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US10402214B2	Device provided script to convert command Techniques for using device provided scripts to convert commands are provided. In one aspect, a scripting engine may be implemented to execute a script provided by a device. The script may convert the command from a first format to a second format. A command may be received in the first format. The script may be executed by the scripting engine to convert the command to the second format.
US10402211B2	Method for processing innovation-creativity data information, user equipment and cloud server Disclosed is a method for processing innovation-creativity data information, a user equipment (UE) and a cloud server, which provide a user with an integrated data information collecting mode, allowing that innovation-creativity data information of a user be collected anytime, anywhere, through various means, and be sent to a cloud. A first data string is generated based on the data information, and preserving information returned from the cloud is received, which includes the first data string or a second data string. The first data string enables verification of data information integrity, ensuring integrity of the data information. The second data string includes trusted time information issued by a trusted time issuing device based on time when the first data string is received. The data information goes through a data-oriented online processing, realizing a seamlessly connected IP services for real-time protection of innovation and creativity.
US10402203B2	Determining a predicted behaviour for processing of instructions An apparatus comprises prediction circuitry (40, 100, 80) for determining, based on current prediction policy information (43, 82, 104), a predicted behavior to be used for processing instructions. The current prediction policy information is updated based on an outcome of processing of instructions. A storage structure (50) stores at least one entry identifying previous prediction policy information (60) for a corresponding block of instructions. In response to an instruction from a block having a corresponding entry in the storage structure (50) which identifies the previous prediction policy information (60), the current prediction policy information (43, 82, 104) can be reset based on the previous prediction policy information 60 identified in the corresponding entry of the storage structure (50).
US10402193B2	Providing customized and targeted performance improvement recommendations for software development teams A cognitive system, method and computer program product for maximizing a productivity of software development by a software development team. The system and method implement cognitive processes for determining what certain organizational factors and their optimal values which correspond to high performing software development teams. Based on the determinations correlating organization factors with productivity increases, the system prescribes what Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve (e.g., increase and decrease), and determine what are the target improvement values. Use of the systems and methods described herein enable development managers and executives to build maximum performance teams (or transform existing teams, boosting their productivity), by leveraging customized quantitative recommendation provided as output. The system and method overcomes inefficiency of existing measures by enabling global and automated ways of maximizing the development productivity by continuously providing customized and targeted performance improvement.
US10402192B2	Constructing software delta updates for vehicle ECU software and abnormality detection based on toolchain Disclosed embodiments relate to generating an update package for updating software on an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in a vehicle. Operations may include accessing a plurality of attributes of a software update to be stored on the ECU in the vehicle; accessing a corresponding plurality of attributes of current software stored on the ECU in the vehicle; comparing the plurality of attributes with the corresponding plurality of attributes; generating a delta file representing differences between the plurality of attributes and the corresponding plurality of attributes determined in the comparison; and providing the delta file to the ECU, wherein the delta file is configured to be processed by startup code in the ECU that enables the delta file to execute in the ECU in the vehicle.
US10402190B2	Method for authorized updating of an automation technology field device The invention relates to a method for authorized updating of first operating software of a field device which is used in an automation technology installation, wherein an authentication test of second operating software for the field device is performed, which second operating software is signed by means of a first private key associated with the installation, wherein, within the scope of the authentication test, the signature, generated by the first private key, of the second operating software is authenticated by means of a first public key associated with the installation, and wherein, in the event that the authentication test has been performed successfully, the first operating software located on the field device is at least partially replaced by the second operating software.
US10402187B2	Efficient workload deployment using containers and unikernels A bottom-up approach is taken to creating a condensed container, in which an automatic determination is made of the minimum set of requirements and dependencies, in forms of libraries and packages, for deployed applications/services and any corresponding user-specified content. The most fitting libraries and packages are merged with the applications/services, and the merged results are containerized using a minimized version of a container base image. Specialized unikernel generation includes automatically determining the minimum set of requirements and dependencies, in forms of libraries and packages, for the deployed applications/services and any corresponding user-specified content. The best available library operating system is identified, and compilation occurs to generate the unikernel. In effect, optimized (in terms of most fitting to applications/services, for any combination of size, speed, resource utilization, and performance) containers and unikernel images from applications/services by leveraging traditional unikernel technologies are produced.
US10402184B2	Module interface for vehicle updates A vehicle may include a processor of a vehicle configured to communicate with an update server hosting software updates; and a software update management module connected to the processor and vehicle modules over a vehicle bus and configured to send an update command over the vehicle bus to invoke a software update mode for one of the vehicle modules identified by a software update, and apply the software update to the one of the vehicle modules. A computing system of a vehicle may be configured to request consent from a user to install a software update, when consent is received, install the software updates using a software update management module configured to invoke software update mode for a vehicle module identified by the software update, and apply the software update to the vehicle module, and when consent is not received, display an indication that software updates are available.
US10402183B2	Method and system for network-less guest OS and software provisioning Techniques are disclosed for network-less provisioning of guest operating system and software. In one embodiment, a monitor process mounts a floppy image or ISO storing a deployment tool on a virtual CD/DVD device or virtual floppy device, respectively, of a VM and powers on the VM. The deployment tool is invoked upon powering on of the VM and requests that the monitor mount an OS ISO image on the virtual CD/DVD device. In response, the monitor mounts the OS ISO and transmits an acknowledgment to the deployment tool, which initiates OS installation from the OS ISO image. After the OS installation, the deployment tool transmits a further request that monitor clean-up resources consumed during the OS installation and reboots the VM, after which a similar process may be undertaken to install software for the VM.
US10402181B2	Generating and optimizing deployment configurations for enrolled devices Disclosed are various examples generating and optimizing deployment configurations for devices enrolled with a management service. A computing environment can be employed to receive information pertaining to a desired configuration of enrolled devices during an ingestion process where at least one user interface is generated, where the information received includes a specification of a client application, a resource, and a policy for implementation on a plurality of client devices enrolled with a management service. The enrolled devices can have different operating system installed thereon. The computing environment can generate a deployment configuration using the information received during the ingestion process, where the deployment configuration is universal across the client devices independent of the different operating systems. The deployment configuration can be published for at least one user group that causes the client devices to automatically install the client application and the resource, and implement the policy.
US10402179B1	Application randomization mechanism An example method includes generating, by a computing system, first unique configuration information, generating, by the computing system and based on the first unique configuration information, a first unique instance of a software component, generating second unique configuration information, wherein the second unique configuration information is different from the first unique configuration information, and generating, based on the second unique configuration information, a second unique instance of the software component that is executable on the runtime computing system. The first and second unique instances of the software component comprise different instances of the same software component that each are configured to have uniquely different operating characteristics during execution on the runtime computing system.
US10402175B2	Parsing source code into a linear array For parsing source code into a linear array, a method parses source code into a plurality of logic design elements. The method further identifies conditional logic for each logic design element. In addition, the method identifies computation logic for each logic design element. The method encodes each logic design element as a logic state of a plurality of logic states in a linear array. Each logic state includes one or more binary output variables, one or more binary input variables, one or more minterms of the one or more binary input variables, one or more maxterms of the one or more minterms, one or more present state values, and one or more next state values. The method reduces the logic relationships to a Boolean equation. The method generates one of output source code and a hardware implementation from the Boolean equation.
US10402170B2	Processing device and operating method therefor A processing device including a primary processing unit and at least one secondary processing unit, the primary processing unit being designed to subject primary digital input data to a predefinable first data processing, the secondary processing unit being designed to subject secondary digital input data to a predefinable second data processing, the processing device being designed to delay the second data processing by the at least one secondary processing unit at least intermittently in relation to the first data processing by the primary processing unit.
US10402164B1	Method for merge sort by representation In one embodiment, a data recovery system sorts data elements of a data array by representation. The data recovery system allocates a representation array corresponding to a position of a corresponding data array element after sorting. A scan module of the data recovery system assigns index values to the representation elements of the representation array based on the values of the data elements of the data array without moving the data elements of the data array. A sort module of the data recovery system swaps the data elements of the data array based on the index values of the representation elements of the representation array corresponding to the data elements. The sort module swaps representation elements of the representation array corresponding to the swapped data elements of the data array.
US10402163B2	Intelligent data extraction Electronically received data is validated based on a digital data image that is scanned from a paper document. Known paper document source entities, paper document types and associated paper document configuration information are stored in a database. The paper documents are converted to digital data images and optically processed to identify respective source entity and document type information represented within the digital data images. Appropriate document configuration information is retrieved based on association with the detected type of document. Validation target data is extracted from the digital data images based on the configuration information and processed. The electronically received data is validated based on the extracted and processed validation target data.
US10402162B2	Automatic speech recognition (ASR) feedback for head mounted displays (HMD) Feedback mechanisms to the user of a Head Mounted Display (HMD) are provided. It is important to provide feedback to the user when speech is recognized as soon as possible after the user utters a voice command. The HMD displays and/or audibly renders an ASR acknowledgment in a manner that ensures the user that the HMD has received/understood his voiced command.
US10402159B1	Audible user interface system Described are techniques for enabling pointer devices to be used by users with vision impairment to interact with rendered content. Sounds may be output to a user to indicate the presence of one or more features within rendered content. Characteristics of the sounds may be used to indicate the position of the features within a user interface, the distance between the features and a pointer associated with a pointer device, and the direction of the features relative to the pointer. Sounds may also be used to indicate the type or size of rendered content. Responsive to the sounds, a user with impaired vision may manipulate the pointer device to reposition the pointer. Additional or modified sounds may be provided to the user based on the subsequent position of the pointer.
US10402146B2	Mobile terminal and operating method thereof A mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to display information; a short-range communication module configured to transmit information on a screen of the display unit to a display device in order to perform a screen mirroring function; and a control unit configured to control the display unit and the short-range communication module, wherein the control unit controls the screen mirroring function based on a type of a screen that the mobile terminal displays.
US10402145B2	Optoelectronic lighting device, video wall module and signal transmitter for a light signaling installation An optoelectronic lighting device includes a carrier, a plurality of light-emitting optoelectronic components arranged on an upper side of the carrier, and at least one layer of a hydrophobic aerogel that protects the plurality of light-emitting optoelectronic components from influences of moisture. A video wall module includes the optoelectronic light device. A signal transmitter for a light signaling installation includes the optoelectronic light device.
US10402141B2	Method for application extension and image display apparatus using same A method for application extension and an image display apparatus using same. The method can include displaying a menu, receiving a selection signal selecting one or more external devices to display an application from the menu, detecting the external devices, receiving first application data of the application from a first external device and second application data of the application from a second external device, displaying an application execution screen based on the received first and second application data, receiving third application data of the application from at least one of the first external device or the second external devices, and displaying an execution screen of the application based on the received first, second and third application data. Also, the first, second and third application data can be processed by the first and second external devices, and the application does not have to be installed in the image display apparatus.
US10402137B1	Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus and a control method of an image forming apparatus having high convenience are provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image transfer system and a processor. The image transfer system is configured to be switchable between a first position, where printing is performed in a first mode, and a second position, where printing is performed in a second mode. The processor, when executing a print job by switching a position of the image transfer system to a position set in advance as a home position at a waiting time for printing, switches the position of the image transfer system to a position corresponding to the print job and sets the home position based on a result of comparison between a print history in a first mode and a print history in a second mode.
US10402136B2	Printing system, printing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions to terminal apparatus A printing system includes a terminal apparatus and a printing apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes: a first inputting section; and a processor configured to: transmit a print request for printing an object image indicated by object data to the printing apparatus; receive first input authentication information inputted by a user; and transmit the first input authentication information to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes: a second inputting section; a printing section; a processor configured to: receive the print request; store the object data and associated authentication information included in the print request while associating with each other in a first memory; receive the first input authentication information; determine whether the first input authentication information matches the associated authentication information; receive input of second input authentication information from the user; and determine whether the second input authentication information matches the associated authentication information.
US10402135B2	Printer list generator, mobile terminal, and printer list generation method In the case of displaying, as a list, information pieces on virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services, the user may become confused when choosing a printer if virtual printers that correspond to a printer are displayed as different printers, consequently reducing user convenience. The present invention relates to searching for virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services and generating a printer list that displays, as a group, virtual printers corresponding to a printer among the virtual printers thus found, on the basis of printer identifiers of the virtual printers.
US10402133B2	Image data processing controller, control method and storage medium An image data processing controller includes circuitry to receive, from a server, output target image information, and command information including a description of process setting information in a first format used for generating and outputting an image, set description conversion setting information to one or more specific job receiving units, convert, when the description of process setting information in the first format is not interpretable by the image data processing controller, the description of process setting information in the first format into the description of process setting information in a second format interpretable by the image data processing controller by referencing the set description conversion setting information, and generate image drawing information to be used by an image generator based on the output target image information, and the command information including the description of process setting information in at least one of the first and second format.
US10402130B2	Printing system and related control method in which a printing apparatus connects with a mobile terminal if a printing reservation corresponding to a printing instruction from the mobile terminal is managed by a server A printing system includes an image forming apparatus that accepts a printing instruction from a mobile terminal, sends an inquiry to a server as to whether a printing reservation corresponding to the accepted printing instruction is managed by the server, and transmits connection information to the mobile terminal if the printing reservation is managed by the server. The image forming apparatus obtains printing data corresponding to the printing instruction from the mobile terminal set in the connected state, executes printing processing using the obtained printing data, and sets communication with the mobile terminal to an unconnected state after execution of the printing processing is complete. If the printing reservation corresponding to the accepted printing instruction is not managed by the server, the printing instruction accepted from the mobile terminal is rejected and the connection information is not transmitted to the mobile terminal.
US10402129B2	Method to operate a computer for digital high-capacity printing systems to relay print data The disclosure relates to a method for operating a computer for digital high-capacity printing systems to relay print data. The computer can include an operating system. Print data can be written to a memory and read from the memory to relay the read print data to be printed onto a recording medium at a printer. Operating system commands can be used for writing and reading. At least the operating system command for writing data can be supplemented by a delay function. The delay function can delay the operating system command for writing based on process identifier information. The process identifier information can describe a read process.
US10402128B2	Print control apparatus, control method for controlling print control apparatus, and recording medium A print control apparatus includes a storage unit, a reception unit, a change unit to change sheet information, and an instruction unit and communicates with a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus has a plurality of sheet holding units to hold sheets that can be conveyed and used for printing. The storage unit stores sheet information of the sheets held in a different one of the plurality of sheet holding units. The reception unit receives sheet information of a sheet held in a sheet holding unit of the plurality of sheet holding units. If the stored sheet information of the sheet held in the selected sheet holding unit is changed to the received sheet information, the instruction unit instructs the printing apparatus not to use the sheet held in the selected sheet holding unit for printing.
US10402127B2	Image forming apparatus forming image on recording sheet, and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a print restriction information table, a print job receiver, a print job decider, a communication unit, a print job reception notifier, and a print job executor. The print restriction information table contains a document under print restriction and an approver. The print job receiver receives a print job for printing the document. The print job reception notifier transmits a notice that the print job has been received, to the terminal managed by the approver through the communication unit, when the print job decider has decided that the print job is for printing the document registered in the print restriction information table. The print job executor executes the print job, when the print job that is same as the print job received by the print job receiver is received from the terminal managed by the approver.
US10402125B2	System for check printing A printer is caused to perform a checking print for a job in a case that a predetermined user's instruction is received via a user interface. The printer is caused to perform the checking print for the job without receiving the predetermined user's instruction in a case that the job meets a predetermined condition.
US10402123B2	Sharing alias addresses among logical devices Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for sharing alias addresses among logical devices for a control unit managing access by hosts to logical devices configured with capacity from attached physical devices. An alias management group of logical devices and alias addresses assigned to the logical devices is configured. A plurality of requests to establish an association of the host with a logical device and the alias addresses assigned to the logical devices in the alias management group are received from a host. Acknowledgment is made to the host that the association is established in response to determining that the host is assigned the logical devices and alias addresses of the logical devices in the alias management group. The host can use one available alias address assigned to any one of the logical devices to access any one of the logical devices indicated in the association.
US10402122B2	Transferring encoded data slices in a dispersed storage network A method for transferring encoded data slices from a first storage unit to a second storage unit begins by a processing module ascertaining a first mathematical process used to determine that the encoded data slices are to be stored in the first storage unit, where the first mathematical process includes a first mathematical function sequence and a first set of coefficients. The method continues with the processing module determining a second mathematical process, which indicates that the encoded data slices are to be stored in the second storage unit, where the second mathematical process corresponds to an adjustment of at least one of the first mathematical function sequence and the first set of coefficients. The method continues with the processing module transferring, based on a transfer command, the encoded data slices from the first storage unit to the second storage unit utilizing the second mathematical process.
US10402120B2	Memory controller arbiter with streak and read/write transaction management In one form, an apparatus includes a memory controller. The memory controller includes a command queue and an arbiter. The command queue receives and stores memory access requests. The arbiter picks the memory access requests from the command queue based on a plurality of criteria, and provides picked memory access requests to a memory channel. The arbiter includes a streak counter for counting a number of consecutive memory access requests of a first type that the arbiter picks from the command queue. When the streak counter reaches a threshold, the arbiter suspends picking requests of the first type and picks at least one memory access request of a second type. The arbiter provides the at least one memory access request of the second type to the memory channel.
US10402119B2	Data format conversion apparatus and method and buffer chip The present disclosure provides a data format conversion apparatus and method, and a buffer chip. The data format conversion apparatus is disposed on the buffer chip in a memory; a control module is disposed for sending a control instruction to a conversion module when obtaining a data copy command; and a conversion module is disposed for completing data format conversion and storage address mapping on to-be-converted data according to the received control instruction. In this way, a prior-art problem of additionally occupying computing resources and computation time of an accelerated computation unit due to a data format conversion unit disposed in the accelerated computation unit is avoided, the amount of data transmission between a main memory and a device memory is reduced without additionally occupying computing resources, and the computation precision is ensured while the computation efficiency is improved.
US10402116B2	Systems and methods for writing zeros to a memory array A memory device may include a memory array that includes multiple memory cells. The memory device may also include multiple sense amplifiers that, in operation, may each be connected to one or more memory cells. The sense amplifiers may be designed to assist in writing logical zeros to the multiple memory cells.
US10402112B1	Method and system for chunk-wide data organization and placement with real-time calculation One embodiment provides a system for facilitating data organization. The system receives a request which indicates a file to be read from a non-volatile storage, which is divided into a plurality of logical chunks, wherein a chunk is divided into a plurality of bulks. The system determines a chunk index, a first offset between a beginning of the file and a beginning of a chunk corresponding to the chunk index, and a requested length of the file. The system calculates a bulk index for the requested file based on the chunk index and the first offset. The system identifies a location in the non-volatile storage based on the bulk index. The system reads the requested file from the identified location in the non-volatile storage based on the requested length.
US10402110B2	Adjustable access energy and access latency memory system and devices Same sized blocks of data corresponding to a single read/write command are stored in the same memory array of a memory device, but using different formats. A first one of these formats spreads the data in the block across a larger number of memory subarrays (a.k.a., memory array tiles—MATs) than a second format. In this manner, the data blocks stored in the first format can be accessed with lower latency than the blocks stored in the second format because more data can be read from the array simultaneously. In addition, since the data stored in the second format is stored in fewer subarrays, it takes less energy to read a block stored in the second format. Thus, a system may elect, on a data block by data block basis, whether to conserve power or improve speed.
US10402107B2	Determining tracks to release in a source volume being copied to a target volume Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining tracks to release in a source volume being copied to a target volume. A consistency group is formed of tracks in the source volume to copy to the target volume. A volume table providing information on the tracks allocated to the source volume is copied to a volume table copy in a memory providing a state of the tracks in the source volume as of a consistency group time. A determination is made of tracks in the source volume to release for tracks that are indicated in the volume table copy as available to release excluding tracks in the source volume that are written after the consistency group time. Space allocated to the determined tracks is released.
US10402103B2	Dynamic parallelism Techniques to optimize use of the available capacity of a backup target storage device are disclosed. In various embodiments, a current capacity of a target system to which backup data is to be streamed to handle additional streams is determined dynamically, at or near a time at which a backup operation is to be performed. One or more backup parameters of the backup operation is/are set dynamically, based at least in part on the dynamically determined current capacity of the target system.
US10402102B2	Memory system and operating method thereof A memory system includes: a memory device including a plurality of memory blocks for storing data; a controller memory including a read data area for storing first data, which is read from a victim memory block among the plurality of memory blocks, and a write data area for storing second data, which is to be written into a target memory block among the plurality of memory blocks; and a controller suitable for reading the first data from the read data area, storing the first data into a host memory, and, when the first data stored in the host memory satisfies a predetermined condition, reading the first data from the host memory and storing the first data into the write data area.
US10402099B2	Solid state drive devices and storage systems having the same A solid state drive (SSD) device includes a first nonvolatile memory package, a second nonvolatile memory package, and a controller. The first nonvolatile memory package includes a first buffer chip and a plurality of first nonvolatile memory chips. The second nonvolatile memory package includes a plurality of second nonvolatile memory chips. The controller controls the first nonvolatile memory package and the second nonvolatile memory package. The first buffer chip communicates a first address signal and a first data with the controller, and selectively communicates the first data with one of the plurality of first nonvolatile memory chips and the plurality of second nonvolatile memory chips based on the first address signal.
US10402095B1	Online data expansion in redundant data storage systems The system, devices, and methods disclosed herein relate to online data expansion in disaster recovery enabled data storage systems. We disclose embodiments that allow storage devices, which are coupled to one another in a disaster recovery, data replication-type scenario, to perform storage expansion in most cases without having to disable remote replication during the expansion. The teachings of this patent application facilitate methods of expansion for data storage device pairings where the data storage devices are the same size or where the primary storage device is smaller than the secondary storage device. In both of these situations, expansion occurs without disabling disaster recovery. In the situation where the secondary storage device is larger than the primary device, expansion is allowed, with the caveat that disaster recovery must be disabled briefly. Moreover, in situations where remote replication is lost or disabled, it is possible to expand a primary or secondary storage device independently, and then to enable expansion of whichever device was not expanded once remote replication is reactivated.
US10402089B2	Universal keyboard A biometric analyzer, including a biometric generator, receiving user input in conformance with a layout of keys, and generating therefrom time series, over a period of time, of touch location, touch timing and touch pressure data, for transmission as a data stream to a biometric identifier, wherein the time series of touch timing data includes a series of times at which keys are depressed and times at which the depressed keys are released, and wherein the time series of touch pressure data includes a series of pressure magnitudes, and a biometric identifier, receiving the time series from the biometric generator, deriving a biometric template of the user therefrom, and subsequently when the user tries to access a system using a keyboard, identifying the user based on his biometric template, and granting or restricting the user's access to the system, based on his biometric template.
US10402088B2	Method of operating a display unit and a terminal supporting the same A method of operating a display unit enhances functionality of one hand control and a terminal supports the same. The method of operating the input area, output on the display unit, includes: determining whether one-hand operation mode is set; and displaying a first input module in which a key map area is displayed to be biased to a specific direction based on a center of the display unit when the one-hand operation mode is set.
US10402087B2	Adaptive keyboard for ultra-mobile devices A method is provided. The method includes receiving inputs typed by a user of a keyboard and analyzing the inputs to identify typing errors made by the user. The method also includes customizing a layout of the keyboard to reduce the identified typing errors.
US10402086B2	Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of receiving a memo while recording a video. Specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal including a camera, a touch screen and a controller. When a video is recorded using the camera, the controller is configured to control the touch screen to output a preview screen of the camera. If a touch and drag input is received on the outputted preview screen, the controller is configured to temporarily stop outputting the preview screen and store a touch path of the touch and drag input as a handwriting memo which is included in the recorded video.
US10402084B2	Collaboration for network-shared documents Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating collaboration among users for network-shared documents. A computing environment can identify that a first identifier and a second identifier were used in a communication regarding a network-shared file being accessible on various client devices. A suitable task to perform in association with at least one of the one or more client devices can be identified from the first identifier and a second identifier. The task can be performed, for instance, to control access to the network-shared file.
US10402082B2	Mobile terminal and method of selecting lock function A mobile terminal and a method of selecting a lock function thereof are provided. The method of selecting a lock function of a mobile terminal having a touch screen includes: measuring, when at least one touch occurs on the touch screen, at least one of a pressure, a current, and a capacitance of an area of the touch screen in which the touch occurs; and selecting, if at least one of the measured pressure, current, and capacitance is greater than or equal to a preset value, a lock function. Thus, by touching the touch screen in such a manner that a high current or capacitance may be measured in a specific area of the mobile terminal, a user can easily perform a desired function, thereby improving user convenience.
US10402080B2	Information processing apparatus recognizing instruction by touch input, control method thereof, and storage medium An information processing apparatus includes an obtainment unit configured to obtain an input position input to an input area, a display control unit configured to scroll at least a portion of an image displayed on a display screen in response to movement of an input position obtained by the obtainment unit, and a recognition unit configured to, if a shape of at least a portion of a locus constituted of input positions input after a first condition is satisfied forms a predetermined figure among movement loci of the input positions obtained by the obtainment unit, recognize an instruction corresponding to the figure, wherein, the display control unit does not scroll the image in response to movement of an input position input after the first condition is satisfied.
US10402071B1	Simultaneous zoom in windows on a touch sensitive device Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for generating simultaneous zoom in windows on a touch sensitive device. A first portion of the user content is zooming into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the first portion using the touch input device while retaining an original zoom size of a first remaining portion of the user content. A second portion of the user content from the first remaining portion is zoomed into by touching the display screen in a proximity of the second portion using the touch input device while retaining a zoomed in first portion and an original zoom size of a second remaining portion of the of the first remaining portion, the original zoom size of the first and the second remaining portions being the same.
US10402069B2	Logical zooming of a directed graph A method for displaying a relational diagram on a screen where at least one view of the relational diagram is larger than an available viewing area provided by the screen. The method comprises steps of detecting a predetermined action performed on a first element of the relational diagram, determining one or more relevant elements associated with the first element, and modifying a view of the relational diagram to display the first element and the one or more relevant elements on the screen.
US10402067B2	Bi-directional search and sorting A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product provide the ability to search for and interact with three-dimensional (3D) objects in a 3D model/drawing. Searches may be conducted on a per object basis (based on properties of the object) and search queries may be amended based on shared/common attributes between objects found in an initial search. Differences in search results can be identified and the causality may be used to perform additional searches. Search results may be listed in a list view and a correspondence between objects in the list view and the modeling view may be visibly discernible. Further, selection of a single object from a search result may focus the view on such an object while removing any occluding objects. Multiple selected objects can be viewed in an array of rotationally synchronized viewports.
US10402063B2	Methods and systems for providing additional content Systems and methods for incorporating additional material in video content are described. Exemplary methods may include identifying the individual frames within a portion of video content that will be visible during adjusted playback. The methods may include incorporating at least one item of information within at least one of the individual frames identified to produce modified video content. The methods may also include transmitting the modified video content for display.
US10402059B1	System and method of smart framework for troubleshooting performance issues A system for displaying a performance dashboard comprises an input interface, a processor, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive log data. The log data comprises a set of process log entries. The processor is configured to determine one or more daemon response times and to determine dashboard information. The dashboard information is based at least in part on the log data and the one or more daemon response times. The output interface is configured to provide the dashboard information.
US10402051B2	Remote control apparatus, remote control system, information processing method of remote control apparatus, and program A remote control apparatus includes a display panel, an operation detector detecting an operation of touching the display panel, a remote controller remotely controlling an electronic apparatus in accordance with the touch operation, an item selection unit allowing a user to select a selection item in the display panel, a touch operation determination unit comparing a duration time of an operation of touching the selection item with a predetermined threshold value, a detailed information obtaining unit obtaining detailed information on the selection item from the electronic apparatus when the duration time is smaller than the threshold value, a related information obtaining unit obtaining related information on the selection item using the selection item as a searching condition from an external service apparatus when the duration time is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and a display controller controlling display of the detailed information or the related information.
US10402049B1	User interface development Systems and methods for developing user interfaces. User interfaces are previewed by including plugins in a preview user interface. A preview user interface includes a preview of a plugin in the context of a live user interface. The preview user interface is generated from preview web assets that are a copy of of the web assets used for the live user interface except for the plugin. The plugin is written to the preview web assets and the preview user interface can then be previewed as if the plugin were part of the live user interface. Once the plugin is approved, the plugin can be incorporated into the live user interface.
US10402047B2	Communication device crawler A method is disclosed of providing at least one shortcut for accessing a function of a first communication device. The method comprises providing at least one predefined keyword, analyzing a data structure of the first communication device based on the predefined keyword, identifying a data path to a function of the first communication device based on the analysis of the data structure of the first communication device, and automatically proposing a shortcut to be presented to a user of the first communication device. The shortcut points to the function of the first communication device, with function being related to the predefined keyword. The method and corresponding hardware components can be provided as part of a communication device and network components enabling the creation of shortcut on user interfaces of communication device without any knowledge of the data structure of the respective communication device.
US10402045B2	Controlling an image displayed on a user interface of a computer device A computer device has a display and a user interface which receives user input. A processor receives data representing the user input. The processor controls the display to transition from displaying a first image to displaying a second image. When there is no longer a user input and the transition has not been completed, the processor determines which of the first and second images is to be displayed.
US10402044B2	Systems and methods for resource consumption analytics The systems and methods described herein are directed to resource monitoring and resource consumption analytics. Resource usage is tracked through a gateway device monitoring resources using remote input sensors, and usage data is transmitted to a central processing unit whereby the data is interpreted and compared with usage over time and site conditions such as weather. For example, incoming usage data is compared with resource signatures in a signature library representing an ideal usage or historical usage for given site condition. This data is interpreted into simple command displays with alerts, alarms, thereby reporting and alerting to an end-user via multiple delivery mechanisms, of potential sources of resource waste or loss. Further, the alerts or alarms can include easily interpreted recommendations to allow a non-skilled worker to take corrective procedures to maximize efficient use of the consumable resources.
US10402043B1	Systems and methods for indicating highlights within spherical videos Spherical video content may be presented on a display. The spherical video content may include an event of interest occurring within an event field of view during an event moment. Interaction information may be received during the presentation of the spherical content on the display. The interaction information may indicate a user's viewing selections of the spherical video content. Display fields of view may be determined based on the user's viewing selections. Relative positions of the event field of view with respect to the display fields of view may be determined. Progress differences between the event moment and moments corresponding to the display fields of view may be determined. A visual indicator graphically displaying the relative positions and the progress differences may be presented on the display.
US10402038B2	Stack handling using multiple primary user interfaces Generally discussed herein are techniques, software, apparatuses, and systems configured for managing a navigation stack of an application including multiple primary user interfaces (UIs). In one or more embodiments, a method can include providing data to multiple primary UIs that causes each of the multiple primary UIs to present a view of a plurality of views of an application state of the software application, receiving data indicating the application state of the application has changed, and pushing a workflow activity of the application onto a navigation stack, wherein each workflow activity includes data corresponding to a configuration of a view model module and a list of views associated with the configuration, the view model module provides the data that causes the plurality of views to be presented on the multiple primary UIs in response to the configuration being loaded on in the view model module.
US10402035B1	Content-driven orchestration of multiple rendering components in user interfaces of electronic devices The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of an application on an electronic device. During operation, the system executes an orchestrator that coordinates the operation of a set of rendering components for rendering different views of a user interface for the application. The orchestrator is used to provide the user interface on the electronic device. First, the orchestrator obtains content for rendering the user interface. Next, the orchestrator identifies, from the content, a first rendering component from the set of rendering components for use in rendering a first view of the user interface. The system then provides the content to the first rendering component, wherein the content is used by the first rendering component to render the first view of the user interface.
US10402030B2	Display panel and touch display device Disclosed are a display panel and a touch display device. The display panel comprises a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a first set of connection blocks and a second set of connection blocks; the material of the first resistor, the second resistor, the third resistor and the fourth resistor is a semiconductor material; the material of the first set of connection blocks and the second set of connection blocks is a metal material; the display panel further comprises a first direction and a second direction; the first resistor and the third resistor comprise at least two subresistors; each subresistor forming the same resistor is connected end to end with each other via the second set of connection blocks; the shape of each subresistor, the second resistor and the fourth resistor is a bar.
US10402023B2	Display control and touch control device, and display and touch sense panel unit Provided is a technique which enables the avoidance of a temporal damage to a panel module, and keeps a voltage load on a display panel circuit node from becoming excessively large even if a constant voltage is applied to the node for a longer time exceeding a display drive term in a non-display drive term, provided that a display frame period is divided to have display and non-display drive terms. In performing display and touch-sensing actions on condition that a display frame period is divided to include display and non-display drive terms, an operation source voltage supplied to a panel module during the non-display term where touch sensing is performed is smaller, in absolute value, than that supplied in the display term, whereby a voltage load applied to an input circuit node of a panel module for a longer time exceeding the display term is kept from being excessively large.
US10402020B1	Detecting twist input with an interactive cord This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.
US10402017B2	Instrument detection with an optical touch sensitive device An optical touch-sensitive device detects touch events caused by instruments (e.g., pens, styluses) and distinguishes these events from touch events caused by fingers. In some embodiments, different instruments can also be distinguished. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. The optical beams preferably are multiplexed in a manner so that many optical beams can be received by a detector simultaneously. Touch events disturb the optical beams, for example due to frustrated total internal reflection. Information indicating which optical beams have been disturbed is analyzed to detect one or more touch events. The analysis also distinguishes instrument touch events from finger touch events.
US10402015B2	Touch sensitive processing apparatus, electronic system and method thereof for configuring interconnection parameters with touch panel The present application provides a touch sensitive processing method for configuring interconnection parameters between a touch panel and a touch sensitive processing apparatus in an electronic system. The method comprises: connecting, by an interconnection network of the touch sensitive processing apparatus, P first circuits of a first apparatus connector with a drive circuit of the apparatus, connecting, by the interconnection network, Q second circuits of a second apparatus interface with a detecting circuit of the apparatus, respectively; having the drive circuit emit a drive signal from at least one of first touch sensitive electrodes via the interconnection network; and detecting, via the interconnection network by the detecting circuit, that there are N consecutive second touch sensitive electrodes connected to the N consecutive second circuits among the Q second circuits.
