request according to the service processing instruction, where the service processing request includes a unique identifier of the terminal; and sending the service processing request to a server, so that the server queries, according to the unique identifier of the terminal in the service processing request, an on-sale data maintenance list for product information corresponding to the unique identifier of the terminal; and processing, according to the product information corresponding to the unique identifier of the terminal, a service requested by the service processing request. The technical solutions disclosed by the present invention require no complex manual operations, thereby decreasing an error rate, improving a service processing speed.
US10354252B1	Location feature generation for user authentication Technology for providing risk-based authentication, in which a location N-gram is generated for each historical transaction, the location N-gram indicating both a location from which the historical transaction originated and at least one location from which at least one previous transaction performed by the user that performed the historical transaction originated. A counter corresponding to the location N-gram is identified and incremented in a behavior profile for the user. An anomalousness risk score for a current user transaction having the same location N-gram may be calculated based on a value of the counter. If the risk score exceeds a threshold, an alert may be issued or other action taken with regard to the current transaction. Techniques are provided that limit complexity resulting from using a series of locations to detect anomalous user behavior, and that reduce the sparseness of the generated historical behavior data.
US10354244B2	Method, apparatus and system for processing payment request for virtual commodities on open network platform A method, apparatus and system for processing a payment request for a virtual commodity on an open network platform are provided. The method includes: receiving a payment request that is sent by a third-party application server according to a request from a terminal, the payment request carrying at least an account identifier; deducting a charge from an account corresponding to the account identifier according to a payment attribute corresponding to the account identifier; and sending a charge deduction result corresponding to the account to the terminal via the third-party application server. According to the present method, usage rate of network and system resources is improved.
US10354237B2	Systems and methods for effecting personal payment transactions Systems, processes, and computer programs are disclosed for facilitating personal payment transactions. In certain embodiments, disclosed embodiments may provide an interface dialog engine for providing a dynamic and customized interface for effecting the personal payment transaction and a funding source engine for providing options to fund the payment. The disclosed embodiments may also provide a payee identity engine for identifying the intended payee receiving the payment and a routing option engine for providing options to route the payment. The embodiments may also provide a messaging engine for providing channels for related parties to the personal payment transaction to communicate.
US10354236B1	Methods for preventing front running in digital asset transactions Provided is a method for matching orders of digital assets. The method comprises: receiving a plurality orders of digital asset from a plurality addresses on a distributed ledger, wherein each of the orders comprises a digital signature of the address, an authorizing public key, and an authorizing private key.
US10354225B2	Method and system for process automation in computing The embodiments herein disclose a method and system for process automation in computing by implementing a Robotic Process Automation software arm component used for automation of tasks that involves transactional activities like reading from a document, application, writing into a system or application and so on. The process automation allows workflow generation for automation of business user activities on numerous operating systems and works with multiple platforms, environments and applications. Further, a process automation system also supports handling of runtime environment exceptions and audit log. A separate interface is not required by user for (easy) maintenance, as the interface supports admin configuration and run mode access. Internal/embedded documentation of process and unit level control on automation is supported while also supporting automating keyboard activities, mouse operations, wait/smart wait time feature, visual interaction and so on.
US10354224B2	Clinical laboratory systems, methods and computer programs for managing clinical laboratory work, management devices, and terminal devices A clinical laboratory system for managing clinical laboratory work is described that includes: an examination information input means for inputting examination information relating to clinical laboratory work; an examination information memory means for storing input examination information; an extraction means for extracting examination information meeting a predetermined extraction condition related to progress of an examination from among stored examination information; a screen preparation means for creating a progress management screen for displaying extracted examination information; and an output means for outputting the progress management screen. Methods and computer programs for managing clinical laboratory work, management devices, and terminal devices are also described.
US10354217B2	Constraint-based complex dynamic route sequencing route sequencing for multi-vehicle fleets Methods and systems to dynamically and optimally sequence routes based on historical and real-time traffic conditions, and to predict anticipated traffic conditions along the dynamically generated route are disclosed. Route sequencing may be based on a set of predefined constraints, e.g., distance, time, time with traffic, or any objective cost function. The system of the present invention may be implemented in a vehicle fleet comprising one or more vehicles with one or more depots, or with no depots. An optimization server obtains real-time, historical and/or predicted future traffic, weather, hazard, and avoidance-zone data on road segments to generate a route, while staying within parameters and constraints set by an automatic machine learning process, an artificial intelligence program, or a human administrator. The platform may be coupled to sensors positioned on roads, e.g., speed radar or camera, and sensors positioned in vehicles, e.g., GPS system or on-board diagnostic sensor.
US10354211B1	Account prioritization for patient access workflow Account prioritization for a patient access workflow is provided. The patient access workflow may be an exception-based integrated workflow. An indication of discrepant data, missing data, or input/user-interaction that may be needed for performance of a patient access workflow process for a patient account may be provided via alerts displayed in an integrated user interface. A prioritization engine may determine a priority score for a patient account based on various determining factors and weightings applied to each determining factor. The patient account may be placed in a queue of accounts needing to be cleared in order by priority score, such that when a user selects to receive a next account to clear, the account with the highest priority score may be provided to the user. Accordingly, a user may be able to address and resolve alerts to ensure patient access workflow processes are performed prior to a healthcare encounter.
US10354205B1	Machine learning system and apparatus for sampling labelled data A database including various datasets and metadata associated with each respective dataset is provided. These datasets were used to train predictive models. The database stores a performance value associated with the model trained with each dataset. When provided with a new dataset, a server can determine various metadata for the new dataset. Using the metadata, the server can search the database and retrieve datasets which have similar metadata values. The server can narrow the search based on the performance value associated with the dataset. Based on the retrieved datasets, the server can recommend at least one sampling technique. The sampling technique can be determined based on the one or more sampling techniques that were used in association with the retrieved datasets.
US10354195B2	Forecasting leaks in pipeline network Technical solutions are described for forecasting leaks in a pipeline network. An example method includes identifying a subsystem in the pipeline network that includes a first station. The method also includes accessing historical temporal sensor measurements of the stations. The method also includes generating a prediction model for the first station that predicts a pressure measurement at the first station based on the historical temporal sensor measurements at each station in the subsystem. The method also includes predicting a series of pressure measurements at the first station based on the historical temporal sensor measurements. The method also includes determining a series of deviations between the series of pressure measurements and historical pressure measurements of the first station and identifying a threshold value from the series of deviations, where a pressure measurement at the first station above or below the threshold value is indicative of a leak in the subsystem.
