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US10381842B2	Power supply system A power supply system of an embodiment has a plurality of power conditioners, an acquisition device, and a search instruction generator. The power conditioners convert a form of electrical power generated by a plurality of electrical generators into a different form of electrical power. The acquisition device acquires a respective information regarding power output from each of the plurality of power conditioners. The search instruction generator generates and outputs an operating point search instruction to one or more power conditioners being lower in a ratio of output power with respect to a reference power by at least a prescribed degree than one or more different power conditioners, wherein the reference power is given, based on the maximum output power or rated power of the corresponding electrical generator, or based on the maximum output power or rated power of the power conditioner.
US10381839B2	Photovoltaic module A photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module including multiple solar cells, and first and second conductive lines connected respectively to first and second solar cells among the solar cells, and a junction box attached to the solar cell module. The junction box includes a power conversion unit including a capacitor unit located between the first and second conductive lines, a converter unit to change the level of a DC voltage at opposite ends of the capacitor unit and to output the DC voltage, and a controller to control the converter unit. When shading occurs in some of the solar cells, the power conversion unit supplies a second current, the level of which is lower than the level of a first current supplied before shading occurs, whereby the possibility of generation of a hot spot may be reduced despite the absence of bypass diodes when shading occurs.
US10381836B2	Power converter communications Power converter communications, including power converter communication methods and power converters that can communicate information, are disclosed. A control variable of a power converter is modulated, to modulate an output of the power converter for communicating information. Modulation of voltage or current on a circuit path to which the power converter is coupled could be detected, by another power converter, for example. Such modulation could be detected by sensors that are also used in controlling the power converter. Either or both of transmission and reception could therefore be provided without requiring any additional hardware at a power converter.
US10381835B1	Electric power generator selection, shedding, and runback for power system stability The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing an electric power delivery system. The systems and methods may limit generated power of the power delivery system from surpassing a load demand, in order to avoid system instability. The systems and methods may receive an excess generation value and manage generators to runback and/or shed to maintain excess generation below a threshold. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of generator groups for runback. The runback capacity of the generators may be compared against the excess generation. If the excess generation is not greater than the runback capacity, the systems and methods may select generator groups until the runback capacity of the selected groups is greater than the excess generation, and may runback those generators according to runback set points. The unselected generators may continue normal operation to be available for another runback request.
US10381833B2	Solid state power contactor A power contactor can include a first conductive terminal, a second conductive terminal, a power overlay having a conductive backplane and solid state switches, and a controller module configured to selectively operate the solid state switches to enable conductive communication between the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal.
US10381829B2	Direct current power distribution and fault protection A power distribution system including a high-voltage direct current unit (HVDCU) configured to receive an amount of high-frequency alternating current (AC) input power from a power source and convert the input power into DC power, a negative voltage distribution rail and a positive voltage distribution rail that are together configured to supply the high-voltage DC power to at least one control unit (CU) electrically disposed between the negative voltage distribution rail and the positive voltage distribution rail and the CU being configured to convert the DC power into output power compatible with at least one load and supply the output power to the loads associated with it.
US10381825B2	Battery assembly device with charging and discharging protection A battery assembly device with charging and discharging protection is provided. The aforementioned device includes a plurality of serially connected battery modules and each of the battery module further includes one or a plurality of battery units, a plurality of serially connected first diodes which are parallel connected with the battery unit, a protection circuit including a second diode and third diode which are parallel connected to each other, and a fourth diode. Aforementioned protection circuit is serially connected with the battery unit and configured between two connection points of the battery module, electrode polarity of the second diode and electrode polarity of third diode at connection point are different, and the fourth diode are configured between the two connection points of the battery module and its electrode polarity are different with the connection point of the battery unit. Aforementioned device enables the specific circuit loop formed by specific diodes to bypass the disabled battery unit so as to avoid the disabled battery unit effecting the operation of whole battery assembly device.
US10381822B2	Oring control using low voltage device for high voltage DC rack A protection circuits for server racks may include an Oring circuit having a first MOSFET, a first diode, and first and second comparators. Each of the first and second comparators supports a maximum voltage difference that is less than an operational voltage of the power supply. The protection circuit also includes a clamping circuit having a second MOSFET and a second diode. Each of the first and second comparators is configured to compare voltage at the first MOSFET with voltage at the second MOSFET. The first comparator is configured to switch the first MOSFET to an off condition using the comparison, and the second comparator is configured to switch the first MOSFET to an on condition using the comparison. The second MOSFET is configured to clamp a node of each of the first and second comparators to below the maximum in the event of a short at the power supply.
US10381820B2	Undervoltage protection circuit and overvoltage protection circuit An undervoltage protection circuit and an overvoltage protection circuit include a first comparator and a second comparator. The first comparator has a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and a first output terminal. The second comparator has a third input terminal, a fourth input terminal, and a second output terminal. The third input terminal receives a reference voltage and the fourth input terminal receives a first feedback voltage. The first and the second output terminals are coupled with a logic device. The first feedback voltage is converted to a second feedback voltage by the delay circuit and the voltage level shifter. The first comparator outputs a detection enabling voltage for undervoltage/overvoltage detection when the first feedback voltage crosses the second feedback voltage. The logic device outputs a protection voltage level undervoltage/overvoltage protection when the first feedback voltage crosses the reference voltage.
US10381819B2	DC circuit breaker combining magnetic induction transfer and resistance current limiting The present invention provides a DC circuit breaker combining magnetic induction transfer and resistance current limiting, the circuit breaker comprising: a main current circuit, a current-limiting branch, a breaking branch, and an energy dissipation branch; the current-limiting branch and the breaking circuit each comprises a magnetic induction transfer module; an inductor in the magnetic induction transfer module of the current-limiting branch and a branch inductor in the current-limiting branch are coupled to form a mutual inductor; an inductor in the magnetic induction transfer module of the breaking branch and a second inductor in the transfer current loop are coupled to form a mutual inductor. The present invention can limit the current rising speed and amplitude and completely turned off the short-circuit current, thereby reducing the size and manufacturing cost of the circuit breaker. The main loop capacitance needs not be pre-charged; isolation between a secondary charging circuit and the main loop is realized; the discharging capacitance of the magnetic induction transfer modules adopt a bridge structure, which may two-way limit and break the fault current.
US10381818B2	Covering processing tool and covering processing method A covering processing tool performs a covering process of a cable connection portion and is provided with a first tubular unit extending in an axial direction, a second tubular unit disposed so as to surround the first tubular unit on an outer peripheral side, and a third tubular unit disposed so as to surround the first tubular unit on the outer peripheral side. The second tubular unit is installed on the first tubular unit so when extracting a first diameter expansion holding member of the first tubular unit, by supporting the second tubular unit from an outer peripheral side, relative movement in an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the first tubular unit relative to the second tubular unit is suppressed.
US10381815B2	Busbar module A busbar module includes a plurality of busbars that are connected to two or more electrode terminals in an electrode terminal group arranged in a row in a battery module including a plurality of battery cells, a housing case that has insulation property and includes a plurality of housing spaces that house the respective busbars, and a plurality of voltage detection conductors that are connected to the respective busbars. The voltage detection conductors are formed integrally with the housing case.
US10381813B2	Signal transmission device for air conditioner A communication device for pipes of an air conditioner disclosed herein transmits and receives communication signals using induced electromagnetic force, generated by a signal line wound around a core assembly, thereby facilitating for coupling between the core assembly and the signal line. Also, one type of core assembly can be commonly applied to various standards of pipes. Rainwater or foreign materials cannot permeate between the signal line and the core assembly by winding the signal line on the core assembly, despite of external installation, thus preventing breakdown or degraded communication performance of the communication device. Also, with forming a signal line mounting hole through the core assembly, the signal line is fixedly inserted through the signal line mounting hole, thereby preventing in advance a movement of the core assembly even though a refrigerant pipe vibrates.
US10381812B2	Riser, installation kit, and electrical installation Described is a riser that is secured against downward movement, having an electrical riser flat cable that extends vertically or with a vertical component, and at least one riser securing device, surrounding the flat cable, for securing the riser flat cable against downward movement by pressing the flat cable against a nonconductive pressing surface both in the absence of a fire and in the event of fire. The riser securing device includes an electrically nonconductive, fire-resistant clamping element, spaced apart from the pressing surface, that is freely movably guided in an oblique guide that reduces the distance of the clamping element from the pressing surface during downward movement of the clamping element. When a downward tensile force acts on the flat cable, the flat cable is pressable against the pressing surface by the clamping element that is freely movable in the oblique guide and thus variable in its distance from the pressing surface, even when there is a change in the cable thickness, and is thus clampable between the clamping element and the pressing surface. The variability in spacing of the clamp corresponds at least to the difference between the thickness of the flat cable in the intact state and the thickness of the flat cable in the state of melted or burnt-off cable insulation.
US10381809B2	Device and method for removing a sheath of electrical conductors A device for removing a sheath of electrical conductors of a preferably multicore cable (K), preferably comprises at least one holding arrangement/clamping device for clamping the cable (K), and a blade arrangement (1), which can preferably be rotated about the longitudinal cable axis, for the sheath. A pull-off device (A) for the at least partially cut sheath is integrated into the device. This pull-off device (A) comprises pull-off mechanism (5), which is designed for connection to the sheath and for exertion of a force on the sheath parallel to the cable axis. The invention further relates to a method of removing an inner sheath of electrical conductors of a multicore cable (K).
US10381807B2	Discharge generator In a discharge generator, a control unit switchably performs a continuous mode and a burst mode based on determination of whether target output power is higher than discharge start power. The burst mode alternately performs a discharge mode and a non-discharge mode. The control unit causes a burst ratio to be set to a value expressed by the following equation b=Po/Pfs0 where b represents the burst ratio, Po represents the target output power, and Pfs0 represents the discharge start power. The burst ratio is defined as a ratio of the discharge period to a burst period. The burst period is the sum of the discharge period and the stop period. The control unit causes, in the burst mode, the switch circuit to output, as the output power, the discharge start power during the discharge period.
US10381805B2	Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) regular lattice-based laser speckle projector The present disclosure provides a VCSEL regular lattice-based laser speckle projector, comprising a VCSEL regular light-emitting lattice, a collimator, a diffractive optical element, an X-Y direction driving circuit, and a lattice display control module; multiple frames of different coded patterns are outputted by driving the light-emitting particles on the VCSEL regular light-emitting lattice to thereby implement a time-space labeling to the target object or projection space, and finally three-dimensional depth measurement of the target object is implemented through a depth decoding algorithm. Compared with the traditional structured-light space coding technology, the projector of the present disclosure facilitates implementation of time-space coding, such that a higher precision, robustness, and antijamming capability may be achieved during the process of depth decoding for the three-dimensional measurement.
US10381804B2	Vertical cavity light emitting element A vertical-cavity light-emitting element includes: a first reflector; a semiconductor structure layer including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer that are sequentially provided on the first reflector; a transparent electrode on the third semiconductor layer; and a second reflector on the transparent electrode and interposes the structure layer with the first reflector. The third semiconductor layer has a mesa structure to protrude on the second semiconductor layer and be covered by the transparent electrode. The light emitting element further includes a current confining layer including: an insulating film provided in the second semiconductor layer to surround the mesa structure and be in contact with the transparent electrode, the insulating film being an oxide of the second semiconductor layer; and an insulating layer on the insulating film to surround the mesa structure and define a through opening.
US10381803B2	Mode control in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a first distributed Bragg reflector, a second distributed Bragg reflector, an active region with an oxide aperture between the first and second distributed Bragg reflectors, and a dielectric layer, where a positioning of the dielectric layer with respect to the first and second distributed Bragg reflectors and the oxide aperture causes suppression of higher modes of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10381802B2	Light emitting device The invention describes a light emitting device (100). The light emitting device (100) comprises at least one light emitting structure (110), at least one processing layer (120) and at least one optical structure (130). The optical structure (130) comprises at least one material processed by means of processing light (150). The at least one processing layer (120) is arranged to reduce reflection of the processing light (150) in a direction of the optical structure (130) at least by 50%, preferably at least by 80%, more preferably at least by 95% and most preferably at least by 99% during processing of the material by means of the processing light (150). It is a basic idea of the present invention to incorporate a non- or low-reflective processing layer (120) on top of a light emitting structure (110) like a VCSEL array in order to enable on wafer processing of light emitting structures (130) like microlens arrays. The invention further describes a method of manufacturing such a light emitting device (100).
US10381799B2	Optical module An optical module includes a semiconductor laser with an active layer disproportionately positioned closer to the first surface. The semiconductor laser includes a reflector for reflecting the light outgoing from the active layer in a direction along the first surface toward another direction. The active layer and the reflector are monolithically integrated in the semiconductor laser. The optical module includes a carrier formed from a light transmissive material and having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other. The semiconductor laser is mounted on the carrier so as for the light to enter the third surface. The carrier has a lens integrally on the fourth surface. The optical module includes a substrate having an optical waveguide and an optical coupler for guiding the light to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide and the optical coupler are integrated in the substrate.
US10381796B2	Free electron laser A free electron laser FEL comprises an undulator 24 generating coherent EUV radiation receiving an upstream electron beam EB2 and emitting a downstream electron beam EB4 and at least an electron source 21a, 21b operable to produce an upstream electron beam EB1, EB2 comprising bunches of electrons. A beam path is configured to direct the upstream electron beam through: a linear accelerator system (LINAC) comprising at least a first and a second linear accelerators 22a, 22b, a bunch compressor 28b, and said undulator 24. The downstream electron beam EB3, EB4 that leaves the undulator 24 recirculates through the second linear accelerator 22b in parallel with the upstream electron beam with a phase such that the downstream beam is decelerated by the second linear accelerator 22b and then recirculates through the first linear accelerator 22a in parallel with the upstream electron beam with a phase such that the downstream beam is decelerated by the first linear accelerator 22a; and to direct the downstream beam to a beam dump 100. At least a first energy spreader 50a, 50b, 50c imparts a reversible change to the energy distribution of bunches of electrons and is located at a position in the beam path before the bunch compressor 28b and so that it is only passed through by the upstream electron beam EB1. A second energy spreader 50d reverses the change to the energy distribution of bunches of electrons imparted by the at least one first energy spreader 50a, 50b, 50c, the second energy spreader 50d being located at a position in the beam path before the undulator 24 and so that it is only passed through by the upstream electron beam EB2.
US10381794B2	Terminal-equipped electric wire, terminal crimping apparatus, and method of manufacturing terminal-equipped electric wire An electric wire connection portion includes a second core wire crimping portion) in which a pair of barrel pieces is wound around a core wire while widening a distance with respect to the bottom in a sandwiching direction of the core wire as being directed from a first core wire crimping portion side to the sheath crimping portion side. A boundary crimping area Tc arranged at a boundary part between a second core wire crimping portion and the sheath crimping portion includes a plurality of coupling crimping portions each of which connect two crimping portions among crimping portions having different angles with respect to a drawing direction of the electric wire from the crimp terminal between the second core wire crimping portion side and the sheath crimping portion side in at least an overlapping area.
US10381793B2	Ground connection structure A ground connection structure is a structure for collectively connecting, to a body of a vehicle, a plurality of grounding wires which are connected to respective electrical components installed in the vehicle. The ground connection structure includes: a connection box to which the plurality of grounding wires are connected; a grounding terminal part connected to the vehicle in an electrically conducting state; and an electrically conducting connection part having one end connected to the connection box and the other end connected to the grounding terminal part, the electrically conducting connection part connecting the connection box and the grounding terminal part in an electrically conducting manner. The electrically conducting connection part is made of a low-inductance material having low inductance.
US10381789B2	Active cover plates A variety of active cover plate configurations with prongs configured to contact side screw terminals of electrical receptacles are described.
US10381786B2	Connector A connector has a fitting portion and a cable holding portion. The connector is provided with a signal terminal, a holding member, a cable fixing member and a lower shell. The holding member holds the signal terminal, and the lower shell is attached to the holding member. A cable receiving portion of the lower shell forms the cable holding portion at least in part, and a grounding connection portion forms the fitting portion at least in part. The cable fixing member is fixed to the cable receiving portion, and a cable extends in an intersecting direction from the cable receiving portion. In the intersecting direction, a clamp portion overlaps with the fitting portion.
US10381784B2	Electrical connector and electrical connector assembly A mating connector includes a plastic body, which has a main body and an insertion portion formed by extending forward from the main body. A mating space is concavely formed backward from a front end surface of the insertion portion. The insertion portion has a side wall located at a periphery of the mating space and running through the mating space to form at least two through-holes, and the two through-holes do not communicate with each other. A metal cover surrounds the plastic body and is fastened to the main body. A grounding sheet is located between the metal cover and the side wall. The grounding sheet has a body and at least two elastic portions formed by bending forward from the body. The body covers the side wall, and each of the elastic portions is accommodated in a corresponding through-hole and enters the mating space.
US10381782B2	Electrical connector with haptic feedback An electrical connector including first and second connector parts configured for mating together, and with one of the connector parts having a sensory feedback member that moves between an extended position and a retracted position as a result of magnetic interaction with an actuation element in the other connector part during mating of the connector parts. The movement of the sensory feedback member causes a sensory feedback indication, such as an audible sound or a tactile vibration.
US10381781B2	Sealed connector with slide lever assisted mating A connector includes a housing (10) having a flange (31) provided on an outer periphery, a grommet (70) in the form of a resilient tube and to be externally fit on the flange (31), and a slide lever (40) including an operating portion (41) and slide cams (43) projecting from the operating portion (41), supported in the housing (10) and configured to proceed with connection of the housing (10) and the mating housing (100) by the slide cams (43) sliding in the housing (10) due to the pushing of the operating portion (41). The flange (31) includes recessed cuts (34) at outer peripheral locations proximate to the operating portion (41) when the pushing of the operating portion (41) is completed. The grommet (70) includes parts to be fit into the cuts (34).
US10381780B2	System and method for monitoring the connection of a pluggable lighting unit to a socket A socket (16) is designed to receive a plug of a pluggable device (14). The socket has a detection arrangement (42) for detecting connection of a plug to the socket. A new session identifier is generated each time a plug is connected to the socket and it remains valid while the plug remains attached. The session identifier is preferably generated mechanically (48) so that it can be generated without power to the socket or to the plug. This enables detection of system tampering of a system using the sockets.
US10381779B2	Electrical connector with a guide shell An electrical connector includes an insulating body having a base portion, which includes a mating chamber enclosed by a top plate, a bottom plate and two side plates. The mating chamber allows a insertion portion of a mating connector to insert backward therein. The top and bottom plates are provided with multiple accommodating grooves. A projection protrudes from each side plate. The projection has a highest point higher than the mating chamber, and a lowest point lower than the mating chamber. Multiple terminals are correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating grooves. A shielding shell has a top wall and two side walls. A mating port is enclosed by the top wall and front ends of the two side walls and located in front of the projection, and is larger than the mating chamber. Each side wall is respectively and correspondingly provided with a fitting portion to fit with the projection.
US10381778B2	Connector and wire harness A connector applied to a wire harness includes a terminal that can be connected to a counterpart terminal arranged in a counterpart connector and a connector housing that includes the terminal arranged therein along an axial direction and can be engaged with the counterpart connector along the axial direction. The connector housing includes a notched part that enables a counterpart terminal holding part that holds the counterpart terminal and is exposed to the outside in the counterpart connector to move to an axial direction engagement initial position at which the terminal and the counterpart terminal are opposed to each other in the axial direction from the outside of the connector housing along an intersecting direction intersecting with the axial direction.
US10381775B2	Power connector The present disclosure relates to a power connector which comprises an insulative housing and a terminal. The insulative housing defines a terminal receiving groove therein and comprises a stopping wall. The terminal is positioned in the terminal receiving groove and comprises a mating portion, a stopping portion and a wire connecting portion. The stopping portion abuts against the stopping wall and comprises a first horizontal portion and a second horizontal portion. The first horizontal portion comprises a first front end edge. The second horizontal portion comprises a second front end edge. A portion of a front end of the first horizontal portion and a portion of a front end of the second horizontal portion are cut off, therefore when the terminal clamps the wire, the first front end edge and the second front end edge do not splay forwardly and outwardly to protrude forwardly, but are parallel to each other or respectively extend backwardly, which thus can avoid the first front end edge and the second front end edge of the stopping portion from abutting against the stopping wall first due to the protruding.
US10381769B2	Female connector plug including a lock Some embodiments are directed to a connector-type female plug including a body; a module including a plurality of slots, each of the slots configured to receive an end of a strand of a cable and arranged so as to be plugged into by a rear face of the body; a lever pivotably mounted on the body in such a way as to be able to move between an open position and a closed position attained after lowering the lever in such a way as to grasp a rear face of the module and to push same into a completely plugged-in position; and a lock that can move along a sliding mechanism between a locked position, in which the lock is arranged in such a way as to hold the lever in the closed position, and an unlocked position.
US10381763B2	Connector Provided is a connector that is capable of preventing breakage or dislocation of an actuator when an excessive force is applied to the actuator in an opening direction of the actuator, and also enables easy and reliable closing of the actuator during assembly of the actuator by an automatic assembling machine. An actuator (40) includes a pair of arms (40B) that are arranged on either side of an accommodation section (20A) and extending from either end of a pressing portion (40A) in an insertion direction of a connection object (12). The pair of arms (40B) and an insulator (20) include first open state restriction unit (40F, 23E) configured to restrict an opening angle of the actuator (40) from a closed state to an opened state.
US10381762B2	Electrical connector for a circuit card assembly of a communication system An electrical connector for a circuit card assembly including a PCB includes a mating housing having a mating end movable relative to the PCB and contact modules coupled to the mating housing including signal contacts having a mating conductor, a mounting conductor and a flexible conductor. The flexible conductor is flexible to allow relative movement of the mating conductor relative to the mounting conductor. The flexible conductor has a bent portion changing shape. The contact modules have ground contacts providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts. The ground contacts include covers extending along and providing shielding along at least one side of the bent portion of the corresponding signal contact.
US10381755B2	Electrical connector to avoid missing solder An electrical connector is used for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple receiving holes and multiple terminals received in the receiving holes The electrical connector has a top surface and a bottom surface The receiving holes run through the insulating body. Each terminal has a base and a soldering portion extending from a lower part thereof. Two opposite sides of the soldering portion are a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a laser irradiation area. A solder is provided at a position, opposite to the laser irradiation area, of the second surface for urging. The laser irradiation area is heated by external laser, such that the solder is partially melted and is soldered and fixed to the second surface.
US10381750B2	Electronic device An electronic device including a display unit; an array antenna including a transparent electrode material and being disposed within the display unit; and a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) electrically connected to the array antenna. The array antenna includes an antenna element having first and second sides perpendicular to each other disposed slopingly at a predetermined angle with respect to one side of the display unit; and a feeding part connecting the antenna element and the RFIC.
US10381749B2	Antenna device and electronic device including the same An antenna device for providing a higher data transmission rate in a wireless communication system is provided. The antenna device includes a first radiating body mounted to a side surface of a multiple layer circuit board to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a second radiating body mounted to a top surface of the multiple layer circuit board and electrically connected to the first radiating body to transmit and receive the wireless signal together with the first radiating body.
US10381745B2	Beam forming network and base station antenna Embodiments of the present invention provide a beam forming network, including: a first 180-degree bridge for equal-power division, a 180-degree bridge for unequal-power division, a 90-degree phase shifter, and a second 180-degree bridge for equal-power division. A coupling port of a sum input port of the first 180-degree bridge for equal-power division is connected to a difference input port of the 180-degree bridge for unequal-power division, a straight-through port of the sum input port of the first 180-degree bridge for equal-power division is connected to an input port of the 90-degree phase shifter, an output port of the 90-degree phase shifter is connected to a difference input port of the second 180-degree bridge for equal-power division, and a straight-through port of a sum input port of the 180-degree bridge for unequal-power division is connected to a sum input port of the second 180-degree bridge for equal-power division.
US10381742B2	Integrated infrared optical antenna and polaronic organic transducer sensor An antenna array is provided including a substrate, a metal ground plane proximate the substrate, and a dielectric layer proximate the metal ground plane. A first plurality of antenna elements including polaronic organic transducer elements is proximate the dielectric layer and connected in series. A second plurality of antenna elements including polaronic organic transducer elements is proximate the dielectric layer and also connected in series. The first and second plurality of antenna elements are electrically isolated. The antenna elements of the first plurality of antenna elements are configured to detect a first wavelength, while the antenna elements of the second plurality of antenna elements are configured to detect a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength.
US10381740B2	Antenna feeding network comprising a coaxial connector An antenna feeding network for a multi-radiator base station antenna and an antenna arrangement comprising such a feeding network is provided. The feeding network comprises substantially air filled coaxial lines and a coaxial connector for an antenna feeder cable, the connector being connected to at least one of the coaxial lines. The substantially air filled coaxial lines each have a central inner conductor and an elongated outer conductor surrounding the central inner conductor. The coaxial connector comprises a body having an attachment portion, the attachment portion being attached to, and arranged in abutment with, a portion of at least one outer conductor such that the body connects electrically and mechanically with the outer conductors of the coaxial lines.
US10381736B2	Method and device for extending beam area in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). An electronic device is provided in a wireless communication system. The device comprises a plurality of antenna sets; a plurality of antenna elements configuring the plurality of antenna sets; an RF transceiver including a plurality of switches for selecting the plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of phase shifters for shifting the phase of a signal transmitted/received through the plurality of antenna elements; and a control unit for determining a beam forming direction and the phase of the signal by simultaneously controlling the plurality of switches and the plurality of phase shifters according to a beambook.
US10381734B2	Patch antenna with wire radiation elements for high-precision GNSS applications A right-hand circularly-polarized patch antenna comprising a ground plane and a patch connected to each other with one or more wires for which the wire shape and location of the end points are selected such that they do not cause an antenna mismatch, and the electrical current carried in the wires produces an extra electromagnetic field subtracted from the patch field in the nadir direction.
US10381732B2	Antennas with improved reception of satellite signals An antenna configured to receive radiation at global navigation satellite system (GNSS) frequencies includes a dielectric substrate, a circular patch overlaying the dielectric substrate, one or more impedance transformers, and a metamaterial ground plane. The metamaterial ground plane includes a plurality of conductive patches and a cavity. The conductive patches are arranged along a first plane on a backside of the dielectric substrate and are separated from the circular patch by the dielectric substrate. The cavity includes a ground plane and a conductive fence. The ground plane is arranged along a second plane below the first plane. The ground plane is electrically coupled to at least a first portion of the plurality of conductive patches by conductive vias. The conductive fence is spaced from the backside of the dielectric substrate and from the plurality of conductive patches by a gap.
US10381731B2	Aerial camera system, method for identifying route-related hazards, and microstrip antenna An aerial device can be configured to fly above a route during movement of a vehicle along the route, such as for purposes of capturing image data of the route. The aerial device may include a microstrip antenna. The antenna includes a radiating patch layer, an aperture layer, a first insulator layer, a feed line, and a second insulator layer, all of which are parallel to and stacked on top of one another. The aperture layer is conductive and defines an aperture. The first insulator layer is sandwiched between the radiating patch layer and the aperture layer; thereby, the radiating patch layer and the aperture layer are spaced apart from one another by at least a thickness of the first insulator layer. The first insulator layer has a low dielectric constant. The second insulator layer is sandwiched between the aperture layer and the feed line.
US10381727B2	Multi-band antennas An example discloses a slot antenna. The slot antenna includes: a cover including a slot; and an antenna PCB including a feeding line across the slot. The antenna PCB is coupled with the cover through a positive feeding terminal of the feeding line. The slot is closed at its one width side within the cover. A length of the feeding line is larger than a width of the slot.
US10381724B2	Two-dimensional scanning cylindrical reflector A parabolic cylindrical reflector antenna that comprises two or more antenna feeds each directed towards a parabolic cylindrical reflector, wherein the antenna feeds are positioned in one or more line-arrays parallel to a focal line of the parabolic cylindrical reflector, and the line-array is substantially centered opposing the reflector. The antenna comprises a controller configured to scan along a straight edge of the reflector by electronically adjusting a phase of each of the antenna feeds, thereby changing the incident angle of an energy beam relative to the reflector. The controller is configured to scan along a curved edge of the reflector by moving, using a mechanical positioning mechanism, the antenna feeds in a direction parallel to a directrix of the reflector while maintaining the positioning or by electronically selecting one of two or more parallel line-arrays.
US10381722B2	Tuned grounding arm for near field radio coexistence Various arrangements for protecting a low-power sensor from electromagnetic interference are presented. A device may have an antenna that is used to transmit a radio signal and have an on-board low-power sensor. A tuned grounding arm may be capacitively coupled with a ground plane of the antenna. The tuned grounding arm can provide a lower energy return path to a feed point of the antenna than through circuitry of the low-power sensor, thus decreasing near-field interference on the low-power sensor.
US10381715B2	Electronic device antennas having multi-band tuning capabilities An electronic device may include an antenna having a resonating element, an antenna ground, and a feed. First and second tunable components may be coupled to the resonating element. Adjustable matching circuitry may be coupled to the feed. Control circuitry may use the first tunable component to tune a midband antenna resonance when sensor circuitry identifies that the device is being held in a right hand and may use the second tunable component to tune the midband resonance when the sensor circuitry identifies that the device is being held in a left hand. For tuning a low band resonance, the control circuitry may place the antenna in different tuning states by sequentially adjusting a selected one of the matching circuitry and the tunable components, potentially reverting to a previous tuning state at each step in the sequence. This may ensure that antenna efficiency is satisfactory regardless of antenna loading conditions.
US10381713B2	Wireless communications with dielectric medium An electronic device may include a dielectric substrate, an electronic circuit supported by the substrate, for processing data, and a communication unit having an antenna. The communication unit may be mounted to the substrate in communication with the electronic circuit for converting between a first EHF electromagnetic signal containing digital information and a data signal conducted by the electronic circuit. The electromagnetic signal may be transmitted or received along a signal path by the antenna. An electromagnetic signal guide assembly may include a dielectric element made of a dielectric material disposed proximate the antenna in the signal path. The electromagnetic signal guide may have sides extending along the signal path. A sleeve element may extend around the dielectric element along sides of the dielectric element. The sleeve element may impede transmission of the electromagnetic signal through the sides of the dielectric element.
US10381709B2	Multi-bans antenna structure A multi-band antenna structure includes a substrate having a first wiring area located on one side surface thereof. The first wiring area has a first metal trace, a second metal trace and a connecting portion formed therein. The first and the second metal trace are respectively in an elongated spiral pattern; and the connecting portion is electrically connected at two opposite ends to the first and the second metal trace. The multi-band antenna structure can be directly integrated into electrical circuits on a circuit board to provide the advantages of reduced manufacturing cost and capable of transmitting or receiving multiple bands of signals.
US10381702B2	Mini isolator A coaxial radio frequency (RF) isolator is disclosed. The isolator includes a first connector that conducts an RF signal received from a first device connected to the isolator. The isolator also includes a conductive body including a second connector and a conductive outer shield that form a first internal cavity. The isolator further includes a dielectric sleeve between the outer shield and the conductive body. In addition, the isolator includes a conductive coupling/filtering member inside the outer shield and the dielectric sleeve. The conductive coupling/filtering member has a cylindrical shape forming a second internal cavity. Moreover, the isolator includes a thru-RF signal transmission path through the first internal cavity and the second internal cavity. The thru-RF signal transmission path receives the RF signal from the first device, conditions the RF signal, and outputs the RF signal to a second device. Further, the isolator includes a coaxial coupling element in the first internal cavity and has a cylindrical shape. The coaxial coupling element connects the conductive body, the conductive filtering/coupling member, and the conductive outer shield. Additionally, the isolator includes a magnetic toroid in the first cavity that surrounds the conductive coupling/filtering member.
US10381701B2	Filter circuit and frequency switching method A first switch is configured to open and close connection between an end part of a first transmission line and ground, and a second switch is configured to open and close connection between an end part of a third transmission line and ground.
US10381696B2	Battery enclosure for sterilizeable surgical tools having thermal insulation A battery pack assembly or enclosure comprises one or more batteries having an electrochemical cell and an enclosure having at least an outer wall configured to create a sealed volume of space substantially around the batteries. An atmosphere of the volume of space comprises gas having a thermal conductivity less than 0.018 watts per meter per degree Celsius. This atmosphere of gas provides an insulative layer between the outer wall of the enclosure and the batteries. With this insulative layer, the battery pack assembly can be subjected to autoclaving without damaging the batteries. The battery pack assembly can be used to power surgical tools or other devices that are subjected to autoclaving.
US10381694B2	Cooling device for battery cell and battery module comprising the same According to the present disclosure, there is a cooling device for battery cells including a heat sink with a hollow structure disposed adjacent to at least one side of a battery cell assembly and having a channel formed therein through which a coolant flows, the battery cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells, and a cooling plate configured to carry out heat exchange with the battery cells, the cooling plate including a heat absorbing part interposed between the battery cells such that one surface or both surfaces come into contact with the battery cells, and a heat emitting part extending from the heat absorbing part and exposed to the channel, wherein the heat emitting part includes at least one bent surface arranged parallel to the channel, and at least one through-hole through which the coolant goes.
