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| US10546264B2 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for consolidated identification and engagement of on-demand packaging customers
Various embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for dynamically identifying and engaging at least one on-demand packaging customer in a consolidated fashion. The system comprises one or more computer processors configured to: receive qualification data associated with at least one customer; calculate whether the at least one customer is a qualified customer; in response to identifying the qualified customer, determine whether the qualified customer is a targeted customer; in response to identifying the targeted customer, evaluate a readiness of at least one facility operated by the targeted customer for engagement of an on-demand packaging configuration; in response to determining a positive facility readiness, generate one or more documents for execution by at least the targeted customer, the carrier, and the supplier; and upon execution of the one or more documents, facilitate implementation of the on-demand packaging configuration at the at least one facility. |
| US10546263B2 |
Autonomous communication in shipping
The invention provides a system and method for the autonomous wireless communication between a service provider device and a customer device. The customer device may notify the service provider device whether the customer has work to be performed by the service provider. The service provider device may provide information to the customer about work to be performed by the service provider. In one embodiment, a shipping service is notified autonomously about items that a customer has for pick up and shipment. The shipping service is also capable of wirelessly transferring information to a customer device about items to be delivered to that customer. |
| US10546260B2 |
System and method for rule-based analytics of temporal-spatial constraints on noisy data for commercial airlineflight operations
A method, medium, and system to receive actual flight schedule data, including flight details associated with each flight of the actual flight schedule; determine an estimate of at least one of airline operations performance constraints and metrics based on the actual flight schedule data and at least one of business rules and an execution of a simulation-based model; and generate a record of corrected actual flight data based on the estimate of at least one of airline operations performance constraints and metrics and the actual flight data. |
| US10546257B2 |
Optimizing event aggregation in an event-driven system
Optimization of event aggregation in an event-driven system is provided. An event queue is queried for a current event. A workload affinity coefficient that describes the current event, at least in part, is read. A database is searched for one or more matching workload affinity coefficients. The current event and one or more events that are respectively associated with one or more matching workload affinity coefficients are aggregated, thereby generating an aggregated event. |
| US10546255B2 |
Efficient optimization of schedules in a public transportation system
Methods and systems are disclosed for optimizing public transportation schedules. Shifts from current schedules associated with a public transportation system can be evaluated. The impact on waiting times can then be determined, based on evaluating the shifts from the current schedules. Schedules associated with the public transportation system are then optimized based on the impact on the waiting times. Public transport schedules can thus be optimized by minimizing the waiting time during, for example, transfers. Using ticket validation data to construct a realistic scenario-based model of the waiting times, a goal of this approach is to compute shifts of the current schedules that reduce the overall expected waiting time. |
| US10546250B2 |
Optical communication system
The present disclosure describes an automated, cognitive based computing system using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to sense, predict, and infer network conditions, configured to dynamically manage transmission of information between communication nodes. The communication nodes comprise orbital nodes positioned in orbit above earth and terrestrial nodes coupled with earth interconnected via a hybrid mesh network topology. One or more automated, cognitive based physical computing processors, using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms to sense, predict, and infer network conditions, determine a target terrestrial node to receive information initially stored on a first orbital node; determine transmission conditions between the target terrestrial node and the first orbital node based on output signals from sensors; dynamically determine whether transmission conditions between the first orbital node and the target terrestrial node prevent optical transmission of the information directly from the first orbital node to the target terrestrial node; and, responsive to a determination that transmission conditions prevent optical transmission of the information to the target terrestrial node from the first orbital node, automatically transmit the information along an alternate route between the first orbital node and the target terrestrial node, wherein the alternate route includes transmission between some orbital node and an alternative target terrestrial node other than the target terrestrial node. |
| US10546246B2 |
Enhanced kernel representation for processing multimodal data
A computer-implemented method includes receiving multimodal data. The computer-implemented method further includes generating one or more kernel matrices from the multimodal data. The computer-implemented method further includes generating an equivalent kernel matrix using one or more coefficient matrices, wherein the one or more coefficient matrices are constrained by a nuclear norm. The computer-implemented method further includes initiating one or more iterative processes. Each of the one or more iterative processes includes: calculating an error for the one or more coefficient matrices of the equivalent kernel matrix based on a training set, and initiating a line search for the one or more coefficient matrices of the equivalent kernel matrix. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to generating an optimal coefficient matrix, terminating the one or more iterative processes. The method may be embodied in a corresponding computer system or computer program product. |
| US10546245B2 |
Methods for mapping data into lower dimensions
Methods and systems for creating ensembles of hypersurfaces in high-dimensional feature spaces, and to machines and systems relating thereto. More specifically, exemplary aspects of the invention relate to methods and systems for generating supervised hypersurfaces based on user domain expertise, machine learning techniques, or other supervised learning techniques. These supervised hypersurfaces may optionally be combined with unsupervised hypersurfaces derived from unsupervised learning techniques. Lower-dimensional subspaces may be determined by the methods and systems for creating ensembles of hypersurfaces in high-dimensional feature spaces. Data may then be projected onto the lower-dimensional subspaces for use, e.g., in further data discovery, visualization for display, or database access. Also provided are tools, systems, devices, and software implementing the methods, and computers embodying the methods and/or running the software, where the methods, software, and computers utilize various aspects of the present invention relating to analyzing data. |
| US10546243B1 |
Predicting particle size distribution and particle morphology
This disclosure relates to a method for estimating a particle size distribution (PSD) and a morphology for a set of particles. A computer system receives a plurality of chord length distributions (CLDs) of different types for a set of particles. The computer system then estimates a morphology for the set of particles based on the plurality of received CLDs. The computer system also identifies a plurality of descriptors of the plurality of CLDs for the set of particles based on the plurality of received CLDs. The computer system then estimates metrics for the PSD for the set of particles based on the plurality of identified CLD descriptors. Based on the estimated PSD metrics for the set of particles, the computer system generates an estimate of the PSD for the set of particles. Finally, the computer system outputs the estimated morphology and the estimated PSD for the set of particles. |
| US10546241B2 |
System and method for analyzing a root cause of anomalous behavior using hypothesis testing
The disclosure relates to technology for identifying a root cause of anomalous behavior in a communications network. A key quality indicator (KQI) indicative of a performance level associated with a source is received in the communication network. The KQI includes a performance measurement value to identify a performance level of the source having the anomalous behavior. An improved KQI indicative of a level of degradation is calculated based on the anomalous behavior at the source by recovering the KQI to a historical value. Sources of the anomalous behavior are clustered into subsets according to the level of degradation based on the calculated KQI improvement. A global or partial degradation type of the root cause source in the subset having a severe level of degradation is determined using hypothesis testing, and a confidence value is provided for the accepted degradation type. |
| US10546240B1 |
Feature and case importance and confidence for imputation in computer-based reasoning systems
Techniques are provided for imputation in computer-based reasoning systems. The techniques include performing the following until there are no more cases in a computer-based reasoning model with missing fields for which imputation is desired: determining which cases have fields to impute (e.g., missing fields) in the computer-based reasoning model and determining conviction scores for the cases that have fields to impute. The techniques proceed by determining for which cases to impute data based on the conviction scores. For each of the determined one or more cases with missing fields to impute data is imputed for the missing field, and the case is modified with the imputed data. Control of a system is then caused using the updated computer-based reasoning model. |
| US10546236B2 |
Training multiple neural networks with different accuracy
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a deep neural network. One of the methods includes generating a plurality of feature vectors that each model a different portion of an audio waveform, generating a first posterior probability vector for a first feature vector using a first neural network, determining whether one of the scores in the first posterior probability vector satisfies a first threshold value, generating a second posterior probability vector for each subsequent feature vector using a second neural network, wherein the second neural network is trained to identify the same key words and key phrases and includes more inner layer nodes than the first neural network, and determining whether one of the scores in the second posterior probability vector satisfies a second threshold value. |
| US10546235B2 |
Relativistic sentiment analyzer
Sentiment analyzer systems may include feedback analytics servers configured to receive and analyze feedback data from various client devices. Feedback data may be received and analyzed to determine feedback context and sentiment scores. In some embodiments, natural language processing neural networks may be used to determine sentiment scores for the feedback data. Feedback data also may be grouped into feedback aggregations based on context, and sentiment scores may be calculated for each feedback aggregation. Sentiment analyzer outputs and corresponding output devices may be determined based on the sentiment scores and feedback contexts. |
| US10546232B2 |
Image recognition with promotion of underrepresented classes
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for a classifier that recognizes images when at least one class includes just a few training samples. One method includes identifying a training set containing samples, each sample associated with a class from many classes. Further, the method divides the training set into a base and a novel set based on the number of samples in each class, trains a first classifier with the base set, and trains a second classifier using the training set. The second classifier is trained with promotion of the novel set and based on minimizing a loss function that comprises a first term and a second term, the first term associated with a first summation for the samples of the training set, the second term associated with a second summation for the samples of the novel set. Further, the method classifies an item with the trained second classifier. |
| US10546230B2 |
Generating labeled data by sequence-to-sequence modeling with added perturbations to encoded information
Methods and a system are provided for generating labeled data. A method includes encoding, by a processor-based encoder, a first labeled data into an encoded representation of the first labeled data. The method further includes modifying the encoded representation into a modified representation by adding a perturbation to the encoded representation. The method additionally includes decoding, by a processor-based decoder, the modified representation into a second labeled data. |
| US10546226B2 |
Feedback control of mounted chip production
A feedback control system for RFID assembly production. The control system can include a measurement system and a control system. The measurement system may take measurements of one or more electrical properties of an RFID chip assembly, for example an RFID strap or RFID antenna. The measurement system may then communicate to the control system to adjust one or more parameters affecting the electrical properties. Once the desired set of electrical properties is achieved, the chip assembly may be cured. The feedback control system may be implemented dynamically, either for precision assembly of individual chip assemblies or in batch for controlling the average properties of assemblies on a rolling production line. The feedback control system can also be implemented in a step-wise fashion and be used to collect data and iteratively self-improve. |
| US10546225B2 |
Metal contactless smart card and method for fabricating the same
A metal contactless smart card includes a first metal layer having a first slit, a second layer, a radio-frequency integrated circuit chip module, and an inlay having an antenna. A nonconductive insert may be fitted in the slit. The first metal layer may include an inlay recess where the inlay may be received and a through-hole where the chip may be inserted. The second layer of the smart card may be made of metal and may also include a slit. |
| US10546224B2 |
Method of assembly of articles and intermediate created thereby
An assembly method for first and second articles is disclosed. A first substrate with a plurality of first articles and a second substrate with a plurality of second articles are selected. The articles on the flexible substrate webs with different pitches are assembled together by displacing portions between the first articles of one web out of plane to move the first articles on that web to the same shorter pitch as the second articles on the other web, aligning the two webs to register corresponding first and second articles on the two webs, and assembling the corresponding articles together. The assembly may be used for example in the making of RFID tags, labels and inlays. |
| US10546222B1 |
Universal integrated circuit card (UICC) toolkit
A universal integrated circuit card (UICC) smart card is disclosed. The UICC smart card comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, a call control application stored in the non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. The call control application, when executed by the processor, receives dialed digits from a dialer application executing on a mobile communication device, wherein the UICC smart card is communicatively coupled to the mobile communication device and distributes the dialed digits within the UICC smart card. The application, when executed by the processor, receives the dialed digits distributed by the call control application, identifies a short code included in the dialed digits, selects instructions stored in the non-transitory memory based on the short code, and configures the UICC smart card by causing the processor to execute the selected instructions. |
| US10546220B2 |
Image processing apparatus that generates halftone image, image processing method, and storage medium
It is made possible to prevent deterioration in quality of a thin line or character, which results from pseudo halftone processing. The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a generation unit configured to generate halftone image data in which a dot pattern is formed for each cell, which is a unit representing a tone level, by performing halftone processing using the first threshold value matrix for multi-value input image data, and in the first threshold value matrix, threshold values for forming the dot pattern are arranged for each cell and further, in threshold value arrangement for each cell of the first threshold value matrix, the second smallest threshold value within the cell is arranged at a position neighboring a position at which the smallest threshold value within the cell is arranged, and the position at which the second smallest threshold value is arranged is different between adjacent cells. |
| US10546219B2 |
Printing system, printing apparatus, printing control apparatus, and control method of printing system
A printing system includes a printing apparatus and a printing control apparatus. The printing apparatus obtains stored first attribute information of a sheet, and sends the obtained first attribute information to the printing control apparatus. The printing control apparatus includes an information storing unit and a first and second receiving unit. The information storing unit stores first and second attribute information of sheets. The first receiving unit receives first attribute information and the second sending unit reads sheet candidates corresponding to the received first attribute information and sends the sheet candidates to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus further receives the received sheet candidates, displays the received sheet candidates, selects sheet information from the displayed sheet candidates, and sets the second attribute information of a selected sheet as attribute information of a sheet to be stored. |
| US10546217B2 |
Training a neural network using augmented training datasets
A computer system generates augmented training datasets to train neural network models. The computer system receives an initial training dataset comprising images for training a neural network model, and generates an augmented training dataset by modifying images from the first training dataset. The computer system identifies a representation of a target object against a background from the initial training dataset and extracts a portion of the image displaying the target object. The computer system generates samples for including in the augmented training dataset based on the image. For example, new images may be obtained by performing transformations on the portion of the image displaying the target object and/or by overlaying the transformed portion of the image over a different background. The modified images are included in the augmented training dataset used for training the neural network model to recognize the target object. |
| US10546215B2 |
System and method for detecting potential matches between a candidate biometric and a dataset of biometrics
A system and method for detecting a potential match between a candidate facial image and a dataset of facial images is described. Some implementations of the invention determine whether a candidate facial image (or multiple facial images) of a person taken, for example, at point of entry corresponds to one or more facial images stored in a dataset of persons of interest (e.g., suspects, criminals, terrorists, employees, VIPs, “whales,” etc.). Some implementations of the invention detect potential fraud in a dataset of facial images. In a first form of potential fraud, a same facial image is associated with multiple identities. In a second form of potential fraud, different facial images are associated with a single identity, as in the case, for example, of identity theft. According to various implementations of the invention, spectral clustering techniques are used to determine a likelihood that pairs of facial images (or pairs of facial image sets) correspond to the person or different persons. |
| US10546214B2 |
System and method for communicating visual recognition
System and method for visual recognition are provided. Image data may be captured. First descriptive information may be received, for example from an external device. The image data may be analyzed to identify a group of items matching the first descriptive information. In case the group of items comprises at least two items, a second descriptive information matching a subset of the identified group of items may be generated, and in some cases the second descriptive information may be provided to the external device. In case the group of items is a group of a single item, an association of the first descriptive information and an identification value may be stored in memory, and in some cases a corresponding indication may be provided to the external device. In case the group of items is an empty group, a corresponding indication may be provided to the external device. |
| US10546211B2 |
Convolutional neural network on programmable two dimensional image processor
A method is described that includes executing a convolutional neural network layer on an image processor having an array of execution lanes and a two-dimensional shift register. The two-dimensional shift register provides local respective register space for the execution lanes. The executing of the convolutional neural network includes loading a plane of image data of a three-dimensional block of image data into the two-dimensional shift register. The executing of the convolutional neural network also includes performing a two-dimensional convolution of the plane of image data with an array of coefficient values by sequentially: concurrently multiplying within the execution lanes respective pixel and coefficient values to produce an array of partial products; concurrently summing within the execution lanes the partial products with respective accumulations of partial products being kept within the two dimensional register for different stencils within the image data; and, effecting alignment of values for the two-dimensional convolution within the execution lanes by shifting content within the two-dimensional shift register array. |
| US10546210B2 |
Topology preserving intensity binning on reduced resolution grid of adaptive weighted cells
A camera system including: an image sensor that is controlled by one or more camera parameters; and a pre-processing circuit adapted to associate weights respectively with cells of a grid, wherein the weights differ from the one or more camera parameters, wherein the cells respectively include a plurality of contiguous picture elements of the image sensor. |
| US10546207B2 |
Normalized defect characterization of pulse thermographic nondestructive evaluation
A method of thermographic nondestructive evaluation may include heating a portion of a surface of an object from a first surface temperature to a second surface temperature that is greater than the first surface temperature, collecting a plurality of thermal images of the portion of the surface of the object, detecting the sound zone of the portion of the surface of the object, determining a characteristic time corresponding to a time after the heating of the portion of the surface of the object wherein the sound zone of the surface of the object approaches a steady state temperature, normalizing temperature data of the plurality of thermal images with respect to the characteristic time and the steady state temperature, and detecting the defect zone based on differences between normalized temperature data of pixels of the defect zone and normalized temperature data of pixels of the sound. |
| US10546204B1 |
Item information discovery with a wearable device
This disclosure describes architectures and techniques to provide information to a user about items with which the user interacts. In some instances, a user may utilize a wearable device that is configured to interact with one or more components of an information discovery system to obtain information about items in the user's environment. |
| US10546202B2 |
Proving hypotheses for a vehicle using optimal experiment design
Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for object recognition using optimal experimental design. Using detection information from the sensor systems, a detection hypothesis can be generated for the detected object. The detection hypothesis can include 3D models, which have distinctive locations. The distinctive locations can be compared to identified distinctive locations using location estimators. Distinctive locations allow for rejection of a hypothesis, should any distinctive location not have an identified distinctive location on the detected object or within the detection information. In this way, recognition of objects can be performed more quickly and efficiently. |
| US10546201B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining abnormal object
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining an abnormal object, the method including selecting a candidate object from target objects extracted from a two-dimensional (2D) image of a front view captured from a host vehicle, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the candidate object, determining, based on the 3D model, whether the candidate object corresponds to an abnormal object that interferes with driving of the host vehicle, and outputting the abnormal object, in response to the candidate object corresponding to the abnormal object. |
| US10546200B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for detecting a physical divider on a road segment
An approach is provided for detecting a presence of a physical divider on a road segment. The approach, for example, involves determining a number of positive observations of the physical divider on the road segment based on sensor data collected from one or more vehicles traveling the road segment. The approach also involves determining a number of negative observations of the physical divider on the road segment based on the sensor data. The approach further involves calculating a probability of the presence of the physical divider based on the number of the positive observations and the number of the negative observations. The approach further involves updating map data for the road segment to indicate the presence of the physical divider based on determining that the probability of the presence of the physical divider is greater than a threshold value. |
| US10546197B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligent and interpretive analysis of video image data using machine learning
A system and method for implementing a machine learning-based system for generating event intelligence from video image data that: collects input of the live video image data; detects coarse features within the live video image data; constructs a coarse feature mapping comprising a mapping of the one or more coarse features; receives input of the coarse feature mapping at each of a plurality of distinct sub-models; identify objects within the live video image data based on the coarse feature mapping; identify one or more activities associated with the objects within the live video image data; identify one or more interactions between at least two of the objects within the live video image data based at least on the one or more activities; composes natural language descriptions based on the one or more activities associated with the objects and the one or more interactions between the objects; and constructs an intelligence augmented live video image data. |
| US10546193B2 |
Method and system to control a workflow and method and system for providing a set of task-specific control parameters
The invention relates to a system and method to control a workflow comprising at least one task to be performed by a person (P3), wherein information is provided about at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) related to the at least one task of the workflow, eye data (24, 26) are captured of at least one eye of the person (P3), and in dependency of the eye data (24, 26) and the information about the at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) it is checked whether at least one task condition consisting in whether the task had been performed and/or whether the task is allowed to be performed is fulfilled. The invention also relates to a system and method for providing a set of task-specific control parameters (CP). |
| US10546192B2 |
Device and method for recognizing fingerprint
A device for recognizing a fingerprint, includes: a fingerprint sensor; at least two moisture detection electrodes disposed within a preset range of the fingerprint sensor; and a processing module coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes. The fingerprint sensor is configured to output a fingerprint signal to the processing module when a user touches the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes with a finger. The processing module is configured to acquire a characteristic value which is positively related to an impedance between the at least two moisture detection electrodes when the user touches the fingerprint sensor and the at least two moisture detection electrodes with the finger; determine a fingerprint recognition parameter which matches the characteristic value; and perform fingerprint recognition according to the determined fingerprint recognition parameter and the fingerprint signal. |
| US10546186B2 |
Object tracking and best shot detection system
A method and system using face tracking and object tracking is disclosed. The method and system use face tracking, location, and/or recognition to enhance object tracking, and use object tracking and/or location to enhance face tracking. |
| US10546184B2 |
Cognitive image detection and recognition
Embodiments are directed to an image processing station for associating a non-trusted data set with a trusted data set. The station includes a memory and a user interface configured to receive the trusted data set and the non-trusted data set. The station further includes a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory and the user interface. The processor system is configured to generate, based at least in part on processing the trusted data set and the non-trusted data set, a confidence value that represents a probability that at least a portion of the non-trusted data set identifies at least a portion of the trusted data set. |
| US10546181B2 |
Method and device for generating data for two-dimensional or three-dimensional depiction of at least part of an object and for generating the two-dimensional or three-dimensional depiction of the at least one part of the object
For generating data for two- or three-dimensional depiction of at least part of an object, a 3D model of the part of the object is generated while using a 3D image of the part of the object. While using the 3D model, data is provided which describes the vertices of the part of the object within the three-dimensional room and which describes the color values associated with the vertices. For generating a two- or three-dimensional depiction of at least part of an object, the data provided is transmitted, and a 2D or 3D image of the part of the object is generated while using the transmitted data. |
| US10546179B2 |
Distorted fingerprint matching using pose and minutia grouping
A list of possible mated minutiae in a reference fingerprint and a search fingerprint is identified. The list of possible mated minutiae is divided into different groups of mated minutiae using pose grouping based on rigid transformation parameters. For each group, the possible mated minutiae are filtered to get a set of consistent mated minutiae pairs having similar rigid transformation. The topological consistency between groups is determined. If any two groups are topologically consistent to each other, they are merged to form a (virtual) larger group. A non-linear transformation parameters are estimated from the the mated minutiae in the merged group. The overall similarity of mated and non-mated minutiae in the overlapping area is determined after non-linear alignment of the two fingerprints, and the maximum similarity is output as the final similarity score between two fingerprints. |
| US10546177B2 |
Fingerprint verification method and apparatus
A fingerprint verification method and a fingerprint verification apparatus performing the fingerprint verification method are disclosed. The fingerprint verification apparatus determines a first similarity between a query fingerprint image and each of registered fingerprint images, selects a target registered fingerprint image group from registered fingerprint image groups based on the first similarity, determines a second similarity between the query fingerprint image and each of registered fingerprint images in the target registered fingerprint image group based on matching relationship information between the registered fingerprint images in the target registered fingerprint image group, and determines whether fingerprint verification of the query fingerprint image is successful based on the second similarity. |
| US10546175B2 |
Optical fingerprint module
An optical fingerprint module comprises: an optical fingerprint sensor, the optical fingerprint sensor having a non-opaque substrate and a device layer located on a surface of the non-opaque substrate, the device layer having a pixel area, the pixel area having a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a non-opaque area and a light blocking area, the light blocking area having a photosensitive element, the non-opaque area enabling lights to transmit through the pixel area of the device layer; a protection layer located above the entire optical fingerprint sensor; and a backlight source located right under the pixel area, the backlight source and the optical fingerprint sensor being disposed with an interval, an included angle formed between light emitted from the backlight source and an upper surface of the protection layer being mainly a right angle or a near-right angle. The optical fingerprint module has an improved structure and enhanced performance. |
| US10546174B2 |
Fingerprint identifying module, fabrication method and driving method for the same, and display device
A fingerprint identifying module, a fabrication method and a driving method for the same, and a display device are provided. The fingerprint identifying module includes a substrate, and a plurality of array-arranged fingerprint identifying modules provided on the substrate. Each of the fingerprint identifying modules includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a photocurrent generating unit connected between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. The photocurrent generating unit includes a PN junction, one end of the PN junction being connected with the upper electrode, and the other end of the PN junction being connected with the lower electrode. |
| US10546173B2 |
Information processing device, information processing system, position reporting method, and program recording medium
An acquisition unit acquires a photographed image data which is photographed by a user at a first position in a space. The photographed image includes at least any of the multiple markers. An identification unit identifies the first position, on which user have photographed an image, based on the markers included in the photographed image. An informing unit identifies second position relative to the first position identified by the identification unit, and informs the user of the second position relative to the first position. |
| US10546165B2 |
Retail object monitoring with changing pulse rate of transmission
An electronic device (200) for monitoring of retail objects comprising at least one processing means (210), at least one communication means (220) for wireless transmission where transmissions are transmitted at a pulse rate, at least one movement detection means (240) for detecting events, wherein the pulse rate of transmission changes between different pulse rates of transmission based on events. |
| US10546160B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing print quality feedback and controlling print quality of machine-readable indicia
A printer-verifier system for providing print quality feedback and controlling print quality is provided. The printer-verifier system may include a printing mechanism configured to print a machine-readable indicia on a print media; a verifier device configured to optically scan the machine-readable indicia; and a print quality monitoring device in electronic communication with the printing mechanism and the verifier device. |
| US10546156B2 |
MRC training in FPGA-in-memory-controller
MRC training can include providing a hot add notification to a UEFI BIOS FW, receiving, at an MRC agent of the FIMC and from the UEFI BIOS FW, the MRC training request, and performing, at the MRC agent in response to the MRC training request, an MRC training independent of an SMM associated with the apparatus. |
| US10546155B2 |
Protecting an item of software
A method of protecting an item of software, said item of software arranged to perform data processing based on one or more items of data, the method comprising: applying one or more software protection techniques to said item of software to generate a protected item of software, wherein said one or more software protection techniques are arranged so that said protected item of software implements said data processing at least in part as one or more linear algebra operations over a finite ring. |
| US10546154B2 |
Layered masking of content
Methods, systems and computer program products for layered masking of data are described. A system receives content including personally identifiable information (PII). The system redacts the content by masking the PII. The system identifies the PII in multi-layer processing, where in each layer, the system determines a respective confidence score indicating a probability that a token is PII. If the confidence score is sufficiently high, the system masks the token. Otherwise, the system provides the token to a next layer for processing. The layers can include regular expression based processing, lookup table based processing, and machine learning based processing. |
| US10546146B2 |
Catheter authorization system and method
In the present invention, a medical device authorization system is employed to associate software contained on a medical computing system/computer, such as an EP mapping and recording system, that pertains to a specific medical device, e.g., a catheter, connected to the computer such that the software is only utilized by the computer in conjunction with a catheter that is authorized for use with the computer. The authorization system utilizes an analog authorization waveform/signal that is mixed with the analog device/catheter measured signals transmitted to the computer. The authorization waveform distorts the measured signals in a manner that renders the signals able to be displayed by the system but unusable, unless the computer includes a signal filter operably connected to the device/catheter interface that is configured to remove the interfering authorization waveform from the measured signal. |
| US10546144B2 |
Dynamically excluding sensitive information from system snapshot
Technical solutions are described for generating a secured system snapshot of a system. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving an instruction to generate a system snapshot. The system snapshot captures data from a computer executable object loaded in a memory. The method also includes accessing metadata that is associated with the computer executable object from a mapping list. The method also includes capturing the secured system snapshot by. Capturing the secured system snapshot includes determining sensitivity of the computer executable object by comparing the metadata with a predetermined criteria, and excluding a capture of sensitive data from the computer executable object into the system snapshot in response to the metadata of the computer executable object matching the predetermined criteria. The method also includes storing the secured system snapshot. |
| US10546138B1 |
Distributed data security
First data from a user device is received on an electronic computing device. The first data is encrypted to generate second data. The second data is fragmented and stored in a plurality of data stores. |
| US10546132B2 |
String property labels for static analysis
In one implementation, a static analysis system can include an operator engine to identify a modification operation on a string based on a structural comparison of program code to a static analysis rule, a label engine to maintain a label with the string based on the static analysis rule, and a sink engine to identify that the label denotes a string property and provide an analysis message associated with the string property based on the label. |
| US10546126B2 |
Method for detecting the tampering of application code and electronic device supporting the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store an application and first unique information of the application, and at least one processor operatively connected with the memory. The at least one processor is configured to divide code of the application into a plurality of segments, select at least one segment among the plurality of segments, create second unique information in relation to the at least one segment, compare the first unique information and the second unique information, and determine whether the code of the application has been tampered with, based on a result of the comparison of the first unique information and the second unique information. |
| US10546124B2 |
Container and image scanning for a platform-as-a-service system
A method of container and image scanning includes receiving, by a processing device executing a node of a multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) system, a pluggable scan process to scan containers of the multi-tenant PaaS system to detect patterns indicative of threats to the multi-tenant PaaS system, installing, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process at the node, scanning, by the processing device via the pluggable scan process at the node, a top layer of an application image instance used to launch a container at the node without scanning remaining layers of the application image instance, and in response to the scanning generating a clean result, terminating, by the processing device, the pluggable scan process for the container. |
| US10546123B1 |
Systems and methods for identifying malicious computer files
A computer-implemented method for identifying malicious computer files may include (i) receiving, by a computing device, a set of files from a set of client devices, (ii) performing, by the computing device, a machine learning classification of file attributes on the set of files, (iii) determining, based on the machine learning classification, a node pattern of a suspicious file in the set of files, (iv) calculating, by hashing the node pattern, a file prevalence score of the suspicious file, and (v) performing, by the computing device, a security action based on the file prevalence score of the suspicious file. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10546120B2 |
System and method of forming a log in a virtual machine for conducting an antivirus scan of a file
Disclosed are systems and methods for generating a log for conducting an antivirus scan of a file. The described technique includes opening a file in a virtual machine, which causes execution of a guest process and a thread in a (virtual) processor of the virtual machine. The technique includes identifying, during execution of the first thread, events that involve alteration of guest physical memory pages of the virtual machine. The technique determines altered guest physical memory page based on analysis of the log and identifies when a transfer of control to altered guest physical memory pages has occurred. The resultant log for analysis by a security application includes information indicating the events occurring during execution of the thread in the altered guest physical memory page, and context data of the virtual processor on which the thread is being executed. |
| US10546110B2 |
Systems and methods for context-based device address generation
A method is described. The method includes associating an identity to a computing device based on a context measurement. The method also includes generating a network address for the computing device based on the associated identity. The context measurement may include a biometric measurement and the network address of the computing device may be a function of the biometric measurement. |
| US10546102B2 |
Predictive analytics work lists for healthcare
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for generating healthcare work item recommendations based on predictive analytics. An analytics engine executing on the data processing system performs analytics to discover patterns in patient records data and to generate one or more risk scores using one or more predictive models. Each of the one or more risk scores represents a probability of a respective healthcare consideration. Each of the one or more risk scores has an associated set of contributing factors. A decision system executing on the data processing system generates a healthcare recommendation for a given patient having a given risk score based on the given risk score, a predictive model used to generate the given risk score, and a given set of contributing factors associated with the given risk score. |
| US10546100B2 |
Tablet dispenser
A tablet dispenser may include a body having a base for resting on an underlying foundation in use. The body may include a tablet drop channel that extends in a direction at an angle (β) relative a base plane formed by the base, and a support structure for accommodating at least two tablet cartridge units may be arranged one above the other in relation to the base. Each tablet cartridge unit may have an opening allowing a tablet from the associated tablet cartridge unit to be released into the tablet drop channel via gravitational force, whereby each tablet cartridge unit is inclined at an angle (α) relative the base plane. |
| US10546098B2 |
Claim reimbursement valuation and remittance validation
A claim valuation engine is provided. The claim valuation engine enables a healthcare provider to accurately value an expected reimbursement of a claim from a payer based on a contract between the healthcare provider and the payer. Contract terms, code sets, fee schedules, and other valuation data is input into the engine. The engine receives a claim from a healthcare provider information system, locates a contract applicable for valuing the claim, correlates the claim attributes with the contract terms according to a hierarchy, and determines an expected reimbursement for each claim attribute or group of attributes. The claim valuation engine is further operable to determine contractual allowances, determine under and overpayments by validating remittances, and to simulate valuation of a contract by valuing a claim based on multiple sets of contract terms. The engine is further operable to generate output reports and post results to the healthcare provider information system. |
| US10546096B2 |
Semiconductor package via stack checking
Embodiments of the invention include methods, systems, and computer program products for checking semiconductor package via proximity rules. Aspects of the invention include receiving, by a processor, the via proximity rules and a semiconductor package design including one or more package layers and a plurality of vias. Each via is mapped to a cell in a three-dimensional array and a via stack including each via is identified. The via stacks are checked against the via proximity rules. A list of via stacks which did not satisfy the via proximity rules is displayed on a user interface. |
| US10546095B2 |
