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US10628417B2	Physical planning of database queries using partial solutions A database system determines execution plans for database queries by evaluating a number of partial solutions for each database query. The database system determines a partial solutions limit on the number of partial solutions to be evaluated for determining the execution plan of the query. The database system determines a plurality of partial solutions, each partial solution corresponding to a portion of the execution plan for processing the database query. The database system evaluates a number of candidate partial solutions for determining a partial solution. The number of candidate partial solutions evaluated is determined based on the partial solutions limit. The database system combines the plurality of partial solutions to obtain an execution plan for the database query. The database system executes the database query by executing the execution plan.
US10628407B1	Efficient multithreaded data structure processing A computing resource service provider implements a verification engine for hierarchical data structures. The verification engine uses a work item queue, a node allocation counter list, and a memory deallocation list to increase parallelism and thread utilization during verification operations involving ordered, nominally sorted data structures.
US10628401B2	Methods and systems for bidirectional indexing In an aspect, provided is a method comprising receiving a data model, generating a bidirectional table index (BTI) based on the data model, generating a bidirectional association index (BAI) based on the data model and the bidirectional table index, and loading a portion of the data model, the BAI, and the BTI in-memory.
US10628400B2	Automatic content tagging A system and method for automatic topic tagging are provided. In example embodiments, input content is received, the content includes a plurality of terms. Term vectors are generated from the plurality of terms. Candidate topics are identified to assigned to the plurality of terms. Topics are assigned to the received content from the identified candidate topics.
US10628398B2	Conservative garbage collecting and tagged integers for memory management Aspects for conservative garbage collecting are disclosed. In one aspect, root objects included in a call stack are identified, which comprise integers and pointers. Integer representations are tagged and distinguishable from untagged pointer representations. Root objects are traced to corresponding memory locations such that a subsequent tracing is performed on the pointer representations and skipped on the integer representations. Memory allocated to objects unreachable by the call stack is then freed. In another aspect, an object graph associated with a call stack is tagged, and a heap is generated comprising objects included in an executed portion of the call stack. Objects included in an unexecuted portion of the call stack are traced to corresponding memory locations on the heap such that a subsequent tracing is only performed on the untagged pointer representations. Memory locations corresponding to heap objects unreachable by the unexecuted portion of the call stack are then cleared.
US10628397B2	Navigation of data set preparation A user interface having components that each provide a view on underlying data, and controls for preparing the data. This allows the user to have a wide variety of views on the data set, and corresponding controls appropriate for that view. The level of control over data preparation is even further enhanced by a selection control and navigation control. The selection control allows a portion of the view to be selected, which would in turn affect the view(s) displayed in one or more other user interface components. The navigation control causes the user interface components to display views on the data set as that data set existed at various prior stages in data preparation. The selection control remains active even when viewing prior stages of the data set.
US10628396B1	Batch automated blocking and record matching Batch, or “offline”, blocking takes a set of records and generates sets (or blocks, hence the name blocking) of potentially matching records for the entire set. The blocks of potential matches are then passed to a matching process to evaluate which records match. Applications include but are not limited to individual matching such as student identification, householding, business matching, supply chain matching, financial matching, news or text matching, and other applications.
US10628395B2	Database comparison system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for detecting changes in database schema. The embodiments may include receiving a first database schema. The embodiments may include creating a first value corresponding to the first database schema by utilizing a compressed value algorithm. The compressed value algorithm may create a single value corresponding to each database schema. The embodiments may include receiving a second database schema. The embodiments may include creating a second value corresponding to the second database schema by utilizing the compressed value algorithm. The embodiments may include determining whether there is a difference between the first database schema and the second database schema by comparing the first value and the second value.
US10628394B1	Database analysis service A database analysis service implements techniques for determining recommended database instance types for migration. A first set of metrics is generated for a database system and one or more database instances is instantiated so that a corresponding second set of metrics can be generated for each of the database instances. Suitable instance types are identified by comparing the corresponding second set of metrics to the first set of metrics to determine whether the instance increases database performance.
US10628390B2	Electronic file transfer and modification system and method Systems and method of the present invention are directed to data transfer systems and methods. Embodiments enable a user to access an electronic file to ascertain certain attribute data associated with one or more files, and allow the user to modify certain elements of the subject attributes file during the course of transferring the one or more files from a source location to a target or destination location.
US10628388B2	Supporting multi-tenant applications on a shared database using pre-defined attributes Exposing existing database server attributes that are used for load balancing, accounting, log filtering, problem determination, and end user identification as tenant identifiers. An example of such attribute is the values in existing client information fields that are available to applications for passing additional information to the database server via connections. These values are then used by the database server for enhanced operational functions of load balancing, accounting, log filtering, problem determination, and end user identification.
US10628383B2	Systems and methods for enhancing performance of a clustered source code management system A clustered source code management system is described. The system comprises a plurality of cluster nodes, a shared file server storing repository data, and a load balancer. Each of the plurality of cluster nodes is configured to receive an incoming request sent from a client computer, the incoming request being a source code management request to access repository data stored on the shared file server and process the incoming request to determine if a type of the incoming request is a cacheable request type. If the incoming request is of a cacheable request type, the cluster node is configured to determine if a valid cached response to the incoming request is available on storage media locally accessible to the cluster node; and, if so, respond to the incoming request by communicating the valid cached response to the client computer.
US10628379B1	Efficient local data protection of application data in storage environments Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, a system, and a computer program product for data protection. The method includes creating a snapshot of a volume and maintaining the snapshot as a logical point in time copy of the volume for data protection of the volume.
US10628376B2	Method and system for enumerating digital circuits in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) Methods and systems for enumerating digital circuits in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) are disclosed. The method includes incrementing an enumeration value received from a previous enumerable instance to uniquely identify an immediately adjacent enumerable instance of a plurality of enumerable instances in a daisy chain configuration.
US10628375B2	Method and system for enumerating digital circuits in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) Methods and systems for enumerating digital circuits in a system-on-a-chip (SOC) are disclosed. The method includes incrementing an enumeration value received from a previous enumerable instance to uniquely identify an immediately adjacent enumerable instance of a plurality of enumerable instances in a daisy chain configuration.
US10628371B1	USB detecting method and USB expansion device using same A USB detecting method for use with a controlling and processing unit, a USB input/output port, at least one switch and at least one USB peripheral device is provided. The at least one switch is arranged between the controlling and processing unit and the USB input/output port and/or arranged between the USB input/output port and the at least one USB peripheral device that is electrically connected with the USB input/output port. Firstly, a USB detection signal of the at least one USB peripheral device is provided to the controlling and processing unit. According to a result of receiving the USB detection signal, the controlling and processing unit determines whether the switch is reset. For resetting the at least one switch, the controlling and processing unit simulates the action of plugging and pulling out the USB peripheral device.
US10628369B2	Header improvements in packets accessing contiguous addresses An information processing system includes a transmission device configured to sequentially transmit a first packet and a second packet containing data to be stored in contiguous logical addresses of a destination device, to the transmission destination device. The first packet includes a first header, and the second packet includes a second header smaller in size than the first header.
US10628365B2	Packet tunneling for multi-node, multi-socket systems Multi-node, multi-socket computer systems and methods provide packet tunneling between processor nodes without going through a node controller link. On receiving a packet, the destination node identifier (NID) is examined, and if it is not same as the source socket, then the packet request address is examined. If it is determined that the packet is not for a remote connected socket, then the packet's destination NID and source socket NID are replaced along with recalculated data protection information. The modified packet is then sent to the destination socket over another processor interconnect path.
US10628364B2	Dual port storage device performing peer-to-peer communication with external device without intervention of host A storage device is provided. The storage device includes a field programmable gate array board connected to a first port of the storage device; and a storage controller including a first interface circuit and a second interface circuit. The first interface circuit is connected to the FPGA board, the second interface circuit is connected to a second port of the storage device, at least one port from among the first port and the second port being configured to connect to an external storage device, and the FPGA board is configured to provide a path for transferring data in a peer-to-peer manner between the storage controller and the external storage device without intervention of a host.
US10628361B2	Switch fabric having a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface A switch fabric is disclosed that includes a serial communications interface and a parallel communications interface. The serial communications interface is configured for connecting a plurality of slave devices to a master device in parallel to transmit information between the plurality of slave devices and the master device, and the parallel communications interface is configured for separately connecting the plurality of slave devices to the master device to transmit information between the plurality of slave devices and the master device, and to transmit information between individual ones of the plurality of slave devices. The parallel communications interface may comprise a dedicated parallel communications channel for each one of the plurality of slave devices. The serial communications interface may comprise a multidrop bus, and the parallel communications interface may comprise a cross switch.
US10628359B2	Storage management system and method A method, computer program product, and computing system for determining a maximum quantity of unit write operations serviceable by a data bus coupled to a memory system. A first data stream is received for writing data to the memory system. A first unit write operation is assigned to the first data stream. One or more supplemental unit write operations are assigned to the first data stream as needed provided that the one or more supplemental unit write operations do not result in the total unit write operations exceeding the maximum quantity of unit write operations.
US10628357B2	Network controller—sideband interface port controller A network interface controller includes a media access controller and a host adapter. The host adapter includes a transmit route connected to receive an in-band packet from a host and further connected to transmit the in-band packet to the media access controller. The network interface controller also includes a sideband port controller connected to receive a sideband packet destined for a network from a sideband endpoint and further connected to transmit the sideband packet to the host adapter. The host adapter further includes a host buffer to store the in-band packet, a sideband buffer to store the sideband packet, and an arbiter connected to allow, at different times, the in-band packet to advance along the transmit route from the host buffer to the media access controller and the sideband packet to advance along the transmit route from the sideband buffer to the media access controller.
US10628356B2	Transmission apparatus and transmission method A transmission apparatus includes a logic circuit for performing a predetermined process, and outputting a logic output signal depending on the process, an open-drain signal generation circuit, connectable at an input terminal to the logic circuit and at an output terminal to a pull-up resistor, and a transmission path failure determination circuit for determining whether there is a failure in a transmission path which transmits a signal outputted from the logic circuit via the open-drain signal generation circuit, wherein the transmission path failure determination circuit includes an edge waveform information obtaining circuit for obtaining edge waveform information indicating a waveform of at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of an application signal, and a failure determination circuit for determining whether the edge waveform information satisfies a predetermined condition, and outputting a failure signal indicating that there is a failure in the transmission path.
US10628355B2	Apparatus and method for processing burst read transactions An apparatus and method are provided for processing burst read transactions. The apparatus has a master device and a slave device coupled to the master device via a connection medium. The master device comprises processing circuitry for initiating a burst read transaction that causes the master device to issue to the slave device, via the connection medium, an address transfer specifying a read address. The slave device is arranged to process the burst read transaction by causing a plurality of data items required by the burst read transaction to be obtained based on the read address specified by the address transfer, and by performing a plurality of data transfers over the connection medium in order to transfer the plurality of data items to the master device. The slave device has transfer identifier generation circuitry for generating, for each data transfer, a transfer identifier to be transmitted over the connection medium to identify which data item in the plurality of data items is being transferred by that data transfer. The master device has buffer circuitry to buffer data items received by the plurality of data transfers, and to employ the transfer identifier provided for each data transfer to cause the plurality of data items to be provided to the processing circuitry in a determined order irrespective of an order in which the data items are transferred to the master device via the plurality of data transfers. This can significantly reduce the overhead required to manage the supply of the data items to the processing circuitry in the required determined order.
US10628351B2	Sharing message-signaled interrupt vectors in multi-processor computer systems An example method of sharing message-signaled interrupt vectors in multi-processor computer systems comprises: associating an interrupt vector with a first device component, by creating a first interrupt mapping entry of an interrupt mapping table, wherein the first interrupt mapping entry references a first processor and the interrupt vector; associating the interrupt vector with a second device component, by creating a second interrupt mapping entry of the interrupt mapping table, wherein the second interrupt mapping entry references a second processor and the interrupt vector; and creating, in an interrupt descriptor table (IDT) associated with the first processor and the second processor, an interrupt descriptor for the interrupt vector.
US10628347B2	Deallocation of memory buffer in multiprocessor systems Described herein are technical features for freeing a buffer used during execution of a work-item by a multiprocessor. An example method includes identifying a first processing unit that assigned the buffer to the work-item, in response to a request from a second processing unit to free the buffer. The computer-implemented method also includes identifying a bitmap associated with the buffer, the bitmap being in a local memory of the first processing unit. The computer-implemented method also includes updating a bit from the bitmap to indicate that the buffer has been freed, the bit corresponding to the buffer.
US10628341B2	Sorting memory address requests for parallel memory access Apparatus identifies a set of M output memory addresses from a larger set of N input memory addresses containing at least one non-unique memory address. A comparator block performs comparisons of memory addresses from a set of N input memory addresses to generate a binary classification dataset that identifies a subset of addresses from the set of input addresses, where each address in the subset identified by the binary classification dataset is unique within that subset. Combination logic units receive a predetermined selection of bits of the binary classification dataset and sort its received predetermined selection of bits into an intermediary binary string in which the bits are ordered into a first group identifying addresses belonging to the identified subset, and a second group identifying addresses not belonging to the identified subset. Output generating logic selects between bits belonging to different intermediary binary strings to generate a binary output identifying a set of output memory addresses containing at least one address in the identified subset.
US10628339B2	Electronic device and method for coherent enable/disable on a virtual data channel An electronic device is described that includes: a host processor comprising at least one input port configured to receive a plurality of data signals on a plurality of virtual channels; and a memory operably coupled to the host processor and configured to receive and store data. The host processor is configured to enable and disable individual virtual channels from the plurality of virtual channels and is configured to only store data in memory associated with enabled virtual channels, and discard data from disabled channels.
US10628337B2	Communication mode control for wearable devices A method, executed by one or more processors, includes monitoring a plurality of ambient condition sensors configured to sense a plurality of ambient conditions that are relevant to a plurality of communication modes provided by at least one user I/O device, deactivating a first communication mode of the plurality of communication modes and activating a second communication mode of the plurality of communication modes in response to determining, via the plurality of ambient condition sensors, that one or more of the plurality of ambient conditions are not conducive to the first communication mode and that the plurality of ambient conditions are collectively more conducive to the second communication mode than the first communication mode. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed herein.
US10628336B2	Electronic tool and methods with audio for meetings An electronic meeting tool and method for communicating arbitrary media content from users at a meeting comprises a node configuration means adapted to operate a display node of a communications network, the display node being coupled to a first display. The node configuration means is adapted to receive user selected arbitrary media content and to control display of the user selected arbitrary media content on the first display. A peripheral device adapted to communicate the user selected arbitrary media content via the communications network is a connection unit comprising a connector adapted to couple to a port of a processing device having a second display, a memory and an operating system, and a transmitter. A program is adapted to obtain user selected arbitrary media content, said program leaving a zero footprint on termination. The user may trigger transfer of said user selected arbitrary media content to said transmitter.
US10628333B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium In an information processing apparatus having a hardware security module (HSM), an HSM function that makes it possible to encrypt and decrypt data using the encryption key of the HSM is able to be set to be enabled under the condition that the encryption key of the HSM is able to be backed up.
US10628332B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor system, and system A semiconductor device, semiconductor system, and system may be provided. The semiconductor system may include one semiconductor device of a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device suitable for transmitting and receiving addresses and encrypted data. The one semiconductor device may include an address output circuit configured to output the addresses. The one semiconductor device may include an encryption circuit configured to output the encrypted data based on normal data and the addresses. The one semiconductor device may include a decryption circuit configured to output the normal data based on the addresses and the encrypted data.
US10628326B2	Logical to physical mapping The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for logical to physical mapping. A number of embodiments include a logical to physical (L2P) update table, a L2P table cache, and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause a list of updates to be applied to an L2P table to be stored in the L2P update table.
US10628324B2	Memory system with core dies stacked in vertical direction A memory system includes N core dies (N: an integer greater than one) stacked in a vertical direction and including N respective memory circuits having a same structure, a control circuit configured to supply N write data to the N respective memory circuits, an address generating circuit configured to generate a single common address as write addresses at which the N write data are to be stored in the N respective memory circuits, and an address conversion circuit configured to convert the single common address to generate N addresses which are different for the N respective memory circuits and to supply the N addresses as write addresses to the N respective memory circuits.
US10628314B2	Dual clusters of fully connected integrated circuit multiprocessors with shared high-level cache Embodiments of the present invention are directed to managing a shared high-level cache for dual clusters of fully connected integrated circuit multiprocessors. An example of a computer-implemented method includes: providing a drawer comprising a plurality of clusters, each of the plurality of clusters comprising a plurality of processors; providing a shared cache integrated circuit to manage a shared cache memory among the plurality of clusters; receiving, by the shared cache integrated circuit, an operation of one of a plurality of operation types from one of the plurality of processors; and processing, by the shared cache integrated circuit, the operation based at least in part on the operation type of the operation according to a set of rules for processing the operation type.
US10628311B2	Reducing defragmentation in a multi-grained writeback cache In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes selecting a cache block descriptor (CBD) from amongst a plurality of CBDs stored to a cache storage device to defragment based on a determination of utilization of a particular fine block descriptor (FBD) having a first size that is allocated to the selected CBD. The cache storage device includes a free pool of FBDs having various sizes that is available for use in the plurality of CBDs. Also, the particular FBD having the first size has a lowest availability in the free pool of FBDs. Other methods, systems, and computer program products are described in accordance with additional embodiments.
US10628304B2	Garbage collection in an in-memory replication system Garbage collection in a first node server of an in-memory replication system includes: in response to a garbage collection trigger in the first node server, determining whether identification information for a data object eligible for garbage collection in the first node server has been received by the first node server from at least a second node server in the in-memory replication system; and if the identification information has been received from at least the second node server, performing garbage collection on the data object with the first node server.
US10628300B2	RAID stripe physical placement Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for redundant array of independent disks (RAID) stripe physical placement. An apparatus includes a plurality of memory die comprising physical pages for storing data. An apparatus includes a control circuit that assigns addresses to a plurality of data stripes, wherein the control circuit assigns the addresses to the plurality of data stripes by: assigning stripe pages of a data stripe of the plurality of data stripes to different memory die of a plurality of memory die; and assigning adjacent stripe pages of the data stripe to different page numbers.
US10628299B1	Content addressable storage system utilizing content-based and address-based mappings A storage system in one embodiment comprises a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller. The storage controller is configured to receive a plurality of logical addresses. Each logical address has one of a content-based mapping type and an address-based mapping type. Responsive to a first logical address of the plurality of logical addresses having the content-based mapping type, the storage controller is configured to utilize a content-based mapping generated based on content of a data page associated with the first logical address to identify a corresponding physical address. Responsive to a second logical address of the plurality of logical addresses having the address-based mapping type, the storage controller is configured to utilize an address-based mapping generated based on the second logical address to identify a corresponding physical address.
US10628286B1	Systems and methods for dynamically identifying program control flow and instrumenting source code System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the functioning of a program. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to detecting a code segment being added to source code of the program, identifying control flow characteristics of the source code including the code segment. The method includes updating a control flow graph of the source code according to the control flow characteristics. The control flow graph represents execution paths through the program that are comprised of nodes representing blocks of the source code and directed edges between the nodes representing transitions between the blocks. The method includes providing the control flow graph to improve functioning of the program by facilitating adjustments in the source code.
US10628283B2	Deployment tool that corrects deployment errors A deployment tool includes a memory and a hardware processor. The memory stores a solution matrix that indicates a first error, a second error, a first solution, and a second solution. The processor detects that a first piece of software has been deployed in a first environment and that a second piece of software has been deployed in a second environment. The processor also determines that the first error occurred when the first piece of software was deployed and that the second error occurred when the second piece of software was deployed. The processor determines that the first solution should be implemented to correct the first error and that the second solution should be implemented to correct the second error. The processor implements the first solution in the first environment and the second solution in the second environment.
US10628282B2	Generating semantic flow graphs representing computer programs A computer-implemented method includes generating a raw flow graph based on execution of a program. A semantic flow graph is generated based on the raw flow graph and based on an ontology in a subject matter-domain associated with the program. The semantic flow graph illustrates one or more semantic concepts of the program.
US10628273B2	Node system, server apparatus, scaling control method, and program A system includes an active system that executes processing, a standby system that is able to perform at least one of scale-up and scale-down, and a control apparatus that controls system switching to set the standby system undergoing the scaled up or scaled down as a new active system.
US10628267B2	Client managed data backup process within an enterprise information management system Certain embodiments disclosed herein reduce or eliminate a communication bottleneck at the storage manager by reducing communication with the storage manager while maintaining functionality of an information management system. In some implementations, a client obtains information for enabling a secondary storage job (e.g., a backup or restore) from a storage manager and stores the information (which may be referred to as job metadata) in a local cache. The client may then reuse the job metadata for multiple storage jobs reducing the frequency of communication with the storage manager. When a configuration of the information management system changes, or the availability of resources changes, the storage manager can push updates to the job metadata to the clients. Further, a client can periodically request updated job metadata from the storage manager ensuring that the client does not rely on out-of-date job metadata.
US10628266B2	Unified snapshot storage management An illustrative approach to managing snapshots streamlines how and when snapshots are generated in a storage management system, such that fewer snapshots may be generated without diminishing the scope of data protection. A novel unified-snapshot storage policy may govern snapshots for any number of subclients. A unified-snapshot job based on the unified-snapshot storage policy enables the illustrative storage management system to automatically discover relevant components and generate at most one snapshot per target logical unit number (“LUN”) in a storage array. Each snapshot may comprise the data of any number of subclients and/or clients in the storage management system. Accordingly, one unified-snapshot job may yield a minimum but sufficient number of snapshots comprising data of all subclients associated with the governing unified-snapshot storage policy. An enhanced storage manager may manage the unified-snapshot jobs. One or more enhanced media agents and/or data agents may participate in the unified-snapshot jobs and in subsequent cataloguing of the snapshots.
US10628265B2	Data backup method for performing post package repair (repair on system) operation A data backup method for performing a post package repair (PPR) operation includes reading repair unit information of a memory device, storing the repair unit information in a register, determining whether to perform the PPR operation in response to a read error occurring while the memory device is being accessed, and performing a data backup operation of the memory device based on the repair unit information in response to determining that the PPR operation is to be performed.
US10628258B2	Die-level error recovery scheme Methods, apparatuses, and systems for error recovery in memory devices are described. A die-level redundancy scheme may be employed in which parity data associated with particular die may be stored. An example apparatus may include a printed circuit board that has memory devices each disposed on a planar surface of the printed circuit board. Each memory device may include two or more memory die, channels communicatively coupled the two or more memory die, and a memory controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of channels. The memory controller may deterministically maintain a die-level redundancy scheme via data transmission through the plurality of channels. The memory controller may also generate parity data associated with the two or more memory die in response to a data write event.
US10628252B2	Real-time anomaly detection and correlation of time-series data Various aspects of the subject technology related to systems and methods for detecting and correlating anomalous time-series data. A system may be configured to receive and process time-series data associated with one or more network data streams to generate sets of aligned time-series data. The system may detect anomalous time-stamped data points in the sets of aligned time series data and generate groups of annotated time-series data. The annotation identifies specific time-stamped data points as anomalous. The system may determine the number of anomalous groups of annotated time-series data within all groups of annotated time-series data and may further determine the probability that one or more anomalous groups belong to at least one of the groups of annotated time-series data using a generative statistical model and outputting one or more correlated anomalous groups. The system may generate a details statistical report for each correlated anomalous group and output an aggregated statistical report for the correlated groups.
US10628249B2	Method for protecting an electronic device against fault injection attacks during execution of a program The present invention relates to a method for executing a program (P) in an electronic device such as a smart card, including: computing, during execution of the program (P), an integrity datum (X1, X12) relating to a set (E) of code instructions of program (P), the set (E) having a single code instruction (Inst_1) or a sequence of code instructions (Inst_1, Inst_2) intended to be implemented consecutively, after computation of the integrity datum, executing a last code instruction of the set (E) by a processor of the electronic device, after execution of the last code instruction, integrity checking the set (E) on the basis of the computed integrity datum (X1, X12), to generate a result, signaling or not signaling an error as a function of the generated result.
US10628243B1	Validation framework for runtime connected API systems Provided is a validation framework for modelling possible failures that might occur when an orchestrated transaction calls external services to ensure that error handling and reporting is robust and well designed. The disclosed techniques ensure that no changes are necessary to either the code making a call or the services that might be called. The techniques are not limited to web servers and REST APIs as they may be used to test and validate any kind of system that employs well defined APIs. The claimed subject matter, or “validation framework” may be added to an existing API or created as a new module that acts as a proxy server in a non-micro service type of system. Although described with respect to a gateway-API service, the claimed subject matter is equally applicable to other systems that process orchestrated transactions.
US10628239B2	Cloud modification of modular applications running on local devices The disclosed technology is generally directed to communications in an IoT environment. In one example of the technology, module twins that respectively correspond to modules of edge applications on a plurality of edge devices are stored. The module twins individually include metadata associated with the corresponding module. Communications between the modules and the IoT support service according to a common security context is enabled. At least one module to be modified is determined. The determined at least one module is caused to be modified.
US10628236B2	System and method for inter-datacenter communication Methods and systems for data communication in a distributed computing environment include: providing a first network node associated with a first data processing location, the first network node providing provide a network interface for a first distributed computing node at the first data processing location; and forwarding task data flow messages from the first distributed computing node to a second distributed computing node at a second data processing location via a second network node associated with the second data processing location.
US10628234B2	Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and computer readable medium When data output is requested by an application whose default output setting is set ineffective among a plurality of applications, an output setting updating part (120) updates an output setting of the requesting application from ineffective to effective and updates an output setting of another application which outputs data to the same output destination as the output destination of the requesting application and whose default output setting is set effective, from effective to ineffective. An output control part (160) outputs data of an application whose output setting is effective.
US10628233B2	Rack-level scheduling for reducing the long tail latency using high performance SSDS A method for migrating a workload includes: receiving workloads generated from a plurality of applications running in a plurality of server nodes of a rack system; monitoring latency requirements for the workloads and detecting a violation of the latency requirement for a workload; collecting system utilization information of the rack system; calculating rewards for migrating the workload to other server nodes in the rack system; determining a target server node among the plurality of server nodes that maximizes the reward; and performing migration of the workload to the target server node.
US10628232B2	Methods and apparatus for limiting data transferred over the network by interpreting part of the data as a metaproperty Methods and apparatus to customize deployment using metaproperties are disclosed. An example deployment metaproperty manager can generate a first metaproperty payload including an initial application component metaproperty of an application component that provides a logical template of an application. A deployment event broker can reply-back to the deployment metaproperty manager with a second metaproperty payload that includes a processed application component metaproperty.
US10628229B2	Composing by network attributes The present disclosure provides a system and method for automatically composing resources in a data center using a management application. The management application can communicate with a data center management software to collect information of computer resource, storage resource, and network resource of the data center. Based at least upon the network resource information of the data center, the management application can generate a network topology of the data center. In response to receiving a request from a specific user, the management application can compose suitable resources of the data center to match the request.
US10628226B2	Device control device, communication system, and control method of a device control device A device control device with a near-field wireless communication capability can use the configuration having the near-field wireless communication capability to easily establish a communication path between an external device and another device. A device controller has a USB interface that connects to a USB device; a tag reader that reads, by near-field wireless communication, an IC tag storing an external device address, which is the address of a tablet terminal; and a device controller that sends a device control device address, which is its own address, to the external device address read by the tag reader as the destination, and when, after sending the device control device address, establishing a communication path between the tablet terminal and a USB device is received from the tablet terminal, establishes a communication path between the tablet terminal and USB device.
US10628225B2	Resource configuration system, resource configuration method and resource configuration program for selecting a computational resource and selecting a provisioning method A cloud service achieving high processing performance specialized in particular processing, image processing, or parallel processing is provided. A resource selection apparatus selects a computational resource from a plurality of computational resources including at least an FPGA or a GPU and a provisioning method from a plurality of provisioning methods, based on whether a performance requirement and a functional requirement from a user require that particular computational processing, image processing, or parallel processing be performed with processing performance of a certain level or higher.
US10628217B1	Transformation specification format for multiple execution engines Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a transformation specification format for multiple execution engines are disclosed. A transformation specification is expressed according to a transformation specification format. The transformation specification represents a polytree or graph linking one or more data producer nodes, one or more data transformation nodes, and one or more data consumer nodes. An execution engine is selected from among a plurality of available execution engines for execution of the transformation specification. The execution engine is used to acquire data from one or more data producers corresponding to the one or more data producer nodes, perform one or more transformations of the data corresponding to the one or more data transformation nodes, and output one or more results of the one or more transformations to one or more data consumers corresponding to the one or more data consumer nodes.
US10628215B2	Multi-threaded processing of user interfaces for an application An electronic device processes tasks in an application program on a first thread; creates, by the first thread, one or more additional threads distinct from the first thread; and partially processing a plurality of layout objects in the application program on the one or more additional threads. In accordance with a determination that one or more thread-control criteria are satisfied, the processing of the plurality of layout objects in the application program on the one or more additional threads is paused and control of processing the application program is given to the first thread, which processes additional tasks in the application program. After the additional tasks are processed, the processing of the plurality of layout objects resumes on the one or more additional threads.
US10628213B2	Client controlled transaction processing involving a plurality of participants Methods and systems are provided for client controlled transaction processing. The method may be carried out at a transaction server, and include: receiving a transaction request from a transaction initiator and allocating a transaction identifier to the transaction; receiving notification of the number of jobs to be completed in the transaction; maintaining a transaction status indicating the current status of the transaction; receiving job status updates from one or more participants processing the jobs included in the transaction and updating a transaction record reflecting the status of each of the jobs included in the transaction; updating the transaction status when required based on the job status updates of the jobs included in the transaction; and receiving and responding to transaction status polling to provide a current transaction status, where the transaction status polling originates from the transaction initiator and the participants processing the jobs.
US10628212B2	Incremental parallel processing of data One example method includes identifying synchronous code including instructions specifying a computing operation to be performed on a set of data; transforming the synchronous code into a pipeline application including one or more pipeline objects; identifying a first input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; executing the pipeline application on a first input data set to produce a first output data set; after executing the pipeline application on the first input data set, identifying a second input data set on which to execute the pipeline application; determining a set of differences between the first input data set and second input data set; and executing the pipeline application on the set of differences to produce a second output data set.
US10628207B2	Management of IoT devices in a virtualized network Specialized, service optimized virtual machines are assigned to handle specific types of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An IoT context mapping policy engine within the context of a virtualized network function manages IoT context mapping policy functions in load balancers. The IoT context mapping policy functions select service optimized virtual machines based on IoT device IDs, and assign those virtual machines to handle the devices. The IoT context mapping policy functions provide load data to the IoT context mapping policy engine. Based on the load data, the IoT context mapping policy engine maintains appropriate scaling by creating or tearing down instances of the virtual machines.
US10628205B2	Virtual machine placement with automatic deployment error recovery Embodiments perform automatic selection of hosts and/or datastores for deployment of a plurality of virtual machines while monitoring and recovering from errors during deployment. In one example, an application can determine an optimized host list of computing devices for placing one or more virtual machines. The application can monitor a load of execution threads for overloading. Virtual machines can be deployed on a computing device from the optimized host list. The application can determine that a deployed task executed on one of the deployed virtual machines has failed and redeploy the associated virtual machine to another computing device on the optimized host list.
US10628202B2	Hypervisor direct memory access This disclosure generally relates to hypervisor memory virtualization. Techniques disclosed herein improve peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) device interoperability with a virtual machine. As an example, when a direct-memory access request is received from a PCI-e device but the target memory is currently unmapped, an indication may be provided to a memory paging processor so as to page-in the memory, such that the PCI-e device may continue to function normally. In some examples, the access request may be buffered and replayed once the memory is paged-in, or the access request may be retried, among other examples.
US10628199B2	Restoring and powering-off workloads during workflow execution based on policy triggers Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for workload management and distribution. A method includes parking a virtual instance of a workload in a repository. The workload may be executing in a first virtual environment that is configured with a first set of execution parameters prior to being parked. The method includes receiving a request to unpark the virtual instance of the workload from the repository to a second virtual environment. The method includes unparking the virtual instance of the workload at the second virtual environment. The second virtual environment may be configured with a second set of execution parameters that are different than the first set of execution parameters. The virtual instance of the workload may be unparked at the second virtual environment using the second set of execution parameters such that the unparked virtual instance of the workload retains its operating state from the first virtual environment.
US10628198B2	Hypervisor management of migration notification and response messages for virtual machines A hypervisor may identify that a virtual machine has been migrated to the hypervisor from another hypervisor. In response to identifying that the virtual machine has been migrated, the hypervisor may provide a notification message including one or more network addresses associated with the migrated virtual machine. The hypervisor may receive network traffic data and determine that the received network traffic data corresponds to a response message for at least one of the one or more network addresses associated with the migrated virtual machine. The hypervisor may determine that each of the one or more network addresses has not received the response message and provide a subsequent notification message.
US10628195B2	High availability for virtual network functions A method includes, with a Virtual Network Function (VNF) manager, managing a VNF that includes a plurality of VNF components running on a plurality of virtual machines, the virtual machines running on a set of physical machines, determining a first number that is equal to a number of virtual machines capable of providing for a current demand for VNF components, determining a second number that is equal to the highest number of virtual machines being provided by a single one of the set of physical computing machines, and with the VNF manager, causing a Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) to have a total number of virtual machines provisioned, the total number being equal to the first number plus the second number.
