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| US10409912B2 |
Method and system for implementing semantic technology
Disclosed is an approach for allowing an entity to perform semantic analysis upon private data possessed by an enterprise, and to automatically perform categorization of that data for processing within the enterprise. A semantic API can be provided to allow the enterprise to provide the private data to a semantic analysis system, even when the semantic analysis system is configured as a multi-tenant system that handles other items of public or private data. A rules-based routing architecture may be provided to facilitate analysis and routing of analyzed messages to the appropriate destination within the organization. |
| US10409910B2 |
Perceptual associative memory for a neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system
Techniques are disclosed for generating a syntax for a neuro-linguistic model of input data obtained from one or more sources. A stream of words of a dictionary built from a sequence of symbols are received. The symbols are generated from an ordered stream of normalized vectors generated from input data. Statistics for combinations of words co-occurring in the stream are evaluated. The statistics includes a frequency upon which the combinations of words co-occur. A model of combinations of words based on the evaluated statistics is updated. The model identifies statistically relevant words. A connected graph is generated. Each node in the connected graph represents one of the words in the stream. Edges connecting the nodes represent a probabilistic relationship between words in the stream. Phrases are identified based on the connected graph. |
| US10409908B2 |
Generating parse trees of text segments using neural networks
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating parse trees for input text segments. One of the methods includes obtaining an input text segment, processing the input text segment using a first long short term memory (LSTM) neural network to convert the input text segment into an alternative representation for the input text segment, and processing the alternative representation for the input text segment using a second LSTM neural network to generate a linearized representation of a parse tree for the input text segment. |
| US10409905B2 |
Three-dimensional multi-vector tables
Approaches presented herein enable optimizing a display of tabular data from a 2-D table as a folding 3-D table having a plurality of vectors in a GUI. More specifically, a scaling ratio is calculated to fit the plurality of vectors within a display area of the GUI based on a cumulative width of the plurality of vectors and a width of the display area of the GUI. This scaling ratio is applied to a width of at least one vector to yield a modified width of the vector. The 2-D table is then rendered as a 3-D table in which the at least one vector is depicted as a modified vector angled between a horizontal and a vertical axis. This modified vector has an actual width equal to the modified width and a diagonal length equal to the width of the at least one vector. |
| US10409903B2 |
Unknown word predictor and content-integrated translator
The technology described herein enables users to enrich their vocabulary by annotating and/or automatically translating specific words, which are predicted to be unknown to the specific user. The user experiences the original content enriched with adaptive, smart in-line annotations of unknown words. The technology is tailored to individual users by understanding an individual user's vocabulary in a particular language. As a user consumes content or performs document authoring/editing activities, the system captures language usage patterns, maintained in a private Vocabulary Analytics Store (VAS) for the particular user. Information in the VAS is used as input to a machine classifier that determines whether a word is likely to be known or unknown to a user. |
| US10409901B2 |
Providing collaboration communication tools within document editor
Collaboration communication tools within a document editor are provided. An application such as a document authoring application displays a document and a communication panel adjacent to the document. The communication panel presents a conversation associated with the document. Communications and/or conversations associated with the documents may be obtained from different applications and aggregated to be presented in conjunction with the document. A new entry is detected for an insertion into the conversation associated with the document. The new entry is inserted into the conversation. An insertion of a section of the document into the conversation is also detected. The section of the document is tracked. The section of the document is displayed embedded into the conversation within the communication panel. |
| US10409898B2 |
Generating a targeted summary of textual content tuned to a target audience vocabulary
A targeted summary of textual content tuned to a target audience vocabulary is generated in a digital medium environment. A word generation model obtains textual content, and generates a targeted summary of the textual content. During the generation of the targeted summary, the words of the targeted summary generated by the word generation model are tuned to the target audience vocabulary using a linguistic preference model. The linguistic preference model is trained, using machine learning on target audience training data corresponding to a corpus of text of the target audience vocabulary, to learn word preferences of the target audience vocabulary between similar words (e.g., synonyms). After each word is generated using the word generation model and the linguistic preference model, feedback regarding the generated word is provided back to the word generation model. The feedback is utilized by the word generation model to generate subsequent words of the summary. |
| US10409896B2 |
Intelligent font replacement of missing glyphs
Techniques are described for systems and computer-implemented methods that may be used to replace missing glyphs. The methods may include identifying a source font associated with each respective missing glyph in a document and extracting features pertaining to the source font for each respective missing glyph. The method may further include identifying a number of target fonts for each respective missing glyph based at least in part on the features extracted from the source font. The method may also include ranking the target fonts based on a respective target font having a similarity to one or more of the features. The method may include triggering for display in a user interface within the document and for each missing glyph, a subset of the ranked target fonts that are ranked highest and which include a character configured to replace each respective missing glyph in the document with a new glyph. |
| US10409894B2 |
Document scale and position optimization
Methods for optimizing a scale and position of a document in response to a user input is provided are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an initial input request to scale a document to display a target portion of the document, and identifying at least one relevant portion of content at or near the target portion of the document. The method also includes adjusting a position and scale of the document while receiving the initial input request to an optimal position and to an optimal scale for viewing the at least one relevant portion. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US10409893B2 |
Vehicle profile development
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for developing and facilitating the development of a vehicle profile for a vehicle. An application developer may experience difficulty when developing applications that are to interact with a vehicle computing device of a vehicle due to proprietary software, communication protocols, data formats, etc. Accordingly, a vehicle profile may be developed to act as an intermediary abstraction layer between the application and the vehicle computing device. A profile developer can define how to process certain types of input from the application, what vehicle signal information can be accessed by the application, how information such as a user interface of the application is to be displayed such as through a vehicle navigation unit, what vehicle parameters can be modified by the application, etc. In this way, the application can interact with the vehicle computing device through the vehicle profile. |
| US10409892B2 |
Formatting data by example
Data formatting rules to convert data from one form to another form are automatically determined based on a user's edits. A machine learning heuristic is applied to a user's edits to determine a data formatting rule that may be applied to data. For example, a user may make edits that add/remove characters from data, concatenate data, extract data, rename data, and the like. The machine learning heuristic may be automatically triggered in response to an event (e.g. after a predetermined number of edits are made to a same type of data) or manually triggered (e.g. selecting a user interface option). The data formatting rule may be applied to other data and the results of the formatting reviewable by the user. Based on further edits/reviews, the data formatting rule may be updated. The data formatting rules may be stored for later use. |
| US10409890B2 |
Evaluation of formulas via modal attributes
Embodiments are disclosed in which a process generates, receives, or both, via a graphical user interface (GUI) of a spreadsheet application, an evaluation statement. The evaluation statement includes a cell identifier, and the cell identifier specifies a modal reference cell that provides an indication of a modal attribute to be used in the evaluation statement. The indication of the modal attribute comprises a textual indicator related to the modal attribute, but has a format that is different than the modal attribute. The process evaluates the textual indicator to be used by the evaluation statement to determine a corresponding modal attribute and calculates a solution to the evaluation statement using the corresponding modal attribute as the modal attribute of the evaluation statement. The process displays the solution via the GUI. |
| US10409888B2 |
Online convolutional dictionary learning
Systems and methods for an imaging system including a first sensor to acquire a sequence of images of a first modality. A memory to store a first convolutional memory matrix. Wherein each element of the first convolutional memory matrix is a convolutional function of correspondingly located elements of coefficient matrices of convolutional representation of the images of the first modality, and to store a first dictionary matrix including atoms of the images of the first modality. A processor to transform a first image of a scene acquired by the first sensor as a convolution of the first dictionary matrix and a first coefficient matrix, to update the elements of the first convolutional memory matrix with the convolutional function of correspondingly located non-zero elements of the first coefficient matrix, and to update the dictionary matrix using the updated first convolutional memory matrix. |
| US10409886B2 |
Relatedness determination device, non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium for the same, and relatedness determination method
A relatedness determination device includes: a feature vector acquisition portion that acquires a binarized feature vector; a basis vector acquisition portion that acquires a plurality of basis vectors obtained by decomposing a real vector into a linear sum of the basis vectors, which have a plurality of elements including only binary or ternary discrete values; and a vector operation portion that sequentially performs inner product calculation between the binarized feature vector and each of the basis vectors to determine relatedness between the real vector and the binarized feature vector. |
| US10409882B2 |
Method and apparatus for navigation in webpage
The present disclosure provides method and a system (200) for navigation in a webpage. The system (200) operates at least in accordance with the method that comprises: receiving (step 101) a navigation command to navigate in the webpage, identifying (step 104) at least one content based setting; and navigating (step 106) through the webpage from a webpage element to another webpage element based on said content based setting. |
| US10409880B2 |
Techniques for presenting content to a user based on the user's preferences
Techniques for presenting content to users. The techniques include: obtaining user context information including a first keyword; identifying, based on the first keyword, a first attribute and a second attribute among the plurality of attributes, the first attribute being a characteristic of the first keyword and the second attribute being another characteristic of the first keyword; obtaining, based on the user context information, at least one second-order user preference among attributes in the plurality of attributes including a preference between the first attribute and the second attribute; identifying a set of content items among the plurality of content items based on the first attribute and the second attribute; determining a ranking of content items in the set of content items based on the at least one second-order user preference; and presenting content items to the user in accordance with the ranking. |
| US10409877B2 |
Search engine results declumping method
The present disclosure includes both systems and methods for introducing variety into search results of non-stock consumer goods. This variety is introduced by recording the common characteristics of non-stock consumer goods in a database and tracking the number of goods with a common characteristic that would be displayed on a webpage. If too many of one type of good would be displayed on a webpage, alternative goods are displayed in place of the additional goods with common characteristics, even if these goods are more relevant to the search performed by a user. In this way, consumers can efficiently be presented with both relevant and alternative non-stock consumer goods, saving consumers' time and using less computing power. |
| US10409875B2 |
Systems and methods for semantic keyword analysis
In various embodiments, a method for generating from one or more keywords a list of related topics for organic search includes receiving, by a topic tool, an input of one or more keywords for which to generate a list of related topics. The method may further include acquiring, by a crawler, content from a plurality of different web content sources via one or more networks. The method may also include applying, by the topic tool, to the acquired content an ensemble of one or more key phrase extraction algorithms, one or more graph analyses algorithms and one or more natural language processing algorithms to identify a set of semantically relevant topics scored by relevance. The method may also include generating, by the topic tool, from the set of semantically relevant topics, a knowledge graph of related topics for the input of the one or more keywords. The method may further include outputting, by the topic tool based at least partially on the knowledge graph, an enumerated list of topics ranked by at least a relevance score. |
| US10409870B2 |
Searching multiple sellers by multiple matching items
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or more processors to locate the plurality of items in an inventory within the electronic environment based on the plurality of keywords and the price range. The search engine further matches concurrently one or more sellers having the plurality of items available for sale. |
| US10409866B1 |
Systems and methods for occupation normalization at a job aggregator
A method and apparatus for generating normalized occupations for job titles at a job aggregation system is described. The method may include receiving a job title having a plurality of words that make up the job title, the job title received as part of a request of a job aggregation system to perform a service. The method may also include translating the plurality of words into standardized terms of the job aggregation system to generate a translated job title. Furthermore, the method may include mapping the translated job title to one of a plurality of normalized occupations of the job aggregation system by a machine learning based classifier of the translated job title, wherein the machine learning based classifier is trained based on user search behavior of users that have searched for jobs at the job aggregation system. |
| US10409855B2 |
System and method of identifying visual objects
A system and method of identifying objects is provided. In one aspect, the system and method includes a hand-held device with a display, camera and processor. As the camera captures images and displays them on the display, the processor compares the information retrieved in connection with one image with information retrieved in connection with subsequent images. The processor uses the result of such comparison to determine the object that is likely to be of greatest interest to the user. The display simultaneously displays the images the images as they are captured, the location of the object in an image, and information retrieved for the object. |
| US10409851B2 |
Gesture-based search
A search of displayed content may be automatically performed in response to receipt of a search gesture that defines a scope of the search and initiates the search. The search gesture may define a region of content within the displayed content. A search query may be formulated based on the region of content defined by the search gesture. In response to completion of the search gesture, a search may be automatically initiated. In some examples, the search gesture comprises a generally circular gesture that substantially bounds the region of content. |
| US10409848B2 |
Text mining system, text mining method, and program
The present invention is a text mining system comprising a synonym cluster acquiring section configured to acquire synonym clusters from texts in text data to be analyzed, the synonym clusters each being a collection of synonymous texts, an implication relationship acquiring section configured to acquire implication relationships among the synonym clusters, and an implication graph generating section configured to generate an implication graph including vertices of synonym clusters and directed edges each indicating a direction from an implied synonym cluster to an implying synonym cluster from the implication relationships among the synonym clusters. |
| US10409847B2 |
Computer-readable recording medium, learning method, and mail server
A mail server identifies first keyword set including a keyword that is not included in a second keyword set, the key word being a keyword that appear in mail data with a frequency higher than a predetermined frequency, the mail data being extracted based on the second keyword set including a keyword used in extraction conditions of the mail data. Then, the mail server adds the first keyword set to the extraction conditions of the mail data. |
| US10409845B1 |
Authenticated pattern matching and exact path queries
Methods and apparatus are provided for authenticated pattern matching and authenticated exact path queries on outsourced data by a third party server. A source of the outsourced data computes verification information for node and suffix accumulators and sends the data, accumulation values and suffix tree or label trie information to the server; and publishes its public key and the verification digests. The verification may comprise an accumulation tree (AT) or any other public key authentication scheme, such as digital signatures, Merkle Trees and publishing the accumulation values. The server receives the query from a client and the server computes an answer α to the query and a verification proof that are provided to the client. The client then verifies the answer. |
| US10409843B1 |
Detecting an event from signals in a listening area
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting an event. A listening area is monitored based on detecting a potential event from a normalized signal, based on characteristics of a normalized signal, or based on a signal pattern anomaly. A geo cell database is queried with search terms derived from one or more normalized signals. A geo cell subset is returned from the geo cell database. The listening area is formed from the geo cells included in the geo cell subset and monitored for additional signals. An event is detected and/or validated (or rejected) based on the additional normalized signal. |
| US10409842B2 |
Storage medium, map information processing apparatus, and data generation method
It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique by which a desired search can be performed even without any polygon data. An administrative district area is defined by collecting mesh areas in each of which a POI is located, for each administrative district, among mesh areas obtained by sectioning an area on a map, and an extended administrative district area is defined by extending the administrative district area. Then, the data storage stores therein data in which a name of an administrative district is associated with a POI within the extended administrative district area related to the administrative district, as search data. |
| US10409839B2 |
Dimension optimization in singular value decomposition-based topic models
Techniques are described for optimizing a number of dimensions for performing a singular value decomposition (SVD) factorization. Embodiments tokenize each of a plurality of documents into a respective set of terms. For each of a plurality of dimension counts, embodiments perform the SVD factorization to determine a respective plurality of dimensions, the respective plurality of dimensions corresponding to the dimension count, determine, for each of the plurality of documents, a respective set of dimension weights for each of the plurality of dimensions, calculate an average top dimension weight across the sets of dimension weights for the plurality of documents and calculate an average inverse top dimension top term ranking across the sets of dimension weights for the plurality of documents. An optimal number of dimensions is calculated, based on the average top dimension weight and the average inverse top dimension top term ranking. |
| US10409837B1 |
Asynchronous notifications for a datastore of a distributed system
The data of an online system is distributed over a number of different physical servers and databases on those servers. The online system shards the data to increase system scalability and replicates the shards to increase data reliability. Features such as sharding and replication in turn increase data storage system complexity. Accordingly, in order to provide simplified data storage semantics to applications that use the online system, the online system provides access to data via asynchronous callback functions that are triggered once data has been written and is available for reading by client code. Thus, applications need only specify code to be used in response to data write events, and can thereafter interact with the online system data using a data-driven paradigm. |
| US10409835B2 |
Efficient data manipulation support
Data-manipulation-language statements can target data in data store of a data storage system. Data manipulations specified in a statement, including in-place manipulations, can be recorded and maintained. Application of data manipulations to the store can be avoided or potentially initiated at a later time. Prior to application of the data manipulations to the data store, queries over data in the data store can be processed in view of the recorded data manipulations and data acquired from the data store, such that the data manipulations are reflected in the data acquired from the data store. |
| US10409822B2 |
Systems and methods for presenting ranked search results
A method and system for ranking images in response to a user presenting search criteria on a user interface of a computing device, comprising (1) searching a first database to locate a set of pertinent images satisfying the search criteria, (2) extracting a set of suggested color palettes from the set of images, (3) processing each color palette from the set of suggested color palettes by iteratively performing the following operations: (a) identifying a next color palette, (b) identifying a set of images from which the next color palette is extracted from, (c)) determine a set of parameters of a first set of operations, and (d) ascertaining an image rank measure for each image from the set of images by performing the first set of operations, and (4) generating a ranked display of the set of images based on the image rank measure. |
| US10409821B2 |
Search result ranking using machine learning
Various embodiments include systems and methods for search result ranking using machine learning. A goal model can be created using machine learning. Responsive to a search query, a plurality of data factors can be inputted into the goal model to create a model output. Search results can be presented to a user based on the model output. |
| US10409817B1 |
Database system and methods for domain-tailored detection of outliers, patterns, and events in data streams
Methods and apparatus are provided for domain-tailored detection of outliers, patterns, and/or events in data streams. An exemplary method comprises obtaining a domain-dependent definition of (i) data outliers based on predefined outlier criteria; (ii) data patterns based on predefined pattern criteria; and/or (iii) data events based on predefined event criteria; obtaining time series measurement data from a plurality of sensors; determining, substantially simultaneously with the obtaining, whether individual samples satisfy the domain-dependent definitions of the data outliers, data patterns and/or data events; and storing the individual samples with an indication of whether the individual samples satisfy the domain-dependent definitions of the data outliers, data patterns and/or data events. The domain-dependent definitions are optionally specified using a declarative command language. Query are optionally processed comprising one or more declarative statements that reference and/or manipulate the data outliers, data patterns and/or data events. |
| US10409816B2 |
Accessing and displaying shared data
Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for accessing and displaying shared data. In some implementations, a shared cache can be maintained. A first component and a second component can be identified. A shared record can be identified as associated with the first component and the second component. It can be determined that the shared record is valid. Shared record data from the shared record can be displayed through the first component and the second component in a user interface. |
| US10409809B2 |
Dynamic asset monitoring and management using a continuous event processing platform
The disclosed architecture utilizes realtime continuous event processing (CEP) to address the use of a general input interface framework to import a dynamic set of event types (e.g., assets), and a declarative, expressive query model to implement monitoring and management tasks on an asset level. In one implementation, a realtime event processing system is provided, comprising a synchronization component configured to synchronize realtime event data and static event data of assets, and a realtime merge component configured to merge the synchronized realtime event data and static event data into a realtime event stream using one or more operators. The merged synchronized realtime event data and static event data is queriable as a single event type using a query to return related asset items. |
| US10409807B1 |
Apparatus and method for data replication monitoring with streamed data updates
A method implemented in a computer network includes identifying a transactional change data capture event at a transactional database. A transaction event stream is created with metadata characterizing the transactional change data capture event. A replication change data capture event is identified at a replication database corresponding to the transactional database. A replication event stream with metadata characterizing the replication change data capture event is created. The transaction event stream and the replication event stream are evaluated to selectively identify a replication performance failure within a specified time threshold of the replication performance failure. |
| US10409806B2 |
Transaction management system
The systems and methods described herein relate to a system for documenting transactions. A filter is provided that captures content associated with transactions. The filter may be configured to start and stop the capture at predetermined times, and may be further configured to specify what content is to be captured during a transaction. The system may store any documents or data associated with a transaction, including dynamic content and user selections and inputs. A document repository may be provided for storing unstructured data representing data, text, forms, and so forth presented to a party during a transaction. A viewer may be provided for displaying data stored in the document repository. |
| US10409803B1 |
Domain name generation and searching using unigram queries
Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: receive a string used to search an available domain name, identify a token within the string including a unigram, and generate and transmit one or more available domain name candidates including a unigram and one or more tokens interchangeable with a token previously co-occurring with the unigram token. |
| US10409801B2 |
Validation of web-based database updates
A system includes reception of a request to modify the data of a database, the request including first data, execution of processing to fulfill the request, determination, during execution of the processing, that a validation exit is associated with a current state of the processing, storage of the first data in a local temporary table in response to the determination, passage of the local temporary table to the validation exit, and execution of the validation exit to validate the first data based on the local temporary table and on the data of the database. |
| US10409799B2 |
Supporting updatable repeated values over variable schema
Data within a database is partitioned into one or more sets of read-only data pages and one or more sets of append-only data pages, wherein each set of read-only data pages is associated to one of the one or more sets of append-only data pages. A repeated map is maintained for at least one of the one or more sets of append-only data pages. An operational position map is maintained for at least one of the one or more sets of append-only data pages. A request is received to update one or more records in a given set of read-only pages, wherein at least one of the one or more records comprises repeated values. The repeated map and operational position map of the append-only pages associated with the given set of read-only pages are updated in response to the request. The one or more sets of append-only pages are automatically merged with their respective set of read-only pages on a periodic basis to create one or more new sets of read-only pages. |
| US10409796B2 |
Systems and methods for providing searchable customer call indexes
A system and method is provided for providing searchable customer call indexes. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, a system may receive call information associated with telephone conversations between callers and a vendor, the call information including an audio recording or transcript for each telephone conversation. The system may also identify one or more keywords from the audio recordings or transcripts and index the call information into one or more indexes based on the identified keywords. Finally, the system may determine search results responsive to a search query based on the indexing. In some embodiments, changes to customer service may be identified based on the search results. |
| US10409792B1 |
Apparatus and method for data object generation and control
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided to generate, transform, and control menu data object in network environment. In some example implementations, menu data objects and related parameters are parsed and translated into a stratified data structure that can be used in connection with creating a renderable object associated with an interactive user interface accessible via a mobile system associated with a user. Control over the menu data object and its associated interface can be automated, and/or implemented in a manner that detects interrelated elements of the data structure such that alterations made to one element cause the related elements to be rendered in an alternate manner for visual verification. |
| US10409789B2 |
Method and system for adaptively imputing sparse and missing data for predictive models
Described is an approach that provides an adaptive solution to missing data for machine learning systems. A gradient solution is provided that is attentive to imputation needs at each of several missingness levels. This multilevel approach treats data missingness at any of multiple severity levels while utilizing, as much as possible, the actual observed data. |
| US10409787B1 |
Database migration
In one aspect, a method includes migrating a database object from a source database to a target database, updating a storage of the location of the DB object to be the target database, directly accessing one of the target database and the source database during the migrating and executing, during the migrating, a database command by retrieving the DB object from the other one of the target database and the source database. |
| US10409783B1 |
Distributed work data management
A device may receive, from a user device, a transaction request associated with a first entity and identify a distributed ledger associated with the first entity, the distributed ledger including a set of blocks recording work data associated with the first entity. The set of blocks may include: a first subset of blocks including data specifying work performed by the first entity, and a second subset of blocks including data verifying a portion of the work performed by the first entity and specified by the data included in the first subset of blocks. The device may determine that a transaction, associated with the transaction request, is associated with the first subset of blocks and the second subset of blocks. Based on predetermined instructions that correspond to the transaction and the distributed ledger, the device may perform the transaction. |
| US10409780B1 |
Making a copy of a profile store while processing live updates
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that facilitates making a copy of a profile store while the profile store is being updated. During operation, the system retrieves profiles from a profile snapshot queue, wherein the profile snapshot queue is periodically populated by accessing each profile in the profile store, and recording a snapshot of each accessed profile in the profile snapshot queue. The system then stores the profiles retrieved from the profile snapshot queue into the copy of the profile store. Next, the system retrieves updates to profiles from a live update queue, which contains a sequential list of updates to profiles in the profile store, wherein the updates are retrieved starting with a first update that occurred after the process of sequentially accessing the profiles was commenced up to a most recent update. Finally, the system uses the retrieved updates to update corresponding profiles in the copy of the profile store. |
| US10409771B2 |
Hardware authentication in a dispersed storage network
A method for authenticating a node of a dispersed storage network (DSN). In various embodiments, a dispersed storage (DS) management unit receives a device list originating from a hardware certificate authority (HCA). The HCA also provides a hardware certificate to the node. Upon receiving the hardware certificate from the node, the DS management unit determines if the certificate is valid by comparing it to information contained in the device list (such as a device ID or a serial number associated with the node). If the certificate is valid, the DS management unit sends a challenge message to the node and analyzes the resulting challenge message response to determine if it is valid. If the response is valid, the DS management unit provides a signed certificate to the node for use in authenticating the node to perform dispersed storage operations within the DSN. |
| US10409770B1 |
Automatic archiving of data store log data
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for automatic archiving of data store log data are disclosed. One or more operation records in a log are selected for archival. The one or more operation records comprise data indicative of operations performed on one or more data objects of a data store. The one or more operation records are selected for archival prior to deletion from the log. The one or more operation records are replicated from the log to an archive. Based at least in part on the replicating, the one or more operation records in the log are marked as archived. Based at least in part on the marking as archived, the deletion of the one or more operation records from the log is permitted. |
| US10409766B2 |
Computer subsystem and computer system with composite nodes in an interconnection structure
A computer subsystem and a computer system, where the computer subsystem includes L composite nodes (CNs), each CN includes M basic nodes, each basic node includes N central processing units (CPUs) and one node controller (NC). Any two CPUs in each basic node are interconnected. Each CPU in each basic node is connected to the NC in the basic node. The NC in each basic node has a routing function. Any two NCs in the M basic nodes are interconnected. A connection between the L CNs formed through connections between NCs enables communication between any two NCs to be no more than three hops. Hence, the computer subsystem and the computer system can reduce the kinds and the number of interconnection chips, and simplify an interconnection structure of a system, thereby improving reliability of the system. |
| US10409765B2 |
Method for providing subapplications to an array of ALUs
An array of ALUs and a controlling and controlling unit providing the array sequentially ordered subapplications, wherein an ALU signals completion of execution of a subapplication to the controlling unit, which then provides a next sequential subapplication to the requesting ALU. |
| US10409762B2 |
Remote direct memory access-based on static analysis of asynchronous blocks
Described herein are methods of transferring arrays of data information by remote data memory access (RDMA). The method may include identifying data arrays in a local place that are to be copied to a remote place; and determining whether the data arrays are to be overwritten by analyzing asynchronous blocks from the data arrays in the local place at a start compilation time using a static compiler. The method may further include executing transfer of the data arrays from the local place to the remote place with a pull type RDMA. |
| US10409758B1 |
Single-chip control module for an integrated system-on-a-chip for silicon photonics
The present invention provides an integrated system-on-chip device. The device is configured on a single silicon substrate member. The device has a data input/output interface provided on the substrate member. The device has an input/output block provided on the substrate member and coupled to the data input/output interface. The device has a signal processing block provided on the substrate member and coupled to the input/output block. The device has a driver module provided on the substrate member and coupled to the signal processing block. The device further includes a driver interface and coupled to the driver module and configured to be coupled to a silicon photonics device. In an example, a control block is configured to receive and send instruction(s) in a digital format to the communication block and is configured to receive and send signals in an analog format to communicate with the silicon photonics device. |
| US10409757B2 |
Hub
The hub is electrically connected to a first electronic device and a display outside the hub. The hub comprises a circuit board, a MCU, a front type-C transmission line, a first USB type-C output terminal, a first input controller, a first output controller, a first output multiplexer and a USB hub processor. The front type-C transmission line comprises a power transmission line, a first data transmission line set and a second data transmission line set. The first USB type-C output terminal is electrically connected between the power transmission line and the first type-C transmission line. The first input controller is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the MCU and the first electronic device. The first output controller is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected between the MCU and the first USB type-C output terminal. A connecting status of the first type-C transmission line and the first USB type-C output terminal is detected by the first output controller. |
| US10409754B2 |
Interconnected memory system and method of operation thereof
An interconnected memory system, and a method of operation thereof, including: a first discrete unit having a first unit processor and first unit memory module; a high-speed interconnect connected directly to the first unit memory module; and a second discrete unit having a second unit processor and a second unit memory module, the second unit memory module connected to the first unit memory module through the high-speed interconnect for utilizing the first unit memory module and the second unit memory module with the first unit processor. |
| US10409749B2 |
Semiconductor device and system provided with a communication interface
An SCI can perform transmission only or reception only, however, it is necessary to reset the SCI when transmission and reception is switched to transmission only or to reception only. A semiconductor device includes an interface circuit which performs a sequential communication of transmit or receive according to a synchronous clock. The interface circuit includes a register to specify an operation enabled state which is at least one of a transmit state and a receive state, and a mode control circuit to change at least one mode of transmit or receive in the operation enabled state. |
| US10409741B2 |
Semiconductor memory apparatus and data input/output method thereof
A semiconductor memory apparatus may include a write data polarity change unit and a read data polarity change unit. The write data polarity change unit may invert a first data based on a write signal and a first bank address signal, and generate a write polarity change data. The read data polarity change unit may invert data outputted from a memory bank based on a read signal and the first bank address signal, and generate a read polarity change data. |
| US10409738B2 |
Information switching
An information switch comprises a plurality of input circuits and a plurality of output circuits, the information switch being configured to communicate information units between the input circuits and the output circuits in successive transmission cycles; each input circuit being configured, in dependence upon a queue of one or more information units for transmission via that input circuit and in dependence upon hint data received in respect of a current transmission cycle, to send an information unit transmission request to one or more of the output circuits; and each output circuit being configured, in response to one or more information unit transmission requests received from respective input circuits, to select an input circuit for information unit transmission to that output circuit in a current transmission cycle and to provide hint data indicating a provisional selection, by that output circuit, of an input circuit at a next transmission cycle. |
| US10409737B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for positionally aware device management bus address assignment
Provided are apparatus, system, and method for positionally aware device management bus address assignment. A presence of a plurality of storage devices is detected on a bus. One of the storage devices detected on the bus is selected. A get identifier command is sent on the bus to all of the storage devices that is only responded to by the selected storage device. A unique identifier is received from the selected storage device over the bus. An address for the selected storage device is assigned and an entry is added to the address mapping to indicate the unique identifier, the assigned address, and a physical location indicator for the selected storage device. |
| US10409735B2 |
Electronic device and data exchange method including protocol indicative of modes of operation
An electronic device includes a processor coupled to a memory device, through a data bus to receive and transmit bits on the data bus. The processor is configured to transmit a message including a first bit indicative of controlling the data bus, address bits indicative of an address identifying the memory device, and a second bit indicative of whether the processor intends to read data from or write data to the memory device; and transmit a third bit indicative of a mode of operation of the memory device. |
| US10409731B1 |
Multiple page-size translation lookaside buffer
An example method includes receiving a request to change a page size managed by a translation lookaside buffer (TLB), wherein the TLB is currently managing a first page size, and the request specifies a second page size different than the first page size; in response to the request: determining a number of lower-order bits for addressing memory location within pages of the second page size; and configuring the TLB to perform lookups within the memory subsystem using a number of higher-order bits for addressing pages of the second page size, wherein the number of higher-order bits is dependent on the number of lower-order bits. |
| US10409730B2 |
Microcontroller for memory management unit
One embodiment of the present invention includes a microcontroller coupled to a memory management unit (MMU). The MMU is coupled to a page table included in a physical memory, and the microcontroller is configured to perform one or more virtual memory operations associated with the physical memory and the page table. In operation, the microcontroller receives a page fault generated by the MMU in response to an invalid memory access via a virtual memory address. To remedy such a page fault, the microcontroller performs actions to map the virtual memory address to an appropriate location in the physical memory. By contrast, in prior-art systems, a fault handler would typically remedy the page fault. Advantageously, because the microcontroller executes these tasks locally with respect to the MMU and the physical memory, latency associated with remedying page faults may be decreased. Consequently, overall system performance may be increased. |
| US10409724B2 |
Selective downstream cache processing for data access
A first request is received to access a first set of data in a first cache. A likelihood that a second request to a second cache for the first set of data will be canceled is determined. Access to the first set of data is completed based on the determining the likelihood that the second request to the second cache for the first set of data will be canceled. |
| US10409721B2 |
Comparator and memory region detection circuitry and methods
Comparator circuitry comprises carry-save-addition (CSA) circuitry to generate a set of partial sum bits and a set of carry bits in respect of corresponding bit positions in a first input value, a second input value, a carry-in value associated with the first and second input values, and a third input value, the CSA circuitry comprising inverter circuitry to provide a relative inversion between the third input value and the group consisting of the first and second input values; and combiner circuitry to combine the set of partial sum bits, the set of carry bits offset by a predetermined number of bits in a more significant bit direction, the carry-in value and 1, to generate at least a carry output bit; in which the carry output bit is indicative of whether the third input value is greater than the sum of the first and second input values. |