US10402014B2	Input control assignment Various techniques may be employed for assigning user inputs such as a touch on a touchscreen to various input controls such as buttons or other features provided on a touchscreen. One example input assignment technique is a nearest neighbor technique, whereby a touch may, for example, be assigned to an input control that is positioned closest to the touch location. Another example input assignment technique is an angle and distance technique, whereby a touch may, for example, be assigned to an input control based on an angle and a distance of the touch relative to a prior touch.
US10402007B2	Systems and methods for activating a multi-tasking mode using an application selector that is displayed in response to a swipe gesture on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display Systems and methods for multitasking using touch-sensitive displays are disclosed. An example method includes: displaying a first application on a touch-sensitive display (TSD) of an electronic device; detecting, via the TSD, a swipe gesture that moves over part of the first application; in response to detecting the swipe gesture, displaying an application selector with a set of affordances, and the application selector is (i) displayed in a predefined portion of the TSD and (ii) overlays at least a portion of the displayed first application; detecting an input at an affordance of the set of affordances; in response to detecting the input: (i) ceasing to display the application selector; (ii) displaying a second application corresponding to the selected affordance in the predefined portion that was previously used to display the application selector; and (iii) resizing the first application to occupy a remaining portion of the TSD adjacent to the predefined portion.
US10402003B2	Display device A display device includes an electronic paper display, a ground electrode, and a first contact. The electronic paper display is imagable by receiving charges on an imaging surface of the electronic paper display. The ground electrode is opposite to the imaging surface of the electronic paper display. The first contact is on a surface of the display device and electrically coupled to a first side of the ground electrode.
US10402001B2	Electronic device having force touch function Disclosed is an electronic device having a force touch function, which has a thin thickness despite having the force touch function. The electronic device includes a substrate, first and second electrodes and a light emitting device layer including a light emitting layer provided on the substrate, and a touch electrode part on the second electrode. A distance between the second electrode and the touch electrode part is changeable according to a touch force applied to the touch electrode part.
US10401999B2	Intelligent sensing touch display device An intelligent sensing touch display device capable of being responsive to an application program to selectively perform a touch detection procedure on a first electrode group and/or on an active array unit, where a controller has a memory for storing background image data, and data of at least one object image, and is used for performing a local operation procedure including steps of: receiving location information of at least one touched GUI object provided by a touch and display driving unit and transmitting the location information to a main processing unit; receiving updated image data for at least one GUI object image from the main processing unit; combining the updated image data with the background image data to form locally updated display image data and transmitting the locally updated display image data to the touch and display driving unit.
US10401997B2	Touch display device with mesh units and anti-static electricity connecting parts A touch display device includes a substrate, an insulating layer, light emitting units and a touch layer. The light emitting units are disposed in a display region of the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on the light emitting units. The touch layer is disposed on the insulating layer, and the touch layer includes mesh units, a first connecting wire and a first anti-static electricity connecting part. Each mesh unit has a mesh opening, and the light emitting units are disposed in the mesh openings. The first connecting wire is disposed in a peripheral region of the substrate, and the first anti-static electricity connecting part is disposed between a first portion of the mesh units and the first connecting wire. The first connecting wire is electrically connected to the first portion of the mesh units through the first anti-static electricity connecting part.
US10401996B2	Display panel and display apparatus A display panel includes: a display functional portion formed of a display functional layer sandwiched between transparent substrates facing each other; and a touch screen portion that includes lower wiring and upper wiring made of a conductive metal material, that includes an interlayer insulating film located between the lower wiring and the upper wiring, and that includes a protective film covering the lower wiring, the upper wiring, and the interlayer insulating film. The lower wiring of the touch screen portion is formed on a surface on an observer side of the transparent substrate on the observer side.
US10401994B2	Electronic devices having bilayer capping layers and/or barrier layers In various embodiments, electronic devices such as thin-film transistors and/or touch-panel displays incorporate bilayer capping layers and/or barrier layers.
US10401983B2	Method for a display of an electronic device and the electronic device An electronic device and a screen display method thereof are described. In one aspect, a display is configured to display a screen that includes an information area, an item area disposed at the edge of the information area, and a pointer configured to point within the item area, where the item area is configured to display at least one event item, and a controller is configured to control the display to move the pointer based on a rotation input and to display event information of an event item to which the pointer points, in the information area.
US10401981B2	Input device for touch-sensitive, capacitive surfaces An input device for touch-sensitive, capacitive surfaces, including an application device having at least one application element and at least one contacting element. The application device is designed as a holder filled with a liquid, gel-like, or pasty application medium. The holder of the application device is non-conductive at least in the gripping region. The application medium is electrically conductive, and an electrically conductive connection is formed between the at least one contacting element and the liquid, gel-like, or pasty application medium.
US10401977B2	User interface A user interface for an interactive device, the user interface comprising: an interactive surface formed by an array of displaceable surface members, the surface members having a resting position; an oscillatory signal generator configured to generate a oscillatory signal, the oscillatory signal generator being coupled to the surface members by a cable array which is configured to carry the oscillatory signal to the surface members, the surface members having a resting position with respect to the cable array; wherein the cable array is arranged such that movement of the surface members from the resting position adjusts the oscillatory signal producing a modified oscillatory signal and/or such that a modified oscillatory signal causes the surface members to move from the resting position; the user interface further comprising a signal converter which converts the modified oscillatory signal to and/or from an electrical signal of the interactive device.
US10401963B2	Smart material for electrostatic haptic feedback This disclosure relates to a smart material for providing haptic feedback, as well as haptic actuators, and suitably haptic actuation resulting from electroactive materials. Such haptic actuators are useful in structural materials, including as elements of wearables or accessories.
US10401957B2	System and method for providing simulated environment Present disclosure relates to a system for providing a simulated environment and a method thereof. The system comprises a first wearable device and a computing unit. The first wearable device is configured to output a first scenario of the simulated environment, wherein a virtual object is being displayed in the first scenario. The first wearable device is further configured to track a first direction of a first object and provide a first indicator in the first scenario according to the first direction. The computing unit is configured to determine which portion of the virtual object is pointed by the first indicator, to store first information corresponding to the portion of the virtual object being pointed, and to perform an operation according to the first information.
US10401949B2	Virtual reality glasses The present disclosure relates to virtual reality glasses. The virtual reality glasses include a glasses body The glasses body includes a first surface towards a user's face and a second surface configured to have an external electronic device mounted thereon for playing virtual reality contents The virtual reality glasses further include a fastening structure configured to fasten the external electronic device to the second surface. The fastening structure includes a connector fastener having a built-in connector which is connectable to an interface at a first end of the external electronic device, and at least one device fastener configured to fasten a second end of the external electronic device.
US10401945B2	Processor including multiple dissimilar processor cores that implement different portions of instruction set architecture In an embodiment, an integrated circuit may include one or more processors. Each processor may include multiple processor cores, and each core has a different design/implementation and performance level. For example, a core may be implemented for high performance, and another core may be implemented at a lower maximum performance, but may be optimized for efficiency. Additionally, in some embodiments, some features of the instruction set architecture implemented by the processor may be implemented in only one of the cores that make up the processor. If such a feature is invoked by a code sequence while a different core is active, the processor may swap cores to the core the implements the feature. Alternatively, an exception may be taken and an exception handler may be executed to identify the feature and activate the corresponding core.
US10401944B2	Power control during releasing operation An information processing device includes a plate on which a hook is provided and configured to move between a first position where a connection with another information processing device by the hook is done and a second position where the connection by the hook is released; and a processor configured to energize the another information processing device via a connection terminal when the connection is maintained by the hook, receive information indicating that a releasing operation for releasing the connection is started before the connection is released when a position of the plate is moved, and cut off the energization to the another information processing device via the connection terminal according to the reception.
US10401942B2	Reference voltage sub-system allowing fast power up from extended periods of ultra-low power standby mode A reference voltage sub-system that allows fast power up after spending extended periods in an ultra-low power standby mode. The reference voltage sub-system includes a reference voltage buffer, a reference voltage keeper, an active calibration facility for selectively adjusting the reference voltage keeper output to match the reference voltage buffer output, and a selection means for selecting between the reference voltage buffer output and the reference voltage keeper output.
US10401934B2	Process-level activity tagging Embodiments relate to enabling software to interface with a power consumption telemetry system. A process may have tagging instructions that interface with an energy estimation engine. While the energy estimation engine is logging energy consumption by the process, the process may also mark, tag, or otherwise delineate periods of processing during the execution time of the process. The logic of the process may determine how such periods should be labeled and when they being and end. The tagged periods are correlated with energy consumed by the process so that details of what the process was doing during different periods of energy consumption may be understood.
US10401933B2	Approach for end-to-end power efficiency modeling for data centers An apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive a plurality of power measurements from a plurality of power sensors, and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to determine an amount of power used by a processing element in a data center by determining a summation of the plurality of power measurements, determine a data to Watt ratio that indicates an amount of data that may be processed by the processing element per unit of power used, determine an estimated execution time for processing the amount of data by the processing element, and determine an estimated energy consumption that indicates an amount of energy to be used by the processing element to process the amount of data.
US10401930B1	Image forming apparatus, power control method, and non-transitory recording medium An image forming apparatus in an embodiment is configured to include an image processing device, a storage device, a power supply device, and a control unit. The image processing device forms an image on a sheet. The storage device stores schedule information indicating a schedule of use-time of the image processing device. The power supply device supplies power to the image processing device. The control unit is configured to control the power supply device so as to start supplying the power to the image processing device if the power supply device stops supplying the power to the image processing device at the use-time indicated by the schedule information and when a sensor for detecting the presence of a person detects that a person is present.
US10401929B2	Control circuit for programmable power supply A control circuit for a programmable power supply is provided. It comprises a reference generation circuit generating a voltage-reference signal and a current-reference signal for regulating an output voltage and an output current of the power supply. A feedback circuit detects the output voltage and the output current for generating a feedback signal in accordance with the voltage-reference signal and the current-reference signal. A switching controller generates a switching signal coupled to switch a transformer for generating the output voltage and the output current in accordance with the feedback signal. A micro-controller controls the reference generation circuit. The micro-controller, the reference generation circuit, and the feedback circuit are equipped in the secondary side of the transformer. The switching controller is equipped in the primary side of the transformer. The control circuit can achieve good performance for the programmable power supply.
US10401926B1	Information handling system housing thermal conduit interfacing rotationally coupled housing portions A portable information handling system transfers thermal energy associated with operation of processing components in a main housing portion through a graphite cable to a lid housing portion that rejects the thermal energy to the external environment. The graphite cable has plural graphite elements vertically stacked with adhesive and exposed at each end as plural coupling points that each independently couple to a thermal device in the main and lid housing portions, such as a heat sink or vapor chamber.
US10401921B2	Protective case for a computer and method for manufacturing such a case The present invention proposes a protective case for a motor vehicle computer, the case including a ventilation filter (50) and at least one wall (41) including a mounting portion (410) for mounting the ventilation filter, in which portion an opening (42) and at least one air flow channel (43) extending from the opening are formed, the ventilation filter including a membrane (51) covering the opening and a protective member (52) for protecting the membrane, mounted on the mounting portion and defining at least one aperture opening onto the flow channel (43), the flow channel being configured so as to prevent the membrane from being reached by a flow of water traveling along a straight path from the aperture, in order to prevent damage to the membrane by the flow of water.
US10401920B2	Portable electronic apparatus having a push button An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic apparatus has a board plate provided in a position apart from the operating direction of push buttons for receiving depressing operations. Detection switches for detecting the depressing operations of the push buttons are provided on the lower surface side of the board plate, and the push buttons are provided adjacent to the side part of the board plate and includes a vertically-movable operation surface part for receiving depressing operations and a detection arm, which protrudes from one edge part of the operation surface part to the lower surface side of the board plate and presses the detection switches by moving in the opposite direction to the direction of the vertical movement of the operation surface part.
US10401916B1	Gravity lockout hinge for an information handling system Systems and methods are disclosed for preventing a display component of a portable information handling system from opening when in an upside down position. The portable information handling system may include a base component coupled to the display component by a gravity lockout hinge. The gravity lockout hinge may include a shaft, a bearing channel having a bearing channel surface opposite the shaft, and a movable bearing disposed in the bearing channel. The gravity lockout hinge may, when the portable information handling system is in an upside down position and a gravitational force is exerted on the display component, exert a first frictional torque on the shaft that may cause the movable bearing to contact the shaft and the bearing channel surface, and exert a second frictional torque on the shaft that may prevent an angular position of the display component relative to the base component from being changed.
US10401915B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes an upper body, a lower body and a dual-shaft hinge module. The upper body includes a display module and an upper decoration plate covering a portion of the display module. The lower body includes an input module and a lower decoration plate covering a portion of the input module. The dual-shaft hinge module pivotally connects the upper body to the lower body, and includes a bottom plate, and a first and a second curled-circular parts bent extending from two opposite sides of the bottom plate. When the upper body is flipped open relative to the lower body, the upper and lower decoration plates respectively cover the first and second curled-circular parts. When the upper body covers the lower body, the upper and lower decoration plates respectively extend between the first curled-circular part and the bottom plate and between the second curled-circular part and the bottom plate.
US10401914B2	Biaxial hinge and terminal device using the same A biaxial hinge in which a first casing and a second casing of a terminal device can open and close 360 degrees relative to each other, with a simplified structure, enhanced opening and closing speed and an improved operability. A first hinge shaft attached to the second casing via a first attaching plate is rotatable in parallel to a second hinge shaft attached to the first casing via a second attaching plate with help of several joint members. A module for restricting rotation of the first hinge shaft and the second hinge shaft is provided in association with the joint members. The module for restricting rotation includes modules for generating friction torque, modules for sucking, stopper modules for restricting a rotation angle of the first hinge shaft and the second hinge shaft, and a module for synchronously rotating hinge shafts.
US10401912B2	Protection case for portable electronic device and method for determining state thereof A portable electronic device and a protection case thereof are provided. The portable electronic device includes a memory; a display; and a processor configured to acquire, from a flexible element included in a protection case of the portable electronic device, a characteristic value of the flexible element, the characteristic value changing according to bending of the flexible element through movement of the protection case, and determine a state of the protection case, based in the acquired characteristic value.
US10401910B2	Information handling system ceramic chassis An information handling system chassis is built at least in part from ceramic elements. For example, a transparent aluminum oxide ceramic portion covers a touchscreen to provide a rigid outer surface for accepting end user inputs. As another example, a ceramic chassis element has a ceramic material formed around a metal material of similar substance with bonding of the ceramic to the underlying material enhanced with oxidation of the outer surface of the metal material.
US10401909B2	Flexible display apparatus A flexible display apparatus includes a display panel, a case and a plurality of driving circuits. The display panel is configured to display an image. The display panel includes a first display part, a second display part and a hinge display part. The hinge display part is interposed between the first and second display parts. The hinge display part is configured to be foldable. The case is configured to cover the display panel. The case forms a hinge thickness with the hinge display part and it also forms a peripheral thickness at an end of the case facing away from the hinge display part. The peripheral thickness is greater than the hinge thickness. The driving circuits are disposed between a rear surface of the first display part and the case. Therefore, thickness of the display panel is decreased and its portability is improved.
US10401907B2	Display apparatus having a flexible display panel The present application discloses a display apparatus comprising a flexible display panel capable of undergoing deformation between a flat configuration in which the flexible display panel is substantially flat and a curved configuration in which the flexible display panel is curved; and a first arm section and a second arm section for deforming the flexible display panel between the flat configuration and the curved configuration. Each of the first arm section and the second arm section comprises a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal of the first arm section and the first terminal of the second arm section coupled to each other, and the second terminal of the first arm section and the second terminal of the second arm section coupled to the flexible display panel on a side distal to a light emitting surface of the flexible display panel and at two opposite margins of the flexible display panel, respectively; the first arm section is a retractable arm section capable of retracting and extending between the first terminal and the second terminal of the first arm section, having an extended state corresponding to the flexible display panel in a flat configuration and a retracted state corresponding to the flexible display panel in a curved configuration; and the second arm section is a retractable arm section capable of retracting and extending between the first terminal and the second terminal of the second arm section, having an extended state corresponding to the flexible display panel in the flat configuration and a retracted state corresponding to the flexible display panel in the curved configuration.
US10401904B2	Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
US10401902B1	Electronic device with locking display An electronic device including a hollow housing and a display assembly. The hollow housing includes a wall, a circular opening disposed through the wall, and a first attachment mechanism positioned on the housing proximate to the circular opening. The display assembly includes a circular display screen and a display frame coupled to the circular display screen. The display frame is disposed within the circular opening and has a second attachment mechanism disposed proximate a periphery of the display frame to engage the first attachment mechanism and secure the display assembly to the hollow housing.
US10401901B2	Wearable device Disclosed is a wearable device. The wearable device includes an optical signal transmission unit configured to transmit optical signals, an optical signal sensing unit configured to receive reflected optical signals, a data processing unit configured to process the reflected optical signals, and a coordinate generating unit configured to generate 3-dimensional coordinate from the processed data.
US10401898B2	Signal processing circuit A signal processing circuit includes a clock generating circuit, a divider circuit, a converter, and an amplifier. The clock generating circuit outputs a first clock. The divider circuit divides the first clock to output a second clock having a frequency lower than a frequency of the first clock. The converter converts an input signal into a digital signal based on a first clock output from the clock generating circuit and a second clock output from the divider circuit. The amplifier, disposed between the clock generating circuit and the divider circuit, has a phase variation property opposite to a phase variation property of the divider circuit. The phase variation property of the divider circuit indicates a relationship between a phase variation amount of an output signal with respect to an input signal in the divider circuit and an ambient temperature of the divider circuit.
US10401894B2	Actuator device An actuator device (2) for actuating at least one foot pedal (P) of a motor vehicle has at least one actuating element (8), whereby, for applying force to the foot pedal (P), said actuating element is shifted by means of a positioning mechanism (10) between an application position and a released position. It is provided that the positioning mechanism (10) is drivable with a positioning force (SF), by means of inertial means (such as an inertial mass).
US10401893B2	Pedal system A pedal system containing a right foot pedal, a left foot pedal and a motion inverter mechanism. The right foot pedal is moveable from a right foot pedal neutral position to a depressed acceleration position. The left foot pedal is moveable from a left foot pedal neutral position to a depressed braking position. The motion inverter mechanism operatively couples to the right and left foot pedals, for movement of the right foot pedal or the left foot pedal in an opposite direction to a raised position upon depression of the other of the right foot pedal or the left foot pedal. Also disclosed is a method of preventing concurrent depression of the gas and brake pedal. The pedal system disclosed can allow left foot braking and can also prevent concurrent depression of the gas and brake pedals, and hence, avoid stalling an automobile. The pedal system may also be installed with “drive by wire” type automobiles.
US10401887B2	Startup circuit to initialize voltage reference circuit A circuit includes a startup circuit to provide a charging signal to initiate startup of a reference circuit. The startup circuit includes a detector circuit having a detector current path control, a level shifter having a level shifter current path control, and a charger circuit having a charger current path control. Each of the detector current path control, the level shifter current path control, and the charger circuit current path control enable current flow in the startup circuit when the charger turn-on signal is in the on-state and disable the current flow in the startup circuit when the charger turn-on signal is in the off state.
US10401880B2	Hydraulic fuel pump apparatus for a fuel delivery chassis, suitable for refueling aircraft, and related devices, systems and methods Embodiments include a modular fuel pump apparatus for an aircraft refueling chassis and related devices, systems and methods. In one exemplary embodiment, a pump module includes a hydraulic motor driven by a hydraulic pump connected to a chassis motor. A chassis engine is operated at a substantially constant RPM, which causes the hydraulic pump to output hydraulic fluid to the pump module at a substantially constant hydraulic pressure. The speed of the hydraulic motor can be varied by a proportional flow control valve disposed between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, thereby varying the speed of the fuel pump and the flow rate of the fuel. A controller is configured to operate the pressure control valve such that the flow of the fuel is maintained at a predetermined flow rate.
US10401878B2	Indexer, indexer retrofit kit and method of use thereof A system and method for cleaning of heat exchanger tubes including an assembly, an indexer and a communication device provided with specialized software and programming. The indexer includes orthogonally arranged first and second arms. A trolley and sensors are provided on the indexer arms. One or more lances are provided on the trolley to deliver water jets into the openings. Sensors measure displacement as the trolley is moved relative to the heat exchanger's face plate. An operator controls the system from a distance away using the communication device. During setup, the pattern of the face plate is learned and mapped utilizing information from the sensors as one of the inputs. This information is utilized to help navigate the face plate during a subsequent cleaning operation. A kit for retrofitting existing X-Y indexers is also disclosed.
US10401877B2	Flow washer assembly A flow washer assembly includes a housing with a channel for fluid flow, a seat positioned in the channel and including an upstream surface, and a washer press fit in the channel and engaging the upstream surface of the seat. The washer may be provided with a central opening that is sized according to predefined flow characteristics. An outside diameter of the washer at least adjacent an upstream end may be greater than an inside diameter of the channel such that the washer assumes a flexed orientation when press fit into the channel. Since the washer is pre-deflected, it will deflect further as inlet fluid pressure increases, effectively keeping the fluid flow rate relatively constant. The “pre-flexing” of the washer eliminates a spike in flow rate that occurs with conventional flow washer assemblies.
US10401875B2	Electronic stopper in actuator control A system and method of controlling a position of a structure. A position command indicating a desired position for the structure and a position feedback signal indicating the position of the structure are received. A position control signal is generated based on a difference between the desired position and the position indicated by the position feedback signal. A stop feedback signal relative to the position of the structure is received. A stop control signal is generated based on the stop feedback signal and a stop condition for the structure. One of the position control signal and the stop control signal is selected. The selected one of the position control signal and the stop control signal is provided to an actuator for controlling the position of the structure.
US10401874B1	Autonomous aircraft navigation Systems and methods for autonomous aircraft navigation are disclosed. Embodiments relate to autonomously navigating an aircraft to a payload by locating a payload target attached to the payload. In some embodiments, the payload target is comprised of a plurality of concentric shapes of retroreflective material. These retroreflective shapes may be quickly identified in images to locate the payload. The retroreflective shapes may be illuminated by a light source on the aircraft so that the payload and the payload target do not requires a power source of their own. Some embodiments use band-filtered light and image acquisition techniques to facilitate locating of the payload target.
US10401873B2	System and method for payload dispersion using UAVs According to some examples of the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided a system and method for deploying a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by an airborne carrier aircraft for dispersing payload material, each UAV comprising at least one container containing payload material and being configured to disperse the payload material at a designated dispersion area in an event site.
US10401872B2	Method and system for collision avoidance An object detection system and method detect objects by projecting an infrared (IR) pattern from an IR emitter and capturing images with respective cameras that each includes an IR channel (e.g., a near IR channel) and one or more visible channels (e.g., red, green, and blue). The object detection system may detect, in the IR channels of the captured images, illumination features (e.g., points, lines, or shapes of IR illumination) from the IR pattern and may also detect objects in the visible channels of the images. The object detection sensor may estimate locations for the objects based on detected illumination features incident upon each object. The object detection system may be part of an aerial vehicle and may be used for autonomous or semi-autonomous flight planning.
US10401871B2	Travelling vehicle system and method for controlling travelling vehicle system A travelling vehicle system that allows smooth travelling of a priority travelling vehicle includes travelling vehicles that travel along a route and a host controller that controls the travelling vehicles. The host controller includes a priority travelling vehicle transmitter that selects a priority travelling vehicle among the travelling vehicles, a passage command transmitter that transmits a passage command to a normal travelling vehicle to pass through a point in a predetermined range on the route which the priority travelling vehicle is scheduled to pass through, the normal travelling vehicle having a stop command to schedule to stop at the point, and a cancel command transmitter that transmits a cancel command to the normal travelling vehicle to cancel the given passage command when the priority travelling vehicle passes through the point. The normal travelling vehicle stops at the point in accordance with the stop command of the normal travelling vehicle, when the normal travelling vehicle receives the cancel command from the cancel command transmitter.
US10401870B1	System and method for handling items using movable-bots A method for handling items using a plurality of movable-bots includes defining a conveyance path to be followed by the plurality of movable-bots, where the conveyance path is configured as a closed loop. The method further includes defining, for each of the plurality of movable-bots, a plurality of path attributes associated with the conveyance path. The method further includes instructing each of the plurality of movable-bots to synchronize a movement with respect to at least one other movable-bot based on the plurality of path attributes when moving along the conveyance path.
US10401863B2	Road corridor A method includes identifying a current position of the vehicle, using sensor data; generating, via a processor, an initial corridor seeding based upon the current position of the vehicle and physical characteristics of the road, without consideration of any other objects on the roadway; identifying a plurality of objects along a first side of the roadway, the first side including a side of the roadway in which the vehicle is traveling, using the sensor data; generating, via the processor, a target first boundary for the corridor based on the identified plurality of objects along the first side of the roadway; generating, via the processor, a target second boundary on a second side of the roadway, opposite the first side; and adjusting, via the processor, the initial corridor seeding based on the target first and second boundaries, thereby generating the corridor of travel for the vehicle along the roadway.
US10401862B2	Semantic object clustering for autonomous vehicle decision making The technology relates to controlling a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For example, sensor data identifying a plurality of objects may be received. Pairs of objects of the plurality of objects may be identified. For each identified pair of objects of the plurality of objects, a similarity value which indicates whether the objects of that identified pair of objects can be responded to by the vehicle as a group may be determined. The objects of one of the identified pairs of objects may be clustered together based on the similarity score. The vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous mode by responding to each object in the cluster in a same way.
US10401855B2	Inceptor apparatus An active inceptor apparatus and method for operating a machine. The apparatus comprises a stick member having a grip portion, the stick member being pivotably mounted relative to a housing. It further comprises a position sensor responsive to, and for generating signals indicative of, stick member position. A force sensor is provided on the stick member responsive to, and for generating signals indicative of, force applied to the stick by a user. The apparatus also includes a control unit operable to receive the position and force signals from the position and force sensors respectively. The control unit is operable to process the signals according to a predetermined relationship to determine a value FD indicative of force applied to the stick member relative to displacement of the stick member. The control unit is also operable to generate machine control signals as a function of position signals and force signals in dependence upon the value FD, for communication to the machine.
US10401851B2	Method for secure transfer of an unaccompanied person by autonomous vehicle A method of operating a self-driving (autonomous) motor vehicle to transport a passenger who requires supervision. An authorization of a sender to operate the vehicle is checked and, if authorized, the sender provides instructions to a vehicle control unit to designate a destination and one or more authorization criterion that must be met by a recipient in order to unlock the vehicle and take custody of the passenger at the destination. The vehicle travels to the destination autonomously, during which travel the status of the passenger is monitored and transmitted wirelessly to a device in the possession of the sender. At the destination, unlocking of the vehicle is permitted upon confirmation of the authorization criterion by the recipient.
US10401846B2	Cooperative and compressive sensing system A system for sensing in an industrial environment includes a processing node configured to receive a first sensor data from a first sensor and a second sensor data from a second sensor, both of which are disposed in the industrial environment. The processing node is further configured to process randomly sampled data from at least one of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to generate processed sensor data that includes the randomly sampled data. The processing node further configured to identify data of interest from the processed sensor data based on comparison of the processed sensor data with a sampling dictionary of predetermined information. The processing node further configured to filter and assemble the identified data of interest to create a set of compressed data, and transmit the set of compressed data to a predetermined destination.
US10401843B2	Control system with combined extremum-seeking control and feedforward control A control system is configured to operate a plant to achieve an optimal value for a performance variable of the plant. The system comprise a feedforward controller configured to receive a measurable disturbance to the plant and generate a feedforward contribution to a control input to the plant using the measurable disturbance. The system also comprises an extremum-seeking controller configured to receive the performance variable from the plant and generate an extremum-seeking contribution to the control input to drive the performance variable to the optimal value. The system further comprises a control input element configured to generate the control input by combining the extremum-seeking contribution and the feedforward contribution and provide the control input to the plant.
US10401842B2	Dynamically configurable production and/or distribution line control system and method therefor The present disclosure relates to control systems for controlling and dynamically configuring a production line. The production line includes one or multiple peripheral devices respectively located throughout the production line. A controller, or control unit, may, in one embodiment, extract binary instructions included in a file received from a source external to the controller, and the controller operates each of the devices on the production line based on the binary instructions embedded in the file.
US10401838B2	Apparatus and method for production line changeover A production line is organized into one or more of zones. One or more production orders to produce products in a continuous sequence at a production line is accepted. A plurality of production factors associated with the production orders is analyzed to produce an operating schedule for the production line. The operating schedule, when followed at each zone of the production line, is effective to produce the plurality of products in the continuous sequence. Industrial machines in each of the zones are operated according to the schedule.
US10401836B2	Methods and apparatus to setup single-use equipment/processes Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to setup single-use equipment/processes. An example disclosed herein includes configuring a control interface via an object-oriented programming interface, the object-oriented programming interface including an object class representative of a single-use component in the single-use process. The example method also includes activating a single-use object in the control interface by detecting all ports associated with the single-use component are connected, and verifying the single-use component.
US10401832B2	Terrestrial and space-based manufacturing systems A system including an additive manufacturing device to perform at least one additive manufacturing process and to include a prefabricated component during the at least one additive manufacturing process to accelerate build completion of a produced object. Another system and a method are also disclosed.
US10401831B2	POS system with life-percentage displaying and prompting function A POS system includes a plurality of electronic device, at least a specified one of which automatically generates and updates a history data at intervals, and an intelligent device installed in the specified electronic device for automatically updating and showing a life percentage information of the specified electronic device according to the history data. The intelligent device includes: a signal transmission module electrically connected to the specified electronic device for receiving the history data therethrough; a processing unit generating a life percentage value according to the history data of the specified electronic device, and issuing a life percentage status signal indicative of the life percentage value; a storage module for storing the history data; and a prompt displaying module visibly disposed for displaying the life percentage information in response to the life percentage status signal.
US10401820B2	Programmable indicator One aspect of the present invention provides a programmable indicator, which can present information on a failure to the user with little delay when failing to periodically acquire data from a PLC. The programmable indicator includes a display screen, a communicator configured to communicate with the PLC, and a controller configured to control the display screen and the communicator. The controller acquires data from the PLC through the communicator in a predetermined period. When failing to acquire the data, the controller displays a name identifying the data and successful timing on the display screen, the successful timing being associated with successful acquisition of the latest data before the failure.
US10401819B2	Method for operating a specific field device via a mobile operator device A method for operating a specific field device from a first group and a second group of field devices, wherein the first group exchanges data in an IP-based network, and the second group communicates at least via a non-IP-based connection, the method includes the following: transmitting multicast messages having an item of connection information via at least one portion of the field devices of the first group; integrating the operator device into the IP-based network; initiating a connection establishment with a field device of the second group; receiving the transmitted multicast messages by the operator unit so that the connection information is made available to the operator unit; generating a list of all field devices of the first group and the second group; selecting the specific field device using generated list; initiating a specific connection establishment with the specific selected field device; and operating of the specific selected field device with the mobile operator unit.
US10401808B2	Methods and computing systems for processing and transforming collected data to improve drilling productivity Fluid data collected while drilling a wellbore in a drilling operation that includes a first well trajectory is received. A first productivity metric for a next section of the wellbore on a continued trajectory of the first well section trajectory is determined, based at least in part on the fluid data. A second well section trajectory for the next section of the wellbore different from the continued trajectory of the first well section trajectory is determined. A second productivity metric for the second well trajectory is determined. The drilling operation is adjusted if the first productivity index differs from the second productivity index by more than a threshold amount.
US10401806B2	Adaptive control systems for buildings A system controls at least two switch terminals or equivalents of a building occupied by one or more building occupants. The system includes a plurality of switch terminals or equivalents parameters relative to the building. A first computer system is coupled to a first switch terminal or equivalent of the building at a first location of the building. The first computer system runs on at least one platform. A second computer system is coupled to a second switch terminal or equivalent of the building at a second location of the building. The second computer system runs on at least one platform. The first and second computer systems are in communication with each other. A first plurality of sensors is coupled to the first switch terminal or equivalent and the first computer system and a second plurality of sensors coupled to the second switch terminal or equivalent and the second computer system. At least a portion of the sensors are configured to provide signal data to the first or second computer systems respectively. Each of the first and second computer systems produce a command or data output that relates to at least one of: a command output for a local control system, a command output for a different system, a data output for a different system, a command output for a non-local device or a data output that is a non-local device. Each of an output includes learned data from that is based on a machine intelligence from previous data collected about patterns of a building occupant.
US10401802B2	Scalable architecture for a human machine interface device A human-machine interface device suitable for use in an automation system comprising a plurality of the human-machine interface devices, where each human-machine interface device includes at least one hardware resource, a system bus, and an interconnect circuit and is configured for interconnecting with at least one other human-machine interface device to form a device cluster, where the interconnect circuit provides a communication channel between individual system bus in each human-machine interface device forming the device cluster.
US10401800B2	Indicators for wearable electronic devices A wearable electronic device includes a housing and a band attached to the housing. The band has an indicator with a variably and/or progressively illuminable portion. The indicator of the band conveys to a user an analog representation of the completion progress of an activity or task tracked by wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device also includes a processing unit within the housing, and a sensor operatively coupled to the processing unit. In some cases, the sensor is a motion sensor such as an accelerometer or a gyroscope. In other examples, the sensor is a health sensor or a biometric sensor. Sensor data is used to update the indicator.
US10401796B2	Barrel shaft for a clock movement, barrel spring, and barrel including such a spring and/or such a shaft The invention relates to a barrel spring (2) including: an inner end (5) and an outer end; a first portion (50) having a first height (H); a second portion (52) having a second height (h) that is smaller than the first height (H) and being located near the inner end (5); and, at the second portion, e.g. at the inner end, a first attachment element (51) suitable for being attached to the barrel shaft, wherein the second portion is to be inserted into a circumferentially extending groove provided on the barrel shaft.
US10401788B2	Image forming apparatus including a movable engageable spacing member and process cartridge including a force receiving portion An image forming apparatus includes a mounting portion for mounting a process cartridge, the process cartridge including a first unit having an image bearing drum, and a second unit having a developing roller, the second unit being movable between a contact position in which the roller contacts the drum and a spaced position in which they are mutually spaced; an engageable member engageable with a force receiving portion provided on the second unit; wherein the engageable member is movable between a first position for maintaining the second unit in the spaced position by engaging with the force receiving portion, a second position for permitting movement of the second unit from the spaced position to the contact position; and a third position for permitting the process cartridge to be mounted, by being pressed by the process cartridge to retract, when the process cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion.