Parameter collapsing and corner reduction in an integrated circuit
Reducing the runtime overhead needed for testing of an integrated circuit design. A determination may be made of parameters that clock routing and data routing in an integrated circuit are dependent upon. A determination is made of whether the parameters are suitable for compaction, such as by determining whether the parameters are utilized in only one of clock routing or data routing. The parameters suitable for compaction are defined or redefined into at least one proxy compacted parameter. A timing analysis for the integrated circuit is performed using the proxy compacted parameter instead of performing the timing analysis using the parameters suitable for compaction. |
| US10546094B2 |
Generating a layout for an integrated circuit
In an approach for generating a file, a computer generates a modified layout for an integrated circuit. The computer receives a draft layout for an integrated circuit. The computer identifies a resonator, wherein the resonator comprises a capacitor connected to ground and an inductor connected to a clock grid. The computer creates alternative resonator wiring of the received draft layout associated with the identified resonator. The computer generates a modified draft layout based on the created alternative resonator wiring for the integrated circuit. The computer causes manufacture of an integrated circuit based on the generated modified draft layout. |
| US10546090B2 |
Virtual cell model usage
Hierarchical design levels describe semiconductor designs and define architecture, behavior, structure, function, etc. for the designs. A virtual cell model based on cells populating a design is constructed and used for purposes including design simulation, analysis, verification, validation, and so on. A cell and multiple instances of the cell are identified across a design. An empty cell model comparable to the identified cell is created. A compressed representation of unsolved geometric data based on the identified cell data and a virtual hierarchical layer (VHL) are generated as model data, and the model data is placed into the empty cell model. As a result of the placement of the model data, a virtual cell model is created. |
| US10546074B2 |
Method and system for obtaining relation between winding state and leakage reactance parameter of transformer
A method for obtaining a relation between a winding state and a leakage reactance parameter of a transformer by using simulation software is provided. The method includes: establishing a simulation transformer based on a size of a physical transformer; setting parameters of the simulation transformer, setting a winding of the simulation transformer in a predetermined winding state; obtaining a predetermined number of values of a leakage reactance parameter of the simulation transformer in the winding state; and performing statistics on all the values to obtain a value range of the leakage reactance parameter in a case that the winding is in the winding state. The value range is used as a value range of a leakage reactance parameter of the physical transformer in a case that a winding of the physical transformer is in the winding state. |
| US10546073B2 |
Communication simulating system, communication simulating method, and vehicle communication apparatus
A communication simulating system includes: a communication recording device that records, into a vehicle condition database, a vehicle condition including a step, a place and a vehicle stringed together, vehicle state information that has been input as communication content between a vehicle electric equipment system and a vehicle communication apparatus in a step performed at a predetermined place; a vehicle state information acquiring device that acquires vehicle state information from the vehicle condition database in accordance with a selected vehicle condition; a storage unit that stores communication definition files specifying the respective ones of the same processes as the communication processes executed by a plurality of ECUs included in the vehicle electric equipment system; and a communication control device that communicates with a vehicle communication apparatus in accordance with the communication process and the vehicle state information. |
| US10546066B2 |
End-to-end learning of dialogue agents for information access
Described herein are systems, methods, and techniques by which a processing unit can build an end-to-end dialogue agent model for end-to-end learning of dialogue agents for information access and apply the end-to-end dialogue agent model with soft attention over knowledge base entries to make the dialogue system differentiable. In various examples the processing unit can apply the end-to-end dialogue agent model to a source of input, fill slots for output from the knowledge base entries, induce a posterior distribution over the entities in a knowledge base or induce a posterior distribution of a target of the requesting user over entities from a knowledge base, develop an end-to-end differentiable model of a dialogue agent, use supervised and/or imitation learning to initialize network parameters, calculate a modified version of an episodic algorithm. e.g., the REINFORCE algorithm, for training an end-to-end differentiable model based on user feedback. |
| US10546064B2 |
System and method for contextualising a stream of unstructured text representative of spoken word
A system for contextualising an unstructured stream of text, representative of spoken word, including a grammar processor, a sentence processor, a frequency processor, a summer and an emotion processor. The unstructured stream of text is processed and outputs an audio file total for each matched phrase, word and proper noun, determined from the unstructured text, to a data significance processor. The data significance processor receives and audio file total for each name, proper noun and matched real phrase, determined from the unstructured text, and outputs a list including the names, proper nouns and matched real phrases in order of contextual significance. |
| US10546062B2 |
Phonetic patterns for fuzzy matching in natural language processing
A token is extracted from a Natural Language input. A phonetic pattern is computed corresponding to the token, the phonetic pattern including a sound pattern that represents a part of the token when the token is spoken. New data is created from data of the phonetic pattern, the new data including a syllable sequence corresponding to the phonetic pattern. A state of a data storage device is changed by storing the new data in a matrix of syllable sequences corresponding to the token. An option is selected that corresponds to the token by executing a fuzzy matching algorithm using a processor and a memory, the selecting of the option is based on a syllable sequence in the matrix. |
| US10546059B2 |
Methods and systems for determining how long to modify a user profile based on a real-life event
A media guidance application may determine how long to modify user profiles based on real-life events. For example, in order to keep user profiles up-to-date (e.g., to reflect temporary changes to the tastes of a user), the media guidance application may temporarily change the criteria for recommending content based on real-life events. |
| US10546057B2 |
Spreadsheet program-based data classification for source target mapping
The subject disclosure relates to third party cloud schema matching to a user's data. The user can select the type of data to be looked up from an external source in order for the user's data to be augmented with data from the external source. The user can be presented with a list of service providers that support the selected type of data. Columns from the user's data are associated with supported lookup information types either automatically or manually. Based on the association, data from the external data source is automatically mapped to the user's data and updates are selectively applied to the user's data. |
| US10546056B1 |
Transformation in tabular data cleaning tool
A system including first computer memory storing a full data set representable in rows and columns, a second computer memory storing executable instructions, and processors configured to execute the instructions to cause presentation of data of the full data set on a display including columns of data each having data fields, receive user input identifying a column of the data set, determine items to modify in information in the data fields of the identified column, generate and cause display of an indication of a proposed change action to modify the determined items, and in response to a user input indicating a selection of the indication of the proposed change action, update the presentation of the data based on the change action to modify information displayed in the data fields of the identified column of the data, and store a log of the change action. |
| US10546053B2 |
Semi-automated field placement for electronic forms
A technique for inserting form fields into forms displays a cursor superimposed over a background image of a form and dynamically generates candidate shapes of a form field to be inserted. New candidate shapes are generated automatically, based on pixel content of the form under a cursor, as a user moves the cursor over different regions of the form. In response to the user manually selecting one of the candidate shapes, the technique establishes the position, size, and shape of the form field based on the position, size, and shape of the selected candidate shape. The improved technique thus proceeds semi-automatically, generating candidate shapes automatically but based on manual, user-directed cursor positioning and manual selections. |
| US10546049B2 |
Systems and methods for validating and correcting automated medical image annotations
Systems and methods are disclosed for manipulating image annotations. One method includes receiving an image of an individual's anatomy; automatically determining, using a processor, one or more annotations for anatomical features identified in the image of the individual's anatomy; determining a dependency or hierarchy between at least two of the one or more annotations for anatomical features identified in the image of the individual's anatomy; and generating, based on the dependency or hierarchy, a workflow prompting a user to manipulate the one or more annotations for anatomical features identified in the image of the individual's anatomy. |
| US10546045B2 |
Efficient extended-precision processing
Systems and methods are provided for performing a dot product. Each of a first series of numbers is divided into a first value, comprising the N most significant bits of the number, and a second value to form first and second sets of values. Each of a second series of numbers is divided into a third value, comprising the N most significant bits of the number, and a fourth value to form third and fourth sets of values. A dot product of the first and fourth sets of values is computed to provide a first partial sum. A dot product of the first and third sets of values is computed to provide a second partial sum. A dot product of the second and third sets of values is computed to provide a third partial sum. The partial sums are summed to provide a result for the dot product. |
| US10546041B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to determine an order for search results in response to a search query includes determining a first preview metric and a second preview metric for a first search result and a second search result corresponding to a search query from a requester, the first preview metric including a first ratio based on a first count of preview events for the first search result and a second count of search result impressions in the first search result, the second preview metric including a second ratio based on a third count of preview events for the second search result and a fourth count of search result impressions in the second search result; ordering the first and second search results based on the first and second preview metrics; and sending a response to the requester instructing a web browser of the requester to display the ordered search results. |
| US10546037B2 |
Method, server and software product for controlling physical-side-browser functions of remote desktop or virtual desktop environments
This patent application discloses to a method of controlling accessible browser functions of a physical side of a remote or virtual desktop environment, said method comprising steps of: setting up a virtual desktop infrastructure between a physical unit (1) of a user, on said physical side, and a virtual unit (2) assigned to said user, on a virtual or remote side; running a first web browser (31) at the physical unit (1) and a second web browser (41) at the virtual unit (2); establishing a WebRTC data channel (68) between said first and second web browsers (41) running at the physical unit (1) and the virtual unit (2), respectively; and controlling said browser functions of said first web browser (31) running at the physical unit (1) remotely by said virtual unit (2) utilizing said WebRTC data channel (68) established between the physical unit (1) and the virtual unit (2). The disclosure also covers a corresponding server and software product. |
| US10546036B2 |
Web browser having improved navigational functionality
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program for providing improved navigational functionality in a web browser. Aspects include storing a browsing history comprising a sequence of websites and webpages visited by the web browser and providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to control a traversal of the browsing history by the web browser. Based on receiving a previous webpage command from the GUI, aspects include returning the web browser to a most recently visited webpage from the browsing history. Based on receiving a previous website command from the GUI, aspects include returning the web browser to a most recently visited website from the browsing history. The most recently visited website is associated with a different domain name than a currently displayed webpage. |
| US10546034B2 |
Method and system for evaluating reliability based on analysis of user activities on social medium
Disclosed are a method of evaluating reliability of information in a social media service includes calculating an evaluation score of information provided by an information provider on the basis of a social activity of each of a plurality of information consumers relating to the information, and calculating a reputation score of the information provider in a category of the information on the basis of the category and the evaluation score of the information. |
| US10546032B2 |
System and method for association rule mining from encrypted databases
Methods, systems and computer program products for association rule mining of an encrypted database are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a first cloud computing environment, encrypted transaction data that are encrypted using an encryption scheme which provides additive homomorphism, wherein the transaction data comprise a plurality of combinations of two or more elements of a set of elements, receiving, at the first cloud computing environment, encrypted query data that are encrypted using the encryption scheme, wherein the query data comprise at least one of an element and a combination of two or more elements of the set of elements which are the subject of a query seeking a determination of whether at least one of the element and the combination of two or more elements is frequent, and computing addition of the encrypted query data with the encrypted transaction data. |
| US10546030B2 |
Low latency pre-web classification
Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe low latency pre-web classification of query data. In examples, processing is performed where query data may be analyzed in a low latency manner that includes providing a vertical intent classification and entity identification for query data before a web ranking service processes the query data. Query data may be received. A vertical intent classification index may be searched using the query data. In examples, the vertical intent classification index may comprise a set of files that can be used to determine one or more candidate entity identifiers for the query data. The one or more entity identifiers may be ranked. The query data, a vertical intent classification for the vertical intent classification index and the one or more ranked candidate entity identifiers may be transmitted for processing associated with a web ranking service. Other examples are also described. |
| US10546029B2 |
Method and system of recursive search process of selectable web-page elements of composite web page elements with an annotating proxy server
In one embodiment, a method detects that a web browser of a user has accessed an annotated webpage. The annotated webpage comprises one or more webpage elements comprising a set of selectable portions. The method detects that a user has utilized a user input system to select a selectable portion of a web-page element. The method identifies the selectable portion of the web-page element. The method generates a list of identifiers based on the identity of the selectable portion. With the list of identifiers, the method searches a database of annotated web-page elements managed by the proxy server system. The method retrieves a set of returned annotated web-page elements from the database. The method assigns a similarity score to each returned annotated web-page element. The similarity score is based on a similarity of the selectable web-page element with a respective returned annotated web-page element. The method ranks each returned web-page elements based the similarity score. The method creates a deck of ranked-returned web-page elements. The method presents the deck of ranked-returned web-page element to the web browser of the user. Each ranked-returned web-page element comprises another set of selectable portions. The method detect that the user has utilized the user input system to select another selectable portion of the ranked-returned web-page element. The method identifies the other selectable portion of the ranked-returned web-page element. The method generates another list of identifiers based on the other selectable portion's identity. The method updates the list of identifiers with the other list of identifiers. The method reassigns a similarity score to each returned annotated web-page element. The method re-ranks each returned web-page elements based the similarity score. The method re-creates the deck of ranked-returned web-page elements. |
| US10546028B2 |
Method for personalized breaking news feed
In an approach to personalizing a news feed, a computing device monitors a user accessing content. The computing device determines a personal knowledge graph for the user based on the accessed content. Responsive to receiving a new piece of content that the user has not accessed, the computing device determines a novelty score for the new piece of content based on the personal knowledge graph. The computing device filters the new piece of content based on the novelty score. |
| US10546027B1 |
Data search queries for descriptive semantics extracted from item reviews
Disclosed are various embodiments for performing data search queries for descriptive semantics extracted from item reviews. Search queries that resulted in a selection of a browse node of an item taxonomy are identified and various items associated with the browse node are determined. Customer reviews for the various items are used to phrases used in the customer reviews that also appear in the search queries. The phrases may be ranked based at least in part on a polarity metric that describes a subjectivity, sentiment, and/or coverage of the phrase. Phrases with a rank exceeding a predefined threshold may be made available for use by a search component of a network site. |
| US10546024B2 |
Method and device for searching character string
Techniques for searching a character string involve: determining a first set of documents including a first token in the character string, and a second set of documents including a second token in the character string; and generating a third set of documents based on the first and second sets of documents, in the third set of documents: i) a document being included in the first and second sets of documents, and ii) a distance between the first and second tokens in the document being equal to a distance between the first and second tokens in the character string. |
| US10546019B2 |
Simplified visualization and relevancy assessment of biological pathways
Embodiments are directed to computer implemented method of assessing a relevancy of a pathway to a disease of interest, the pathway having a source and a target. The method includes developing an impact of the source on the pathway. The method further includes developing a value of targeting, based at least in part on an alteration of the pathway, the pathway with a drug of interest. The method further includes identifying a relationship between the source and the target within the pathway. The method further includes combining: the impact of the source on the pathway; the value of targeting, based at least in part on the alteration of the pathway, the pathway with a drug of interest; and the relationship between the source and the target within the pathway, wherein the combining results in an assessment that represents the relevancy of the pathway to the disease of interest. |
| US10546017B2 |
Displaying terms having corresponding character strings on a display
An information processing apparatus is capable of displaying terms each having a character string embedded in an application and terms each having a character string to be added by at least one term module for the application, on a screen of the application. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry determines, during startup of the information processing apparatus, whether at least one of the application and the at least one term module has been updated. The circuitry generates association information to be stored in a memory, based on determination that at least one of the application and the at least one term module has been updated. The circuitry acquires one of term identification information of the application and term identification information of the at least one term module from the memory. The circuitry selects a character string to be displayed, using the term identification information acquired. |
| US10546015B2 |
Determining and utilizing contextual meaning of digital standardized image characters
One or more embodiments of the disclosure include a character management system that determines and utilizes contextual meaning with regard to standardized image characters. In particular, the character management system determines contextual meaning with regard to standardized characters based on the manner in which the standardized characters are utilized in a repository of electronic documents. Moreover, the character management system can utilize the contextual meaning to search, recommend, analyze, and translate with regard to the use of standardized image characters. |
| US10546011B1 |
Time code to byte indexer for partial object retrieval
A time code to byte conversion system is provided herein that maps time codes to byte ranges such that a user device can retrieve a portion of, but not all of, a media file by specifying a time range. For example, the time code to byte conversion system can play a media file and identify the byte at which each time code begins. The time code to byte conversion system can then store the byte to time code mapping in an index accessible by a media retrieval server. A user device can then provide a time range to the media retrieval server, the media retrieval server can query the index to identify the range of bytes that corresponds to the provided time range, and then the media retrieval server can retrieve the identified range of bytes from a media database for transmission to the user device. |
| US10546009B2 |
System for mapping a set of related strings on an ontology with a global submodular function
A computer-implemented system and method provide for mapping a set of strings onto an ontology which may be represented as a graph. The method includes receiving a set of strings, each string denoting a respective object. For each of the strings, a pairwise similarity is computed between the string and each of a set of objects in the ontology. For each of a set of candidate subsets (subgraphs) of the set of objects, a global score is computed, which is a function of the pairwise similarities between the strings and the objects in the subset and a tightness score. The tightness score is computed on the objects in the subset with a submodular function. An optimal subset is identified from the set of candidate subsets based on the global scores. Strings in the set of strings are mapped to the objects in the optimal subset, based on the pairwise similarities. |
| US10546000B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing system
An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing screens including display item and display item names or screen names, a display unit, and a control unit. The control unit causes the display unit to display a candidate of the display item names or the screen names. When the displayed display item name or screen name is selected, the control unit searches through the storage unit for the screen including the selected display item name or the screen corresponding to the selected screen name and causes the display unit to display the screen and the storage unit to store a transition history up to the displayed screen. When the recorded screen is being displayed, the control unit causes the display unit to display, as a candidate, the display item name or the screen name included in the screen displayed subsequently to the screen being displayed based on the transition history. |
| US10545997B2 |
Consensus sequence identification
An example method comprises receiving historical information of episodes, constructing event sets from the historical information, categorizing each event with general labels and synthetic labels, learning an event metric on the events by using the general and synthetic labels to perform dimensionality reduction to associate a vector with each event and to determine an angle between every two vectors, determining an event set metric using distances between each pair of event sets, deriving a sequence metric on the episodes, the sequence metric obtaining a preferred match between two episodes, deriving a subsequence metric on the episodes, the subsequence metric is a function of the event set metric on subsequences of each episode, grouping episodes into subgroups based on distances, for at least one subgroup, generating a consensus sequence by finding a preferred sequence of events, and the episodes of the subgroup, and generating a report indicating the consensus sequence. |
| US10545994B2 |
Data replication method and storage system
A data replication method and a storage system are provided. The method is applied to a storage system including a first storage device and a second storage device. According to the method, after determining replication information, a first storage system determines a first replication sub-information and a second replication sub-information according to the replication information, where the replication information is used to indicate data that needs to be replicated by the first storage system to a second storage system in a current replication task. Then, the first storage device replicates data to the second storage system according to the second replication sub-information, and the second storage device replicates data to the second storage system according to the second replication sub-information. According to the data replication method, efficiency of replication performed between the first storage system and the second storage system can be improved. |
| US10545991B2 |
Synchronizing local and remote data
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to synchronizing data. In aspects, properties are synchronized from an organization property store to a cloud property store and/or vice versa. The list of properties to synchronize may change based on the cloud services to which the organization subscribes, changes to the cloud services, or for other reasons. Furthermore, the list of properties to synchronize may be limited to certain objects of the organization which may also change over time. |
| US10545985B2 |
Systems and methods for importing data from electronic data files
Computer implemented systems and methods are disclosed for importing data from electronic data files. In accordance with some embodiments, source electronic data files are received at a data importation system and managed by the data importation system. The data importation system may load detector/transformer plugins and determined whether any of the load detector/transformer plugins apply to the received source electronic data files. The data importation system may also generate transformed data using a transformer corresponding to a detector that applies to the source electronic data files. The data importation system may import the transformed data into at least one of a data analysis system and a database. |
| US10545983B2 |
Key versioning for business objects
A computerized method, system and medium for providing compatibility between systems associated with incompatible object key domains, where a first system is associated with a legacy key domain and a second system is associated with an extended key domain relative to the first system. The method includes transmitting, to the first system, a request associated with a business object instance, the request including a first logical object key in a legacy format. Prior to sending the request, the second system converts a second object key in the extended format into the first logical object key from the legacy format. A response to the request is received which includes responsive content and the first logical object key. The first logical object key is converted from the legacy format into the second object key in the extended format, and the responsive content is processed in association with the converted second object key. |
| US10545978B1 |
Transforming datasets with nested data structures
A data preprocessing system builds transformation scripts for preprocessing datasets for processing by a data analysis system. The data preprocessing system presents various representations of data of a dataset including visual representations, textual representations, or structural representations. The data preprocessing system receives selections of attributes or values based on these representations. The data preprocessing system generates recommendations of transformations based on the attributes or values selected. The data preprocessing system builds a transformation script based on the recommendations of the transformations. The transformation script can be used for preprocessing the dataset for analysis by a data analysis system. |
| US10545977B2 |
Adjusting padding of graphical charts representing data from multidimensional databases
An exemplary method of displaying a data visualization includes retrieving a dataset that includes a plurality of fields and displaying a graphical user interface with a plurality of shelves. The method further includes receiving user actions to: (i) associate a first field with a first shelf, and (ii) associate a second field with a second shelf; displaying, in accordance with the received user actions, a data visualization, where each data mark has a first size defined according to a default position of a displayed slidable affordance; and receiving an additional user action that moves the slidable affordance from the default position to a user-defined position. In response to receiving the additional user action, the method further includes updating the data visualization, where each data mark included in the updated data visualization has a second size, different from the first size, defined according to the user-defined position of the slidable affordance. |
| US10545959B2 |
Method and a system for efficient data sorting
Methods and an apparatus for data sorting is provided. Keys are derived from a data set and a mapping function is obtained for sorting the data set in accordance with the mapping function. A wide key sort on the keys is performed over a plurality of distributed nodes using the mapping function, resulting in sorted lists of rows from the data set produced in parallel from the nodes with each row associated with a unique one of the keys pushed to a stack machine. The sort process is an ordered row traversal from the stack machine. |
| US10545953B2 |
Modern spreadsheet arrays
The present disclosure provides a novel approach for creating and referencing arrays as implemented in a spreadsheet application. Aspects of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to: referencing arrays, creating dynamic arrays, collapsing values of an array into a single cell, spilling values of an array to a table, referencing one or more values in collapsed arrays, visually indicating no spill errors while maintaining calculation capabilities thereon, and implicit intersection of data. |
| US10545947B2 |
Message personalization over multiple internet messaging campaigns
Systems for prosecuting Internet messaging campaigns. Two or more data sources are determined where at least one of the data sources comprise demographic attributes corresponding to shared IDs such as recipient IDs. A first join operation is performed over matching instances of the shared IDs in the two or more data sources. The first join operation results in a personalization table comprising rows having at least recipient IDs, respective external addresses, and at least one of the demographic attributes. The personalization table is transformed into a key-value data structure that is published to a caching subsystem. The caching subsystem is used to select a first set of recipients determined without performing a second join operation. Personalized messages to at least some of the first and second set of recipients are formed using the message template and the key-value data structures. |
| US10545942B2 |
Querying and projecting values within sets in a table dataset
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for visualizing and querying data. Data subsets within an original table are examined. Values within the data subsets are extracted. Based on the extracted values, a new table is generated. The data contents of the original table differ from the data contents of the new table. Thus, the resulting visualization of the original table differs from the resulting visualization of the new table. |
| US10545938B2 |
Scoring members of a set dependent on eliciting preference data amongst subsets selected according to a height-balanced tree
A software voting or prediction system iteratively solicits participant preferences between members of a set, with a binary tree built used to minimize the number of iterations required. As each member of the set is considered, it is pairwise-compared with select members represented by nodes already in the binary tree, with iterations beginning at a root node of the tree and continuing to a leaf node. The newly considered member is placed as a new leaf node, and the tree is height-rebalanced as appropriate. Red-black tree coloring and tree rotation rules are optionally used for this purpose. Yes/no preference tallies are kept for each member of the set throughout the tree-building process and are ultimately used for scoring. Height-rebalancing of the tree helps minimize the number of iterations needed to precisely score each member of the set relative to its alternatives. |
| US10545933B2 |
Database-driven entity framework for internet of things
Unified and normalized management of an object within a structured data store on any machine and/or across difference machines. In an embodiment, a first resource on a first machine accesses an events dataset representing a two-dimensional structure. Each row in the events dataset comprises a plurality of event types, an identification of an entity, and an identification of an object representing a unique instance of the entity. Each row in the events dataset is processed based on its event type to create, update, or delete the object identified in the row. In a second embodiment, a first resource on a first machine accesses a view definition dataset comprising an identification of one or more attributes of one or more related entities and an identification of one or more objects of the one or more related entities. The view definition dataset is processed to retrieve attribute values for the objects and attributes identified in the view definition dataset. |
| US10545931B2 |
Removing sets of tuples in a streaming environment
A stream of tuples is received to be processed by a plurality of processing elements operating on one or more computer processors. Each processing element has one or more stream operators. A first stream operator adds a set number to a first tuple in the stream of tuples. The first tuple having the set number indicates that the first tuple is part of a set of tuples. Each tuple in the set of tuples contains the set number. It is determined to delete the set of tuples, and a set of stream operators deletes tuples containing the set number. |
| US10545928B2 |
Textual analysis system for automatic content extaction
The present invention provides a method, and an associated apparatus configured to implement such a method, for analysing mark-up language text content, such as might be found on a website or within online user generated content. The method comprises a training phase, in which plurality of schemas are automatically generated from a specified text and a final schema is compiled. This final schema can then be used to compare with other online text content such that content which matched the final schema can be identified, for example for further analysis and comparison. |
| US10545923B1 |
Reducing skew for database operation processing with randomization
A database operation is performed in a file system residing on a plurality of processing modules. The file system includes a first relation having a plurality of first-relation entries. Each of the plurality of first-relation entries has a first-relation attribute that is of interest in the database operation. A value of a distribution attribute in each of the first-relation entries is set to a unique value selected from among a domain of unique values. The first-relation entries of the first relation are redistributed among the plurality of processing modules based on the first-relation attribute and the distribution attribute. The computational operation is performed to produce a result. |
| US10545921B2 |
Metadata control in a load-balanced distributed storage system
A plurality of computing devices are communicatively coupled to each other via a network, and each of the plurality of computing devices is operably coupled to one or more of a plurality of storage devices. A plurality of failure resilient address spaces are distributed across the plurality of storage devices such that each of the plurality of failure resilient address spaces spans a plurality of the storage devices. The plurality of computing devices maintains metadata that maps each failure resilient address space to one of the plurality of computing devices. The metadata is grouped into buckets. Each bucket is stored in a group of computing devices. However, only the leader of the group is able to directly access a particular bucket at any given time. |
| US10545917B2 |
Multi-range and runtime pruning
A system, apparatus, and method for managing data storage and data access with querying data and filtering value ranges using only a constant amount of computer memory in the implementation of bloom filters based on a first consumption of a relation. |
| US10545915B2 |
Recursive multi-threaded file system scanner for serializing file system metadata exoskeleton
Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments facilitate discovering and serializing metadata for a file system. After initializing or accessing a serialization data structure, recursive search threads that begin at a selected location in the file system are spawned. The threads analyzes the selected location in the file system, acquire metadata associated with the selected location in the file system, serialize the metadata associated with the selected location in the file system into the serialization data structure, and then selectively spawn additional recursive search threads. Additional recursive search threads may be spawned upon determining that the current recursive search thread has reached a branch point in a hierarchy of the file system. Different threads may perform different types of searches (e.g., depth-first breadth-first) and may operate in parallel. The serialization data structure may be persisted and surfaced in an object (e.g., JSON object) that can be queried or searched. |
| US10545908B2 |
Methods and apparatus to enable status change detection in a low power mode of a microcontroller unit
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to enable status change detection in a low power mode of a microcontroller unit are disclosed herein. An example integrated circuit (IC) includes a controller to determine that the IC is to enter a low power mode. The example IC includes a universal serial bus (USB) physical layer integrated circuit including a transceiver and a detector circuit. The transceiver is disabled while in the low power mode. The detector circuit is enabled while in the low power mode. The detector circuit is to determine whether a pinout of a USB receptacle is shorted to ground. The example IC includes a power control module (PCM) to disable the controller when entering the low power mode. Upon receipt of an indication that the ID pinout of the USB receptacle is shorted to the ground, the PCM initiates a boot sequence. |
| US10545898B2 |
Shared resource access arbitration method, and shared resource access arbitration device and shared resource access arbitration system for performing same
Provided is a shared resource access arbitration method of a shared resource access arbitration apparatus, the shared resource access arbitration method including: receiving, from at least one master apparatus, buffer status information related to a buffer included in the at least one master apparatus; determining, based on the received buffer status information, priorities of shared resource access requests received from a plurality of master apparatuses including the at least one master apparatus; and granting, according to the determined priorities of the shared resource access requests, one of the shared resource access requests having a high priority. |
| US10545896B2 |
Service acceleration method and apparatus
A service acceleration method is disclosed. The method includes: querying acceleration type information and information about an idle acceleration ability that are of the multiple acceleration engines, and forming an accelerator resource pool according to the acceleration type information and the information about the idle acceleration ability; after receiving an acceleration application of a first service processing unit in the multiple service processing units, allocating, from the accelerator resource pool according to a preset allocation granularity, a first idle acceleration ability and a connection number that are corresponding to the first acceleration ability and a first acceleration type; and feeding back a result packet that is obtained after acceleration processing to the first service processing unit. The method and the apparatus that are provided in the present invention resolve a prior-art problem of resource waste caused by inappropriate utilization of accelerator resources. |
| US10545895B1 |
Auto-zeroing receiver for memory interface devices
Embodiments described herein relate to circuits and techniques for interfacing a microprocessor with memory devices, particularly memory devices such as DDR SDRAM in accordance with protocols such as DDR4 and DDR5. Some embodiments particularly relate to a receiver architecture for a DDR memory interface device that provides AC coupling to memory and includes auto-zeroing functionality. These and other embodiments incorporate equalization functionality such as decision feedback equalization and continuous time linear equalization. |
| US10545891B2 |
Configurable interrupts for allowing an application to independently handle interrupts
Embodiments relate to configurable processor interrupts. An aspect includes sending, by an application to supervisor software in a computer system, a request, the request including a plurality of exception types to be handled by the application. Another aspect includes determining, by the supervisor software, a subset of the plurality of exception types for which to approve handling by the application. Yet another aspect includes sending a response from the supervisor software to the application notifying the application of the subset of exception types. |
| US10545890B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and program
An information processing device includes a memory, and a plurality of processor cores that access the memory. The plurality of processor cores respectively executes processes to be executed by the plurality of processor cores in accordance with execution priority levels of the processes. When a polling process for repeatedly determining whether reception data for input/output processing is received is underway in one of the plurality of processor cores, the plurality of processor cores respectively executes the input/output processing in response to a determination, made by the polling process, that the reception data have been received, and when the polling process is not underway in any of the plurality of processing cores, the plurality of processor cores respectively executes the input/output processing in response to a processor interrupt issued upon reception of the reception data. |
| US10545886B2 |
Clock line driving for single-cycle data over clock signaling and pre-emption request in a multi-drop bus
Systems, methods, and apparatus are described that enable single-cycle pre-emption on a serial bus. An apparatus is coupled to a serial bus through a bus interface and includes a controller configured to provide a clock signal on the first line of the serial bus, transmit data on a second line of the serial bus in accordance with timing provided by the clock signal, cause the line driver to enter a high impedance state after transmitting a first edge in the clock signal while transmitting the data on the second line, detect a first pulse on the clock signal while the line driver is in the high impedance state, cause the line driver to exit the high impedance state prior to transmitting a second edge in the clock signal, and initiate bus arbitration after detecting the first pulse. The first edge and the second edge may transition in opposite directions. |
| US10545885B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a monitoring circuit, a non-secure processing circuit, a secure processing circuit, memory access control circuit. The monitoring circuit switches mode between a non-secure mode and a secure mode. The non-secure processing circuit runs in the non-secure mode, and reads communication data from and writes communication data in a shared memory. The secure processing circuit runs in the secure mode, and reads the communication data from the shared memory and writes the communication data in a storage. The memory access control circuit manages access from the non-secure processing circuit and the secure processing circuit based on a memory access control table in which physical addresses in the shared memory are associated with state information either indicating a locked state for not allowing writing but allowing reading by the non-secure processing circuit or indicating an unlocked state attained by cancelling the locked state. |
| US10545884B1 |
Access files
Data security access and management may require a server dedicated to monitoring document access requests and enforcing rules and policies to limit access to those who are not specifically identified as having access to the data. One example of operation may include selecting data to access via a user device, identifying a user profile associated with the user device, retrieving at least one user policy associated with the user profile, determining whether the user policy permits the user device to access the data, matching the user policy to a data policy associated with the data, receiving an encryption key at the user device, applying the encryption key to the data, and unwrapping the data from a wrapped data format to access the data. |