US10628194B2	Techniques for data migration Techniques are disclosed herein for migrating virtual machines. In an embodiment, path configuration information for the source virtual machine is stored within storage allocated to a source virtual machine that is managed by a first hypervisor. A source virtual disk is allocated to the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk includes storage blocks that are accessible by a guest operating system of the source virtual machine. The source virtual disk further includes at least one source management block containing data utilized by the first hypervisor to manage the storage blocks. The guest operating system of the source virtual machine is migrated to a destination virtual machine managed by a second hypervisor. A destination virtual disk is generated that includes the storage blocks that are accessible by the migrated guest operating system. The destination virtual disk further includes at least one destination management block containing data utilized by the second hypervisor to manage the storage blocks.
US10628186B2	Method for electronic device virtualization and management A method for electronic device virtualization and management includes transmitting a signal to a server from a client. The signal is initiated by a user of a user interface of the client. The user interface of the client presents at least two devices to the user, which the user may interact with. The signal may include a power cycling instruction directed to at least one of the devices. When the server receives a communication back from the at least one device, it may send the information to the client, where the user interface may be updated in response to the communication. The devices may be controlled with other instructions, such as scheduling instructions, firmware update instructions, and configuration backup instructions. If a power device is virtualized, it may be controlled on a port-by-port basis.
US10628184B2	KPI aware complex enterprise applications with cognitive abilities to maximize productivity A method, a system and a computer program product are provided. A computing system learns structures and workflows of an enterprise application based on historic usage data and configuration data. The computing system determines that the user needs help based on one or more of an occurrence of a timeout based on a lack of user input regarding the enterprise application, differences in a navigational pattern of the user as compared with navigational patterns of other users, and a relationship regarding the navigational pattern of the user and the objectives. Upon determining that the user needs help, guidance is provided to the user via an interactive user interface. A type of guidance offered depends on how the user needing the help was determined.
US10628178B2	Automated user interface analysis Disclosed embodiments provide automated techniques for evaluation of a user interface of a computer application. A computer function associated with a graphical element such as an icon or button is analyzed. The resultant text that appears as a result of invoking the button is analyzed and keywords are identified to determine a function type for the function. A graphical element category is determined for the button/icon that is invoked to produce the function. The graphical element category can be determined by analyzing underlying markup code for the button. Keywords pertaining to the button may be extracted from the markup code. The keywords from the button are compared with the keywords of the resulting function and a score is generated based on the amount of common keywords. The score is used as a criterion for a recommendation about the appropriateness of the button for use with the application function.
US10628175B2	Loader application with secondary embedded application object Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for embedding a secondary application object within a loader application are described herein. In some embodiments, a computing platform may initiate a first iOS application comprising a first name and a first instance of UIApplication comprising an NSObject class. Further, the computing platform may embed into the first iOS application, a second iOS application comprising a second name, a second instance of UIApplication, and a first derived class. Next, the computing platform may generate, based on NSObject and the first derived class, a second derived class. Additionally, the computing platform may generate an iPhone Application (IPA) file comprising the first iOS application wherein the first iOS application comprises the second derived class and the second name. Subsequently, the computing platform may distribute via a communication interface, the IPA file.
US10628174B2	Transfer of control of configuration sources A configuration control transfer (“CCT”) system controls the transferring of control of configuration information of a device from a current configuration source to a target configuration source. A CCT server of the CCT system may send to the device a message requesting the configuration information of the device. In response, a CCT client of the CCT system collects the configuration information of the device and sends the collected configuration information to the CCT server. If the second configuration source can support the configuration information of the current configuration source, the CCT server requests that the device transfer control of the configuration information from the current configuration source to the target configuration source. The CCT client then transfers control of the configuration information to the target configuration source as the new current configuration source and un-enrolls the device from the former current configuration source.
US10628171B2	Multi-operating system device, notification device and methods thereof The application relates to a multi-operating system (multi-OS) device and a notification device. The multi-OS device comprises a processor, a transceiver, and an output device. The processor is configured to host a first operating system (OS1) in a foreground and a second operating system (OS2) in a background, or vice versa. The output device is configured to be controlled by an operating system hosted in the foreground. The transceiver is configured to receive a first signal (S1) from a notification device over a communication system, where the S1 indicates a notification associated to the OS2. The output device is further configured to output the notification associated to the OS2 when the OS1 is hosted in the foreground.
US10628170B1	System and method for device deployment A configurable device includes computing resources. The configurable device further includes an out-of-band management platform that obtains a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state; in response to obtaining the configuration request, obtains a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using an out-of-band channel; instantiates a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources; loads an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent; boots the configurable device using: the operating system package, and the computing resources; and, after booting the configurable device, orchestrates post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
US10628169B2	Method of implementing magnetic random access memory (MRAM) for mobile system-on-chip boot The present invention is directed to a method for booting a system-on-chip (SoC) including the steps of directly executing a boot software from an on-chip magnetic random access memory (MRAM) residing on a same semiconductor as the SoC; storing an operating system (OS) software and an application software on an external MRAM; directly executing the operating system software from the external MRAM by the SoC without loading the operating system into a volatile memory; directly executing the application software from the external MRAM by the SoC, wherein the external MRAM is coupled to the SoC and is configured for permanently storing the operating system software and the application software.
US10628165B2	Gain control for multiple description coding A method for encoding multiple descriptions for a media stream includes: determining, for a current block of the media stream, a first number of duplicate blocks, determining, for the current block, a plurality of complementary forward gain factors, and determining a first number of descriptions for the current block by applying the plurality of complementary forward gain factors to the first number of duplicate blocks. A method for decoding multiple descriptions for a media stream includes: determining, for a current block of the media stream, a first number of descriptions from the media stream, in which each description comprises a scaled block corresponding to the current block, determining backward gain factors for the first number of scaled blocks, and determining the current block by applying the backward gain factors to the first number of scaled blocks.
US10628163B2	Processor with variable pre-fetch threshold A method and apparatus for controlling pre-fetching in a processor. A processor includes an execution pipeline and an instruction pre-fetch unit. The execution pipeline is configured to execute instructions. The instruction pre-fetch unit is coupled to the execution pipeline. The instruction pre-fetch unit includes instruction storage to store pre-fetched instructions, and pre-fetch control logic. The pre-fetch control logic is configured to fetch instructions from memory and store the fetched instructions in the instruction storage. The pre-fetch control logic is also configured to provide instructions stored in the instruction storage to the execution pipeline for execution. The pre-fetch control logic is further configured set a maximum number of instruction words to be pre-fetched for execution subsequent to execution of an instruction currently being executed in the execution pipeline. The maximum number is based on a value contained in a pre-fetch threshold field of an instruction executed in the execution pipeline.
US10628158B2	Executing load-store operations without address translation hardware per load-store unit port Technical solutions are described for out-of-order (OoO) execution of one or more instructions by a processing unit includes receiving, by a load-store unit (LSU) of the processing unit, an OoO window of instructions including a plurality of instructions to be executed OoO, and issuing, by the LSU, instructions from the OoO window. The issuing includes selecting an instruction from the OoO window, the instruction using an effective address. Further, in response to the instruction being a load instruction, it is determined whether the effective address is present in an effective address directory (EAD). In response to the effective address being present in the EAD, the load instruction is issued using the effective address. Further, in response to the instruction being a store instruction, a real address mapped to the effective address is determined from an effective-real translation (ERT) table, and the store instruction is issued using the real address.
US10628157B2	Early predicate look-up A processing pipeline has at least one front end stage for issuing micro-operations for execution in response to program instructions, and an execute stage for performing data processing in response to the micro-operations. At least one predicate register stores at least one predicate value. In response to a predicated vector instruction for triggering execution of two or more lanes of processing, the at least one front end stage issues at least one micro-operation to control the execute stage to mask an effect of a lane of processing indicated as disabled by a target predicate value. One of the front end stages may perform an early predicate lookup of the target predicate value to vary in dependence on the early predicate lookup, which micro-operations are issued to the execute store for a predicated vector instruction.
US10628155B2	Complex multiply instruction First and second forms of a complex multiply instruction are provided for operating on first and second operand vectors comprising multiple data elements including at least one real data element for representing the real part of a complex number and at least one imaginary element for representing an imaginary part of the complex number. One of the first and second forms of the instruction targets at least one real element of the destination vector and the other targets at least one imaginary element. By executing one of each instruction, complex multiplications of the form (a+ib)*(c+id) can be calculated using relatively few instructions and with only two vector register read ports, enabling DSP algorithms such as FFTs to be calculated more efficiently using relatively low power hardware implementations.
US10628154B2	Arithmetic processing device and method of controlling arithmetic processing device An arithmetic processing device includes a plurality of arithmetic processing units each including, an internal circuit that, in an instruction processing state in which an instruction is processed, processes the instruction and that, in an instruction processing stopped state in which instruction processing is stopped, transitions to a state of power save operation, and a power control circuit that disables the power save operation; and a monitoring circuit that monitors the instruction processing stopped state of the plurality of arithmetic processing units and counts the number of the arithmetic processing units in the instruction processing stopped state. The power control circuit of each of the plurality of arithmetic processing units disables the power save operation of the arithmetic processing unit in the instruction processing stopped state, in a case where the number of the arithmetic processing units in the instruction processing stopped state exceeds a threshold.
US10628149B2	Enterprise firmware management Examples described herein include systems and methods managing firmware versions of user devices that are enrolled in an enterprise mobility management system. The system can include a management server that sends profiles to enrolled devices, causing those devices to restrict further firmware updates and register with a firmware server. The management server can retrieve available firmware versions and display those in a console. An administrator can select target firmware versions in the console. The management server can the cause the enrolled devices to update to the target firmware versions. This can include sending a call from the management server to the firmware server, causing an automatic update. It can also include sending a command from the management server to an enrolled device, causing the enrolled device to prompt a user prior to requesting a firmware update. This can allow an administrator to prevent user devices from installing firmware updates that could expose the enterprise to security risks or negatively impact operation of enterprise applications.
US10628146B1	Method and system for non-disruptive host repurposing A method and system for non-disruptive host repurposing. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein entail the re-optimization of datacenter hosts (e.g., servers) for any infrastructure and/or workload deployment. Different infrastructure and/or workload deployments may require the tuning of various memory parameters (or attributes) in the basic input-output system (BIOS) configuration. Presently, the repurposing of any given host demands the full reset of the system configuration—i.e., a disruptive process—prior to implementing the necessary BIOS configuration changes. In contrast, the method and system disclosed herein facilitate the repurposing of a host through the installation and/or uninstallation of configuration overlays—a modular approach to interchanging infrastructure and/or workload deployments—without the disruption of full system resets.
US10628145B2	Scalable and secure analytic model integration and deployment platform According to some embodiments, system, apparatus and methods are provided comprising an analytic model for an installed product; an execution platform configured to execute the analytic model; an application programming interface (API) wrapper associated with each of the analytic model and the execution platform, the API wrapper including input information, output information and a technique; and a storage in communication with the analytic model and the execution platform and storing program instructions to perform the functions as follows: transmitting information between the analytic API wrapper and the execution platform API wrapper; and deploying the analytic model to the execution platform based on the transmitted information. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US10628144B2	Hierarchical API for defining a multi-segmented application in an SDDC Some embodiments provide a simplified mechanism to deploy and control a multi-segmented application by using application-based manifests that express how application segments of the multi-segment application are to be defined or modified, and how the communication profiles between these segments. In some embodiments, these manifests are application specific. Also, in some embodiments, deployment managers in a software defined datacenter (SDDC) provide these manifests as templates to administrators, who can use these templates to express their intent when they are deploying multi-segment applications in the datacenter. Application-based manifests can also be used to control previously deployed multi-segmented applications in the SDDC. Using such manifests would enable the administrators to be able to manage fine grained micro-segmentation rules based on endpoint and network attributes.
US10628142B2	Loop break In the described examples, a non-transitory machine-readable medium includes a compiler that detects a soft-break indicator in a loop included in source code and the compiler applies software pipelining to generate compiled code for the loop. The compiled code includes assembly instructions and the soft-break indicator enables the compiler to arrange the assembly instructions to complete in-flight iterations of the loop after execution of the soft-break.
US10628141B2	Compiler transformation with loop and data partitioning Logic may transform a target code to partition data automatically and/or autonomously based on a memory constraint associated with a resource such as a target device. Logic may identify a tag in the code to identify a task, wherein the task comprises at least one loop, the loop to process data elements in one or more arrays. Logic may automatically generate instructions to determine one or more partitions for the at least one loop to partition data elements, accessed by one or more memory access instructions for the one or more arrays within the at least one loop, based on a memory constraint, the memory constraint to identify an amount of memory available for allocation to process the task. Logic may determine one or more iteration space blocks for the parallel loops, determine memory windows for each block, copy data into and out of constrained memory, and transform array accesses.
US10628140B2	Program code generation apparatus A block-diagram acquisition unit acquires a block diagram that defines by connection among a plurality of blocks, a data processing procedure to be reflected in a program code. An inconsistency inspection unit inspects whether there is an inconsistency in the data processing procedure defined in the block diagram by tracing the connection among blocks in the block diagram.
US10628135B2	Visualization tool for real-time dataflow programming language A dataflow programming language can be used to express reactive dataflow programs that can be used in pattern-driven real-time data analysis. One or more tools are provided for the dataflow programming language for checking syntactic and semantic correctness, checking logical correctness, debugging, translation of source code into a secure, portable format (e.g., packaged code), translation of source code (or packaged code) into platform-specific code, batch-mode interpretation, interactive interpretation, simulation and visualization of the dataflow environment, remote execution, monitoring, or any combination of these. These tools embody a method of developing, debugging, and deploying a dataflow graph device.
US10628133B1	Console and method for developing a virtual agent A design console provides interaction with a developer in a graphical interface of a virtual agent programming system where elements of an intended dialog between the virtual agent and a chat (developer) user are shown as dialog boxes in the graphical interface, including a trigger element which processes and detects from the input messages processed an intent by the chat user to invoke the virtual agent based on one or more stored utterances; an interaction module which sends a virtual agent message to the chat user, and receives therefrom an utterance responsive to the virtual agent message; and an action element that carries out a specified user intent based on the values of the parameters converted by the interaction module from the utterance collected from the chat user.
US10628131B2	Device and method of generating programs for an information code reading device and host computer An object of the present invention is to provide a program development support device capable of easily developing a program for using a handy terminal despite the fact that a user has no knowledge of programming, a program development support method, and a computer program executable in the program development support device. A communication route of data transmission reception between an information reading device and a host computer which are capable of performing a data communication to each other is stored. A selection of master data is received. A selection of the first field as a retrieval processing object from the plurality of fields in the master data is received. A selection of the second field, in which retrieval result data to be displayed is stored, from a plurality of fields corresponding with the records which correspond with a comparison condition based on the retrieval information is received.
US10628129B2	Intellectual automated security, performance and code generation framework Implementations directed to providing a computer-implemented method for automating analytical model building for code snippets, the method comprising receiving software instructions indicating functionality of a software component, analyzing the software instructions through natural language processing to identify tags to characterize the software instructions and the functionality, performing a search, based on the identified tags, of relevant Internet sites to identify code snippets that address the functionality, scoring one or more of the identified code snippets based on a respective relevance to the functionality, based on the scoring of the one or more of the identified code snippets, determining that at least one of the code snippets has a score that meets a relevance threshold, and providing the at least one of the code snippets based on the determination that the at least one of the code snippets has the score that meets the relevance threshold.
US10628127B2	Random IP generation method and apparatus Provided is an Internet protocol (IP) generation method. The method is performed by an IP generation apparatus comprising one or more processors and memory and includes: forming a plurality of initialized partial numbers by dividing a decimal number indicating a count of IP addresses that can be generated; changing the partial numbers according to a predetermined rule; generating an IP decimal number by linking the changed partial numbers; generating a random IP address from the IP decimal number; and generating a plurality of different random IP addresses with improved time efficiency, by sequentially repeating the changing of the partial numbers, the generating of the IP decimal number and the generating of the random IP address.
US10628126B2	Architecture and instruction set to support integer division A processor includes a core and a plurality of registers including a first register, a second register, and a third register. The core is configured to perform a division operation that includes execution of a sign extraction instruction in which a sign of at least one of a numerator value and a denominator value is stored, a conditional subtraction instruction which divides the numerator value by the denominator value to generate a quotient value and a remainder value, and a sign assignment instruction which adjusts the sign of at least one of the quotient and remainder values. The conditional subtraction instruction is configured to cause the core to perform multiple iterations of a conditional subtraction in one execution of the conditional subtraction instruction and in one clock cycle. Others methods and apparatus are described as well.
US10628123B2	Image forming apparatus having error detection and audio guidance After starting output of an audio guidance at a first volume, a control portion judges whether or not an image of a user is contained in image data, and also judges whether or not a cover has been opened, such that if no image of the user is contained in the image data and the cover is in a closed state, the control portion maintains the volume of the audio guidance at a first volume, whereas even if no image of the user is contained in the image data, when the cover is opened, the control portion changes the volume of the audio guidance to a second volume.
US10628118B2	Sound effect configuration method and related device A sound effect configuration method and a mobile terminal are provided. The method comprises: parameters of sound effect are loaded in a running memory of the mobile terminal; responsive to detection of a playing control instruction for an audio stream of a target application, it is determined whether the parameters of sound effect loaded in the running memory comprise a parameter of sound effect corresponding to the target application; responsive to determining that the parameters of sound effect loaded in the running memory comprise the parameter of sound effect corresponding to the target application, the parameter of sound effect corresponding to the target application is read from the running memory; and the audio stream of the target application is configured by virtue of the parameter of sound effect.
US10628116B2	NFC-enabled digital apparatus and method of operation thereof An NFC-enabled digital apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch screen display and a near field communication (NFC) module comprising an NFC antenna and an NFC controller. In response to tagging between the NFC-enabled digital apparatus and the external NFC terminal, an NFC communication channel is established between the NFC-enabled digital apparatus and the external NFC terminal for data communication therebetween.
US10628115B2	Synchronization of digital content consumption In one embodiment, a method includes connecting two or more user computing devices to provide a synchronous presentation session. Each user computing device may present digital content through an instance of a third-party application associated with a third-party content producer. If one or more of the user computing devices falls out of synchronization with one or more other devices, a synchronization message may be sent to the out of synch device(s), whereby the synchronization message may cause the presentation of digital content across all of the devices to be synchronized.
US10628114B2	Displaying images with integrated information To provide an information processing system and information processing method that control display of information input with a receiver of a captured image.In a case where a first Ghost and a second Ghost receive an image (first person view) captured by a Body and first information generated in accordance with input to the first Ghost and second information generated in accordance with input to the second Ghost are transmitted to the Body, a control unit 509 performs control such that an integrated image obtained by integrating the first information and the second information is displayed and output to a display unit 503.
US10628111B2	Method and apparatus for optically concealing video wall seams The present invention comprises a device and method that reduces the appearance of inter-monitor seams by optically magnifying display areas on each side of a seam such that they appear to extend beyond the display area of a monitor so as to give the visual appearance of extending to the outside edge of each monitor's frame. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a clear longitudinal magnifying strip comprising a generally bi-semicircular cross section that is mounted across an inter-monitor seam. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a video processor that adjusts the image displayed on a monitor to compensate for the visual distortion caused by the magnifying strip.
US10628108B2	Controlling an ultra wide video display in stadium settings using mobile positioning information Systems and methods related to a mobile device video wall are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mobile device operates to obtain one or more media files that contain partial-frame video content for a grid location in a video grid for a mobile device video wall. The mobile device further operates to provide playout of partial-frame video content for the grid location such that the playout of the partial-frame video content for the grid location by the mobile device is synchronized to playout of partial-frame video content for other grid locations in the video grid by other mobile devices in the mobile device video wall.
US10628105B2	Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for wireless pairing with peripheral devices and displaying status information concerning the peripheral devices In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device with a display, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, and one or more input devices. The device displays a first user interface on the display. While displaying the first user interface, the device detects a pairing request to pair a first peripheral with the electronic device. In response to detecting the pairing request, the device determines whether the first peripheral meets coupling criteria, wherein the coupling criteria require that the first peripheral is coupled to a second peripheral. In accordance with a determination that the first peripheral meets the coupling criteria, the device displays a pairing affordance that initiates pairing of the electronic device with the first peripheral. In accordance with a determination that the first peripheral does not meet the coupling criteria, the device displays information concerning coupling of the first peripheral and the second peripheral.
US10628101B2	Printing apparatus for reducing the inhibition of printing when a deletion instruction has been issued The printing apparatus deletes a deletion target print data even if the printing apparatus is in a predetermined state in a case where the number of pieces of deletion target print data that are registered and are not deleted yet reaches a predetermined number.
US10628097B2	Application isolation system A facility for managing a document conversion environment is described. In various embodiments, the facility includes a native application associated with a native document type and an isolation service. The isolation service determines whether a native application associated with the native document type has started and when it has not started, starts the native application and causes the started native application to load and convert a native document to a common document format, wherein the isolation service starts a single instance of the native application and monitors the single instance of the native application so that it complies with specified a parameter, condition, or setting of operation.
US10628095B2	Terminal apparatus, communication system, computer-readable recording medium, and communication control method Provided is a terminal apparatus including a first wireless communication interface that performs wireless communication with an electronic apparatus using a first wireless communication scheme, a second wireless communication interface that performs wireless communication with the electronic apparatus using a second wireless communication scheme, and a processor. The processor instructs the electronic apparatus, a communication connection to which is made with the first wireless communication scheme, to perform a job, and then performs control that turns off the wireless communication in compliance with the first wireless communication scheme and acquires status information on the electronic apparatus using the second wireless communication scheme.
US10628089B2	Processing of a set of pending operations for a switchover from a first storage resource to a second storage resource A determination is made that data stored in an extent of a first storage resource is to be moved to an extent of a second storage resource. Operations that are still awaiting to start execution in the first storage resource after the data stored in the extent of the first storage resource has been moved to the extent of the second storage resource, are configured for execution in the second storage resource.
US10628086B2	Methods and systems for facilitating communications with storage Cloud computing platforms having computer-readable media that perform methods for facilitating communications with storage. A request having a first-interface format to access storage is intercepted. The first interface format of the request supports access to a virtual hard drive (VHD). The request is translated to a blob request having a blob interface format. The blob interface format of the blob request supports access to a plurality of blobs of data in a blob store. The blob request is communicated to a blob interface such that the blob request is executed in managing the plurality of blobs.
US10628084B2	Verifying memory access A memory arrangement having a memory cell field with columns and rows of writable memory cells, a memory controller which is configured to initiate an access to a first group of memory cells of a row of memory cells and, together with the access to the first group of memory cells, to initiate a read access to a second group of memory cells of the row of memory cells, and a verification circuit which is configured to check whether the access to the first group of memory cells has been performed on the correct row of memory cells on the basis of whether values read during the read access to the second group of memory cells match values previously stored by the second group of memory cells.
US10628083B2	Storage system and storage system management method A storage controller measures a RAID group (RG) operating time, which is the operating time of an RG. The storage controller then corrects the measured RG operating time, which is used to calculate the operating rate of the RG, on the basis of a correction coefficient associated with the type of the physical devices (PDEVs) constituting the RG, and on the basis of the RG backend multiplicity, which is the multiplicity of the I/O commands transmitted to the RG.
US10628080B2	Memory controller, information processor, and memory control method A memory controller includes: a memory access control circuit which receives a write command and write data from a processor and controls a writing operation to a memory; and a number-of-writing-operations control circuit which performs control to execute the writing operation to the memory multiple times, based on the write command and the write data.
US10628077B2	System to acquire analog to digital (ADC) data using high end timer (N2HET) and high end timer transfer unit (HTU) A method of converting and acquiring external analog data without central processing unit (CPU) intervention using high-end timer unit (N2HET) and High End Timer Transfer Unit (HTU) to overcome serial peripheral interface (SPI) and external memory interface (EMIF) limitations encountered while performing high speed transfers. The method includes connecting a conversion start pin, a chip select (CS) pin, a read enable pin, a converter busy pin and data pins of an analog to digital converter (ADC) with the pins of the N2HET. The N2HET is configured to perform ADC data conversion and acquisition by performing steps of: activating a conversion start signal on the CS pin until a deactivation of the converter busy pin; and generating an HTU request to transfer data from a data N2HET pin to a N2HET random access memory (RAM) unit via a data transfer channel and then from N2HET RAM to RAM of the CPU.
US10628072B2	Scalable architecture enabling large memory system for in-memory computations A memory system provides deduplication of user data in the physical memory space of the system for user data that is duplicated in the virtual memory space of a host system. A transaction manager (TM) uses a transaction table to maintain data coherency and data concurrency for the virtual memory space. A write data engine manager (WDEM) uses an outstanding bucket number and command queues to maintain data coherency and data concurrency for the physical memory space. The WDEM receives data write requests from the TM and sends a corresponding write command to a selected command queue. A write data engine responds to a write command in a command queue by storing the data in an overflow memory region if the data is not duplicated in the virtual memory space, or by incrementing a reference counter for the data if the data is duplicated in the virtual memory space.
US10628063B2	Implementing scalable memory allocation using identifiers that return a succinct pointer representation A method and device generates a slab identifier and a hash function identifier in response to a memory allocation request with a request identifier and allocation size from a memory allocation requestor. The slab identifier indicates a memory region associated with a base data size and the hash function identifier indicates a hash function. The method and device provides a bit string including the slab identifier and the hash function identifier to the memory allocation requestor.
US10628061B2	Systems and methods for rebalancing striped information across multiple storage devices The disclosed computer-implemented method for rebalancing striped information across multiple storage devices may include (1) allocating “Y” contiguous storage spaces on “Y” physical devices, (2) dividing, at the computing device, the “Y” continuous storage spaces into “N” subvolumes, (3) allocating the “N” subvolumes to “X” logical stripes, (4) allocating each of the first “Y” logical stripes to a respective physical stripe in each of the “Y” physical stripes, (5) distributing remaining subvolumes to respective logical stripes, and (6) allocating the respective subvolumes across the “Y” physical stripes. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US10628056B2	Information processing apparatus and shared memory management method A permission setting register stores therein information indicating whether or not access is to be permitted to each node, per segment of a shared memory. When an abnormality occurs in a node, a permission canceling unit sets, for a segment that the abnormal node has been using, information in the permission setting register, the information corresponding to the abnormal node, to not permit access. When there is an access request from a remote node to a shared memory segment, a checking unit determines, with hardware, whether or not the access is permitted, based on the permission setting register, an access token included in the access request, and a memory token register.
US10628055B2	Management of storage replication consistency groups using automatic replication group identifiers System and method for managing storage replication consistency groups for storage objects of processing entities uses a replication group identifier for a storage replication consistency group received from a storage interface manager of a storage system with multiple computer data storage devices. The replication group identifier is received when a creation request for a new logical storage unit for a processing entity is transmitted from a host computer to the storage interface manager. The replication group identifier can then be used to request additional logical storage units that will be assigned to the same storage replication consistency group.
US10628048B2	Storage control device for controlling write access from host device to memory device A storage control device includes a processor configured to receive from a host device a write request for writing data into a memory device. The processor is configured to try to write the data into a cache memory. The processor is configured to select an operation mode of a write process for the write request from among a first mode and a second mode on the basis of whether a cache hit or a cache miss occurs at the trial. The processor is configured to return a response to the host device upon completion of writing the data into the cache memory without waiting for completion of the write process when the write process is performed in the first mode. The processor is configured to return a response to the host device upon completion of the write process when the write process is performed in the second mode.
US10628046B2	Systems and methods for managing information objects in dynamic data storage devices According to one aspect, a system for managing information objects in dynamic data storage devices including a first data storage device having a plurality of information objects, a second data storage device operatively connectable to an output device for providing at least some of the information objects to at least one user, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the first data storage device and the second data storage device. The at least one processor is configured to automatically divide the plurality of information objects in the first data storage device to form at least one data subdivision based on division criteria, and repeatedly, in response to a dynamic operating condition determine a relevance value of at least one of the data subdivisions in the first data storage device and the second data storage device indicative of the relevance of those data subdivision to the user, and based on the relevance value, perform at least one of loading those data subdivision to the second data storage, or unloading those data subdivision from the second data storage.
US10628044B2	Dynamic allocation of volatile memory to storage management components of a non-volatile storage device Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include firmware for the non-volatile storage device, during boot up, dynamically allocating volatile memory to a plurality of storage management components. The allocation includes detecting an indicator of a total amount of volatile memory to be allocated to the storage management components. The firmware maps the indicator to a first amount of volatile memory to allocate to a first set of one or more components and allocates the first amount of the volatile memory to the first set of components. The firmware allocates remaining volatile memory to a flash translation layer.
US10628043B1	Systems and methods for implementing a horizontally federated heterogeneous cluster Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for intelligent distribution of data in a storage cluster are described herein. An example method can include striping a volume across a plurality of storage nodes. For example, a plurality of logical blocks of the volume can be distributed to the storage nodes in relation to respective sizes of the storage nodes. Additionally, the method can include maintaining a cluster volume table (CVT) storing information regarding distribution of the logical blocks across the storage nodes. The CVT can include a plurality of entries, where each of the entries in the CVT can include information identifying a respective owner storage node of a respective logical block. Optionally, a factor can be used to determine a number of logical blocks distributed to a storage node for each stripe when striping the volume across the storage nodes.
US10628040B2	User terminal apparatus, method for inputting text and displaying an input mode sign next to a text input cursor in user terminal apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An apparatus and a method for inputting a text in a user terminal apparatus are provided. The text inputting method includes detecting a text input mode set in the user terminal apparatus and displaying a sign corresponding to the detected text input mode near a text input cursor.
US10628037B2	Mobile device systems and methods Provided is a mobile device including a first body portion containing operational components of the mobile device, a second body portion coupled to the first body portion on a rear surface, containing auxiliary operational components of the mobile device, and a coupling hinge coupling the first body portion to the second body portion and for providing movement of the second body portion from a first position to a second position. The first body portion has a display surface and the rear surface opposite the display surface. The rear surface has a cavity. In the first position, the second body portion is recessed within the cavity of the first body portion. In the second position, the second body portion is positioned on the rear surface of the first body portion and the cavity is at least partially open to form a grip area.
US10628030B2	Methods and systems for providing user feedback using an emotion scale A client device having a touch-sensitive display displays (i) multiple affordances in a first area of the touch-sensitive display and (ii) a content item in a second area of the touch-sensitive display. The affordances include a user-feedback affordance for providing feedback about the content item. The device detects a first user input at the user-feedback affordance. In response, the device displays a first facial expression superimposed on the content item. Concurrently, the device replaces display of the affordances with a range of facial expressions, each facial expression in the range corresponding to a respective opinion of a range of opinions. The device detects a second user input at a location of a second facial expression in the displayed range of facial expressions. The second facial expression is different from the first facial expression. In response, the device displays the second facial expression superimposed on the content item.
US10628029B2	Predicting touch input Particular embodiments receive a plurality of touch events. Each touch event may be associated with at least one position on a touchscreen, and at least a portion of the plurality of touch events are substantially located along a line. Particular embodiments further determine that: (1) the touch events are approaching an edge of the touchscreen, and (2) one or more pressure measurements taken at one or more of the touch input events are less than a minimum pressure threshold. Based on the determinations, particular embodiments anticipate that the touch events will end before they reach the edge of the touchscreen, and based on the anticipating, particular embodiments terminate a series of extrapolated positions before the series of extrapolated positions reach the edge of the touchscreen.
US10628028B2	Replacing display of icons in response to a gesture A computing device with a touch screen display displays a first set of a first plurality of icons in a first area of the touch screen display, the first plurality of icons including a plurality of sets of icons that are separately displayed in the first area of the touch screen display, the first plurality of icons including application launch icons; displays a second plurality of icons in a second area on the touch screen display, the second plurality of icons including application launch icons, wherein the second area is different from the first area; detects a finger swipe gesture in the first area; and, in response, replaces display of the first set of the first plurality of icons with display of a second set of the first plurality of icons in the first area on the touch screen display, while maintaining the display of the second plurality of icons in the second area on the touch screen display.
US10628021B2	Modular responsive screen grid, authoring and displaying system A content containing message may be created by a user or multiple users, and may contain content items such as videos, images and hyperlinks. The messages may be sent and exchanged between users, as well as collected, liked or commented on.
US10628020B2	Projection type display device Provided is a projection type display device capable of performing display of information according to a driver's desire. An HUD includes light sources; a light modulation element that spatially modulates light emitted from the light sources on the basis of projection image data; a projection unit that projects image light that is spatially modulated by the light modulation element onto a projection surface that is a part of a windshield 1 mounted in an automobile; a designation information acquisition unit that acquires designation information for designating at least one of a maximum number of pieces of content included in the projection image data, display sizes of the pieces of content, or arrangement layouts of the pieces of content on the basis of information input through an operation unit; and an image information generation unit that generates the projection image data on the basis of the designation information acquired.
US10628017B2	Hovering field An apparatus, method, and computer program product for: associating a first item with a first portion of a hovering field, the hovering field at least partially encompassing a device, providing a first virtual item representative of the first item and controlling spatial audio in dependence on a position of the first virtual item.
US10628016B2	Cross-application content player A method for providing a cross-application content player is disclosed. The method includes receiving, during playback of a content item in a first content player within a first user interface of a first mobile application, an indication of a user request pertaining to a second mobile application, wherein the first mobile application is associated with a first platform, and the second mobile application is associated with a second platform. The method further includes identifying a play state of the content item corresponding to the user request, and causing playback of the content item in a second content player within a second user interface of the second mobile application based on the play state.