US10354193B2	Run-time image display on a device An embodiment for a computing device is described herein. The computing device may include a word database enhancer, a recommendation engine, a keyboard monitor, a ranking and display manager, and a keyboard. The keyboard may be a configurable physical keyboard device that includes an embedded display, where the embedded display is a runtime configurable display. The keyboard may display configurable images in the form of auto-text completion text or a decrypted password. The keyboard may also include a microcontroller, a touch sensor, and a keyboard filter driver.
US10354190B2	Method for using hybrid data architecture having a cognitive data management module within a cognitive environment A method for receiving a plurality of types of data within a cognitive information processing system environment comprising: receiving data from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising a public data source and a private data source; accessing information from the plurality of data sources via a cognitive data management module; and, providing the information to an inference and learning system.
US10354184B1	Joint modeling of user behavior A system and method is disclosed for predicting user behavior in response to various tasks and or/applications. This system can be a neural network-based joint model. The neural network can include a base neural network portion and one or more task-specific neural network portions. The artificial neural network can be initialized and trained using data from multiple users for multiple tasks and/or applications. This user data can be related to characteristics and behavior, including age, gender, geographic location, purchases, past search history, and customer reviews. Additional task-specific neural network portions can be added to the neural network and may be trained using a task-specific subset of the training data. The joint model can be used to predict user behavior in response to an identified task and/or application. The tasks and/or applications can relate to use of a website by users.
US10354179B2	Wood inlay card and method for making the same A transaction card construction and a method for making a transaction card are provided for improving card performance. The transaction card construction comprises an inlay component comprising wood and a housing component. The inlay may comprise a wood or wood-containing layer and a backer layer. The backer layer may comprise the same or a different wood or wood-containing layer, or a non-woven fiber material.
US10354175B1	Method of making a transaction instrument A transaction instrument and a method of making a transaction instrument by continuous liquid interface production. The transaction instrument such as a transaction card may have many features or components made by or using continuous liquid interface production.
US10354172B2	Verification device, verification method, and verification program A verification device includes an acquisition unit that acquires image data which is an object to be verified, a classification unit that includes a plurality of classifiers caused to learn the image data acquired by the acquisition unit, using a plurality of different pieces of learning data, with respect to a target event to obtain values indicating a possibility corresponding to the event, and a specification unit that specifies a state of the object to be verified which is the image acquired by the acquisition unit from the values obtained by the plurality of classifiers.
US10354171B2	Deep learning medical systems and methods for image reconstruction and quality evaluation Methods and apparatus to automatically generate an image quality metric for an image are provided. An example method includes automatically processing a first medical image using a deployed learning network model to generate an image quality metric for the first medical image, the deployed learning network model generated from a digital learning and improvement factory including a training network, wherein the training network is tuned using a set of labeled reference medical images of a plurality of image types, and wherein a label associated with each of the labeled reference medical images indicates a central tendency metric associated with image quality of the image. The example method includes computing the image quality metric associated with the first medical image using the deployed learning network model by leveraging labels and associated central tendency metrics to determine the associated image quality metric for the first medical image.
US10354170B2	Method and apparatus of establishing image search relevance prediction model, and image search method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus of establishing an image search relevance prediction model, and an image search method and apparatus. The method of establishing an image search relevance prediction model comprises: training a pre-constructed original deep neural network by using a training sample, wherein the training sample comprises: a query and image data, and the original deep neural network comprises: a representation vector generation network and a relevance calculation network; and using the trained original deep neural network as the image search relevance prediction model. The technical solution of the present invention optimizes the existing image search technology, and has stronger capabilities than the prior art as well as various integrations and variations in terms of semantic matching between a query and an image text, semantic matching between a query and image content, click generalization and the like.
US10354166B2	Reading test cards using a mobile device An input image is received from a mobile device. A portion of the input image is determined to correspond to a test card and an image transformation is applied to that portion of the input image. The image transformation rectifies the portion of the input image. Based on the rectified image, a specific test for which the test card includes a result and the result of that test are both identified.
US10354164B2	Method for detecting glint Receiving an iris image; detecting, among rows of the iris image, rows in each of which a number of consecutive pixels each having a brightness value above a first threshold value is larger than a second threshold value; detecting, among columns of the iris image, columns in each of which a number of consecutive pixels each having a brightness value above the first threshold value is larger than the second threshold value; selecting, among the detected rows, consecutive rows in a vertical direction whose number is larger than a third threshold; selecting, among the detected columns, consecutive columns in a horizontal direction whose number is larger than the third threshold and determining a set of the pixels as a glint if the set of pixels included in the selected rows and the selected columns and each having the brightness value above the first threshold has a predetermined shape.
US10354162B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium A detected quadrilateral area is displayed and no group of candidate lines is displayed in a normal state. While a user is selecting a side that the user desires to change, a group of candidate lines corresponding to the selected side is displayed. Then, whether to replace a position of the selected side with a position of a candidate line is determined based on a movement destination position of the selected side.
US10354155B2	Vehicle vision system with multiple cameras A vision system for a vehicle includes a plurality of cameras having respective fields of view exterior of the vehicle. The plurality of cameras includes driver and passenger side wide angle cameras having wide angle fields of view, driver and passenger side rearward viewing cameras having fields of view sideward and rearward of the vehicle, and a rear camera having a wide angle field of view rearward of the vehicle. A display is operable to display images derived from image data captured by at least some of the cameras. The display displays a panoramic view derived from image data captured by the rear camera, the left-side rearward viewing camera and the right-side rearward viewing camera. The display displays a surround view derived from image data captured by at least some of the plurality of cameras.
US10354154B2	Method and a device for generating an occupancy map of an environment of a vehicle A method of generating an occupancy map representing free and occupied space around a vehicle, wherein the occupancy map is divided into a plurality of cells Mx,y, the method includes: capturing two consecutive images by a camera mounted on the vehicle; generating optical flow vectors from the two consecutive images; estimating 3D points in the space around the vehicle from the optical flow vectors; generating rays from the camera to each of the estimated 3D points, wherein intersection points of the rays with the cells Mx,y defining further 3D points; determining for each of the cells Mx,y a function L_(x,y)^t for a time step t; and determining an occupancy probability from the function L_(x,y)^t for each of the cells Mx,y.
US10354150B2	Apparatus, method and program for generating occupancy grid map According to one embodiment, an apparatus for generating an occupancy grid map constituted with a two-dimensional grid around a first moving body includes processing circuitry configured to acquire data of a distance from the first moving body to an obstacle lying in surroundings of the first moving body; acquire first information indicating the movement status of the first moving body at current time and determine an operation mode of the first moving body; set a range of interest in a grid of a resolution higher than a resolution of the grid of the occupancy grid map, from the operation mode; and align the occupancy grid map to the range of interest and generate the occupancy grid map in such a manner that the obstacle exists in the grid of the occupancy grid map and the grid of the range of interest with respect to a position corresponding to the distance data.