| US10409715B2 |
Memory controller, nonvolatile memory system, and operating method thereof
In an operating method of a memory controller, the memory controller includes a logical-to-logical (L2L) mapping table including mapping information between a first logical area and a second logical area and a logical-to-physical (L2P) mapping table including mapping information between the second logical area and a physical area of a memory device. The operating method includes receiving a first logical address of the first logical area and a first command for changing the L2L mapping table to access first data stored in the memory device through the first logical address, detecting a second logical address of the second logical area mapped to a physical address of the physical area in which the first data is stored, in response to the first command, and changing the L2L mapping table to map the first logical address to the second logical address. |
| US10409714B1 |
Logical to physical translation for two-terminal memory
One potential result of differing characteristics for certain two-terminal memory (TTM) is that memory management techniques, such as logical-to-physical (L2P), can differ as well. Previous memory management techniques do not adequately leverage the advantages associated with TTM. For example, by identifying and leveraging certain advantageous characteristics of TTM, L2P tables can be designed to be smaller and more efficient, which can allow the L2P table to be stored in memory that is faster and/or closer (or integrated into) an associated controller. Moreover, other memory management operations such as wear-leveling, recovery from power loss, and so forth, can be more efficient. |
| US10409713B2 |
Container testing using a directory and test artifacts and/or test dependencies
A system for testing container applications includes a memory, a processor in communication with the memory, a test manager, and a test controller. The test manager runs on a host operating system and creates a test container image including test artifact(s) and/or test dependency(ies). Then, the test manager distributes a set of tests, which are accessible to a test container created from the test container image. The test manager distributes the tests by populating a directory with the set of tests and mounting the directory to the test container. Additionally, the test manager executes the test container image. The test controller is associated with the test container and executes the set of tests accessible to the test container using the test artifact(s) and/or the test dependency(ies). The test controller also monitors the set of tests executed by the test container. Feedback corresponding to the set of tests is provided. |
| US10409706B2 |
Automated test generation for structural coverage for temporal logic falsification of cyber-physical systems
One embodiment is a methodology for model verification. An embodiment obtaining, by a processor, a model for a system; identifying, by the processor, at least one block within the model that has a branching structure; identifying, by the processor, at least one model variable affecting a switching condition of the identified at least one block; generating, by the processor, an extended finite state machine modeling a switching behavior of the identified at least one block by using the at least one model variable; combining, by the processor, at least one output variable of the extended finite state machine with at least one of a first output port and a second output port of the system included in the model; and performing, by the processor, model verification and coverage of the model that utilizes outputs from the first output port and the second output port to verify the model. |
| US10409704B1 |
Systems and methods for resource utilization reporting and analysis
In an embodiment, a method includes receiving time-series data related to individual utilization rates of a plurality of central processing unit (CPU) cores. The method also includes, responsive to a trigger, transforming at least a portion of the individual utilization rates into a compressed value format, the transforming comprising: determining, from at least a portion of the time-series data, CPU-core utilization values of the plurality of CPU cores for a time constraint; evaluating the CPU-core utilization values against a preconfigured set of non-overlapping value ranges; responsive to the evaluating, determining a quantity of the CPU-core utilization values that correspond to each non-overlapping value range of the preconfigured set of non-overlapping value ranges; and generating a CPU-core utilization snapshot comprising the determined quantity of each non-overlapping value range of the preconfigured set of non-overlapping value ranges. |
| US10409703B1 |
Status monitoring system and method
A status monitoring system includes a signal generation subsystem configured to receive a plurality of binary status signals from a plurality of monitored subcomponents and encode the plurality of binary status signals to generate a status signal indicative of the status of the plurality of monitored subcomponents. One or more processing subsystems are configured to receive the status signal and control a controlled subcomponent based, at least in part, upon the status signal. |
| US10409702B2 |
Methods and systems for managing networked storage system resources
Methods and systems for a networked storage environment are provided. One method includes maintaining by a processor of a management console, a plurality of structured objects representing a plurality of resources in a networked storage system for storing and retrieving client data from a plurality of storage devices; receiving by the processor unstructured data from an application programming interface (API) associated with a resource of the networked storage system; parsing by the processor, the unstructured data and generating an identifier hash value based on uniquely identifying fields of the unstructured data for an unstructured object; and generating by the processor a logical index with a configuration index and a performance index for the unstructured object identified by the identifier hash value for responding to user requests for performance information regarding the unstructured object. |
| US10409697B2 |
Automated self-healing database system and method for implementing the same
An automated self-healing database system is provided that includes a primary database, an application server that writes data to the primary database and reads data from the primary database when it is available, a standby database that is a replica of the primary database, and a self-healing module (SHM). The SHM can automatically detect unavailability of the primary database, and if the standby database is available, the SHM can automatically enable the standby database as readable and writable, assign the standby database the role of primary database at the primary site to start replicating data to other standby databases, and use a pre-established connection between the application server and the standby database to allow the application server to read data from the standby database and to write data to the standby database resulting in the standby database assuming role of the primary database at the primary site. |
| US10409696B2 |
Scalable data storage pools
Scalable data storage techniques are described. In one or more implementations, data is obtained by one or more computing devices that describes fault domains in a storage hierarchy and available storage resources in a data storage pool. Operational characteristics are ascertained, by the one or more computing devices, of devices associated with the available storage resources within one or more levels of the storage hierarchy. Distribution of metadata is assigned by the one or more computing devices to one or more particular data storage devices within the data storage pool based on the described fault domains and the ascertained operational characteristics of devices within one or more levels of the storage hierarchy. |
| US10409693B1 |
Object storage in stripe file systems
A computer-implemented method for storing backup data includes receiving, by a computing system, data associated with a file to be backed up; performing, by the computing system, de-duplication on the file to remove duplicated data and to generate unique backup data; receiving, by the computing system, a file handle based on opening a block-based storage file; storing, by the computing system, a metadata container in the block-based storage file stripe aligned; and storing, by the computing system, a data container in the block-based storage file stripe aligned, wherein the metadata container and the data container are associated with a set of objects, and wherein the data container includes the unique backup data. |
| US10409688B2 |
System and method of using encryption algorithms in P2P encryption mode to restore integrity of data
A system and method is disclosed for using encryption algorithms in peer-to-peer encryption mode to restore the integrity of data. An example method is provided for generating a new derivative for a file that has a plurality of existing derivatives that have been stored on servers using an (n,k) algorithm, where the (n,k) algorithm provides that a minimum number k of the derivatives required to restore the file. The method includes accessing, on a server, a first derivative of the existing derivatives and forming a blob for the new derivative based on a modification operation that uses the first derivative. Moreover, the method includes determining a number of times the modification operation has been performed, and if the number of times the modification operation has been performed is equal to the minimum number k, uploading the blob to a server for storage thereon. |
| US10409680B1 |
Progressive length error control code
Devices and methods may be used to append a scalable (1) of parity bits in a data packet that scales with a number of data bits in a payload of the data packet. The parity bits may be generated utilizing a table of entries. In some examples, each entry in the table corresponds to a number of the data bits to be included in the payload; and each column of the table may be used to generate a corresponding parity bit of the one or more parity bits. |
| US10409676B1 |
SRAM bit-flip protection with reduced overhead
Systems and methods for efficiently implementing data protection techniques that protect data stored in volatile and non-volatile memory devices from soft errors are described. The error correction overprovisioning for a plurality of memory banks may be reduced by implementing localized single-bit error parity to detect single-bit errors within each memory bank of the plurality of memory banks and then sharing a single-error correcting parity or a single-error correcting and double-error detecting parity (SECDEC) over multiple memory banks or over all of the plurality of memory banks. The single-error correcting code (e.g., a Hamming code) may be generated and shared over the plurality of memory banks such that the single-error correcting code may correct single-bit errors across multiple sets of data stored within the plurality of memory banks that correspond with a particular line or row across all of the plurality of memory banks. |
| US10409675B2 |
Semiconductor device having error correction code (ECC) circuit
An apparatus may comprise an ECC circuit configured to receive read data from a memory cell array to correct, an error bit contained in a data portion of the read data responsive, at least in part, to a parity portion of the read data, to generate a plurality of first error determination signals and a plurality of second error determination signals. Each of the plurality of first error determination signals provided in common to n data terminals and corresponding to an associated one of burst data of m bits. Each of the plurality of second error determination signals provided in common to the burst data of m bits and corresponding to an associated one of the n data terminals. The error bit of the data portion of the read data is detected based, at least in part, on the first error determination signals and the second error determination signals. |
| US10409666B2 |
Method and device for generating an output data stream
A method for generating an output data stream from an input data stream, a processing unit receives a first input data stream including a first data set, and this processing unit receives, from a further processing unit, a second set of metadata, which describes a second data set of a second input data stream of this further processing unit, the processing unit outputs or does not output, as a function of the second set of metadata, an output data set of the output data stream generated from the first data set. |
| US10409656B2 |
Efficiently receiving messages across a large number of messaging entities
A messaging service is described that facilitates the efficient receipt of messages by a client from across a large number of messaging entities hosted by different messaging hosts within a distributed messaging system. A gateway in the distributed messaging system forwards a request for an available message or set of related messages from the client to each of the messaging hosts. Each messaging host provides a response to a request if a messaging entity hosted thereby includes at least one available message or set of related messages. The messaging host manages the order in which responses from different messaging entities are provided to ensure fairness. The gateway forwards a selected one of the responses to the consumer, while caching the other responses to service future requests from the consumer. |
| US10409655B2 |
Ordered event notification
A method and data processing system are provided. The data processing system comprises an application associated with a plurality of sockets and a sub-system for making data available to the application via the plurality of sockets. The sub-system is configured to provide in response to a request from the application: an indication of events that have occurred on one or more of the plurality of sockets; and an indication of an order in which the events should be processed. |
| US10409650B2 |
Efficient access scheduling for super scaled stream processing systems
The technology disclosed relates to discovering a previously unknown attribute of stream processing systems according to which client offsets or client subscription queries for a streaming data store rapidly converge to a dynamic tip of a data stream that includes the most recent messages or events. In particular, it relates to grouping clients into bins to reduce a number of queries to the streaming data store by several orders of magnitude when servicing tens, hundreds, thousands or millions of clients. The bin count is further reduced by coalescing bins that have overlapping offsets. It also relates to establishing separate caches only for the current tips of data streams and serving the bins from the caches instead of the backend data store using group queries. Further, the caches are periodically updated to include the most recent messages or events appended to the dynamic tips of the data streams. |
| US10409649B1 |
Predictive load balancer resource management
Computing resource service providers allow customers to execute computer systems on hardware provided by the computing resource service provider. The hardware may be distributed between various geographic locations connected by a network. A load balancer may be provided to distribute traffic between the computer systems. Furthermore, computing resource service provider may cause computing resources to be allocated or deallocated to the load balancer based at least in part on various attributes of the computer systems the load balancer is responsible for distributing traffic to. The various attributes may include a capacity of the computer systems. |
| US10409648B1 |
Splitting processing responsibility for separately stored data partitions
Processing responsibility for a data set may be split according to separately stored partitions of the data set. A data set may be stored in different storage units that separately store different partitions of the data set. Mapping information may be maintained indicating the assignment of a node to process access requests to multiple partitions of a data set. A split event may be detected for the node, and one or more partitions assigned to the node may be reassigned to a different node. The storage units for the reassigned partitions may be made accessible to the different node. Then mapping information can be updated to indicate change in assignment from the original node to the different node so that the different node can begin processing access requests for the reassigned partitions. |
| US10409646B2 |
Modular electronic devices with contextual task management and performance
The present disclosure provides modular electronic devices that are capable of managing task performance based on a particular context of computing resources currently available from the ad hoc combination of devices. |
| US10409639B2 |
Task scheduling system with a work breakdown structure and method suitable for mobile health
The present invention discloses a task scheduling system and method suitable for mobile health, the characteristics thereof including: a mobile health task distribution module, a plurality of mobile health task processing modules and a mobile health task callback module; the mobile health task distribution module comprises: a resource description unit, a resource scheduling unit, a resource matcher; each of the mobile health task processing modules comprises: a task decomposition unit, a task execution unit, a task evaluation unit. The present invention is capable of carrying out tasks with full use of the currently available task processing resources, thereby being capable of improving the efficiency and performance of the task scheduling processing in the mobile health environment. |
| US10409638B2 |
Digital processing system for event and/or time based triggering management, and control of tasks
A method, apparatus, computer-readable medium, and/or system may comprise a user device configured to receive, from a user, a selection of a plurality of dependent computing tasks for a first computing task. The user device may transmit, to a computing device, the selection of the plurality of dependent computing tasks for the first computing task. The system may comprise a computing device comprising a processor and memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to receive, from the user device, the selection of the plurality of dependent computing tasks for the first computing task. The computing device may store, at a task registry and in association with the first computing task, an indication of the plurality of dependent computing tasks. The computing device may cause transmission of the first computing task from the task registry to a task queue. In some aspects, a dependent task queue may comprise the plurality of dependent computing tasks. The computing device may determine whether the plurality of dependent computing tasks has been executed. If the plurality of dependent computing tasks has been executed, the computing device may determine one or more nodes for executing the first computing task and cause transmission of the first computing task from the task queue to the one or more nodes for executing the first computing task. The one or more nodes may be configured to execute the first computing task in response to receiving the first computing task from the task queue. |
| US10409636B2 |
Apparatus and method to correct an execution time of a program executed by a virtual machine
An apparatus acquires, at each of times having a predetermined interval, first data identifying one of programs which is being executed at the each time by a virtual machine. When a first program is executed at a time before or after a steal time-period indicating a time-period during which a virtual machine program to operate the virtual machine is suspended, the apparatus outputs, in association with the first data identifying the first program, second data indicating a result of subtracting the steal time-period from an apparent execution time of the first program which indicates a time-period from a time of starting execution of the first program to a time of ending execution of the first program. |
| US10409632B2 |
Emulation of hardware components based on interrupt design
Systems and methods consistent with this disclosure provide for high fidelity emulation of special-purpose hardware devices systems by virtual hardware. The systems and methods can emulate a physical hardware system in a virtual machine by performing operations including constructing the virtual machine from the physical hardware system. The operations can also include emulating hardware components of the physical hardware system in the virtual machine. The operations can further include emulating operation the physical hardware system using the virtual machine based on a memory map that reproduces memory locations used by the physical hardware system to exchange information. Additionally, the operations can include performing testing of the physical hardware system via operation of the virtual machine. |
| US10409631B2 |
Setup of management system in a virtualization system
Implementations for setup of management system in a virtualization system are disclosed. A method of the disclosure includes verifying, by a setup program executed by a processing device of a host machine, that a management system is installed on a virtual machine (VM) executing on the host machine, wherein the management system installed on the VM is a host controller that manages the VM and manages other VMs of the host machine, confirming that the management system is responsive, and in response to confirming that the management system is responsive, transmitting, by the processing device via the setup program, a command to the management system to add the host machine to a list of host machines associated with the management system. |
| US10409628B2 |
Managing virtual machine instances utilizing an offload device
Generally described, the present application relates to systems and methods for the managing virtual machines instances using a physical computing device and an offload device. The offload device can be a separate computing device that includes computing resources (e.g., processor and memory) separate from the computing resources of the physical computing device. The offload device can be connected to the physical computing device via a interconnect interface. The interconnect interface can be a high speed, high throughput, low latency interface such as a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interface. The offload device can be used to offload virtualization and processing of virtual components from the physical computing device, thereby increasing the computing resources available to the virtual machine instances. |
| US10409626B1 |
Hierarchical accelerator registry for optimal performance predictability in network function virtualization
A virtualization platform for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is provided. The virtualization platform may include a host processor coupled to an acceleration coprocessor. The acceleration coprocessor may be a reconfigurable integrated circuit to help provide improved flexibility and agility for the NFV. To help improve performance predictability, a hierarchical accelerator registry may be maintained on the coprocessor and/or on local servers. The accelerator registry may assign different classes and speed grades to various types of available resources to help the virtualized network better predict certain task latencies. The accelerator registry may be periodically updated based on changes detected in the local storage and hardware or based on changes detected in remote networks. |
| US10409625B1 |
Version management for hosted computing workspaces
Changes to virtual workspaces, such as virtual desktops, can be managed for various users by retaining a copy of a machine image for a current workspace in addition to a new machine image for a new workspace with the changes. If compliance issues are detected, or if a user indicates an issue or desire to return to the previous workspace, a new machine instance can be launched that utilizes the previous machine image, simplifying the rollback process and enabling the user to quickly return to the previous workplace state. In some embodiments, a snapshot of the user data can be taken at the time of a workspace change, such that if the workspace is rolled back to a previous version, the data from that point in time can be attached in order to prevent loss or damage to that data as a result of the change. |
| US10409622B2 |
Orchestration pipeline for providing and operating segmented computing resources
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to utilizing a computing platform definition to operate an orchestration pipeline for a computing platform conforming to that computing platform definition. The computing platform definition may indicate the devices and the executables to be deployed to the computing platform. The orchestration pipeline may include multiple stages such as a build stage that builds the executables, a deploy stage that deploys the executables, a test stage that initiates execution of test cases, an scan stage that applies code standards to the source code of the executables, and an enforce stage that determines an extent to which the computing platform deviates from the computing platform definition. Performing a stage of the orchestration pipeline may include detecting a trigger for the stage, retrieving entries associated with the stage from the computing platform definition, and controlling execution of the stage based on the entries retrieved. |
| US10409621B2 |
Systems and methods for distributed control
Systems involving distributed control functions are described herein. Each member or device within the system has responsibility for controlling part of the system's behavior, and includes logic to determine what action, if any, will follow as a response to determining information or receiving information from other members or devices within the system. A change of status of one member of a system may provide a basis for action by another member of the system. Status may be the result of sensing a condition of the environment, sensing the condition of a component, receiving the output of a conventional sensor, and/or sensing the condition of a link between components. In some embodiments, action taken by a member of the system may include collecting data during law enforcement activities. |
| US10409618B2 |
Implementing VM boot profiling for image download prioritization
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing enhanced deployment of a virtual machine (VM) in a cloud environment. VM boot profiling is performed and used for providing VM image download prioritization. The VM boot profiling facilitates the transfer of the earliest needed portions of the VM image first, allowing the VM to boot and begin operating quickly while the later needed portions of the VM image are still transferring. |
| US10409617B2 |
BIOS switching device
A BIOS switching device adapted to a server comprises a switching module, a CPLD, a storage module and a BMC. The switching module comprises a movable switching element locating at a first position or at a second position and a plurality of hardware pins. The hardware pins are logical low when the switching element locates at the second position and remains unchanged logical level when the switching element locates at the first position. The CPLD electrically connects to the switching module, comprising a plurality of input signals respectively coupled to the plurality of hardware pins. The CPLD generates an output signal according to the plurality of input signals. The BMC activates a first BIOS or a second BIOS from the storage module according to the logical level of the output signal of the CPLD. |
| US10409614B2 |
Instructions having support for floating point and integer data types in the same register
One embodiment provides for a compute apparatus to perform machine learning operations, the compute apparatus comprising instruction decode logic to decode a single instruction including multiple operands into a single decoded instruction, the multiple operands having differing precisions and a general-purpose graphics compute unit including a first logic unit and a second logic unit, the general-purpose graphics compute unit to execute the single decoded instruction, wherein to execute the single decoded instruction includes to perform a first instruction operation on a first set of operands of the multiple operands at a first precision and a simultaneously perform second instruction operation on a second set of operands of the multiple operands at a second precision. |
| US10409611B2 |
Apparatus and method for transactional memory and lock elision including abort and end instructions to abort or commit speculative execution
An apparatus and method is described herein for providing robust speculative code section abort control mechanisms. Hardware is able to track speculative code region abort events, conditions, and/or scenarios, such as an explicit abort instruction, a data conflict, a speculative timer expiration, a disallowed instruction attribute or type, etc. And hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof makes an abort determination based on the tracked abort events. As an example, hardware may make an initial abort determination based on one or more predefined events or choose to pass the event information up to a firmware or software handler to make such an abort determination. Upon determining an abort of a speculative code region is to be performed, hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof performs the abort, which may include following a fallback path specified by hardware or software. And to enable testing of such a fallback path, in one implementation, hardware provides software a mechanism to always abort speculative code regions. |
| US10409606B2 |
Verifying branch targets
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for implementing bad jump detection in block-based processor architectures. In one example of the disclosed technology, a block-based processor includes one or more block-based processing cores configured to fetch and execute atomic blocks of instructions and a control unit configured to, based at least in part on receiving a branch signal indicating a target location is received from one of the instruction blocks, verify that the target location is a valid branch target. |
| US10409605B2 |
System and method for using a branch mis-prediction buffer
A system and method is provided for executing a conditional branch instruction. The system and method may include a branch predictor to predict one or more instructions that depend on the conditional branch instruction and a branch mis-prediction buffer to store correct instructions that were not predicted by the branch predictor during a branch mis-prediction. |
| US10409604B2 |
Apparatus and method for performing multiply-and-accumulate-products operations
An apparatus and method are provided for performing multiply-and-accumulate-products (MAP) operations. The apparatus has processing circuitry for performing data processing, the processing circuitry including an adder array having a plurality of adders for accumulating partial products produced from input operands. An instruction decoder is provided that is responsive to a MAP instruction specifying a first J-bit operand and a second K-bit operand, to control the processing circuitry to enable performance of a number of MAP operations, where the number is dependent on a parameter. For each performed MAP operation, the processing circuitry is arranged to generate a corresponding result element representing a sum of respective E×F products of E-bit portions within an X-bit segment of the first operand with F-bit portions within a Y-bit segment of the second operand, where E |
| US10409603B2 |
Processors, methods, systems, and instructions to check and store indications of whether memory addresses are in persistent memory
A processor of an aspect includes a decode unit to decode an instruction. The instruction is to indicate a source memory address information, and is to indicate a destination architecturally-visible storage location. The processor also includes an execution unit coupled with the decode unit. The execution unit, in response to the instruction, is to store a result in the destination architecturally-visible storage location. The result to indicate whether a logical memory address corresponding to the source memory address information is in a persistent memory. Other processors, methods, systems, and instructions are disclosed. |
| US10409600B1 |
Return-oriented programming (ROP)/jump oriented programming (JOP) attack protection
In an embodiment, a processor includes hardware circuitry and/or supports instructions which may be used to detect that a return address or jump address has been modified since it was written to memory. In response to detecting the modification, the processor may be configured to signal an exception or otherwise initiate error handling to prevent execution at the modified address. In an embodiment, the processor may perform a cryptographic sign operation on the return address/jump address before writing the signed return address/jump address to memory and the signature may be verified before the to address is used as a return target or jump target. Security of the system may be improved by foiling ROP/JOP attacks. |
| US10409599B2 |
Decoding information about a group of instructions including a size of the group of instructions
A method including fetching a group of instructions, where the group of instructions is configured to execute atomically by a processor is provided. The method further includes decoding at least one of a first instruction or a second instruction, where: (1) decoding the first instruction results in a processing of information about a group of instructions, including information about a size of the group of instructions, and (2) decoding the second instruction results in a processing of at least one of: (a) a reference to a memory location having the information about the group of instructions, including information about the size of the group of instructions or (b) a processor status word having information about the group of instructions, including information about the size of the group of instructions. |
| US10409598B2 |
Handling unaligned load operations in a multi-slice computer processor
Handling unaligned load operations, including: receiving a request to load data stored within a range of addresses; determining that the range of addresses includes addresses associated with a plurality of caches, wherein each of the plurality of caches are associated with a distinct processor slice; issuing, to each distinct processor slice, a request to load data stored within a cache associated with the distinct processor slice, wherein the request to load data stored within the cache associated with the distinct processor slice includes a portion of the range of addresses; executing, by each distinct processor slice, the request to load data stored within the cache associated with the distinct processor slice; and receiving, over a plurality of data communications busses, execution results from each distinct processor slice, wherein each data communications busses is associated with one of the distinct processor slices. |
| US10409596B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing vector operations using look up tables
Disclosed is an apparatus comprising: a plurality of memory banks; and a controller for generating a plurality of lookup tables storing data, needed for vector arithmetic operations, copied from data stored in the plurality of memory banks, and generating vector data by reading the data in the generated lookup tables. |
| US10409595B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically-enabled polling of a measured process value in a closed-loop control system
In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a controller configured to control a process value using closed-loop control, wherein: (i) when using closed-loop control, the controller controls the process value based on a measured process value indicative of the process value communicated from a sensor and by generating a driving signal that is a maximum of a first driving signal which is the function of the measured process value and a second driving signal; and (ii) the controller is configured to disable polling by the controller of the sensor for the measured process value when the driving signal is greater than a threshold open-loop driving signal sufficient to maintain the process value within a desired range of the process value in the absence of closed-loop control. |
| US10409594B2 |
Processing circuit and control method of processing circuit
A processing circuit is configured to receive a first binary number composed of a plurality of bits and a second binary number composed of a plurality of bits, and with a digit of the most significant 1-valued bit in the first binary number composed of the plural bits being defined as a first bit digit and with a digit of a bit having a value of 1 first in a higher-order direction than the first bit digit in the second binary number composed of the plural bits being defined as a second bit digit, output a third binary number composed of a plurality of bits out of which a bit corresponding to the second bit digit has a value of 1 and other bits have values of 0, the processing circuit including: a high-order mask processing unit; a low-order mask processing unit; and an output synthesizing unit. |
| US10409591B2 |
Device, system and method for controlling an operation
A device (10) for controlling an operation, the device comprising: a controller (12); a storage means (14) for storing electronic program instructions for controlling the controller; and an input means (16); wherein the controller is operable, under control of the electronic program instructions, to: receive at least one instruction via the input means, the at least one instruction comprising a command associated with the operation; and implement the operation according to the command. |
| US10409589B2 |
Application centric continuous integration and delivery with automated service assurance
An application-centric continuous delivery (ACCID) architecture provides a service that automates the configuration and management of end-to-end application lifecycle management (ALM) tools, through an innovative application-centric metadata model that can be customized through a self-service portal. With the ACCID architecture, IT organizations can provide version management, build automation, test automation, artifact management, infrastructure build, and automated application deployment that is consistent with global IT policy and governance and delivered as a service to organizations. The ACCID architecture references customized application metadata models that describe the application services, ALM requirements, and target infrastructure, to employ end-to-end automation of: the software deployment lifecycle and promotion across application environments, e.g., Development, Test, Pre-Production, and Production environments, using private, public, or hybrid cloud deployment models. |
| US10409585B2 |
Over-the-air (OTA) update for firmware of a vehicle component
Executable code is part of an over-the-air (OTA) update received by, for example, a computing device in a vehicle. In one example, the update is a secure over-the-air (SOTA) update of software that is stored in firmware of a vehicle component (e.g., firmware stored in memory of a storage device or a boot device that are mounted in a vehicle). |
| US10409579B1 |
Application healthcheck communicator
Systems and methods that facilitate notifying users when applications have changed health status from operational to inoperational status or impaired operational status are disclosed herein. The application healthcheck communicator system can receive push notifications from one or more application wrappers or applications regarding the operational status of the application, and then the application healthcheck communicator can forward the application statuses to client device associated with selected end users. The application healthcheck communicator can select which users to send the status updates to based on subscription lists or active directories that the end users are associated with. |
| US10409574B2 |
Incremental whole program compilation of code
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that enable incremental compilation of source code. Attributes of an intermediate language (IL) representation and a compiled representation of a source code are stored. Modified source code that is a revised version of the first source code is received. An IL representation of the modified source code is generated. Attributes of the revised intermediate IL and the stored attributes of the IL representation are compared to determine a first set of functions changed in the modified source code. A second set of functions in the first source code is determined that includes functions affected the determined first set of functions. The first and second sets of functions are compiled to generate a set of compiled functions. Compiled versions of the first and second sets are replaced in the compiled representation of the first source code with the set of compiled functions. |
| US10409560B1 |
Acceleration techniques for graph analysis programs
Source code of a graph analysis program expressed in a platform-independent language which supports linear algebra primitives is obtained. An executable version of the program is generated, which includes an invocation of a function of a parallel programming library optimized for a particular hardware platform. A result of executing the program is stored. |
| US10409558B2 |
Workflow development system with ease-of-use features
A workflow development system is described herein that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that is configured to selectively and dynamically allocate relatively more of a display area to a particular one of a plurality of different, simultaneously-displayed workflow step representations than is allocated to the other workflow step representation(s) to facilitate user interaction the particular workflow step representation. Such allocation may be carried out in response to user interaction with the particular workflow step representation or in response to a determination that a user is otherwise focused on the particular workflow step representation. In embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps in a series of workflow steps. In further embodiments, the workflow step representations represent different workflow steps that may be performed depending upon the evaluation of a condition. |
| US10409557B2 |
Signed division in memory
Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for performing signed division operations. An apparatus can include a first group of memory cells coupled to a first access line and a number of sense lines. The apparatus can include a second group of memory cells coupled to a second access line and the number of sense lines. The apparatus can include a controller configured to cause sensing circuitry to divide a signed dividend element stored in the first group of memory cells by a signed divisor element stored in the second group of memory cells by performing a number of operations. At least one of the number of operations can be performed without transferring data via an input/output (I/O) line. |
| US10409555B2 |
Multiplication operations in memory
Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for performing multi-variable bit-length multiplication operations in a memory. An example method comprises performing a multiplication operation on a first vector and a second vector. The first vector includes a number of first elements stored in a group of memory cells coupled to a first access line and a number of sense lines of a memory array. The second vector includes a number of second elements stored in a group of memory cells coupled to a second access line and the number of sense lines of the memory array. The example multiplication operation can include performing a number of AND operations, OR operations and SHIFT operations without transferring data via an input/output (I/O) line. |
| US10409554B2 |
Multiplication operations in memory
Examples of the present disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for performing multiplication operations in a memory. An example method comprises performing a multiplication operation on a first element stored in a group of memory cells coupled to a first access line and a number of sense lines of a memory array and a second element stored in a group of memory cells coupled to a second access line and the number of sense lines of the memory array. The method can include a number operations performed without transferring data via an input/output (I/O) line. |
| US10409545B1 |
Digital identification of devices attached to serial communication cables
A first device receives a bit sequence from a second device via a serial communication cable having one or more wires that connect the first device to a first set of one or more pins of a first chip of the second device. The first chip has a second set of pins. For each respective pin of the second set of pins, the bit sequence includes a set of one or more bits for the respective pin that are based at least in part on whether a first voltage or a second voltage is applied to the respective pin. The first device determines, based on the bit sequence, a type of the second device. |
| US10409544B2 |
Display device and multi display device
A display device including a plurality of display units; a plurality of unit temperature sensors respectively connected to the plurality of display units and configured to respectively sense temperatures of the plurality of display units; and a control unit configured to set one of the sensed temperatures of the plurality of display units as a device representative temperature, and adjust a brightness of each of the plurality of display units in accordance with the device representative temperature. |
| US10409543B2 |
Amplification device, control method of amplification device, and control program
When a plurality of amplification devices each including a display unit are used in combination, deterioration in visibility of displayed information is prevented. An amplifier unit includes a connection mode specifying unit that detects another amplifier unit including another display unit which is disposed to form one display area along with the display unit and a display control unit that displays information in the display area formed by a plurality of display units. |
| US10409530B2 |
Printing computing device for operating a multi-function printing device
A printing computing device connects to a multi-function printing (MFP) device to enable additional functionality and capabilities not offered by the MFP device. The printing computing device connects to a network to receive print jobs from external devices within the network. The printing computing device processes the print jobs according to rules such that print jobs are processed accordingly. The printing computing device also includes firmware not available on the MFP device such that print jobs not supported by the MFP device still may be processed. The printing computing device also includes an engine that determines whether an incoming print job is a PDL print job or a command to perform a function not available on the MFP device. |
| US10409529B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
An information processing apparatus, capable of being connected to an image processing apparatus including an image forming unit, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a judgment result as to whether a colorimetric value obtained as a result of measuring a color of a chart image formed by the image forming unit satisfies a predetermined criterion in terms of a difference between the colorimetric value and a target value, a notification unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus that the judgment result acquired by the acquisition unit does not satisfy the criterion, and an instruction unit configured to, before the notification unit issues the notification to the image processing apparatus, instruct the image processing apparatus to execute an adjustment process. |