US10628005B2	Image display device, image display method, and information storage medium An image display device includes: a selection screen display control section that performs a control process that displays a selection screen on a display section, a plurality of element buttons for selecting an analysis target element being arranged within the selection screen; and a sub-image display control section that performs a control process that reads analytical condition information about an element that corresponds to an element button among the plurality of element buttons that has been selected by using pointing means from a storage section, and displays a sub-image that represents the analytical condition information with a character that is larger than a character used for the element button on the display section.
US10627995B2	Collection and control of user activity set data and activity set user interface Techniques are described for creating and modifying task records and for controlling information displayed to a user in corresponding task representations. The task records are associated with more or more user activities, where each activity is associated with a record having an identifier for the activity, an application identifier that indicates a software application associated with the activity, and a content identifier identifying content associated with the software application and the activity. The activity records can include activation information. A user can select a task representation and resume one or more activities associated with the task. Tasks records can be shared between different computer devices of the user, and with different users. Task and activity records can be associated with navigational mnemonics. Representations of task and activity records can be displayed proximate representations of associated navigational mnemonics to help a user locate tasks and activities of interest.
US10627993B2	Interacting with a clipboard store A clipboard component provides a multi-item clipboard store. The clipboard component uses a technical strategy that facilitates its efficient adoption and use by end users and application developers. From an end user's standpoint, the clipboard component provides a new user experience which is easy for the users to discover, learn and use, due, in part, to the use of ergonomic control mechanisms for activating paste and copy operations. From a developer's standpoint, the clipboard component provides a way of allowing existing legacy applications to interact with a multi-item clipboard store, even though these applications were not originally created to provide that type of interaction. The clipboard component can also, upon instruction by a user, apply one or more supplemental operations to a copied content item, such as transferring the item to a target computing device.
US10627990B2	Map information display device, map information display method, and map information display program A map information display device includes a touch panel that displays map information and receives a user's touch operation, a touch position detection unit that detects a touch position on the touch panel, a building determination unit that determines whether there is a building whose inside information is displayable in the map information displayed on the touch panel, and a floor selection menu display processing unit that displays a floor selection menu having selection items corresponding to displayable floors in close proximity to the touch position on the touch panel when the building determination unit determines that there is a building whose inside information is displayable.
US10627986B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and program An information processing apparatus and method for controlling the information processing apparatus includes creating instructions corresponding to processing for transmitting image data to an apparatus identified by a URL, obtaining icon data based on the URL, and setting the obtained icon data as an icon of the created instructions.
US10627984B2	Systems, devices, and methods for dynamic virtual data analysis Methodologies, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for dynamic virtual data analysis. A first subset of performance metric data relating to a number of facilities is compared between at least two of the facilities to generate a first level comparison. A second subset of the performance metric data associated with two or more sections of at least one facility is compared to generate a second level comparison. A processor generates a graphical representation of the first level comparison and the second level comparison. A user electronic device can receive input from a user to dynamically navigate between a rendering of the graphical representation of the first level comparison and a rendering of the graphical representation of the second level comparison. The user can also modify the first subset of data or the second subset of data to update the first level comparison or the second level comparison.
US10627980B2	Organization mode support mechanisms An organization mode in a user interface that displays multiple user interface elements. The multiple user interface elements fit over a grid positions that are at least conceptually imposed over a canvas. In organization mode, the grid positions are displayed, allowing the user to more easily see where user interface elements may be placed. As the user moves and/or resizes a user interface element, one or more corresponding grid positions are highlighted to show where the user interface element would be placed if the move or resize operation were to conclude at that moment. The organization mode may also provide a contextual actions menu with respect to a particular user interface element. The contextual actions menu includes multiple organization mode commands, including one or more that may be directed selected from the contextual actions menu to invoke the command.
US10627979B2	Method, device, and storage medium for generating and self-adaptively rotating voice recognition interface Method, device, and storage medium for generating and self-adaptively rotating a voice recognition interface are provided. The method for generating and self-adaptively rotating a voice recognition interface includes: identifying a direction of an interface layout of a current interface when a voice recognition is triggered; generating the voice recognition interface in a same layout direction as the direction of the current interface layout, the voice recognition interface covering a portion of a screen; monitoring in real time whether the interface layout of the current interface rotates; and rotating the generated voice recognition interface self-adaptively along with the current interface layout, in response to a rotation of the interface layout of the current interface.
US10627976B2	Smart notifications Controlling notifications based on an importance of the notifications to users is described. A service provider can receive notifications. The service provider can determine an order for sending the notifications based partly on priority levels assigned to the notifications and positions associated with presentations of the notifications. The service provider can send a first notification to at least one device in a first period of time. The service provider can determine that sending a second notification causes a conflict with a presentation policy. Accordingly, the service provider can determine a second period of time subsequent to the first period of time to send the second notification to the at least one device based partly on a lapse of a predetermined amount of time and/or an occurrence of an event, and can send the second notification to the at least one device in the second period of time.
US10627975B2	Method, apparatus, and vehicle for controlling an on-vehicle display system A method, apparatus, and vehicle for controlling an on-vehicle display system are provided. The control method includes selecting, one of a display mode for information display and a non-display mode for light control in a vehicle, as a target operation mode. The control method also includes controlling the on-vehicle display system to display effective information when the target operation mode is the display mode. Further, the control method includes controlling the on-vehicle display system to control light in the vehicle when the target operation mode is the auxiliary mode.
US10627973B2	Systems and sensors for sensing and tracking radiation blocking objects on a surface Several systems for tracking one or more radiation blocking objects on a surface are disclosed. A pair of radiation sensors are provided adjacent the surface and a plurality of radiation sources are provided adjacent the surface. Radiation from at least some of the radiation sources travels across the surface to reach each of the radiation sensors. One or more radiation blocking objects on the surface attenuate radiation from one or more radiation sources from reaching each of the sensors. The position of the one or more radiation blocking objects is estimates and may be tracked based on the position of the one or more attenuated radiation sources relative to each radiation sensor.
US10627972B2	Capacitance detecting device, touch device and terminal device Provided is a capacitance detecting device (801) which includes a charging module (110) configured to charge a base capacitor (130) between a detecting electrode and system ground; an integrating circuit (150) including an amplifier (151) and an integrating capacitor (152), where the integrating capacitor (152) is connected in parallel with the amplifier (151), the integrating circuit (150) is configured to integrate, charges transferred from the base capacitor (130); a cancellation capacitor (120) configured to cancel a contribution of the base capacitor (130) to an output voltage of the amplifier (151); a controlling module (140) configured to control the charging module (110) to charge the base capacitor (130) in a first phase, control the charging module (110) to stop charging the base capacitor (130) in a second phase, control transfer of the charges on the base capacitor (130) to the integrating capacitor (152) in a third phase.
US10627971B2	Conductive film, touch panel, and display device The problem addressed lies in providing a conductive film, a touch panel and a display device which make it possible to suppress a deterioration in the quality of images observed on the display device. In a power spectrum obtained by means of a two-dimensional Fourier transform of each of an electrode wire pattern formed from electrode wires which bend irregularly and a reference pattern formed by regular bent lines, a value obtained by dividing, at predetermined frequency widths, the cumulative value of spectral intensity of each frequency width by the frequency width is a spectral density, and a first evaluation value, which is a common logarithm of a value obtained by dividing the cumulative value of the spectral density in a defined frequency region of the electrode wire pattern by the cumulative value of the spectral density in a defined frequency region of the reference pattern, is 3.6 or less.
US10627967B2	Input sensing unit and display device including the same An input sensing unit including a plurality of capacitive sensing electrodes, and a conductive layer disposed on at least a portion of the sensing electrodes, in which the conductive layer overlaps at least a portion of the sensing electrodes in a plan view, and the conductive layer includes a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other.
US10627964B2	Electronic device with touch sensor including index matching layer and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an electronic device including forming a first conductive pattern layer on a base layer, forming an organic layer on which a plurality of contact holes exposing a portion of the first conductive pattern layer on the base layer are defined, forming a resin pattern layer covering the contact holes on the organic layer, forming an insulating layer covering at least a portion of the resin pattern layer on the organic layer, removing the resin pattern layer such that an index matching layer is formed by removing at least the portion covering the resin pattern layer, and forming a second conductive pattern layer on the index matching layer. An electronic device constructed according to the method of manufacturing is also disclosed.
US10627962B2	Projector A projector includes an image forming unit, a projection unit, an image capturing unit, and a detection unit. The image forming unit generates projection image data based on a video signal. The projection unit projects a projection image based on the projection image data, on a projection surface. The image capturing unit generates captured image data by capturing an image of the projection surface for each line or for each block. The detection unit detects an object other than the projection image, which included in the captured image data, based on the captured image data and the projection image data. The projection unit switches projection image for each line or for each block, by scanning. The image capturing unit starts sequential image capturing from a region of the projection surface, in which switching is completed, during a period when at least switching of the projection image is performed.
US10627961B2	Waveguide-based interferometric multi-point/distributed force and touch sensors Disclosed herein are structures, devices, and systems for detecting touch and force inputs at multiple sensing locations on a surface of an electronic device using waveguide-based interferometry. A laser light source, such as a VCSEL, inserts light into a waveguide positioned adjacent to the sensing locations, and an input at a sensing location alters the inserted light in the waveguide allowing for determination of the input's touch or force at the sensing location. Wavelength modulation of the inserted light allows isolation in frequency of the signals from each sensing location. Optical phase locking can be used to lock an absolute distance beat frequency corresponding to a stationary reference point in the waveguide.
US10627960B2	Instrument detection with an optical touch sensitive device, with associating contacts with active instruments An optical touch-sensitive device detects touch events caused by instruments (e.g., pens, styluses) and distinguishes these events from touch events caused by fingers. In some embodiments, different instruments can also be distinguished. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. The optical beams preferably are multiplexed in a manner so that many optical beams can be received by a detector simultaneously. Touch events disturb the optical beams, for example due to frustrated total internal reflection. Information indicating which optical beams have been disturbed is analyzed to detect one or more touch events. The analysis also distinguishes instrument touch events from finger touch events.
US10627959B2	Differential circuit, capacitance detection circuit, touch detection device and terminal device The present application provides a differential circuit, which can improve a signal-to-noise ratio of an output signal. The differential circuit includes a front-end circuit and a processing circuit, where the front-end circuit includes a control circuit and a PGA circuit. The control circuit is configured to: control, at a first stage, the power supply to charge the two capacitors and control the two capacitors to discharge to the PGA circuit; and control, at a second stage, the PGA circuit to charge the two capacitors. The PGA circuit is configured to convert capacitance signals of the two capacitors into voltage signals at the first stage and the second stage respectively, and perform a difference operation. The processing circuit is configured to determine, according to the differential signals output by the front-end circuit at the first stage and the second stage, a target differential signal of voltages corresponding to the two capacitors.
US10627956B2	Terminal device, calibration method and calibration program A terminal device such as a smartphone displays a first image on a display unit, and outputs a second image including the first image as a part to a display device such as a navigation device. Also, the terminal device obtains relative position information indicating a relative positional relation of the first image with respect to the second image from an external server. When a user makes a touch input to the second image displayed on the display device, the input position is transmitted from the display device to the terminal device. The terminal device obtains the conversion necessity information indicating whether or not the input position on the second image needs to be converted based on the relative position information, and converts the input position on the second image to the input position on the first image based on the relative position information when the conversion is necessary.
US10627947B2	Electronic device An electronic device (1) includes a touch sensor on a front surface, a touch sensor on a back surface, and a controller (14) that includes two control modes, the control modes being a scroll mode to scroll the currently displayed screen upon detecting a slide operation on the back surface touch sensor (13) and a pointer mode to move a currently displayed pointer (P) upon detecting an operation on the back surface touch sensor (13), and that switches between the control modes from the scroll mode to the pointer mode upon detecting a switching operation on the back surface touch sensor (13) during the scroll mode.
US10627945B2	Touchscreen, method for touch detection, and wearable device A touchscreen, a touch detection method, and a wearable device are provided. The touchscreen includes: a touch flexible printed circuit (FPC) comprising a first surface and a second surface; a cover having a touch region, wherein the first surface of the touch FPC is attached to a back surface of the touch region; and a main board comprising a display screen, wherein the second surface of the touch FPC is arranged above the display screen, wherein a region covered by the touch FPC on the display screen is smaller than a display region of the display screen, a touch operation is detected in the touch region using the touch FPC, and at least one of a touch position or a touch trace of the touch operation is determined.
US10627943B2	Touch panel, method of driving touch panel, and touch device A touch panel, a method of driving a touch panel, and a touch device are provided. The touch panel includes a first detection electrode, a piezoelectric material layer and a position touch structure. The piezoelectric material layer is on the first detection electrode. The position touch structure comprises a touch electrode or a plurality of touch electrodes and is on the piezoelectric material layer. The touch electrode or at least one of the plurality of touch electrodes is configured to function as a second detection electrode as well, and the second detection electrode together with the piezoelectric material layer and the first detection electrode constitutes a piezoelectric sensing structure for implementing a touch pressure detection.
US10627942B2	Touch control structure of an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display screen The present invention discloses a touch control structure of an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display screen, comprising a transmitting structure and a receiving structure that are mutually inductive, the transmitting structure comprises a first encapsulation film, a first patterned electrode and a second encapsulation film; the receiving structure further comprises a flexible polymer foil sheet and a second patterned electrode formed on the flexible polymer foil sheet, the receiving structure and the transmitting structure are assembled by adhering the surface of the flexible polymer foil sheet having the second patterned electrode formed thereon to the second encapsulation film; wherein, the first encapsulation film comprises multiple layers of films including at least one layer of inorganic film, the second encapsulation film comprises multiple layers of films including at least one layer of inorganic film.
US10627938B2	Touch screen device with integrated fingerprint sensor and method of driving of the same A touch screen device with an integrated fingerprint sensor comprises: a touch screen having a fingerprint recognition area with fingerprint sensors and a touch recognition area with touch sensors physically separated from the fingerprint sensors; and a touch IC that drives the touch sensors and the fingerprint sensors in fingerprint sensing mode to sense fingerprint recognition information from the fingerprint sensors and touch recognition information from the touch sensors.
US10627935B2	Display device, driving method thereof, and electronic device A display device and a driving method thereof, and an electronic device are provided. The display device includes: an array substrate and an opposing substrate arranged opposite to each other, a touch electrode pattern provided between the array substrate and the opposing substrate, a backlight module provided below the array substrate; and a counter electrode provided on the backlight module; the counter electrode and the touch electrode pattern forming a capacitive structure; in a touch detection period, a touch detection signal is loaded onto the touch electrode pattern and the counter electrode at the same time, to determine a touch position; in a pressure detection period, a touch detection signal is loaded onto the touch electrode pattern or the counter electrode, to determine a magnitude of pressure in the touch position.
US10627934B2	In-cell touch panel, display device and driving method thereof An in-cell touch panel, a display device and a driving method thereof. The in-cell touch panel includes: an array substrate and an opposing substrate that are arranged opposite to each other; touch detection electrodes; touch-pressure sensing electrodes disposed between a layer provided with the touch detection electrodes and a base substrate of the array substrate. A capacitor structure is formed by the touch-pressure sensing electrodes and a metal layer disposed below the array substrate; and a touch detection chip configured to simultaneously apply touch detection signals to the touch detection electrodes and the touch-pressure sensing electrodes in a touch period, determine a touch position by detecting capacitance variations of the touch detection electrodes, and determine a touch pressure value by detecting capacitance variations of the touch-pressure sensing electrodes.
US10627928B2	Method for stylus to detect sensor controller using repeated reception of symbols, stylus, and sensor controller A method includes: a first transmission step in which a sensor controller sends a first control signal US_c1 including a repetition, by twice or more times, of a known element (“repetitive element”) c1; a detection step in which a stylus performs a receiving operation over a reception period having a predetermined time length SRP, determines whether one or more repetitive elements c1 are included in a signal received in the reception period, and detects the sensor controller depending on the result of the determination; and a second transmission step in which the sensor controller sends a second control signal US_c2 including a plurality of bit values not shared with the stylus in advance. The method reduces the amount of electric power consumed by a stylus, which is configured to detect a sensor controller by receiving a signal sent by the sensor controller, before the stylus detects the sensor controller.
US10627927B2	Position indicator A single position indicator that can be used with a plurality of different types of position detection systems. The position indicator includes a communication circuit which, in operation, communicates with an outer device, a configuration circuit which, in operation, performs an initial setting process based on a signal from the outer device, a signal generation circuit which, in operation, generates a stylus position signal, and a control circuit. The control circuit, in operation, controls transmission of the stylus position signal based on an initial setting of at least one switch circuit that is set by the initial setting process performed by the configuration circuit, and controls reception of a signal received from the outer device via the communication circuit.
US10627926B2	User interfacing method and electronic device for performing the same Disclosed is an electronic device including a rotation member that rotates in a first direction or a second direction, a memory configured to store a specific rotation pattern, and a controller configured to, if a rotation pattern of the rotation member between the first direction and the second direction matches with the specific rotation pattern, perform a functional operation corresponding to the specific rotation pattern.
US10627925B2	Wearable device and operation method of executing an action on the screen accordance with finger tracing on the side edges of the touch pad According to one embodiment, a wearable device includes a display, a detector, and a hardware processor. The display displays a screen keyboard on a screen when an instruction is input. The detector includes a polygonal plate and detects a tracing action of a finger over a side of the polygonal plate. The hardware processor determines whether the screen keyboard is displayed on the screen when the detector detects the tracing action, and executes an action on the screen in accordance with the tracing action detected by the detector when the hardware processor determines that the screen keyboard is displayed.
US10627923B2	Stylus for electronic devices Touch-based input devices, such as a stylus, can receive tactile input from a user. The tactile input functions can be performed by a touch sensor, such as a capacitive sensing device. A touch sensor can be integrated into a stylus in a low profile form. Wireless charging and magnetic coupling with a host device are also facilitated. The stylus can be provided with the above features in a small form factor that improves a user experience with the stylus.
US10627916B2	Information processing device with flexible display, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing device includes a controller that controls an instruction to a control target associated with an image displayed at a changed position, according to a detection result of a change in each position on a deformable display. In a further modification of the invention, the controller may further change the image displayed at the changed position, according to the detection result.
US10627915B2	Visual collaboration interface Embodiments described herein includes a system comprising a processor coupled to display devices, sensors, remote client devices, and computer applications. The computer applications orchestrate content of the remote client devices simultaneously across the display devices and the remote client devices, and allow simultaneous control of the display devices. The simultaneous control includes automatically detecting a gesture of at least one object from gesture data received via the sensors. The detecting comprises identifying the gesture using only the gesture data. The computer applications translate the gesture to a gesture signal, and control the display devices in response to the gesture signal.
US10627912B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method There is provided an information processing apparatus including a process execution unit configured to execute process relating to a user's gesture recognized on a basis of information from a sensor. The process execution unit determines, during a period after the gesture has been recognized, whether or not there is an input of operation information based on a user's operation, and the process execution unit refrains from executing the process relating to the recognized gesture when there is an input of the operation information during the period.
US10627901B2	Vergence determination In one embodiment, the artificial reality system determines that a performance metric of an eye tracking system is below a first performance threshold. The eye tracking system is associated with a head-mounted display worn by a user. The artificial reality system receives first inputs associated with the body of a user and determines a region that the user is looking at within a field of view of a head-mounted display based on the received first inputs. The system determines a vergence distance of the user based at least on the first inputs associated with the body of the user, the region that the user is looking at, and locations of one or more objects in a scene displayed by the head-mounted display. The system adjusts one or more configurations of the head-mounted display based on the determined vergence distance of the user.
US10627899B2	Eye tracking system for use in a visible light display device Eye tracking system for use in a visible light display device incorporates and/or use one or more silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) sensor and an infrared module of a microelectromechanical (MEMs)-based scanner. The infrared module emits a beam of photons, where at least some of the photons are directed towards a user's eye while the eye tracking system is being used. The SiPM sensor(s) capture a reflection that emanates off of the user's eye.
US10627898B2	Control method, control device, system and motor vehicle comprising such a control device The invention relates to a method for a user to control a device. According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps:—identification of a device located in a viewing direction of the user (100) by means of analysis of at least one image obtained by an image sensor (111) and containing at least part of the user's (100) face; determination of an oral instruction; transmission of a command associated with the determined oral instruction to the device identified. The invention also relates to a control device (110) in which such a method can be carried out, as well as a system (110, 121, 122) and a motor vehicle (130) comprising such a device (110).
US10627897B2	Head mounted display, display control device, processing method, display method, and storage medium A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a processor of a head mounted display to execute a process, the process includes obtaining a result of measurement performed by an acceleration sensor included in the head mounted display; and determining whether a user with the head mounted display is chewing a food or the user is speaking based on the result of the measurement performed by the acceleration sensor.
US10627892B2	Image forming apparatus with circuit unit to cut off power to itself and its CPU in a standby mode An image forming apparatus and a control method thereof includes an image forming unit to form images, a main control unit to control operations of the image forming unit; a switching unit to selectively supply an operating voltage to the main control unit according to a level of the voltage control, a power mode selecting unit to convert an on state or an off state according to a user's operation, a first voltage determining unit to determine a level of the control voltage according to the state of the power mode selecting unit, and a second voltage determining unit to determine the level of the control voltage in parallel with the first voltage determining unit, according to the control signal output from the main control unit.
US10627887B2	Face detection circuit This document relates to power consumption of computing devices. One example is a face detection circuit that includes a camera interface, a processing component, and a power management interface. The camera interface can be configured to communicate with a camera. The processing component can be configured to instruct the camera to provide image data at multiple levels of resolution, and perform multiple stages of analysis on the image data obtained from the camera to detect the presence of a face in the image data. The power management interface can be configured to output an indication when the face is detected in the image data.
US10627886B2	Interprocessor power state transitions A modem identifies an idle condition associated with a data network to be accessed and determines an opportunity to enter a first one of a set of low power device states based on the idle condition, where the set of low power device states further includes a second low power device state, and a host device consumes less power in the first low power device state than in the second low power device state. A notification is sent to an application processor of the host device that the modem is to enter a sleep state, where the notification identifies the first low power device state, and a low power link state is entered corresponding to the first low power device state based on a signal from the application processor. The low power link state applies to a link coupling a communications processor of the modem to the application processor.
US10627883B2	Onboard monitoring of voltage levels and droop events A processor includes a plurality of voltage droop detectors positioned at multiple points of a processor. The detectors monitor voltage levels and alert the processor if a droop event has been detected in real time. Multiple droops can be detected simultaneously, with each detected droop event generating an alert that is sent to a processor module, such as a clock control module, to act based on the detected droop. Each detector employs a ring oscillator that generates a periodic signal and a corresponding count based on that signal, where the frequency of the signal varies based on a voltage at the corresponding point being monitored.
US10627880B2	Systems and methods for forward compatibility of custom thermal settings When conflicting thermal parameters for thermal control exist in both of a personality module and one of a power table and a thermal table, wherein the power table comprises a plurality of entries each setting forth supported parameters for power management of one or more information handling resources, wherein the thermal table comprises a plurality of entries each setting forth parameters for thermal management of the one or more information handling resources, and wherein a personality module comprises a plurality of entries each setting forth custom parameters for system-specific power/thermal management of the one or more information handling resources, each entry of the personality module including an attribute associated with the custom parameters, a method may perform selecting one of the conflicting thermal parameters as a selected thermal parameter based on the at least one attribute; and writing an entry associated with the selected thermal parameter to final thermal.
US10627868B2	Flexible device A flexible device includes at least a pair of magnets, and at least the pair of magnets are disposed such that a repelling force acts between the magnets when a display portion is folded opposing one part and the other part of the flexible display.
US10627866B2	Electronic device A sturdy electronic device is provided. A reliable electronic device is provided. A novel electronic device is provided. An electronic device includes a first board, a second board, a display portion having flexibility, and a power storage device having flexibility. The first board and the second board face each other. The display portion and the power storage device are provided between the first board and the second board. The display portion includes a first surface facing the power storage device. The first surface includes a first region not fixed to the power storage device. The first region overlaps with a display region of the display portion.
US10627863B2	Systems and methods for auto-aligning protruding connectors in docking interfaces Systems and methods for auto-aligning protruding connectors in docking interfaces are described. In some embodiments, a docking interface may include a male portion comprising: a first magnetic device, a second magnetic device disposed across from the first magnetic device, and a guidepost disposed between the first magnetic device and the second magnetic device, where the guidepost comprises a third magnetic device. The docking interface may also include a female portion comprising a fourth magnetic device and a fifth magnetic device disposed across from the fourth magnetic device leaving a gap between the fourth magnetic device and the fifth magnetic device, where the gap is configured to receive the guidepost.
US10627861B2	Wearable device for the arm with close-fitting biometric sensors This is a wearable biometric device for an arm including spectroscopic sensors which project light onto an arm surface at different angles. Data from these sensors can be used to measure a person's hydration levels, oxygen levels, glucose levels, or heart rate.
US10627860B2	Headset computer that uses motion and voice commands to control information display and remote devices A wireless hands-free portable headset computer with a micro display arranged near but below a wearer's eye in a peripheral vision area not blocking the wearer's main line of sight. The headset computer can display an image or portions of an image, wherein the portions can be enlarged. The headset computer also can be equipped with peripheral devices, such as light sources and cameras that can emit and detect, respectively, visible light and invisible radiation, such as infrared radiation and ultraviolet radiation. The peripheral devices are controllable by the wearer by voice command or by gesture. The headset computer also can be broken down into component parts that are attachable to another article worn by an individual, such as a helmet or respirator mask.
US10627858B2	Electronic device and method for manufacturing housing of same An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing comprising a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member having a first thickness in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, while at least partially enclosing a space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed between the first plate and the second plate within the housing; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the second plate within the housing; and an inner structure disposed between the printed circuit board and the second plate within the housing while having a second thickness in the first direction, wherein the inner structure may comprise a flat portion extending from the side member and made of the same metal material as the side member, and wherein the maximum value of the first thickness may be greater than the maximum value of the second thickness. The electronic device as above may vary according to the embodiments.
US10627856B1	Foldable protective assembly and protective case thereof A protective case of a foldable protective assembly defines a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, which are perpendicular to each other. The protective case includes a first lower frame, a second lower frame, and two lower elastic members. Each of the first lower frame and the second lower frame has a U-shaped section perpendicular to the thickness direction. Two ends of the first lower frame respectively face two ends of the second lower frame along the longitudinal direction. The two lower elastic members respectively connect the two ends of the first lower frame to the two ends of the second lower frame. One of the first lower frame and the second lower frame is rotatable relative to the other one by elastically bending the two lower elastic members, and the protective case is configured to cover a periphery portion of a foldable mobile device.
US10627852B2	Synchronized switching of voltage regulators in an information handling system A method and system for synchronized switching of voltage regulators in an IHS. The method includes determining, via a master voltage regulator (VR) controller, a plurality of phase shifts for a plurality of VRs configured as a master VR and at least one slave VR. The phase shifts are determined such that the VRs switch at different times from each other. A common clock signal and the phase shifts are transmitted to each of the slave VRs.
US10627851B2	Reference clock signal generation method, memory storage device and connection interface unit An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reference clock signal generation method for a memory storage device. The method includes: receiving a first type signal from a host system; generating a first control parameter according to a frequency of the first type signal; receiving a second type signal from the host system after the first type signal is received; generating a second control parameter according to a frequency of the second type signal; and generating a reference clock signal meeting a first condition according to the second control parameter. Therefore, an efficiency of generating the reference clock signal can be improved.
US10627850B1	Frequency synthesis systems A frequency synthesis system includes a memory to store first and second digital control word pairs that each include a first and second control word. A first DAC system generates an analog sampling signal having a first sampling frequency based on a fixed clock signal and the first control word of the first pair during a first time duration having a second sampling frequency based on the first control word of the second pair during a second time duration. A second DAC system generates an analog output signal based on the second control word of the first pair and the first sampling frequency at the first time duration and based on the second control word of the second pair and the second sampling frequency at the second time duration. The analog output signal has a same predetermined output frequency at both the first and second time durations.
US10627848B1	Footwear-protecting gear shift cover The footwear-protecting gear shift cover is a semi-rigid structure. The footwear-protecting gear shift cover is configured for use with a motorcycle. The motorcycle is further defined with a gear shifting pedal. The gear shifting pedal is further defined with a lever and a crank. The footwear-protecting gear shift cover attaches to the gear shifting pedal of a motorcycle. The footwear-protecting gear shift cover attaches to the crank of the gear shifting pedal. The footwear-protecting gear shift cover comprises a protective structure and a motorcycle. The protective structure is a rectilinear block structure. The rectilinear block structure of the protective structure comprises two parallel planar surfaces in diametric opposition.
US10627845B2	Control apparatus, control method, and control system A DR controller which is connected to a server via a network and performs control on power demand of a load resource includes: a communication determining unit which determines whether or not communication between the server and the DR controller is available; and a control unit which executes one of operation modes including a first mode for controlling the power demand of the load resource according to a predetermined schedule and a second mode for controlling the power demand of the load resource according to an instruction signal from the server. In the case where the determining unit determines that the communication with the server is unavailable when the control is being performed in the second mode, the control unit changes the second mode of the operation modes to the first mode in performing of the control.
US10627843B2	Voltage regulator circuit and method therefor A low drop out, LDO, voltage regulator circuit is that includes a high gain amplifier configured to receive a current biasing signal and arranged to regulate the voltage supply signal and output a regulated voltage supply signal. A regulation adjustment circuit is operably coupled to an output of the high gain amplifier and includes a comparator configured to compare the output regulated voltage supply signal with a threshold, wherein an output of the comparator is configured to perform one of: (i) supply a dynamic current boost to the LDO current biasing signal, in response to the regulated voltage supply signal voltage dropping below the threshold; (ii) activate a dynamic current pull down circuit to reduce an over voltage output of the LDO voltage regulator circuit in response to the regulated voltage supply signal voltage exceeding the threshold.
US10627840B2	Electronic system for adjusting operating voltage and method of manufacturing the same A system includes a first circuit, a second circuit and a regulator. The first circuit is configured to operate at a first operating voltage, wherein the first operating voltage drops by a first voltage level while the first circuit operates. The second circuit is coupled with the first circuit at a tap, and configured to operate at a second operating voltage. The regulator is configured to provide a supply voltage to the first circuit and the second circuit via the tap. The regulator is also configured to raise the supply voltage in response to the first voltage level.
US10627839B2	Multiple input multiple output regulator controller system Circuit techniques control multiple regulator circuits. Regulator circuits are configured to time share voltage control circuitry. The voltage control circuitry may include multiple sets of switches to selectively couple a voltage control circuit with a selected voltage regulation loop of one of the regulators.
US10627836B2	Pumping apparatus and substrate treating apparatus A pumping apparatus includes a pump chamber, a piston, a motor, and a controller. The controller determines an imaginary terminal point by referring to a dispense command, theoretical information, and a current position of the piston. The controller corrects the imaginary terminal point to a target position by referring to a correction graph. The controller outputs a drive command to the motor for moving the piston from a start position to the target position.
US10627833B2	Aircraft configuration management method and device A device for managing configurations of an aircraft between an initial point and a final point comprises a computation module to determine at least one first evolution curve considering the aircraft to have assumed a first configuration and wherein the first evolution curve includes the first point and a final evolution curve considering the aircraft to have assumed at least one final configuration and wherein the final evolution curve or curves includes the final point, a computation module to compute at least one second point corresponding to the intersection of the first evolution curve or curves and the final evolution curve or curves, and a transmission module configured to transmit a signal representing the coordinates of the second point or points to a user device.
US10627832B2	Object management display A graphical user interface allowing one or more users to rapidly perceive and respond to varying operational states. Glyphs depicting differing levels of detail are provided for a top-level manager versus a lower-level operator. As applied to the vehicle paradigm, each individual glyph presents information as to the vehicle's current assigned task, mode, state, status, and its progress in completing that task. Each display shows multiple glyphs representing multiple vehicles. A vehicle m need of attention rises in the depiction whereas a vehicle not needing attention remains in a low position.
US10627831B2	Fleet vehicle feature activation A system including a processor and memory may provide for automatically activating or deactivating a feature of a fleet vehicle. For example, one or more fleet vehicles may include one or more of a global-positioning system, a speed governor, electronically-controlled brakes, an electronically-controlled accelerator, a speed limiter, or an on-board computer with a processor and memory. One or more features may be activated by a local or remote computing device or system. For example, a system may determine one or more recommended routes between two or more locations. The system may track a fleet vehicle's progress along a route, and activate a feature of the fleet vehicle based on the fleet vehicle following or not following the recommended route. For example, the system may cause activation of a speed limiter on the fleet vehicle, disable the fleet vehicle, and/or activate or deactivate autonomous features of the fleet vehicle.
US10627828B2	Autonomous movement device, autonomous movement method and program recording medium An autonomous movement device includes an obstacle detector, a map creator, an obstacle canceller, and a router. The obstacle detector detects an obstacle. The map creator records information about the obstacle detected by the obstacle detector on an environment map. The obstacle canceller cancels the information about the obstacle recorded by the map creator from the environment map. The router sets a moving route based on the information recorded on the environment map.
US10627827B2	Method for maintaining desired lane by autonomous vehicle in environments with compromised lane markers A method of controlling a vehicle includes sensing a first boundary lane indicator and a second boundary lane indicator of an adjacent traffic lane, which is laterally offset from a current traffic lane of the vehicle. The first boundary lane indicator, the second boundary lane indicator, and/or a centerline of the adjacent traffic lane, may be transposed onto the current traffic lane of the vehicle, and used to maneuver the vehicle in order to maintain a position of the vehicle within the current traffic lane, when a left boundary lane indicator and/or a right boundary lane indicator of the current traffic lane is determined to be an unsatisfactory delineator of the current traffic lane.