US10381692B2	Method for monitoring the state of a battery in a motor vehicle The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring the state of a battery. In the process, the internal temperature of the battery during a charging process is determined in defined intervals at different time points, and an evaluation unit continuously determines a temperature gradient at least from the temperature values. At least one limit value for the temperature gradient is stored in the evaluation unit, and the evaluation unit generates a signal when the temperature gradient which is determined by the evaluation unit reaches this limit value. When this signal from the evaluation unit is present, the charging voltage of the battery is driven such that there is no battery current, while the internal temperature of the battery is further periodically detected, and the evaluation unit generates an alarm signal when the temperature has fallen after suppression of the battery current.
US10381691B1	Modular battery network systems and methods for managing modular battery network systems A battery network is disclosed. The battery network may include a plurality of battery blades. Each battery blade may include a plurality of battery cells; a connection mechanism configured to establish an adjustable connection between the plurality of battery cells; and a processor in communication with the connection mechanism and the plurality of battery cells. The processor may be configured to control the connection mechanism at least partially based on a state of charge of at least one of the plurality of battery cells, and the processor of each battery blade of the plurality of battery blades may be further configured to communicate with each other to support operation of the battery network as an integrated electric power source.
US10381690B2	Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, the negative electrode including: a current collector; a negative active material layer on the current collector; and a coating layer directly contacting the negative active material layer, the coating layer including an organic material and an inorganic material, is disclosed. A rechargeable lithium battery including the same is also disclosed.
US10381689B2	Nickel-zinc battery Provided is a highly reliable nickel-zinc battery including a separator exhibiting hydroxide ion conductivity and water impermeability. The nickel-zinc battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode containing nickel oxide and/or nickel oxyhydroxide; a positive-electrode electrolytic solution in which the positive electrode is immersed, the electrolytic solution containing an alkali metal hydroxide; a negative electrode containing zinc and/or zinc oxide; a negative-electrode electrolytic solution in which the negative electrode is immersed, the electrolytic solution containing an alkali metal hydroxide; a hermetic container accommodating the positive electrode, the positive-electrode electrolytic solution, the negative electrode, and the negative-electrode electrolytic solution; and the separator exhibiting hydroxide ion conductivity and water impermeability and disposed in the hermetic container so as to separate a positive-electrode chamber accommodating the positive electrode and the positive-electrode electrolytic solution from a negative-electrode chamber accommodating the negative electrode and the negative-electrode electrolytic solution.
US10381686B2	Electrolyte solution and secondary battery using same The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent which comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate ester represented by a specific formula, a fluorine-containing ether represented by a specific formula, and an open-chain or cyclic acid anhydride. According to the present invention, there is provided an electrolyte solution capable of realizing a lithium secondary battery having an excellent cycle characteristics with little gas generation after charge-discharge cycles.
US10381680B2	Lithium-sulfur battery The present invention provides: i) a lithium-sulfur battery in which solid sulfur is introduced into an electrolytic region between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; ii) a lithium-sulfur battery comprising a middle layer containing elemental sulfur (S8) or lithium sulfide (Li2S) in an electrolytic region between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; and iii) a lithium-sulfur battery having a separator supporting sulfur particles or lithium sulfide particles between a positive electrode and a negative electrode.
US10381679B2	Battery module array Disclosed is a battery module array including battery modules, which may have improved space utilization. The battery module array includes a plurality of battery modules, each having two secondary battery cells, a module frame and a cooling fin. If the battery module array is configured using the above battery modules, space utilization may be improved.
US10381673B2	Doped scandia stabilized zirconia electrolyte compositions A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrolyte composition includes zirconia stabilized with scandia, and at least one of magnesia, zinc oxide, indium oxide, and gallium oxide, and optionally ceria in addition to the oxides above.
US10381669B2	Steam reformer for in-block fuel cell reforming A fuel cell system and method is provided to control the volumetric ratio of a reformate and unreformed hydrocarbon fuel supplied to a fuel cell configured for in-stack reforming. The system includes a reformer having a number of high and low steam reforming activity channels which provide a full equilibrated fuel stream and a fuel stream having hydrocarbon levels slight lower than the hydrocarbon levels of the hydrocarbon fuel supplied to the reformer, respectively. The fuel streams can be mixed and supplied to the fuel cell to provide in-stack reforming while reducing or inhibiting the formation of carbon in the fuel stack.
US10381668B2	Operation control method of fuel cell and operation control apparatus of fuel cell The operation control method of a fuel cell includes acquiring a startup temperature of the fuel cell; acquiring a present temperature of the fuel cell; setting a present target operation point of the fuel cell that is identified by an output voltage value and an output current value based on the startup temperature, or based on the startup temperature and the present temperature; controlling at least one of the flow of the reaction gas supplied to the fuel cell, and an output voltage of the fuel cell so that the operation point of the fuel cell becomes the target operation point, and setting the target operation point includes a process of setting an operation point having a low output voltage value as the target operation point when the startup temperature is low as compared to the case when the startup temperature is high, if the present temperature is the same.
US10381666B2	Fuel cell system with control device for determining when to start up fuel cell A control device of a fuel cell system includes a sensor state determining unit and a power generation control unit. A sensor state determining unit performs sensor state determining control before a first startup of the fuel cell after supply complete timing into a first tank and a second tank based on first pressure detected by a first pressure sensor at the supply complete timing, and second pressure detected by a second pressure sensor after a valve is opened. A power generation control unit starts up the fuel cell only when the sensor state determining unit determines that the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are normal.
US10381665B2	Device and method for heating fuel cell stack and fuel cell system having the device Provided is device and method for heating fuel cell stack and fuel cell system having the device. The fuel cell system includes: a power generating unit having fuel cell stacks arranged with an interval defined between the stacks; an outlet manifold unit provided outside each fuel cell stack and guiding a reaction mixture discharged from each stack to outside; an inlet manifold unit provided on each stack at a location opposed to the outlet manifold unit based on the stack, the inlet manifold unit supplying fuel and air supplied through a fuel supply pipe and an air supply pipe into the stack; and a subsidiary fuel supply unit for supplying subsidiary fuel into the outlet manifold unit such that the subsidiary fuel is burnt in the outlet manifold unit so as to heat both the outlet manifold unit and the stack coming into contact with the outlet manifold unit.
US10381663B2	Hollow fiber membrane cartridge-type humidification module and method for manufacturing same A hollow fiber membrane cartridge-type humidification module and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The module includes a housing; commonly used hollow fiber membrane cartridges fitted to both ends of a plurality of hollow fiber membrane bundles, which are inserted into the housing along the longitudinal direction of the housing; a delimitating unit provided inside the housing so as to delimit the plurality of hollow fiber membrane bundles; and a potting unit for potting the plurality of commonly used hollow fiber membrane cartridges and the hollow fiber membrane bundles in a batch mode.
US10381657B2	Bipolar plate A bipolar plate for a fuel cell comprises a fiber reinforcement structure containing thermoplastically bonded carbon fibers, the fiber reinforcement structure being multilayered and comprising a plurality of fiber reinforcement structure layers, at least two of which contain thermoplastically bonded carbon fibers.
US10381652B2	Fuel cell electrode having increased oxygen concentration and methods of preparing electrode A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane, a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer between the membrane and the gas diffusion layer. The catalyst layer comprises catalyst comprising active catalyst particles supported on support particles, a proton conducting ionomer and a phospholipid containing soluble oxygen. One method of preparation includes preparing a catalyst solution comprising a solvent and catalyst, adding proton conducting ionomer to the catalyst solution to form a catalyst ink, saturating a solution of solvent and a phospholipid with oxygen and mixing the saturated phospholipid with the catalyst ink.
US10381651B2	Device and method of manufacturing high-aspect ratio structures An method for manufacturing a electronic device is provided having a current collector capable of a high specific charge collecting area and power, but is also achieved using a simple and fast technique and resulting in a robust design that may be flexed and can be manufactured in large scale processing. To this end the electronic device comprising an electronic circuit equipped with a current collector formed by a metal substrate having a face forming a high-aspect ratio structure of pillars having an interdistance larger than 600 nm. By forming the high-aspect structure in a metal substrate, new structures can be formed that are conformal to curvature of a macroform or that can be coiled or wound and have a robust design.
US10381649B2	Electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte battery, nonaqueous electrolyte battery including the same, and battery pack An electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that includes a composite particle that contains a silicon dioxide particle having an average primary particle size of D1, a silicon particle having an average primary particle size of D2, and a carbon material, where D1 is 5 nm or more and 80 nm or less and the ratio D2/D1 is 0.3 or more and 8 or less.
US10381640B2	Negative electrode active material Provided is a negative electrode active material that can improve the capacity per volume and charge-discharge cycle characteristics of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery represented by a lithium ion secondary battery. The negative electrode active material according to the present embodiment contains an alloy phase. The alloy phase undergoes thermoelastic diffusionless transformation when releasing or occluding metal ions. The negative electrode active material of the present embodiment is used in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Thermoelastic diffusionless transformation refers to so-called thermoelastic martensitic transformation.
US10381638B2	Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a carbon component having a ratio (I1360/I1620) of peak intensity (I1360) at 1360 cm−1 relative to peak intensity (I1620) at 1620 cm−1 ranging from about 1 to about 4.5 measured by Raman spectroscopy.
US10381635B2	High energy density Li-ion battery electrode materials and cells A method of preparing a high capacity nanocomposite cathode of FeF3 in carbon pores may include preparing a nanoporous carbon precursor, employing electrochemistry or solution chemistry deposition to deposit Fe particles in the carbon pores, reacting nano Fe with liquid hydrofluoric acid to form nano FeF3 in carbon, and milling to achieve a desired particle size.
US10381631B2	Sealed-type battery having a current interrupt device A sealed-type battery includes an exterior body, a collector terminal, a hollow rivet defining a hollow section, and a reverse plate arranged between the collector terminal and the hollow rivet. The collector terminal includes: a projected section projected; a peripheral edge section provided; and a notch section provided in the peripheral edge section in a manner to surround the projected section and formed in a manner to reduce thickness of the collector terminal. In a projected direction of the projected section, the projected section is thicker than the peripheral edge section. A fitting section, to which the projected section is fitted, is provided in the reverse plate. The sealed-type battery includes a welded section that has a top surface opposing the hollow rivet and that joins the collector terminal and the reverse plate at a position between the projected section and the fitting section.
US10381630B2	Energy storage device An energy storage device includes: a casing 30 having an opening; an energy storage element 20 housed in the casing 30; a lid plate 40 mounted in the opening of the casing 30; a positive electrode terminal member 100 and a negative electrode terminal member 71 integrally fixed to the lid plate 40 in an insulation state by an insulating synthetic resin; a positive electrode current collector 60P configured to electrically connect the energy storage element 20 and the positive electrode terminal member 100 to each other; and a negative electrode current collector 60N configured to electrically connect the energy storage element 20 and the negative electrode terminal member 71 to each other, wherein an easy-to-break portion 65 is formed on at least either one of the positive electrode terminal member 100 or the positive electrode current collector 60P.
US10381627B2	Battery structure and method of manufacturing the same A battery structure including a positive electrode current collector layer; a plurality of battery modules on the positive electrode current collector layer and spaced apart from one another; and a negative electrode current collector layer on the battery modules, opposite to the positive electrode current collector layer, wherein each battery module of the plurality of battery modules includes a plurality of first positive active material layers which are in electrical contact with the positive electrode current collector layer and disposed in a direction protruding from the positive electrode current collector layer; a plurality of first negative active material layers which are in electrical contact with the negative electrode current collector layer and disposed in a direction protruding from the negative electrode current collector layer; and an electrolyte layer between the first positive active material layers and the first negative active material layers.
US10381626B2	Heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film and method for producing the same Provided are a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film that has both good heat resistance and good mechanical strength and exhibits a suppressed decrease in mechanical strength over time, and a method for producing the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention includes a synthetic resin microporous film, and a coating layer formed on at least part of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and containing a polymer of a polymerizable compound having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups per molecule. The maximum thermal shrinkage rate of the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film when heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a temperature rising rate of 5° C./min is 15% or less. The piercing strength thereof is 0.6 N or more. The rate of retention of the piercing strength after heating at 70° C. for 168 hours is 85% or more.
US10381622B2	Battery pack A battery pack which may secure safety when fire or gas occurs therein or when an external impact is applied thereto is provided. The battery pack includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries; and a pack case including a bottom part having a plate shape and located under the cell assembly, and a side wall part protruding from the bottom part to a preset height, the pack case accommodating the cell assembly in an inner space defined by the bottom part and the side wall part, wherein the side wall part of the pack case includes a hollow in a direction at least partially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the side wall part, and the hollow includes an inwardly open inlet and an outwardly open outlet.
US10381620B2	Battery unit A battery unit mounted on a vehicle, includes: a battery; a first electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; a second electric junction box electrically connected to the battery; and a case accommodating the battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box. The battery, the first electric junction box, and the second electric junction box are arranged in this order in a vehicle width direction. The first electric junction box is disposed along a side surface of one side of the battery in the vehicle width direction. The second electric junction box is held by a bracket which is inclined upward or downward, as the second electric junction box is separated from the first electric junction box in the vehicle width direction.
US10381619B2	Assembly and method for containing contaminants within an interior area of a traction battery pack An exemplary traction battery assembly includes, among other things, a container disposed about a portion of a fastened joint within an interior of a traction battery enclosure. The container is configured to hold contaminants to block the contaminants from contacting a surface of a component housed within the interior. An exemplary contaminant containing method includes, among other things, within an interior area of a traction battery enclosure, holding contaminants within a container to block the contaminants from contacting a surface of a component housed within the interior. The container is disposed about a fastened joint within the interior area.
US10381618B2	Battery module mounting area of an energy storage system An embodiment is directed to a battery module mounting area of an energy storage system. The battery module mounting area includes a first set of battery module compartments arranged along a first longitudinal side of the battery module mounting area, and a second set of battery module compartments arranged along a second longitudinal side of the battery module mounting area. Each battery module compartment in the first and second sets of battery module compartments includes an insertion-side through which a battery module is configured to be inserted into the battery module compartment and/or removed from the battery module compartment. The insertion-side of each battery module compartment in the first and second sets of battery module compartments is configured to be closed via an insertion-side cover to form a battery housing with a closed compartment profile that is characterized by each battery module compartment being sealed from at least one other battery module compartment in the battery housing.
US10381617B2	Polymeric battery frames and battery packs incorporating the same Provided herein are battery packs comprising a first polymeric endplate, a second polymeric endplate, and a plurality (n) of partitions extending between the first endplate and second endplate and defining (n−1) battery cavities. Each cavity is capable of receiving a battery cell stack comprising a plurality of battery cells and optionally cooling plates and foam pads. Partitions comprise a plurality of polymeric repeating spacers, and each spacer from each partition can correspond to a cooling plate common to a plurality of battery cell stacks. Each of the repeating spacers and cooling plates can include a plurality of aligned apertures, and corresponding bolts can occupy the aligned apertures and secure the same to the endplates. Each repeating spacer can correspond to a complete or partial battery unit, wherein a complete battery unit comprises a first battery cell, a cooling plate, a second battery cell, and a foam pad.
US10381616B2	Multiplexed battery set and battery assembly having the multiplexed battery set A multiplexed battery set includes a plurality of battery units connected in series in such a manner that the battery units are bendable at connection positions, each of which is between each adjacent two of the battery units. Each battery unit includes a plurality of contacts. The battery set further includes a plurality of electrical wires respectively electrically connected between the contacts of each adjacent two battery units to electrically connect the battery units in series. The electrical wires has a length capable for keeping battery units in an electrically connected status when each adjacent two battery units are bent by an external force.
US10381611B2	Packaging material for cell A packaging material for a cell including a layered film in which at least a base-material layer, an adhesive layer, a metallic layer, and a sealant layer are layered in the stated order. The packaging material for a cell including a layered body in which at least a base-material layer, an adhesive layer, a metallic layer, and a sealant layer are layered in the stated order, wherein the packaging material for a cell can be imparted with highly exceptional moldability, and dramatically less prone to pinholing and cracking during molding by using, as the metallic layer, an aluminum foil having 0.2% yield strength of 58-121 N/mm2 when a tensile test is performed in the direction parallel to the rolling direction.
US10381606B2	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 configured to receive battery cells; a substrate protecting body combined to the cartridge assembly; a casing configured to receive the cartridge assembly and the substrate protecting body and surround the cartridge assembly and the substrate protecting body; and a cover capable of being combined to the casing.
US10381603B2	OLED display device and method for detecting and repairing packaging effects of the same An OLED display device and a method for detecting and repairing packaging effects of the same are disclosed in order to improve the production yield of OLED display devices, which relate to the field of display technologies. The OLED display device includes a substrate, an OLED element and a packaging structure, a packaging cavity being formed between the packaging structure and the substrate, the OLED element being located within the packaging cavity. The OLED display device further includes a detection unit, the detection unit being located within the packaging cavity and having a chemical activity for oxygen not lower than that of the OLED element.
US10381600B2	Organic electroluminescence device, illumination device, and display device An organic electroluminescence device includes a base material including a recessed portion on one face side, and a light emitting element. The light emitting layer including a reflective layer disposed at least on a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer that has optical transparency and is filled and disposed in the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the recessed portion and the filling layer, a first electrode that has optical transparency and is disposed at least on an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer that includes at least a light emitting layer and is disposed on an upper layer of the first electrode, and a second electrode that has optical transparency and is disposed on an upper-layer side of the organic layer. The organic electroluminescence device includes a display region divided into a plurality of unit regions separated from each other. The unit regions each has a light emitting area and a non emissive area that are partitioned. The light emitting area includes the light emitting element, and the non emissive area includes a light absorption layer.
US10381599B2	Light-emitting device and electronic device A highly reliable light-emitting device is provided. Damage to an element due to externally applied physical power is suppressed. Alternatively, in a process of pressure-bonding of an FPC, damage to a resin and a wiring which are in contact with a flexible substrate due to heat is suppressed. A neutral plane at which stress-strain is not generated when a flexible light-emitting device including an organic EL element is deformed, is positioned in the vicinity of a transistor and the organic EL element. Alternatively, the hardness of the outermost surface of a light-emitting device is high. Alternatively, a substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion of 10 ppm/K or lower is used as a substrate that overlaps with a terminal portion connected to an FPC.
US10381596B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus with an encapsulation unit An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a substrate, an organic light-emitting device disposed above the substrate, and an encapsulation unit disposed above the organic light-emitting device and sealing the organic light-emitting device, wherein the encapsulation unit includes a compound represented by Formula 1. [R1-(L1)a1]b1-(Ar1)c1-[(L2)a2-R2]b2. Formula 1
US10381595B2	Organic insulating material and flexible display including the same An organic insulating material and a flexible display device are disclosed. The organic insulating material comprises an acrylic polymer having a cinnamoyl moiety.
US10381594B2	OLED display panel and display device thereof An OLED display panel is provided and defined as: a display region, a bending region, and a driving bonding region, wherein the driving bonding region has: a driving chip; a flexible circuit board configured to achieve a connection between the driving chip and a motherboard; and a reinforcing plate disposed on and covered with a surface of the substrate wiring layer of the driving bonding region, wherein a chamber is formed in a bottom portion of the reinforcing plate, and the driving chip is located in the chamber.
US10381593B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a first substrate, a display unit defining an active area on the first substrate and including an insulating layer, a second substrate on the display unit, one or more signal lines outside the active area and on the insulating layer, and a sealant between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealant bonds the first substrate and the second substrate, and covers at least a portion of the signal lines.
US10381591B2	Organic light emitting diode device with a photoinduced electron film layer and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides an OLED device and a method for manufacturing the same, an array substrate and a display device. The OLED device includes an anode and a cathode and a light emitting functional layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein a photoinduced electron film layer is formed on a side of the cathode away from the light emitting functional layer, the photoinduced electron film layer is able to generate photoinduced electrons, and the photoinduced electrons are transferable from the photoinduced electron film layer to the cathode.
US10381589B2	Organic EL element and organic EL display panel An organic electroluminescence (EL) element including an anode, a light-emitting layer above the anode, a first functional layer on and in contact with the light-emitting layer, a second functional layer on and in contact with the first functional layer, and a cathode above the second functional layer. A lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of the first functional layer is lower than at least one of a LUMO level of the second functional layer and a Fermi level of a metal material included in the second functional layer.
US10381587B2	Light emitting apparatus containing sealing member to cover planar light emitter A light emitting apparatus includes: a sealing member (20) forming a sealing region sealing a planar light emitting unit; and a wiring member (51) including a conductive unit (61) electrically connected to the planar light emitting unit and extending from the sealing region to an outside. The sealing member (20) has a drawing port opened at a periphery of the sealing member for drawing the wiring member (51) to the outside. The wiring member (51) includes: an internal wiring portion (71) in which the conductive unit (61) is disposed in the sealing region; an external wiring portion (72) in which the conductive unit (61) is disposed in the outside; and a boundary wiring portion (73) in which the conductive unit (61) is disposed in the drawing port and which has a smaller thickness than the internal wiring portion (71) and/or the external wiring portion (72). Such a configuration provides a light emitting apparatus having a sealing structure of the planar light emitting unit for suppressing deterioration of sealing performance due to disposition of the wiring member.
US10381585B2	Thin film transistor A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a insulating medium layer and at least one Schottky diode unit. The at least one Schottky diode unit is located on a surface of the insulating medium layer. The at least one Schottky diode unit includes a first electrode, a semiconductor structure and a second electrode. The semiconductor structure comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is laid on the first electrode, the second end is located on the surface of the insulating medium layer. The semiconducting structure includes a carbon nanotube structure. The second electrode is located on the second end.
US10381581B2	Display apparatus with flexible substrate A display apparatus includes a support substrate, a flexible substrate, and a display unit. The flexible substrate overlaps the support substrate and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a flexible part between the first portion and the second portion. The flexible part includes an uneven surface. The uneven surface includes protrusions, recesses, and/or openings of through holes. The display unit overlaps the first portion.
US10381579B2	Stability OLED materials and devices Organic light emitting materials and devices comprising phosphorescent metal complexes comprising ligands comprising aryl or heteroaryl groups substituted at both ortho positions are described. An organic light emitting device, comprising: an anode; a hole transport layer; an organic emissive layer comprising an emissive layer host and an emissive dopant; an electron impeding layer; an electron transport layer; and a cathode disposed, in that order, over a substrate.
US10381578B2	Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1: M(L1)n1(L2)n2 Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, L1 is a ligand represented by Formula 2, L2 is a ligand represented by one of Formulae 3 to 5, and n1 and n2 are each independently 1 or 2, wherein Formulae 1 to 5 are described in the specification.
US10381576B2	Electronic device having an amine containing layer processed from solution The present application relates to an organic electroluminescent device (OLED) comprising an emitting layer, where the emitting layer includes a compound having a small difference between the energies of the S1 and T1 states, and further comprising a layer which has been applied from solution between the emitting layer and anode and comprises an amine compound. The present application further relates to a process for producing such an OLED.
US10381569B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and devices A composition formed of a mixture of two compounds having similar thermal evaporation properties that are pre-mixed into an evaporation source that can be used to co-evaporate the two compounds into an emission layer in OLEDs via vacuum thermal evaporation process is disclosed. The first and second compounds can have an evaporation temperature T1 and T2, respectively, of 150 to 350° C., and the absolute value of T1−T2 can be less than 20° C. The first compound can have a concentration C1 in the mixture and a concentration C2 in a film formed by evaporating the mixture in a vacuum deposition tool at a constant pressure between 1×10−6 Torr to 1×10−9 Torr, at a 2 Å/sec deposition rate on a surface positioned at a predefined distance away from the mixture being evaporated, where the absolute value of (C1−C2)/C1 is less than 5%.
US10381567B2	Organic semiconducting compounds and related optoelectronic devices The present teachings relate to new organic semiconducting compounds and their use as active materials in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The present compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The present compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes.
US10381566B2	Organic charge transport layer, organic EL device, organic semiconductor device, and organic photoelectric device The present invention relates to an organic charge transport layer having a low refractive index, and to an organic EL device, an organic semiconductor device, and an organic photoelectric device which are provided with the organic charge transport layer. An object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor thin film having a dramatically reduced refractive index without impairing conductivity, by mixing a predetermined amount of an electret material into an organic semiconductor material. The organic charge transport layer according to the present invention is characterized by containing an organic semiconductor material and an electret material. It is preferable that the organic semiconductor material is a hole transport material and the electret material has a refractive index of 1.5 or lower.
US10381560B2	Fabrication of correlated electron material films with varying atomic or molecular concentrations of dopant species Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to fabrication of layered correlated electron materials (CEMs) in which a first group of one or more layers may comprise a first concentration of a dopant species, and wherein a second group of one or more layers may comprise a second concentration of a dopant species. In other embodiments, a CEM may comprise one or more regions of graded concentration of a dopant species.
US10381559B1	Three-dimensional phase change memory array including discrete middle electrodes and methods of making the same Alternating stacks of insulating strips and sacrificial material strips are formed over a substrate. A laterally alternating sequence of pillar cavities and pillar structures can be formed within each of the line trenches. A phase change memory cell including a discrete metal portion, a phase change memory material portion, and a selector material portion is formed at each level of the sacrificial material strips at a periphery of each of the pillar cavities. Vertical bit lines are formed in the two-dimensional array of pillar cavities. Remaining portions of the sacrificial material strips are replaced with electrically conductive word line strips. Pathways for providing an isotropic etchant for the sacrificial material strips and a reactant for a conductive material of the electrically conductive word line strips may be provided by a backside trench, or by removing the pillar structures to provide backside openings.
US10381558B1	Resistive memory device having a retention layer A memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a bottom electrode. The memory device also includes a memory layer connected to the bottom electrode, where the memory layer has a variable resistance. The memory device also includes a conductive top electrode on the memory layer, where the top electrode and the memory layer cooperatively form a heterojunction memory structure. The memory device also includes a retention layer between the memory layer and the top electrode, where the retention layer has a variable ionic conductivity, where the retention layer is configured to selectively resist ionic conduction, and where the resistivity of the retention layer is less than 1×10-4 ohm-m.
US10381557B2	Resistive random-access memory with protected switching layer Resistive RAM (RRAM) devices having increased reliability and related manufacturing methods are described. Greater reliability of RRAM cells over time can be achieved by avoiding direct contact of metal electrodes with the device switching layer. The contact can be avoided by cladding the switching layer in a material such as silicon or using electrodes that may contain metal but have regions that are adjacent the switching layer and lack free metal ions except for possible trace amounts.
US10381555B2	Variable-frequency magnetoresistive effect element and oscillator, detector, and filter using the same A variable-frequency magnetoresistive effect element includes a magnetoresistive effect element, a magnetic-field applying mechanism that applies a magnetic field to the magnetoresistive effect element, an electric-field applying mechanism that applies an electric field to the magnetoresistive effect element, and a control terminal connected to the electric-field applying mechanism and used for applying a voltage that varies in at least one of magnitude and polarity to the electric-field applying mechanism. The magnetoresistive effect element contains an antiferromagnetic material or ferrimagnetic material having a magnetoelectric effect. A spin torque oscillation frequency or spin torque resonance frequency of the magnetoresistive effect element is controlled by varying the voltage applied via the control terminal in at least one of magnitude and polarity.
US10381551B1	Spin orbit torque magnetoresistive random access memory containing shielding element and method of making thereof A Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) assembly includes a first ferromagnetic shielding component, a second ferromagnetic shielding component, a plurality of MRAM cells located between the first and second ferromagnetic shielding components, a plurality of bit lines located between the first and second ferromagnetic shielding components, each bit line coupled to at least one of the plurality of MRAM cells, a plurality of word lines located between the first and second ferromagnetic shielding components, each word line coupled to at least one of the plurality of MRAM cells, a ferromagnetic yoke electrically connecting the first and second ferromagnetic shielding components, and located in an area of the assembly substantially free of the MRAM cells, bit lines, and word lines, and an insulator surrounding the magnetic yoke.
US10381549B2	Memory device A memory device includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes: first and second ferromagnets; a first nonmagnet; a first conductor; a third ferromagnet; a second conductor, and a fourth ferromagnet. The fourth ferromagnet contains a metallic element and one or more ferromagnetic elements. The second element includes: fifth and sixth ferromagnet; a second nonmagnet; a third conductor; a seventh ferromagnet; a fourth conductor; and a fifth conductor. The fifth conductor contains the metallic element and the one or more ferromagnetic elements of a quantity of 30% or less of a volume of the fifth conductor.
US10381544B2	System and fabrication method of piezoelectric stack that reduces driving voltage and clamping effect A system and method provides a piezoelectric stack arrangement for reduced driving voltage while maintaining a driving level for active piezoelectric materials. A stack arrangement of d36 shear mode <011>single crystals of both air X-cut and Y-cut ±1:45° (±20°) arrangement are bonded with discrete conductive pillars to form a shear crystal stack. The bonding area between the neighboring crystal parts is minimized. The bonding pillars are positioned at less than a total surface are of the single crystal forming the stack. The stack fabrication is facilitated with a precision assembly system, where crystal parts are placed to desired locations on an assembly fixture for alignment following the preset operation steps. With the reduced clamping effect from bonding due to lower surface coverage of the discrete conductive pillars, such a piezoelectric d36 shear crystal stack exhibits a reduced driving voltage while maintaining a driving level and substantial and surprisingly improved performance.
US10381543B2	Multi-layer component having an external contact A multi-layer component (1) is specified, comprising a main body (2) with an external contact (3) arranged thereon, a further contact (5) for electrically contacting the multi-layer component (1), and a connecting element (4) for connecting the external contact (3) and the further contact (5), wherein the connecting element (4) is embodied in such a way that a decoupling of mechanical stresses that occur in the further contact (5) from the external contact (3) is brought about.
US10381535B2	High-voltage solid-state transducers and associated systems and methods High-voltage solid-state transducer (SST) devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An SST device in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes a carrier substrate, a first terminal, a second terminal and a plurality of SST dies connected in series between the first and second terminals. The individual SST dies can include a transducer structure having a p-n junction, a first contact and a second contact. The transducer structure forms a boundary between a first region and a second region with the carrier substrate being in the first region. The first and second terminals can be configured to receive an output voltage and each SST die can have a forward junction voltage less than the output voltage.
US10381534B2	Light emitting device including a lead frame and an insulating material Embodiments of the invention include a package for a light emitting diode (LED). The package includes a lead frame, an LED, and an optically reflective but electrically non-conductive molding. The lead frame has a first lead frame part and a second lead frame part electrically isolated from the first lead frame part, each lead frame part having at least one raised pillar. The molding is disposed over the lead frame except over the pillars of the lead frame. The LED is mounted on at least one pillar and is electrically coupled to at least one pillar. The molding serves the purpose of a highly reflective, electrically conductive material like silver without being subject to tarnishing.
US10381532B2	Wavelength conversion device and lighting apparatus A wavelength conversion device includes a light source for emitting light having a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, a phosphor layer for performing wavelength conversion on light which is emitted from the light source and incident on an incidence face, and an optical member which is arranged between the light source and the phosphor layer, splits and separates light emitted from the light source and emits the split and separated light beams to the incidence face of phosphor layer.
US10381529B2	Light-emitting device and display device A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element that emits blue light, a Mn2+-activated γ-AlON green phosphor, and a dispersing material in which the green phosphor is dispersed. The green phosphor has an in-crystal Mn concentration of 2.5 wt % or more. The shortest path of the blue light through the dispersing material is 1 mm long or shorter.
US10381525B2	Method for manufacturing light emitting device with phosphor layer A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: mounting a light emitting element on a board; forming a cover layer that contains light reflecting material at a place on the board where the light emitting element is not positioned after the mounting of the light emitting element; and forming a phosphor layer that contains a phosphor by spraying on surfaces of the light emitting element and the cover layer after the forming of the cover layer.
US10381523B2	Package for ultraviolet emitting devices Embodiments of the invention include a light emitting diode (LED) including a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes an active layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The active layer emits UV radiation. The LED is disposed on the mount. The mount is disposed on a conductive slug. A support surrounds the conductive slug. The support includes electrically conductive contact pads disposed on a bottom surface, and a thermally conductive pad disposed beneath the conductive slug, wherein the thermally conductive pad is not electrically connected to the LED.
US10381522B2	Light emitting diode A light emitting diode is presented, including: a first electrode; a second electrode overlapping the first electrode; an emission layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a light efficiency improving layer positioned on at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode may include one surface facing the emission layer and the other surface opposing the one surface and including the other surface on which the light efficiency improving layer is positioned.
US10381520B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device includes a flexible substrate, at least one light emitting element, a sealing resin, an adhesion layer and a support member. The flexible substrate includes a flexible base member and a plurality of wiring portions disposed on one surface of the base member. At least one light emitting element is arranged on a first surface of the flexible substrate and electrically connected to the wiring portions. The sealing resin seals the at least one light emitting element. The adhesion layer and the support member are arranged in this order on a second surface of the flexible substrate different from the first surface of the flexible substrate. The support member has a recess in a region corresponding at least to a region on the first surface where the at least one light emitting element is arranged.
US10381519B2	Light emitting device package and lighting apparatus A light emitting device package, according to an embodiment, includes: a substrate; a light emitting structure that is disposed below the substrate and includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first bonding pad connected with the first conductive type semiconductor layer while being embedded in a through-hole exposed the first conductive type semiconductor layer by passing through the active layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a second bonding pad that is disposed below the second conductive type semiconductor layer while being spaced apart from the first bonding pad and is connected with the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first insulation layer disposed on the lateral portion of the light emitting structure in the through-hole and on the lower inner edge of the light emitting structure; and a second insulation layer disposed between the first insulation layer and the first bonding pad in the through-hole.