| US10409528B2 |
Printing system that performs easily printing of unprinted pages when printing is interrupted, and printing method
A printing system includes a data processing device and an image forming apparatus. The data processing device includes a data managing unit, a data transmitting unit, and a partial-data generating unit. The image forming apparatus includes a data reporting unit and a data request unit. The data reporting unit reports interrupted print data as the print data for which the image forming apparatus has terminated performance of a printing at a page in a middle. The partial-data generating unit generates unprinted-page print data as the partial-page print data, the unprinted-page print data being the print data of the pages the printing of which has been un-performed by the image forming apparatus in the interrupted print data. The data transmitting unit transmits the unprinted-page print data generated by the partial-data generating unit to the image forming apparatus when the interrupted print data is requested from the image forming apparatus. |
| US10409519B2 |
Interface device, and computer system including interface device
A computer system comprises: a host computer including a host memory and a plurality of host processors; a storage apparatus; and an interface device coupled to the host computer and the storage apparatus, the interface device including a plurality of communication processors, wherein the host computer is configured to create a first logical partition, which is a destination of dedicated allocation of a first host memory area which is a partial area of the host memory, at least one of the plurality of host processors, and at least one of the plurality of communication processors. |
| US10409513B2 |
Configurable low memory modes for reduced power consumption
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and techniques for configuring memory in an effort to reduce power consumption. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure may provide an apparatus having a processing system configured to determine an operating mode of an application executing on the processing system. The operating mode may be one of a plurality of operating modes of the application, and each operating mode of the plurality of operating modes may correspond to a different configuration of memory. In certain aspects, the configurations of memory may correspond to different portions of memory that are active or inactive. In certain aspects, the apparatus may also include a memory control module configured to configure the memory based on the determined operating mode of the application. |
| US10409512B2 |
Method of operating storage controller and method of operating data storage device having the storage controller
A method of operating a storage controller which is included in a data storage device and initializes at least one main memory of the data storage device includes: transmitting, by a processor of the storage controller, a first indication signal for indicating initialization of the main memory of the data storage device to a first memory initialization device; generating, by a register of the first memory initialization device, a selection signal corresponding to the first indication signal, and outputting, by a memory set of the first memory initialization device, a first initialization signal to the main memory in response to the selection signal to initialize the main memory. |
| US10409505B2 |
Ultra-deep power down mode control in a memory device
A method of controlling an ultra-deep power down (UDPD) mode in a memory device, can include: receiving a write command from a host via an interface; beginning a write operation on the memory device to execute the write command; reading an auto-UDPD (AUDPD) configuration bit from a status register; completing the write operation on the memory device; automatically entering the UDPD mode upon completion of the write operation in response to the AUDPD configuration bit being set; and entering a standby mode upon completion of the write operation in response to the AUDPD configuration bit being cleared. |
| US10409499B2 |
NAND flash memory device and system including SLC and MLC write modes
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory string including first and second selection transistors, a first transistor, and first and second memory cell transistors, first and second selection gate lines, first to third word lines, and a row decoder. A write operation includes a first mode to write one-bit data and a second mode to write two-bit data. In a case of writing the one-bit data to the first memory cell transistor in the first mode, the row decoder applies a first voltage to the first word line. In a case of writing the two-bit data to the first memory cell transistor in the second mode, the row decoder applies, to the first word line, a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. |
| US10409497B2 |
Systems and methods for increasing restore speeds of backups stored in deduplicated storage systems
A computer-implemented method for increasing restore speeds of backups stored in deduplicated storage systems may include (1) identifying a backup that includes data stored in at least one data container within a deduplicated storage system, (2) detecting a subsequent backup that includes additional data, (3) calculating an amount of duplication between the additional data included in the subsequent backup and the data stored in the data container, (4) determining that the amount of duplication between the additional data and the data stored in the data container is below a predetermined threshold, (5) identifying at least one additional data container to store the additional data instead of deduplicating the additional data with respect to the data container, and then (6) storing the additional data in the additional data container to facilitate increasing a restore speed of the subsequent backup. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10409496B1 |
Write tagging for selective avoidance of inline compression
A technique for storing data selectively tags write requests received by a data storage system based on whether each write request is directed to a file having a file type on an exclusion list, thereby producing a set of tagged write requests directed to a file type on the exclusion list and a set of untagged write requests directed to a file type not on the exclusion list. The method further includes persistently storing tagged data specified by the set of tagged write requests without first compressing the tagged data, and persistently storing untagged data specified by the set of untagged write requests after compressing the untagged data. |
| US10409492B2 |
Multi-phase dispersed storage write process
A method begins by a storage unit of a dispersed storage network (DSN) receiving a lock request from a distributed storage (DS) processing unit associated with the DSN for an encoded data slice (EDS) of a set of encoded data slices (EDSs). The method continues with the storage unit determining whether a lock request has previously been granted for the EDS and when a lock request has not been previously granted for a slice name associated with the EDS, transmitting, by the storage unit, a favorable lock request response to the DS processing unit and locking the slice name associated with the EDS. The method continues with storage unit receiving a persist message indicating that the DS processing unit has received a write threshold number of favorable lock request responses for the set of EDSs. |
| US10409491B2 |
Method of data analysis and extraction for embedded security devices
A method of data analysis and extraction for embedded security devices and belongs to the data recovery field, includes: Analyzing the DBR table of the first sector of a disk, the DBR table records the number of data blocks, the size of each data block, and the start position information of the first data block on a hard disk; Determining the management table of the first data block based on its position and size as recorded in the DBR table, the management table records the offset position, channel and time information of each data stream; Finding the header of the video stream called as video header based on the video stream information recorded in the management table of the data block, the video header records the tag header and time information of video decoding. |
| US10409487B2 |
Application processing based on gesture input
Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe gesture input processing. As an example, a gesture input may be a continuous gesture input that is received through a soft keyboard application. The continuous gesture input may comprise query input and a selection of an application extension displayed within the soft keyboard application. The query input may be processed using a component associated with the application extension. A result for the query input may be provided. As an example, the result may be provided by the component associated with the application extension. Other examples are also described. |
| US10409486B2 |
Electronic device with multi-portion display and control method thereof
A method for controlling a display of an electronic device, comprising: detecting a first input; and dividing the display of the electronic device into at least a main screen area, a left-edge area, and a right-edge area based on the first input. |
| US10409476B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a display; and a controller configured to display a third task screen corresponding to an application on the display, wherein at least a second task screen and a first task screen are previously displayed on the display, in response to a touch input applied to a back key on the mobile terminal that is equal to or lower than a reference pressure while the third task screen is displayed, display the second task screen on the display, and in response to the touch input applied to the back key on the mobile terminal that exceeds the reference pressure while the third task screen is displayed, jump from the third task screen to the previously displayed first task screen such that the first task screen is displayed on the display. |
| US10409473B2 |
Electronic display terminal, non-transitory computer readable storage medium stored with program for electronic display terminal, and display method with scroll bar control using two coordinates
An electronic display terminal including a display unit which displays a file including a plurality of pages on a screen for each region of the file, and a scroll bar which includes a bar displayed on a screen and an indicator which indicates a page position of a page including the region displayed on the display unit by a relative position with respect to the length of the bar, wherein the scroll bar switches a region displayed on the display unit based on a position element of a first direction that is a longitudinal direction of the bar and a position element of a second direction which is different from the first direction at a position on a screen touched by a user, and moves the indicator to a position which indicates a page position of a page including the region displayed after the region is switched. |
| US10409464B2 |
Providing a context related view with a wearable apparatus
A wearable apparatus comprises at least one processing unit and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the apparatus to detect a context related view activation input from a user, determine a context in response to detecting the context related view activation input from the user, and cause a view relating to the context to be provided with the wearable apparatus such that the view appears to be at ground level around at least one foot of the user. |
| US10409460B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface
A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device, a dynamic session placeholder is used for a respective conversation of related messages. The message collection user interface is displayed including any dynamic session placeholders in the list of messages. As messages from the conversation are occasioned, the dynamic session placeholder is updated. When the message collection is displayed, it is displayed in accordance with the updated session placeholder. |
| US10409458B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method for controlling operation of image processing apparatus, and recording medium
An image processing apparatus includes a user interface and circuitry. The user interface displays a screen including a plurality of graphical representations corresponding to a plurality of application programs being installed on the image processing apparatus. The circuitry counts a number of times of use, for each of the plurality of application programs, each time of use being counted when the application has been activated for at least a predetermined time period, selects one of the plurality of application programs having the greatest counted number of times of use, as the application program that is most frequently used, and controls the user interface to automatically display an operation screen of the selected application program, when the image processing apparatus is in an unused state. |
| US10409455B2 |
Selection system for an interactive display
A system for selecting, through a mobile device provided with accelerometer sensors, items of lists that can be displayed on a visual display of an interactive display system, is provided. The system includes a receiver located at a surface of a user interaction station distinct from the visual display and adapted to wirelessly receive data from the mobile device when in short range communication with the mobile device. The system further comprises a processor adapted to collect acceleration data received through the receiver and generated by the accelerometer sensors in response to movements of the mobile device carried out when the mobile device is in short range communication with the receiver. The processor is further adapted to associate the collected acceleration data with corresponding selection values over a selection scale. The processor is also adapted to control the interactive display system to select items based on the selection values. |
| US10409454B2 |
Smart watch device and user interface thereof
A smart watch device includes a wrist watch housing configured to be worn around a user's wrist, a computing device included in the housing, and a display device included in the housing and communicatively coupled to the computing device. The computing device is configured to transmit a search query to a search system and receive one or more search results from the search system in response to transmitting the search query. Each search result indicates a computing device function. The computing device is further configured to display only one of the search results using the display device, detect a user selection of the displayed search result, and transmit an indication of the user selection to a performing device. The performing device is configured to perform the function indicated by the displayed search result in response to receiving the indication. |
| US10409450B2 |
System for displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest
A system and method for creating a visual perspective of operational information that facilitates rapid decision making. The system and method merges existing data sources from any number of computer-fed external data sources through an applications server to display data set in easily recognizable, repeatable images (tiles) uniquely designed for a user's application. The system and method create visual perspectives of data that accelerate decision-making and problem solving processes by displaying repeatable images (tiles) that display performance results verses expected performance criteria in high-volume, intuitive displays. The system and method utilizes facet searching to assist in refining the displayed images (tiles) to display a system status to the user. |
| US10409449B2 |
In-vehicle display apparatus and controlling program
An in-vehicle display apparatus includes a control unit for executing a selected application feature for controlling a control object device. The selected application feature may be one of a plurality of application features that is selected by a driver by using switches on a portion of a vehicle steering wheel. The in-vehicle display apparatus displays output contents of the application feature in a main display area together with vehicle information. When no operation is performed for controlling the application feature for a predetermined period of time, or when the driver selects an other application feature, the control unit executes the application feature that is currently running in a background, treating it as a background (BG) application feature, and displays a BG icon for a BG application feature associated switch that is operable for an operation of the BG application feature that is currently running in the background. |
| US10409445B2 |
Rendering of an interactive lean-backward user interface on a television
Embodiments of the invention relate to user interfaces and systems and methods for generating a real-time “lean-back” user interface for use with a television or other display device and for reuse of encoded elements for forming a video frame of the user interface. An interactive session is established between a client device associated with a user's television and the platform for creating the user interface over a communication network, such as a cable television network. The user interface is automatically generated by the platform and is animated even without interactions by the user with an input device. The user interface includes a plurality of interactive animated assets. The animated assets are capable of changing over time (e.g. different images, full-motion video) and are also capable of being animated so as to change screen position, rotate, move etc. over time. A hash is maintained of cached encoded assets and cached elements that may be reused within a user session and between user sessions. |
| US10409440B2 |
Flexible-page layout
System, method, and computer program product embodiments describe utilizing a page having a flexible layout for accessing content across multiple applications. In an embodiment, a display device displays a first content on a page associated with a set of layouts. The page uses a one-panel layout having one panel that that encompasses the first content. Responsive to detecting a selection of a portion of the first content within the one-panel layout, the display device receives a second content for displaying within the page. Then, the display devices renders the page using a two-panel layout having a first panel that is vertically adjacent to a second panel to display the first and second content alongside each other. The first and second panels respectively display the first and second content. |
| US10409438B2 |
Unified desktop big brother applications
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. |
| US10409434B2 |
Integrated touch screens
Integrated touch screens are provided including drive lines formed of grouped-together circuit elements of a thin film transistor layer and sense lines formed between a color filter layer and a material layer that modifies or generates light. The common electrodes (Vcom) in the TFT layer can be grouped together during a touch sensing operation to form drive lines. Sense lines can be formed on an underside of a color filter glass, and a liquid crystal region can be disposed between the color filter glass and the TFT layer. Placing the sense lines on the underside of the color filter glass, i.e., within the display pixel cell, can provide a benefit of allowing the color filter glass to be thinned after the pixel cells have been assembled, for example. |
| US10409433B2 |
Display device capable of preventing a signal line connected to mesh-shaped touch sensors from fracturing in a bending area
A display device including a display panel including a flat area including a first display area and a first peripheral area adjacent to the first display area and a bending area including a second display area and a second peripheral area adjacent to the second display area, and an input sensing unit on the display panel. The input sensing unit includes first touch sensors having a mesh shape, extending in a first direction parallel to a bending axis of the bending area, and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, second touch sensors having a mesh shape, extending in the second direction, and arranged in the first direction, first connection electrodes respectively connected to ends of the first touch sensors, second connection electrodes respectively connected to ends of the second touch sensors, and touch signal lines connected to the first connection electrodes and the second connection electrodes. |
| US10409430B2 |
Electronic device having force touch function comprising a display panel and a force sensing panel disposed entirely below the display panel
An electronic device has a force touch function which is capable of minimizing a degradation of picture quality, wherein the electronic device may include a housing having a receiving space, an image display module disposed in the receiving space, and a force sensing panel disposed between a bottom surface of the housing and the image display module, which enables a user's force touch to be sensed through the force sensing panel, and to minimize a degradation of picture quality caused by heat. |
| US10409429B2 |
Object detection and scan
In certain embodiments, a method includes selecting, for a touch sensor including a first number of electrodes and a second number of electrodes, a first set of the first number of electrodes and a second set of the second number of electrodes. The first number of electrodes has a first orientation and the second number of electrodes has a second orientation. The second orientation being different from the first orientation. An overlap area is formed by an overlap of the first set and second set. The method also includes applying, during a first time period, a signal including a first pre-determined voltage to the first set and the second set such that, during the first time period, the overlap area has a first signal state; and applying, during a second time period, the signal to the first set and a second pre-determined voltage to the second set. |
| US10409424B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
Disclosed herein are a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same. Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same, which are capable of simply controlling an object placed at the back of a transparent display by controlling the distance between the transparent display and the object in the state in which the object has been reflected in the transparent display. |
| US10409421B2 |
Devices and methods for processing touch inputs based on adjusted input parameters
An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface displays a first user interface of a first software application, detects an input on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying the first user interface, and, in response to detecting the input while displaying the first user interface, performs a first operation in accordance with a determination that the input satisfies intensity input criteria including that the input satisfies an intensity threshold during a first predefined time period, and performs a second operation in accordance with a determination that the input satisfies long press criteria including that the input remains below the intensity threshold during the first predefined time period. |
| US10409419B2 |
Touch window
A touch window includes an electrode member; a cover substrate comprising an active area and an inactive area on the electrode member a sensing electrode on the electrode member; and a wire on the electrode member and electrically connected to the sensing electrode, further the sensing electrode includes a first sensing electrode extending in first direction and a second sensing electrode extending in second direction different from the first direction, also the wire includes a first wire connected to the first sensing electrode and a second wire connected to the second sensing electrode, and wherein the first sensing electrode, the second sensing electrode, the first wire, and the second wire are disposed on a same surface of the electrode member a connection part connected to one end of the wire and connected to a circuit board. In addition, the wire comprises a plurality of wires, and the wire has a line width that varies according to a distance from the connection part. |
| US10409417B2 |
Display device with touch detection function and electronic apparatus
A display device with a touch detection function includes a control device that performs, in normal operation mode, image display control to exhibit an image display function of a display function layer based on an image signal and performs touch detection control; a touch detecting unit that detects, in the normal operation mode, a position of an object in proximity to or in contact with the touch detection electrode based on a detection signal transmitted from the touch detection electrode; and a touch-detection controller that detects, in sleep mode, the proximity of the object to or the contact thereof with the touch detection electrode. When the touch-detection controller detects the proximity of the object to or the contact thereof with the touch detection electrode in the sleep mode, the control device controls a pixel electrode to a predetermined potential, and thereafter supplies a touch drive signal to a drive electrode. |
| US10409411B2 |
Display device with integrated touch screen
Disclosed are a display device with integrated touch screen, in which a touch sensing layer is provided on an encapsulation layer without forming a separate insulation layer, and thus, an increase in thickness caused by the touch sensing layer is minimized. The display device with integrated touch screen includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed on a substrate, a black matrix disposed on the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes, and a plurality of bridge electrodes on the black matrix, the plurality of bridge electrodes disposed to electrically connect the plurality of first touch electrodes. The plurality of bridge electrodes are connected to the plurality of first touch electrodes through a plurality of contact holes passing through the black matrix, respectively. |
| US10409404B2 |
Method of processing touch events and electronic device adapted thereto
A method of processing touch events and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided. The electronic device includes: a touch screen; a processor electrically connected to the touch screen; a touch control circuit, electrically connected to the touch screen and the processor, the touch control circuit configured to create a touch event in response to a touch input detected on the touch screen; and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The processor is configured to execute at least one application stored in the memory, to determine attribute information of the executed application, to generate touch area information containing an attribute corresponding to at least part of the area of the touch screen and information regarding at least part of the area of the touch screen, based on the attribute information, and to provide the touch area information to the touch control circuit. The touch control circuit determines whether a touch event corresponding to the detected touch input is created, based on the touch area information. |
| US10409402B2 |
Touch driving unit for touch display panel having common electrode multiplexed as touch electrode and driving method thereof, touch driving circuit and display
A touch driving unit for a touch display panel and a driving method thereof, a touch driving circuit and a display device. The touch driving unit includes at least two transistors of a same type. Common electrodes of the touch display panel are multiplexed as touch electrodes; and the touch driving unit is integrated on an array substrate of the touch display panel and is connected with the common electrodes, and the touch driving unit is configured to output common voltages or touch driving signals to the common electrodes. |
| US10409394B2 |
Gesture based control system based upon device orientation system and method
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, a gesture based interface operatively connected to the processor and configured to detect changes in an energy field associated with user gestures, and at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor for determining positioning of the ear piece. The processor is configured to interpret the changes in the energy field to determine the user gestures. The processor is configured to activate the ear piece based on the positioning of the ear piece. |
| US10409393B2 |
Image processing method capable of detecting noise and related navigation device
An image processing method capable of detecting noise includes adjusting a lighting unit to acquire an over-exposure image, comparing each pixel of the over-exposure image with at least one threshold value, labeling a pixel of the over-exposure image as the noise while bright intensity of the pixel is lower than the threshold value, calculating a simulating value according to bright intensity of pixels around the noise and except the noise, and utilizing the simulating value and bright intensity of other pixels except the noise to execute a displacement detecting calculation. |
| US10409392B1 |
Hand-held controller tracked by LED mounted under a concaved dome
A hand-held controller is enables a user to manipulate objects in a VR environment with hand movement. The hand-held controller includes a handle, a ring attached to an end of the handle and one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The handle has appropriate shape and dimensions so that it can be grasped by the user's hand. The ring has an outer body that includes an inner surface that is formed with one or more concave dome and an outer surface facing away from the inner surface. Each of the one or more LED is mounted under a concaved dome. Light emitted from the LED spreads at the concaved dome to form uniform illuminous intensity. The light transmits out of the body through the outer surface of the outer body. The light can be captured by a camera for tracking the hand-held controller. |
| US10409389B2 |
Human interface device
A system includes a surface having a demarcated area and discrete areas disposed on the surface. The discrete areas may each be configured to receive user input. At least a portion of the discrete areas overlap the demarcated area. The system further includes a sensing layer disposed underneath the surface. The sensing layer may be configured to sense force applied to the surface in response to the user input. |
| US10409387B2 |
Method for recommending lock-screen wallpaper and related products
A method for recommending a lock-screen wallpaper and related products are provided, and the method includes the follows. Whether a mobile terminal is in a preset lifting state is detected by a gesture sensor by the mobile terminal. A front-facing camera is activated and a first user-facial image is captured when the mobile terminal is in the preset lifting state. A first expression of the first user-facial image is analyzed and a first target lock-screen wallpaper type-set corresponding to the first expression is determined based on a correspondence between expressions and lock-screen wallpaper type-sets. A screen of the mobile terminal is lit up, a lock-screen interface is entered, and a first lock-screen wallpaper is displayed on the lock-screen interface. The first lock-screen wallpaper is one selected from the first target lock-screen wallpaper type-set. |
| US10409386B2 |
Display device and projection device
Provided is a convenient display device including: a display unit capable of projecting a projection image on a domain in accordance with a position of a user; and a judgment unit that judges whether the projection image can be projected on the domain. |
| US10409379B1 |
Haptic actuator assembly having a magnetic pre-load device
A haptic actuator assembly comprising a haptic actuator and a pre-load device is presented. The haptic actuator is configured to generate a displacement along a first axis, wherein the haptic actuator is a piezoelectric actuator. The pre-load device is adjacent to the haptic actuator and configured to generate a compressive load on the haptic actuator along the first axis. The pre-load device includes a first component and a second component that are disposed on opposing surfaces of the haptic actuator, and are configured to generate a magnetic force that attracts the first component and the second component to each other in order to generate the compressive load on the haptic actuator along the first axis. The first component is a permanent magnet, and the second component is at least one of another permanent magnet, an electromagnet, or a ferromagnetic component that comprises ferromagnetic material. |
| US10409365B2 |
Method of providing a virtual space image subjected to blurring processing based on detected displacement, and system therefor
A method including generating a virtual space image for displaying on a head mounted display (HMD). The method further includes acquiring a rotational direction and a rotational speed of the HMD. The method further includes subjecting the virtual space image to blurring processing based on the rotational direction and the rotational speed, the blurring processing being performed on end regions of the virtual space image on both sides of the virtual space image in a direction corresponding to the rotational direction, a size of the end regions corresponding to the rotational speed, and an intensity of blurring of the end regions corresponding to the rotational speed. |
| US10409364B2 |
Methods and systems tracking head mounted display (HMD) and calibrations for HMD headband adjustments
Methods and systems are provided for head mounted display (HMD) implementations. One example implementation includes a circuit for communicating with a computing system that processes multimedia content for display in the HMD. A front unit of the HMD has a screen for displaying multimedia content, and the front unit has a set of LEDs. A rear section of the HMD has a set of LEDs. A connector is provided for coupling the front unit with the rear section of the HMD, such that adjustment of the connector changes a separation distance between at least one of the set of LEDs of the front unit and at least one of the set of LEDs of the rear section. The computing system processes image data captured of the HMD when worn by a user. The image data includes at least one of the set of LEDs of the front unit and at least one of the set of LEDs of the rear section to identify the separation distance for a current adjustment of the connector. |
| US10409363B1 |
Mixed-reality golf tracking and simulation
A mixed-reality golf simulation system includes a ball-tracking sub-system to generate ball-tracking data when a golf ball is hit by a user, a near-eye display, a storage device to store panoramic images of a hole of a golf course associated with location coordinates of a plurality of locations along the hole, and a controller. The controller may direct the near-eye display to display a mixed-reality environment including a virtual reality scene from the perspective of a first location on the hole over based on images associated with location coordinates of the first location, receive ball-tracking data of a ball hit by the user in real-time, and direct the near-eye display to display the mixed-reality environment including a virtual reality scene from the perspective of a landing location of the ball based on images device associated with location coordinates of the landing location of the ball. |
| US10409359B2 |
Dynamic bin ordering for load synchronization
Generally, the described techniques provide for dividing a frame into bins and grouping the bins according to load information associated with the bins. For example, a device may divide a frame into a plurality of bins. The device may determine load information for each bin of the plurality of bins and order the plurality of bins, based on the load information for each bin, in a plurality of bin groups each associated with a power mode of the device. The device may then execute one or more rendering commands for each bin group of the plurality of groups at the power mode associated with the each bin group. By providing for bin-level granularity in power-mode allocation, the described techniques may improve rendering performance. |
| US10409358B1 |
Multi-chip module package compact thermal models
The current subject matter provides for the generation of network models for multi-chip module packages that are a combination of compact models for each chip within such packages. In some variations, a combination of single chip extraction methods and a linear superposition technique can be used to predict junction temperatures of MCM packages. Related methods, systems, apparatus, and articles are also described. |
| US10409352B2 |
Budgeting for power consumption in a chassis environment that includes a plurality of integrated technology elements
Methods, apparatuses, and products for budgeting for power consumption in a chassis environment that includes a plurality of integrated technology elements (‘ITEs’), each ITE having power utilization information indicating an average power consumption of the ITE, including: determining, by a chassis management module, a total power requirement value based on a sum of the average power consumption for each ITE; increasing, by the chassis management module, the total power requirement value in dependence upon a predetermined power utilization delta; identifying, by the chassis management module, one or more power supplies to provide power to the ITEs in the chassis environment in dependence upon power delivery capabilities of the one or more power supplies and the total power requirement value; and powering on the identified one or more power supplies by the chassis management module. |
| US10409348B2 |
Power adapter
A power adapter includes an universal serial bus (USB) interface, a control unit and a charging circuit. The universal serial bus (USB) interface connected to the electronic device, to receive level signals from the electronic device. The control unit electronically connected to the USB interface, to output a control signal according to the level signals received by the USB interface. The charging circuit electronically connected to the control unit and receiving the external power signal, to determine whether or not to output the external power signal to the electronic device according to the control signal outputted by the control unit. |
| US10409346B2 |
Controlling power delivery to a processor via a bypass
In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of domains each to operate at an independently controllable voltage and frequency, a plurality of linear regulators each to receive a first voltage from an off-chip source and controllable to provide a regulated voltage to at least one of the plurality of domains, and a plurality of selectors each coupled to one of the domains, where each selector is configured to provide a regulated voltage from one of the linear regulators or a bypass voltage to a corresponding domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10409345B2 |
Phase change cooling device and phase change cooling method
With a phase change cooling device, it is difficult to obtain reliable high-efficiency cooling performance due to a change in heat exchange performance. Thus, a phase change cooling device according to the present invention includes: a heat receiving apparatus that houses a coolant; a sensor that acquires heat receiving apparatus coolant information that is information relating to a liquid-gas two-phase flow interface of the coolant housed in the heat receiving apparatus; a radiator that radiates heat of coolant vapor of the coolant heat-received and evaporated in the heat receiving apparatus, and recirculates liquefied coolant liquid to the heat receiving apparatus; a valve that controls a flow rate of the coolant liquid; and a control unit that controls a degree of opening of the valve, wherein the control unit controls, based on the heat receiving apparatus coolant information, a degree of opening of the valve in such a way that a liquid-gas two-phase flow interface of the coolant is located at an end part of the heat receiving apparatus in a vertical direction. |
| US10409342B2 |
Cooling mount
A cooling mount for portable electronic devices is provided that includes a cooling unit for preventing portable electronic devices housing the cooling mount from reaching critical temperatures during operation to avoid undesired shut down of the electronic device. |
| US10409338B2 |
Semiconductor device package having an oscillator and an apparatus having the same
A semiconductor device package includes a substrate including, on an edge thereof, a connector that is connectable to a host, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device disposed on a surface of the substrate, a memory controller disposed on the surface of the substrate, an oscillator disposed on the surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the memory controller, and a seal member sealing the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device, the memory controller, and the oscillator on the surface of the substrate. |
| US10409335B2 |
Method to recover permanent set in a foldable display
A method, electronic device, and computer program product for countering a semi-permanent deformation at an area of a foldable display. The method monitors a time duration that the display is in the angled position. The method includes measuring a temperature associated with at least one area of the display while the display is in the angled position. In response to the display remaining in the angled position for greater than a calculated period of time, the method determines a degree of semi-permanent deformation associated with the at least one area of the display. The method further triggers an increase in temperature at the at least one area of the display to counter the degree of semi-permanent deformation. |
| US10409334B1 |
Keyboard device and electronic device
Embodiments provide a keyboard device having high versatility and high waterproof performance and an electronic device having the keyboard device. A keyboard device has a base plate having a plurality of attachment holes through which a plurality of hook members provided in a body chassis of an electronic device can be passed or with which the plurality of hook members can be engaged in the lower surface, a reflection sheet, which is a sheet-like member covering the lower surface of the base plate, and a plurality of keytops provided on the upper surface of the base plate, in which the reflection sheet is provided with cut lines cut in the thickness direction at positions overlapping with the attachment holes in the vertical direction. |
| US10409332B2 |
Portable information device
A portable information device is capable of stably supporting a foldable display. The portable information device has a support plate which is fixed to the inner surface sides of a first chassis member and a second chassis member and supports the rear surface of a display. The support plate has a first plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the first chassis member, a second plate member disposed on the inner surface side of the second chassis member, and a flexible sheet-like member connecting the first plate member and the second plate member so as to be foldable into a double-folded state. |
| US10409329B2 |
Electronic device, display module and display apparatus
An electronic device, a display module and a display apparatus are disclosed. The electronic device may include a shell assembly, a display assembly and a fingerprint assembly. The shell assembly may have a display face and be connected to the shell assembly. The fingerprint assembly may be connected to the shell assembly. An orthographic projection area of the fingerprint assembly on the display assembly in a projection direction perpendicular to a finger contact plane of the fingerprint assembly may be defined as a second region, at least part of the second region may be overlapped with the display face. |
| US10409321B2 |
Simulation system with clock and messaging synchronization
A system includes a first simulated processing system having a first clock and a second simulated processing system having a second clock. The first and second processing systems may operate asynchronously. A synchronization bridge may coordinate executing of the first synchronized processing system and the second synchronized processing system to synchronize the time of execution of the first and second simulated processing systems and messaging between the first and second processing systems. The first and second processing systems may be simulated processing systems. |
| US10409317B2 |
Apparatus and methods for reducing clock-ungating induced voltage droop
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to reducing clock-ungating induced voltage droop by determining a maximum frequency value associated with an output clock waveform; modulating a clock frequency of the output clock waveform for a first time duration based on a first programmable mask pattern or a first Boolean function; and determining if either the first programmable mask pattern or the first Boolean function should be changed. In accordance with one aspect, a voltage droop mitigation circuit includes a control logic for receiving an input clock waveform and a clock enable signal waveform and for outputting a gated clock enable signal waveform; a latch coupled to the control logic, the latch for holding a state of the gated clock enable signal waveform and a AND gate coupled to the latch, the AND gate for outputting an output clock waveform. |
| US10409316B1 |
Key device
A key device includes a substrate having an assembling area, a keycap, and a restoring member. A pivot coupling member and an elastic arm are provided in the assembling area. The pivot coupling member has a pivot axis, and the elastic arm is extending in a direction parallel to the pivot axis. The elastic arm includes a limiting member protruding out of the substrate. The keycap is disposed above the assembling area. A connection arm is extending from the keycap and includes a pivot portion pivoted with the pivot coupling member, so that the keycap is swingable relative to the substrate. The keycap further includes a limiting groove for detachably fitted with the limiting member. The restoring member is disposed between the substrate and the keycap. The restoring member is adapted to provide a restoring force for swinging the keycap relative to the substrate. |
| US10409314B2 |
Integrated housing for components of a cooking appliance
A cooking appliance is provided including a cooking surface, a heating element, a control surface, and a control element positioned on the control surface. The control element is associated with the heating element, which is positioned on the cooking surface. The cooking appliance also includes an integrated housing positioned below the control surface aligned with the control element. The integrated housing encloses both a lighting assembly for providing light to at least one of the control element or the control surface and an electromechanical switch operably coupled to the control element. |
| US10409313B2 |
Maneuver element incorporating locking means
Maneuver element of the type composed by an element provided, on each end, with a protruding grip and centrally with safety means which can be activated under pressure and controlled from outside, apt to engage the structure on which it is mounted and to prevent the rotation, said pressure activated means, being composed of a button system having a central hole, housed within a depression of said maneuver element, and partially protruding from it, from the base of said button system abutting engaging and retaining plugs, housed free to move longitudinally within the holes obtained in said maneuver element, characterized in that fast remote identification means of the functionality of said maneuver and pressure fast activation means of said engaging and retaining plugs are associated with said button system, said pressure fast activation means of said plugs being composed by the association of engaging elements mounted on a rotor with driving and retaining elements provided on a stator complementary to said rotor. |