US10627823B1	Method and device for performing multiple agent sensor fusion in cooperative driving based on reinforcement learning A method for learning a sensor fusion network for sensor fusion of an autonomous vehicle performing a cooperative driving is provided. The method includes steps of: a learning device, (a) inputting (i) a driving image including the autonomous vehicle, m cooperatively-driving vehicles, and second virtual vehicles and (ii) sensor status information on n sensors in the m cooperatively-driving vehicles into the sensor fusion network, to generate sensor fusion probabilities of sensor values of the n sensors being transmitted and generate fusion sensor information on s sensors having large probabilities, (b) inputting a road-driving video into a detection network, to detect the second virtual vehicles, pedestrians, and lanes and output nearby object information, and inputting sensor values and the nearby object information into a drive network, to generate moving direction probabilities and drive the autonomous vehicle and (c) acquiring traffic condition information, generating a reward, and learning the sensor fusion network.
US10627822B2	Moving robot and control method thereof A lawn mowing robot for performing self-driving is provided. The lawn mowing robot includes a body forming an appearance of the lawn mowing robot, a driving wheel configured to move the body, a sensor configured to sense information associated with a posture of the lawn mowing robot, and a controller configured to perform a calibration of the sensor to control the driving wheel to move the body in a predetermined pattern in an operating area of the lawn mowing robot, for setting a parameter associated with the sensor.
US10627811B2	Audio alerts for remote park-assist tethering Method and apparatus are disclosed for audio alerts for remote park-assist tethering. An example vehicle includes an exterior surface, a speaker, a communication node for wireless communication with a mobile device, an autonomy unit for remote parking, and a controller. The controller is to receive, via the communication node, an instruction from the mobile device to perform the remote parking and emit an alert, via the speaker, responsive to determining the mobile device is beyond a threshold range from the exterior surface while sending the instruction.
US10627805B2	Method, device, and terminal device for servo movement smoothing The present disclosure relates to servo control technology, which provides a method, device, and terminal device for servo movement smoothing. The method includes: obtaining a starting position and a control command for a rotation of an output shaft the servo; determining an ending position and a rotation time for the rotation of the output shaft in accordance with the control command; constructing a movement curve of the output shaft based on the starting position, the ending position, and the rotation time; and controlling the output shaft to rotate from the starting position to the ending position in accordance with the movement curve. The above-mentioned method smooths the movement of the servo by constructing a simple linear function, which greatly reduces the calculation amount in comparison with the technical solution using the cubic Bessel formula, and is capable of reducing the requirements for the hardware performance of servos.
US10627804B2	Printing of utility flowpaths using flowpath model The formulation of multiple physical flowpaths that fit within a physical space. The formation of physical flowpaths is done by a 3-D printer using a representation of that flowpath that is within a utility flowpath model. The flowpaths are represented in the utility flowpath model so that there is high certainty that the respective physical flowpaths will actual fit into a physical space even if space is limited. Furthermore, the 3-D printing of those physical flowpaths ensures high precision in formulating the physical flowpaths to match the utility flowpath representation.
US10627802B2	Bearing life-span prediction device A bearing life prediction device includes a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure applied to a front bearing, a coolant pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure of a coolant liquid, a detecting unit that measures or predicts the rotation number and the temperature, a storage unit that stores model information and motor specification information in correlation, a specifying unit that inputs or selects the model information, and a bearing life prediction unit that predicts the life of bearings on the basis of the motor specification information including specification information of the bearings stored in the storage unit, and each information on the pressure of the coolant liquid, the pressure applied to the front bearing, the rotation number of the motor, and the temperature of the bearings.
US10627800B2	Substrate transport device, substrate processing apparatus including the substrate transport device, and substrate transport method A portion position calculator calculates positions of first to fifth portions of a substrate on a hand based on detection signals of first to fifth detectors. An imaginary circle calculator calculates four different imaginary circles based on the positions of the first to fourth portions, respectively, to calculate a center position of each imaginary circle. A substrate position determiner calculates a plurality of amounts of deviation among the plurality of center positions. When all of the plurality of amounts of deviation are not more than a threshold value, the substrate position determiner determines a position of the substrate on the hand based on any or all of the four imaginary circles. When at least one of the plurality of amounts of deviation exceeds the threshold value, the substrate position determiner selects an imaginary circle of the four imaginary circles, which passes through the position of the fifth portion, and determines the position of the substrate on the hand based on the selected imaginary circle. A substrate transport operation is controlled based on a result of the determination.
US10627798B2	FPGA functionality mode switch-over In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises: a non-volatile memory device; a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) coupled to the non-volatile memory device; a field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the CPLD; and a host coupled to the FPGA; wherein the apparatus triggers a switch of an FPGA image in the FPGA to another FPGA image. In another embodiment of the invention, a method comprises: triggering, by an apparatus, a switch of an FPGA image in a field programmable gate array (FPGA) to another FPGA image; herein the apparatus comprises: a non-volatile memory device; a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) coupled to the non-volatile memory device; the field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the CPLD; and a host coupled to the FPGA. In yet another embodiment of the invention, an article of manufacture comprises a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions operable to permit an apparatus to perform a method comprising: triggering, by the apparatus, a switch of an FPGA image in a field programmable gate array (FPGA) to another FPGA image, wherein the apparatus comprises: a non-volatile memory device; a complex programmable logic device (CPLD) coupled to the non-volatile memory device; the field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the CPLD; and a host coupled to the FPGA.
US10627797B2	System and method for remote cloud control of hydrogen fueling stations A computer-implemented method and system for remote control of a hydrogen filling station includes providing a remote server operatively connected for computer communication via a communication network to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The PLC is configured to execute a control logic at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling. The method includes receiving at least one input parameter from the PLC at the remote server and generating by a processor at the remote server an updated control logic based on at least the input parameter. The method includes transmitting the updated control logic to the PLC for execution by the PLC at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling.
US10627794B2	Controlling IOT devices via public safety answering point Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality with a Public Safety Answering Point (“PSAP”). In some embodiments, a computing system located at a PSAP might receive a first message indicative of an emergency situation, analyze the first message to determine one or more actions to be taken, and identify one or more devices (e.g., household devices; vehicular components associated with a vehicle; utility devices; devices disposed in, on, or along a roadway; devices disposed throughout a population area; etc.) for performing the determined one or more first actions. The computing system might then autonomously control each of the identified one or more devices to perform tasks based on the determined one or more first actions to be taken, thereby implementing smart environment functionality (e.g., smart home, building, or customer premises functionality, smart vehicle functionality, smart utility, smart roadway functionality, smart city functionality, etc.).
US10627793B2	Normalized control of an IHS component A component control system includes a component. At least one component element is included in the component. A component controller is included in the component, coupled to the at least one component element, and operable to couple to an Information Handling System (IHS) controller. The component controller is operable to receive a normalized component performance (NCP) value from the IHS controller. The NCP value is associated with at least one component output range. The component controller is also operable to provide a control signal that is associated with the NCP value to the at least one component element. In response to receiving the control signal, the at least one component element operates such that the component produces at least one component output, and each component output produced by the component is within a corresponding component output range.
US10627792B2	Client and server in supervisory control and data acquisition system The present disclosure provides a server device in a supervisory control and data acquisition system, wherein the system includes multiples client devices and the server device, wherein the server device comprises: a communication module to communicate with the multiple client devices; and a data service module configured: when a first client device has registered a requirement for processing data, to allocate a task for processing the data based on the requirement; and/or when a second client device subscribes to the requirement, to control the communication module to publish the requirement to the second client device; to process the data using the task; and to control the communication module to send the processed data to the first and/or second devices.
US10627791B2	Thermostat user interface A thermostat for controlling an HVAC system is described, the thermostat having a user interface that is visually pleasing, approachable, and easy to use while also providing ready access to, and intuitive navigation within, a menuing system capable of receiving a variety of different types of user settings and/or control parameters. For some embodiments, the thermostat comprises a housing, a ring-shaped user-interface component configured to track a rotational input motion of a user, a processing system configured to identify a setpoint temperature value based on the tracked rotational input motion, and an electronic display coupled to the processing system. An interactive thermostat menuing system is accessible to the user by an inward pressing of the ring-shaped user interface component. User navigation within the interactive thermostat menuing system is achievable by virtue of respective rotational input motions and inward pressings of the ring-shaped user interface component.
US10627789B2	User device, driving method of user device, apparatus for providing service and driving method of apparatus for providing service A user device, a method of driving the user device, an apparatus for providing a service, and a method of driving the apparatus for providing the service are provided. The user device includes a storage configured to receive a rule related to performing an operation of the device and to store the rule, and a controller configured to control to perform a former priority operation based on a determination result of the former priority operation included in the stored rule, and to transmit the rule to a periphery device for performing a latter priority operation included in the rule in response to the former priority operation being completed.
US10627786B2	Extremum-seeking control system with constraint handling An extremum-seeking control system includes a plant operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building and an extremum-seeking controller. The extremum-seeking controller is configured to provide a control input to a plant and receive a performance variable as a first feedback from the plant. The plant uses the control input to affect the performance variable. The extremum-seeking controller is configured to receive a constrained variable as a second feedback from the plant and calculate a performance penalty by applying a penalty function to the constrained variable. The extremum-seeking controller is further configured to modify the performance variable with the performance penalty to generate a modified cost function, estimate a gradient of the modified cost function with respect to the control input, and drive the gradient of the modified cost function toward zero by modulating the control input.
US10627783B2	Wearable electronic device A consumer product that is a portable and, in some cases, a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device may have functionalities including: keeping time; monitoring a user's physiological signals and providing health-related information based on those signals; communicating with other electronic devices or services; visually depicting data on a display; gather data form one or more sensors that may be used to initiate, control, or modify operations of the device; determine a location of a touch on a surface of the device and/or an amount of force exerted on the device, and use either or both as input.
US10627780B2	Cartridge and image forming apparatus A cartridge mountable to and dismountable from a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a memory, a guide configured to guide a portion-to-be-guided provided in the main assembly and to guide a main assembly contact provided in the main assembly to a memory contact of the memory when the cartridge is mounted in the main assembly, and a grip portion. The guide is provided at a bottom of the cartridge when the cartridge is hung by gripping the grip portion and constitutes a part of a supporting portion configured to support the cartridge when the cartridge is placed on a horizontal placement surface. The guide has a chamfered surface formed by being chamfered. When the cartridge is supported at the supporting portion, the chamfered surface opposes the horizontal placement surface, and a surface of the memory contact is inclined with respect to the horizontal placement surface.
US10627778B2	Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and electrophotographic photosensitive drum unit A process cartridge, a combination of a process cartridge and a drive shaft of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and a method of mounting and using a process cartridge in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus include a feature wherein a coupling member of the process cartridge can take different angular positions relative to the drive shaft's fixed axis of rotation. In one position, an axis of the coupling member is inclined relative to the drive shaft's fixed axis of rotation. In a second position, the axis of the coupling member is substantially coaxial with the drive shaft's fixed axis of rotation.
US10627766B2	Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, when a fixing device is in a non-fixing state and a transfer device is in a non-transfer state, an ejection device increases a conveying force by a pair of ejection rollers as compared to the conveying force in the fixing state. According to this image forming apparatus, a printing object can be stably conveyed even when a pair of rollers of the fixing device becomes separated from each other.
US10627765B2	Information processing device ordering cartridges for replacement with cartridges currently mounted in printing device In an information processing device, a controller acquires a plurality of sets of first and second information corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of first cartridges and a plurality of second cartridges replaced with respective ones of the plurality of first cartridges. The controller sets an order level for a target first cartridge using target second information of a target second cartridge, and sets at least one replacement target cartridge including the target first cartridge using the plurality of sets of first information. The at least one replacement target cartridge includes M-number first cartridges if the order level is a first level selected when the target second information represents a final residual quantity of printing agent greater than a reference. The at least one replacement target cartridge includes N-number first cartridges if the order level is a second level. N is greater than or equal to M.
US10627760B2	Detecting contact between print apparatus components and photoconductive surfaces In an example, a method includes charging a photoconductive surface in a print apparatus and monitoring an electrical parameter associated with a proximity of a print apparatus component to the photoconductive surface. A relative spacing between the print apparatus component and the photoconductive surface may be changed and a contact between the print apparatus component and the photoconductive surface may be detected when the electrical parameter meets predetermined criteria.
US10627757B1	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes: a belt; a heating element that heats the belt; and a pressure member that faces the belt and forms a nip portion between the pressure member and the belt. A dielectric relaxation rate of the belt 10 seconds after applying a corona discharge at 7000V to the belt is greater than or equal to 9.5% and less than or equal to 28.9%.
US10627754B1	Fixing device and image forming apparatus According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes a heating rotating body having an first arched portion so that a first circular arc is formed in a cross section configured to rotate to be pressed against a medium so as to heat toner on the medium and an auxiliary heat-generating member having a second arched portion so that a second circular arc is formed in the cross section, the second arched portion being smaller than the first arched portion, configured to be supported at one end by a support member so as to be movable inside the heating rotating body and configured to contact with the first arced portion of the heating rotating body, the contact portion between the first arched portion and the second arched portion being closer to the support member than a middle point of the second circular arc in the cross section.
US10627748B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a first toner image forming unit, a second toner image forming unit, and a transfer section. The first toner image forming unit forms a first toner image with use of a first toner. The first toner includes a binder resin. The binder resin has a weight-average molecular weight that falls within a range of from 12297 to 14019, both inclusive. The second toner image forming unit forms a second toner image with use of a second toner. The transfer section transfers the first toner image onto a print medium, and transfers the second toner image onto the print medium in a region that overlaps a portion or all of a region where the first toner image has been transferred. The print medium includes a polymer compound.
US10627747B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming program for reducing occurrences of color misregistration and density unevenness using fluctuation pattern of difference values An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that performs feedforward control on a motor; a driving roller that drives an intermediate transfer belt for transferring a toner image; a drive transmission system that transmits a driving force of the motor; a first detector that detects a speed of a driving shaft of the motor; a second detector that detects a speed of a driving shaft of the drive transmission system; and a storage that stores a plurality of sets of control data having different conformity states, wherein the plurality of sets of control data include pairs of a feedforward operation pattern and a drive transmission system deformation pattern, the drive transmission system deformation pattern corresponds to a fluctuation pattern of difference values, and the hardware processor compares the fluctuation pattern of difference values with the plurality of sets of control data.
US10627743B2	Powder container, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A powder container includes an inner wall, a rotation axis, and a flap to rotate about the rotation axis. The flap includes a comb-teeth tip portion to contact and slide along an inner wall surface of the powder container. The comb-teeth tip portion has teeth in which a distance from a root between adjacent teeth to the rotation axis when the comb-teeth tip portion does not contact the inner wall surface is longer than a shortest distance from the inner wall surface to the rotation axis.
US10627742B2	Developer replenishing container and image forming apparatus A developer container includes a developer accommodating body, a discharge body including a developer discharge opening, and a rotatable member including a plurality of rotation portions arranged in a rotational direction of the rotatable member with a space therebetween. In addition, a storing portion stores a predetermined amount of the developer to be discharged and forms a communication path for fluid-communication between an inside of the discharge body and the discharge opening. A coil spring is provided in the communication path and contractable and expandable in a direction of the communication path, with the coil spring capable of being urged by the rotation portions while the rotatable member rotates.
US10627738B2	Developer regulating member, developing device, process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus To provide a developer regulating member which can generate a uniform frictional charge even on a developer having a small size. A developer regulating member for regulating the thickness of the layer of a developer carried on the surface of a developer carrier, having: a regulating portion contacting with the developer, wherein the regulating portion includes a thermoplastic acrylic resin, and the thermoplastic acrylic resin has a first endothermic peak having a peak top at +50° C. or more and a second endothermic peak having a peak top at +20° C. or less on the differentiation curve of a DSC curve obtained when the temperature is raised from −100° C. to 150° C. at a rate of temperature rise of 20.0° C./min using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
US10627736B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method capable of correcting AC voltage of charging bias An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer, a charger, and a power source to apply to the charger a charging bias obtained by superimposing an AC voltage on a DC voltage. The power source includes a peak detection circuit to detect positive and negative peak values of a voltage of an AC component of the charging bias; and control circuitry to compare an absolute value of the positive peak value with an absolute value of the negative peak value, correct the AC voltage to cause the absolute value of the negative peak value to coincide with the absolute value of the positive peak value when the absolute value of the positive peak value is smaller, and to cause the absolute value of the positive peak value to coincide with the absolute value of the negative peak value when the absolute value of the negative peak value is smaller.
US10627735B2	Charging roller and method of producing the same A charging roller has a roller main body including a cylindrical inner layer having a porous structure formed of a semiconductive rubber composition constituted by ethylene propylene rubber, paraffin oil, and a carbon black having a DBP oil absorption amount of 400 cm3/100 g or more and an outer layer constituted by a nonporous and seamless semiconductive tube including a polyurethane thermoplastic elastomer having a type A durometer hardness of 93 or less, carbon black, and crosslinked PMMA particles having an average particle size of 5 to 20 μm. The production method includes a process in which a semiconductive rubber composition forming the inner layer is foamed with OBSH.
US10627734B2	Image forming method In an image forming method according to the present invention, an image is formed by removing residual charge from the image on an image recording medium. The image forming method includes formation of an image for forming a toner image by fixing a toner on the image recording medium and application of voltage from a voltage applier, the voltage having a polarity reverse to a polarity of a surface potential of the toner image. The toner includes toner base particles and an external additive. The toner base particles include a crystalline polyester resin.
US10627732B2	Toner, developer, toner storage unit, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and method for producing printed matter A toner is provided. The toner includes at least two types of polyester resins and a release agent. When the toner is subjected to a dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 6.28 rad/sec to obtain a temperature-dependent curve of loss tangent (tan δ), and the temperature-dependent curve is differentiated one time with temperature, a resulting curve has a maximum value of 0.07 or more and a minimum value of 0.025 or less within a temperature range of from 85° C. to 110° C. When the toner is subjected to a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), an endothermic amount measured in a first temperature rising in the DSC is 3.5 J/g or less within a temperature range of from 85° C. to 120° C.
US10627730B2	Image forming method and image forming device An image forming method forms an image by performing charging, exposing, developing, and transferring in a rotation direction of a rotationally driven photoreceptor, wherein the charging is performed by a roller charging method, exposing a surface of the photoreceptor to light and eliminating charges on the surface of the photoreceptor are included between the developing and the transferring, the photoreceptor includes at least a charge transporting layer and a protective layer laminated on the charge transporting layer on a conductive support, and energy of light for irradiation in the exposing the surface of the photoreceptor to light is in a range of 0.0001 to 500 μW/mm2 on the surface of the photoreceptor.
US10627727B2	Lens control for lithography tools Embodiments described herein relate to a dynamically controlled lens used in lithography tools. Multiple regions of the dynamic lens can be used to transmit a radiation beam for lithography process. By allowing multiple regions to transmit the radiation beam, the dynamically controlled lens can have an extended life cycle compared to conventional fixed lens. The dynamically controlled lens can be replaced or exchanged at a lower frequency, thus, improving efficiency of the lithography tools and reducing production cost.
US10627724B2	Lithographic apparatus and method A method of controlling output of a radiation source, the method including: periodically monitoring an output energy of the radiation source; determining a difference between a reference energy signal and the monitored output energy; determining a feedback value; determining a desired output energy of the radiation source for a subsequent time period; and controlling an input parameter of the radiation source in dependence on the determined desired output energy during the subsequent time period. If the magnitude of the determined difference between the monitored output energy of the radiation source and the reference energy signal exceeds a threshold value: the determined difference does not contribute to the feedback value; and the determined difference is spread over the subsequent time period according to a reference energy signal adjustment profile and the reference energy signal adjustment profile is added to the reference energy signal for the subsequent time period.
US10627723B2	Yield estimation and control A defect prediction method for a device manufacturing process involving production substrates processed by a lithographic apparatus, the method including training a classification model using a training set including measured or determined values of a process parameter associated with the production substrates processed by the device manufacturing process and an indication regarding existence of defects associated with the production substrates processed in the device manufacturing process under the values of the process parameter, and producing an output from the classification model that indicates a prediction of a defect for a substrate.
US10627715B2	Method for separating a nanoimprint template from a substrate Methods and apparatus are described for separation of a nanoimprint template from a solidified patterned layer on a substrate that minimize separation defects, including last point of separation (LPOS) defects. The method can include: moving the template and substrate relative to one another to create a tensional force that is applied to the template and the substrate; measuring the tensional force applied to the template and the substrate; determining an amount of pressure to apply to the backsides of the template and the substrate to reduce the amount of applied tensional force; reducing the tensional force applied to the template or the substrate by applying the determined amount of pressure to the backsides of the template and the substrate; and then repeating the above steps one or more times until the template fully separates from the solidified patterned layer.
US10627714B2	Mask frame assembly with alignment marks in both frame and mask plate, and evaporation apparatus A mask frame assembly and an evaporation apparatus are disclosed. The mask frame assembly comprises a frame and a mask plate fixed on the frame. The mask frame assembly is provided with alignment marks, which comprise a first alignment hole arranged in the frame and a second alignment hole arranged in the mask plate. The first alignment hole is a through hole; or the first alignment hole is a blind hole, the deepest position at a bottom of the blind hole does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the second alignment hole on the frame. The mask frame assembly effectively solves a problem in which liquid residuals in alignment holes of the frame interfere with alignment.
US10627709B2	Light source, projection device, measurement device, robot, electronic device, mobile object, and shaping apparatus There is provided an improved light source including a plurality of light emitting elements in a surface. An arrangement of the plurality of light emitting elements fulfills, in an assumed projection area, an element interval at which irradiation light beams of the plurality of light emitting elements overlaps, and fulfills an element interval at which a speckle pattern of each of the irradiation light beams obtained in the assumed projection area is different for each of the irradiation light beams.
US10627708B2	Projector with cooler A projector including a light source device configured to emit light, a light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted from the light source device in accordance with an image signal, a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulator, and a cooler configured to cool a cooling target based on transformation of a refrigerant into a gas. The cooler includes a refrigerant generator configured to generate the refrigerant and a refrigerant sender configured to send the generated refrigerant toward the cooling target. The refrigerant generator includes a flow passage section through which the refrigerant flows. A portion of the inner surface of the flow passage section that is the portion facing the lower side in the gravity direction inclines with respect to the horizontal plane perpendicular to the gravity direction.
US10627707B2	Projector for reducing mechanical stress of an optical panel due to vibration An object of the present invention is to provide a projector which is capable of reducing mechanical stress of an optical panel due to vibration of a coolant tube through which a coolant for cooling the optical panel is made to flow.A projector according to the present invention includes: an optical panel (60R, 60G, 60B); a heat receiving plate (30a, 30b, 30c) including a coolant passage inside and configured to receive heat released by the optical panel; a coolant tube (21a, 23a, 23b, 25a, 25b, 27a) having flexibility and connected to the heat receiving plate; and a supporting portion to which the coolant tube extending from the heat receiving plate is connected. The coolant tube is disposed along a direction in which a plane of the heat receiving plate is disposed at least at a portion where the coolant tube is connected to the heat receiving plate and a portion where the coolant tube is connected to the supporting portion.
US10627706B2	Apparatus with adjustable chamber for different sized mobile devices that perform image capture An apparatus has a left handle, a right handle, an adjustable chamber operably attached to the left handle and the right handle, and one or more adjustable members positioned within the adjustable chamber. The adjustable chamber receives a mobile computing device that performs image capture. Further, the one or more adjustable members retract so that the mobile computing device fits within the adjustable chamber.
US10627705B2	Dome camera A camera device has a dome bubble member and an imaging unit housed within the camera chamber. A heat-emitting element, such as a film, may be arranged about the lens unit and is adapted to radiate heat for heating the dome bubble member. The camera device may include a sealing member adapted to sealingly engage a portion of the dome bubble member, whereby the heat radiated from the heat-emitting element is substantially contained within the sealed sub-chamber. The imaging unit may be rotatable about a first axis and a second axis in which the second axis is offset from the center of the dome bubble member and is displaceable in at least one direction transverse to itself. The camera device may have a shroud member that is pivotal about a third axis. The camera device may also have a shroud member that is transmissive to infra-red light.
US10627704B2	Accessory, image pickup apparatus on which same is mountable, and camera system An accessory configured to be detachably mountable to an image pickup apparatus including a first mount portion including first bayonet claw portions and first terminals, the accessory including a second mount portion including second bayonet claw portions configured to enable engagement with the first bayonet claw portions, and second terminals configured to enable contact with the first terminals, in which the second terminals are provided at positions that are different from positions of the second bayonet claw portions, and wherein half lines that extends from a central axis of the second mount portion and passes through second terminals that are used in communication between the image pickup apparatus and the accessory, all pass through a predetermined second bayonet claw portion.
US10627700B1	Configurable lens shield A configurable lens cover configured to be disposed over a lens of a sensor to control an area monitored by a sensor and/or to block light from undesirable directions from striking the lens of the sensor. The configurable lens cover includes a collar that has an inner edge which defines a central opening. Further, the configurable lens cover includes detachable panels that extend angularly and inward towards a central axis and the central opening of the configurable lens cover from the inner edge of the collar. The detachable panels may be partially separated from each other along the side edges and top end of each detachable panel. Furthermore, the configurable lens cover includes perforations formed adjacent a bottom end of each detachable panel that is coupled to each other and the collar. The perforations define a living hinge along which each detachable panel is breakable.
US10627695B2	Fourier-transform interferometer using meta surface A Fourier-transform interferometer includes a phase change plate including a reflective layer configured to reflect a first light that is incident, and a meta surface configured to locally and differently change a phase of the first light that is reflected. The Fourier-transform interferometer further includes a photodetector configured to detect a second light, and a transflective mirror and a mirror configured to transmit a first part of a third light that is incident, to the phase change plate, transmit a remaining part of the third light, to the photodetector, and transmit the first light of which the phase is locally and differently changed, to the photodetector. The photodetector is further configured to detect an interference pattern between the remaining part of the third light and the first light of which the phase is locally and differently changed.
US10627692B2	Electrochromic multi-layer devices with composite current modulating structure A multi-layer device comprising a first substrate, a first electrically conductive layer and a first current modulating structure on a surface thereof, the first current modulating structure comprising a composite of a resistive material and a patterned insulating material, the first current modulating structure having a cross-layer resistance to the flow of electrical current through the first current modulating structure that varies as a function of position.
US10627691B2	Temperable electrochromic devices This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for tempering or chemically strengthening glass substrates having electrochromic devices fabricated thereon. In one aspect, an electrochromic device is fabricated on a glass substrate. The glass substrate is then tempered or chemically strengthened. The disclosed methods may reduce or prevent potential issues that the electrochromic device may experience during the tempering or the chemical strengthening processes, including the loss of charge carrying ions from the device, redistribution of charge carrying ions in the device, modification of the morphology of materials included in the device, modification of the oxidation state of materials included in the device, and the formation of an interfacial region between the electrochromic layer and the counter electrode layer of the device that impacts the performance of the device.
US10627690B2	Liquid crystal display panel and display device The present disclosure provides a liquid crystal display panel including an array substrate and a color filter layer. The array substrate includes sub-pixels arranged in array. Each sub-pixel includes an upper driving region and a lower driving region arranged adjacent to one another and have substantially the same area. The color filter layer includes an upper color region, a lower color region, and an auxiliary color region, respectively corresponding to main aperture region of the upper driving region, lower driving region, and auxiliary aperture region of the upper driving region. The color of the upper color region is different from colors of the lower color region and the auxiliary color region respectively. The upper driving region includes two aperture regions corresponding to color zones of different colors, which can realize multi-color display under low power consumption, and can meanwhile alleviate the problem of image flicker under a low frequency.
US10627683B2	Display panel and display device The disclosure discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display region, and a non-display region adjacent to the display region. The display region includes a first display region and a second display region, the first display region includes first pixels arranged in an array, the second display region includes second pixels arranged in an array, and the number of pixels in any one row of the first pixels is less than the number of columns of the second pixels. The display panel further includes a gate driver circuit arranged in the non-display region and first signal lines, each of the first signal lines is connected with the gate driver circuit, and at least one of the first signal lines provides a row of first pixels with a control signal; a resistance compensation unit is disposed on at least one of the first signal lines.
US10627676B2	Transparent display device and transparent exhibition apparatus having the same A transparent display device and a transparent exhibition apparatus including the transparent display device are disclosed. The transparent display device includes: a transparent display panel, an edge region thereof being fixed between a first frame and a second frame, a transparent display region of the transparent display panel being exposed from openings of the first and second frames provided at central regions thereof; a LED light bar disposed at a lateral side of the transparent display panel; and an optical structure disposed between the lateral side of the transparent display panel and the LED light bar, the optical structure including an optical component configured to uniform light emitted by the LED light bar towards the lateral side of the transparent display panel.
US10627671B2	Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, reflective liquid crystal display An array substrate, a reflective liquid crystal display and a manufacturing method for an array substrate are provided, so as to enhance the overall reflectance of the reflective liquid crystal display and improve the display contrast and quality of image displayed. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a reflective pixel electrodes array on the base substrate, and an auxiliary reflector at least including a plurality of first reflective strip elements, each first reflective strip element being located between two adjacent reflective pixel electrodes.
US10627670B2	Reflective optical stack for privacy display A privacy display comprises a polarised output spatial light modulator, reflective polariser, plural polar control retarders and a polariser. In a privacy mode of operation, on-axis light from the spatial light modulator is directed without loss, whereas off-axis light has reduced luminance. Further, display reflectivity is reduced for on-axis reflections of ambient light, while reflectivity is increased for off-axis light. The visibility of the display to off-axis snoopers is reduced by means of luminance reduction and increased frontal reflectivity to ambient light. In a public mode of operation, the liquid crystal retardance is adjusted so that off-axis luminance and reflectivity are unmodified.
US10627669B2	Optical film and liquid crystal display device including the same An optical film includes a prism part having a plurality of prism patterns obliquely arranged in rows on a multilayer-structured reflective polarizing part. The reflective polarizing part is configured to reflect light from a first polarization axis and transmit light through a second polarization axis perpendicular to the first polarization axis. The rows of the prism patterns are arranged at a predetermined angle of inclination relative to the second polarization axis to reduce a Moiré phenomenon. The optical film may be adopted in a liquid crystal display device including a backlight unit to transmit light to a liquid crystal panel. A first polarizing plate is disposed between the optical film and the liquid crystal panel, and has a transmission axis that coincides with the second polarization axis of the reflective polarizing part to maximize light transmission from the backlight unit to the liquid crystal display.
US10627668B2	Anti-peeping device, method of controlling the same and display device Provided is an anti-peeping device including: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of first polarizers on the first substrate and being spaced apart from each other; and a second polarizer on the second substrate. Linearly polarized light emitted from the second polarizer is incident onto the plurality of first polarizers through liquid crystal molecules in at least a portion of the liquid crystal layer. The anti-peeping device is switched between a first state and a second state in response to a deflection state of the liquid crystal molecules, wherein the linearly polarized light passes though the plurality of first polarizers in the first state, and the linearly polarized light is blocked by the plurality of first polarizers in the second state.
US10627662B2	Panel module and display device A panel module includes a bonding resin layer between a first main face of a first substrate and a second main face of second substrate, and a bond made of cured adhesive. At least a part of an outer end face of the bonding resin layer is located inner than an outer end face of the first substrate and an outer end face of the second substrate. The bond has a stronger bonding force and a higher elasticity than the bonding resin layer. The bond is attached to a first region of the first main face and a second region of the second main face in an area outer than the bonding resin layer. The bond is attached to a third region of the outer end face of the second substrate and a fourth region of the first main face.
US10627661B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a cover member having a curved-surface shape and having a curved display surface, a liquid crystal panel having a GIP structure and disposed on a rear side of the cover member, and an adhesive layer interposed between the cover member and the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel includes a display area, and an IC mounting area adjacent to the display area. A gate drive circuit is mounted in the IC mounting area. The display area includes a first end adjacent to the IC mounting area, and a second end opposite the first end. In a curve in a direction from the first end to the second end, a first curvature at the first end is less than a second curvature at the second end.
US10627657B2	Lighting jig and lighting method A lighting jig and lighting method are disclosed. The lighting jig includes: a signal generator; a data signal circuit board connected with the signal generator, the data signal circuit board being configured to split the data signal and the scanning signal; at least one data signal probe piece connected with the data signal circuit board; and at least one scanning signal circuit board connected with the data signal circuit board, the scanning signal circuit board being connected with a scanning signal probe piece. The lighting jig improves the stability of signal loadings.
US10627651B2	Methods and apparatus to form biocompatible energization primary elements for biomedical devices with electroless sealing layers Methods and apparatus to form biocompatible energization elements are described. In some embodiments, the methods and apparatus to form the biocompatible energization elements involve forming cavities comprising active cathode chemistry. The active elements of the cathode and anode are sealed with a laminate stack of biocompatible material. In some embodiments, a field of use for the methods and apparatus may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements.
US10627648B2	Corrective lens apparatus and method A unitary lens structure is provided which is employable with spectacles as well as goggles and safety eyewear. The lens is formed as a unitary structure with projections having surfaces which are machinable for prescription eyewear extending from a first side surface of a larger shield. Damage from cracking of the shield at the intersections with the projection perimeters is prevented by non linear connections between the two surfaces.