US10354149B2	Stationary-vehicle structure from motion A vehicular structure from motion (SfM) system can store a number of image frames acquired from a vehicle-mounted camera in a frame stack according to a frame stack update logic. The SfM system can detect feature points, generate flow tracks, and compute depth values based on the image frames, the depth values to aid control of the vehicle. The frame stack update logic can select a frame to discard from the stack when a new frame is added to the stack, and can be changed from a first in, first out (FIFO) logic to last in, first out (LIFO) logic upon a determination that the vehicle is stationary. An optical flow tracks logic can also be modified based on the determination. The determination can be made based on a dual threshold comparison to insure robust SfM system performance.
US10354148B2	Object detection apparatus, vehicle provided with object detection apparatus, and non-transitory recording medium An object detection apparatus includes an imaging unit installed in a vehicle that images the surroundings of the vehicle and a controller that changes, in accordance with driving conditions of the vehicle, at least one of a position of at least one region among regions in which object detection is performed in an image captured by the imaging unit, a shape of at least one of the regions, and the number of regions, the regions including a first region and a second region wider than the first region.
US10354146B1	Method and apparatus for an eye tracking wearable computer An embodiment of an Eye Tracking Wearable Computer apparatus includes a first portable unit for data gathering and communicating feedback and a second portable unit for processing the at least gathered data from the first unit. The first portable unit includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one scene image corresponding to a field of view of a user, at least one second optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one eye image corresponding to at least a portion of at least one eye of the user, at least one microphone to allow the user to communicate via voice, at least one speaker to allow the user to receive feedback via voice, at least one visible light source to allow the user to receive feedback via light signals, at least one motion sensor to monitor the head movements of the user, and at least one first processor to at least receive data from the data gathering units in the first portable unit and at least manage the communication with the second portable unit. The second portable unit is in communication with the first portable unit and includes at least one second processor configured for receiving the at least data from the first processor and decoding a pre-defined command from the user and executing at least one command in response to the received command. At least one of the processors will determine a direction within the field of view to which the at least one eye is directed based upon the at least a history of one eye image, and generates a command or a subset of the at least one scene image based on the determined direction. At least one of the processors will provide a feedback to the user to acknowledge the user command received. In one embodiment, the Wearable Computer will function as a driver assistant and in another embodiment as a cameraman.
US10354138B2	Remote visual inspection system and method A method and a system for remote visual inspection of a target surface of a structure, the system comprising a multi-axis assembly; a combination of dynamic digital video cameras and optic supported by said multi-axis assembly; and a controller connected to the cameras and the multi-axis assembly; wherein the multi-axis assembly comprises a turret along a vertical axis, the turret being connected at a top part thereof to a first arm extending along a roll axis, the first arm being connected to a second arm along a pitch axis, the cameras and optic being carried by the second arm.
US10354137B2	Robust monitoring gauges Methods, systems, and storage media for robust monitoring a gauge are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a digital image of a gauge may be received to identify an analog value indicator of the gauge and to form an indicator representation corresponding to the analog value indicator. Robust optical character recognition and image filter may provide enhanced gauge reading and/or monitoring. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
US10354135B2	Non invasive method and apparatus for determining light-sleep and deep-sleep stages A method and apparatus for detecting and distinguishing epochs of deep-sleep from epochs of light-sleep of a subject by sensing by a peripheral pulse signal related to the systemic circulation of the subject, preferably a peripheral arterial tone (PAT) sensor for sensing pulsatile arterial volume changes in a digit (e.g., a finger) of the subject reflecting sympathetic tone variations; analyzing the sensed pulse signals for determining therefrom a number of features, particularly seven specific variables in each of two time periods; and utilizing the results of the analysis for determining whether the epoch detected is a light-sleep epoch or a deep-sleep epoch.
US10354132B2	System and method for generating a virtual assistant A system and method for generating a virtual assistant is disclosed. The system for generating a virtual assistant includes a configuration subsystem configured to receive one or more parameters from a document. The configuration subsystem is also configured to serialize the one or more parameters automatically extracted from the document and generate a structured object based on the one or more serialized parameters. The configuration unit is further configured to embed all validation criteria specified in the document. The system for generating a virtual assistant also includes a virtual assistant generator operatively coupled with the configuration subsystem and configured to analyze the structured object. The virtual assistant generator is also configured to automatically generate a virtual assistant based on an analyzed structured object.
US10354125B2	Photograph processing method and system Embodiments of the present invention provide a photograph processing method and system. The method includes: performing face detection on a photograph to obtain a detected human face; performing alignment on the detected human face, so as to obtain contour points of a left eye and a right eye of the detected human face; separately calculating a left eye area, being an area of the left eye, and a right eye area, being an area of the right eye, according to the contour points of the left eye and the right eye; performing stretching transformation on each pixel in the left eye area and the right eye area to generate a stretched left eye area and a stretched right eye area; and performing histogram equalization processing on the stretched left eye area and the stretched right eye area, so as to generate a processed photograph.
US10354122B1	Using masks to improve classification performance of convolutional neural networks with applications to cancer-cell screening In cancer-cell screening, a patient's cells are classified by a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify abnormal cells. In one approach, a mask having a center more transparent than the mask's periphery is used to mask an input image containing a cell of interest to yield a masked image. Since the cell is usually located around an image center, and since the image often contains irrelevant objects, such as normal cells and micro-organisms, around an image periphery, interference due to the irrelevant objects in training the CNN and in classification is diminished by using the masked image rather than the original one. In another approach, masking is applied to feature maps before classification. In the CNN, this masking is accomplished by convolving each feature map with a convolutional kernel to produce an intermediate feature map followed by chopping off a peripheral region thereof to yield a downsized feature map.
US10354118B2	Fingerprint recognition method and fingerprint recognition apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a fingerprint recognition method and a fingerprint recognition apparatus, where the method includes: collecting a plurality of optical signals of a finger to be detected; and judging whether the finger to be detected is a living body according to the plurality of optical signals of the finger to be detected. The method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure may improve the security of the fingerprint recognition technology, and may effectively avoid the problem that fingerprint recognition is cracked using an artificial body fingerprint.
US10354115B2	Capacitive fingerprint sensor The present invention relates to a capacitive fingerprint sensor, and the capacitive fingerprint sensor includes: a fingerprint sensor electrode for sensing a fingerprint of a human body; a first transistor of which a current or an output voltage is changed according to a voltage change of capacitive coupling formed by fingerprint capacitance formed when a fingerprint contacts the fingerprint sensor electrode and coupling capacitance formed for capacitive coupling; a fifth transistor that resets a gate electrode of the first transistor and applies capacitive coupling to the gate electrode of the first transistor through a coupling pulse; a second transistor of which a current or an output voltage is changed due to a difference in the current flowing through the first transistor and a gate voltage is maintained by a capacitor; a third transistor that resets a gate electrode of the second transistor; and a fourth transistor that controls a current flowing through the second transistor or an output voltage of the second transistor and transmits the controlled current or output voltage to a readout circuit.