| US10409304B2 |
Device and method for improving the response time of a temperature control device
A system that includes a temperature-controlled device, a primary energy source that is adapted to supply primary energy to the temperature-controlled device, a secondary energy source that is adapted to supply secondary energy to the temperature-controlled device, a switching device, and a measuring device. The secondary energy includes a voltage that is different than a voltage of the primary energy. The secondary energy source is adapted to supply the secondary energy to the temperature-controlled device when the temperature-controlled device is turned ON. After the measuring device measures a predetermined condition of the temperature-controlled device, the switching device is adapted to switch the system such that the primary energy source supplies the primary energy to the temperature-controlled device so that the temperature of the temperature-controlled device is generally maintained at a pre-set temperature or at a user selected temperature. |
| US10409303B2 |
Temperature controller of semiconductor wafer and temperature control method of semiconductor wafer
A manipulated variable calculator having a plurality of control loops and configured to calculate manipulated variables to be respectively given to a plurality of temperature adjusters includes: a reference model output generator configured to generate a reference model that is a response output until reaching a temperature setpoint when, in the plurality of control loops, a manipulated variable of a control loop having the slowest response speed is defined as 100%; a simulator configured to sequentially search for a switching time to determine a manipulated variable pattern; a reference model configured to generate a reference model output based on the searched switching time; and a control switching unit configured to switch to a feed-back control using an error between the reference model outlet and the temperature setpoint when the reference model outlet reaches a predetermined time or a predetermined temperature after the reference model outlet starts. |
| US10409301B2 |
Electronic apparatus and surface temperature calculation method
An electronic apparatus includes a housing; a substrate disposed on the inner side of the housing; a plurality of temperature sensors disposed on the substrate; and a processor. The processor performs a procedure including calculating heat source temperatures of a plurality of heat sources disposed on the substrate from temperatures measured by the temperature sensors by using a first heat transfer model not including a first parameter representing a transient response of heat transfer from the heat sources to the temperature sensors; and calculating a surface temperature of a surface of the housing from the heat source temperatures by using a second heat transfer model including the first parameter and a second parameter representing a transient response of heat transfer from the heat sources to the surface. |
| US10409299B2 |
Pump controller system and method
A method and apparatus for a pump control system. One or more embodiments of the invention include a pump controller that can perform a self-calibrating procedure, can provide precise motor speed control, can provide a limp mode before shutting down the motor when system parameters are exceeded and/or fault conditions occur, can detect fault conditions, and can store fault conditions for later retrieval. |
| US10409297B2 |
Dynamic gas blending system and process for producing mixtures with minimal variation within tolerance limits and increased gas utilization
A dynamic blending system and process to produce a mixture of a desired target concentration with minimal tolerance variation and no waste gas generation is provided. The mixture made from the blending process can be utilized without the need to vent. The inventive system and process enables the ability to perform relatively small adjustments to the concentration of the blended gas mixture. The system and process also includes specifically designed sampling protocols that reduce measurement error. |
| US10409296B1 |
System for continuous-flow irrigation valve activation and monitoring
An irrigation control circuit board is provided, comprising a microprocessor, a plurality of output terminals configured for providing an output current to an irrigation valve in order to actuate the irrigation valve, a voltage boosting circuit, including a DC-DC converter and an output current boost capacitor, wherein the voltage boosting circuit boosts the output current to an actuating voltage, the actuating voltage being sufficient to actuate an irrigation valve and the actuating voltage being supplied to an irrigation valve driver, a power mitigation circuit configured to limit current spikes to the voltage boosting circuit, and at least one shunt monitor configured to monitor the output current as it is transferred between the irrigation valve driver and the plurality of output terminals. |
| US10409292B2 |
Movement control method, autonomous mobile robot, and recording medium storing program
A method for controlling the movement of an autonomous mobile robot includes acquiring information regarding a person present around the autonomous mobile robot, calculating a visible range in which the autonomous mobile robot is visible to the eyes of the person on the basis of the acquired information regarding the person, and determining a movement range in which the autonomous mobile robot is movable on the basis of the calculated visible range, and causing the autonomous mobile robot to move within the determined movement range. |
| US10409290B2 |
Valet parking method and valet parking system
A method for automatically transporting a vehicle from a transfer zone to an assigned parking space within a predefined parking facility with the aid of a parking facility monitoring system including at least one stationary sensor unit, and pieces of information about the present vehicle position being transmitted to a central control unit. Certain areas of the parking facility are monitored by the sensor units with high accuracy, and other areas of the parking facility are monitored by the sensor units with lesser accuracy, overlapping areas of trajectories of other vehicles with a trajectory being determined by the central control unit, and the trajectory being adapted in such a way that an overlapping area ends up in an area of the parking facility which is monitored by the sensor units with high accuracy. |
| US10409285B2 |
Managing autonomous vehicles needing energy replenishment
Managing autonomous vehicles is provided. Autonomous vehicle energy data and travel data are collected. A plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within a defined geographic area is determined. A rank is determined for each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles that need energy replenishment within the defined geographic area to meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints. Each autonomous vehicle is directed to an energy station in a set of energy stations within the defined geographic area to the meet passenger-defined travel destination time constraints based on the rank of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles. |
| US10409280B2 |
Control dominated planning and control system for autonomous driving vehicles
A control command is estimated based on a target position in view of a current speed and a current position of the ADV. Based on the estimated control command, a range of confidence positions that the ADV may potentially reach is determined. The range of confidence positions is examined to determine whether the range of confidence positions is within a safety zone, where the safety zone is determined based on the perception data that perceives a driving environment surrounding the ADV at the point in time. If the potential positions the ADV may reaches is within the safety zone, the estimated control command is then applied to the ADV. If the range of confidence positions is outside of the safety zone, another control command is estimated and the above process is repeatedly performed until the range of confidence positions falls within the safety zone. |
| US10409277B2 |
Remotely controlled rescue systems and associated methods and kits
Remotely controlled rescue systems and associated methods and kits are described. An example embodiment of a remotely controlled rescue system includes a vehicle, a storage container attached to the vehicle, a cord disposed within the storage container, a personal floatation device attached to the vehicle, and a controller. The vehicle includes a first motor, a support frame, a main body formed of a material that is buoyant in water, a second motor, and a bottom plate formed of a material that is buoyant in water. The first motor is attached to the support frame and produces ground propulsion. The second motor produces marine propulsion and is attached to the bottom plate. The cord has a first end attached to a portion of the remotely controlled rescue system. |
| US10409274B1 |
Control system backplane monitoring with FPGA
Described herein are various technologies for monitoring the backplane of a control system and detecting modifications of the control system (e.g., removal of modules, firmware updates, etc.). A monitoring device includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and is connected to the backplane of the control system. The monitoring device receives signals, by way of the backplane, that are communicated among modules connected to the backplane. The monitoring device detects a modification to the control system based upon the received signals. |
| US10409270B2 |
Methods for on-process migration from one type of process control device to different type of process control device
A method includes installing new communication interfaces in first process controllers of an industrial process control and automation system. The first process controllers are configured to communicate over a first supervisory network, and the communication interfaces are configured to communicate over a second supervisory network of a different type. The method also includes migrating the first process controllers to second process controllers of a different type while maintaining control over an industrial process being controlled by the first process controllers. The second process controllers are configured to communicate over the second supervisory network. |
| US10409265B2 |
Control device
A control device reads a slice image, positions a boundary line in an overlapped area in the slice image, extracts first and second image segments from the slice image, converts luminance values in the boundary line and an area in the first image segment to zero, converts luminance values in the boundary line and an area in the second image segment to zero, and outputs picture signals according to the image segments to projectors, respectively. The control device displaces the boundary line every time when it positions the boundary line in repeating such operations. |
| US10409263B2 |
Diffusing an error in three-dimensional contone model data
A method of diffusing an error in three-dimensional contone model data includes generating halftone data for a slice among a number of slices of the three-dimensional contone model data, generating compensatory error values based on the generated halftone data, and adding the generated compensatory error values to contone data for a successive slice. |
| US10409262B2 |
Numerical controller for data request with variable data size
A numerical controller which can prevent the stoppage of operation caused by the shutting off of communication with a host computer includes a communication unit for sending an NC data acquisition request containing a data size specification to a host computer, and a numerical control unit for performing operation using NC data sent from the host computer in response to the NC data acquisition request. Every fixed period, the communication unit sends, to the host computer, the NC data acquisition request containing the data size specification corresponding to a quantity of the NC data consumed by the numerical control unit. |
| US10409258B2 |
Method for compensating for a deviation in an operating point
Various embodiments relate to compensating for a deviation in an operating point of a manipulator during the processing of a workpiece. A command sequence is processed for controlling the manipulator, and a piece of setpoint position information is generated. The operating point is set based on the setpoint position information. The setpoint position information is processed using a compensation parameter set for ascertaining a compensation value. The setpoint position information is adjusted according to the compensation value for compensating for a deviation between an actual position of the operating point and the setpoint position. The actual position is measured during the processing of the workpiece. A correction value is ascertained, based on a comparison between the measured actual position and the setpoint position. The compensation parameter set is adjusted during the processing of the workpiece for reducing the deviation based on the correction value. |
| US10409257B2 |
Positional applicator device for use with stretchable electronic devices and related methods
Positional applicator devices and methods are for application of stretchable electronics relative to subsurface features of an object. In some embodiments, a positional applicator device for applying a stretchable electronic device to a surface of an object includes: a holder for a stretchable electronic device; a signal emitter positioned to direct an emitted signal toward a surface of an object; a receiver positioned to detect a return signal from the surface of the object; circuitry operably connected to the signal emitter and the receiver, the circuitry configured to compare the emitted signal with the return signal in order to identify surface and subsurface features of the object; circuitry configured to compare the identified features with a map of surface and subsurface features of the object stored in memory; and a positioner, the positioner structured to apply the stretchable electronic device to a position on the surface of the object. |
| US10409250B2 |
Servomotor control device
A servomotor control device includes: a servomotor; a driven body that is driven by the servomotor; a connection mechanism that connects the servomotor and the driven body; a first position detection section that detects a position of the servomotor; a second position detection section that detects a position of the driven body; and a motor control unit, in which the motor control unit includes: a force estimation section that estimates a drive force acting on the driven body at a connection part between the connection mechanism and the driven body; a rigidity estimation section that estimates a magnitude of rigidity of the connection mechanism based on a detected position of the servomotor, a detected position of the driven body, and an estimated drive force; and a rigidity variation detection section that detects a change in rigidity of the connection mechanism, based on the estimated magnitude of rigidity. |
| US10409247B2 |
Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things
The methods and systems for data collection, processing, and utilization of signals with a platform monitoring at least a first element in a first machine in an industrial environment generally include obtaining, automatically with a computing environment, at least a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal with a local data collection system that monitors at least the first machine and connecting a first input of a crosspoint switch of the local data collection system to a first sensor and a second input of the crosspoint switch to a second sensor in the local data collection system. The methods and systems also include switching between a condition in which a first output of the crosspoint switch alternates between delivery of at least the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from a second output of the crosspoint switch and switching off unassigned outputs of the crosspoint switch into a high-impedance state. The local data collection system includes multiple multiplexing units and multiple data acquisition units receiving multiple data streams from multiple machines in the industrial environment. |
| US10409244B2 |
Controller and control method
A controller constituting at least a portion of a control system includes a master control unit, and one or more slave control units connected to the master control unit with at least a communication line. The slave control units each include a timer that is synchronized with the master control unit, an input unit that receives an interrupt signal, a notification unit that obtains, upon receipt of the interrupt signal through the input unit, timing information from the timer and transmits notification about an input of the interrupt signal to the master control unit, and a transmission unit that transmits, upon receipt of a request from the master control unit via the communication line, the timing information to the master control unit via the communication line. |
| US10409241B2 |
Adaptive energy storage operating system for multiple economic services
The present disclosure provides an adaptive energy storage operating system that is programmed or otherwise configured to operate and optimize various types of energy storage devices. |
| US10409239B2 |
Wireless sensor device with wireless remote programming
The disclosure relates generally to wireless sensor devices, and more particularly, to remote programming of wireless sensor devices. A wireless sensor device wirelessly may receive messages from a remotely located device to a wireless sensor device. The wireless sensor device may be programmed via the receive messages. In one example, a building controller may be programmed to wirelessly send one or more messages to a wireless sensor device in order to change the behavior of the wireless sensor device, even while the wireless sensor device and building controller are on-line and actively controlling a building control system. In some instances, a technician or installer may use a diagnostic or setup tool to send one or more messages to a wireless sensor device to change the behavior of the wireless sensor device. These are just some examples. |
| US10409238B2 |
Smart power socket and smart home system
Smart power socket comprising an MCU, a power supply circuit connected to the MCU, a wireless module circuit, and a drive switch control circuit, where the power supply circuit is connected to a low voltage power line, the wireless module circuit is connected to an external control device by means of wireless communication, and the drive switch control circuit is controlled by the MCU to implement controlling of on and off states of the smart power socket. Further, a smart home system comprising a remote control terminal and the smart power socket, where the smart power socket constitutes a LAN and is connected to Internet by means of a smart home gateway, and the remote control terminal is connected to the smart power socket by means of Internet to implement remote controlling of a household appliance plugged into the smart power socket. |
| US10409237B2 |
Method and device for managing mobile devices
A method and a device automatically manage mobile devices (1) with a storage device (10) with plural mobile device storage stations (12) and a mobile device maintenance station (14). A detection device (16, 18) detects the release and/or a return of a mobile device. A controller (30) is configured to determine a group of mobile devices (1) as a function of a ratio of at least one maintenance parameter of the particular mobile devices (1) to a corresponding maintenance threshold value, to select one of the mobile devices (1) from the group as a release device, to release the selected release device, and/or to receive the return device into the at least one maintenance station (14) or into one of the at least two storage stations (12) as a function of a ratio of at least one maintenance parameter of the return device to a corresponding maintenance threshold value. |
| US10409236B2 |
Automated control for certain functions of refrigerators and other domestic facilities
Smart home controller working with a household appliance, or a household appliance with the controller installed, and in particular refrigeration apparatus with a controller. The appliance has an auxiliary operation initiated automatically based on user activity, and the controller provides an auxiliary operation suppression unit configured to prevent said user activity from automatically triggering said auxiliary operation. The controller may be connected to operate the auxiliary operation suppression unit based on a calendar and locally calculated daylight times. The controller is useful for preventing refrigerator lights and the like from turning on when not wanted. |
| US10409235B2 |
Semantic medical image to 3D print of anatomic structure
The process of creating a 3D printer ready model of patient specific anatomy is automated. Instead of manual manipulation of the 3D mesh from imaging to create the 3D printer ready model, an automated manipulation is provided. The segmentation may be automated as well. In one approach, a transform between a predetermined mesh of anatomy and patient specific 3D mesh is calculated. The predetermined mesh has a corresponding 3D printer ready model. By applying the transform to the 3D printer ready model, the 3D printer ready model is altered to become specific to the patient. In addition, target manipulation that alters semantic parts of the anatomical structure may be included in 3D printing. |
| US10409234B2 |
Power control apparatus, power control system, and power control method
The HEMS controls equipment provided in a consumer. The HEMS comprises a transceiver unit that transmits a command to instruct processing executed by the equipment and a control unit that acquires start time information indicating a time from when the equipment receives the command to when the equipment starts processing according to the command from the equipment and controls the equipment based on the acquired start time information. |
| US10409225B2 |
Dial and timepiece
A dial including: a rotating body which is provided to be rotatable; and a dial main body which includes a covering section that covers a peripheral portion of the rotating body. |
| US10409221B2 |
Wide viewing angle holographic video camera and display using a phase plate
The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying and capturing holographic true 3D images. The system comprises elements which may form both a wide viewing angle holographic true 3D display and a holographic true 3D video camera. The system mainly comprises a light source, a spatial light modulator or an electro-optical capturing device in different embodiments of the invention, a phase plate, a computer and an opaque mask in some embodiments of the invention. |
| US10409220B2 |
Optically trapped atom transfer tweezer through hologram and method using the same
An optically trapped atom transfer tweezer includes an optical modulator which modulates incident light and generates a first hologram; a first lens which images the first hologram on an intermediate image plane and generates a first holographic image having any potential shape; a second lens which re-images the first holographic image on an entrance pupil of a third lens; the third lens which re-images a second hologram generated by the re-imaging of the second lens on a plane where an optically trapped atom array exists; a photographing device which captures optically trapped cold atoms from a second holographic image generated on the plane where an optically trapped atom array exists; and a controller which controls the optical modulator to adjust the second holographic image on the basis of the optically trapped atom image captured by the photographing device such that the optically trapped atom array is transferred to any spatial position. |
| US10409219B2 |
Image forming device with blowing mechanism
An image forming device includes: an endless belt that transfers an image onto a sheet; a driving mechanism that drives the endless belt; a nip that transfers an image onto the sheet; a pressing rotational part that presses a front side of the endless belt that is a face onto which an image is transferred, and is rotated together with movement of the endless belt; and an blowing mechanism to blow out air to the pressing rotational part. |
| US10409212B2 |
Power supply circuit and image forming apparatus
A power supply circuit includes a thermoelectric conversion element configured to generate electric power when it is differentially heated, an adjustable current circuit configured to draw a current from the thermoelectric conversion element and resultantly output a constant current over a period of time, a voltage conversion circuit configured to output a voltage based on the current output by the adjustable current circuit, and a control circuit configured to control the adjustable current circuit to change a target value of the constant current output by the adjustable current circuit. |
| US10409209B2 |
Image forming apparatus, photoconductor film thickness estimation method, and estimation program
An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a charging roller for charging the photoconductor, a current sensor for detecting a value of current flowing through the photoconductor or the charging roller as a result of application of voltage to the charging roller, an acquisition sensor for acquiring an environment value representing an environment state inside the image forming apparatus, and a processor configured to estimate a film thickness of the photoconductor, based on a value of current detected by the current sensor when a state in which the environment value falls within a predetermined range continues for a predetermined time or longer. |
| US10409200B2 |
Developer unit drying
In one example, a method for drying a developer unit of a liquid electrophotographic printer. After printing is complete, development voltage biases are applied to the developer unit while a liquid marking agent flows to the developer unit. The liquid marking agent flow to the developer unit is stopped. Drying voltage biases, lower than the development voltage biases, are applied to the developer unit. Idle voltage biases are applied to the developer unit when dry. |
| US10409197B2 |
Toner cartridge having cover and shutter including protrusion
A cartridge includes a shutter that opens and closes when the cartridge is attached and detached to a developing unit or image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a casing having a chamber with a first opening at one end portion allowing toner to flow out of the casing. The cartridge includes a cover that covers the first opening, movable with the casing and having a second opening allowing toner to flow out of the cover. The shutter is located at the one end portion and has a protrusion further from the one end portion than the cover. The developing unit supports the protrusion when the cartridge is mounted thereon, and the casing pivots with the cover relative to the developing unit between a first position where the shutter closes the second opening and a second position where a third opening of the shutter overlaps the second opening. |
| US10409192B2 |
Optical scanner and image forming device incorporating same
An optical scanner includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements, a polygon mirror which deflects light from the light source for scanning a surface of a subject, an optical element arranged between the light source and the polygon mirror, having optical power in a sub scanning direction, a synchronous detector which detects the light deflected by the polygon mirror for synchronous detection and generates a signal for controlling a timing at which the scanning of the surface is started, and a fixing element which secures one end of the optical element. The light emitting elements of the light source are aligned with a certain tilt angle relative to the sub scanning direction. Light from one of the light emitting elements disposed closest to the fixing element in a main scanning direction is used for synchronous detection. |
| US10409188B2 |
Magnetic carrier, two-component developer, replenishing developer, and image forming method
Provided is a magnetic carrier comprising a magnetic carrier particle having a magnetic body-dispersed resin carrier core material and a resin coating layer; the core material includes magnetic particles A and B having number average primary particle diameter of ra and rb (μm), respectively, satisfying ra≥rb; the particles A each include an oxide of at least one nonferrous metal of Mn, Al, Mg, Ti, and Ni; and an iron oxide; M1 represents total content of the nonferrous metal and F1 represents content of an iron of the magnetic carrier particle measured by XRF diffraction, M1/F1 is 0.010 to 0.100; M2 represents total content of the nonferrous metal and F2 represents content of an iron is F2 of the magnetic carrier particle measured by XPS, M2/F2 is 1.0 to 10.0. |
| US10409186B2 |
Toner and image forming method
A toner is provided, where good cleanability is exhibited, abrasion variations of the photo conductor surface is reduced, and contamination of a charge member is reduced. The toner includes toner particles and organic-inorganic composite fine particles on the toner particle surfaces, wherein each of the organic-inorganic composite fine particles is a particle in which inorganic fine particles are exposed at the surfaces of vinyl based resin particles in such a way that convex portions derived from the inorganic fine particles are formed on the surfaces, the average circularity of the toner is 0.960 or more, and the absolute value Q of the amount of triboelectricity of the toner measured by a two-component method and the electrostatic adhesion F of the toner satisfy 0.003≤F/Q2≤0.040. |
| US10409184B2 |
Electrostatic charge image developing toner comprising acicular titanium oxide
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a white pigment being acicular titanium oxide having an average aspect ratio within a range of 3 to 30. |
| US10409180B2 |
Resin fine particles, method of producing resin fine particles, method of producing resin particles, and method of producing toner
A method of producing a toner including the steps of: mixing resin fine particles, an organic solvent, and a resin R with a dispersion medium containing carbon dioxide, to prepare a dispersion of resin R-containing droplets; and removing the organic solvent by flowing carbon dioxide, wherein the resin fine particles contain one or more resins that have a partial structure A, B, and C, and are soluble in chloroform; the SP value of the partial structure A, the resin R, and the partial structure B satisfy particular relationships; a resin A constituted of the partial structure A and a resin B constituted of the partial structure B are soluble in the organic solvent; and a resin C constituted of the partial structure C is insoluble in the organic solvent. |
| US10409179B1 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive support, a charge generation layer disposed on the conductive support, and a charge transport layer disposed on the charge generation layer. The charge generation layer includes a charge generating material and a vinyl copolymer. The vinyl copolymer includes a structural unit including a chlorine atom, a structural unit including an acyloxy group, and a structural unit including two or more carboxyl groups. The proportion of the structural unit including an acyloxy group to all of the structural units is 13.4 mol % or more and 20.0 mol % or less. The charge transport layer includes a charge transporting material and a binder resin. |
| US10409176B2 |
Exposure apparatus, movable body apparatus, flat-panel display manufacturing method, and device manufacturing method
In a substrate stage, when a Y coarse movement stage moves in the Y-axis direction, an X coarse movement stage, a weight cancellation device, and an X guide move integrally in the Y-axis direction with the Y coarse movement stage, and when the X coarse movement stage moves in the X-axis direction on the Y coarse movement stage, the weight cancellation device move on the X guide in the X-axis direction integrally with the X coarse movement stage. Because the X guide is provided extending in the X-axis direction while covering the movement range of the weight cancellation device in the X-axis direction, the weight cancellation device is constantly supported by the X guide, regardless of its position. Accordingly, a substrate can be guided along the XY plane with good accuracy. |
| US10409174B2 |
Lithographic apparatus, method of transferring a substrate and device manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table, a post-exposure handling module, a substrate handling robot and a drying station. The substrate table is configured to support a substrate for an exposure process. The post-exposure handling module is configured to handle the substrate post-exposure. The substrate handling robot is configured to transfer the substrate from the substrate table along a substrate unloading path into the post-exposure handling module. The drying station is configured to actively remove liquid from a surface of the substrate. The drying station is located in the substrate unloading path. The drying station is located in the post-exposure handling module. The post-exposure handling module may be a substrate handler. |
| US10409170B2 |
Method for quickly establishing lithography process condition by a pre-compensation value
The present invention discloses a method for quickly establishing lithography process condition by a pre-compensation value, comprising: firstly determining a reference process condition of masks of which parameters are same, and then determining an optimum process condition of the first mask; thereafter, calculating a ratio of the optimum process condition of the first mask deviating from the reference process condition, wherein if the ratio is equal to or larger than a set threshold, the first mask is inspected, and if the ratio is less than the set threshold, an optimum process condition of the second mask is determined according to the ratio and the reference process condition of the second mask; and by analogy, determining optimum process conditions of the rest masks. The method of the present invention can quickly establish a lithograph process condition, reduce the trial production time for determining the optimum defocus amount and exposure amount. |
| US10409167B2 |
Method for illuminating an object field of a projection exposure system
A method for illuminating an object field of a projection exposure apparatus includes providing a subset of first facets to be positioned in park positions, which are each spaced apart from an associated target position, but at most by a maximum distance. |
| US10409162B2 |
Highly heat resistant polysilsesquioxane-based photosensitive resin composition
The present invention relates to a highly heat resistant silsesquioxane-based photosensitive resin composition for a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device, and a positive resist insulating layer prepared therefrom, and in particular, to a silsesquioxane-based photosensitive resin composition having high heat resistance and a low dielectric property, capable of being used as an insulating layer forming a via hole of the thin film transistor (TFT), and simultaneously, capable of being used as an insulating layer for forming a bank pattern dividing pixels of an organic EL display device. |
| US10409152B2 |
Pattern decomposition lithography techniques
Techniques are disclosed for realizing a two-dimensional target lithography feature/pattern by decomposing (splitting) it into multiple unidirectional target features that, when aggregated, substantially (e.g., fully) represent the original target feature without leaving an unrepresented remainder (e.g., a whole-number quantity of unidirectional target features). The unidirectional target features may be arbitrarily grouped such that, within a grouping, all unidirectional target features share a common target width value. Where multiple such groupings are provided, individual groupings may or may not have the same common target width value. In some cases, a series of reticles is provided, each reticle having a mask pattern correlating to a grouping of unidirectional target features. Exposure of a photoresist material via the aggregated series of reticles substantially (e.g., fully) produces the original target feature/pattern. The pattern decomposition techniques may be integrated into any number of patterning processes, such as litho-freeze-litho-etch and litho-etch-litho-etch patterning processes. |
| US10409150B2 |
Image projection structure, transparent screen, and manufacturing method of image projection structure
An image projection structure includes a first transparent layer having an irregular surface; a reflection layer arranged on the irregular surface of the first transparent layer; an adhesion layer arranged on the reflection surface; and a second transparent layer arranged on the adhesion layer.The adhesion layer is configured of linear polymers with a mold shrinkage factor of less than 3%.The second transparent layer is configured of a resin having a cross-linking structure. |
| US10409147B2 |
Light source device with dichroic mirror having areas of different characteristics, and projector including the light source device
A light source device includes a first light source, a second light source and a composite dichroic mirror. The first light source is configured to emit light of a first wavelength band. The second light source is configured to emit light of a second wavelength band which is different from the first wavelength band. The composite dichroic mirror has a first area and a second area which characteristics is different from characteristics of the first area. The composite dichroic mirror reflects the light of the first wavelength band while transmitting the light of the second wavelength band. The light of the first wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area and the second area of the composite dichroic mirror, and the light of the second wavelength band is radiated corresponding to the first area of the composite dichroic mirror. |
| US10409141B2 |
System and method for improved camera flash
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for improved camera flash are presented. In some embodiments, a method includes performing an autofocus technique on a scene to obtain an autofocus output. The method also includes obtaining an ambient light measurement of the scene. The method further includes adjusting a sensitivity of an image sensor based at least in part on the autofocus output and the ambient light measurement. The method additionally includes, after adjusting the light sensitivity of the image sensor, illuminating the scene using a pre-flash. |
| US10409138B2 |
Nonlinear optical material and methods of fabrication
Disclosed is a nonlinear optical (NLO) material for use in deep-UV applications, and methods of fabrication thereof. The NLO is fabricated from a plurality of components according to the formula AqByCz and a crystallographic non-centrosymmetric (NCS) structure. The NLO material may be fabricated as a polycrystalline or a single crystal material. In an embodiment, the material may be according to a formula Ba3ZnB5PO14. |
| US10409137B2 |
System and method for controlling energy flux modulation
A system and method for controlling the energy flux of a light beam (carrier wave) relies on the manipulation of a light beam's Poynting vector to switch the light beam from one optical waveguide to another. A modulator positioned between the two waveguides has an index of refraction n+ik wherein ik is a loss/gain component. It is the manipulation of this loss/gain component ik by an external stimulus which causes anisotropic changes in orthogonal components of the light beam's Poynting vector. This, in turn, causes changes in the propagation distance of the light beam (carrier wave) over a length L along the waveguides that switch the light beam from one waveguide to the other. |
| US10409134B2 |
Electronic paper display panel, driving method and electronic paper display device
An electronic paper display panel, including a first and second substrate; an electrophoresis layer arranged between the first and second substrates, the electrophoresis layer including black electrophoretic particle, white electrophoretic particle and at least one color electrophoretic particle; a first electrode layer arranged at a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate including multiple first electrodes; a second electrode layer arranged at a side of the second substrate facing the first substrate including multiple second electrodes; and a drive circuit; multiple pixel areas correspond multiple second electrodes; each first electrode includes a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode placed in same pixel area, which are insulated from each other, correspond to one second electrode and are connected with drive circuit, the first sub-electrode receives voltage signal different from voltage signal the second sub-electrode receives; the first electrode is common electrode and the second electrode is pixel electrode. |
| US10409132B2 |
Dynamically changing vehicle interior
An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to receive input from a sensor of a vehicle, analyze the received input to determine a mood of a passenger of the vehicle, determine, according to the determined mood of the passenger, whether a color of a chromatic material in the vehicle should be changed, and control the chromatic material in the vehicle to change colors when the color of the chromatic material should change based on the determined mood of the passenger. |
| US10409128B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and display device
A plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in a matrix are electrically connected with a plurality of first thin film transistors, respectively. Coloring layers in a plurality of colors overlap, in a plan view, with two or more pixel electrodes adjacent to each other in one direction among the plurality of pixel electrodes. Channel layers of the first thin film transistors are covered from above by a coloring laminated body including end parts of the respective coloring layers in at least two colors among the coloring layers in a plurality of colors, the end parts overlapping with each other in the plan view. |
| US10409124B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device, includes a first substrate including a scanning signal line, a video signal line, a first electrode, a color filter, a common line in contact with the first electrode along the video signal line, an antireflection layer located on the common line, a transparent layer located on the antireflection layer, and a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer located on the first substrate, and a second substrate located on the liquid crystal layer, the transparent layer having a thickness of 10 nm or more and 40 nm or less. |
| US10409123B2 |
Liquid crystal display preventing contrast ratio reduction
A liquid crystal display that improve display quality by reducing light leakage is presented. The display includes a first substrate; a plurality of pixels disposed on the first substrate; a plurality of signal lines disposed on the first substrate and disposed at an edge of the plurality of pixels; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a light blocking member disposed on the second substrate, overlapping the plurality of signal lines, and overlapping the edge of the plurality of pixel areas, wherein a width of the light blocking member overlapping the edge of the plurality of pixels varies depending on the position of the plurality of pixels. |
| US10409119B2 |
Special-shaped display panel and display device
A special-shaped display panel having a display area and a peripheral area, including: a peripheral light-shading layer at least partially located in the peripheral area and defining the display area; and a plurality of edge pixels, each of the edge pixels comprising an aperture portion located in the display area, and a light-shading portion located in the peripheral area and covered by the peripheral light-shading layer an area of the aperture portion of each edge pixel is defined as S, a transmittance of each edge pixel is defined as T, it is further defined that M=S*T, and the M values of the edge pixels are identical. Such solution improves the edge color cast problem of special-shaped display panel, makes the color displayed at the edge of the special-shaped display panel uniform, and improves the visual effect of the edge of the display panel. |
| US10409118B1 |
Pixel array antialiasing to accommodate curved display edges
An electronic device may have a housing and a display in the housing. The display may have one or more curved edges such as curved edges associated with rounded corners in the display and housing. The display may have an array of pixels. The display may include full-strength pixels and may have a band of antialiasing pixels having selectively reduced strengths to visually smooth content displayed along the curved edges. The pixels may be organic light-emitting diode pixels, liquid crystal display pixels, or other display pixels. Organic light-emitting diode pixels may have drive transistors and associated organic light-emitting diodes. Selectively elevated series or opaque light blocking structures of selectively reduced areas may be used to selectively reduce the strength of the antialiasing pixels. Liquid crystal display pixels may include electrodes of different shapes and/or opaque layer openings of different sizes to form antialiasing pixels in desired patterns. |
| US10409112B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device has pixels in a TFT substrate, each of the pixels has a TFT. An organic insulting film 108 is formed to cover the TFT. A first electrode 109 and a second electrode 111 are formed above the organic insulting film 108 with an inorganic insulating film 110 placed between the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. An alignment film is formed on the first electrode 109 and the second electrode 111. The second electrode 111 connects with the TFT through a contact hole formed in the organic insulating film 108. A cross section of the organic insulating film 108 that includes the contact hole and is parallel to the second direction has a convex section and a concave section 70 at a bank located near the contact hole, the convex section being located closer to the contact hole than the concave section 70. |
| US10409109B2 |
Double-sided display
The present disclosure relates to liquid crystal display technology, and more particularly to a double-sided display. The double-sided display includes a first display panel, a second display panel parallel to the first display panel, and a backlight module between the first display panel and the second display panel. The backlight module includes a first optical film and a second optical film respectively arranged at internal sides of the first display panel and the second display panel, and a light guiding layer between the first optical film and the second optical film. The light guiding layer includes a first dot reflective layer and a second dot reflective layer parallel to each other, at least one light reflecting component and a light source arranged within the light reflective component. The first dot reflective layer, the second dot reflective layer and the light reflective components cooperatively form a light guiding chamber. The double-sided display includes the edge-type backlight without adopting a light guiding plate. The light beams may be guided via the air such that the double-sided display may be thinner and lighter. |
| US10409108B2 |
Backlight module and display device