US10381516B2	Semiconductor light emitting device having a recess with irregularities A semiconductor light emitting device which includes at least one concave on a light extraction surface opposite to a surface on which a semiconductor stack comprising a light emitting layer between a n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer is mounted. The concave has not less than two slopes each having a different slope angle in a direction that a diameter of the concave becomes narrower toward a bottom of the concave from an opening of the concave and a slope having a gentle slope angle is provided with irregularities and a slope having a steep slope angle is a flat surface.
US10381515B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip An optoelectronic chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence including at least one n-doped semiconductor layer, at least one p-doped semiconductor layer, an active layer arranged between the at least one n-doped semiconductor layer and the at least one p-doped semiconductor layer, wherein the p-doped semiconductor layer is electrically contacted by a p-connection contact, the n-doped semiconductor layer is electrically contacted by an n-connection contact, the semiconductor chip has at least two trenches, the p-connection contact is located within the first trench and the n-connection contact is located within the second trench, below the p-connection contact and within the first trench a first dielectric mirror element is arranged, which is electrically insulated, and below the n-connection contact and within the second trench and between the n-connection contact and the n-doped semiconductor layer, a second dielectric mirror element is arranged at least in regions, the second dielectric mirror element being electrically insulated.
US10381513B2	Enhanced light extraction There is herein described light generating electronic components with improved light extraction and a method of manufacturing said electronic components. More particularly, there is described LEDs having improved light extraction and a method of manufacturing said LEDs.
US10381509B2	Light emitting device and light unit having same The present embodiments relate a light emitting device.According to the present embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device includes: a first conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer that is disposed on the first conductive semiconductor layer and has a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers; a plurality of superlattice layers that is disposed under the first conductive semiconductor layer; and a second conductive semiconductor layer which is disposed on the active layer, in which the plurality of superlattice layers include at least three superlattice layers, in which each of the at least three superlattice layers has a plurality of pairs of at least a first layer and a second layer, in which composition of aluminum in the first layer of the superlattice layer is gradually decreased, as the superlattice layer among the at least three superlattice layers is one which is positioned to be adjacent to the active layer, and in which each of the at least three superlattice layers has the same composition of aluminum in the second layer.
US10381507B2	Light emitting diode chip and a method for the manufacture of a light emitting diode chip A method for the manufacture of a light-emitting diode (LED) chip, the method comprising providing a first substrate; forming an LED structure on the first substrate, wherein the LED structure has a first surface adjacent the first substrate and a second surface opposite the first substrate; applying a second substrate on the second surface of the LED structure; and selectively etching the first substrate from the LED structure to form one or more walls extending from the first surface of the LED structure.
US10381505B2	Inverted metamorphic multijunction solar cells including metamorphic layers A multijunction solar cell includes an upper first solar subcell having a first band gap, a second solar subcell having a second band gap smaller than the first band gap, and a first graded interlayer composed of (InxGa1-x)yAl1-yAs adjacent to the second solar subcell. The first graded interlayer has a third band gap greater than the second band gap subject to the constraints of having the in-plane lattice parameter greater or equal to that of the second subcell and less than or equal to that of the third subcell, wherein 0
US10381502B2	Multicolor imaging device using avalanche photodiode A multicolor imaging device capable of imaging two or more wavelengths with a single pixel comprises an avalanche photodiode having a material composition such that only one carrier causes substantially all of the impact ionization that occurs within the photodiode. The photodiode is arranged such that, when reverse-biased, the photodiode's gain varies with the photon energy of incident light. The photodiode, preferably a PIN avalanche photodiode or a separate absorber-multiplier photodiode, produces an output signal which can include at least two components produced in response to two different wavelengths of incident light. Circuitry receiving the output signal would typically include a means of extracting each of the components from the output signal.
US10381492B2	MOS capacitor and image sensor having the same A MOS capacitor may include: an isolation layer formed in a substrate and defining an active region; a first electrode formed in the active region, and including an impurity region spaced from the isolation layer; and a second electrode formed over the substrate overlapping the impurity region, and including a gate having a plurality of gate patterns adjacent to each other with a gap therebetween.
US10381486B2	Semiconductor device and display device including the semiconductor device In a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, a change in electrical characteristics is suppressed and reliability is improved. The transistor includes an oxide semiconductor film over a first insulating film; a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film; a gate electrode over the second insulating film; a metal oxide film in contact with a side surface of the second insulating film; and a third insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, the gate electrode, and the metal oxide film. The oxide semiconductor film includes a channel region overlapping with the gate electrode, a source region in contact with the third insulating film, and a drain region in contact with the third insulating film. The source region and the drain region contain one or more of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, titanium, and a rare gas.
US10381484B2	Gate-all-around fin device A gate-all around fin double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) devices and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a plurality of fin structures from a substrate. The method further includes forming a well of a first conductivity type and a second conductivity type within the substrate and corresponding fin structures of the plurality of fin structures. The method further includes forming a source contact on an exposed portion of a first fin structure. The method further comprises forming drain contacts on exposed portions of adjacent fin structures to the first fin structure. The method further includes forming a gate structure in a dielectric fill material about the first fin structure and extending over the well of the first conductivity type.
US10381481B1	Multi-layer photoresist A method includes spin-coating a first metal-free layer over the substrate, depositing a metal-containing layer over the first metal-free layer, spin-coating a second metal-free layer over the first metal-containing layer, forming a photoresist layer over the second metal-free layer, the photoresist layer including a first metallic element, exposing the photoresist layer, and subsequently developing the photoresist layer to form a pattern. The metal-containing layer includes a second metallic element selected from zirconium, tin, lanthanum, or manganese, and the first metallic element is selected from zirconium, tin, cesium, barium, lanthanum, indium, silver, or cerium.
US10381479B2	Interface charge reduction for SiGe surface Techniques for interface charge reduction to improve performance of SiGe channel devices are provided. In one aspect, a method for reducing interface charge density (Dit) for a SiGe channel material includes: contacting the SiGe channel material with an Si-containing chemical precursor under conditions sufficient to form a thin continuous Si layer, e.g., less than 5 monolayers thick on a surface of the SiGe channel material which is optionally contacted with an n-dopant precursor; and depositing a gate dielectric on the SiGe channel material over the thin continuous Si layer, wherein the thin continuous Si layer by itself or in conjunction with n-dopant precursor passivates an interface between the SiGe channel material and the gate dielectric thereby reducing the Dit. A FET device and method for formation thereof are also provided.
US10381477B2	Power transistor having perpendicularly-arranged field plates and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device in a semiconductor substrate having a first main surface includes a transistor array and a termination region. The transistor array includes a source region, a drain region, a body region, a drift zone, and a gate electrode at the body region. The gate electrode is configured to control a conductivity of a channel in the body region. The body region and the drift zone are disposed along a first horizontal direction between the source region and the drain region. The transistor array further includes first field plate trenches in the drift zone. A longitudinal axis of the first field plate trenches extends in the first horizontal direction. The semiconductor device further includes a second field plate trench, a longitudinal axis of the second field plate trench extending in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US10381476B2	Vertical transport fin field effect transistors on a substrate with varying effective gate lengths A method of forming vertical transport fin field effect transistors, including, forming a bottom source/drain layer on a substrate, forming a channel layer on the bottom source/drain layer, forming a recess in the channel layer on a second region of the substrate, wherein the bottom surface of the recess is below the surface of the channel layer on a first region, forming a top source/drain layer on the channel layer, where the top source/drain layer has a greater thickness on the second region of the substrate than on the first region of the substrate, and forming a vertical fin on the first region of the substrate, and a vertical fin on the second region of the substrate, wherein a first top source/drain is formed on the vertical fin on the first region, and a second top source/drain is formed on the vertical fin on the second region.
US10381474B2	Power semiconductor device A power semiconductor device includes a substrate, a main body and an electrode unit. The main body includes an active portion, an edge termination portion surrounding the active portion, and an insulating layer disposed on the edge termination portion. The edge termination portion includes a first-type semiconductor region, and a plurality of spaced-apart second-type semiconductor segments distributed in the first-type semiconductor region and arranged at intervals along a Y-direction directing from the insulating layer toward the substrate, and an X-direction directing from the active portion toward the edge termination portion. The electrode unit includes a first electrode and a second electrode.
US10381471B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method A semiconductor device includes a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer provided on the first nitride semiconductor layer, a gate electrode, an aluminum oxynitride layer provided between the gate electrode and the second nitride semiconductor layer, a first electrode electrically connected to the first nitride semiconductor layer, a second electrode electrically connected to the first nitride semiconductor layer, a first aluminum nitride layer provided on the second nitride semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the aluminum oxynitride layer, and a second aluminum nitride layer provided on the second nitride semiconductor layer between the second electrode and the aluminum oxynitride layer. The second nitride semiconductor layer has an electron affinity lower than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer. A second electrode sandwiches the gate electrode together with the first electrode.
US10381469B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a switching device having: a substrate configured by a semi-insulating material or a semiconductor; a channel forming layer on the substrate that is configured by a compound semiconductor mainly having a group III nitride; a gate structure configured by a gate electrode on the channel forming layer with a gate insulating film interposed therebetween; and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the channel forming layer at both sides of the gate structure respectively, a collapse inhibiting layer on the channel forming layer in an element region of the channel forming layer where the switching device is arranged that is configured by an insulating material; and a leakage inhibiting layer on the channel forming layer in an element isolation region of the channel forming layer surrounding the element region that is configured by an insulating material different from that of the collapse inhibiting layer.
US10381466B1	Nanoparticle based computing architecture A spintronic device can include a bottom contact layer, a bottom magnetic layer disposed on the bottom contact layer, a nanoparticle layer disposed on the bottom magnetic layer, a top magnetic layer disposed on the nanoparticle layer, and a top contact layer disposed on the top magnetic layer. The spintronic device can include a bottom insulation layer disposed between the bottom magnetic layer and the nanoparticle layer, and a top insulation layer disposed between the nanoparticle layer and the top magnetic layer.
US10381461B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device with an injector having first and second outlets A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: loading a wafer onto a susceptor, wherein the susceptor is disposed inside a chamber; heating the inside of the chamber; and rotating the susceptor, and first forming a film on the wafer by outputting a reactive gas and a carrier gas from an injector disposed at a sidewall of the chamber to form a semiconductor device having a first layer, wherein the first layer is manufactured under a first condition, wherein the injector includes a first outlet exposed within the chamber to discharge the carrier gas directly into the chamber and a second outlet exposed within the chamber to discharge the reactive gas directly into the chamber, wherein the first outlet is disposed below the second outlet.
US10381459B2	Transistors with H-shaped or U-shaped channels and method for forming the same A semiconductor structure including a first substantially U-shaped and/or H-shaped channel is disclosed. The semiconductor structure may further include a second substantially U-shaped and/or H-shaped channel positioned above the first channel. A method of forming a substantially U-shaped and/or H-shaped channel is also disclosed. The method may include forming a fin structure on a substrate where the fin structure includes an alternating layers of sacrificial semiconductor and at least one silicon layer or region. The method may further include forming additional silicon regions vertically on sidewalls of the fin structure. The additional silicon regions may contact the silicon layer or region of the fin structure to form the substantially U-shaped and/or H-shaped channel(s). The method may further include removing the sacrificial semiconductor layers and forming a gate structure around the substantially U-shaped and/or substantially H-shaped channels.
US10381455B1	Diffusion barrier systems (DBS) for high temperature semiconductor electrical contacts A diffusion barrier system may prevent migration of gold, oxygen, or both on a plurality of ohmic contacts. The diffusion barrier system may include a first barrier system or a second barrier system. Each barrier system may include a first metallization layer, a second metallization layer, and a third metallization layer.
US10381454B2	Interface engineering for high capacitance capacitor for liquid crystal display Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide methods of forming a capacitor with high capacitance and low leakage as well as a good interface control for thin film transistor (TFT) applications. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor structure includes a capacitor formed in a thin film transistor device. The capacitor further includes a common electrode disposed on a substrate, a dielectric layer formed on the common electrode and a pixel electrode formed on the dielectric layer. An interface protection layer formed between the common electrode and the dielectric layer, or between the dielectric layer and the pixel electrode. A gate insulating layer fabricated by a high-k material may also be utilized in the thin film transistor structure.
US10381442B2	Low resistance source drain contact formation Techniques for forming Ga-doped source drain contacts in Ge-based transistors are provided. In one aspect, a method for forming Ga-doped source and drain contacts includes the steps of: depositing a dielectric over a transistor; depositing a dielectric over the transistor; forming contact trenches in the dielectric over, and extending down to, source and drain regions of the transistor; depositing an epitaxial material into the contact trenches; implanting gallium ions into the epitaxial material to form an amorphous gallium-doped layer; and annealing the amorphous gallium-doped layer under conditions sufficient to form a crystalline gallium-doped layer having a homogenous gallium concentration of greater than about 5×1020 at./cm3. Transistor devices are also provided utilizing the present Ga-doped source and drain contacts.
US10381439B2	Nanowire transistor having two spacers between gate structure and source/drain structure A nanowire transistor includes: a nanowire channel layer on a substrate; a gate structure on and around the nanowire channel layer, wherein the gate structure comprises a high-k dielectric layer on the nanowire channel layer; a first spacer on a lateral sidewall of the gate structure, wherein a lateral sidewall of the first spacer is aligned with a lateral sidewall of the nanowire channel layer; a second spacer on the lateral sidewall of the first spacer and the lateral sidewall of the nanowire channel layer, wherein top surfaces of the first spacer and the second spacer are coplanar and the second spacer contacts the lateral sidewall of the first spacer and the lateral sidewall of the nanowire channel layer directly; and a source/drain structure adjacent to two sides of the second spacer.
US10381438B2	Vertically stacked NFETS and PFETS with gate-all-around structure A semiconductor structure including vertically stacked nFETs and pFETs containing suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets having an isolation layer located between a pFET S/D structure and an nFET S/D region is provided together with a method of forming such a structure. The pFET S/D structure includes a pFET S/D SiGe region having a first germanium content and an overlying SiGe region having a second germanium content that is greater than the first germanium content.
US10381434B1	Support pillar structures for leakage reduction in a three-dimensional memory device Multiple tier structures including a respective alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers is formed over a substrate. A memory opening fill structure extends through the alternating stacks, and includes a vertical semiconductor channel and a memory film. A support pillar structure extends through at least an upper alternating stack, and includes a dummy memory film and a dummy memory film. The support pillar structure may be narrower than the memory opening fill structure at a bottommost layer of the upper alternating stack. Additionally or alternatively, the dummy memory film may be located above a horizontal plane including a topmost surface of a lower alternating stack. Optionally, another support pillar structure including a dielectric material may be provided underneath the support pillar structure in the lower alternating stack. A dielectric material can be provided at levels of the lower alternating stack in a support pillar structure to reduce inter-level leakage current.
US10381432B2	Advanced metal insulator metal capacitor A pattern is defined in a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a low-k dielectric region and a high-k dielectric region. The high-k dielectric region includes a phase change material which is an alloy of tantalum and nitrogen and is a high-k insulator in a deposited state. The pattern includes a first set of features in the low-k dielectric region and a second set of features in the high-k dielectric region. A surface treatment process is performed on the phase change layer to produce a top surface layer having electrically conductive properties. A metal layer is deposited in the first and second set of features. Thus, a set of conductive lines is formed in the low-k dielectric region and a metal insulator metal capacitor in the high-k dielectric region.
US10381430B2	Redistribution layer for substrate contacts A structure with an interconnection layer for redistribution of electrical connections includes a plurality of first electrical connections disposed on a substrate in a first arrangement. An insulating layer is disposed on the substrate over the first electrical connections. A plurality of second electrical connections is disposed on the insulating layer on a side of the insulating layer opposite the plurality of first electrical connections in a second arrangement. Each second electrical connection is electrically connected to a respective first electrical connection. An integrated circuit is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the first electrical connections. The first electrical connections in the first arrangement have a greater spatial density than the second electrical connections in the second arrangement.
US10381420B2	Touch display panel and touch display apparatus A touch display panel is provided. The touch display panel includes: a substrate; a thin-film transistor array, an organic light-emitting unit and a thin-film encapsulation layer which are successively laminated on the substrate; and a touch electrode arranged at a side, which is facing away from the organic light-emitting unit, of the thin-film encapsulation layer. The touch display panel includes a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area. The non-display area has a first dam surrounding the display area and a second dam surrounding the first dam; the non-display area includes a bonding area and border areas disposed at two sides of the bonding area; and at least in the bonding area, organic material fills a region between the first dam and the second dam and fills a region at a side close to the display area of the first dam.
US10381419B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display device is provided. The organic light emitting display device includes a first substrate including a black matrix on one surface, an overcoating layer formed of a semi-permeable material and configured to equalize a thickness of an area where the black matrix is present to a thickness of an area where the black matrix is not present, and a touch electrode layer on the overcoating layer; and a second substrate including an organic light emitting element on one surface and bonded to the first substrate to face each other.
US10381418B2	Organic light emitting diode display device An OLED display device includes a substrate including a display region and a pad region, a display structure in the display region on the substrate, and a pad electrode structure in the pad region on the substrate, the pad electrode structure having a first pad electrode on the substrate, a first insulation layer covering opposite lateral portions of the first pad electrode and exposing a portion of an upper surface of the first pad electrode, a second pad electrode on the first pad electrode and on the first insulation layer, the second pad electrode having a step portion where the first pad electrode and the first insulation layer are overlapped, and a third pad electrode on the second pad electrode and on the first insulation layer, the third electrode covering the second pad electrode.
US10381416B2	Display device and color input method According to an aspect, a display device includes: a plurality of pixels arranged at positions corresponding to coordinates in a row and a column directions; and a plurality of sub-pixels arranged among the pixels. The pixels and the sub-pixels are arranged in a staggered manner. Each of colors of the sub-pixels is any of a first primary color, a second primary color, and a third primary color. The sub-pixels are arranged so that a sub-pixel of the first primary color, a sub-pixel of the second primary color, and a sub-pixel of the third primary color are adjacent to each of the pixels. Each of colors of the pixels is a high luminance color having higher luminance than that of the colors of the sub-pixels.
US10381409B1	Three-dimensional phase change memory array including discrete middle electrodes and methods of making the same Alternating stacks of insulating strips and sacrificial material strips are formed over a substrate. A laterally alternating sequence of pillar cavities and pillar structures can be formed within each of the line trenches. A phase change memory cell including a discrete metal portion, a phase change memory material portion, and a selector material portion is formed at each level of the sacrificial material strips at a periphery of each of the pillar cavities. Vertical bit lines are formed in the two-dimensional array of pillar cavities. Remaining portions of the sacrificial material strips are replaced with electrically conductive word line strips. Pathways for providing an isotropic etchant for the sacrificial material strips and a reactant for a conductive material of the electrically conductive word line strips may be provided by a backside trench, or by removing the pillar structures to provide backside openings.
US10381408B2	Method to fabricate discrete vertical transistors The present disclosure generally relates to the fabrication of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) select transistors in a vertical orientation such that the transistor pair fits within the footprint of a 4F2 memory cell. The present disclosure further relates to the simultaneous fabrication of a vertical stack of transistors in which each transistor is distinct, as opposed to being serially connected in a NAND-like string. An initial stack of materials is built to include silicon layers to act as source and drain regions as well as to serve as epitaxial growth seed points. As such, the transistor disclosed may be utilized in conjunction with memory elements such as Phase Change, Resistive, or Magnetic RAM memory within array designs, among others.
US10381406B1	Integrated circuits including magnetic random access memory structures having reduced switching energy barriers for dual bit operation and methods for fabricating the same Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided herein. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of MRAM structures. The integrated circuit further includes a first lower MTJ stack with the first lower MTJ stack including a first lower free layer. The integrated circuit further includes a spin orbit torque coupling layer overlying the first lower MTJ stack. The integrated circuit further includes a first upper MTJ stack overlying the spin orbit torque coupling layer and the first lower MTJ stack with the first upper MTJ stack including a first upper free layer. The switching energy barrier for each of the first lower free layer and the first upper free layer is reduced in the presence of an electrical voltage passing through each of the MTJ stacks. The first lower free layer and said first upper free layer are configured to have magnetizations independent of each other.
US10381400B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: (a) providing a wafer that includes a plurality of light emitting structures, each including a first and second semiconductor layer; (b) forming a first insulating layer so as to cover the light emitting structures and define first and second through-holes corresponding to a respective one of the light emitting structures; (c) forming electrically-conductive structures, each electrically connected with a respective one of the first semiconductor layers and first wirings, each electrically connected with a column of the second semiconductor layers aligned in a second direction; (d) forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the first wirings, the second insulating layer defining third through-holes each disposed above a respective one of the first electrically-conductive structures; and (e) forming second wirings, each electrically connected with a row the first electrically-conductive structures aligned in a first direction.
US10381396B2	Imaging panel and X-ray imaging device The present invention aims at inhibiting the occurrence of thinning or disconnecting of the bias wiring line in an imaging panel and X-ray imaging device, thereby inhibiting signal delays, signal transmission defects, and the like. A second contact hole electrically connecting an electrode of a photodiode to a bias wiring line penetrates a second interlayer insulating film and photosensitive resin layer. In the second contact hole, an area of a region where the photosensitive resin layer opens is smaller than an area of a region where the second interlayer insulating film opens.
US10381392B2	Image pickup device, method of manufacturing image pickup device, and electronic apparatus Provided is an image pickup device, including: a first trench provided between a plurality of pixels in a light-receiving region of a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate including the light-receiving region and a peripheral region, the light-receiving region being provided with the plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion section; and a second trench provided in the peripheral region of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate has a variation in thickness between a portion where the first trench is provided and a portion where the second trench is provided.
US10381388B2	Solid-state imaging device and imaging system A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric converter that generates charges by photoelectric conversion and a charge holding portion that holds charges transferred from the photoelectric converter. The photoelectric converter includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type provided in a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided under the first semiconductor region and configured to accumulate generated charges, a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided under the second semiconductor region, and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided in a part of a portion between the first and second semiconductor regions. In a plan view, the second semiconductor region has a first region not overlapping with the third semiconductor region, and the fourth semiconductor region overlaps with at least a part of the first region.
US10381387B2	Optical imaging device Optical imaging device comprising: an array of substantially point light sources, an array of photo-detectors interlaced with the array of light sources, an optical medium of thickness greater than the pitch of the photo-detectors and forming capture and detection surfaces, means for successively switching on and off each of a part of the light sources and reading a part of the photo-detectors receiving rays coming from the switched on source and having undergone reflection against the detection surface while forming an angle of incidence estimated as a function of the optical medium and the element to image.
US10381381B1	Display with light transmitting windows A display may have an array of pixels with light-emitting diodes that emit light to form images. The display may have a substrate with thin-film transistor circuitry for supplying signals to the light-emitting diodes. Anodes may be formed on the thin-film transistor circuitry, emissive material may be formed on the anodes, and a cathode layer may overlap the anodes. During operation, currents may flow between the anodes and the cathode layer to illuminate the diodes. An array of electrical components such as an array of light sensors in an integrated circuit may be mounted under the substrate. An array of corresponding light transmitting windows may be formed in the display each of which may allow light to pass through the display to a corresponding one of the light sensors. Light transmitting windows may be formed by patterning the cathode layer and supplying the windows with antireflection layers.
US10381380B2	Method for forming semiconductor device The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device. First, a substrate having a first insulating layer formed thereon is provided. After forming an oxide semiconductor layer on the first insulating layer, two source/drain regions are formed on the oxide semiconductor layer. A bottom oxide layer is formed to entirely cover the source/drain regions, following by forming a high-k dielectric layer on the bottom oxide layer. Next, a thermal process is performed on the high-k dielectric layer, and a plasma treatment is performed on the high-k dielectric layer in the presence of a gas containing an oxygen element.
US10381378B1	Three-dimensional vertical NOR flash thin-film transistor strings A memory structure, includes active columns of polysilicon formed above a semiconductor substrate, each active column includes one or more vertical NOR strings, with each NOR string having thin-film storage transistors sharing a local source line and a local bit line, the local bit line is connected by one segment of a segmented global bit line to a sense amplifier provided in the semiconductor substrate.
US10381377B2	Elevationally-extending strings of memory cells individually comprising a programmable charge storage transistor and methods of processing silicon nitride-comprising materials A method comprises forming material to be etched over a substrate. An etch mask comprising a silicon nitride-comprising region is formed elevationally over the material. The etch mask comprises an elevationally-extending mask opening in the silicon nitride-comprising region that has a minimum horizontal open dimension that is greater in an elevationally-innermost portion of the region than in an elevationally-outermost portion of the region. The elevationally-outermost portion has a greater etch rate in at least one of HF and H3PO4 than does the elevationally-innermost portion. The etch mask is used as a mask while etching an elevationally-extending mask opening into the material. The silicon nitride-comprising region is exposed to at least one of HF and H3PO4 to increase the minimum horizontal open dimension in the elevationally-outermost portion to a greater degree than increase, if any, in the minimum horizontal open dimension in the elevationally-innermost portion. Other aspects and embodiments, including structure independent of method of manufacture, are disclosed.
US10381375B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes: a stack structure including horizontal conductive patterns and interlayer insulating layers, which are alternately stacked; gate patterns overlapping with both ends of the stack structure under the stack structure, the gate patterns being spaced apart from each other; and a channel pattern including vertical parts penetrating the stack structure, and a connection part disposed under the stack structure, the connection part connecting the vertical parts.
US10381371B2	Through-memory-level via structures for a three-dimensional memory device A three dimensional NAND memory device includes word line driver devices located on or over a substrate, an alternating stack of word lines and insulating layers located over the word line driver devices, a plurality of memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, each memory stack structure including a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel, and through-memory-level via structures which electrically couple the word lines in a first memory block to the word line driver devices. The through-memory-level via structures extend through a through-memory-level via region located between a staircase region of the first memory block and a staircase region of another memory block.
US10381365B2	Integrated structures containing vertically-stacked memory cells Some embodiments include an integrated structure having a stack of alternating dielectric levels and conductive levels, and having vertically-stacked memory cells within the conductive levels. An opening extends through the stack. Channel material is within the opening and along the memory cells. At least some of the channel material contains germanium.
US10381357B2	Apparatuses having memory cells with two transistors and one capacitor, and having body regions of the transistors coupled with reference voltages Some embodiments include a memory cell with two transistors and one capacitor. The transistors are a first transistor and a second transistor. The capacitor has a first node coupled with a source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second node coupled with a source/drain region of the second transistor. The memory cell has a first body region adjacent the source/drain region of the first transistor, and has a second body region adjacent the source/drain region of the second transistor. A first body connection line couples the first body region of the memory cell to a first reference voltage. A second body connection line couples the second body region of the memory cell to a second reference voltage. The first and second reference voltages may be the same as one another, or may be different from one another.
US10381355B2	Dense vertical field effect transistor structure A configuration of components formed on a semiconductor structure is provided. A non-limiting example of the configuration includes a substrate having a first section doped with a first dopant and a second section doped with a second dopant. The configuration further includes an insulator interposed between the first and second sections. A first fin extends upwardly from the first section, and second and third fins extend upwardly from the second section. A conductor is configured to be shared between proximal gates operably interposed between the first and second fins. A dielectric material is configured to separate proximal gates operably interposed between the second and third fins.
US10381354B2	Contact structures and methods of making the contact structures One illustrative IC product disclosed herein includes a first merged doped source/drain region that includes first and second doped regions and an isolation structure positioned adjacent the first doped region. In this example, the product also includes a contact structure positioned adjacent the isolation structure, wherein the contact structure includes a first portion positioned below an upper surface of the first merged doped source/drain region and a second portion positioned above the upper surface, wherein the first portion physically contacts both the first and second doped regions. The product also includes a layer of insulating material positioned on and in physical contact with a portion of an upper surface of the first portion of the contact structure.
US10381353B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a transistor having a gate, a source and a drain and a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure. The transistor and the MIS structure are disposed on a common substrate. The MIS structure includes a dielectric layer disposed on a semiconductor region, and an electrode electrically disposed on the dielectric layer and coupled to the drain of the transistor. The electrode includes a bulk portion and a high-resistance portion, both disposed on the dielectric layer. The high-resistance portion has a resistance value in a range from 1.0×10−4 Ωcm to 1.0×104 Ωcm or a sheet resistance in a range from 1.0×102Ω/□ to 1.0×1010Ω/□.
US10381349B2	Stacked complementary junction FETs for analog electronic circuits A semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a first source/drain region on the substrate, a first channel region extending vertically with respect to the substrate from the first source/drain region, a second source/drain region on the first channel region, a third source/drain region on the second source/drain region, a second channel region extending vertically with respect to the substrate from the third source/drain region, a fourth source/drain region on the second channel region, a first gate region formed around from the first channel region, and a second gate region formed around the second channel region.
US10381347B2	Semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes a high side region and a low side region, wherein the high side region includes semiconductor devices, and those semiconductor devices have at least two devices with different operating voltages. In the high side region, at least one isolation structure is located between the devices with different operating voltages to prevent short circuit between the devices.
US10381346B1	Logic gate designs for 3D monolithic direct stacked VTFET Logic gate designs (e.g., NAND, NOR, Inverter) for stacked VTFET designs are provided. In one aspect, a logic gate device is provided. The logic gate device includes: at least one top vertical transport field-effect transistor (VTFET1) sharing a fin with at least one bottom VTFET (VTFET2); a power rail connected to a power contact of the logic gate device; and a ground rail, adjacent to the power rail, connected to a ground contact of the logic gate device. A method of forming a logic gate device is also provided.
US10381342B2	High voltage bipolar structure for improved pulse width scalability According to an embodiment, a bipolar transistor is disclosed for Electrostatic discharge (ESD) management in integrated circuits. The bipolar transistor enables vertical current flow in a bipolar transistor cell configured for ESD protection. The bipolar transistor includes a selectively embedded P-type floating buried layer (PBL). The floating P-region is added in a standard NPN cell. During an ESD event, the base of the bipolar transistor extends to the floating P-region with a very small amount of current. The PBL layer can provide more holes to support the current resulting in decreased holding voltage of the bipolar transistor. With the selective addition of floating P-region, the current scalability of the bipolar transistor at longer pulse widths can be significantly improved.
US10381339B1	Integrated circuits with memory cell test circuits and methods for producing the same Integrated circuits and methods of producing the same are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a first and second dummy memory cell positioned within a dummy memory bank area. A first dummy top electrode overlies the first and second dummy memory cells, and is in electrical communication with the first and second dummy memory cells. A test circuit is in electrical communication with the first dummy top electrode.
US10381337B2	Capacitor A capacitor includes a plurality of cells each including a capacitance formation portion in which a plurality of trenches are positioned and a margin portion disposed around the capacitance formation portion. The cell includes three or more dielectric layers disposed in the capacitance formation portion and extending in the trenches, and three or more electrode layers sequentially stacked with dielectric layers interposed therebetween and extending in the trenches. At least first and second electrode layers have opposite polarities and each include a lead electrode extending from the capacitance formation portion to the margin portion. A lead electrode of the first electrode layer is disposed in a first region disposed to one side of a central portion of a cell, and a lead electrode of the second electrode layer is disposed in a second region disposed on another side of a central portion of the cell.
US10381335B2	Hybrid display using inorganic micro light emitting diodes (uLEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs) A hybrid light emitting diode (LED) display and fabrication method are provided. The method forms a stack of thin-film layers overlying a top surface of a substrate. The stack includes an LED control matrix and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel is made up of a first subpixel enabled using an inorganic micro LED (uLED), a second subpixel enabled using an organic LED (OLED), and a third subpixel enabled using an OLED. The first subpixel emits a blue color light, the second subpixel emits a red color light, and the third subpixel emits a green color light. In one aspect, the stack includes a plurality of wells in a top surface of the stack, populated by the LEDs. The uLEDs may be configured vertical structures with top and bottom electrical contacts, or surface mount top surface contacts. The uLEDs may also include posts for fluidic assembly orientation.
US10381331B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device (A) includes an elongated substrate (1) formed with a through-hole (11), a first, a second and a third semiconductor light emitting elements (3R, 3G, 3B) mounted on the main surface of the substrate (1), and an electrode (2R) electrically connected to the first semiconductor light emitting element (3R) and extending to the reverse surface of the substrate (1) via the through-hole (11). The first semiconductor light emitting element (3R) and the through-hole (11) are positioned between the second semiconductor light emitting element (3G) and the third semiconductor light emitting element (3B) in the longitudinal direction of the substrate (1). The second semiconductor light emitting element (3G) is arranged closer to one end of the substrate (1), whereas the third semiconductor light emitting element (3B) is arranged closer to the other end of the substrate (1).
US10381326B2	Structure and method for integrated circuits packaging with increased density A method of forming a semiconductor package comprises forming one or more first vias in a first side of a substrate and attaching a first side of a first microelectronic element to the first side of the substrate. The first microelectronic element is electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more first vias. The method further comprise obtaining a second microelectronic element including one or more second vias in a first side of the second microelectronic element, and attaching a second side of the substrate to the first side of the second microelectronic element. The second microelectronic element is electrically coupled to at least one of the one or more first vias. Each of one or more connecting elements has a first end attached to a first side of the second microelectronic element and a second end extends beyond a second side of the first microelectronic element.