| US10545883B2 |
Verification bit for one-way encrypted memory
An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to identify a first encrypted memory alias corresponding to a first portion of memory based on a verification indicator, where the first portion is decryptable and readable by both a privileged component and an unprivileged component, and identify a second encrypted memory alias corresponding to a second portion of memory based on the verification indicator, where the second portion is accessible by only the unprivileged component. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US10545882B2 |
Systems and methods for load-balancing cache flushes to non-volatile memory
An information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and comprising a plurality of non-volatile memories, and a memory controller. The memory controller may be configured to monitor memory input/output traffic to each of the plurality of non-volatile memories, determine a quality of service associated with each of the plurality of non-volatile memories based on such monitoring, and based on such monitoring and the qualities of service associated with the plurality of non-volatile memories, reroute input/output data associated with a first non-volatile memory of the plurality of non-volatile memories to a second non-volatile memory of the plurality of non-volatile memories. |
| US10545877B2 |
Apparatus and method for accessing an address translation cache
An apparatus and method are provided for accessing an address translation cache. The address translation cache has a plurality of entries, where each entry is used to store address translation data used when converting a virtual address into a corresponding physical address of a memory system. The virtual address is generated from a plurality of source values. Allocation circuitry is responsive to received address translation data, to allocate an entry within the address translation cache to store the received address translation data. A hash value indication is associated with the allocated entry, where the hash value indication is computed from the plurality of source values used to generate a virtual address associated with the received address translation data. Lookup circuitry is responsive to an access request associated with a target virtual address, to perform a lookup process employing a target hash value computed from the plurality of source values used to generate the target virtual address, in order to identify any candidate matching entry in the address translation cache. When there is at least one candidate matching entry, a virtual address check process is then performed in order to determine whether any candidate matching entry is an actual matching entry whose address translation data enables the target virtual address to be translated to a corresponding target physical address. Such an approach can significantly improve the performance of accesses to the address translation cache, and can also give rise to power consumption savings. |
| US10545876B2 |
Control unit for data storage system and method for updating logical-to-physical mapping table
A control unit for a data storage system is shown, which provides at least two buffers for updating mapping information through a host memory buffer HMB. A first buffer is provided for dynamic management of a physical-to-logical mapping table F2H that records a mapping relationship which maps a physical address within a target block to a logical address of a sector of user data stored at the physical address. The control unit performs reverse conversion on the mapping relationship to get reversed mapping information for the logical address and, accordingly, selects a target logical-to-physical mapping sub-table. A second buffer is provided to buffer the target logical-to-physical mapping sub-table when the target logical-to-physical mapping sub-table is read from the host memory buffer HMB. The control unit updates the target logical-to-physical mapping sub-table on the second buffer based on the reversed mapping information about the logical address. |
| US10545873B2 |
Apparatuses for increasing off-chip bandwidth
Embodiments of the present invention include methods for increasing off-chip bandwidth. The method includes designing a circuit of switchable pins, replacing a portion of allocated pins of a processor with switchable pins, connecting the processor to a memory interface configured to switch the switchable pins between a power mode and a signal mode, providing a metric configured to identify which of the power mode and the signal mode is most beneficial during 1 millisecond intervals, and switching the switchable pins to signal mode during intervals where the signal mode provides more benefit than the power mode. |
| US10545869B2 |
Power button override for persistent memory enabled platforms
A power button override allows a persistent memory enabled platform to preserve data in persistent memory before initiating shutdown in a manner that is transparent to the user. The power button override prevents shutdown until all of the volatile cache and any other data in the platform has been flushed to persistent memory. |
| US10545868B2 |
Managing display data
A method of managing display data involves maintaining caches (25, 29) of most recently used tiles of display data at a host (21) and at a display control device (22). The caches (25, 29) are synchronised so that they contain the same data in the same locations. When the host (21) generates a tile that needs encoding and transmitting, it checks to see if that tile is already stored in the host cache (25). If so, it sends a cache ID to the display control device (22); otherwise, it encodes and sends the tile. When the display control device (22) receives data, it identifies it either as a cache ID or as an encoded tile. If it is a cache ID, the data is retrieved from the display control device cache (29) and sent for display (23); otherwise, it decodes the tile and sends it for display (23). Both caches (25, 29) are updated so that the tile is indicated as the most recently accessed item in each cache (25, 29). |
| US10545867B2 |
Device and method for enhancing item access bandwidth and atomic operation
A device, method, and a data storage medium, configured to enhance an item access bandwidth and atomic operation are provided. The device comprises: a comparison module, a cache, and a distribution module; wherein the comparison module is configured to receive a query request from a service side, determine whether an address pointed to by the query request and an item address stored in the cache are identical. If so, and a valid identifier vld is valid, the comparison module is configured to directly return the item data stored in the cache to the service side without initiating a request for looking up an off-chip memory, so as to reduce a frequency of accessing the off-chip memory. If not, the comparison module is configured to initiate a request for looking up the off-chip memory, so as to process, according to a first preconfigured rule, item data returned by the off-chip memory. |
| US10545862B2 |
Memory system and method for controlling nonvolatile memory
According to one embodiment, a memory system determine both of a first block to which data from a host is to be written and a first location of the first block, when receiving a write request to designate a first logical address from the host. The memory system writes the data from the host to the first location of the first block. The memory system notifies the host of the first logical address, a first block number designating the first block, and a first in-block offset indicating an offset from a leading part of the first block to the first location by a multiple of grain having a size different from a page size. |
| US10545859B2 |
Method and system for multi-channel testing
Disclosed is a system and method for multi-channel testing of a software application is disclosed. The system may generate a set of test case definitions for testing a software application. The system may further allocate a sub-set of test case definitions, from the set of test cases definitions, to each test execution channel from the set of test execution channels based on a set of execution parameters specified by a user and the primary execution channel as well as the secondary execution channel associated with each test case definition. Furthermore, using the test case definitions associated with each test case execution channel, the system may enable testing of the software application at respective test execution channels and accordingly report the test execution results to the user. |
| US10545855B1 |
Software testing assurance through inconsistent treatment detection
Tools and techniques are described to detect possible holes in automated testing of software under development. Full line coverage by tests does not necessarily indicate actual coverage of execution scenarios, e.g., condition coverage, decision coverage, and other kinds of execution scenario coverage may be lacking even when all source code statements are nominally covered. When source code changes are submitted, and corresponding test-sets remain unchanged, users are notified that adequate testing is not assured by the current test-set. Testing assurance code in a development tool chain may flag a pull request, test-set, or source code submission to indicate a lack of testing assurance. In some cases, an assurance-enhanced tool may require that new or different tests be provided with updated source code as a prerequisite for that source code to be accepted for inclusion in a repository or a build, for example. |
| US10545851B2 |
Breakpoint insertion into kernel pages
A method includes, with a hypervisor, receiving a first request from a guest to write a first piece of data to a first memory location within a kernel code page. The method further includes determining that the first request triggers a violation based on a kernel protection mechanism, and in response to determining that the first request triggers the violation, determining that the first piece of data includes a breakpoint. The method further includes, in response to determining that the first piece of data includes the breakpoint, copying a second piece of data currently stored at the first memory location to a second memory location within non-guest writeable memory and overwriting the first memory location with the first piece of data. |
| US10545849B2 |
Compatibility check for continuous glucose monitoring application
Disclosed are systems, methods, and articles for determining compatibility of a mobile application and operating system on a mobile device. In some aspects, a method includes receiving one or more data values from a mobile device having a mobile medical software application installed thereon, the data value(s) characterizing a version of the software application, a version of an operating system installed on the mobile device, and one or more attributes of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile medical software application is compatible with the operating system by at least comparing the received data value(s) to one or more test values in a configuration file; and sending a message to the mobile device based on the determining, the message causing the software application to operate in one or more of a normal mode, a safe mode, and a non-operational mode. |
| US10545841B2 |
Method and apparatus for backup communication
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for backup communication. The method comprises: detecting a failure of a management interface between a processor and a baseboard management controller; in response to detecting the failure of the management interface, performing backup communication between the processor and the baseboard management controller using a control interface, wherein the baseboard management controller can obtain a physical parameter of the processor via the control interface; and transmitting a packet between the processor and the baseboard management controller via the control interface. |
| US10545833B1 |
Block-level deduplication
Various systems and methods can perform block-level deduplication. For example, one method involves sending a chunk of data to a deduplication server for storage in a deduplicated data store. The chunk of data includes multiple blocks. Subsequent to sending the chunk of data to the deduplication server, the method detects that at least one of the blocks has been modified. In response, the method sends associated information as well as the modified blocks, which include at least one but fewer than all of the blocks in the chunk, to the deduplication server. The associated information identifies a location of the included blocks within the chunk of data. The method can be performed by a computing device implementing a deduplication client. |
| US10545828B2 |
Energy conscious mobile device redundancy and recovery
A tool for redundancy and recovery for a mobile device. Responsive to the mobile device unsuccessfully powering up the tool activates a recovery functionality via a physical reset switch on the mobile device. Responsive to activating the recovery functionality, the tool scavenges for at least one resource to support the device functionality for the mobile device, wherein scavenging includes siphoning charge from a battery, a processor complex, or a wiring harness within a main module of the mobile device to accumulate sufficient energy to restore and power the one or more features available on the mobile device. |
| US10545816B2 |
Managed hardware accelerator address translation fault resolution utilizing a credit
Hardware accelerator memory address translation fault resolution is provided. A hardware accelerator and a switchboard are in communication with a processing core. The hardware accelerator pulls an operation from a first buffer and adjusts a receive credit value in a first window context operatively coupled to the hypervisor. The receive credit value to limit a first quantity of one or more first tasks in the first buffer. The hardware accelerator determines at least one memory address translation related to the operation having a fault. The switchboard forwards the operation with the fault memory address translation from the hardware accelerator to a second buffer. The operation and the fault memory address translation are flushed from the hardware accelerator, and the operating system repairs the fault memory address translation. The switchboard forwards the operation with the repaired memory address translation from the second buffer to a first buffer and the hardware accelerator executes the operation with the repaired address. |
| US10545815B2 |
System and method for data redistribution in a database
A method for data redistribution of a job data in a first datanode (DN) to at least one additional DN in a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) Database (DB) is provided. The method includes recording a snapshot of the job data, creating a first data portion in the first DN and a redistribution data portion in the first DN, collecting changes to a job data copy stored in a temporary table, and initiating transfer of the redistribution data portion to the at least one additional DN. |
| US10545807B2 |
Method and system for acquiring parameter sets at a preset time interval and matching parameters to obtain a fault scenario type
The present disclosure discloses a fault scenario information collecting method and system for an information system, which regularly acquire information of each parameter of a first preset parameter set in the information system at a preset time interval, monitor operating states of the information system to judge whether a fault occurs in the operating states of the information system, and acquire information of each parameter of a second preset parameter set in the information system when the fault occurs in the operating states of the information system. |
| US10545806B2 |
Proximity correction in three-dimensional manufacturing
Methods and systems for printing accurate three-dimensional structures include printing a three-dimensional structure according to an original three-dimensional model. The original three-dimensional model is adjusted to reduce measured differences between the printed three-dimensional structure and the original three-dimensional model. A three-dimensional structure is printed according to the adjusted three-dimensional model. |
| US10545805B2 |
Memory system, reading method thereof and writing method thereof
A memory system, a reading method and a writing method are provided. The memory system includes a memory controller and a memory array electrically connected to the memory controller. A parity information is stored in the memory array. The memory array includes a plurality of memory devices. The reading method comprises the following steps: A reading command for requesting a user data stored in the memory array is received from a host interface. The user data is recovered according to the parity information when the user data is error at one of the memory devices. The user data, which is recovered, is transferred to the host interface and the user data is refreshed. |
| US10545799B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method for controlling same, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus that communicates with a plurality of servers in which use cost occurs at every predetermined time in executing a task obtains information indicating progress of the task from a first server executing the task. The information processing apparatus determines whether the progress of the task is delayed, based on the obtained information at timing based on the predetermined time at which the use cost occurs next time and time needed to transfer the task. If the progress of the task is determined to be delayed, the information processing apparatus selects a second server with a higher throughput than that of the first server, and instructs the selected second server to execute the task. |
| US10545795B2 |
Determination of memory access patterns of tasks in a multi-core processor
A plurality of processing entities in which a plurality of tasks are executed are maintained. Memory access patterns are determined for each of the plurality of tasks by dividing a memory associated with the plurality of processing entities into a plurality of memory regions, and for each of the plurality of tasks, determining how many memory accesses take place in each of the memory regions, by incrementing a counter associated with each memory region in response to a memory access. Each of the plurality of tasks are allocated among the plurality of processing entities, based on the determined memory access patterns for each of the plurality of tasks. |
| US10545794B2 |
Blockchain-based data processing method and equipment
A node in a blockchain network receives service data generated in a specified time period, where the service data comprises label information used to represent a processing priority of the service data. The node determines, when a new block is generated, a throughput that corresponds to the label information based on a predetermined mapping relationship between label information and a throughput. The node obtains service data that satisfies the throughput and that comprises the label information from a data processing set based on the throughput, where the service data is stored in the data processing set. The service data is stored in the new block. |
| US10545793B2 |
Thread scheduling using processing engine information
In an embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of processing engines (PEs) to execute threads, and a guide unit. The guide unit is to: monitor execution characteristics of the plurality of PEs and the threads; generate a plurality of PE rankings, each PE ranking including the plurality of PEs in a particular order; and store the plurality of PE rankings in a memory to be provided to a scheduler, the scheduler to schedule the threads on the plurality of PEs using the plurality of PE rankings. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10545792B2 |
Hashing data-processing steps in workflow environments
Systems and methods for data storage and retrieval for a computer memory include processing a computational workflow having multiple data-processing steps, generating and storing a first hash value associated with a first step of the data-processing steps based on an input to the first step, generating and storing a second hash value associated with a second step of the data-processing steps based on the generated first hash value, and reconstructing a computational state of the workflow based on the second hash value, and thereby avoid re-execution of a portion of the workflow corresponding to the second hash value. |
| US10545791B2 |
Methods to apply IOPS and MBPS limits independently using cross charging and global cost synchronization
Methods for scheduling operations in a scheduler hierarchy of a storage system. One method includes scheduling a first IO having a first cost at a first flow scheduler of a first flow configured to schedule IOs accessing a volume as executed on a first core processor. A global cost is updated with the first cost, wherein the global cost is shared by a plurality of flows of a plurality of core processors. An intervening cost is determined of at least one IO possibly scheduled before the first set of IOs by one or more flow schedulers of one or more flows configured to schedule IOs accessing the volume as executed on the plurality of core processors. A current cost is updated based on the first cost and the intervening cost. IOs and MBPS limits are set independently for the volume, each controlling scheduling through a corresponding accumulating current cost. |
| US10545789B2 |
Task scheduling for highly concurrent analytical and transaction workloads
Systems and method for a task scheduler with dynamic adjustment of concurrency levels and task granularity are disclosed for improved execution of highly concurrent analytical and transactional systems. The task scheduler can avoid both over commitment and underutilization of computing resources by monitoring and controlling the number of active worker threads. The number of active worker threads can be adapted to avoid underutilization of computing resources by giving the OS control of additional worker threads processing blocked application tasks. The task scheduler can dynamically determine a number of parallel operations for a particular task based on the number of available threads. The number of available worker threads can be determined based on the average availability of worker threads in the recent history of the application. Based on the number of available worker threads, the partitionable operation can be partitioned into a number of sub operations and executed in parallel. |
| US10545787B2 |
Techniques to compose memory resources across devices
Examples are disclosed for composing memory resources across devices. In some examples, memory resources associated with executing one or more applications by circuitry at two separate devices may be composed across the two devices. The circuitry may be capable of executing the one or more applications using a two-level memory (2LM) architecture including a near memory and a far memory. In some examples, the near memory may include near memories separately located at the two devices and a far memory located at one of the two devices. The far memory may be used to migrate one or more copies of memory content between the separately located near memories in a manner transparent to an operating system for the first device or the second device. Other examples are described and claimed. |
| US10545783B2 |
Technologies for securing data structures for controlling virtual machines
A data processing system with technology to secure a virtual machine control data structure (VMCDS) comprises random access memory (RAM) and a processor in communication with the RAM. The processor comprises virtualization technology that enables the processor to run a virtual machine monitor (VMM) in the data processing system and to run guest software in a virtual machine (VM) that is managed by the VMM. The VM is based at least in part on a VMCDS for the VM. An instruction decoder in the processor recognizes and dispatches a set-mask instruction. The set-mask instruction specifies access restrictions to be imposed on the VMM with respect to the VMCDS of the VM. The processor also comprises a mask enforcer to automatically enforce the access restrictions specified by the set-mask instruction, in response to an attempt by the VMM to access the VMCDS of the VM. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10545780B2 |
System and computer for controlling a switch to provide a virtual customer premises equipment service in a network function virtualization environment based on a predetermined condition being satisfied
A system for providing virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) services to a customer by using network function virtualization (NFV) clouds located in different regions, comprises an orchestrator managing NFV clouds located in at least two different regions; and a service manager located in each of the NFV clouds, the service manager interworking with the orchestrator. Also, the orchestrator controls the service manager to move a vCPE service for the customer from a first NFV cloud to a second NFV cloud among the NFV clouds, and provides the vCPE service to the customer through the second NFV cloud. |
| US10545779B2 |
Network functions virtualization management and orchestration method, network functions virtualization management and orchestration system, and program
VNF (Virtual Network Function) descriptor (VNFD) is configured to include an entry that describes a definition of at least one predetermined apparatus connected to each VDU (Virtual Deployment Unit) on a same layer as an information element of the VDU, with a definition element including an apparatus name of the apparatus being provided under the entry and associated with the entry. The VNFD is received from a storage unit storing the VNFD, and an associated instance is created. |
| US10545777B2 |
Generating a virtual machines relocation protocol
Relocation of virtual machines is facilitated by obtaining, by a first controller, first power-related information from a first power system set that provides power to a first set of powered hardware components, where the first set of powered hardware components are running a first plurality of virtual machines. The first controller generates a relocation protocol for migrating the first plurality of virtual machines based, at least in part, upon the first power-related information. The relocation protocol includes: a migration of a first subset of one or more virtual machines so that the first subset of virtual machine(s) is to be migrated to and run on a second set of powered hardware components in a manner such that the first subset of virtual machine(s) continues to operation in a substantially continuous manner through the migration; and a snapshotting of a second subset of one or more virtual machines. |
| US10545775B2 |
Hook framework
An application process can be executed based on an initialization instruction, where the application process includes instructions associated with a hook framework. A virtual machine configured to load the hook framework on the virtual machine based on instructions included in the application process can be initiated and the instructions associated with the hook framework can be executed upon initiation of the virtual machine to insert a hook on the virtual machine. A nascent process configured to initiate an additional virtual machine can be initiated based on a request to load an application, where the additional virtual machine is hooked via the hook inserted on the virtual machine. |
| US10545770B2 |
Configurable client hardware
Various systems and methods for configuring a pluggable computing device are described herein. A pluggable computing device may be configured to be compatible with a pluggable host system using a default communication channel to obtain configuration settings and configure a programmable logic device on the pluggable computing device. The pluggable computing device may perform chain of trust processing on the pluggable host system. The pluggable computing device may be disposed on a compute card, which may include a heat sink in a particular configuration. |
| US10545768B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus includes a first device and a second device that operate independently. The first device includes a first memory that stores a first model type value identifying an initialization process to be performed on the information processing apparatus in accordance with a specification of the first device and first circuitry that reports a notification including the first model type value read from the first memory to the second device. The second device includes a second memory that stores a second model type value and second circuitry that, in response to receiving a notification from the first device, reads the second model type value from the second memory, determines whether or not to perform the initialization process based on the second model type value and the first model type value included in the notification, and performs the initialization process based on a result of the determination. |
| US10545767B2 |
Resource-based boot sequence
A computer-implemented method, for booting a computer system, that provides a list with entries of startup processes. Each startup process defines a resource of the computer system. For each startup process a requirement is defined. The method further comprises fetching one of the entries of the list with entries of startup processes; determining whether the requirement is satisfied for the one of the entries of the list with entries of startup processes; fetching, in case the requirement is not fulfilled, a next one of the entries of the list with entries of startup processes; starting, in case the required resource is fulfilled, the startup process; and repeating the fetching a next one of the entries, the determining and the starting until all startup processes of the list of startup processes have been started. |
| US10545764B2 |
Available register control for register renaming
A data processing apparatus comprises register rename circuitry for mapping architectural register specifiers specified by instructions to physical registers to be accessed in response to the instructions. Available register control circuitry controls which physical registers are available for mapping to an architectural register specifier by the register rename circuitry. For at least one group of two or more physical registers, the available register control circuitry controls availability of the registers based on a group tracking indication indicative of whether there is at least one pending access to any of the physical registers in the group. |
| US10545756B1 |
Systems and methods for infrastructure and middleware provisioning
Systems, methods, and computer readable media are provided for provisioning a service using a web-based user interface. An exemplary method may include establishing, using the web-based user interface, a profile including one or more services; and configuring an environment by specifying a computer to use for provisioning the one or more services in the profile. Furthermore, the method may include provisioning the one or more services in the configured environment, such that the one or more services generate a return code indicating a status of the provisioning. |
| US10545753B2 |
System and method of updating a network element
A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained. |
| US10545752B2 |
Ferroelectric memory expansion for firmware updates
An integrated circuit including a ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) for storing firmware, and a method of updating that firmware. The FRAM is constructed to selectively operate as a 2T2C FRAM memory in a normal operating mode, and as a 1T1C FRAM memory in an update mode. Updating of the stored firmware is performed by placing the FRAM in its update (1T1C) mode and writing the updated code into alternate rows of the 1T1C half-cells at each of a plurality of memory locations, while the other 1T1C half-cells in the other alternate rows retain the original data. Following verification of the updated contents, the original data in the other half-cells are overwritten with the verified updated data, and the operating mode is changed back to the normal (2T2C) operating mode. |
| US10545748B2 |
Wrapping unmanaged applications on a mobile device
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing approaches to generating managed applications from unmanaged applications on a mobile device. The methods and systems may include storing, by a mobile device in a memory of the mobile device, one or more unmanaged applications each comprising a corresponding application bundle and decoding, by the mobile device, the retrieved application bundle corresponding to the first unmanaged application. The methods and systems may also include modifying, by the mobile device, the decoded application bundle corresponding to the first unmanaged application by adding a set of one or more policy-based control instructions, compiling, by the mobile device, the modified application bundle to generate a first managed application, the first managed application being configured to operate in accordance with the set of one or more policy-based control instructions, and providing, by the mobile device, the first managed application. |
| US10545747B2 |
Application module deployment
Techniques to facilitate modular deployment for an application associated with an industrial automation environment are disclosed herein. In at least one implementation, module availability information is received for the application transmitted from an application module registry server. The module availability information for the application is displayed, and a selection of module data to install into the application is received, which is selected from the module availability information for the application. Responsive to the selection of the module data, the module data is retrieved from the application module registry server, and the module data is installed into the application. |
| US10545742B2 |
Annotation-driven framework for generating state machine updates
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for maintaining a state of a distributed system. In particular, certain embodiments relate to identifying a function. Some embodiments relate to, upon determining that the function comprises an annotation indicating that the function is capable of modifying the state of the distributed system, transforming the function to allow the function to generate updates to a state machine. |
| US10545738B1 |
Containerized deployment of microservices based on monolithic legacy applications
The present disclosure provides a scalable container-based system implemented in computer instructions stored in a non-transitory medium. The present disclosure further provides a method of creating and operating a scalable container-based system. |
| US10545737B2 |
Model binding for command line parsers
The design, creation, use, and execution of command line parsers based on subcommand classes instead of boilerplate code is described. Commands and subcommands have corresponding class definitions, which upon instantiation based on command line content will provide and execute code to perform the command. Subcommand dispatching may be accomplished using delegates, using an interface implementation, or otherwise. Class attributes may define help text, argument aliases, and other metadata. Subcommand types may be passed as generic arguments, as objects, or otherwise. Arguments may be made optional or be required by providing or omitting class constructor parameter default values. By using classes to implement subcommands and avoiding reliance on large error-prone if or switch statements, parser development is made easier and more efficient. |
| US10545733B2 |
Code reusability
Disclosed is a system for facilitating reusability of a code snippet during development of a software application. Initially, a plurality of tokens is extracted, by using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based syntactic analysis, from a sequence of lines of code entered by a developer. Further, each token of the plurality of tokens is converted into a vector by using a neural word embedding technique. Subsequently, a context of the plurality of tokens is determined by using a deep autoencoder neural network technique. Furthermore, at least one code snippet is recommended from a plurality of code snippets corresponding to the context. To do so, the context is compared with a plurality of contexts by using a Deep Recurrent Neural Network (Deep RNN) technique. Upon comparison, a confidence score is computed for each code snippet. Finally, the at least one code snippet is selected based on the confidence score. |
| US10545731B1 |
Variant modeling elements in graphical programs
Systems and methods provide, as part of an executable graphical model, a region for providing variants that includes one or more computational choices defining alternative execution implementations of the region. Conditions assigned to the one or more computational choices indicate which of the computational choices is active. The conditions specify logical expressions of variables that evaluate to True or False. For a given simulation of the executable graphical model, all of the logical expressions may evaluate to False, such that none of the computational choices are active. All of the computational choices of the executable graphical model may be removed for the given simulation. |
| US10545730B2 |
Automatically generating code for application programming interfaces
Code for an application programming interface (API) can be automatically generated. For example, a processing device can receive a definition data describing functional and behavioral characteristics of the API in an API description language. The processing device can also receive a template data defining code logic for the API. The template data can include (i) template code in a template language, and (ii) program code in a programming language that is different from the template language and the API description language. The processing device can generate source code in the programming language using the template data and the definition data by performing operations in accordance with the template code. The operations can include at least replacing template variables with corresponding values from the definition file. The processing device can then compile the source code into an executable file, and execute the executable file to implement the API. |
| US10545729B2 |
Computer program interface
A method, apparatus and computer program product is disclosed for providing a software interface arranged to enable a first computer program to execute application logic of a second computer program, wherein said second program comprises display logic in close association with the application logic such that said application logic is operable via said display logic. |
| US10545728B2 |
Non-volatile counter system, counter circuit and power management circuit with isolated dynamic boosted supply
Disclosed examples include non-volatile counter systems to generate and store a counter value according to a sensor pulse signal, and power circuits to generate first and second supply voltage signals to power first and second power domain circuits using power from the sensor pulse signal, including a switch connected between first and second power domain supply nodes, a boost circuit, and a control circuit to selectively cause the switch to disconnect the first and second power domain circuits from one another after the first supply voltage signal rises above a threshold voltage in a given pulse of the sensor pulse signal, and to cause the boost circuit to boost the second supply voltage signal after the regulator output is disconnected from the second power domain supply node in the given pulse. |
| US10545727B2 |
Arithmetic logic unit for single-cycle fusion operations
An arithmetic logic unit is disclosed that includes a first logical circuit that generates a first partial sum result from three operands in a first stage of a single clock cycle of a processor; a second circuit that generates a second partial result in the same first stage of the clock cycle of the processor; and an adder that receives the first partial result from the first logical circuit and the second partial result from the second circuit and generates a secondary result during a second stage of the single clock cycle of the processor. The arithmetic logic unit may optionally further include a backend circuit that performs additional arithmetic and logic functions in the same single clock cycle of the processor. |
| US10545726B2 |
Server device, calculation method and non-transitory recording medium recording program
A server device capable of appropriately determining country information, and automatically and appropriately setting a calculation method according to the country represented by the country information, to perform calculation, even if a user does not set the calculation method or the country information, is provided. A server device includes a data reception unit that receives calculation target data and calculation type data from a terminal; a country information acquisition unit that acquires country information of the terminal; a calculation unit that performs calculation of the calculation target data with a calculation method according to the country information regarding the calculation type data; and a calculation result transmission control unit that controls to transmit, to the terminal, calculation result data being a calculation result. |
| US10545723B2 |
Playback device
A system is described for maintaining synchrony of operations among a plurality of devices that have independent clocking arrangements. The system includes a task distribution device that distributes tasks to a synchrony group comprising a plurality of devices that are to perform the tasks distributed by the task distribution device in synchrony. The task distribution device distributes each task to the members of the synchrony group over a network. Each task is associated with a time stamp that indicates a time, relative to a clock maintained by the task distribution device, at which the members of the synchrony group are to execute the task. Each member of the synchrony group periodically obtains from the task distribution device an indication of the current time indicated by its clock, determines a time differential between the task distribution device's clock and its respective clock and determines therefrom a time at which, according to its respective clock, the time stamp indicates that it is to execute the task. |
| US10545722B2 |
Systems, methods and computer program products for performing active media transmission swap
Multiple simultaneous calls are controlled. At least one processor is used to display an interface including indicators corresponding to at least two audio presentation devices. Each interface includes call contextual controls which change according to the state of a call. A swap control swaps an active call between the audio presentation devices corresponding to the indicators. |
| US10545714B2 |
Dual screen head mounted display
An apparatus and method are presented for displaying information on a head mounted display (HMD). The HMD includes an internal display, visible to a user of the HMD, and an external display, visible to a person other than the user. The method includes displaying internal information on the internal display and displaying external information on the external display, where the external information relates to host system information received from the host system or user information relating to the user. |
| US10545713B2 |
Method, system, and apparatus for RFID driven bi-stable display element
A RFID device configured to drive a display element. The RFID device may have a reader capable of sending and receiving radio frequency signals and a RFID tag in communication with the RFID reader. The RFID tag may have an antenna, a chip having a radio frequency detector, a backscatter modulator, a logic block and a multiplexer. The RFID device may also have a display in communication with the multiplexer of the chip. |
| US10545712B2 |
Mobile device off-screen gesture area
Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. |
| US10545710B2 |
Flexible device
A flexible device includes: a functional element: a first movable element; a second movable element movably connected with the first movable element, in which a movement of the second movable element relative to the first moveable element drives the flexible device to deform. |
| US10545709B2 |
Image processing apparatus capable of displaying history of setting determined for executing job and method for controlling image processing apparatus
There is provided a method for controlling an image processing apparatus, including storing histories of a predetermined number of jobs in a storage unit, displaying the histories of the jobs stored in the storing, performing control to, in a case where the histories of the predetermined number of jobs are stored in the storage unit, delete, from the storage unit, one of the histories of the jobs stored in the storage unit in accordance with execution of a job and store a history of the executed job in the storage unit, and making settings in such a manner that a history of a job selected by a user is not deleted from the storage unit under the control. |
| US10545703B2 |
Printing system in which print setting profile is transmitted to printing apparatus, portable terminal device, and print control program
A printing system includes: a printing apparatus; a portable terminal device; and a server, which are connectable to each other, the printing apparatus including a profile creation unit, and a transmission unit, the portable terminal device including a display unit, a transfer request unit, a transfer unit, and a print instruction unit, the server including a saving unit, a reception unit, and a transmission unit, the printing apparatus further including a reception unit, and a print performing unit. |
| US10545699B2 |
Dynamic retention policies and optional deletes
A method for execution by a computing device within a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method beings when data accesses occur for a data object of a storage container within the DSN. The method continues by updating, for at least some of the data accesses, an object value for the data object to produce an updated object value. The method continues by updating an object retention cost for the data object to produce an updated object retention cost. The method continues by updating a data object retention policy for the data object based on the updated object value and the updated object retentions costs. When one of the data accesses is a deletion event, the method continues by utilizing a current updated data object retention policy to determine a deletion-retention option for the data object. The method continues by executing the deletion-retention option on the data object. |
| US10545697B1 |
Reverse order request queueing by para-virtual device drivers
A system includes a memory including a ring buffer having a plurality of slots and a guest driver associated with the ring buffer, which is associated with a virtual device. The guest driver is configured to detect that the guest driver is running on the virtual device, receive a batch of requests having an initial request and a final request, walk the ring buffer starting from an original slot, identify a last request in the batch that can be accommodated by an available slot, walk the ring buffer backwards from an end slot associated with the last request to the original slot, and execute each respective request from the last request to the initial request for each respective slot from the end slot to the original slot. The end slot is either a slot associated with the final request ending the batch of requests or a slot preceding an unavailable slot. |
| US10545690B2 |
Using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship. Each of a plurality of copy relationships indicates to copy source data to target data and has a cascade flag. The cascade flag for a forward copy relationship of the copy relationships is set to a first value in response to determining that the source data for the forward copy relationship comprises target data for a backward copy relationship and that a background copy operation specified to copy source data to target data of the backward copy relationship has not completed. The cascade flag for the forward copy relationship is set to a second value in response to determining that the backward copy relationship does not have an uncompleted background copy operation. |