US10627646B2	Image pickup optical system and image pickup apparatus An image pickup optical system includes an aperture stop, a first apodization filter disposed on an object side of the aperture stop, and a second apodization filter disposed on an image plane side of the aperture stop, each of the first apodization filter and the second apodization filter satisfies a predetermined condition, and a meridional light beam of a maximum angle of view has an optical path not involving at least one of a point of intersection between the optical axis and the first apodization filter and a point of intersection between the optical axis and the second apodization filter when an aperture size of the aperture stop is maximum.
US10627645B2	Optical structure Provided is an optical structure in which an alignment compensator is disposed at a rear stage of a polarizing beam splitter, and when a first input light having a first wavelength (λ1) is input to the polarizing beam splitter and when a second input light having a second wavelength (λ2) is input to the polarizing beam splitter, the alignment compensator is set such that, on a light outgoing plane of the alignment compensator, a traveling direction and an outgoing position of ordinary light of the first input light and a traveling direction and an outgoing position of ordinary light of the second input light coincide with each other, and a traveling directions and an outgoing position of extraordinary light of the first input light and a traveling direction and an outgoing position of extraordinary light of the second input light coincide with each other.
US10627644B2	Virtual image display device A first lens and a second lens are bonded to each other and configured to be short in an optical axis direction. Further, by providing a half mirror in a bonding portion between a convex surface and a concave surface, power is given when folding an optical path, and additionally, by setting a refractive index of the first lens larger than a refractive index of the second lens, an image with a wide angle of view can be formed.
US10627636B2	Lenticular display Provided is a lenticular display including a lenticular lens including a plurality of columnar convex lenses that each have a semicylindrical surface and are arrayed in parallel and a lenticular image disposed on an opposite side of the convex lenses from the semicylindrical surface. The lenticular image includes an image strip group in which a plurality of image strips for displaying a plurality of display images respectively are arranged in positions for causing the image strips to be displayed through the plurality of convex lenses respectively in a state where a longitudinal direction of the image strips is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of convex lenses, and in the image strip groups, and a total width of image strips for displaying at least one display image among the plurality of display images is larger than a total width of image strips for displaying another display image.
US10627634B2	Augmented reality system eye relief adjustment mechanism A head mounted display (HMD) may comprise an adjustable crown band, a crown band circumference adjusting mechanism coupled to the adjustable crown band and configured to adjust a crown band circumference to releasably secure the crown band to the user's crown, an armature including left and right arms, each of the left and right arms mounted at a respective proximal end to corresponding left and right HMD attachment structures, a display mounted at left and right sides to respective distal ends of the left and right arms, and an eye relief distance adjustment mechanism configured to move the left and right arms in a timed manner toward and away from the crown band along a substantially linear path, to thereby adjust an eye relief distance from the display to an eye of a the user when the crown band is fitted on the crown of the user.
US10627632B2	Methods and system for creating focal planes in virtual and augmented reality Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise a spatial light modulator operatively coupled to an image source for projecting light associated with one or more frames of image data, and a variable focus element (VFE) for varying a focus of the projected light such that a first frame of image data is focused at a first depth plane, and a second frame of image data is focused at a second depth plane, and wherein a distance between the first depth plane and the second depth plane is fixed.
US10627629B2	Field curvature virtual image display system A field curvature virtual image display system applicable to a projection lens set comprises: an image source disposed in a partial region of an objective plane of the projection lens set; a first imaging group having a front lens group and a back lens group; and a second imaging group having a partial reflection and partial transmission surface and an antireflection surface and functioning as an image combiner. In a field curvature virtual image display system system, the objective plane is imaged as a virtual image surface with a specific field curvature type to generate an including angle between the optical axis of the first imaging group and the optical axis of active virtual image.
US10627628B2	Information processing apparatus and image generating method A motion detecting section 30 detects the attitude of a head-mounted display device worn on the head of a user. An image generating section 34 generates an image in accordance with the detected attitude of the head-mounted display device. An image providing section 36 provides the head-mounted display device with the generated image. When the attitude of the head-mounted display device is changed during display of the image including an information element, the image generating section 34 displays the information element in such a manner that the information element moves along with the image if the amount of change in the attitude is smaller than a predetermined first angle. The image generating section 34 further displays the information element in a position moved by a predetermined second angle in the image if the amount of change in the attitude reaches the predetermined first angle.
US10627626B2	Display device, reception device, and method of controlling reception device An HMD includes a beacon reception unit that receives a beacon signal and a control unit that controls a reception period of the beacon reception unit and intermittently receives a beacon signal. The control unit selects the beacon signal based on a reception strength of the beacon signal received by the beacon reception unit and changes a reception period of the beacon signal reception unit in accordance with a transmission timing of the selected beacon signal.
US10627625B2	Automatic placement of a virtual object in a three-dimensional space Augmented reality systems and methods for automatically repositioning a virtual object with respect to a destination object in a three-dimensional (3D) environment of a user are disclosed. The systems and methods can automatically attach the target virtual object to the destination object and re-orient the target virtual object based on the affordances of the virtual object or the destination object. The systems and methods can also track the movement of a user and detach the virtual object from the destination object when the user's movement passes a threshold condition.
US10627624B2	Head-mounted display A head-mounted display including an apparatus body including a first part and a second part connected to the first part and an image display device disposed in the apparatus body is provided. The image display device projects an image to a projection target and includes an image output element, a plurality of lens elements, a light diffuser, and an imaging element. The imaging element projects the image beam to the projection target to display the image. The lens elements include a first lens element and a second lens element. The image output element generates an intermediate image on a transmitting path of the image beam between the first and second lens elements. The light diffuser is disposed on the transmitting path of the image beam and in a predetermined interval where the intermediate image is located at the center.
US10627623B2	Image providing apparatus, method and computer program An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes an optical arrangement including an image source and an exit pupil wherein the exit pupil is configured to be positioned proximate to an eye of a user to enable a user to view an image from the image source; and wherein the apparatus is configured to control a size and location of the exit pupil of the optical arrangement in response to a determination of a size and location of a pupil of the eye.
US10627622B2	Method for operating a mobile virtual reality system in a motor vehicle, and mobile virtual reality system A method operates a mobile virtual reality system in a motor vehicle. The method involves providing a configuration of a virtual motor vehicle, detecting a position of a pair of virtual reality glasses arranged in the motor vehicle, in particular a pair of virtual reality glasses that a user has put on, and operating the virtual reality glasses such that they display the configured virtual motor vehicle from a virtual viewing position that corresponds to the detected position of the virtual reality glasses in the motor vehicle. A mobile virtual reality system includes the pair of virtual reality glasses.
US10627620B2	Head-mounted display device, method of controlling head-mounted display device, and computer program A head-mounted display device with which a user can visually recognize a virtual image and an outside scene includes an image display unit configured to cause the user to visually recognize the virtual image, a detecting unit configured to cause the image display unit to form the virtual image for causing the user to visually recognize a mark on any standard coordinate on a three-dimensional space, calculate a gazing point coordinate on the three-dimensional space representing a gazing point of the user gazing at the mark, and detect a shift between the standard coordinate and the gazing point coordinate, and an augmented-reality processing unit configured to cause the image display unit to form the virtual image including a virtual object to be displayed with respect to a real object actually present in a real world, the virtual object being arranged using the detected shift.
US10627618B2	Smile correction using FAC lens deformation A system and method of providing a deformed FAC Lens to a multi-emitter diode bar laser system comprised of a lens holder and FAC lens wherein the FAC Lens is deformed so as to offset or compensate for the inherent smile properties present in a multi-emitter diode bar.
US10627617B2	Micromechanical constituent and method for adjusting an adjustable element A micromechanical constituent includes an actuator designed to impart to a displaceable element a first displacement motion around a first rotation axis and a second displacement motion around a second rotation axis oriented tiltedly with respect to the first rotation axis, the actuator including a permanent magnet on a first spring element and a one second permanent magnet on a second spring element, where the first permanent magnet is excitable to perform a first translational motion tiltedly with respect to the first rotation axis and tiltedly with respect to the second rotation axis, and the second permanent magnet is excitable to perform a second translational motion directed oppositely to the first translational motion, causing the second displacement motion of the displaceable element around the second rotation axis.
US10627604B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens group and a second lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, and a third lens. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens having negative refractive power. The first lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side is positive. The fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side is aspheric.
US10627595B2	Plastic barrel, imaging lens module and electronic device A plastic barrel includes an object-end portion, an image-end portion, a tube portion and a plurality of wedge structures. The object-end portion includes an outer object-end surface, an object-end hole and an inner annular object-end surface. The image-end portion includes an outer image-end surface, an image-end opening and an inner annular image-end surface. The tube portion connects the object-end portion and the image-end portion, and includes a plurality of inclined surfaces. The wedge structures are disposed on at least one surface of the inner annular object-end surface, the inner annular image-end surface and the inclined surfaces, wherein the wedge structures are regularly arranged around the central axis, and each of the wedge structures includes an acute end and a tapered section. The tapered section connects the surface, which the wedge structure is disposed on, and the acute end.
US10627593B2	Telecommunications assembly A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis defining an interior region and a tray assembly disposed in the interior region. The tray assembly includes a tray and a cable spool assembly. The cable spool assembly is engaged to a base panel of the tray. The cable spool assembly is adapted to rotate relative to the tray. The cable spool assembly includes a hub, a flange engaged to the hub and an adapter module. The flange defines a termination area. The adapter module is engaged to the termination module of the flange. The adapter module is adapted to slide relative to the flange in a direction that is generally parallel to the flange between an extended position and a retracted position.
US10627588B2	Optical interconnection assemblies, glass interconnection substrates, and methods of making an optical connection Optical interconnection assemblies, glass interconnection substrates, and methods for making optical connections are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical interconnection assembly includes a base substrate, a substrate optical waveguide coupled to the base substrate, the substrate optical waveguide having an end surface, an optical chip comprising an optical coupling surface, and a glass interconnection substrate. The glass interconnection substrate includes a first end optically coupled to the end surface of the substrate optical waveguide, a second end optically coupled to the optical coupling surface of the optical chip, and a curved portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The glass interconnection substrate further includes an optical waveguide at least partially positioned within the curved portion.
US10627585B2	Recessed latching system for an optical connector and adapter A fiber optic adapter includes an adapter body defining a port leading to an alignment structure. The optical adapter also defines a platform disposed at the first port. The platform is recessed inwardly from an outer periphery of the adapter body. The platform includes latching members having catch surfaces. A fiber optic connector includes a connector plug body holding an optical fiber. The connector also includes a latching arm having a latching end that defines two rearwardly facing catch surfaces separated by a central webbing, which extends along a length of the latching arm. The rearwardly facing catch surfaces align with the catch surfaces of the latching members when the fiber optic connector is received at the fiber optic adapter.
US10627579B2	Optical fiber splicing device A fiber optic cable splice device includes a sleeve, an inner tube received in the sleeve to allow passage of a fiber optic cable, and a limiting member coupled to the sleeve and limiting the limiting member in the sleeve. A casing is connected to the sleeve at a top end thereof, a joining portion extending sideward from a sidewall thereof, and a bent passage extending through the top end and the joining portion. A rotary connection member is rotatably positioned on the joining portion, and has a threaded plug. When the rotary connection member is rotated relative to the casing, the threaded plug is able to be threaded into a fitting device so that the fiber optic cable is connected to the fitting device.
US10627577B1	Non-imaging lens assembly design for efficient power coupling from multimode fiber to small-area photodetectors The disclosure provides for an optical communication device that includes a photodetector, an optical fiber, a first lens, and a second lens. The optical fiber may be configured to relay light. The first lens may include a first surface and a second surface and has an image plane. The first lens may be configured to receive the light output from the optical fiber, where the received light has a first cross-sectional area at the first surface. The second lens may include a third surface positioned at the image plane of the first lens and a fourth surface positioned adjacent to the photodetector. The second lens may be configured to receive the light output from the first lens and to output light having a second cross-sectional area at the fourth surface that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area.
US10627575B2	Method and system for mode converters for grating couplers Methods and systems for mode converters for grating couplers may include a photonic chip comprising a waveguide, a grating coupler, and a mode converter, with the waveguide being coupled to the grating coupler via the mode converter. The mode converter may include waveguide material and tapers defined by tapered regions, where the tapered regions do not have waveguide material. The photonic chip may receive an optical signal in the mode converter from the waveguide, where the received optical signal has a light profile that may be spatially deflected in the mode converter to configure a desired profile in the grating coupler. A long axis of the tapers may be parallel to a direction of travel of the optical signal. The long axis of the tapers may point towards the input waveguide of the grating couplers, which may be linear.
US10627573B2	Optical device, laser system, and method for manufacturing optical device Provided is an optical device which can control a beam quality of outgoing light. An optical device (10) includes an entrance fiber bundle (12), an exit fiber (13), and a reduced diameter part (11). The reduced diameter part (11) has (i) an entrance end surface (11a) and (ii) an exit end surface (11b) which is narrower in area than the entrance end surface (11a). In a case where the entrance end surface (11a) is viewed from a normal direction of the entrance end surface (11a), a center (C2) of the exit end surface (11b) deviates from a center (C1) of the entrance end surface (11a).
US10627567B2	Liquid crystal display device and LED assembly A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a light guide plate below the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal display device also includes first and second LED packages that are arranged alternately along a light entering surface of the light guide plate. Additionally, the liquid crystal display device includes a printed circuit board that has first and second portions facing each other and at which the first and second LED packages are mounted, respectively. The printed circuit board also includes a third portion, in a bent state, which connects an end of the first portion in a lengthwise direction, and an end of the second portion in a lengthwise direction. The liquid crystal display device further includes a first guide portion that is located at an outer side of the first and second LED packages. The first guide portion is interposed between and attached to the first and second portions.
US10627566B2	Backlight module and display device The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back plate, a first film layer, and a bonding portion. The back plate includes a back plate body and a side plate, where the side plate is disposed at a periphery of the back plate body and extends from the periphery of the back plate body. The first film layer is located in the accommodation space and is disposed as the outermost surface of the backlight module, and includes a film layer body and a protruding portion protruding from a periphery of the film layer body, where a projection of the protruding portion at a plane of the backlight exceeds a projection of the side panel at a plane of the backlight. The bonding portion is disposed at an outer side of the side plate and bonding the protruding portion and the side plate.
US10627556B2	Electronic devices with optical component windows An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of pixels that form an active area and may have an inactive area that runs along an edge of the active area. An opaque layer may be formed on an inner surface of a display cover layer in the inactive area of the display or may be formed on another transparent layer in the electronic device. An optical component window may be formed from the opening and may be aligned with an optical component such as a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, image sensor, or light source. The optical component window may have a quarter wave plate, a linear polarizer interposed between the transparent layer and the quarter wave plate, and a partially reflective mirror interposed between the optical component and the quarter wave plate.
US10627553B2	Vehicle light assemblies A vehicle light assembly includes a housing. A light source is positioned within the housing. A lens is coupled with the housing. The lens defines a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of optical gratings is integrally defined in at least one of the first and second surfaces. The plurality of optical gratings is arranged in a spaced apart configuration.
US10627542B2	Hybrid approach to assisted history matching in large reservoirs Systems and methods for a hybrid approach to assisted history matching in large reservoirs based on a reservoir model built using connectivity between each production well and each corresponding injection well, aquifer or gas cap.
US10627541B2	System, method and computer-program product for in-situ calibration of a wellbore resistivity logging tool In-situ calibration of a resistivity logging tool is accomplished using a variety of methods in which deep measurement signals are calibrated using acquired and simulated measurement signals.
US10627531B2	Device for counting particles for a radiation detector A circuit for counting photons, including: an input terminal intended to be connected to a detector of ionising radiation; an analogue stage for generating a pulsed signal, each pulse of which has an amplitude proportional to the energy released by an interaction of at least one photon in the detector; and a digital stage including: at least one first comparator for comparing the amplitude of the pulses to a first threshold; a differentiator circuit for determining periods in which the derivative of the pulse signal is of a given sign; at least one first logic gate for combining the outputs of the first comparator and the differentiator circuit; and at least one first counter for counting the number of pulses present on the output of the combining element.
US10627528B2	Satellite navigation receiver and method for switching between real-time kinematic mode and precise positioning mode A system or method uses an offset vector to provide seamless switching between a real- time kinematic (RTK) mode and a precise positioning mode. A correction wireless device is adapted to receive, at the reference receiver, a precise signal encoded with precise correction data. A precise positioning estimator of the reference receiver is arranged to determine a precise position based on the measured carrier phase of the received satellite signals and the received precise correction data in a precise correction mode. At the reference receiver, an offset module can determine a base offset vector between the precise position and a reference RTK position for the reference receiver. At the reference receiver, a wireless communications device is capable of transmitting, via an RTK signal, RTK correction data.
US10627524B2	Method and apparatus for positioning via unmanned aerial vehicles Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a positioning system for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of UAVs, the positioning system operable to receive at least one Low Bit Rate (LBR) signal that includes satellite location data from at least one satellite via a receiver of the UAV. Current location data is generated based on the at least one LBR signal. A global positioning system (GPS) signal is generated based on the current location data for transmission, via a transmitter of the UAV, for reception by a GPS receiver. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US10627523B2	Control device and assist system A control device is provided with: a position acquisition section for acquiring a current location; an information acquisition section for acquiring, from a specific device, device position information including a device position indicating the position of the specific device; a storage control section for storing the current position of the control device into a nonvolatile storage device; and a control execution section for executing driving assist control based on a current-time position of the control device and the device position information. The control execution section is provided with: a distance calculation section for calculating a distance between the device position and the stored position; and a distance determination section for determining whether or not the device-to-device distance is smaller than a distance threshold which is a prescribed distance. When the device-to-device distance is smaller than the distance threshold, the control execution section starts execution of the assist control.
US10627521B2	Controlling vehicle sensors based on dynamic objects A method for controlling at least a first vehicle sensor includes receiving sensor data generated by one or more vehicle sensors that are configured to sense an environment through which the vehicle is moving, and identifying, based on the received sensor data, one or more current and/or predicted positions of one or more dynamic objects that are currently moving, or are capable of movement, within the environment. The method also includes causing, based on the current and/or predicted positions of the dynamic objects, an area of focus of the first sensor to be adjusted, at least by causing (i) a field of regard of the first sensor, and/or (ii) a spatial distribution of scan lines produced by the first sensor, to be adjusted.
US10627513B2	Distance measurement device, distance measurement method, and distance measurement program A distance measurement device includes an imaging unit which captures a subject image formed by an imaging optical system forming the subject image indicating a subject, an emission unit which emits directional light as light having directivity along an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system, a light receiving unit which receives reflected light of directional light from the subject, a derivation unit which derives a distance to the subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by the light receiving unit, and a control unit which performs control such that at least a part of an imaging period by the imaging unit overlaps at least a part of a distance measurement period by the emission unit, the light receiving unit, and the derivation unit.
US10627509B2	Call-sign implementation optimized for FMCW HF oceanographic radars Techniques are described for implementation of the requirement of Resolution 612 of International Telecommunications Union that oceanographic radar systems broadcast a Morse-coded call sign for station identification at least once every 20 minutes.
US10627507B1	Multibeam transmitter system and method A system includes a controller that includes a processor and a memory. The processor executes computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to operate the controller. The instructions cause the controller to determine at least two beam patterns for separate transmit beams that operate within the field of regard to be scanned by a Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) beam generator. The instructions also cause the controller to generate beam pattern commands to the RADAR beam generator to generate the beam patterns. The beam pattern commands specify a pointing direction for each of the separate transmit beams that operate within each portion of the field of regard.
US10627504B2	Track associator Disclosed here are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for track association. An embodiment operates by receiving a first set of track identification data from a first tracking system. The first set of track identification data is associated with a global track identifier (GID). The first set of track identification data associated with the GID is broadcasted to the first tracking system and a second tracking system. A second set of track identification data is received from the second tracking system. The second set of track identification data identifies any tracks of the second tracking system that match the first set of track identification data. The GID is associated with the second set of track identification data.
US10627503B2	Combined degraded visual environment vision system with wide field of regard hazardous fire detection system A hazardous fire detection radar system that may be mounted on a vehicle, such as an aircraft to detect bullets, grenades and similar projectiles that may pose a danger to the vehicle. The system may observe a wide field-of-regard (FOR) and for each projectile, determine the range of closest approach to the host platform (miss distance) and an approximate direction of origin. The FMCW radar system measures range and Doppler information for targets within its FOR and resolves Doppler ambiguity by estimating angular information (azimuth and elevation) for each target projectile. The system may estimate angular information by using a monopulse antenna pattern with the radar receiver.
US10627499B2	Methods and apparatus utilizing digital signal processing of ultra wide band radar signals for living object detection in wireless power transfer applications An apparatus for detecting an object in a detection area of a wireless power transfer system is provided. The apparatus comprises a receiver configured to receive a plurality of radar signals from a radar transceiver. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to convert the plurality of radar signals to a plurality of digital radar signals. The processor is configured to bandpass filter the plurality of digital radar signals. The processor is configured to remove frequency content below a first threshold frequency common to at least two consecutive digital radar signals of the plurality of digital radar signals. The processor is configured to down-convert the plurality of digital radar signals into a plurality of complex digital baseband signals. The processor is configured to detect a range, a speed, and a direction of the object in the detection area based at least in part on the plurality of complex digital baseband signals.
US10627498B2	Ultrasonic sensor arrangement for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle and method for installing an ultrasonic sensor The invention relates to an ultrasonic sensor arrangement (8) for a motor vehicle (14), with a panel part (9) of the motor vehicle (14) and an ultrasonic sensor (2) which has a front side (3) and is designed for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals via the front side (3), wherein the ultrasonic sensor (2) is arranged within a continuous recess (10) in the panel part (9) and the recess (10) is covered by a covering (11) which does not impair the transmission and/or reception of the ultrasonic signals, wherein the panel part (9) has a material (M) and/or a material thickness (d2), by means of which the transmission and/or the reception of the ultrasonic signals is blocked at least in a region of the panel part (9) surrounding the recess (10). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle (14) and to a method for installing an ultrasonic sensor (2) in a panel part (9) of a motor vehicle (14).
US10627492B2	Use of extended detection periods for range aliasing detection and mitigation in a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system A computing system may operate a LIDAR device to emit and detect light pulses in accordance with a time sequence including standard detection period(s) that establish a nominal detection range for the LIDAR device and extended detection period(s) having durations longer than those of the standard detection period(s). The system may then make a determination that the LIDAR detected return light pulse(s) during extended detection period(s) that correspond to particular emitted light pulse(s). Responsively, the computing system may determine that the detected return light pulse(s) have detection times relative to corresponding emission times of particular emitted light pulse(s) that are indicative of one or more ranges. Given this, the computing system may make a further determination of whether or not the one or more ranges indicate that an object is positioned outside of the nominal detection range, and may then engage in object detection in accordance with the further determination.
US10627488B2	Cooling sensor apparatus An apparatus includes a first chamber, a sensor disposed in the first chamber, a second chamber adjacent the first chamber, a filter permitting airflow between the first and second chambers, a chimney connected to the filter and disposed in the second chamber, and a fan positioned to circulate air from the first chamber to the second chamber.
US10627487B2	Enclosure An enclosure, includes a housing and a window. The housing is configured to retain a LIDAR-sensor. The window is attached to the housing within an opening defined by the housing. The window is configured to transmit light from the LIDAR-sensor. The window is comprised of a silicone-based polymeric material having a thickness of at least three millimeters. The window is characterized as having a transmittance of at least 80% of the light at a wavelength of 1550 nanometers.
US10627486B2	Sensor cleaner An assembly includes a first housing and a sensor in the first housing. The assembly includes a second housing. The assembly includes a first spool and a second spool rotatably supported in the second housing and spaced from each other. The assembly includes a transparent film extending from the first spool around the first housing and received by the second spool.
US10627484B2	Radar apparatus A radar apparatus includes; a detection unit that performs a detection processing of detecting a target iteratively at a predetermined cycle; a speed deriving unit that derives a speed of the target detected in a current iteration of the detection processing; a region setting unit that sets a prediction region where the target having temporal continuity with and being identical to the target detected in the current iteration of the detection processing is expected to be detected in a next iteration of the detection processing, while changing at least one of a size and a shape of the prediction region according to the speed derived by the speed deriving unit; and a determination unit that determines whether the target detected in the next iteration of the detection processing in the prediction region set by the region setting unit has the temporal continuity with and is identical to the target detected in the current iteration of the detection processing.
US10627482B2	Apparatus and method of quadrature detection using one mixer without oversampling in a receiver Apparatus and methods of determining altitude information with a radar receiver with quadrature detection is provided. A method includes generating baseband frames. An oscillator signal is created within each of the baseband frames. A return of the oscillator signal is coupled to a first input of a mixer. Moreover, the oscillator signal is coupled to a second input of the mixer. A phase of the oscillator signal is selectively changed between two or more distinct values. Timing of the change being based at least in part on a baseband frame timing of the generated baseband frames. Samples of an output of the mixer are selectively collected further based at least in part on the baseband frame timing. The collected samples are processed to compute altitude information.
US10627481B2	Multi-resolution doppler processing A system and method are provided for processing echo signals reflected from one of more targets in a radar field-of-view. The method includes receiving echo signals reflected from one or more targets in the radar field-of-view in response to a sequence of transmit pulses; generating a received signal vector containing samples from the received echo signals; and applying the received signal vector to a set of filters configured to calculate a Doppler spectrum for a set of Doppler frequencies to which each filter is tuned, wherein an integration processing time for each filter varies relative to the Doppler frequency of each filter.
US10627477B2	High speed, three-dimensional locating A disclosed method for a locating system comprises transmitting, by at least two transmitters on each of at least one transmitter platform, at least one signal, where each of the signals transmitted from a different transmitter is modulated at a different oscillation frequency, and the distance between the transmitters on each of the transmitter platforms is known. The method further comprises receiving, by a detector(s) on each of a target platform(s), the signal(s). When the detector(s) receives the signal(s), the signal(s) is focused at a location on the detector(s). Also, the method comprises determining an angle the signal(s) is being transmitted to the detector(s) from the transmitters by using the location(s). Further, the method comprises determining a relative position of each of the transmitter platform(s) with respect to the target platform(s) by using the angle(s) and by using the distance between the transmitters on each of the transmitter platform(s).
US10627475B2	Pose estimation using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags An apparatus includes a directional scanner configured to receive signals from at least three RFID tags at a plurality of orientations of the directional scanner. The apparatus includes a pose estimator configured to estimate a pose of a device that includes or is coupled to the directional scanner based on orientation data indicating orientations of the directional scanner associated with determined peak signal strengths associated with the at least three RFID tags.
US10627472B2	Method for operating an inductive conductivity sensor and respective inductive conductivity sensor A method for operating an inductive conductivity sensor, wherein a first electric transmitter signal having a first signal frequency is generated and supplied to the transmitter coil, a first electric receiver signal is measured at the receiver coil and a first conductivity of the medium determined from the first electric receiver and first electric transmitter signals using a first calibration model. At least one further electric transmitter signal having a different signal frequency is generated and supplied to the transmitter coil, a further electric receiver signal is measured at the receiver coil and a further conductivity of the medium determined from the further electric receiver and electric transmitter signals using another calibration model, at least one conductivity difference is determined between each of the determined conductivities of the medium and when the at least one conductivity difference exceeds a threshold conductivity difference, the conductivity difference is signaled as an error.
US10627471B2	Monitoring methods and systems for processing biomass Systems and methods for monitoring and improving the treatment of biomass are described.
US10627470B2	System and method for learning based magnetic resonance fingerprinting A learning-based magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) reconstruction method for reconstructing an MR image of a tissue space in an MR scan subject for a particular MR sequence is disclosed. The method involves using a machine-learning algorithm that has been trained to generate a set of tissue parameters from acquired MR signal evolution without using a dictionary or dictionary matching.
US10627469B2	Method of removing ghost artifacts from magnetic resonance image, and magnetic resonance apparatus therefor A method of reconstructing a magnetic resonance image includes receiving echo planar imaging (EPI) data, acquiring an even scan line image and an odd scan line image from k-space data of the EPI data, and reconstructing missing portions of the even scan line image and the odd scan line image.
US10627468B2	Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) fingerprinting Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with NMR fingerprinting are described. One example NMR apparatus includes an NMR logic configured to repetitively and variably sample a (k, t, E) space associated with an object to acquire a set of NMR signals. Members of the set of NMR signals are associated with different points in the (k, t, E) space. Sampling is performed with t and/or E varying in a non-constant way. The varying parameters may include flip angle, echo time, RF amplitude, and other parameters. The NMR apparatus may also include a signal logic configured to produce an NMR signal evolution from the NMR signals, and a characterization logic configured to characterize a resonant species in the object as a result of comparing acquired signals to reference signals.
US10627467B2	Modification of MRI pulse sequence parameters using a historical database The invention provides for a magnetic resonance imaging system (100) for acquiring magnetic resonance data (154) from an imaging zone (108). The magnetic resonance imaging system comprises: a memory (136) for storing initial pulse sequence commands (140) and machine executable instructions (160); and a processor (130) for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to receive (200) a set of selected pulse sequence parameters (142) comprising a definition of a region of interest (109) of a subject (118). The region of interest is within the imaging zone. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to send (202) an image data request to a historical database (138). The image data request comprises the set of selected pulse sequence parameters. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to receive (204) historical image data (146, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 402) from the historical database in response to the image data request. The historical database comprises multiple image data entries. Each image data entry comprises a set of historical pulse sequence parameters (502). The historical database is configured to search the historical database to retrieve the historical image data by matching the set of selected pulse sequence parameters to the set of historical pulse sequence parameters. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to display (206) at least a portion (148) of the historical image data on a user interface. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to receive (208) scan input modifications (150) in response to displaying the at least a portion of the historical image data on the user interface. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to generate (210) modified pulse sequence commands (152) using the initial pulse sequence commands, the set of selected pulse sequence parameters, and the scan input modifications. Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to control (212) the magnetic resonance imaging system to acquire the magnetic resonance data using the modified pulse sequence commands.
US10627461B2	Method and apparatus for image-directed nerve growth Disclosed embodiments are directed to promoting nerve growth through one or more mechanisms using an apparatus to rapidly change magnetic fields.
US10627459B2	Anisotropic magneto-resistive (AMR) angle sensor die comprising a plurality of AMR angle sensors Some embodiments are directed to an anisotropic magneto-resistive (AMR) angle sensor die. The die comprises a plurality of AMR angle sensors, each of the plurality of AMR angle sensors comprising a first Wheatstone bridge and a second Wheatstone bridge, wherein an angle position output of the sensor die includes a combination of angle position outputs of each of the plurality of AMR angle sensors.
US10627458B2	Omnipolar schmitt trigger A sensor is provided having a magnetic field sensing element to generate a magnetic field signal, a switching circuit coupled to receive the magnetic field signal and generate a switching signal that changes a polarity of the magnetic field signal at a predetermined frequency, and a comparison device configured to receive the switching signal and generate an output signal that changes a level in response to the switching signal crossing a predetermined threshold. The switching circuit is disposed between the magnetic field sensing element and the comparison device and can provide the comparison device an input signal (i.e., the switching signal) that changes polarity at the predetermined frequency. The comparison device can sense characteristics, such as but not limited to crossing operate and release threshold levels, of both north and south polarity magnetic field signals using the switching signal.
US10627457B2	Magnetic field detection sensor exhibiting a monotonous decrease in impedance from zero magnetic field A magnetic field detection sensor includes a magneto-impedance element and detects an external magnetic field from an output obtained by applying alternating current to the magneto-impedance element using a magneto-impedance effect. The magneto-impedance element includes a non-magnetic board and a magnetic film formed on a surface of the non-magnetic board, a longitudinal direction of the magnetic film is set as a detection direction of the external magnetic field, and magnetic anisotropy is provided such that a magnetization easy axis of the magnetic film is the same as the detection direction of the external magnetic field. The magnetic field detection sensor further includes a magnetic field generating portion which generates a magnetic field in a thickness direction of the magnetic film.
US10627456B2	Magnetic field shielding apparatus Disclosed is a magnetic field shielding apparatus including an energy transmitter configured to generate a magnetic field, an energy receiver configured to receive the magnetic field generated by the energy transmitter, and a magnetic shield configured to shield a leaked magnetic field that is not received by the energy receiver, the magnetic shield including at least one closed region through which the leaked magnetic field passes, and at least one open region including a protrusion through which the leaked magnetic field moves to an inside of the magnetic field shielding apparatus after absorbed into the closed region.
US10627452B2	Apparatus and method for state of charge (SOC) determination for battery Battery state of charge (SOC) determination apparatuses and methods are disclosed, where the battery SOC determination apparatus includes a grouper configured to cluster the cells in the battery pack into the groups based on similarity of the sensing data among the cells, a representative cell selector configured to select the representative cell for the each group, a first SOC estimator configured to estimate the SOC of the representative cell of the each group based on the battery model, and a second SOC estimator configured to determine the SOC of the battery pack based on the SOC of the representative cell of the each group.
US10627451B2	Systems and methods for detecting battery theft Described herein are method and systems for detecting an unauthorized removal of a battery. The system comprising: a battery monitor circuit attached to or embedded in the battery; a remote device, wherein the remote device stores instructions that when executed on the remote device cause the remote device to perform operations comprising: receiving, at the remote device, a wireless signal from the battery monitor circuit comprising voltage and temperature data; evaluating, by the remote device, whether the battery is in its expected location by confirming for each battery, which is expected to be present, whether there has been an unexpected interruption in the wireless signal from the battery; providing an alert notification when there has been an unexpected interruption in the wireless signal.