US10381321B2	Ultrasonic transducer systems including tuned resonators, equipment including such systems, and methods of providing the same An ultrasonic transducer system is provided. The ultrasonic transducer system includes: a transducer mounting structure; a transducer, including at least one mounting flange for coupling the transducer to the transducer mounting structure; and a tuned resonator having a desired resonant frequency, the tuned resonator being integrated with at least one of the transducer mounting structure and the at least one mounting flange.
US10381317B2	Transition arrangement comprising a contactless transition or connection between an SIW and a waveguide or an antenna The present invention relates to a transition arrangement (100) comprising a transition between a substrate integrated waveguide, SIW, (20) of a circuit arrangement and a waveguide and/or antenna structure (10). It comprises a first conducting plate (1) and a second conducting plate (2). The SIW (20) is arranged on said first conducting plate, and an impedance matching structure (4) is connected to the second conducting plate. For a transition between the SIW (20) and the waveguide structure, the impedance matching structure (4) is extended with an open circuit λg/4 stub (5) for inverting the impedance to effectively provide a short-circuit connection, thereby electromagnetically coupling the EM-field between the SIW and the impedance matching structure (4), which is so arranged that, when the first and second conducting plates are interconnected, or merely assembled in a contactless manner in the case of gap structures, the open circuit λg/4 stub (5) is disposed above the SIW without any galvanic contact between the SIW and the impedance matching structure (4) and between the SIW (20) and the λg/4 stub (5), providing a planar, contactless transition.
US10381312B2	Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are a semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor package according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a wiring including a plurality of layers including an insulating layer and a wiring layer, a semiconductor chip mounted on the wiring and electrically connected to the wiring layer through a bonding pad, a cover member configured to cover side surfaces of the semiconductor chip and the wiring and be in contact with at least one wiring layer, and an encapsulant configured to seal the cover member. Accordingly, the cover member covers the semiconductor chip and is in contact with the wiring formed under the semiconductor chip, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference, minimizing noise between operations of the semiconductor package, and improving a signal speed.
US10381311B2	Method of arranging a plurality of semiconductor structural elements on a carrier and carrier comprising a plurality of semiconductor structural elements A method of arranging a plurality of semiconductor structural elements on a carrier includes arranging at least some of the semiconductor structural elements in multiple groups G and at least one semiconductor structural element of a group G has a property E that determines the position of the respective group G of semiconductor structural elements on the carrier.
US10381307B1	Method of forming barrier layer over via, and via structure formed thereof The present invention provides a method of forming a barrier layer over a via or a trench. The method includes generating a high density plasma in a chamber and depositing a barrier material over the via or the trench by using the high density plasma. The depositing of the barrier material comprises at least a first deposition step, a second deposition step and a third deposition step in sequence. The first, second and third deposition steps is respectively performed under a first bias power, a second bias power and a third bias power. The third bias power is greater than the second bias power, and the second bias power is greater than the first bias power. The present invention also provides a via structure formed by the method.
US10381302B2	Semiconductor package with embedded MIM capacitor, and method of fabricating thereof An interposer includes a first redistribution layer, an organic substrate, a capacitor, a hard mask layer, a conductive pillar, and a second redistribution layer. The organic substrate is on the first redistribution layer. The capacitor is embedded in the organic substrate and includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a capacitor dielectric layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The first electrode layer electrically connects with the first redistribution layer. The hard mask layer is on the organic substrate. The conductive pillar is embedded in the organic substrate and the hard mask layer and electrically connects with the first redistribution layer. The second redistribution layer is on the hard mask layer and electrically connects with the second electrode layer and the conductive pillar.
US10381290B2	Method of manufacturing an electronic device A method of manufacturing an electronic device includes: placing a resin film on a component; and while heating the resin film to be softened, pressing end portions of a plurality of carbon nanotubes against the softened resin film to bring the end portions into contact with the component, and causing the softened resin film to climb up side surfaces of the carbon nanotubes.
US10381289B2	Thermally enhanced semiconductor package having field effect transistors with back-gate feature The present disclosure relates to a thermally enhanced semiconductor package having field effect transistors (FETs) with a back-gate feature. The thermally enhanced semiconductor package includes a first buried oxide (BOX) layer, a first epitaxial layer over the first BOX layer, a second BOX layer over the first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer over the second BOX layer and having a source, a drain, and a channel between the source and the drain, a gate dielectric aligned over the channel, and a front-gate structure over the gate dielectric. Herein, a back-gate structure is formed in the first epitaxial layer and has a back-gate region aligned below the channel. A FET is formed by the front-gate structure, the source, the drain, the channel, and the back-gate structure.
US10381288B2	Packaged semiconductor die and CTE-engineering die pair Packaged semiconductor die and CTE-engineering die pairs and methods to form packaged semiconductor die and CTE-engineering die pairs are described. For example, a semiconductor package includes a substrate. A semiconductor die is embedded in the substrate and has a surface area. A CTE-engineering die is embedded in the substrate and coupled to the semiconductor die. The CTE-engineering die has a surface area the same and in alignment with the surface area of the semiconductor die.
US10381283B2	Power semiconductor module The present invention discloses a power semiconductor module, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor provided on a top side of the substrate; and a package formed on the semiconductor and the substrate, wherein the package has openings at a top side thereof, through which terminal contacts of the semiconductor and the substrate are exposed outside and accessible from outside.
US10381281B2	Electronic component housing package, multi-piece wiring substrate, electronic apparatus, and electronic module having curved connection conductors An electronic component housing package includes an insulating substrate having a first principal face and a second principal face opposing the first principal face; external connection conductors provided on the second principal face; and connection conductors provided so as to extend from outer peripheral ends of the external connection conductors to outer peripheral ends of the insulating substrate, respectively. The connection conductors are provided so as to be curved convexly toward a first principal face side over a range from the outer peripheral ends of the external connection conductors to the outer peripheral ends of the insulating substrate in a vertical cross-sectional view of the electronic component housing package and so that a distance from each of the connection conductors to the second principal face is gradually increased in a thickness direction of the insulating substrate. Insulating bodies are provided so as to cover the connection conductors, respectively.
US10381280B2	Semiconductor packages and methods for forming semiconductor package Semiconductor packages and methods for forming a semiconductor package are presented. The semiconductor package includes a package substrate having a die region on a first surface thereof. The package includes a die having a sensing element. The die is disposed in the die region and is electrically coupled to contact pads disposed on the first surface of the package substrate by insulated wire bonds. A cap is disposed over the first surface of the package substrate. The cap and the first surface of the package substrate define an inner cavity which accommodates the die and the insulated wire bonds. The insulated wire bonds are directly exposed to an environment through at least one access port of the package.
US10381276B2	Test cell for laminate and method A laminate includes a plurality of buildup layers disposed on a core and a plurality of unit cells defined in the buildup layers. Each unit cell includes: at least one test via that passes through at least two of the buildup layers and that is electrically connected to testing locations on a probe accessible location of the laminate; and two or more dummy vias disposed in the unit cell. The dummy vias are arranged in the unit cell at one of a plurality of distances from the test via.
US10381271B2	Field effect transistor with stacked nanowire-like channels and methods of manufacturing the same A field effect transistor includes a fin having a stack of nanowire-like channel regions including at least first and a second nanowire-like channel regions, source and drain electrodes on opposite sides of the fin, a dielectric separation region including a dielectric material between the first and second nanowire-like channel regions, and a gate stack extending along a pair of sidewalls of the stack of nanowire-like channel regions. The dielectric separation region extending completely from a surface of the second nanowire-like channel region facing the first nanowire-like channel region to a surface of the first nanowire-like channel region facing the second nanowire-like channel region. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric layer and a metal layer on the gate dielectric layer. The metal layer of the gate stack does not extend between the first and second nanowire-like channel regions.
US10381268B2	Fan-out wafer level chip package structure A fan-out wafer level chip package structure and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a supporting plate having a removable tape formed on the supporting plate, placing a plurality of chips on the removable tape, applying an adhesive layer on a back surface of each of the chips, providing a conductive cover for covering all chips and isolating the chips from each other by a plurality of partitions, injecting a molding compound into an inside of the conductive cover and curing the molding compound for forming an encapsulation, separating the encapsulation from the supporting plate, forming a connection layer on an active surface of each of the chips to establish electrical connections, and performing a cutting process to divide the encapsulation into a plurality of the package structures.
US10381264B2	Process for producing connections to an electronic chip A process for producing conductive connections to an electronic chip, comprising the following steps: a) depositing an insulating layer on one face of a wafer; b) producing a layer based on at least one metal covering the insulating layer and equipped with first apertures; c) etching second apertures in the insulating layer in the extension of the first apertures by plasma etching in a plasma based on at least one halogen-containing compound; d) vacuum annealing the entire structure obtained after step c); and e) forming, after step d), the conductive connections in the second apertures.
US10381263B1	Method of forming via contact with resistance control A first dielectric layer on a substrate is provided. The first dielectric layer has a first level metal line embedded in the dielectric. An opposite gouging feature is created in a top surface of the first level metal line. The opposite gouging feature has a protuberant shape relative to the first level metal line. A second dielectric layer is formed over the first dielectric layer. A compound recess is formed in the second dielectric layer. A first portion of the recess is for a via connector positioned over the opposite gouging feature. A second portion of the recess for a second level metal line. In another aspect of the invention, a device is produced using the method.
US10381256B2	Apparatus and method for chucking warped wafers An apparatus for fixing a wafer, including a chuck having a surface, a plurality of through bores in the chuck extending through the surface of the chuck, a fixed vacuum bellows, and a plurality of floating air bearings, wherein the fixed vacuum bellows and a respective floating air bearing of the plurality of floating air bearings are each individually arranged in separate through bores of the plurality of through bores and elevationally above the surface of the chuck.
US10381252B2	Tool auto-teach method and apparatus A substrate transport apparatus auto-teach system for auto-teaching a substrate station location, the system including a frame, a substrate transport connected to the frame, the substrate transport having an end effector configured to support a substrate, and a controller configured to move the substrate transport so that the substrate transport biases the substrate supported on the end effector against a substrate station feature causing a change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector, determine the change in eccentricity, and determine the substrate station location based on at least the change in eccentricity between the substrate and the end effector.
US10381251B2	Automated material handling system for semiconductor manufacturing based on a combination of vertical carousels and overhead hoists An overhead hoist transport vehicle comprising: an overhead hoist; a translating stage; and a gripper coupled to the translating stage, the gripper being configured to grip a material unit; wherein the overhead hoist is configured to transport the material unit to one of a load port and a storage location by performing operations comprising: the overhead hoist being configured to vertically move the gripper to the load port and the storage location; and the translating stage being configured to horizontally move the overhead hoist to the load port and the storage location; and wherein the load port is beneath an overhead rail; and wherein at least a portion of the storage location is disposed lateral to the overhead rail.
US10381249B2	Substrate container, load port apparatus, and substrate treating apparatus A substrate container includes a casing, a rack, a lid, a lid holder, and a substrate separating mechanism. The casing has on its front face an opening. The substrate separating mechanism has a contact part that directly contacts substrates. The contact part is movable relative to the lid holder. The lid moves forward to the opening, and the contact part moves backward relative to the lid holder, whereby the lid holder holds ends of the substrates. The lid moves backward from the opening, and the contact part moves forward to the lid holder, whereby the substrate separating mechanism separates the substrates from the lid holder.
US10381247B2	Gas systems and methods for chamber ports An electronic device manufacturing system may include a chamber port assembly that provides an interface between a transfer chamber and a process chamber. In some embodiments, the chamber port assembly may be configured to direct a flow of purge gas into a substrate transfer area of the chamber port assembly. In other embodiments, a process chamber and/or the transfer chamber may be configured to direct a flow of purge gas into the substrate transfer area. The flow of purge gas into a substrate transfer area may prevent and/or reduce migration of particulate matter from chamber hardware onto a substrate being transferred between the transfer chamber and a process chamber. Methods of assembling a chamber port assembly are also provided, as are other aspects.
US10381245B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device Provided is a manufacturing method for a semiconductor device using stamping press working which is capable of securing an island having substantially the same size as that of a related art even when a lead frame thickness is increased. A portion between the island and the inner lead is punched with a punch having a width of equal to or larger than a minimum required plate thickness for stamping press working. A periphery of the island is squeezed from an island back surface. A gap between the island and the inner lead is set to be smaller than a thickness of the lead frame, and at the same time, the thickness of the lead frame in the periphery of the island is set smaller than an original plate thickness of the lead frame, thereby obtaining a required area of the island.
US10381244B2	Power module and fabrication method for the same The power module includes: a first metallic circuit pattern, a semiconductor device disposed on the first metallic circuit pattern; a leadframe electrically connected to the semiconductor device; and a stress buffering layer disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor device, and capable of buffering a CTE difference between the semiconductor device and the leadframe. The leadframe is connected to the semiconductor device via the stress buffering layer, a CTE of the stress buffering layer is equal to or less than a CTE of the leadframe, and a cross-sectional shape of the stress buffering layer is L-shape. There is provided: the power module capable of realizing miniaturization and large current capacity, and reducing cost thereof by using leadframe structure, and capable of reducing a variation in welding and improving a yield without damaging a semiconductor device; and a fabrication method for such a power module.
US10381241B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium There is provide a technique that includes preparing a substrate, in which an insulating film is formed on a pattern having an aspect ratio of 20 or greater and a process target film having a thickness of 200 Å or smaller is formed on the insulating film, in a process chamber; raising a temperature of the substrate to a first temperature with an electromagnetic wave; crystallizing the process target film for a first process time period while maintaining the first temperature; raising the temperature of the substrate to a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature, with the electromagnetic wave, after the act of crystallizing the process target film; and repairing a crystal defect of the crystallized process target film for a second process time period, which is shorter than the first process time period, while maintaining the second temperature.
US10381240B2	Fluorocarbon molecules for high aspect ratio oxide etch Etching gases are disclosed for plasma etching channel holes, gate trenches, staircase contacts, capacitor holes, contact holes, etc., in Si-containing layers on a substrate and plasma etching methods of using the same. The etching gases are trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene; cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene; hexafluoroisobutene; hexafluorocyclobutane (trans-1,1,2,2,3,4); pentafluorocyclobutane (1,1,2,2,3-); tetrafluorocyclobutane (1,1,2,2-); or hexafluorocyclobutane (cis-1,1,2,2,3,4). The etching gases may provide improved selectivity between the Si-containing layers and mask material, less damage to channel region, a straight vertical profile, and reduced bowing in pattern high aspect ratio structures.
US10381238B2	Process for performing self-limited etching of organic materials A method and apparatus for selectively etching an organic material on a substrate is described. The method and apparatus includes forming a first plasma-excited process gas containing hydrogen (H) and optionally a noble gas element, exposing the substrate to the first plasma-excited process gas, forming a second plasma-excited process gas containing a noble gas element, exposing the substrate to the second plasma-excited process gas, and cyclically repeating the forming and exposing the first and second plasma-excited process gases at least two cycles to etch the first material selectively relative to the second material.
US10381237B2	Etching method An etching method performed by an etching apparatus includes a first process of causing a first high-frequency power supply to output a first high-frequency power with a first frequency and causing a second high-frequency power supply to output a second high-frequency power with a second frequency lower than the first frequency in a cryogenic environment where the temperature of a wafer is −35° C. or lower, to generate plasma from a hydrogen-containing gas and a fluorine-containing gas and to etch, with the plasma, a multi-layer film of silicon dioxide and silicon nitride and a single-layer film of silicon dioxide that are formed on the wafer; and a second process of stopping the output of the second high-frequency power supply. The first process and the second process are repeated multiple times, and the first process is shorter in time than the second process.
US10381236B2	Method of processing target object A method includes anisotropically etching an etching target layer of a target object through an opening of the target object by generating plasma of a first gas within a processing vessel in which the target object is accommodated; and then forming a film on an inner surface of the opening by repeating a sequence comprising: a first process of supplying a second gas into the processing vessel; a second process of purging a space within the processing vessel; a third process of generating plasma of a third gas containing an oxygen atom within the processing vessel; and a fourth process of purging the space within the processing vessel. The first gas contains a carbon atom and a fluorine atom. The second gas contains an aminosilane-based gas. The etching target layer is a hydrophilic insulating layer containing silicon. Plasma of the first gas is not generated in the first process.
US10381233B2	Method and apparatus for substrate processing A substrate processing method according to exemplary embodiments includes bringing removal solution obtained by mixing a nitric acid, a strong acid stronger than the nitric acid, and water into contact with a substrate in which a boron monofilm is formed on a film including a silicon-based film so as to remove the boron monofilm from the substrate.
US10381232B2	Techniques for manipulating patterned features using ions A method may include providing a surface feature on a substrate, the surface feature comprising a feature shape a feature location, and a dimension along a first direction within a substrate plane; depositing a layer comprising a layer material on the surface feature; and directing ions in an ion exposure at an angle of incidence toward the substrate, the angle of incidence forming a non-zero angle with respect to a perpendicular to the substrate plane, wherein the ion exposure comprises the ions and reactive neutral species, the ion exposure reactively etching the layer material, wherein the ions impact a first portion of the surface feature and do not impact a second portion of the surface feature, and wherein an altered surface feature is generated, the altered surface feature differing from the surface feature in at least one of: the dimension along the first direction, the feature shape, or the feature location.
US10381231B2	Ion beam etching Pattern-multiplication via a multiple step ion beam etching process utilizing multiple etching steps. The ion beam is stationary, unidirectional or non-rotational in relation to the surface being etched during the etching steps, but sequential etching steps can utilize an opposite etching direction. Masking elements are used to create additional masking elements, resulting in decreased spacing between adjacent structures and increased structure density.
US10381228B2	Epitaxial process applying light illumination An epitaxial process applying light illumination includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. A dry etching process and a wet etching process are performed to form a recess in the substrate, wherein an infrared light illuminates while the wet etching process is performed. An epitaxial structure is formed in the recess.
US10381227B2	Methods of atomic layer etching (ALE) using sequential, self-limiting thermal reactions The invention includes a method of promoting atomic layer etching (ALE) of a surface. In certain embodiments, the method comprises sequential reactions with a metal precursor and a halogen-containing gas. The invention provides a solid substrate obtained according to any of the methods of the invention. The invention further provides a porous substrate obtained according to any of the methods of the invention. The invention further provides a patterned solid substrate obtained according to any of the methods of the invention.
US10381226B2	Method of processing substrate A method of processing a substrate to enable selective doping without a photolithography process is provided. The method includes forming a diffusion barrier on the substrate having a patterned structure using plasma deposition method, removing the diffusion barrier except for part of the diffusion barrier using wet etching, forming a diffusion source layer on the patterned structure and the part of the diffusion barrier, and applying energy to the diffusion source layer.
US10381225B2	Semiconductor device having IGBT and diode with field stop layer formed of hydrogen donor and helium Plural sessions of proton irradiation are performed by differing ranges from a substrate rear surface side. After first to fourth n-type layers of differing depths are formed, the protons are activated. Next, helium is irradiated to a position deeper than the ranges of the proton irradiation from the substrate rear surface, introducing lattice defects. When the amount of lattice defects is adjusted by heat treatment, protons not activated in a fourth n-type layer are diffused, forming a fifth n-type layer contacting an anode side of the fourth n-type layer and having a carrier concentration distribution that decreases toward the anode side by a more gradual slope than that of the fourth n-type layer. The fifth n-type layer that includes protons and helium and the first to fourth n-type layers that include protons constitute an n-type FS layer. Thus, a semiconductor device having improved reliability and lower cost may be provided.
US10381221B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium A processing method in one embodiment includes: a step that takes an image of the end face of a reference substrate, whose warp amount is known, over the whole periphery thereof using a camera to obtain shape data of the end face of the reference substrate over the whole periphery of the reference substrate; a step that takes an image of the end face of a substrate over the whole periphery thereof using a camera to obtain shape data of the end face of the substrate over the whole periphery of the substrate; a step that calculates warp amount of the substrate based on the obtained shape data; a step that forms a resist film on a surface of the substrate; a step that determines the supply position from which an organic solvent is to be supplied to a peripheral portion of the resist film and dissolves the peripheral portion by the solvent supplied from the supply position to remove the same from the substrate.
US10381219B1	Methods for forming a silicon nitride film Methods for forming a silicon nitride film by a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) process are provided. The methods may include: providing a substrate into a reaction chamber; and performing at least one unit deposition cycle of a PEALD process, wherein a unit cycle comprises, contacting the substrate with a vapor phase reactant comprising a silicon precursor; and contacting the substrate with a reactive species generated from a gas mixture comprising a nitrogen precursor and an additional gas. Methods for improving the etch characteristics of a silicon nitride film utilizing a post deposition plasma treatment are also provided.
US10381215B2	Target for ultraviolet light generation, and method for manufacturing same A target for ultraviolet light generation 20A includes a sapphire substrate 21 that transmits ultraviolet light UV, an interlayer 22 that is in contact with the sapphire substrate 21, includes oxygen atoms and aluminum atoms in a composition, and transmits ultraviolet light UV, and a luminous layer 23 that is provided on the interlayer 22, includes oxide crystals containing rare earth elements to which an activator agent is added, and receives electron beams EB so as to generate ultraviolet light UV.
US10381213B2	Mass-selective axial ejection linear ion trap A linear ion trap includes a quadrupole having four substantially parallel conductive rods that are substantially coextensive in the axial direction. The rods include two diagonally arranged pairs including one continuous, rod pair and one pair of rods that are segmented such that the two segments in a rod are capacitively coupled to facilitate an RF drop when an RF signal is applied to one longer segment and capacitively provided to the other shorter segment. An RF signal is provided to the continuous rods and tire longer segment of the segmented rods.
US10381211B2	Method and system of atmospheric pressure megavolt electrostatic field ionization desorption (APME-FID) On field ionization under ambient conditions is described and applied on both ionization and desorption of various chemicals and biochemical present on the surface of materials in solid, liquid or gas states. The Atmospheric Pressure Megavolt Electrostatic Field Ionization Desorption (APME-FID) method generates ions directly from the surface of samples connected to a high electrical voltage at megavolt conditions. Megavolt electrostatic potential is generated and gradually accumulated directly on the sample surface by a Van de Graaff generator without causing damage to the sample. Therefore, when coupled with mass spectrometric system, the APME-FID-MS method enables direct detection of analytes on the surface of samples in different sizes and diverse types.
US10381208B2	Method of processing an image charge/current signal A method of processing an image charge/current signal representative of trapped ions undergoing oscillatory motion. The method includes: identifying a plurality of fundamental frequencies potentially present in the image charge/current signal based on an analysis of peaks in a frequency spectrum corresponding to the image charge/current signal in the frequency domain, wherein each candidate fundamental frequency falls in a frequency range of interest; deriving a basis signal for each candidate fundamental frequency using a calibration signal; and estimating relative abundances of ions corresponding to the candidate fundamental frequencies by mapping the basis signals to the image charge/current signal. At least one candidate fundamental frequency is calculated using a frequency associated with a peak that falls outside the frequency range of interest and that has been determined as representing a second or higher order harmonic of the candidate fundamental frequency.
US10381205B1	Muon drift tube and method of making same Various configurations of muon drift tubes for use in muon tomography are described and involve aluminum end caps coupled to an aluminum tube, an electrode in each of the end caps, and an anode wire extending between the electrodes. A two-part electrically conductive, gas-sealed, connection is located between an aluminum end cap and the aluminum tube. Methods of making those configurations of muon drift tubes are also described.
US10381204B2	Laminated ultra-high vacuum forming device Provided is an ultra-high vacuum forming device containing an ion pump having a compact size in the central axis direction. The ultra-high vacuum forming device (1) is provided with at least one ion pump (100). The ion pump (100) is provided with: a casing (110) having at least one opening (111, 112); a board-shaped electrode group (120) formed by means of a central opening (120a) being formed along a predetermined central axis (C) disposed within the casing (110), and a plurality of electrodes (121) being joined with spaces therebetween; a pair of board-shaped electrodes (131, 132) having a different polarity than that of the electrode group (120) and that are disposed at positions sandwiching both sides of the electrode group (120) within the casing (110); and a pair of board-shaped magnets (141, 142) disposed at positions sandwiching both sides of the pair of board-shaped electrodes (131, 132).
US10381202B2	Magnetron and magnetron sputtering device Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetron and a magnetron sputtering device, including an inner magnetic pole and an outer magnetic pole with opposite polarities. Both the inner magnetic pole and the outer magnetic pole comprise multiple spirals. The spirals of the outer magnetic pole surround the spirals of the inner magnetic pole, and a gap exists therebetween. In addition, the gap has different widths in different locations from a spiral center to an edge. Moreover, both the spirals of the outer magnetic pole and the spirals of the inner magnetic pole follow a polar equation: r=aθn+b(cos θ)m+c(tan θ)k+d, 0<=n<=2, 0<=m<=2, c=0 or k=0. Because the gap between the inner magnetic pole and the outer magnetic pole has the different widths in a spiral discrete direction, width sizes of the gap in the different locations can be changed to control magnetic field strength distribution in a plane, thus adjusting uniformity of a membrane thickness.
US10381197B2	Transformer, plasma processing apparatus, and plasma processing method A transformer includes: a rotary shaft configured to rotate about a central axis of the rotary shaft as a rotational axis; a primary-side first coil configured to extend around a first axis perpendicular to the central axis; a secondary-side second coil configured to extend around a second axis and supported by the rotary shaft, the second axis being perpendicular to the rotational axis in an area surrounded by the first coil; and a secondary-side third coil configured to extend around a third axis and supported by the rotary shaft, the third axis being perpendicular to the rotational axis and forming a predetermined angle with the second axis in the area.
US10381193B2	Scanning transmission electron microscope with an objective electromagnetic lens and a method of use thereof The object of the present invention provides a scanning transmission electron microscope with the ability to formed at least one diffraction pattern. The scanning electron microscope comprises an electron source, which is configured to provide primary electron beam, a condenser lens system, an objective electromagnetic system, a projection lens system and a detection system, in addition, the objective electromagnetic lens consists of an upper pole piece and a lower pole piece, wherein each pole piece comprises a pole piece face, which is a flat surface oriented towards a sample plane. A salient feature of the present invention is to form at least one diffraction pattern located in the distance from the lower pole piece face outside the pole piece gap, wherein the pole piece gap is the space between the upper pole piece face and the lower pole piece face.
US10381185B2	Vehicle fuse box fault indicator A vehicle is disclosed for indicating when a fuse is blown in a vehicle fuse box. An example vehicle includes an electrical system, a fuse box comprising a door and an inner panel, covered in part with respective luminous materials and a plurality of fuses positioned inside the fuse box, coupled to the electrical system. Each fuse comprise an LED coupled between terminals of the fuse, and a lens configured to direct light from the LED toward the door and the inner panel.
US10381184B1	Multiple-use interlocking fused power and grounding distribution block Apparatus for enabling distribution of electric power, fusing, and/or ground connection in electrical systems is provided. The apparatus may include an extensible, interlocking, modular block of multiple-use modules. Each module may be configured to include a fuse or a link bar mounted within it. Each module may accept multiple sizes and types of fuses. Each module may be configured to include an external link bar for providing an electrical connection to at least one other module. Apparatus may enable distribution of electrical power, fused power, and/or ground connection from a power source to a plurality of electrical components while organizing and minimizing wired connections.
US10381182B2	Plug-on neutral circuit breakers with lockouts and related loadcenters and methods Plug-on neutral circuit breakers include a housing, a plug-on neutral clip with legs extending out from the housing and a mechanical coupler of a lockout latch assembly in the housing coupled to a latch link and the plug-on neutral clip to move the mechanical coupler in response to a change in position of the plug-on neutral clip between first and second positions associated with partially and fully installed orientations to thereby provide a lockout state when not in the second position.
US10381176B2	Keyboard backlighting with deposited light-generating sources Techniques and devices provide backlighting for keys of a keyboard or keypad.
US10381171B2	Electric storage cell, covering film and electric storage module An electric storage cell has an electric storage element and a covering body. The covering body houses the electric storage element and has a metal layer with a first principal face on the electric storage element side and a second principal face on the opposite side, an internal resin layer made of resin laminated onto the first principal face, and an external resin layer made of resin laminated onto the second principal face, with a groove part formed on the second principal face side of the metal layer. The above structures provides a highly reliable electric storage cell, covering film, and electric storage module capable of releasing the rising internal pressure safely in the event of abnormality.
US10381169B2	Aqueous electrolyte, use of the electrolyte and hybrid supercapacitor containing the electrolyte An aqueous electrolyte for a capacitor contains at least one transition metal complex. An aqueous electrolyte containing at least one transition metal complex can be used in a supercapacitor, in a pseudocapacitor, or in a hybrid supercapacitor. A hybrid supercapacitor contains an aqueous electrolyte, which contains at least one transition metal complex.
US10381167B2	Cathode materials containing core shell nanoparticles Provided herein is a capacitor, and method for forming a capacitor, comprising an anode, a dielectric over the anode; a cathode over the dielectric; and the cathode comprises core shell particles.
US10381164B2	Method for drying electrode pair A method for drying an electrode pair is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes preparing a positive electrode by applying a positive electrode material to a current collector; preparing a negative electrode by applying a negative electrode material to a current collector; preparing one set of an electrode pair made up of a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode which are laminated in this order or preparing sets of electrode pairs, the sets being laminated, a separator being provided between the respective sets, each of the electrode pairs being made up of a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode which are laminated in this order; accommodating the electrode pair(s) in a container; and drying the container in which the electrode pair(s) has been accommodated by use of the freeze-drying method.
US10381163B2	Method for assembling force sensitive capacitor A method for assembling a force sensitive capacitor is provided. The method comprises: assembling an insulating member to a rear end of a rear-end moving part; inserting a front-end moving part and the rear-end moving part into a case from a front end and a rear end of the case, respectively, and assembling connecting portions of the front-end moving part and the rear-end moving part; assembling a compressible conductor to a front end of a conductor base; and inserting the conductor base into the case from the rear end of the case and assembling the conductor base to the case.
US10381162B2	Leadless stack comprising multiple components An electronic component is described wherein the electronic component comprises a stack of electronic elements comprising a transient liquid phase sintering adhesive between and in electrical contact with each said first external termination of adjacent electronic elements.
US10381160B2	Multi-layer ceramic electronic component A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a multi-layer unit and an external electrode. The multi-layer unit includes an end surface oriented in a first direction, a side surface oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a ridge connecting the end surface and the side surface, ceramic layers, and internal electrodes. The multi-layer ceramic electronic component satisfies the following relationships: A/L≥0.0142ln(L)+0.0256, A/T≥0.0274ln(T)+0.0719, B/L≥0.0103ln(L)+0.0281, and B/T≥0.0189ln(T)+0.0707, where A represents a thickness of the external electrode in the second direction at a position adjacent to the ridge on the side surface, B represents a thickness of the external electrode in the first direction at a position adjacent to the ridge on the end surface, L represents a dimension of the multi-layer ceramic electronic component in the first direction, and T represents a dimension of the multi-layer ceramic electronic component in the second direction.
US10381159B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A plurality of dielectric layers containing one of CaZrO3 and SrZrO3 and a plurality of internal electrodes containing Ni are alternately disposed in a second direction. The plurality of internal electrodes includes a plurality of first internal electrodes and a plurality of second internal electrodes. Each of first connecting portions of the first internal electrodes includes a first end portion connected to a first terminal electrode. Each of second connecting portions of the second internal electrodes includes a second end portion connected to a second terminal electrode. The first end portions of the first connecting portions adjacent to each other in the second direction are located not to overlap with each other when viewed from the second direction. The second end portions of the second connecting portions adjacent to each other in the second direction are located not to overlap with each other when viewed from the second direction.
US10381157B2	Ceramic electronic device A ceramic electronic device includes a chip component and a pair of metal terminals. The component includes a rectangular-parallelepiped element body having dielectrics and internal electrodes and a pair of terminal electrodes covering end surfaces of the body and a part of side surfaces of the body. The pair of metal terminals respectively has an engagement arm portion configured to hold the component. The terminal electrode includes first and second side surfaces. The first side surface has a predetermined side-surface electrode thickness. The second side surface is disposed farther from the end surface of the body than the first side surface and has the side-surface electrode thickness which is smaller than that of the first side surface. The arm portion contacts with the component at a position that is farther from the end surface of the body than the first side surface.
US10381156B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a multilayer structure in which each of a plurality of ceramic dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked wherein: a concentration of a rare earth element of at least one of an end margin region and a side margin region is lower than that of a capacity region; a total concentration of Si and B of the at least one of the end margin region and the side margin region is higher than that of the capacity region.
US10381149B2	Composite material, reactor, converter, and power conversion device There is provided a composite material containing magnetic powder and a polymeric material including the powder in a dispersion state, wherein a content of the magnetic powder with respect to the whole composite material is more than 50% by volume and 75% by volume or less, a saturation magnetic flux density of the composite material is 0.6 T or more, and a relative magnetic permeability of the composite material is more than 20 and is 35 or less. It is preferable that a density ratio of the magnetic powder should be 0.38 or more and 0.65 or less. The density ratio is set to be an apparent density/a true density. Moreover, it is preferable that the magnetic powder should include a plurality of particles constituted of the same material.