US10401783B2	Process cartridge and image forming apparatus A process cartridge comprises a photosensitive drum and a developing roller. A coupling member is provided adjacent to one axial end of the developing roller. The coupling member includes a driven portion, and an intermediary portion configured and positioned to engage with the driven portion. The intermediary portion is also configured to be movable relative to the driven portion in a direction crossing the axis of the developing roller while maintaining engagement with the driven portion. The coupling member further includes a driving portion configured and positioned to receive a driving force for rotating the developing roller. The driving portion is also configured to engage with the intermediary portion, and to be movable relative to the intermediary portion in a direction crossing the axis of the developing roller while maintaining engagement with the intermediary portion.
US10401780B2	Image heating apparatus having a positioning portion that positions a heater holder in a longitudinal direction An image heating apparatus includes a frame having a first side plate provided at one end, and a second side plate provided at another end, and a holder, for holding a heater, provided in an inside space of a rotatable member. With respect to a longitudinal direction, a length of the holder is greater than a distance between the first side plate and the second side plate. The holder has a positioning portion for positioning the holder in the longitudinal direction, and the positioning portion engages with the first side plate. In addition, with respect to the longitudinal direction, the positioning portion is provided at a position corresponding to the first side plate and is not provided at a position corresponding to the second side plate.
US10401777B2	Image forming apparatus with image timing signal adjustment The image forming apparatus includes a control unit for converting image information into an image signal and output the image signal with reference to a timing signal, a sheet feeding control unit for feeding a recording material, an image forming unit for forming the image on a photosensitive drum based on the image signal output from the control unit, a transmission unit for transmitting a length of the image corresponding to a length of an output period of the image signal, an automatic sheet length detection mechanism for acquiring a length of the recording material in a conveyance direction thereof, and an image control unit for controlling a time interval at which the timing signal is output based on the size of the image and the size of the recording material.
US10401775B1	Sheet guiding device and image forming apparatus A sheet guiding device includes: a first guiding unit that is grounded and guides a sheet transported; and a second guiding unit that is disposed on a downstream side of the first guiding unit and grounded with a resistance higher than a resistance with which the first guiding unit is grounded, and that guides the sheet transported to the first guiding unit to a transfer position interposed between an image carrier that carries a toner image and a transfer unit that transfers the toner image on the image carrier onto the transported sheet by pinching the sheet between the image carrier and the transfer unit and applying an electric field across the image carrier and the transfer unit. The first guiding unit has a dimension decrease area in which on a surface, in contact with the sheet, of the first guiding plate on the downstream side in the sheet transport direction, a dimensional value of a portion including a first material that is a same as the first material used as a material of another surface, in contact with the sheet, of the first guiding plate on an upstream side of the downstream side in a sheet width direction crossing the sheet transport direction is decreased at a more downstream position in the sheet transport direction.
US10401774B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a roller, a motor, a control circuit, an interlock switch, and a regeneration diode. The roller is configured to transport a printing sheet or a document sheet. The motor is configured to drive the roller and the motor is supplied electric power from a predetermined power supply system. The control circuit is connected to the predetermined power supply system. The interlock switch is arranged between the motor and the control circuit in the power supply system. The regeneration diode is arranged to the interlock switch. Further, the control circuit includes a processor that acts in accordance with a program, and increases power consumption of the processor by changing an action of the processor if the interlock switch breaks power supply from the power supply system to the motor.
US10401773B2	Sheet transport apparatus, automatic document feeder, and image forming apparatus A sheet transport apparatus is equipped with a sheet transport guide section for guiding a sheet to be transported. The sheet transport guide section includes a first transport guide member swingable about a first axis, and a second transport guide member swingable about a second axis, the second transport guide member forming a sheet transport path between the second transport guide member and the first transport guide member. The second transport guide member is arranged at a first position when the first transport guide member is closed, at a second position where the second transport guide member is opened from the first position when the first transport guide member is opened, or at a third position where the second transport guide member is opened from the second position.
US10401770B2	Discriminating device and image forming apparatus In order to provide a discriminating device in which high discrimination accuracy is achieved by appropriately setting parallelism of a plurality of light beams caused to enter a recording material, provided is a discriminating device including: a light guiding member configured to guide a plurality of light beams from a light source to an irradiated surface; an image pickup element configured to receive a light beam from the irradiated surface; and an optical system configured to guide the light beam from the irradiated surface to the image pickup element, wherein the plurality of light beams include a plurality of first light beams which are emitted from the light guiding member and enter a first effective region of the irradiated surface, and wherein the plurality of first light beams form an angle of 7° or less with each other within a first cross section parallel to the irradiated surface.
US10401769B2	Electronic device and image-forming apparatus Provided is an electronic device that outputs a notification sound that takes into consideration those of older age. The electronic device is an electronic device that outputs a notification sound, and includes a frequency-setting unit and a notification-sound-control unit. The frequency-setting unit sets an initial frequency for the notification sound. The notification-sound-control unit causes the notification sound to be outputted at the initial frequency, and performs control so that the frequency of the notification sound is lowered from the initial frequency as time passes.
US10401767B2	Image forming apparatus A heating system includes a heater, a switching circuit providing alternating current to the heater, and a current sensor. The heating system also includes a controller that controls operation of the switching circuit. At a predetermined time during a half cycle, the controller outputs an activation signal to the switching circuit. Based on an elapsed time from outputting the activation signal that a current signal is at least at a predetermined level, the controller calculates a second time from which a current level does not exceed a threshold level during the half cycle, and outputs an activation signal to the switching circuit at the second time. The heating system is useable within an image forming apparatus.
US10401759B2	Toner case, image forming apparatus A toner case includes a case main body, a feeding mechanism, a displacement member, and an elastic member. The case main body stores toner. A ventilation port is formed in the case main body. The feeding mechanism feeds the toner to outside the case main body. The displacement member includes a seal portion and is configured to be displaced between a closing position and an opening position. When the displacement member is at the closing position, the seal portion closes the ventilation port, and when the displacement member is at the opening position, the seal portion opens at least a part of the ventilation port. The elastic member holds the displacement member at the closing position by applying an elastic force to the displacement member.
US10401754B2	Image forming apparatus having optical print head An exposing unit includes a holding member, an abutting pin protruding on both sides in the vertical direction at the rear side of the holding member, a second support portion provided further to the rear side than the holding member, and a movement mechanism that causes the holding member to move between an exposure position and a retracted position. The second support portion has a gap formed where the rear side of the holding member moves in the vertical direction, and this gap restricts movement of the holding member in the left-and-right direction. The holding member that is moved from the retracted position toward the exposure position by the movement mechanism is guided by the gap formed in the second support portion so that the abutting pin abuts a fitting portion.
US10401753B2	Roller Dampers In examples provided herein, a roller damper comprises a damper body element having mass and having a shape to fit an interior of a tubular roller element. The roller element is associated with a natural frequency. The roller damper also comprises an elastomer support member coupled to the damper body element. The mass of the damper body element and the elastomer support member are selected based on the natural frequency of the tubular roller element.
US10401750B2	Toner Provided is a toner comprising a toner particle including a toner base particle and fine particles present on a surface of the toner base particle, wherein each of the fine particles includes a core fine particle and a condensate of at least one organosilicon compound selected from the group consisting of organosilicon compounds represented by specific structural formulas, the condensate coating the surface of the core fine particle, and in a wettability test of the toner with respect to a methanol/water mixed solvent, a methanol concentration, when a transmittance of light having a wavelength of 780 nm is 50%, is 5.0 to 20.0% by volume: in above Formulas, each of Ra, Rb and Rc independently represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an acetoxy group, an acyl group, an aryl group, or a methacryloxyalkyl group, R1 to R5 each independently represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group.
US10401742B2	Post exposure processing apparatus Implementations described herein relate to apparatus for post exposure processing. More specifically, implementations described herein relate to field-guided post exposure process chambers and cool down/development chambers used on process platforms. In one implementation, a plurality of post exposure process chamber and cool/down development chamber pairs are positioned on a process platform in a stacked arrangement and utilize a shared plumbing module. In another implementation, a plurality of post exposure process chamber and cool down/development chambers are positioned on a process platform in a linear arrangement and each of the chambers utilize an individually dedicated plumbing module.
US10401737B2	Process dose and process bias determination for beam lithography A technique and method for determining a process dose for a beam lithography process includes accessing a data set that enables associating (i) a plurality of measured dimensions of features exposed by beam lithography with (ii) a plurality of different exposure doses, wherein the features were exposed with the different exposure doses, and with (iii) at least one of a plurality of different densities of the exposed features and a plurality of different nominal dimensions of the exposed features. The method also includes providing a model that is parameterized in at least the following parameters (i) measured feature dimension; (ii) exposure dose; (iii) at least one of feature density and nominal feature dimension; (iv) process dose; and (v) at least one process bias. In a further step, the method includes fitting the model with the data set to determine the process dose and the process bias.
US10401728B2	Extreme ultraviolet photoresist and method Resist materials having enhanced sensitivity to radiation are disclosed herein, along with methods for lithography patterning that implement such resist materials. An exemplary resist material includes a polymer, a sensitizer, and a photo-acid generator (PAG). The sensitizer is configured to generate a secondary radiation in response to the radiation. The PAG is configured to generate acid in response to the radiation and the secondary radiation. The PAG includes a sulfonium cation having a first phenyl ring and a second phenyl ring, where the first phenyl ring is chemically bonded to the second phenyl ring.
US10401727B2	Resist composition and method of forming resist pattern A resist composition including a polymeric compound having 0 to 20 mol % of a structural unit containing a polar group-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and an acid generator compound represented by general formula (b1-1) in which R101 represents a hydrocarbon group having at least 1 hydroxy group as a substituent; Y101 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom; V101 represents a single bond, an alkylene group or a fluorinated alkylene group; R102 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; M′m+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.
US10401726B2	Coloring composition, film, color filter, pattern forming method, method of manufacturing color filter, solid image pickup element, and infrared sensor A coloring composition includes colorants, polymerizable compounds, and a resin, in which a ratio P/M of a mass P of the colorants to a mass M of the polymerizable compounds is 0.05 to 0.35, a content of the polymerizable compounds is 25 to 65 mass % with respect to a total solid content of the coloring composition, a ratio A/B of a minimum value A of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 400 nm or longer and shorter than 580 nm to a minimum value B of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 580 nm to 770 nm is 0.3 to 3, and a ratio C/D of a minimum value C of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 750 nm to a maximum value D of an absorbance in a wavelength range of 850 nm to 1300 nm is 5 or higher.
US10401722B2	Image forming apparatus configured to adjust an image around a cut of a recording medium An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium according to image data, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the image around a cut when the recording medium has the cut.
US10401721B2	Non-straight seaming Implementations described herein generally relate to the use of display screens. More specifically, implementations generally relate to a large format transmissive and self-emissive display screen where the display screen includes multiple screens coupled together using transparent adhesive tape. Implementations described herein minimize internal reflections visible to screen viewers when an edge of the adhesive layer is scanned by a beam spot produced by a scanning beam in a scanning beam system having multiple screens held together by the adhesive layer to form a seamless viewing screen. In some implementations, the internal reflections are minimized by applying the adhesive layer between horizontal and vertical seams between each screen of the multiple screens wherein the adhesive layer has non-straight edges so as to minimize the total surface area of the edge of the adhesive layer that falls within the beam spot produced by the scanning beam.
US10401720B2	Projection lens unit of projector and projector capable of suppressing image deterioration A projection lens unit (15) of a projector (10) is disposed in a state in which an optical axis (CL) of the projection lens unit deviates from a center of an image forming panel (14); a first lens holder (43) of a lens barrel (40) includes holding pieces (55a, 55b) that are provided at intervals in a circumferential direction of a first lens group (L1) and are engaged with a first portion (A1) of the first lens group positioned on a side to which the image forming panel is shifted, and a holding piece (55c) that is engaged with a second portion (A2) of the first lens group positioned on a side opposite to the side to which the image forming panel is shifted; and the linear expansion coefficient of each of the holding pieces is lower than the linear expansion coefficient of the holding piece.
US10401717B2	Projecting device and electronic device having a projecting device A projecting device is provided. The projecting device is adapted to assembling with an electronic device. The projecting device comprises a main body, a light emitting portion, a rotating portion, and an adjusting portion. The main body includes a first opening and a second opening. The light emitting portion is disposed in the main body, and transmits a light through the first opening. The rotating portion is disposed in the main body and connected with the light emitting portion. The adjusting portion is disposed in the second opening and connected with the rotating portion. The light emitting portion drives the rotating portion to rotate through the adjusting portion to adjust the angle of the light.
US10401710B2	Mount hinge for an electronic device A hinge for an electronic device includes a base including a stem, a ball rigidly fixed to the stem, a first friction surface that contacts and is configured to move with respect to a first outer surface of the ball, a second friction surface that contacts and is configured to move with respect to a second outer surface of the ball, the second outer surface of the ball being on a side of the ball that is opposite the first outer surface of the ball, and a biasing member configured to bias the first and/or second friction surface against the ball to generate a frictional force sufficient to hold the first and second friction surfaces in a set position relative to the ball.
US10401708B2	Adapter device and imaging apparatus An adapter device according to the present disclosure includes: a mount section that is attached to any one of a plurality of main body mount sections included in a main body apparatus; and a user interface a state of which is switched in accordance with whether to which one of the plurality of main body mount sections the mount section has been attached. With this configuration, it is possible to attach to any one of a plurality of main body mount sections included in a main body apparatus, and the state of a user interface can be switched in accordance with whether which one of the main body mount sections has been attached with.
US10401700B2	High contrast electro-optic liquid crystal camera iris including liquid crystal material mixed with a dye to improve achromatic performance A high-contrast electro-optic liquid crystal camera iris provides angle independent transmission for uniform gray shades. The liquid crystal iris comprises a combination of first and second liquid crystal devices arranged in optical series and positioned between optical polarizers. The director field of the second liquid crystal device is a mirror image of the director field of the first liquid crystal device, and the first and second liquid crystal devices are placed together so that the azimuthal directions of the surface-contacting directors are in parallel alignment at the adjoining or confronting surfaces of the substrates of the first and second liquid crystal devices. The liquid crystal iris provides, therefore, less angular variation of intermediate transmittances compared with that provided by prior art liquid crystal irises.
US10401697B2	Display panel A display panel that includes a first light-shielding layer, a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer, and a gate line are successively on a substrate is provided. A contact hole passes through the insulating layer to expose the semiconductor layer. A metal layer is on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the semiconductor layer through the contact hole. The first light-shielding layer includes an overlapping region that overlaps with the metal layer and has a first width in a first direction. A minimum distance in the first direction between the edge of the metal layer adjacent to the gate line and the bottom of the contact hole is defined as a second width. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the gate line, and a ratio of the first width to the second width is in a range between 0.2 and 0.8.
US10401694B2	Liquid crystal display panel and display device A liquid display panel, and a display device are provided. The liquid display panel includes an array substrate. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scanning lines, and an auxiliary electrode. The data lines and the scanning lines intersect to form a plurality of pixels arranged in an array. Each pixel includes a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel adjacent to each other. Each first sub-pixel includes a first pixel electrode and a first electrode, while each second sub-pixel includes a second pixel electrode. The second sub-pixel has an area larger than the first pixel; and the second pixel electrode has an area larger than the first pixel electrode. At least a portion of the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode overlap with each other to form a first auxiliary capacitance for the first sub-pixel, and an overlap region between the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode extends into the second sub-pixel of a same pixel.
US10401691B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines and a plurality of sub-pixels (11) formed by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines intersecting with each other, and the plurality of sub-pixels (11) forming an array. In the array formed by the plurality of sub-pixels (11), a ratio of a width in a row direction to a height in a column direction of each sub-pixel (11) is greater than 1:3, and a first row of sub-pixels and a second row of sub-pixels are alternately arranged in the column direction. Each sub-pixel (11) in the first row of sub-pixels and its adjacent sub-pixel in the second row of sub-pixels have different colors. Each sub-pixel (11) in the second row of sub-pixels and its adjacent sub-pixel in the first row of sub-pixels have different colors. The sub-pixel (11) in the second row of sub-pixels and the sub-pixel (11) in the first row of sub-pixels which are provided in a same column are staggered by a distance of d in the row direction, where 0≤d
US10401686B2	Display substrate and method for fabricating the same, display panel, display device A display substrate is disclosed, including pixel units defined by gate lines and data lines, and a first alignment layer. The first alignment layer includes first alignment grooves arranged in a first direction, the first direction forms a first intersection angle with a positive direction of a first side of each pixel unit, the first intersection angle is an obtuse angle, and the first intersection angle is smaller than an intersection angle between an orientation of liquid crystal molecule in a working state and the positive direction of the first side of each pixel unit. The direction of alignment grooves is decreased, so that the rotation angle of liquid crystal molecule is decreased, which reduces the responsive time of liquid crystal. A method for fabricating a display substrate, a display panel, and a display device are also disclosed.
US10401682B2	Display device capable of generating color of light close to or identical to blue primary color of DCI-P3 color gamut A display device is provided and a display unit of the display device capable of generating color of light close to or identical to blue primary color of DCI-P3 color gamut includes a light emitting unit and a light converting layer disposed on the light emitting unit. The display unit emits an output light under an operation of the highest gray level, the output light having an output spectrum. An intensity integral of the output spectrum from 380nm to 493nm defines as a first intensity integral, an intensity integral of the output spectrum from 494nm to 580nm defines as a second intensity integral, a ratio of the first intensity integral over the second intensity integral defines as a first ratio, and the first ratio ranges from 5 to 20.
US10401681B1	Heat sink for electronic display device A heat sink that is configured to be disposed between a rear frame and a rear cover of an electronic display device. The heat sink includes a base plate, a mount plate spaced apart from the base plate, and a plurality of fins. The base plate is configured to be coupled to the rear frame. The mount plate is configured to be coupled to the rear cover. An electronic display device includes a rear frame, a rear cover, and the heat sink. The base plate of the heat sink is coupled to the rear frame and the mount plate of the heat sink is coupled to the rear cover.
US10401679B2	Display apparatus The display apparatus reflects the light emitted from the light source to a display panel using a reflective member without a member such as a light guide plate. The reflective member is configured so that the light emitted from the light source can be provided uniformly and introduced uniformly to the display panel. Even if a board with the light source disposed at a side of the reflective member, the light emitted from the light source can be radiated substantially uniformly to the entire area of the display panel by the reflective surface of the reflective member.
US10401675B2	Flexible display apparatus A flexible display apparatus includes a bending area and a non-bending area. The flexible display apparatus further includes a display panel and a polarizing structure disposed on the display panel. The polarizing structure includes a λ/4 phase retardation layer, a linear polarizer disposed on the λ/4 phase retardation layer, and a first adhesive structure disposed between the λ/4 phase retardation layer and the linear polarizer. The linear polarizer includes a stretched polymer film. The first adhesive structure is an adhesive layer with a glass transition temperature that is greater than or equal to 40° C. and less than or equal to 150° C. Accordingly, deformation of the λ/4 phase retardation layer may be prevented or reduced when the flexible display apparatus is folded or bent, thereby improving display quality.
US10401673B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate includes a first pixel electrode which comprises a first contact portion and a first strip electrode with a first length, a second pixel electrode which comprises a second contact portion located on a same straight line with the first contact portion and a second strip electrode with a second length equal to the first length, and a third pixel electrode which comprises a third contact portion disposed at a position displaced from the same straight line of the first contact portion and a third strip electrode with a third length different from the first length, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US10401672B2	Display device Disclosed herein is a display device including a reflection type image display portion having a sheet-like anisotropic scattering member. In an area, in an in-plane direction, of the anisotropic scattering member, a low-refractive index area and a high-refractive index area are disposed in a mixture style. The anisotropic scattering member is disposed so that a light is scattered when an outside light is made incident from a surface side on which a degree of a change in a refractive index in a vicinity of a boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively large, and is emitted from a surface side on which the degree of the change in the refractive index in the vicinity of the boundary between the low-refractive index area and the high-refractive index area is relatively small.
US10401670B2	Touch panel and touch display apparatus A touch panel includes a first polarizing element, a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a second polarizing element, a touch electrode layer, a color converting layer and a second substrate. The first polarizing element has a first polarizing axis. The first substrate is disposed on the first polarizing element. The liquid crystal layer is disposed on the first substrate. The second polarizing element is disposed on the liquid crystal layer, includes a plurality of polarizing touch electrodes, and has a second polarizing axis crossing the first polarizing axis. The touch electrode layer is disposed on the liquid crystal layer, disposed adjacent to the second polarizing element and includes a plurality of touch electrodes. The color converting layer is disposed on the second polarizing element. The second substrate is disposed on the color converting layer.
US10401669B2	Touch display panel having conductive structure and touch display device A touch display panel and a touch display device are disclosed to solve the problems that twisted nematic (TN) mode LCD panel in the known technology usually has complex structure, larger thickness and higher manufacturing costs. The touch display panel includes a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (2) disposed in opposite to each other, wherein a surface of the first substrate (1) facing the second substrate (2) is provided with a touch electrode (3), a surface of the second substrate (2) facing the first substrate (1) is provided with a touch line (4), and a conductive structure (5) is disposed between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (2); wherein the touch electrode (3) is electrically connected with the touch line (4) through the conductive structure (5).
US10401668B2	Display device with visually-distinguishable watermark area and non-watermark area A display device comprises a layer of display cells separated from each other by partition walls and filled with a display fluid. The display of the invention is divided into a non-watermark area and a watermark area, the latter forming a watermark. The watermark aims to protect against counterfeiting or to be used for decoration purposes. The watermark is visible at certain viewing angles and/or under certain lighting conditions and it does not interfere with displaying of the regular images. For example, each of the display cells in the watermark area may have a different size from each of the display cells in the non-watermark area. Alternatively, the watermark area differs from the non-watermark area in at least one parameter selected from partition wall height, partition wall width and the shape of each display cell, and the watermark area is divided into at least two parts having differing values of the parameter.
US10401665B2	Method of producing display panels A producing method includes a sealing agent portion disposing process of disposing sealing agent portions 40, a part of which is cut off, on one 30A of substrates, a bonding process of bonding the substrates 20A, 30A via the sealing agent portions 40, a first cutting process of cutting a bonded substrate into pieces each having thin film patterns arranged linearly, a liquid crystal injection process of collectively injecting liquid crystals 18A into a space within each of the sealing agent portions 40 through inlets 40A, a sealing process of sealing the inlets 40A with sealing resin, a second cutting process of cutting each piece of the bonded substrate into bonded substrate pieces, and a grinding process of collectively grinding the substrates included in the bonded substrate pieces that are outside the thin film patterns along an outline such that edge surfaces of the liquid crystal panels having curved outlines are collectively formed.
US10401664B2	Curved surface display device The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of display technology, and provides a curved surface display device whose curvature can be adjusted flexibly after assembly. The curved surface display device may comprise a liquid crystal display module, and may also comprise at least one adjustment frame, each adjustment frame comprises a first portion and a second portion, both of the first portion and the second portion comprise a fixed end and a movable end, the fixed end of the first portion and the fixed end of the second portion are respectively attached to the two edges of the liquid crystal display module that are perpendicular to the horizontal direction in case of being viewed normally; an adjustment distance is present between the movable end of the first portion and the movable end of the second portion, the adjustment frame is provided with an adjustment screw which movably connects the movable end of the first portion and the movable end of the second portion; the adjustment frame is used for changing the size of the adjustment distance by regulating the adjustment screw, so as to vary the curvature of the liquid crystal display module. Embodiments of the invention may be used for manufacturing the curved surface display device.
US10401662B2	Liquid crystal display device and touch panel To provide a highly reliable liquid crystal display device including flexible substrates and a crystalline oxide semiconductor film for a backplane. The device includes a flexible first substrate, a flexible second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sealed between the substrates with a sealing member. The first substrate is provided with a layer including a transistor, an organic resin film over the transistor, a pixel electrode and a common electrode over the organic resin film, which partly overlap with each other with an insulating film provided therebetween, and an alignment film thereover. The transistor includes a crystalline oxide semiconductor film as a semiconductor layer where a channel is formed. Drying treatment is performed on the layer before the liquid crystal layer is sealed between the substrates, and steps from the drying treatment to sealing of the liquid crystal layer are performed without exposure to the air.
US10401661B2	Method for manufacturing metal wire and array substrate using the same A signal control circuit of a liquid crystal display panel includes a selector, a voltage-dividing module, and a switching transistor. The voltage-dividing module includes a constant current driving sub-module configured to provide a first voltage; and a constant voltage driving sub-module configured to provide a second voltage; the constant current driving sub-module and the constant voltage driving sub-module are selectively activated.
US10401655B2	Bias control of optical modulators An optical waveguide modulator with automatic bias control is disclosed. A portion of the modulator light is mixed with reference light and converted to one or more electrical feedback signals. An electrical feedback circuit controls the modulator bias responsive to the feedback signals.
US10401652B2	Eyewear with chroma enhancement Some embodiments provide a lens including a lens body and an optical filter configured to attenuate visible light in a plurality of spectral bands. Each of the plurality of spectral bands can include an absorptance peak with a spectral bandwidth, a maximum absorptance, and an integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth. An attenuation factor obtained by dividing the integrated absorptance peak area within the spectral bandwidth by the spectral bandwidth of the absorptance peak can be greater than or equal to about 0.8 for the absorptance peak in each of the plurality of spectral bands.
US10401651B2	Protection device The invention is based on a protection device, in particular a glare-protection device, with at least one optical glare-protection filter comprising a nose cut-out, with at least one sensor unit, which is provided to capture a work state and to control, depending on this, a permeability of the glare-protection filter, with at least one shield unit, in which the at least one glare-protection filter is fixedly accommodated, and with at least one head-fastening unit for a fastening to a user's head. It is proposed that the protection device comprises at least one adjusting unit, by which a position of the at least one shield unit is implemented in such a way that it is movable with respect to the at least one head-fastening unit in a defined manner.
US10401650B2	Spectacle lens, manufacturing method, supply system, and supply program thereof A technology concerns a spectacle lens to suppress unnecessary convergence. In the spectacle lens, when an inner horizontal direction of the spectacle lens is a direction toward the nose of a user who wears the spectacle lens, and an outer horizontal direction of the spectacle lens is a direction toward an ear of the user, a shape of a base in prism is formed in a portion in which power continuously changes and through which a main line of sight, influenced by convergence of the user of the spectacle lens, passes such that at least a part of a base out prism, which may be generated in the portion, is cancelled.
US10401646B2	Eyeglasses assembly structure An eyeglasses assembly structure is disclosed herein. It comprises a lens having two connecting parts at two ends thereof, two assembly members, and a pair of temples respectively and pivotally connected to the two assembly members. Each of the two connecting parts of the lens has an orientation trough. Each of the two assembly members has an embedding slot for engaging with each of the two connecting parts of the lens and a button having a positioning block for correspondingly engaging with the orientation trough.
US10401643B2	Interchangeable eyeglasses A pair of eyeglasses with interchangeable parts is described herein. The pair of eyeglasses have a bridge that optionally includes a front piece that detaches from a rear piece without the need for any tools. The bridge is located between the left and right rims of the eyeglasses and connects the left rim and right rim. Optionally, the front piece and rear piece of the bridge sandwich the left and right rims. Optionally, the pair of eyeglasses also includes left and right temples that connect and disconnect from the left and right rims, respectively, using a spring-loaded locking mechanism. Methods of wearing the eyeglasses and changing parts are also described.
US10401641B2	Camera system and lens unit therof A lens unit is provided, including a casing, a carrier, an optical lens, a first driving assembly, and a second driving assembly. The carrier is movably disposed in the casing, and the optical lens is disposed on the carrier. The first and second driving assemblies are provided to drive the carrier and the optical lens respectively to move along a first axis and a second axis relative to the casing. Specifically, when viewed along a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens unit, the first and second driving assemblies do not overlap.
US10401638B2	Optical stack for imaging directional backlights An imaging directional backlight apparatus including a waveguide, a light source array, for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. A rear reflector is arranged to receive light transmitted by the features and to provide polarization recirculation. Viewing windows are formed through imaging individual light sources and hence defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. Retarder stack arrangements are provided to increase the efficiency of polarization recirculation, reduce the visibility to damage and to reduce color changes with viewing angle.
US10401635B2	Laser array beam combiner Disclosed is a laser array beam combiner. A laser array emits a laser beam bundle that is incident on and transmits through a fast-axis collimator to form a one-dimensional quasi-parallel beam bundle A. The first quasi-parallel beam bundle is then incident on and transmits through the cylindrical lens to form a two-dimensional quasi-parallel beam bundle B. The quasi-parallel beam bundle B is then incident on and transmits through the dispersion unit and returns along the original path to the cylindrical lens, and then transmits through the cylindrical lens to be focused onto a common image point. Thus, the wavelengths of various light emitting spots of the laser array can be locked and the individual array beams can be automatically synthesized as a single-point beam bundle, improving the brightness of the laser array.
US10401628B2	Image generation device, image extraction device, image generation method, and image extraction method An image generating section reads image data from an image storing section to generate an original image in keeping with the attitude of a head-mounted display. A lens distortion correcting section generates a primary image by correcting beforehand the original image in a manner canceling out the distortion thereof that appears when viewed through lenses of the head-mounted display. A different image embedding section generates an embedded image by embedding a different image into an unused area of a rectangular format for transmitting the primary image. An HDMI transmitting section transfers the embedded image to the head-mounted display.
US10401626B2	Image display apparatus with light adjusting members An image display apparatus includes image displaying sections that present displayed images to a user and allow the user to visually recognize outside light, a first light adjusting member that is disposed on an outside-facing side of the image displaying sections and adjusts the transmittance based on outside light incident on the first light adjusting member, and a second light adjusting member that is disposed between the image displaying sections and the first light adjusting member and adjusts the transmittance in accordance with the transmittance of the first light adjusting member.
US10401625B2	Determining interpupillary distance and eye relief of a user wearing a head-mounted display A virtual reality headset includes multiple illumination sources emitting light towards a user's eye and an image capture device capturing light reflected by the user's eye. The image capture device captures images of light from the illumination sources reflected by the user's corneas when the user looks at a specific location in the virtual reality headset. Based on locations of light having at least a threshold intensity in the captured images, the position of the center of user's eye's pupil is determined in three dimensions and used to determine a distance between the center of user's eye's pupil and a reference point relative to the illumination sources. Distances between centers of pupils of the user's eyes and reference points are used to determine a distance between the centers of the pupils of the user's eyes and a distance from the corneas to an optical system of the headset.
US10401622B2	Vehicle window plate A vehicle window plate has a maximum value of a variation of a curvature in a vertical direction being ±7.6E-6 mm−2 or less at least within a HUD display area. The curvature preferably increases monotonically from a lower side to an upper side at least within the HUD display area.
US10401621B2	Display unit for vehicle head-up display system A display system for a vehicle includes a head-up display unit operable to display, at a display area at a windshield of the vehicle, information that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle. The head-up display unit includes a Köhler illuminator having a light source and an optical element. A reconfigurable mask is backlit by Köhler illumination generated by the Köhler illuminator.
US10401615B2	Beam dump apparatus, laser apparatus equipped with the beam dump apparatus, and extreme ultraviolet light generating apparatus A beam dump apparatus may include: an attenuator module; a beam dump module; and a control unit. The attenuator module includes: a first beam splitter provided inclined with respect to the optical axis of a laser beam at a first angle; a second beam splitter provided inclined with respect to the optical axis at a second angle; a first beam dumper provided such that the laser beam from the first beam splitter enters thereinto; a second beam dumper provided such that the laser beam from the second beam splitter enters thereinto; and a first stage that causes the beam splitters to advance into and retreat from the optical path. The beam dump module includes: a mirror; a third beam dumper provided such that the laser beam from the mirror enters thereinto; and a second stage that causes the mirror to advance into and retreat from the optical path.
US10401614B1	System and method for electrowetting display device with color filters having variable optical density A system and method for an electrowetting display device are presented. The electrowetting display device includes a first support plate and a second support plate, A plurality of pixel walls associated with an electrowetting pixel are formed over the first support plate. A color filter is over the electrowetting pixel. The color filter allows propagation of visible light of a first color and prevents propagation of visible light of a second color. In an embodiment, the color filter includes a layer of light-absorbing photoresist that is patterned into a first plurality of regions and a second plurality of regions. Each region in the first plurality of regions has a first optical density and each region in the second plurality of regions has a second optical density so that the color filter has a non-uniform optical density.
US10401613B2	Assembly of an endoscope having a tube comprising shape-memory material for the clamp-mounting of optical elements An optical assembly for an endoscope, the optical assembly including: an objective tube; and at least one optical element held in the objective tube; wherein the objective tube comprises at least one region acting as a clamping mount for the at least one optical element, and the at least one region of the objective tube acting as the clamping mount is at least sectionally formed of a shape-memory material.
US10401612B2	Endoscope An endoscope includes a mounting and detaching section, terminals that, when an adapter is mounted on an outer circumference, come into contact with an identification resistor provided in the adapter and having different resistance values for each of adapters, a lead wire that energizes the identification resistor via the terminals, and a flexible board electrically connected to the terminals in the mounting and detaching section and electrically connected to a distal end of the lead wire in a position behind the mounting and detaching section.
US10401611B2	Endoscope with integrated measurement of distance to objects of interest The present specification describes a method for determining the distance of an object from the tip of an endoscope during an endoscopic procedure, wherein at least one lens is configured to converge light from outside the tip onto a sensor that includes a plurality of photodiodes a portion of which are adjacent pairs of photodiodes configured to be phase detection pixels. The method includes receiving light into each adjacent pair of photodiodes, wherein said light is reflected off a surface of said object; determining a first response curve to said light for a first photodiode of said adjacent pair of photodiodes and a second response curve to said light for a second photodiode of said adjacent pair of photodiodes; identifying an intersection between the first response curve and the second response curve; and using data derived from said intersection to determine said distance to the object.