| US10545683B2 |
Asymmetric storage data distribution
Aspects include defining a first percentage of storage areas in an array of multiple persistent storage elements as hot storage areas and a second percentage of storage areas as spare storage areas such that remaining storage areas define a third percentage as cold storage areas. Each of the storage areas are assigned to either the hot group, the spare group or the cold group, respectively. A hot and cold storage area each include a first storage block on two different storage elements, and the hot storage area and the cold storage area each include a corresponding second storage block on a storage element different to the storage element on which the first respective storage block is stored. The storage blocks are distributed across the storage elements such that blocks of storage areas with the highest write rate of all storage areas are placed on a hottest storage element. |
| US10545680B2 |
Recording/reproduction apparatus, control method of recording/reproduction apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A recording/reproduction apparatus comprising an output unit outputs a clock signal to each of a plurality of recording media, a communication unit transmits a write command and write data to each of the plurality of recording media to write the data in the recording medium and receives a response to the write command, that is transmitted from each of the plurality of recording media, in accordance with a timing signal obtained by delaying the clock signal, and a control unit controls the communication unit to execute relay recording of, if data is transmitted and written in a first recording medium of the plurality of recording media, continuing the write of the data by switching a transmission destination of the data from the first recording medium to a second recording medium of the plurality of recording media. |
| US10545677B2 |
Volatile account identification and isolation and resource management in distributed data storage systems
A traffic manager for a distributed data storage system includes an iterative spike identifier to identify N levels of traffic spikes in traffic data on an account basis in a distributed data storage system, where N is greater than zero. A traffic cycle identifier selectively identifies cyclic traffic spikes in at least one of the N levels of traffic spikes for each of a plurality of accounts using autocorrelation and peak detection. A partition manager communicates with the traffic cycle identifier and selectively partitions one of the plurality of accounts based on based on the autocorrelation and the peak detection. |
| US10545675B2 |
Memory system including multi-interfaces
A memory system includes: a nonvolatile memory device including first and second storage regions; and a controller including first and second interfaces, the first interface being suitable for exchanging data between the first storage region and a host, and the second interface being suitable for exchanging data between the second storage region and the host. |
| US10545674B1 |
Method and system for SSD performance jitter detection and avoidance
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and a computer program product for detecting and avoiding storage array performance degradation. The method includes anticipating an unpredictable performance state of a storage device in a storage array that degrades storage array functionality according to a performance profile for a storage device type of the storage device. In response, performance of the storage array may be adjusted to avoid the storage device entering the unpredictable performance state. |
| US10545667B1 |
Dynamic data partitioning for stateless request routing
Dynamic data partitioning for stateless request routing may be implemented. Respective partitions of data and corresponding mapping information may be maintained at partition hosts. A repartitioning event may be detected for the data to move a portion of data from a source partition host to a destination partition host. In response, the mapping information at the source partition host may be updated to indicate that the portion of data is located at the destination partition host for subsequent access requests received at the source partition host. The portion of the data may be copied from the source partition host to the destination partition host. Upon completion of the copy of the portion of the data, the mapping information at the destination partition host may be updated to indicate that the portion of the data is located at the destination partition host and is available for access. |
| US10545665B2 |
Optimization of memory refresh rates using estimation of die temperature
A memory system includes a memory in which stored data is periodically rewritten by a refresh command, and a memory controller. The memory has an input/output (“I/O”) terminal, and the memory controller is communicatively coupled by a channel to the I/O terminal. The memory transmits a plurality of commands over the channel to the memory. The memory controller estimates a first total energy consumed based on the plurality of commands during a first sampling period, determines a temperature of the memory based on the first total energy consumed in the first sampling period, determines a first refresh cycle rate corresponding to the first temperature of the memory and transmits a refresh command to the memory based on the first refresh cycle rate. |
| US10545663B2 |
Method for changing an input mode in an electronic device
A method in an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting a number of input tools on a touch screen, switching into one input mode among at least two set input modes according to the number of the detected input tools, and receiving a set content or changing a layout of a displayed content according to a touch-inputted input tool among the detected input tools, a relative length change, and a movement direction of the touch-inputted input tool. |
| US10545661B2 |
Touch screen device allowing selective input of free line, and method of supporting selective input of free line in touch screen device
A touch screen device allowing a selective input of a free line according to the present invention first displays, when a user applies a touch input onto a touch screen, a free line according to the touch input on the touch screen, removes the free line when an additional touch input is not applied within a predetermined threshold time, and maintains the display of the free line when an additional touch input having predetermined fixed gesture information is applied onto the touch screen, so that only when the user applies a right touch input onto the touch screen, the touch screen device supports the user to fix the free line input by the user, thereby promoting convenience to the user. |
| US10545658B2 |
Object processing and selection gestures for forming relationships among objects in a collaboration system
An electronic whiteboard that displays a viewport into a workspace shared in a networked collaboration system is supported by a data structure referred to as a relationship record, which identifies a source object, a target object, and a type of relationship. In an attachment type relationship, the location of the source object is determined relative to the location of the target object. Therefore, input gestures that identify the target object, and move or resize the target object, result in a corresponding movement or resizing of the source object. Input gestures that identify the source object can be used to reposition the source object relative to the target object, or to disconnect the source object from the target object. Also, input gestures can be utilized to connect a source object to a target object in a relationship record. |
| US10545657B2 |
User interface for manipulating user interface objects
User interface navigation on a personal electronics device based on movements of a crown is disclosed. The device can select an appropriate level of information arranged along a z-axis for display based on crown movement. The navigation can be based on an angular velocity of the crown. |
| US10545656B2 |
Information processing apparatus and display controlling method for displaying an item in a display area in response to movement
An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit that displays a thumbnail list of a plurality of pages in a first display area of a display unit and displays a page corresponding to a thumbnail selected in the thumbnail list displayed in the first display area in a second display area of the display unit, and a movement control unit that moves an item in response to a drag operation, wherein the movement control unit moves an item in a first page displayed in the second display area to a thumbnail corresponding to a second page that is different from the first page in the thumbnail list displayed in the first display area in response to a drag operation, and thus the display control unit displays the second page in the second display area. |
| US10545655B2 |
Context-sensitive views
A context-sensitive viewing system is disclosed in which various data visualizations, also referred to a contextual views, of a common set of data may be viewed by a user on an electronic device. Data in the system may comprise data objects and associated properties and/or metadata, and may be stored in one or more electronic data stores. As a user of the system views and manipulates a first contextual view of a set of data objects, one or more other contextual views of the same set of data objects may be updated accordingly. Updates to the secondary contextual views may, in various embodiments, happen real-time. Further, the secondary contextual views may be visible to the user simultaneously with the primary contextual view. A user may switch from one view to another, and may manipulate data in any view, resulting in updates in the other views. |
| US10545652B2 |
Video player with assisted seek
A method for navigating video content comprising the steps of receiving a video content item; receiving a plurality of thumbnails from the video content item, each thumbnail associated with a time point in the video content item; playing the video content item starting at a first time point; receiving in the user interface a gesture having a magnitude and a direction, the magnitude associated with a speed of playing of the video content item, the direction associated with a direction of playing of the video content item, and the gesture received at a second time point in the video content item; displaying a first subset of the plurality of thumbnails; receiving a selection of a third time point in the video content item; and playing the video content item at the third time point. |
| US10545648B2 |
Evaluating conversation data based on risk factors
This disclosure describes techniques and architectures for evaluating conversations. In some instances, conversations with users, virtual assistants, and others may be analyzed to identify potential risks within a language model that is employed by the virtual assistants and other entities. The potential risks may be evaluated by administrators, users, systems, and others to identify potential issues with the language model that need to be addressed. This may allow the language model to be improved and enhance user experience with the virtual assistants and others that employ the language model. |
| US10545645B2 |
Method for realizing user interface using camera and mobile communication terminal for the same
A method for realizing a user interface using a camera module and a mobile communication terminal for the same. If a user makes a predetermined motion in a state in which the camera module of the mobile communication terminal is activated, the mobile communication terminal performs a predetermined action according to the motion pattern by recognizing the user motion and patterning the motion. In this case, the action performed according to the motion pattern corresponds to mouse control in a mouse mode, game control in a game mode, and character input in a character input mode. |
| US10545642B2 |
Method to know the reaction of a group respect to a set of elements and various applications of this model
The present invention provides systems and methods that provide knowledge about a reaction (e.g. interest) of a group (normally of people) with respect to a set of elements, wherein each group member can react in a different manner. Assuming that the group is accessible by electronic means (e.g. Internet) this system may be based on a group response algorithm to estimate group reaction minimizing workload of group members and minimizing the time needed.To minimize or reduce group members' workload and time, the algorithm uses statistic tools. The group response system estimates group reaction with previously set statistic reliability.The present invention can use too in some cases, secondary algorithms for specific cases. |
| US10545639B1 |
Run-time widget creating system, device, and method
A system, device, and method for creating widgets presentable in an image are disclosed. The widget creating system may include a system configuration file, one or more definition files, and a windows generator (WG). The WG may be configured to perform definition and run-time operations. The definition operation may include loading the system configuration file; loading first definition file(s) owned by a first user application and include at least one first-layer widget defined by a set of widget parameters, where each set may include contents corresponding to a second definition file of a second layer; and creating one or more first-layer widgets. The run-time operation may include loading one or more first-layer widget data parameter sets, where the contents corresponding to the second definition file are loaded and at least one second-layer widget is created during run time. |
| US10545632B2 |
Cooking support display system
A method includes causing a processor to execute determining a first operation from among a plurality of operations to be performed in sequence in cooking, and displaying a guide image on a display, the guide image including operation information that indicates a content of the first operation and ingredient information that indicates a name of an ingredient prepared for the cooking, where in the displaying of the guide image, when an ingredient on which a process has been performed in a second operation different from the first operation is used in the first operation, the name of the ingredient included in the ingredient information is replaced with ingredient process information indicating that the process has been performed on the ingredient. |
| US10545631B2 |
Fanning user interface controls for a media editing application
Some embodiments provide a method of presenting several user interface (UI) controls for editing images. Upon receiving a selection of an image to edit, the method displays the image in a display area for displaying edits to the image. At a first location, the method receives input to activate a UI tool includes the several UI tools. In response to the input, the method displays, at a second location, a fanning animation that fans the several UI controls from a fanned closed layout to a fanned open layout. |
| US10545630B2 |
Rule builder for data processing
Disclosed are various embodiments for a rule builder for data processing. A proper subset of a data set of strings is selected from one or more columns into which the data set is organized. A selection pattern is identified based at least in part on substring selections and a set of pattern rules. The substring selections are received by way of a first user interface that presents strings from the proper subset. The selection pattern is separately represented in the individual substring selections. A second user interface is generated to present the selection pattern. |
| US10545629B2 |
Graphical interface for an augmented intelligence system
Systems and methods for exploring a data collection. An exemplary system includes a GUI that displays a window to the user, and displays data element icons within the window representing an initial set of data elements from the data collection. Visual properties of the data element icons indicate the relevance of the data elements in the initial set to the data collection. The GUI receives input from the user selecting a data element icon within the window. Selection of the data element icon assigns a corresponding data element in the initial set as an initial anchor set. The GUI displays another window to the user, displays an anchor icon for the initial anchor set, and displays the data element icons representing a relevant set of data elements. Visual properties of the data element icons indicate the relevance of the data elements in the relevant set to the initial anchor set. |
| US10545624B2 |
User interfaces for personalized content recommendation
Relevant content (e.g., containers and/or container elements) can be surfaced via user interfaces based at least partly on determining the relevant content based on interactions between user(s), container(s), and/or container element(s). Techniques described herein include generating a user interface configured with functionality to present content to a user. The user interface can include interface elements, such as cards, corresponding to containers. The cards can be arranged on the user interface in an order determined based at least partly on respective relevancies of the containers to the user, and a presentation of individual cards can be based at least partly on a type of corresponding individual containers. Individual cards can include a group of one or more interface elements corresponding to container elements that can be arranged based at least partly on respective relevancies of the container elements to the user. |
| US10545623B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method to coordinate with a plurality of information processing devices
According to the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including: a communication unit configured to receive display position designation information indicating a display position of a window from another information processing device; and a control unit configured to perform control of displaying a window at the display position indicated by the display position designation information in a display area of a display unit. According to the present disclosure, an information processing device can receive display position designation information from another information processing device and display a window at a display position indicated by the display position designation information. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, a user can designate a display position of a window to be displayed on an information processing device using another information processing device. |
| US10545621B2 |
Identifier-providing device for computer device
A mass produced electrically conductive device with sufficiently high yield, even when forming a conductive layer pattern having an extremely small thickness/minimum area using a minimum amount of silver paste. The identifier-providing device has a conductive layer pattern formed on a rear surface of a base material as an insulator. The silver paste forming the conductive layer pattern contains only silver flakes, as silver particles, that have a particle size in a range of 3.0 to 5.0 μm and that has a thickness of 100 nm at a largest thickness portion, while having a thickness of 50 nm at a smallest thickness portion. The conductive layer pattern is formed to have a film thickness of 10 μm or less by laminating the silver flakes in the thickness direction. The silver flakes forming the conductive layer are in a fused state or an aggregating/cohering state at the smallest thickness portion. |
| US10545620B1 |
Hovering and touch sensing apparatus with auxiliary capacitance-exciting signal
A hovering and touch sensing apparatus with auxiliary capacitance-exciting signal includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes, a system circuit and a touch control circuit. When an operating object approaches or touches the touch sensing electrodes for hovering or touch sensing, there is no common circuit loop between the system circuit and the touch-sensing circuit to prevent the influence of the system circuit to the touch control circuit. The touch control circuit sends a capacitance-exciting signal to the operating object through a first specific conductor. The touch control circuit sends an auxiliary capacitance-exciting signal to a selected touch-sensing electrode and a touch-sensing circuit receives a touch sensing signal from the selected touch-sensing electrode. |
| US10545619B2 |
Device and method for detecting capacitive touch signal
The present invention relates to a device and a method for detecting a capacitive touch signal of a finger of a human body or a touch input means having similar conductive properties to the finger, and relates to a device and a method for detecting a capacitive touch signal, in which alternating driving voltage is applied to one side of a sensing equivalent capacitor formed between a sensing pad and a non-sensing pad, and a touch detection unit detects a voltage difference generated from the sensing pad according to the occurrence or non-occurrence of a touch, thereby determining whether the touch occurs or not. |
| US10545618B2 |
Touch sensor including a resonance pattern having resonant frequency
A touch sensor according to an embodiment includes: a base layer; and at least one resonance pattern formed on the base layer, wherein the resonance pattern has a resonant frequency being changed by a touch of an external structure. |
| US10545616B2 |
Touch display panel, flexible display panel and display apparatus
The present disclosure provides a touch display panel, a flexible display panel and a display apparatus. In one embodiment, light sensitive effect-based photo-sensitive diodes and switching transistors for controlling signal output of the photo-sensitive diodes are integrated in the display panel. Once a touch operation of an object (e.g., a finger) is implemented on a surface of the display panel, the photo-sensitive diode in a corresponding position can convert a sensed light intensity difference into an electrical signal difference to achieve detection of the touch operation. |
| US10545613B2 |
Input device and method of detecting an input
An input device is described which comprises a touch-sensitive surface and a force sensor, wherein the force sensor is adapted to detect a force applied to the touch-sensitive surface. The input device further comprises a vibration sensor and a control unit, wherein the control unit is coupled with the force sensor, the touch-sensitive surface and the vibration sensor. The control unit is adapted to validate a force detected by the force sensor as an input in dependence on a touch of the touch-sensitive surface and in dependence on a vibration detected by the vibration sensor. There is further described a motor vehicle which comprises such an input device. A method of detecting an input at an input device is further described. |
| US10545608B2 |
Touch sensor electrode system and method
In one embodiment, a controller includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing logic. The logic is configured to perform, when executed by the processor, operations including detecting, in response to driving a plurality of electrodes of a touch sensor with a first drive signal having a first polarity, a first sense signal. The first sense signal has a second polarity, the second polarity being an inverse of the first polarity. The logic is further configured to perform operations including driving, in response to detecting the first sense signal, the plurality of electrodes with a second drive signal having the second polarity. |
| US10545607B2 |
Pixel circuit and driving method, display panel and display apparatus
Provided is a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor (T1); a touch module (200) configured to cause a voltage change when a touch operation happens and coupled to a data line; and a writing compensation module (100) having a storage capacitor (C1) and a holding capacitor (Coled), configured to compensate a threshold voltage of the driving transistor (T1), and to allow the voltage change to be read out through the data line by sharing at least one component with the touch module (200). |
| US10545605B2 |
Electronic device having input sensing panels and method
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, a plurality of input sensing panels which are one of layered on and bonded to the display panel, a driver integrated circuit (IC) connected to the display panel and configured to generate a synchronization signal for controlling the display panel, and a plurality of input sensors connected to the plurality of input sensing panels and configured to scan a respective one of the plurality of input sensing panels, according to scan timing, which is time-divided with reference to the synchronization signal. |
| US10545604B2 |
Apportionment of forces for multi-touch input devices of electronic devices
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the amounts of force applied by at least two fingers of a user to a touch input device having a touch input surface. In one example, a system may include a plurality of force sensors distributed about the touch input surface; a plurality of touch sensors distributed about the touch input surface; and a module for apportioning a first amount of force as measured by the plurality of force sensors to one of the at least two fingers, and for apportioning a second amount of force as measured by the plurality of force sensors to another of the at least two fingers. The system may also include a persistent data structure including force calibration data with force deflection measurement values as measured by each of the plurality of force sensors in response to a standardized force applied to various known locations on the touch input surface. The system may also include one or more matched filter modules. |
| US10545599B2 |
Array substrate, display panel and display device
An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are disclosed. The array substrate includes a base substrate, and a bias voltage applying circuit and a plurality of semiconductor pressure sensors both disposed at a side of the base substrate. The bias voltage applying circuit is electrically connected to a first power supply signal inputting terminal and a second power supply signal inputting terminal of the semiconductor pressure sensor via a first power supply signal line and a second power supply signal line, respectively, to supply a bias voltage to the semiconductor pressure sensor. A concentration of the dopant ions is higher when the related semiconductor pressure sensor is closer to the bias voltage applying circuit, so that an electrical resistance value of said semiconductor pressure sensor is lower. |
| US10545589B2 |
Touch detection device
According to one embodiment, a touch detection device includes a touch panel including a transmitting coil and a receiving coil, the touch panel provided with a display function and a touch detection function, and a differential amplifier including two input terminals connected to first and second terminals of the receiving coil. |
| US10545586B2 |
Electronic pen
An electronic pen configured to transmit signals to a sensor of a position detecting device includes a core body; a signal transmitter which transmits a signal for position detection and a signal including information about the electronic pen to the sensor of the position detecting device; and a protector which sets at least a tip of the core body between a protected state and an unprotected state. In response to at least the tip of the core body being in the unprotected state, the signal for position detection and the signal including the information are transmitted from the signal transmitter to the sensor of the position detecting device. In response to at least the tip of the core body being in the protected state, the signal for position detection is transmitted from the signal transmitter and the signal including the information is not transmitted from the signal transmitter. |
| US10545585B2 |
Electronic pen including waterproof structure and electronic device including the same
According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic pen and an electronic device for detecting the same are provided. The electronic pen includes: a pen housing; a substrate assembly mounted inside the pen housing, and comprises a coil and a substrate which configured to generate a resonant frequency by an induced current generated in the coil; and at least one packing member disposed on at least a part of the substrate of the substrate assembly, and includes at least a part thereof overlap an inner surface of the pen housing when the substrate assembly is mounted in the pen housing. |
| US10545581B2 |
Semiconductor package device
An electronic device includes a piezoelectric module, a sensing module and a buffer element. The piezoelectric module includes a substrate and a piezoelectric element. The substrate defines an opening penetrating the substrate. The piezoelectric element is disposed on the substrate and across the opening of the substrate. The sensing module is disposed over the piezoelectric module. The buffer element is disposed between the piezoelectric module and the sensing module. |
| US10545580B2 |
3D interaction method, device, computer equipment and storage medium
The embodiment of the present application discloses a 3D interaction method, device, computer equipment and storage medium. The method comprises the steps of acquiring motion trail data of a gesture; identifying hand joint position information of the gesture based on the motion trail data; identifying a trigger as a corresponding trigger gesture to realize an interaction operation in an interactive interface based on stay or movement of the hand joint position information within a preset time, wherein the gesture is within an acquisition scope of non-contact gesture control equipment. Thus, the usability of non-contact gesture recognition is improved and the misjudgment rate is reduced with higher operational fluency, better compatibility and improved user experience. |
| US10545579B2 |
Remote control with 3D pointing and gesture recognition capabilities
A remote control, such as a 3D air mouse, includes motion sensors used to measure position/orientation in space to alternatively control a cursor on a display, recognize gestures by the user so that data/commands can be entered into an electronic system being controlled or the like. Timed sequences of pressing a single trigger button and the quantity of motion during said sequences are both timed in relation to thresholds to switch between modes. |
| US10545577B2 |
3D pointing device with up-down-left-right mode switching and integrated swipe detector
A 3D pointing device for use with a content delivery system is provided. The pointing device can operate in one of at least one of two modes: a first 3D or scrolling mode, and a second non-3D mode that can also be referred to as an up-down-left-right (UDLR) mode. The pointing device can include one or more directional sensors, to provide orientation and movement information. For either of the at least two modes, an optical finger navigation module is provided that can detect movement of a user's finger or object across its screen, and provides a predetermined threshold that must be exceeded before movement information is generated from the OFN module. The pointing device can generate scroll and UDLR commands based on the information from the orientation and movement sensors, as well as the OFN module, or can provide the information from the orientation and movement sensors to a user interface that can generate the appropriate scrolling or UDLR commands for use by the content delivery system. |
| US10545575B2 |
Touch screen and touch panel device
A plurality of excitation electrodes, each disposed along a row direction, are provided on a back side of a transparent substrate, and a plurality of detection electrodes, each disposed along a column direction, a plurality of tactile sensation generation row electrodes, each disposed along the row direction, and a plurality of tactile sensation generation column electrodes, each disposed along the column direction, are provided on the front side of the transparent substrate. The front side of the transparent substrate is defined as an operation screen. The excitation electrodes and the tactile sensation generation row electrodes are formed independently of each other, and the detection electrodes and the tactile sensation generation column electrodes are formed independently of each other. In the configuration, the excitation electrodes among the electrodes are situated furthest from the operation screen. |
| US10545573B1 |
Automatically adjusting head-mounted display
Systems and methods are provided for automatically positioning a head-mounted display. The head-mounted display allows for hands-free engagement between a user and a wearable display. The automatic positioning may align the display with a landmark on the user, such as the user's eye or the user's iris, or with other components of the wearable display. User preferences for the position of the display may be saved for recall during later use. |
| US10545572B2 |
Motion tracking apparatus and system
A motion tracking system for tracking a user is provided. The system includes a motion detecting unit, a camera, a body tracking unit and a data merging unit. The motion detecting unit is operable to generate motion information for a user from input signals. The camera is operable to capture images of the user. The body tracking unit is operable to generate tracking information for a user by using the images of the user captured by the camera. And the data merging unit is operable to merge the generated tracking information and the generated motion information. The motion information is used to modify the tracking information. |
| US10545570B2 |
Method for providing content and apparatus therefor
A method for processing virtual reality (VR) content by a content providing device includes identifying cartesian coordinates of a first position on the VR content, estimating a movement of a user of the content providing device, identifying cartesian coordinates of a second position by applying a matrix representing the estimated movement of the user to the cartesian coordinates of the first position, converting the cartesian coordinates of the second position into spherical coordinates of the second position, and providing an area corresponding to the spherical coordinates of the second position to the user. |
| US10545566B2 |
Switch mode power supply unit having a web interface
A switch mode power supply unit having a plurality of output channels and a web interface for connection to a communications network, where the switch mode power supply unit includes a real time Ethernet controller which is connected to a control of the switch mode power supply unit and is equipped as a web server such that a plurality of operating parameters of the switch mode power supply unit can be set and/or displayed in real time via the web interface such that the switch mode power supply unit can be configured and monitored via the communications network, while ensuring that any changes to the configuration are immediately effective. |
| US10545564B2 |
Discharge circuit integrated in chip of slave device to follow bus rectifier bridge
A discharge circuit integrated in a chip of a slave device to follow a bus rectifier bridge includes: a digital control module for generating, when an output result of a comparator is that a bus voltage falls, a high-level and time-configurable pulse width to drive a discharge circuit to discharge a bus; a discharge current source module for enabling the discharge of the bus by means of a digital control module and adjusting a discharge current; a comparator for obtaining a status of a change in the bus voltage; and a peripheral circuit for monitoring the change in the bus voltage, providing to the comparator a voltage signal which reflects divided bus voltage fall information, and generating a comparison reference voltage. |
| US10545562B2 |
Electronic device and method for operating the same
An electronic device capable of placing restrictions on processor usage is disclosed. The electronic device may include: a memory; and a processor including a first core and a second core. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first core to transition from an active state to an idle state in response to a restriction signal for the first core, and cause the first core to transition to a power save state when the first core remains in the idle state for at least a preset time. For hot-unplugging, as the electronic device does not transition a core to an offline state, it does not have to perform cleanup operation on the memory and variables. Hence, it is possible to reduce the latency time due to hot-unplugging. |
| US10545560B2 |
Power management and utilization detection of computing components
For power management in a computing system, component utilization is dynamically managed within the computing system according to a calculated aggregate energy consumed by each one of a set of processors. Each of a plurality of energy factors are measured individually between each one of the set of processors to accumulate the calculated aggregate energy in real time. |
| US10545556B2 |
Fine-grained dynamic power and clock-gating control
An IC includes logic groups each including a launch and a capture FF with a logic cloud in between. A power switch is in series with a power supply node of the logic groups. The logic groups have a clock-gating and power control (PCGC) block for dynamically generating a power supply enable (PS_EN) signal output coupled to a control node of the power switch and a clock output (CLK_OUT) signal coupled to a clock input of the launch or capture FF for clocking the logic groups. The PCGC blocks receive an EN signal and a CLK_IN signal and dynamically generate the PS_EN signal and CLK_OUT signals. During clock cycles at least one logic group(s) does not contribute to an intended logic result for the IC the CLK_OUT signal disables switching of at least a portion of the logic group(s) while the PS_EN signal turns off power to the logic group(s). |
| US10545553B2 |
Preventing unexpected power-up failures of hardware components
In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of hardware components of a system. The method also includes power cycling a first hardware component of the plurality of hardware components of the system according to a dynamic schedule. Also, the method includes determining whether the first hardware component experienced a power-up failure resulting from the power cycling. Moreover, the method includes outputting an indication to replace and/or repair the first hardware component in response to a determination that the first hardware component experienced the power-up failure resulting from the power cycling. Other systems, methods, ad computer program products for preventing unexpected power-up failures of individual hardware components are described in accordance with more embodiments. |
| US10545551B2 |
Communication device and communication method for transmitting data according to a predetermined communication standard
A communication device for starting power supply before establishment of a link is provided. A device to be connected to a source device or a sink device includes a device information presenting unit for presenting device information on power supply of the device. The device information presenting unit presents a device type (no need power device, need power device, and provide power device). At the time when the device is connected to an MHL connector of the source device or the sink device, even when the link is not established, the source device or the sink device reads information from the device information presenting unit and appropriately starts to supply and demand electric power. |
| US10545550B2 |
Power-up control circuit and mobile power bank
A power-up control circuit is provided and includes a pull-down resistor, a pull-down switch, and an enable device. A first terminal of the pull-down resistor is electrically connected to a configuration channel pin of a USB Type-C connection port. The pull-down switch is electrically connected to a second terminal of the pull-down resistor and a ground node. The enable device is electrically connected to the pull-down switch and the configuration channel pin. When receiving a voltage detection signal which is transmitted by a dual-role port device through the configuration channel pin, the enable device turns on the pull-down switch to electrically connect the pull-down resistor to the ground node, so that the dual-role port device detects the pull-down resistor through the configuration channel pin and supplies power to the microcontroller through a power supply pin to keep the microcontroller in the power-up status. |
| US10545547B2 |
Device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation
In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation is provided, including: a first component and a second component arranged in different orientations; and a heat sink arranged to guide an air flow flowing through the heat sink to the first component and the second component respectively during different time periods. Therefore, the device having time division multiplexing capability of heat dissipation of the present disclosure may reduce the number of heat sinks in the device and thus, reduce the overall size of the device. |
| US10545546B2 |
Reversible direction thermal cooling system
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to receive data related to thermal properties of a first heat source, activate an air mover based on the received data related to the thermal properties of the first heat source, where a majority of the air moved by the air mover is biased in a first direction, determine that the majority of the air should have a bias in a second direction, and reverse a direction of rotation of the air mover to cause the air moved by the air mover to have a bias in the second direction. In an example, the first direction towards the first heat source and the second direction is opposite the first direction and towards a second heat source. |
| US10545541B1 |
Hinged device
The description relates to hinged devices. One example relates to a device that has hinged first and second portions and a flexible display positioned over the first and second portions. The example can include a cord that determines a length of the hinged first and second portions relative to the flexible display depending on an orientation of the first and second portions. The example can also include a cam that controls a position of a support under the flexible display depending on the orientation. |
| US10545531B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device. The electronic device includes: a microphone module, a data input/output interface module, and a sound transmission channel. The data input/output interface module includes an input/output interface jack. The sound transmission channel includes a first port and a second port, the first port meets the input/output interface jack, and the second port meets the microphone module. |
| US10545529B1 |
Optical analog numeric computation device
An optical numerical computation device relates light from a plurality of light sources to calculate an arithmetic solution. The optical numerical computation device includes input circuitry, pre-calculation circuitry, calculation circuitry, a light collection cavity, and a plurality of light computation components. The pre-calculation circuitry and calculation circuitry cause light sources to emit light representing the values of input operands, which is subsequently related within the light collection cavity. Sensors then generate resultant outputs at values indicative of the sensed light value. The respective wavelength of light emitted from or sensed by each light computation component may be associated with an operand arithmetic sign. |
| US10545523B1 |
Adaptive gate-biased field effect transistor for low-dropout regulator
A load circuit of a low-dropout (LDO) regulator is disclosed herein according to certain aspects. The load circuit includes a field effect transistor having a source coupled to a supply rail, a gate, and a drain coupled to a gate of a pass transistor of the LDO regulator. The load circuit also includes an adjustable voltage source coupled between the drain and the gate of the field effect transistor, and a voltage control circuit configured to detect a change in a current load through the pass transistor, and to adjust a voltage of the adjustable voltage source based on the detected change in the current load. |
| US10545522B2 |
Temperature drift compensation
A voltage reference circuit includes a bandgap circuit and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes a first trim circuit, a second trim circuit, and a resistive digital-to-analog converter. The resistive digital-to-analog converter is coupled to the first trim circuit, the second trim circuit, and the bandgap circuit. The resistive digital-to-analog converter is configured to generate a temperature compensation voltage, and to provide the temperature compensation voltage to the bandgap circuit. |
| US10545519B2 |
Intelligent voltage regulator
A voltage regulator includes a programming interface via which programming instructions may be applied to a processor of the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator operates the processor according to the programming instructions to select one of multiple active internally-generated analog voltage levels to determine an output voltage level of the voltage regulator. |
| US10545517B2 |
Generating and implementing thermodynamic models of a structure
In controlling the HVAC system, a need to determine an expected indoor temperature profile for a particular schedule of setpoint temperatures may arise. To make such a determination, a thermodynamic model of the structure is used. The thermodynamic model is generated by fitting weighting factors of a set of basis functions to a variety of historical data including time information, temperature information, and HVAC actuation state information. The set of basis functions characterize an indoor temperature trajectory of the structure in response to a change in HVAC actuation state, and include an inertial carryover component that characterizes a carryover of a rate of indoor temperature change that was occurring immediately prior to the change in actuation state. |
| US10545506B2 |
Methods and apparatus to perform visual odometry using a vehicle camera system
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to perform visual odometry using a monocular camera. An example apparatus includes a method fusioner to determine a visual odometry method using a surface characterization to calculate first odometry data, a displacement determiner to calculate second odometry data based on sensor information, an odometry calculator to calculate an odometry parameter of a target object with respect to a vehicle based on the first and the second odometry data, and a vehicle command generator to generate a vehicle command based on the odometry parameter. |
| US10545505B2 |
Trajectory plan modification for an autonomous vehicle operation in a heterogeneous vehicle environment
A method and device for an autonomous vehicle operation in a heterogeneous vehicle environment are disclosed, where sensing, based on vehicle sensor data, a vehicle travelling ahead, and trajectory request for trajectory information of the vehicle can be transmitted. Based on a response by the vehicle to the trajectory request, determining a certainty estimate value for a trajectory of the vehicle. With the certainty estimate value, selecting a distance buffer proportional to the certainty estimate value for the autonomous vehicle operation in relation to the vehicle, and modifying a trajectory plan of the autonomous vehicle operation to produce a modified trajectory plan based on the distance buffer for modifying the autonomous vehicle operation. |
| US10545498B2 |
Vehicle steering control
A computer is programmed to, upon determining that a vehicle entered an autonomous-steering mode, deactivate a plurality of lights on a steering-wheel rim; and upon initiating a transition of the vehicle from the autonomous-steering mode to a manual-steering mode, illuminate at least one of the lights that is at a steering-wheel angle corresponding to a current steering angle of the vehicle. |
| US10545496B2 |