US10381148B2	Transformer and power converter using the same To suppress a temperature increase of a transformer. A transformer includes a core, a primary winding, and a secondary winding. The core includes a primary core and a secondary core disposed on a side of the primary core. The primary winding includes a first primary winding wound around the primary core and the second primary winding wound around the secondary core and electrically connected in series to the first primary winding. The first primary winding is disposed such that a direction of a magnetic flux on an inner peripheral side of the first primary winding induced by the first primary winding is opposite to a direction of the magnetic flux on the inner peripheral side of the second primary winding induced by the second primary winding. The secondary winding is wound such that a winding axial line of the first primary winding and a winding axial line of the second primary winding are formed on an inner peripheral side of the secondary winding.
US10381142B2	Cryogen recondensing system and superconducting magnet apparatus including the same Provided are a cryogen recondensing system and a superconducting magnet apparatus including the same. The cryogen recondensing system includes a primary reservoir that stores cryogen for cooling a superconducting coil; a refrigerator that recondenses gas cryogen of cryogen stored in the primary reservoir; a secondary reservoir that stores gas cryogen; and a secondary reservoir tube that connects the primary reservoir to the secondary reservoir, through which the gas cryogen flows.
US10381139B2	W-containing R—Fe—B—Cu sintered magnet and quenching alloy The present invention discloses a W-containing R—Fe—B—Cu serial sintered magnet and quenching alloy. The sintered magnet contains an R2Fe14B-type main phase, the R being at least one rare earth element comprising Nd or Pr; the crystal grain boundary of the rare earth magnet contains a W-rich area above 0.004 at % and below 0.26 at %, and the W-rich area accounts for 5.0 vol %˜11.0 vol % of the sintered magnet. The sintered magnet uses a minor amount of W pinning crystal to segregate the migration of the pinned grain boundary in the crystal grain boundary to effectively prevent abnormal grain growth and obtain significant improvement. The crystal grain boundary of the quenching alloy contains a W-rich area above 0.004 at % and below 0.26 at %, and the W-rich area accounts for at least 50 vol % of the crystal grain boundary.
US10381136B2	Signal transmission cable Provided is a signal transmission cable. The signal transmission cable includes: at least one pair of signal wires for transmitting a group of differential electronic signals, a first metal shielding film coated on a part of a surface of the at least one pair of signal wires; a second metal shielding film opposite to the first metal shielding film and coated on a part of a surface of the at least one pair of signal wires; and a first insulation film by which the first metal shielding film and the second metal shielding film are secured to the surface of the pair of signal wires. The first metal shielding film and the second metal shielding film are collectively coated on the entire surface of the at least one pair of signal wires, and the second metal shielding film partially overlaps the first metal shielding film.
US10381132B2	Self-supporting cable The current invention relates to self-supporting cables that often are aerial mounted between cable fixing points (800) and where the conductors in the cables act as the bearing elements. In this type of cables, slip-page between the surfaces of different layers in the cable is undesirable. On the other hand, it must be possible to easily bend the cable, even for larger dimensions. Both these requirements are difficult to meet with the solutions from prior art. The present invention overcomes this by introducing an intermediate layer (130) in the cable (100) located between and adhered to the surfaces (112, 121) of the layers and having a frictional inner structure allowing the two surfaces (112, 121) to slip relatively each other in longitudinal direction enough so that the cable (100) can be bent but prevents the two surfaces {112, 121) from slipping in response to an inwardly directed radial pressure force (F) at the cable fixing points (800).
US10381128B2	Flame-retardant flexible polymer composition, and polymer tube and insulated wire formed from the polymer composition A flame-retardant flexible polymer composition includes a polymer component that contains 98 to 80 parts by mass of a chlorinated polyethylene and 2 to 20 parts by mass of a polyolefin polymer; and calcium hydroxide particles having a surface containing calcium silicate, wherein a content of the particles relative to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component is 5 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less. A polymer tube is formed from the flame-retardant flexible polymer composition. An insulated wire includes an insulation formed from the flame-retardant flexible polymer composition.
US10381127B2	Saturated-dimer-acid-diester dielectric fluid Dielectric fluid comprising one or more saturated diesters of dimer acids. Such dielectric fluids can also comprise one or more additives such as antioxidants, oxidation inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, metal deactivators, pour point depressants, or combinations thereof. Additionally, various embodiments concern an electrical device or component comprising a dielectric fluid containing one or more saturated diesters of dimer acids.
US10381125B2	Anisotropic, transparent, electroconductive, and flexible thin film structure including vertically aligned nanolines and method for preparing same Provided is a method of preparing a thin film structure having anisotropic, transparent, electroconductive, flexible properties. The method of preparing a thin film structure includes providing a growth substrate; growing silver nanolines on the growth substrate by using a lightning-rod effect; molding the silver nanolines by using a polymer; and separating the silver nanolines molded by the polymer from the growth substrate to form a freestanding anisotropic, transparent, electroconductive, and flexible thin film.
US10381123B1	Nuclear excitation transfer via phonon-nuclear coupling An apparatus includes a support and a radioactive source on the support. The radioactive source includes nuclei. An excitation element is coupled to the support. Upon activation of the excitation element, radiation emission from the radioactive source is reduced. The excitation element includes a vibration source. Excitation is transferred from nuclei of the radioactive source to nuclei of the support. The excitation transfer occurs in bulk from multiple nuclei of the radioactive source. The excitation transfer causes emissions from the support.
US10381120B2	Structure for dissipating heat by natural convection, for packaging for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials A structure for dissipating heat by natural convection, intended for being provided on the periphery of packaging for transporting and/or storing radioactive materials, the structure having two adjacent half-structures each comprising primary fins which are parallel and angled relative to a height direction of the structure, the primary fins of the two half-structures forming, in pairs, fins of the general shape of an inverted V when the packaging is arranged vertically with the bottom thereof oriented downwards.
US10381119B2	Nuclear fuel pellet having enhanced thermal conductivity, and preparation method thereof The invention relates to nuclear physics, and specifically to reactor fuel elements and units thereof, and particularly to the composition of solid ceramic fuel elements based on uranium dioxide, intended for and exhibiting characteristics for being used in variously-purposed nuclear reactors. The result consists in a more reliable, special structure and a simple composition of uranium dioxide without heterogeneous fuel pellet additives, approaching the characteristics of a monocrystal having enhanced, and specifically exceeding reference data, thermal conductivity as temperature increases, and a simple production method thereof. The result is achieved in that pores of between 1 and 5 microns in size are distributed along the perimeters of grains in the micro-structure of each metal cluster in a nuclear fuel pellet, and in that located within the grains are pores which are predominantly nano-sized. In addition, the metal clusters comprise between 0.01 and 1.0 percent by mass. The invention provides for a method of preparing a nuclear fuel pellet, including precipitating metal hydroxides, in two stages, having different pH levels. Uranium metal is melted at a temperature exceeding 1150 DEG C., sintering is carried out in an insignificant amount of liquid phase at a temperature ranging between 1600 and 2200 DEG C. in a hydrogen medium until forming uranium dioxide, the structure of which includes metal clusters dispersed therein. An X-ray photon spectroscope is used for identifying the new structure of the UO2 pellet and the additional U—U chemical bond.
US10381118B2	Cardiac arrest event (code) support system, equipment and methodologies providing recordation, documentation, analysis, feedback and post event processing Disclosed embodiments are directed at providing a cardiac arrest event support system, equipment and methodologies that enable recordation, documentation, real time analysis, feedback to personnel treating a victim of the event and post event processing to support objective documentation and post event processing (e.g., inventory, billing, etc.).
US10381113B2	Flexible encounter tracking systems and methods Embodiments include a customizable encounter document whose contents are populated based on a template for the current patient, a template for all the user's patients, or a combination of templates. The contents include data modules retrieved from various databases and are arranged according to the user's work flow. The contents are presented in one view, a scrollable pane, to assist the user when making medical decisions. The user can make changes to the contents on the scrollable pane in real time that may affect one or more of the templates. Once the customizable encounter document is signed, the contents are captured, de-identified, and saved, along with a link of the captured contents with the user, and/or the patient's EHR.
US10381111B2	Apparatus for collecting fingerprints and buccal swabs Disclosed are devices and methods for collection, labeling and matching biological samples containing nucleic acid in conjunction with collecting at least one ridge and valley signature such as a fingerprint or footprint of an individual. Such devices and methods are used in forensic, human identification, paternity, tissue typing, and screening technologies to rapidly process an individual's identity, determine the identity of an individual along with the genotype profile of the individual.
US10381109B2	Multimode sensor devices The disclosure provides BMDs that have multiple device modes depending on operational conditions of the devices, e.g., motion intensity, device placement, and/or activity type. The device modes are associated with various data processing algorithms. In some embodiments, the BMD is implemented as a wrist-worn or arm-worn device. In some embodiments, methods for tracking physiological metrics using the BMDs are provided. In some embodiments, the process or the BMD applies a time domain analysis on data provided by a sensor of the BMD when the data has a high signal (e.g., high signal-to-noise ratio), and applies a frequency domain analysis on the data when the data has a low signal, which contributes to improved accuracy and speed of biometric data.
US10381107B2	Nucleic acid sequencer for electrically determining a sequence of nitrogenous bases in a single stranded nucleic acid A nucleic acid sequencer includes: an atomically thin membrane; a solid electrode spaced apart from the atomically thin membrane and arranged in a capacitive configuration with the atomically thin membrane; a spacer member; a complementary base covalently disposed on the atomically thin membrane and arranged to base pair with a nitrogenous base of the single stranded nucleic acid; a power source in electrical communication with the solid electrode and that provides electrical power to the solid electrode; and a resistor in electrical communication with the power source and that receives electric current from the power source and that also is in electrical communication with the atomically thin membrane such that an amount of the electric current changes in response to a change in the selected distance between the atomically thin membrane and the solid electrode.
US10381105B1	Personalized beauty system Systems and methods disclosed for recommending beauty products for a subject by using a DNA sequencer to generate genetic information; aggregating genetic information, beauty trend data, and cosmetic product response from a patient population; deep learning with a computer to generate at least one computer implemented classifier that predicts matching beauty products based on the genetic information, beauty trend data, and cosmetic product response from a patient population; and recommending one or more beauty products for the subject.
US10381104B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a fuse selection circuit suitable for generating fuse set address signals based on a clock signal; a fuse array including a plurality of fuse sets and suitable for sequentially outputting fuse set data from the fuse sets based on the fuse set address signals; a read circuit suitable for sequentially generating read set data based on the clock signal and the fuse set data; and a calculation circuit suitable for calculating a number of used or unused fuse sets among the fuse sets based on the clock signal and a fuse information signal which includes at least one fuse read signal among a plurality of fuse read signals included in the read set data.
US10381102B2	Memory devices having a read function of data stored in a plurality of reference cells A semiconductor device is provided with normal memory cells constituted so as to store user data, reference memory cells constituted so as to generate a reference signal for reading out the normal memory cells, and a control circuit that carries out a defect detecting operation for detecting whether or not the reference memory cell and data stored in the reference memory cell are coincident with expected values on the stored data read out from the reference memory cells. Moreover, it is also provided with a control circuit for executing a defect correcting operation for correcting data to be stored in the reference memory cells that are detected as defective. Furthermore, it is also provided with a control circuit that is configured so as to cut off the reference memory cell detected as defective from the sense amplifier.
US10381097B2	Read mode tuning Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for performing read mode tuning. An apparatus includes an error rate storage circuit that determines error rate information. An apparatus includes a mode selection circuit that determines a read mode of a plurality of read modes for reading a set of memory cells based on error rate information. The plurality of read modes may include a fast read mode and a normal read mode. An apparatus includes a read circuit that performs a read on a set of memory cells based on a read mode.
US10381088B2	System and method for generating random numbers based on non-volatile memory cell array entropy A memory device that generates a unique identifying number, and includes a plurality of memory cells and a controller. Each of the memory cells includes first and second regions formed in a semiconductor substrate, wherein a channel region of the substrate extends between the first and second regions, a floating gate disposed over and insulated from a first portion of the channel region, and a select gate disposed over and insulated from a second portion of the channel region. The controller is configured to apply one or more positive voltages to the first regions of the memory cells while the memory cells are in a subthreshold state for generating leakage current through each of the channel regions, measure the leakage currents, and generate a number based on the measured leakage currents.
US10381087B2	Apparatuses and methods for transistor protection by charge sharing Apparatuses and methods for protecting transistors through charge sharing are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a transistor comprising a gate node and a bulk node, a charge sharing circuit coupled between the gate and bulk nodes, and logic. The charge sharing circuit is configure to equalize charge differences between the gate and bulk nodes, and the logic is configured to enable the charge sharing circuit based at least in part on a combination of first and second signals, which indicate the presence of a condition.
US10381085B2	Erasing memory cells Apparatus and methods of operating such apparatus include applying a first voltage level to a source connected to a first end of a string of series-connected memory cells, applying a second voltage level to a data line connected to a second end of the string of series-connected memory cells, and applying a third voltage level to a first access line coupled to a first memory cell of the string of series-connected memory cells concurrently with applying the first and second voltage levels, wherein the magnitude of the third voltage level is greater than the magnitude of both the first voltage level and the second voltage level, and wherein a polarity and the magnitude of the third voltage level are expected to decrease a threshold voltage of the first memory cell when concurrently applying the first, second and third voltage levels.
US10381083B1	Bit line control that reduces select gate transistor disturb in erase operations A memory device and associated techniques avoid a disturb of a select gate transistor during an erase operation for memory cells in a string. During the erase operation, a channel potential gradient near the select gate transistors is reduced when the voltages of the bit line and the substrate are suitably controlled. In one approach, the voltage of the substrate at a source end of the memory string is increased to an intermediate level first before being increased to the erase voltage threshold level while the voltage of the bit line is held at a reference voltage level to delay floating the voltage of the bit line. Another approach builds off the first approach by temporarily decreasing the voltage of the bit line to a negative level before letting the voltage of the bit line to float at the same time as the voltage of the substrate is increased to the erase voltage threshold level.
US10381081B2	Three dimensional memory device with multiple stacked electrode layers A memory device includes first and second electrode layers, first and second semiconductor pillars, an interconnect, and a first connecting conductor. The first and second electrode layers are stacked in a first direction. The second electrode layers are positioned in the first direction when viewed from the first electrode layers. The first semiconductor pillar extends in the first direction through the first electrode layers. The second semiconductor pillar extends in the first direction through the second electrode layers. The interconnect is provided between the first and second electrode layers, and is electrically connected to the first and second semiconductor pillars. The first connecting conductor extends in the first direction, is connected to one of the first electrode layers and one of the second electrode layers. The first connecting conductor extends in the first direction, and crosses at least one of the second electrode layers.
US10381076B2	Circuit and method for configurable impedance array A configurable impeder is provided. The configurable impeder comprises of multiple CESs. Each of the CESs is capable of being configured into one of a plurality of impedance states. Further, a programing circuit is provided. The programing circuit provides a plurality of programing signals in dependence of an input signal. Each programing signal configures an impedance state of a respective CES from the plurality of CESs.
US10381075B2	Techniques to access a self-selecting memory device Methods, systems, and devices related to techniques to access a self-selecting memory device are described. A self-selecting memory cell may store one or more bits of data represented by different threshold voltages of the self-selecting memory cell. A programming pulse may be varied to establish the different threshold voltages by modifying one or more time durations during which a fixed level of voltage or current is maintained across the self-selecting memory cell. The self-selecting memory cell may include a chalcogenide alloy. A non-uniform distribution of an element in the chalcogenide alloy may determine a particular threshold voltage of the self-selecting memory cell. The shape of the programming pulse may be configured to modify a distribution of the element in the chalcogenide alloy based on a desired logic state of the self-selecting memory cell.
US10381070B2	Integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes a plurality of first memory cells and a plurality of second memory cells. Each cell of the plurality of first memory cells includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a first pass-gate (PG) transistor and a second PG transistor. Each inverter of the first and second inverters includes a P-type single FinFET transistor and an N-type single FinFET transistor. The first PG transistor and the second PG transistor each are an N-type single FinFET transistor. Each cell of the plurality of second memory cells includes a third inverter, a fourth inverter, a third PG transistor and a fourth PG transistor. Each inverter of the third and fourth inverters includes a P-type single FinFET transistor and an N-type transistor. Each transistor of the third and fourth PG transistors include at least two FinFET transistors electrically coupled in a parallel configuration.
US10381067B2	Memory system topologies including a buffer device and an integrated circuit memory device Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory controller) and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. For example, data may be provided between the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices and the integrated circuit buffer device using separate segmented (or point-to-point link) signal paths in response to control/address information provided from the integrated circuit buffer device to the plurality of integrated circuit buffer devices using a single fly-by (or bus) signal path. An integrated circuit buffer device enables configurable effective memory organization of the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. The memory organization represented by the integrated circuit buffer device to a memory controller may be different than the actual memory organization behind or coupled to the integrated circuit buffer device. The buffer device segments and merges the data transferred between the memory controller that expects a particular memory organization and actual memory organization.
US10381065B2	Performing logical operations using sensing circuitry Apparatuses and methods related to performing logical operations using sensing circuitry are provided. One apparatus comprises an array of memory cells, sensing circuitry coupled to the array of memory cells via a sense line, and a controller coupled to the array of memory cells and the sensing circuitry. The sensing circuitry includes a sense amplifier and does not include an accumulator. The controller is configured to perform logical operations using the array of memory cells as an accumulator without transferring data out of the memory array and sensing circuitry.
US10381064B1	Apparatuses and methods for refreshing memory of a semiconductor device Apparatuses and methods for refreshing memory of a semiconductor device are described. An example method includes producing, responsive to a first refresh command, a plurality of first refresh addresses and detecting, responsive to the plurality of first refresh addresses, that the plurality of first refresh addresses include a first defective address and a first non-defective address. The example method further includes refreshing, responsive to a second refresh command following the first refresh command, the non-defective first address without refreshing the first defective address.
US10381050B2	Apparatuses and methods for power efficient driver circuits An apparatus comprising is disclosed. The apparatus a driver circuit configured to selectively provide a first supply voltage to an output node in a first operating mode and to selectively provide a second supply voltage to the output node in a second operating mode, based on one or more enable signals.
US10381042B2	Method and system for generating multimedia clip A method and a device for generating a multimedia clip from multimedia content without interrupting playback of the multimedia content and with no user inputs or at least minimal user inputs are provided. A multimedia content being currently played is stored in a buffer. A current time or a current frame is designated as an end point of the multimedia clip. A start point of the multimedia clip is either computed or received. The multimedia clip is generated by retrieving from the buffer a portion of the multimedia content between the start point and the end point.
US10381041B2	System and method for automated video editing A system and method for automated video editing. A reference media is selected and analyzed. At least one video may be acquired, and thereby synced to the reference audio media. Once synced, audio analysis is used to assemble an edited video. The audio analysis can include information, including user inputs, video analysis, and metadata. The system and method for automated video editing may be applied to collaborative creation, simulated stop motion animation, and real-time implementations.
US10381040B1	Dynamic hybrid shingled magnetic recording device A write command is received to write data in a Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) realm of a disk to be formatted for writing data in non-overlapping tracks. The disk includes a plurality of areas of the disk that can be formatted as a CMR realm or as a Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) realm formatted for writing data in overlapping tracks. It is determined whether performance of the write command would require writing to begin in a portion of the CMR realm that has not been written with non-overlapping tracks. In response to determining that the performance of the write command would require writing to begin in a portion of the CMR realm that has not been written with non-overlapping tracks, a predefined data pattern is written using non-overlapping tracks in the portion of the CMR realm that has not been written with non-overlapping tracks.
US10381039B2	Reproducing device A reproducing device (100) includes (i) an optical pickup (6) for irradiating, with reproduction light, an optical disk (1) which is a super-resolution medium, (ii) an RF signal processing circuit (9) for converting, into a reproduction signal, light which reflected off optical disk (1), (iii) an i-MLSE detecting section (141) for evaluating quality of the reproduction signal, and (iv) a spherical aberration correcting section (142) for correcting a spherical aberration by using a result of evaluation of the quality of the reproduction signal.
US10381038B2	Automated data storage library drone accessor A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drones is disclosed. The data storage system comprises a data storage library for reading and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, at least one drone vehicle, a processing device, and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to: receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location in the data storage library, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location, and perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle.
US10381037B2	Optical disc and optical disc device In a multilayer optical disc having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, because the type of each information layer is not recorded in the other information layers, in read and write operations by a compatible optical disc device conforming to a plurality of optical disc standards, every time the information layer being accessed changes, it has been necessary to read the type of the information layer and select a method of generating a tracking error signal adapted to the type of information layer, so access has taken time. In order to solve the above problem, in the optical multilayer disc according to the present invention, having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, in an area in one of the information layers, information about the other information layers is recorded. The time required to access the other information layers can be reduced by using this information to select a tracking error signal generating method.
US10381036B1	Laser bias calibration Systems and methods of laser bias calibration are presented. A preamplifier circuit may include a laser voltage monitor circuit and a laser bias control circuit configured to automatically adjust an output laser bias threshold voltage based on a monitored laser voltage. The laser bias control circuit may include a first differentiator circuit, a second differentiator circuit, and a threshold detection circuit. The preamplifier circuit may be utilized in a heat assisted magnetic recording device.
US10381034B2	In-line type film forming apparatus and method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium using the same Provided is an in-line type film forming apparatus including a processing chamber which is disposed to deviate from a closed path and is connected to a corner chamber, a first loading and unloading unit which unloads a substrate from a carrier and moves the substrate to the inside of the processing chamber, a second loading and unloading unit which unloads the substrate processed in the processing chamber and loads the substrate on the carrier, and a control device which performs control of driving the first and second loading and unloading units to unload the substrate from the carrier and to move the substrate to the inside of the processing chamber, and to take out the substrate processed in the processing chamber in advance from the processing chamber and to load the substrate on the carrier.
US10381017B2	Method and device for eliminating background sound, and terminal device The present disclosure provides a method and a device for eliminating background sound, and a terminal device. The method includes: obtaining an initial audio data set; performing background sound fusion processing on the initial audio data set to obtain training sample data; performing neural network training based on the training sample data and the initial audio data set to generate an initial neural network model for eliminating background sound; and performing background sound elimination on audio data to be processed based on the initial neural network model for eliminating background sound.
US10381016B2	Methods and apparatus for altering audio output signals Methods, systems and computer readable media for altering an audio output are provided. In some embodiments, the system may change the original frequency content of an audio data file to a second frequency content so that a recorded audio track will sound as if a different person had recorded it when it is played back. In other embodiments, the system may receive an audio data file and a voice signature, and it may apply the voice signature to the audio data file to alter the audio output of the audio data file. In that instance, the audio data file may be a textual representation of a recorded audio data file.
US10381015B2	Coding device, decoding device, and method and program thereof A technology of accurately coding and decoding coefficients which are convertible into linear prediction coefficients even for a frame in which the spectrum variation is great while suppressing an increase in the code amount as a whole is provided. A coding device includes: a first coding unit that obtains a first code by coding coefficients which are convertible into linear prediction coefficients of more than one order; and a second coding unit that obtains a second code by coding at least quantization errors of the first coding unit if (A-1) an index Q commensurate with how high the peak-to-valley height of a spectral envelope is, the spectral envelope corresponding to the coefficients which are convertible into the linear prediction coefficients of more than one order, is larger than or equal to a predetermined threshold value Th1 and/or (B-1) an index Q′ commensurate with how short the peak-to-valley height of the spectral envelope is, is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold value Th1′.
US10381014B2	Generation of comfort noise A comfort noise controller for generating CN (Comfort Noise) control parameters is described. A buffer of a predetermined size is configured to store CN parameters for SID (Silence Insertion Descriptor) frames and active hangover frames. A subset selector is configured to determine a CN parameter subset relevant for SID frames based on the age of the stored CN parameters and on residual energies. A comfort noise control parameter extractor (50B) is configured to use the determined CN parameter subset to determine the CN control parameters for a first SID frame following an active signal frame.
US10381010B2	Voice control user interface during low power mode A method include placing a first processor in a sleep operating mode and running a second processor that is operative to wake the first processor from the sleep operating mode in response to a speech command phrase. The method includes identifying, by the second processor, a speech command phrase segment and performing a control operation in response to detecting the segment in detected speech. The control operation is performed while the first processor is maintained in the sleep operating mode.
US10381006B1	Dialog management system for using multiple artificial intelligence service providers Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for utilizing multiple AI service providers by a dialog management system. The dialog management system can include a dispatcher bot, multiple worker bots, and multiple AI adapters that are each associated with a different cloud-based AI service provider. In response to receiving a query, the dispatcher bot selects a particular worker bot to handle the query. The particular worker bot is assigned to a particular AI service provider. An AI adapter associated with the particular AI service provider, generates a query message based on the query. The AI adapter sends the query message to the particular AI service provider and receives a response message. The dialog management system sends a representation of the response message to the particular worker bot, receives an answer for the query from the particular worker bot, and provides the answer for output.
US10380995B2	Method and device for extracting speech features based on artificial intelligence Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for extracting speech features based on artificial intelligence. The method includes performing a spectrum analysis on a speech to be recognized to obtain a spectrum program of the speech to be recognized; and extracting features of the spectrum program by using a gated convolution neural network to obtain the speech features of the speech to be recognized. As the spectrum program can describe the speech to be recognized in a form of image, and the gated convolution neural network is an effective method for processing images, the speech features extracted with this method may accurately describe characteristics of the speech.
US10380992B2	Natural language generation based on user speech style A system and method of generating a natural language generation (NLG) output, wherein the method includes: receiving speech signals from a user at a microphone of a client device; determining a requested communication goal and at least one inputted communication value based on the received speech signals; determining to use a static natural language generation (NLG) template or a dynamic NLG template to generate an NLG output, wherein the determination of whether to use a static NLG template or a dynamic NLG template is made using a neural network NLG template selection process; selecting an NLG template after the determination of whether to use a static NLG template or a dynamic NLG template; and generating an NLG output based on the selected NLG template.
US10380991B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program for selectable spatial correction of multichannel audio signal The present technology relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and a program, which are capable of reproducing an acoustic field more appropriately in accordance with content.A decoding unit decodes a multiplexed signal, and obtains a multichannel sound collection signal obtained by performing sound collection through a linear microphone array and spatial correction information for selecting a spatial correction scheme for correcting a spatial transfer characteristic. A spatial correction scheme selecting unit selects the spatial correction scheme on the basis of the spatial correction information, and a spatial transfer characteristic matrix generating unit outputs a spatial transfer characteristic matrix indicated by a selection result of the spatial correction scheme. A drive signal generating unit generates a speaker drive signal of a spatial frequency domain on the basis of the multichannel sound collection signal and the spatial transfer characteristic matrix. The present technology can be applied to a spatial correction controller.
US10380987B2	Masking open space noise using sound and corresponding visual Methods and apparatuses for addressing open space noise are disclosed. In one example, a method for masking open space noise includes outputting from a speaker a speaker sound corresponding to a flow of water, and displaying a water element system, the water element system generating a sound of flowing water.
US10380978B2	Flute headjoint A flute headjoint includes a cylindrical pipe section (2), an embouchure hole (3) bounded by a reinforcing element (4), a crown (6) terminating the pipe section (2) situated to the left of the embouchure hole (3), and a concave tuning plug (8) disposed in the pipe section (2) in a sonic chamber (5) situated under the embouchure hole (3). The cylindrical pipe section (2) is longer compared to conventional configurations, the crown (6) is open, the tuning plug (8, 12, 15, 23) is a cylindrical body with its face situated facing the embouchure hole (3) having a sunken three-dimensional configuration made as a combination of regular or irregular arcuate and flat faces. A balance weight (40) is positioned in the resonator cavity (5a) between the tuning plug (8, 12, 15, 23) and the crown (6). Pipe section (2) includes an additional extension piece (42, 43) which is removable
US10380973B2	Luminance comfort prediction and adjustment One or more levels of maladaptation are calculated relative to frames of media content having abrupt jumps from periods of low illumination to bright illumination when visual acuity may be lost and/or discomfort may be experienced. These levels of maladaptation may be correlated with subjectively determined levels of perceived luminance discomfort. Based upon the levels of perceived luminance discomfort that can be derived from the levels of maladaptation, the media content may be adjusted.
US10380972B2	Display device A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a second electrode layer disposed over the semiconductor layer and comprising first data lines extending along a second direction; and plural pixel regions disposed between two adjacent first data lines. Herein, one pixel region has a first section and a second section substantially parallel to the second direction, respectively. The first section overlaps with the semiconductor layer, but the second section does not overlap therewith. When light passes through the display device, a ratio of a first brightness integral value obtained by measuring the first section to a second brightness integral value obtained by measuring the second section is greater than 0.4 and smaller than 1.
US10380971B2	Display device Disclosed is a display device. The display device may use one transmission line to perform bidirectional data transmission between a timing controller and a source driver. Furthermore, the display device may control the timing controller to transmit a Tx signal to the source driver and control the source driver to transmit correction data, through one transmission line.
US10380970B2	Client-server visualization system with hybrid data processing The invention comprises a system of client-server visualization with hybrid data processing, having a server digital data processor, that allows for server side rendering and processing image data, and client digital data processors simultaneously connected to the server, which receives messages from the clients, creates rendered images of data sets or other data processing results and sends those rendered images and results to the clients for display or further processing. Performing certain image rendering operations on either the server or the client according to which is better suited for the tasks requested by the user at any point in time, and possibly adjusting this division of work dynamically, improves rendering speed and application responsiveness on the clients.
US10380963B2	Display driving circuit, driving method thereof, and display device The present application includes a display driving circuit, driving method thereof, and display device. A voltage detection circuit is added to an existing display drive circuit, and the voltage detection circuit determines, according to a standard reference voltage signal outputted by a logic circuit, whether a reference voltage signal outputted by a power supply management circuit is abnormal. If the reference voltage signal is determined to be abnormal, the power supply management circuit is controlled to stop outputting the reference voltage signal, such that the power supply management circuit is in a static mode, and therefore, a display panel is in a constant white or constant black mode.
US10380962B2	Driving circuit applied to LCD apparatus A driving circuit applied to a LCD apparatus includes N driver chips, a signal source, a WOA wire, a COF wire. Each driver chip is COF-packaged and correspondingly coupled to L output channels. N and L are positive integers and N≥2. The signal source is coupled to L output channels of the first driver chip. One terminal of WOA wire is coupled to L output channels of the second driver chip. One terminal of the COF wire is coupled between the signal source and a first output channel of the first driver chip and another terminal of the COF wire is coupled to another terminal of WOA wire. The resistance of COF wire is far smaller than a first internal resistance between the first output channel and L-th output channel of first driver chip and the resistance of WOA wire is substantially equal to first internal resistance.
US10380961B2	Display device and control method for display device The present invention allows a user to realize that a display device is in a state of low electric power consumption. A display device (1) is a display device for refreshing a display screen at a refresh rate which is variable, the display device including: an eco-state sensing circuit (8) for specifying the refresh rate which is variable; and a state display control circuit (9) for presenting a state of the specified refresh rate to a user.
US10380956B2	Information terminal An information terminal capable of switching display and non-display of images by strain. The information terminal includes a display portion and a strain sensor. The display portion includes a liquid crystal element, a light-emitting element, and a first and a second transistors. The strain sensor includes a strain sensor element and a resistor. The first transistor has a function of controlling current flowing into the light-emitting element. The strain sensor element has a function as a variable resistor. A first terminal of the strain sensor element is electrically connected to a first terminal of the resistor. A gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the strain sensor element via the second transistor.
US10380952B2	Smart pixel lighting and display microcontroller A light emitting assembly is described. In one embodiment, one or more light emitting diode (LED) devices and one or more microcontrollers are bonded to a same side of a substrate, with the one or more microcontrollers to switch and drive the one or more LED devices.
US10380947B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of driving the same A display including first to n-th pixels electrically connected with a first data line, and a data compensator for generating a reference voltage of a k-th pixel (k being between 1 and n) based on a first coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and the first data line and a second coupling voltage between the k-th pixel and a second data line, and comparing an average voltage generated based on a reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels with the reference voltage of the k-th pixel to generate a compensation signal, wherein the reference voltage of at least one of the first to n-th pixels is based on a coupling voltage between the at least one of the first to n-th pixels and the first data line and based on a coupling voltage between the pixels and the second data line.
US10380946B2	OLED pixel circuitry, driving method thereof and display device The present disclosure relates to an OLED pixel circuitry, a driving method thereof and a display device. The OLED pixel circuitry includes: a driving circuit, a light emitting circuit and a short-circuit protection circuit, wherein the driving circuit is coupled to a scan signal input terminal, a data signal input terminal, a first voltage terminal and the light emitting circuit respectively, and is configured to drive the light emitting circuit to emit light; the light emitting circuit is further coupled to a second voltage terminal, and is configured to emit light; and the short-circuit protection circuit is coupled to the driving circuit and the light emitting circuit, and is configured to control the driving circuit to be turned off when a short circuit occurs in the light emitting circuit.
US10380943B2	Organic light emitting display device including a sensing unit to measure at least one of current and voltage, and method of driving the same An organic light emitting display device includes pixels connected to scan lines, data lines, and emission control lines to emit light components in response to amounts of current that flow from a first driving power source to a second driving power source, a sensing unit connected between the first or second driving power source and the pixels to measure to at least one of current and voltage, a controller to sense a control signal in response to at least one of the current and the voltage measured by the sensing unit, a timing controller to supply a plurality of emission start signals with different widths in a one frame period in response to the control signal when the organic light emitting display device is driven at a low frequency, and an emission driver to supply emission control signals to the emission control lines in response to the emission start signals.