A backlight module is disclosed, which includes a light source; a light guide plate disposed on the light source. The light guide plate has a bottom surface receiving light from the light source and a front surface emitting light, and the front surface is perpendicular to the bottom surface. The light guide plate has a first notch placed on a top corner; and a plastic frame circumventing the light source and the light guide plate. The plastic frame comprises a portion starting from a frame light incident section near the light source and ending at a first frame light emitting section near the first notch, and the portion is light transparent to pass light from the light source, and has a reflective coating. |
| US10409105B2 |
Optical layered body, polarizer, method for producing polarizer, image display device, method for producing image display device, and method for improving visibility of image display device
The present invention provides a method for improving visibility of an image display device which is capable of providing an image display device excellent in anti-reflection properties and bright-field contrast even using an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence, such as a polyester film. The method of the present invention is a method for improving visibility of an image display device that has an optical layered body including a light-transmitting substrate having in-plane birefringence and an optical functional layer disposed on one surface of the substrate. The method includes the step of disposing the optical layered body such that the slow axis showing a greater refractive index of the light-transmitting substrate is in parallel with the vertical direction of a display screen of the image display device. |
| US10409104B2 |
Display substrate and display device
The disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate comprises a base, multiple color filters, and multiple spacers formed on the base; at a position corresponding to at least one spacer, at least one of two adjacent color filters has a bending part at an adjacent border close to the other color filter; wherein at least one bending part is a protrusion adapted to cause the spacer to be located inside the border of a corresponding color filter, and projection of the bottom surface of the spacer on the side close to the base on the base does not overlap projection of any of the borders of the two adjacent color filters on the base. The borders of the two color filters are not under the spacer, such that the region corresponding to the spacer is flat, which is conducive to stably arranging the spacer. |
| US10409103B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display region, a peripheral region outside the display region, a control circuit, driving circuits, a clock line connecting the control circuit to one of the driving circuits and in which a first clock signal is supplied, and another clock line connecting the control circuit to the other of the driving circuits and in which a second clock signal is supplied. A light shielding layer includes extension portions each extending along a Y direction, and bent portions between the extension portions. A length of one of the extension portions is longer than a length of the other of the extension portions. In plan view, one of the bent portions overlaps with one of the clock lines, and the other of the bent portions is located between termination portions of the clock lines. |
| US10409102B2 |
Display device
A light shielding layer overlapping with a peripheral region of a display device includes extension portions each extending along a Y direction, bent portions located between the extension portions, and another extension portion located between the bent portions. In a region overlapping with the another extension portion, an enable line (first potential supply line), which supplies a potential to a plurality of scanning signal lines via a driving circuit (first driving circuit), goes through a wiring layer (first wiring layer) and another wiring layer (second wiring layer) made of a material having resistivity lower than that of the wiring layer. |
| US10409096B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a bendable substrate having a first side and a second side, a display region above the first side of the substrate, a terminal portion above the first side of the substrate, a first protection film overlapping the display region on the second side of the substrate, a second protection film overlapping the terminal portion on the second side of the substrate, a magnet sheet in contact with the first protection film, and a metal sheet in contact with the second protection film, by bending the substrate in between the display region and the terminal portion, the magnet sheet and the metal sheet face each other, and the magnet sheet and the metal sheet adhere to each other to hold the substrate in a bent state. |
| US10409088B2 |
Adjustable contact lens system
Various embodiments of methods and systems for improving and enhancing vision are disclosed. Adjustable lenses or optical systems may be used to provide adaptive vision modification. In some embodiments, vision modification may be responsive to the current state of the user's visual system. Certain embodiments provide correction of the subject's near and far vision. Other embodiments provide enhancement of vision beyond the physiological ranges of focal length or magnification. |
| US10409084B2 |
Alignment method
A method for assessing the relative alignment of a first and second diffractive element. The method includes illuminating the first diffractive element to form a first diffraction pattern in the far field and illuminating the second diffractive element to form a second diffraction pattern in the far field. The method further comprises determining a positional and/or rotational relationship between the first diffraction pattern and the second diffraction pattern in the far field. |
| US10409080B2 |
Spherical display using flexible substrates
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including an OLED panel having a series of gore shaped panel portions that form a quasi-spherical display surface. Each gore shaped panel portion includes a middle portion, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The middle portions of adjacent gore shaped panel portions are separated by bend regions. The OLED panel is bent along the first bend regions and each gore shaped panel portion is bent, such as along second bend regions between the middle portion and end portions, to join adjacent first end portions and adjacent second end portions of the gore shaped panel portions. Two OLED displays may be mounted within a head-mounted display (HMD), each behind an optics block. The quasi-spherical display surface of each OLED display generates a substantially flat image for the user after light from the display surface passes through the optic block. |
| US10409078B2 |
Lensed beam-splitter prism array and associated method
A lensed beam-splitter prism array includes a beam-splitter substrate with a plurality of planar and parallel thin-film coatings each spanning a top substrate surface and a bottom substrate surface, and making an oblique angle therebetween, and a lens form layer formed on the top surface and having a plurality of lens forms, each lens form being above one of the plurality of coatings. A method for fabricating a lensed beam-splitter prism includes bonding a plurality of substrates to form a substrate stack having a coating between each adjacent substrate pair. The method also includes forming a stack slice by applying a plurality of parallel cuts at an oblique angle with respect to each coating. Each coating spans a first stack-slice surface and a second stack-slice surface opposing the first stack-slice surface. The method also includes forming a lens form layer on the first stack-slice surface spanning one or more coatings. |
| US10409077B2 |
Distributed aperture head up display (HUD)
A head-up display includes a projector and an optical combiner configured to reflect light from the projector while allowing other wavelengths of light to pass through the optical combiner. The projector has two or more image sources, and two or more optical components, each of which is associated with a corresponding one of the image sources. In a typical implementation, the two or more optical components are closely situated to approximate an effective aperture that is larger than the actual aperture of either optical component. In such an implementation, since the actual aperture of each respective optical element is smaller than the larger effective aperture, it is generally much easier to correct for optical aberrations and the like, than it would be if a single optical element with a larger actual aperture were used. |
| US10409076B2 |
Adjustable pupil distance wearable display
A head worn display (HWD) includes a projection system, which projection system in turn may include: a projection surface including a holographic optical element (HOE) centered at a first location; a projector to project light onto a projection area of the projection surface; and a controller to send a control signal to the projector to cause the projector to project an image onto a location shifted from the first location based on a misalignment of a user's line of sight with the first location. |
| US10409075B2 |
Virtual image display apparatus
A virtual image display apparatus includes a case member that stores a image element and is provided with a first end connected to other members, an optical component holding member with which an optical component guiding image light from the image element is assembled and that is provided with a second end connected to the first end, three or more protruding portions that are provided at one of the first end and the second end, have protrusion shapes, and extend toward the other end, three or more grooves that are provided at the other end, have depression shapes corresponding to the three or more protruding portions, and extend, and adhesive portions that fix the three or more protruding portions to the three or more grooves in a state in which the case member is aligned with the optical component holding member. |
| US10409073B2 |
Virtual reality attachment for a head mounted display
An attachment for a projected head mounted display redirects images designed to be projected on retroreflective screens directly back into the eyes of a user. This permits, for example, the head mounted display to be switched from an augmented reality mode to a virtual reality mode. The attachment can be engaged or disengaged from the head mounted display. The attachment includes a freeform prism. |
| US10409070B2 |
Virtual image display apparatus
A virtual image display apparatus includes an image projection apparatus that emits image light, and a display optical system that forms a virtual image according to the image light from a liquid crystal device (image forming device). The display optical system is configured by at least two members having different refractive indices and bends the image light a plurality of times between mediums having different refractive indices in a predetermined direction. A cumulative value of an index for chromatic dispersion with respect to the predetermined direction on a refractive surface of each bent portion is smaller than or equal to a predetermined reference value. |
| US10409068B1 |
Binocular femtoprojector layouts
A pair of eye-mounted displays includes a right eye-mounted display and a right eye-mounted display. Each eye-mounted display comprises a contact lens. A femtoprojector system in each contact lens projects an image onto a retina of a user's eye when the contact lens is mounted on the user's eye. When the pair of eye-mounted displays is mounted on the user's left eye and on the user's right eye, a left-eye image is projected onto the user's left eye retina and a right-eye image is projected onto the user's right eye retina. The two projected images only partially overlap within the user's binocular visual field. |
| US10409067B2 |
Component for head mounted display
Provided is a component for head mounted display comprising a thermoplastic resin composition having a glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 120° C. or higher, having an absolute value of in-plane phase difference of 30 nm or less in terms of 3 mm thickness. |
| US10409066B2 |
Head-mounted display device with waveguide elements
A HMD device including a display device, a first waveguide element and a second waveguide element is provided. An image beam is projected to a projection target. The first waveguide element includes a plurality of first light splitting elements. The image beam coming from the display device is incident to the first waveguide element through a first light incident surface. The image beam is convergent to a first stop in the first waveguide element. The image beam leaves the first waveguide element through the first light exiting surface. The first stop is located in the first waveguide element. The second waveguide element includes a plurality of second light splitting elements. The image beam coming from the first waveguide element is incident to the second waveguide element through the second light incident surface. |
| US10409057B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for laser eye tracking in wearable heads-up displays
Systems, devices, and methods that use elements of a scanning laser projector (“SLP”) to determine the gaze direction of a user of a wearable heads-up display (“WHUD”) are described. An infrared laser diode is added to an RGB SLP and an infrared photodetector is aligned to detect reflections of the infrared light from the eye. A scan mirror in the SLP sweeps through a range of orientations and the intensities of reflections of the infrared light are monitored by a processor to determine when a spectral reflection or “glint” is produced. The processor determines the orientation of the scan mirror that produced the glint and maps the scan mirror orientation to a region in the field of view of the eye of the user, such as a region in visible display content projected by the WHUD, to determine the gaze direction of the user. |
| US10409055B2 |
Self-cleaning vehicle camera assemblies
Vehicle camera assemblies comprising integrated self-cleaning assemblies. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning assembly may be configured to engage the camera housing and/or assembly by way of a snap-fit connection. In some embodiments, the snap-fit means may comprise a flexible coupling member. In some such embodiments, the snap-fit means may further comprise a rigid coupling member. The cleaning assembly may be removably coupleable with the camera housing to allow for cleaning, maintenance, and the like. |
| US10409054B2 |
Method of manufacture of an electrowetting device
An apparatus for manufacture of an electrowetting device is provided. The apparatus includes a first and second support plate feeding system to provide a first and second support plate respectively. The first and second support plate feeding systems include a first and second element respectively. The first and second elements are positioned relative to each other so as to angle the first support plate relative to the second support plate such that the first support plate and the second support plate are brought closer together as the first support plate and the second support plate are fed by the first element and the second element, respectively, so as to provide, during the manufacture of the electrowetting device, a cavity between the first support plate and the second support plate. The apparatus also includes a first and second fluid supply system for supply of a first and second fluid respectively. |
| US10409053B1 |
Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption during display driving
An electrowetting display device includes a first support plate and an opposing second support plate and an electrowetting pixel region between the first support plate and the second support plate. A thin film transistor (TFT) structure is over the first support plate and associated with the electrowetting pixel region. The TFT structure includes a first metal layer over the first support plate. The first metal layer includes a gate and a reflective metal portion. A semiconductor layer is over the gate. A dielectric layer is on the first metal layer. The dielectric layer includes a first contact hole extending along at least a portion of a length of the dielectric layer. A light sensing element is disposed over the dielectric layer and in ohmic contact with the reflective metal portion. |
| US10409051B2 |
Extraction of microscope zoom level using object tracking
A method and system for extracting the zoom level of a microscope is disclosed. The method includes capturing a reference image; recording a first zoom level corresponding to a first magnification at which the reference image is captured; capturing a second image; determining a second zoom level by comparing the second image and the reference image, the second zoom level corresponding to a second magnification at which the second image is captured; and recording the second zoom level at a location accessible by a microscope application. |
| US10409049B2 |
Low resolution slide imaging and slide label imaging and high resolution slide imaging using dual optical paths and a single imaging sensor
A digital pathology imaging apparatus includes a single line scan camera sensor optically coupled with first and second optical paths. In a first embodiment, transmission mode illumination and oblique mode illumination are simultaneously used during a single stage movement that captures a low resolution macro image of the entire sample area and the entire label area of the slide via the first optical path. In a second embodiment, transmission mode illumination is used during a first stage movement that captures a low resolution macro image of at least the entire sample area via the first optical path and oblique mode illumination is used during a second stage movement that captures a low resolution macro image of at least the entire label area via the first optical path. |
| US10409047B2 |
High frame-rate multichannel beam-scanning microscopy
A beam-scanning optical design is described for achieving up to kHz frame-rate optical imaging on multiple simultaneous data acquisition channels. In one embodiment, two fast-scan resonant mirrors direct the optical beam on a circuitous trajectory through the field of view, with the trajectory repeat-time given by the least common multiplier of the mirror periods. Dicing the raw time-domain data into sub-trajectories combined with model-based image reconstruction (MBIR) 3D in-painting algorithms allows for effective frame-rates much higher than the repeat time of the Lissajous trajectory. Because sub-trajectory and full-trajectory imaging are different methods of analyzing the same data, both high-frame rate images with relatively low resolution and low frame rate images with high resolution are simultaneously acquired. |
| US10409045B2 |
Hollow light integrator for light emitting diode digital micromirror device illuminator
Described are optical systems for a digital micromirror device (DMD) illuminator. The optical systems include a LED array, a tapered non-imaging collection optic, a reflective stop and a telecentric lens system. The telecentric lens system is disposed along an optical axis defined between the tapered non-imaging collection optic and the reflective stop. The telecentric lens system is configured as a first half of a symmetric one to one imager for an object plane on the optical axis and as a second half of the symmetric one to one imager for optical energy reflected from the reflective aperture stop. The optical systems reclaim optical energy emitted by the LED array that does not initially pass through the reflective stop and provide an improved intensity distribution at the DMD. Reductions in stray light and the thermal loads on the illuminator and DMD are achieved relative to conventional illumination systems for DMDs. |
| US10409043B2 |
Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing variable magnification optical system
A variable power optical system (ZL) used for an optical apparatus, such as a camera (1), includes, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power; a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power; a third lens group (G3) having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group (G4) having positive refractive power. The distance between the respective lens groups changes upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state. The third lens group (G3) includes: an intermediate group (G3b) constituted by a positive lens, a negative lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens; and an image side group (G3c) having negative refractive power and disposed to an image side of the intermediate group (G3b). Upon focusing, the position of the intermediate group (G3b) with respect to the image plane is fixed and the image side group (G3c) moves along the optical axis. |
| US10409041B2 |
TIR imaging lens, image capturing system having the same, and associated methods
A method of manufacturing lenses includes creating a wafer-level master, overmolding the wafer-level master to form a daughter replica, casting a polymer lens shapes onto a wafer using the daughter replica, transferring the polymer lens shapes into the wafer, and singulating the wafer to create individual dies with a lens thereon. The wafer may be silicon, e.g., silicon having a resistivity between 0.1 and 100 Ωcm. |
| US10409039B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of glass material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of glass material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10409038B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of plastic material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of plastic material, the fourth lens is made of glass material, the fifth lens is made of glass material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10409035B2 |
Camera optical lens
The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens is made of glass material, the second lens is made of plastic material, the third lens is made of plastic material, the fourth lens is made of plastic material, the fifth lens is made of plastic material, and the sixth lens is made of plastic material. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions. |
| US10409030B1 |
Monolithic flexure mount
A flexure mount is described herein. The flexure mount includes three different flexures laterally offset from one another along a length of the flexure mount. The flexured design of the flexure mount allows for compliance in certain directions to reduce stress buildup normally associated with rigid mounting of dissimilar materials under dynamic thermal environments. |
| US10409029B2 |
Lens driving device
A lens driving device includes a base member, a movable element movable with respect to the base member, a piezoelectric actuator configured to move the movable element, a base-member-side urging part, and a movable-element-side urging part. The base-member-side urging part urges the movable element toward the base member side. The movable-element-side urging part urges the piezoelectric actuator toward the movable element side. |
| US10409028B2 |
Lens driving module
A lens driving module for holding and moving a lens is provided, including a lens holder having an accommodating space, a driving coil, a plurality of first magnetic members having a longitudinal structure, a virtual plane, and a plurality of second magnetic members, wherein the lens is disposed in the accommodating space. The lens holder is disposed between the first magnetic members and between the second magnetic members. The driving coil is disposed on the lens holder and surrounds the accommodating space. The virtual plane is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal structure. The projections of the driving coil and the first magnetic members on the virtual plane along the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal structure overlap each other. When a first current flows through the driving coil, the lens holder moves relative to the first and second magnetic members along a first direction. |
| US10409027B2 |
Electromagnetic driving module having resonance inhibiting element and electronic device using the same
A driving assembly is provided. The driving assembly includes a fixed member, a movable member, a driving magnet unit, a coil, and a focusing magnetic element. The movable member is arranged to be movable relative to the fixed member in a main axis via a magnetic force generated by the coil and the driving magnet unit. Additionally, the resonance of the movable member is inhibited by a magnetic force generated by the focusing magnetic element and the driving magnet unit. |
| US10409024B2 |
Arrangement for supporting an optical component
An optical arrangement including an optical component with a basic body and at least one retaining element, which is designed as an integral element of the optical component or which is actively connected to the optical component is disclosed. The retaining element is affixed on a first contact position of the basic body and a carrier, on which the optical component is supported by means of the retaining element. The retaining element is affixed on a second contact position of the carrier and is arranged in such a manner that it can be pivoted between a first contact position and a second contact position. The arrangement is conducted in such a manner that during a thermal expansion of the basic body in the direction of the carrier and/or with a thermal expansion of the retaining element a movement of the first contact position along the optical axis is generated. |
| US10409018B2 |
Directional sensitive fiber optic cable wellbore system
A fiber optic cable assembly includes an elongate housing, a plurality of fiber optic cables placed inside the housing and extending longitudinally, and acoustic isolating material placed inside the housing and extending longitudinally. The acoustic isolating material includes a plurality of outwardly radially extending arms extending from a center of the housing towards a circumference of the housing. The plurality of arms divides a space inside the housing into a plurality of acoustically isolated sections. Each acoustically isolated section extends longitudinally. Each acoustically isolated section includes at least one of the plurality of fiber optic cables. Each acoustically isolated section is acoustically insulated from remaining sections of the plurality of acoustically isolated sections. A surface of the acoustic isolating material of each acoustically isolated section is covered by acoustic reflective material. |
| US10409017B2 |
Flexible optical fiber ribbon with intermittently bonded polymer layers
A flexible optical ribbon and associated systems and methods of manufacturing are provided. The ribbon includes a plurality of optical transmission elements and an inner layer comprising a cross-linked polymer material and an outer surface. The outer surface of the inner layer includes first areas having first concentrations of uncrosslinked polymer material and second areas having second concentrations of uncrosslinked polymer material. The first concentrations are greater than the second concentrations. The ribbon includes an outer polymer layer having an inner surface interfacing with the outer surface of the inner layer. The outer polymer layer has a higher level of bonding to the inner layer at the first areas than at the second areas due to the ability of the outer polymer material to bond or crosslink with the larger numbers of uncrosslinked polymer material in the first areas. |
| US10409016B2 |
Optical fiber assembly and connection structure of optical fiber assembly and electronic device
An optical fiber including a circuit board, a converter, an optical fiber, an external connecting part, and a pressable part. The circuit board includes first and second faces opposite to each other. The first face has first and second regions being different regions. The second face has third and fourth regions on the opposite side to the first and second regions, respectively. The converter is an opto-electronic or electro-optic converter on the first region of the circuit board. The optical fiber includes a leading end portion optically connected to the converter. A circuit on the first region of the circuit board is electrically connected to the converter. The external connecting part is disposed on the fourth region of the circuit board. The pressable part is fixed to the circuit board and positioned on the second region of the circuit board without contacting the converter, the optical fiber, or the circuit. |
| US10409014B1 |
PIC die packaging using magnetics to position optical element
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) package includes a PIC die including electro-optical circuitry having an optical waveguide system therein and a V-groove fiber optic receptacle on a first surface thereof. The V-groove fiber optic receptacle positions an optical element, e.g., optical fiber(s), for optical coupling with the optical waveguide system. An optical element is operatively coupled to the optical waveguide system and positioned in the V-groove fiber optic receptacle. A magnetic force inducer (MFI) is positioned to forcibly direct the optical element into position in the V-groove fiber optic receptacle in response to application of a magnetic field from a direction opposite the V-groove fiber optic receptacle in the first surface. During assembly, a magnetic field may be applied to the MFI to generate the magnetic force. After adhering the optical element, the magnetic field may remain to allow the PIC package to be moved with more security. The MFI may remain with and become part of the finished assembly. |
| US10409010B2 |
Connectors for fiber optic cables
An apparatus includes first and second components. A track supports one of the components for movement toward the other of the components. A first connector is mounted on the first component. The first connector retains an end portion of a first fiber optic cable, and has a first alignment portion. A second connector retains an end portion of a second fiber optic cable, and has a second alignment portion. The second alignment portion guides the second fiber optic cable radially into coaxial alignment with the first fiber optic cable upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion. A floating mount device supports the second connector on the second component for guided movement radially relative to the second component upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion. |
| US10409007B2 |
Optical connector and adapter
A system for connecting a fiber optic connector to a fiber optic adapter includes various alternative improvements, including improvements to the shutter, the alignment device, and the adapter in general. |
| US10409006B2 |
Photonics chip
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to photonics chips and methods of manufacture. A structure includes: a photonics chip having a grated optical coupler; an interposer attached to the photonics chip, the interposer having a grated optical coupler; an optical epoxy material provided between the grated optical coupler of the photonics chip and the grated optical coupler of the interposer; and epoxy underfill material provided at interstitial regions between the photonics chip and the interposer which lie outside of an area of the grated optical couplers of the photonics chip and the interposer. |
| US10409005B2 |
Reducing back reflection in a photodiode
The back reflection in photodiodes is caused by an abrupt index contrast between the input waveguide and the composite waveguide/light absorbing material. In order to improve the back reflection, it is proposed to introduce an angle between the waveguide and the leading edge of the light absorbing material. The angle will result in gradually changing the effective index between the index of the waveguide and the index of the composite section, and consequently lower the amount of light reflecting back. |
| US10409001B2 |
Waveguide fabrication with sacrificial sidewall spacers
Embodiments described herein relate to apparatus and methods for display structure fabrication. In one embodiment, a waveguide structure having an input grating structure and an output grating structure is fabricated and a spacer material is deposited on the waveguide. The spacer material is etched from various portions of the waveguide structure and a high refractive index material is deposited on the waveguide. Portions of the spacer material remaining on the waveguide structure are removed leaving the high refractive index material disposed on desired surfaces of the waveguide structure. |
| US10409000B2 |
Resin optical waveguide
A resin optical waveguide containing a core, an under cladding and an over cladding having refractive indices lower than that of the core, in which the resin optical waveguide has, at one end side of, a core-exposed section at which the over cladding is not present and the core and the under cladding nearby the core are exposed and, of the under cladding, a portion corresponding to the core-exposed section has a first layer and a second layer that satisfy a certain condition. |
| US10408997B1 |
Net shape ceramic microtruss and ceramic microtruss with metal shell
A ceramic micro-truss structure. In one embodiment green state polymer micro-truss structure is formed by exposing a photomonomer resin through a mask to collimated light from three or more directions. The green state polymer micro-truss structure is shaped and post-cured to form a cured polymer micro-truss structure. The cured polymer micro-truss structure is pyrolyzed to form a ceramic micro-truss structure, which may subsequently be coated with metal. |
| US10408995B1 |
Optical sensing fiber
Method for creating an optical sensing fiber having a reflective structure integrally disposed therein, comprising: providing an optical fiber having a core and a cladding layer disposed in optical contact with the core, and having a polymer coating layer disposed in contact with and surrounding the cladding layer, the coating layer at least partially transparent in the wavelengths of 390-600 nm; providing a source of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range of 390-600 nm; and delivering a selected wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation through the coating layer to a selected location within the fiber core or cladding such that the delivered electromagnetic radiation alters the core or cladding to create at least one reflective structure in the core or cladding at the selected location. |
| US10408989B2 |
Optical film for improving contrast ratio, polarizing plate including same, and liquid crystal display device including same
An optical film for improving contrast ratio, a polarizing plate including the same, and a liquid crystal display including the same are disclosed. The optical film for improving contrast ratio includes: a base layer and a contrast ratio improvement layer formed on the base layer, wherein the contrast ratio improvement layer includes a high refractive index resin layer including a patterned portion composed of one or more engraved patterns and a flat portion formed between the engraved patterns and a low refractive index resin layer directly formed on the patterned portion, the engraved patterns have a base angle of 75° to about 90°, and the patterned portion has a P/W value of greater than about 1 to about 10 or less (P is the cycle of the patterned portion (unit: μm) and W is the maximum width of the engraved pattern (unit: μm)). |
| US10408987B2 |
Wavelength conversion member and backlight unit including same, and liquid crystal display device
A wavelength conversion member including a wavelength conversion layer containing quantum dots which are excited by exciting light and emit fluorescent light rays, in which the wavelength conversion layer includes base material films on at least one surface, and in the base material films, an absorbance of light at a wavelength of 450 nm measured by using an integrating sphere is less than 0.9%, and a total light ray transmittance is less than 92%. |
| US10408983B2 |
Durable, high performance wire grid polarizer having permeable junction between top protection layer
A method for making a wire grid polarizer (WGP) can provide WGPs with high temperature resistance, robust wires, oxidation resistance, and corrosion protection. In one embodiment, the method can comprise: (a) providing an array of wires on a bottom protection layer; (b) applying a top protection layer on the wires, spanning channels between wires; then (c) applying an upper barrier-layer on the top protection layer and into the channels through permeable junctions in the top protection layer. In a variation of this embodiment, the method can further comprise applying a lower barrier-layer before applying the top protection layer. In another variation, the bottom protection layer and the top protection layer can include aluminum oxide. In another embodiment, the method can comprise applying on the WGP an amino phosphonate then a hydrophobic chemical. |
| US10408977B2 |
Lenticular sheet, method for manufacturing same, and lenticular display body
The present invention provides a lenticular sheet including a transparent resin substrate stretched in at least one direction, an ink receiving layer provided on one surface side of the transparent resin substrate, and a lenticular lens layer provided on the other surface side of the transparent resin substrate, in which the ink receiving layer is formed on the one surface side of the transparent resin substrate by stretching a transparent resin substrate which is not stretched or stretched in a first direction and on which a coating layer is formed by coating one surface side of the substrate with a coating solution for forming an ink receiving layer; a method for manufacturing a lenticular sheet; and a lenticular display body. |
| US10408976B2 |
Light transmissive member, timepiece, and light transmissive member production method
A light transmissive member includes a substrate having a light transmission property, wherein on one surface of the substrate, an antireflection layer in which a low-refractive index layer composed mainly of silicon oxide (SiO2) and a high-refractive index layer composed mainly of silicon nitride (SiN) are alternately stacked is formed, and on the other surface of the substrate, an antistatic layer including at least a transparent electrically conductive film layer is formed. |
| US10408975B2 |
Quantum rod light-guide plate
Disclosed herein is a quantum rod light-guide plate for a backlight module of a liquid crystal display. The quantum rod light-guide plate includes a light-guide substrate with a side as a light in surface, a prism layer and a quantum rod layer. The prism layer is disposed on a first surface of the light-guide substrate and includes a plurality of parallel strip-shaped prisms extending along an extending direction parallel to the light incident surface of the light-guide substrate. The quantum rod layer is disposed on a second surface of the light-guide substrate opposite to the side of the prism layer, wherein the second surface is a light exiting surface and includes a plurality of quantum rods, wherein the major axes of the quantum rods are aligned along a direction parallel to the extending direction. With the quantum rod light-guide plate, the utilization of the backlight can be increased. |
| US10408974B2 |
High refractive index, high Abbe number intraocular lens materials
Disclosed are high refractive index, hydrophobic, acrylic materials. These materials have both high refractive index and a high Abbe number. This combination means the materials have a low refractive index dispersion and thus are especially suitable for use as intraocular lens materials. The materials are also suitable for use in other implantable ophthalmic devices, such as keratoprostheses, corneal rings, corneal implants, and corneal inlays. |
| US10408973B2 |
Collection vessel for collecting, measuring, and aggregrating precipitation accumulation data
Embodiments for controlling precipitation collection vessels to accurately and efficiently collect, measure, and aggregate precipitation accumulation data are disclosed. In one embodiment according to aspects of the present invention, a computer-implemented method includes collecting snow in a plurality of collection vessels by orienting an open end of each of the plurality of collection vessels perpendicularly to a direction of the wind based at least in part on a wind model. The computer-implemented method further includes measuring a snow level of the snow in each of the plurality of collection vessels to generate snow level data for each of the plurality of collection vessels. The computer-implemented method further includes aggregating the snow level data for each of the plurality of snow collection by assembling the snow accumulation data from each of the plurality of collection vessels. |
| US10408970B2 |
Method for locating a device which is moved in a three-dimensional space
A method of location of a device includes a displacement law containing a corrective factor of a bias combined by an arithmetical operation with a measured variable, and particles, each particle being associated with a current value of the corrective factor. The current value of the corrective factor being constructed at each iteration on the basis of a previous current value of the corrective factor, computed during a previous iteration, to which is added a random variable drawn according to a predefined probability law. The current values of various particles are initialized, before the first iteration, to various initial values, and during each iteration, for each particle whose coordinates are updated with the aid of this displacement law, the value of the corrective factor in the displacement law is taken equal to this corrective factor's current value associated with the particle. |
| US10408965B2 |
Adaptive inversion for vertical resistivity logs from multiaxial induction measurements
A method for logging a formation or sample includes obtaining a plurality of multiaxial conductivity measurements from the formation or sample. A horizontal resistivity measurement, a dip measurement and a dip azimuth measurement are derived from the plurality of multiaxial conductivity measurements. A sharp vertical resistivity measurement is derived from a subset of the plurality of multiaxial conductivity measurements. |
| US10408960B2 |
High power current switch
A high power switching circuit suitable for injection of high currents, typically several tens of Amperes, at high drive voltages of up to 5-10 kV, is provided using a combination of electromechanical and semiconductor switching elements that, while providing switchable polarity, substantially bypasses semiconductor switching element(s) during a substantial portion of current injection duty cycles. In this way, thermal heating of switching elements can be reduced/managed in a way that improves long term reliability of geophysical survey equipment. In addition, circuit protections can be provided to address backflow currents generated upon collapse of electromagnetic fields in inductive loads, such as is typical in geophysical surveys. |
| US10408958B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting subsurface features using 3D angle gathers
The present disclosure is directed to detecting subsurface features via a seismic survey. A system can obtain seismic data from nodes separated from each other by at least a threshold distance on a ground surface. The seismic data can include image trace data based on field trace data detected from each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units. The system retrieves a sample interval and a parameter. The system configures a bandlimited binning function with the sampling interval and the predetermined parameter. The system applies the bandlimited binning function to a plurality of image traces of the image trace data to generate a bandlimited angle gather value for a bin in an angle gathers grid. The system generates an image based on the angle gathers grid and provides the image for display. |
| US10408955B2 |
Filtering microseismic events for updating and calibrating a fracture model
A fracture model for a hydraulic fracture in a wellbore can be updated and calibrated. Information about a microseismic event can be received from a sensor that is monitoring a subterranean formation. The information can be received subsequent to a fracking fluid being introduced into the formation. An observed geometry of a hydraulic fracture can be determined based on the information and a predicted geometry of the fracture can be determined based on properties of the fracking fluid and a fracture model. The fracture model can be updated using the information about the microseismic event where it is determined that an uncertainty value of the observed geometry does not exceed a pre-set maximum. The uncertainty value can be based on the predicted geometry of the hydraulic fracture. |
| US10408954B2 |
Seismic sensor coupling
The present application relates to a seismic sensor coupling device and method. Translational data in a first direction is measured by particle motion sensors contained in an elongated housing of a sensor device provided at an earth surface. The particle motion sensors are spaced apart along a second, different direction along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing. Rotation data around a third direction is computed based at least in part on computing a gradient of the translational data with respect to the second direction. Coupling of the sensor to the earth and features related thereto are addressed in the present application. |
| US10408951B2 |
Radiation detector
A radiation detector is provided. In a further aspect, a detector employs a Parallel Plate Avalanche Counter (“OPPAC”) which includes an anode film, a parallel cathode film and multiple optical photo-detectors, such as photo-sensors and/or photo-multipliers. A method of using a radiation detector is also provided. |
| US10408946B2 |
Dead reckoning-augmented GPS for tracked vehicles
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for augmenting the 3 dimensional position information obtained from the NAVSTAR satellite-based global positioning system (“GPS”) system. Such systems can be impacted by physical obstacles that prevent the receipt of the satellite signals or as a result of sun spot activity that introduces noise into the signals thus causing them to become intermittently unavailable and/or making them less accurate in the course of normal operation. Therefore, an improved positioning solution that can operate under such poor GPS operational conditions is needed. The apparatus and method of the invention augments GPS with dead reckoning techniques when GPS signals are unavailable or inaccurate. The apparatus and method of the invention demonstrates highest value when applied to blasthole drill positioning applications in open-pit mines. |
| US10408938B2 |
Fast scan detection method
A fast scan detection method is provided. The fast scan detection method is applied to a rotatable scan detection device where two or more detection samplings are performed for calculating each scan detection distance value, where each of the detection samplings includes: emitting, by an emission light source, infrared detection light, where the infrared detection light propagates through a surrounding space and is reflected by a detected object when the infrared detection light encounters the detected object; and receiving, by a photoelectric sensor in a reception unit, the infrared detection light reflected by the detected object, where the rotatable scan detection device performs one detection sampling at each detection angular position at which the rotatable scan detection device is positioned. |
| US10408937B2 |
Metal bridge detection systems and methods
Example metal bridge detection systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives LIDAR data from a LIDAR system mounted to a vehicle and receives camera data from a camera system mounted to the vehicle. The method analyzes the received LIDAR data and the camera data to identify a metal bridge proximate the vehicle. If a metal bridge is identified, the method adjusts vehicle operations to improve vehicle control as it drives across the metal bridge. |
| US10408933B1 |
Sonar imaging system with lateral target placement and multiple color display