US10627450B2	Battery state detection device Provided is a battery state detection device suitable for detecting a state of a battery mounted on a vehicle. A μCOM uses a first capacitor to measure a first sample of battery voltage, and after a predetermined standby time has elapsed, executes sample hold processing using the second capacitor for performing the second sample hold of the battery voltage. The μCOM detects the state of the battery based on the output of the differential amplifier when a condition is satisfied that the battery current is constant during both the first sample hold and the second sample hold and the battery current fluctuates during the standby time.
US10627445B2	Method for testing an electronic device and an interface circuit therefore A method and interface circuit for testing an electronic device with a single logic pin is disclosed. The comprises forming a data stream having three level bands; inputting the data stream through a single logic pin; and decoding the data stream to identify a scan_in signal, a scan_shift_enable signal and a scan_out signal and returning contemporaneously a scan_out signal as an output through the same logic pin. The interface circuit includes a decoder connected to the single logic pin.
US10627443B2	Magazine for packaged integrated circuits An IC magazine with retractable stop pins at both ends of the IC magazine. The retractable stop pins project into the magazine slot through an opening from a cavity in the base of the IC magazine. The long segment of an L-shaped push rod projects through an opening from the cavity through the magazine rail. The short segment of the L-shaped push rod is coupled to the bottom of the retractable stop pin inside the cavity. A spring inside the cavity between the underside of the short segment and the bottom of the cavity holds the retractable stop pin in an up position. An IC magazine with retractable stop pins at both ends of the IC magazine. The retractable stop pins project into the magazine slot through an opening from a cavity in the base of the IC magazine. A stop collar surrounding the retractable stop pin inside the cavity. A spring inside the cavity that pushes up on the underside of the stop collar and pushes down on the bottom of the cavity.
US10627436B2	Capacitance sensing circuits A capacitance sensing circuit includes a buffer circuit, a modulation circuit, and an integral circuit. The buffer circuit is coupled to an external capacitor through a touch-sensing pad, and includes a pull-up device and a pull-down device. The modulation circuit includes a first current mirror device having a current drivability corresponding to one Nth (where “N” denotes a positive real number) a current drivability of the pull-up device and a second current mirror device having a current drivability corresponding to one Nth a current drivability of the pull-down device. The integral circuit integrates voltage values at an output node of the modulation circuit to output the integrated voltage values. The pull-up device and the first current mirror device constitute a current mirror circuit, and the pull-down device and the second current mirror device constitute another current mirror circuit.
US10627433B2	Wireless remote sensing power meter A remote radio frequency (RF) power sensing unit including a first module and a second module. The first module may be configured to generate a digital output representative of a power level of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The second module may be configured to convert the digital output of the first module to a digital signal communicating the power level and transmit the digital signal communicating the power level over a wireless communication channel using a wireless protocol.
US10627432B2	Power-generation-amount estimation apparatus and power-generation-amount estimation method A power-generation-amount estimation apparatus estimating photovoltaic power generation amount carried along a power distribution line in a high-voltage system to which loads and photovoltaic power generation equipments are connected, includes: a communication unit receiving voltage and active power at the end point on the upstream side of a power distribution line and voltage and active power at the end point on the downstream side; a load/power-generation center calculator calculating impedance at a load center point based on contract information and the connection position of each load and calculating impedance at a power generation center point based on the connection position and the power generation capacity of each photovoltaic power generation equipment; and a load/power-generation-amount calculator estimating the photovoltaic power generation amount based on the impedance at the load center point, the impedance at the power generation center point, and the voltages and active powers received by the communication unit.
US10627428B2	Current detection device Provided is a current detecting device capable of lowering manufacturing cost, including a strip-like bus bar, a magnetic field detection element, a magnetic member, and a housing that holds these components. The magnetic member includes a bottom plate portion, and a pair of standing wall portions erected from both end portions in the width direction of the bottom plate portion. The pair of standing wall portions positions therebetween the bus bar and the magnetic field detecting element. The housing is provided with a locking arm for retaining the magnetic member. The locking arm is provided with an arm portion configured to be located between the standing wall portion and the bus bar and elastically deformable in an opposing direction of the standing wall portions, and a locking portion protruding from a tip of the arm portion and is configured to engage with the standing wall portion.
US10627426B2	Method and kit for cleaning and coating a tip of a test probe utilized in a test system for an integrated circuit package A kit for cleaning and coating a tip of a test probe in an integrated circuit package test system is provided. The kit comprises a transfer stamp having a porous material impregnated with a phosphonic acid solution. The size and shape of the transfer stamp approximate those of the integrated circuit package being tested. Also provided is a method of cleaning and coating a tip of a test probe in an integrated circuit package test system. The method includes aligning the test system with a transfer stamp comprising a porous material that is impregnated with a phosphonic acid solution; pushing the test probe into the porous material to coat the tip with the phosphonic acid solution; removing the test probe; and allowing the phosphonic acid solution to dry on the tip of the test probe and form a self-assembled monolayer of phosphonates thereon. A test probe is also provided.
US10627425B2	Workbench for mounting electrical function test unit A workbench for mounting an electrical function test unit includes: a mounting surface for mounting the electrical function test unit, wherein the mounting surface is provided with a connecting area, and a number of mounting through holes are arranged in the connecting area; and connectors detachably connected with the mounting through holes and configured to match with mounting screws of the electrical function test unit when the electrical function test unit is mounted on the workbench. The workbench has long service life, reduces the replacement difficulty of the electrical function test unit and shortens the downtime, thereby improving the detection efficiency of the display screen.
US10627424B2	Cryogenic cooling system A cryogenic cooling system can include a cooling device and a sample holder. The system can also include a first optical member having a first aperture and a first collimator, where the first collimator is positioned to collimate the light. The system can further include a second optical member having a second aperture and a second collimator where the second collimator is positioned to collimate the light, the first optical member being mounted to the cooling device and the second optical member being mounted to the sample holder. When the sample holder is mounted to the cooling device, a relative position of the first optical member and the second optical member allows the light to pass between the first and second apertures via the first collimator and second collimator separated by a physical gap to allow optical communication between the first optical member and the second optical member.
US10627418B2	Systems and methods for multi-analysis Systems and methods are provided for sample processing. A device may be provided, capable of receiving the sample, and performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing multiple assays. The device may comprise one or more modules that may be capable of performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing the steps using a small volume of sample.
US10627415B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating an autoimmune disease Compositions and methods for measuring C-peptide binding by cells, including cells expressing Glut1, using a C-peptide binding facilitator, such as an albumin. Such methods include incubating the cell with a known amount of C-peptide and a C-peptide binding facilitator, and determining the amount of C-peptide bound to the incubated cells. Also provided are methods for detecting, monitoring, and/or treating immune-mediated diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), using method of the present technology for measuring C-peptide binding by cells obtained from a human or other animal subject.
US10627413B2	Method of cancer diagnosis, progression and response to therapy using a primary xenograft mouse model for cancer serum biomarker discovery A method of determining disease diagnosis, progression and response to therapy through the use of xenograft animal models for determining cancer biomarkers is presented. In use, a tumor from a patient is transplanted into an animal model such as a mouse. Expression levels of biomarkers for a disease are assessed in the serum of the animal model. A personalized gene expression profile or biomarker gene signature may be obtained from the expression levels of the biomarkers which can be used to determine disease recurrence, progression and response to therapy.
US10627412B2	Periodontal-disease-specific peptide, and treatment and diagnosis of periodontal disease using same The present invention provides an inhibitor of an autoimmune response to a periodontal bacterial enzymatic degradation product of keratin in gingival epithelium in a mammal having a periodontal bacterium in the oral cavity, containing a substance having affinity to the keratin or a degradation product thereof and/or a substance having affinity to an autoantibody to the degradation product, an agent for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a periodontal disease and/or a complication thereof; a RANKL expression inhibitor containing a substance having affinity to the keratin or a degradation product thereof; and a method of diagnosing a periodontal disease including detecting the keratin or a degradation product thereof and/or an autoantibody thereto.
US10627411B2	T-cell epitope identification The present invention is a method for determining the identity of the epitopes recognized by T-cells. The method consists of expressing an encoded library of candidate epitope sequences in a recipient reporter cell capable of providing a detectable signal upon cytotoxic attack from a single cognate T-cell followed by contacting the reporter cells with T-cells of interest. The reporter cells with a single indicating cytotoxic attack from a T-cell are isolated and then analyzed by next-generation sequencing in order to identify the epitope sequences. Specifically disclosed is a method in which a library of candidate epitope-encoding nucleic acids are expressed in cells which feature a membrane-bound major histocompatibility complex (MHC) protein, said library produced by transfection of plasmids featuring both a nucleotide encoding the candidate epitope and a nucleotide encoding a FRET-based fluorescent protein cleaved by granzyme.
US10627410B2	Light-activated cation channel and uses thereof The present invention provides compositions and methods for light-activated cation channel proteins and their uses within cell membranes and subcellular regions. The invention provides for proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and methods for genetically targeted expression of light-activated cation channels to specific cells or defined cell populations. In particular the invention provides millisecond-timescale temporal control of cation channels using moderate light intensities in cells, cell lines, transgenic animals, and humans. The invention provides for optically generating electrical spikes in nerve cells and other excitable cells useful for driving neuronal networks, drug screening, and therapy.
US10627408B2	Methods and apparatus for detection of gluten sensitivity, and its differentiation from celiac disease Antibodies are used as biomarkers to assist in distinguishing gluten immune reactivity and sensitivity, silent celiac disease, Crohn's disease and other gut-related pathologies from classical celiac disease. In one class of embodiments, sera, saliva or other samples from a human or other animal are tested for antibodies to (a) a wheat antigen; (b) a gliadin antigen; and (c) one or more of a wheat germ agglutinin, a gluteomorphin, a glutenin, a deamidated glutenin, a prodynorphin, and a dynorphin. Test results are considered particularly interesting where the wheat antigen and the gliadin antigen are both selected from the group consisting of native and deamidated forms of α-gliadin 33-mer, α-gliadin-17-mer, γ-gliadin-15-mer, ω-gliadin-17-mer, and glutenin 21-mer. Test plates and kits can advantageously test for antibodies to at least three, five, seven or all of mixed wheat antigens, α-gliadin, γ-gliadin, ω-gliadin, glutenin, α-glutenin, wheat germ agglutinin, gluteomorphin, prodynorphins, transglutaminase-2, transglutaminase-3, transglutaminase-6, and gliadin-bound transglutaminase.
US10627407B2	Ultra high resolution mass spectrometry and methods of using the same The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for analyzing complex mixtures with ultra high resolution mass spectrometry. In particular, the presently disclosed subject matter provides methods for identifying and monitoring the presence of a compound within a complex mixture. In certain embodiments, the method includes providing a sample of the complex mixture; performing mass spectrometry on the sample of the complex mixture to obtain a mass spectrum; and identifying one or more peaks from the mass spectrum corresponding to the compound. In certain embodiments, the sample is obtained during production of the complex mixture, e.g., a pet food product. In certain embodiments, the sample is prepared by a single alcohol/water extraction step.
US10627405B2	Detection device and biological information measuring device A detection device includes a light source which emits light, a lens, a light transmissive protecting plate, a length between the light source and the light transmissive protecting plate being larger than a length between the lens and the light transmissive protecting plate, and a light receiving element which receives the light. An angle formed by an optical axis of the lens and the light transmissive protecting plate is smaller than an angle formed by an optical axis of the light source and the transmissive protecting plate.
US10627404B2	Methods and compositions for biosensing In one aspect, methods of sensing are described herein. In some embodiments, such a method comprises disposing a population of luminescent species in a test sample, exposing the test sample to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength corresponding to an excitation wavelength of the luminescent species, detecting light emitted by the luminescent species within a detection region of the test sample, and correlating the light emitted by the luminescent species within the detection region to a presence or absence of an analyte within the test sample. The luminescent species, in a non-aggregated state, exhibits luminescence blinking and, in an aggregated state, does not exhibit luminescence blinking. Additionally, correlating the light emitted by the luminescent species to the presence or absence of the analyte comprises determining whether the light emitted by the luminescent species within the detection region is blinking luminescence or non-blinking luminescence.
US10627401B2	Methods for analysis of free and autoantibody-bound biomarkers and associated compositions, devices, and systems The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits associated with analyzing, enriching, and/or isolating a biomarker or analyte in a biological sample. In one aspect, for example, a method for determining a concentration of a biomarker in a biological sample can include binding any unbound biomarker with an antibody specific for the biomarker to form antibody-bound biomarker, enriching the antibody-bound biomarker and any endogenous autoantibody-bound biomarker to form an enriched fraction, identifying the biomarker in the enriched fraction, and determining the concentration of the biomarker in the biological sample. In one aspect, the concentration of the biomarker is derived from initially unbound biomarker and autoantibody-bound biomarker in the biological sample.
US10627400B2	Screening of protein candidates Successful application of an engineered protein as therapeutics or in other industries would require the protein to have good expression level, good biophysical properties and often desired affinity to its target. The present invention provides s method of screening large numbers of protein candidates (PCs) in all three aspects simultaneously. PCs are fused to a protein anchor, which is captured by the target/antigen. The captured PCs are evaluated for their expression levels, biophysical properties and affinities using conventional methods.
US10627399B2	Reagent storage in an assay device The invention relates to methods for conducting binding assays in an assay device that includes one or more storage and use zone. The storage zones of the assay device are configured to house one or more reagents used in an assay conducted in the use zone of the device.
US10627398B2	Analysis device and analysis method An analysis device optically scans a surface of a substrate to which particles are fixed, detects a pulse wave included in a detection signal obtained from an optical scanning unit when the optical scanning unit scans the substrate, and counts the particles based on pulse interval between two pulse waves each having pulse width less than first reference value determined depending on first pulse width when the optical scanning unit scans a plurality of particles adjacent to each other when the two pulse waves are detected consecutively.
US10627397B2	Multisignal reagents for labeling analytes Provided is a composition comprising an analyte bound covalently or through a first binding pair to a polymer. In this composition, the analyte is less than about 2000 MW; the polymer further comprises more than one signal or first member of a second binding pair; and the analyte is not a member of the first binding pair or the second binding pair. Also provided is an assay for an analyte. The assay comprises: combining a sample suspected of containing the analyte with the above-described composition and a binding agent that binds to the analyte; and detecting the signal or the first member of the second binding pair that is bound to the binding agent. In this assay, the amount of the signal or the first member of the second binding pair bound to the binding agent is inversely proportional to the analyte in the sample. Additionally provided is a multisignal labeling reagent comprising a first polymer covalently bound to (a) a reactive group or a first member of a first binding pair, and (b) more than one digoxigenin molecule.
US10627394B2	Strongyloides stercoralis protein and/or corresponding DNA and RNA sequences for application in diagnosis The present invention relates to methods of screening biological samples for the presence of Strongyloides spp. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sensitive and specific screening test for the presence of anti-Strongyloides spp antibodies, protein or nucleic acid in subjects using particular Strongyloides spp L3 stage antigens and nucleic acids encoding same which have diagnostic efficacy.
US10627393B2	Latex agglutination inhibition immunoassay A problem of the present invention is to provide a method capable of avoiding nonspecific reactions which result in the absence of agglutination that should occur in agglutination inhibition LTIA. The present invention provides a method of avoiding nonspecific reactions in a latex agglutination inhibition test by performing a latex agglutination inhibition assay in the presence of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, and polyvalent quaternary amine polymer compounds.
US10627389B2	Methods of assessing cellular breast samples and compositions for use in practicing the same Methods are provided for assessing a cellular breast sample. Aspects of the methods include flow cytometrically obtaining sample data, cellular data, and combinations thereof, and then assessing the cellular breast sample based on the obtained data. In addition, compositions, e.g., kits, systems and programming, useful in practicing various embodiments of the methods are provided.
US10627383B2	Method and apparatus for measuring trace levels of fluorescent minerals in water Methods and devices to rapidly detect trace levels of water soluble fluorescent mineral species such as uranium in aqueous fluids (e.g. water) are provided. The methods and devices involve sequestration of cationic forms of the water soluble fluorescent mineral species (e.g. the uranium oxycation uranyl, UO22+) via pressurized fluid flow through a porous silica gel medium, to enhance natural fluorescence and increase the speed of detection.
US10627378B2	Volatile organic compound monitoring system Disclosed herein are volatile organic compound monitoring or detection systems and methods, including systems having both a reference air intake component and at least one air sample intake line. In certain embodiments, the systems provide for continuously repeating cycles of testing and calibration/recalibration. Further implementations relate to systems having two or more intake lines that can be positioned to take air samples at distances ranging from 5 feet to 200 feet or more apart.
US10627373B2	Methods for liquid chromatography fluidic monitoring A method for monitoring a fluidic system of a liquid chromatography system is characterized by: (a) drawing a fluid into a syringe pump; (b) configuring a valve so as to fluidically couple the pump to either a fluidic pathway through the fluidic system or to a plug that prevents fluid flow; (c) causing the syringe pump to progressively compress the fluid therein or expel the fluid to the fluidic pathway, while measuring a pressure of the fluid; (d) determining a profile of the variation of the measured pressure; (e) comparing the determined profile to an expected profile that depends upon the fluid; and (f) providing a notification of a sub-optimal operating condition or malfunction if the determined profile varies from the expected profile by greater than a predetermined tolerance.
US10627369B2	Method and device for inspection of solids by means of ultrasound A method, a computer program and a system for ultrasonic inspecting of objects is provided. The method comprises positioning (103) a measuring device (11) comprising a plurality of transducers (12) on the inspected object (20) and performing a number of test signal acquisitions (103). Each acquisition includes using one transducer to induce an ultrasonic signal into the test object, and using at least one other transducer to receive an ultrasonic test signal. The inspecting further comprises determining (105, 205) the influence of contact surface variations between each test signal and a reference signal; compensating (106, 206) the full test signal for the contact surface variations; and determining (109) a residual signal. The system comprises a computing device (30), and a measuring system (13) communicatively connected to the computing device (30). The measuring system (13) includes an ultrasound unit (19) and a measuring device (11) provided with a plurality of transducers (12). The computing device (30) comprises a calibrator (303) to determine (105, 205) the influence of contact surface variations, and compensate (106, 206) the test signal. The computing device (30) comprises a residual calculator (304) to determine (109) the residual signal.
US10627365B2	Sensor control apparatus and sensor control system A sensor control apparatus for a gas sensor which detects a particular gas component contained in a gas under measurement. In the case where humidity detection is performed using an electromotive-force-type gas sensor, a sensor control apparatus changes a target voltage of an electromotive force cell to a second target voltage for humidity detection and then to a third target voltage which is lower than a first target voltage which is a target voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component. In the case where humidity detection is performed using a limiting-current-type gas sensor, the sensor control apparatus changes the voltage applied to a pump cell to a second application voltage for humidity detection and then to a third application voltage which is lower than a first application voltage which is an application voltage used for detecting the concentration of the particular gas component.
US10627361B2	Electrochemical test device An electrochemical test device for determining a concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample is provided. The electrochemical test device comprises a set of electrodes including a working electrode for the analyte and sensing chemistry for the working electrode, wherein the sensing chemistry comprises a diaphorase, an electron transfer agent having a standard redox potential in the range of −0.52 to 0.18 V, an NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase and a cofactor for the NAD(P)+-dependent dehydrogenase.
US10627357B2	Digital patch-clamp amplifier Patch-clamp amplifiers that may be readily manufactured, may be simple to reconfigure for product updates, and can be quickly reconfigured into a different mode during operation. One example may provide patch-clamp amplifiers that may be readily manufactured by implementing some or all of the compensation and other circuits using digital circuitry. These digital circuits may be implemented using discrete or integrated logic circuits, programmable logic such as field-programmable gate arrays or programmable logic arrays, or other fixed or configurable logic circuits or combination thereof. These programmable logic circuits may be reconfigured by a user or by a manufacturer through firmware or software updates when a product update is desired. These circuits may also be quickly reconfigured to allow rapid switching between modes during use.
US10627355B2	Analysis device In order to make it possible to remove dust produced in a heating furnace 10 more efficiently than ever before, the present invention is adapted to include: a dust discharge passage L that communicates with the inside of the heating furnace 10 and is for discharging dust produced by heating a sample X; a dust accommodating part 30 that accommodates the dust discharged from the dust discharge passage L; and a negative pressure generating mechanism 90 that is provided in the dust discharge passage L and generates negative pressure in the dust discharge passage, in which the negative pressure generated by the negative pressure generating mechanism 90 guides the dust from the heating furnace 10 to the dust discharge passage L.
US10627353B2	X-ray inspection apparatus and method for controlling X-ray inspection apparatus In an X-ray inspection apparatus, X-ray images of an inspection object horizontally divided at a predetermined vertical position are acquired for each fixed rotational angle of the inspection object over 360° by a two-dimensional X-ray detector. Processing for synthesizing X-ray images acquired at the same rotational angle of the inspection object among the X-ray images taken in from the X-ray detector by horizontally joining the X-ray images together is executed for each fixed rotational angle of the inspection object. Processing for vertically dividing the synthesized X-ray image into a plurality of strip X-ray images is executed. Thereafter, processing for generating a CT image is executed by performing a computation based on the strip X-ray images for 360° that are at the same vertical position.
US10627352B2	Methods and apparatus for employing an accelerated neutral beam for improved surface analysis Apparatus and methods are disclosed for employing an accelerated neutral beam derived from an accelerated gas cluster ion beam as a physical etching beam for providing reduced material mixing at the etched surface, compared to previous techniques. This results in the ability to achieve improved depth profile resolution in measurements by analytical instruments such as SIMS and XPS (or ESCA) analytical instruments.
US10627349B2	Signal processing device of analyzing bio-signal and bio-signal analyzing apparatus using the same A signal processing device that processes a bio-signal includes a lock-in amplifier chip configured to output a frequency-modulated modulation signal and enable one or more light sources to be driven in response to the modulation signal, and a multiplexer configured to receive and multiplex light sensing signals output from the light sources and then measured by multiple light measurement units, and the lock-in amplifier chip sequentially demodulates the multiple light sensing signals transmitted through the multiplexer.
US10627346B2	Refractive index measuring device and refractive index measuring method Provided are a refractive index measuring device and a refractive index measuring method. A detector (2) detects an intensity of a measuring beam transmitted through the sample. A camera (200) images a color image of the measuring beam which is dispersed into multiple colors by transmitting through the sample. A scanning processing portion (101) carries out scanning by changing an angle of receiving the measuring beam transmitted through the sample or an angle of the measuring beam incident on the sample. A wavelength specifying processing portion (102) specifies, based on the detected intensity of the detector (2) varying with the scanning by the scanning processing portion (101) and color information corresponding to a position of the measuring beam incident on the detector (2) in a color image which is imaged by the camera (200), the wavelength corresponding to each peak of the detected intensity.
US10627343B2	Method and system for emissions measurement Disclosed herein is a novel system and method for the remote characterization of visible emissions, and more particularly, to compact, optical sensors which can remotely measure the opacity of a visible emission plume from a stationary source. Assessing visible emissions is important for compliance with environmental regulations and to support the regulatory reporting needs of Federal and State inspectors. By reducing the power consumption of the laser source and the signal processing, a compact, handheld or hand portable, battery-operable opacity measurement system can be realized while allowing eye-safe operation. The system and method may also be applied to non-stationary sources.
US10627339B2	Modular photoacoustic detection device Modular photoacoustic detection device comprising: a photoacoustic cell including at least two chambers connected by at least two capillaries and forming a Helmholtz type differential acoustic resonator; acoustic detectors coupled to the chambers; a light source capable of emitting a light beam having at least one wavelength capable of exciting a gas intended to be detected and which can be modulated to a resonance frequency of the photoacoustic cell; a first photonic circuit optically coupling the light source to an input face of a first of the chambers; wherein the first photonic circuit is arranged in a detachable manner in a first housing formed in the acoustic cell and emerging on the input face of the first chamber.
US10627338B2	Camera-based photoacoustic remote sensing (C-PARS) A camera-based photoacoustic remote sensing system (C-PARS) for imaging a subsurface and deep structures in a sample, has an excitation beam configured to generate ultrasonic signals in the sample at an excitation location; an interrogation beam incident on the sample at the excitation location, a portion of the interrogation beam returning from the sample that is indicative of the generated ultrasonic signals; a camera to map the returning portion of the interrogation beam over the entire field of view.
US10627337B2	Cell survival rate determining device and cell survival rate determining method A cell survival rate determining device includes a distribution acquisition unit acquiring a particle size distribution in a solution containing particles including cultured cells; a classification unit classifying the particles into a small particle group and a large particle group using a predetermined threshold in the distribution; a ratio calculation unit calculating the value of a ratio between the number of particles belonging to the small particle group and the number of particles belonging to the large particle group; and a survival rate determination unit determining the survival rate of the cultured cells from the value of the ratio using a pre-acquired relationship between the ratio and cell survival rate.
US10627332B2	Cell analyzer and sorting method therefor A cell analyzer and a sorting method for the cell analyzer are disclosed. Multiple optical signals generated by each of particles irradiated with light in a blood sample in a detection region are collected. The particles includes a first category of particles and a second category of particles. For each of the particles, Intensities of a first group of optical signals, which includes at least two optical signals selected from the multiple optical signals, and a pulse width of a second group of optical signals, which includes at least one optical signal selected from the multiple optical signals are acquired. For each of the particles, one or more reinforcement signals related to the particle are calculated based on an intensity of a first optical signal selected from the first group of optical signals and a pulse width of a second optical signal selected from the second group of optical signals, where the first optical signal is as same as or different from the second optical signal. The first category of particles and the second category of particles are distinguished from each other based at least partially on the one or more reinforcement signals related to each of the particles.
US10627330B2	Parallel dipole line trap viscometer and pressure gauge Techniques for gas analysis using a parallel dipole line (PDL) trap viscometer are provided. In one aspect, a gas analysis system is provided which includes: a PDL trap including: a pair of diametric cylindrical magnets, and a diamagnetic rod levitating above the magnets; and a motion detector for capturing motion of the diamagnetic rod. The motion detector can include a digital video camera positioned facing a top of the PDL trap so as to permit capturing video images of the diamagnetic rod and the system can include a computer for receiving and analyzing video images from the video camera. Methods for measuring gas viscosity and pressure using the PDL trap system are also provided.
US10627318B2	Mechanical handheld hermatic sampler for marine sediment and sampling, pressure mataining method thereof Provided is a mechanical handheld hermetic sampler for marine sediment. The sampler comprises sampling assembly and a pressure maintaining assembly. The sampling assembly includes a sampling tube, a handle and an end cap. The sampling tube is fixed at a lower end surface of the end cap while the handle is fixed at an upper end surface of the end cap. The handheld robotic sampler for marine sediment with hermetic sampling is simple and compact in structure, small in size, light in weight, easy to manipulate and manufacture, highly reliable, and particularly suitable for robotic sampler hand control of underwater operating equipment such as a manned submersible, an unmanned submersible and Remotely Operated Vehicle.
US10627316B2	Laser microdissection apparatus, analysis apparatus including laser microdissection apparatus, sample collection method, and device used in laser microdissection apparatus The present invention addresses the problem of providing a laser microdissection apparatus having good operational efficiency. The laser microdissection apparatus, comprising sample movement means capable of retaining a slide, device movement means on which a device having a thermofusible film for transferring a sample can be mounted, a laser irradiation part for irradiating the sample with a dissection laser light, storage means for correlating and storing positional coordinates of the sample in the location irradiated by the dissection laser light and positional coordinates of the thermofusible film in a location where the collected sample is adhered, and a movement means drive control part for controlling driving of the sample movement means and the device movement means on the basis of the positional coordinates of the sample and the thermofusible film. The dissection laser light is radiated through the device onto the sample from below the device.
US10627315B2	Fatigue to fracture medical device testing method and system The invention generally relates to systems and methods for stress testing to failure tubular mesh devices, specifically, one or more stents or mesh grid tubes. A radial compression method of stress to fatigue is developed by placing a tubular medical implant within a lower than normal compliance test vessel. A radial expansion method of stress to fatigue is developed by placing higher than normal compliance tubes within a tubular medical implant. A method for radial expansion and radial compression is conducted by placing a higher than normal compliance tube through the mesh device and the placing the tube and device within a lower than normal compliance test vessel. Each method is tested on a tester that operates by delivering pulsatile flow with varying pressures, frequencies and testing parameters. Fracture of the test subject is visualized by high speed camera.
US10627314B2	Apparatus for checking tyres having first and second check units An apparatus for checking tyres is described. The apparatus has a first check unit having an inlet for tyres and a plurality of check tools. The apparatus also has a second check unit having an outlet for the tyres and a plurality of check tools. The apparatus further has an overturning and transport device operatively interposed between the first check unit and the second check unit. The first check unit, the second check unit and the overturning and transport device define a check path configured to be traversed by each tyre step by step. The first check unit and the second check unit have the same check tools configured for executing the same checks on respective axial halves of the tyres.
US10627312B2	Particulate matter sensor and particulate matter sensing system A particulate matter sensor and a particulate matter sensing system using such a sensor are provided which are capable of being produced at decreased cost and accurately measuring the temperature of a heater. The particulate matter sensor includes a deposition portion on which particulate matter contained in exhaust gas is accumulated, a pair of electrodes which are disposed on the deposition portion and separate from each other, a heater which heats the deposition portion, and a pair of heater leads which form a path through which electrical current is delivered to the heater. A sensing line is connected to at least one of the heater leads to measure a resistance of the heater lead.
US10627310B2	Imaging system for multi-fiber connector inspection A digital fiber optic connector imaging system that can automatically capture two or more images of the endface of a multifiber connector, wherein the captured images as a group have sufficient resolution and a sufficient FOV to be used to perform a manual or automatic pass-fail analysis of the endface of every fiber terminated by the connector under inspection. In one or more embodiments, the imaging system comprises an illumination source that can operate at two or more wavelengths, one wavelength at a time, and a FOV-shifting component that includes one or more, fixed dichroic mirrors and one additional dichroic or broadband mirror. In other embodiments, the imaging system comprises a single-wavelength illumination source, an image beam splitter, and two or more image sensors located on two image planes.
US10627309B1	Micro-distance lens detection device Provided is a micro-distance lens detection device adapted to detect a tested lens with a surface from a micro distance. The micro-distance lens detection device includes a light source module, a diffuser, a pattern test card, a collimator unit and an image pickup module which are arranged sequentially. The tested lens is disposed between the pattern test card and the collimator unit. The surface of the tested lens is separated from the light-emitting side of the pattern test card by the micro distance. The micro distance is less than 25 mm. Given the micro distance between the tested lens and the pattern test card, the optical resolution modulation transfer function (MTF) of the tested lens is correctly measured. Therefore, the lens detection device takes up little space.
US10627308B2	Low speed wind tunnel design for agricultural spray particle analysis A wind tunnel device defines a cyclical tunnel to receive continuous airflow. Airflow is delivered through the tunnel to a testing region that includes a first portion carrying an arm including a spray tip configured to spray particulates in the testing region at an angle, and a second portion including an enlarged cutout region configured to receive the angled sprayed particulates. As airflow carries the angled spray particulates into the second portion, the enlarged cutout region enables the spray particulates to pass through and exit the second portion of the testing region. Analysis in the second region may be conducted through transparent walls free of openings to minimize exposure of the spray particulates to the exterior of the device. A scrubber is adapted to extract spray mist from the airflow as the airflow exits the testing region and is re-circulated through the cyclical tunnel.
US10627304B2	Optical device for estimating a center of gravity of an aircraft A system includes a signal generator that is configured to generate a first electrical signal. The system also includes a light source configured to generate a light beam based on the first electrical signal. The light source is also configured to direct the light beam towards a structural member of an aircraft. The system also includes a photoelectric sensor configured to receive a reflected light beam and convert the reflected light beam to a second electrical signal. The reflected light beam corresponds to a portion of the light beam that is reflected from one or more optical reflectors coupled to the structural member. The system also includes circuitry configured to estimate a location of a center-of-gravity of the aircraft based on a timing difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal.
US10627302B2	Pressure sensor module for high working pressure applications A differential pressure sensor module includes a base having a pair of process fluid pressure inlets and defining a sensor chamber having a sensor chamber inlet. A differential pressure sensor is disposed within the sensor chamber and has an inlet configured to receive a first pressure and provide a signal indicative of a difference between the first pressure and a sensor chamber pressure external to the differential pressure sensor within the sensor chamber. A pair of isolation diaphragms are provided in substantially the same plane, with each isolation diaphragm sealing a respective process fluid pressure inlet. A first fluid passageway is operably coupled to one of the isolation diaphragms and the inlet of the differential pressure sensor. A second fluid passageway is operably coupled to the other of the isolation diaphragms and to the sensor chamber inlet. An overpressure protection feature is operably coupled to the sensor chamber, the first fluid passageway and the second fluid passageway.
US10627301B2	Sensor for detecting one or more quantities of a fluid, in particular a pressure sensor A sensor has a sensor body with a first face and a second face opposite to one another, and a circuit arrangement supported by the sensor body that includes a first electrical circuit pattern on the first face, a second electrical circuit pattern on the second face, connection means, which electrically connect the first circuit pattern to the second circuit pattern and has at least one through hole that extends axially between the two faces of the sensor body. A plurality of terminals are electrically connected to the first circuit pattern and/or the second circuit pattern. The at least one through hole is preferably closed at the second face of the sensor body via a closing member (30) having pre-formed body with a closing portion having a diameter, greater than a diameter, of the opening of the through hole at the second face of the sensor body.
US10627300B2	Method for measuring torque of a drive unit The invention relates to a method for measuring the torque of a drive unit (10), particularly a vehicle drive unit (10), said drive unit (10) comprising at least one bearing (20) for connecting to a fixed support point (21), and at least one sensor (22) being provided which measures a change in force and/or position, particularly a relative rotation of the drive unit (10), as a sensor value, wherein a torque at the drive unit (10) is determined as a measurement value on the basis of said sensor value.