US10380941B2	OLED pixel circuit and display device thereof An OLED pixel circuit and a display apparatus comprising the OLED pixel circuit. An OLED pixel circuit comprises an OLED and driving units (TFT1, S1, C) for driving the OLED to emit light, wherein one electrode of the OLED is connected to the driving units (TFT1, S1, C). The OLED pixel circuit further comprises compensation units (R1, S2, TFT2, R2). The compensation units (R1, S2, TFT2, R2) comprises a sensing element (R1) which can sense light and convert an optical signal of the OLED into an electrical signal. The compensation units (R1, S2, TFT2, R2) compensate for currents used by the driving units (TFT1, S1, C) to drive the OLED according to the light-emitting brightness of the OLED.
US10380937B2	Multi-zoned variable VCOM control The disclosure relates to systems and methods for reducing VCOM settling periods. A number of pixels is sub-divided into a plurality of regions. The pixels are configured to transmit light. A common voltage (VCOM) driving circuit is configured to drive a common electrode of the pixels. Moreover, each of a number of VCOM driving circuits includes a variable resistor configured to be driven to a resistance level based at least in part on which region of the plurality of regions includes an active pixel within the region. Furthermore, a resistance level is set and based at least in part on where the active pixel is located.
US10380936B2	Display device, display panel driver, image processing apparatus and image processing method A display panel driver includes: a correction calculation section which performs correction calculations on input image data to generate saturation-enhanced output image data and a drive circuitry driving the display panel in response to the output image data and a starting point control section. The correction calculation section generates red (R) data, green (G) data and blue (B) data of the output image data by performing the correction calculations on R data, G data and B data of the input image data, respectively. The starting point control section controls the positions of starting points of the input-output curves of the correction calculations.
US10380934B2	Display driving device for reducing brightness deviation of display panel A display driving device includes an interface, a clock generator, a sync signal generator and a timing controller. The interface receives a first vertical sync signal having a first vertical period, a first horizontal sync signal having a first horizontal period shorter than the first vertical period, and image data. The clock generator generates a clock signal having a predetermined frequency. The sync signal generator generates a second vertical sync signal using the first vertical sync signal, and generates a second horizontal sync signal having a second horizontal period different from the first horizontal period, using the clock signal, when a porch period included in the first vertical period is greater than a predetermined reference value. The timing controller drives a display panel based on the second vertical sync signal and the second horizontal sync signal.
US10380927B1	Hybrid scanning display and associated mechanisms A display device that significantly improves upon existing scanned display technology (Bloom et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,764,280), and allows for entirely new display form factors. Just a few of the embodiments may provide: low cost displays that replace computer monitors and televisions, folding displays on mobile devices, entirely new forms such as pedestal/conference room displays that allow a user to walk around virtual objects, or even provide fully immersive simulation environments with visual fidelity never before possible. Furthermore, one or more embodiments eliminate the shortcomings, discovered by the present inventor, in displays of the type described by U.S. Pat. No. 5,764,280.
US10380924B2	Illuminable display element and method for producing such a display element The invention relates to an illuminable display element, in particular for a vehicle, which display element comprises a planar cover (1). The planar cover has a visible side (10), a rear side (11), and at least one opening (14). The display element also comprises at least one graphic element (2), which is provided and/or formed on the visible side (10) of the cover (1), and a lighting means (3), which is used to illuminate the opening (14). The graphic element (2) is at least partially surrounded by the at least one opening (14) in such a way the graphic element (2) can be at least partially peripherally illuminated by the light of the lighting means (3). The cover (1) comprises at least one elevation (12) extending upward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged above the at least one opening (14), and/or the cover (1) comprises at least one recess (13) extending downward, within which the graphic element (2) is arranged below the at least one opening (14).
US10380923B2	Modular flip-disc display system and method One variation of a method for updating a flip-disc display includes, at each panel controller within each panel within the flip-disc display: accessing a frame defining target color positions of flip-disc pixels in each module in the corresponding panel; designating a subset of flip-disc pixels in the panel based on differences between target color positions of flip-disc pixels defined in the frame and current color positions of flip-disc pixels in the panel; defining a discontinuous order for serially issuing update commands to each module in the panel; and, during each update instance in a series of update instances within the current update cycle, serving a next update command to each module in the panel to invert one flip-disc pixel in each module in the panel according to the discontinuous order of update commands assigned to each module in the panel.
US10380922B2	Abdominal model for laparoscopic abdominal wall repair/reconstruction simulation A physical abdominal surgical simulation system including an abdominal model mimicking the biomechanical properties and response of a patient specific abdomen and an image acquisition and analysis system. The abdominal model includes an abdominal wall model insert forming a frame of the abdominal model, an abdominal wall member secured to the abdominal wall model insert, a back member secured to the abdominal wall model insert in opposed relation with respect to the abdominal wall member, and an abdominal model cavity defined within abdominal wall model insert, the abdominal wall member, and the back member. The image acquisition and analysis system includes a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of the abdominal model cavity.
US10380921B2	Physical-virtual patient bed system A patient simulation system for healthcare training is provided. The system includes one or more interchangeable shells comprising a physical anatomical model of at least a portion of a patient's body, the shell adapted to be illuminated from behind to provide one or more dynamic images viewable on the outer surface of the shells; a support system adapted to receive the shells via a mounting system, wherein the system comprises one or more image units adapted to render the one or more dynamic images viewable on the outer surface of the shells; one or more interface devices located about the patient shells to receive input and provide output; and one or more computing units in communication with the image units and interface devices, the computing units adapted to provide an interactive simulation for healthcare training.
US10380919B2	System and method for extended spectrum ultrasound training using animate and inanimate training objects A system and method for extended spectrum ultrasound training using tags placed on animate and/or inanimate objects. The system combines the use of tags, a reader, and a 3-DOF motion tracker to train a user in finding image windows and optimal image views in an ultrasound simulation environment.
US10380916B2	Interactive black hole simulator and measurement device An interactive black hole orbital simulator includes a base. The base includes a first end, a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface includes a guide running from the first send to the second end. A vertical shaft extends from the second end of the base. A horizontal shaft extends from a top end of the vertical shaft towards the first end of the base. The present invention further includes a slide frame and an orbital displacement disc. The slide frame includes a bottom and a top. A rail is formed on the bottom. The rail slidably engages with the guide. A first magnet is secured to the top. The orbital displacement disc hangs from the horizontal shaft above the slide frame by at least one cord. The orbital displacement ring includes a second magnet.
US10380914B2	Imaging gloves including wrist cameras and finger cameras Imaging gloves including wrist cameras and finger cameras are disclosed. An imaging glove includes a wrist portion, a finger portion extending from the wrist portion, a wrist camera coupled to the wrist portion, a finger camera coupled to the finger portion, a processor communicatively coupled to the wrist camera and the finger camera, a memory module communicatively coupled to the processor, and machine readable instructions stored in the memory module. When executed by the processor, the machine readable instructions cause the imaging glove to receive image data from the wrist camera or the finger camera, recognize an object in the received image data, and provide output indicative of the recognized object.
US10380912B2	Language learning system with automated user created content to mimic native language acquisition processes A language learning system with automated user created content to mimic native language acquisition processes. The system replaces less appealing learning content with a student's favorite content to increase motivation to learn and by deemphasizing the goal to understand the content, it allows students to fully use their natural ability to listen and reproduce sounds, which are the most effective process for acquiring listening and speaking skills.
US10380904B1	Using train telematics data to provide information in one or more vehicles to reduce accident risk A computer system configured to use train telematics data to reduce risk of accidents via a mobile device traveling within a vehicle may be provided. The mobile device may be configured to (1) receive train telematics data associated with a train that includes GPS location, speed, route, heading, acceleration, and/or track data; (2) determine when, or a time period of when, the train will pass through, be passing through, or be within a predetermined distance of a railroad crossing based upon the train telematics data; (3) determine an alternate route for the vehicle to take to avoid waiting at the railroad crossing; and (4) cause display of the alternate route on a display of the mobile device or a vehicle navigation system to allow the train to pass and to avoid train-vehicle collisions. Insurance discounts may be generated based upon the risk mitigation or prevention functionality.
US10380903B2	Collision avoidance method and device for an aircraft formation relative to an intrusive aircraft Collision avoidance method and device for an aircraft formation relative to an intrusive aircraft. The device manages a collision avoidance for an aircraft formation, relative to an aircraft external to the aircraft formation, the aircraft formation comprising a lead aircraft and at least one following aircraft, the device comprising a formation flight management unit with which all the aircraft of the aircraft formation are equipped and configured to manage the formation flight thereof, and management and control assemblies for determining and applying a coordinated avoidance maneuver intended for all the aircraft of the aircraft formation, this coordinated avoidance maneuver being determined so as to make it possible to avoid the collision with the intrusive aircraft while maintaining the formation flight.
US10380899B2	Ground direction of aircraft datalinks A system and method for ground-to-air communications with an aircraft are provided. The system comprises a ground-to-air communications manager that is configured to analyze incoming data from one or more data sources to determine at least a location and flight mode of an aircraft; and assess outgoing data to be sent to the aircraft based on one or more characteristics of the outgoing data, the location and flight mode of the aircraft, and one or more datalink characteristics. The ground-to-air communications manager selects an outgoing datalink and timing of transmit for the outgoing data according to a best result, which is determined from balancing the one or more characteristics of the outgoing data, the location and flight mode of the aircraft, and the one or more datalink characteristics. The ground-to-air communications manager transmits the outgoing data to the aircraft over the selected outgoing datalink at the selected timing of transmit.
US10380895B2	Surrounding area monitoring apparatus, surrounding area monitoring system and surrounding area monitoring method A surrounding area monitoring apparatus receives visual field information about a driver of a surrounding vehicle of a self vehicle, and decides whether the self vehicle is outside the visual field of the surrounding vehicle or not in accordance with the visual field information. Accordingly, it can learn the present dynamic visual field range of the driver of the surrounding vehicle actually traveling around the self vehicle, and obtain more accurate visual field range. Thus, it can appropriately give information that is really necessary and suppress giving unnecessary information.
US10380893B2	Object detection apparatus In an object detection apparatus, a sameness determination unit determines whether or not a first object and a second object are a same object, where the first object is an object detected by an electromagnetic wave sensor and the second object is an object detected by an image sensor. A position determination unit determines a position of the same object that is an object for which the first object and the second object are determined to be the same, where a Y-coordinate of or a distance to the same object in an XY-plane is determined employing a result of the detection of the first object and an X-coordinate or an azimuth of the same object with respect to a reference direction in the XY-plane is determined employing a result of the detection of the second object.
US10380890B2	Autonomous vehicle localization based on walsh kernel projection technique Location of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is determined with respect to a high definition map. On-boards sensors of the ADV obtain a 3D point cloud of objects surrounding the ADV. The 3D point cloud is organized into an ADV feature space of cells. Each cell has a median intensity value and a variance in elevation. A set of candidate cells that surround the ADV is determined. For each candidate, a set of cells of the ADV feature space that surround the candidate cell is projected onto the map feature space using kernel projection, for one or more dimensions. Kernels can be Walsh-Hadamard vectors. Candidates having insufficient similarity are rejected. When a threshold number of non-rejected candidates remain, candidate similarity can be determined using a similarity metric. The coordinates of the most similar candidate cell are used to determine the position of the vehicle with respect to the map.
US10380888B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of efficiently using information regarding a user evaluation of a target vehicle.[Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a recognition section configured to automatically recognize information of a target vehicle from environment information of a user; an acquisition section configured to acquire a user evaluation of the recognized target vehicle; and a generation section configured to generate information for issuing a notification of the acquired user evaluation.
US10380886B2	Connected automated vehicle highway systems and methods This invention provides a system-oriented and fully-controlled connected automated vehicle highway system for various levels of connected and automated vehicles and highways. The system comprises one or more of: 1) a hierarchical traffic control network of Traffic Control Centers (TCC's), local traffic controller units (TCUs), 2) A RSU (Road Side Unit) network (with integrated functionalities of vehicle sensors, I2V communication to deliver control instructions), 3) OBU (On-Board Unit with sensor and V2I communication units) network embedded in connected and automated vehicles, and 4) wireless communication and security system with local and global connectivity. This system provides a safer, more reliable and more cost-effective solution by redistributing vehicle driving tasks to the hierarchical traffic control network and RSU network.
US10380884B2	System and method for tracking a passive wand and actuating an effect based on a detected wand path A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a source of electromagnetic radiation that operates to emit electromagnetic radiation into an active playing area. The system also includes a sensing device that operates to receive the electromagnetic radiation after being reflected from a retro-reflective material of an article positioned in the active playing area and operable to generate data based on receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation from a series of article positions. Further, the system includes a controller that operates to process the data generated by the sensing device to determine whether the series of article positions correlate to a stored gesture and output a control signal to actuate an effect when the series of article positions correlate to the stored gesture.
US10380877B2	Community security system using intelligent information sharing The present invention relates to a community security system capable of monitoring multiple, generally adjacent, consecutive private security areas to confirm human activity and engage sensory alerts. The community security system includes at least two private security areas having the capability of being networked together to enable information sharing. Each private security area is monitored by a private security system and contains one or more detection devices for monitoring and detecting activity occurring within the boundaries of the private security area. Information detected by detection devices within the private security areas can then communicate with other detection devices within the private security area or with the community security system to confirm activity, track activity across adjacent boundaries, engage sensory alerts and notify community members or authorities, as needed.
US10380868B2	Sensor devices Sensor devices and corresponding methods are provided where a quantity is measured and monitored over time. The quantity may be related to a lifetime of the sensor device.
US10380867B2	Alert management within a network based virtual collaborative space A network-based collaborative problem solving space is provided for managing alerts. The virtual collaboration space provide a virtual space for viewing streaming time series data, generating alerts for time series data, and viewing triggered alerts based on a threshold associated with the generated alert. Alert generation and triggering is automatically tracked within an event log, with particular event log entries associated with the alert generation and the triggering of an alert. When an alert is triggered, a link to the event log entry associated with generating the alert is provided. By reviewing the alert generation and surrounding event log entries, users of the virtual collaboration space may gain context as to the motivations for generating the original alert and thereby better understand whether the triggering of the alert is a serious issue.
US10380865B2	Monitoring apparatus, method and system of the same The monitoring apparatus includes: a processing unit and a data storage unit, in which the data storage unit stores image data of a work situation including a worker and a work object and model data including data indicating that a combination of a positional relationship between an area of the worker and an area of the work object has appeared in the past, and in which the processing unit includes a recognition unit that recognizes the areas of the worker and the work object from the input image, a combination area specification unit that specifies the combination of the positional relationship of the recognized areas of the worker and the work object, a model acquisition unit that acquires the model data from the data storage unit, and an abnormality degree calculation unit that calculates an abnormality degree in the combination of the areas of the worker and the work object.
US10380864B2	Watching system, watching detection device, and watching notification device This watching system is provided with: a watching detection device that is provided with a cartilage conduction vibration source, a mastication sensor, and a bone conduction microphone and that is configured to be mounted on an ear such that the entry of the ear canal is opened; and a mobile phone or an in-home monitoring unit that receives watching detection signals from the mastication sensor and the bone conduction microphone by means of short-range communication and issues a notification to the outside. The watching detection device has an air conduction microphone and also functions as a hearing aid. When detection signals cannot be received from the mastication sensor or the bone conduction microphone for a predetermined time period, a notification is issued. The mobile phone and the in-home monitoring unit crosscheck watching detection information. The mobile phone also issues a notification of information indicating that there is no abnormality.
US10380861B2	Thermochemical temperature indicators A burst temperature indicator system for determining when an electrical contact or other component reaches a predetermined temperature. In operation, a trace material may disperse into a surrounding environment, and be detected, when the electrical component reaches a predetermined threshold temperature. One or more foil barriers may be ruptured or broken by temperature-induced gas pressure. According to another aspect of this disclosure, a rupture disk may be burst at a predetermined temperature to generate, or enable emission of, a light signal. According to another aspect, a rupture disk device acts as, or is associated with, an engine to drive one or more electro-mechanical and/or acoustic devices to signal the occurrence of a predetermined temperature.
US10380857B1	Systems and methods for radio frequency identification enabled deactivation of acousto-magnetic ferrite based marker Systems and methods for operating a marker. The method comprising: receiving, by a Radio Frequency Identification (“RFID”) element of the marker, an RFID deactivation signal transmitted from an external device; and responsive to the RFID deactivation signal, supplying power from the RFID element to a detuner element so that the detuner element switches from a first state to a second state. The marker's resonant frequency is changed to a first value that falls outside of an Electronic Article Surveillance (“EAS”) systems operating frequency range when the detuner element switches from the first state to the second state.
US10380854B1	Automated smart doorbell device and method An automated smart doorbell (ASD) device having at least one memory, one or more sensors, for detecting a first activity within a first zone and a second activity within a second zone, a processor, coupled to the at least one memory and configured to cause a first action upon detecting the first activity within the first zone, a second action upon detecting the second activity within the second zone, the second action occurring when the second activity occurs following the first activity and within a predetermined amount of time.
US10380853B1	Presence detection and detection localization A system configured to improve human presence detection and/or localization by generating aggregate confidence values. The system may aggregate confidence values corresponding to overlapping regions of interest. The system may perform human presence detection by comparing the aggregate confidence values to a universal threshold, with aggregate confidence values above the universal threshold indicating that human presence is detected. The system may use the aggregate confidence values to generate a heatmap, may identify a strongest cluster of pixels in the heatmap and determine a bounding box surrounding the strongest cluster. To distinguish the strongest cluster from a second strongest cluster of pixels, the system may apply a Gaussian kernel with varying threshold values. The system may store the threshold value at which the strongest cluster separates from the second strongest cluster and may use the threshold value to generate the bounding box.
US10380852B2	Systems, methods, and devices for activity monitoring via a home assistant The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: (1) while operating in an assistant mode, receiving an occupant voice command to operate in a monitoring mode; (2) in response to the command, transitioning to operating in the monitoring mode; (3) obtaining one or more monitoring criteria; (4) while operating in the monitoring mode, detecting a sound; (5) obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria; and (6) in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria: (a) obtaining a classification of the sound; and (b) based on sound having a first sound classification, emitting a first simulated occupant response of a plurality of simulated occupant responses via the one or more speakers.
US10380849B2	Payment processing with automatic no-touch mode selection A “no-touch” mobile checkout experience frees consumers from the need to manually locate and activate a mobile payment application in order to complete a transaction. The consumer simply brings his mobile device within close range of an interface console, which in various embodiments prompts the device to launch an application that causes display of a payment token without user action. If the consumer's device is not NFC-capable, the interface console can read a displayed token optically in the usual fashion.
US10380848B2	Gaming system and method having wager dependent different symbol evaluations A gaming device provides one or more different types of symbol evaluations based on the amount wagered by a player in a game. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes a plurality of different types of symbol evaluation, each type of symbol evaluation associated with a different wager amount. If the player wagers a first wager amount to cause a play of the game, the gaming device provides a first type of symbol evaluation. If the player wagers a second wager amount to cause a play of the game, the gaming device provides a second, different type of symbol evaluation in addition to the first type of symbol evaluation.
US10380847B2	Digital lottery game control system The present invention relates to a system and method for purchase, activation and use of a pre-paid lottery voucher for purchase and play of electronic lottery tickets on an electronic device. The pre-paid lottery vouchers act as a recording device for all transactions associated with the lottery voucher. Each electronic ticket purchased with the pre-paid lottery voucher is recorded against a unique voucher identification at a remote digital lottery game control system. Players can play through the number of electronic tickets that the pre-paid voucher entitles them to and then redeem the pre-paid voucher for any winnings that the lottery voucher is entitled to. Winnings can only be redeemed for payout at an authorized lottery redemption agent and cannot be used for purchase of additional electronic lottery tickets, thereby providing a play responsibly feature.
US10380846B2	Market based interleaved wagering system A market based interleaved wagering system is disclosed. The system includes an interactive server constructed to: provide an interactive application; receive an identification of one or more application generated stocks; communicate the stock identification and application telemetry; and receive a wager outcome and an application resource based on the identified stocks and application telemetry. The system also includes a wager server constructed to: receive a wager request and the stock identification; communicate a request for stock information associated with the stock identification; receive stock information associated with the stock identification; generate a wager outcome based on the stock information; and communicate the wager outcome. The system also includes the application controller constructed to: receive the stock identification and application telemetry; communicate the wager request and stock identification, based on the application telemetry; receive the wager outcome; and communicate application resources and application instructions based on the wager outcome.
US10380844B2	Method of and system for gaming A gaming system having a gaming server, and a plurality of user terminals, the gaming server and the gaming machines being connected via a network. The gaming server providing a database to store a plurality of records, each record having an account number as a key value; each of the gaming machines including a biometric interface for requesting a user's biometric data for storing with the account. A system is provided for handling e-wallet cash information of the user. Wherein at least one user terminal is adapted as a cash out terminal to provide cash payout of the users e-wallet to the user upon authentication by way of the biometric interface and the stored biometric data.
US10380843B2	System and method for tracking funds from a plurality of funding sources The present disclosure relates generally to a system that tracks the funding source of an amount of funds as the funds are transferred between various accounts or balances of various components of the system.
US10380842B2	Blockchain gaming Utilizing blockchain in a gaming environment comprises one or more of receiving one or more contracts related to a game stored in a blockchain, initiating a game session of the game based on the one or more contracts, and receiving information and actions related to a game player in the blockchain based on the initiated game session.
US10380841B2	Fraud detection system in a casino A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.
US10380839B2	Mobile control for electronic gaming machine and tables Disclosed is a system and method for enhanced mobile control of electronic gaming machines and tables. In one aspect, statistical information is provided to a player in convenient and useful formats. Also disclosed are approaches to providing convenient transactions that a player can employ to fund game play.
US10380835B2	Game with chance element or event simulation In various embodiments, a player may view a list of popular games.
US10380834B2	Replaceable flexible electronic table top with display function for gaming tables A flexible carrier sheet enables a method of providing image content to individual ones of multiple player positions. The carrier sheet is a flexible, replaceable gaming table covering that includes a flexible carrier sheet. The flexible carrier sheet having multiple flexible electronic display panels capable of displaying distinct image content selected from the group consisting of: a) alphanumerics, b) distinct areas of light; and c) distinct areas of color, each of the multiple flexible electronic display panels provided on a top surface of the carrier sheet. One end of the electrically conductive leads goes into each one of the flexible electronic display panels. An opposite end of the electrically conductive leads having at least one connector configured to receive electronic data input so that the electrically conductive leads transmit the electronic data input to each one of the flexible electronic display panels. A dealer or sensor may initiate a command.
US10380823B2	Article dispensing apparatus An article dispensing apparatus includes an article discharging apparatus, which includes a base, an article storage passage storing articles, a lower pedal, and an upper pedal, an out-of-stock detection switch that is turned to a first state when the lower pedal is in a second standby position and that is turned to a second state when the lower pedal is in a position other than the second standby position; an output member putting the article discharging apparatus in the standby state and drives the article discharging apparatus when the output member rotates from the standby position; and a controller rotating the output member to return the output member to the standby position when the output member rotated from the standby position does not return to the standby position in a preset set time and when the out-of-stock detection switch is turned to the first state in the set time.
US10380819B2	Money handling machine, money handling system and money handling method A money handling machine (for example, a money depositing/dispensing machine 100) includes: a coin-roll storage unit (for example, a coin-roll storage device 180) configured to store a coin roll; an authentication unit 107 configured to authenticate an authority of an operator; and a controlling unit 102 configured to control the coin-roll storage unit so as to dispense the coin roll to replenish a plurality of settlement places 20 at a time only when the authority of the operator authenticated by the authentication unit 107 is a predetermined authority.
US10380814B1	System for determining entry of user to an automated facility Users may enter a facility singly or in groups. Users may present entry credentials to a scanner. The entry credentials assist in identification of the user. After entry, users are tracked within the facility. If determinations about one or more of identification or tracking by an automated system fall below a threshold value, an employee associated with the facility is presented with a user interface. The user interface may include a gallery of images including those of the user and others in the facility. User input to the user interface is then used to reestablish one or more of identification or tracking.
US10380812B2	Vehicle transaction validation A secure chain of data blocks is maintained at a given computing node, wherein the given computing node is part of a set of computing nodes in a distributed network of computing nodes, and wherein each of the set of computing nodes maintains the secure chain of data blocks. The secure chain of data blocks maintained at each computing node comprises one or more data blocks that respectively represent one or more transactions associated with a vehicle. At least one data block is added to the secure chain of data blocks maintained at the given computing node in response to determining that transaction data associated with the at least one data block is valid.
US10380809B2	System and method of fault detection A fault monitoring system for an aircraft includes a processor having a fault diagnosis algorithm, a memory connected to the processor, a plurality of sensors located at selected nodes in an electrical network of the aircraft and connected to the processor, and a data collection algorithm in one of the processor or the plurality of sensors. Each sensor is configured to continuously monitor voltage and current of the electrical network at its selected node and to transmit data representative of the monitored voltage and current to the processor. Upon the occurrence of a fault event, the data collection algorithm selects a subset of the data related to the fault event and at least one sensor transmits a selected subset of the data to one of the processor or the memory.
US10380807B2	Pipette check system A pipette check station for checking the calibration or service status of a pipette includes an RFID reader, a user interface with a display and buttons, and a digital interface to connect the check station to additional equipment; the check station optionally further includes provisions to hold pipettes for storage and to charge electronic pipettes held thereupon.
US10380804B1	Seamless injection of augmented three-dimensional imagery using a positionally encoded video stream Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a multi-peer telepresence communications system. In one aspect, a method includes formulating a geometry of an environment based on sensor data collected from the environment by at least one sensor; capturing, with a camera, a plurality of video frames of the environment and associating each of the captured video frames with spatial transform data of the camera within the geometry of the environment; providing the video frames and associated camera position data to a remote peer; compositing, by the remote peer, the video frames and associated camera position data to generate a local composite; and displaying, on the remote peer, a three-dimensional augmented reality of the environment based on the local composite.
US10380803B1	Methods and systems for virtualizing a target object within a mixed reality presentation An exemplary mixed reality presentation system accesses video data representative of a real-world environment proximate to a mixed reality player device that is configured to present, to a user of the mixed reality player device, a mixed reality presentation. In the mixed reality presentation, one or more virtual objects included within a virtual domain associated with the real-world environment are presented together with real objects included within the real-world environment. The mixed reality presentation system identifies, based on the accessed video data, a target object among the real objects included within the real-world environment. The mixed reality presentation system extracts the target object from the mixed reality presentation and replaces, within the mixed reality presentation, the target object with a virtual object included within the virtual domain. The virtual object implements a representation of the target object. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US10380791B2	System and method for generation of shadow effects in three-dimensional graphics Methods for generating ground shadow and lighting effects for three-dimensional models include identifying polygon data for a three-dimensional model, generating a convex polygon around a base of the model, generating hard and soft shadow meshes in and around the base of the model, and rendering the model with the shadow meshes with a display device. Methods for generating wall shadows and lighting effects for the three dimensional models further include identifying an orientation and height of a polygon in the model that extends from a ground surface in a virtual environment, and rendering the model with a lighting texture applied to either the full polygon if the polygon height is less than a threshold height or to only a portion of the polygon below the threshold height if the polygon exceeds the threshold height.
US10380789B2	Method and apparatus for efficient depth prepass An apparatus and method are described for performing an efficient depth prepass. For example, one embodiment of a method comprising: a method comprising: performing a first pass through a specified portion of a graphics pipeline with only depth rendering active; initializing a coarse depth buffer within the specified portion of the graphics pipeline during the first pass, the coarse depth buffer storing depth data at a level of granularity less than that stored in a per-pixel depth buffer, which is not initialized during the first pass; and performing a second pass through the graphics pipeline following the first pass, the second pass utilizing the full graphics pipeline and using values in the coarse depth buffer initialized by the first pass.
US10380786B2	Method and systems for shading and shadowing volume-rendered images based on a viewing direction Various methods and systems are provided for generating a volume-rendered image with shading from a three-dimensional ultrasound dataset. As one example, a method for ultrasound imaging includes generating a volume-rendered image with shading and shadowing from a three-dimensional ultrasound dataset, the shading and shadowing based on an angle between a probe axis of a transducer probe used to acquire the three-dimensional ultrasound dataset and a viewing direction of the volume-rendered image.
US10380784B2	Electronic apparatus for mapping texture image and generating blending image Provided herein is an electronic apparatus including a storage configured to store a texture image representing a characteristic of a particle of an object; and a processor configured to map the texture image to a plurality of locations where the particle exists and to generate a blending image by blending the mapped texture images, and to render the object based on the blending image.
US10380781B2	Random accessible lossless parameter data compression for tile based 3D computer graphics systems A method and apparatus are provided for compressing vertex parameter data in a 3D computer graphic system, where the vertex parameter data is a data block relating to a plurality of vertices used for rendering an image. The data relating to each vertex includes multiple byte data relating to at least one parameter. The parameters include X, Y and Z coordinates and further coordinates for texturing and shading. The multiple byte data is divided into individual bytes and bytes with corresponding byte positions relating to each vertex are grouped together to form a plurality of byte blocks.
US10380769B1	Arrangement of drawing objects along arbitrary paths Techniques of displaying drawing objects in a drawing application include generating a mapping table between points on a first path and a group of line segments along which drawing objects may be placed. Given the first path, a computer running the drawing application generates a subdivision of the first path. The computer then distributes the drawing objects over a second path, the second path being based on the subdivision of the first path. The computer then places the drawing objects on the second path. The computer then generates the mapping table that identifies a location of a drawing object on the second path and a respective subdivision of the first path.
US10380767B2	System and method for automatic selection of 3D alignment algorithms in a vision system A system and method for selecting among 3D alignment algorithms in a 3D vision system is provided. The system and method includes a 3D camera assembly to acquire at least a runtime image defined by a 3D point cloud or runtime 3D range image having features of a runtime object and a vision system processor. A training image is provided. It is defined by a 3D point cloud or 3D range image having features of a model. A selection process is operated by the vision processor. It analyzes at least one training region of the training image having the features of the model and determines a distribution of surface normals in the at least one training region. It also selects, based upon a characteristic of the distribution, at least one 3D alignment algorithm from a plurality of available 3D alignment algorithms to align the features of the model with respect to the features of the runtime object.
US10380763B2	Hybrid corner and edge-based tracking A method includes acquiring, from a camera, an image frame including a representation of an object, and retrieving from a memory, data containing a template of a first pose of the object. A processor compares the first template to the image frame. A plurality of candidate locations in the image frame having a correlation with the template exceeding a predetermined threshold is determined. Edge registration on at least one candidate location of the plurality of candidate locations is performed to derive a refined pose of the object. Based at least in part on the performed edge registration, an initial pose of the object is determined, and a display image is output for display on a display device. The position at which the display image is displayed and/or the content of the display image is based at least in part on the determined initial pose of the object.
US10380760B2	Three-dimensional object localization using a lookup table A process executes at an electronic system. The process identifies device characteristics of an imaging device that includes signal emitters and signal detectors. The process illuminates a field of view by signals from the signal emitters according to a modulation signal generated by the imaging device. At each of the signal detectors, the process obtains a response signal, and samples the response signals to form a response vector. The process obtains a lookup table corresponding to the modulation signal and the device characteristics. The field of view is partitioned into a 3-dimensional plurality of voxels, and the lookup table specifies, for each voxel, expected signals received by the signal detectors when the voxel is filled and the signal emitters illuminate the field of view according to the modulation signal. The process compares the response vector to the lookup table to determine which voxels are filled.
US10380759B2	Posture estimating apparatus, posture estimating method and storing medium The present invention aims to estimate a more consistent posture in regard to a multi-joint object. A target range image is first input, a human body region is extracted from the input range image, a target joint position candidate is calculated from the input range image, and a joint position is finally determined based on the calculated joint position candidate and a likelihood of each joint to estimate the posture. At this time, joint position permissible range information concerning inter-joint distance and angle of a human body model previously set by learning is obtained from a human body model storing unit, consistency is evaluated for a relation between the joint position candidates of a certain joint and other joint based on the obtained information, and thus the posture corresponding to the best combination of the joint positions is determined.
US10380755B2	Whole object surface area and volume of partial-view 3-D models A technique for estimating a whole object surface area and volume of a micro-scale three-dimensional model with a partially visible surface includes receiving a single-view stereoscopic image of an object of interest and an unconstrained three-dimensional point cloud of the object, generating a constrained three-dimensional point cloud using the image, the unconstrained three-dimensional point cloud, and a digital elevation model (DEM) of the object generated from the image, generating, using the constrained three-dimensional point cloud, a three-dimensional mesh representing an estimate of the surface of the object, calculating a partial surface area and/or partial volume of the object using the three-dimensional mesh, estimating an extent of a visible surface of the object, and calculating a whole surface area and/or a whole volume of the object based on the partial surface area of the object and the estimated extent of the visible surface of the object.