A sonar imaging system, that includes a control head with a user interface and a display unit for displaying a sonar-generated image, is provided. A sonar transducer assembly is coupled to the control head and configured to transmit sonar data to the control head. The sonar data is used to generate the sonar-generated image. The sonar transducer assembly includes a first side scan acoustic sonar element that transmits a sonar beam. The sonar transducer assembly further includes a plurality of sonar beam receiving elements. Each receiving element is arranged to receive a portion of the return beam from the first side scan acoustic sonar element. Each of the plurality of sonar beam receiving elements is configured to identify both a depth and a lateral distance of an underwater object relative to the position of the sonar transducer assembly. |
| US10408926B2 |
Implementation of the focal plane 2D APD array for hyperion lidar system
Aspects of the disclosure are related to a Lidar device, comprising: a vibrating fiber optic cantilever system on a transmit (TX) path; and a two-dimensional (2D) light sensor array on a receive (RX) path. |
| US10408923B2 |
Optical design for modularizing laser radar sensor
A laser radar device comprises a laser projecting system and a laser radar detecting system. The laser projecting system comprises a laser diode; and a light source orientation adjustment unit comprising a collimating lens and a Powell lens to modulate the angle at which the first incident laser beam is projected onto an object. The laser radar detecting system comprises at least two laser radar detection units disposed in the horizontal direction and vertical direction of the object, respectively. The laser radar detection units each comprise a wedge-shaped lens, an aspherical lens system and an optical detector. By designing optical parameters of the wedge-shaped lens and stacking the laser radar detection units in the horizontal direction and vertical direction, it is feasible to facilitate overall device manufacturing and processing, meet R&D needs, and adjust an optical system in its entirety easily. |
| US10408918B2 |
Sky polarization and sun sensor system and method
In a method for determining orientation of an object, raw image data of the sky is recorded using a sky polarimeter. One or more of Stokes parameters (S0, S1, S2), degree of linear polarization (DoLP), and angle of polarization (AoP) are calculated from the image data to produce a set of processed images. Last known position and time data of the object are obtained, and a known Sun azimuth and elevation are calculated using the last known position and time data. Roll and pitch of the object are found, and the roll and pitch data are used to find a zenith in the processed images. The yaw/heading of the object is determined using the difference between a polarization angle at the zenith and a calculated Sun azimuth. |
| US10408916B2 |
Geolocation using guided surface waves
Disclosed are various approaches for navigation identifying one's current position. A navigation device receives a guided surface wave using a guided surface wave receive structure. The navigation device then receives a reflection of the guided surface wave using the guided surface wave receive structure. The navigation device calculates an amount of time elapsed between receiving the guided surface wave and receiving the reflection of guided surface wave. The navigation device then measures an angle between a wave front of the guided surface wave and a polar axis of the Earth. Finally the navigation device determines a location of the guided surface wave receive structure based at least in part on the angle between the wave front of the guided surface wave and the polar axis of the Earth the amount of time elapsed between receiving the guided surface wave and receiving the reflection of guided surface wave. |
| US10408915B2 |
Geolocation using guided surface waves
Disclosed are various embodiments for fixing a navigational position using guided surface waves launched from guided surface wave waveguide probes at various ground stations. A guided surface wave is received using a guided surface wave receive structure. A reflection of the guided surface wave is received using the guided surface wave receive structure. An amount of time that has elapsed between receiving the guided surface wave and receiving the reflection of guided surface wave is calculated. A location of the guided surface wave receive structure is determined based at least in part on the amount of time elapsed between receiving the guided surface wave and receiving the reflection of guided surface wave. |
| US10408908B2 |
System and method for an eddy-current field compensation in magnetic resonance imaging
A system and method for acquiring a calibrated eddy-current field model in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are provided. The method may include one or more of the following operations. An eddy-current field model may be obtained. The eddy-current field model may transformed by Laplace Transformation. Data of an eddy-current field may be obtained. The data of the eddy-current field may be processed. A calibrated eddy-current field model may be acquired. In addition, the calibrated eddy-current field model may be used to compensate an eddy-current field. |
| US10408907B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method of obtaining magnetic resonance image by using multiple excitation with delayed spin-echoes
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus, including a radio frequency (RF) transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of excitation RF pulses to an object, and to transmit a refocusing RF pulse to the object within a repetition time (TR) period after transmitting the plurality of excitation RF pulses; and a controller configured to control the RF transmitter to transmit a plurality of first additional gradient magnetic fields corresponding to the plurality of excitation RF pulses in order to spoil a plurality of free induction decay (FID) signals produced by the plurality of excitation RF pulses, and to transmit a plurality of second additional gradient magnetic fields corresponding to the plurality of excitation RF pulses in order to generate a plurality of spin echo signals corresponding to the spoiled plurality of FID signals; and an RF receiver configured to acquire the generated plurality of spin echo signals. |
| US10408906B2 |
GPU based implementation of SENSE (a parallel MRI algorithm) using QR decomposition
A method of SENSE reconstruction including: constructing a coil sensitivity encoding matrix; inversing of the coil sensitivity encoding matrix using a QR decomposition algorithm; and multiplying an inverse of the receiver coil sensitivity encoding matrix with an under-sampled data using a central processing unit (CPU) and using a GPU residing on a host computer to further decrease computation time. |
| US10408905B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and transmission control method
According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus provided with a plurality of transmission channels includes a signal processing unit and a control unit. The signal processing unit acquires a radio frequency magnetic field emitted from each of the plurality of transmission channels through a receiver coil mounted on an object and measure a phase of the radio frequency magnetic field. The control unit determines a phase difference between the plurality of transmission channels based on the phase of the radio frequency magnetic field of each of the plurality of transmission channels measured by the signal processing unit. The control unit controls a phase of a radio frequency pulse inputted to each of the plurality of transmission channels, based on the phase difference. |
| US10408903B2 |
Shimming system and shimming method including a sensor unit having a pluraly of magnetic field sensors
The present invention provides a shimming method in which an electric current surface that is virtually placed so as to surround a measurement position is assumed from a magnetic field measurement value, in which an electric current distribution that reproduces a measurement magnetic field is reproduced through an electric current potential, and in which the reproduced magnetic field distribution is used. A magnetic moment or an electric current distribution that reproduces a magnetic field distribution obtained by a magnetic field measurement device is estimated on a predetermined closed surface, and, from the estimated magnetic moment or electric current distribution, a magnetic field distribution of an arbitrary point that exists in the closed surface is estimated. Then, on the basis of the estimated magnetic field distribution, a shim magnetic body distribution that produces a correction magnetic field for correcting the magnetic field distribution at the arbitrary point is output. |
| US10408900B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing MRI images
The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a method and an apparatus for processing MRI images wherein a plurality of slices of an object is applied with a spatial encoding gradient and a corrected gradient for applying a radial sampling, and radially sampled magnetic resonance signals of the slices are received, and MRI images are generated with the radial sampling applied over multi-bands. |
| US10408896B2 |
Spintronic devices
A monolithic reusable microwire assembly can include a substrate and an electrically conductive thin-film wire formed on the substrate. The conductive thin-film wire can include a narrow segment forming an active area. A thermally and electrically insulating barrier can be formed on the electrically conductive thin-film wire. A roughness-reducing layer can be formed on the thermally and electrically insulating barrier and can have minimal surface roughness. |
| US10408893B2 |
Magnetic sensor
A magnetic sensor includes first magnetoresistive elements and second magnetoresistive elements. The rates of change of resistance of the first magnetoresistive elements are higher than the rates of change of resistance of the second magnetoresistive elements. The second magnetoresistive elements each include a plurality of unit patterns that are arranged along an imaginary circle or an imaginary polygon in plan view and the unit patterns each include a plurality of bent portions and a folded back shape. The plurality of unit patterns are connected to each other in a direction that encloses a region around the center of the imaginary circle or imaginary polygon. |
| US10408889B2 |
Apparatus and method for recovery of three dimensional magnetic field from a magnetic detection system
A system for magnetic detection of an external magnetic field is disclosed. The system includes a nitrogen vacancy (NV) diamond material comprising a plurality of NV centers, a magnetic field generator that generates a magnetic field, a radio frequency (RF) excitation source that provides RF excitation, an optical excitation source that provides optical excitation, an optical detector that receives an optical signal emitted by the NV diamond material, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a control magnetic field, control the magnetic field generator to generate the control magnetic field, receive a light detection signal from the optical detector based on the optical signal due to the sum of the generated control magnetic field and the external magnetic field, store measurement data based on the received light detection signal, and calculate a vector of the external magnetic field based on the stored measurement data. |
| US10408886B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating SOC of secondary battery including blended cathode material
Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating a state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery which includes (i) a cathode comprising a blended cathode material having a first cathode material and a second cathode material, wherein the first and second cathode materials have different operating voltage ranges; (ii) an anode comprising an anode material; and (iii) a separator for separating the cathode from the anode. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure a dynamic voltage of the secondary battery during charging of the secondary battery, and a control unit configured to identify a dynamic voltage profile of the secondary battery as a transition region voltage pattern, calculate a parameter of the transition region voltage pattern, and estimate a SOC of the secondary battery from the calculated parameter by using a predetermined relationship between the parameter and the SOC. |
| US10408884B2 |
Power tool battery pack with wireless communication
Trigger pull tracking, charge time estimation, and other features for a power tool battery pack with wireless communication. A battery pack system includes a power tool battery pack and a processor. The battery pack includes a plurality of cells and a voltage sensor connected to the plurality of cells. The processor is in communication with the voltage sensor that detects a voltage across the plurality of cells using the voltage sensor. The processor further converts the voltage across the plurality of cells to a state of charge; determines a charge rate of a charger charging the battery pack; and determines a conversion factor based on the charge rate. The processor then generates a time to full charge of the battery pack based on the state of charge, the charge rate, and the scalar conversion factor. The processor may further generate current traces for the battery pack. |
| US10408882B2 |
Method for predicting remaining useful life of lithium battery based on wavelet denoising and relevance vector machine
A method for predicting a remaining useful life of a lithium battery based on a wavelet denoising and a relevance vector machine, relating to a method for estimating health condition and predicting remaining useful life of lithium battery, includes steps of: (1) obtaining health condition data of each of charge-discharge cycles of the lithium battery by measurement; (2) processing capacity data measured of the lithium battery with wavelet double denoising; (3) calculating a capacity threshold where the lithium battery fails; (4) referring to capacity data and charge-discharge cycle data of the lithium battery, applying a differential evolution algorithm for optimizing a width factor of the relevance vector machine; and (5) predicting the remaining useful life of the lithium battery with the relevance vector machine optimized by the differential evolution algorithm. The method is simple and effective, which can accurately predict remaining useful life of lithium battery. |
| US10408879B2 |
Method and apparatus for diagnosing a fault condition in an electric machine
A method for diagnosing a fault condition in an electric machine includes measuring at least one physical parameter generated during operation of the electric machine; analyzing the or each measured parameter in a frequency domain; and determining whether the electric machine has a stator or rotor winding fault based on a comparison of an amplitude of the or each analyzed parameter at a first predetermined frequency and a first threshold amplitude for the first frequency. The at least one physical parameter includes a sound generated by the electric machine. |
| US10408876B2 |
Memory circuit march testing
Embodiments include novel approaches for scan-based device testing using a march controller. A march data store can have sets of march element data stored thereon, each defining a respective march element of a march test sequence. A march select register can select each stored set of march element data according to the predefined march test sequence, and a march data loader can iteratively and sequentially output each set of march element data selected by the march select register. A memory built-in self-test controller can generate, in response to receiving each set of march element data output by the march controller, test stimulus data corresponding to the received set of march element data. The test stimulus data can input to a scan chain of the integrated circuit under test, and response data can be captured from the scan chain and assessed to determine whether the integrated circuit passed the test. |
| US10408869B1 |
Electrical connection validation scheme
In the modern world, electricity has become ubiquitous. Electrical connectors that connect and disconnect the electricity from the end use device have become important. If the connector has established a good quality contact across its mating conductors, there is no cause for concern. Also, if the connector has not established any contact with associated contacts being far away, then also there is no cause for a safety concern. However, when a connector has established marginal contact between the source and drain side contacts, and if the load and the source are switched on, the possibility of an arc across the thin layer of oxide separating the two contacts is high. This invention teaches a method to measure the quality of electrical connection established across an electrical connector. The method described here can be used to ascertain the quality of the connection before turning on the current across the connection. |
| US10408868B2 |
Motor drive control device and method for determining controlled frequency for motor
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a motor drive control device is a motor drive control device performing PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control of a motor, wherein harmonics of a fundamental frequency for PWM control of the motor are included in noise occurring from the motor; the fundamental frequency for PWM control is larger than a frequency corresponding to a bandwidth of a predetermined radio frequency band a communication apparatus uses; and frequencies of continuous harmonic components of the fundamental frequency for PWM control appear before and after the predetermined radio frequency band. |
| US10408865B2 |
Power monitor protective shroud
A power monitoring system has a power monitoring device that couples to at least one conductor of a transformer and collect data indicative of power usage corresponding to the at least one conductor. Additionally, the power monitoring system may have a protective cover that may comprise a top plate having an arch-shaped back edge adapted to abut and conform with an outside surface of a transformer, a face plate integral with and extending from the top plate and mirroring the outside surface of the transformer, and a bottom plate integral with and extending from the face plate and having an arch-shaped back edge adapted to reasonably abut and conform with the outside surface of the transformer. |
| US10408849B2 |
Method of determining consumption of decayed drug through drug taggants
We disclose a method of using taggants to assess how and to what extent a drug in a drug composition that a user has consumed has decayed in response to storage conditions and time. The taggants may decay in response to environmental conditions which cause different drugs to lose their efficacy. These environmental conditions may include light, temperature, oxidation, and age. The taggants may be detected in biological samples, including urine and feces. By identifying the taggants, the drug composition and other information relating to the drug may be identified. Additionally, quantification of the different taggants may be used to determine whether the drug in the drug composition has been exposed to environmental conditions which may reduce its efficacy. |
| US10408847B2 |
Tuberculosis biomarkers and uses thereof
The present application includes biomarkers, methods, devices, reagents, systems, and kits for the detection, treatment and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). In one aspect, the present application includes the identification of biomarkers that can be used alone or in various combinations for the detection of TB, including those set forth in Tables 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 to 12. In another aspect, the application provides biomarkers that can be used alone or in various combinations to diagnose or prognose TB or follow treatment response. In another aspect, methods are provided for diagnosing TB in an individual, where the methods include detecting, in a biological sample from an individual, at least one biomarker value corresponding to at least one biomarker selected from the group of biomarkers provided in Tables 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8 to 12, wherein the individual is classified as having TB, or the likelihood of the individual having TB is determined, based on the at least one biomarker value. |
| US10408846B2 |
Quantitative methods and kits for providing reproducible IHC4 scores
The present technology relates generally to determining a risk of recurrence of disease in a cancer patient. In particular, this approach to determining a risk of recurrence involves utilizing standardized quantitative assessments of the level of biomarker expression selected from estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and Ki-67 (Ki67) in a patient's tumor to determine the risk of recurrence, thereby allowing a caretaker to determine the best course of treatment for the patient. |
| US10408841B2 |
Mutated HEV polypeptides and the use thereof for assaying anti-HEV antibodies
Polypeptides of the p-ORF2 protein of the hepatitis E virus, including at least the amino acid sequence 394-660, numbered in relation to a p-ORF2 protein of 660 amino acids, in which the three cysteines at positions 627, 630 and 638 have been mutated or, for a p-ORF2 protein of different length, at least the amino acid sequence corresponding to amino acids 394-660 of the p-ORF2 protein of 660 amino acids, in which the three cysteines located at the three positions corresponding to positions 627, 630 and 638 of the p-ORF2 protein of 660 amino acids have been mutated. Also, methods for determining the presence of the humoral response or the titer of antibodies directed against the p-ORF2 protein using these polypeptides, and also the use thereof in the context of infection with the hepatitis E virus. |
| US10408839B2 |
Biomarker panel for diagnosing cancer
An in vitro method for the diagnosis, prognosis, stratification and/or monitoring of colorectal cancer in a subject includes detecting the level of AREG, CEA, HGF-receptor, ErbB4-Her4, CD69, PSA, EMMPRIN, and INF-gamma biomarkers in a biological sample of the subject. In an embodiment, the subject is administered a treatment when a differential level of the biomarkers compared to a healthy control or a reference value is indicative for the presence of colorectal cancer in the subject. |
| US10408836B2 |
Methods of detecting influenza virus
Provided herein is a method of detecting the presence of influenza virus in a sample while minimizing false positives due to presence of one or more other pathogens in the sample, the method including measuring the enzymatic activity of neuraminidase (NA) in the sample under one or more differentiating conditions selected from the group consisting of pH, binding to anti-NanA antibody, size exclusion, hemagglutinin (HA) binding, chemical inhibition, and combinations thereof. |
| US10408832B2 |
Treating mental disorders
A method for treating mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder comprises applying peripheral blood from a patient or subject to an apheresis column loaded with a solid support comprising a binding reagent capable of specifically binding to a chemokine receptor, optionally the chemokine receptor CCR9, CCR1, CCR3 and/or CCR5 immobilized directly or indirectly on the support thus removing chemokine receptor, optionally CCR9, CCR1, CCR3 and/or CCR5 expressing cells from the peripheral blood of the patient or subject. Various companion diagnostic methods and useful binding reagents are also described. |
| US10408830B2 |
Lateral flow blotting assay
Methods, compositions, and kits for performing analyte detection in a lateral flow assay. |
| US10408827B2 |
Detection of biological molecules using surface plasmon field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) combined with isotachophoresis (ITP)
A combination of surface plasmon field enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy (SPFS) and isotachophoresis (ITP) technologies for detecting biomolecules is disclosed. It uses ITP to preconcentrate the reactants and accelerate the reaction, and then delivers the reacted sample to an SPFS sensor for detection. A microfluidic device with a T-junction is provided, which has two reservoirs respectively containing a low-mobility trailing electrolyte buffer and a high-mobility leading electrolyte buffer, and a main fluid channel between the two reservoirs, where the SPFS sensor is located on a side channel joined to the main channel. A two-step technique is employed, including a step of sample loading and ITP extraction, and a step of delivery of concentrated sample to the detector chamber by pressure-driven flow. In another embodiment, the SPFS sensor is located on the main fluid channel between the two reservoirs. In a particular example, the technique is used in a DNAzyme assay. |
| US10408824B2 |
Fluidic connectors and microfluidic systems
Fluidic connectors, methods, and devices for performing analyses (e.g., immunoassays) in microfluidic systems are provided. In some embodiments, a fluidic connector having a fluid path is used to connect two independent channels formed in a substrate so as to allow fluid communication between the two independent channels. One or both of the independent channels may be pre-filled with reagents (e.g., antibody solutions, washing buffers and amplification reagents), which can be used to perform the analysis. These reagents may be stored in the channels of the substrate for long periods amounts of time (e.g., 1 year) prior to use. |
| US10408823B2 |
Assay methods
The present invention is directed to methods for improving assay specificity and performance in binding assays. |
| US10408821B2 |
Microfluidic aspirator and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed herein are devices that include a top chamber including at least one port, a bottom chamber including at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the opening of the at least one inlet is smaller than the opening of the at least one outlet, and a membrane located between the top chamber and the bottom chamber, wherein the membrane is fluidly coupled with the top chamber and the bottom chamber. Also disclosed herein are systems including the disclosed devices. The systems include liquid in one or more of the chambers of the device. Methods of using the devices and systems include producing a vacuum by flowing a liquid through the bottom chamber of the system. Due to the difference in size of the inlet and outlet in the bottom chamber, a vacuum is produced in the top chamber. |
| US10408820B2 |
Compounds for modulating integrin CD11B/CD18
The application describes an assay for the identification of small molecule modulators of integrin CD11b/CD18 and small molecules capable of modulating activity of this receptor. Such compounds may be used in certain embodiments for treating a disease or condition selected from inflammation, immune-related disorders, cancer, ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke, neointimal thickening associated with vascular injury, bullous pemphigoid, neonatal obstructive nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease, or in other embodiments for the treatment of a disease or condition selected from immune deficiency, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), myeloperoxidase deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, chronic granulomatous disease, hyper-IgM syndromes, leukocyte adhesion deficiency, Chediak-Higashi syndrome, and severe combined immunodeficiency. |
| US10408819B2 |
Luminescence-based methods and probes for measuring cytochrome P450 activity
The invention provides compounds, compositions, methods, substrates, and kits useful for analyzing the metabolic activity in cells, tissue, and animals and for screening test compounds for their effect on cytochrome P450 activity. In particular, a one-step and two-step methods using luminogenic molecules, e.g. luciferins or coelenterazines, that are cytochrome P450 substrates and that are also bioluminescent enzyme, e.g., luciferase, pro-substrates are provided. The present method further provides a method for stabilizing and prolonging the luminescent signal in a luciferase-based assay using luciferase stabilizing agents such as reversible lucifetrase inhibitors. |
| US10408816B2 |
Method and device for automatically determining the position of a microsystem for manipulating a spherical microobject
In a method for automated determination of the relative position (x/y/z) between a first hole (27) on a first microsystem component (11), which is preferably provided with a first channel (44) opening in the first hole (27), and at least one second hole (29) on a second microsystem component (12), which is preferably provided with a second channel (45) opening in the second hole (29), the two microsystem components (11, 12) lie in a liquid medium (41) at least in the region (25, 26) of the holes (27, 29). Under the supervision of a control device (15) controlled by a computer (22), the first and second microsystem components (11, 12) are displaced relative to one another into different relative positions (x/y/z). Electrical signals (37) are delivered to one of the two microsystem components (12, 12) and are recorded on the other of the two microsystem components (11, 12) as measurement values (38) which depend on the relative position of the two microsystem components (11, 12) with respect to one another. For different relative positions (x/y/z) between the two microsystem components (11, 12), measurement values (38) are determined, from which the relative position (xn/yn/zn) in which the two microsystem components (11, 12) are to be positioned with respect to one another in such a way that their holes (27, 29) are mutually aligned is ascertained in the control device (15). |
| US10408811B2 |
Crude oil composition estimation method, absorption process simulation method in absorption and liquefaction system, process simulation method in recovery system, and method of producing absorption and liquefaction system
A crude oil composition estimation method estimates a composition of crude oil for use in simulation of a material balance in an absorption and liquefaction system that absorbs vapors emitted from the crude oil with the crude oil. The crude oil composition estimation method includes: comparing a calculated concentration of a treated gas with a measured concentration of the treated gas; estimating, when the calculated concentration agrees with the measured concentration, that the concentration included in the crude oil is a correct crude oil composition; and repeating, when the calculated concentration does not agree with the measured concentration, a process of correcting the concentration included in the crude oil and then comparing the calculated concentration with the measured concentration, until the calculated concentration agrees with the measured concentration, and when they agree, estimating that the corrected concentration in the crude oil is a correct crude oil composition. |
| US10408810B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining fertilizer/treatment requirements and/or predicting plant growth response
A soil testing method determines available nutrient levels and effective and economical fertilizer/treatment, based on what nutrients in the soil will actually reach the root of a growing plant. A soil is tested to determine initial nutrient(s) available to a plant root if it were growing in that soil when no nutrients have been added, followed by comparing/correlating the initial available nutrient to nutrient requirements for desired plant growth during one or more periods of time and/or to a yield outcome desired. Various doses of fertilizer(s) or treatment(s) are then added to portions of the soil, and those dosed portions are then tested for available nutrient levels, to determine the effect of the fertilizer(s)/treatment(s) on the nutrients that would be available in that particular soil to a plant root if that soil were fertilized with the various doses. |
| US10408805B2 |
System and method for spray deposition of a chemical onto a substrate
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a system for depositing a chemical of one or more components onto a medium. The system includes a spray assembly for depositing the chemical, a medium for collecting the one or more components forming the chemical, and an enclosure for housing the medium and the spray assembly. The spray assembly includes a capillary for receiving and ejecting a fluid containing the one or more components, a nozzle for receiving and ejecting a gas towards both the medium and the fluid when the fluid is ejected from the capillary, and a spray heater for heating the capillary and the gas. The enclosure includes a translatable drawer for supporting and translating the medium. The system further includes a medium heater for heating the medium. |
| US10408802B2 |
Thermal conductivity sensing device, methods for operation and uses of the same
A thermal conductivity sensing device (1) is disclosed, along with a method for operation of the thermal conductivity sensing device and use of the thermal conductivity sensing device in a system for gas chromatography and a method of carrying out gas chromatography. The thermal conductivity sensing device is for use in sensing one or more gaseous components in a flowing gaseous environment. The device has a first sensor (4B) and a second sensor (4A) for exposure to the same flowing gaseous environment (G). The first sensor has an associated flow altering means (20) to affect gas flow at least at part of the surface of the first sensor, to be different to gas flow at the surface of the second sensor. Each sensor provides an output relating to heat transfer between a surface of the sensor and the gaseous environment. The device is operable to compare outputs of the first and second sensors. The sensor is able to reduce the effects of bulk convection of the flowing gas on thermal conductivity measurements. |
| US10408801B2 |
Dynamic post column addition
A method of ionizing a sample is disclosed comprising performing an initial experiment comprising: (i) adding one or more reagents to an analyte sample; (ii) varying the composition and/or concentration of the one or more reagents; (iii) ionizing the analyte sample including the one or more reagents; (iv) determining the composition and/or concentration of the one or more reagents which results in a desired, improved or optimized ionization or other condition or parameter for one or more analytes of interest; and (v) determining one or more first retention times or one or more first retention time windows for the one or more analytes of interest. The method then further comprises separating an analyte sample using a first separation device and during the course of a single experimental run or acquisition varying the composition and/or concentration of one or more reagents which are added to an eluent which emerges from the first separation device. The composition and/or concentration of the one or more reagents which are added to the eluent is varied at the one or more the first retention times or during the one or more the first retention time windows so that an ionization or other condition or parameter for the one or more analytes of interest is as desired or is improved or optimized. |
| US10408799B2 |
Apparatus and method for photoacoustic imaging
A photoacoustic imaging apparatus includes a signal processor. The signal processor includes an adding unit configured to add received signals obtained by acoustic wave detecting devices to obtain a summed signal, a normalizing unit configured to normalize the summed signal for each acoustic wave detecting device with reference to an amplitude value in the received signal in the acoustic wave detecting device at the time when a maximum amplitude value in the summed signal is obtained to obtain a normalized signal, a reducing unit configured to subtract the normalized signal from the received signal for each acoustic wave detecting device to obtain a reduced signal in which the amplitude value in the received signal at the time when the maximum amplitude value in the summed signal is obtained is reduced, and an imaging unit configured to generate image data using the reduced signals. |
| US10408796B2 |
Combined electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) and electro permanent magnets (EPMS) for bias field control
Systems and methods for non-destructive testing of specimens are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) includes an electro-permanent magnet (EPM) configured to controllably apply a biasing magnetic flux to a target location. The EPM includes a hard magnet, and a soft magnet at least partially enclosing the hard magnet. The EPM also includes a magnetizing coil having a plurality of turns at least partially encircling the soft magnet. The magnetizing coil is configured to controllably magnetically bias the soft magnet when a current is applied to the magnetizing coil. |
| US10408793B2 |
Minimizing azimuthal current induced on tubulars by transmitters
A tool and method for reducing azimuthal current. An EM induction tool may comprise a tubular, which may further comprise a body with a central axis and an insulating layer that may be non-azimuthally symmetric with respect to the central axis. The EM induction tool may further comprise a transmitter coupled to the tubular and a receiver coupled to the tubular. A method of reducing azimuthal current may comprise introducing a current through a transmitter into a subterranean formation, wherein the transmitter is coupled to a tubular, allowing an insulating layer of the tubular to at least partially block azimuthal currents originating from the transmitter from flowing on the tubular, wherein the insulating layer is non-azimuthally symmetric, and measuring eddy currents induced by the current with one or more receiver coupled to the tubular. |
| US10408791B2 |
Method for operating an ion gate, device having an ion transport region, and computer program
The invention relates to a method for operating an ion gate having at least a first, a second, and a third electrode, which are arranged one after the other in an intended drifting direction of ions to be influenced by the ion gate, in such a way that the second electrode is arranged after the first electrode and the third electrode is arranged after the second electrode in the drifting direction, wherein the ion gate can be switched between a closed state, in which ions cannot drift through the ion gate in the intended drifting direction, and an open state, in which ions can drift through the ion gate in the intended drifting direction, by applying potentials that alternate over time to one or more of the electrodes mentioned above, wherein, in a switching cycle of the ion gate, which comprises the open state and the closed state of the ion gate, two different closed states of the ion gate are produced in that, in a first closed state, the ion gate is closed by applying a first potential difference between the second and the third electrodes and, in a second closed state, the ion gate is closed by applying a second potential difference between the first and the second electrodes. The invention further relates to a device having an ion transport region and a computer program for performing the method. |
| US10408786B2 |
Distributable chemical sampling and sensing system
A distributable sampling and sensing instrument for chemical analysis of consumable foods and other agricultural products. The distributable sampling system is used to separate and concentrate the chemicals of interest obtained from samples at remote locations via thermal desorption onto a detachable target substrate that can be analyzed on-site or off-site. The volatile components adsorbed onto the target substrate can be analyzed with specific sensors (e.g., electrochemical sensors) or the assembly can be sent to a central lab and analyzed with conventional chemical instrumentation (e.g., GC-MS). This instrument provides the capability to enable chemical analysis of a wide range of chemical species of interest in a wide range of environments and conditions. |
| US10408785B2 |
Method and device for determining an internal resistance of a sensor element
A method for determining an internal resistance of a sensor element. The method includes: a) applying a current pulse to the sensor element; the current pulse inducing a charge transfer in the sensor element; the occurrence of the charge transfer causing an increase in the electrical voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode of the sensor element; b) ascertaining a value for the increase in the electrical voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, step b) being performed at least twice at different points in time during the occurrence of the charge transfer; and a value for increasing the electrical voltage being ascertained therefrom at various points in time; and c) determining the internal resistance of the sensor element from the values for increasing the electrical voltage that are ascertained at different points in time during the occurrence of the charge transfer. |
| US10408784B2 |
Determining blood glucose in a small volume sample receiving cavity and in a short time period
The concentration of glucose in a blood sample is determined by methods utilizing test strips having a sample receiving cavity having a volume from about 0.3 μl to less than 1 μl and determining the glucose concentration within a time period from about 3.5 seconds to about 8 seconds. |
| US10408780B2 |
Structure of gas sensor
The present invention provides a structure of a gas sensor, comprising: a support, having a front side, a back side opposite to the front side, a cell region, and a peripheral region circling the cell region; a cavity, formed on the back side of the support in the cell region; a heater, disposed on the front side of the support covering the cavity; a sensing element, disposed on the heater; and a sealing layer, formed on the back side of the support covering inside the cavity. |
| US10408774B2 |
EPR systems for flow assurance and logging
An Electron Paramagnetic resonance (EPR) system and method allows the measurement paramagnetic characteristics of materials in real-time, such as heavy oil, hydrocarbons, asphaltenes, heptane, vanadium, resins, drilling fluid, mud, wax deposits or the like. The EPR systems and methods discussed herein are low cost, small and light weight, making them usable in flow-assurance or logging applications. The EPR sensor is capable of measuring paramagnetic properties of materials from a distance of several inches. In some embodiments, a window will be used to separate the EPR sensor from the materials in a pipeline or wellbore. Since the sensor does need to be in direct contact with the materials, it can operate at a lower temperature or pressure. In other embodiments, the EPR sensor may be placed in the materials. |
| US10408773B2 |
Predicting total organic carbon (TOC) using a radial basis function (RBF) model and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data
Systems, methods, and software for predicting total organic carbon (TOC) values are described. A representative method includes obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data and training a radial basis function (RBF) model based on the NMR data and measured total organic carbon (TOC) values. The method also includes obtaining subsequent NMR data and employing the trained RBF model to predict TOC values based at least in part on the subsequent NMR data. The method also includes storing or displaying the predicted TOC values. |
| US10408770B2 |
Video borescope device
A video borescope device for visualizing hard to reach spaces includes a tube that is flexible and configured to insert into a space, such as defined by an engine. A camera is coupled to a first end of the tube and is operationally coupled to the optical relay that is positioned in the tube. A coupler that is coupled to a second end of the tube is configured to operationally couple the optical relay to a computer. A plurality of bulbs that is coupled to the first end of the tube is configured to provide illumination. Programming code that is positioned on the computer enables a user to compel the camera to capture an image, such as a still picture and a video, and to transfer the image to the optical relay. The optical relay is positioned to relay the image to the computer to present on a display. |
| US10408766B2 |
Inspection device and inspection system
An inspection device includes an illumination unit for illuminating a subject having a bright part and a dark part darker than the bright part, a light path dividing unit for dividing object light from the subject illuminated by the illumination unit into first light and second light that pass through different light paths, a filter for reducing the amount of the first light having passed through the light path dividing unit, a first imaging unit in which the first light having passed through the filter forms an image, a second imaging unit in which the second light having passed through the light path dividing unit forms an image, and an inspection unit for inspecting whether a defect is present in the subject based on information of the bright part taken by the first imaging unit and information of the dark part taken by the second imaging unit. |
| US10408760B2 |
Raman spectrum detecting method for eliminating package interference and electronic device thereof
A Raman spectrum detecting method and electronic device are disclosed. In one aspect, an example method includes detecting and obtaining a first Raman spectrum signal of a package. A second Raman spectrum signal of the object is detected and obtained with the package. The first Raman spectrum signal is successively subtracting from the second Raman spectrum signal to obtain a series of third Raman spectrum signals with package interference eliminated. Information entropies of the third and first Raman spectrum signals are calculated and compared with information entropy of the first Raman spectrum signal. Information entropies of third Raman spectrum signals greater than the first Raman spectrum signal are set into an information entropy sequence to be selected, and a minimum information entropy from the sequence is selected. The third Raman spectrum signal corresponding to the minimum information entropy is used as an optimized Raman spectrum signal with package interference eliminated. |
| US10408757B2 |
Plasmonic imaging and detection of single DNA molecules
Method and system to remove background noise with a differential approach in optical imaging is disclosed. The differential approach moves the sample position laterally over a small distance, and a differential image is generated from the images recorded before and after the lateral translation. This approach can significantly improve the image quality of objects, including single DNA molecules, for label-free optical imaging techniques, such as surface plasmon resonance imaging. Disclosed imaging technique provides high-resolution genome-wide restriction maps of single DNA molecules. |
| US10408755B2 |
Optical device and method for determining an optical property of specimen
A diffuse reflectance spectroscopy system for determining an optical property of a specimen and a method for operating the same are provided. The system includes: a light emitting unit comprising a light emitting terminal, the light emitting unit configured to emit steady light; an optical medium arranged at one end of the device, the optical medium being controllable to switch between multiple optical states and configured to deliver the steady light to the specimen through the optical medium in different optical states, wherein the optical medium comprises a first surface in contact with the light emitting terminal of the light emitting unit and a second surface for contact with the specimen; and a detecting module comprising one or more receiving terminals for receiving light scattered from the specimen for determining the optical property of the specimen. |
| US10408749B2 |
Imaging method, imaging apparatus, imaging system, surgery support system, and a storage medium