US10627288B1	Systems and methods for producing a more uniform intensity wavelength dispersed beam of electromagnetic radiation entering a multielement detector, while maintaining information content therein Reflectometer, Spectrophotometer, Ellipsometer and Polarimeter Systems that utilize 1) electromagnetic radiation energy absorbing or reflecting material of spatially distributed different optical densities and 2) wavelength dependent electromagnetic radiation energy aperturing, or both, placed near the entry to said multi-element detector, to improve detector capability to monitor intensity vs. wavelength spectra entered thereinto and provide more uniform detector output, while preferably maintaining beam information content.
US10627285B2	Light/voltage converter circuit for converting intensity fluctuations of light into an alternating voltage measurement signal A light/voltage converter circuit for converting intensity fluctuations of light into an alternating voltage measurement signal includes a photodiode configured to detect the light and a transformer comprising a primary coil and a secondary coil. The primary coil is connected in a series circuit to the photodiode, and the alternating voltage measurement signal is applied to the secondary coil. An electrical network is configured to block direct current and conduct alternating current. The electrical network is connected in parallel with the series circuit consisting of the primary coil of the transformer and the photodiode.
US10627284B2	Optical-fibre sensor device There is provided a method for manufacturing an optical-fibre sensor device, including an enclosure defining a cavity and an optical-fibre sensor including an optical-fibre and a device for holding the sensor rigidly connected to the optical fibre, the optical fibre passing through the holding device between two attachment points. The method comprises: positioning the optical-fibre sensor in the enclosure to pass the fibre through two passage openings provided on the enclosure, which defines two optical-fibre portions in the enclosure, on either side of the holding device, each fibre portion extending between one of the attachment points and one of the passage openings; holding the optical-fibre sensor in position; performing a differential elongation of the enclosure relative to the optical-fibre sensor in the longitudinal direction and towards the outside of the enclosure, the optical-fibre sensor remaining held in position; attaching the optical fibre to the enclosure at the passage openings.
US10627283B2	Noise surveillance system A method of dynamically generating an acoustic noise map of an industrial zone to be used for protecting operators within the zone from exposure to acoustic noise above a safety threshold, the method comprising collecting acoustic noise data using a network of wireless acoustic sensors located within said zone, generating an acoustic noise map using the collected noise data and a numerical model of the propagation of acoustic noise within the zone.
US10627282B2	Monitoring system for floating roof storage tank A system for monitoring a floating roof of a liquid storage tank and a method for use of the system are described. The system includes linear position measuring devices to determine the vertical location and orientation of the floating roof within the storage tank and one or more transmitters to relay such information to a monitoring, recording, or control device, or to a remote computer network location. Typically, three measuring devices are used, positioned at or near the top of the storage tank and generally equally spaced around the perimeter of the tank. The system and method are useful to monitor the position and inclination of a liquid storage tank floating roof, such as may be used in the petrochemical, chemical and other industries where such storage tanks are in use.
US10627275B2	Sensor for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium flowing through a measuring channel A sensor for determining at least one parameter of a fluid medium, in particular an intake air mass flow of an internal combustion engine, flowing through a measuring channel is provided. The sensor includes a sensor housing, in particular a plug-in sensor that is introduced or introducible into a flow tube and in which the measuring channel is formed, and at least one sensor chip situated in the measuring channel for determining the parameter of the fluid medium. The sensor housing includes an electronics compartment for accommodating an electronic module, and an electronics compartment cover for closing the electronics compartment. The electronics compartment cover has electrically conductive properties at least in part. The electronic module is electrically conductively connected to an interior of the electronics compartment cover.
US10627271B2	Hydraulic system for ultrasonic flow measurement using reflective acoustic path approach A flow meter for determining the flow rate of a fluid through a conduit, including an upper body having an inlet chamber, an acoustic channel, an outlet chamber, a sound wave generator, and a sound wave receiver. The inlet chamber, acoustic channel, and outlet chamber are fluidly connected together. The acoustic channel is a non-linear pathway that is symmetrically dimensioned. The sound wave generator is configured to create a sound wave that moves along the liquid pathway formed by the acoustic channel. The receiver detects that sound wave that has moved through the acoustic channel and such information is used to determine the flow rate of the fluid through the flow meter.
US10627269B2	System and method for measuring fluid properties using magnetic field techniques via magnetic tracer A method and apparatus for determining a property of a fluid in a vessel. The method uses magnetic tracer particles and an externally applied magnetic field which orients the particles. When the fluid moves, it changes the orientation of the tracer particles, thus changing the magnetic fields. These changes are detected by external magnetic field sensors. By using mathematical models, the property of the fluid in the vessel is determined from the detected magnetic field. In this manner, fluid vorticity, velocity, strain and stress may be estimated.
US10627261B2	Movement detection unit A movement detection unit includes a movable body, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a signal processor. The movable body performs a movement in a first direction. The first sensor detects a first magnetic field change which is caused by the movement of the movable body and outputs a first signal. The second sensor is provided in the first direction at a location different from a location of the first sensor. The second sensor detects a second magnetic field change which is caused by the movement of the movable body and outputting a second signal. The signal processor includes a signal generating circuit that generates a third signal and a fourth signal on a basis of the first signal. The third signal and the fourth signal have waveforms different from each other.
US10627256B2	Rotation angle detecting device A rotation angle detecting device includes: a rotating part rotating integrally with the rotating shaft and including a detected portion; an A-phase detector detecting change of a physical quantity caused by rotation of the rotating part, inside a first detection field over the detected portion and outputting an A-phase signal; and a B-phase detector detecting change of the physical quantity caused by rotation of the rotating part, inside a second detection field located over the detected portion and outputting a B-phase signal that is out of phase with the A-phase signal. The second detection field is shorter than the first detection field with respect to the direction perpendicular to the rotating direction of the rotating part.
US10627255B2	Position detection device A position detection device includes a first magnetic field generation unit for generating a first magnetic field, a second magnetic field generation unit for generating a second magnetic field, and a magnetic sensor. The relative position of the second magnetic field generation unit with respect to the first magnetic field generation unit is variable. The magnetic sensor detects a composite magnetic field of the first and second magnetic fields, and generates a detection signal corresponding to the direction of the detected magnetic field. Varying the relative position of the second magnetic field generation unit with respect to the first magnetic field generation unit varies the strength of the second magnetic field at the detection position. At the detection position, a relative angle formed by the direction of the second magnetic field with the direction of the first magnetic field is greater than 90° and smaller than 180°.
US10627252B2	Device, system and method for assisting a pilot of an aircraft A device, system, and method for assisting a pilot of an aircraft. The device includes a processing unit which: acquires flight parameters of the aircraft, transmitted by a communications unit of the aircraft and records these flight parameters in a memory of the pilot assistance device; acquires behavioral information corresponding to a model of behavior of the aircraft, transmitted by a ground station, and records this behavioral information in the memory of the pilot assistance device; determines an indicator of the quality of flying of the aircraft as a function of at least a portion of the flight parameters recorded in the memory and of at least a portion of the behavioral information recorded in the memory; and control the display of the flying quality indicator.
US10627249B2	Dynamic customization of an autonomous vehicle experience Dynamic customization of an autonomous vehicle experience is presented herein. A dynamic recommendation engine can comprise a subscriber interface component, a data component, and a configuration component. The subscriber interface component can receive, from a subscriber of an autonomous vehicle service, a request specifying a route of transport by an autonomous vehicle; and based on the request, the data component can obtain, via a network slice comprising a virtual network function of the autonomous vehicle service, profile information for the subscriber and route information for the route. Further, the configuration component can determine, via the network slice based on the profile information and the route information, configuration data for the autonomous vehicle, and send, via the network slice, the configuration data directed to the autonomous vehicle to facilitate the transport by the autonomous vehicle.
US10627248B2	Cognitive load routing metric for vehicle guidance A method for routing a vehicle includes receiving a current location for the vehicle and a destination location for the vehicle and identifying candidate navigation routes extending between the current location and the destination location. The method also includes determining a cognitive load parameter for each candidate navigation route and determining a cost value for a cost function for each candidate navigation route. Each cost value is based on the cognitive load parameter for the respective candidate navigation route. The method also includes selecting the navigation route from the candidate navigation routes based on the cost values for the candidate navigation routes.
US10627245B2	Vehicle service control A system, including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to determine a fluid level of a fluid in a vehicle determine a planned vehicle route; and after and in response to uploading the fluid level and the planned vehicle route to a server, actuating a vehicle component to replenish the fluid according to a command from the server.
US10627244B1	Image assisted delivery Disclosed are various embodiments for image assisted delivery. A computing device may identify a delivery location based at least in part on an image file received from a first client device. The computing device may then generate a series of directions from a current location of a second client device to the delivery location. The computing device may subsequently send the series of directions to the second client device. Finally, the computing device may send the image file received from the first client device to the second client device.
US10627243B2	Combined raster and vector data representation A map data structure and method and system for obtaining geographic information. Raw map data is converted into map data structure by generating an attribute layer for each geographic attribute according to a defined line pattern and line width, and defining a bit-array of fixed bit-length for each element of a grid representing geographic coordinates, where a bit value of “1” is assigned if a respective attribute is present at the grid element location and a bit value of “0” is assigned if the respective attribute is absent. A map image depicting selected geographic attributes may be generated and displayed from map data structure, by sequentially scanning each bit in bit-array in descending order of priority, for each grid element of selected location, and if binary value of scanned bit is “1” then attribute layer associated with bit is displayed according to assigned color value if attribute selected for display.
US10627242B2	Identifying missing features in digital maps based on mobile telemetry data A method for identifying missing map features in an electronic map, involving receiving telemetry probes indicating a geographic location of a mobile computing device, and identifying a subset of telemetry probes corresponding to an existing map feature. The identified subset is then removed from an aggregation of telemetry probes, and the remaining telemetry probes used to generate a density map and identify missing clusters of telemetry probes. A geometry of the missing clusters is determined, and a missing map feature defined from the geometry of the missing cluster. An electronic map may be updated with the missing map feature.
US10627235B2	Flexural couplers for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices Micromachined inertial devices are presented having multiple linearly-moving masses coupled together by couplers that move in a linear fashion when the coupled masses exhibit linear anti-phase motion. Some of the described couplers are flexural and provide two degrees of freedom of motion of the coupled masses. Some such couplers are positioned between the coupled masses. Using multiple couplers which are arranged to move in linearly opposite directions during linear anti-phase motion of the coupled masses provides momentum-balanced operation.
US10627234B2	Gyro sensor, electronic apparatus, and vehicle A gyro sensor includes: a substrate; a first drive section; and a first detection section and a second detection section that detect angular velocity. The first detection section includes a first movable body including a first movable electrode that vibrates by vibration of the first drive section and is displaced in response to the angular velocity, and a first fixed electrode fixed to the substrate and facing the first movable electrode. The second detection section includes a second movable body including a second movable electrode that vibrates by vibration of the first drive section and is displaced in response to the angular velocity, and a second fixed electrode fixed to the substrate and facing the second movable electrode. The first movable body and the second movable body are coupled together by a first coupling section.
US10627233B2	System and method for providing a simple and reliable inertia measurement unit (IMU) An inertia measurement unit including a housing assembly, a weight block assembly, a circuit board, and a signal line. The housing assembly includes a cavity and a first opening in communication with the cavity. The weight block assembly is arranged in the cavity of the housing assembly. The weight block assembly includes an inner chamber and a second opening in communication with the inner chamber. The circuit board is arranged in the inner chamber of the weight block assembly. The signal line is coupled to a first edge of the circuit board and extends out of the weight block assembly through the second opening and out of the housing assembly through the first opening. At least one of the first opening or the second opening is located proximal to a second edge of the circuit board that is different from the first edge of the circuit board.
US10627229B2	Electronic devices with pressure sensors for characterizing motion An electronic device may include a motion sensor for detecting movement of the electronic device and a pressure sensor for detecting changes in elevation of the electronic device. Applications that run on the electronic device such as health and fitness applications may use motion sensor and pressure sensor data to track a user's physical activity. For example, processing circuitry in the electronic device may use the motion sensor to track a user's steps and the pressure sensor to track changes in the user's elevation. The processing circuitry may determine whether the user is climbing stairs based on the user's step rate and the user's changes in elevation. When the processing circuitry determines that the user is climbing stairs, the processing circuitry may use the pressure sensor and motion sensor to track and store the number of flights of stairs climbed by the user.
US10627228B2	Object detection device The purpose of the present invention is to provide an object detection device conducive to carrying out control in an appropriate manner according to the surrounding environment, with consideration to the accuracy of locations of detected objects. The device is characterized by being provided with: a parallax information generation unit for generating parallax information from a plurality of parallax images acquired from a plurality of imaging units; an object detection unit for detecting objects contained in the parallax images; a location information generation unit for generating location information about the objects, on the basis of the parallax information; and a location accuracy information generation unit for generating location accuracy information pertaining to the accuracy of the location information, on the basis of the condition of generation of the parallax information.
US10627222B2	Method and apparatus for detecting cylinder and cylindrical converging lens A method and an apparatus for detecting a cylinder and a cylindrical converging lens are disclosed. In particular, a method for non-contact interference detection of a cylindrical shape is disclosed. Two converging lenses which modulate parallel light into cylindrical waves are combined with a to-be-tested cylinder respectively. Wavefront error data of the combination of the converging lens and the to-be-tested cylinder and wavefront error data of the combination of the two cylindrical converging lenses are obtained. Shape error data of the to-be-tested cylinder, the two cylindrical converging lenses is obtained respectively by using a difference algorithm and a wavefront recovery algorithm. In the technical solution, a detection light path is simple, and shape detection of a cylinder with relatively high precision can be implemented without using a high-precision detection tool calibrated in advance. The technical solution is particularly suitable for cylinder processing in the field of optical processing.
US10627214B2	Method for electronically analyzing a signal changing over time The invention relates to a method for electronically analyzing a time-variant signal (Ue(t)) having at least one extreme value, the amplitude and time of which are to be detected, by means of a detection circuit that operates as a peak value store and follows the time-variant signal after a threshold value (Us) is exceeded until the maximum amplitude is reached, wherein exceedance of the extreme value results in a peak indicator signal (Usi(t)) being generated and the maximum amplitude being stored, which is characterized in that to capture more than one extreme value in the time-variant signal, the tracking of the signal (Ue(t)) is deactivated after production of the first peak indicator signal and after a drop below the threshold value and, after the signal exceeds the threshold value again as time progresses, further tracking of the signal (Ue(t)) is activated until the next extreme value to be detected is reached and a further peak indicator signal (Usi(t)) is generated and this further maximum amplitude is stored, and the two stores are read and reset at the end of the measurement cycle.
US10627213B2	Statistical hierarchical reconstruction from metrology data A method including obtaining measurement results of a device manufacturing process or a product thereof, obtaining sets of one or more values of one or more parameters of a distribution by fitting the distribution against the measurement results, respectively, and obtaining, using a computer, a set of one or more values of one or more hyperparameters of a hyperdistribution by fitting the hyperdistribution against the sets of values of the parameters.
US10627205B2	Vehicle manipulation detecting device A vehicle manipulation detecting device includes a plurality of sensor electrodes and a shield electrode. Each of the sensor electrodes is configured to be attached to a window glass of a vehicle and output a detection signal corresponding to a capacitance changed in response to contact or approach of an object. The sensor electrodes include at least one first sensor electrode and at least one second sensor electrode. The shield electrode is arranged at a position corresponding to the first sensor electrode on an inner side of the first sensor electrode with reference to a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
US10627204B2	Coefficient-of-thermal-expansion measurement method and measuring device for coefficient of thermal expansion A step gauge and a reference gauge block are placed in a temperature-controlled chamber in parallel with each other. A temperature of the step gauge is changed to a first temperature and a second temperature using a measurement-target temperature adjuster and the temperature-controlled chamber. A distance between a first surface and a second surface of the step gauge is relatively measured at each of the first and second temperatures with reference to a distance between a first reference surface and a second reference surface of the reference gauge block. A coefficient of thermal expansion of the measurement target is calculated from the length of the measurement target at the first temperature and the length of the measurement target at the second temperature.
US10627199B1	Active cooling system for electronics on a missile A vessel (10) containing a fluid (liquid and/or gas) at pressure higher than atmospheric pressure which when evacuated from the vessel (10) lowers the temperature of the vessel and thereby creates a self-generated cold sink capable of absorbing thermal energy to maintain electronics and other temperature sensitive missile components within their operational temperature limits.
US10627198B2	Interception missle and warhead therefor A fragmentation warhead is provided, capable of being mounted in a carrier vehicle, the warhead having a longitudinal axis. In at least one example the warhead includes a shell that extends along the longitudinal axis. The shell includes a fixed shell portion and a fragmentation portion, and defines therebetween a cavity for accommodating therein an explosive charge. The fragmentation portion includes at least one set of serially adjacent fragments in correspondingly serially contiguous relationship in the fragmentation portion and in generally helical relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis. A corresponding carrier vehicle and a corresponding missile are also provided.
US10627196B2	Method and device for marking ammunition for identification or tracking The present invention describes a method of providing a mark to a case (13) of a cartridge (1) of ammunition. The mark comprises at least one sub-mark (12) and is suitable for identification or for tracking of the cartridge (1). According to the present invention, at least one scratching means (10) selectively incises a surface of the case (13), thereby forming the at least one sub-mark (12).
US10627194B2	Reinforced metal alloy for enhanced armor protection and methods An armor plate is provided having a lamination of an embedded reinforcement basalt fiber mesh within a laminated cast metal alloy; and at least two layers of an aramid fiber. A process to make the armor plate can include suspending a basalt weave within a mold; heating aluminum 6061 or 7075 alloy to a molten state; pouring the molten aluminum into the mold; cooling the resultant matrixed aluminum to ambient temperature; and laminating at least two layers of ballistic fiber to the matrixed aluminum.
US10627192B1	Detented pivoting mount for attaching an accessory to a weapon An accessory mounting device to pivotably mount an accessory to a weapon such as a firearm provides recoil dampening and generally includes an accessory mount, a weapon attachment base, an arbor, and a detent mechanism. Advantageously, to flip or rotate the accessory mount through about 90 degrees between a first position above the base and a second position along a side of the base requires only grasping the accessory mount and rotating it from either of the positions through 90 degrees to the other position. No separate manual action to disengage any type of locking device is required, nor is any longitudinal or lateral translation of the mount involved. The function of providing stabilized, consistent location in each of the two positions, resistance to movement from each position, and manual movement of the mount that overcomes the resistance and rotates between the positions is provided by the detent mechanism.
US10627188B2	Throwing knife A throwing knife. The throwing knife comprises a body having a first end and a second end. A handle is affixed to the first end of the body, and a blade is affixed to the second end of the body. A weighted member includes a perimeter defining a central channel and is configured to slide between the handle and the body. The weight may include a ring slidably disposed along the body, or a ball inserted into a hollow channel within the body adjacent an optional packing material, or may include both types of weights. The body is narrower than both the handle and the blade, such that a ring weight disposed about the body is configured to slide between a forward edge of the handle when held by a user, and a second position wherein the weight contacts a rear edge of the blade when thrown.
US10627187B1	Shooting controller of paintball gun A shooting controller of a paintball gun includes a mechanical shooting apparatus, an electric shooting apparatus, a pneumatic apparatus, and a switching apparatus. Operating the switching apparatus may switch the paintball gun between a mechanical shooting mode and an electric shooting mode. In the mechanical shooting mode, the mechanical shooting apparatus drives the pneumatic apparatus to shoot a paintball when a trigger is pulled. In the electric shooting mode, the electric shooting apparatus drives the pneumatic apparatus to shoot a paintball when a trigger is pulled.
US10627181B2	Firearm bipod This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a bipod having pivot and cant functionality built into a unified cant/pivot assembly, housing, and pivot block. Rotation of a locking knob under the housing can gradually increase or decrease friction of the cant and pivoting degrees of freedom. Sufficient loosening of the locking knob can allow a pivot block to be lifted from the housing and rotated 180°, and then retightened to lock in a given pivot position. Before this 180 rotation of the pivot block, the pivot block and hence the firearm is free to pivot up to 10°, or up to 20°, or up to 30°.
US10627177B2	Bolt action upper receiver for AR rifle A bolt action AR rifle can be prepared using a standard AR lower assembly and coupling it to a bolt action upper assembly. The bolt action upper assembly has a bolt action receiver containing a bolt. The method of forming a bolt action AR rifle can include: providing the bolt action upper receiver assembly; providing the standard AR lower AR receiver assembly having a pivot pin and takedown pin; inserting the pivot pin into the pivot pin receiver hole; pivoting the bolt action upper receiver assembly at the pivot pin until the takedown pin is aligned with the takedown pin receiver hole; and inserting the takedown pin into the takedown pin receiver hole.
US10627176B2	Cooling tower water distribution system A cooling tower is provided having a heat exchange section. A water collection basin located above the heat exchange section. The water collection basin has a plurality of openings that allow water to be distributed downwardly onto the heat exchange section. The water collection basin openings each have a diameter of from 0.2 inch to 0.6 inch.
US10627175B2	Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle apparatus A heat exchanger includes a plate fin, a first flat tube intersecting with the plate fin, and a second flat tube opposed to a flat tube lower surface of the first flat tube, the second flat tube being spaced from the first flat tube and arranged so as to intersect with the plate fin. A flat tube windward lateral surface of the first and second flat tubes is located on an inner side of a peripheral edge of the plate fin, which includes an elevated portion formed between the first and second flat tubes and is located between a first imaginary plane, connecting the flat tube windward lateral surface of the first and second flat tubes, and a second imaginary plane, connecting a center of the flat tube lower surface of the first flat tube and a center of the flat tube upper surface of the second flat tube.
US10627169B2	Hygienic heat exchanger A hygienic food product to food product heat exchanger (1). The heat exchanger (1) has an elongated and hollow housing (4), a metal tube plate (6) arranged at each of the opposite ends of the elongated housing (4) for defining a closed interior space (10) inside the elongated and hollow housing (4), a plurality of tightly spaced metal tubes (2) axially extending between the tube plates (2) with the ends of the tubes being received in correspondingly tightly spaced holes the tube plates (6) or with the lumen of the tubes being aligned with said correspondingly tightly spaced holes in the tube plates. The metal tubes (2) are sealingly secured to the metal tube plates (6) by a welding joint (20) on the inwardly facing side of the tube plates (6).
US10627165B2	Heat exchanger Disclosed herein is a heat exchanger, and more particularly to a heat exchanger having an improved refrigerant flow structure. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes arranged in a first row and a second row, a first header connected to one end of the plurality of the first row tubes and a second header connected to one end of the plurality of the second row tubes, a first baffle dividing an inside of the first header into a first channel and a second channel in a vertical direction and dividing an inside of the second header into a third channel and a fourth channel in a vertical direction, an inlet pipe connected to the second channel to allow the refrigerant to flow therein, and an outlet pipe connected to the third channel to discharge the refrigerant.
US10627153B2	Cooled carrier Carrier for carrying products, the carrier comprising: a plurality of thermally insulated walls (10); a thermally insulated base (20); a liner (30) defining at least part of an interior surface of the carrier; a cooling element (50), wherein the cooling element (50) is arranged to be located behind the liner (30).
US10627152B2	Domestic refrigeration appliance having an external housing of an icemaker and a frame at the front A domestic refrigeration appliance has a housing in which there is formed at least one receiving space for food that is delimited by walls of an internal container. An icemaker has an external housing that is separate from the internal container and that is preferably inserted in an inset region of the internal container and that has a charging opening. A separate frame is arranged on a front edge of the external housing. The separate frame delimits the charging opening.
US10627151B2	Hinge coupling assembly A hinge coupling assembly includes a first coupling incorporated within a first hinge section coupled to a door, including a first end and an opposite second end connecting a first coupling passage formed within the first coupling, and a second coupling incorporated within a second hinge section separate from the first hinge section and coupled to a door frame, the second coupling including a first end and an opposite second end connecting a second coupling passage formed within the second coupling. Connection and disconnection of the first coupling to the second coupling to create a single sealed continuous passage formed by the first coupling passage and second coupling passage is simultaneous upon installation and removal of the door to the door frame. The sealed continuous passage is maintained upon radial and axial displacement of the first coupling with respect to the second coupling upon opening and closing of the door.
US10627148B2	Portable cold storage box The present disclosure relates to a portable cold storage box having at least six identical square cold storage pieces capable of being put together to form a cuboid or cubic box. A through-hole is provided in the middle of each square cold storage piece. The periphery of each through-hole has one surface formed with a recess and an opposite surface formed with a step-shaped protrusion which can be snapped in a corresponding recess. Engageable tooth-shaped teeth are formed on opposite sides of the square cold storage pieces. A refrigerant is stored inside the square cold storage pieces in a sealed manner. The portable cold storage box of the present disclosure is advantageous in that it does not require a power source. It is easy to assemble, and after disassembling, the disassembled pieces can be quickly stacked up without being scattered around.
US10627147B2	Fill section heater for a refrigeration appliance A refrigeration appliance includes an ice maker is disposed within a freezer compartment. The ice maker includes a water fill assembly for conveying water from a source of pressurized water to an ice tray. The water fill assembly includes a water fill tube fluidly connected to the source of pressurized water. A removable fill and heater assembly includes a plate disposed above the ice tray of the ice maker. The plate has an opening positioned above the ice tray. A shroud extends from an upper surface of the plate and has an inlet end fluidly communicating with the water fill tube. An outlet end of the shroud directs water into the ice tray in a predetermined direction. A heating element is disposed on the upper surface of the plate for applying heat to the plate to maintain a portion of the plate at a temperature in excess of 0° C.
US10627145B2	Vector drive for vapor compression systems A vector control system is used to control a vapor compression circuit that includes a compressor motor. The vector control system is used to monitor the vapor compression circuit and adjust the speed of one or more motors within the vapor compression circuit to increase efficiency of the system by taking into account the torque forces placed on the compressor motor.
US10627143B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a first refrigeration cycle unit that is configured to circulate a first refrigerant and that includes a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion device, and a first evaporator, a second refrigeration cycle unit that is configured to circulate a second refrigerant and that includes a second compressor, a second condenser, a second expansion device, and a second evaporator, a first valve unit installed at an outlet side of the first compressor, and a first hot gas path configured to extend from the first valve unit to the second evaporator and configured to supply the first refrigerant to the second evaporator.
US10627136B2	Control of solar tracker device The present invention relates to a method for controlling a tracker control unit and, therefore, the tracker device of a solar module of a solar power plant, wherein the tracker device comprises a control unit, an actuator element and a support means for supporting the solar module, comprising the steps of detecting a particular event, interrupting power supply to the control unit of the tracker device for a predetermined time period in reaction to the detection of the particular event, resuming power supply after the predetermined time period and in reaction to the resumed power supply actuating the support means by the actuator element to move the support means into a predetermined position.
US10627134B2	Kinetic double skin façade configurated for providing heated air, and natural ventilation An improved solar heater and ventilator device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the solar heater and ventilator system is a multi-functional device that can be used in a variety of ways to provide heat, produce and store electricity, and provide natural ventilation. In one embodiment, the device is comprised of a main frame, multiple columns of interconnected movable cubes and a distributor panel. Through the interconnected movable cubes, the solar heater and ventilator system can easily switch functionalities between a solar heater and a ventilator and cooling system. The device is easy and inexpensive to operate, as it does not require any external electricity, and its functionalities can be changed with simple touches of buttons.
US10627130B2	Air conditioning system, indoor unit of air conditioning system and method for controlling the same An indoor unit of an air conditioning system is provided. The indoor unit according to an exemplary embodiment includes a blower fan, a plurality of micro-holes configured to discharge cool air flowed in from the blower fan, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature, and a processor configured to control a speed of the blower fan, wherein the processor, in a first mode, controls the speed of the blower fan according to a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, and in a second mode, corrects the sensed temperature by applying a temperature correction coefficient and controls the speed of the blower fan according to the corrected temperature, and wherein the temperature correction coefficient is a coefficient set for compensating a difference between the sensed temperature and a temperature of a target height.
US10627127B2	Air conditioner in which a flammable refrigerant flows Provided is an air conditioner which can suppress refrigerant leakage in a room and has a high safety even when using a flammable refrigerant. The air conditioner includes an indoor apparatus placed in a room, and an outdoor apparatus placed in an outside of the room separated from the room by a wall. The indoor apparatus includes a first refrigerant pipe in which a flammable refrigerant flows. The outdoor apparatus includes a second refrigerant pipe which is connected to the first refrigerant pipe and in which the flammable refrigerant flows. The second refrigerant pipe has a portion smaller in thickness than a minimum-thickness portion of the first refrigerant pipe.
US10627123B2	Thermostat with master control features A thermostat for a building space includes a communication interface and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to communicate with one or more user devices and a master device. The processing circuit is configured to determine a master temperature setpoint based on input received from the master device via the communications interface and determine a non-master temperature setpoint based on input received from the one or more user devices via the communications interface. The processing circuit is configured to select one of the master temperature setpoint and the non-master temperature setpoint based on an operating mode of the thermostat. Based on the selected temperature setpoint, the processing circuit is configured to generate and provide control signals for building equipment. The control signals cause the building equipment to control an ambient temperature of the building space to the selected setpoint.
US10627122B2	Box fan securing devices and methods of making and using the same Box fan securing devices are disclosed. Methods of making and using box fan securing devices are also disclosed.
US10627120B2	Building panel intended for creating heating and/or cooling walls of buildings The invention relates to a building panel intended for creating heating and/or cooling walls of buildings, comprising: a base element defined by an upper face, a lower face and several lateral faces, circulation means (12) for the circulation of a heat-transfer or cooling fluid, which are arranged on the inside of said base element, a substantially flat conducting element, fixed to the upper face of the base element so as to cover it entirely or almost entirely, said conducting element having good thermal conductivity, mechanical connection means secured to said base element, said mechanical connection means being able to allow removable attachment of said building panel to an identical or similar building panel arranged adjacent to the latter, fluidic-connection means designed to allow the heat-transfer or cooling fluid to circulate between said building panel and an identical or similar building panel attached thereto, leak detection means able to detect a leak of heat-transfer or cooling fluid at the lower or upper face of the base element.
US10627116B2	Ventilation system for cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a housing having a heating cavity defined therein, wherein a heat source is in thermal communication with the heating cavity. A cooling channel is disposed proximate a sidewall of the housing. A blower selectively operates to move at least cooling air through the cooling channel and to an air outlet. A vent aperture extends through the sidewall between the heating cavity and a ventilation channel. The ventilation channel includes a narrowed portion proximate the vent aperture, wherein during operation of the blower, the narrowed portion defines a low static pressure region of the ventilation channel that draws cavity air from the heating cavity and directs the cavity air into the ventilation channel to be combined with the cooling air.
US10627113B2	Distributed vertical flame burner A fuel-burning cooking burner includes a base defining an outer periphery and an inner open area. The burner further includes a cap coupled with the base around the outer periphery thereof and extending over the open area to define a distribution cavity on an interior side of the cap. The cap further defines a convex outer surface extending opposite the distribution cavity and a plurality of outlets extending through the cap from the distribution cavity to the exterior surface. The outlets are distributed over the entire exterior surface.
US10627112B2	Combustion apparatus Combustion apparatus for use with a solid fuel has a firebox constructed at least in part of a fired refractory carbide material. The fired refractory carbide material has a catalytic effect on the combustion process providing a cleaner and more efficient combustion. The fired refractory material also absorbs heat from the combustion process directly or indirectly by heat exchange with combustion products and dissipates the absorbed heat over an extended period of time providing space heating after the combustion process is completed.
US10627108B2	Process for pneumatically conveying a powdery material Process and device for pneumatically conveying a powdery material comprising the steps of Pneumatically conveying a powdery material in a pneumatic conveying pipeline (first) and into said recipient by a flow generated by a blower, A powdery material dosing step, A fluctuation step of pressure drop in said pneumatic conveying pipeline or up to said recipient, wherein a sonic device generates sonic waves inside said pneumatic conveying pipeline or up to said recipient and provides a counteraction on the fluctuation step of the pressure drop in said pneumatic conveying pipeline or up to said recipient.
US10627106B2	Combustion system with a grid switching electrode A high voltage can be applied to a combustion reaction to enhance or otherwise control the combustion reaction. The high voltage is switched on or off by a grid electrode interposed between a high voltage electrode assembly and the combustion reaction.
US10627105B2	Method and apparatus for improved firing of biomass and other solid fuels for steam production and gasification A ground supported single drum power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated V-Cell floor; refractory lined and insulated combustion chamber; integrated fuel chutes configured to pre-dry wet solid fuel; top mounted fuel bin; internal chamber walls; configurable combustion air systems; and a back pass with after-burner ports and cross flow superheaters. The boiler can be configured in pre-assembled modules to minimize the field construction time and cost. An alternative embodiment is adaptable as a gasifier.
US10627103B2	Steam generator A steam generator that reduces the thermal and hydraulic unevenness in the steam generator, improves the filling capacity of the steam generator with heat exchange tubes, organizes an economizer portion of the heat exchange surface in the steam generator, and reduces the concentration of corrosive impurities in the weld zone of the primary circuit to the horizontal shell. To solve the task in such steam generator containing the horizontal shell and other component, the heat exchange tubes are located in vertical planes, and the inlet and outlet manifolds of the primary circuit are arranged horizontally. The steam generator can also be equipped with at least two output manifolds of the primary circuit furthers, the feed water dispenser can be located below the heat exchange tubes of the steam generator.