US10354109B2	Stationary scanner device, stationary scanner system, and handheld scanner holding structure A stationary scanning device includes: a fixed scanner portion that is mounted on a front surface of a support column and is configured to optically read item data; a handheld scanner configured to optically read the item data; and a holding portion that is mounted on a side surface of the support column and is configured to hold the handheld scanner, the holding portion being configured to hold the handheld scanner such that a cable extending from an end portion of the handheld scanner falls in a space with a predetermined distance from the front surface and the side surface of the support column.
US10354103B2	Software-defined multi-mode RFID read devices Devices and methods for reading multiple types of RFID tags having different frequencies and/or encoding schemes are disclosed. One or more search signals covering a plurality of RFID bands are transmitted. A presence indication of an RFID tag in one of the plurality of RFID bands is detected. An interrogating signal having a carrier frequency tuned to a frequency at which the presence indication is detected is transmitted. A tag response signal comprising tag information associated with the RFID tag is received. A digital response signal based on the tag response signal is digital signal processed to obtain the tag information.
US10354100B2	Code, information processing method, information processing apparatus, storage medium, ink, pigment, and storage device A code includes a first part printed by using a first pigment, and a second part printed by using a second pigment which is easier to discolor than the first pigment, wherein the code is decodable by using information about discoloration of the second pigment.
US10354099B2	Particle simulation device, particle simulation method, and particle simulation program A particle simulation device comprises: a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information for the particles; a pair setting unit that selects pairs of particles and sets a pair number, on the basis of the position information; a reference information generation unit that generates a matrix from the pair numbers and the particle numbers, and generates reference information for referencing the pair numbers from the particle numbers on the basis of a matrix in which the order of the rows of the matrix are sorted on the basis of the particle numbers; a sum calculation unit that calculates a sum of interaction forces for each particle on the basis of the reference information; and a particle information calculation unit that calculates the position and velocity of the particles on the basis of the sum of interaction forces.
US10354090B2	Systems and methods for context-based permissioning of personally identifiable information A method is provided, including establishing a plurality of context profiles for a user, at least one context profile is associated with: (i) subject areas pertinent to the at least one context profile (ii) permissions identifying respective third parties with which personal information can be shared when the at least one context profile is active; (iii) permissions identifying what personal information can be shared with respective third parties when the at least one context profile is active; (iv) permissions identifying respective third parties that are permitted to contact the user when the at least one context profile is active; and (v) permissions identifying how respective third parties may contact the user when the at least one context profile is active; when the at least one context profile is active, operating in one of two or more modes (e.g., a regular mode or a discovery mode).
US10354088B2	Pattern matching for data leak prevention Systems and methods for preprocessing data to facilitate DLP pattern matching are provided. An input string is received by a Data Leak Prevention (DLP) system. The input string is converted by the DLP system into a fixed string pattern. The conversion is performed based on one or more of multiple class definitions, including a digit class, a letter class and a symbol class. A determination is then made by the DLP system regarding whether the input string contains potential sensitive data to which a full-match is to be applied by matching the fixed string pattern against one or more stored target strings representative of sensitive data.
US10354084B2	System and a method for management of confidential data A system and a method for managing confidential data in a cloud service is provided. The system comprises a cryptographic key service comprising two or more cryptographic key servers, Si, each being arranged to compute file encryption keys, kj, on the basis of information regarding data and using one or more cryptographic keys, Kj. The cryptographic keys, Kj, are secretly shared among the cryptographic key servers, Si, and none of the cryptographic key servers, Si, possesses knowledge of all of the cryptographic keys, Kj. A single point of trust at the cryptographic key service is avoided.
US10354081B1	Protection of interprocess communications in a computer Interprocess communication between processes that run on a host operating system of a computer is performed by way of a protected temporary file. File access operation on the temporary file is hooked to detect writing to the temporary file. When a process writes a message to the temporary file, a verification is performed to determine whether or not the process is authorized to access the temporary file. When the process is authorized to access the temporary file, the process is allowed to write the message to the temporary file. This allows another process that is intended to receive the message to read the message from the temporary file and act on the message. Otherwise, when the process is not authorized to access the temporary file, the process is blocked from writing the message to the temporary file.
US10354080B2	Facilitating offline or other contemporaneous editing of tabular data Methods and systems are presented for identifying user accounts selectively authorized to modify at least respective first and second fields of a data table, obtaining field-dependent validation rules selectively applicable to the respective fields, transmitting spreadsheet files to devices associated with the respective user accounts, filtering user-modified spreadsheet files so that the first field is selectively accepted from the first device and the second field is selectively accepted from the second device, allowing the values of the first and second fields to be edited contemporaneously, and recording an edited version of the data table.
US10354075B1	Trustworthy indication of software integrity Computing devices are disclosed that include functionality for providing a trustworthy indication of software integrity. The computing devices include a hardware trust evaluation device capable of determining the trustworthiness of computer programs executing on the devices. At least one trust indicator is also connected to the hardware trust evaluation device for providing an external indication of the trustworthiness of a computer program. Additional security information regarding the trustworthiness of the computer program may be displayed on the primary display device of the computing device. The display of the security information is triggered by a user of the computing device submitting a request through a secure mechanism, where the request is unobservable and inaccessible to programs executing on the computing device. Additional secure mechanisms, such as a unique user interface for displaying the security information, can be utilized to ensure the authenticity of the displayed security information.
US10354073B2	Information processor device verifying software and method of controlling information processor device According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a processor, a nonvolatile memory, a designation unit, and a controller. The nonvolatile memory stores the first software and the second software which is used as substitute for the first software. The designation unit designates software to be executed by the processor at a boot. The controller protects an area of the nonvolatile memory storing the first software from being written while the first software is executed by the processor. When third software is executed by the processor, the third software verifies the second software. When the second software is legal in a result of verifying by the third software, the designation unit designates the second software.
US10354072B2	System and method for detection of malicious hypertext transfer protocol chains A system configured to detect malware is described. The system configured to detect malware including a data collector configured to detect at least a first hypertext transfer object in a chain of a plurality of hypertext transfer objects. The data collector further configured to analyze at least the first hypertext transfer object for one or more events. And, the data collector configured to generate a list of events based on the analysis of at least the first hypertext transfer object.