An imaging method includes: irradiating breast tissue with infrared light, detecting light in a narrow wavelength band selected from wavelength bands from 1400 nm or more to 1600 nm or less, among light radiated from the tissue irradiated with the infrared light, and generating, based on the detected light in the narrow wavelength band, an image to specify an area in the tissue containing breast cancer cell aggregation or breast cancer tissue. |
| US10408744B2 |
System and method for monitoring atomic absorption during a surface modification process
A processing system monitors and/or controls a surface modification process occurring on a substrate within a processing chamber. An optical processing module having a light emission submodule to output a generated light signal and an optical detection submodule to detect a resultant light signal, is connected via fiber optic cables to light illuminating and light receiving components located within the chamber. A processor determines an amount of atomic absorption by an atomic element encountered by a probing beam passing between the illuminating and receiving components, based on the intensity of the generated light signal, the intensity of the received light signal and optionally the spontaneous emission of the atomic element in the absence of illumination by a probing beam. Based on the determined amount, the system derives a plurality of parameters of the modified substrate, their spatial and temporal uniformity, and information about process conditions in the processing chamber. |
| US10408743B2 |
In situ analysis of petroleum stability
A method of evaluating formation of fouling material in a petroleum feed involves illuminating a sample with cross-polarized light while subjecting the sample to temperature and pressure conditions relevant to an industrial process to induce chemical and/or physical changes; collecting images of the treated sample; and analyzing the images to evaluate fouling formation based on heterogeneity of the images in terms of brightness and/or color, where an increase in heterogeneity is indicative of initiation of fouling formation. The method is conducted using a cross-polarized microscopy system including a hot stage reactor assembly capable of withstanding operation within a temperature between about 20° C. to 450° C. or higher, and a pressure between about 0.1 MPa to 16 MPa or higher. |
| US10408737B1 |
Cell capture system and method of use
A cell capture system including an array, an inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold. The array includes a plurality of parallel pores, each pore including a chamber and a pore channel, an inlet channel fluidly connected to the chambers of the pores; an outlet channel fluidly connected to the pore channels of the pores. The inlet manifold is fluidly connected to the inlet channel, and the outlet channel is fluidly connected to the outlet channel. A cell removal tool is also disclosed, wherein the cell removal tool is configured to remove a captured cell from a pore chamber. |
| US10408733B2 |
Crystalline particle detection
A method for determining the presence of crystalline silica particles in a sample comprising a plurality of particles. The method comprises: receiving first data generated based upon light scattered by at least one particle of said plurality of particles; receiving second data generated based upon intensity and polarization change of the light transmitted through at least one particle of said plurality of particles; and determining the presence of crystalline silica particles in the sample based upon the first data and second data. |
| US10408727B2 |
Screening of nanoparticle properties
A nanoparticle screening chip and a method using said chip allowing for determining physical properties of nanoparticles, wherein the screening chip comprises a substrate having a working surface divided into a plurality of areas, wherein (1) each of these areas presents different surface properties defined by surface energy component (d,b,a), the total free energy γTOT of the surface of each area being defined as follows: γTOT=γLW+2(γ+γ−)0.5, wherein the components are: γLW=dispersive component=d, γ+=electron acceptor component=b, γ−=electron donor component=a; and (2) each of these areas comprises a plurality of subareas, each subarea comprising an array of sub-micrometric holes or elongated grooves with a different aperture size (S1, S2, S3, . . . ). |
| US10408726B2 |
Particle size distribution measuring apparatus
In order to reduce a calculation time of a particle size distribution, a particle size distribution measuring apparatus includes: a light source for irradiating light to particles to be measured; a plurality of photodetectors for detecting light intensities of diffracted/scattered lights caused by the irradiation of the light; and an operation part for receiving light intensity signals outputted from the respective photodetectors and calculating a particle size distribution of the particles based on the fact that a vector s is represented by a predetermined expression including a product of a vector q and a coefficient matrix K, and the operation part is configured to compute in parallel and calculate at least two elements of the elements of the coefficient matrix K. |
| US10408725B2 |
Substrate-integrated hollow waveguide sensors
Methods and apparatuses are provided that greatly expand the utility of conventional hollow waveguide-based sensors via either straight, substrate-integrated channels or via meandering (e.g., circuitous, curved or folded optical paths) waveguide sensor designs. Full- or hybrid-integration of the meandering hollow waveguide with light source, detector, and light-guiding optics facilitates compact yet high-performance gas/vapor and/or liquid sensors of the substrate-integrated hollow waveguide sensor. |
| US10408724B2 |
Torsion testing devices and methods
A torsional testing device for testing helical tensile strength, shear strength, and interface bond shear strength using an apparatus to apply torsional loads on a cylindrical specimen is provided. A plurality of slings is wrapped in opposed circular directions around the specimen. A connecting bar is coupled to a first end of each of the slings. A second end of each of the slings is coupled to a frame. A conventional compression load testing machine applies a compressive load to the connecting member causing the slings to apply rotational forces to the specimen in opposite senses creating torsional stresses. Rotational forces are transmitted to the cylindrical specimen due to friction between the slings and the surface of the specimen being tested. The amount of force applied to the specimen is measured so that the torsional strength of different specimens can be compared. |
| US10408722B2 |
Proof testing brittle components of electronic devices
Methods and a system for proof testing brittle components of electronic devices are disclosed. The method may include positioning the brittle component relative to a probe of a testing system, contacting the probe to a surface of the brittle component at a first location, and applying a first force at the first location using the probe to create a first localized tensile band below the surface of the brittle component. The method may also include contacting the probe to the surface of the brittle component at a second location, distinct from the first location, and applying a second force at the second location using the probe to create a second localized tensile band below the surface of the brittle component. |
| US10408720B1 |
Testing apparatus for determining tensile strength of soft rock and soil
A testing apparatus for determining tensile strength of soft rock and soil tests a sample having a central hole. A drawbar device holds the sample in a central, upright position. The drawbar device has two main parts, namely the left fixed part and the right lateral movable part. A fixed frame connects to the left fixed part and a lateral movable frame connects to the right lateral movable part. The drawbar device has two arms. The sample is positioned on the central pull rod through the hole of the sample. A tension sensor and a displacement sensor detect the tension force and displacement as the sample is pulled apart. A data analysis module calculates a tensile strength based on the tension force and the displacement by the equation: σt=500 αFmax/(R−r)h. |
| US10408714B2 |
Apparatus for a fluid transport pipeline, related method and system
Apparatus for use in sampling multiphase fluid in a fluid transport pipeline, the apparatus comprising: a process fluid conduit comprising a blind leg connected to an upstream section and a downstream section; and wherein a fluid sampling port is provided in the blind leg. |
| US10408712B2 |
System and method for energy analysis and predictive modeling of components of a cooling system
A method is disclosed for analyzing performance of a chilled water (CW) system having a plurality of CW components. The method may consider a collection of at least one of allowable operating points, allowable operating ranges or allowable operating conditions, for each one of the CW components. A user set or system measured ambient wet bulb (WB) temperature may be considered for an environment in which at least a subplurality of the CW components are located. Equivalent loop conditions may be calculated for each of the CW components covering a load being thermally managed by the CW system. For each one of the calculated equivalent loop conditions, a processor may generate information for balancing the CW components to meet load requirements, and then analyze and select a balance condition that yields the user preferable optimization. |
| US10408710B2 |
Tire fault portion prediction system and tire fault portion prediction method
The tire fault portion prediction system of this disclosure comprises: a tire running parameter measurement unit, a state characteristic value measurement unit, a degree of fatigue characteristic value calculation unit, and a tire fault portion prediction unit for predicting fault portions of a tire based on a degree of fatigue characteristic value of at least one of the tire constituent members and the tire running parameter. The tire fault portion prediction method of this disclosure comprises: measuring a tire running parameter, measuring state characteristic values, calculating degree of fatigue characteristic values, and predicting fault portions of a tire based on a degree of fatigue characteristic value of at least one of the tire constituent members and the tire running parameter. |
| US10408708B2 |
Method for detecting a reciprocal position between a cylinder and a piston of a piston-cylinder unit and a relative piston-cylinder unit
A method is provided for detecting a reciprocal position between a cylinder and a piston of a piston-cylinder unit of a vehicle. The method includes measuring, by means of an optical sensor, a value of an indicative parameter of a color of a reference mark positioned on a portion of the piston. The method also includes comparing the measured value with at least a predetermined threshold value thereof different to a minimum detected threshold of the indicative parameter by the optical sensor; andemitting an alarm signal perceptible by a driver of a vehicle if the measured value is comprised between the threshold value and the minimum value. |
| US10408704B2 |
Testing apparatus for Scramjet engine
A testing apparatus for Scramjet engine is capable of preventing breakage of liners in a high-pressure and high-temperature environment in which pressure is 10 Mpa or above and temperature is 1800 K or above. To this end, the testing apparatus for Scramjet engine includes a pipe that endures high-pressure environment, a first liner in a tubular shape, being provided within the pipe, and a second liner in a tubular shape, being provided within the pipe, in which an outer circumference of the second liner is overlapped with an inner circumference of a rear end of the first liner. |
| US10408702B2 |
Hydraulic plate and pipe connection system
The present invention discloses a system comprising a hydraulic plate assembly, a hydraulic grapple pipe connection assembly, hydraulic circuit assembly, or a combination thereof to set and attach pipe connections to equipment, such as oilfield equipment and method(s) of using the system. The use of this system makes the process of attaching the connections to the pipe safe, quick and easy. |
| US10408701B2 |
Leak detection system
A leak detection system for detecting leaks in pressurized containers, the system comprising a leak test conveyor for moving each container and an accumulation tunnel through which the leak test conveyer extends, wherein the accumulation tunnel and the leak test conveyer together define at least one enclosed accumulation volume, each enclosed accumulation volume being sized to accommodate only a single container, thereby to allow gas leaking from the single container to accumulate, and a gas sensor for sensing accumulated leaked gas from the single container. |
| US10408700B2 |
Oil pressure sensor attaching structure
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an oil pressure sensor attaching structure in which a plurality of guide protrusion portions are disposed with a gap in a circumferential direction and surround an oil passage opening portion. The guide protrusion portions have an arc-shaped wall portion and a protrusion portion. An accommodation portion which has an accommodation opening portion opening upward is provided on an inside of the plurality of guide protrusion portions in a radial direction. The sensor has a sensor case which has a columnar portion, a plurality of flange portions, and an annular portion that surrounds the columnar portion. The flange portion is disposed between an upper surface of an oil passage body and the protrusion portions in the vertical direction at a first position in the circumferential direction. The annular portion has a first portion and a second portion. |
| US10408698B2 |
Electronic force dynamometer and control system
A force dynamometer includes at least one plate, a controller with a memory and at least one force sensing resistor that senses a force exerted on the one or more plates. The controller receives a signal indicating magnitude of the force and transmits a signal to at least one color variable light emitting diode (LED) to change color of the color variable LED in response to the force sensing resistor changing magnitude of the force signal transmitted to the controller. The controller may transmit a signal to one or more piezoelectric sensors such that the controller controls intensity of vibrations and/or magnitude of frequency of the vibrations of the one or more piezoelectric sensors. A force dynamometer system includes a computing device that displays or controls speed of a variable motion speed image or object or displays or controls a direction controllable image or object via the force dynamometer. |
| US10408693B2 |
System and method for analyzing athletic activity
Various sensor systems are described herein, including inserts having sensors thereon, which are configured to be received in an article of footwear. The inserts may be connected to a sole member of the footwear, or may function as a sole member. The sensors may be bonded to an outer surface of the insert, or positioned within the insert, in some configurations. The system may also include an electronic module that is overmolded into the sole structure and includes a connector for external access. |
| US10408687B2 |
Semiconductor device, temperature sensor and power supply voltage monitor
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device 1 includes a temperature sensor module 10 that outputs a non-linear digital value with respect to temperature and a substantially linear sensor voltage value with respect to the temperature, a storage unit 30 that stores the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value, and a controller 40 that calculates a characteristic formula using the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value stored in the storage unit 30, in which the temperature, the digital value, and the sensor voltage value stored in the storage unit 30 include absolute temperature under measurement of absolute temperature, the digital value at the absolute temperature, and the sensor voltage value at the absolute temperature. |
| US10408686B2 |
Gel-based temperature indicators
Disclosed herein are gel-based temperature indicators that include a first absorbent substrate having opposing first and second faces and a first gel coupled to the first face. In some embodiments, the first gel is a gel at a first temperature, and the first gel turns to liquid at a second temperature. In some embodiments, the first absorbent substrate is configured to allow the first gel upon turning to liquid to diffuse through the first face toward the second face. |
| US10408684B2 |
Integrated thermal management of storage drives
Systems and methods for integrated thermal management of storage drives are described. In one embodiment, the storage system device may include a storage enclosure, a plurality of storage drives enclosed in the storage enclosure, and one or more processors in each of the plurality of storage drives. In some cases, the plurality of storage drives may include a first storage drive and a second storage drive. In some embodiments, the one or more processors of the first storage drive may be configured to activate a drive temperature monitor of the first storage drive in response to a manufacturer specific command, detect a temperature event of the first storage drive, and send a notification to the storage enclosure upon detecting the temperature event, the notification indicating the temperature event. |
| US10408679B2 |
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system
The present application relates to a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system. In this terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system, the femtosecond laser light radiated by the femtosecond laser is collimated by a first diaphragm, and then is split by a beam splitter into a pump light and a probe light. The pump light passes through the first light path module to generate a terahertz pulse, and the probe light passes through the first light path module to generate a linear polarization probe light having the same optical distance as that of the pump light. The linear polarization probe light and the terahertz pulse are combined by a beam combiner to obtain a light beam to be detected carrying the terahertz pulse information. Two electro-optical crystals with the same thickness are used in a detection device simultaneously. Changing the crystal axis angle of the two electro-optical crystals, there is a phase compensation to the two components o light and e light of the probe light, so as to realize linear detection to high power terahertz pulse and improve measurement accuracy. |
| US10408678B2 |
Sensor device for plants having a spectroscopy vegetation index and height of the target plant determination
To provide a plant sensor device capable of obtaining a parameter to determine a growth status other than a spectroscopy vegetation index without increasing its configuration. The plant sensor device includes a light emission part for emitting a measurement light to irradiate a target plant, a light receiving part for receiving a reflected light from the target plant, and a control section for controlling the light emission part and light receiving part. The control section determines a spectroscopy vegetation index of the target plant by obtaining a reflection rate of the target plant based on the measurement light and reflected light. The control section calculates a distance from the target plant to the light emission part in accordance with the measurement light and reflected light, and determines a plant height of the target plant based on the distance. |
| US10408676B2 |
Long-pulse-width variable-wavelength chirped pulse generator and method
A device for creating an optic pulse with different wavelengths separated by time. A pump laser is configured to output energy to a dye cell which, responsive to the energy, outputs an optic pulse. Mirrors direct the optic pulse away from the dye cell towards a spectrograph. The spectrograph has an input and two or more outputs. The spectrograph receives and converts the optic pulse to a wavelength separated optic signal presented on the two or more outputs. A first optic cable has an input end and an output end. The input end receives a first output from the spectrograph. A second optic cable has an input end and an output end. The input end receives a second output from the spectrograph. The second optic cable is a different length than the first optic cable to establish a time shift between the signals exiting the first and second cable. |
| US10408669B2 |
Combination weighing device
A combination balance includes: a dispersion table that radially disperses articles loaded from above; and a vibration unit that vibrates the dispersion table up and down, wherein the dispersion table has a table main body and a wall portion, the table main body has a discharge region from which the articles are discharged and a non-discharge region from which the articles are not discharged, and the vibration unit has a plurality of vibration portions horizontally facing each other. |
| US10408667B2 |
Calibration methods for multi-variety seed meters and related systems
In one aspect, a calibration method for a multi-variety seed meter may include terminating a supply of seeds to a seed meter and subsequently operating the seed meter to discharge seeds therefrom. Additionally, upon terminating the supply of seeds to the seed meter, the method may include monitoring a parameter indicative of an amount of seeds remaining within the seed pool based on data received from a first sensor. The method may also include monitoring an operation of the seed meter based on data received from a second sensor to identify the occurrence of a starvation event for the seed meter and determining a target value for the monitored parameter based at least in part on a starvation interval defined between the termination of the supply of seeds to the seed meter and the occurrence of the starvation event. |
| US10408666B2 |
Fluid level sensor
A fluid sensor system capable of sensing a fluid level or a volume of fluid held by a reservoir, such as a container or a tank. In one embodiment, the system may include a magnetic element in a flotation device that suspends the magnetic element in the fluid held by the reservoir, so that the magnetic element randomly floats in proximity to a top of the fluid surface. Two or more magnetic field sensors or magnetometers are associated with the reservoir in at least two different locations, spaced apart from one another. The system further includes a processor coupled to the sensors. The magnetic field sensors may sense the strength of the magnetic field around the magnetic element to generate signals that are sent to the processor. The processor may then determine the location of the magnetic element within the reservoir based on the signals. The determined location can be correlated to a volume of fluid within the tank which is output to another device and/or a user. |
| US10408663B2 |
Ultrasonic level sensor with reflectors
An ultrasonic level sensor includes: a housing; an ultrasonic transducer having a face surface for emitting an ultrasonic signal; a reflector with a flat surface positioned at an angle with respect to the face surface of the ultrasonic transducer for reflecting and directing the ultrasonic signal to a surface of a material in a container; and a scattering structure to reflect unwanted scattered ultrasonic signals away from the surface of the liquid, wherein the ultrasonic signal is reflected from the surface of the material and from the flat surface of the reflector and received by the ultrasonic transducer. |
| US10408662B2 |
Water amount measurement device and water amount monitoring system
A water amount measurement device includes a light emitting element to emit light, a light receiving element to receive the light reflected by a liquid surface and by a liquid bottom at a bottom surface within a pipeline, a storage to store a distance from the light emitting element to the liquid bottom, and a processor. The processor computes a water level of the liquid flowing through the pipeline according to different formulas depending on whether a comparison result of distance data obtained based on an output signal of the light receiving element, and the distance at a time of measurement, includes a component corresponding to a distance exceeding the distance generated by the reflection from the liquid bottom, or the comparison result includes a component corresponding to a distance less than the distance generated by the reflection from the liquid surface. |
| US10408661B2 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the level of a liquid
An apparatus and method for measuring the level of a liquid. The apparatus comprises an elongated, thermally conductive probe with an upper region to be disposed above the surface of the liquid, a lower region to be disposed below the surface of the liquid, and a middle region. A heater adds heat to the probe, and temperature sensors may measure the temperature of the probe in the upper and lower regions. An actuator may introduce a vibration into the probe at a first location, and a vibration sensor senses the arrival of the vibration at a second location. Electrical circuitry controls may be used to receive signals and make measurements. The liquid level may be computed by electrical circuitry controls via an equation. |
| US10408659B2 |
Bin level inicator
A material storage bin has an upright wall supporting a plurality of vertically spaced indicators providing a person with visual information regarding the level of the material in the bin. The indicators have contrasting visual colors as bright yellow and dark black surfaces that are selectively displayed to provide a person with information of the level of material in the bin. An actuator located in the bin cooperates with a motion transmission apparatus to move visual members to an ON position displaying the bright color when the material engages the actuator and to an OFF position when the actuator is free of material in the bin. |
| US10408657B2 |
Spacer to keep a distance between a bar-shaped inner conductor and an outer conductor of a filling level measuring probe
A spacer for keeping a distance between a bar-shaped inner conductor and an outer conductor of a filling level measuring probe. The spacer includes a ring and at least three supports, which respectively extend out of an inner surface of the ring in a radial direction. Each of the three supports has a curved front surface on an end, which is located away from the inner surface. The end, which is located away from the inner surface is engageable with an opening of the bar-shaped inner conductor. |
| US10408656B2 |
Sensor for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a measuring channel
A sensor for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a measuring channel, in particular an intake air mass flow of an internal combustion engine. The sensor includes a sensor housing, in particular a plug-in sensor which is inserted or is insertable into a flow tube, in which a channel structure is formed, which includes the measuring channel, and at least one sensor chip situated in the measuring channel for determining the parameter of the fluid medium. The sensor housing includes an inlet into the channel structure, which is oriented away from a main flow direction of the fluid medium, and at least one outlet from the channel structure. The channel structure is delimited by wall sections. The wall sections have at least partially electrically insulating properties. Areas of the sensor housing adjoining the wall sections have electrically conductive properties. |
| US10408647B2 |
Analysis of pipe systems with sensor devices
An infrastructure and methods for the analysis of flow in pipe systems. In a preferred form, the infrastructure and methods account for energy status of a sensor device and wear cost functions. The infrastructure comprises a controller and a plurality of sensor devices coupled to the pipe system to collect measurements related to one or more of the following: vibration, magnetic field, fluid pressure, temperature, humidity, chemical composition of the fluid, fluid flow or fluid throughput. The controller has access to a database containing one or both of—(i) current energy status of a sensor device and/or (ii) a cost allocation relating to use of a sensor device and assigns workloads using energy status and/or cost. |
| US10408639B2 |
Shifting device of a vehicle transmission
A shifting device with two positive-locking shifting element halves includes a positive connection between the shifting element halves that is able to be established or released. The respective prevailing operating states of the shifting element halves are determined through a sensor device. The surface areas of an encoder contour relative to a measuring device are formed in a convex or concave manner, whereas a perpendicular gap between the surface areas of the encoder contour and a permanent magnet, starting from a joint area between the surface areas in the direction of an end area of the surface areas increases or decreases in each case. |
| US10408638B2 |
System and method for controlling a vehicle under sensor uncertainty
A system for controlling a vehicle a sensor to sense measurements indicative of a state of the vehicle and a memory to store a motion model of the vehicle, a measurement model of the vehicle, and a mean and a variance of a probabilistic distribution of a state of calibration of the sensor. The motion model of the vehicle defines the motion of the vehicle from a previous state to a current state subject to disturbance caused by an uncertainty of the state of calibration of the sensor in the motion of the vehicle. The measurement model relates the measurements of the sensor to the state of the vehicle using the state of calibration of the sensor. The system includes a processor to update the probabilistic distribution of the state of calibration based on a function of the sampled states of calibration weighted with weights determined based on a difference between the state of calibration sampled on a feasible space defined by the probabilistic distribution and the corresponding state of calibration estimated based on the measurements using the motion and the measurements models. The system includes a controller to control the vehicle using the measurements of the sensor adapted using the updated probabilistic distribution of the state of calibration of the sensor. |
| US10408634B2 |
Navigation system
A navigation system for providing navigation directions to a user comprising: an input for receiving user commands to define a navigation route; processing means arranged to determine navigation directions relating to the user selected route; an output arranged to output navigation directions to the user wherein the processing means is arranged to determine the boundary of the navigation route and the output is arranged to output an indication signal to mark the boundaries of the navigation route. |
| US10408633B2 |
System and method for dynamic route guidance
A route guidance system for a navigation system includes a communication unit, a navigation unit, and a display unit. The communication unit transmits and receives vehicle coordinates from a remote lead vehicle. The navigation unit determines a route and provides directions for a user to the remote lead vehicle. The display unit displays a location of the user, the coordinates of the remote lead vehicle, the route from the user to the remote lead vehicle, and the directions. |
| US10408631B2 |
Journey planning
A computer-implemented method includes accessing a user database, accessing a transport database, and generating a global recommended travel plan. The user database includes travel preferences and a metric preference for each user. The travel preferences include an origin, and a destination. The transport database includes transport data. The global recommended travel plan includes, for each user, a recommended route from the user's origin to the user's destination, a recommended mode, and a recommended start time. Generating the global recommended travel plan includes simultaneously optimizing each user's metric preference based on the transport data and the travel preferences. The computer-implemented method further includes returning each user's recommended route, recommended mode, and recommended start time. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed. |
| US10408629B2 |
Navigation system, client terminal device, control method, and storage medium
A navigation system includes an acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of a client terminal device and information related to a feeling of a user of the client terminal device. The system includes a generation unit that generates a degree of security of the position indicated by the position information on a basis of the position information and the information related to the feeling of the user, to generate a feeling map. The system includes an estimation unit that estimates a location with a high degree of security on a basis of the feeling map. The system includes a guidance generation unit that generates guidance for guiding the user of the client terminal device to the location with the high degree of security. The system includes a provision unit that provides the guidance to the user of the client terminal device. |
| US10408621B2 |
Navigation device for vehicle, method therefor, and navigation system
A navigation device for a vehicle includes a satellite antenna that receives a satellite signal from a satellite and a motion sensor that acquires motion information of the vehicle. A wireless communication module transmits location prediction information for predicting a location of the vehicle and receives an emulated-satellite signal from a server. A location estimating unit generates navigation information of the vehicle using at least one of the satellite signal and the emulated-satellite signal. |
| US10408617B2 |
Water level measurement system and water level control system, and water level measurement method and water level control method using such systems
A water level measurement system including: a water level gauge including a scale part which is installed to extend upward at a predetermined angle of inclination from a water surface; and an unmanned aerial vehicle including image capturing means for capturing the scale part from above and a plurality of rotary wings, and is also solved by a water level control system including the water level measurement system and water level adjustment equipment capable of adjusting an amount of water in a water area in which the water level gauge is installed, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle includes the water level determining unit and water level control means for remotely operating the water level adjustment equipment through wireless communication, as well as a water level measurement method and a water level control method using the above systems. |
| US10408615B2 |
Method of inspecting a degraded area of a metal structure covered by a composite repair and method of measuring a remaining wall thickness of a composite structure
The method of inspecting a degraded area of a metal structure covered by a composite repair generally comprises operating a Compton scattering inspection device onto the degraded area, including emitting a beam of radiation particles directed towards and across the composite repair, detecting at least some backscattered photons scattered back from the metal structure, and acquiring Compton scattering data from the detected backscattered photons, the Compton scattering data being indicative of remaining wall thickness of the degraded area. |
| US10408612B1 |
Apparatus for non-contact optical evaluation of camshaft lobe surface roughness
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for visual inspection of a radial surface of a camshaft lobe. Upon visual inspection of the radial surface of the camshaft lobe via the apparatus and method of the present disclosure, surface roughness, or ‘chatter’, can be evaluated. Rapid evaluation of camshaft lobe chatter provides for improved manufacturing efficiency and decreased production delays. |
| US10408609B1 |
Light guides for sensor alignment
Specific devices and systems associated with aligning sensors to targets are disclosed herein. More specifically, systems that utilize light guides for aligning scanning surfaces of scanning devices with target surfaces of scan targets are disclosed herein. One disclosed device comprises a body, a sensor fixed to the body, and at least two apertures aligned with the sensor. The apertures define visible light patterns. The visible light of the visible light patterns can be generated by at least one light source that emits light through the at least two apertures. The visible light patterns exhibit a unique combined representation when projected at a target that is at the optimal front focal distance from the sensor. The visible light patterns also independently exhibit first and second universal representations when projected at a target surface that is at the optimal orientation relative to the sensor. |
| US10408605B2 |
Method and system for adjusting light pattern for structured light imaging
A system and a method for producing an adjustable light pattern are provided herein. The system may include: a transmitter configured to illuminate a scene with a patterned light being adjusted based on predefined criteria; a receiver configured to receive reflections of the adjusted patterned light; and a computer processor configured to control the adjustment of the patterned light and further analyze the received reflections, to yield a depth map of objects within the scene, wherein the transmitter may include: a light source configured to produce a light beam; a first reflector tiltable approximately along a line on an x-y plane in a Cartesian x-y-z coordinate system; and a second reflector tiltable along a z-axis in said coordinate system, wherein the reflectors are tilted along their respective axes back and forth so as to divert the light beam for creating the adjusted patterned light. |
| US10408604B1 |
Remote distance estimation system and method
A method for estimating distances from a baseplate to arbitrary objects or surfaces around the baseplate. Two laser emitters emitting converging collimated laser beams, an image sensor, and an image processor are provided on the baseplate. Images of the laser projections on surfaces are captured by the image sensor. Captured images are sent to the image processor which extracts the pixel data of the laser projections within the images. The distance between the laser projections of the two laser emitters is analyzed and compared to figures in a preconfigured table that relates distances between laser projections with corresponding distances of the baseplate to projection surfaces in order to estimate a distance of the baseplate to the projection surface in the images. |
| US10408603B2 |
Laser vision inspection system and method
There is described herein a method and system for inspecting various fabrication features of composite components, such as tow/ply location, angle deviation, and gap size, using a laser-vision assembly. In some embodiments, a tolerance for that fabrication feature is provided as an inspection feature and a laser projecting device projects the inspection feature onto the material. Alternatively or in combination thereof, a calibration feature is projected onto the material, the calibration feature comprising known dimensional information. An image acquisition device acquires an image of the material with the inspection/calibration feature(s) projected thereon. The images can be analysed automatically or manually to detect whether the fabrication features are compliant and/or to obtain measurement data of the fabrication features. |
| US10408601B2 |
Visualization systems and methods for optimized optical coherence tomography
The present disclosure provides a visualization system for performing optimized optical coherence tomography (OCT) by determining the absolute distance between the OCT source and a sample. The present disclosure also provides a method for optimizing OCT, which includes determining an absolute distance between the OCT source and a sample using data relating to the focal length or position of an autofocus imager lens. |
| US10408600B2 |
Optical coherence tomography with a fizeau-type interferometer
An OCT system includes a light source configured to generate an optical beam, a Fizeau-type interferometer configured to receive the optical beam and produce an interference pattern, a detector configured to receive the interference pattern and produce an image signal, and a processing circuit including a processor and a memory, the memory being structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to receive the image signal from the detector and generate an OCT image based on the image signal. The Fizeau-type interferometer includes a scanning element configured to receive the optical beam and direct the optical beam in a plurality of directions towards a sample and a reflective element configured to divide the directed optical beam into a reference beam and a sample beam that reflects off of a surface of a sample. |
| US10408599B2 |
Sensing circuit, processing method of sensing circuit and curved surface profile measuring method thereof
The present invention discloses a sensing circuit, a processing method of the sensing circuit and a curved surface profile measuring method. Conductors of the sensing circuit are arranged in flexible protection bodies in a braiding manner, and the conductors and the flexible protection bodies are at a compressed state. Therefore, the sensing circuit of the present invention has better flexibility and tensile property, can be attached to a surface of equipment, can be used for sensing multiple situations of the equipment, such as slight touch and collision of a large displacement, and can also be applied to precise measurement of a size of a curved surface profile. |
| US10408598B2 |
Proximity sensor
The proximity sensor (1) includes a core (3) configured to hold a coil (2), a board (5) on which a proximity detection circuit is mounted, and an intermediate component which is a fixing member (4) formed of a resin to fix the board to the core and has a conductive pattern configured to electrically connect the coil and a wiring provided on the board. |
| US10408596B2 |
Apparatus for detecting distance between carrier and plate
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting a distance between a carrier and a plate, the apparatus comprising: a base provided on the carrier; a rotation mechanism rotatably provided on the base and configured to rotate when the carrier is in contact with the plate during movement of the carrier relative to the plate; a rotation angle measuring mechanism configured to measure a rotation angle of the rotation mechanism so as to obtain the distance according to the rotation angle. The distance between the carrier and the plate can be calculated based on the rotation angle of the rotation mechanism, so that accurate measurement of the distance between the carrier and the plate can be realized. Further, the operation performance of the gap detection apparatus would not be affected or damaged by the vacuum environment. |
| US10408594B1 |
Apparatus and system for shock mitigation
Embodiments are directed to a shock mitigation device including a hollow fuze well having an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality of vents are axially spaced at equal distance about the outer surface. A shock dampening liner is affixed to the inner surface. A shock dampening ring is concentric about the hollow fuze well. |
| US10408589B1 |
Fabricating embedded fragmentation cases for anti-personnel mines
A method of permanently affixing tungsten cube fragments to the fragmentation warhead in a convex Claymore mine having a plastic case and a housing. Pieces of predetermined sized structural film adhesive are positioned at temperature 60° F.±5° F., then pressed into the plastic case while pouring tungsten cubes into the case. The cubes are arranged into desired patterns all at temperature 70° F.±2° F. An interface plate and 5 lbs of weight are then placed atop thereof and all are heated in an oven at temperature 205° F.±5° F. for four hours for full cure of a desired product. |
| US10408588B1 |
Over penetration inhibiting and retaining mechanism
A retaining mechanism which may be launched to capture an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or the like. A projectile deploys dampener arms to stop projectile penetration into the target while forward retention arms deploy to prevent a backward removal from the target. The firmly embedded mechanism might feature tracking means or destruction means, or the target may be pulled away by the tether to be evaluated for information. |
| US10408586B1 |
Variable range terminal kinetic energy limiting non-lethal projectile
A non-lethal projectile comprises a carrier with a deployable payload to allow for effective performance at both long and short ranges. The non-lethal projectile is fired from a launcher. At a predetermined range, the carrier opens thereby deploying the payload. The payload may further comprise a drogue chute to reduce the kinetic energy of the payload to a non-lethal level. Alternatively, the inherent drag coefficient of the payload may enable sufficient reduction of kinetic energy without the need for a drogue chute. The deployed petals of the carrier serve as drag surfaces for the carrier, thereby reducing the kinetic energy of the carrier to a non-lethal level. |
| US10408585B1 |
Archery arrow vane
A vane, for a projectile such as an archery arrow, including a ribbon strip having a leading ribbon edge that is twisted to induce spin of the projectile during its flight. The vane can include a base that mounts to a projectile surface. The ribbon strip can extend upward from the base and can be semi-rigid but flexible. The ribbon strip can include an intermediate portion spaced a distance from and free from attachment to the projectile surface so as to form a gap under the intermediate portion. The ribbon strip can include a second ribbon end that is attached to the base rearward of the first end. It also can include a fin that extends upward from the base within a gap between the ribbon strip and base. The ribbon strip alternatively can include a cantilevered second ribbon end that is free from attachment to the base and projectile. |
| US10408580B1 |
Portable shooting range
The portable shooting range comprises two telescoping poles, two lines, and two clips. The telescoping poles are T-shaped and each pole provides a pulley hanging off of each end of a crossbar. The bottom of each telescoping pole is pointed for insertion into the ground and an upright provides a pair of foot braces located just above the point for pressing the pole into the ground. The telescoping poles are pressed into the ground separated by a pole separation distance and with their crossbars parallel to each other. The two lines are strung between a pulley on each pole such that each line forms a loop and the loops are parallel to each other. A clip is coupled to each line. Each clip may be used to couple a target to the line and the target may be moved downrange by pulling on the line. |
| US10408579B1 |
Directed energy modification to M4A1 blank firing adaptor (BFA)
A one man portable electronic pulse generator includes a standard rifle having a muzzle and capable of firing a blank cartridge containing propellant. A blank firing adapter is fixed to the muzzle of the rifle. A piezoelectric generator is aligned with the gas exit orifice of the blank firing adapter. A lead cable is electrically connected from the piezoelectric generator to a unit in series with said lead cable for storing or utilizing said electronic pulse. |
| US10408577B2 |
Resiliently mounted armor panel
An armor assembly having an armor panel, a base plate, and a resilient member coupled between the armor panel and the base plate is disclosed. An impact blast or projectile will strike the armor assembly and deflect the armor panel and the resilient member. The resilient member and armor panel absorb sufficient energy from the impact blast or projectile to prevent harm to underlying structures. The resilient member can be a spring or a solid member having a desired spring coefficient to protect against a certain impact load. |
| US10408576B2 |
High-energy impact absorbing polycarbonate mounting method