Systems and methods for securely controlling a vehicle using a mobile device
Disclosed are systems and methods for securely controlling a vehicle using a mobile device. An exemplary method comprises authenticating, by a mobile device, a user attempting to perform commands controlling one or more vehicle systems of a coupled vehicle, retrieving profile information related to the user's preference associated with the coupled vehicle, establishing a connection between the mobile device and a security device of the coupled vehicle, authenticating the mobile device with the security device, forming, by the mobile device, commands to control the one or more vehicle systems based on command forming algorithms, the one or more vehicle systems comprising actuating devices of the vehicle and electronic systems of the vehicle, modifying the formed commands based on the profile information and safety information related to a location of the vehicle and transmitting the formed commands to the one or more vehicle systems via the security device to securely control the vehicle. |
| US10545494B2 |
Determining performance characteristics of a fermenter batch of a biofuel production plant
A method for determining performance characteristics of a fermenter batch in a biofuel production plant based on stoichiometry of fermentation reactions, comprising determining a cell mass of a sample of the fermenter batch; a glucose equivalent total (GET) based at least on the cell mass of the sample of the fermenter batch, and a starch to glucose conversion factor (SGCF) based at least on the GET; a total amount of glucose based at least on the SGCF, a volume of ethanol based at least on the total amount of glucose and the GET; at least one of a fermenter yield based at least on the volume of ethanol, and a fermenter efficiency based on the fermenter yield or the volume of ethanol; and generating an output based on the fermenter yield and/or the fermenter efficiency. |
| US10545493B2 |
Enhanced service procedures using force measurement
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for guided service procedure. The embodiment may include receiving feedback data from one or more of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors may detect a physical condition at a serviceable location within an item of equipment. The item of equipment may be undergoing a service procedure by an equipment servicer. The embodiment may include determining whether the received feedback data from one or more of the plurality of sensors exceeds a threshold value. Based on determining that the threshold value is exceeded, the embodiment may include alerting the equipment servicer during the service procedure. |
| US10545492B2 |
Selective online and offline access to searchable industrial automation data
An industrial data indexing system facilitates discovery and indexing of plant-wide data residing on multiple different data platforms. The indexing system automatically inventories industrial devices and other data sources located throughout a plant, and identifies available data items on each data source. The indexing system indexes the discovered data items in a federated data model that can subsequently be searched to locate data items or tags of interest. The federated data model records references to data items found on different types of data sources, including but not limited to industrial controller programs, human-machine interface applications, data historians, device documentation stores, inventory tracking systems, and other such data sources. The search system also caches selected portions of the data model to a user's personal device to allow these portion of the model to be accessed locally on the user's device without being online with the higher level indexing system. |
| US10545491B2 |
Systems and methods of use for commodities analysis, collection, resource-allocation, and tracking
The disclosure provides systems and methods of use in the analysis, collection, resource allocation, and tracking associated with the sale of commodities. Embodiments include a vibratory-and-optical analysis and collection system that may be incorporated into a collection and storage machine. The analysis and collection system and/or the collection and storage machine may be associated with a consumption-based resource-allocation system that determines a payment price for a batch of commodity sold and then digitally allocates all transaction resources to the relevant stakeholders to the commodity sales transaction occurring at the analysis and collection system and/or the collection and storage machine. A commodity-to-consumer tracking system may be provided to track the batch of commodity sold from the point of harvest and sale through to the end consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10545490B2 |
Method of inspecting a specimen and system thereof
There are provided a method of generating an inspection recipe usable for inspecting an inspection area of a specimen and a recipe generating unit. The recipe generating unit is configured: upon obtaining design data informative of design structural elements comprised in a design PoI corresponding to the at least one PoI, to provide global segmentation of a test image captured by an inspection tool unit from the inspection area and comprising at least one test PoI of substantially the same design as the at least one PoI, thereby to obtain segmented structural elements comprised in the test PoI and segmentation configuration data; to associate the segmented structural elements comprised in the test PoI with the design structural elements comprised in the design PoI, thereby to obtain design association data; and to generate an inspection recipe comprising, at least, segmentation configuration data and design association data. |
| US10545488B2 |
Method for replacing a control unit in a conveying device
A method is disclosed for replacing a defective control unit in a conveying device interconnected by a bus.Conveying devices are used in logistics processes for fully automated and semi-automated conveying of goods by means of conveyor segments. These conveyor segments are controlled and monitored by control units. In order to minimize the downtime of the conveyor device, the described method for replacing a defective control unit in a conveying device interconnected by a bus can be used to ensure that a control unit can be replaced promptly and reliably.The method according to the invention allows automatic detection of a defect in a control unit, as well as initial configuration of a replacement control unit with an individual bus address or additional parameters. |
| US10545487B2 |
Interactive diagnostic system and method for managing process model analysis
A diagnostic system is provided for diagnosing a process of a plant, using a computing device. A detection unit automatically detects a faulty condition of the process based on a plurality of readings of parameters or measurements associated with the faulty condition for alerting an operator. An analysis unit determines an operating status of the plant based on the plurality of readings of parameters or measurements. A display device graphically links the faulty condition with the plurality of readings of parameters or measurements. A visualization unit displays the operating status of the plant with the readings of parameters or measurements using an alert dashboard grouping related data based on a source of the data for meaningfully illustrating relationships of the displayed data. An alert unit automatically generates a warning message based on the plurality of readings of parameters or measurements to inform the operator of the faulty condition. |
| US10545486B2 |
Systems, methods, devices, and computer readable medium for real and near-real time sensor data capture and analysis
The present disclosure relates to an integrated sensor system for monitoring, capturing, processing and analyzing data for delicate and fragile articles in real or near-real time movement within production, packaging and distribution systems. The system comprises a sensor platform that contains multiple on-board sensors detecting numerous force, environmental and movement variables; a handheld data receiver application in communication with said sensor module for issuing commands and processing captured data; and a web server application that is configured to receive information from one or more handheld data receiver applications and perform operations. |
| US10545483B2 |
Production system having additional functionality, and operating method
A production system includes a production machine and a control device for generating a control command for the production machine based on production data. The control device includes an analysis apparatus to decide based on a prespecified quality criterion, whether an activated functionality, which is integrated in the control device, or an alternative functionality, which is provided in a database outside the control device or in unactivated form in the control device, is used to translate the production data into the specific control command, so that the control command which is output by the control device is replaced by a control command more suitable to satisfy the prespecified quality criterion. The control device is configured to save a control file for the alternative functionality, to provide the control file for a translation, and to provide the alternative functionality for a prespecified period and/or for a predetermined number of useful cycles. |
| US10545480B2 |
System and method for manufacturing and control thereof
Embodiments for performing manufacture processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a tool to be used in a manufacture process on a workpiece. The system includes a robot having an arm. The arm has an attachment point and is configured to move the tool, when attached to the attachment point, in multiple degrees of freedom during the manufacture process. A robot controller of the robot controls the movement of the arm based on motion parameters to perform the manufacture process via the tool. The system includes a power source having power electronics to generate electrical output power, based on electrical input parameters, provided to the tool during the manufacture process. A power source controller of the power source is configured to communicate with the robot controller, allowing a path planner component to generate the motion parameters used to perform the manufacture process while avoiding robot collision conflicts. |
| US10545476B2 |
Method of self-balancing plurality of mechanical components within a temperature control unit of an HVAC system
A method of self-balancing a plurality of mechanical components within a temperature control unit of an HVAC system. Each mechanical component is adjustable by the controller to vary airflow within the temperature control unit. For each mechanical components, a property is measured. An estimated condition of the mechanical component is calculated based on the measured property and known qualities of the temperature control unit. A desired condition for the mechanical component is determined based on a desired air condition within the HVAC system or building envelope. The estimated condition of the mechanical component is compared to the desired condition of the component. The condition of the mechanical component is changed using a controller to more closely align the estimated condition to the desired condition to achieve the desired indoor air condition. Steps are repeated until the difference between the estimated condition and desired condition is within a threshold value. |
| US10545473B2 |
Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things
The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. Unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state. The local data collection system includes multiple data acquisition units each having an onboard card set configured to store calibration information and maintenance history of a data acquisition unit in which the onboard card set is located. |
| US10545460B2 |
Motor group for watches
A motor group including motor modules, each including a motor device driving a display wheel set, with a centre pipe fixed on a plate, including a device for rotational guiding, about a main axis, of a display wheel set internal or external to the centre pipe, this module includes an axial stop arranged to limit to a predetermined value the axial play in the direction of the main axis between the centre pipe and the display wheel set, wherein a protruding surface of the centre pipe or of the display wheel set, or an added axial stop, captively mounted between the centre pipe and the display wheel set, or fixed to the display wheel set. |
| US10545459B2 |
Drive circuit for two-coil step motor, two-coil step motor, and electronic watch using these
Provided is a drive circuit for a two-coil stepper motor, including: a rotor; a stator including first, second, and third stator magnetic-pole portions; a coil A to be magnetically coupled to the first stator magnetic-pole portion and the third stator magnetic-pole portion; a coil B to be magnetically coupled to the second stator magnetic-pole portion and the third stator magnetic-pole portion; a drive pulse generation circuit configured to output a drive pulse; a detection pulse generation circuit configured to output a detection pulse for detecting counter-electromotive currents generated in the coil A and the coil B; and a rotation detection circuit configured to receive a detection signal generated due to the detection pulse as input to determine whether or not the rotor has rotated. |
| US10545456B2 |
Hologram location
A machine is configured to perform hologram location within a scene to be generated. The machine accesses target motion data that describes movement of a target device. Based on the target motion data, the machine determines a target motion vector that indicates a target speed of the target device and indicates a target direction in which the target device is moving. The machine determines a hologram motion vector for a hologram to be generated for display by a user device. The hologram motion vector indicates a relative speed of the hologram and indicates a relative direction of movement for the hologram. The machine then causes the user device to generate a scene in which the hologram moves at a speed determined based on the target speed and on the relative speed, as well as moves in a direction determined based on the target direction and on the relative direction. |
| US10545450B2 |
Cartridge, mounting method for coupling member, and disassembling method for coupling member
A cartridge includes a rotatable member, a coupling member for receiving a rotational force for rotating the rotatable member, and a cylindrical member movably supporting one end portion of the coupling member. A first regulating portion is provided inside of the cylindrical member for preventing the end portion of the coupling member from disengaging in an axial direction of the cylindrical member, with the first regulating portion being capable of deformation to allow the one end portion of the coupling member to disengage in the axial direction of the cylindrical member. A second regulating portion is provided for regulating the deformation of the first regulating portion in a state in which the end portion of the coupling member is mounted to the inside of the cylindrical member. |
| US10545449B2 |
Feeding apparatus and image forming system
A feeding apparatus comprises a locking unit for locking a connected state between an image forming apparatus and the feeding apparatus; an operating unit to which a force is applied in a separating direction in order to separate the feeding apparatus from the image forming apparatus and configured to perform an unlocking operation of unlocking the locking unit by being operated upon application of the force in the separating direction; and a handgrip unit provided at a position different from a position of the operating unit and to which a force is applied in the separating direction in order to separate the feeding apparatus from the image forming apparatus. The handgrip unit extends in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to a first horizontal direction and is arranged at a position at least partially overlapping a position where the operating unit is arranged with respect to the first horizontal direction. |
| US10545445B2 |
Image forming apparatus that forms image on recording sheet, and image forming system
An image forming apparatus includes a display unit, an image forming unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording sheet. The control unit includes a processor, and acts as a controller when the processor executes a control program. The controller calculates a coverage rate to be realized when the image is formed on the recording sheet, decides a recycle category of the recording sheet according to the coverage rate, and either causes the display unit to display the recycle category, or causes the image forming unit to form an image of the recycle category on the recording sheet, together with the image. |
| US10545441B2 |
Fixing apparatus which moves a roller to change a peak surface pressure at a nip portion, image forming apparatus, and method of designing fixing apparatus
A fixing apparatus includes a first pressing roller, a belt wound around the first pressing roller, a second pressing roller, and a roller position changer that changes a position of the second pressing roller. The second pressing roller faces the first pressing roller across the belt and forms a fixing nip portion between itself and the belt. At least one of the first pressing roller and the second pressing roller includes a core metal and a foam body covering the core metal. The roller position changer changes a position of the second pressing roller based on a kind of print medium to change a peak surface pressure of the fixing nip portion, such that a range where maximum shearing strain occurs from an interface between the core metal and the foam body in the foam body is a predetermined range. |
| US10545435B2 |
Image heating apparatus that controls heat generating quantities of a plurality of heat generating elements based on heat accumulation amounts, and an image forming apparatus having the image heating apparatus
An image heating apparatus includes a heater having a plurality of heat generating elements, a roller for forming a nip portion with the heater, an acquisition portion that acquires a plurality of count values indicating heat accumulation amounts of a plurality of heating regions heated by the plurality of heat generating elements, respectively, and a control portion that controls electrical power to be supplied to the plurality of heat generating elements to control individual heat generating quantities of the plurality of heat generating elements. The control portion controls the heat generating quantities so that a difference between a first count value indicating a heat accumulation amount of a first heating region heated by a first heat generating element and a second count value indicating a heat accumulation amount of a second heating region heated by a second heat generating element is maintained within a predetermined range. |
| US10545432B2 |
Feeding screw and developing device
A feeding screw for feeding a developer includes a rotation shaft, and first, second, and third blade portions helically formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotation shaft to feed the developer in one direction. The first blade portion and the second blade portion overlap with each other, the second blade portion and the third blade portion do not overlap with each other, and the third blade portion and the first blade portion overlap with each other, all with respect to the rotational axis direction of the feeding screw. A gap is provided between a downstream end of the second blade and an upstream end of the third blade portion in the one direction, and the gap is disposed within a region where the first blade portion is formed with respect to the rotational axis direction of the feeding screw. |
| US10545429B2 |
Developing cartridge
A developing cartridge may include: a casing for accommodating developer therein; a developing roller rotatable about an axis extending in a first direction and positioned at one side of the casing in a second direction; a storage medium having an electric contact surface; and a holder movable relative to the casing in the second direction with the electric contact surface between a first position and a second position, the holder having an outer surface at which the electric contact surface is positioned. |
| US10545427B2 |
Developing apparatus and image forming apparatus
At ends of a frame in an axial direction of a developing roller, a first end portion member and a second end portion member are provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the axial direction, and at least one of them has one side in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis on which a force receiving portion is provided, and another side in the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis on which a regulating portion is provided. The force receiving portion receives a biasing force in a mounting direction of the developing apparatus to the apparatus main body from a biasing member. The regulating portion is brought into contact with the apparatus main body to regulate movement of the other side relative to the apparatus main body in a direction opposite to the mounting direction, with a fulcrum being the rotation axis. |
| US10545415B2 |
Detection apparatus, pattern forming apparatus, obtaining method, detection method, and article manufacturing method
A detection apparatus that detects a mark formed on a substrate is provided. The detection apparatus includes a substrate holder configured to hold the substrate, an optical system accommodated in the substrate holder, an image sensor configured to capture an image of the mark from the reverse surface side of the substrate through the optical system, and a processor configured to perform detection processing for the mark based on the image of the mark captured by the image sensor. The processor corrects a detection value of the mark based on the position of the mark on the substrate in the height direction and information concerning the telecentricity of the optical system. |
| US10545412B2 |
Statistical overlay error prediction for feed forward and feedback correction of overlay errors, root cause analysis and process control
A method to collect data and train, validate and deploy statistical models to predict overlay errors using patterned wafer geometry data and other relevant information includes selecting a training wafer set, measuring at multiple lithography steps and calculating geometry differences, applying a plurality of predictive models to the training wafer geometry differences and comparing predicted overlay to the measured overlay on the training wafer set. The most accurate predictive model is identified and the results fed-forward to the lithography scanner tool which can correct for these effects and reduce overlay errors during the wafer scan-and-expose processes. |
| US10545411B2 |
Model for calculating a stochastic variation in an arbitrary pattern
A method of determining a relationship between a stochastic variation of a characteristic of an aerial image or a resist image and one or more design variables, the method including: measuring values of the characteristic from a plurality of aerial images and/or resist images for each of a plurality of sets of values of the one or more design variables; determining a value of the stochastic variation, for each of the plurality of sets of values of the one or more design variables, from a distribution of the values of the characteristic for that set of values of the one or more design variables; and determining the relationship by fitting one or more parameters from the values of the stochastic variation and the plurality of sets of values of the one or more design variables. |
| US10545406B2 |
Cured film formed by curing photosensitive resin composition and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a cured film of high elongation, low stress, and high adhesion to metal copper. The cured film is formed by curing a photosensitive resin composition, wherein the photosensitive resin comprises a polyhydroxyamide, and wherein the rate of ring-closure of the polyhydroxyamide in the cured film is not more than 10%. |
| US10545403B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition and dry film photoresist containing the same
The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition, comprising: (a) photo-polymerizable unsaturated compound, (b) hydroxyurethane compound, and (c) photoinitiator. The photosensitive resin composition can be used as photoresist coating for dry film photoresist to manufacture the electronic components, such as print circuit board and so on. Further, the (b) hydroxyurethane compound having [CC]/[NH2] between 0.5 and 0.9, which increases the resolution, adhesion, and stripping ability of photosensitive resin composition for dry film photoresist, and improves the effectiveness and the quality of dry film photoresist for manufacturing printed circuit board and other electric component. |
| US10545390B2 |
Calibration for an optical device
A device may include a plurality of interferometers. The plurality of interferometers may include a parent interferometer, a first child interferometer coupled to a first branch of the parent interferometer, and a second child interferometer coupled to a second branch of the parent interferometer. At least one of the plurality of interferometers may be calibrated by maintaining collinearity of an output of the first branch and the second branch and using perturbation signals. |
| US10545388B2 |
Display device
A display device includes an electronic paper display imageable by receiving charges on an imaging surface of the electronic paper display, a ground electrode, and a ground access stripe. The ground electrode is opposite to the imaging surface of the electronic paper display. The ground access stripe is on a surface of the display device and electrically coupled to the ground electrode. |
| US10545382B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and alignment film
The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display device that can maintain a high voltage holding ratio for extended periods and can ensure reliability. A liquid crystal display device according to the present disclosure includes a pair of opposing substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the pair of substrates, and an alignment film between at least one of the pair of substrates and the liquid crystal layer. At least one of the pair of substrates has an electrode and/or wire containing copper or aluminum. The alignment film contains a polymer with a chemical structure on a side chain of the polymer, the chemical structure having a benzotriazole group represented by a specific chemical formula. |
| US10545379B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided and includes a substrate and a light converting film disposed on the substrate, the light converting film has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the light converting film has a thickness H. The light converting film has at least one first element including Ti, Zr, Al, In, Zn, Sn, Sb, Si, Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Fe, Co, Ni, or Mn. At least one first element conforms to the following condition: a content of the first element in a region between the first surface and 0.1H of the light converting film is defined as a first content. A content of the first element in a region between 0.1H of the light converting film and the second surface is defined as a second content, and a ratio of the second content to the first content is ranged from 0.1 to 0.9. |
| US10545374B2 |
Light source control apparatus, light source control method and display device
According to one embodiment, a light source control apparatus controls a light source emitting phosphorescence. The light source control apparatus includes a driver configured to supply a drive pulse to the light source. The driver is configured to generate a first drive pulse comprising constant amplitude and a pulse width based at least in part on the lighting value and a second drive pulse comprising a constant pulse width and amplitude based at least in part on the lighting value. The driver is configured to supply the first drive pulse or the second drive pulse to the light source in accordance with the lighting value. |
| US10545372B2 |
Backlighting display apparatus
A backlighting apparatus for an LCD display includes a substrate and a circuit trace disposed on a surface of the substrate. The apparatus further includes a plurality of light sources affixed to the substrate via the circuit trace in a predetermined pattern across the surface of the substrate. Each light source includes one or more micro-sized, unpackaged LEDs. A height of the one or more micro-sized, unpackaged LEDs is from about 12 microns to about 200 microns. |
| US10545368B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof, display device
The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, a display device. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a display module (1), which comprises a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel unit including a display area (101) and a non-display area (102), wherein a grounded anti-static film is formed on a part of a light-emitting surface of the display module (1) corresponding to the non-display area (102), and a metal grating film (201) having a polarizing function is formed on a part of the light-emitting surface of the display module (1) corresponding to the display area (101). The display device comprises the liquid crystal display panel as mentioned in the above technical solution. |
| US10545365B2 |
Display device having polymer dispersed liquid crystals
Disclosed is a display device that includes a display area having an appearance of a specific color in a non-driving state or displaying a specific screen by using PDLC to improve esthetic appearance as in a home appliance. The display device comprises a reflective dispersed layer arranged on a display panel, wherein the reflective dispersed layer includes a PDLC layer between a first substrate and a second substrate, and a transflective layer arranged between the PDLC layer and the second substrate to transmit light externally emitted from the display panel and reflect externally incident light. |
| US10545364B2 |
Matrix circuit substrate, display apparatus, and manufacturing method of matrix circuit substrate
A matrix circuit substrate, having a substrate body, having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other, and at least one sidewall located between the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall having at least one recess; multiple electrodes, disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface; and at least one first conductive material, disposed in the recess to correspond to at least one of the electrodes, and electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, a display apparatus having such substrate, and to a method for manufacturing such substrate. |
| US10545359B2 |
Display device
According to one embodiment, there is provided a display device including a first basement having flexibility, a second basement having flexibility and opposed to the first basement, a sealant which attaches the first basement and the second basement to each other, and a first reinforcement film provided on an opposite side to a side of the first basement which is opposed to the second basement, and in a plane view, an edge of the first reinforcement film is located on an inner side from an edge of the sealant. |
| US10545353B2 |
Lens moving apparatus
An embodiment includes a bobbin provided at an outer circumferential surface thereof with a first coil, a first position sensor disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin and spaced apart from the first coil, a first magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first position sensor, a second magnet disposed so as to be opposite to the first coil, the second magnet being configured to move the bobbin in a direction parallel to an optical axis via electromagnetic interaction with the first coil, a housing configured to support the first magnet and the second magnet; and upper and lower elastic members coupled to the bobbin and the housing, wherein the first position sensor is moved along with the bobbin. |
| US10545352B2 |
Three-dimensional display device
The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional display device in which a pixel structure includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in rows and columns. In each column of sub-pixels, the sub-pixels are aligned. In each row of sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels is staggered by half a sub-pixel with respect to an adjacent sub-pixel, and is different in color from the adjacent sub-pixel. The corresponding three-dimensional grating includes a plurality of strip-like grating structures periodically arranged in a horizontal direction, wherein the strip-like grating structures extend in the same direction that has a preset inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction. Each strip-like grating structure corresponds to at least two sub-pixels in respective rows of sub-pixels which display different viewpoint images. |
| US10545349B1 |
Facial-interface cushion, system, and method for head-mounted displays
A method for manufacturing a facial-interface cushion for a head-mounted display may include (1) positioning a foam layer between a recessed mold member and an insertion mold member of a mold assembly, with a first end portion of the foam layer overlapping a second end portion of the foam layer, (2) forcing the insertion mold member against the foam layer in a direction toward the recessed mold member, thereby forming a shaped foam element including a first end portion that is compressed against a second end portion between the insertion mold member and the recessed mold member, and (3) heating the shaped foam element to form a facial-interface cushion by softening the shaped foam element and bonding the first end portion of the shaped foam element to the second end portion of the shaped foam element. Various other facial-interface cushions, systems, and methods for head-mounted displays are also disclosed. |
| US10545345B2 |
Head-mounted display device with function of touch input and touch control method thereof
The present invention provides a head-mounted display device, comprising a head-mounted apparatus, a functional apparatus, and a data line coupled the head-mounted apparatus to the functional apparatus. The head-mounted apparatus comprises a display apparatus for providing a near-eye display. The functional apparatus is configured to transmit corresponding signals to the head-mounted apparatus through the data line. The head-mounted display device further comprises a touch pad and a processor. The touch pad is located on the data line, configured to generate a touch signal in response to a touch operation. The processor is configured to generate a corresponding control signal according to the touch signal. The present invention further discloses a control method of the head-mounted display device. In the head-mounted display device and the control method of the present invention, the touch panel is located on the data line to facilitate user's input. |
| US10545343B2 |
Augmented reality security verification
Providing visual security verification includes an electronic credential of a credential holder causing credential holder information to be transmitted to an augmented reality device, superimposing the credential holder information on to a live image of an immediate environment of the augmented reality device to provide a superimposed image, where the credential holder information includes a picture of the credential holder, and providing security verification based on a comparison of the picture of the credential holder and the live image. The information may be stored in the augmented reality device and an identifier of the credential holder from the electronic credential may be used to look up the information. The information may be provided by the electronic credential to the augmented reality device. The augmented reality device may cache information for a subset of the credential holders. The information may be stored in a cloud storage device. |
| US10545342B2 |
Freeform head mounted display
An optical apparatus for a near-eye display includes a microdisplay to emit image light and one or more field lenses positioned to receive the image light from the microdisplay. The one or more field lenses have a combined optical power to form a curved intermediate image. A freeform combiner, having an eyeward side and an external side, is positioned to receive the image light from the one or more field lenses and reflect the image light. A curved intermediate image is formed between the freeform combiner and the one or more field lenses. |
| US10545341B2 |
Methods and systems for diagnosing eye conditions, including macular degeneration
Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects. |
| US10545340B2 |
Head mounted display and low conspicuity pupil illuminator
The present disclosure provides for an optical element useful in an optical device for illuminating the pupil of an eye, particularly for use with a head mountable display that can include eye-tracking. The optical device includes a light source and an optical element that transmits light, where light emitted from the light source is directed by the optical element toward the pupil of the eye, and attributes of the eye can then be detected by an optical sensor such as a camera. The light source can emit infrared light that is not visible to the human eye, so that world view images and/or combined digital images of the head-mountable display are not compromised. |
| US10545334B2 |
Flare-cut member, lens device, and optical device
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an optical device capable of rotationally adjusting a lens system with a flare-cut member incorporated therein. For this purpose, the flare-cut member according to the present invention is characterized by including a light shield surface for shielding the light flux incident on the periphery of a lens, and an opening formed in the light shield surface and causing the light flux incident on a lens element to pass therethrough, wherein the opening is formed in a rotationally symmetrical shape. |
| US10545331B2 |
Light source apparatus and image display apparatus
A light source apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit includes a light source portion and a first dustproof structure portion that covers the light source portion. The second unit is connected to the first unit and includes a light-emitting body that emits visible light by being excited by emission light emitted from the light source portion and a second dustproof structure portion that covers the light-emitting body. |
| US10545330B2 |
Inspection assembly
This invention relates to an inspection assembly comprising a light source and a lens. In particular this invention relates to the provision of a reflection surface for improving the illumination of a field of view of a wide angle camera. An inspection assembly comprises a main body having a longitudinal axis and a distal end; a lens located at the distal end; a light source positioned to illuminate an area beyond the distal end of the main body; and a reflection surface, an angle between the reflection surface and the longitudinal axis of the main body being between 10° and 70°, wherein the reflection surface is positioned such that, in use, a first fraction of the light emitted by the light source is reflected by the reflection surface and a second fraction of the light emitted by the light source travels to an area beyond the distal end of the main body without being reflected by said surface. |
| US10545324B2 |
Microscope apparatus
A microscope apparatus includes: an objective lens; an observation optical system that makes the specimen be irradiated with excitation light by the objective lens, and acquires image information of the specimen; a first stimulation optical system that includes a scanning section which scans stimulus light, makes the scanning section scan an irradiation position of the stimulus light and applies an optical stimulus to the specimen; a second stimulation optical system that includes an SLM arranged at a pupil conjugate position of the objective lens and capable of modulating a phase of the stimulus light, selectively switches the irradiation position of the stimulus light by the SLM and applies the optical stimulus to the specimen; and a light path selecting section that selects at least one of a light path of the first stimulation optical system and a light path of the second stimulation optical system. |
| US10545323B2 |
Projection optical unit for EUV projection lithography
A projection optical unit for EUV projection lithography has a plurality of mirrors for imaging an object field into an image field with illumination light. At least one of the mirrors is an NI mirror and at least one of the mirrors is a GI mirror. A mirror dimension Dx of the at least one NI mirror in a plane of extent (xz) perpendicular to a plane of incidence (yz) satisfies the following relationship: 4 LLWx/IWPVmax |
| US10545320B2 |
Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same
Provided is a zoom lens, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power; a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens unit having a negative refractive power; and a rear lens group including one or more lens units, in which the third lens unit is configured to move toward the object side during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, in which an interval between adjacent lens units is changed during zooming, in which the fourth lens unit is moved in a direction having a vertical component to an optical axis during image stabilization, and in which focal lengths of the third and fourth lens units are appropriately set. |
| US10545319B2 |
Optical system, imaging device, and method for manufacturing the optical system
In an optical system (ZL) capable of imaging in a plurality of object side media (for instance, air and water) whose refractive indexes are different from each other, the optical system is composed of, in order from an object, a front lens group (G1) whose position in an optical axis fixed, and a rear lens group (for instance, G2 to G4), and the rear lens group comprises at least two moving lens groups (for instance, G2 and G3), and at least two moving lens groups in the rear lens group are moved along the optical axis upon changing between object side media. |
| US10545316B2 |
Imaging lens
An imaging lens includes a first lens having at least one aspheric surface and positive refractive power; a second lens having at least one aspheric surface; a third lens having at least one aspheric surface; a fourth lens having at least one aspheric surface; a fifth lens having at least one aspheric surface; a sixth lens having two aspheric surfaces; and a seventh lens having two aspheric surfaces and negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side respectively with a space in between. The imaging lens has a total of seven lenses. The fifth lens is disposed away from the sixth lens by a specific distance on an optical axis. The second lens has a specific Abbe's number. |
| US10545313B1 |
Optical assembly for a wide field of view point action camera with a low sag aspheric lens element
An optical assembly for a point action camera with a wide field of view has multiple lens elements configured to provide a field of view in excess of 150 degrees. One or more lens elements has an aspheric surface with an approximately 30 microns or less sag and an approximately 25 microns/millimeter or less aspheric sag slope. |
| US10545311B2 |
Image processing method, image processing device, and image pickup apparatus
One embodiment of the present invention provides an image processing method, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of viewpoint images; generating a contrast distribution from the plurality of viewpoint images; and generating an output image by performing image processing in accordance with the contrast distribution with respect to an image based on the plurality of viewpoint images. |
| US10545306B2 |
Telecommunications tray with a cable routing path extending through a pivot hinge
A multi-positionable tray assembly (20) for mounting within a chassis (10) of a telecommunications panel (100) is disclosed. The multi-positionable tray assembly (20) may include support arm (24) that pivotally supports a tray (22) and that allows the tray assembly (20) to be installed and removed from the chassis (10). The tray (22) and the support arm (24) cooperatively define a cable routing pathway (208) that extends through a pivot axis (A1) defined by the tray and the support arm. To minimize the required depth of the tray (10) and optimize cable routing, the tray (20) can include a cable management structure (102) with a patch panel (104) having a plurality of adapters (108) arranged along a transverse axis (A2), wherein the transverse axis is non-parallel or oblique to a front plane (A4) of the tray. |
| US10545304B2 |
Fiber optic terminal enclosure
A terminal enclosure with a terminal base with a hole; a terminal lid with an adapter mounting face and a mounting hole in the mounting face; a right angle transition body with first and second ends; an adapter which passes through the mounting hole and is mounted to the mounting face; and an fiber optic cable, attached to the second end of the right angle transition body, with an optical fiber with a connector at one end. The mounting face is formed at an angle α, between 0 and 180 degrees, from a plane formed where the terminal lid and base meet. The optical fiber connector is connected to the adapter. The first end of the right angle transition body passes through the terminal base hole. The terminal base and terminal lid are configured to be attached together. |
| US10545303B2 |
Optical cable and optical cable assembly having the same
An optical cable and an optical cable assembly having the same are provided. The optical cable includes a plurality of optical fibers each of which includes a core, a clad arranged on an outside of the core, and a coating layer arranged on an outside of the clad; a substantially transparent sheath in which the plurality of optical fibers are arranged; and a substantially transparent filler configured to fill a space between the sheath and the plurality of optical fibers. |
| US10545302B2 |
Latch mechanism for communication module
Some embodiments include a latch mechanism and an optoelectronic module that includes the latch mechanism. The latch mechanism may include a driver, a follower, a pivot member, and a cam member. The driver may be configured to rotate relative to a housing of the optoelectronic module about an axis of rotation between a latched position and an unlatched position. The follower may be configured to be move when the driver rotates between the latched and unlatched position. The follower may include at least one electromagnetic interference (EMI) window that is configured to engage with at least one EMI protrusion positioned on the housing and thereby maintain contact with a cage of a host device. |
| US10545295B1 |
Optical adapter with shutter
The invention provides an optical adapter with a shutter which can shorten a total depth dimension of an adapter main body by reducing a radius of two doors in a rotating direction, and can also achieve a firm coupling of two doors to a plug insertion port side. In an optical adapter with a shutter in which an adapter main body having a plug insertion port inserted a rectangular casing-shaped optical connector plug and formed into a horizontally long rectangular opening shape is equipped with a shutter for closing a plug insertion port so as to freely open and close, and biased each other in a closing direction by an elastic member, the shutter is constructed by two doors respectively rotated inward when the shutter is pressed by an optical connector plug inserted into the plug insertion port and vertically divided into two sections so as to be arranged vertically. |
| US10545293B2 |
Assemblies, optical connectors and methods of bonding optical fibers to substrates