US10354071B2	Method for updating process objects in an engineering system A method for updating process objects of an automation project stored in an engineering system, wherein an automation device is designed and/or configured via the engineering system to control a technical process and wherein, furthermore, the technical process to be controlled can be operated and monitored via an operator system in which changes to process objects made during the run-time are not lost but secured and are automatically “updated” or “traced” in the engineering system.
US10354065B2	Method for protecting data and data processing device According to one embodiment, a method for protecting data is provided comprising receiving a plurality of data symbols, determining a sequence of checksum symbols wherein the checksum symbols are determined to be equal to the checksum symbols of the last iteration of an iterative checksum symbol generation process, wherein the determining of the checksum symbols includes at least one of randomly generating the initial values, randomly determining an order of the data symbols in which the contributions of the data symbols to the checksum symbols are incorporated into the checksum symbols and masking each data symbol and using the masked data symbols as data symbols for determining the checksum symbols and which includes storing at least some of the checksum values as checksum for the data symbols.
US10354061B2	Methods and systems for authenticating a headset for a transportation vehicle Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. For example, one method includes storing a key on a device of a transportation vehicle and a headset; generating a challenge by the device using the key when the headset is connected to the device; presenting the challenge to the headset by the device; creating a response to the challenge by the headset; presenting the response to the device; validating the response by the device; and enabling a data line for the headset by the device when the response is valid.
US10354056B2	Correlated display of biometric identity, feedback and user interaction state Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards providing feedback to users of multi-user system that has biometric recognition capabilities, so that a user knows whether the system has correctly associated the user with his or her identity. The feedback may include a display of a current camera view, along with visible identity information that is associated with each user in the view. The feedback may include per-user icons (e.g., tiles, thumbnail images and so on) by which a user visually confirms that he or she is correctly recognized. Any misrecognition may be detected via the feedback and corrected. Feedback may convey other information, such as the current interaction state/capabilities of a user.
US10354055B2	Portable electronic device and system A portable electronic device includes a biometric information obtaining unit and an authentication information generating unit. The biometric information obtaining unit obtains biometric information that represents a physical feature of a user of the portable electronic device. The authentication information generating unit generates authentication information that is numerical information for authentication of the user having a predetermined number of digits, based on the biometric information that has been obtained by the biometric information obtaining unit.
US10354054B2	Methods and a system for passive authentication Resource attributes for resources are continuously and regularly collected from hardware and software resources of one or more devices. The resource attributes are continuously fed to one or more confidence calculators. At any given point in time, a single confidence value is provided to an authentication for making a decision as to whether to authenticate a user for access to a particular resource.
US10354052B2	License system, license management server, method, and storage medium A license management server generates a license including information about update confirmation date and usage period. An image forming apparatus tries to communicate with the license management server until the usage period elapses since the update confirmation date.
US10354047B2	Parameter collapsing and corner reduction in an integrated circuit Reducing the runtime overhead needed for testing of an integrated circuit design. A determination may be made of parameters that clock routing and data routing in an integrated circuit are dependent upon. A determination is made of whether the parameters are suitable for compaction, such as by determining whether the parameters are utilized in only one of clock routing or data routing. The parameters suitable for compaction are defined or redefined into at least one proxy compacted parameter. A timing analysis for the integrated circuit is performed using the proxy compacted parameter instead of performing the timing analysis using the parameters suitable for compaction.
US10354043B2	Printed circuit board design for manufacturing across multiple suppliers This application discloses a computing system to parse a product model definition that includes a layout design of a printed circuit board assembly, which identifies physical design characteristics of the layout design of the printed circuit board assembly. The computing system can identify one or more manufacturing processes capable of manufacturing at least a portion of the printed circuit board assembly having the identified physical design characteristics. The computing system can include a map or correlation between the manufacturing processes and manufacturing-related design constraints. The computing system can select one or more manufacturing checks that define manufacturing-related design constraints correlated to the identified manufacturing processes. The computing system can perform a manufacturing analysis, by implementing the manufacturing checks, which can determine whether the layout design of the printed circuit board assembly conforms to the manufacturing-related design constraints defined in the manufacturing checks.
US10354042B2	Selectively reducing graph based analysis pessimism A method, system or computer usable program product for improving a circuit design having a set of endpoint circuits including identifying a subset of the set of endpoint circuits for further timing analysis based on graph based analysis (GBA) of the circuit design; performing path based analysis (PBA) of a set of endpoint circuit paths in the subset of endpoint circuits; and providing a timing margin between graph based analysis and path based analysis for each of the set of endpoint circuit paths for reducing pessimism in subsequent graph based analysis of the set of endpoint circuit paths.
US10354039B1	Method, system, and computer program product for implementing legal placement with contextual awareness for an electronic design Disclosed are techniques for implementing legal placement with contextual awareness for an electronic design. These techniques identify one or more hierarchies from one or more groups or one or more instances located at these one or more hierarchies in a layout or floorplan. A plurality of instances including the one or more identified instances may be promoted to an honorary top hierarchy. A layout operation may then be performed on the one or more identified instances based in part or in whole upon a boundary requirement and context information.
US10354038B1	Methods for bounding the number of delayed reset clock cycles for retimed circuits Integrated circuit design computing equipment may perform register moves within a circuit design. When moving the registers, counter values may be maintained for non-justifiable elements. The counter values may be maintained and updated on a per element, per clock domain basis to account for register moves across the corresponding non-justifiable elements. The maximum counter value for each clock domain may be chosen as an adjustment value that is used to generate a sequence for resetting the circuit design. The adjustment value may be bound by a user-specified maximum value. The user-specified maximum value may constrain logic/physical synthesis transforms and local/global retiming operations. If the counter value for a non-justifiable element is equal to the user-specified maximum value, then all future forward retiming across that element is prevented. If the maximum counter value is less than the user-specified maximum value, the user may optionally shorten the reset sequence.
US10354037B1	Methods, systems, and computer program product for implementing an electronic design by manipulating a hierarchical structure of the electronic design Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for manipulating a hierarchical structure of the electronic design. These techniques identify a set of layout components instantiated from a layout of an electronic design. This set of layout components may constitute, for example, a FigGroup. One or more schematic instances and corresponding schematic connectivity information may be identified from a schematic design of the electronic design, and the one or more schematic instances correspond to the set of layout components. A layout cell or a figure group may be generated for the set of layout components based in part or in whole upon the schematic connectivity information. The original layout may then be transformed into a transformed layout at least by replacing the set of layout components with the generated layout cell or figure group.