US10627102B1	Sealing linear edge of lighting enclosure against water and dust A lighting enclosure protected against water and dust is described. An example lighting enclosure comprises: a first elongated part comprising a longitudinal groove element; a second elongated part attached to the first elongated part, wherein the second elongated part comprises an outwardly bent longitudinal edge element engaged with the longitudinal groove element; a linear gasket inserted in a gap between the longitudinal groove element and the outwardly bent longitudinal edge element; and a compression strip inserted between a base of the outwardly bent longitudinal edge element and a longitudinal overhanging element of the first elongated part.
US10627099B2	Lighting assembly for emitting high intensity light, a light source, a lamp and a luminaire A lighting assembly (100), a light source, a lamp and a luminaire are provided. The lighting assembly comprises a heat transferring element (102) and an elongated structure (120) comprising light emitting elements (122, 122′) and power connections. The heat transferring element comprises at a first side (104) a heat sink interface or a heat sink element. At the second opposite side (106) one or more upstanding walls (108, 108′) are provided extending away from the second side. The upstanding walls are heat conductive and thermally coupled to the first side. The elongated structure is arranged on a wall surface of at least one of the upstanding walls. The wall surface is adjacent to the second side. A surface of the elongated structure through which no light is emitted is thermally coupled to the wall surface. A pattern formed by the elongated structure is a meandering or spiral pattern.
US10627098B2	LED filament and LED light bulb having the same A LED filament comprises a frame, a metal electrode, a fasten member, a second fasten member, at least one LED chip. The frame is a bottomless frame and the metal electrode is disposed on one side of the frame. The first fasten member is formed on the frame and the second fasten member formed on the metal electrode. The metal electrode having the second fasten member is placed on the first fasten member of the frame, thereby fastening the metal electrode on the frame; wherein one of the first fasten member and the second fasten member is a protrusion while the other one is a hole. The at least one LED chip disposed inside the frame and electrically connecting to the metal electrode.
US10627096B2	Lighting device A lighting device comprising at least one light source (4) adapted for, in operation, emitting light, a heat sink element (3) comprising a first part (31) on which the at least one light source is arranged and a second part (32), the second part comprising a plurality of ribs (341, 342, 343, 344) extending from the first part, and a cover element (2) comprising an outer surface (21) adapted for forming a light exit surface of the lighting device, the cover element (2) comprising a first plurality of grooves (231, 232, 233) comprising a V-shaped cross-section and being provided in the outer surface of the cover element, the cover element being arranged such as to extend over the heat sink element in such a way that the first plurality of grooves extends over the plurality of ribs of the second part of the heat sink element.
US10627094B2	LED lamp with an inner channel and an outer channel for heat dissipating of power source An LED lamp includes: a lamp head; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink; a power source; a light emitting surface comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel; a second heat dissipating channel; and a lamp cover; wherein the first heat dissipating channel comprises a first end and a second end; wherein the second heat dissipating channel comprises a third end on the light emitting surface; wherein the power source includes a power board and a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon; wherein the first heat dissipating channel includes an inner channel and an outer channel, a transformer of the electronic components includes a core and coils, the core has a second chamber in which the coils are disposed, an opening is formed at a side of the second chamber in a radial direction to expose the coils, the opening corresponds to the inner channel or the outer channel.
US10627092B2	Vehicle grille assembly A vehicle grille assembly is provided herein. The grille assembly includes a panel sealingly coupled to a substrate and defining a cavity therebetween. A light source is disposed within the cavity. A diffuser is disposed between the light source and a portion of the panel.
US10627088B2	Light source module and lighting device A light source module according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting device packages disposed on the substrate, a plurality of driving devices disposed on the substrate, and a connection terminal part disposed on the substrate, wherein an interval between both ends of the substrate and the connection terminal part is equal to or greater than an interval between the light emitting device package adjacent to the both ends of the substrate and the both ends of the substrate. The light source module is advantageous to slimming and thinning and has an advantage where a design of arrangement of a light emitting device package is free.
US10627086B1	Low-profile track lighting systems and devices A track lighting device includes a clamp assembly having a dual engagement mechanism for coupling to a track. For example, the clamp assembly includes a collar rotatable about a collar axis, and a cam follower having a cam-pin received by a first groove of a cam. The cam also includes a second groove and a first engagement member. The first groove translates a rotational movement of the collar and the cam follower into a linear movement along the collar axis to releasably couple the first engagement member to the track. The clamp assembly also includes a latch assembly having a second engagement member and a latch-pin in communication with the second groove of the cam. At least a portion of the latch assembly pivots about a latch axis based on movement of the latch-pin relative to the second groove to couple the second engagement member to the track.
US10627080B2	Lighting fixture for use in a secure detention facility A lighting fixture for use in a security detention facility. The lighting fixture includes a unitary housing adapted to be mounted to a surface in the security detention facility, a first bracket disposed within the unitary housing, and a light source coupled to the first bracket, the light source including a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). When the unitary housing is mounted to the surface in the security detention facility, the internal components of the lighting fixture (e.g., the light source) are not accessible, such that inmates of the security detention facility are unable to damage the internal components of the lighting fixture or access the internal components of the lighting fixture to hide weapons or contraband therein or use those components to harm themselves, other inmates, and/or security personnel.
US10627078B2	Method and system for producing a beam of illumination having smooth edges A lighting system can comprise a light emitting diode that emits light, an optic mounted to process the emitted light, and an aperture disposed on the light-emitting side of the optic. The optic can comprise a cavity that receives the light. A portion of the received light can pass through a sidewall of the cavity, while another portion passes through a bottom of the cavity and out a front of the optic. The optic can comprise curved sides that receive the light passing through the cavity sidewall and reflect that light through the front of the optic. This reflection can condense the light to form a light beam having a beam waist. The beam waist can provide an annular separation or a radial gap between the beam of light and the aperture, with the separation providing clearance to avoid interference with the light beam.
US10627075B2	Lamp assembly and molding method An exemplary lamp assembly includes a lens, a base, and a textured surface between an outwardly facing surface of the lens and an outwardly facing surface of the base. An exemplary lamp molding method includes injecting a first material into a mold cavity to form a lens, and injecting a second material against a textured surface of the lens within the mold cavity to form a base.
US10627074B2	Lighting device for vehicles A lighting device for vehicles having a housing, in which a light source unit for emitting a light beam and an optical unit associated with the light source unit for generating a predetermined light distribution are disposed, with a cover plate closing an opening of the housing and with a cooling element for dissipating heat from the light source unit. The cooling element is associated with a heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit. A dividing wall separating the housing into a first chamber and into at least a second chamber is provided, wherein in the first chamber, the first cooling element associated with the light source unit, and in the second chamber, the second cooling element associated with the heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit are arranged.
US10627072B2	Lighting system for a motor vehicle with active aerodynamic element A lighting system is employed in a motor vehicle that includes a vehicle body arranged along a longitudinal axis and having a first vehicle body end configured to face oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion relative to a road surface. The vehicle also includes a second vehicle body end opposing the first vehicle body end, and an aerodynamic-element having an aerodynamic-element body mounted to the second vehicle body end and arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The lighting system includes a light source mounted to the vehicle body and configured to direct at least one beam of light at the aerodynamic-element body. The lighting system also includes a light-reflecting feature arranged on the aerodynamic-element body and having an orientation configured to reflect the at least one beam of light along the longitudinal axis in a direction away from the first vehicle body end.
US10627069B2	Lighting device and method for generating an improved matrix beam uniformity A headlamp for a vehicle. The headlamp uses individual light emitting didoes or LEDs to generate individual light beams, which collectively form a composite beam. Because of manufacturing irregularities, some of the individual beams overlap neighboring beams, and form bright spots within the composite beam, which are not desirable. It is possible to de-focus the individual beams, to thereby spread out the bright spots, and reduce their intensities. However, that de-focusing would conflict with another goal. When the vehicle follows another vehicle, some individual beams which would apply glare to the other vehicle are shut off. But it is desirable that the remaining active individual beams which flank the other vehicle have sharply defined edges. De-focusing would soften the edges. Therefore, one form of the invention selectively de-focuses individual beams only when they are not adjacent individual beams which are active.
US10627067B2	Reflector lamp A vehicle reflector lamp includes a curved reflector having a reflective front side and a non-reflective back side opposite the front side. The curved reflector has a light-permeable slot. A light source is positioned behind the non-reflective back side such that light emanates from the light source through the light-permeable slot for reflecting off the reflective front side. An optical sheet is positioned adjacent the front side of the reflector for homogenizing light reflected from the reflector, and a clear outer lens protects the optical sheet, the light source, and the curved reflector from an outdoor environment. The reflector lamp has a lit mode and an unlit mode. When in the unlit mode, ambient light reflects off of the reflective front side. When in the lit mode, light from the light source reflects of at least a portion of the reflective front side.
US10627065B2	Motor vehicle headlight A motor vehicle lighting device (1) comprising at least one light source (2), an optical device (3) which is associated with the at least one light source (2) and into which light of the at least one light source (2) is irradiated, and an optical imaging system (6) associated with the optical device (3), this optical imaging system imaging light exiting from the optical device (3) in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1), the optical device (3) being set up to concentrate the light of the at least one light source and to direct it in the form of at least two spatially separated light beams to the optical imaging system (6), and in that the optical imaging system (6) is set up to project the light beams in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1) in the form of two light distributions, namely in the form of a main light distribution and a sign light partial light distribution, the optical device (3) having at least one shield (5) downstream of it that is arranged perpendicular to an optical axis (4) of the optical imaging system (6), the shield (5) having at least one first opening (9) and at least one second opening (10), the at least one first opening (9) being set up to form a first light beam forming the main light distribution, and the at least one second opening (10) being set up to form a second light beam forming the sign light partial light distribution.
US10627059B2	Wall pack light fixtures The present disclosure provides wall pack light fixtures having a hinge, the hinge having a first portion and a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion, a front cover, the front cover connected to the first portion of the hinge, the front cover including a light engine, and a rear enclosure, the rear enclosure connected to the second portion of the hinge.
US10627054B2	Lighting fixture housing, adapter, and retrofit system Embodiments of the invention relate generally to lighting fixtures and, more particularly, to lighting device housings, systems for retrofitting lighting fixtures, and adapters for use in such retrofitting systems.
US10627052B2	Pressure vessel transport system A pressure vessel transport system can have one or more handles that allow a pressure vessel to be efficiently and safely transported. The transport system can consist of a housing surrounding a pressure vessel with the pressure vessel having a valve. The housing may continuously extend along a longitudinal axis of the pressure vessel to position the valve within the housing.
US10627050B1	Cryogenic heating system The present invention relates to a cryogenic heating system including a plurality of stages to provide accurate temperature control. The system can be used to provide non-contact heating and cooling of a test sample by use of an inert fluid. Accurate temperature control can be maintained, e.g., by use of controllers to provide temperature feedback control.
US10627046B1	Detachable ring holder, compatible with wireless charging, for smartphone Systems, devices, and methods for providing a ring holder stand for a portable digital device, such as a smartphone, tablet, portable media player and the like, that can be easily separated from and re-attached to the portable digital device as needed by a user, so that the ring holder stand can be removed while the portable digital device is being recharged so as to stop the chances of causing fire or thermal burn that may occur if the metal ring holder stand remains attached to the portable digital device.
US10627045B2	Connector assembly fitting with anti-puncturing feature A connector assembly includes a fitting having first and second mounting portions having integrally connected inner ends and opposing outer ends. The first mounting portion is connectable to the first member and the second mounting portion is inclined with respect to the first portion and connectable to the second member. The first mounting portion has inner and outer surfaces, one or more mounting holes extending between the surfaces and a load surface section extending about each mounting hole. The first mounting portion also has a recessed section located between each mounting hole and the second mounting portion and adjacent to the washer load surface section. A washer is disposeable upon the first portion load surface section and sized such that an outer portion of the washer extends over the recessed section so that a clearance gap is defined between a washer inner surface and the first mounting portion.
US10627044B2	Cane for photographing support A cane for photographing support, comprising: a grip; a supporting slide bar which is arranged in a mounting conduit inside the grip and can axially extend outward or retract inward; a locking switch which is used for operably locking or unlocking the supporting slide bar on the grip; and a locking guide rail arranged at an upper end of the supporting slide bar.
US10627038B2	Devices and methods for repairing pipes Example aspects of a pipe repair device and a method for repairing a pipeline are disclosed. The pipe repair device can comprise a body; a sensor attached to the body for detecting the leak in the pipe; a transport mechanism attached to the body for transporting the pipe repair device along the pipe; and a repair mechanism comprising a repair material for repairing the leak.
US10627032B2	Quick connection structure of faucet outlet pipe A quick connection structure of a faucet outlet pipe includes an upper pipe, a lower pipe, and a connector. The upper pipe and the lower pipe are connected through the connector in a quick manner. The connector includes a connecting sleeve, a left elastic block, and a right elastic block. A central portion of the connecting sleeve is transversely formed with an opening. The left elastic block and the right elastic block face each other and are movably installed in the opening to hold against the upper pipe elastically. A top of the connecting sleeve is formed with a receiving hole for insertion of the upper pipe. A bottom of the opening is formed with a connecting hole to mate with the upper pipe. The connecting sleeve is provided with a connecting post extending downward from the connecting hole for connection of the lower pipe.
US10627031B2	High-pressure quick-disconnect connector with automatic pressure-based lockout control According to one aspect, a quick disconnect connector is provided. The quick disconnect connector includes a first component and a second component which is matable with the first component. A releasing element is engageable with at least one of the first component and the second component to unmate the first component and the second component. A locking element is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking element, in the locked position, engages the releasing element to prevent the releasing element from unmating the first component and the second component. The locking element is movable from the unlocked position to the locked position by application of a locking force to the locking element. The locking force can be applied to the locking element by fluid being carried by the quick-disconnect connector.
US10627026B2	Fittings, components, and associated tools Fittings that generally include a unitary body having an outer surface and an inner lumen forming a void within said unitary body. The lumen is configured to receive threads for mating with the threads of a female sub end of a pipe or tube. The outer surface includes at least one aperture for receiving a tool that can be inserted within said aperture so as to rotate the fitting about an axis that extends through the lumen of the unitary body. The at least one apertures provide a safe and convenient way to tighten and loosen the fitting during the process of coupling pipe or tubing.
US10627018B2	Pipe mount A pipe mount for connecting pipe sections is disclosed. The pipe mount comprises a sliding member movably attached to a plumbing arrangement element. The sliding member extends in the vertical direction of the plumbing arrangement element, and it is vertically movable between an extreme position and a second position. The pipe mount further comprises at least one pipe bracket for securing the pipe sections onto the sliding member. A system and a method for connecting pipe sections are also disclosed.
US10627015B2	Support for hanger for mounting cables An assembly includes: a mounting structure including a mounting hole; a cable hanger having two arms with locking projections, the locking projections inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting structure, and the arms defining a space for engaging a cable; and a support for maintaining the mounting of the cable hanger in the mounting structure, the support including a main panel and first and second fingers extending in a direction away from the main panel. The second finger is inserted between the arms of the cable hanger, and the first finger is positioned laterally of one of the arms.
US10627011B2	Tie in of pipeline to subsea structure A subsea structure includes a support in the form of a foundation or a supporting structure mounted to a foundation. A method for installing a pipeline includes: providing the support with a pull-in point at a proximal location at a first side of the support; providing the support with a strong point at a distal location, which is spaced apart from the proximal location, there being a straight clear path between the pull-in point and the strong point bridging some of or all of a width of the support; passing a pull down wire through a guide at the strong point and using the pull down wire to pull in the pipeline; laying down the pipeline and passing the pull down wire along the clear path; and continuing the laying down and/or pulling in until a tie-in head of the pipeline is at a required location at the pull-in point.
US10627003B2	Valves and control systems for pressure relief A pressure relief system configured to automatically monitor and correct overpressure events in hydraulic fracturing or well stimulation activities is disclosed. The system generally includes at least two valve assemblies each having a valve and a valve actuation system, at least one pressure sensor, and an electro-mechanical control package. These components are configured such that the electro-mechanical controls automate the open and closed positions of the valve(s) via operation of the actuator(s) based on information from the pressure sensor. This architecture allows the system to monitor and interpret pressures within the conduit and operate the valve position based on user defined set-points. The valves may be positioned to redundantly monitor the same fluid conduit, or separate fluid conduits, and the system may be configured to enable independent valve positions based on independent user defined set-points or user inputted control signals.
US10627001B2	Check valve system A check valve system includes a housing, a blocking element, and a biasing member. The housing has a passageway therethrough, the passageway including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a diameter that is less than a diameter of the second portion so as to form a stepped portion. The blocking element is disposed within the second portion of the passageway. The biasing member is disposed within the second portion of the passageway and configured to maintain the blocking element in contact with the stepped portion when under compression. The housing, the blocking element and the biasing member being obtainable by substantially simultaneously 3D printing, so as to be formed from one or more 3D printable materials.
US10627000B2	Device for controlling or regulating the through-flow amount and/or through-flow direction of fluids A device for controlling or regulating the through-flow amount and/or through-flow direction of fluids, includes: a housing with at least two inlets and/or outlets, at least one arm, which is movably arranged within the housing, and at least one closure element, which is arranged within the housing and is movably connected with the arm. The arm and the closure element connected therewith are arranged and connected with one another such that at least one inlet and/or outlet is able to be closed off by the closure element. The closure element and/or at least one inlet and/or outlet has a curved sealing surface for sealing the inlets and/or outlets. In order to achieve a high degree of mobility of the closure element in the stressed state with simultaneous defined alignment of the closure element in the relieved state, a pre-stressed spring element is arranged between the arm and the closure element.
US10626998B2	Drip emitter with check valve There is provided an online drip emitter that includes a check valve. The emitter uses a first diaphragm in the check valve and a second diaphragm spaced from the first diaphragm to provide pressure compensation. The second diaphragm communicates with a tortuous path and an outlet to regulate water emitting from the emitter depending on the supply pressure.
US10626997B2	Valve for use in the feed pipe or return pipe of a heating or cooling water circuit A valve for use in a heating or cooling water circuit includes a housing that forms a feed line and a discharge line, and an adjusting unit that is formed separate from the housing and penetrates into the housing for adjusting a flow rate through the valve. The adjusting unit has a valve closing body which is operatively connected to a valve tappet in such a way that the valve closing body together with a valve seat body that in the intended operation is stationary in relation to the housing, forms a valve gap which is adjustable by axially moving the valve tappet. The valve is designed such that the valve gap in the intended operation, when the valve tappet is not actuated, is closed by closing forces and when the valve tappet is actuated in order to open the valve gap, these closing forces have to be overcome.
US10626993B2	Gasket and method of manufacturing the same The present invention improves the handling properties of a rubber-only gasket and the affixability thereof to an attachment position. To this end, the provided gasket is: obtained by combining a gasket body of the rubber-only type, and a carrier sheet that comprises a resin film and holds the gasket body in an un-adhered state; and characterized in that the gasket body is provided with an adhesive section or bonding section for adhering or bonding the gasket body to an attachment position when attaching the gasket body to the attachment position. The adhesive section or bonding section is prepared by providing the lateral surface of the gasket body with a projecting section, and coating the surface of the projecting section with an adhesive or bonding agent. The gasket body is to be used as a gasket for a fuel cell to be incorporated into a fuel cell stack.
US10626991B2	Segment, combination oil ring, and manufacturing method for a segment Provided are a segment, a combination oil ring, and a manufacturing method for a segment, which are capable of preventing independent rotation of the segment while dealing with reduction in tension of the combination oil ring. Specifically, provided is a segment being slidable in an axial direction of a cylinder under a state in which an inner peripheral surface of the segment is pressed by ear portions formed in an expander spacer in a circumferential direction and an outer periphery side of the segment is pressed against an inner wall of the cylinder, in which the inner peripheral surface of the segment has at least two or more dross-projecting portions in the circumferential direction, and the dross-projecting portions have a projection height of from 4 μm to 25 μm.
US10626986B2	Hydraulic motor drive system for controlling high inertial load rotary components A hydraulic motor drive system controls the pressure of the hydraulic fluid delivered to a motor by a variable pressure source to control the rotation of a high inertial load rotary member driven by the motor. The speed of the motor and/or rotary component is monitored and changes in the speed are controlled by changing the pressure of the hydraulic fluid delivered to the motor.
US10626984B2	Transmission control system A gearbox (100) includes an input shaft (105), which is connected to a drive source, and a first and a second proportionally controllable shift element (A-F). A method (200) for open-loop control of the gearbox (100) includes: determining (210) an absolute torque demand (330) on the drive source on the basis of a profile controlled by way of an open-loop system (340) and a profile controlled by way of a closed-loop system (345); determining (220) whether the absolute torque demand (330) threatens to exceed a predetermined threshold value (335); and, in response, reducing (225) the portion controlled by way of the closed-loop system (345).
US10626981B2	Gear shift for automotive transmission A gear shift that allows for shift operation is provided. The gear shift includes a rotating part coupled with a knob operated by a driver and configured to rotate about a rotation axis to allow one of a plurality of modes of operation to be selected; a contact part disposed at one side of the rotating part to be rotated integrally with the rotating part; a detent mechanism disposed on a rotation path of the contact part to allow an end portion of the contact part to be in contact therewith; and a moving part configured to move to be disposed between the contact part and the detent mechanism when a moving condition is satisfied, to cause the contact part to move from a position that corresponds to one of the plurality of modes to a position that corresponds to a predetermined mode.
US10626972B2	Input gear set for mounting to an axle assembly housing A gear box having a gear set therein for mounting to the outside of a housing of an axle assembly and connected to the input shaft of the differential of the axle assembly can allow high speed electric motor(s) to connect to the differential via the gear box for driving the axle assembly. The gear box can be mounted using existing bolt hole pattern on the axle assembly housing such as the input cover of the axle head assembly housing the differential. The gear set can be a planetary gear set where the rotor of the electric motor can be rotationally connected to the sun gear and the carrier gear can be connected to the input pinion shaft. In another embodiment an axle assembly having a differential can also have a gear box mounted to the outside of the axle housing and connected to the input pinion shaft to allow use of a high speed electric motor by providing an appropriate gear ratio conversion.
US10626969B2	Power-split continuously variable transmission device A variator unit of a power-split continuously variable transmission is fixed to a rotationally fixed component and has a primary side rotationally fixed to an input shaft and a secondary side rotationally fixed to a first element of a second planetary gear set via a third shaft. A third element of a first planetary gear set is rotationally fixed via a fourth shaft to a second element of the second planetary gear set, which is fixable to the rotationally fixed component via a first shift element and connectable to the input shaft via a second shift element. A third element of the second planetary gear set is rotationally fixed via a fifth shaft to a first element of the first planetary gear set fixable to the rotationally fixed component via a third shift element. The second element of the first planetary gear set is rotationally fixed to an output shaft.
US10626965B2	Failsafe bar connection A failsafe bar connection of a screw actuator includes a failsafe bar for transmitting load via a secondary load path, the failsafe bar having a bar-end with a convex thrust surface; and an attachment part for coupling load to an aircraft structure, the attachment part having a socket for retention of the bar-end, the socket providing a concave thrust surface. A contact mechanism is provided to monitor relative displacement of the convex thrust surface within the concave thrust surface in a direction along an axis of the attachment part. In this way, changes in backlash and loading of the secondary load path can be detected. The contact mechanism comprises a protuberance extending from the bar-end along the main rotational axis of the failsafe bar and a displaceable contact surface provided by a displaceable member in the attachment part, the relative position of which is monitored by a displacement sensor.
US10626964B2	Axial cam gearbox mechanism The gearbox mechanism of the invention includes a plurality of cam-actuated gear block assemblies, which transfer power from a power shaft to a secondary or output gear element. Each gear block assembly includes a gear block having a surface that periodically interfaces with a secondary or output gear element. In a preferred embodiment the interface surface comprises a plurality of projections or teeth which correspond to complementary projections or gear teeth on the output gear element. Each gear block assembly further includes a gear block, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or gear block tracking post, which connect or link the gear block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or gear block tracking post of a particular gear block assembly so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.
US10626963B2	Articulated mechanism for linear compliance An articulated compliance mechanism for use with a support structure includes a carriage and a pair of parallel four-bar linkage arrangements. The arrangements collectively have a first set of links configured to rigidly connect to the support structure, a second set of links rotatably coupled to the carriage a distance from the first set of links, and a third set of links rotatably coupled to and spanning the distance. The compliance mechanism supports and provides the carriage, e.g., a rectangular shaped frame, with a stable equilibrium point using a gravitational restoring force, and provides the carriage with a passive translational degree of freedom along a horizontal axis in response to an input force from an operator. An additional compliance mechanism may be serially connected to provide a passive translational degree of freedom along a vertical axis. A system includes the compliance mechanism and support structure.
US10626962B2	Drive device for opening/closing body for vehicle A drive device includes a drum housing rotatably supports a drum, allows an outer tube end to be inserted into an outer tube connecting portion and allows a wire to pass through a wire passage portion, and a drive member rotates the drum. An anti-deflection portion limits deflection of the wire and is formed on the drum housing/drive member. The anti-deflection portion includes a range surrounded by a line connecting one end of the formation range of the spiral groove and one end of the formation range of the insertion hole at the outer tube end connected to the outer tube connecting portion and a line connecting the other end of the spiral groove formation range and the other end of the insertion hole formation range at the end of the outer tube connected to the outer tube connecting portion, in the rotational axis direction of the drum.
US10626961B2	Display device A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display module; a frame positioned behind the display module; a first gear positioned between the display module and the frame, adjacent to a corner of the display module, and rotatably mounted on the frame; and a second gear engaged with the first gear and rotatably mounted on the frame. A back surface of the display module is in contact with the first gear, and the first gear reciprocates between the display module and the frame according to a rotation of the second gear.
US10626960B2	Belt connecting structure for vehicle A belt connection structure for a vehicle is provided. The belt connection structure includes a damper pulley mounted on a crankshaft of an engine, a water pump mounted on the engine separated in an upward direction from the damper pulley, a mild hybrid starter and generator on an upper part of the engine separated from the water pump, and an air conditioner mounted on the engine separated from the compressor damper pulley. A first belt connects the damper pulley, water pump, and mild hybrid starter and generator and a second belt connects the damper pulley and the air conditioner compressor. A first tensioner is mounted on the mild hybrid starter and generator and selectively in contact on the first belt to adjust a tension and a second tensioner is mounted on a chain cover and selectively in contact under the first belt to adjust the tension of the first belt.
US10626949B2	Torque fluctuation inhibiting device, torque converter and power transmission device A torque fluctuation inhibiting device includes a mass body, first and second centrifugal elements, and first and second cam mechanisms. The mass body is rotatable with a rotor and is also rotatable relatively to the rotor. Each of the first and second centrifugal elements receives a centrifugal force to be generated by rotation of the rotor and the mass body. When a relative displacement is produced between the rotor and the mass body in a rotational direction, the first cam mechanism converts the centrifugal force that acts on the first centrifugal element into a first circumferential force directed to reduce the relative displacement. When the relative displacement is produced between the rotor and the mass body in the rotational direction, the second cam mechanism converts the centrifugal force that acts on the second centrifugal element into a second circumferential force directed to reduce the relative displacement.
US10626948B2	Damper A damper includes a tubular member that internally forms an action chamber, an annular rod guide secured to one side opening of the tubular member, a rod inserted through an inside of the rod guide so as to be axially movable, an oil seal installed to the action chamber side of the rod guide and seal an outer periphery of the rod, and a sealing member stacked on a side of the rod guide opposite to the action chamber, wherein the sealing member includes a dust seal that seals the outer periphery of the rod, and an outer peripheral seal that seals a gap between the tubular member and the rod guide.
US10626945B2	Vibration absorber having an absorber mass with limited deflection amplitude A vibration absorber for reducing vibrations of a structure comprises a rigid solid body providing an absorber mass, and two spring elements for elastically coupling the absorber mass to the structure. The spring elements are arranged at opposing ends of the absorber mass, and each of the two spring elements comprises a tube-shaped section made of elastomeric material which is positively connected to the rigid solid body and which extends away from the rigid solid body up to a fixation contour at its outer circumference. Each of the fixation contours is configured for fixation in an opening of a mounting base of the structure. A pin-shaped amplitude delimiter which is part of the rigid solid body is arranged in each of the two tube-shaped sections for delimiting amplitudes of deflections of the absorber mass with regard to the structure.
US10626942B2	Lower-side spring-receiving member A lower-side spring-receiving member of a suspension device, receiving a suspension spring structured to have a rising section at a lower side of the suspension spring, having a partially annular shape and including: a base end portion arranged at one end of the lower-side spring-receiving member wherein an end of the suspension spring is inserted into the base end portion; a slope portion arranged at the other end of the lower-side spring-receiving member and having a thickness in a cross-sectional view varying so as to follow a shape of the rising section of the suspension spring; and a holding portion that is arranged between the base end portion and the slope portion and holds the suspension spring, wherein the slope portion has a recess portion (Nk) formed on its bottom-surface; the recess portion includes a ridge portion is formed in a substantially mountain shape in a cross-sectional view taken along a radial direction of the partially annular shape and may be or may not be in contact with a mounting surface when no spring load of the suspension spring is applied.
US10626941B2	Disc brake A disc brake including a piston driving mechanism. The piston driving mechanism includes an input member extended in a cylinder in a protruding direction of a piston, including a threaded portion formed on a circumferential surface of the input member, and configured to be rotated with transmission of torque from an electric motor; a tubular rotation linear motion member including an engaging threaded portion that is engaged with the threaded portion of the input member, and configured to move in an axial direction of the cylinder by rotation of the input member to transmit a torque of the electric motor to the piston; a tubular support member supported on a caliper main body to be not rotatable and placed on an outer side in a radial direction with respect to the rotation linear motion member; and a rolling element placed between the support member and the rotation linear motion member.
US10626931B2	Electromagnetic clutch mechanism An electromagnetic clutch mechanism includes: a driving-side rotatable body; a driven-side rotatable body; an electromagnet; a flat spring; and an elastic member that alleviates a collision impact generated between the driven-side rotatable body and the driving-side rotatable body. The driven-side rotatable body includes a recess recessed in an A direction, which is opposite to a direction that is directed from the driven-side rotatable body toward the elastic member in an axial direction. The recess functions as an urging portion that exerts an urging force to the elastic member through contact of the recess against the elastic member at the time of energizing the electromagnet. The elastic member includes an urging-force receiving portion, and the urging-force receiving portion receives the urging force from the recess through contact of the urging-force receiving portion to the recess at the time of energizing the electromagnet.
US10626930B2	Electromagnetic selectable wedge clutch A wedge clutch, including: outer and inner races; a wedge plate radially between the inner and outer races; and an electromagnetic actuator. The electromagnetic actuator includes: a coil; a first coil core piece including a first end disposed within the coil and a second end connected to the wedge plate; and a second coil core piece including a first end disposed within the first coil and a second end connected to the wedge plate. In a locked mode of the clutch, the inner race and outer races and the wedge plate are non-rotatably connected for rotation of the inner race in a circumferential direction. In a free-wheel mode of the clutch, the inner race is rotatable, with respect to the outer race, in the circumferential direction. To transition from the locked mode to the free-wheel mode, the electromagnetic actuator is arranged to be energized to radially contract the wedge plate.
US10626929B2	Dual clutch A dual clutch that includes a first clutch, a second clutch, a ball ramp assembly and at least one actuator is provided. The first clutch engages and disengages a first set of gears. The second clutch engages and disengages a second set of gears. The at least one ball ramp assembly includes at least one ball, first member and a second member. The first member includes a ball pocket for each ball. The second member has at least one ball ramp. The at least one ball partially received in an associated ball pocket of the first member and ball ramp of the second member. The at least one actuator is configured and arranged to rotate one of the first member and the second member to cause the at least one ball ramp assembly to activate at least one of the first clutch and the second clutch.
US10626927B2	Clutch and actuator including the same An actuator includes a motor, a first gear coupled to the motor, a second gear that meshes with the first gear, and a clutch. The clutch includes an outer ring and an inner ring. A plurality of wedge spaces are formed along a circumferential direction between an inner peripheral surface portion of the outer ring and an outer peripheral surface portion of the inner ring. The clutch further includes rolling elements provided in the wedge spaces. While a radial load is not applied to the outer ring, each rolling element does not engage with the outer peripheral surface portion or the inner peripheral surface portion, so that a clearance is generated. While the radial load is applied to the outer ring, each rolling element engages with the outer peripheral surface portion and the inner peripheral surface portion without the clearance.
US10626925B2	Gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement A gas turbine engine with a geared turbofan arrangement with a gearbox in a drive shaft assembly driven by a turbine is provided. A driving side of the gearbox being driveably connected with at least one propulsive fan, with at least one mechanical fuse in the drive shaft assembly enabling a controlled disengagement of at least one engine part from the drive shaft assembly in case of a mechanical failure of the gas turbine engine or a part thereof and at least one load stop for bearing a load, in particular an axial or radial load in case of the mechanical failure of the gas turbine or a part thereof. A first mechanical fuse is positioned in a torque carrying shaft or a torque carrying part of a shaft, in particular in a torque bearing coupling between the shaft and the gearbox.
US10626922B2	Low-friction, abrasion resistant replaceable bearing surface A system includes a device with at least one recess with a wall. The at least one recess includes a first hole with a first diameter. At least one bearing surface is configured to be inserted into and removed from the at least one recess. The at least one bearing surface includes a second hole with a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. At least one cross-pin is configured to be positioned within the first hole and the second hole. At least one washer is positioned within the recess provides a biasing force to urge the bearing surface upward.

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