Assemblies, optical connectors, and methods for bonding optical fibers to a substrate using a laser beam are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of bonding an optical fiber to a substrate includes directing a laser beam into the optical fiber disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the optical fiber has a curved surface and the curved surface of the optical fiber focuses the laser beam to a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the laser beam as it enters the optical fiber. The method further includes melting, using the laser beam, a material of the substrate at a bond area between the optical fiber and the surface of the substrate such that the optical fiber is bonded to the surface of the substrate. |
| US10545292B2 |
Optical waveguide circuit device
An optical waveguide circuit device includes: an optical waveguide circuit including a cladding layer formed on a substrate and made from silica-based glass, and an optical waveguide formed within the cladding layer and made from silica-based glass; heaters formed over the cladding layer and the optical waveguide and configured to heat the optical waveguide; wiring line electrode layers formed over the cladding layer, each of the wiring line electrode layers being coupled to a corresponding heater of the heaters and configured to allow electrical power to be supplied to the coupled heater; and an insulating layer covering the cladding layer, the heaters, and the wiring line electrode layers. The wiring line electrode layers adjacent to each other in a plan view are formed in different wiring layers. The wiring line electrode layers adjacent to each other in the same wiring layer are spaced by at least a predetermined distance. |
| US10545289B1 |
Planar optical head for free space optical communications, coherent LIDAR, and other applications
A multi-aperture optical system includes a photonic integrated circuit, a spacer substrate coupled to the photonic integrated circuit, a plurality of optical cells, a beam combiner, and a photodetector coupled to the beam combiner. The photonic integrated circuit, the spacer substrate, the plurality of optical cells, the beam combiner, and the photodetector are integrated as a single monolithically formed optical head. Each optical cell includes a focusing optical element formed on the spacer substrate and configured to focus the light through the substrate and onto a folding element. The folding element is integrated into the photonic integrated circuit to couple light incident on the optical cell into a waveguide. The waveguide is coupled to the phase shifter to transport the light reflected by the folding element through a phase shifter. The phase shifter is coupled to the focusing optical element to shift a phase of an optical signal received by the focusing optical element. |
| US10545276B2 |
Stack lighter luminaire
A luminaire module including a plurality of light-emitting elements (LEEs) arranged to emit light in a forward direction; a light guide comprising a pair of opposing side surfaces extending from a receiving end of the light guide to an opposing end of the light guide, the light guide configured to guide light received at the receiving end from the LEEs in the forward direction to the opposing end, wherein the light guide is elongated along a transverse direction orthogonal to the forward direction; and an optical extractor elongated along the transverse direction and located at the opposing end of the light guide to receive the guided light, the optical extractor comprising a redirecting surface and an output surface, wherein the received light undergoes two reflections off the redirecting surface prior to being output through the output surface in an ambient environment as output light in a backward angular range. |
| US10545274B2 |
Optical device and optical system
An optical device includes a light-guiding plate and light sources that each emit light to the light-guiding plate. The light-guiding plate has light convergence portions, the light substantially converges at or scatters from a convergence point or line, and an image is formed by a collection of the convergence points or lines, and a light convergence portion causes light to be emitted in directions in which the light substantially converges in or scatters from a range including a point located a first distance apart from the emission surface, and a second light convergence portion causes light to be emitted in directions in which the light substantially converges in or scatters from a range including a point located a second distance, which is longer than the first distance, apart from the emission surface, and the number of first light convergence portions is higher than the number of second light convergence portions. |
| US10545272B2 |
Tinted polarizing optical element and method for manufacturing such an element
A tinted polarizing optical element includes a pre-manufactured polarizing optical assembly. The polarizing optical assembly includes a first layer provided from a thermoplastic or a thermosetting material; a second layer consisting of a polarizing film; and a third layer provided from a thermoplastic or a thermosetting material, wherein the second layer consisting of the polarizing film is disposed between the first layer and the third layer. The optical element further includes a fourth layer provided from a tinted thermoplastic material, which is disposed over the polarizing optical assembly such that the fourth layer is spaced apart from the polarizing film by at least one layer. The tint of the fourth layer is obtained independently from the polarizing optical assembly. The optical element also includes a fifth layer provided from a crystal thermoplastic material, which has a finished surface to provide a corrective effect. |
| US10545269B2 |
Diffractive optical element and method of manufacturing the same
A diffractive optical element prevents degradation of the optical performance of the element due to moisture absorption of the resin layers from taking place and also can prevent cracks of the resin layers and peeling of the resin layers along the interface thereof from taking place in a hot environment or in a cold environment. The diffractive optical element comprises a first layer and a second layer sequentially laid on a substrate, a diffraction grating being formed at the interface of the first layer and the second layer, the height d of the diffraction grating, the average film thickness t1 of the first layer and the average film thickness t2 of the second layer satisfying the relationship requirements expressed by the expressions of 1.1×d≤t1≤50 μm and 30 μm≤t2≤(400 μm−t1−d). |
| US10545267B2 |
Optical diffusion film and method for manufacturing optical diffusion film
Provided are an optical diffusion film composed of a single layer, for which the optical diffusion incident angle region can be effectively expanded, and even when the incident angle of incident light is varied within the optical diffusion incident angle region, changes in the optical diffusion characteristics can be effectively suppressed; and a method for manufacturing the optical diffusion film.Disclosed is an optical diffusion film having, inside the film, a single optical diffusion layer having a first internal structure and a second internal structure, each of which include a plurality of regions having a relatively high refractive index in a region having a relatively low refractive index, sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, and the regions having a relatively high refractive index in the first internal structure have a bent section at an intermediate point along the film thickness direction. |
| US10545263B2 |
Systems and methods for generating computer-based representations of probabilities of precipitation occurrences and intensities
A method for estimating precipitation values and associated uncertainties is provided. In an embodiment, precipitation records that indicate the occurrence and intensity of precipitation at specific locations are received by a weather computing system. The weather computing system uses the gauge information to separately create multiple realizations of precipitation occurrence fields and precipitation intensity fields. The weather computing system may model the occurrence of precipitation by proposing a value for each point independently and using the proposed value to update all prior proposals. The weather computing system may model the intensity of precipitation by modeling the spatial correlation of precipitation intensity and sampling from distributions at each location to determine the intensity of precipitation at each location. The weather computing system may then combine the precipitation intensity and occurrence fields into one or more final estimate fields. |
| US10545259B2 |
Optomechanical gravimeter
An optomechanical gravimeter includes: a first and second accelerometer; and a spacer member interposed between the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer such that the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer independently include: a basal member; a test mass disposed on the basal member; a flexural member interposed between the basal member and the test mass such that the test mass is moveably disposed on the basal member via flexing of the flexural member; an armature disposed on the basal member and opposing the test mass and the flexural member such that: the armature is spaced apart from the test mass; a cavity including: a first mirror disposed on the test mass; a second mirror disposed on the armature, the spacer member providing a substantially constant distance of separation between a first measurement point of the first accelerometer and a second measurement point of the second accelerometer. |
| US10545255B2 |
Acoustic signal attenuator for LWD/MWD logging systems
One example of an acoustic signal attenuator for LWD/MWD logging systems can be implemented as an acoustic well logging tool positionable in a wellbore. The tool includes a longitudinal tool body. An acoustic signal transmitter and an acoustic signal receiver are mounted in the tool body and spaced longitudinally apart from each other. An acoustic signal attenuator which includes multiple slots formed in an outer surface of a portion of the tool body is positioned between the transmitter and the receiver. Each slot includes multiple protrusions extending from an inner surface of the slot into the slot. In operation, the multiple protrusions in each slot operate to attenuate an acoustic signal propagating from the transmitter to the receiver through the tool body. |
| US10545251B2 |
Computer system and method for generating attribute renderings from a seismic data volume
The computer system and computer-implemented method allow a user to position an interactive cursor my interaction with a user-input device, to select a point anywhere within a 3D seismic data volume that is visible on a display. In response, the computer dynamically calculates a horizon-based stratal slice that includes the user-selected point. A selected attribute rendering from seismic data that is contained within the horizon-based stratal slice is automatically calculated and dynamically shown on a second display. |
| US10545246B1 |
Global navigation satellite system spoofer identification technique based on carrier to noise ratio signatures
Disclosed is a technique that can provide one or more countermeasures against spoofers. A beamformer can control an antenna pattern of a CRPA to generate a survey beam. The survey beam is swept across space to determine a characteristic signature based on carrier-to-noise ratios (C/No) for particular space vehicle signals. Matching C/No signatures can be used to identify the existence of spoofers and invoke a countermeasure, such as nulling. |
| US10545244B2 |
Cloud-offloaded position calculation with on-device acquisition
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for cloud-offloaded position calculation with on-device acquisition. One method includes operations for collecting raw global positioning system (GPS) signals for a set of positions, and storing in memory the raw GPS signals. The method further includes processing the raw GPS signals in batch mode at the computing device to obtain acquisition data for the positions, where the processing includes identifying tasks for parallel processing by a graphics processing unit (GPU), performing, by the GPU, the tasks in parallel by assigning each of the tasks to a core processor within the GPU, and combining results from performing the tasks to obtain the acquisition data. Additionally, the method includes an operation for transmitting the acquisition data to a server for calculating locations for the set positions at the server, the server storing the locations and making the locations available for location-tracking applications. |
| US10545243B2 |
Systems and methods for improved atmospheric monitoring and GPS positioning utilizing GNSS tomographic refractivity
The disclosed technology relates to systems and methods for determining three-dimensional atmospheric and ionospheric density using refraction of electromagnetic waves. A method is provided for receiving, at a processing system, and from a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) stations, navigation data corresponding to computed positions of the plurality of GNSS stations. The method can further include determining, based at least in part on received navigation data and received GNSS transmitter information, ionosphere and atmosphere refractivity corresponding to intersections of two or more GNSS signals. The method can include calculating, based on the determined 3D density states, data fields of a model representing the three-3D density states. The method can include transmitting position adjustment data to calibrate a navigation position of at least one of the plurality of the GNSS stations based at least in part on the calculated data fields of the model. |
| US10545238B1 |
Combining laser pulse transmissions in LiDAR
A light ranging and detection (LiDAR) device may combine the transmission of laser pulses. Different trains of pulses from different transmitters may be combined and transmitted to an environment via a common optical path. The laser pulses transmitted from one train of pulses may be in a polarization state that is orthogonal to a polarization state for the laser pulses of the other train of pulses. Reflections for the different trains of pulses may be received via the common optical path and separated according to polarization state. Reflections of the train of pulses may be directed to one receiver and reflections of the other train of pulses may be directed to a different receiver. The transmission delta between the different trains of pulses may be dynamically configured. The pulse repetition rate of each train of pulses may also be configured. |
| US10545229B2 |
Systems and methods for unified mapping of an environment
A method and system for generating a map of an environment based on information acquired by radar combined with information acquired from LIDAR, cameras, or a combination of the LIDAR and camera. The system uses a combination of data from a radar system combined with data from one or both of a camera system and LIDAR system to generate a unified map of the environment. |
| US10545226B2 |
Frequency steered sonar user interface
A marine sonar display device comprises a display, a memory element, and a processing element. The display displays sonar images. The memory element stores sonar data. The processing element is configured to transmit a transmit electronic signal to a frequency steered sonar element which transmits an array of sonar beams into a body of water, each sonar beam transmitted in a different angular direction, receive a receive electronic signal from the frequency steered sonar element, the receive electronic signal including a plurality of frequency components, calculate an array of sonar data slices, one sonar data slice for each frequency component, generate an array of sonar image slices, one sonar image slice for each sonar data slice, and control the display to visually present the array of sonar image slices in near real time and a historical sequence of at least one sonar image slice. |
| US10545225B2 |
Optical sensor device with deep and shallow control electrodes
An optical sensor device configured to detect a time of flight of an electromagnetic signal includes a semiconductor substrate with a conversion region configured to convert at least a portion of the electromagnetic signal into photo-generated charge carriers. A deep control electrode is formed in a trench extending into the semiconductor substrate. The deep control electrode extends deeper into the semiconductor substrate than a shallow control electrode. A control circuit is configured to apply to the deep control electrode and to the shallow control electrode varying potentials having a fixed phase relationship to each other, to generate electric potential distributions in the conversion region, by which the photo-generated charge carriers in the conversion region are directed. The directed photo-generated charge carriers are detected at at least one readout node. |
| US10545220B2 |
Embedded communication authentication
A method and apparatus are provided to authenticate information embedded within radar signals. Radar signals comprising embedded information are received from a first sender. First position information is determined corresponding to a position of the first sender. Second position information associated with the embedded information is determined. The first and second position information is compared. |
| US10545219B2 |
Three dimensional object-localization and tracking using ultrasonic pulses
A tracking method is disclosed. The method may include displaying visual content on a screen. A base station may be stationary with respect to the screen while the visual content is being displayed. In contrast, one or more objects may move with respect to the screen while the visual content is being displayed. The one or more objects may be tracked so that the movement thereof may be used to alter the visual content. Such tracking may involve the base station and the one or more objects sending and/or receiving one or more ultrasonic pulses. Time-difference-of-arrival and/or time-of-flight of the one or more ultrasonic pulses may then be used to estimate a relative location and/or a relative orientation of the one or more objects with respect to the base station in three dimensional space. |
| US10545216B2 |
Method of locating a transmitting source in multipath environment and system thereof
There are provided a method of locating a transmitting source in multipath environment and system thereof. The method comprises: obtaining, by each receiver k of a plurality of spatially separated receivers, a sequence of samples of a signal received by the receiver, each sample respectively associated with a time of obtaining said sample, wherein one or more receivers m among the plurality of receivers k each obtain a respective sequence of samples over a plurality of different positions along a respective trajectory r(t) with respect to the site associated with the respective receiver m; and processing the obtained sequences of samples to identify the most likely location of the transmitting source. Optionally, most likely location can be estimated using a grid of potential locations within an area of interest. |
| US10545213B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance apparatus for avoiding acquisition of data in examination regions exhibiting high distortion
In a method for operating a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus, at least one first distortion-corrected MR image is displayed at a display screen, with a first selection symbol superimposed thereon for selection of a scan volume from which diagnostic MR data are to be subsequently acquired. A second MR image is also displayed, that is at least partially distorted, and which represents at least a part of the region encompassed by the first distortion-corrected MR image. The second MR image is superimposed with a second selection symbol that indicates the same scan volume defined by the first selection symbol, but in the second magnetic resonance image. The second selection symbol is then used by an operator to select the actual scan volume from which the diagnostic MR data will be acquired, and a magnetic resonance apparatus is operated to acquire the MR data from that selected scan volume. |
| US10545212B2 |
Method and system of frequency constrained gradient waveform production
The present disclosure provides a method and system of magnetic resonance imaging using a constrained gradient waveform. The constrained gradient waveform is designed to have only predetermined frequencies, for example excluding one or more identified resonant frequencies associated with the MRI system. The application of such a constrained gradient waveform during imaging may aid in reducing noise, vibration and/or heating of the MRI system during imaging. |
| US10545209B2 |
System and method for acquiring both T2*-weighted and T1-weighted data in a single acquisition using a single dose of contrast agent
Described here are systems and methods for obtaining measurements of both tissue perfusion and permeability with a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system after the administration of a single dose of contrast agent. To this end, the MRI system is directed to acquire T2*-weighted data, during which the acquired signal values are monitored for a trigger event. When the trigger event occurs, the MRI system is directed to switch from acquiring the T2*-weighted data to acquiring T1-weighted data. The systems and methods of the present invention can thus be used for a fully automated, single acquisition of perfusion and permeability measurements using only a single dose of contrast agent. |
| US10545207B2 |
Low-field magnetic resonance imaging methods and apparatus
According to some aspects, a low-field magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The low-field magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging, the magnetics system comprising, a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system at a low-field strength of less than 0.2 Tesla (T), a plurality of gradient coils configured to, when operated, generate magnetic fields to provide spatial encoding of magnetic resonance signals, and at least one radio frequency coil configured to, when operated, transmit radio frequency signals to a field of view of the magnetic resonance imaging system and to respond to magnetic resonance signals emitted from the field of view, a power system comprising one or more power components configured to provide power to the magnetics system to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system to perform image acquisition, and a power connection configured to connect to a single-phase outlet to receive mains electricity and deliver the mains electricity to the power system to provide power needed to operate the magnetic resonance imaging system. According to some aspects, the power system operates the low-field magnetic resonance imaging system using an average of less than 1.6 kilowatts during image acquisition. |
| US10545205B2 |
Voltage-mode passive mixer with integrated input and output buffers
Various approaches of receiving signals in integrated circuitry include implementing a voltage-mode passive mixer for down-converting the frequency of the received signals, a baseband output buffer, and a transconductance amplifier coupled between the voltage-mode passive mixer and baseband output buffer for presenting a high-impedance load to the voltage-mode passive mixer and shielding the baseband output buffer from a high-frequency feedthrough. |
| US10545204B2 |
Non-resonant magnetic resonance coil and magnetic resonance imaging system using the same
A magnetic resonance coil and a magnetic resonance imaging system using the same are provided. The magnetic resonance coil may include an antenna and a signal processor. The antenna may be configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal emitted from an object, wherein the antenna does not resonate with the RF signal. The signal processor may be coupled to the antenna configured to process the RF signal to generate a processed signal. |
| US10545194B2 |
Electric power distribution system including metering function and method of evaluating energy metering
An electric power distribution system is used with an electric power source. The electric power distribution system includes a first device exchanging first electric power with the electric power source. The first device exchanges the first electric power with a plurality of second devices and meters first electric energy corresponding to the first electric power. The second devices exchange the first electric power with the first device. Each of the second devices exchanges second electric power as at least part of the first electric power with a number of corresponding electric loads and meter second electric energy corresponding to the second electric power. A processor includes a routine that compares the metered first electric energy from the first device with a sum of the metered second electric energy from each of the second devices, and responsively determines proper or improper operation of the electric power distribution system. |
| US10545193B2 |
Charge pump overload detection
One or more embodiments are directed to charge pump overload detection circuits which may be employed in imaging devices including one or more SPAD arrays, such as proximity sensors and time of flight sensors. One embodiment is directed to a charge pump overload detection circuit that includes a charge pump, a charge pump supply regulation device, a charge pump voltage regulation feedback loop and a charge pump overload detection comparator. The charge pump supplies an output voltage to a load, and the charge pump supply regulation device supplies a regulated voltage to an input of the charge pump. The charge pump voltage regulation feedback loop includes a feedback voltage generator that generates a feedback voltage based on the charge pump output voltage, and an amplifier that generates and provides a charge pump regulation control signal to the charge pump supply regulation device based on a difference between the feedback voltage and a reference voltage. The charge pump overload detection comparator compares the charge pump regulation control signal with a second reference voltage, and outputs an overload signal based on the comparison. |
| US10545192B2 |
Electric storage module
An electric storage module includes an electric storage cell, a voltage detection board, and a spacer. The electric storage cell has an electric storage element, as well as terminals electrically connected to the positive or negative electrodes of the electric storage element. The voltage detection board has a land and wiring provided on it. The spacer has electrical conductivity and contacts the terminal and the land. |
| US10545190B2 |
Circuit structures to resolve random testability
Embodiments include techniques for using circuit structures for resolving random testability, the techniques includes analyzing a logic structures of a circuit design, and identifying the logic structures of the circuit that are random resistant structures. The techniques also include replacing the logic structures with random testable structures, and performing a test of the circuit design. |
| US10545189B2 |
Granular dynamic test systems and methods
In one embodiments, a system comprises: a plurality of scan test chains configured to perform test operations at a first clock speed; a central test controller for controlling testing by the scan test chains; and an interface configured to generate instructions to direct central test controller. The interface communicates with the centralized test controller at the first clock speed and an external scan input at a second clock speed. The second clock speed can be faster than the first clock speed. The instructions communicated to the central controller can be directions associated with sequential scan compression/decompression operations. In one exemplary implementation, the interface further comprise a mode state machine used to generate the mode control instructions and a test register state machine that generate test state control instructions, wherein the test mode control instructions and the test state control instructions direct operations of the centralized test controller. |
| US10545183B2 |
System and method for performing transformer diagnostics
A method for performing diagnostics on a target transformer includes applying a voltage output of a voltage generator to a winding or phase of the target transformer; controlling the voltage generator to output an AC voltage at a first frequency and then a second frequency and measuring first and second excitation currents flowing into the target transformer associated with the first frequency and second frequency, respectively. The method further includes determining an actual excitation current of the target transformer as a function of both the first and second excitation currents, and comparing the actual excitation current of the target transformer to excitation currents associated with one or more benchmark transformers having known electrical characteristics. And when the actual excitation current of the target transformer matches an excitation current of one of benchmark transformers, determining the electrical characteristics of the target transformer to match electrical characteristics of the one benchmark transformer. |
| US10545177B2 |
Non-contact sensor based Rogowski coil
A coil that includes a current and a voltage sensor. |
| US10545168B2 |
Microelectromechanical systems device and method
A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device and a method of testing a MEMS device. The device includes a MEMS sensor having first and second mobile elements, first and second electrodes arranged to deflect the mobile elements by the application of test voltages, and a differential detector circuit. The device also includes an input multiplexer circuit configured selectively to connect each electrode to a test voltage source to apply a plurality of test voltages to deflect the mobile elements during a test mode. The test voltages comprise a set of monotonically increasing test voltages and a set of monotonically decreasing voltages for performing a C(V) sweep to test for stiction. The device further includes an output multiplexer circuit configured selectively to connect the first mobile element and/or the second mobile element to a single one of the inputs of the detector circuit to detect the deflection of the mobile element. |
| US10545167B2 |
Multiple-axis resonant accelerometers
Multiple-axis resonant accelerometers are based on detection of resonance frequency changes of one or more electrostatically-driven resonator masses due to electrostatic gap changes under acceleration. Specifically, one or more resonator masses are configured to resonate simultaneously in different directions associated with different axes of sensitivity (e.g., X, Y, and/or Z axes). The motion of each resonator mass is monitored through one or more electrostatically-coupled sense electrodes. An acceleration along a particular axis of sensitivity causes a small change in the electrostatic gap(s) between the corresponding resonator mass(es) and the sense electrode(s) associated with that axis of sensitivity, and this electrostatic gap change manifests as a small change in the resonance frequency of the resonator from which an accelerometer output signal can be produced. |
| US10545166B2 |
Optical sensor device, sensor apparatus and cable comprising such device
The invention relates to an optical sensor device comprising a reference body, an optical fiber including an intrinsic fiber optic sensor, and a hydraulic transmission system. The hydraulic transmission system is connected to the reference body such that an input portion and an output portion are movable with respect to the reference body. The optical fiber is connected with a first connecting portion to the output portion of the hydraulic transmission system and with a second connecting portion to an element exterior to the hydraulic transmission system. The intrinsic sensor is positioned between the first and second connecting portion. The input portion is arranged for receiving an input action and the hydraulic transmission system is arranged for converting the input action to a sensing action applied to the optical fiber by the output portion such as to modify strain in the optical fiber dependent on said input action. |
| US10545164B2 |
Air movement visualization device
A portable device for checking wind direction discharges a visible, and optionally scented, vapor stream into the atmosphere in a well-defined reference direction. In some embodiments, the device includes a power source, a vessel having an internal plenum chamber storing a volume of air, a reservoir containing a vaporizable agent, a vaporizing element associated with the vaporizable agent, and a pressure switch. The vessel is deformable to generate an airflow that operates the pressure switch to temporarily connect the power source to the vaporizing element, thereby energizing the vaporizing element to generate vapor. The airflow also carries the vapor into the atmosphere as a visible vapor stream flowing in the reference direction. The reservoir and vaporizing element may be carried in a cartridge removably mounted on the device. Other embodiments operate similarly, but use alternative means for generating gaseous flow to operate the switch and/or carry vapor into the atmosphere. |
| US10545160B2 |
Autosampler sample and sample rack identification
A sample identification system for an automated sampling device is described. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a sample holder having a plurality of apertures configured to receive a plurality of sample vessels therein, the sample holder having one or more corresponding sample holder identifiers positioned proximate to the sample holder; and an identifier capture device configured to detect the one or more sample holder identifiers positioned proximate to the sample holder and generate a data signal in response thereto, the data signal corresponding to at least an orientation of the sample holder relative to a surface on which the sample holder is positioned. |
| US10545157B2 |
Kidney disease biomarker
The disclosure provides methods and solid states devices for detecting and staging chronic kidney disease in a patient, where the levels of biomarkers in a sample obtained from a patient are elevated or reduced compared to the levels in a sample obtained from healthy subject. In addition, the disclosure provides the use of methods and solid state devices for measurement of specific biological markers for determining the efficacy of a treatment for chronic kidney disease and for determining a drug treatment protocol for a subject suffering from chronic kidney disease. |
| US10545152B2 |
Method and composition using a quaternary ammonium compound
A method (e.g. high resolution melting analysis) of determining of the presence or absence of a target nucleic acid in a sample, e.g. a biological sample, the method comprising steps of:⋅(a) contacting the sample with a composition comprising⋅(i) a quaternary ammonium compound, e.g. 3-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl-dimethyl octadecyl ammonium chloride (3-TPAC) or a precursor thereof, in order to release the nucleic acids from said sample; and⋅(b) contacting the sample with a probe which is capable of interacting with the nucleic acid sequence; and⋅(c) observing and/or measuring a property of the sample, e.g. fluorescence from a dsDNA binding dye. |
| US10545147B2 |
Interferon-λ4 (IFNL-4) protein, related nucleic acid molecules, and uses thereof
The invention is related to identification of an interferon-analog (IFNL4) protein and genetic association with spontaneous clearance of HCV infection and response to treatment for HCV infection. |
| US10545146B2 |
Method for detecting specific substance in milk
An immunochromatographic method for detecting a specific substance contained in milk, which comprises (1) the step of contacting the milk with a test strip having a first part retaining a labeled first antibody directed to the specific substance or the specific substance that is labeled, a second part disposed downstream from the first part, on which a second antibody directed to the specific substance is immobilized, and a third part disposed upstream from the first part or the second part and having voids enabling removal of milk fat globules contained in the milk, at the third part or a further upstream part, and (2) the step of flowing the milk up to the second part or a further downstream part to obtain a detectable signal of the label at the second part or a further downstream part. |
| US10545145B2 |
Stochastic arrangement of reagents in clusters—STARC
The invention, in some aspects relates to compositions and methods for imaging biological systems and physiological activity and conditions in cells. |
| US10545144B2 |
Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus using oligonucleotides antigens
Methods and kits for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a subject are provided. Particularly, the present invention relates to specific oligonucleotide antibody reactivities useful in diagnosing SLE in a subject. |
| US10545137B2 |
Multiplex polymeric dye devices and methods for using the same
Multiplex polymeric dye devices are provided. Aspects of the devices include a solid support, and first and second dried polymeric dye compositions distinctly positioned relative to a surface of the solid support. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making and using the devices, e.g., in analyte detection applications, as well as kits containing the devices. |
| US10545136B2 |
Methods for the monitoring and prognosis of a cancer
The present invention relates to methods for prognosis and monitoring of a cancer, preferably bladder cancer, by measuring the proportion of CD8+ T Lymphocytes expressing ILT-2 and the plasma level of soluble HLA-G. The invention also relates to anti HLA-G antibodies for use for treating a cancer in which tumor cells express HLA-G, preferably bladder cancer. |
| US10545134B2 |
RAC1 inhibitors for the treatment of Alport glomerular disease
The present invention provides methods of treating Alport syndrome in a subject by the administration of an agent that blocks the activation of RAC1/CDC42 members of the rho family of small GTPases. Such agents include, but are not limited to, the endothelin receptor antagonists such as bosentan and letairis and neutralizing antibodies to endothelin-1. Such administration prevents invasion of the glomerular capillary tufts by mesangial lamellipodial/filopodial processes, blocks mesangial process invasion, abrogates the deposition of laminin 211 in the GBM, and prevents the activation of maladaptive expression of proteins known to contribute to glomerular disease progression. |
| US10545128B2 |
Device for measuring adsorption/desorption characteristic of surface bed sediments on contaminants and method of using the device
The present invention discloses a device for measuring adsorption/desorption of contaminants onto surface bed sediments and a method of using the device. The measurement device includes a sediment sample disc, a sample holder, a reaction cylinder, a liquid collection cylinder, and a liquid circulating member from inside to outside, the liquid circulating member consisting of rubber pipes and a peristaltic pump. According to the method of using the device for measuring the adsorption/desorption of contaminants onto surface bed sediments, the full contact of bed sediments with pore water and the full exchange of overlying water with pore water are realized through liquid circulation without changing the arrangement modes of the bed sediments; any thickness of bed sediments can be performed on experiments, particularly for thin-layer bed sediments; and natural permeation and accelerated permeation of pore water through bed sediments can be switched simply by adjusting the flow rates of the peristaltic pump and by opening/closing of vent holes. Adsorption characteristic parameters obtained through the device and the method provide, for water quality models, data support which conforms to the natural existing condition of bed sediments and is more scientific and reasonable, and the device and the method achieve significant environmental benefits. |
| US10545118B2 |
Dielectric barrier discharge ionization detector
A dielectric barrier discharge ionization detector (BID) capable of achieving a high level of signal-to-noise ratio in a stable manner is provided. In a BID having a high-voltage electrode, upstream-side ground electrode and downstream-side ground electrode circumferentially formed on the outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical dielectric tube, a heater for heating the cylindrical dielectric tube or tube-line tip member attached to the upper end of the same tube is provided. Increasing the temperature of the cylindrical dielectric tube by this heater improves the stability of the electric discharge, whereby the amount of noise is reduced and a high level of signal-to-noise is achieved. |
| US10545116B2 |
Nano dipole sensors
A bipolar junction transistor is provided; the transistor has an emitter, a base, and a collector. The base is coupled to a sensing electrode. The sensing electrode is immersed in a fluid to be analyzed. The bipolar junction transistor is biased into the active region. An AC excitation of one of the emitter and the base is caused. A measurement is carried out on a collector current resulting from the AC excitation, to analyze the fluid. |
| US10545114B2 |
Chemical sensor and a method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a chemical sensor which includes an alignment frame that has an opening that passes through the inside of the alignment frame and includes first and second side portions that face each other with the opening therebetween and insulation portions disposed between the first and second side portions, a plurality of sensing fibers disposed in two-dimensions across the opening of the alignment frame so as to connect the first side portion and the second side portion, and a source pattern and a drain pattern connected to the first side portion and the second side portion of the alignment frame, respectively. |
| US10545111B1 |
Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture
Moisture detection and ingression monitoring systems and methods of manufacture are provided. The moisture detection structure includes chip edge sealing structures including at least one electrode forming a capacitor structured to detect moisture ingress within an integrated circuit. The at least one electrode and a second electrode of the capacitor is biased to ground and to a moisture detection circuit or vice versa, respectively. |
| US10545109B2 |
Portable device for measuring dielectric and/or magnetic characteristics of samples
A portable device includes first and second connectors capable of guiding an electromagnetic wave, a sample carrier installed between the first premier and second connectors and including a cavity housing a sample, an electronic module including an electromagnetic wave generator, and a processing system capable of analysing the electromagnetic wave exiting the second connector in order to deliver a first dielectric permittivity measurement and/or a second magnetic permeability measurement, a computer device including a control system capable of controlling the operation of the electronic module and of recovering each first or second measurement, and a portable container housing the first and second connectors, the sample carrier, the electronic module and the computer device. |
| US10545108B2 |
Nanostructured gas sensor
A thin film gas sensor device includes a substrate, a first pillar, a second pillar, a nanostructured thin film layer, and a first and a second electrical contact. The first and second pillars are supported by the substrate. The nanostructured thin film layer is formed with a semi-conductor material including holes. The semiconductor material is configured to undergo a reduction in a density of the holes in the presence of a target gas, thereby increasing an electrical resistance of the nanostructured thin film layer. The first and the second electrical contacts are operably connected to the nanostructured thin film layer, such that the increase in electrical resistance can be detected. |
| US10545107B2 |
System, device and methods for measuring substances' dielectric properties using microwave sensors
Systems, device and methods are provided for measuring parameters of a medium such as the dielectric properties of a medium including a plurality of layers, using an array of sensors. The array comprises at least two transducers and at least one transceiver attached to said at least two transducers, the at least one transceiver is configured to transmit at least one signal toward the medium and receive a plurality of signals affected by the medium; a data acquisition unit and at least one processor unit, configured to: process the affected plurality of signals to yield a plurality of transfer functions wherein each of said plurality of transfer functions comprising said medium response between two transducers of said at least two transducers as function of frequency or time; and process the plurality of transfer functions to yield a plurality of statistical measures, and process said statistical measures to calculate said medium parameters. |
| US10545104B2 |
Computationally efficient X-ray based overlay measurement
Methods and systems for performing overlay and edge placement errors of device structures based on x-ray diffraction measurement data are presented. Overlay error between different layers of a metrology target is estimated based on the intensity variation within each x-ray diffraction order measured at multiple, different angles of incidence and azimuth angles. The estimation of overlay involves a parameterization of the intensity modulations of common orders such that a low frequency shape modulation is described by a set of basis functions and a high frequency overlay modulation is described by an affine-circular function including a parameter indicative of overlay. In addition to overlay, a shape parameter of the metrology target is estimated based on a fitting analysis of a measurement model to the intensities of the measured diffraction orders. In some examples, the estimation of overlay and the estimation of one or more shape parameter values are performed simultaneously. |
| US10545086B2 |
Friction coefficient measurement apparatus
An object of the present invention is to provide a friction coefficient measurement apparatus which measures an angle of relative torsion caused by a friction between a road surface friction measuring rubber attached strip and a road surface and the friction coefficient measurement apparatus which is able to reduce operator taken for work of replacing the road surface friction measuring rubber attached strip with new one.A friction coefficient measurement apparatus (100) according to the present invention includes a road surface friction measuring rubber attached strip (30) and an attaching bolt (31) which attaches said rubber attached strip (30)(to a main body of the friction coefficient measurement apparatus), a diameter of a large-diameter circular part of an attaching bolt insertion opening (30A) in said rubber attached strip (30) is set (slightly) larger than a diameter of a bolt head of the attaching bolt (31) and a diameter of a small-diameter circular part thereof is set smaller than the diameter of the bolt head of the attaching bolt (31) and is (slightly) larger than the diameter of the bolt shaft thereof, and a spring washer for anti-loosening the attaching bolt (32) and a rubber attached strip fall prevention washer (33) are interposed. |
| US10545078B2 |
Staining and staining pre-treatment methods and devices
Staining nucleotides within chromosomes is an important technique used in cytogenetics to produce a visible karyotype by staining condensed chromosomes. Such techniques are useful, for example, in identifying genetic diseases through the photographic representation of the entire chromosome complement. Prior to the steps of selective dissolving and staining of nucleotides within the chromosomes an aging step is performed to increase the selective solubility between different nucleotides. Within the prior art this aging step is a time consuming process taking several days. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide a staining pretreatment method which can be performed in a short period of time. |
| US10545075B2 |
Methods and compositions for preparing biological specimens for microscopic analysis
Methods and compositions are provided for preparing a biological specimen for microscopic analysis. These methods find many uses, for example in medicine and research, e.g., to diagnose or monitor disease or graft transplantation, to study healthy or diseased tissue, to screen candidate agents for toxicity and efficacy in disease modification. Also provided are reagents, devices, kits and systems thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods. |