US10354036B2	Model data generation device, method of generating model data, mounting reference point determination device, and method of determining mounting reference point In a model data generation device configured to generate model data of an electronic component to be mounted on a printed board, the model data includes data about terminals to and data about a mounting reference point with respect to the printed board. The mounting reference point of the model data is determined by using first image data about an electronic component captured by a component recognition camera and second image data including information about pads of the printed board that overlap the terminals of the electronic component and information about a mounting position of the electronic component on the printed board.
US10354035B2	Hot spot and process window monitoring Metrology overlay targets are provided, as well as method of monitoring process shortcomings. Targets comprise periodic structures, at least one of which comprising repeating asymmetric elements along a corresponding segmentation direction of the periodic structure. The asymmetry of the elements may be designed in different ways, for example as repeating asymmetric sub-elements along a direction perpendicular to the segmentation direction of the elements. The asymmetry of the sub-elements may be designed in different ways, according to the type of monitored process shortcomings, such as various types of hot spots, line edge shortening, process windows parameters and so forth. Results of the measurements may be used to improve the process and/or increase the accuracy of the metrology measurements.
US10354030B2	Apparatuses and methods for measuring an electrical characteristic of a model signal line and providing measurement information Apparatuses and methods for measuring an electrical characteristic of a model signal line and providing measurement information based at least in part on the measurement of the electrical characteristic. An example apparatus includes a signal line model including a model signal line configured to model electrical characteristics of a signal line. The apparatus further includes a measurement circuit coupled to the signal line model and configured to measure the electrical characteristic of the model signal line responsive to an input signal provided to the model signal line. The measurement circuit is further configured to provide measurement information based at least in part on the measurement to set a signal applied to the signal line.
US10354029B2	Method for equipping registers of an integrated circuit to detect timing violations A method of circuit conception including performing static timing analysis on a circuit design to identify a first subset of the synchronous devices having at least one input path with a slack time below a first threshold; simulating the circuit design using one or more functional test patterns to identify a second subset of the synchronous devices for which the number of activations during the simulation is above a second threshold; selecting at least one synchronous device forming part of both of the first and second subsets; and modifying the circuit design to include, for each selected synchronous device, a detection circuit coupled to one or more inputs of the selected synchronous device.
US10354028B2	Formal verification driven power modeling and design verification A computer-implemented method includes receiving a unit, wherein each unit includes one or more blocks. The computer-implemented method further includes selecting one or more input pins for each of said one or more blocks. The computer-implemented method further includes assigning a numerical value to each of said one or more input pins to yield at least one numerical sequence. The computer-implemented method further includes, for each numerical sequence of the at least one numerical sequence, performing a check on the numerical sequence to yield a number of fails. The computer-implemented method further includes determining a simulation condition for power modeling of the unit based on optimizing a numerical sequence with respect to the number of fails. The computer-implemented method further includes determining a number of design errors of the unit based on the simulation condition. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US10354025B1	Computer-implemented system and method for evaluating a change in fuel requirements for heating of a building A computer-implemented system and method to assist consumers with decisions affecting a change in fuel requirements is provided. Fuel consumption for heating can be considered by evaluating changes that would affect thermal conductivity, average indoor temperature, HVAC efficiency, and solar gain. In a further embodiment, a computer-implemented system and method to evaluate investment's in a building's shell is provided. Thermal conductivity and the surface area of a surface that is under consideration for improvement are obtained, after which revised thermal conductivity can be modeled based on the existing and proposed thermal performance of that building surface. In a still further embodiment, fuel consumption for heating modeling results can be comparatively evaluated, with one fuel consumption model operating over an annual (or periodic) scope and another fuel consumption model operating on an hourly (or interval) scope.
US10354024B2	Failsafe topology optimization Failsafe robustness of critical load carrying structures is an important design philosophy for aerospace industry. The basic idea is that a structure should be designed to survive normal loading conditions when partial damage occurred. Such damage is quantified as complete failure of a structural member, or a partial damage of a larger structural part. This paper establishes for the first time the concept and formulation of failsafe requirement within the context of topology optimization. Efficient computational scheme and computer implementation are carried out. Several examples are shown to demonstrate the impact of failsafe requirement to design concept generated by topology optimization.
US10354018B2	Generating tubes within three-dimensional models One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating a tube within a three-dimensional (3D) model. The technique involves receiving a first location on a surface of the 3D model. The technique further involves receiving a second location on the surface of the 3D model. The technique further involves receiving at least one constraint associated with a first tube to be generated within the 3D model. The technique further involves generating, based on the at least one constraint, the first tube, where the first tube connects a first opening at the first location with to a second opening at the second location.
US10354014B2	Virtual assistant system A mobile device to operate a virtual assistant system to control any wirelessly connected devices and services by receiving an input command to perform a function at the devices and services, translate the input command into a common language sharable between the external devices and services so that such input commands can be understood between the plurality of devices and services, and functions can be performed at the devices and or service in response to the input command. This control can be shared with other mobile devices as instructed by an input command.
US10354008B2	System and method for providing a visual scroll representation of production data Systems and methods for providing a visual scroll representation of production data on a display receive a digital script comprising production data, wherein the production data comprises a plurality of production elements; extract the plurality of production elements from the digital script; classify each of the plurality of production elements into one or more predefined classes; map at least one of the one or more predefined classes to one or more relations, wherein a relation represents a definable attribute of at least two predefined classes; determine a respective weight for each of the one or more relations; generate the visual scroll representation of the plurality of production elements, wherein visual representation of each of the one or more production elements is based at least in part on the determined weight of each of the one or more relations; and display the visual scroll representation on the display.
US10354004B2	Intelligent presentation of documents In some implementations, documents can be presented on a display of a computing device based on a context of the computing device. The context can include a current time and/or current location associated with the computing device. The documents can be presented based on a time and/or location associated with the documents. Documents can be downloaded and shared between devices. Documents can be dynamically updated based on document vendor provided information and/or other network based resources. In some implementations, the various graphical interfaces described herein provide access to a variety of document types in an organized and efficient manner.
US10354003B2	Data filtering based on a cell entry A method for data filtering includes displaying on a display device a cell set including data of a common data type, and displaying a first filter icon within a first cell of the cell set and a second filter icon within a second cell of the cell set. The first cell includes a first cell entry and the second cell includes a second cell entry. The first filter icon filters based on the first cell entry and the second filter icon filters based on the second cell entry. The method further includes applying a filter to the cell set in response to selection of the first filter icon by a user, the filter being based on the first cell entry.