US10380751B1	Robot vision in autonomous underwater vehicles using the color shift in underwater imaging A robot vision system for generating a 3D point cloud of a surrounding environment through comparison of unfiltered and filtered images of the surrounding environment. A filtered image is captured using a camera filter which tends to pass certain wavelength bandwidths while mitigating the passage of other bandwidths. A processor receives the unfiltered and filtered images, pixel matches the unfiltered and filtered images, and determines an image distance for each pixel based on comparing the color coordinates determined for that pixel in the unfiltered and filtered image. The image distances determined provides a relative distance from the digital camera to an object or object portion captured by each pixel, and the relative magnitude of all image distances determined for all pixels in the unfiltered and filtered images allows generation of a 3D point cloud representing the object captured in the unfiltered and filtered images.
US10380746B2	Sparse optical flow support in an optical flow system An optical flow system includes a binary mask generation circuit and an optical flow circuit. The binary mask generation circuit is configured to receive a plurality of points of interest from a captured image that contains an array of pixels arranged as rows and columns and includes width lines that correspond to the rows and height lines that correspond to the columns. The binary mask generation circuit is also configured to generate a binary mask based on the plurality of points of interest. The binary mask includes a representation of a subset of the plurality of points of interest. The optical flow circuit is configured to receive the binary mask and generate an optical flow map of the subset of the plurality of points of interest.
US10380744B2	Verification of medication administration adherence A system and method of confirming administration of medication is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen, determining one or more procedures for administering such prescription regimen and identifying one or more activity sequences associated with such procedures. Activity sequences of actual administration of such prescription regimen are captured and then compared to the identified activity sequences to determine differences therebetween. A notice is provided if differences are determined.
US10380743B2	Object identifying apparatus An object identifying apparatus (13) has: a first determining device (131) configured to determine a first region (231) including an object in an image; a second determining device (134) configured to determining a specific border portion (302) in the first region from a border (301) of the object at which a degree of gradient of image characteristics amount is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, the specific border portion is a portion at which a direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is one direction and a distribution range of the specific border portion in the first region is larger than that of another border portion at which the direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is another direction different from the one direction; and an identifying device (136) configured to identify the object on the basis of a first parameter (A) representing a length of the first region and a second parameter (B) representing a length of the specific border portion.
US10380738B2	Computed tomography image processing and data analysis Systems and methods for computed tomography image processing and data analysis. An example image may comprise: receiving a plurality of input images of a scanned body; processing, by a first convolutional neural network, the plurality of input images to produce one or more pseudo radioisotope emission (pseudo-RE) images of the scanned body; and processing, by a second convolutional neural network, the plurality of pseudo-RE images to classify one or more input images of the plurality of input images with respect to a specified medical diagnosis with respect to the scanned body.
US10380736B1	MIP determination of solid cancer size and size changes based on contrast enhanced MRI and CT imaging Methods of obtaining a suspect nodules' sizes and/or growth rate are provided. In one embodiment, the method begins with at a first time: (i) obtaining a first three dimensional (3D) data set cube of voxels of a patient's anatomy including nodules; (ii) creating a second 3D data set cube of the same size as the first where all voxel values are set to zero; (iii) creating multiple Maximum-Intensity-Projection (MIP) images from the first 3D data set cube taken at different angles; (iv) replacing those voxels in the second 3D data set cube with corresponding voxels from the first 3D data set cube that provide non-zero values in the multiple MIP images; and (v) converting data in the second 3D data set cube into closed surface volumes, cross sectional areas or linear dimensions using image segmentation. Data from a second time can be used to determine growth rate.
US10380732B2	Controller, forming machine, and control method A system controller serving as a controller for controlling a forming machine acquires, from a sensor which outputs image data for determining a distance in a height direction by sensing a predetermined area including a machining area of the forming machine, background image data not including an image of a workpiece and an operator of the forming machine, and current state image data representing a current state of the predetermined area during operation of the forming machine. The system controller calculates difference data indicating a difference between the background image data and the current state image data, and determines an area of the operator in the predetermined area based on the difference data. The system controller controls operation speed of the forming machine based on a result of the determination.
US10380724B1	Learning method and learning device for reducing distortion occurred in warped image generated in process of stabilizing jittered image by using GAN to enhance fault tolerance and fluctuation robustness in extreme situations A method for learning reduction of distortion occurred in a warped image by using a GAN is provided for enhancing fault tolerance and fluctuation robustness in extreme situations. And the method includes steps of: (a) if an initial image is acquired, instructing an adjusting layer included in the generating network to adjust at least part of initial feature values, to thereby transform the initial image into an adjusted image; and (b) if at least part of (i) a naturality score, (ii) a maintenance score, and (iii) a similarity score are acquired, instructing a loss layer included in the generating network to generate a generating network loss by referring to said at least part of the naturality score, the maintenance score and the similarity score, and learn parameters of the generating network. Further, the method can be used for estimating behaviors, and detecting or tracking objects with high precision, etc.
US10380717B2	Image processing method and apparatus, and electronic device An image processing method is provided. The image sensor outputs a merged image and a color-block image in a same scene. A preset target region is identified in the merged image. A part of the color-block image corresponding to a part of the merged image beyond the preset target region is converted into a first image using a first interpolation algorithm, and a part of the merged image within the preset target region is converted into a second image using a second interpolation algorithm. The first image and the second image are merged into a simulation image. An image processing apparatus and an electronic device are provided. With the image processing method and apparatus, and the electronic device the situation that the image sensor needs to take a long work to output a high quality image can be avoided, thus reducing the work time and improving the work efficiency.
US10380714B2	Systems and methods for ambient animation and projecting ambient animation on an interface An ambient animation system, including an image sensor configured to capture an image of an environment outside of a vehicle, a display interface configured to display information to a driver of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the image sensor and the display interface and configured to generate a virtual spherical lighting object, shape the image to fit around the virtual spherical lighting object, and project a portion of the image fitted around the virtual spherical lighting object onto the display interface.
US10380711B2	System and method for rideshare vehicle chaining A system to provide instructions to establish a vehicle chain is presented herein. The system includes a memory, controller, and plurality of fleet vehicles. The controller moreover outputs these instructions to at least two vehicles to cause the vehicles to command themselves to establish a vehicle chain to complete a rideshare reservation. As such, a first vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to a user location and thereafter to a rallying location. Conversely a second vehicle may traverse from its vehicle location to the rallying location and thereafter to a destination location. The controller may output these instructions upon a determination that the vehicles have depleted vehicle resources.
US10380702B2	Rights transfers using block chain transactions Systems and methods for managing media, such as digital content, using block chain technology are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods perform multiple digital currency transfers between address nodes to register a collection of rights to a digital content item to a block chain, and perform a digital currency transfer transaction between address nodes to register the collection of rights to the block chain.
US10380697B1	System and method to interactively update insurance information based on vehicle modifications A computer system for determining replacement cost associated with a vehicle is provided. The computer system includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor disposed in communication with the memory. The processor upon execution of the instructions is configured to receive identification data relating to a vehicle and acquire an image based on the identification data that include components associated with the vehicle, provide the image to a user via a graphical user interface (GUI) with at least one component of the vehicle having an associated interactive element of the GUI. In response to user selection of the component via the GUI, the user is prompted to select a component type from a plurality of component types for the component. The processor is configured to determine a replacement cost for a selected type of component type, and provide the determined replacement cost that was determined to the user.
US10380695B2	System and method for telematics data capture and processing A data processing system includes a processor for determining a percentage share to assign a share of relative risk in an insurance pool between an insurer, a first safety vendor and at least one other safety vendor. The processor is further configured to allocate portions of the insurance pool among the insurer and the safety vendors according to the determined shares assigned to the insurer and the safety vendors, to aggregate by the insurer loss information related to the insurance pool, and transmit the loss information to the safety vendors. Also, the processor may allocate portions of a claim liability or a received premium associated with the insurance pool among the insurer and the safety vendors according to the determined shares assigned to the insurer and the safety vendors.
US10380692B1	Home device sensing Systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with one or more home devices, such as appliances, home systems, etc. are presented. In some examples, the data may be used to determine whether the home device is operating within an expected range. The data may also be used to determine an insurance rate or premium for a user associated with the home device(s). In some arrangements, the data may be used to determine an age of a home device, as well as a likelihood of failure of that device. This information may be used to determine or adjust insurance premiums or rates and/or provide incentives to users to repair or replace the home device(s).
US10380691B1	Location variable insurance Methods, systems and computer readable instructions to provide, and receive, location-variable insurance. Risk zones may be created that have geographic boundaries. A risk zone is a geographic area that has a risk of loss factor associated with the risk zone. Risk zones may have a temporal range, where the existence, geographic boundaries and risk of loss factor for a risk zone may change with time. A location of a person or thing insured may be determined on an on-going basis, providing the opportunity for continued coverage over a wide range of risk of loss factors.
US10380690B2	Dataset cleansing Datasets may be characterized by patterns. The patterns may be caused or otherwise influenced by external factors, such as temporal, meteorological, and/or system factors. The external factors, as well as the patterns which result in the data values of the dataset because of the external factors, may provide for techniques used to account for missing data elements, outlier data elements and/or otherwise cleanse the dataset. New elements may be generated to provide for the missing data elements, and derivative datasets may be generated based on one or more cleansed datasets.
US10380687B2	Trade surveillance and monitoring systems and/or methods Certain example embodiments relate to trade surveillance and monitoring systems and/or methods that take into account both subjective physical trader emotional attributes, and objective activity measures (e.g., trading activity, financial market activity, etc.). Detect scenarios (which may be thought of as logical sequences that define types or patterns used in detecting unwanted incidents) and context scenarios (which may be thought of as logical sequences that help provide additional context in the investigation stage of an incident) may be defined to take into account such information and be used in these and/or regards.
US10380685B1	Secure system A device may receive application questions for an individual applying for credit with an organization. The device may broadcast the application questions to additional devices that have access to a distributed ledger for sharing credit worthiness information to cause at least one of the additional devices to generate an application response to the application questions and to process the application response using a smart contract. The device may receive one or more application responses that have been encrypted. Each of the application responses may include particular credit worthiness information relating to the individual. The device may decrypt the application responses. The device may determine a credit worthiness score for the individual using the application responses. The device may perform one or more actions that allow the device or another device associated with the organization to use the credit worthiness score to determine whether to approve the individual for credit.
US10380682B2	User controlled collaborative aspirational savings social network system and method having user controlled whiteboard system enabling articulation and end-to-end fulfillment of aspirations An internet-based, user-controlled aspirational savings social network system and associated method for end-to-end articulation, savings, and fulfillment of user's aspirations bridges the existing chasm between the user's savings and the purpose for their savings. A network platform facilitates users to discover and articulate aspirations and connects individual accounts assigned to the user's aspirational goals. A plan is developed for each account and a collaborative savings amplification tool of the platform increases the effective monetary amounts beyond the user's principal contributions and/or reduces the price of the aspired goods or services to advance the plan in ways that fulfill the aspirational goals. The network platform engages with a plurality of merchants associated with the aspirational goals to supply the goods or services and yield a comprehensive end-to-end solution. The saving social network system and method allows users to attain aspirations, including those that may otherwise have been out-of-reach.
US10380681B2	Real-time data processing In certain embodiments, a system for real-time overdraft detection includes one or more processors operable to: determine a deposit financial institution and deposit account based on the received check data, determine a debit financial institution and debit account based on the received check data, determine that the deposit financial institution and the debit financial institution are member financial institutions, determine a debit amount based on received check data, determine that the debit account matches an account associated with received account data, and determine that the debit amount exceeds an approved debit amount; the one or more interfaces further operable to communicate a declined transaction notification to the deposit account holder in response to determining that the debit amount exceeds the approved debit amount, the declined transaction notification notifying the deposit account holder that the debit amount cannot be credited to the deposit account holder.
US10380678B1	Systems and methods for improved sorting using intelligent partitioning and termination Systems and methods are disclosed for sorting elements, such as bids in an auction environment or marketplace for the display of an advertisement on a web page. According to one implementation, a plurality of elements may be received over a network. For example, the plurality of elements may comprise a plurality of bids, each of which may include, for example, a bid price, a bid allocation, and a bid target. The received set of elements may be recursively partitioned into a plurality of element subsets. For example, the element set may be partitioned about a pivot selected from a sample set of elements chosen from the element set. A subset of elements may be identified from the element set as eligible elements (e.g., bids eligible for selection as a winning bid). Once the set of eligible elements has been identified, the recursive partitioning of elements may be terminated.
US10380675B2	Method, medium, and system for manipulation of dynamically assembled ecommerce web pages Systems and methods for manipulating dynamically rendered content are provided. At the outset, a first visual representation of backend data sources and a set of rules is generated. The first visual representation includes a structural overview of the backend data sources and the rules. A second visual representation of the backend data sources and the rules is also generated. The second visual representation includes an end-user rendering based on the backend data sources and the rules. A change to one of the backend data sources or rules is received within the first visual representation. Simultaneously, the change is rendered within the second visual representation.
US10380669B2	Product browsing system and method A query is input to a search engine and search results, such as product records, are identified as relevant to the query. The results are presented to a user in a first interface, such as one allowing scrolling in a first direction. On selection of a result, a second interface is displayed of a “shelf” for the selected result, the shelf including related items such as might be located on a same shelf as the selected result in a retail location. The second interface may allow scrolling in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US10380666B2	Method and system for collaborative and private sessions Examples of a method and system for collaborative and private sessions are provided. In some aspects a collaborative shopping session including a first user and one or more other users is established. The establishing of the session including displaying a common interface for the collaborative shopping session at respective computer systems of the first user and each of the one or more other users. A side session is initiated for a second user, the side session having a different interface in which activity within the side session by the second user is not shared with the first user or the one or more other users of the collaborative shopping session. A determination, based on one or more merge criterion, of whether to merge the side session with the collaborative session is made; and the side session is merged with the collaborative session based on the determining.
US10380665B1	Systems and methods for a commerce platform coordinating transactions within third party applications A method and apparatus for a commerce platform coordinating a purchase of a product sold by a merchant system through a third party application are described. The method may include receiving a notification from the third party application requesting to purchase a product from within the third party application, wherein the notification comprises an identifier for the product and an identifier for the merchant system that sells the product. The method may also include a product checkout interface having an appearance consistent with an appearance of a user interface of the third party application, and transmitting the product checkout interface generated by the commerce platform to a user device executing the third party application causing the third party application to render the product checkout interface within at least a portion of the user interface of the third party application.
US10380662B2	Pre-verification processing Unique data is obtained from a consumer; the identity data is verified for the consumer based on the unique data. A verification message is provided for at least a portion of a transaction during a transaction after the identity data is verified.
US10380657B2	Rapid cognitive mobile application review Mobile application reviewing is provided. An interaction, made by a user of a wearable device is identified. One or more facial expression data is received. A screenshot of a mobile application on a mobile device is captured. A user sentiment, corresponding to the screenshot, is determined, wherein the sentiment is based on the facial expression data. A mobile application rating corresponding to the user is determined wherein the mobile application rating is based on one or more screenshot ratings corresponding to the user.
US10380654B2	System and method for providing a score for a used vehicle One embodiment of the system and method described herein provides a score generator system that generates an automated vehicle specific valuation of a used car based on the physical and historical attributes of that vehicle. This score may indicate the likelihood that the vehicle will be on the road in a specific period of time. The score may give an absolute percentage of such likelihood or it may give a value relative to all other used vehicles in a database, all other used vehicles of the same make/model/year, or a certain subset of the vehicles in a database. In one embodiment, the score generator system includes a data link module for linking vehicle data and filter module for applying a multi-level filters that process the linked vehicle data.
US10380652B1	Method and system for providing a home data index model The present invention builds Home Data Index (HDI) models. One driving force behind this HDI initiative is that no one model or measure can truly capture the widely dynamic movement of home prices. Even within a small geographical area, such as a ZIP code, there is significant variation in property sale types, sale frequencies and sale values. To better describe these variations, the present invention presents a suite of paired sales and price per square foot index models built around an array of property transaction characteristics. These HDI models expand on the usage and understanding of traditional home price indices (HPIs) by implementing a multidimensional index comprised of four main dimensions: geography; time frames; value range; and property sales type. Several layers exist within each dimension, allowing for more than 300 different index model perspectives for a given property address. For each permutation among the layers of the four main dimensions, a model is constructed with an associated confidence score that reflects the statistical relevance of each estimate.
US10380645B2	System for securely transmitting medical records and for providing a sponsorship opportunity A system for transmitting information to users via a website or mobile application is described herein. The system includes a database and a server including a processor. The processor is programmed to receive a transmittal request to transmit a communication message to a recipient address, select a recipient type associated with the recipient address, and responsively generate a unique communication identifier including information indicative of the selected recipient type and the communication message. The processor generates and transmits a notification message including the unique communication identifier to the recipient address. The processor also receives a display request to display the communication message in response to a recipient user accessing the unique communication identifier including the selected recipient type. The processor determines promotional information associated with the recipient type and displays the communication message and the associated promotional information to the recipient user via user computing device.
US10380644B1	System including point-of-sale (POS) terminal for redemption of a brand based promotional offer based upon mobile device location and related methods A system may include a promotions server for storing a brand-based beverage promotional offer and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user. The system may also include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal located at a beverage serving establishment for acquiring user identification information, opening a user beverage tab and communicating the user identification information to the promotions server, and closing and communicating the user beverage tab to the promotions server. The user beverage tab may identify a brand of a beverage ordered by the user. The promotions server may determine that the mobile device is at the beverage serving establishment and send a notification of the brand-based beverage promotional offer to the mobile device. The promotions server may also determine that the brand of beverage ordered by the user matches the brand-based beverage promotional offer and communicate the brand-based beverage promotional offer to the POS terminal for redemption thereat.
US10380633B2	Methods and apparatus to generate corrected online audience measurement data Methods and apparatus to generate corrected online audience measurement data are disclosed. An example method includes determining a corrected audience count of streaming media for a demographic group by: calculating a deduplication factor for a demographic group using a first audience count, a second audience count, and a third audience count; estimating a fourth audience count for the demographic group, the fourth audience count indicative of a number of people who accessed the streaming media; estimating a fifth audience count for the demographic group, the fifth audience count indicative of a number of people who accessed text content; and applying the deduplication factor to a sum of the fourth audience count and the fifth audience count to determine the corrected audience count. The example method also includes generating ratings information for the streaming media based on subtracting the corrected audience count from the first audience count.
US10380632B2	Systems and methods for advertising on virtual keyboards Methods and systems are disclosed for interacting with advertisements on a virtual keyboard. An advertisement appears in a position that is proximate to a virtual key of the virtual keyboard. A user can manipulate the advertisement based on performing one or more types of gestures or key presses on or near the virtual keys. One type of gesture triggers an interaction with the advertisement and another type of gesture or key press performs a standard keyboard function.
US10380631B2	Systems and methods to provide advertisements for real time communications Systems and methods to provide advertisements based on the content of documents in which the advertisements are presented. One embodiment includes: a web server to receive a request for an advertisement in reference to a document provided to a user by a content provider; a backend server to identify the advertisement based on relevancy of the advertisement to the content of the document and to associate a communication reference with the advertisement and the content provider, the web server to provide the advertisement and the reference for inclusion in the document; and a telecommunication server coupled to a session border controller and the backend server to receive a connection request via the reference, to determine contact information of the advertiser and identify the content provider based on the reference, and to establish the connection between the user and the advertiser using the determined contact information.
US10380630B2	Method and system for dynamic ad placement A system and method for placing ads on a client-side video replay system. The described embodiments of the present invention allow a client to make a determination of ad placement priority separately from the function of serving ads to a requesting application. A described dynamic ad placement engine reorders ads when the context of the system is changed to yield a next ad to be placed. Thus, at a later time, when an application sends an ad request, the dynamic ad placement engine can quickly respond with the ad to be placed. The ads also are preferably reordered after an ad is placed. Placement of ads is controlled in the described embodiment by interpreted rules for each ad.
US10380626B2	System and method for evaluating search queries to identify titles for content production Systems and methods are provided to select potential titles for online content using search query logs from web search service providers. A plurality of search queries are collected from one or more web search service providers. A lifetime value is determined for each of the search queries. Potential titles are then selected from the plurality of search queries using selection criteria including the lifetime value of the search queries. The potential titles can then be provided to content developers who develop online content based on the potential titles.
US10380623B2	System and method for generating an advertisement effectiveness performance score A system and method for generating an advertisement effectiveness performance score of a multimedia content element displayed in a webpage are provided. The method includes determining an advertisement context of an advertisement; analyzing metadata associated with at least one prior advertisement to determine a prior advertisement success score; determining a multimedia context of the multimedia content element displayed in the webpage; matching the advertisement context to the multimedia context to determine a context matching score; and generating an advertisement effectiveness score at least based on the prior advertisement success score and the context matching score.
US10380621B2	Title-acceptance and processing architecture Methods and apparatus are described for facilitating donation of a digital asset from a user to an entity. A mechanism is provided by which the user may designate the digital asset to be donated. The mechanism is configured to receive at least a representation of the digital asset. A type of the digital asset is identified with reference to the received representation of the digital asset. Further processing of the received representation of the digital asset is effected with reference to the type. At least the representation of the digital asset is stored in a repository associated with the entity. A notification is provided to the user that ownership of the digital asset has been transferred to the entity.
US10380617B2	Systems and methods to provide a user interface to control an offer campaign In one aspect, a computer implemented method is provided for the provision, on a computing apparatus, of a user interface configured via a portal to permit a merchant to define an offer campaign. The offer has a plurality of milestones required to be met in order to provide a benefit to a user. The computing apparatus may be further configured to associate the offer with a user, detect the progress of the user toward the milestone, and transmit a message to the user regarding the user's progress toward the milestone.
US10380610B2	Social media enrichment framework A social media enrichment framework is described herein. In one or more embodiments, the framework is configured to store a set of interface endpoints for accessing different sources of analytic metadata. The framework further stores a set of mappings between social media object types and interface endpoints. Responsive to receiving a social media object having a particular social media object type, the framework identifies, within the set of mappings, a mapping between the particular social media object type and at least one interface endpoint in the set of interface endpoints. The framework then obtains, from one or more sources using the at least one interface endpoint, a set of one or more metrics relevant to the social media object and stores the set of one or more metrics in association with the social media object.
US10380603B2	Assessing personality and mood characteristics of a customer to enhance customer satisfaction and improve chances of a sale A method, system and computer program product for enhancing customer's satisfaction with his/her shopping experience. Facial motion measurements defined in a model for facial expression recognition are utilized. Features from a magnitude of the facial motion measurements defined in the model are identified. A Bayes classifier is utilized to capture dependences among the features used to recommend a better sales approach to the sales professional, or, alternatively, assign a better sales professional to approach the customer thereby enhancing the customer's shopping experience by reducing the possibility of an unpleasant shopping experience.
US10380602B2	System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks A system and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks, enabling creation of advertisements using licensed third party content and placement of said ads at desired network locations, utilizing an auction of ad spaces based on bids placed by advertisers to have their ads displayed at such locations. When a network user/ad viewer requests an ad by clicking or other action, an auction algorithm executes to select the ad to be displayed from those that bid for display at such ad space location and then the ad is composed and delivered to the ad space location by accessing a relational database storing commands that retrieve, assemble and dispatch the licensed ad content. Usage and display of licensed content on designated ad space is tracked to enable cost-per-use charging for both use of licensed content and ad display at the designated ad space.
US10380601B2	Method and system for determining whether a mark is genuine A system for verifying the authenticity of a printed mark includes an image acquisition device that acquires an image of a printed mark. In one implementation, the printed mark includes an identifier that identifies the group or class of an item to which the printed mark is to be (or has been) attached. The system may also include one or more processors that carry out actions such as receiving the image from the image acquisition device; analyzing the image to identify artifacts in the printed mark, retrieving a genuine mark signature from a data storage containing genuine mark signatures, comparing the identified artifacts with the genuine mark signature, and determining whether the unverified item is authentic based on the comparison.
US10380600B2	Program identifier response to unstructured input A computer-implemented method for identifying a problem from unstructured input includes executing on a computer processor the step of identifying context of a problem description from a service support k ticket which adds one or more tags to the service support ticket, each tag corresponding to an end-user symptom within the problem domain. Intent is mapped according to a machine learning model and the one or more tags which identifies a problem and a confidence measure.
US10380599B2	Telecom management service system Methods and a system to provide telecommunications management services are provided. A method includes receiving a service request for change management or servicing a telecommunications equipment item, classifying the request to determine a policy associated with the request, determining customized workflows for executing the policy and servicing the request, identifying transactions required to service the request, and monitoring execution of the transactions until completion.
US10380598B2	Item status tracking A method and system for tracking the status of a label. The system can include a memory with a database. The database can include an indicator of the label status. The system can additionally include a processor that operates in accordance with instructions stored in the memory. The processor can receive a request to generate a label, update the first database with an identifier that indicates the existence of the label, receive a signal indicating that a service requested by the label has been provided, and update the identifier in the first database to indicate that the requested service has been provided.
US10380593B2	Systems and methods for detecting compromised automated teller machines A computer-implemented method for detecting compromised automated teller machines is provided. The method includes receiving activity data from an ATM, activity data including user input data and machine data, wherein user input data includes instructions input by a user at the ATM during a transaction, and wherein machine data is associated with processes performed by the ATM; storing operating parameter rules in the memory, the operating parameter rules configured to indicate whether the received activity data is within a normal activity range for the ATM; applying the received activity data to the operating parameter rules; generating an activity score for the ATM based on the applying, wherein the activity score is configured to indicate a likelihood that the ATM is compromised; and initiating a response based on the activity score.
US10380592B1	Secure verification of claims During a verification technique, claim information for a claim made by an entity (which includes an attribute characterizing an entity) is verified using verification information determined from at least an account of the entity. For example, an individual may pre-register with a provider of the verification technique and authorize the provider to access the account, such as a social network, a financial account, and/or an account associated with a financial application (e.g., an accounting application, an income-tax preparation application, etc.). Subsequently, when the individual makes or provides the claim information associated with the claim, verification information associated with the claim information is aggregated and used to verify that the claim is valid. By verifying the claim, the verification technique may make it easier for individuals to prove their reputable identity attributes without disclosing additional confidential information, thereby maintaining their privacy.
US10380590B2	Transaction authentication based on metadata In some examples, a system for authenticating transactions can include a processor to detect metadata corresponding to a user of a mobile device, wherein the metadata comprises a call history from the mobile device. The processor can also detect transaction information corresponding to the user of the mobile device from a remote server, wherein the transaction information corresponds to a transaction initiated at a remote service provider and wherein the transaction information indicates a transaction type and transaction initiator information. The processor can also generate an authentication score of the transaction based on the metadata and the transaction information. The processor can also authorize the transaction based on the authentication score.
US10380589B2	Virtual payment processing system A system, apparatus, and method for resolving a data transaction is provided in which data transactions are resolved by a hardware matching processor that identifies data transaction requests received from client devices over a data communication network, matches incoming transaction requests with previously received transaction requests, and, based thereon, transmits electronic data transaction results messages to the client device. An incoming data transaction request is received and a match is attempted with one or more previously received but not yet resolved data transaction requests. It is identified whether either the incoming data transaction request or the matching data transaction request are dependent on the resolution of another data transaction request and whether that dependent data transaction request has been resolved. The data transaction requests are resolved and/or stored based on the match and resolution of dependencies.
US10380586B2	Systems and methods for managing funds for financial transactions Embodiments of the disclosure enable a user to manage funds for financial transactions. In some embodiments, a request for authorization of a financial transaction associated with one or more factors including a transaction amount is received from a financial transaction processing computing device, a first purse associated with a cardholder account that is associated with one or more purses is identified based on the one or more first factors, a plurality of parameters associated with the first purse including a first purse priority and a first purse balance are identified, the first purse balance is compared with the transaction amount to determine a difference between the first purse balance and the transaction amount, and it is determined whether to approve the request for authorization based on the first purse priority and the difference between the first purse balance and the transaction amount.
US10380585B2	Local usage of electronic tokens in a transaction processing system A method for the use of electronic transactional tokens includes: generating a plurality of transactional tokens including a first token; associating each of the transactional tokens with a plurality of users, the first token associated with a first user; monitoring usage of the transactional tokens in a plurality of transactions in a local region or network; and in response to receiving transactional data for the first transaction, updating the first token from a first state to a second state (e.g., to provide a benefit when the token is applied in the local region or network). The tokens may be generated and monitored using a token processing system, which uses transaction data received by a transaction handler that is handling transaction processing for the transactions.
US10380579B1	Integration of transaction status indications Facilitating transaction status indications for point-of-sale (POS) systems is described. A POS application stored on a POS terminal of a POS system may communicate with a payment reader device coupled to the POS terminal and a payment server application. The POS application may receive, from a customer device associated with a customer and via a short-range communication network, payment information for satisfying a cost of a transaction. The POS application may send the payment information to the payment server application to attempt to authorize the payment information for the cost of the transaction and may receive, from the payment server application, an indication of a status of the transaction. Responsive to receiving the indication of the status of the transaction, the payment reader device and the customer device may output respective aspects of a transaction status indication associated with the status of the transaction.
US10380578B2	Systems and methods for providing near field communications Methods and systems are disclosed for providing Near Field Communications. In certain embodiments, an Android mobile operating system based mobile device is configured with software that, when executed by one or more processors, determines whether the mobile device is to perform an NFC communication with a contactless payment terminal (CPT) using a secure element associated with an NFC controller included in the mobile device. Based on the determination, the mobile device is configured to execute software that performs communications with the CPT using the NFC controller.
US10380574B2	Peer-to-peer internet shopping marketplaces A method, medium, and system are provided to facilitate local or global exchange of goods and services through a decentralized network of peer-to-peer (P2P) nodes. In one aspect, the nodes may be maintained or operated by the participants in the marketplace system. The system may operate on both desktop and mobile devices. The system may operate with decentralized data storage. The system may operate with a decentralized system of incentives for participation of nodes. The system may operate with decentralized communication. The system may operate with a decentralized system to escrow payments between participants. The system may operate with a decentralized system of load balancing. The system may operate with a decentralized system by which certain listings can be prioritized in the network. The system may operate with decentralized transaction processing. The system may operate with a decentralized digital currency as the medium of exchange between participants.
US10380571B2	Merchant alert based system and method including customer presence notification Embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein include systems and methods for sending merchant alert messages. The merchant can specify criteria indicating the types of customers for which he desires to receive alerts. Merchant alert messages can be sent based on characteristics of a customer, including the customer's proximity to the merchant. The merchant can use the alert message to provide better service to the customer or prevent the customer from engaging in transactions, depending on the contents of the merchant alert message.
US10380567B2	Systems and methods for providing cash redemption to a third party A system includes one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform steps of a method. Upon receiving a request to provide cash redemption to a third party from a provider client terminal, the system may allocate an amount of cash to a temporary financial account and generate a temporary access code that may be used to access the cash in the temporary financial account. The system may transmit the temporary access code to a recipient client terminal and upon an ATM terminal's receipt of the input access code, the system may authorize the withdrawal of the amount of cash.
US10380563B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a payment function and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display screen information regarding purchase of and payment for the product, a memory including information regarding a plurality of different payment interfaces, and a control unit configured to, when the payment for the product is requested, allow the payment to be made through any one of the plurality of different payment interfaces based on an action of a user sensed before the payment is requested.
US10380561B2	System, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media related to transactions using a mobile device Techniques for related to retail transaction are disclosed. The techniques involve various uses allowing a customer to request that another customer pay for a retail transaction. Authorization for the payment may be automatic or may require authorization from the another customer for a transaction over a specified amount.
US10380558B2	Intelligent self-service delivery advisor The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product of an intelligent self-service delivery advisor. In an embodiment, the present invention includes, in response to receiving computer system service data, identifying, by a second computer system, a computer system service category among a plurality of computer system categories, identifying, by the second computer system, one or more computer system service tasks, based on the computer system service data and the computer system service category, selecting, by the second computer system, a catalog among a plurality of catalogs, based on the one or more computer system service tasks and the computer system service data, generating, by the second computer system, one or more suggestions based on the catalog and the one or more computer system service tasks; and displaying, displaying by the second computer system, the one or more suggestion on a display logically coupled to the computer system.
US10380557B2	Methods and systems for clustering of repair orders based on alternative repair indicators Methods and systems may relate to clustering of repair orders based on alternative repair indicators. Accordingly, a processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom. This existing cluster may be arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom. In response to determining that the particular RO correspond to the existing cluster, the processor may determine that the particular RO includes data indicating an alternative repair that defines a vehicle repair for resolving the particular vehicle symptom other than by replacement of a particular vehicle component. Responsively, the processor may add the particular RO to a different cluster of ROs. This different cluster may be arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom and to the alternative repair.
US10380554B2	Extracting data from email attachments A method of extracting data from email attachments comprising receiving an email in which the email comprises a data file attached thereto; receiving a keyword, in which the keyword describes at least a portion of the data file; and extracting from the data file portions of the data file that contain the keyword. A system for extracting an attachment from an email, the system comprising a server; a processor communicatively coupled with the server; a memory communicatively coupled to the server; and an application stored within the memory; in which the system receives an email comprising a data file, and with a keyword, extracts from the data file portions of the data file that contain the keyword.
US10380549B2	Allowing a user to easily collaborate with users from outside organizations where the user has visitor status by selecting an object associated with the outside organization that is displayed on the user interface of the user's computing device A method, system and computer program product for allowing a user to easily collaborate with users from different organizations. In response to authenticating the user to access the environment of the user's home organization, a list of outside organizations where the user has visitor status is obtained. Outside organization(s) in the list of outside organizations that have content to be viewed by the user are identified. An object associated with the user's home organization, objects associated with the outside organizations where the user has visitor status as well as indications (e.g., star) associated with those outside organizations that have content to be shared with the user are displayed on the user interface of the user's computing device. In this manner, the user will be able to collaborate with an outside organization that has content to be shared in response to selecting the object associated with the outside organization.