US10401608B2	Image acquisition apparatus An image acquisition apparatus including: a stage on which a specimen is mounted; an objective lens that collects light from the specimen; a stage driving part that drives the stage; an image capturing unit that acquires an image by photographing the light collected by the objective lens; an image-generating unit that generates a pasted image by pasting the captured image acquired by the image capturing unit; a storage unit that stores the pasted image; a color-difference calculating unit that calculates a degree of dissimilarity between a color of the pasted image and a color of the captured image prior to pasting; and a color-difference correcting unit that corrects the color of the captured image so as to match the color of the pasted image, on the basis of the calculated degree of dissimilarity.
US10401602B2	EUV light generator including collecting mirror having drip hole An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light generator includes a collecting mirror having a first focal point and a second focal point, the first focal point being closer to the collecting mirror than the second focal point, a laser to generate a laser beam and to radiate the laser beam toward the first focal point of the collecting mirror, and a droplet generator to generate a droplet and to discharge the droplet at the first focal point of the collecting mirror, wherein the collecting mirror includes a concave reflective surface, a through hole in a center of the reflective surface, and a drip hole between the through hole and an outer circumferential surface of the reflective surface.
US10401598B2	Lens attachment for a high etendue modular zoom lens A lens attachment module is configured for coupling with a zoom module of a finite conjugate optical assembly. The lens attachment module includes a lens assembly that has a positive focal length, and exhibits a pupil size of between 16 and 25 mm and a pupil depth greater than 50 mm.
US10401597B2	Projection optical system and projection type display device A projection optical system is constituted by, in order from the reduction side, a first optical system constituted by a plurality of lenses for forming an image displayed by image display elements as an intermediate image, and a second optical system constituted by a plurality of lenses for forming the intermediate image on a magnification side conjugate plane. Conditional Formula (1), being that 0.020
US10401596B2	Projection optical system and projector A projection optical system capable of performing magnification projection of an image displayed on an image display surface, with a 40° half angle of view, or more includes, in an order from a magnification side: a first optical system; and a second optical system, wherein the second optical system forms an intermediate image of the image, the first optical system performs magnification projection of the intermediate image, and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 1
US10401589B2	Lens driving device, camera module, and camera-equipped portable terminal A lens driving device comprising: an autofocus driving unit in which an autofocus movable part is elastically supported by an autofocus fixed part due to an elastic support part; and an auxiliary magnet which, in a reference position of the autofocus movable part, has a movement direction action force of zero relative to the autofocus movable part and which generates the movement direction action force in the opposite direction to a restoring force of the elastic support part when the autofocus movable part has moved.
US10401586B2	Telecommunications modules having multiple body sections and forward facing input and output adapters A fiber optic module for use in a fiber optic terminal. The fiber optic module includes a body having a front end, a first body section including a first group of adapters on the front end and a first fiber routing arm having a first fiber retaining element at a free end of the first routing arm, and a second body section in stacked alignment with the first body section, wherein the second body section includes a second group of adapters on the front end and a second fiber routing arm having a second fiber retaining element at a free end of the second routing arm. The first body section and the second body section define an internal volume containing an optical splitter. The fiber optic module may also include a handle coupleable to the first body section.
US10401584B2	Fiber termination enclosure with modular plate assemblies Certain types of fiber termination enclosures include an enclosure and at least one of a plurality of plate module mounting assemblies. Example plate module mounting assemblies include a termination panel plate assembly; a splice tray plate assembly; a cable spool plate assembly; and a drop-in plate assembly. Example cable spool plate assemblies include a cable spool arrangement rotationally coupled to a mounting plate, which fixedly mounts within the enclosure housing. A stand-off mount element may be disposed on the front of the cable spool arrangement to rotate in unison with the cable spool arrangement. The stand-off mount element may include one or more termination adapters.
US10401581B2	Optical module heatsink lifter and method A module heatsink lifter for raising and lowering a heatsink enabling insertion and removal of a module includes a fixed base; a hinge connector of the fixed based coupled to the heatsink; and an actuator mechanism to raise and lower the heatsink through rotation about the hinge connector, wherein the actuator mechanism operates from a front faceplate based on push and pull movement to raise and lower the heatsink into a raised position and a lowered position. The heatsink includes a Thermal Interface Material (TIM) on a bottom portion which creates a thermal connection with the module when the heatsink is in the lowered position. The module can include a pluggable optical module.
US10401580B2	Fluid cooled optical fiber Fluid cooled optical fibers are disclosed. An exemplary fiber comprises a fiber body including a distal end, an inner cap surrounding said distal end, an outer cap surrounding said inner cap, and a tube attached to said outer cap. The tube and outer cap may define a first flow channel, the outer and inner caps may define a second flow channel, and the outer cap may including one or openings for placing the first flow channel in communication with the second flow channel. Associated systems also are disclosed.
US10401579B2	Detection device and manufacturing method of detection device A detection device for detecting a power of an input light is provided with a light-receiving module that outputs an electrical signal according to a power of an input light received at a light-receiving surface and an optical system that collimates and guides to the light-receiving surface the input light from the outside. Moreover, this detection device is provided with a structure that decreases an incidence angle of the input light at an interface between the optical system and the light-receiving surface.
US10401577B2	Multi-core optical fiber connection device A multi-core optical fiber connection device comprises a first multi-core optical fiber connector and a second multi-core optical fiber connector. The first multi-core optical fiber connector comprises a first joint unit. The second multi-core optical fiber connector comprises a second joint unit. The second contact receptacle unit comprises a movable jacket and a movable ring. As long as the movable ring is pulled, the first joint unit is pushed by the movable jacket so that the first multi-core optical fiber connector and the second multi-core optical fiber connector are separated from each other, which achieves the effect that the first multi-core optical fiber connector and the second multi-core optical fiber connector are quickly connected with each other and separated from each other by one-hand operation.
US10401575B2	Ferrule boot with guide channel(s) for multi-fiber ferrule and fabrication method using same A ferrule boot for a fiber optic cable includes a front body portion defining at least one aperture, and includes at least one rear body portion defining at least one guide channel that facilitates insertion of loose optical fiber segments through the at least one aperture. At least a portion of each guide channel lacks a top surface boundary that is registered with a top surface of a corresponding aperture, such that an accessible (e.g., open) top portion is provided to ease insertion of at least one group of optical fibers into the at least one guide channel, with the optical fibers preferably being non-ribbonized. Fiber optic cable assemblies and methods for fabrication utilizing the ferrule boot are further provided.
US10401570B2	Wavelength selective switch A wavelength selective switch includes an attenuation liquid crystal cell array and a switching liquid crystal cell array, the attenuation liquid crystal cell array is configured to select a region where a light is incident on the switching liquid crystal cell array; the switching liquid crystal cell array includes a first ECB liquid crystal cell array, which is divided into a plurality of pixel units, a phase of each pixel unit is adjusted by setting different voltages so that a phase pattern formed by the pixel units exhibits a lens property, and the light passing through the switching liquid crystal cell array is deflected by changing a center of the lens formed by the phase pattern, so as to select an outgoing port.
US10401564B2	Fiber nonlinearity mitigation using strong mode coupling and large modal delay Aspects of the present disclosure describe fiber nonlinearity induced transmission penalties are reduced both in fibers with large polarization-mode dispersion, and in coupled-core multicore fibers (CC-MCF). In the case of coupled multi-core fibers, the requirement for modal delay is less.
US10401563B2	Optical fibers for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain Disclosed herein is an optical fiber comprising a plurality of dopant concentration profiles in a core of the optical fiber; where the first dopant concentration and the second dopant concentration are each varied in a stepwise manner and wherein a ratio of the first dopant concentration to the second dopant concentration is operative to result in an interaction of a fundamental optical mode at a given wavelength with a plurality of acoustic modes thereby increasing a ratio of Brillouin Scattering intensity ratio of secondary, tertiary or quarternary peak relative to a Brillouin Scattering intensity of a primary peak to be greater than 0.4 in a Brillouin Scattering spectrum.
US10401561B2	Smart illuminated electrical faceplate Disclosed wherein is an electrical faceplate, such as a cover for a wall outlet or light switch, that uniformly illuminates by receiving light into a transparent lightguide, homogenizing the light within the lightguide and scattering the homogenized light preferentially through a front surface. In one embodiment a faceplate comprises a substrate operable to cover an interface between an electrical junction box and a wall. The faceplate further comprises a light receiving surface operable to receive light from a light generation component (e.g. an LED) and transmit the light substantially parallel to a front surface, thereby promoting reflection at the front surface that homogenizes the light intensity within the faceplate and a portion operable to scatter light through the front surface. Several embodiments provide a faceplate with a lightguide to homogenize light through a process of total internal reflection to provide uniform illumination of the faceplate.
US10401552B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a light source which generates a first light, a display module which displays an image, a light guide plate disposed under the display module, and an optical filter disposed under the light guide plate to face the display module. The optical filter includes a filter layer which transmits a portion of the first light from the light guide plate and reflects a remaining portion of the first light except for the portion and an absorbing layer disposed under the filter layer to absorb the first light transmitted thereto through the filter layer. As an incident angle of the first light incident to the filter layer with respect to a normal line of an upper surface of the filter layer increases, an overlapping bandwidth between a reflection wavelength bandwidth of the filter layer and a wavelength bandwidth of the first light increases.
US10401548B2	Integrated antenna with display uniformity A display having an integrated antenna with a substantially uniform transparency and/or light across the display. The display may have a uniformity layer that is an optical balance of the antenna, wherein the uniformity layer and the antenna have respective optical transparencies that provide a substantially uniform transparency across the display. The display may also have a backlight that has a surface brightness intensity corresponding to an optical inverse of the antenna, and is configured to provide a substantially uniform light across the display.
US10401541B2	Article having composite lenticular microstructures and method of making Lenticular microstructures and methods of making the same is disclosed. The lenticular microstructures include composite lenticular microstructures having a first light transmissive polymeric layer, a second light transmissive polymeric layer, and an interface therebetween, wherein the first light transmissive polymeric layer has a first index of refraction, the second light transmissive polymeric layer has a second index of refraction, and the first and second indices of refraction have an absolute difference of at least 0.0002.
US10401539B2	Coated articles with light-altering features and methods for the production thereof According to one or more embodiments described herein, a coated article may comprise a transparent substrate and an optical coating. The transparent substrate may have a major surface, and the optical coating may be disposed on the major surface of the transparent substrate and form an air-side surface. The optical coating may comprise one or more layers of deposited material and one or more light-altering features which may reduce oscillations in the reflectance spectrum of the coated article. The coated article may exhibit a maximum hardness of about 8 GPa or greater, have an average photopic transmittance of about 50% or greater, and exhibit an angular color shift of less than about 10 from a reference illumination angle in a range of 0-10 degrees to an incident illumination angle in a range of 30-60 degrees relative to the air-side surface.
US10401530B2	Method and system for quality control in gamma-gamma data during mineral exploration A method for quality control of gamma-gamma well logging data within a borehole for mineral exploration, including receiving, at a computing device, raw well logging data; identifying and formatting data sets from the raw well logging data; applying at least one quality control process to the formatted data sets, the at least one quality control process being selected from: a linear verification process comparing linearity of density data readings between a long and a short spaced sensor in a probe; a density range verification process comparing density readings at the probe with density ranges for the borehole lithology; a diameter comparison process comparing actual diameter of the borehole at a depth with density readings at the depth; and a residual verification process for verifying a proportionality between densities measured by the long spaced sensor and short spaced sensor; compiling the results and providing an output of the compiled results.
US10401523B2	Systems and methods for estimating time of flight for an acoustic wave An example method for estimating a time of flight (“TOF”) for an acoustic wave generated by an acoustic source for each of a plurality of acoustic receivers in an array can include recording data corresponding to the acoustic wave received at each of the acoustic receivers, estimating a respective TOF for the acoustic wave for each of the acoustic receivers, and discarding one or more of the respective estimated TOFs. Each of the discarded TOFs can be a statistical outlier. The method can also include calculating a plurality of time delays for the acoustic wave using a plurality of non-discarded estimated TOFs, and updating the respective estimated TOFs for the acoustic wave for each of the acoustic receivers using the calculated time delays. Each of the time delays can be a difference between respective estimated TOFs for the acoustic wave for at least two of the acoustic receivers.
US10401522B2	Systems and methods for data driven parametric correction of acoustic cement evaluation data Systems, methods, and devices for evaluating proper cement installation in a well are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving acoustic cement evaluation data parameterized using a first parameterization. A subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data is compared to expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. When the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data does not substantially conform to the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data, all or part of the acoustic cement evaluation data is corrected to cause the subset of the acoustic cement evaluation data to more closely match the expected nominal values of the acoustic cement evaluation data. The corrected acoustic cement evaluation data may be used to estimate a presence of solids, liquids, and/or gases behind the casing.
US10401517B2	Crosstalk attenuation for seismic imaging Crosstalk attenuation for seismic imaging can include creation of a seismic image based on seismic data including multiples. The seismic image can include causal crosstalk and anti-causal crosstalk. Causal crosstalk and anti-causal crosstalk can be predicted based on the seismic data. The predicted causal crosstalk and the predicted anti-causal crosstalk can be attenuated from the seismic image.
US10401512B1	Microseismic density volume estimation Rock properties and structural attributes can be combined with an ellipsoid stimulation model around a well bore. A stepwise regression or other optimization analysis can then used to determine what property(ies) and/or attribute(s) has the greatest impact on the shape and properties of a microseismic density volume and can be best used to predict the same. These same properties and/or attributes can then be used to create a microseismic density volume around another nearby well where microseismic data was not recorded to estimated a stimulated reservoir volume.
US10401509B2	Radiation detector and uses thereof A radiation detector can include a logic element configured to determine an adjusted value for light emission of a luminescent material. A method of using the radiation detector can include determining an adjusted value of a luminescent material. The adjustment can be based on an inverse correlation between decay times corresponding to signal pulses and values of light emissions corresponding to the signal pulses. In an embodiment, the logic element may be further configured to obtain a measured value of a decay time and a measured value for the light emission, and determining an adjusted value for the light emission can be based on the measured value of the decay time and measured value for the light emission.
US10401498B2	Sensor system with active illumination The present invention relates to vision sensors based on an active illumination. An imaging system includes an imaging sensor and is adapted to process an image of a scene being illuminated by at least two different illumination sources each having a wavelength in the near infrared range. In a variant, the imaging system is adapted to use an illumination source having a modulation frequency below the modulation frequency used to perform a three dimensional time of flight measurement. In a variant, the imaging system is adapted to acquire a reduced number of samples per frame than used in time of flight measurements.
US10401497B2	Tracked bullet correction Systems, devices, and methods for determining a time of flight (TOF) of a first bullet fired from a gun to pass a target plane of a target; determining a location of an aimpoint on the target in an imager field of view (FOV) relative to a disturbed reticle at a time the first bullet is fired by the gun; determining a location of the first bullet relative to the location of the aimpoint on the target at the TOF in the imager FOV; and determining an updated location of the disturbed reticle based on a difference between the location of the first bullet and the location of the aimpoint on the target at the time the first bullet crosses the target plane and a difference between the location of the disturbed reticle and the location of the aimpoint on the target at the time the first bullet was fired.
US10401490B2	Radar-enabled sensor fusion This document describes apparatuses and techniques for radar-enabled sensor fusion. In some aspects, a radar field is provided and reflection signals that correspond to a target in the radar field are received. The reflection signals are transformed to provide radar data, from which a radar feature indicating a physical characteristic of the target is extracted. Based on the radar features, a sensor is activated to provide supplemental sensor data associated with the physical characteristic. The radar feature is then augmented with the supplemental sensor data to enhance the radar feature, such as by increasing an accuracy or resolution of the radar feature. By so doing, performance of sensor-based applications, which rely on the enhanced radar features, can be improved.
US10401485B2	Method to resolve interfering targets jointly at multiple dimensions A system and method for resolving a first target from a second target by radar is disclosed. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting a source signal, a receiver for receiving first and second echo signals from reflection of the source signal from at least a first target and a second target, respectively. A processor is used to subtract the first echo signal from the composite signal to obtain a second generation of the second echo signal, subtract the second generation of the second echo signal from the composite signal to obtain a second generation of the first echo signal, and estimate a parameter value for the first target from the second generation of the first echo signal and a parameter value for the second target from the second generation of the second echo signal.
US10401484B2	LiDAR sensor alignment system A Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor alignment system includes an imaging device, a LiDAR sensor, a mount device, and a controller. The imaging device is configured to output an image signal associated with a first scene that includes an object. The LiDAR sensor is configured to output a LiDAR signal associated with a second scene. The mount device is attached to the LiDAR sensor and adapted to align the LiDAR sensor. The controller is configured to receive the image and LiDAR signals, classify the object from the first scene, and confirm the object is properly oriented within the second scene. If the object is not properly orientated within the second scene, the controller initiates an action.
US10401483B2	Distance measuring device and method for determining a distance A method for determining a distance between a distance measuring device and an object includes the steps of illuminating the object with a short light pulse and long light pulses, outputting a signal value Uref at the end of an integration gate with an invariable delay between the emission start point in time of the short light pulse and integration start point in time Δs, forming a convolution function fc:=U(τ) from the intensity of the light arriving on the photo element and Δs with a respective variable delay τ for each long light pulse between the emission start point in time of the long light pulses and the integration gate, the variable delays being different from each other to form the convolution function, identifying the delay τc in the convolution function which corresponds to Uref, and calculating the distance by using the delay τc in the convolution function.
US10401481B2	Non-uniform beam power distribution for a laser operating in a vehicle A lidar system includes a light source configured to emit light, a scanner configured to scan a field of regard of the lidar system using (i) a first output beam that includes at least a portion of the emitted light and has a first amount of power and (ii) a second output beam that includes at least a portion of the emitted light and has a second amount of power different from the first amount of power, with an angular separation between the first output beam and the second output beam along a vertical dimension of the field of regard, and a receiver configured to detect light associated with the first output beam and light associated with the second output beam scattered by one or more remote targets.
US10401480B1	Lidar receiver with multiple detectors for range-ambiguity mitigation In one embodiment, a lidar system includes a light source configured to emit multiple optical signals directed into a field of regard of the lidar system. The optical signals include a first optical signal and a second optical signal, where the second optical signal is emitted a particular time interval after the first optical signal is emitted. The lidar system also includes a receiver configured to detect a received optical signal that includes a portion of the emitted first or second optical signal that is scattered by a target located a distance from the lidar system. The received optical signal is detected after the second optical signal is emitted. The receiver includes a first detector configured to detect a first portion of the received optical signal and a second detector configured to detect a second portion of the received optical signal.
US10401479B2	Remote sensing of human breathing at a distance A method and system is described for using radar to provide non-contact detection of human breathing at a distance. Radar data is processed to remove clutter and enable detection of a breathing signal. The breathing signal can be used to determine breathing rate or posture of the target. Static obstructions can be removed from the radar data to identify target breathing signal. The system and method can be applicable to emergency response, home or institutional monitoring applications and for detection of medical conditions.
US10401474B2	Sensor array A sensor array includes a housing with a circumferential housing wall, which defines a housing opening, with a sensor circuit board with a high-frequency sensor. The sensor circuit board in the housing is arranged such that the high-frequency sensor is directed towards the housing opening. A one-piece closing cap closes the housing. The one-piece closing cap has a circumferential cap wall and a high-frequency lens. The high-frequency lens closes the circumferential cap wall on the front side and is directed towards the housing opening. A distance between the high-frequency lens and the high-frequency sensor and thus a focal length is predefined by a lateral length of the cap wall.
US10401470B2	Method and apparatus for locating of a mobile device As at least part of a location network, there is provided a trigger node and multiple listening nodes. The trigger node wirelessly transmits a trigger signal to the mobile device, the trigger signal being configured to cause the mobile device to wirelessly emit a signal in response to receiving the trigger signal. The listening nodes listen for the response signal that was transmitted from the mobile device in response to the trigger signal, and thereby at each respective one of a plurality of the listening nodes that wirelessly receive the response signal from the mobile device, a respective measurement is taken of the response signal as received at the respective listening node, for use in performing a localization to determine the location of the mobile device based on one or more of these measurements.
US10401464B2	Scanning ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) for wafer-level characterization of magnetic films and multilayers A ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurement system is disclosed with a waveguide transmission line (WGTL) connected at both ends to a mounting plate having an opening through which the WGTL is suspended. While the WGTL bottom surface contacts a portion of magnetic film on a whole wafer, a plurality of microwave frequencies is sequentially transmitted through the WGTL. Simultaneously, a magnetic field is applied to the contacted region thereby causing a FMR condition in the magnetic film. After RF output is transmitted through or reflected from the WGTL to a RF detector and converted to a voltage signal, effective anisotropy field, linewidth, damping coefficient, and/or inhomogeneous broadening are determined based on magnetic field intensity, microwave frequency and voltage output. A plurality of measurements is performed by controllably moving the WGTL or wafer and repeating the simultaneous application of microwave frequencies and magnetic field at additional preprogrammed locations on the magnetic film.
US10401460B2	Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance dataset with reduced susceptibility artifacts in the reconstruction image In a method and apparatus for recording a magnetic resonance dataset of a volume of interest of an object, at least one gradient moment is calculated as a function of at least one jump in susceptibility that is present in the volume of interest, between two sections of the volume of interest. An excitation pulse is radiated and at least one compensation moment is activated in a part volume of the volume of interest, for the at least partial compensation of a gradient moment caused by the jump in susceptibility. The signal generated by the excitation pulse is read out.
US10401459B2	Systems and methods for imaging vascular calcifications with magnetic resonance imaging Systems and methods for acquiring magnetic resonance images that accurately depict vascular calcifications, or other objects composed of magnetic susceptibility-shifted substances, in a subject are provided. The images are generally acquired using a pulse sequence that is designed to reduce physiological motion-induced artifacts and to mitigate chemical-shift artifacts from water-fat boundaries. Advantageously, the MRI technique described here suppresses chemical-shift artifacts without significantly reducing the signal intensity from fatty tissues, and thereby allows for more reliable visualization of vascular calcifications.
US10401458B2	Systems and methods for multi-echo, background suppressed magnetic resonance angiography Described here are systems and methods for generating projection angiograms with enhanced background suppression. Images are acquired with an MRI system at different echo times (e.g., a first and second echo time) in a given repetition time period. A mask image is generated based on the images, such as by computing a difference between the images. The mask image is scaled by different scale factors computed based on the different images. The scale factors are computed based on a ratio of a selected tissue signal (e.g., fat signal) in each image and the mask image. The scaled mask images are subtracted from the respective images and a projection angiograms are produced from these processed images.
US10401456B2	Parallel MR imaging with Nyquist ghost correction for EPI A method of parallel MR imaging includes subjecting the portion of the body (10) to an imaging sequence of at least one RF pulse and a plurality of switched magnetic field gradients. The MR signals are acquired in parallel via a plurality of RF coils (11, 12, 13) having different spatial sensitivity profiles within the examination volume. The method further includes deriving an estimated ghost level map from the acquired MR signals and from spatial sensitivity maps of the RF coils (11, 12, 13), and reconstructing a MR image from the acquired MR signals, the spatial sensitivity maps, and the estimated ghost level map.
US10401454B2	Method and apparatus assignment of a spin species to a combination image In a method and apparatus for the automatic assignment of at least one combination image of an examination object to a spin species represented in a combination magnetic resonance (MR) image, an information MR dataset is obtained and evaluated in a computer to determine information about the examination object from the captured information MR dataset. At least two MR datasets are acquired at one of at least two echo times in each case following an excitation by a multi-contrast measurement. At least one combination image is determined from the at least two MR datasets, and spin species represented in the at least one combination image are assigned on the basis of the information determined from the information MR dataset. By using additional information about the examination object determined by MR technology an automatic unambiguous global assignment of the correct spin species is enabled.
US10401451B2	Method, computer and magnetic resonance apparatus for controlling shimming of the basic magnetic field In a method for actuating a shim coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance data acquisition scanner that has a shim controller that operates said shim coil arrangement, and a gradient coil arrangement operated by a gradient controller, the gradient controller determine a gradient pulse shape, in accordance with specifications of a magnetic resonance data acquisition sequence, that is activated by the gradient coil arrangement, when the sequence is executed in said scanner. A modifies the gradient pulse shape and provides the modified gradient pulse shape to the shim controller and the shim controller generates shim settings dependent on the modified gradient pulse shape, and actuates said shim coil arrangement according to the shim settings during activation of the gradient pulse shape by the gradient coil arrangement during execution of the sequence in said scanner.
US10401448B2	System and method for maintaining vacuum in superconducting magnet system in event of loss of cooling An apparatus includes: a getter material (310) disposed within a vacuum chamber (210) to absorb stray molecules within the vacuum chamber; a thermal mass (340) disposed adjacent the getter material and in thermal communication with the getter material; a cold station (312) disposed within the vacuum chamber above the thermal mass; and a convective cooling loop (310) connected between the thermal mass and the cold station and configured to convectively cool the thermal mass when the cold station is at a lower temperature than the thermal mass, and to thermally isolate the thermal mass from the cold station when the cold station is at a higher temperature than the thermal mass. The thermal mass may be water ice and may be thermally isolated from the walls of vacuum chamber by low loss support links (360, 362, 364) and/or thermal reflective shielding.
US10401446B2	Laminate design-based radio frequency coil unit for MRI A radio frequency coil unit (10) for use in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the radio frequency coil unit (10) comprising: at least one electrically insulating substrate (18); at least one radio frequency coil member (12) disposed at a first side (22) of the electrically insulating substrate (18); a first capacitor member (26) disposed at the first side (22) of the electrically insulating substrate (18) and galvanically connected to the at least one radio frequency coil member (12); a second capacitor member (28) disposed at a second side (24) of the electrically insulating substrate (18) which is opposite of the first side (22); wherein the first capacitor member (26) and the second capacitor member (28) at least partially overlap in a direction (20) perpendicular to a surface of the electrically insulating substrate (18); and wherein the at least one radio frequency coil member (12), the first capacitor member (26) and the second capacitor member (28) are part of a radio frequency resonance circuit having a resonance frequency that coincides with the Larmor frequency, which is determined by a magnetic field strength of the magnetic resonance imaging system and the species of nuclei under investigation. The capacitor structure at the second side of the substrate has an integrated resonant loop structure of which the resoance properties are indicative of the capacitor values formed by the overlapping capacitor members.
US10401443B1	Surface mapping of inductive physical profile of wireless power products A system for mapping magnetic fields around a transmission coil is presented. The method includes selecting a selected induction loop from an array of selectable induction loops arranged adjacent the transmission coil, detecting current from the selected induction loop, the current being generated by a magnetic field from a transmission coil, to obtain measured values; and comparing measured values with expected values.
US10401441B2	Magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic field conversion unit and a magnetic field detection unit. The magnetic field conversion unit receives an input magnetic field containing an input magnetic field component in a direction parallel to Z direction, and generates an output magnetic field containing an output magnetic field component in a direction parallel to X direction. The magnetic field detection unit receives the output magmetic field and generates an output signal corresponding to the input magnetic field component. The magnetic field detection unit includes first and second magnetic detection elements. When misalignment occurs between the magnetic field conversion unit and the magnetic field detection unit, one of the strength of a portion of the output magnetic field component that the first magnetic detection element receives and the strength of a portion of the output magnetic field component that the second magnetic detection element receives increases while the other decreases.
US10401440B2	Single-package high-field magnetoresistive angle sensor A single-package high-field magnetoresistive angle sensor, comprising at least one push-pull magnetoresistive bridge and soft magnetic flux attenuators located on the push-pull magnetoresistive bridge. The push-pull magnetoresistive bridge comprises a plurality of magnetoresistive sensor units. The magnetoresistive sensor units are of an MTJ or GMR type. Each magnetoresistive sensor unit comprises at least one pinned layer, one ferromagnetic reference layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer, and a ferromagnetic free layer. The ferromagnetic free layer is a low aspect ratio oval or circle, which can make the intensity of magnetization of the ferromagnetic free layer align along an external magnetic field in any direction. The soft magnetic flux attenuator covers the surface of all the magnetoresistive sensor units to attenuate the high intensity external magnetic field to be within a measurable range of the magnetoresistive sensor units; the push-pull magnetoresistive bridge has antiparallel or mutually-orthogonal magnetization directions of the reference layer. The magnetoresistive angle sensor can measure the rotation angle of a high-intensity magnetic field. It has the advantages of low power consumption and small size.
US10401436B2	Tracking battery conditions A method is described for managing an operating state of a battery energizing a mobile device. Active elements of a “gas gauge” IC component of the mobile device are configured or programmed based on instructions related to tracking capacity aging of the battery. An event is targeted based on the configured or programmed instructions. The targeted event corresponds to reaching an end of a discharge state of the battery, or to reaching a midpoint (relative to full charge) of a charging state of the battery. A relaxation state is induced in the battery upon the targeted event occurring.
US10401434B2	Semiconductor device, battery monitoring device, and voltage detection method of battery cell A semiconductor device including plural first switches, each provided so as to correspond to one of plural battery cells connected in series, each first switch including one end connected to a corresponding battery cell and another end connected to one electrode of a corresponding charge storage section of plural charge storage sections, each of the charge storage sections being provided so as to correspond to one of the plural battery cells, and another electrode of each charge storage section being connected to a fixed potential; plural second switches, each provided so as to correspond to one of the plural first switches, each second switch including one end connected to the other end of the corresponding first switch; and processing section connected to each other end of the plural second switches, that processes voltages supplied via the second switches.
US10401432B2	Rotary switch state detection device A rotary switch state detection device includes a magnetic field generating unit, a gravity sensing unit, a magnetic force sensing unit and a processing unit. The magnetic field generating unit generates a magnetic field. The magnetic force sensing unit and the gravity sensing unit are disposed at a rotary switch to detect a gravity value and a magnetic force value of the magnetic field and generate a gravity strength signal and magnetic field strength signal, respectively. The processing unit is connected to the gravity sensing unit and the magnetic force sensing unit to calculate a gravity value variation and a magnetic force value variation and thereby precisely locate a rotation head of the rotary switch upon completion of rotation thereof.
US10401431B1	Methods of making and using an identification tag system for use with an electrical breaker panel and an electrical outlet A system for identifying which electrical outlets are electrically connected to a circuit breaker, including an electrical outlet faceplate cover having a plurality of electrical outlet openings and a fastener located between the plurality of electrical outlet openings such that the electrical outlet faceplate cover is located over an electrical outlet, a circuit breaker panel having at least one circuit breaker located on the circuit breaker panel, and a near field communications tag located on a back side of the electrical outlet faceplate cover, wherein the near field communications tag is operatively connected to the fastener such that the near field communications tag contains information related to which of the at least one circuit breakers is electrically connected to the electrical outlet.
US10401430B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit diagnosis method A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of scan chains each including a retention flip-flop, and a control section configured to perform restoration of data saved in a retention section of each retention flip-flop by reading the data from the retention section and after the data restoration, perform diagnosis of the retention flip-flops by performing comparison to determine whether or not an expected value of an output data string obtained as a result of a scan shift in the plurality of scan chains before the save and a value of an output data string obtained as a result of a scan shift of data in the plurality of scan chains after the restoration.
US10401427B2	Scannable data synchronizer A scannable data synchronizer including an input circuit, first and second pass gates, first and second inverters, and a gate controller. The input circuit drives the data nodes to opposite logic states in response to an asynchronous input data signal in a normal mode and in response to scan data in a scan test mode. Each pass gate is coupled between one of the data nodes and a corresponding one of the capture nodes, and each has at least one control terminal. The inverters are cross-coupled between the second capture nodes. The gate controller can keep the pass gates at least partially open during a metastable condition of the capture nodes, and can close the pass gates when both capture nodes stabilize to opposite logic states. In the scan test mode, the scan data is used to test the latch or register functions of the scannable data synchronizer.
US10401426B2	Wrapper serial port externally accessible pin providing additional tap control In a first embodiment a TAP 318 of IEEE standard 1149.1 is allowed to commandeer control from a WSP 202 of IEEE standard P1500 such that the P1500 architecture, normally controlled by the WSP, is rendered controllable by the TAP. In a second embodiment (1) the TAP and WSP based architectures are merged together such that the sharing of the previously described architectural elements are possible, and (2) the TAP and WSP test interfaces are merged into a single optimized test interface that is operable to perform all operations of each separate test interface.
US10401423B2	Thermal control using phase-change material An example test system includes: a test slot to hold a device under test (DUT); a temperature control system comprising a phase-change material, with the temperature control system for maintaining a temperature of the phase-change material in a steady-state condition, with the phase-change material changing phase during a transient condition to affect a temperature of a thermally-conductive structure, and with the steady-state condition being longer in duration than the transient condition; and an air mover to direct air over the thermally-conductive structure and towards the DUT in the test slot in order to affect a temperature of the DUT.
US10401422B2	Circuit for testing and analyzing TSV and method of testing the same Disclosed are a circuit for testing and analyzing a through-silicon via (TSV) and a method of testing the same. The circuit according to the present disclosure is capable of measuring a voltage applied to a first comparator after passing through a TSV and subsequently determining whether the TSV has a short-circuit fault, measuring the voltage applied to a second comparator after passing through the TSV and subsequently determining whether the TSV has an open-circuit fault, and determining whether the TSV is faulty based on an output from each of the first and second comparators.
US10401420B2	Voltage suppressor test circuit and method of testing a voltage suppressor A system for testing a transient voltage suppressor (TVS) configured to be coupled between a bus and a first ground or line to discharge a voltage surge on the bus to the first ground or line includes a pulse source configured to generate an electrical pulse. The system further includes a transformer having a first side coupled to the pulse source and a second side configured to be coupled to the TVS and configured to transfer the electrical pulse to the TVS and to transfer an at least partial reflection of the electrical pulse from the TVS to the first side. The system also includes a test point coupled to the first side of the transformer and configured to receive the at least partial reflection of the electrical pulse.
US10401419B2	Failure detection circuit, failure detection system and failure detection method A data failure detection circuit of embodiments includes a monitor signal generation circuit configured to generate a monitor signal to be used to sense failures of a plurality of test mode signals to be respectively input to a plurality of modules, a cascade connection circuit configured to sense a failure of each of the test mode signals and including a plurality of OR circuits, and a comparison circuit configured to compare an output signal from the cascade connection circuit with the monitor signal to determine whether or not a failure exists. In the cascade connection circuit, a plurality of OR circuits are connected in cascade, and the monitor signal is input to one of the OR circuits in a first stage.