US10354002B2	Interaction relationship building and explorer for dashboard A technology for building and displaying interaction relationships between visual components of a dashboard is provided. In accordance with one aspect, interaction relationships are defined between the components of the dashboard using a data grid. A relationship may be defined by associating a component to a grid cell and defining a formula in the grid cell based on one or more other grid cells which are further associated to one or more other components. In accordance with another aspect, information of a dashboard including dashboard components, input data and output data in the dashboard is converted into dashboard data models. An interaction relationship graph may be generated based on interactions of the input data and output data of the components. The interaction relationship graph comprises source-to-target relationships between source and target components of the dashboard. The interaction relationship between the visual components of the dashboard may be presented using the dashboard data models containing the source-to-target relationships.
US10354001B2	Cell error tracking in applications Embodiments are disclosed in which an algorithm that evaluates the contents of a cell within an application incorporates error tracking. In certain such embodiments, a second cell is identified that is responsible for generation of an error indication within the cell. A link may be provided to the second cell to facilitate resolution of the error condition.
US10353999B2	Information processing system, server apparatus, control method, and storage medium An information processing system is provided that includes a document generation unit configured to generate a form document page by performing overlay process for form information and field data; an acquisition unit configured to acquire attribute information indicating a field attribute of the document when the overlay process is performed; a conversion unit configured to convert the generated form document page into an editable form document page; and a browsing screen generation unit configured to generate data for displaying a browsing screen for browsing and editing the editable form document page, the generated data including at least the attribute information and the editable form document page.
US10353997B1	Freeform annotation transcription A freeform annotation in a print medium may be captured and converted to a digital annotation for association with a corresponding digital medium. The freeform annotations, which may be created by a human in the print medium, may be captured as an image by a camera. The image may be analyzed to determine a particular freeform annotation and associate the freeform annotation with text or objects in content of the print medium to create an anchor location for the freeform annotation. The location of the freeform annotation in the print medium may be mapped to a location in a corresponding digital medium. A digital version of the freeform annotation may be configured for display in the location of the corresponding digital medium.
US10353994B2	Summarization of email on a client computing device based on content contribution to an email thread using classification and word frequency considerations Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for enhancing an email application to automatically analyze an email thread and generate a compact content summary. The content summary is based on relative content contributions provided by the constituent email messages in the email thread. The content summary may be presented in a special window without disturbing or modifying the email thread or its constituent email messages. The distinctive content summary disclosed herein comprises certain sentences that are automatically gleaned from the email thread, analyzed relative to other sentences, and presented in a chronological sequence so that the user can quickly determine what the email thread is about and/or the current status of the conversation. The content summary is based on email weights, word weights, and intersecting sentence pairs.
US10353987B2	Identification of a breakpoint based on a correlation measurement Examples herein disclose obtaining regions of digital content and determining a correlation measurement between the multiple regions of digital content adjacently located to each other. The examples disclose identifying a breakpoint in the digital content based on the determined correlation measurement.
US10353985B2	Transferring component hierarchies between applications Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for reusing components from an application are provided. In some implementations, a method includes associating a parent and child component in a source application. The components are used in the presentation of document data during navigation among documents. A navigation interface in an application window of the source application is presented, including presenting document data according to the parent and child components. Input adding the parent component from the source application window to an application window of a target application is received. It is determined that the output of the child component is connected with the input of the parent component, and then computer readable instructions associated with the parent component and the child component are inserted into the target application. A navigation interface is presented in the target application window, including presenting document data according to the parent and child components.
US10353984B2	Identification of sequential browsing operations Identifying sequential browsing operations includes receiving session data associated with a plurality of sessions, creating a reduced page for each page in a series of pages associated with a first session in the plurality of sessions, and creating a hash value associated with each reduced page for each page in the series of pages associated with the first session of the plurality of sessions. Responsive to a determination that the hash value of the first session is equivalent to the hash value of the second session, an associated page is identified as an equivalent page and the equivalent pages are merged to create a common sequence without a need to resend requests associated with the session data to a server.
US10353983B2	Temperature controlled systems In a method of apparatus for obtaining thermal property data on thermal properties of a temperature controlled system which includes temperature control apparatus, said data being suitable for use in predicting the temperature of at least part of the system, the following steps are performed: (a) the monitoring the temperature of at least part of the system over a succession of portions or points of a data acquisition period and recording said temperature for each portion or point in an electronic memory; (b) the determining heat transfer data for the period, said heat transfer data being indicative of the amount of heat energy supplied to, or removed from said part over the acquisition period; and determining the thermal property data from the recorded temperatures and heat transfer data, wherein the thermal property data is determined by a process of statistical inference.
US10353982B1	Disambiguating between users This disclosure describes a system for disambiguating between multiple potential users that may have performed an item action (e.g., item removal or item placement) at an inventory location. For example, if there are three picking agents (users) standing near an inventory location and one of the agents removes an item (item action) from the inventory location, the example systems and processes described herein may utilize various inputs to disambiguate between the users and determine which of the potential users performed the item action.
US10353981B2	Remote access to tracking system contact information In the context of tracking systems, it is difficult to ensure that an organization has a complete, accurate database of contacts stored in its tracking system. When tracking systems users are required to manage exporting and importing of contacts from their desktop mail clients and handheld devices, it is almost certain that contact information will not be kept up-to-date and that confidence in the accuracy of the contact information will not be high. By enabling a remote directory access portal in the tracking system, all users can be assured that they have available the latest contact information for the organizations' contacts. In addition to providing directory access, the tracking system can authenticate users and, based on the users' entitlements, authorize users' access to specific contacts.
US10353978B2	URL normalization In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of uniform resource identifiers (URI's) associated with a particular domain. Each of the URI's identifies a content page comprising one or more signature elements. The method further includes, for each URI in the plurality of URI's, successively testing the URI to identify a core of the URI and any unnecessary elements of the URI. The core of the URI is sufficient to retrieve a version of the content page including all of its signature elements. The method additionally includes, for each URI in the plurality of URI's, updating a set of rules based on the identified core and the identified unnecessary elements. The set of rules establishes a normalized version of the URI.
US10353977B2	Computer-implemented method for automated operating-system-specific access to software functionality A method includes receiving a search query from a user device and identifying function records using the search query. Each function record includes an application access mechanism (AAM) and application state information (ASI). The AAM includes a reference to a native application and indicates one or more operations for the application to perform. The ASI describes a state of the application after the application has performed the operations. Identifying the function records may be based on matches between terms of the search query and terms of the ASI included in the function records. The techniques further include selecting AAMs from the identified function records and identifying one or more AAMs of the selected AAMs that are compatible with the user device. The techniques also include transmitting the identified AAMs to the user device and refraining from transmitting any of the selected AAMs that are not compatible with the user device.