| US10545070B2 |
Dispersion correction in optical frequency-domain reflectometry
An optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) measurement is produced from an OFDR apparatus that includes a tunable laser source coupled to a sensing interferometer and a monitor interferometer. The sensing interferometer is also coupled to a waveguide, e.g., an optical sensing fiber. Sensor interferometric data obtained by the OFDR measurement is processed in the spectral domain (e.g., frequency) with one or more parameters to compensate for the optical dispersion associated with the sensing interferometer data. A Fourier Transform of the dispersion-compensated sensing interferometric data in the spectral domain is performed to provide a dispersion-compensated OFDR measurement information in the temporal (e.g., time) domain. |
| US10545067B2 |
Method and system for testing airtightness of a building envelope
A method and system for testing airtightness of a building envelope (10). An air flow generator (21) is provided that is switchable between at least two different flow rates (Q0,Q1). The air flow generator (21) is repeatedly switched between a first flow rate (Q0) and a second flow rate (Q1) for modulating the building pressure (P1) as a function of time (t) between respective equilibrium pressure values at the first flow rate (Q0) and the second flow rate (Q1). The relative building pressure (ΔP) is measured by a differential pressure transducer (31) and recorded as a function of time (t). A pressure modulation amplitude (ΔPmodulation) is calculated for providing a measure of the airtightness. |
| US10545065B2 |
Tube diaphragm seal
An adapter for a diaphragm seal, having a first coupling area for fluid-tight coupling with a process port, a second coupling area for fluid-tight coupling with a diaphragm seal and an adapter diaphragm, which is disposed fluid-tight at a junction between the first coupling area and the second coupling area and is designed to come into contact with a seal diaphragm in a mounted state of the diaphragm seal. A measuring system is also provided for measuring a pressure, a fill level and/or a temperature of a process medium within an apparatus, and an apparatus of this type. |
| US10545064B2 |
Integrated pressure and temperature sensor
A device for sensing pressure and temperature in a fluid environment includes a cover defining an interior. A thermistor tube is positioned at least partially within the interior, the thermistor tube extending substantially along a longitudinal axis. A port body is also positioned at least partially within the interior, the port body forming a channel which extends along the longitudinal axis for receiving a fluid from the fluid environment. A diaphragm is affixed within the port body. The diaphragm has a first surface exposed to the fluid within the channel and a second surface sealed from the channel. |
| US10545063B2 |
Force detection sensor having a base member with a force receiving surface and another surface with an interdigital electrode
A force detection sensor includes a base member having a first surface subjected to an external force and a second surface having a normal direction different from the first surface, and an inter-digital electrode placed on the second surface. Further, the second surface deforms when the first surface is subjected to the force. Furthermore, the second surface includes a part formed by a surface of a piezoelectric material and the inter-digital electrode is placed in the part. The piezoelectric material is quartz crystal. The second surface is parallel to an electrical axis of the quartz crystal. |
| US10545061B1 |
Decoupled determination of magnetostriction and inverse magnetostriction
Rapid calculation of magnetostriction effects can consist of calculating a stress field and a magnetic field in a structure by determining a magnetic field on the magnetic mesh, determining a magnetostriction from the magnetic field, applying the magnetostriction to the mechanical mesh, determining a stress field on the mechanical mesh, determining an inverse magnetostriction from the stress field, applying the inverse magnetostriction to the magnetic mesh, and determining a new magnetic field on the magnetic mesh by accounting for the inverse magnetostriction. Calculations can be based on data representing a structure, including a magnetic mesh, a mechanical mesh, and a plurality of material properties. After calculation is completed, data characterizing the calculated stress field and magnetic field for the structure can be provided as output. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, methods and articles are also described. |
| US10545059B2 |
Piezoelectric element having improved sensitivity, method for manufacturing the same and piezoelectric sensor
A piezoelectric element includes: a piezoelectric part; a first substrate and a second substrate, provided at both sides of the piezoelectric part, respectively; a first electrode layer, located between the first substrate and the piezoelectric part; and a second electrode layer, located between the electrode substrate and the piezoelectric part, wherein a surface of at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate close to the piezoelectric part is provided with a convex portion. |
| US10545055B2 |
Electronic device including a temperature sensor
An electronic device can include a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor can include a drain electrode including drain fingers spaced apart from the source fingers; a source electrode including source fingers spaced apart from the drain fingers; and a gate electrode including a runner, gate fingers and a conductive bridge. In an embodiment, the runner includes a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from the first portion, the gate fingers are coupled to the runner and each gate finger is disposed between a pair of the source and drain fingers. The conductive bridge connects at least two gate fingers, wherein the conductive bridge is along a conduction path between the first and second portions of the runner. Designs for the temperature sensor may provide a more accurate temperature measurement reflective of a transistor within the electronic device. |
| US10545054B2 |
Active grounded thermocouple and method of operation
A temperature measurement system includes at least one grounded thermocouple operable to measure a temperature, a processor in communication with the grounded thermocouple and configured to measure the temperature, and a power supply coupled to the grounded thermocouple and the processor. The power supply is configured to receive a voltage input and generate an isolated voltage. The grounded thermocouple is selectively biased with the isolated voltage from the power supply during a temperature measurement. |
| US10545053B2 |
Dynamic element matching in an integrated circuit
An example dynamic element matching (DEM) circuit includes: a plurality of bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), each of the plurality of BJTs having a base terminal and a collector terminal coupled to electrical ground; a plurality of pairs of force switches, each pair of force switches coupled to an emitter of a respective one of the plurality of BJTs; a plurality of pairs of sense switches, where each pair of sense switches is coupled to the emitter of a respective one of the plurality of BJTs, a first switch in each pair of sense switches is coupled to a first node, and a second switch in each pair of sense switches is coupled to a second node; a first current source coupled to a first switch in each pair of force switches; and a second current source coupled to a second switch in each pair of force switches. |
| US10545049B2 |
Method for stabilizing a spectrometer using single spectral notch
A method for determining spectral calibration data (λcal(Sd), Sd,cal(λ)) of a Fabry-Perot interferometer (100) comprises: forming a spectral notch (NC2) by filtering input light (LB1) with a notch filter (60) such that the spectral notch (NC2) corresponds to a transmittance notch (NC1) of the notch filter (60), measuring a spectral intensity distribution (M(Sd)) of the spectral notch (NC2) by varying the mirror gap (dFP) of the Fabry-Perot interferometer (100), and by providing a control signal (Sd) indicative of the mirror gap (dFP), and determining the spectral calibration data (λcal(Sd), Sd,cal(λ)) by matching the measured spectral intensity distribution (M(Sd)) with the spectral transmittance (TN(λ)) of the notch filter (60). |
| US10545048B2 |
Medication dispensing device and methods
A medication dispensing device may include a plurality of trays, each tray optionally including a load cell configured to measure a mass/weight of a medication contained in the respective tray. Each tray is placeable in a medication accessible position and a medication inaccessible position. The medication dispensing device includes a user interface configured to provide instructions and/or other information with regard to access for each medication. A processor provides instructions to selectively place each tray in the medication accessible position, and to determine, based on any change in the mass of the medication placed in the medication accessible position, whether the appropriate amount of the medication is removed from the tray. |
| US10545046B2 |
System and method for measuring grain cart weight
A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons. |
| US10545045B2 |
Machine fluid condition monitoring system
A hub, sight glass column and bottom sediment and water bowl are described. The hub is adapted to interconnect multiple machine fluid equipment to a single port on a machine. The hub is provided with an adjustable fitting connectable to a housing, and recessed within the hub. The sight glass column is configured to be indirectly attachable to a machine via a machine connector such that machine fluid is transferable from the machine to the sight glass column. The sight glass column further has a remote sensing port, and a lockable oil level ring. The bottom sediment and water bowl has a conically shaped bottom to direct fluid to a drain valve, and an indicator located on an upper tip of the drain valve. The indicator is configured to provide information with respect to one or more contaminant or property of machine fluid within the bottom sediment and water bowl. |
| US10545042B2 |
Fuel consumption measurement system of work vehicle and fuel consumption measurement method of work vehicle
A fuel consumption measurement system of a work vehicle includes a first fuel data calculation unit configured to calculate first fuel data related to fuel consumption, based on a fuel injection amount injected to an engine, a second fuel data calculation unit configured to calculate second fuel data related to fuel consumption, based on a change amount of a fuel amount in a fuel tank, a correction coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient based on the first fuel data and the second fuel data, a correction coefficient determination unit configured to determine whether the correction coefficient falls within a prescribed range, a fuel consumption data calculation unit configured to calculate fuel consumption data indicating a fuel consumption rate, based on the correction coefficient determined to fall within the prescribed range, and the first fuel data, and an output unit configured to output the fuel consumption data. |
| US10545039B2 |
Environment sensor mounting assembly
A sensor mounting assembly for installing an environment sensor in a drop-down ceiling or light fixture of a building. The sensor mounting assembly includes a cylindrically-shaped carrier and a locking nut adapted to removably engage the carrier, and to clamp onto the mounting substrate. The carrier further is configured to receive the environment sensor from the front. The carrier and sensor include interlocking features to removably lock the sensor. Both installation and removal of the sensor may be performed from the front of the mounting substrate. Method and kits for mounting the sensor are described. |
| US10545037B2 |
Flow line insert with indentations
An example implementation of the subject matter described within this disclosure is a thermowell with the following features. A body has a closed end, an open end, an outer surface, and defining an interior cavity starting prior to the closed end and terminating at the open end. The outer surface defines dimples that reduce vibration in response to vortex shedding. |
| US10545022B2 |
Proximity navigation
A system and method that that triggers actions or sets of actions within a software application executed on a mobile device based at least in part on location identifiers. |
| US10545021B2 |
Communication protocol for remotely controlled laser devices
A laser device operating system includes a laser device generating a laser beam when receiving a remote control unit command signal. The remote control unit operates in a public or private mode. In public mode the remote control unit generates a command signal transmitted to the laser device. In private mode the remote control unit generates a unique identifier prepended to the command signal. The laser device operates in a laser device public or private mode. In public mode the laser device responds to the remote control unit command signal or the command signal if transmitted by a second remote control unit. In private mode the laser device operates only upon receipt of the command signal and unique identifier, preventing laser device operation by the second remote control unit if the second unit does not include the unique identifier with the command signal. |
| US10545019B2 |
CMM probe path controller and method
A method and apparatus for measuring an object using a CMM receives nominal geometry data relating to the object, and produces a set-up path based on the received nominal geometry data. The method also conducts a set-up measurement of the object using a CMM probe. The CMM probe conducts the set-up measurement by following the set-up path, and the set-up measurement of the object produces scan path information. The method generates a scan path using the scan path information, and controls the CMM probe to conduct a fine measurement of the object by causing the CMM probe to move along the generated scan path. |
| US10545017B2 |
Overlay error measuring device and computer program for causing computer to measure pattern
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an overlay error measuring device which measures an overlay error with high accuracy even when a lower layer pattern is disposed under a thin film and a sufficient signal amount cannot be ensured. The present invention proposes an overlay error measuring device provided with an arithmetic processing unit for measuring a pattern formed on a sample on the basis of a signal waveform obtained by a charged particle beam device. The arithmetic processing unit finds a correlation with the signal waveform using a partial waveform obtained on the basis of partial extraction of the signal waveform, forms a correlation profile indicating the correlation, and measures an overlay error using the correlation profile. |
| US10545012B1 |
Guided projectile and method for guiding projectiles
A projectile incorporates one or more spoiler-tabbed spinning disks to effect flow around the projectile and thus impart steering forces and/or moments. The spoiler tabs may be deployed only during steering phases of travel thus minimizing the drag penalty associated with steering systems. The disks are driven by motors and informed and controlled by sensors and electronic control systems. The spoiler tabs protrude through the surface of the projectile only for certain angles of spin of the spinning disk. For spin-stabilized projectiles, the disks spin at substantially the same rate as the projectile, but the disks may function in fin-stabilized projectiles as well. Any number of such spinning flow effector disks may be incorporated in a projectile, with the manner of functional coordination differing slightly for even and odd numbers of disks. |
| US10545010B1 |
Blast mat configuration
A vehicle includes a frame, multiple tractive assemblies engaging the frame, a cabin coupled to the frame, and a blast mat. The cabin includes a seat configured to support an occupant and multiple walls at least partially defining a footwell configured to receive the feet of the occupant when the occupant is seated in the seat. The blast mat is positioned within the footwell and configured to absorb energy from an explosion, thereby reducing energy transferred into the feet of the occupant due to the explosion. The blast mat has a top surface and a bottom surface. At least a portion of the bottom surface of the blast mat engages at least one of the walls. A thickness of the blast mat is defined between the top surface and the portion of the bottom surface engaging at least one of the walls. The thickness varies throughout the blast mat. |
| US10544992B2 |
Multichamber heat exchanger
A heat exchanger system comprises a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a mixer, and a third heat exchanger. A first working fluid flow path connects the first working fluid outlet port and the first mixer inlet port, a second working fluid flow path connects the second working fluid outlet port and the second mixer inlet port, and a third working fluid flow path connects the mixer outlet and the third inlet port. |
| US10544990B2 |
Heat exchanger
A microchannel type heat exchanger may include a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, in which a plurality of flat tube may be provided, a first path defined in flat tubes provided in the first heat exchanger, in which refrigerant flows in a first direction, a second path defined in flat tubes provided in the first heat exchanger, in which refrigerant, from the first path, flows in a second direction opposite to the first direction, a third path defined in the flat tubes provided in the first heat exchanger and a portion of the flat tubes provided in the second heat exchanger, in which refrigerant, from the second path, flows in a third direction opposite to the second direction, and a fourth path defined in the flat tubes provided in the second heat exchanger, in which refrigerant, from the third path, flows in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction. |
| US10544989B2 |
Rotational spinning apparatus having a pivotally-leveraged drive
A rotational spinning apparatus including an open container; a pivotally-leveraged drive with a manually-operable handle on its top and pivotable between down and extended positions and a rotating drive at its bottom and drivably connected to the handle; and a rotating member formed to sit rotatably within the container and drivably connect to the rotating drive. The rotating member defines an axis of rotation when in the container that runs centrally through the top and bottom of the container. When the pivotally-leveraged drive is placed over the container and the rotating drive is connected to the rotating member, the handle is pivotable along a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation; and when so arranged and the handle is in the down position, both ends of the handle are intersected by a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation. |
| US10544988B2 |
System and method for drying a hose of a CPAP machine
A system for drying a hose of a CPAP machine includes an elongated member, a drying element, a coupling element and a mounting member. The elongated member includes a first end and a second end and is flexible along its length. The coupling element is carried at the first end of the elongated member and couples the drying element to the elongated member. The mounting member mounts the system to a door to suspend the hose during drying of an interior of the hose. |
| US10544982B2 |
Refrigerator
Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, an inner case (10) configured to define an external appearance of the storage compartment, a first door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the first door being configured to open or close one side of the storage compartment, a second door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the second door being configured to open or close a remaining side of the storage compartment, the second door having a pillar (100) configured to be rotated so as to come into contact with the first door, and a transfer member (1000) provided inside the inner case (10) so as to guide rotation of the pillar (100) by detecting rotation of the second door, and the pillar (100) is spaced apart from both a top wall of the inner case and a bottom wall of the inner case (10) so as not to come into contact with the inner case (10) in a state in which the second door seals the storage compartment. |
| US10544981B1 |
Systems and methods for freezing liquids using liquid nitrogen
Described herein are systems and methods for freezing an alcoholic mixture using liquid nitrogen. The systems may comprise a ferromagnetic capsule configured to receiving an amount of alcoholic mixture, a cap comprising at least one magnet for magnetically sealing the capsule, a wand comprising at least one magnet for magnetically coupling to the capsule or the cap, and a vessel containing a quantity of liquid nitrogen maintained at or below its boiling point. In use, the alcoholic mixture can be poured into the capsule, the capsule can be sealed using the cap, and the wand can be used to submerge the capsule and the cap in the liquid nitrogen for a time sufficient to freeze the alcoholic mixture. |
| US10544977B2 |
Portable cooling system
A flat storage ice pack is provided that is designed to effectively wrap around square containers, such as prisma containers. The ice pack is comprised of a container having at least four segments each including a column of freezable liquid. The segments are designed to separate the freezable liquid columns from each other at a distance that will allow the columns, when frozen, to create right angles relative to one another. In this manner, the ice pack is able to sizably fold around a square container by creating corners between the columns for received corresponding corners of square objects, such a prisma containers. |
| US10544976B2 |
Soft-sided cooler
Described in detail herein is cooler apparatus. The cooler can include an outer shell and an inner shell. The outer shell can include a top face, a bottom face, a front surface, back surface a first side and a second side. The top face can be secured to the cooler using a zipper. The top face can provide access the inner shell. One or more bottle openers can be affixed to the front surface of the outer shell. The front surface can further include an enclosure accessible using a zipper. The bottom side can be compressible in response to receiving pressure. One or more straps can be affixed to either the first side, second side or back surface of the cooler. The inner shell can form a volume to store physical objects. The cooler can be a backpack, tote or a 24-pack cooler. |
| US10544970B2 |
Control device for refrigeration and conditioning systems
The disclosure provides a control device which can be installed within a cold room, and within a refrigerated or air-conditioned environment in general, without the electronics for managing the various components becoming damaged. The disclosed device is easy to install and/or retrofit and requires no burdensome wiring, ducts, cables and connections. |
| US10544963B2 |
Field configurable low water cut-offs
A low water cutoff switch controller features a dual inline package (DIP) in combination with low water cutoff switch processor. The dual inline package (DIP) has DIP switches, each DIP switch configured to set in a respective application type or mode corresponding to a particular water heater model for the low water cutoff switch controller to control, and also configured to provide DIP switch signaling containing information about a respective DIP switch set. The low water cutoff switch processor is configured to respond to the DIP switch signaling, and also configured to respond to corresponding signaling containing information about a sensed water level contained in the particular water heater model being controlled by the low water cutoff switch controller, and provide control signaling containing information to control the operation of the particular water heater model. The low water cutoff switch controller is a single controller that can be used for controlling any one of a plurality of different water heater models and have different voltage applications by setting a respective one of the DIP switches. |
| US10544960B2 |
Securing an air conditioning unit to a building by applying force to an interior and an exterior surface of the building
A system for securing an air conditioning unit to a building without the need for any alteration and/or damage to the building itself. The system includes a cross bar, an air conditioning unit support, and a strut. The arrangement of the components results in the cross bar applying an outward force to an interior surface of the building and strut applying an inward force to an exterior surface of the building in response to the downward force exerted on the air conditioning unit support. The sum of the forces applied on the surfaces of the building is sufficient to secure the air conditioning unit to the building. |
| US10544959B2 |
Potato storage vent
A plug for an air vent which fits into the top aperture of the air vent prevents cement flowing into the vent when a concrete floor is laid. The vent has a peripheral protrusion and a top flange. The plug protrusion snap fits into a concave groove in the top of the vent aperture. The flange extends upward an outward from the vent top so the laid concrete floor has a slot communicating with the vent and the vent top is installed below the floor and thus cannot be easily damaged by storing and removal of produce. |
| US10544958B2 |
Air conditioner with defrost control
Stress to be imposed on a compressor in reverse cycle operation is reduced. A cycle controller causes an outdoor heat exchanger to function as a condenser and an indoor heat exchanger to function as an evaporator when a reverse cycle executing condition is met, so that a refrigerant circulates in reverse of a heating cycle. A rotation speed controller adjusts a rotation speed of a compressor in a reverse cycle, depending on an index correlated with an amount of frost on the outdoor heat exchanger at a start of the reverse cycle. The rotation speed controller decreases the rotation speed of the compressor in the reverse cycle as the index at the start of the reverse cycle indicates that the amount of the frost on the outdoor heat exchanger is smaller. |
| US10544957B2 |
Air conditioner and control method therefor
Disclosed is an air conditioner and control method thereof. The air conditioner and control method thereof is to improve rapid heating performance without using a large-capacity compressor. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit having a first heat exchanger, an outdoor unit having a compressor and a second heat exchanger, a refrigerant cycle configured to form a refrigerant circulation path between the indoor unit and the outdoor unit, a flow path switch configured to switch a flow of a refrigerant in the refrigerant cycle, and a controller configured to control the flow path switch to allow one part of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to flow into an inlet of the compressor and the other part of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor to flow into at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. |
| US10544955B2 |
Dynamically updatable building management system control platform
A method for dynamically updating a building management system (BMS) control platform for a building includes receiving, by the BMS control platform, a context, wherein the context includes metadata defining a data model for the building and equipment of the building, wherein the metadata describes the data model with a common modeling language (CML). The method further includes implementing, by the BMS control platform, the data model of the context via the CML, wherein the BMS control platform implements the data model during the runtime of the BMS control platform and does not require redeployment of the BMS control platform, and controlling, by the BMS control platform, the equipment of the building based on the implemented data model to control an environmental condition of the building. |
| US10544941B2 |
Fuel nozzle assembly with micro-channel cooling
A fuel nozzle assembly includes a forward plate and an aft plate which is axially spaced from the forward plate. The aft plate includes a first side surface and a second side surface. A cooling air plenum is defined within the bundled tube fuel nozzle assembly and is at least partially defined by the aft plate. A plurality of tubes extends through the forward plate, the cooling air plenum and the aft plate. A micro-cooling channel is disposed along the second side surface of the aft plate and is in fluid communication with the cooling air plenum and is in fluid communication with an exhaust aperture. A cover plate is connected to the aft plate and covers the micro-cooling channel. |
| US10544940B2 |
Fuel injector device
A fuel injector device includes a body having a leading edge and a trailing edge and defining a streamwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge. The fuel injector device body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, each surface extending between and including the leading edge and the trailing edge, and the surfaces conjoining each other at the leading edge and the trailing edge. The trailing edge, when seen in the streamwise direction, undulates along a trailing edge mean line and, along its extent, deviates in opposite directions from the mean line and includes at least one inflection point along its extent. |
| US10544938B2 |
Automatic flame extinguisher
The automatic flame extinguisher may include a base for selectively positioning the automatic flame extinguisher in relation to a candle. A lid coupled to the base may selectively rotate about a pivot between a first open position that allows a burning wick of the candle to receive sufficient ambient oxygen to continue burning and a second closed position to extinguish the burning wick of the candle. In this respect, a timer may include a clock for selectively activating the pivot to reposition the lid from the first open position to the second closed position after the clock reaches a threshold operation time. |
| US10544937B2 |
Liquid fuel lighter
A lighter comprises a container that is configured to hold a liquid fuel, a cap attachable to a top portion of the container, a fuel cap attachable to a bottom portion of the container, a first watertight seal formed by a first sealing element between the cap and the container, and a second watertight seal formed by a second sealing element between the fuel cap and the container. |
| US10544932B2 |
Apparatus and method embedding a camera in an LED streetlight
Apparatus and method embedding a camera in a street light includes structure and/or function whereby the street light has a first compartment having an LED array configured to illuminate an area beneath the street light. A second compartment is coupled to the first compartment and has a camera directed toward the area beneath the street light. A third compartment is coupled to the second compartment and is configured to attach the street light to a vertical support. A passive air channel is disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, and is configured to direct air from beneath the street light to the top of the street light. Preferably, the power supply for the LED array is disposed in a compartment different than the first compartment. |
| US10544929B2 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting device includes a plurality of light source circuit components, a circuit base board and an electrical connector module. Said circuit base board is used for carrying said plurality of light source circuit components. The plurality of light source circuit components are electrically connected to each other through the connecting wire of the circuit base board. The electrical connector module has a standard interface structure and an input terminal structure. Said input terminal structure has a plastic housing and a metal conductor. Said metal conductor is electrically connected to the connecting wires of said circuit base board. The standard interface structure has a standard interface and is connected to the external interface of the corresponding external conductor through a pluggable method. |
| US10544922B2 |
Reflector lamp with push-push adjustment assembly for varying a light beam angle thereof
The invention provides a reflector lamp comprising a light source, a lens and/or a reflector arranged coaxially with the light source in a spaced-apart fashion, and a push-push adjustment assembly for varying a beam angle of the light beam in a push manner. The push-push adjustment assembly comprises a frame coupled fixedly to the lamp, an actuator in operative connection with the lens or the reflector, wherein the actuator movably rests in the frame so that the movement of the actuator enables the lens or the reflector to slide relative to the light source thereby to provide variable axial spacing between the lens or the reflector and the light source, and a push-push latch mechanism coupled to the actuator and/or the frame to move the actuator in the frame. |
| US10544920B2 |
Repeatable louver accessory for luminaires
A luminaire accessory is provided. A first louver part (16) has a plurality of cells (18) arranged in a predetermined pattern and has at least one set of alignment features. A second louver part (16′), unassembled is identical to the first louver part (16). When assembled, the second louver part (16′) is rotated 180° with respect to the first louver part (16) and the alignment features (20) are configured to mate to a second set of alignment features (20′) disposed on the second louver part (16′). |
| US10544919B2 |
Optical arrangement, lighting system and illumination method
An optical arrangement for illuminating a region within a space comprises a reflector array and lens array having adjustable relative displacement. Each lens of the lens array is arranged to receive light from a first location within the space and to direct it onto one of the reflectors of the reflector array. Each lens is further configured to receive light reflected back from the reflector array and redirect it toward a second location within the space. By adjusting the relative displacement between the two arrays, the position of the second location can be configured. |
| US10544917B2 |
Shade and wavelength converter for solid state luminaires
Shades and/or reflectors for luminaires. The luminaires may be retrofitted with the shades and/or reflectors to selectively control the direction and/or spectrum of light emitted by the luminaires. In particular, the efficiency and/or color contrast of a luminaire may be improved by using wavelength shifting material, such as a phosphor, to absorb less desired wavelengths and transmit more desired wavelengths. The shade may provide a transmissive filter which reflects desired wavelengths such as red and green, while passing less desired wavelengths (e.g., blue) toward the wavelength shifting material which emits such as light of more desirable wavelengths. |
| US10544908B2 |
Lighting device
Lighting device (10), comprising: a glass bulb (12); a tubular flare (14) having an open distal and (30a), provided inside the glass bulb (12) and joined with the glass bulb (12); a cylindrical heat spreader (20) having a first section (32a) arranged inside the tubular flare (14) and a second section (32b) extending outside the tubular flare (14) and the glass bulb (12); a solid-state lighting unit (18) mounted on top of the first section (32a); an optical means (16) provided over the solid state lighting unit (18); said open distal end (30a) being arranged for positioning the optical means (16) outside the tubular flare (14); a driver (24) provided at least partly inside the cylindrical heat spreader (20) and electrically connected to the solid-state lighting unit (18); and an end cap (26) attached to the second section (32b) of the cylindrical heat spreader (20). |
| US10544905B2 |
LED bulb lamp
An LED light bulb includes a bulb shell, a bulb base, two conductive supports, a stem, and an LED filament. The bulb base is connected with the bulb shell. The two conductive supports are disposed in the bulb shell. The stem extends from the bulb base to inside of the bulb shell. The LED filament includes a plurality of LED chips and two conductive electrodes. The LED chips are arranged in an array along an elongated direction of the LED filament. The two conductive electrodes are respectively disposed at two ends of the LED filament and connected to the LED chips. The two conductive electrodes are respectively connected to the two conductive supports. The LED filament is curled to satisfy symmetry characteristics. Brightness presented by portions of the LED filament in different quadrants in a top view or in a side view is in line symmetry or in point symmetry. |
| US10544904B2 |
Lighting system for growing plants
A lighting system network includes first and second lighting systems in communication with each other. The first lighting system includes an LED controller, and an LED array which includes first and second LED sub-arrays, wherein the LED array is operatively coupled to the LED controller. The first and second wavelength spectrums provided by the first and second LED sub-arrays, respectively, are adjustable in response to adjusting an input signal provided to the antenna. |
| US10544903B2 |
Gas pressure feed device
Provided is a gas pressure feed device including a compression device for compressing gas supplied from the upstream process and sending the gas to the downstream process, a shut off device provided in the downstream further than the compression device for shutting off the gas heading toward the downstream process, and a recirculation device for recirculate the gas shut off by the shut off device to the upstream of the compression device. The shut off device includes a first port on a primary side for introducing the gas from the compression device, a second port on a secondary side for sending the gas to the downstream process, a third port on the secondary side for sending the gas to the recirculation device, and a switching device for switching the gas heading toward the secondary side to either the second port or the third port. |
| US10544901B2 |
Pressure vessel vented boss with sintered metal plug
A pressure vessel includes a shell, a liner, and a boss. The liner is positioned within the shell and defines the interior environment. The boss is located at a first interface between the shell and the liner. The boss includes a cavity and a venting structure located in the cavity. The cavity is located at a second interface between the liner and the boss, and the cavity is located at an interior surface of the boss in communication with the interior environment. A gas vent path is defined from the first interface, through the venting structure, and into the interior environment of the pressure vessel. The disclosure also describes a boss for a pressure vessel and a method of manufacturing the boss. The boss includes a port, a flange, a cavity and a gas venting structure. The cavity and gas venting structure are located on an interior of the flange. |
| US10544898B2 |
Safety device and method for monitoring a machine
A machine has a first machine part and a second machine part. The first machine part carries out a working movement towards the second machine part in order to machine a workpiece. The first machine part has a leading edge, which defines a movement plane in the course of the working movement. For safeguarding the machine, a plurality of images including spatially resolved representations of the edge, at least a part of the workpiece, and a protective region defined between the edge and the second machine part are acquired. A motion speed of the first machine part relative to the second machine part is determined on the basis of the plurality of images. The motion speed is compared to a reference speed value or speed profile, defining a nominal speed of the first machine part relative to the second machine part during the working movement and an acceptable tolerance interval. The working movement is stopped if the motion speed deviates from the reference speed beyond the tolerance interval. |
| US10544892B2 |
Assembly comprising an end-fitting and an unbonded flexible pipe
The present invention relates to an assembly comprising an end-fitting and an unbonded flexible pipe having a length and a longitudinal axis, said flexible pipe comprising, from the inside and out, an internal armour layer, an internal pressure sheath, at least one external armour layer and an outer sheath, the first end of the unbonded flexible pipe being terminated in the end-fitting, and the end-fitting comprising means for connecting the internal armour layer to an external electrical power source. The means comprise connection points to the internal armour layer in the unbonded flexible pipe and connection points to the electrical power source wherein the connection points for the electrical power source are mounted in a housing adapted to an outer surface-part of the end-fitting. |
| US10544891B2 |
System and method for joining and hanging ducts
A system and method of assembling flanged duct sections, using large sheet metal screws through opposing inserted corner plates. The large screws are threadedly inserted fully through the corner plates of a first duct section and hold perpendicular thereto for guiding alignment with the mating duct section. The screws hold the duct sections apart to allow aligning them without fluid sealant or tape gasket material on one of the duct sections contacting the other. The screws are then threadedly engaged with the corner plates of the mating duct section, bringing the duct sections together with a leak resistant seal therebetween. Optional hanger brackets can be placed between the corner plates before assembly, and additional screws used to deform the flanges and corner plates about the brackets to compress the sealant or gasket thereabout. |
| US10544888B2 |
Crimp connection with one or more crimping elements
A crimp connection fitting includes a socket with at least one annular recess axially spaced from an annular O-ring receiving groove. The recess includes a plurality of axially spaced crimping elements such that, when the socket is crimped, it grips a conduit positioned within the socket. The crimping elements preferably are split ring spring clips. In some embodiments, multiple spaced recesses support one or more crimping elements. |
| US10544884B2 |
Sealing system for an annular space
A system for sealing an annular space between an inner wall of a tubular opening and one tube, cable or duct which extends through the tubular opening in the axial direction thereof, wherein the system comprises at least two segmental parts for forming a sealing plug in the annular space, each segmental part is made of an elastic material, each segmental part being provided with a small-diameter-end for facilitating insertion of the plug in the annular space and a large-diameter-end for positioning at the end of the tubular opening from which the segmental parts are inserted into the annular space, each segmental part further having a number of outer ribs spaced apart in a longitudinal direction for realizing, in use, circumferentially extending outer contact surfaces between the sealing plug and the inner wall of the opening, each segmental part further being provided with a number of inner ribs spaced apart in the longitudinal direction for realizing, in use, circumferentially extending inner contact surfaces which between the sealing plug and the tube, cable or duct. |
| US10544879B2 |
Sonic flow control valve
A flow control valve comprising a valve body having a valve throat, a narrowing nozzle passage upstream of the valve throat, a valve member having an outer narrowing surface and movable relative to the valve body to meter flow through the valve throat, a widening diffusor passage, a widening passage downstream of an inlet port and upstream of the narrowing nozzle passage, and the widening portion widening from a first section having a first cross-sectional area that is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the inlet port to a second section downstream a distance from the first section and having a second cross-sectional area that is greater than the cross-sectional area of the first section of the widening portion. |
| US10544878B2 |
Flow control assembly for subsea applications
A flow control assembly for subsea applications comprises a valve assembly and a damper assembly configured to control fluid flow between an external region and the valve assembly. The damper assembly comprises a damper housing, a damper flowpath extending between the inlet and the outlet of the damper housing, and a flow restrictor apparatus disposed in the damper flowpath to control a damper coefficient of the damper assembly. |
| US10544876B2 |
Solenoid valve for irrigation systems
A solenoid valve for irrigation systems may comprise a gardening tube, a plastic valve piece, a cover and a magnetic member. The gardening tube has a water inlet channel and a water outlet channel which are communicated, and a valve tube vertically extending from the gardening tube has a valve chamber. The valve piece is positioned in the valve chamber. A second connecting tube vertically protruding from the cover has a housing communicated with the valve chamber, and a solenoid coil and a metal ring are respectively disposed on the second connecting tube. The magnetic member has a magnet installed therein, and the magnet has a first magnetic surface and a second magnetic surface at two ends thereof. |
| US10544872B2 |
Liquid capture valve
A liquid capture valve may have a housing that physically contacts a lid and contains a floating member. The lid can have an inlet and an outlet with the outlet positioned at an apex of a sealing surface. The floating member can be configured to seal the outlet by contacting an outlet edge in response to the housing containing a predetermined volume of liquid. |
| US10544871B2 |
Temperature sensitive valve
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for interrupting fluid flow when experiencing fuel leaking conditions, such as an out of specification connection between the fuel source and a device utilizing the fluid. A distal end of a valve body has interfaces with at least a portion of a connection to a fluid supply; and a proximal end interfaces with at least a portion of a fuel intake. An internal passage runs between the proximal end and distal ends of. A displacement member in the internal passage comprises a distal portion that extends out of the valve to engage a valve to the fuel supply. A retention cap selectably engaged with the valve body can comprise a material that deforms under force at a predetermined temperature, resulting in a release of the displacement member under a biasing force form a biasing component between the cap and displacement member. |
| US10544866B2 |
Ceramic seal runner and mount for a rotating shaft
A circumferential seal for a machine having a rotating shaft is provided. The seal may comprise a metallic mounting element and a ceramic sealing runner. The mounting element may be affixed around the shaft and comprise a base and a mounting member. The mounting member may extend radially outward from the base and axially along the shaft to form a radially inward facing cylindrical surface. The sealing runner may have a radially outward facing surface and be carried by said mounting element in axial and radial alignment by an interference fit between at least a portion of the radially outward facing surface of the runner and at least a portion of the radially inward facing surface of the mounting member. |
| US10544861B2 |
Hydrostatic transmission assembly and system
A hydrostatic transmission system includes a fluid-driven motor and an integrated pump assembly connected to the fluid-driven motor to provide fluid to operate the fluid-driven motor. The integrated pump assembly includes a pump with at least one fluid driver comprising a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from a first port of the pump to a second port of the pump. The pump assembly also includes two valve assembles to isolate the pump from the system. The hydrostatic transmission system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover to exclusively adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the hydrostatic transmission system to an operational set point. |