US10401417B2	Electrical fault location determination in a distribution system based on phasor information Determination of information relating to a location of an electrical fault in an electrical energy distribution system based on phasor information is disclosed. A component can receive phasor information and electrical energy distribution system information. The system can determine a distance factor based on the phasor information. The distance factor can be employed to determine fault location information. A set of fault location information can be generated. Fault location information can be corrected for fault characteristics. Equivalent circuit models can be employed in determining the distance factor. Fault locations can be validated to facilitate generating subset of fault location information. Access to fault location information can be facilitated.
US10401411B2	Maintaining sets of cable components used for wired analysis, charging, or other interaction with portable electronic devices A machine for processing electronic devices in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology includes a cable system at least partially disposed within a housing. The cable system can include a hub, a plurality of cable components detachably coupled to the hub, and a drive mechanism operably connected to the plurality of cable components. The drive mechanism can be configured to cause a given one of the plurality of cable components to be staged for testing. The cable system can further include a controller and a test port. The controller can include memory, processing circuitry, and testing circuitry. The memory can store instructions that, when executed by the controller using the processing circuitry, cause the testing circuitry to test the staged cable component while the staged cable component is detachably coupled to the test port.
US10401400B2	Load-side sense with floating ground reference An electricity meter includes a disconnect switch connected to a service transformer, a line-side sense circuit, a load-side sense circuit, and a measurement and control circuit. The disconnect switch is configured to receive a phase voltage and an anti-phase voltage from the service transformer. The line-side sense circuit includes a first sense circuit configured to detect the phase voltage delivered to the electricity meter and a second sense circuit configured to detect the anti-phase voltage delivered to the electricity meter, the first sense circuit and the second sense circuit are each connected to a floating reference node. The load-side sense circuit is configured to detect the existence of a phase load and an anti-phase load at a service entrance. The measurement and control circuit is configured to receive a phase output voltage and an anti-phase output voltage from the line-side sense circuit and further configured to receive a phase load output voltage and anti-phase load output voltage from the load-side sense circuitry.
US10401397B2	Device for measuring integrated circuit current and method of measuring integrated circuit current using the device A method of extracting an Integrated Circuit (IC) current is provided. The method includes generating a transfer function value by using a voltage measured in a node nearest an input terminal of the IC, substituting the generated transfer function value for a reverse fast Fourier transform function, so as to extract the IC voltage, and extracting the IC current from the extracted IC voltage through a simulation in a time domain.
US10401396B2	Weakly-bistable signal detectors having one or an even-number of stages A method of detecting a relatively weak signal includes providing an oscillatory loop that can sustain oscillations, wherein the oscillatory loop has no more than one or an even-number of stages. The loop includes a first weakly bistable differential amplifier and a second weakly bistable differential amplifier. At least one of the first and second weakly bistable differential amplifiers is connected to a behavior perturbing coupling which is operative to introduce into the connected-to amplifier a behavior tipping signal where, even if the behavior tipping signal is much weaker than an oscillation of the one or multistage oscillatory loop, the relatively weak behavior tipping signal can nonetheless alter the oscillatory behavior of the multistage oscillatory loop in a distinguishable way. The system may be used for detecting outside a patient's body weak manifestations of internal nerve firings.
US10401393B2	Method for determining persistent critical current of superconducting materials A method of measuring superconducting critical current in persistent mode using superconducting closed loops which allow the persistent current to flow without any joints. This persistent critical current is different than traditional resistive critical current that is the upper limit of the superconducting current carrying capacity, and provides the information about the range of critical current in persistent mode that is more close to applications in MRI, SMES, and Maglev operations. The measurement can be used as a quality control method in the manufacturing process and a piece of crucial information to magnet manufacturers for the design and fabrication of magnet. The superconducting materials include the second generation superconducting wires (coated conductors) based on Rare Earth (RE) Barium Copper Oxide superconducting material (REBa2Cu3O6+x, REBCO), or any other type of superconducting wires that can be manufactured in the form of tape.
US10401391B1	Low overhead on chip scope An on-chip scope and a method for operating the on-chip scope. The on-chip scope includes a provision for operating in one of two states, the effects of voltage offsets being different in the two states. A first voltage is measured in the first state, a second voltage is measured in the second state, and the two measurements are combined to generate a voltage estimate in which the effects of voltage offsets are reduced.
US10401389B2	Orthogonal field probes Provided herein are electric and magnetic field probes for measuring and mapping distributions of such fields on, for example, circuits, antennas and materials.
US10401385B2	Limiting translation for consistent substrate-to-substrate contact A method of testing an integrated circuit of a device is described. Air is allowed through a fluid line to modify a size of a volume defined between the first and second components of an actuator to move a contactor support structure relative to the apparatus and urge terminals on the contactor support structure against contacts on the device. Air is automatically released from the fluid line through a pressure relief valve when a pressure of the air in the fluid line reaches a predetermined value. The holder is moved relative to the apparatus frame to disengage the terminals from the contacts while maintaining the first and second components of the actuator in a substantially stationary relationship with one another. A connecting arrangement is provided including first and second connecting pieces with complementary interengaging formations that restricts movement of the contactor substrate relative to the distribution board substrate in a tangential direction.
US10401383B2	Frequency comb feedback control for scanning probe microscopy In order to meet the needs of the semi-conductor industry as it requires finer lithography nodes, a method of feedback control for scanning probe microscopy generates a microwave frequency comb of harmonics in a tunneling junction by irradiating the junction with mode-locked pulses of electromagnetic radiation. Utilizing power measurements within one or more harmonics, the tip-sample distance in the tunneling junction may be regulated for maximum efficiency and avoid tip crash when used with resistive samples. Optionally, no DC bias is required to use the method. Utilization of this method contributes to true sub-nanometer resolution of images of carrier distribution in resistive samples such as semi-conductors.
US10401375B2	Method and device for measuring flight parameters of an unmanned aerial vehicle A method and a device for measuring flight parameters of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided, the method includes, capturing images and collecting an angular velocity of the UAC, extracting corner points from a current frame image, estimating an estimated area according to the angular velocity of the UAV, searching for a corresponding corner point in the estimated area, obtaining a speed of each of the corner points, obtaining a pixel velocity, and obtaining an actual speed of the UAV based on the pixel velocity and a flight altitude of the UAV.
US10401374B2	Device and method of detecting and generating combined modulated particle wave-fronts The present disclosure relates to a particle and energy detection system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to coherent particle generation/detection devices configured to detect a plurality of particles (or energy quanta) which are caused to be combined by superposition upon impacting the detector and imparting a portion of their kinetic energy to the detection process. Additionally, a low power particle generating system that uses a particle generator device configured to generate a plurality of excitation signals which are caused to be focused and impinge upon a separating mechanism is provided so as to direct the particle beam to optimize the system's detection capability.
US10401371B2	Method of measuring cholesterol levels by using immunogenic method Disclosed is a method for measuring cholesterol by using a cholesterol dependent cytolysin (CDC), which is a cholesterol binding protein, and an antibody specifically recognizing HDL-C or LDL-C. The method according to the present application is capable of rapidly measuring low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins at low cost, and thus can be effectively applied in various fields requiring the measurement of low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins.
US10401370B2	Lp(a) subform size identification using elisa The application describes methods for determining the particle number and/or molar mass of lipoprotein(a) subform(s) in a biological sample using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The methods described herein significantly improve lipoprotein ELISA methods and devices capable of quantifying particle numbers and population mass of Lp(a) particles. This technology offers a method for the efficient and cost-effective measurement of specific Lp(a) in a rapid, low-cost format, rather than limited measurement of Lp(a) concentration in patient tissues. The ability to measure the particle number and/or molar mass of lipoprotein(a) subform(s) in a biological sample also provides a useful diagnostic tool for assessing cardiovascular risk in a subject.
US10401368B2	Antibodies and methods for the detection of cell death Disclosed herein are antibodies having binding specificity to the amino acid sequences Ala Ser Ser Gly Leu Thr Val Glu Val Asp (SEQ ID NO:1) and Thr Val Glu Val Asp (SEQ ID NO:14), and methods of detecting cell death in a sample, comprising contacting the sample with a first antibody specific for a C-terminal amino acid sequence Ala Ser Ser Gly Leu Thr Val Glu Val Asp (SEQ ID NO:1) or Thr Val Glu Val Asp (SEQ ID NO:14) of a CK18 protein fragment having a C-terminal amino acid sequence of Val Glu Val Asp (SEQ ID NO:2) and a second antibody that specifically binds an epitope that is present in both full-length CK18 and the CK18 protein fragment, and that does not overlap with SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:14, under conditions such that the CK1 8 protein fragment present in the sample specifically binds to the first antibody and the second antibody, wherein one of the antibodies is bound to a solid support and the other antibody is bound to a detection moiety capable of producing a signal; optionally removing any unbound or excess material; and detecting the signal from the detection moiety, wherein the signal is positively correlated with the presence of the CK18 protein fragment in the sample.
US10401367B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing protein-protein interaction on single molecule level within the cellular environment A method of analyzing protein-protein interactions includes binding the first proteins to the substrate where the first proteins are tagged with the first markers which bind specifically to the biomolecules immobilized on the substrate or the first proteins bind specifically to the biomolecules immobilized on the substrate; incubating the substrate bound first proteins with cell lysate containing the second proteins which are tagged with second markers; analyzing the interactions between the first proteins and the second proteins in the cell lysate, and obtaining the first analytic value representing the kinetic picture of the interactions; incubating the substrate bound first proteins with cell lysate mixture of a cell lysate consisting of the second markers-tagged second proteins and another cell lysate comprising other proteins including unlabelled second proteins and obtaining the second analytic value; comparing and analyzing the first and the second analytic values.
US10401365B2	Inhibition of chemokine CCL7 or receptor CCR3 of same for the treatment and diagnosis of prostate cancer The invention concerns an inhibitor of the expression of chemokine CCL7 or an inhibitor of the expression of the receptor CCR3 or an inhibitor of CCL7/CCR3 interaction for the use of same to prevent or treat the extension of prostate cancer outside the prostatic capsule in a subject. The invention also concerns a method for determining the degree of aggressiveness of a prostate cancer tumor in a subject suffering from prostate cancer, comprising a step of determining the concentration or level of expression of the receptor CCR3 in a sample of prostate tumor cells obtained from said subject.
US10401360B2	Flow cytometry assay methods This document provides methods and materials involved in performing flow cytometry assay methods. For example, flow cytometry assay methods and kits are provided.
US10401359B2	Methods for detecting and treating fungal infections Methods are provided to detect and treat a fungal infection. The method may include the steps of obtaining a sample from a subject suspected of having a fungal infection, detecting an Uncharacterized Fungal Protein (CIMG_09001/CPSG_01366) in the sample, and determining the presence on the fungal infection if the Uncharacterized Fungal Protein is detected.
US10401358B1	Serodiagnosis of lyme disease by use of two recombinant proteins in ELISA Two Borrelia burgdorferi recombinant proteins were expressed in E. coli. These two proteins were generated from (a) the full length dbpA gene combined with the invariable region 6 of the VlsE gene (dbpA/C6), and (b) the full length OspC gene combined with the coding sequence for amino acids 1-121 of the E. coli maltose binding protein gene (OspC/MBP). Methods of using these recombinant proteins for detecting anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in patient sera and diagnosis of Lyme Disease are described.
US10401356B2	Analyte-measuring sensor An object of the present invention is to provide an analyte-measuring sensor using a thermoresponsive polymer, which is a novel analyte-measuring sensor capable of quantitatively measuring a target analyte with higher sensitivity. The analyte-measuring sensor of the present invention comprises a labeled particle capable of specifically reacting with a measurement target analyte, a thermoresponsive polymer, a charged substance exhibiting a positive or negative zeta potential in a solution, and a metal particle, and said metal particle is coated with a copolymer of said labeled particle, said charged substance and said thermoresponsive polymer.
US10401355B2	Test reagent, test reagent kit, and specimen measuring system A test reagent includes a reactant and a sheet-shaped member. The reactant is in a dry state and specifically reacts with a test substance. The sheet-shaped member holds the reactant and disperses in a solvent solution in which the reactant dissolves.
US10401351B2	Sample analyzer and computer program product A sample analyzer prepares a measurement sample from a blood sample or a body fluid sample which differs from the blood sample; measures the prepared measurement sample; obtains characteristic information representing characteristics of the components in the measurement sample; sets either a blood measurement mode for measuring the blood sample, or a body fluid measurement mode for measuring the body fluid sample as an operating mode; and measures the measurement sample prepared from the blood sample by executing operations in the blood measurement mode when the blood measurement mode has been set, and measuring the measurement sample prepared from the body fluid sample by executing operations in the body fluid measurement mode that differs from the operations in the blood measurement mode when the body fluid measurement mode has been set, is disclosed. A computer program product is also disclosed.
US10401346B2	Mobile sickle cell diagnostic tool Implementing a mobile device configured to detect sickle cell traits in a blood sample. The device comprises a mobile device with a camera operatively coupled to a microscope lens. An image converter configured to receive an image form the camera and to perform a noise reduction procedure. The noise reduction procedure manipulates the image to a monochrome image and applies a Gaussian filter. A contour detector detects the contours of the image. An image analysis tool is configured to analyze the contours to identify discrete blood cells and clustered blood cells. The user is then notified if sickle cell traits are present based at least on the shape of the discrete blood cells.
US10401344B2	Characterization of crude oil and its fractions by thermogravimetric analysis A system and a method are provided for calculating the cetane number, pour point, cloud point, aniline point, aromaticity, and/or octane number of a crude oil and its fractions from the density and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of a sample of the crude oil.
US10401342B2	Evolved gas analyzer and method for analyzing evolved gas Disclosed herein are an evolved gas analyzer and a method for analyzing evolved gas, the apparatus cooling a sample holder in a short time without using excessive cooling performance and without providing the entire apparatus in an excessively large size, thereby enhancing analysis work efficiency. The apparatus 200 includes: a sample holder 20 holding a sample S; a heating unit 10 receiving the sample holder therein, and evolving a gas component G by heating the sample; a detecting means 110 detecting the gas component; a sample holder supporting unit 204L movably supporting the sample holder to move the sample holder to predetermined outer and inner positions of the heating unit; and a cooling unit 30 provided at an outside of the heating unit, and cooling the sample holder by being in direct or indirect contact with the sample holder, when the sample holder is moved to a discharging position.
US10401340B2	Measurement of hazardous gases in hydraulic fracking sites This application discloses a method and an apparatus for the measurement of gases in hydraulic fracking sites, comprising a gas sensor, a computer, and a correction factor wherein the correction factor is applied to the observed gas reading to generate a more accurate reading of the gas level at the site.
US10401339B2	Cleaning composition and method for enhanced sealant adhesion Methods comprising the steps of contacting a surface with a liquid composition comprising a cleaning agent, an adhesion promoter, and at least one dye, the surface having a first surface contamination; transitioning at least one portion of the surface in the first surface contamination state to a second surface contamination state and simultaneously distributing the at least one dye and at least one adhesion promoter on the surface associated with the second surface contamination state, the second surface contamination state having reduced or eliminated surface contamination, the transitioning step simultaneously cleaning and preparing the at least one portion of the surface for adhesion to another material; and identifying remaining surface in the first surface contamination state, and compositions adapted for the method thereof.
US10401336B2	Method and system for low temperature detection of semi volatile organic compounds A sample analysis method includes directing a sample that contains one or more SVOC components to a GC column to temporally separate components present in the sample. Output gas from the GC column is expanded into a sample cell. The sample cell is held at a temperature and pressure that are lower than the temperature and pressure at an outlet of the GC column. The volume of the sample cell is sufficiently large for maintaining the one or more SVOC components in a gaseous phase. Infrared spectra of the components in the sample cell are obtained using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometry system.
US10401333B2	Flow-field-induced temperature gradient gas chromatography The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to the use of a method for the gas-chromatic separation and determination of volatile substances in a carrier gas by means of a chromatographic separating capillary (1), wherein the separating capillary and/or an enveloping capillary (2) surrounding the separating capillary (1) is electrically conductive and is heated with current in the form of a resistance heater and is cooled by a forced convective flow by means of a fluid in the form of a gradient flow field in such a way that a continuous temperature gradient arises over the length of the separating capillary.
US10401332B2	System and method for reducing chromatographic band broadening in separation devices A system and method of reducing chromatographic band broadening within a separation column include passing a mobile phase through a length of a separation column, and generating a spatial thermal gradient external to and along the length of the separation column. The spatial thermal gradient is specifically configured to counteract a particular change in a property of the mobile phase as the mobile phase passes through the separation column. For example, the particular change counteracted may be a change in density or in temperature of the mobile phase. For analytical-scale columns, for example, the spatial thermal gradient may be configured to produce temperatures external to and along the length of the separation column that substantially matches temperatures predicted to form in the mobile phase along the column length as the mobile phase passes through the separation column, thereby substantially preventing formation of a radial thermal gradient in the mobile phase.
US10401330B2	Gas chromatograph and multiport valve unit for a gas chromatograph A gas chromatograph that includes a metering chamber, two separating devices and a multiport valve unit having switching functions for metering, straight separation, cutting and backflush, where the multiport valve unit is formed as a multiport diaphragm valve.
US10401329B2	Rotating machine abnormality detection device, method and system, and rotating machine An abnormality detection device, an abnormality detection method and an abnormality detection system for a rotating machine according to the present invention sample a vibration of a rotating machine at a predetermined sampling frequency, output for each predetermined period of time a set of a plurality of samples detected within the predetermined period of time, store the set of samples in a storage section, perform frequency analysis on the set of samples, and display in real time frequency analysis results in chronological order. A rotating machine according to the present invention includes the abnormality detection device.
US10401324B2	Devices and methods for sample characterization Devices and methods for characterization of analyte mixtures are provided. Some methods described herein include performing enrichment steps on a device before expelling enriched analyte fractions from the device for subsequent analysis. Also included are devices for performing these enrichment steps.
US10401321B2	Electrophoresis apparatus Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for conducting electrophoresis. The devices, systems, and methods are suited for portability, low power consumption, integrated operation, and remote monitoring.
US10401313B2	Estimating downhole fluid volumes using multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance measurements Downhole fluid volumes of a geological formation may be estimated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, even in organic shale reservoirs. Multi-dimensional NMR measurements, such as two-dimensional NMR measurements and/or, in some cases, one or more well-logging measurements relating to total organic carbon may be used to estimate downhole fluid volumes of hydrocarbons such as bitumen, light hydrocarbon, kerogen, and/or water. Having identified the fluid volumes in this manner or any other suitable manner from the NMR measurements, a reservoir producibility index (RPI) may be generated. The downhole fluid volumes and/or the RPI may be output on a well log to enable an operator to make operational and strategic decisions for well production.
US10401308B2	Dual-energy detection apparatus, system and method The present application relates to a dual-energy detection method, system and apparatus. The apparatus includes: a first pixel detector array proximal to a ray source, configured to detect ray source photons having relatively low energy; and a second pixel detector array distal from the ray source, configured to detect ray source photons having relatively high energy; wherein the first pixel detector array includes a plurality of rows of first pixel detectors, the first pixel detector including a first sensitive medium, a first photosensitive device, a first incidence plane, and a first window; the second pixel detector array includes a single row of second pixel detectors, the second pixel detector including a second sensitive medium, a second photosensitive device, a second incidence plane, and a second window; and each of the second pixel detectors has the same pixel area as corresponding plurality of first pixel detectors thereof.
US10401305B2	Time-varying intensity map generation for reticles An optical reticle inspection tool is used during a first inspection to obtain, for each set of one or more patch areas of the reticle, a reference average of multiple reference intensity values corresponding to light measured from sub-areas of each patch area. After using the reticle in photolithography processes, the optical reticle inspection tool is used during a second inspection to obtain, for each set of one or more patch areas, an average of multiple test intensity values corresponding to light measured from the sub-areas. The first and second inspections use the same tool setup recipe. A difference intensity map is generated, and such map comprises map values that each corresponds to a difference between each average of the test and reference intensity values for each set of one or more patches. The difference intensity map indicates whether the reticle has degraded over time more than a predefined level.
US10401303B1	Lighting apparatus for conveyors A lighting apparatus which indicates a condition and positions of a product moving along a conveyor is provided. The lighting apparatus includes one or more sensors configured to capture a condition reading of the product and a position reading of the product; a line of lights configured for installation proximate to the conveyor and along the path of the conveyor, the lights of the line of lights configurable between different visual states; a controller to determine a condition of the product based on the condition reading, determine an initial position of the product based on the position reading, generate a schedule for controlling visual states of the lights of the line of lights to indicate the condition of the product and positions of the product, and control the visual states of the lights of the line of lights according to the schedule.
US10401301B2	Optical test system and method, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device by using the optical test system and method An optical test system includes a stage region to accommodate an object to be tested, a first incident optical system which changes a first polarization state of a first light beam to a second polarization state and provide the first light beam in the second polarization state to the stage region in a first direction at a first incident angle which is not a right angle, a second incident optical system which changes a third polarization state of a second light beam to a fourth polarization state and inputs the second light beam in the fourth polarization state to the stage region in a second direction at a second incident angle which is not a right angle, and a main optical system to detect a first reflected light beam reflected from the stage region at a first reflection angle different from the first and second incident.
US10401299B2	Image capturing apparatus and inspection apparatus and inspection method An imaging capturing apparatus comprising, a light source, a polarizing beam splitter configured to illuminate a target with light from the light source, a sensor configured to capture an image of the inspection target by incidence of light reflected from the target through the polarizing beam splitter, and a Faraday rotator provided between the polarizing beam splitter and the target and disposed away from the polarizing beam splitter such that a Faraday rotation angle in the polarizing beam splitter is within a range of an angle equal to or larger than −0.5 degrees and an angle equal to or smaller than 0.5 degrees.
US10401294B2	OAM microscope for edge enhancement of biomedical and condensed matter samples and objects The production of orbital angular momentum (OAM) using an electrically-tunable q-plate, spiral phase plate or spatial light modulator, as well as a phase mask that can act as a spatial frequency filter, provides a simple, efficient method of edge contrast in biological, objects and medical sample imaging for histological evaluation of tissue, smears, PAP and histopathological samples. An OAM instrument produces OAM situated at the Fourier plane of a 4F lens system, similar to the use of a high-pass spatial filter, allows the passage of high spatial frequencies and enables the production of an image with highly illuminated edges contrasted against a dark background for both opaque and transparent objects.
US10401291B2	Standing wave interferometric microscope A standing wave interferometric microscope is disclosed herein. An example microscope may include an illuminator, for illuminating a specimen with a standing wave of input radiation at an analysis location to cause the specimen to fluoresce, the specimen arranged in the analysis location, a pair of projection systems, arranged at opposite sides of the analysis location, coupled to collect at least a portion of the fluorescence and direct a corresponding pair of fluorescence light beams into a respective pair of inputs of an optical combining element, a wavefront modifier for producing astigmatism in at least one of the fluorescence light beams entering the optical combining element, and a detector for examining output light from said combining element.
US10401281B2	Optical absorption spectroscopy based gas analyzer systems and methods The present invention provides a system for measuring concentrations of trace gases in gas mixtures using the absorption spectroscopy method. The system comprising: a resonant optical cavity, a continuous-wave stepwise tunable external cavity laser having a DFB laser as a gain media; a detector system for measuring an absorption of laser light by the gas in the resonant optical cavity, wherein the roundtrip optical cavity length of the external cavity laser are the roundtrip optical cavity length of the resonant cavity are close.
US10401269B2	Life cycle pallet tester and associated methods A pallet tester includes a pallet positioning station for positioning a pallet on a conveyor, and a pallet impact station adjacent the conveyor and aligned with the pallet positioning station. The pallet positioning station includes a pallet push arm movable between a retracted position and a pallet positioning position. The pallet impact station includes a carriage assembly to impact the pallet, and a latching mechanism coupled to the carriage assembly. A controller moves the pallet push arm to the retracted position to receive the pallet for positioning, and moves the pallet push arm to the pallet positioning position to move the pallet towards the pallet impact station until an impact side of the pallet is aligned with an impact reference plane. The controller also operates the latching mechanism to raise the carriage assembly, and to release the carriage assembly when a height of the carriage assembly corresponds to a desired release height so that a predetermined impact force strikes the pallet at the impact reference plane.
US10401266B2	Embedding medium for biological samples, method for producing embedded biological samples, and use thereof In a first aspect, the invention relates to the use of a UV-polymerizable composition as an embedding medium for biological samples. The UV-polymerizable composition is a composition with a refractive index ranging from n=1.45 to n=1.6 after a polymerization process. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for producing embedded biological samples using said UV-polymerizable composition and to the embedded biological samples themselves. The biological samples can be used in a wide variety of areas, such as diagnostics among others, and are suitable in particular for RNA-based diagnostics.
US10401260B2	Frontal offset impact test system and method A system for testing an impact of a vehicle includes a rail, a cable moveable along the rail, a shuttle fixed to the cable and slideably coupled to the rail, and a cart. The cart includes a connector horizontally spaced from the rail and a centerline parallel to and horizontally spaced from the rail. An arm is fixed to the shuttle and extends from the shuttle to the connector. The arm is releasably connectable to the connector.
US10401259B2	Rotation pulsation generating mechanism A rotation pulsation generating mechanism includes a drive motor, a transmission coupled between the drive motor and a rotation target, a cam fixed to a rotary shaft between the drive motor and the transmission so as be rotated by the drive motor, and a cam follower biased so as to press the cam. The cam pressed by the cam follower is rotated by the drive motor so as to generate rotation pulsation according to a rotational speed of the drive motor, and the rotational speed of the drive motor is changed by the transmission to a rotational speed of the rotation target different from that of the drive motor, so that a given order of rotation pulsation is applied to the rotation target.
US10401258B2	Automatic analysis of a set of optical fibers of an optical cable A device for connecting to an optical cable having a set of optical fibers may include a microscope, an assembly to move the microscope in a continuous manner about an axis substantially parallel to a mating surface of the optical cable, and without moving the device, to bring one or more optical fibers, of the set of optical fibers, within a field of view of the microscope without moving the optical cable, and one or more processors. The device may receive an indication to perform a set of analyzes of the set of optical fibers of the optical cable. The device may perform the set of analyzes of the set of optical fibers by modifying a position of the microscope of the assembly of the device in a set of directions. The device may output a result of the set of analyzes for display.
US10401251B2	Film chamber with retaining profile The invention relates to a film chamber for receiving a test object to be tested for the presence of a leak, including at least two film layers and at least two frame elements, each of which has a sealing surface so that the two frame elements lie against each other in a gas-tight manner in order to hermetically seal the film chamber. Each of the two film layers has at least one retaining profile in a wall region, and each of the two frame elements has at least one retaining groove in the frame element sealing surface in order to receive a retaining profile such that the two film layers are held between the two frame elements substantially by a formfitting connection.
US10401249B2	Methods and systems for detecting unbalanced payload condition in machines A method for detecting an unbalanced payload condition in a machine is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a first sensor, a pressure exerted on each of one or more struts in the machine by a payload. The method further includes detecting, by a second sensor, one or more operational parameters associated with machine. Furthermore, method includes determining, by a controller, a center of gravity of the payload based on detected pressure, the one or more operational parameters, and one or more dimensions of the machine. Additionally, the method includes determining, by the controller, a force being exerted, by the payload, on each traction member of the machine based on the center of gravity of the payload. The method further includes detecting, by the controller, the unbalanced payload condition when the force, being exerted on at least one traction member of the plurality of traction members, exceeds a threshold value.
US10401248B2	Pressure sensor chip A pressure sensor chip according to the present invention includes a non-bonding region that is provided in a stopper member and connected to a periphery of a pressure introduction hole. A plurality of protrusions are discretely formed on at least one of a first surface and a second surface that face each other in the non-bonding region. Passages between the protrusions serve as channels between the periphery of the pressure introduction hole and a peripheral edge of the non-bonding region. Accordingly, stress concentration does not occur at a diaphragm edge and the expected withstand pressure can be obtained.
US10401246B2	Powder feed control system and method Powder feed rate control system that includes a hopper adapted to contain a powder and to maintain a hopper pressure. A carrier conduit delivers a carrier gas flow and having an orifice. The carrier gas flow conveys powder entering through the orifice at a powder feed rate. A differential pressure transducer includes a first pressure input associated with the hopper pressure and a second pressure input associated with the carrier gas flow downstream of the hopper. The differential pressure transducer (PT) outputs a signal related to a differential pressure between the first pressure input and the second pressure input. An electro pneumatic regulator (EP) is adapted to communicate with a control and receiving the signal related to the differential pressure.
US10401245B2	Six-dimensional force and torque sensor A novel six-dimensional force and torque sensor includes a central boss, a cylindrical housing arranged outside the central boss, and twelve elastic beams for connecting the central boss with the cylindrical housing. The twelve elastic beams are respectively provided with strain gauges as needed, and a bottom of the central boss is provided with a mounting hole for mounting a signal processing module. The present invention has the characteristics of self-decoupling, high rigidity, high natural frequency, desirable linearity, ideal repeatability and perfect hysteresis, and ability to measure a large torque (50 N·m). In addition, the sensor can be designed to have different measuring ranges and sensitivities by changing the dimensions of each of the elastic beams.
US10401239B2	Integrated hyper-redundant tactile sensor network based on structural fibers A system and method are disclosed for measuring stress in a composite structure including an integral sensor network. The composite structure is formed in layers with each of the layers formed from parallel fibers. At least one of the layers includes a plurality of fiber sensor cells distributed among the parallel fibers. Each of the fiber sensor cells has an inner fiber core and a non-conductive layer formed over the inner fiber core. A controller is electrically coupled to each of the fiber sensor cells and configured to determine a level of stress in the composite structure based on a change in a resistance level of the inner fiber core of each of the fiber sensor cells. The fiber sensor cells may be in a single direction or may be in a weave pattern with a first group arranged at a non-zero angle with respect to a second group.
US10401226B2	Method of securing a modulation range A method of securing a modulation range of a wavelength-variable radiation source as part of the measurement of an absorption line of a substance comprises: the radiation source being controlled to transmit radiation such that the wavelength of the radiation runs through the modulation range in accordance with a time pattern; the radiation being filtered by means of a filter in whose pass band the absorption line is disposed and which has at least one filter flank whose actual wavelength is within the modulation range; a spectrum of the filtered radiation being determined in that the intensity of the filtered radiation is detected with respect to the time pattern; and a determination being made whether the spectrum has the at least one filter flank.
US10401224B2	Method for ascertaining texture parameters of a paint Described herein is a method for predicting visual texture parameters of a paint having a known paint formulation. The visual texture parameters of the paint are determined using an artificial neural network on the basis of a number of color components used in the known paint formulation. The method includes determining a value of at least one characteristic variable describing at least one optical property using a physical model for the known paint formulation. The method also includes assigning the value to the known paint formulation, and transmitting the value to the artificial neural network as an input signal for determining the visual texture parameters. The value describes the at least one optical property for at least some of the number of color components of the known paint formulation. The method further includes training the neural network using a plurality of color originals each having a respective known paint formulation.
US10401222B1	System and method for imaging through flames and smoke Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for imaging an object obscured by a distorted medium. The embodiments include an object emitting electromagnetic energy due to rapid heating. The electromagnetic energy for the object passes through the distorted medium. Embodiments combine an adaptive optics system, an adaptive holographic plates/filters system, an optical based multi-wavelength sensor system, and a phase diversity processor system to provide a corrected image of the object obscured by the distorted medium.
US10401219B2	Optical parameter measurement device and optical parameter measurement method An optical parameter measurement device and a corresponding method are provided. A light beam from a to-be-tested display panel is split by a beam-splitting assembly into at least two testing light beams. A voltage value corresponding to a first testing light beam is measured by a trans-impedance amplification circuit corresponding to a first optical sensor. Next, an integration time period is determined by a control circuit according to voltage values from the trans-impedance amplification circuit and a predetermined relational model between voltage values corresponding to the light intensities and integration time periods. A voltage value corresponding to a second testing light beam is finely measured by the integration circuit corresponding to a second optical sensor within the integration time period. Finally, the display brightness value of the to-be-tested display panel is determined by the control circuit according to a voltage value from the integration circuit within the integration time period.
US10401216B2	Combination lens including an ambient light sensor portion and a proximity sensor portion for proximity sensing and ambient light sensing A sensor, optical system, and combination lens for use with an optical sensor are disclosed. An illustrative optical system is described to include a photodetector having a proximity sensor area and an ambient light sensor area that is physically separated from the proximity sensor area as well as a combination lens that includes a proximity sensor focusing portion and an ambient light sensor focusing portion that each separately direct incident light for the proximity sensor area and the ambient light sensor area, respectively.
US10401215B2	Method and device for monitoring a process variable with vibronic sensor A method to determine and/or monitor at least one process variable of a medium with at least one vibration-capable unit. The vibration-capable unit is excited to mechanical vibrations by means of an electrical excitation signal of an adjustable frequency; wherein the mechanical vibrations are transduced into a received electrical signal, which is characterized at least by a frequency and/or a phase and/or an amplitude. The excitation signal is generated based on the received signal; wherein the voltage values of the received signal are sampled at specified predetermined points in time, starting from the excitation signal. The real part and the imaginary part of the received signal are determined from the sampled voltage values of the received signal by means of a Goertzel algorithm; wherein at least one Goertzel coefficient—in particular the number of the sample values and/or an operating frequency and/or a sample frequency—is provided for performing the Goertzel algorithm. At least the current phase and/or the current amplitude of the received signal are calculated from the real part and the imaginary part of the received signal; wherein the frequency of the excitation signal is adjusted such that a predeterminable phase shift is present between the excitation signal and the received signal; and wherein the at least one process variable is determined.
US10401213B2	Pan scale for weighing and ejecting fiber components onto a mixing belt A pan scale for weighing and ejecting fiber components onto a mixing belt includes an upwardly open container having a plurality of side walls and a bottom formed by a single piece comprising a rotatably hinged bottom flap rotatable from a closing position abutting on one of the side walls into an open position folded away from such side wall, or two pieces comprising rotatably hinged bottom flaps that are rotatable away from one another from an inner closing position abutting against one another into an outer open position. The single bottom flap or at least one of the two bottom flaps includes a retaining device on a bottom surface thereof. Upon opening of the respective bottom flap, a part of the fiber components are retained in the container by the retaining device up to a partial opening angle (β) of the bottom flap.