US10353976B2	Generating search results using a set of alternate search queries A method includes receiving a search query containing one or more query terms from a remote device and identifying an entity in the search query. The entity is a known entity name of a known entity type. The method also includes determining a set of alternate search queries based on the identified entity. The alternate search queries are configured to identify states of software applications that correspond to entities that are substitutes for the identified entity. The method also includes identifying a consideration set of application state records stored in an application state data store based on the alternate set of search queries. Each application state record defines a state of a respective software application that is at least relevant to one or more of the alternate search queries. The method also includes generating search results based on the consideration set and transmitting the search results to the remote device.
US10353975B2	Terminal, server and event suggesting methods thereof Disclosed are a terminal, a server and event suggesting methods thereof, the event suggesting method using word embedding, the method including: determining user preference information about a predetermined object by assigning values to a plurality of reference items with respect to user input data corresponding to the object; generating user intent information, which includes values based on the plurality of reference items, based on at least one piece of review data corresponding to a plurality of events for recommendation objects, and accessing a database built up by adding the generated user intent information to the plurality of events; and suggesting an event following the object among the plurality of events based on a similarity between the user preference information about the object and the user intent information of each event included in the database. Thus, the event based on to a user's preference is suggested, thereby providing the event-recommendation service to make a user's satisfaction higher.
US10353970B2	Previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit for improvement in functioning of a computer A previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit and a method of operating the adaptive filter unit are disclosed. In one embodiment, the previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit can be integrated into a web browser as a factory-spec filter, as an aftermarket application software, or as a semiconductor chip. The previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit is capable of identifying, queuing, replacing, and/or substituting a user's previously-browsed information from a website with a fresh content, which the user has not yet interacted with from the website. The previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit may be integrated into a desktop or laptop web browser, or into a handheld mobile web browser. The previously-browsed information adaptive filter unit significantly improves the functioning of a computerized electronic device by minimizing redundant information transmission between the computerized electronic device and a web host server, and by prioritizing fresher information in a limited display screen size for efficient communication.
US10353966B2	Dynamic attributes for searching A dynamic attribute search engine system can be implemented to execute faceted searches using dynamic facets. In embodiments, a dynamic attribute search engine system includes one or more product databases, a data ingestor, an index, a query service, and a faceted searcher. The dynamic attribute search engine system is programmed to dynamically determine facets for a faceted search in response to dominant categories identified for each search query.
US10353964B2	Evaluating semantic interpretations of a search query The present disclosure relates to evaluating different semantic interpretations of a search query. One example method includes obtaining a set of search results for a particular search query submitted to a search engine; obtaining a set of semantic interpretations for the particular search query; obtaining, for each semantic interpretation of the set, a canonical search query; generating a modified search query based at least in part on the particular search query and the canonical search query for the semantic interpretation; obtaining a set of search results for the modified search query for the semantic interpretation; and determining, for each semantic interpretation of the set, a degree of similarity between (i) the set of search results of the modified search query for the semantic interpretation, and (ii) the set of search results for the particular search query.
US10353962B2	Method and system for bitrate management A technique that leads a surfer-equipment (SE) to switch to a lower bitrate is disclosed. The technique is implemented at an intermediate node between the SE and a domain. Leading the SE to switch to a lower bitrate is implemented by throttling one or more protocols each carried by one or more connections that carry packets of a multi-level-adaptive-bitrate (MLABR) media.
US10353960B1	Systems and methods for caching structural elements of electronic documents Systems and methods are disclosed herein for caching structural elements of electronic documents. A plurality of indices is stored in a database. The plurality of indices corresponds to locations within an electronic document of portions of a structural element. A mutation to the electronic document is received. Based on the plurality of indices, it is determined that the mutation modifies the structural element. Based on the determination, the structural element is updated. The updated structural element is displayed at a user device.
US10353956B2	Identifying merchant data associated with multiple data structures A device may receive a merchant query including first merchant data associated with a first merchant. The first merchant data may be provided, as input, to a merchant matching model associated with a merchant data structure, the merchant matching model having been trained to determine a measure of confidence that input merchant data corresponds to an existing merchant in the merchant data structure. The device may receive, as output from the merchant matching model, a measure of confidence that the first merchant data corresponds to a second merchant, the second merchant being associated with second merchant data stored in the merchant data structure. The device may also determine, based on the measure of confidence, that the first merchant corresponds to the second merchant. Based on the determination, the device may obtain the second merchant data from the merchant data structure and perform an action based on the second merchant data.
US10353953B2	Sound signatures in security systems Directional sound location is used to determine security events of a security system. A sound sensor reports a vector direction to a sound source of an acoustic signal. If the vector direction is historically observed at similar times, then perhaps the sound source is not considered a security event. However, if the vector direction is unknown or unfamiliar, the security system may infer the security event and notify emergency services.
US10353948B2	Content based image retrieval A method and non-transitory computer readable medium for content based image retrieval. The method includes selecting a query image, segmenting the selected query image by applying a segmentation technique, extracting features from the segmented query image by determining at least two feature descriptors, including color feature descriptors and texture feature descriptors, and determining a similarity of the query image to a plurality of images included in a database using the determined at least two feature descriptors of the segmented query image, features being extracted from each of the plurality of images included in the database by determining the at least two feature descriptors, the color feature descriptors and the texture feature descriptors including a simultaneous combination of different color spaces, and global and local statistical measurements being carried out on the simultaneous combination of the different color spaces.
US10353944B2	User-specific media playlists A media recommendation system may score media items according to user recommendations, popularity, and/or recency. The scores may be weighted to produce an overall score for each media item. Media items may be added to a pool for a specific user, from which media items are selected for playback. The contents of the pool may be modified based upon user feedback and other data. The pool may be modified dynamically and/or in real time as media items are consumed or rated by the user.
US10353943B2	Computerized system and method for automatically associating metadata with media objects In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a method for associating metadata with a media object is provided. The method provides the ability to tag, or bookmark, a point in time for future use. The method includes receiving the metadata, an associated time condition, and an associated user identification. The method further includes storing at least the time condition. The at least stored time condition is used, at least in part, for associating the metadata with the media object. The media object is then provided to the user. In some embodiments the media object is not available for association with the metadata at the time the metadata is received. In other embodiments, the media object is provided by an external application.
US10353942B2	Method and system for storytelling on a computing device via user editing Disclosed is a method and system for enabling storytelling on a computing device. A processor analyzes a set of media items associated with the user, each media item having associated metadata. The processor identifies one or more related characteristics among the media items in the set to form a cluster of media items associated with an event associated with the user. The processor selects templates from a template database, each template configured to represent a moment in the event. The processor edits selected media items in the cluster to fit into the selected templates. The processor creates a mixed-media module comprising the templates organized into a desired sequence. The processor displays, to the user, a preview of the mixed-media module, receives edit commands for editing the module, and applies the edit commands to the module to create a final module. The processor then displays the final mixed-media module.

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