| US10544860B2 |
Propulsion system for a construction machine
A construction machine having a frame and at least one compaction member is provided. The machine also includes a propulsion system having a hydraulic motor adapted to rotate the compaction member. The propulsion system also includes a hydraulic pump fluidly coupled to the hydraulic motor via a high pressure line and a low pressure line. The high pressure line allows flow of a fluid at high pressure from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic motor. The low pressure line allows flow of the fluid at low pressure from the hydraulic motor to the hydraulic pump. The propulsion system further includes a hydraulic valve fluidly coupled to the low pressure line and a casing of the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic valve selectively allows flow of a portion of the fluid at low pressure from the low pressure line to the casing for cooling of the hydraulic motor. |
| US10544857B2 |
Sensor and gear device
The present application discloses a sensor provided with a detection portion that detects a foreign substance of a predetermined size or larger generated in a lubricant in a gear device and an output portion that, upon the detection portion detecting the foreign substance, outputs information indicating that the foreign substance has been detected. |
| US10544855B2 |
Chain guide
Provided is a chain guide that enables a reduction in size with a simple structure, without lowering the strength of the chain guide. The base member 30 includes a side wall rib 32 or 33 extending upward higher than a shoe support surface 31 at at least one of both side edges 31a and 31b in a guide width direction. The guide shoe 20 includes, at at least one of both side edges 20a and 20b in the guide width direction, an upstream lip 22, a downstream lip 23, and a shoe widthwise recess 24 formed between the upstream lip 22 and the downstream lip 23 by inwardly recessing the side edge 20a or 20b of the guide shoe 20 in the guide width direction. The side wall rib 32 or 33 is located inside the shoe widthwise recess 24. |
| US10544854B2 |
Drive device, in particular for an electric vehicle
An electric vehicle drive includes an electric motor, an axle drive and a multistep reduction gear that is arranged between the electric motor and the axle drive, is intended in structural terms for shifting at least two forward gears, and includes precisely three planetary gear stages that are operatively interconnected includes sun gears, internal gears and planet carriers, a transmission input element for attaching the electric motor for conjoint rotation, and a transmission output element for attaching the axle drive for conjoint rotation. The transmission input element being permanently connected to the sun gear of the first planetary gear stage for conjoint rotation. The transmission output element being permanently connected to the planet carrier of the third planetary gear stage for conjoint rotation. At least the planet carrier of the first planetary gear stage and the sun gear of the third planetary gear stage are permanently interconnected for conjoint rotation. |
| US10544853B2 |
Planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle
A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission includes input and output shafts, first to fifth planetary gear sets respectively having first to third, fourth to sixth, seventh to ninth, tenth to twelfth, and thirteenth to fifteenth elements. The gear train has a first shaft fixedly connected with the first element and the input shaft, a second shaft fixedly connected with the ninth and thirteenth elements and the input shaft, a third shaft fixedly connected with the eighth element and the input shaft, a fourth shaft fixedly connected with the fourteenth element and the output shaft, a fifth shaft fixedly connected with the fifth, eleventh, and fifteenth elements, and a sixth shaft fixedly connected with the twelfth element. The gear train has a plurality of shafts, each of which is selectively connected to a housing and fixedly connected to an element of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear sets that is not fixedly connected with any of the first to sixth shafts. |
| US10544851B2 |
Vehicular vibration isolation system and apparatus
No numbers found in figures. An example vehicular shock absorbing apparatus includes a shock absorber, a hydraulic mount operatively coupled with the shock absorber, a first decoupler movably disposed in a first portion of the hydraulic mount, and a second decoupler movably disposed in a second portion of the hydraulic mount. |
| US10544844B2 |
Plate assemblies including floating wear linings for multi-disk brake systems and methods for reducing vibration in a multi-disk brake system
A plate assembly for a multi-disk brake system is provided. The plate assembly includes at least one of a pressure plate or an end plate and a floating plate wear liner mounted against the at least one of the pressure plate or the end plate. The floating plate wear liner is configured to contact a contact surface of an adjacent rotatable friction disk in response to the multi-disk brake system being actuated. |
| US10544843B2 |
Brake calipers
A brake caliper (100) with first and second parts (104a, 104b) between which is received a pair of braking members (102a, 102b). The caliper (100) includes a service brake mechanism having at least two piston and cylinder assemblies (108a, 110a and 108b, 110b) forming an opposed piston mechanism for forcing each of the braking members (102a, 102b) towards a brake disc to apply a service braking force thereto. The caliper (100) also includes a park brake mechanism including an actuator mechanism (112) for applying a driving force to a first opposed braking member (102a) towards the brake disc and a force transmitting member (116) for transmitting the driving force to a second opposed braking member (102b). The force transmitting member (116) is supported by a sliding connection between the force transmitting member (116) and an outer surface of a first cylinder (110a) and a slidable connection between the force transmitting member (116) and a connecting member that spans the first and second parts of the brake caliper (100). |
| US10544842B2 |
One-way clutch for a vehicle
A one-way clutch includes a first clutch member, a second clutch member disposed coaxially with the first clutch member for rotation relative to the first clutch member, and an electromagnetic actuator assembly. The assembly is supported on one of the clutch members and configured to engage the other of the clutch members. The assembly includes a core, a coil disposed therearound, and a magnetic armature having an aperture therethrough. The armature is pivotable toward a longitudinal end of the core by energization of the coil from a de-energized position to an energized position such that the end of the core resides in the aperture in at least one of the positions. |
| US10544839B2 |
Lock-up device for torque converter
A clutch portion is disposed between a front cover and a turbine. A piston is movable in an axial direction and turns the clutch portion into a torque transmission state. A sleeve supports an inner peripheral surface of the piston such that the piston is movable in the axial direction. An oil chamber is supplied a hydraulic oil for activating the piston to turn the clutch portion into the torque transmission state. The sleeve includes an inner peripheral side oil channel and an outer peripheral side oil channel. The inner peripheral side oil channel leads the hydraulic oil residing on an inner peripheral side of the sleeve to an outer peripheral side. The outer peripheral side oil channel leads the hydraulic oil led thereto through the inner peripheral side oil channel to the oil chamber. |
| US10544834B1 |
Bearing for use in high speed application
A bearing system includes bearing unit and a lubrication system. The bearing unit includes an outer race, a plurality of internal rotating components, and an inner race. The lubrication system includes an injector for delivering a stream of lubrication to the plurality of rotating components to withdraw heat generated and lubricate the bearing unit during operation of the bearing system. |
| US10544832B2 |
Preload guide system and rotation structure
A preload guide system guides, in a horizontal plane, movement of a rotation structure having journals rotating around a rotation axis having a horizontal rotation shaft. At right-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press predetermined positions on the same side with respect to an axial-direction reference plane and rotatably support the journals. At left-side surfaces of the journals, guide bearing components press positions corresponding to the guide bearing components at the right side surfaces, and rotatably support the journals. The support systems adjust displacement amounts of the guide bearing components such that a sum of the displacement amounts becomes zero. |
| US10544830B1 |
Invertible coupler ring for railway axle bearing assemblies
A coupler is for selectively coupling a first bearing ring with a first backing ring or a second bearing ring with a second backing ring and includes a flexible annular body disposeable simultaneously within the first bearing ring and first backing ring or within the second bearing ring and second backing ring. A first bearing projection and a first backing ring projection extend radially from a first circumferential surface and are axially spaced apart and a second bearing projection and a second backing ring projection extend radially from a second circumferential surface and are axially spaced apart. The body is invertible between a first orientation in which the first bearing ring and backing ring projections are disposeable within the first bearing and backing ring openings and a second orientation in which the second bearing ring and backing ring projections are disposeable within the second bearing and backing ring openings. |
| US10544829B1 |
Thrust bearing with retention features
Thrust bearings and etched surfaces thereof are disclosed. The thrust bearing may include a first washer, a second washer, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the first and second washers. A radial surface of at least one of the first or second washer may be configured to be press fit onto or into a component. The radial surface may include a plurality of etched regions, each etched region including a valley that extends below a non-etched portion of the radial surface and a peak that extends around the valley and extends above the non-etched portion of the radial surface. The peaks of the etched regions may be configured to contact the component and increase an interference between the radial surface and the component. |
| US10544827B2 |
Sealed thrust bearing
A sealed thrust bearing includes an inner ring; an outer ring facing the inner ring in an axial direction; an elastic member that covers the inner ring so as to define; an inner elastic seal member that seals a space between an inner circumferential portion of the inner ring and an inner circumferential portion of the outer ring; and an outer elastic seal member that seals a space between an outer circumferential portion of the inner ring and an outer circumferential portion of the outer ring; and a lower member that is disposed below the outer ring for being assembled with the outer ring, and is provided with cation coating. The inner elastic seal member has a lip in pressure contact with an inner surface of one of a cylinder portion and a cylindrical portion of the lower member, and the outer elastic seal member has a lip in pressure contact with an upper surface of one of an annular ring portion and an annular portion of the lower member. The lip of the inner elastic seal member has an area including a portion in pressure contact with the lower member and is provided with an irregular portion having surface roughness (ten-point height of irregularities conforming to JIS B 0601-1994) from 20 μmRz to 50 μmRz. |
| US10544826B1 |
Turbocharger including a bearing having an oil supply structure
A turbocharger includes a bearing having an oil supply structure in which lubricating oil introduced into a journal bearing is smoothly supplied to thrust bearing units provided at the journal bearing, thereby securing stable formation of an oil film and consequently preventing damage to the thrust bearing units and reducing the occurrence of noise and vibration. |
| US10544823B2 |
Adjustable-length connecting rod for turbomachine
Adjustable-length connecting rod for an aircraft turbomachine, connecting rod having a generally elongate shape and having first and second longitudinal opposite ends for attachment to elements to be connected. The first longitudinal end is connected to a first threaded shaft screwed into a first tubular portion of an adjustment sleeve. The second longitudinal end is connected to a second threaded shaft screwed into a second tubular portion of the adjustment sleeve. The connecting rod further includes a housing in which at least a portion of the first shaft is configured to slide. |
| US10544820B2 |
Washer-equipped screw
A washer-equipped screw is provided with a screw body, a flat washer, and a rubber washer. The screw body includes a cylindrical portion between a shaft portion on which a screw groove is formed and a head portion. A hole in the flat washer is inserted through the cylindrical portion so as to be adjacent to the head portion. A hole in the rubber washer is inserted through the cylindrical portion and positioned on a shaft portion side of the flat washer. The cylindrical portion is provided with a projection for engagingly locking the flat washer. An inner edge of the flat washer is caught by the projection, whereby the flat washer is prevented from detaching. |
| US10544819B2 |
Reduced windage fastener assembly for a gas turbine engine
A fastener assembly for a gas turbine engine, and method of assembly, includes a first body having a first surface and a recess communicating through the first surface. The recess may be defined by a bottom surface and a side face spanning between the first and bottom surfaces. A shank of the assembly is generally engaged between the first body and a second body and includes opposite first and second end portions. The first end portion is located in the recess and the second end portion is engaged to the second body. A filler of the assembly is generally located in the recess to cover the first end portion. To reduce windage, the filler has an outer surface that is substantially flush with the first surface. |
| US10544812B2 |
Clamp
The invention relates to a clamp comprising a clamp band having a clamping head with two clamping jaws, in each of which a guide-through opening is formed, through which a clamping element for clamping the clamp is guided, wherein at least one contact surface is formed on a respective edge of the guide-through openings, on which contact surface a support surface of the clamping element can at least partially be contacted. In order to achieve minimum inner tensions in the clip, the clamping jaws are arranged at an angle to one another, wherein at least one reinforcing bead is formed in the clamping jaws and one of the clamping jaws has an anti-rotation means for the clamping element. |
| US10544807B2 |
Slide on flush mount bracket with captive fastners
Devices, apparatus, mechanisms, systems and methods for flush mounted fans such as hugger fans for easy mounting by pre-attaching a bracket on a motor to a ceiling mounted plate by a hook, the plate having noise isolation pads. Raised alignment tabs and female receptacles on the ceiling plate and motor bracket for easily aligning the bracket to the ceiling plate, along with captive fasteners to attach the motor bracket to the ceiling plate. The alignment tabs allow the installer to position the bracket to the plate by sliding the bracket against the plate so that captive fasteners on the bracket adjacent to the alignment tabs are aligned with fastener holes on the plate. Finally, the installer can easily screw the captive fasteners into the holes for an easy to install, secure and wobble free installation between the motor bracket and the ceiling plate. |
| US10544804B2 |
Boss thermal seal
Systems and methods for thermal seals are described herein. A thermal seal may comprise a first metallic plate having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, a second metallic plate having a second inner surface and a second outer surface, the second metallic plate being oriented substantially parallel to the first metallic plate such that the first inner surface and the second inner surface are separated by a gap, and a thermal wool having a plate portion in contact with the first inner surface and the second inner surface, the plate portion filling a void between the first inner surface and the second inner surface, and having a shoulder portion extending from a perimeter of the plate portion, the shoulder portion extending outward from between the first metallic plate and the second metallic plate. |
| US10544799B2 |
Centrifugal compressor gas-supplementing structure and compressor
Provided are a centrifugal compressor gas-supplementing structure and a compressor using the foregoing gas-supplementing structure. The centrifugal compressor gas-supplementing structure includes a annular gas-supplementing passage (6) for introducing supplemented gas into a gas passage (5) of a compressor, and an airflow-guiding assembly is provided in the annular gas-supplementing passage (6). The gas-guiding assembly is used for adjusting a direction of the supplemented gas flowing into the gas passage (5), so that an angle between a direction of the supplemented gas flowing into the gas passage (5) and a direction of an airflow in the gas passage (5) falls within a preset range, and a turbulence loss generated when the two passages of gas merge is avoided to the greatest extent, thereby improving cycle efficiency. |
| US10544795B2 |
Self-priming pump
A self-priming pump is described that has a housing, an inlet, and an outlet. A first impeller has a first pump section that is arranged in a first chamber, and a second impeller has a second pump section that is arranged in a second chamber. A shaft section is provided between the pump sections, and has a shaft end and penetrates an opening in a housing wall. To improve the net positive section head of the pump, the shaft section between a constriction and the shaft end is formed to taper from the shaft end toward the constriction, and the first impeller and shaft section between the constriction and first pump section has a smooth contour. |
| US10544789B2 |
Axial flux electrical motor and fan assembly and methods of assembling the same
A fan assembly includes an axis of rotation and a fan that includes an inlet ring and a rear plate that together define an inner fan chamber, wherein the fan is a backward curved plug fan. The fan assembly also includes an axial flux motor coupled to the rear plate such that the motor is positioned entirely outside the fan chamber to facilitate preventing interference between the motor and an airflow within the fan chamber. |
| US10544787B2 |
Pump device
A pump device includes a casing, an impeller, a base, and a motor. The casing includes a pump chamber, and an inlet and an outlet. The impeller is accommodated in the pump chamber. The motor is connected to the casing for driving the impeller to rotate and includes a rotor chamber for receiving a rotor. The base is disposed between the impeller and the motor and includes an accommodating groove having an inlet port in communication with the rotor chamber to allow fluid in the pump chamber to enter into the rotor chamber. In the pump device, precipitation has been performed to fluid in the accommodating groove before the fluid enters into the rotor chamber, thus the impurity particles can be prevented from entering into the rotor chamber, thereby prolonging the service life of the pump device. |
| US10544785B2 |
Scroll compressor with a locating crankshaft
A scroll compressor comprises a fixed bearing seat, a scroll fixed disk, a scroll orbiting disk, and an orbiting disk bearing seat. On the orbiting disk bearing seat, there are circumferentially three first bearing bores, and on the fixed bearing seat, there are circumferentially three second bearing bores. The front end of the locating crankshaft is rotatably connected inside the first bearing bore through the first bearing, and the rear end of the locating crankshaft is rotatably connected inside the second bearing bore through the second bearing. There is a through hole on the bottom face of the second bearing bore. The rear end of the locating crankshaft passes through the second bearing and is inserted inside the through hole. In addition, the end on which the locating crankshaft passes through the second bearing is screw connected with a locking nut. |
| US10544783B2 |
Gas compressor and system and method for gas compressing
Methods and systems are provided to adaptively control a hydraulic fluid supply to supply a driving fluid for applying a driving force on a piston in a gas compressor, the driving force being cyclically reversed between a first direction and a second direction to cause the piston to reciprocate in strokes. During a first stroke of the piston, a speed of the piston, a temperature of the driving fluid, and a load pressure applied to the piston is monitored. Reversal of the driving force after the first stroke is controlled based on the speed, load pressure, and temperature. |
| US10544782B2 |
Hermetic compressor and refrigeration device
A hermetic compressor includes, inside hermetic container (1), electric motor element (2), compression element (3) driven by electric motor element (2), and lubricating oil (7) for lubricating compression element (3). The hermetic compressor further includes vibration damping member (16) having one part fixed to hermetic container (1) and another part being free end part (18). Structurally, a natural frequency of vibration damping member (16) is in substantial conformity with a natural frequency of hermetic container (1). |
| US10544781B2 |
Elastic energy storage and deployment system
An elastic energy storage and deployment system deploys a torsional spring that bias a cam connected to a cable. The cam is coupled to the torsion spring about a shared rotational axis such that the cam directs elastic energy to and from the torsion spring and the cable transforms rotational force into linear motion, with little rotational inertia, and the addition of angular acceleration. |
| US10544780B2 |
Method for controlling a wind power plant and a wind power plant
A method for controlling a wind power plant, the wind power plant including a plant controller for controlling a plurality of wind turbine generators. The method for controlling a wind power plant allows the wind power plant to continue operating through a grid fault in a weak grid environment. In the method, a fault recovery process is carried out with a wind turbine power controller during a wind turbine fault recovery state to determine a grid voltage (VWTG), compare the grid voltage to a predetermined reference voltage (Vref) to obtain a difference value, and determine a current reference (QrefVC) based on the difference value for generating a reactive current (Idref) for regulating the grid voltage to the predetermined reference grid voltage. A corresponding wind power plant is further provided. |
| US10544779B2 |
Over-rating control of a wind turbine generator
A method is disclosed for controlling a wind turbine generator to provide power above a rated level. The wind turbine includes one or more electrical components that conduct current from the internal generator to supply the external grid. The control method calculates the maximum current that the electrical components can carry at the ambient temperature. The calculated current is combined with a measurement of the voltage and an estimate of reactive power in the system to give a maximum power at which the wind turbine can operate without the maximum allowable current being exceeded for the electrical components. The electrical components may be housed in the main electrical panel of the wind turbine. |
| US10544776B2 |
Injection method and device for connecting and repairing a shear web
A method and device for connecting and repairing a shear web includes the method steps of dry-fitting a shear web insert in a rotor blade assembly to establish a perimeter gap at an angled perimeter interface between the shear web insert and the rotor blade assembly, the angled perimeter interface positioned between the shear web insert and at least one adjacent surface of a first shear web, a second shear web, a first side of the rotor blade assembly, and a second side of the rotor blade assembly, and then injecting a bonding paste into the perimeter gap. The rotor blade assembly can include a connecting device having at least one pre-fabricated clip. |
| US10544775B2 |
Hydroelectric energy systems, and related components and methods
A hydroelectric energy system includes a stator including a first plurality of electricity-generating elements. The system also includes a rotor including a second plurality of electricity-generating elements. The rotor is disposed radially outward of an outer circumferential surface of the stator and is configured to rotate around the stator about an axis of rotation. The rotor is a flexible belt structure having a variable thickness and extending along a portion of an axial length of the stator. The system further includes at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism configured to support the rotor relative to the stator during rotation of the rotor around the stator. The at least one hydrodynamic bearing mechanism includes a bearing surface made of wood or a composite material. |
| US10544771B2 |
Fuel injector body with counterbore insert
An insert for use with a fuel injector comprises a shaft including a substantially cylindrical configuration defining a shaft cylindrical axis, a shaft radial direction, and a shaft diameter; and a head including a substantially cylindrical configuration defining a head cylindrical axis, a head radial direction, and a head diameter. The shaft and head may be attached to each other, the shaft cylindrical axis and the head cylindrical axis may be parallel to each other, the head diameter may be greater than the shaft diameter, and the shaft cylindrical axis may be spaced away from the head cylindrical axis. |
| US10544769B2 |
Stand-alone common rail capable injector system
A fuel system is disclosed for use with an engine, including a fuel injector assembly fluidly coupled with a low-pressure fuel conduit, an accumulator, and a cap within an opening in the accumulator. The fuel injector assembly may be structured to draw in low-pressure fuel, pressurize the fuel, and store the pressurized fuel in the accumulator for injection to a combustion chamber. The cap has a pressure sensor and a pressure relief valve therein, and drains fuel leaked past fluid seals between the cap and each of the pressure sensor, the pressure relief valve, and the accumulator by way of a common drain line. |
| US10544768B2 |
Pulsation damper and fuel pump device
A pulsation damper for a fuel pump having a pump body in which a fuel passage is defined includes: a diaphragm that is elastically deformed in a predetermined direction by receiving a pressure of fuel; a casing part including a housing chamber that houses the diaphragm; and an attachment to be attached to the pump body. The attachment includes a communication passage that makes the housing chamber to communicate with the fuel passage. The attachment has a length in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction, and the length of the attachment is smaller than a length of the casing part in the perpendicular direction. |
| US10544765B2 |
Connector device
A connector device with improved workability in fitting connectors may include a plurality of connectors configured to be fitted to a plurality of mating connectors, and a holder configured to hold the plurality of connectors in parallel so that the plurality of connectors are collectively fitted to the plurality of mating connectors. The holder may include a pair of halves, and the pair of halves may be coupled to each other with the plurality of connectors in between. |
| US10544761B2 |
Exhaust stack in air intake housing
An off-road vehicle includes an air intake system that comprises an opening that, in operation, receives air, and an exhaust system that includes an exhaust stack positioned in the opening of the air intake system. |
| US10544760B2 |
EGR gas distributor
The EGR gas distributor is attached to an intake manifold to distribute EGR gas to each of branch pipes constituting the intake manifold. The EGR gas distributor includes a gas distribution part including a gas inlet port for EGR gas, a plurality of gas outlet ports connected to each corresponding branch pipe, and a gas passage that extends by branching off into a plurality of branch sections from the gas inlet port to each gas outlet port. The gas passage has a tournament branch shape that extends by stepwise branching off from the gas inlet port to each gas outlet port and is symmetric about the gas inlet port. The EGR gas distributor includes a heating part provided adjacent to the entire gas distribution part to heat the gas distribution part. The heating part is constituted of a hot-water passage part configured to allow hot water to flow therethrough. |
| US10544758B2 |
Method and system for predictive emission maintenance of an engine
Methods and systems for predictive emission maintenance of an engine. In one embodiment, a method for predictive emission maintenance of an engine is provided. The method can include a controller obtaining operational status information of the engine upon startup of a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) or a TRU generator set (GenSet). The method also includes the controller predicting engine emission maintenance based on the operational status information. Also, the method includes the controller providing an advanced notification warning based on whether the controller predicts engine emission maintenance. |
| US10544757B2 |
Check valve device and vapor fuel supply system
A check valve device includes a valve portion elastically deformable to prevent or allow a flow of a vapor fuel through a fluid passage in one direction by contacting with or separating from a valve seat. An upstream passage forming member has the valve seat and the fluid passage located upstream of the valve portion. A downstream passage forming member includes a terminal portion housed in the upstream passage forming member and having a downstream passage. A narrowed passage provided inside the terminal portion or between the upstream passage forming member and the terminal portion. A cross-sectional area of the narrowed passage is set to be smaller than any of the fluid passage and the downstream passage. |
| US10544753B2 |
Waste heat recovery and conversion
Embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure provide systems and methods for a waste heat recovery and conversion. The waste heat recovery and conversion system includes a housing non-invasively mountable onto an engine. The waste heat recovery and conversion system also includes a power conversion unit (PCU) entirely within the housing. The PCU includes heat exchangers, an expander, an electrical power generator, and a fluid pump. The heat exchangers, the expander, the fluid pump, and the fluid reservoir form a thermodynamic loop that drives the electrical power generator using thermal energy from waste heat. Under various configurations the waste heat recovery and conversion system offer pollutant reduction features all together with fuel savings. |
| US10544752B2 |
Aluminum foam core piston with coaxial laser bonded aerogel/ceramic head
An insulated composite piston head that includes three or more layers is formed and used in a combustion engine. The first layer is an aluminum or aluminum alloy foam core. The second layer is a metal layer that at least partially encapsulates the foam core; wherein the metal layer is selected to be aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The third layer is a layer of an insulating material located on at least one surface of the metal layer. The deposition of the insulating layer is accomplished via the use of a coaxial laser process. |
| US10544751B2 |
Liquid-cooled internal combustion engine
The invention relates to a liquid-cooled internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder block which has a cooling jacket (1) and comprises multiple cylinders (2). The cooling jacket (1) has a base (3) facing a crankcase and a cover (4) facing a cylinder head sealing plane (4a), and the base (3) has an undulating course when seen in a lateral view of the cylinder block. A first spacing (H2) between two adjacent cylinders (2) in the region of at least one first motor transverse plane (8) is larger than a second spacing (H2) between the base (3) of the cooling jacket (1) and the cover (4) in the region of at least one second motor transverse plane (10) containing the cylinder axis (9) when measured in the direction of the cylinder axis (9) in both cases. In order to minimize cylinder deformations, the base (3) of the cooling jacket (1) has at least one first flat section (12) arranged on a first reference plane (ε1) in the region of the first motor transverse plane (8), wherein the first reference plane (ε1) is preferably formed parallel to the cylinder head sealing plane (4a) of the cylinder block. Thus, the base (3) has a roof-like shape starting from the flat section in the region between the screws in the free cylinder lining region (the cylinder tube between the tapped holes). |
| US10544748B2 |
Systems and methods for wastegate diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnostics of a wastegate valve during vehicle-off conditions. In one example, the engine may be reverse rotated, unfueled, and air flow via the intake manifold may be estimated and compared to a baseline air flow. A stuck open wastegate valve may be indicated based on the comparison between the intake air flow and the baseline air flow. |
| US10544745B2 |
Engine self-adjustment system
A utility engine air-to-fuel ratio control method in which during an initial or early part of a period of engine continuous operation its stability of operation is determined and if sufficiently stable a test of the air-to-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine is performed and if need be changed to a new air-to-fuel ratio supplied to the engine during the remainder of the period of engine continuous operation. If the engine operation is not sufficiently stable the test is not started or if started is aborted. |
| US10544743B2 |
Method and system for diagnosing an aftertreatment system
The present invention relates to a method for restricting work produced in a combustion chamber, wherein a substance resulting from combustion is reduced by supplying additive comprising a reagent to the exhaust gas stream. The method comprising: determining if a quality of said additive, estimated by means of a first sensor, being subjected to said additive, is below a first quality; determining if signals from a second sensor, being subjected to the exhaust gas stream, indicate insufficient reduction of said at least one substance; determining if a correction of the supply of additive has reached an upper limit; and restricting work produced by combustion only when: said estimated quality of said additive is below said first quality, said correction has reached said upper limit, and said measurement in the exhaust gas stream indicates insufficient reduction. |
| US10544739B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a turbine system under flexible loads
A gas turbine system includes a compressor protection subsystem; a hibernation mode subsystem; and a control subsystem that controls the compressor subsystem and the hibernation subsystem. At partial loads on the turbine system, the compressor protection subsystem maintains an air flow through a compressor at an airflow coefficient for the partial load above a minimum flow rate coefficient where aeromechanical stresses occur in the compressor. The air fuel ratio in a combustor is maintained where exhaust gas emission components from the turbine are maintained below a predetermined component emission level while operating at partial loads. |
| US10544738B2 |
Energy scavenging health monitors for aircraft and other vehicles
Energy scavenging health monitors are provided for assessing the health of components onboard aircraft and other vehicles, as are methods carried-out by energy scavenging health monitors. In various embodiments, the energy scavenging health monitor includes an energy scavenger system, a controller coupled to the energy scavenger system, and a first sensor coupled to the controller. During operation of the health monitor, the first sensor provides sensor signals to the controller, which are indicative of an operational parameter pertaining to a monitored device of the vehicle. Storage media contains computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the controller, cause the energy scavenging health monitor to determine when a predetermined trigger event has occurred based, at least in part, on electrical input signals received from the energy scavenger system. In response to occurrence of the predetermined trigger event, the controller further stores data indicative of the sensor signals in the storage media. |
| US10544737B2 |
Method and system for mitigation of cavity resonance
A turbofan engine includes a core engine, a fan, a fan bypass duct partially surrounding the core engine and the fan, and a bleed system. The bleed system includes a first bleed circuit configured to bleed pressurized air from the core engine and channel the flow to a first circuit of a heat exchanger, and a second bleed circuit configured to bleed fan air from the fan bypass duct and channel the flow to a second circuit of the heat exchanger. The second bleed circuit includes a bleed duct including a duct inlet and a duct outlet coupled in flow communication with the heat exchanger through a valve. The bleed duct also includes an acoustic suppression conduit extending from the bleed duct upstream of the valve to the fan bypass duct and sized to suppress pressure oscillations inside the second bleed circuit when the valve is at least partially closed. |
| US10544736B2 |
Combustion chamber for adjusting a mixture of air and fuel flowing into the combustion chamber and a method thereof
A combustion chamber including a body with a fuel supply duct for supplying a fuel into the body and a carrier air supply duct for supplying air into the body. An adjusting system adjusts the carrier air mass flow supplied into the body according to the features of the fuel. |
| US10544730B2 |
Assembly for a controller with a magnetic field sensor
An assembly for a control device may include a housing part, a shaft rotatably supported on the housing part via a bearing device separate from the housing part, and a magnetic field sensor attached to the housing part, the magnetic field sensor interacting with a magnetic element attached to the shaft for conjoint rotation to determine a rotational angle position of the shaft in relation to the housing part. A bearing element of the bearing device may be received in a housing wall portion of the housing part configured in a complementary manner to the bearing element. On a face side of the shaft facing the magnetic field sensor, a recess may be formed in which the magnetic element may be at least partially received. The housing wall portion may be configured as a web with a ring segment-shaped geometry, which may partially enclose the bearing element externally. |
| US10544729B2 |
Abnormality determining valve control device and system
A valve control device controls a valve drive mechanism on the basis of a degree-of-opening signal for a valve and a startup signal for an engine, and includes: a drive signal generating unit that, when it is determined on the basis of the startup signal that the engine is stated, generates a test drive signal for test-driving the valve before the generation of a normal drive signal associated with normal driving of the valve; and an abnormality determining unit that, on the basis of the degree-of-opening signal during the test driving, determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the drive mechanism. The drive signal generating unit stops generating the test drive signal and the normal drive signal when the abnormality determining unit determines that the abnormality has occurred in the drive mechanism. |
| US10544725B2 |
Thermal management valve module with concentric shafts for rotary valve control
A thermal management valve module is provided which includes a housing with at least one flow chamber. First and second valve bodies are rotatably positioned in the housing, and control the opening and closing of ports located on the housing. The first and second valve bodies include fluid pathways that allow flow through the first port and second port, dependent upon rotational positions of the valve bodies. First and second actuator shafts extend in the housing, the second actuator shaft is hollow and the first actuator shaft extends, preferably concentrically, through the second actuator shaft. The first valve body is rotationally fixed to the first actuator shaft and the second valve body is rotationally fixed to the second actuator shaft allowing separate positioning of the first and second valve bodies. |
| US10544720B2 |
System and method for managing contaminant storage in a storage catalyst
An internal combustion engine system includes an engine and an aftertreatment system that is connected to the engine to receive an exhaust flow from the engine. The aftertreatment system includes a contaminant storage catalyst for storing contaminants produced by the engine during cold start and low temperature operating conditions, and a NOx reduction catalyst downstream of the storage catalyst for receiving the contaminants released from the storage catalyst when temperature conditions in the exhaust flow and/or NOx reduction catalyst are above an effective temperature threshold for NOx reduction. A contaminant amount stored on the storage catalyst can be estimated in response to one or more operating parameters to manage a storage capacity of the storage catalyst. A bypass can used to bypass the storage catalyst to preserve storage capacity for a subsequent cold start condition. |
| US10544714B2 |
Variable camshaft timing device with two locking positions
A system including a phaser with a first lock pin and a second lock pin in the rotor assembly. The first and second locks pins having a locked position where they engage a recess in the housing assembly and an unlocked position in which they do not engage the housing assembly. The first lock pin locks the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is in or near an intermediate phase angle position. The second lock pin locks the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is at a full retard position. Alternatively, the second lock pin can lock the rotor assembly to the housing assembly when the phaser is at a full advance position. The second lock pin is spring biased towards the unlocked position and is pressurized to engage and move to the locked position by either the advance or the retard chamber. |
| US10544712B1 |
Finger follower with oil spray hole
A switching roller finger follower, including: first and second body portions; a resilient element connected to the body portions; and a locking assembly. The first body portion includes: a first bore; a second bore including a first orifice arranged to receive a pressurized fluid; and a second orifice arranged to expel the fluid. The locking assembly includes: a locking pin disposed in the first bore; and a shuttle pin engaged with the locking pin. The shuttle pin is displaceable transverse to the locking pin to: displace the locking pin in a first axial direction to contact the second body portion with the locking pin; and displace the locking pin in a second axial direction to disengage the locking pin from the second body portion. The second bore includes the second orifice; or the second bore does not include the second orifice and is in fluid communication with the second orifice. |
| US10544710B2 |
Hydraulic circuit for valve deactivation
Methods and systems are provided for removing entrapped air from oil flowing within a valve deactivation hydraulic circuit of an engine. In one example, the system may include a cylinder head cap, a variable displacement engine oil control valve (VDE OCV), a variable control timing oil control valve (VCT OCV), a rocker arm, a switch of the rocker arm, a pressure relief valve and a switch of the pressure relief valve, the cylinder head cap having an inbound interior surface of the cylinder head cap, the valve deactivation hydraulic circuit having a switching gallery and a hydraulic lash adjuster oil gallery. The hydraulic lash adjuster oil gallery may provide oil pressure communication to the switching gallery, the hydraulic lash adjuster oil gallery, the switch of the rocker arm, the switch of the pressure relief valve, the VDE OCV, and the VCT OCV. |
| US10544705B2 |
Rankine cycle powered by bleed heat
A system and method of using the system includes an open-loop path and a closed-loop path. The open-loop path is configured to extract bleed air from a compressor section of a gas turbine engine through a bleed air port and discharge bleed air to an ambient environment. The closed-loop path is configured to circulate a working fluid through a heat exchanger, a turbine, and a condenser with a pump. The heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the bleed air port and configured to extract heat from the bleed air to boil the working fluid for driving the turbine and a component rotationally coupled to the turbine. |
| US10544701B2 |
Turbine shroud assembly
A turbine shroud assembly is disclosed including an inner shroud, an outer shroud, a shroud dampening pin, and a biasing apparatus. The inner shroud is adjacent to a hot gas path. The outer shroud is adjacent to the inner shroud and distal from the hot gas path, and includes a channel extending from an aperture adjacent to the inner shroud. The shroud dampening pin is within the channel and contacts the inner shroud, and includes a shaft, a contact surface, and a cap. The shaft is within the channel. The contact surface extends through the aperture in contact with the inner shroud. The cap is distal across the shaft from the contact surface. The biasing apparatus contacts the cap, is driven by a pressurized fluid, and provides a biasing force away from the outer shroud along the shroud dampening pin to the inner shroud through the contact surface. |
| US10544697B2 |
Seal arrangement for a turbomachine and process for the production thereof
The present invention relates to a process for producing a seal arrangement (1) for a turbomachine which comprises a seal support (2) and a stripping lining (3) which is arranged on the seal support, wherein the seal support comprises a fiber-reinforced plastic and the stripping lining comprises polysiloxane, and wherein the seal support and the stripping lining are prepared in a non-cured state and are arranged in direct contact with one another in accordance with the configuration of the seal arrangement, and are subsequently subjected to a common curing process such that fiber-reinforced plastic and polysiloxane cross-link with one another. The present invention further relates to a correspondingly produced seal arrangement and to a turbomachine having such a seal arrangement. |
| US10544695B2 |
Turbine bucket for control of wheelspace purge air
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to rotary machines and, more particularly, to the control of wheel space purge flow in gas turbines. In one embodiment, the invention provides a turbine bucket comprising: a platform portion; an airfoil extending radially outward from the platform portion; a shank portion extending radially inward from the platform portion; at least one angel wing extending axially from a face of the shank portion; a platform lip extending axially from the platform portion, the platform lip disposed radially outward from the at least one angel wing; and a plurality of turbulators disposed along and extending outward from the face of the shank portion between the platform lip and the at least one angel wing. |
| US10544690B2 |
Internal airfoil component electroplating
Method and apparatus are provided for electroplating a surface area of an internal wall defining a cooling cavity present in a gas turbine engine airfoil component. |