US10380547B2	Linkage of social network and healthcare data A system and method for providing an individual with information on the actual healthcare utilization of other members of that individual's social network, the method including de-identifying or encrypting individually identifiable social network data associated with a first user, de-identifying or encrypting individually identifiable healthcare transaction data associated with the first user, and linking the de-identified social network data and the de-identified healthcare transaction data.
US10380544B2	Method and apparatus for avoiding evidence contamination at an incident scene Improved incident scene investigation is provided by displaying the incident scene and evidence pertaining to the incident scene on a display of a portable communication device where the display is augmented with tagged evidence attributes and/or further augmented with geofenced safeguard areas surrounding pieces of evidence. The evidence attributes provide and display risk assessment information as to which pieces of evidence at an incident scene are vulnerable to being contaminated or damaged. The evidence attributes may further provide and display an impact factor indicator indicating whether a piece of evidence is likely to be impacted by a context factor from the incident scene. Alerts can be generated at the portable device upon approach to a geofenced safeguarded area surrounding vulnerable evidence. The augmented display of the incident scene can also redirect a user approaching a particular piece of evidence.
US10380542B2	Method and device for process tracking of operations or services relating to at least one object The invention relates to a device, in particular for an animal space facility or a plant laboratory facility (for example according to WO 2011/124 209 with a changing station) or a warehouse which is suitable for performing a method for the organization of at least one object, with a rack or a cage arrangement with an operating side, with containers or cages which contain at least one object, with a device for recording the containers in the rack and with a computer unit for storing and processing of data, wherein the recording device is equipped and configured to record the location of one or more containers in the rack. Furthermore, the invention comprises a method for the process tracking of operations and/or services relating to at least one object, in particular in an animal space facility or a plant laboratory facility with a rack with containers arranged therein, which contain the object (or objects) and with a database holding data relating to the containers or their contents.
US10380533B2	Business process modeling using a question and answer system A method, system, and computer program product for creating or augmenting a business process model using a question and answer (Q and A) system are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A request to create the business process model of a business process is received. A knowledgebase is created using a business process modeling (BPM) data and user domain data. The user domain data comprises a combination of unstructured documents and structured documents related to an operation in a user domain. A natural language (NL) question is formed corresponding to the request. The NL question and the knowledgebase are submitted to the Q and A system. A set of answers is received from the Q and A system responsive to the NL question. An answer is presented as a part of the business process model.
US10380529B2	Cold planer material transport management system A management system for a cold planer is disclosed. The management system may include one or more sensors located onboard the cold planer and configured to generate data regarding at least one of cold planer operating parameters and milled material transferred from the cold planer to a plurality of haul vehicles. The management system may also include a locating device configured to generate a signal indicative of a cold planer location, a communication device configured to transfer information from the cold planer to a plant, and a controller in electronic communication with the one or more, the locating device, and the communication device. The controller may be configured to determine a rate of material transfer from the cold planer to the plurality of haul vehicles based on the data, and transmit the rate of material transfer and the cold planer location to the plant via the communication device.
US10380525B2	Comparing utility and warranty of services An invention for comparing utility and warranty of services in an information (IT) stack is provided. Embodiments of this invention are directed to comparing utility and warranty of services in an information technology (IT) stack comprising a plurality of layers, at least one of the plurality of layers having a set of services. In these embodiments, a utility and warranty tool provides this capability. Specifically, the utility and warranty tool comprises a determination component configured to determine, at each layer of the IT stack, a required utility and warranty (RUW) value for each of the set of services, wherein the RUW value represents a desired solution for implementing a business process; and determine, at each layer of the IT stack, an available utility and warranty (AUW) value for each of the set of services, wherein the AUW value is a measure of an ability of each of the set of services to satisfy the RUW at each layer of the IT stack. The utility and warranty tool further comprises a comparison component configured to compare the RUW value against the AUW value at each layer of the IT stack to determine whether each of the set of services satisfies the desired solution for implementing the business process.
US10380518B2	Process tracking and defect detection A system monitors request processing operations and flags process defects (for example, a request that has become orphaned, stuck, or vanished from a processing queue.). The system uses knowledge of how a business process is expected to behave to how it is actually behaving to detect exception instances. The system can detect individual process instances behaving unexpectedly as well as patterns across instance sets. In some cases, the system maintains one set of information (for example, in a database) for requests that have been input to the system, and a second set of information for requests then being processed. The system may compare the two sets of information and identify differences between the sets of information.
US10380517B2	Event notification A method of providing a service operation event notification is described. The method comprises: receiving at a management application an indication of a service event at a media terminal, where the indication includes (i) a service event type and (ii) a service event time; and updating the management application to record the type of event and a time associated with that event. The service event type may be an “engineer arrived” event, an “engineer left” event, or a replenishment scheduled event.
US10380515B1	Geolocation for customer support mobile application Retrieving information associated with a request for support is disclosed, including: receiving a request for customer support including geo-location data generated and included automatically in the request; and using the geo-location data to retrieve information associated with the request.
US10380512B2	Framework for hierarchy-based data processing Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program determines a first identifier encoding for a location associated with a user requesting procurement of the item based on a hierarchy of locations. The program further determines a second identifier for a category associated with the item based on a hierarchy of categories. The program also determines a first set of search identifiers based on the first identifier encoding for the location. The program further determines a second set of search identifiers based on the second identifier encoding for the category. The program also determines a set of combinations of search identifiers based on the first and second sets of search identifiers. The program further identifies a set of policies from a plurality of policies based on the set of combinations of search identifiers.
US10380510B1	Method and system for inventory management The different advantageous embodiments provide a method for inventory management. A number of parts to monitor is identified. A number of agents is generated to form a number of agent societies. A number of tasks is assigned to the number of agent societies. Dynamic task result data is received from the number of agent societies. Inventory information is predicted based on the task result data.
US10380509B2	Method and system for providing an individualized ETA in the transportation industry Disclosed is a system and method of improving a calculation and display of an individualized estimated time of arrival (ETA). Using at least one computing device, driver-related data, including real-time and historic data, associated with a driver may be collected and stored in memory. The computing device may also be used to perform analysis on the driving data and ETA-related data to determine the individualized ETA based at least in part on a set of individualized parameters. The computing device may also be used to display to the driver and/or user the individualized ETA and a corresponding level of familiarity of the driver with one or more segments of a route of the driver.
US10380508B2	Self-contained decision logic In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include generating a graphical representation of a decision logic underlying a solution, the graphical representation having a plurality of nodes. A component archetype can be identified. The identified component archetype can support generating a function implementing one of the plurality of nodes in the graphical representation of the solution. An instance of the component can be generated based at least on the component archetype. The function can be generated by invoking the instance of the component. The generated function can be hosted by the instance of the component. Alternately and/or additionally, the generation function can be copied into one or more separate execution environments. Systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
US10380506B2	Generation of occupant activities based on recorded occupant behavior A method and apparatus for simulating occupant behavior in buildings may be used to predict the energy use of a building structure. The activities of actual building occupants are recorded and provided as an input to the occupant behavior simulation. The occupant behavior simulation generates simulated occupant schedules with similar behavioral patterns. An arbitrary set of factors can be used to select plausible activity types, durations, and numbers of participants during an occupant behavior simulation. The simulated occupant schedules may then be incorporated into a building performance simulation to help architects predict the energy demand associated with different building design options.
US10380502B2	Calculation apparatus, calculation method, learning apparatus, learning method, and program A calculation apparatus includes a feature vector acquisition unit for acquiring a feature vector that corresponds to each alternative of a plurality of choice sets; an absolute evaluation calculation unit for calculating an absolute evaluation vector that represents an absolute evaluation of alternatives independent of a combination of the plurality of alternatives; a relativized-matrix calculation unit for calculating a relativized matrix that represents relative evaluations of the plurality of alternatives in a choice set; and a relative evaluation calculation unit for calculating a relative evaluation vector that represents a relative evaluation of each alternative of the plurality of alternatives from a product of multiplying the relativized matrix by the absolute evaluation vector. The calculation apparatus can predict intransitive choices of a person who exhibits intransitive preferences.
US10380501B2	Lookalike evaluation Lookalike models can select users that are predicted to share characteristics with a specified set of seed users. The processing requirements for lookalike models can be decreased by identifying features that have low impact on model accuracy, and therefore can be excluded from creating models. Also, by identifying preferred seed sources and training parameters, accurate lookalike models can be created with less overhead and in less time. The features and training parameters can be identified by obtaining a sample seed set, extracting seeds with a defined set of features, and using the remaining training seeds to train a model. Performance of this model can be compared to a standard model to see if the model performs well. If so, features excluded from the features used to create the model, a seed source, or training parameters used to create the model can be selected.
US10380492B2	Error detection in computer systems generating multi-dimensional data Techniques for detecting errors in a computing system are provided. In one technique, first member data that comprises first attribute values of a particular attribute is stored. Each attribute value in the first attribute values is associated with a different member of a first plurality of members. Second member data that comprises second attribute values of the particular attribute is stored. Each attribute value in the second attribute values is associated with a different member of a second plurality of members. For each attribute value of the first attribute values, a first number of instances of the attribute value in the first member data is determined, a second number of instances of the attribute value in the second member data is determined, and based on the first number and the second number, a determination of whether a notification indicating the particular attribute will be generated is made.
US10380487B2	Information processing using primary and secondary keyword groups An information processing device includes a keyword acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of primary keyword and secondary keyword groups; a classifying unit configured to classify each of the plurality of secondary keywords by a plurality of topics; an estimating unit configured to estimate whether or not each primary keyword in the plurality of groups is a related keyword related to any topic having a classified secondary keyword or a mixed keyword unrelated to any of the topics; and an assigning unit configured to preferentially assign a primary keyword estimated to be a related keyword to a topic having a classified secondary keyword in the same group, and assigning a primary keyword estimated to be a mixed keyword to any of all the topics given for classification.
US10380485B2	Scalable architecture for implementing maximization algorithms with resistive devices In some aspects, a method may include initializing a first array and a second array with a random voltage value, passing a forward pass by pulsing an input voltage value from an input of the first array and an input of the second array, and reading output voltage values at an output of the first array and an output of the second array. The method may further include passing a backward pass into the inputs of both of the first and second arrays, and reading voltage values at the inputs of the first and second arrays. The method may further include updating, with the first array, a first matrix update on the first array, updating, with the second array, a first matrix update on the second, and updating, with the second array, a second matrix update on the second array.
US10380483B2	Method and apparatus for training language model, and method and apparatus for recognizing language A method and apparatus for training a language model, include generating a first training feature vector sequence and a second training feature vector sequence from training data. The method is configured to perform forward estimation of a neural network based on the first training feature vector sequence, and perform backward estimation of the neural network based on the second training feature vector sequence. The method is further configured to train a language model based on a result of the forward estimation and a result of the backward estimation.
US10380480B2	Changeover from one neural network to another neural network In an example embodiment, for each of one or more input documents: a first value is determined for the first metric for a first transformation of the input document by passing the first transformation to s first Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN), a second transformation of the input document is determined by passing the input document to a second DCNN, the second transformation of the input document is passed to the first DCNN, obtaining a second value for the first metric for the second transformation of the input document, the first and second transformations being of the first transformation type, and a difference between the first value and the second value for the input document is determined. Then it is determined whether to change the system over from the first DCNN to the second DCNN based on the difference between the first value and the second value.
US10380472B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device that is resistant to bending stress and has a structure in which an antenna circuit, an electric double layer capacitor for storing electricity, and the like are formed over a signal processing circuit that is provided over a substrate and has a charging circuit. The signal processing circuit having the charging circuit is provided over a substrate, and the antenna circuit and the electric double layer capacitor are provided over the signal processing circuit. The antenna circuit is electrically connected to the signal processing circuit, and the electric double layer capacitor is electrically connected to the charging circuit. With such a structure, a wiring for connecting the charging circuit and the electric double layer capacitor can be made short. Accordingly, a semiconductor device that is resistant to bending stress can be provided.
US10380470B2	Data storage medium and manufacturing method thereof, data storage medium, data read out apparatus and data read out method A data storage medium includes a convexoconcave structure formed in a storage area which is set on a first surface of a quartz glass substrate. The storage area includes a plurality of unit storage areas which are arrayed at least in one direction, and non-data storage areas which are disposed between the unit storage areas, which are adjacent to each other. The convexoconcave structure includes unit data patterns, address patterns and boundary patterns. The unit data patterns are formed in the plurality of unit storage areas respectively in the array sequence of the unit storage areas, and the address patterns are formed in the non-data storage areas so as to correspond to each of the unit storage areas in which the unit data patterns are formed respectively.
US10380468B2	Proactive transmission of measured values to mobile devices A mobile display device that selects a particular field device from a group of field devices and retrieves measurement data therefrom. The field device is selected by evaluating environment data which are captured by the display device without user input simplifying the measurement data display.
US10380465B2	Printing apparatus, control method of printing apparatus, and storage medium When a job for executing both of a one-sided printing and a two-sided printing, the lowering of the productivity is suppressed and an output result a user desires is output.
US10380461B1	Object recognition Approaches introduce a pre-processing and post-processing framework to a neural network-based approach to identify items represented in an image. For example, a classifier that is trained on several categories can be provided. An image that includes a representation of an item of interest is obtained. Rotated versions of the image are generated and each of a subset of the rotated images is analyzed to determine a probability that a respective image includes an instance of a particular category. The probabilities can be used to determine a probability distribution of output category data, and the data can be analyzed to select an image of the rotated versions of the image. Thereafter, a categorization tree can then be utilized, whereby for the item of interest represented the image, the category of the item can be determined. The determined category can be provided to an item retrieval algorithm to determine primary content for the item of interest. This information also can be used to determine recommendations, advertising, or other supplemental content, within a specific category, to be displayed with the primary content.
US10380456B2	Classification dictionary learning system, classification dictionary learning method and recording medium To provide a classification dictionary learning system and the like that can generate a classification dictionary capable of detecting, with a high classification rate, a particular object of which change in the appearance is large in an image. The classification dictionary learning system includes: setting unit sets the priority degree of the classification between the first class and the second class including the sub-class to a value designated by the user and the like; the classifier learning unit sets the priority degree; the selection unit learns multiple classifiers on the basis of the priority degree for each combination of sub-classes; the weight updating unit updates the weight on the basis of the classification accuracy based on the classifier learned with the selected combination.
US10380451B2	System and method for visibility range detection A system for calculating a visibility range from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a high dynamic range image sensor system comprising a pixel array including a plurality of pixels. The image sensor further includes readout circuitry in electrical communication with each pixel of the pixel array. The readout circuitry is operable to readout a distinct pixel value corresponding to one of a plurality of exposure times for each pixel in a single image frame. The system further comprises at least one processor in communication with the readout circuitry. The processor is operable to calculate a visibility range from the vehicle based on a plurality of image processing algorithms.
US10380447B1	Providing regions of interest in an image Implementations generally relate to providing regions of interest in an image. In some implementations, a method includes receiving an image. The method further includes determining one or more image features. The method further includes grouping the one or more image features into one or more regions of interest.
US10380446B2	Bus translator Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a device including a bus translator. In some embodiments, the device also includes a core module and a core bus coupled to the core module. The bus translator may be coupled to the core module via the core bus, and the bus translator may be configured to translate between signals from a selected one of a plurality of different types of buses and signals on the core bus.
US10380438B2	System and method for vehicle control based on red color and green color detection A method for vehicle control includes receiving a color image from an imaging system. The color image includes a traffic indicator with a color portion. The method includes extracting red color components from the color image by subtracting a grayscale intensity value of each pixel from a red-scale value of each pixel. The method includes extracting green color components from the color image by subtracting the grayscale intensity value of each pixel from a green-scale value of each pixel. The method includes performing blob analysis based on the red color components and the green color components. The method includes determining, based on the blob analysis, a color of the color portion of the traffic indicator, and controlling a vehicle system of a vehicle based on the color of the color portion of the traffic indicator.
US10380432B2	On-board camera apparatus An on-board camera apparatus includes a camera module, a control circuit board, a housing, a bracket, and a hood. The housing houses the camera module and the control circuit board. The bracket fixes the housing to a front windshield of the own vehicle. The hood is arranged so as to cover the camera module. The camera module captures an image of an area ahead of an own vehicle. As captured images, the camera module generates a plurality of linear images in which a relationship between luminance and an output pixel value is fixed. Based on the linear images, the camera module further generates high dynamic range images in which a relationship between luminance and an output pixel value differs depending on a luminance region, under a predetermined imaging mode. The control circuit board enables a plurality of types of driving-related processes based on the captured images to be performed.
US10380431B2	Systems and methods for processing video streams Embodiments of a method and system described herein enable capture of video data streams from multiple, different video data source devices and the processing of the video data streams. The video data streams are merged such that various data protocols can all be processed with the same worker processors on different types of operating systems, which are typically distributed.
US10380430B2	User interfaces for parking zone creation A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for creating a parking zone with an associated parking policy is presented. The method may include causing display of a user interface for receiving information describing a parking zone including at least one parking space. The method may further include receiving location data describing a location of the at least one parking space included in the parking zone, and generating a parking zone data object that includes the location data. The method may further include receiving a parking policy definition defining a parking policy that includes one or more parking rules associated with the parking zone. The method further including modifying the parking zone data object to include the parking policy, and persisting the parking zone data object to the data store of the system.
US10380429B2	Methods and systems for person detection in a video feed The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for providing event alerts. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) obtaining a video feed, the video feed comprising a plurality of images; and, (2) for each image, analyzing the image to determine whether the image includes a person, the analyzing including: (a) determining that the image includes a potential instance of a person by analyzing the image at a first resolution; (b) in accordance with the determination that the image includes the potential instance, denoting a region around the potential instance; (c) determining whether the region includes an instance of the person by analyzing the region at a second resolution, greater than the first resolution; and (d) in accordance with a determination that the region includes the instance of the person, determining that the image includes the person.
US10380428B2	Techniques for enhancing content memorability of user generated video content Techniques are described for analyzing a video for memorability, identifying content features of the video that are likely to be memorable, and scoring specific content features within the video for memorability. The techniques can be optionally applied to selected features in the video, thus improving the memorability of the selected features. The features may be organic features of the originally captured video or add-in features provided using an editing tool. The memorability of video features, text features, or both can be improved by analyzing the effects of applying different styles or edits (e.g., sepia tone, image sharpen, image blur, annotation, addition of object) to the content features or to the video in general. Recommendations can then be provided regarding memorability score caused by application of the image styles to the video features.
US10380427B2	Partner matching method in costarring video, terminal, and computer readable storage medium A partner matching method in a costarring video is performed by a terminal. The terminal obtains a video recorded by a first user identifier and a video in which a second role that matches the first role is played and an associated second user identifier. After obtaining a total score of videos in which the second role is played by each second user identifier in each user type, the terminal ranks the videos in which the second role is played by the second user identifiers for each user type and displays a ranking result of the videos in which the second role is played for each user type. After obtaining a video selected from the ranking result, the terminal synthesizes a complete video from the selected video in which the second role is played and the video in which the first role is played.
US10380426B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory storage medium The present invention provides an image processing apparatus (10) including a display image generation unit (11) that generates a display image, a display unit (12) that displays the display image so as to be superimposed on a user's field of vision, an imaging unit (13) that generates a captured image so as to include the user's field of vision, and a recognition unit (14) that analyzes the captured image, and specifies an identification code included in the captured image. The display image generation unit (11) generates the display image having emphasis information displayed at a position corresponding to the specified identification code in the user's field of vision.
US10380420B2	Electronic device and screen adjusting method based on condition of user's eye A method for adjusting a display screen of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a pupil image of a user of the electronic device. An eye condition of the user is determined by analyzing the pupil image. The proportions between a red channel, a green channel, and a blue channel (RGB) of a display screen of the electronic device is adjusted according to the eye condition.
US10380419B2	Systems and methods for panning a display of a wearable device A method for panning content on a display of a wearable device is disclosed. The method may include determining, via an eye tracking device, a gaze direction of a user. The method may also include determining, via a movement detection system, a head direction of the user. The method may further include, based at least in part on the gaze direction and the head direction both being consistent with a particular direction, causing content displayed on a display of the wearable device to be panned in the particular direction. The method may additionally include determining during panning of the content, via the eye tracking device, that the gaze direction of the user has returned to a neutral position. The method may moreover include, based at least in part on the gaze direction of the user returning to the neutral position, causing content displayed on the display to stop panning.
US10380407B2	Fingerprint identification apparatus and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure relates to the technical filed of fingerprint identification, and in particular, relates to a fingerprint identification apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The fingerprint identification apparatus includes: a circuit board, a fingerprint sensor, an appearance effect layer, and a covering layer; wherein the fingerprint sensor is arranged on the circuit board, the covering layer is coated over the fingerprint sensor, the appearance effect layer is arranged between the fingerprint sensor and the covering layer, and the appearance effect layer comprises a texture layer and a color layer. In the fingerprint identification apparatus and the method for manufacturing a fingerprint identification apparatus according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure, a texture layer is coated over on the fingerprint sensor or under the cover, and an appearance effect layer is formed by the texture layer and the color layer.
US10380405B2	System and method of capturing and producing biometric-matching quality fingerprints and other types of dactylographic images with a mobile device An optical module includes a housing with a lighting mechanism, an aperture formed therein, and a window that frames a transparent surface adapted to contact a skin surface of a person, for example, a fingertip. The lighting mechanism provides light to illuminate the skin surface placed upon the transparent surface. A prism has a first side facing the lighting mechanism, a second side at the window, and a third side through which a dactylographic image exits the prism. One or more light reflecting surfaces are disposed within the housing to reflect the dactylographic image towards the housing aperture. The optical module is coupled to a mobile device having a camera, with the aperture of the housing aligning with a lens of the camera. The camera acquires the dactylographic image, and the mobile device adjusts this dactylographic image to produce a dactylographic image suitable for biometric matching.
US10380401B2	Capacitance sensing circuit and fingerprint identification system The present application provides a capacitance sensing circuit, comprising an integrating circuit, comprising an integrating input terminal, coupled to the touch capacitance, wherein the integrating input terminal receives an input voltage; and an integrating output terminal, configured to output an output voltage; a comparator; a positive digital-to-analog (DA) converting unit; a negative DA converting unit; a control circuit, configured to control the positive DA converting unit and the negative DA converting unit; and a logic circuit, configured to output an output code, wherein the output code is related to a capacitance of the touch capacitance.
US10380399B2	Ultrasound imaging systems and methods for detecting object motion Ping-based imaging systems may be used for tracking motion of hard or soft objects within an imaged medium. Motion detection and motion tracking may be performed by defining fingerprint points and tracking the position of each fingerprint point based on the echoes of multiple transmitted pings.
US10380397B2	Half-bridge fingeprint sensing method Fingerprint detection circuits with common mode noise rejection are described. The Fingerprint detection circuit includes a half-bridge circuit coupled to a receive (RX) electrode of an array of fingerprint detection electrodes and to a buried capacitance that is unalterable by the presence of a conductive object on the array. The fingerprint detection circuit may also include a listener electrode configured to enable common mode noise rejection through a differential input stage of a low noise amplifier (LNA).
US10380394B1	Presenting an augmented reality within a custom graphic Systems and methods for presenting an augmented reality within a custom graphic are provided. In example embodiments, one or more hardware processors may receive an image, identify candidate shape features in the image, identify a custom graphic by comparing the candidate shape features with a reference shape feature of the custom graphic, identify an optical barcode based on the identified custom graphic, identify an augmented reality based on the optical barcode, and transmit the augmented reality to the client device.
US10380393B1	Graphical user interface features for a mobile device coupled to a barcode scanner Described herein are various technologies pertaining to mobile computing devices that are communicatively coupled to barcode scanners. A mobile computing device is configured to provide feedback (visual and/or audible) pertaining to a scan of a barcode performed by a barcode scanner that is communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device.
US10380392B2	Variable orientation scan engine A machine readable symbol reader can include a variable orientation scan engine and features to vary the orientation of the scan engine with respect to a housing of the reader to maintain an orientation of the scan engine in a global sense while an orientation of the rest of the reader including the housing changes. Such a machine readable symbol reader can be used in machine-readable symbol readers such as laser scanning machine readable symbol readers, smartphones with barcode readers attached, barcode scanners, optical imaging scanners, cameras, mobile computers, or for machine vision generally.
US10380390B2	Shopping cart with an RFID interface and associated systems and methods Described in detail herein are systems and methods for interacting with an interactive display using a shopping cart. A user navigate a shopping cart to a computing system including an interactive display and can actuate or press one or more push buttons associated with RFID tags integrated with the handle portion on a shopping cart to interact with the interactive display. A unique identifier can be associated with each RFID tag. A RFID reader disposed with respect to the computing system can detect the unique identifiers associated with the one or more detected RFID tags. The RFID reader can transmit the unique identifiers to the computing system. The computing system can execute the retrieved actions on the interactive display, based on the one or more buttons actuated or pushed and the correlated RFID tags.
US10380389B1	Reading payment object upon detection of reader readiness A payment object reader configured to delay reading data of an integrated circuit payment object in the payment object slot of the payment object reader until the rest of the payment object reader is ready to read data off of the integrated circuit payment object. The payment object reader can be configured to include a microcontroller configured to monitor and manage the payment object contact switch and the integrated circuit payment object interface of the payment object slot of the payment object reader.
US10380383B2	Screen protection filter A screen protection filter includes a protection filter body and an attracting member. The protection filter body includes an attraction area and a protection area. The attracting member is disposed at the attraction area of the protection filter body and comprises at least one attracting block. With the attracting member, the protection filter body is attachable to an attraction component of an electronic device, such that the protection area of the protection filter body correspondingly covers over a display screen of the electronic device to prevent nearby persons from spying display contents and keep privacy. By simply attaching the attracting member to the attraction component and removing therefrom, the screen protection filter can be easily attached to and removed from the display screen of the electronic device whenever needed.
US10380381B2	Re-identification risk prediction System and method to predict risk of re-identification of a cohort if the cohort is anonymized using a de-identification strategy. An input anonymity histogram and de-identification strategy is used to predict the anonymity histogram that would result from applying the de-identification strategy to the dataset. System embodiments compute a risk of re-identification from the predicted anonymity histogram.
US10380378B2	Apparatus and method for protecting information in communication system The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method, communication device, and server for protecting information in a communication device in a communication system are provided. The method includes acquiring a database security analysis result for an application (App) upon detecting that the App is run, and outputting the database security analysis result for the App.
US10380376B2	System and method for protecting and controlling access to analytical results of a diagnostic test assay A reader unit (31) is configured to be operationally coupled with an assay unit (11) that is capable of performing one or more diagnostic tests (13) on one or more physiological samples (15), and is configured (32, 36) to obtain test raw data (73) of diagnostic tests performed on an assay unit operationally coupled with the reader unit. The reader unit comprises an encryption module (33) that is configured to encrypt input data with locking key data (75), the input data comprising the test raw data, or data derived from said test raw data. The reader unit is configured to provide access to the encrypted data (77), but not to the input data.
US10380375B2	Technologies for presenting public and private images Technologies for displaying public and private images includes a display device and one or more user viewing devices. The display device is configured to display or generate a personalized image or video that is viewable by an authorized user viewing device and not viewable by unauthorized viewing devices. To facilitate the display of the personalized images, the display device and the user viewing device(s) may negotiate a display protocol to be used by the display device to display the personalized image in a private manner. In some embodiment, the display device may also display a public image or video that is viewable by unauthorized viewing devices and/or individuals without viewing devices.
US10380374B2	System and method for preventing identity theft or misuse by restricting access A system and method for network file filtering to prevent identity theft or misuse by restricting access to files likely to contain sensitive data is disclosed. The file filtering process includes scanning at least one data file for density of a selected pattern. Files identified as containing the selected pattern may be further analyzed to determine the likelihood of the presence of sensitive information. The process may also include restricting access to files that are identified as likely to contain sensitive information.
US10380371B2	Dynamic filtering and precision alteration of query responses responsive to request load Embodiments relate to processing a request from a user device for access rights for a resource. An access management system can send a request to query a (e.g., cached or authoritative) data store for available access rights. The query may include an exact-match or fuzzy query. A set of access-right results responsive to the query can be identified. The system may transmit a communication to the user device that identifies the set, or a subset thereof. Upon receiving a selection of a result, the system can facilitate assigning access rights corresponding to the identified result to the user. In some instances, a level of precision at which a characteristic of an access-right result is identified and/or whether or how access rights are held depends on a request load.
US10380366B2	Tracking privacy budget with distributed ledger Systems and methods are provided for sending a request to register a data offer from a data owner to participate in a distributed ledger, the request including information associated with the data offer and a privacy budget for the data offer, and wherein the information associated with the data offer and the privacy budget is stored in the distributed ledger and the data offer is accessible by third parties to the data owner. The systems and method further providing for receiving a request, associated with a third party computer, to access data associated with the data offer, processing a data request associated with the request to access data, based on determining that there is sufficient privacy budget to allow access to the data associated with the request to access data, to produce result data, anonymizing the result data, and updating the distributed ledger.
US10380363B2	Preventing conflicts of interests between two or more groups using applications To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or groups of users. The user or groups of user may be organized in any arbitrary way, and may be in the same organization or different organizations. The two groups (or two or more users) will not be able to access information belonging to the other, and users in one group may not be able to pass information to the other group. The system may manage access to documents, e-mail, files, and other forms of information.
US10380362B2	Cryptographic unit for public key infrastructure (PKI) operations A module such as an M2M device or a mobile phone can include a removable data storage unit. The removable data storage unit can include a nonvolatile memory, a noise amplifying memory, and a cryptographic unit. The nonvolatile memory can include (i) shared memory for access by both the module and the cryptographic unit, and (ii) protected memory accessible only by the cryptographic unit. The cryptographic unit can use a noise memory interface and noise amplifying operations in order to increase and distribute bit errors recorded in the noise amplifying memory. The cryptographic unit can (i) generate a random number using the noise amplifying memory and (ii) input the random number into a set of cryptographic algorithms in order to internally derive a PM key pair. The private key can be recorded in protected memory and the public key signed by a certificate authority.
US10380360B2	Secured file sharing system One embodiment provides a file sharing system. During operation, the system identifies a data file to be sent to a second device of a second user and generates a plurality of coded fragments from the data file based on a generator matrix of erasure encoding. An individual coded fragment does not include plaintext data. The system generates a plurality of sub-files, each of which comprises one or more coded fragments, of the data file. The system attaches a first sub-file to an electronic communication destined to the second device, uploads a second sub-file to a cloud provider, and embeds a link, which may expire and is protected based on a verification code, associated with the uploaded second sub-file into the electronic communication. The system sends the electronic communication to the second device and the verification code in a text message to a cell phone of the second user.
US10380358B2	MPEG transport frame synchronization Techniques are described for communicating encoded data using start code emulation prevention. The described techniques include obtaining at least one partially encrypted packet, identifying at least one portion of the packet that is unencrypted, and determining that the identified unencrypted portion(s) emulates a start code. Start code emulation prevention data or emulation prevention bytes (EPBs) may be inserted into only the encrypted portion of the packet. The modified packet may be communicated to another device/storage, along with an indication of which portion(s) of the packet are unencrypted. Upon receiving the packet and indication, the receiving device may identify and remove the EPBs in the identified unencrypted portion(s) of the packet, and decrypt the packet to recover the data. In some aspects, upon identifying the indication, the receiving device may only search for EPBs in the unencrypted portion(s) of the packet, thus yielding a more efficient start code emulation prevention process.
US10380356B2	Operating system partition protecting system, protecting device, and terminal An operating system partition protecting method includes: creating a virtual memory space which is mounted on a first directory; mounting a physical storage space that actually stores a system file of an operating system on a second directory; creating a user-state file system on a mounting point of an operating system partition to be protected, and controlling the user-state file system to monitor a request event of an operation on the file system in the operating system partition; determining a target file corresponding to the request event, accessing the second directory to read a target file in the physical storage space or accessing the first directory to carry out a writing operation on the target file into the virtual memory space. The present disclosure also provides an operating system partition protecting device. The present disclosure can protect a system storage partition, and avoid tampering of system files by malicious programs.
US10380355B2	Obfuscation of user content in structured user data files Systems, methods, and software for data obfuscation frameworks for user applications are provided herein. An exemplary method includes providing user content to a classification service configured to process the user content to classify portions of the user content as comprising sensitive content, and receiving from the classification service indications of the user content that contains the sensitive content. The method includes presenting graphical indications in a user interface to the user application that annotate the user content as containing the sensitive content, and presenting obfuscation options in the user interface for masking the sensitive content within at least a selected portion among the user content. Responsive to a user selection of at least one of the obfuscation options, the method includes replacing associated user content with obfuscated content that maintains a data scheme of the associated user content.
US10380352B2	Document security in enterprise content management systems Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for enhancing the security of content in a records management system. A document is received to be stored as a record in the records management system. A unique combination of an encryption key and encryption parameters is selected for the document. The encryption key and encryption parameters are stored on a server that is different from a server upon which the document is to be stored in the records management system. The document is encrypted using the selected unique combination of encryption key and encryption parameters. The encrypted document is stored in the records management system.

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