US10401187B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for a navigation system user interface Embodiments described herein may provide a method for presenting a list of relevance-ranked milestone locations in a navigation system user interface. Methods may include: determining a current, map-matched location and a direction of travel; determining a plurality of milestone locations based on the current, map-matched location and the direction of travel; determining a priority ranking of the plurality of milestone locations; and providing for display of a subset of the plurality of milestone locations having the highest priority. Methods may optionally include providing for display of an estimated travel time to each of the milestone locations of the subset of the plurality of milestone locations, where the estimated travel time is based on a distance from the current, map-matched location and dynamic traffic awareness.
US10401184B2	Information processing device and information presentation system The information processing device of the present invention comprises a pattern storage unit which stores a plurality of user patterns containing a classification pattern as a pair of input information that is input based on an input operation related to a predetermined setting item and one among a plurality of operation results that may be selected as a result of the input operation, for each of the plurality of pieces of input information that are mutually different; an operation result information input unit to which is input operation result information related to operation results selected by the user with regard to each of the one or more input operations previously performed by the user; a pattern specification unit which specifies one user pattern among the plurality of stored user patterns based on the input operation result information; and an operation result selection unit which selects one operation result among a plurality of operation results derived from one of the input operations performed by the user based on the specified one user pattern.
US10401181B2	Detection of travel mode associated with computing devices Digital data corresponding to a trace by a device is received. The digital data includes a set of values for each of a plurality of metrics. A set of derived values for the plurality of metrics are calculated from the sets of values corresponding to the metrics, and the set of derived values are compared to a machine learning model trained using a plurality of travel modes. A plurality of confidence scores for the derived values are calculated. The plurality of confidence scores correspond to the plurality of travel modes. In response to a confidence score for a first travel mode of the plurality of confidence scores for the plurality of travel modes meeting a threshold value for the first travel mode, the received digital data corresponding to the trace is labelled with the first travel mode.
US10401180B2	Frequency based transit trip characterizations Some embodiments provide a map application that identifies a transit route between a starting location and a destination location. The transit route, in some embodiments, comprises a set of transit legs that each is serviced by transit vehicles of a transit line and a set of walking distances. The map application of some embodiments generates a frequency of departures for transit vehicles of each transit line in the set of transit lines from a first transit station of the transit leg that is serviced by the transit line. The map application of some such embodiments further generates a frequency of departures for the entire transit route.
US10401174B2	Posture estimating apparatus for estimating posture, posture estimating method and recording medium An imaging apparatus of the present invention includes an acceleration detecting unit for detecting a vector of a first direction based on an output signal from a three-axis acceleration sensor, an angle obtaining unit for obtaining a relative rotation angle around a roll axis among a plurality of frame images sequentially captured, and a direction estimating unit for estimating a direction of gravity different from the first direction based on the obtained relative rotation angle around the roll axis and the detected vector of the first direction. Thus, it is possible to estimate a posture of the apparatus more properly.
US10401173B2	Road segments with multi-modal traffic patterns A method and system include identification of road segments with multi-modal traffic patterns. A server receives speed data for a link. The server calculates a quantity of speed clusters from the speed data. The server calculates speed profiles for the quantity of speed clusters. The server identifies one or more modes of transportation for the link based on the quantity of the speed clusters and the speed profiles for the quantity of speed clusters.
US10401172B2	Angular velocity acquisition device and electronic component for acquiring angular velocity An angular velocity acquisition device includes a movable body, a drive electrode to which a drive voltage is applied to vibrate the movable body in a first direction, at least one stopper that stops the movable body at a predetermined position, a hold electrode which receives a hold voltage to hold the movable body at the predetermined position, a detection unit that detects a predetermined physical quantity depending on an amplitude of the vibration of the movable body in a second direction based on a Coriolis force acting on the movable body that vibrates in the first direction, and an angular velocity calculation unit that calculates an angular velocity of the movable body based on the predetermined physical quantity detected by the detection unit.
US10401171B2	System comprising a mechanical resonator and method therefor A system is provided that includes a mechanical resonator, and an analog circuit coupled to the mechanical resonator. The analog circuit is arranged to receive a mechanical resonator measurement signal having a quadrature error from the mechanical resonator, and to extract a quadrature error signal from the mechanical resonator measurement signal using a quadrature clock. A digital quadrature controller is coupled to the analog circuit and is arranged to generate a quadrature error compensation signal from the extracted quadrature error signal and apply the quadrature error compensation signal to the mechanical resonator or the mechanical resonator measurement signal to reduce quadrature error in the mechanical resonator measurement signal error.
US10401170B2	Systems and methods for providing automatic detection of inertial sensor deployment environments Systems and methods for providing automatic detection of inertial sensor deployment environments are provided. In one embodiment, an environment detection system for a device having an inertial measurement unit that outputs a sequence of angular rate measurements comprises: an algorithm selector; and a plurality of environment detection paths each receiving the sequence of angular rate measurements, and each generating angular oscillation predictions using an environment model optimized for a specific operating environment. The environment model for each of the environment detection paths is optimized for a different operating environment. Each of the environment detection paths outputs a weighting factor that is a function of a probability that its environment model is a true model of a current operating environment given the sequence of angular rate measurements; and wherein the algorithm selector generates an output based on a function of the weighting factor from each of the environment detection paths.
US10401169B2	Enhanced power transmission tower condition monitoring system for overhead power systems A power transmission tower condition monitoring system includes a plurality of sensors configured to be positioned at a plurality of separate locations on the power transmission tower. The plurality of sensors includes at least one tilt sensor, at least one shock sensor, and at least one vibration sensor. One or more detectors are configured to receive intensity value data from the plurality of sensors. A computing device is coupled to the one or more detectors and includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The processor executes programmed instructions stored in the memory to receive the intensity value data from the one or more detectors. A current operational health for the power transmission tower is determined based on the received intensity value data. A method for monitoring a condition of a power transmission tower using the power transmission tower condition monitoring system is also disclosed.
US10401166B2	Stand-alone remote real-time altitude readout method and system for small UAVs The invention comprises an apparatus and method for real-time readout of a recreational drone or UAV altitude. The invention includes an airborne sensor/transmitter unit and a ground based receiver/display unit. The airborne unit is removably attached to the flying vehicle and carried aloft. The ground based receiver/display unit is associated with the ground based operator (pilot) of the UAV. The airborne unit comprises an altitude sensor module, an RF transmitter module and a microcontroller/processor system. The ground based receiver/display unit comprises an RF receiver module, a microcontroller/processor system and a display system. UAV altitude sensed by the altitude sensor is transmitted to the ground unit for display in real-time. The invention facilitates the pilot's situational awareness, enhances safe operation and aids in compliance with applicable regulations.
US10401165B2	Articulated head with multiple sensors for measuring machine An articulated sensor head includes three different sensor modules. A first of the sensor modules is carried on an extended shank that is mounted in a pivotable fashion from an articulating wrist. A housing carrying a second and a third of the sensor modules is releasably fastened to the extended shank. The second and third sensor modules are carried by the housing in a fixed angular orientation with respect to an orientation of the first sensor module.
US10401163B2	Calculation method, measurement apparatus, storage medium, and information processing apparatus The present invention provides a calculation method of calculating a shape of a surface to be measured, including a step of, based on an inclination angle of the surface in a scan direction of a probe, determining a first correction parameter used to correct a measurement error caused by scanning the probe in the first direction and a second correction parameter used to correct a measurement error caused by scanning the probe in the second direction.
US10401161B2	Method for dimensioning a turbomachine The present invention relates to a method for dimensioning a turbomachine comprising a casing and a disc to which at least one blade is secured, said disc being rotationally driven by a shaft about a turbomachine axis (z), comprising: —acquisition (E1) of the coordinates (P) of the ends of the leading edge and of the trailing edge of the blade in a frame of reference connected with the disc; —expression (E2) of the coordinates (P′) of the ends of the leading edge and of the trailing edge of the blade in a frame of reference connected with the casing; —calculation (E3) of the distance (g) between the casing and the ends of the leading edge and trailing edge of the blade from the coordinates (P′) expressed in the frame of reference connected with the casing; —calculation (E4) of the contact pressures between the blade and the casing along the end of the blade from the calculated distance (g); —calculation (E5) of the reaction forces and moments resulting from contact between the blade and the casing from the calculated pressures; —dimensioning (E6) of the turbomachine as a function of the calculated distances, pressures, forces and moments.
US10401160B2	Method for determining the layer thickness of a connecting layer between two packaging layers For a simple, fast, safe and reliable determination of the layer thickness of a bonding layer between two layers of a packaging, a laser ultrasonic method is provided, in which the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is determined in advance, and a maximum (M1, M2, Mn) in the measurement signal (S) is sought, and the point in time of occurrence of this maximum (M1, M2, Mn) is determined as the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn) of the ultrasonic wave, and the transit time of the ultrasonic wave through the first and second packaging layers (2, 3) is subtracted from the total transit time (T1, T2, Tn), and the thickness (d) of the bonding layer is deduced from the known ultrasonic speed (vS) in the bonding layer (5).
US10401158B2	Determining sparse versus dense pattern illumination An estimate of distance between a user and a camera on a device is used to determine an illumination pattern density used for speckle pattern illumination of the user in subsequent images. The distance may be estimated using an image captured when the user is illuminated with flood infrared illumination. Either a sparse speckle (dot) pattern illumination pattern or a dense speckle pattern illumination pattern is used depending on the distance between the user's face and the camera.
US10401156B2	System and method for quantifying deformation, disruption, and development in a sample A computer-implemented method for determining a quantification of the deformation of the sample is implemented using a computer device in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving, by the computer device, a first image of the sample and a second image of the sample. The method also includes registering the first image to the second image using a warping function. The warping function maps a plurality of pixels in the first image to a plurality of pixels in the second image. A first displacement field for the sample is determined based on the warping function, where the first displacement field includes at least a portion of the warping function. A first quantification of the deformation of the sample is determined based at least in part on the displacement field.
US10401152B2	Position detection apparatus, force sensor, and apparatus A position detection apparatus that illuminates light from a light source unit onto an object and that receives reflected light from the object on a light receiver to detect position information of the object, includes a detector (10) and a signal processor (102), the detector includes a first grating (15) in an optical path between the light source unit and the object, a second grating (16) in an optical path between the object and the light receiver, and a third grating (17) in an optical path between the second grating and the light receiver, the signal processor acquires the position information of the object based on a phase variation of the second periodic image detected by the light receiver, and the position information of the object is information related to a distance from the detector to the object.
US10401146B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program An execution unit executes a derivation process of deriving an imaging position distance, on the basis of a plurality of pixel coordinates which are present in the same planar region as an irradiation position where the directional light is emitted on the real space and which are equal to or more than three pixels specifiable at positions corresponding to each other in respective first and second captured images, irradiation position real space coordinates, a focal length, and dimensions of imaging pixels, in a case where the position of a pixel specified by the irradiation position pixel coordinates is the position of a pixel different from a pixel which is specifiable at positions corresponding to each other in the respective first and second captured images.
US10401138B2	Guided installation feedback for an opening sensor Systems and techniques are provided for guided installation feedback for an opening sensor. Detected magnetic field strengths of a magnetic field created by a magnet of an opening sensor as detected by a magnetometer sensor of the opening sensor may be received over a time period. It may be determined that there has been a change in the strength of the magnetic field created by the magnet as detected by the magnetometer sensor based on the received detected magnetic field strengths. Accelerometer data from an accelerometer disposed in the magnetometer sensor may be received. It may be determined from the accelerometer data that the magnetometer sensor was not moving and positive feedback may be provided to an installer of the opening sensor, or it may be determined from the accelerometer data that the magnetometer sensor was moving and negative feedback may be provided to the installer of the opening sensor.
US10401137B2	Retention member for perforating guns A perforating gun includes a charge tube having shaped charges affixed thereto. Each shaped charge includes a radially outward pointing post adapted to receive a detonator cord. A retention member installed on the post provides a compressive force that energetically couples the detonator cord to the post. The radially outermost portion of the retention member is radially flush with or radially recessed relative to the radially outermost portion of each post. In one embodiment, the retention member has a rounded medial portion, a central opening and a pair of locking tabs that point radially inward to the central opening. Each post may include a slot for receiving the detonator cord and a circumferential groove that is adapted to receive the locking tabs.
US10401135B2	Penetrator munition with enhanced fragmentation A munition, such as a warhead, includes a penetrator casing for penetrating hard targets, such as a fortification or reinforced building or other structure, with the penetrator casing having reduced-thickness portions. The reduced-thickness portions provide weak points to the casing that facilitate the casing being transformed into fragments of a desired size/quantity when an explosive within the casing is detonated after the penetration occurs, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the munition. In addition, the warhead may have lethality-enhancing materials, such as additional fragments and/or energetic materials, at the reduced-thickness portions of the penetrator casing. The reduced-thickness portions may be holes, such as longitudinal holes, in the casing, or may be grooves on an inner and/or outer surface of the casing. The munition may be a dual-use munition, with the explosive able to be detonated at a burst height for use of the warhead as a non-penetrating area fragmentation weapon.
US10401134B2	Artillery projectile with a piloted phase The invention relates to an artillery projectile (1) which is intended to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile (1) has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means (9) intended to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings (16) which are able to positioned with respect to the axis (26) of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends (16b) of the wings (16) being oriented towards the front of the projectile (1).
US10401133B1	Bowfishing arrow nock adapter A bowfishing nock adapter providing a robust stop supporting element configured to support a bowfishing line stop and to support a nock is disclosed. The bowfishing nock adapter may be formed from an elongated adapter body configured to be attached to a distal end of an arrow at a proximal end of the elongated adapter body. The elongated adapter body may include an arrow retention system that, once crimped, prevents the bowfishing nock adapter from being removed from an arrow. The bowfishing nock adapter includes a stop supporting element configured to support a bowfishing line stop such that the bowfishing line stop is removable.
US10401131B1	Target systems and methods for projectiles A target system for projectiles comprises a support system, a primary target, and a secondary target. The support system defines a support portion. The primary target comprises a target portion defining a front side and a rear side, a hanging portion, and a clip arranged on a rear side of the target portion. The clip is adapted to engage the secondary target to secure a secondary target relative to the primary target. The hanging portion is adapted to engage the support portion of the support system to support the primary target at a desired location.
US10401130B2	Glove for incapacitating an individual Disclosed is the glove worn by a user for incapacitating an individual. The glove includes a housing configured to cover palm and fingers of the user, the housing having a palm side layer for covering the front part of the hand and a backside layer for covering the back part of the hand; a circuit control unit configured on the backside layer having an anesthesia electrical wave generator for generating anesthesia electrical wave for incapacitating the individual; a power source configured on the palm side layer to power the circuit control unit; wherein the palm side layer having a first cutting resistance layer to protect the user's hand from foreign particles. Further, the palm side layer includes a flexible electrode layer, a pressure sensor, a water proof insulation layer, a first knitting cloth layer. Further, the backside layer includes a backside leather layer and a second knitting cloth layer.
US10401128B2	Systems and methods for underbody blast structure Systems and methods are provided for an underbody blast structure. The underbody blast structure includes at least one hanger to couple to a vehicle. The underbody blast structure also includes a housing coupled to the at least one hanger. The housing includes a first protection plate opposite a second protection plate. The first protection plate and the second protection plate are to protect the vehicle. The first protection plate is spaced apart from the second protection plate by a plurality of interconnecting members. The plurality of interconnecting members defines a plurality of channels between the first protection plate and the second protection plate. At least one of the plurality of channels is adapted to receive a portion of a suspension system of the vehicle.
US10401126B1	Ballistic presentation board assembly A ballistic presentation board includes a presentation board and a ballistic layer, the ballistic layer being attached to the back of the presentation board. The ballistic presentation board provides at least National Institute of Justice Level IIA ballistic protection. The ballistic presentation board can be attached to a wheeled stand to provide a ballistic presentation board assembly which can be pushed against a doorway during an attack to protect from gunfire, etc.
US10401119B1	Paint pellet pistol A small pistol device that shoots red paint pellets is intended to be used for personal protection. The pistol is disguised to appear as a rectangular cellular phone. The pistol is intended to be worn discreetly upon a user's belt using a clip. During a confrontation, a user would fire a paint pellet at the perpetrator causing the release of paint. It is intended that the perpetrator would think they have been shot, thereby providing an opportunity for the user to escape.
US10401115B2	Window mounting adapter for M134 minigun type guns Invention is about a window mounting adapter for M134 MINIGUN helicopter door mounted machine guns which provides the integration of the gun to the AS 532 AL/UL Cougar and similar types of helicopters, usage of the gun from the window of the helicopter and localization of the needed parts for the gun to work such as cartouche and battery to the optimum place on the platform and without harming it.
US10401113B2	Muzzle device for a projectile-firing device Muzzle device for a projectile-firing device, comprising:—a body adapted to be fixed at a muzzle of a projectile firing device and comprising an axial passageway for permitting the passage of a projectile leaving said muzzle along an axis in a forwards direction and at least one lateral port having an inner end opening into said passageway and an outer end opening at an outer surface of said body, said lateral port having a proximal wall and a distal wall, said proximal wall being situated closer to said muzzle than said distal wall, wherein said distal wall comprises, considered in a plane containing said axis and a midline of said lateral port:—a first distal wall portion having a concave cross-section;—a second distal wall portion adjacent to said first distal wall portion and having a convex cross-section;—a third distal wall portion adjacent to said second distal wall portion and having a concave cross-section; and—a fourth distal wall portion adjacent to said third distal wall portion and having a convex cross-section, said fourth distal wall portion terminating at said outer surface of said body at an acute angle thereto.
US10401110B2	System for improved weapon system barrel A method of modifying a firearm barrel comprising the steps of milling an existing barrel to create a sloped area with a larger diameter at a chamber end and a small action moving toward the muzzle end; placing an barrel nut on the barrel; placing a chamber bushing having a step with the step disposed at the chamber end; placing a brass pressing guide on the barrel and placing the barrel assemble with brass press guide and rear jacket tube in a press to press fit these components together; placing a gas block on the barrel adjacent to the rear jacket tube pressing the components tougher using the press; placing a front jacket tube on the barrel adjacent to the gas block and pressing the components tougher using the press; covering the threads of the barrel and placing a pour guide on the barrel; filling a void defined between the front jacket tube, rear jacket tube and barrel with a filler; placing a centering device on the barrel so that it is operatively associated with the front jacket tube to center the barrel in the front jacket tube while the filler is curing; placing a muzzle brake cap on the barrel and pressing the muzzle cap into the front jacket tube using the press; and, attacking a muzzle brake.
US10401107B2	Trigger mechanism for a firearm A trigger mechanism according to various aspects of the present technology is configured to provide a more effective method of securing a hammer after a firearm is fired. Various embodiments of the trigger mechanism comprise a main sear and a sear link that are used to mechanically link a trigger body to the hammer. The main sear maintains engagement with the hammer throughout an actuation cycle and is configured to catch the hammer as it rotates after striking a round of ammunition.
US10401103B2	Firearm with gas block attached to upper receiver The present invention relates to firearms and, more particularly, to automatic or semiautomatic firearms. In a first embodiment, the gas block of the firearm is tightly bound with the upper receiver rather than the barrel, and the receiver serves as a dampening element for gas block vibrations during shooting such that the impact on the barrel is significantly reduced. Fasteners and barrel nuts are used to rigidly position the gas block relative to the upper receiver to best reduce the impact on the barrel. In another embodiment the gas block is attached both to the upper receiver and to the barrel using a support element. Such fixation of the gas block prevents rotation of the firearm and further decreases vibrations of the barrel. In yet another embodiment, the firearm fits interchangeable magazine wells to change the caliber of the firearm.
US10401102B1	Firearm conversion device A device for converting a semiautomatic firearm to a non-semiautomatic firearm. The device includes a bolt stop lever pivotally attachable to a receiver of a firearm, a spring configured to be installed in contact with the bolt stop lever and a firearm receiver such that the spring exerts a force on the bolt stop lever to retain the bolt stop lever in a first position, and, a bolt release mechanism operatively coupleable to the bolt stop lever and configured to pivot the bolt stop lever against the force of the spring into a second position. The bolt release mechanism is operatively decoupled from the bolt stop lever when the bolt stop lever reaches the second position. When in the first position the bolt stop lever restricts motion of a bolt of the firearm, and when in the second position, the bolt stop lever permits motion of the firearm bolt.
US10401097B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger having at least one collecting tank with a plurality of tube openings and with a tube bundle of tubes, whereby the ends of the tubes engage in openings of the collecting tank, whereby the tubes have a broad side with the length L with opposite tube side walls and two narrow sides at the ends with the width B each with a tube wall arc, whereby the tube wall arc has a diameter that is greater than the distance of the opposite tube side walls.
US10401093B2	Thermal energy storage plant A thermal energy storage plant is provided including a charging circuit and a discharging circuit, the charging circuit including: a first fluid transporting machine for generating a flow of a working fluid in the charging circuit, a heating device for transferring heat to the working fluid, a main heat accumulator for storing the thermal energy of the working fluid, the discharging circuit including the main heat accumulator, a heat exchanger included in a thermal cycle for transforming the thermal energy stored into mechanical power, the thermal energy storage plant further comprising a secondary heat accumulator including a first end connected to the charging circuit, downstream the heating device, a second end connected to the discharging circuit, upstream the heat exchanger.
US10401092B2	Nested-flow heat exchangers and chemical reactors Disclosed is a technology based upon the nesting of tubes to provide chemical reactors or chemical reactors with built in heat exchanger. As a chemical reactor, the technology provides the ability to manage the temperature within a process flow for improved performance, control the location of reactions for corrosion control, or implement multiple process steps within the same piece of equipment. As a chemical reactor with built in heat exchanger, the technology can provide large surface areas per unit volume and large heat transfer coefficients. The technology can recover the thermal energy from the product flow to heat the reactant flow to the reactant temperature, significantly reducing the energy needs for accomplishment of a process.
US10401088B2	High temperature vacuum furnace hot zone with improved thermal efficiency This invention provides a high temperature vacuum furnace including a hot zone designed for improved energy efficiency resulting in lower electrical power usage, lower manufacturing costs and easier replacement of components for lower maintenance costs. The hot zone has an outer supporting wall and an inner insulating wall surrounded by a new HEFVAC high density, high strength, low conductivity and low moisture-sensitive graphite insulation board ring connected in a unique z-shaped arrangement that contains radiant energy within the hot zone during the heat treating cycle. The hot zone further includes heating elements made of high quality graphite for increased thermal efficiency of the furnace. Also included in the hot zone are lower mass, tapered graphite nozzles that can sustain high pressure gas flow and decrease conductive heat losses from the nozzles to the hot zone chamber outer supporting wall during the heat treating cycle.
US10401082B2	Tracking of sample boxes using energy harvesting In one embodiment, a freezer system has one or more shelves, each shelf has shelf electronics and can receive one or more racks, each rack has rack electronics and one or more cells for receiving one or more boxes of samples, each box has one or more RFID tags. Freezer electronics communicate with the outside world and with each set of shelf electronics. Each set of rack electronics communicates wirelessly with the corresponding set of shelf electronics and with the corresponding box RFID tags. Power for the rack electronics is derived from wireless signals from the shelf electronics. The freezer system can detect the presence of racks on shelves and boxes on racks to track the location and the orientation of each received box.
US10401080B2	Refrigerator appliance with a dispenser A method for operating a refrigerator appliance includes operating a dispenser of the refrigerator appliance to initiate a flow of liquid water or ice into a container positioned within a dispensing recess of the dispenser in response to a user input at a user input panel of the refrigerator appliance, receiving one or more signals from a sensor positioned at the dispensing recess after operating the dispenser to initiate the flow of liquid water or ice into the dispensing recess, and detecting a presence of the container in the dispensing recess based at least in part on the one or more signals from the sensor only after operating the dispenser to initiate the flow of liquid water or ice into the dispensing recess. A related refrigerator appliance is also provided.
US10401077B2	Chilled water cooling system A chilled water cooling system includes a natural cooling circuit and a mechanical cooling circuit. The natural cooling circuit includes a natural cooler, a chilled water main pump, at least one first pipeline, and a terminal heat exchanger connected in series. The terminal heat exchanger is disposed at a location in need of cooling. The mechanical cooling circuit includes a chilled water main machine, a chilled water auxiliary pump, and at least one second pipeline connected in series. The mechanical cooling circuit is connected in parallel with the natural cooling circuit through a controllable connecting device.
US10401074B2	Portable apparatus and methods using phase change materials for creating a temperature stabilized environment A carrying case utilizes a layer of phase change materials and a thermal insulation layer in order to provide a temperature-stabilized environment for enclosed payloads during transport through an environment in which temperatures differ greatly from those to which they are normally exposed. In one aspect, the phase change materials and thermal insulation provide an extended period of temperature constancy, without the addition of either active thermal control or excessively bulky insulation.
US10401073B2	Refrigerator having a thermoelectric module Provided is a refrigerator. A thermoelectric module is disposed on a top surface of an ice compartment defined in a refrigerator door to discharge hot air through a cap deco disposed on a top surface of the door so that efficient ice making in the ice compartment is realized independently from a refrigeration cycle.
US10401071B2	Ice maker with capacitive water level sensing An ice maker comprising a refrigeration system, a water system, and a control system. The control system includes a controller comprising a processor and a water level sensor. The water level sensor is adapted to externally sense a capacitance corresponding to a sump water level. The controller is adapted to control the operation of the refrigeration system and the operation of the water system based upon the sump water level and to detect one or more failure modes of the water system based upon the sump water level.
US10401069B2	Air-conditioning apparatus for vehicle An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle includes a casing that an air inlet which communicates with an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle and through which air in the vehicle is formed in, and an apparatus main body that is installed in the casing and conditions the air, in the vehicle, which is sucked through the air inlet. A wiring through hole for passing a wiring cable extending from the apparatus main body through a space between the roof of the vehicle and the casing is formed in a bottom plate of the casing. The wiring cable is disposed so as to be passed through the space between the bottom plate and the roof of the vehicle via the wiring through hole from the apparatus main body and to extend into the opening from a position that is in the bottom plate and above the opening of the vehicle.
US10401065B2	Expansion valve, and refrigeration cycle system using expansion valve Provided is an expansion valve, including: a case having a valve chamber formed therein; and a valve element arranged in the valve chamber. The case includes: a side wall portion to which a first pipe is connected; and an end wall portion to which a second pipe is connected. The end wall portion has a fluid communication hole to be opened and closed by the valve element. The fluid communication hole is formed so that the following expression is satisfied: L<λ/2, where L represents an axial length of the fluid communication hole, and λ represents a resonance wavelength.
US10401064B2	Heat pump and flow path switching apparatus A heat pump performs a simultaneous air-conditioning and heating operation through the addition of a flow path switching apparatus. The heat pump may include a plurality of outdoor units, a plurality of indoor units, and a plurality of flow path switching apparatuses that switch a flow path between an outdoor unit and an indoor unit. A refrigerant flow path may be formed from the outdoor unit to the indoor unit via a high-pressure gas pipe. The flow path switching apparatuses may switch a flow path so that a refrigerant flow path is formed from the indoor unit to the outdoor unit via a low-pressure gas pipe. The heat pump may further include an indoor unit mode controller that is connected to the plurality of outdoor units through a liquid pipe, and which is connected to each of the plurality of flow path switching apparatuses.
US10401061B2	Heat pump non-reversing valve arrangement A heat pump system that is operable in heating and cooling modes and which maintains the direction of fluid flows through a primary heat exchanger during heating and cooling operations such that the respective fluids are directed in counter flow thermal directions during both heating and cooling operations.
US10401059B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, a switching valve for guiding refrigerant discharged from the compressor to the outdoor heat exchanger during a cooling operation and to the indoor heat exchanger during a heating operation, and an injection module for injecting a portion of the refrigerant discharged from the indoor heat exchanger to the compressor, performing heat exchange between a portion of the refrigerant discharged from the indoor heat exchanger and the refrigerant that moves from the outdoor heat exchanger to the indoor heat exchanger during the cooling operation, and injecting the refrigerant into the compressor.
US10401055B2	Reduced drag combustion pass in a tubular heat exchanger A heat exchanger tube includes a first pass for at least partially combusting a fuel and the first pass having a modified shape including a minor diameter and major diameter that reduces the external pressure drop of an external fluid flowing across the heat exchanger tube. A HVACR system includes a heat exchanger tube with a first heat exchange pass that at least partially combusts a fuel and has a modified shape. A method of making a heat exchanger including configuring a first heat exchange pass such that the major diameter of modified portion of the first heat exchange pass is oriented towards an incoming direction of the process fluid.
US10401052B2	Air vent Disclosed is an air vent for mounting directly to an exterior wall of a structure to allow air flow from an interior space of the structure to the ambient environment. The air vent comprises a body comprising an opening and a siding portion disposed below the opening. The air vent further comprises a first siding piece secured to the siding portion that is substantially similar to the siding of the exterior wall. The air vent further comprises a damper moveably engaged with the body between a closed position where the damper blocks air flow thru the opening and an open position where the damper allows air flow thru the opening. The air vent further comprises a second siding piece secured to the damper that is substantially similar to and overlaps the first siding piece in the closed position. Unlike conventional devices, the air vent of the present invention blends into the siding on the exterior wall increasing the aesthetic appearance of the siding.
US10401051B2	Fail-safe actuating system Described is a fail-safe actuating system, comprising an actuator with an actuator housing and an output element. The output element is couplable to a controlled device. The fail-safe actuating system also comprises a biasing element, coupled to the actuator housing, which gets biased by a movement of the actuator housing in a first predefined direction; a locking device that locks the actuator housing for holding the biasing element in a biased state; and a controller configured to operate the actuator in a first operating mode, in which the actuator housing moves with respect to the output element for biasing the biasing element, and in the second operating mode, in which the output element moves with respect to the actuator housing for moving the controlled device.
US10401049B2	Laminar flow diffuser with integrated lighting A laminar flow diffuser with integrated lighting has a frame for supporting an air plenum and a lower housing. The air plenum receives conditioned air from a source of conditioned. The lower housing is attached to the bottom of the plenum. An aperture plate damper installed below the top plenum regulates the flow of air from the plenum through the laminar flow diffuser. A clear or translucent engineered, fire rated polymer perforated diffuser face forms the outlet from the lower housing to the room below. LED strips are positioned around the inside periphery of the lower housing. A light guide is installed adjacent the LED lighting strips to spread the light across the area of the perforated diffuser face.
US10401047B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus In a refrigeration cycle apparatus, a refrigerant heat exchanger is provided within a refrigerant container, and the refrigerant heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between refrigerant flowing through a bypass circuit and refrigerant accumulated in the refrigerant container.
US10401046B2	Indoor and outdoor units for an HVAC system A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a compressor configured to circulate a fluid through the HVAC system, a first coil configured to establish a first heat exchange relationship between the fluid and a first airflow across the first coil, a second coil configured to establish a second heat exchange relationship between the fluid and a second airflow across the second coil, and a fan configured to direct the first airflow across the first coil, the second airflow across the second coil, or both, and where the first airflow across the first coil is directed to be isolated from the second airflow across the second coil, and the first airflow is blocked from flowing across the first coil when the first coil is inactive and the second airflow is blocked from flowing across the second coil when the second coil is inactive.
US10401045B2	Zone balancing damper and method of operation A damper comprising a tubular duct, a circular blade disposed within the tubular duct and a shaft disposed within the tubular duct, wherein the shaft extends through a hole in the circular blade.
US10401042B2	Heat source unit Air heat exchangers are composed of a first air heat exchanger through a fourth air heat exchanger, which are formed in a L shape, which include long side portions and short side portions in a state where one end portion sides in an extension direction of tubes, in which a coolant is flowed, are bent; and each of the short side portions is disposed at a short hand side of a rectangular shape, in such a way that an arrangement shape of the first air heat exchanger through the fourth air heat exchanger is formed as a frame shape having a rectangular shape viewed from a plane.
US10401041B2	Portable air conditioner A portable air-conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator located inside a housing. The air-conditioner further includes an element, such as an electronic box, located in the air-flow path inside the portable air-conditioner between the evaporator to an axial fan. The element can be wider at its lower section than at its upper section to enhance an upwards air-flow in the air conditioner.
US10401040B2	Air conditioner Disclosed herein is an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet; an discharge duct connected to the outlet, and configured to guide air discharged from the outlet to an indoor space, a blow fan assembly disposed in the inside of the housing such that a rotating shaft of the blow fan assembly extends in a vertical direction, and configured to inhale air in the vertical direction in which the rotating shaft extends and to discharge the air in a radial direction, and a heat exchanger extending along a part of a circumference of the blow fan assembly, and including a bending portion.
US10401037B2	Vertical extractor hood for a kitchen An extractor hood (1) with a body (2) which is hollow in its interior (at 15), provided with a lateral opening (8) and containing in its cavity (15) a fan (16) which can aspirate from the lateral opening (8) fumes and/or vapors generated by an underlying hob of a kitchen, the body (2) having opposite surfaces (5, 6) with a larger area, connected by walls or surfaces (10, 11, 12, 13) with a smaller area, a first one (5) of the surfaces (5, 6) with the larger area being placed on a vertical wall (2) of said kitchen, the second surface (6) with the larger area containing the aforementioned lateral opening (8), and in front of this opening (8) there being a flat panel (23) placed spaced from this second larger surface. This flat panel (23) is parallel to the second surface (6), including when the hood (1) is in use.
US10401027B2	Non-return valve for flue gas venting and damper assembly for use therein A non-return valve having an accumulation damper movable relative to a housing and shaped like a bowl to accumulate condensate running down from the chimney. The non-return valve has a smaller floating damper made of a material having a density less than water for resting against the accumulation damper when the appliance is in standstill and sealing the drainage holes in the accumulation damper when the condensate accumulation is below a threshold. Once condensate accumulates in the accumulation damper beyond the threshold, the floating damper is buoyed by the condensate thereby breaking the seal with the drainage holes and permitting the condensate to drain through drainage holes in the accumulation damper. When the appliance is operational, exhaust from the appliance lifts the floating damper and, in some cases, the accumulation damper also, to permit exhaust of combustion gases up the chimney.