The present invention provides a bi-active method of mounting a monolithic polycarbonate sheet or a laminate in a semi-rigid metallic framing system along two parallel sides of a rectangular shaped sheet or laminate with the two shorter parallel sides being unconstrained. In the case of a square shaped sheet, two parallel sides are supported in the semi-rigid frame, and the other two parallel sides are unconstrained. The semi-rigid frame utilizes cylindrically shaped hardware (i.e., bolts, rivets, studs, etc.) to hold the sheet or laminate. The semi-rigid frame is designed, via section and material properties, to flex and hinge about fixed mounting points along the length of the frame. |
| US10408575B2 |
Ballistic resistant articles comprising tapes
A ballistic-resistant molded article includes a compressed stack of sheets made up of reinforcing tapes having a tensile strength of at least 1.0 GPa, a tensile modulus of at least 40 GPa, and a tensile energy-to-break of at least 15 J/g, the direction of the tapes within the compressed stack being not unidirectional. The stack includes a first layer of sheets including reinforcing tapes and a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) as matrix material and a further layer of sheets including reinforcing tapes and a thermoplastic elastomer as matrix material, wherein the further layer includes 0.2-8 wt. % matrix material. |
| US10408574B2 |
Compact laser and geolocating targeting system
A handheld targeting device that includes a geolocating system and a laser targeting system is provided. The geolocating system includes a laser range finder operable to emit a first pulsed laser beam toward an object from the first end of the housing and receive a returned first pulsed laser beam to calculate a distance to a target. By combining the calculated distance with a compass direction and position of the targeting device, a location of the object can be calculated. The laser targeting system includes a laser targeting marker operable to emit a second pulsed laser beam toward the object from the first end of the housing. Other vehicles or weapons can detect the second pulsed laser beam for indication of or guidance to the target. In one aspect, the laser range finder can share an optical lens with a thermal imager that captures infrared images. |
| US10408573B1 |
Vehicle-mounted device with network-connected scopes for allowing a target to be simultaneously tracked by multiple other devices
A network of scopes, including one or more lead scopes and one or more follower scopes, is provided to allow the respective scopes to track the same presumed target. A lead scope locates a target and communicates target position data of the presumed target to the follower scope. The follower scope uses the target position data and its own position data to generate electronic control signals for use by follower scope to make position movements so as to re-position the follower scope from its current target position to move towards the target position defined by the target position data received from the lead scope. At least the second scope is mounted to, or integrated into, a vehicle, which uses the target position data to move to a new location so as to allow the second scope to better view the target. |
| US10408570B2 |
Side receiving mounted laser aiming and illumination device for firearms
A laser aiming and illumination device configured to be mounted onto a firearm such that mounting the device onto the firearm does not require permanent alteration of the firearm, the firearm having a trigger, a grip, a lower portion and an upper portion having a side surface. The laser aiming and illumination device includes an illumination module, including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source mounted to the side surface, an illumination mode selector configured to select an operating mode of the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source, a power module including a power source inside the grip, the power module electrically connected to the illumination module, an activation switch disposed adjacent the trigger of the firearm and configured to operate the at least one of the illumination source and the laser source in the selected operating mode. One embodiment has a lower connector attached to the lower portion and electrically connected to the power source in the grip, and an upper connector on the illumination module to releasably mate with the lower connector and to provide power connection to the illumination module such that when the lower connector and the upper connector are mated, the power connection is protected from an external environment. Another embodiment has the power source and the accessory co-located in the same housing. |
| US10408569B2 |
Firearm aiming device
A rear-sight aiming device to aid a shooter of a firearm. The device includes a housing with a tunnel alignable with the front aiming sight; an elongated optical fiber in a non-linear configuration is disposed inboard within the tunnel; an annular light-transmitting cylinder, disposed within the tunnel between the optical fiber and the shooter of the firearm during shooting; and a self-activating light source coaxially and completely disposed within the cylinder. |
| US10408567B1 |
Modular missile launcher
A modular canister is provided for containing a missile for launch. The canister includes a set of four longitudinal assemblies, an electronics module, and a hatch module. The assemblies are attachable to form a rectangular cross-section chamber between fore and aft ends. Each assembly includes a wall extrusion and a corner extrusion. The electronics module connects to the chamber at the breech. The hatch module connects to the chamber at the muzzle. The hatch module includes an aperture cover, a door and a hinge. The door pivots on the hinge between a default closed position and a command open position. The chamber can receive or else launch the missile through the muzzle when the door is in the open position. |
| US10408566B2 |
Flexible pocket holster
A flexible pocket holster is used to secure and conceal a firearm within a pocket pouch, or similar receptacle. The flexible pocket holster comprises a holster fin, a support base, and a barrel-supporting rod. The holster fin is a flexible panel which is used to cover the trigger of a firearm and conceal the shape of the firearm. The holster fin may be sized or shaped to accept various types of firearms. The support base is mounted onto the holster fin, adjacent to a base edge and a barrel edge of the holster fin. The barrel-supporting rod is mounted normal to the support base and opposite to the base edge. When using the flexible pocket holster, the barrel of the firearm is mounted about the barrel-supporting rod. This helps to secure the firearm and allows the firearm to be easily removed from the flexible pocket holster. |
| US10408565B2 |
Accessory mount for rifle
In one example, an apparatus for mounting accessories on a rifle includes a base that is mountable to a rifle, an accessory mounting bracket that is L-shaped, the accessory mounting bracket comprising an accessory mounting leg and a depth positioning leg. The depth positioning leg may include a plurality of attachment features disposed along a length thereof that enable attaching the depth positioning leg to the base at a plurality of depth positions. The accessory mounting leg may include a slot for mounting a photographic device at any lateral position within a lateral positioning range (e.g., 3 inches). In some embodiments, the base is mountable to both the left side and the right side of the rifle and the accessory mounting bracket is attachable to the base (on either side of the rifle) at each depth position for any of four orientations. |
| US10408560B1 |
Shooting bow with reduced limb travel
An extreme reverse style crossbow, a reverse style crossbow or a reverse style crossbow with a single stirrup includes two cams, one string, two pulleys and two cables. The pulleys are rotatably retained on the limbs, adjacent the two cams. A dual stirrup crossbow includes two cams, one string, two pulleys and one cable. The two pulleys are rotatably retained on two cam axles. A second dual stirrup crossbow includes two cams, one string, two pulleys and two cables. The two pulleys are rotatably retained on two cam axles. A non-conventional crossbow includes two cams, one string, two pulleys and one cable. The two cams are rotatably retained on limbs between the proximal and distal ends thereof. The two pulleys are rotatably retained on two cam axles. A vertical bow includes two cams, one string, two pulleys and one cable. The two pulleys are rotatably retained on two cam axles. |
| US10408558B2 |
Crossbow having an energizer
A crossbow having an energizer is described herein. The crossbow, in an embodiment, includes a stock, a body coupled to the stock, and a plurality of limbs. Each of the limbs has a coupled limb end and an uncoupled limb end. The energizer, which includes an electrical power source, is operatively coupled to the limbs. |
| US10408557B2 |
Vehicular tire deflation device and propulsion unit for vehicular tire deflation device
A propulsion unit includes a platform, a propulsion assembly, and a tether. The propulsion assembly facilitates selective launching of a tire deflation device from the platform. The tether is coupled to the platform and is configured for attachment to a deflation device. |
| US10408550B2 |
Heat exchanger, and fin material for said heat exchanger
There is provided a heat exchanger and a fin material for the heat exchanger that can suppress occurrence of hollow corrosion in a fin and hold cooling performance for a long period of time under a high corrosion environment. The heat exchanger includes an aluminum tube through which a working fluid circulates and an aluminum fin which is bonded to the tube. The fin has a region B around a grain boundary, and a region A around the region B. In the region B, 5.0×104 pieces/mm2 less of Al—Fe—Mn—Si based intermetallic compound, each of which has equivalent circle diameters of 0.1 to 2.5 μm, are present. In the region A, 5.0×104 pieces/mm2 to 1.0×107 pieces/mm2 of Al—Fe—Mn—Si based intermetallic compound, each of which has equivalent circle diameters of 0.1 to 2.5 μm, are present. |
| US10408549B2 |
Heat exchanger, hot water apparatus, and method of manufacturing heat exchanger
A fin has a plurality of insertion holes in an elliptical shape through which a heat transfer tube is inserted and contains stainless steel as a material. The plurality of insertion holes are disposed as being aligned in a single row in a first direction. The fin has a first slit extending from a first end portion toward a second end portion and a second slit extending from the second end portion toward the first end portion. The second slit has a first edge portion where a cut and raised wall portion is disposed and a second edge portion where no cut and raised wall portion is disposed. |
| US10408548B2 |
Flameless glycol heater
A fluid heating process which does not utilize an open flame, heat is created by a rotating prime mover(s) driving a hydraulic heat generator. Heat is also collected from the prime mover cooling system, and any exhaust heat generated by the prime mover. The heat energy is collected from all these sources, and transmitted through heat exchangers to generate a hot fluid, which can be used to heat other fluids and used for any application where heat is required. |
| US10408547B2 |
Flattened heat pipe and manufacturing method thereof
The invention provides a flattened heat pipe whose vapor flowing passage is not clogged and which has an excellent capillary force. The flattened heat pipe has a closed container formed by flattening a tubular container, a plurality of wick structures arrayed within the container in a longitudinal direction so as to form an acute-angled portion where a capillary force is large at least partially within the container, a hollow portion formed of an outer peripheral surface of the wick structure and an inner wall surface of the container and a working fluid sealed into the container. |
| US10408546B2 |
Loop heat pipe
A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator that vaporizes working fluid; a condenser that condenses the working fluid; a liquid line that connects the evaporator and the condenser; and a vapor line that connects the evaporator and the condenser, wherein the evaporator, the vapor line, the liquid line and the condenser form a flow path that is a loop through which the working fluid or vapor of the working fluid flows, wherein in the condenser and the vapor line, a wall portion of the flow path is constituted by a metal layer, wherein a drain line formed to be separated and apart from the flow path is provided in the wall portion, and wherein a drawing line connecting the drain line and the flow path is provided in the wall portion. |
| US10408544B2 |
Composite top case with embedded heat pipes
A system and method to transfer heat energy through a composite structure. The system includes a heat pipe extending through a thickness of the composite material. The method includes extending a heat pipe through the composite material from a first surface exposed to the heat energy to a second surface exposed to airflow. |
| US10408538B2 |
Bottom-drying sludge drying device and method
The present disclosure provides a bottom drying type sludge drying device, comprising: a housing in which a curved-face partition is provided for separating space in the housing into first and second drying chambers; a feed gate and an outlet provided on an upper portion of the first drying chamber, and a discharge gate provided on the circumferential wall of the first drying chamber. An inlet is provided on a side wall or bottom of the second drying chamber. The curved-face partition comprises a depressed area in which a communication opening is formed, and a bridge-shaped element is provided above the communication opening, forming a lateral aperture between the bridge-shaped element and the partition. A sludge stirring assembly is provided in the first drying chamber, which comprises a rotary shaft and a stirring unit fixed on the rotary shaft, and the stirring unit is configured to cut, break and stir the sludge and/or that a front end thereof faces and is close to the lateral aperture, such that the front end scrapes the sludge in or at the communication opening as the stirring unit rotates. The present disclosure further provides a method of drying sludge using a sludge drying device. |
| US10408536B2 |
System and method for recovery of neon and helium from an air separation unit
A system and method for neon recovery in a double column or triple column air separation unit is provided. The neon recovery system comprises a non-condensable stripping column configured to produce a liquid nitrogen-rich liquid column bottoms and a non-condensable gas containing overhead and one or more condensing units arranged to produce a crude neon vapor stream that contains greater than about 50% mole fraction of neon with the overall neon recovery exceeding 95%. In addition, there is minimal liquid nitrogen consumption and since much of the liquid nitrogen is recycled back to the lower pressure column of the air separation unit, there is minimal impact on the recovery of other products from the air separation unit. |
| US10408534B2 |
Systems and methods for using cold liquid to remove solidifiable gas components from process gas streams
Systems and methods are described for re-moving solidifiable gas from a process gas stream by direct contact with a cold liquid. The process gas stream includes at least gas that is frozen by the cold liquid while one or more other gases of the process gas stream remain in a gaseous state. The process gas stream may include water, and will have a different composition than the cold liquid. The contacting of the cold liquid with the process gas stream may be at a pressure that is less than 200 psia, and optionally less than 100 psia, 50 psia, or even 30 psia, and the solidified gas may be removed from the contacting assembly as a slurry with cold liquid. |
| US10408529B2 |
Domestic refrigeration appliance and method for operating a domestic refrigeration appliance
A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulated housing which limits a coolable interior chamber provided for storing food and being accessible through an opening. A frame-shaped end face frames the opening of the housing. A door leaf for opening and closing the opening of the housing is mounted in such a way that it can pivot relative to an axis by using at least one hinge. A cover is provided for covering the hinge. A triggering device is disposed within the cover and is configured to actuate at least one device of the domestic refrigeration appliance depending on an opening angle of the door leaf. A method for operating a domestic refrigeration appliance is also provided. |
| US10408527B2 |
Refrigerator
A refrigerator includes a first combining member arranged on a side of a cooling room such that the side of the cooling room and a side of a evaporator are hooked with each other in a first direction and a second combining member arranged on the side of the cooling room, the other side of the evaporator is inserted into the second combining member in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, to combine the other side of the evaporator and the one side of the cooling room. Assembly performance is improved with a combining member that facilitates an evaporator to be combined onto an inner side of a cooling room, and heat exchanging performance is improved by the combining member enabling the evaporator to be combined onto a side of the cooling member with a gap. |
| US10408525B2 |
Defrosting device and refrigerator having the same
The present disclosure discloses a defrosting device, including a heating unit provided at a lower side of an evaporator, and configured to heat working fluid therein; and a plurality of heat pipes, both end portions of which are connected to an inlet and an outlet of the heating unit, respectively, and at least part of which are disposed adjacent to a cooling tube of the evaporator to emit heat to the cooling tube due to high temperature working fluid heated and transferred by the heating unit, wherein the plurality of heat pipes are configured with a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe disposed to form two rows on a front portion and a rear portion of the evaporator, respectively, and the first heat pipe and the second heat pipe are formed in different lengths. |
| US10408520B2 |
Airflow containment device for an ice maker
A refrigerator having an ice maker in the door, an ice maker air duct in the ice compartment door, and an inlet and a plurality of flutes. The inlet is in fluid communication with the duct outlet and the flutes are configured to separate an air flow through the ice maker air duct into substantially evenly distributed air flows. Each of the plurality of flutes terminate proximate a row of ice wells. |
| US10408517B2 |
System and method of controlling a variable-capacity compressor and a variable speed fan using a two-stage thermostat
A system includes a compressor, an indoor fan, a thermostat, an indoor fan controller, and a compressor controller. The thermostat provides first and second signals based on indoor loading. The fan controller operates the fan in low speed mode and the compressor controller operates the compressor in low capacity mode when only the first signal is asserted. The compressor controller automatically switches the compressor to high capacity mode if only the first signal remains asserted past the low capacity mode runtime. The fan controller operates the fan in high speed mode when the second signal is asserted while the first signal is still asserted. The compressor controller continues to operate the compressor in high capacity mode and the fan controller operates the fan in low speed mode after the second signal is de-asserted, until the first signal is de-asserted, at which point the fan and compressor are turned off. |
| US10408512B2 |
Valve-in-receiver including a fluid flow directing desiccant for a vehicle climate control system
A valve in receiver (VIR) for a climate control system includes a receiver drier shell having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior portion having an opening. A drier housing is disposed in the receiver drier shell and a molded desiccant is disposed internal to the drier housing. The molded desiccant is configured to form a restrictive fluid flow passage along an interior surface of the drier housing. |
| US10408509B2 |
Adsorber
In an adsorber, a sintered body, which is formed by sintering metal powder particles, is joined to an outer surface of a heat medium tube, in which heat medium flows. An adsorbent is held by the sintered body. A groove is formed in an outer surface of the heat medium tube, and a groove is formed in an inner surface of the heat medium tube. |
| US10408506B2 |
Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of three-step tubes, each having a three-layered section and each having a liquid passage at a middle portion and module insertion spaces at opposite sides of the liquid passage, a plurality of thermoelectric modules inserted into the module insertion spaces, a plurality of cooling fins coupled to an outer surface of each of the three-step tubes, and an upper tank and a lower tank coupled to an upper side and a lower side of the three-step tubes to be fluidically communicated with the liquid passages of the three-step tubes. The three-step tubes and the cooling fins may be stacked laterally with respect to each other. The three-step tubes, the cooling fins, the upper tank, and the lower tank may be brazed by a same filler material comprising a metal. |
| US10408501B2 |
Environmental control system with ejector-enhanced cooling
An environmental control system includes a primary heat exchanger operable to transfer heat from an air source to a refrigerant in a generator flow and output an air flow. An ejector is operable to produce an intermediate refrigerant flow based on receiving the generator flow as a motive fluid and drawing a vapor refrigerant flow as a suction fluid. A refrigerant condenser is operable to convert the intermediate refrigerant flow to a liquid refrigerant flow. A pump is operable to provide the refrigerant to the primary heat exchanger from a portion of the liquid refrigerant flow. An expansion device is operable to expand the liquid refrigerant flow prior to entering an evaporator. The evaporator is operable to convert the liquid refrigerant flow to the vapor refrigerant flow and produce a cooled evaporator air flow output based on the air flow. |
| US10408500B2 |
Turbo refrigeration apparatus
The purpose of the present invention is to install an economizer having a sufficient internal volume in a compact turbo refrigeration apparatus specifically using a low-pressure refrigerant, and reduce refrigerant pressure loss and enhance efficiency in the turbo refrigeration apparatus. The turbo refrigeration apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a turbo compressor which compresses a refrigerant; a condenser which condenses the compressed refrigerant; a control valve which causes the condensed refrigerant to expand; an evaporator which causes the expanded refrigerant to evaporate; and an economizer which is installed in such a manner as to be sandwiched between the condenser and the evaporator, and separates the refrigerant expanded by the control valve into gas and liquid. The economizer is installed adjacent to a curved wall, having a drum shell shape, of the condenser and/or the evaporator, the curved wall being shared with the structural wall of the economizer. The economizer has a height (H) greater than the maximum width (W) thereof when viewed in the longitudinal direction thereof. |
| US10408492B2 |
Drain hole orifice device
An environmental control system includes two environmental control system components with a duct extending between them. There is a drain in the duct including an orifice through the duct, a plenum in serial fluid communication with the orifice; and an orifice device removably connected to the duct, the orifice device including a second orifice in serial fluid communication with the plenum and the first orifice. |
| US10408487B1 |
Secondary controller for ventilation systems and integrated ventilation systems
A secondary controller that controls a secondary device and is used with a primary controller that controls a primary device. The secondary controller detects primary control signals sent to or from the primary controller, and controls the secondary device based on the detection such that the secondary device does not operate when the primary device is operating, or so that the secondary device operates in a relatively lesser capacity when the primary device is operating. Also described is an outdoor air cooling and ventilation apparatus for supplying outdoor air to an indoor space, which may optionally be used with the secondary controller. |
| US10408486B2 |
Self-modulating HVAC system
A smart HVAC system includes a plurality of sensors that monitor the temperature and humidity of a conditioned space and the energy efficiency of the HVAC system. A system controller is operable to control one or more bypass dampers. The modulation of air volume allows the cooling coil to achieve an optimum BTU extraction rate, and regulate temperature and humidity levels of the conditioned space. Sensor data is interpreted by a controller to modulate positioning of the dampers, thereby regulating the volume of air moved across the cooling coil. The smart HVAC system regulates the amount of air moved over the coil according to the desired system output, which includes temperature humidity and energy efficiency while maintaining a constant movement of air and the optimal amount of air exchanges per hour throughout the conditioned space with enhanced dehumidification and mold free systems. |
| US10408485B2 |
Installation check system
This application discloses an installation check system used for checking installation of an air conditioner before a start of a trail run of the air conditioner. The installation check system includes a display portion for displaying work instruction information about the installation, an input means configured to be operated for entering a check result based on the work instruction information, a determination portion configured to determine whether the start of the trail run is allowed based on the check result, and a signal generator which generates a drive signal to execute the trail run. The signal generator generates the drive signal under condition of the determination portion allowing the start of the trail run. |
| US10408478B2 |
Humidifying apparatus
Humidifying apparatus includes a housing defining a water reservoir, and a water tank mounted on the housing for supplying water to the reservoir. An air flow is conveyed over water stored in the reservoir and emitted from the apparatus. The water stored in the reservoir is irradiated by ultraviolet radiation and atomized by a transducer to humidify the air flow passing over the reservoir. A flow of water entering the reservoir is guided adjacent to, and preferably along, the ultraviolet radiation generator. |
| US10408474B2 |
Indoor unit air filter cleaning apparatus
In an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, a filter, a cleaning mechanism configured to clean the filter, and a dust box are provided to an air inlet. Further, the dust box is provided so as to be freely mountable into and dismountable from a casing in a fore-and-aft direction. |
| US10408469B2 |
Method and apparatus for positioning heating elements
An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of protrusions that extend from a common base member. The protrusions and base member can include an opening therethrough that allows for subsequent layers of material, such as adhesive, to interact and bond to each other. The protrusions are arranged in such a way to contain a wire, string, or heating element, within a receiving area. The arrangement of the protrusions allow for routing of the wire, string, or heating element in a variety of angles, bends, and other routing layouts. |
| US10408466B2 |
Cooking hob frame
A frame is provided for supporting a hob plate of a hob. The frame includes a frame body and at least one mounting tongue depending from the frame body and extending from an underside thereof for connecting the frame to a chassis of a cooking appliance. |
| US10408465B2 |
Cooking appliance comprising a door opening mechanism for automatically moving a door into an intermediate position, and method for opening a door of a cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes a housing having a stowage compartment, a door for closing a cooking chamber, and a door opening mechanism constructed to automatically move the door at least in a section of an entire movement path between a closed position and an open position of the door, in which open position the door is retractable into the stowage compartment of the housing. The door opening mechanism includes an actuation unit which is configured to automatically tilt the door from the closed position into an intermediate position located such that any further movement of the door from the intermediate position into the open position is implemented automatically under the force of gravity of the door. |
| US10408461B2 |
Gas cooker
A gas cooker that includes a case defining an interior area, the case including an opening to the interior area; a plate covering, fully or in part, the opening of the case; a burner unit that is located in the interior area of the case, wherein the burner unit includes a heating element that is heated using gas; an operation unit that is located at a first portion of the case and that is configured to control the burner unit based on user input; an exhaust outlet that is located at a second portion of the case; and a first cooling unit that is located in the interior area of the case and that is configured to generate air flow toward the exhaust outlet is disclosed. |
| US10408460B2 |
Gas cooker and valve assembly for gas cooker
A gas cooker may include a case, a top plate that shields an upper surface of the case and on which items to be cooked are seated, a plurality of burners provided inside of the case, an electric valve assembly that controls a gas supply to the plurality of burners, a main pipe connected to the electric valve assembly and that supplies gas, and a plurality of branched pipes, respectively, connected to the electric valve assembly and the plurality of burners. The electric valve assembly may include a main valve connected to the main pipe, a plurality of sub-valves respectively connected to the plurality of branched pipes, and a manifold that connects the main valve and the plurality of sub-valves in parallel and enables the main valve and the plurality of sub-valves to be consecutively provided and configured in a single assembly form. |
| US10408459B2 |
Pellet stove with basket adjustment
A pellet stove includes a hopper for storing pellets, a basket for receiving the pellets by gravity, a duct for conveying combustion air to the basket, and a conduit for conducting heated air away from the basket. The position of the basket is adjustable, such as by raising and lowering it, or by rotating it, so as to control the number of pellets in the area of most intense combustion. One or more burn plates, positioned below the basket, provide platforms on which pellets falling through the basket can burn down to a smaller size. The pellet stove requires no external source of power. The stove so constructed enables quiet, efficient and clean burning of the pellets. |
| US10408456B2 |
Combustion chamber assembly
A combustion chamber assembly includes a combustion chamber casing, a combustion chamber, a plurality of fuel injectors and respective seals. The axis of each fuel injector head is arranged at an angle to the axis of the combustion chamber casing and parallel to the center line of the combustion chamber. Each seal is positioned between a fuel injector head and an aperture in an upstream wall of the combustion chamber. Each seal has an aperture extending through the seal which is arranged parallel to the axis of the combustion chamber casing or the flange of the fuel injector. Each fuel injector head has a part spherical surface located in a seal. The assembly provides a clearance required to engage, or disengage, a fuel injector head while minimizing the amount of material removed from the between the apertures in the upstream wall of the combustion chamber. |
| US10408448B2 |
Damper system for heater stack
In a stack leading from a fired heater, a plurality of damper blades are positioned at a longitudinal location, each blade being at least partly rotatable around its longitudinal axis to regulate flow through the stack. A plurality of controllers is operatively associated with the plurality of parallel blades to effect rotation of the blades. At least one of the controllers is decoupled from the rest of the plurality of controllers and used to independently control at least one but not all of the plurality of damper blades. The damper blades can be parallel or opposed. |
| US10408443B2 |
Solid state lights with cooling structures
A solid state lighting (SSL) with a solid state emitter (SSE) having thermally conductive projections extending into an air channel, and methods of making and using such SSLs. The thermally conductive projections can be fins, posts, or other structures configured to transfer heat into a fluid medium, such as air. The projections can be electrical contacts between the SSE and a power source. The air channel can be oriented generally vertically such that air in the channel warmed by the SSE flows upward through the channel. |
| US10408439B2 |
Tiki torch holder kit
A kit of garden torch holders for securely retaining a garden torch in the ground and on the wall is provided. A first torch holder has a hollow body having a circumferential flange and a hollow tip for planting the first torch holder into the ground for retaining a shaft therein. The kit also provides wall mountable second and third torch holders providing pairs of opposing notches for mounting both the body of the garden torch and the above mentioned first torch holder. |
| US10408437B2 |
Dual-modular downlight
Disclosed herein is a downlight, which includes an optoelectronic module and a rim module. The optoelectronic module includes a light source driving board, a back housing, and a front housing. The light source driving board is disposed between the back housing and the front housing. The light source driving board includes a light-emitting diode unit and a driving circuit. The rim module has a central opening for accommodating the optoelectronic module. The rim module includes a tubular wall and a fastener, in which the fastener is fixed on the tubular wall. The fastener has a first bent portion and a second bent portion, in which the first bent portion is configured to be fixed in the accommodation hole, and the second bent portion is fixed on the tubular wall of the downlight. |
| US10408432B2 |
Backlit display assembly
A display assembly having a first backlit display including a first panel with a first color image formed thereon, the first color image including a first transparent portion of a first color and a second transparent portion of a second color, a second panel including a first transparent portion of a first color and an opaque portion so that light from the light source does not pass through a corresponding portion of the first panel, and a light source that emits at least a first color light and a second color light, wherein the first color of the first transparent portion of the first panel is a different color than the first color of the first transparent portion of the second panel, and light from the light source passes through the first transparent portions of both the first panel and the second panel. |
| US10408423B2 |
Ultraviolet curing system and method
An ultraviolet (UV) curing system is configured to cure a composite structure. The UV curing system includes a plurality of UV light assemblies that are configured to adaptively conform to a shape of the composite structure. A UV curing method is configured to cure a composite structure. The UV curing method includes positioning a UV curing system on the composite structure, and adaptively conforming a plurality of UV light assemblies of the UV curing system to a shape of the composite structure. |
| US10408421B2 |
Light emitting apparatus
A light emitting device apparatus of an embodiment comprises: a light source unit for emitting a plurality of excitation lights having linearity; a first reflection unit which reflects the plurality of excitation lights having linearity and incident to an incident direction parallel to an axis of symmetry, and collects the plurality of excitation lights to a focus position; and a wavelength conversion unit which is arranged on the focus position and transmits the plurality of excitation lights reflected and collected by the first reflection unit. |
| US10408418B2 |
Lens and lighting device including same
Provided is a lens according to an embodiment that comprises: a light entrance surface; and a light exit surface facing the light entrance surface, wherein the product of the height rate (HR) of the light entrance surface and the HR of the light exit surface on a section in one direction ranges from 1.45 to 1.66, where the HR of the light entrance surface is h0/h1, h0 denotes the distance from a reference line to the light entrance surface corresponding to the central axis, and h1 denotes the height from the reference line to the midpoint of the straight line connecting regions P11 and P12 on the light entrance surface that correspond to points at one-third and two-thirds of the distance from one end of the reference line to the central axis, respectively, and where the HR of the light exit surface is h3/h2, h3 denotes the distance from the reference line to the light exit surface corresponding to the central axis, and h2 denotes the height from the reference line to the midpoint of the straight line connecting regions P21 and P22 on the light exit surface that correspond to points at one-third and two-thirds of the distance from one end of the reference line to the central axis, respectively. |
| US10408416B2 |
Achromatic metalens and metalens with reverse chromatic dispersion
An optical device includes a substrate, a reflective layer disposed over the substrate, and a metalens disposed over the reflective layer. The metalens includes a plurality of nanopillars, the plurality of nanopillars together specifying a phase profile such that the metalens has a focal length that is substantially constant over a wavelength range of an incident light of about 490 nm to about 550 nm. |
| US10408413B2 |
Lighting device having at least one light sensor
Various embodiments relate to a lighting device including at least one light source for emitting a polarized primary light beam (P), at least one luminescent material volume for at least partially converting primary light of the primary light beam (P) into secondary light (S) having a different wavelength, which luminescent material volume is arranged in a path of at least a primary light beam (P), and at least one light sensor, which is arranged at least in a part of an original path of the primary light beam (P) after the location of the luminescent material volume, wherein the light sensor is sensitive at least to the primary light and is polarization-sensitive. Various embodiments can, in particular, be applied to vehicle lighting devices, in particular vehicle lamps, e.g., headlamps, or modules thereof. |
| US10408411B2 |
Illumination device including semiconductor primary light sources and at least one luminophore element
An illumination device includes multiple semiconductor primary light sources for emitting respective primary light beams, at least one movable mirror, which can be illuminated by means of the primary light beams, and which can assume at least two angle positions, and a luminophore element, which can be illuminated by means of primary light beams deflected by the at least one mirror. Light spots of the individual primary light beams are locally differentiable on the at least one luminophore element, an overall light spot composed of the light spots of the individual primary light beams is locally differentiable on the at least one luminophore element depending on the angle position of the at least one movable mirror, and at least one beam property of at least one primary light beam incident on the at least one luminophore element is variable during operation of the illumination device. |
| US10408410B2 |
Light beam projection device with mechanical actuator, optical module and headlamp provided with such a device
A device for projecting a light beam and having a mechanical actuator, notably for a motor vehicle, including an array of light sources able to emit light rays in order to form the light beam along an optical axis, each light source defining a component of the light beam which has an angle of resolution defined in a plane, the device including moreover a mechanical actuator configured for displacing at least one element of the device in such a way that the optical axis of the light beam is moved between at least two projection directions at a specified frequency of displacement, the projection directions forming between them an angle of displacement substantially coplanar with the angle of resolution, the angle of displacement being equal to a fraction of the angle of resolution of the beam. |
| US10408409B2 |
Lamp unit, vehicular lamp system
To achieve a high-quality light distribution pattern in a lamp unit used in a vehicular lamp system that selectively irradiates the front of a vehicle. The unit includes a light source, an optical shutter device, and an optical system where the optical shutter device has a first liquid crystal device having first light modulation areas and a second liquid crystal device having second light modulating areas. The first light modulation areas are arranged with a gap at least in a first direction and the second light modulation areas are arranged with a gap at least in the first direction. The first liquid crystal device and the second liquid crystal device overlap with each other such that, in a plan view, the first light modulation areas and the second light modulation areas are arranged complementarily to each other without forming a gap between the two modulation areas. |
| US10408406B1 |
Partially coated vehicle halogen lamp capsule for projector headlight
A partially coated lamp capsule (212) for a projection headlamp (12) has filament (224) in capsule envelope (220) having light-transmissive coating (60) extending from capsule upper region (225) towards filament distal end (227) to an axial location in a region defined between about 0.098 inch (2.5 mm) above filament distal end (227) and about 0.098 inch below filament distal end (227), the capsule envelope (220) being uncoated on an undistorted portion of capsule envelope (220) below filament proximal end (229). Lamp capsule (212) is useful in projection headlamp (12) having a reflector (28) whose central heel (37) forms the hot spot and casts light through projector lens (30) to generate low and/or high beam patterns. Present lamp capsules (212) give increased photometric intensity over conventional lamps in low beam at critical driver's lane (0.6D, 1.3R) and (0.86D, V) test points, and in high beam at the critical (H,V) test point. |
| US10408405B2 |
Lighting apparatus arrangement for saddle riding vehicle, and saddle riding vehicle
To provide a lighting apparatus arrangement for a saddle riding vehicle, allowing a predetermined illumination distance and illumination range of laser light to be easily achieved. A lighting apparatus includes a laser device, a first light guide, and a front-portion light emitting unit. The laser device emits laser light. The first light guide guides light from the laser device to any desired position. The front-portion light emitting unit is disposed at a distal end of the first light guide and irradiates areas around a vehicle with light from the first light guide. The front-portion light emitting unit is disposed at a position higher in level than a lower end of a meter unit disposed at a front portion of a vehicle body. |
| US10408403B2 |
Headlamp for vehicles having at least one laser light source
A headlamp for vehicles, in which the laser beam of at least one laser light source (1) is directed via a beam deflection means (7) towards at least one light conversion means (8) in a scanning manner, which at least one light conversion means comprises a phosphor for converting light, and having a projection system (10) for projecting the light image (9) generated at the light conversion means onto the roadway (11), characterized in that at least one electro-optical modulator (4) is arranged in the beam path of the at least one laser light source (1), which at least one electro-optical modulator is controlled by a control unit (12) and lies before the light conversion means (8) in the beam path and affects the polarization of the light, wherein a polarization element (3, 5, 17) is arranged at least after the modulator in the beam path. |
| US10408399B1 |
Rechargeable wireless lamp
The rechargeable wireless lamp is a lantern. The rechargeable wireless lamp illuminates a space without requiring a connection to an external power source. The rechargeable wireless lamp comprises a lamp base, a charging base, and a light bulb. The lamp base is a structure that: 1) electrically connects to the light bulb; and, 2) turns the light bulb on and off. The light bulb is an electrical circuit that generates a first level of illumination. The light bulb has an internal power source that provides power for the illumination of the rechargeable wireless lamp. The charging base is an electrical circuit that recharges the internal power source of the light bulb. The light bulb further comprises a night light function. Specifically, the light bulb generates a second level of illumination that is activated in periods of darkness. |
| US10408391B2 |
Illuminated structure and related method of manufacture
Embodiments of light-emitting multilayer structures incorporating substrate films 3D-formed with recesses for light sources and plastics material molded thereupon are presented. Related methods of manufacture are set forth as well. |
| US10408387B2 |
Luminous means having LEDs
The present invention relates to a luminous means comprising an enveloping bulb, a base, a first LED and a second LED, which are assembled on a planar printed circuit board, to be precise on the opposite side thereof in relation to a thickness direction, wherein a first diverging lens is mounted on the first side of the printed circuit board in a manner assigned to the first LED and a second diverging lens is mounted on the second side of the printed circuit board in a manner assigned to the second LED for the purposes of homogenizing the light distribution generated by the luminous means, and the light emitted by the respective LED has a widened luminous intensity distribution downstream of the respective diverging lens in comparison with upstream of the respective diverging lens. |
| US10408383B2 |
Boss and seal for a high-pressure vessel
A pressure vessel including a boss, liner, and shell to create a vessel capable of storing high-pressure fluids with minimal weight. The boss includes a through aperture and at least one recess to receive at least one fastener. The liner includes an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an annular insert to receive the fastener(s). The interior surface defines an interior cavity of the pressure vessel. The liner is configured to secure the boss to its exterior surface using the fastener(s) and the annular insert. After securing the boss to the liner, the composite wrap is applied to the boss and liner so as to surround the liner and at least a portion of the boss. |
| US10408377B1 |
Pig ramp, system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a pig ramp for receiving and supporting a pig in a pig receiver includes a frame portion having an inner diameter, the inner diameter of the ring being larger than an outer diameter of a pig. The pig ramp also includes one or more ramp segments extending longitudinally away from the frame portion, the one or more ramp segments being coupled to a back side of the frame portion at a lower portion and positioned to receive and support the pig when positioned thereon to elevate the pig above a bottom of a tubular. |