US10401024B2	Gas burner for cooking appliances A gas burner for cooking appliances includes a cup-shaped lower support structure to be applied in a position corresponding with an opening made in the sheet metal of a cooking hob, an injector of substantially horizontal axis, applied to a lateral wall of a first cavity provided in the support structure, a substantially horizontal venturi conduit coaxial with the injector and opening at its downstream end into a second cavity provided in the support structure, open upwards, and communicating fluidly with a distribution chamber for the combustion mixture to generate a flame ring, wherein the venturi conduit includes a tubular element separate from the support structure, housed to undergo free axial movement within a corresponding seat provided in the support structure and lockable in the desired axial position by a locking member accessible from above the support structure through the opening provided in the sheet metal of the cooking hob.
US10401022B2	Molten salt once-through steam generator An advanced molten salt once-through steam generator system functional on hot molten salt supplied via a supply line. The system includes a steam generator, a feedwater supply line, at least one high pressure heaters and a separator. The molten salt is supplied the steam generator, which includes at least one economizer, an evaporator, and a superheater to utilize the heat of the molten salt flowing from the superheater to economizer to generate steam. The feedwater line supplies the feedwater to the steam generator, flowing from the economizer to the superheater to be converted into steam by the hot molten salt. The heaters are arranged in series in the feedwater line to heat the feedwater up to required temperature. The separator enables separation of the water and steam.
US10401021B2	Apparatus for attaching illuminators to hand held devices An apparatus wherein an illuminator is attached to the grip of small tactical weapons or tools. This apparatus comprises the illuminator that is integrally mounted to the weapon grip and a stem that moves the illuminator face forward between two fingers. In the case of a revolver, the grip would extend between the middle finger and ring finger in one embodiment. It extend forward far enough so that the light could clearly illuminate the target without obstruction by the fingers. The same could be done with the grip of a knife or club.
US10401020B2	Apparatus for illuminating outdoor bag toss game Presently disclosed is an illuminated cornhole platform comprising a a top portion, at least two side portions, a front portion, a hole portion, at least one leg portion, and a back portion. The cornhole platform is illuminated by an inner illuminating string and an outer illuminating string, one abutting the hole portion and the other wrapped around the outer perimeter for the cornhole platform.
US10401019B2	Container with touch sensitive function A container includes a light source and an accommodating cavity. The container further includes a control component and a touch control panel arranged at a location of the accommodating cavity which is easy gripped. The control component is electrically coupled to the light source and the touch control panel. The control component controls the light source to emit light according to an external touch signal sensed by the touch control panel. The container employs the touch control panel as a sensing switch. Upon a user touching a side face of the container with a hand, the control component turns on the light source to emit light, and when the user's fingers leave the container, the control component controls the light source to be turned off.
US10401017B2	Semiconductor lighting devices and methods Lighting devices using selectively permeable barrier elements, graphite sheet materials, and/or browning agent destroyers/sequestering agents are disclosed. In one embodiment a lighting device may include a body or housing with a selectively permeable barrier element, such as a silicone membrane or o-ring to allow diffusion of contaminants from one or more interior volumes to the exterior environment. Contaminants may be mitigated through use of a sequestering agent/browning agent destroyer. Heat conduction between elements of the housing, such as to aid removal of heat generated from a lighting element such as an LED, may be improved through use of graphite materials, such as PGS sheets between housing elements.
US10401012B2	High efficiency solid-state light source and methods of use and manufacture A high-intensity light source is formed by a micro array of a semiconductor light source such as a LEDs, laser diodes, or VCSEL placed densely on a liquid or gas cooled thermally conductive substrate. The semiconductor devices are typically attached by a joining process to electrically conductive patterns on the substrate, and driven by a microprocessor controlled power supply. An optic element is placed over the micro array to achieve improved directionality, intensity, and/or spectral purity of the output beam. The light module may be used for such processes as, for example, fluorescence, inspection and measurement, photopolymerzation, ionization, sterilization, debris removal, and other photochemical processes.
US10401008B2	Track lighting fixtures and application thereof Track heads and associated track lighting systems are provided that obviate a lamp or light bulb holder and associated architecture, such as a gimbal ring. In one aspect, a track head of a track lighting system comprises a track mount and a conduit extending from the track mount and coupling to a baseless light bulb assembly, the conduit comprising electrical leads extending therein and connecting with power circuitry of the baseless light bulb assembly.
US10401007B1	Integrated sensing and control of light fixtures A backbox is disclosed herein. The backbox can include at least one wall forming a cavity, and a sensor mounting feature disposed on an outer surface of the at least one wall, where the sensor mounting feature is configured to couple to a sensor device. The backbox can also include at least one fixture coupling feature disposed on the at least one wall, where the at least one fixture coupling feature is configured to couple to a complementary coupling feature disposed on a housing of a light fixture. The at least one wall can be configured to extend substantially seamlessly from a portion of the light fixture at which the at least one complementary coupling feature is located.
US10401004B2	Head-mounted type lighting device A lighting device includes a main body including a belt-shaped portion mounted along a circumferential direction of a head of a wearer, a storage case provided in the main body and positioned in a forehead region of the wearer when the lighting device is mounted on the wearer, and a light source unit that is incorporated in the storage case and includes a light emitting diode (LED) substrate on which a plurality of LED light sources is mounted. The light source unit includes a condensing lens for condensing light emitted from the plurality of LED light sources, a reflecting mirror for deflecting light emitted from the condensing lens and reflecting the light toward an affected part of a patient, and a radiator plate that radiates heat generated from the LED substrate and extends from a forehead region toward a parietal region of the wearer.
US10401000B1	Traffic control device with wind dampening backplate assembly A traffic control device, such as a traffic signal light housing, with a resiliently deformable back plate assembly. The backplate assembly comprises side flanges that bend or deform in response to external forces such as high winds and blowing debris. In one embodiment, rigid side flanges include a hinge or joint formed of an elastomeric material. This multi-directional wind-dampening backplate renders the housing more aerodynamic and benefits the entire signal structure, including mast arms, poles, and span wire systems.
US10400996B2	LED devices for offset wide beam generation A light source is combined with an optic and a reflector. Light incident onto to the reflector is reflected with a single reflection. The reflector occupies a portion of a solid angle around the light source to the exclusion of the optic at least with respect to any optical function. The reflector directly receives a second portion of light. The optic occupies substantially all of the remaining portion of the predetermined solid angle to directly receive a first portion of light from the light source. A reflected beam from the reflector is reflected into a predetermined reflection pattern. The inner and/or outer surface of the optic is shaped to refract or direct light which is directly transmitted into the optic from the light source from a first portion of light and/or reflected into the optic from the reflector from the reflected beam into a predetermined beam.
US10400995B2	Illumination apparatus for producing a rectangular light distribution in an illumination plane An illumination apparatus for providing light and for illuminating an illumination plane with a rectangular light distribution is provided. The illumination apparatus includes at least one light source configured to generate light, a collimation optical unit configured to collimate the light, a condenser optical unit configured to shape a rectangular angular distribution of the light coming from the collimation optical unit, and a freeform optical unit having at least one freeform area for modifying the angular distribution such that a rectangular light distribution is produced in an illumination plane that is optically connected downstream.
US10400994B2	LED illumination module with fixed optic and variable emission pattern An LED illumination module including an LED lamp with a plurality of light emitting dies on a substrate in combination with an optic having a single focus. The light emitting dies include a single center light emitting die centered on an optical axis and peripheral dies arranged around the center die. The illumination module includes a beam forming optic having a single focus arranged over the LED lamp with the focus on the optical axis of the center die. Light emitted from the center die is substantially collimated by the optic in a focused “spot” emission pattern. Light emitted from the peripheral dies results in a more dispersed or divergent “flood” emission pattern. The center die and peripheral dies are independently controlled and the power delivered to the dies can be varied independently to generate different light emission patterns using the same optic.
US10400982B2	Light source module and lamp using the same A light source module has a heat radiating member that has heat radiating properties and has a through-hole penetrating therethrough, a heat generating component having a heat generating component main body disposed on a side of a first opening of the through-hole, and a pin terminal connected to the heat generating component main body and inserted through the through-hole, an electrically conductive member disposed on a side of a second opening of the through-hole and connected to the pin terminal protruding from the second opening, and a covering material that covers and fixes at least a portion of the electrically conductive member and the heat radiating member. A connection portion of the electrically conductive member with the pin terminal is not covered by the covering material.
US10400981B1	Lighting device A lighting device for a vehicle includes a first lighting part arranged on a stationary body part of the vehicle, and a second lighting part arranged on a movable body part of the vehicle. A gap in a vehicle width direction is provided between the first lighting part and the second lighting part. The first lighting part includes a first reflector and the second lighting part includes a second reflector. The first reflector is located forward of the second reflector in a vehicle forward-rearward direction, and the gap is rearward of the first reflector in the vehicle forward-rearward direction. The second reflector is inclined toward one of the first reflector and the gap.
US10400979B2	Vehicle lamp using semiconductor light emitting device A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light emitting modules electrically connected together. Each of the light emitting modules includes a wiring board, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices arranged on one surface of the wiring board, a first wiring electrically connected to first conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and arranged on the one surface of the wiring board, and a second wiring electrically connected to second conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and extending to another surface of the wiring board through a via hole. The first wiring of at least one of the light emitting modules and the second wiring of the neighboring light source module overlap each other in a thickness direction of the light emitting modules, such that the light emitting modules are connected in series.
US10400977B2	Quick adjust vehicle headlight assembly A headlight assembly with a headlight cover having at least one opening to allow a beam of light from a headlight to pass through the opening. The headlight cover may be secured using a snap-fit to allow a user to release and rotate the headlight cover about the hinge without the use of a tool. Once the headlight cover is rotated open, an operator may then adjust a plurality of fasteners located on a headlight sub-assembly to adjust the direction of the beam from the headlight. The headlight sub-assembly may further be rotated about a second hinge to replace a headlight or more extensive repairs.
US10400975B1	Automotive lamp with elongated aspherical lens Automotive lamp (10), preferably a backup lamp, includes first lamp (12) and plural LEDs (26a-n). The lamp (12) comprises light-transmissive material, first and second opposed end surfaces (16, 18), a source side (20) and an emission side (22) each extending between end surfaces (16, 18), source side (20) facing LEDs (26a-n), and emission side (22) having an aspherical surface facing area to be illuminated (24). The elongated optical lens (14) has a length (L) extending, parallel a first horizontal X-axis, between the end surfaces (16, 18) that is greater than a thickness along second horizontal Z-axis and a height along vertical Y-axis (X-, Y-, and Z-axes being mutually orthogonal). Elongated optical lens (14) defines focus line segment (FS) extending parallel the X-axis, and preferably bends LED light below a horizontal XZ plane, i.e. back towards source side (20). Backup lamp (12) provides to camera (52) ground illumination of minimum 1 lux at distances 0-6 meter when mounted to vehicle at heights between conventional bumper and roofline.
US10400972B2	Light beam projection device provided with a matrix of light sources, lighting and headlight module provided with such a device The invention relates to an optical light beam projection device, notably for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises, upstream in the direction of propagation of the light rays, a matrix of primary light sources capable of emitting light rays, and downstream, a primary optical system provided with a plurality of convergent optics configured to form virtual images of the primary light sources, the virtual images being formed upstream of the matrix of primary sources, such that the dimensions of the virtual images are greater than the dimensions of the primary light sources. Another subject of the invention is an optical module comprising the device and a motor vehicle headlight.
US10400968B2	Advanced control of imitation candle devices The disclosed embodiments relate to devices and methods for facilitating the operations and usage of electronic candle devices. In one exemplary aspect, an imitation candle device is disclosed. The imitation candle device comprises a body; a flame element protruding from top of the body; one or more light sources providing illumination for the flame element to produce an appearance of a true fire flame; a tapered chamber with an opening; a sensor component positioned at an end of the tapered chamber, the sensor component operable to produce an electrical signal in response to an input signal; and an electronic control circuitry coupled to the power supply operable to: receive the electrical signal, classify the electrical signal into a category among a plurality of categories, and control at least an output of the one or more light sources based on the electrical signal and the category of the electrical signal.
US10400965B1	Lighting apparatus An assembly light apparatus has a LED module, a light box, a driver box. The driver box is installed in a cavity of a ceiling via a fixing structure. The light box contains the LED module. The light box has a output opening and a back cover. The back cover has a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal connected to a first electrode and a second electrode of the driver box respectively. The light box and the driver box are detachably connected with a light box connector and a driver box connector.
US10400963B2	LED light string having colorful light beads A light string includes a controller and a plurality of colorful light beads. The controller is electrically connected with the light beads and an AC electric supply, and the light beads are connected in series. Two voltage supply lines power the light beads, and control signals from the controller are fused with the power signal and passed to the light beads via the negative pole. The control signal is recognized by each light bead and also passed to the next light bead in the series, to produce a change in the output of each light bead (e.g., color, flashing pattern, etc.). The light beads include three LEDs of different color and can produce seven different colors. Multiple light segments can be connected and controlled by the same controller. The light string design is simple, yet versatile, offering many illumination outputs selectable by a user.
US10400959B2	LED lamp A lamp having a substantially hollow columnar body. A plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed on the columnar body. A plurality of fins are also disposed on the columnar body. A base member is included at a first end of the columnar body and provides a means for electrical connection. An electronics module is included within the columnar body communication with the base member for converting AC current to DC current.
US10400958B2	Addressable color changeable LED structure A light-emitting device package includes a metalized substrate, a light-emitting diode (LED) die, and a single primary optic. The metalized substrate includes a top surface, pads on the top surface, and traces extending from the pads. The LED die is mounted on the pads of the metalized substrate. The LED die includes individually addressable segments. Each segment includes one or more junctions. The primary optic is located over the LED die.
US10400956B2	Boss seal for composite overwrapped pressure vessel A pressure vessel is disclosed. The pressure vessel may include a boss, a liner, an O-ring, and a composite overwrap of shell. A boss may comprise a through aperture, a first groove encircling the through aperture, and a first engagement mechanism. A liner may comprise an interior surface, exterior surface, and a second engagement mechanism. The interior surface may define an interior cavity of the pressure vessel. The second engagement mechanism may mechanically engage the first engagement mechanism to secure the liner to the boss. An O-ring may be positioned within the first groove of the boss and abut the exterior surface of the liner. A composite overwrap may surround the liner and at least a portion of the boss.
US10400955B2	Solvent depressurization devices, system, and methods A solvent storage and depressurization system is described. The system allows a volume of solvent to be stored and used at low pressure, thereby providing safety benefits and regulatory simplicity. The system includes an external expansion tank that is located outside of an extraction facility and that contains a solvent. The system also includes an internal storage tank that is located inside of the extraction facility and that provides a solvent supply to a solvent user, such as a phytochemical extraction system. The external and internal tanks are separated and connected via a duplex manifold. The manifold allows gas below a first pressure level to pass from the external expansion tank to the internal storage tank, and allows gas above a second pressure level to pass from the internal storage tank back to the external expansion tank, wherein the second pressure level is greater than the first pressure level.
US10400954B2	Gas filling system A gas delivery system including: a feeder for feeding a gas to a tank; a pressure storage container unit which has a plurality of pressure storage containers, and sends out the gas to the feeder; a gas supply unit; and a controller. The controller implements a storing operation that a specified pressure storage among the plurality of pressure storage containers is supplied with the gas until a pressure of the specified pressure storage container reaches a reference pressure or greater, after finish of a delivery of the gas to one tank carrier, and a sending operation that the gas is sent out from another pressure storage container except the specified pressure storage container to the feeder, and then sent out from the specified pressure storage container to the feeder on a receipt of a shift indication from the feeder, at a delivery of the gas to a subsequent tank carrier.
US10400950B1	Animal head mounting or display system A system for mounting items or displaying items on either wall or tabletop includes a mounting interface that can be an actual or simulated animal part. Optionally a bracket allows adjustability of orientation of the animal head relative to the mounting interface.
US10400938B2	Special connection structure for gimbal head A special connection structure for a gimbal head, comprising an adapter platform provided at an upper end with an adapter platform suitable for mounting and fixing a photographic apparatus and at the other end with a turn knob, an oblique column and a base. A screw for connecting a tripod pedestal is provided in a lower middle portion of the base. A positioning switch protrudes from a side face of the special connection structure. The positioning switch is opened to pitch the oblique column from 0° to 45°, 90° or 180°, and the oblique column is rotated by 180° to allow the oblique column to stand upside down between two legs of a tripod, without disassembling a gimbal head from the tripod, so that the application value of the gimbal head is improved.
US10400936B2	Conduit system and method of use thereof Conduit system for conveying fluids is described. The conduit system comprises a conduit, a tubular, and a sealing component. The tubular is positioned radially interior of an inner surface of the conduit along a length. The tubular comprises a polymeric material. The sealing component is positioned proximate the distal end of the tubular in an annulus formed between an outer surface of the tubular and the inner surface of the conduit, the sealing component constructed and arranged to seal the annulus. Methods for reducing corrosion of or providing pressure integrity to a conduit are also described.
US10400934B2	Insertion tool for rehabilitation tubular liner in pipes and pipelines A method and apparatus for inserting a tubular liner impregnated with a hardening resin into the conduits or pipes to be rehabilitated is disclosed. The apparatus is a tool comprising a cylindrical segment and a conical segment, the cylindrical segment and the conical segment connected together to form a passageway adapted to guide a tubular liner inside a host pipe.
US10400929B2	Fitting device, arrangement and method A push-to-connect fitting assembly, device and method allows for continual contact of inserted tubing with a main body member so as to maintain conductivity for electrical applications and a tight, rotation-restricting seal. In various embodiments, an axially internal portion of the device has an interior surface that tapers from a narrower radius to a wider radius as it extends outwardly from a tube stop element to an outer rim.
US10400925B2	Manual quick connect hub clamping system Present embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an improved hub clamping system and method used to connect and seal a pair of API hubs. The hub clamping system generally includes a plurality of individually operated clamp units assembled within a single outer retaining ring. The clamp units disposed in the retaining ring may provide a multi-segment clamping arrangement to hold the API hubs together. The clamp units may each include a collet mechanism having a slanted surface shaped to engage one of the pair of hubs, a housing mounted to the outer retaining ring, and a screw device coupled to the collet mechanism via threads and disposed within the housing. The screw device may be rotatable relative to the housing to selectively move the collet mechanism between an activated position and a retracted position relative to the hubs.
US10400923B2	Gasket with multiple seal rings A gasket capable of sealing against multiple sealing surfaces, comprising an inner seal ring for sealing against inner sealing surfaces, an outer seal ring for sealing against outer sealing surfaces, one or more intermediate seal rings for sealing against one or more intermediate sealing surfaces, and a connector member for connecting the inner seal ring, one or more intermediate seal rings and the outer seal ring. In some embodiments, the gasket includes a retaining feature for securing the gasket in place and a removal feature for removing the gasket. In some embodiments, the various components of the gasket (e.g., seal rings, connector members, retaining feature, etc.) are composed of different materials (e.g., metal, metal alloy, plastic, rubber, ceramic and/or glass).
US10400918B2	Raceway A raceway and method of forming a raceway is disclosed in which one or more intumescent layers are disposed on the raceway.
US10400916B2	T-piece preformer A T-piece preformer for forming a T-piece in a pipe-in-pipe (PIP) pipeline for a marine environment, the PIP pipeline has at least inner and outer pipes having an annular space thereinbetween, and one or more cables extending along the annular space. The T-piece preformer includes at least: (a) inner and outer longitudinal collars; (b) annular walls between the inner and outer collars; (c) cable apertures through each annular wall; and (d) one or more guide points on the outer collar radially offset from the or each cable apertures, to guidance for a hole into the T-piece performer. The T-piece preformer can be assembled into a PIP pipeline, and requires a final hole during laying. The T-piece preformer has cable apertures through each annular wall, for allowing continuation of cables in the annular space through the PIP pipeline and T-piece preformer, and the T-piece.
US10400915B2	Magnetically controlled valve and pump devices and methods of using the same Disclosed herein are embodiments of magnetically controlled valve and pump systems that can be used to control and facilitate fluid flow in fluidic devices. Various types of magnetically controlled valves and pumps are described as well as methods of magnetically-controlling such valves and pumps.
US10400913B2	Rapid-connect coupler with a product flow restrictor A rapid-connect coupler includes: an end fitting for conveying a fluid stream; a probe for conveying the fluid stream; a valve configured to occupy a closed position blocking fluid communication between the probe and the end fitting and an open position enabling fluid communication between the probe and the end fitting; a handle configured to actuate the valve between the closed and open positions; a sleeve moveable between a first sleeve position and a second sleeve position. The sleeve, in the first sleeve position, is configured to prevent the handle from actuating the valve from the closed position to the open position.
US10400910B2	Combination air valve The present disclosure is directed to a combination air valve that uses buoyancy to lift seals into place, preventing media from escaping from the valve. Once the seals are in place, pipeline pressure is used to open and close the valve. The combination air valve includes a low flow vent configured with a pressure equalizing configuration allowing for reduced extrusion forces along the low flow vent, allowing vertical movement of a float shaft at high valve gas pressures with reduced forces.
US10400909B2	Three position fast acting solenoid A three position fast acting solenoid which may be coupled to a spool valve with a center null position. The spool of the valve is moved to one of three positions by a momentary signal to either of two coils. The spool is held positively in each end position by magnetism, and in the center position by a mechanical stop, so that the valve requires no electrical input except when the valve is changing from one position to another.
US10400905B2	Control device for controlling a valve arrangement and method for controlling a safety arrangement comprising said control device and said valve arrangement A safety arrangement of at least one of a marine and an offshore application includes a control device and a valve arrangement configured to be positioned in a flow path between a hydraulic cylinder and a pressure accumulator. The control device is configured to control the valve arrangement according to at least one function, in particular a safety function. The valve arrangement includes a main valve that is operable to control a flow along the flow path. A method of controlling the safety arrangement includes controlling the valve arrangement with the control device.
US10400902B2	Spool valve The cross-sectional shape of a valve hole is an elongated shape having a long axis and a short axis, and has left and right hole side walls that are parallel to each other, a first hole end wall that connects one ends of the left and right hole side walls, and a second hole end wall that connects the other ends of the left and right hole side walls, and the cross-sectional shape of land portions of a spool is an elongated shape having a long axis and a short axis, and has left and right land side walls that are parallel to each other, a first land end wall that connects one ends of the left and right land side walls, and a second land end wall that connects the other ends of the left and right land side walls.
US10400901B2	Valves and methods of access Valves with a removable central section for access to parts of the valve, the valve securable between corresponding ends of a line, e.g. a flowline, process fluid line, or pipeline; such valves which are ball valves; and methods to access parts of a valve and/or a line interior.
US10400899B2	Fluid flow control apparatus for use with fluid valves Fluid flow control apparatus for use with fluid valves are disclosed. An apparatus includes a plug for a sliding stem fluid valve. The plug has a first portion slidably coupled to a second portion. The apparatus also includes a cavity formed in an outer circumferential surface of the plug by the first portion and the second portion. A dimension of the cavity changes when the first portion slides relative to the second portion to displace a seal disposed in the cavity. The seal sealingly engages a cage of the fluid valve when the second portion contacts a seat of the fluid valve.
US10400896B2	Dual-ended brush seal assembly and method of manufacture A dual-ended brush seal assembly that may be for turbine engine includes a first structure having a first surface and a second structure having a second surface. A brush seal of the assembly includes a bent bristle pack having a first end in sealing contact with the first surface and an opposite second end in sealing contact with the second surface. The first and second ends project in respective first and second directions that generally traverse one-another.
US10400893B2	Transmission and control method for transmission In a transmission, a controller sets a target line pressure to an offset target value, which is a value obtained by adding a positive offset amount to one of a target PRI pressure and a target SEC pressure, in a speed ratio range in which the offset target value is higher than the other at least during an inertia phase in a sub-transmission mechanism when a coordinated shift is carried out. At that time, the one of the target PRI pressure and the target SEC pressure is the target SEC pressure when a variator is downshifted by the coordinated shift while being the target PRI pressure when the variator is upshifted by the coordinated shift.
US10400891B2	System, method and apparatus to control machine acceleration when exiting a grade A system, method, and apparatus for controlling acceleration of a machine when the machine exits a grade. The system, method, and apparatus may determine a virtual gear having a maximum speed limit equivalent that matches the speed of the machine as the machine exits the grade. The system, method, and apparatus may also deactivate an automatic retarding control (ARC) strategy, which may be activated when the machine is on the grade to reduce and limit the speed of the machine to no more than a set speed, if the ARC strategy is active as the machine exits the grade. The system, method, and apparatus may also control automatic downshift of a transmission system to the virtual gear if the ARC mode was activing during the exit from the graded surface and is now deactive.
US10400884B2	Method and device for producing a bearing element of a shifting device for a vehicle transmission, and bearing element and shifting device for a vehicle transmission The invention relates to a method for the manufacturing of a bearing element of a shift device for a motor vehicle transmission. In a first process step a bearing element is provided, which comprises at least one projection and a coupling joint for the mechanical coupling of a selector lever in order to select a shift position of a motor vehicle transmission. The projection is overmolded by means of an assembly injection molding process with a bearing bushing material in order to form a bearing bushing to mount the bearing element in a moveable manner.
US10400881B1	Gear case with mounting arm A gear housing includes a first receptacle, a second receptacle, an elongated receptacle, a connecting portion, and a mounting arm. The first receptacle is configured to house a worm wheel. The second receptacle is configured to house an output gear. The elongated receptacle is configured to house a first portion of a shaft of a drive assembly. The elongated receptacle extends at least partly alongside the first receptacle and the second receptacle. The connecting portion is connectable to another housing that houses a second portion of the shaft of the drive assembly. The mounting arm extends outward from the first receptacle. The mounting arm is disposed between circumferentially adjacent fastening components along a periphery of the first receptacle. The first fastening component is disposed at a juncture between the first receptacle and the second receptacle. The second fastening component overlaps a part of the elongated receptacle.
US10400880B2	Planetary transmission A planetary transmission includes a planetary stage and a FOFW system having an interrogation unit, a locally fixed antenna electrically connected to the interrogation unit and arranged within a housing of the planetary stage, and a plurality of FOFW sensors fastened to planet gear pins of the planetary stage such that at least two of the FOFW sensors are fastened to each of the planet gear pins. A plurality of co-rotating antennae are fastened to the planet gear carrier at a number corresponding to a number of the planet gear pins. The co-rotating antennae are each electrically connected to at least one of the FOFW sensors and arranged and configured such as to transfer measurement data detected by the FOFW sensors to the locally fixed antenna.
US10400878B2	Compound harmonic drive assembly A compound harmonic drive assembly includes a ring gear assembly, a wave generator, a flex spline, and a rolling element. The wave generator is received within the ring gear assembly along the rotational axis. The wave generator has a body that extends radially between an exterior surface and an interior surface. The body defines at least one groove that extends radially from the exterior surface towards the interior surface. The flex spline is disposed between the ring gear assembly and the wave generator. The rolling element is disposed between the wave generator and the flex spline.
US10400875B2	Clutch engagement ramps for torque converter A torque converter including an axis of rotation and a flange rotatable about the axis of rotation is disclosed. The torque converter includes a turbine shell independently rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the flange. A first plate, disposed between the flange and the turbine shell, may be fixed to the turbine shell. A second plate, disposed between the flange and the turbine shell, may be radially outward relative to the first plate. The torque converter further includes a cover having an inner surface and a third plate disposed between the flange and the cover. The first plate may include at least one ramp protruding in an axial direction toward the flange, wherein the ramp is rotatably engageable with the flange for urging the flange axially in a direction toward the cover, and for transmitting an axial force for urging a clutch to engage.
US10400871B2	Belt tensioning device A belt tensioning device comprises a base member; at least one tensioning arm which, relative to the base member, is pivotably supported around a pivot axis; a tensioning roller for tensioning the belt; a spring for resiliently supporting the tensioning arm; and a connecting assembly for connecting the tensioning arm to the base member, wherein the connecting assembly comprises at least two base member connecting portions and at least two tensioning arm connecting portions which are connected to one another by an insertion and rotational movement; wherein, between a first base member connecting portion and a first tensioning arm connecting portion a first contact surface region is formed which is greater than a second contact surface region which is formed between a second base member connecting portion and a second tensioning arm connecting portion.
US10400869B2	Chain drive mechanism A simple-structured, easy-to-produce chain drive mechanism is provided, which can reduce the overall noise level irrespective of chain length or rpm, while suppressing noise and vibration caused by tension fluctuations and maintaining durability and service life. The engagement/seating mode between a silent chain and a driving sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the silent chain and a driven sprocket is one of inside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, inside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating, outside-flank engagement/inside-flank seating, and outside-flank engagement/outside-flank seating. The engagement/seating mode between the chain and the driving sprocket is different from that between the chain and the driven sprocket.
US10400868B2	Multi-stage transmission for vehicle A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle includes an input shaft; an output shaft; first, second, third, fourth and fifth planetary gear sets disposed between the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit rotary force, each of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth planetary gear sets having three rotary elements; and six shifting elements connected to the rotary elements of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth planetary gear sets.
US10400865B2	Multi-stage transmission for vehicle A multi-stage transmission for a vehicle is provided that has at least nine forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage with a relatively small number of parts and a configuration such that an engine may be operated at desired operation points, thereby increasing fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the engine may be operated more quietly, thereby improving the quietness of the vehicle.
US10400858B2	Reduction gearbox for aircraft engine A reduction gearbox for an aircraft engine, including an input pinion configured to be driven by the aircraft engine, a input gear meshed with the input pinion, a drive gear meshed with the input gear, an output pinion, and an output gear meshed with the output pinion and configured to drive an output shaft of the aircraft engine. The reduction gearbox is selectively configurable between an engaged configuration where the input gear and output pinion are drivingly engaged and a disengaged configuration where the input gear is rotatable independently of the output pinion. The output shaft may drive a propeller and the gearbox may include a propeller brake. A method of driving a generator of a turboprop engine is also discussed.
US10400854B2	Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for damping a vibration component of a rotational movement around an axial direction has a damper mass to carry out an oscillation to damp the vibration component, a damper mass carrier to movably guide the damper mass, and a supporting body in contact with or can enter into contact with the damper mass in at least one operating situation of the torsional vibration damper. The supporting body is connected to the damper mass carrier to drive the supporting body relative to the damper mass carrier during rotation of the torsional vibration damper, and a support structure formed together with the supporting body to radially support the supporting body under a first operating condition and to radially release the supporting body under a second operating condition which differs from the first operating condition.
US10400853B2	Tuned mass damper A tuned mass damper for damping a vibration component of a rotational movement around an axial direction includes a damper mass configured to perform an oscillation to damp the vibration component, a damper mass carrier to movably guide the damper mass, and a supporting body in contact with or to enter into contact with the damper mass in at least one operating state of the tuned mass damper. The supporting body has a catch structure d the damper mass carrier has a catch aperture via which the supporting body is connected to the damper mass carrier to secure the supporting body relative to the damper mass carrier in axial direction.
US10400851B2	Tip clearance measurement of a rotary wing aircraft An aircraft is provided including an airframe, an extending tail, and a counter rotating, coaxial main rotor assembly including an upper rotor assembly with an upper blade and a lower rotor assembly with a lower blade. A first antenna in one of upper blade and the lower blade, and a second antenna in the other of the upper blade and the lower blade. An oscillator to apply an excitation signal to the first antenna. A blade proximity monitor to monitor a magnitude of the excitation signal and an output signal from the second antenna to determine a distance between the upper blade and the lower blade.
US10400842B1	Hierarchical branched micro-truss structure and methods of manufacturing the same Branched hierarchical micro-truss structures may be incorporated into energy-absorbing structures to exhibit a tailored multi-stage buckling response to a range of different compressive loads. Branched hierarchical micro-truss structures may also be configured to function as vascular systems to deliver fluid for thermal load management or altering the aerodynamic properties of a vehicle or structure into which the branched hierarchical micro-truss structure is incorporated. The branched hierarchical micro-truss structure includes a first layer having a series of interconnected struts and a second layer having a series of struts branching outward from an end of each of the struts in the first layer.
US10400838B2	Caliper hardware providing separation between pad and rotor A caliper hardware clip including a frame having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a front surface, a first recess formed in the front surface to receive an end of a first brake pad, a second recess formed in the front surface to receive an end of a second brake pad, a separator integrally formed with the frame, the separator including a bridge portion extending forward from a central portion of the top edge of the frame, a first spring arm extending down and left from a left side of the bridge portion along the front surface of the frame, and a second spring arm extending down and right from a right side of the bridge portion along the front surface of the frame.
US10400837B2	Brake carrier and method of manufacture A brake carrier and a method of manufacture. The brake carrier may have leading and trailing brake pad abutments. The leading brake pad abutment may have an unmachined leading wall surface and an unmachined leading floor surface. The trailing brake pad abutment may have a trailing wall surface and a trailing floor surface, at least one of which may be machined.
US10400833B1	Clutch piston assembly for increasing clamping force A clutch piston assembly increases the clamping pressure within a transmission or torque converter, without increasing the oil pressure, in order to reduce the slippage of the clutches against the reaction plates and has a piston housing that receives a cylinder bore ring atop of which is seated a cylinder bore. The cylinder bore has a series of progressively wider inner grooves with the uppermost groove being the widest yet substantially narrower than either of the cylinder bore ring's grooves, thereby decreasing the overall apply area of the central bore thereby increasing the clamping pressure that can be exerted by the clutch piston assembly.
US10400832B2	Fluid coupling A torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller, an output shaft member, a turbine and a clutch. The turbine includes a turbine shell, a turbine blade, a coupling portion and a piston portion. The turbine shell is supported by the output shaft member. Additionally, the turbine shell slides on the output shaft member in an axial direction. The turbine blade is attached to the turbine shell. The coupling portion extends from the turbine shell toward the front cover. The piston portion extends from the coupling portion in a radial direction. The clutch is disposed between the piston portion and the front cover.
US10400831B2	Synchronizer and method for shifting a gear A method for shifting a gear in a synchronizer comprising a synchronizer body arranged on a transmission shaft, a first and a second synchronizer associated to a first and a second transmission gear, wherein the synchronizer has a sliding sleeve and at least one thrust piece which is shiftably arranged on the synchronizer body and can exert an axial compressive force on the corresponding synchronizer ring. The synchronizer includes an elastic actuating element active between the sliding sleeve and the thrust piece, and the sliding sleeve has a detent recess for the neutral position and a release contour that can cooperate with the actuating element such that when the sliding sleeve is shifted for being engaged with one of the transmission gears, the thrust piece is urged away from the corresponding synchronizer ring.
US10400829B2	Method and mechanism for open clutch drag reduction A clutch assembly includes at least a first separator plate and a second separator plate coaxial with and adjacent the first separator plate. The first separator plate includes at least a first magnet arranged such that a first pole of the first magnet faces in a direction toward the second separator plate. The second separator plate includes at least a second magnet arranged such that a first pole of the second magnet having a polarity the same as the first pole of the first magnet faces in a direction toward the first separator plate. The first and second magnets are arranged with respect to each other such that a repulsive force tending to force the first and second separator plates away from each other is generated between like poles of the first magnet and the second magnet.
US10400825B2	Vibration damper for a torque transmission device of a motor vehicle A vibration damper for a torque transmission device comprising a first element and a second element which are rotatable relative to each other around an axis of rotation X; and damping means for transmitting a torque and damping the rotational acyclisms between the first element and the second element. The damping means comprise an elastic blade mounted securely on the first element and provided with a cam surface; and the damper comprises a cam follower carried by the second element and arranged to cooperate with the cam surface. The cam surface is arranged such that, for an angular travel between the first element and the second element relative to an angular rest position, the cam follower exerts a flexion force on the elastic blade producing a reaction force able to return the first and second elements to the angular rest position.
US10400820B2	Linear motion guide unit In a linear motion guide unit, in order to prevent direct collision of a roller, or a rolling element, with an end portion of a carriage, an extending portion of a spacer of an end cap is disposed at the end portion of the carriage for absorbing impact resulting from collision of the roller. The spacer has the extending portion which protrudes from the spacer at a position adjacent to an inner circumferential surface of a turnaround passage and which has a wall surface continuous from the inner circumferential surface of the turnaround passage. The wall surface of the extending portion serves as a collision receiving surface for receiving a colliding roller. The carriage has a housing recess which is formed at an end of a raceway groove thereof and to which the extending portion is fitted.
US10400819B2	Squeeze film damper bearing device A squeeze film damper bearing device includes an inner race that is fitted around an outer periphery of a rotating shaft, an outer race that is supported on an inner periphery of a bearing retaining member, a plurality of rolling bodies that are disposed between the inner race and the outer race, and an annular space that is defined between the bearing retaining member and the outer race by a pair of seal rings and forms a squeeze film. The annular space includes a first space facing an outer peripheral face of the outer race and a second space facing an end face in an axial direction of the outer race.
US10400818B2	Track roller bearings with rolling elements or liners A track roller assembly includes a split inner ring, a split outer ring, a one piece inner ring and/or a one piece outer ring and a liner or plurality of rolling elements engaging therewith, the track roller assembly being disposed in a structure of an Airbus A-350 aircraft, an Airbus A-320 aircraft, an Airbus A320Neo aircraft, an Airbus A330 aircraft, an Airbus A330Neo aircraft, an Airbus A321 aircraft, an Airbus A340 aircraft, and an Airbus A380 aircraft.
US10400815B2	Flex shaft—tool connection for power operated rotary knife A flexible shaft drive transmission coupled between a drive motor and a gear train of a power operated tool. The flexible shaft drive transmission includes: an outer casing having a bushing positioned at a tool end of the casing, the bushing defining a longitudinal central opening; lubricant disposed within the outer casing; and an elongated drive transmitting shaft assembly rotatable within the outer casing including a flexible drive transmitting and a coupler fitting affixed to the tool end of the drive transmitting shaft, the coupler fitting including a cylindrical body and an enlarged head extending distally from the cylindrical body, the cylindrical body fitting within the longitudinal central opening of the bushing and the enlarged head having a diameter greater than a diameter of the longitudinal central opening of the bushing. The enlarged head defining a square drive aligned with a central longitudinal axis of the drive transmitting shaft assembly.
US10400813B2	Hybrid fastener A hybrid fastener is provided in combination with a structural insert. The insert is disposed about a shank of the fastener at an unthreaded section. In another aspect, a sleeve surrounds the shank of the fastener and has apertures for receiving the insert therethrough. Methods of using the above-described hybrid fastener for securing workpieces are also disclosed.
US10400811B2	Machine element A machine element includes individual ring components (10, 12) fastenable to third components, such as axles, shafts, or hubs. One ring component can be actuated toward another ring component in an advancing motion by an adjusting device (18) in an axial direction (Y). An angled force application to the one ring component (10) in a tilted direction (24) that deviates from the axial advancing direction (Y) occurs by the adjusting device (18) for the advancing motion. The ring component that is exposed to the angled force application follows the tilted direction by a contact surface (30) for the contact with the adjusting device (18). In a thread-free segment of the adjusting device (18), the adjusting device has a titled control surface (32). The adjusting device then follows the contact surface (30) with its tilted direction (24) when the adjusting device (18) is actuated.
US10400808B2	One-sided fastener assembly and methods and systems for installing the same A one-sided fastener assembly for use in coupling an assembly stack-up includes a sleeve comprising an outer cylindrical surface and an inner tapered surface oriented at a first angle with respect to the outer surface. The inner tapered defines an opening extending through the sleeve. The fastener assembly also includes a core extending along an axis and configured for insertion into the opening. The core includes an outer tapered surface oriented at a second angle with respect to the axis configured for engagement with the sleeve inner tapered surface such that insertion of the core into the sleeve causes radial expansion of the sleeve creating an interference fit with the assembly stack-up to complete installation of the one-sided fastener assembly.
US10400807B2	Tenon groove connecting structure of front frame and side panel for cabinet A tenon groove connecting structure of a front frame and a side panel for a cabinet comprising a front frame and a side panel is disclosed. Wherein, a dovetail groove is formed in an inner edge of the front frame, shoulder grooves are formed in both sides of an opening part of the dovetail groove, and an inner part of the dovetail groove is shaped as inverted trapezoid, and a gap is reserved between at least one side face of the shoulder groove and a corresponding side face of the side panel, and the depth of each shoulder groove accounts for ⅕-½ of the depth of the dovetail groove and the width of the gap is 0.5 -2 mm.
US10400806B2	Connecting element for gluing onto a component surface and production method and attachment method therefor The connecting element for gluing onto a component surface B comprises a retaining pin having a pin section, to which a structural component can be attached. An anchor of the retaining pin is attached in a disk made of a material which can be penetrated by light such that due to the rotation-inhibiting and removal-inhibiting shape of the anchor, a reliable connection is established between the retaining pin and the disk.
US10400802B2	Hydraulic drive device A hydraulic drive apparatus includes: an accumulator for receiving hydraulic fluid discharged from a hydraulic actuator during a lowering drive; an accumulator flow regulator capable of changing a flow rate of hydraulic fluid to be introduced to the accumulator from a closed circuit; a regeneration actuator for converting energy of the hydraulic fluid accumulated in the accumulator into motive force; a regeneration selector valve interposed between the accumulator and the regeneration actuator; a pump control section for limiting a pump discharge flow rate during the lowering drive; and a speed control section for operating the accumulator-flow-rate regulator so as to bring an actuating speed of the hydraulic actuator close to a target speed during the lowering drive.
US10400800B2	Damping device A damping device for damping or avoiding pressure surges, such as pulses, in hydraulic supply circuits has a damping housing (1) surrounding a damping chamber and having a fluid inlet (35) and a fluid outlet (41). A fluid receiving chamber extends between the fluid inlet (35) and the fluid outlet (41). During operation of the device, a fluid flow crosses the damping chamber in a throughflow direction (11), from the fluid inlet (35) to the fluid outlet (41). Parts of the fluid receiving chamber extend transversely with respect to the throughflow direction (11). More than one fluid receiving chamber is arranged one after the other in the throughflow direction (11). The fluid receiving chamber that is first upstream and the fluid receiving chamber that is last downstream immediately adjoin the fluid inlet (35) and the fluid outlet (41), respectively.
US10400798B2	Hydraulic unit for a mobile hydraulic tool The invention relates to a hydraulic unit for a mobile hydraulic tool with a hydraulic piston hydraulically adjustable between a starting position and an end position and a piston rod that is connected to the hydraulic piston and has a tool holder for a tool insert. In order to provide a hydraulic unit for a mobile hydraulic tool that enables the use of tool inserts with different load bearing capacity, it is provided that a pressure control valve connecting the pressure chamber to a cylinder chamber and limiting the pressure acting on a hydraulic piston on the pressure chamber side is arranged on the hydraulic piston and is connected to the piston rod such that a response pressure of the pressure control valve can be adjusted by the piston rod.
US10400792B2	Centrifugal pump assembly comprising at least one impeller producing flow through and an annular space divided by at least two guide vanes into part-annular-spaces A water supply system (1) includes an electric motor (8) and a centrifugal pump (7) which is driven by the electric motor (8) and with at least one impeller (10) which produces a main delivery flow (29) through an annular space (12) as well as a cooling fluid delivery flow (30) through a space (28) surrounding the motor (8). The annular space (12) is divided by two guide vanes into part-annular-spaces (23, 24) which have a different pressure level on operation. Each part-annular-space (23, 24) is conductively connected to the space (28) which surrounds the motor (8) and through which the cooling fluid runs (FIG. 5).
US10400788B2	Intermediate intake-type diaphragm and centrifugal rotating machine An intermediate intake-type diaphragm includes a flow-regulating vane that is provided in an introduction flow channel to regulate a first fluid to flow along the radial direction; and a partition wall that partitions the introduction flow channel and an intermediate suction flow channel in the direction of an axial line. A radially inner end portion of the partition wall is located further on a radially inner side than a radially outer end portion of the flow-regulating vane, and further on a radially outer side than a boundary between the introduction flow channel and a curved flow channel.
US10400787B2	Sealing device for turbomachines A sealing device is described, for separating a first compartment from a second compartment in a turbomachine, a wet gas being processed in the first compartment. The sealing device comprises a rotary component and a stationary component. A sealing member is arranged between the rotary component and the stationary component. The device further comprises an annular wet-particles collector and an oil-jet element, mounted on the rotary component for rotation therewith. The oil-jet element is surrounded by the annular wet-particles collector, such that wet particles contacting the oil-jet element are projected by centrifugal force into the annular wet-particles collector.
US10400785B2	High pitch stall resisting propeller A propeller formed along the lines of a vortex, i.e. a Fibonacci spiral projected onto a surface formed by a square hyperbola. Fluid flows evenly along the length of the propeller with less turbulence allowing it to operate at a higher pitch without stalling and resulting in reduced power requirements for a given flow rate. The underlying geometric shape of a vortex is an equiangular logarithmic spiral also known as golden spiral or Fibonacci spiral as is often found in natural objects ranging from sea shells to spiral galaxies. When viewed three dimensionally, the fluid flow in a vortex can be drawn as a projection of a golden spiral onto a surface of revolution of a square hyperbola where the vertex is equal to one and the focus is equal to the square root of 2.
US10400784B2	Fan blade attachment root with improved strain response A fan blade is provided and comprises a leading edge, an attachment root extending aft of the leading edge, and a trench formed in a surface of the attachment root. An attachment root is also provided. The attachment root comprises a leading edge, a dovetail extending aft of the leading edge, and a trench formed in a surface of the dovetail. A gas turbine engine is also provided. The gas turbine engine comprises a compressor section configured to rotate about an axis, a combustor aft of the compressor section, and a turbine section aft of the compressor section and configured to rotate about the axis. A fan may be disposed forward of the turbine section and include a blade. The blade may have a trench formed in an attachment root.
US10400781B2	Turbo fan and air conditioner having the same Disclosed herein are a turbo fan, which is capable of implementing high efficiency of ventilation and reducing noise by providing a bended portion being bended in a reverse direction against a rotational direction of a wing between a leading edge and a tailing edge thereof to reattach an air separation generated at a negative pressure surface of the wing, and an air conditioner having the same. The air conditioner includes the turbo fan, wherein the turbo fan includes a main plate having a disc shape and on which a rotational shaft is mounted, a side plate provided to be separated from the main plate along an axial direction of the rotational shaft and having a ring shape in which an opening is provided at a center portion of the side plate, and a wing fixed between the main plate and the side plate and provided in plural numbers along a circumferential direction of the main plate, and wherein a bended portion, which is bended in a reverse direction against a rotational direction of the wing, is provided at the wing between a portion of a leading edge of the wing coming in contact with the side plate and a tailing edge of the wing.
US10400780B2	Structure of fan blades The present invention relates to an improved structure of fan blades, which comprises a hub, a connecting part, and a plurality of fan blades. The connecting part has a coupling section and a plurality of slits. The connecting part is sleeved around the perimeter of the hub through the coupling section. The slits are circularly disposed close to the perimeter of the connecting part. The fan blades individually have a first end and a second end; the first ends are individually embedded in the slits and combined with the connecting part. Be means of the present invention, the disadvantage of the combination through a non-integrated structure of the fan blades and the hub in the prior art can be overcome.
US10400779B2	Tool and method for removing fan blades A fan decoupling apparatus for removing fan blades from a shaft includes a hub cover and an attachment removably connected to the hub cover. The hub cover includes a hub end to interface with a hub of the fan blades; a hub cover quick-locking end opposite the hub end; a hub cover axial hole extending from the hub end to the hub cover quick-locking end; and a non-threaded hub cover radial hole extending from the hub cover axial hole to an outer surface of the hub cover. The attachment includes an attachment quick-locking end to removably connect to the hub cover quick-locking end; a receiving end opposite the attachment quick-locking end; and an attachment axial hole extending from the attachment quick-locking end to the receiving end, the attachment axial hole including a threaded portion nearer the receiving end than the attachment quick-locking end.
US10400776B2	Load sharing control for compressors in series In some aspects, a compressor system includes a compressor train including two or more compressors connected in series and a control mechanism. The control mechanism is controlled by a performance controller. The performance controller is operable to identify a process variable of the performance controller; receive, on a recurrent basis from a load sharing controller, a setpoint for the process variable of the performance controller; and control the control mechanism based on the setpoint and the process variable of the performance controller. The setpoint is determined dynamically during operation of the two or more compressors by the load sharing controller based on a load sharing parameter associated with the two or more compressors.
US10400772B2	Scroll compressor having valve component arranged in passage of back pressure cavity and providing openings for passage of fluid The present invention relates to a scroll compressor (100). The scroll compressor comprises a shell (10); a fixed scroll component (80) and a moving scroll component (70) arranged in the shell, wherein the fixed scroll component is fixed relative to the shell, and the moving scroll component can float in the axial direction relative to the fixed scroll component; a main bearing base (40) is arranged in the shell to support the moving scroll component, a back pressure cavity (B) is formed between the moving scroll component and the main bearing base and communicated with fluid of a compression cavity (C2) through a communication channel (73), the communication channel (73) is formed in the moving scroll component, and the compression cavity (C2) is formed between the fixed scroll component and the moving scroll component; and valve components (90, 90A) arranged in the communication channel (73) are formed to respond the pressure difference between the compression cavity and the back pressure cavity so as to provide a first aperture and a second aperture, and the second aperture is smaller than the first aperture.
US10400771B2	Eccentric compensating torsional drive system An eccentric compensating torsional drive system for reducing the rotational eccentric conflict between multiple eccentric rotational movement limits on the eccentric offset within the drive system includes a motor, a first offset distance coupling, an offset floating bearing, and a dynamic element that is driven in a first offset distance rotation by the motor, coupling, and offset floating bearing. The dynamic element is pivotally connected to a static element via a pivotal offset bearing assembly having a substantially matching offset to the first offset distance. Operationally, the offset bearing can have relative rotational movement to the coupling and dynamic element to lessen the dynamic conflict as between the first offset distance and the pivotal offset bearing assembly, as the offset bearing acts as a floating variance in rotational offset via changing a radial position to the coupling and dynamic element.
US10400769B2	Rotor pair for a compression block of a screw machine The invention relates to a rotor pair for a compressor block of a screw machine, wherein a rotor pair comprises a secondary rotor that rotates about a first axis and a main rotor that rotates about a second axis, wherein the number of teeth of the main rotor is 3 and the number of teeth of the secondary rotor is 4. The relative profile depth of the secondary rotor is at least 0.5, preferably at least 0.515, and at most 0.65, preferably at most 0.595. rk1 is an addendum circle radius drawn around the outer circumference of the secondary rotor and rf1 is a dedendum circle radius starting at the profile base of the secondary rotor, wherein the ratio of the axis distance of the first axis from the second axis and the addendum circle radius rk1 is at least 1.636, and at most 1.8, preferably at most 1.733.
US10400768B2	Fuel pump and manufacturing method thereof A suction side end part of a suction guide passage and a discharge side end part of a discharge guide passage are opposed to each other with a gap therebetween. At a deviation angle at which contraction of a pump chamber starts, an outer peripheral part of the discharge side end part is formed along an inner tooth, and an inner peripheral part of the discharge side end part is formed along an outer tooth. A working tool that rotates and cuts circularly is moved around on a pump housing in a single continuous line to form an outline of the discharge guide passage, thereby forming the discharge guide passage. The working tool is moved around on the pump housing in a single continuous line to form an outline of the suction guide passage, thereby forming the suction guide passage.
US10400767B2	Electric pump unit An electric pump unit is provided that ensures capability for lubricating a plain bearing and in which a lubricating oil passage is formed with a simple structure. This pump unit includes: a pump in which a rotor placed in a pump chamber of a pump housing rotates; and an electric motor having a motor shaft coupled to the rotor. The motor shaft is rotatably supported by a cylindrical plain bearing disposed in the pump housing. An oil seal is provided on the opposite side to the pump chamber with the plain bearing between so as to be located between the pump housing and the motor shaft. Oil supply grooves are formed in an inner peripheral surface of the plain bearing so as to extend through the plain bearing in an axial direction.
US10400766B2	Gear pump or motor The disclosure allows a gasket to be securely attached to a gasket groove, reduces a time for an operation of attaching the gasket to the gasket groove, and allows differentiation between gaskets of different materials. A gear pump or a motor, including gears which mesh together and form a pair, axes for pivotally supporting the gears, a body having a gear storing chamber internally for placing the gears, a cover for covering the gear storing chamber of the body, is characterized in that a gasket is disposed between the body and the cover, wherein the gasket is insertable to a gasket groove disposed on at least one of the body and the cover, the gasket groove having a shape surrounding the gear storing chamber, and the gasket sticks closely to the gasket groove due to an elastic restoring force when inserted to the gasket groove.
US10400763B2	Head fastening arrangement of cooling compressor The present invention belongs to the technological field of the head fastening and its components to the block of a compressor, such as those used in cooling systems of household appliances. The head fastening arrangement of cooling compressor includes a head arranged by the cylinder of the cooling compressor and having a head lid; at least one supporting device also arranged by the cylinder; at least one element of union of the head lid to the supporting device, wherein the element of union is capable of transmitting force that presses the head lid and the supporting device against the cylinder.
US10400762B2	Method and device for operating a pump The invention relates to a method and to a device for calibrating a pump (1) provided in a pump line (6), the device comprising an actuator (2) for setting the pumping capacity of the pump (1), and a control unit (3). The device comprises a flow monitor (4) in the fuel line (6). The control unit (3) is designed to substantially steadily vary the controlled variable of the actuator (2), when starting the pump (1), up to the switch point (SP) of the flow monitor (4), and to ascertain and store a controlled variable associated with the respective switch point (SP), to ascertain a controlled variable difference value (Δf) between a reference controlled variable (fR) stored for the pump (1) and the flow monitor (4) and a calibration controlled variable (fK) ascertained during the calibration, and to calibrate the controlled variable of the actuator (2) of the pump (1) based on the controlled variable difference value (Δf).
US10400758B2	Brushless pump motor system Systems and methods can control a pumping system. Operating characteristics of a driving apparatus are obtained. The driving apparatus is operatively coupled to a pump and operates to effect operation of the pump. Additionally, instructions are provided to an electronic speed controller. In particular, the instructions direct the electronic speed controller to control activity of the driving apparatus.
US10400750B2	Wind turbine power generating apparatus and method of connecting the same A wind turbine power generating apparatus includes a wind turbine rotor including at least one blade; a pitch drive part for changing a pitch angle of the at least one blade; a generator configured to be driven by rotational energy of the wind turbine rotor; a circuit breaker for switching a connection state of the generator with respect to a utility grid; and a controller for controlling the wind turbine power generating apparatus. The controller includes a pitch control part configured to control the pitch drive part in a constant rotation-speed control mode for maintaining a rotation speed of the wind turbine rotor at a target rotation speed, before connection of the generator; a connection-condition determination part configured to determine whether a connection determination condition is satisfied; and a connection-command generation part configured to provide the circuit breaker with a connection command to connect the generator to the utility grid.
US10400749B2	Wind turbine A wind turbine comprising: a rotor having a plurality of blades; and a controller. The controller is arranged to independently control each of the plurality of blades and/or one or more components of each blade in order to increase a driving moment of each blade independently of other of the blades when speed of wind acting on the wind turbine is below rated. The controller is also additionally or alternatively arranged to independently control each of the plurality of blades and/or one or more components of each blade independently of other of the blades when wind force acting on the blades is above cut-out in order to reduce a mechanical load experienced by at least a part of the wind turbine.
US10400748B2	Wind turbine with folding blades A wind driven turbine is capable of generating electricity in a wide range of wind speeds and in any wind direction. The turbine employs sets of vertical blades that rotate a vertical drive shaft which in turn attaches on its lower end to an electricity generator. Each set of vertical blades is pivotally attached to a central support member so that the blades pivot toward each other to a closed position when rotating into the wind to provide less surface area for the wind to exert force against. Blades of each set of vertical blades also pivot away from each other when rotating away from the wind to provide more surface area for the wind to exert force against. The force of the wind on the blades causes them to pivot open and closed and to cause the drive shaft to rotate.
US10400746B1	Wind turbine A wind turbine having at least two blades mounted to a blade retainer and a load shaft connected to the blade retainer, such that movement of the blades due to wind causes rotation of the load shaft. The wind turbine includes a frame assembly surrounding the turbine assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of vanes to direct wind inside the frame assembly and towards the blades of the turbine assembly. The vanes have a half circle shaped leading edge pointing to an outside perimeter of the frame assembly. The half circle leading edge has two ends and the vanes have a side extending from each of the ends of the half circle that come together to form a trailing edge.
US10400743B1	Wind turbine blades, wind turbines, and wind farms having increased power output A wind turbine blade having a geometry that decreases the distance downstream at which freestream momentum is recovered is disclosed. The blade design increases the loading on the inboard portion of the blade and unloads the tip portion relative to a conventional blade designed to maximize power coefficient. A wind farm having a reduced inter-turbine distance and including one or more wind turbines having the new blade designs is also disclosed.
US10400740B2	Rotating part of a hydraulic machine, hydraulic machine provided with such a rotating part and installation for converting energy comprising such a machine When traversed by a flow of water, a hydraulic machine rotating part rotates around an axis of rotation. It includes runners which are distributed around the axis of rotation and each extend between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Each runner can include a first part which defines its leading edge and a second part which is attached to the first part and defines the trailing edge at least in part. The second part can be elastically deformable or displaceable in a reversible manner with respect to the first part, under the action of the flow of water, the second part defining, when the machine operates, the direction of the flow of water downstream of the runner.
US10400739B2	Electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine An electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine. The system includes a coil having a primary winding with a first terminal and a second terminal and a secondary winding connected to a spark plug. A high voltage switch is serially connected to the primary winding. A control terminal carries a control signal to control the opening or closing of the high voltage switch. A first switch is interposed between a battery voltage and the first terminal of the primary winding, a second switch is interposed between the first terminal of the primary winding and a reference voltage, a third switch is interposed between the second terminal of the primary winding and said reference voltage. A driving unit is configured to generate signals to control the switches during a charging phase, during a transfer of energy phase, and during a measure phase of ionization current.
US10400736B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor element that is connected between a first terminal on a high potential side and a second terminal on a low potential side and that is controlled to be on or off corresponding to a gate potential, a turn-off condition detector that detects whether a control signal input from a control terminal and controlling the power semiconductor element satisfies a predetermined turn-off condition, a first switching element that controls the gate potential of the power semiconductor element to be an off-potential when the turn-off condition detector detects that the turn-off condition is satisfied, and a detector for a collector current of the power semiconductor element. The turn-off condition detector uses the control signal and the collector current as the turn-off condition.
US10400732B2	Electric starter battery for large engines A starting circuit for providing electric power to a starter motor of an internal combustion engine of outdoor power equipment is shown and described. The starting circuit includes a battery receptacle mounted on the outdoor power equipment and a starter battery that is received within the battery receptacle. The starter battery includes a battery controller and a series of battery cells contained within an outer housing. A plurality of high current pins provide electric power to the starter motor and auxiliary devices on the tractor/mower while a plurality of low current pins receives signals from the tractor/mower related to operation of the tractor/mower. A wireless transceiver is used to communicate information from the battery controller to a wireless device. The wireless device displays the received information to a user. The battery receptacle can be configured to include a dipstick receiver that receives an oil dipstick.
US10400728B2	Electromagnetically actuable intake valve for a high-pressure pump, and high-pressure pump The invention relates to an electromagnetically actuable intake valve for a high-pressure pump of a fuel injection system, in particular of a common-rail injection system, comprising a reciprocating valve closure element (2) that engages with a valve seat (1) and is loaded in the closing direction by the spring force of a valve spring (3) which is supported on a spring plate (4) connected to the valve closure element (2), further comprising a reciprocating armature (6) that engages with an electromagnet (5) and is loaded in the direction of the valve closure element (2) by the spring force of an armature spring (7) which is larger than that of the valve spring (3). According to the invention, the spring plate (4) has a first abutment face (9) for limiting the opening travel of the valve closure element (2) and a second abutment face (10) for mechanically coupling to the armature (6). The invention also relates to a high-pressure pump having such an intake valve.
US10400726B2	Piston fuel pump for an internal combustion engine A piston fuel pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump cylinder, a pump piston, a seal, and a cover. The pump piston is axially displaceable in the pump cylinder. The seal is arranged on a periphery of the pump piston. The cover is placed on the piston pump to axially maintain a position of the seal, in particular via an axial bias.
US10400725B2	Electromagnetic actuator for a valve mechanism An electromagnetic actuator for a valve mechanism, in particular in a common rail system of a motor vehicle, comprising an armature tappet for actuating a valve element located in a channel, and comprising a pole core, the armature tappet being movable axially along a central axis of the actuator when an excitation coil of an excitation system is energized. The pole core therefore has a tubular shape and has a circumferential flange in the area of the pole core end facing the channel, said flange extending inward in relation to the central axis.
US10400724B2	Assembly consisting of a cylinder head and a fuel injector An assembly of a cylinder head and a fuel injector with an injector tip for an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber, wherein the fuel injector at the end facing a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine is at least partially surrounded by a heat shield, wherein in the region of the heat shield a heat dissipation device is provided, through which heat can be dissipated from the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, wherein the heat shield surrounds the fuel injector as far as the injector tip, wherein the heat shield is designed as a tapering collar towards the injector tip and is integrated into an injector sleeve or into the cylinder head.
US10400716B2	Intake manifold An intake manifold includes a surge tank and left and right intake pipes containing one end sides each connected to the surge tank, and respectively extending to both side directions of the surge tank. A gas distribution passage portion to distribute exhaust gas to each of the left and right intake pipes is provided along a lower surface side of the surge tank and lower surface sides of the left and right intake pipes. An exhaust gas inlet and a gas distribution passage connected to the exhaust gas inlet are formed on the gas distribution passage portion. A communication hole to communicate an inside of each of the intake pipes and the gas distribution passage is formed on each of the left and right intake pipes.
US10400715B2	Air filter with fluted media and stand-alone preform shell A stand-alone air filter assembly has a unitary molded plastic preform shell, with the preform shell including an inlet section, an outlet section, and a hose connection section integral with a downstream end of the outlet section. A filter media pack including a fluted filter media member is fitted inside the inlet section of the preform shell through which unfiltered air enters the air filter assembly. The outlet section of the preform shell through which filtered air leaves the air filter assembly converges from a larger, first cross-sectional area of the inlet section to a smaller, second cross-sectional area at the downstream end of the outlet section, and the outlet section includes one or more sensor ports that are each configured to support a sensor for measuring a characteristic of the filtered air leaving the air filter assembly. The hose connection section includes an annular hose bead interface formed around an outer circumference thereof for sealing engagement with a hose fluidly coupling the air filter assembly to an air intake on an engine.
US10400713B2	Electrically controlled fuel system module A fuel tank system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a fuel tank, a first vent tube, an evaporative emissions control system and a cam driven tank venting control assembly. The first vent tube is disposed in the fuel tank. The evaporative emissions control system is configured to recapture and recycle emitted fuel vapor. The evaporative emissions control system has a controller. The cam driven tank venting control assembly has a rotary actuator that rotates a cam assembly based on operating conditions. The cam assembly has at least a first cam having a first cam profile configured to selectively open and close the first vent tube based on operating conditions.
US10400708B2	Rotary stirling-cycle apparatus and method thereof A Stirling-cycle apparatus is provided comprising a hermetically sealable housing; a first rotary displacement unit in fluid communication with a second rotary fluid displacement unit, each operably mounted in a separate, fluidly sealed portion within said housing and adapted to provide a cyclic change of at least one thermodynamic state parameter of a working fluid during use. Furthermore, each one of said first and second rotary displacement unit comprises a compressor mechanism, having a first compressor working chamber that is adapted to receive a first portion of said working fluid, and at least a second compressor working chamber that is adapted to receive a second portion of said working fluid, said first compressor working chamber comprises a first outlet port and said second compressor working chamber comprises a second outlet port. Each one of said first and second rotary displacement unit further comprises an expander mechanism, having a first expander working chamber that is adapted to receive said first portion of said working fluid, and at least a second expander working chamber that is adapted to receive said second portion of said working fluid, said first expander working chamber comprises a first inlet port and said second expander working chamber comprises a second inlet port; a drive coupling assembly, adapted to operably and operatively couple said first expander mechanism to said first compressor mechanism. The drive coupling assembly further comprises a rotating valve mechanism, adapted to provide a predetermined sequence of a cyclic fluid exchange between said first compressor working chamber and said first expander working chamber, and between said second compressor working chamber and said second expander working chamber, at predetermined intervals of the angle of rotation of said first and second rotatory displacement unit. The Stirling-cycle apparatus further comprises an actuator, operably coupled to said first and second rotary displacement unit, and adapted to synchronously link the rotational movement of said first rotary displacement unit with said second rotary displacement unit, such that said first predetermined cyclic change of at least one thermodynamic state parameter of said working fluid is offset in relation to said second predetermined cyclic change of at least one thermodynamic state parameter of said working fluid by a predetermined phase angle, during use.
US10400703B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a fuel system An example system includes a controller configured to: receive pressure information indicative of a pressure level of the pressurized fuel between an electro-mechanical valve and an engine; based on the pressure level being below a first threshold pressure, send a first signal to open the electro-mechanical valve; determine, based on the pressure information, that the pressure level is increasing upon sending the first signal; in response to the pressure level increasing, send a second signal to activate a pump; determine that the pressure level has increased to a second threshold pressure; and provide information indicating that the engine is ready for operation.
US10400695B2	Exhaust gas control system of internal combustion engine and method of controlling exhaust gas control system of internal combustion engine An exhaust gas control system of an internal combustion engine includes an EGR device, a three-way catalyst, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the three-way catalyst such that the air-fuel ratio when the electronic control unit executes EGR control during execution of fuel cut control and then executes the enrichment processing after the execution of the fuel cut control ends to be a higher air-fuel ratio in a range of the rich air-fuel ratio compared to the air-fuel ratio when the EGR control is not executed during the execution of the fuel cut control.
US10400694B2	Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine for traveling in which a filter that removes particulate matter is attached to an exhaust system; a motor configured to generate a driving force for the hybrid vehicle; and an electronic control unit configured to restart injection of a fuel into the engine when a needed output of the engine reaches a threshold or higher while the injection of the fuel into the engine is stopped. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a filter regeneration condition that an accumulation amount of the particulate matter on the filter is equal to or more than a predetermined accumulation amount and a temperature of the filter is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature is established, set the threshold to be higher than a threshold set when the filter regeneration condition is not established.
US10400691B2	Noise/vibration reduction control Systems and methods for reducing noise or vibration generated by an internal combustion engine are described. An engine controller is arranged to operate the working chambers of the engine in a cylinder output level modulation manner. A noise/vibration reduction unit actively control of a device that is not a part of the powertrain. The device is controlled in a feed forward manner to alter an NVH characteristic of the vehicle in a desired manner based at least in part on a characteristic of the cylinder output level modulation operation of the engine.
US10400688B2	Evaporated fuel processing appartus An evaporated fuel processing apparatus is provided with an initializer configured to increase a step number with which a stepping motor is rotated in a valve closing direction, when there is an initialization request for the blocking valve and tank pressure of the fuel tank is in a predetermined pressure range near atmospheric pressure, in comparison with when the tank pressure is out of the predetermined pressure range.
US10400687B2	Management system and method for regulating the on-demand electrolytic production of hydrogen and oxygen gas for injection into a combustion engine A system and method of managing an on-demand electrolytic reactor for supplying hydrogen and oxygen gas to an internal combustion engine. The system minimizes reactor's power consumption and parasitic energy loss generally associated with perpetual reactors. The system comprises a plurality of sensors coupled to the reactor measuring a plurality of reactor parameters, an electronic control unit coupled to the plurality of sensors and the engine, and a reactor control board coupled to the reactor and the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit: monitors the plurality of reactor parameters and the plurality of engine parameters; determines a reactor performance level; determines an engine performance level; determines a change in the engine performance level to forecast a future engine demand level; and determines an ideal reactor performance level corresponding to the engine performance level or the future engine demand level. The reactor control board regulates the reactor by modifying at least one of electrical current supplied to the reactor, electrical voltage supplied to the reactor, and temperature of the reactor.

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